Broken
The Cast
"Tell me Kagome" Doctor Taro said, "Which one do you want?"
Kagome stared at him, did it really matter? "Uh…blue?"
"Right, blue it is then" he rubbed his hands together before reaching out for her arm.
Inuyasha really wanted to rip the man currently holding Kagome's arm to shreds and then stomp on the pieces. The retarded man was actually asking her what color cast she wanted…was he crazy?! Who the hell cared?! Suddenly Inuyasha was very scared; what if that deranged moron did something to make Kagome's injury worse!
Inuyasha growled, but quietened down when the miko sent him another warning glare and then promptly yelled out in pain "Ow!!"
"Just bear with it Kagome, it'll be over soon" Doctor Taro said in a reassuring voice. Kagome nodded and bit her bottom lip to keep from screaming again. Inuyasha might just carry out the death threat he was yelling out to everyone before.
Doctor Taro, very gently, wrapped her injured arm in cotton and after wrapping about three or four layers, he pulled at it to tighten the wrap. After placing the cotton role aside, he took out the blue fiberglass cast that had previously been soaking in a trough of water and shaped it around Kagome's arm, smoothing it closed, making sure it wasn't too tight.
"Well, there we go" Doctor Taro said, drying his hands off on a tissue, "All done"
The hanyou was at Kagome's side in an instant, asking her whether it still hurt and sniffing at the cast slightly to make sure it was safe.
"Its fine Inuyasha" Kagome told him for the tenth time, "The cast will protect my arm, it won't hurt anymore"
Inuyasha bristled a little when the miko said that the cast would protect her. That was stupid; he would be the one protecting her. Only him, and he wasn't letting her get hurt again, even if he had to take out all the trees in the forest…
"Now, there's just a few things you need to take care of while your wearing the cast" Doctor Taro started to say, "Make sure it doesn't get wet, a wet cast loses its purpose so if it does get wet then you need to come back here to get another one"
Inuyasha's ears were on high alert under the cap he was wearing; he wasn't going to miss anything the doctor was saying. He was going to take care of Kagome, and make sure her arm healed properly.
"Now, I've made sure the cast isn't too tight but if it feels like its too tight, it's probably because of some swelling. You need to get the cast loosened immediately. And if your arm or fingers start to turn blue or they get red and dry, come here immediately, because the cast has to be taken off pronto"
Inuyasha's eyes widened, wasn't the cast supposed to protect her arm? Not cut off her blood circulation damnit! Why was every damn thing out to hurt her? First it was the tree and now the cast…fucking inanimate objects!
"Have you gotten all of that?" Doctor Taro asked, interrupting Inuyasha's mental tirade.
"Y-Yeah" Kagome said, a little distracted by the sudden murderous look Inuyasha was currently wearing. What the hell was he thinking?
"Well, thank you doctor" Mrs. Higurashi said, standing up, "When should we come to take it off?"
"Well..." The doctor swiveled his chair around and studied the calendar hanging on the wall, "It's April now so I suppose it can be taken off in June…on the sixteenth"
"Alright then, thank you again" Kagome's mother said as she helped her daughter up. Having just one functional arm caused serious balance problems.
Once they were outside the doctor's office, Inuyasha scooped Kagome up in his arms in one fluid motion before she had time to blink.
"Inuyasha!" she shrieked, the sudden change in position startling her, "What do you think your doing?" she asked in a calmer voice, but with Kagome, that usually meant danger…
"Carrying you, isn't it obvious wench?" the hanyou replied, completely ignoring Kagome's glare. Keh, maybe having a broken arm made her get mood swings. He shrugged it off.
"I am not an invalid, my arm's broken, not my leg! Put me down" She sighed when he kept walking, well…she tried. She spent the rest of the walk out of the hospital building trying to hide her face with her cast…and failing miserably. Every time she so much as twitched her injured arm, Inuyasha gave her a reprimanding look and growled a warning. Hmph! Stupid Inuyasha…
The miko let out a sigh of relief when they finally made it to her mom's car. Inuyasha let her down, albeit a little reluctantly and opened the door for her. After Kagome slid inside, Inuyasha scooted in and pulled shut the door.
Kagome looked out the tinted window as the car pulled out of the hospital parking lot. That's when she felt Inuyasha staring at the back of her head.
"What?" she asked, turning to look at him.
"I-I'm s-s, shit! I'm sorry ok" His eyes were so intense and they were boring into hers. Kagome felt her heart beat quicken, honestly, the effect he had on her... She gulped and took a deep breath before smiling.
"Inuyasha, we both know it wasn't your fault" Kagome said softly before glaring at him again, "So stop blaming yourself!"
"Feh" Inuyasha grunted. His Kagome was too forgiving, "I'll be the one taking care of you until your arm heals" he stated gruffly before turning to look out his window, "You won't get hurt again"
Kagome stared at him, her eyes going wide…Inuyasha…was…what!?
Oh kami…she was so dead.
Mrs. Higurashi chuckled softly. These two months just got a lot more interesting.
Kagome stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha before crossing her arms…well arm, in a huff as the hanyou carried her up the shrine steps. She knew she was being unreasonable, Inuyasha was just trying to help but she didn't feel like being mature right now, especially when she had two full months of his insane protectiveness to deal with…oh boy.
"Dad we're home!" Mrs. Higurashi called as she opened her front door and stepped aside for Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Well, it's about time" the old man grumbled, folding up the newspaper, "What did the doctor say?"
"Kagome's arm is broken" Mrs. Higurashi said, going into the kitchen to make some tea, "she's going to be home for two months, till it heals"
"Inuyasha! Put me down!" Her grandfather and mother watched them, with amused expressions on their faces as the hanyou carried a struggling Kagome up the stairs to her room, "Don't make me S-I-T you!" they heard her shout as the door slammed shut.
"I wonder if my grand kids will have his ears…" Mrs. Higurashi mused to herself. Her father chuckled.
"No"
"But Inuyasha…"
"No buts Kagome, I said no" the half demon growled.
"But I have to" the miko whined.
"You don't have to do anything wench"
"I'm all dirty" she pouted at him.
"You're not taking a bath Kagome and that's final!"
"Why the heck not!?"
"Don't you remember what the doctor said?" he asked her, when all she did was stare back at him he sighed, "You shouldn't get the cast wet Kagome"
"So I can't take a bath for two months? Is that what you're saying?" she narrowed her eyes at him.
Inuyasha gulped but stood his ground, "Yes"
She glared at him, opened her mouth wide and…
Inuyasha braced himself for the impact…
"Mama!!"
"Eh?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, she was calling her mother? Hn, it must be the broken arm…it was making her loopy.
"What is it honey?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, coming inside.
Her daughter pointed an accusing finger at Inuyasha, "He won't let me take a bath"
Mrs. Higurashi tried hard not to snicker; they were just such a cute couple!
"Why can't she take a bath Inuyasha?" she asked her future son-in-law, making him grunt.
"Her cast will get wet" he stated. Ha! I can't believe she thought calling her mother was going to help her. She would have been better off with the 'sit' command.
"Oh, that's not a problem" Mrs. Higurashi stated cheerfully as she beckoned Kagome to follow her, "We'll just wrap it up in a plastic bag and you can take a bath no problem"
Kagome squealed, "Thank you mama!" she stuck her tongue out at Inuyasha, again, before following her mother downstairs.
Inuyasha stared after them. Hmmm…he wasn't expecting that…
He snapped out of his reverie a few seconds later before running after them.
"Hey! You shouldn't be walking wench!"
Kagome glared at Inuyasha, she was doing quite a lot of that today... The good mood she was in after having that nice long relaxing bath was deteriorating very very quickly
"Inuyasha" she started, "What are you doing?"
"Why do you keep asking me that?!" the half demon growled, he seemed to be doing that quite a lot today as well.
"Because you keep doing things I don't understand and it's scaring me!" she yelled, waving her good arm around.
The hanyou raised an eyebrow, "What's not to understand about this?" she heard sniggering, "I'm feeding you"
Souta couldn't take it anymore, he started laughing and boy, did he laugh…he was snorting away into his ramen.
It was dinnertime and everyone was seated at the dining table. They were having ramen for dinner on account of Inuyasha demanding it. It was bad enough he had to carry her from the living room to the dining area…it was just a few steps away for crying out loud! But this?! This was mortifying!
Kagome glared at her little brother, she couldn't believe he was laughing at her pain…and so loudly too. She hoped he didn't choke on his spit…
"Now open your mouth wench" Inuyasha ordered as he brought a spoon full of noodles close to her chin.
Oh sure she'd dreamed about him feeding stuff to her…but those were more along the lines of chocolates or grapes…there was nothing romantic about this!
Kagome sighed and opened her mouth resignedly as the hanyou shoveled the instant noodles into her mouth after blowing on it to cool it to the right temperature. If she wasn't in such a pissed off mood, that gesture would have made her smile…Aw, what the heck, the corners of her lips tugged upward.
"Chew faster wench" Inuyasha said blowing on the second spoon of noodles, "I need to eat my ramen before it gets cold"
And he did it again, seriously, it's like he had a gift for it or something.
The miko glanced at her brother who was still chortling away, didn't he need to like breathe or something?
Kagome opened her mouth for the second spoon of ramen. She promised herself she was never going to break her arm, or any other part of her body for that matter, ever again.
If she managed to survive these two months, that is…
AN: - Aww! Poor Kagome...I almost pity her. Muahahahah!!...ok..I'm done.
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