InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Amidst The Change ❯ Chapter 8

Amidst The Change

Chapter 8: Home, Face our fears...together...

 

~Meg's P.o.V.~

~a few hours earlier...~

I literally tackle hugged Jack and kissed him deeply, and repeatedly, on the lips, tears streaking down my face. A light flickered on down the hall and Kim, Kaiba, Sarah and Will came down the steps. They looked from InuYasha who was on the couch, covered with a jumble of blankets to me and Jack on the floor. They just stared until Sarah began giggling a bit then we all broke into laughs of relief. A couple minutes we were all sitting around the living room, careful not to wake the apparently sleeping InuYasha, warm mugs of spiked tea in our hands. I was lying on top of Jack, my head on his chest as sipped my tea. We all were listening intently while Jack explained why he'd been freed. "Max...bargained somehow," he finished. Kim hit a pillow on top of InuYasha's mound,"You here that, dog-boy?" she asked. He didn't stir, which was odd because she had hit him hard. Really hard. She nudged him,"InuYasha..?" she asked. Sarah took his blanket off. We all just stared at the empty space on the couch. Jack spoke, breaking the silence,"She traded him..." he whispered, as though not daring to say it out loud.

~Max's P.o.V.~

~a few hours LATER~

I stumbled along Kim's street. We must've looked odd, InuYasha holding the gaping hole that was once a stomach and me staggering under his weight and my own injuries. We walked slowly up her driveway and knocked on the door, chiming the doorbell repeatedly. Kim opened the door and stood there, in complete shock. I saw everyone else behind her, just gaping. "Fuck..." Meg muttered. Sarah was the one who had enough sense to call the ambulance. I rode with InuYasha, clutching his hand as they put my twisted leg in a splint. They asked me how I got it...I didn't even know so I lied and said I got in a car accident or some shit. Kim and Kaiba stayed back at the house to watch Reika and Aerylis, who had woken up when I had rung the doorbell. Meg, Sarah, Will and Jack were driving behind the ambulance in Kim's car. I tried to remember everything as the night flew by while we all waited in a lobby. I cursed the t.v., the receptionist, the doctors and the whole fucking thing under my breath. Meg and Sarah were watching me worriedly. I spoke nothing to them, just shaking my head at their questions. Jack and Will had gone to get food and weren't back yet, although I wanted some noise in the lobby to just disrupt the disturbing silence. My ears rang, my head pounded and I felt numb. Then my mother walked...well she stormed, into the lobby with my brother. She started screaming at me. I stood up and walked up to her, ignoring her yellings and rantings. I had heard it all. And I finally, just now, found the courage to face the fears I had of my mother. "I'M GONE, OKAY? I'VE BEEN OUT OF YOUR LIFE, I'VE NEVER PLACED JUDGEMENT ON YOU! SO STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, GO PLACE YOUR FUCKING BLOODY IMBECILIC IDIOT STUPID STINKING JUDGEMENT SOMEWHERE ELSE!" I screamed. Meg put her hand on my shoulder while Sarah whispered,"Max...calm down, come on..." I glared at my mother, breathing heavy. "I've taken so much for you...I'm sorry, okay? I love you, Mama...but I cannot take it every time you judge, every time you yell..." I whispered. She turned and left and my brother said to me,"Good job...fucking screw-up." "Thanks Marlon...take care..." I whispered. He glared and walked away. I sat down again, putting my head in my hands, my shoulders shaking with sobs. Meg and Sarah sat down on either side of me, hugging me a bit.

~Kim's P.o.V.~

~the next day...~

They all came back, huddled into one car. InuYasha came in, Max's arm around him as she guided him through the door. She was limping herself and I gave her a questioning look,"Sprained..." she whispered, lowering her eyes. Her eyes were red from crying. Meg, Sarah, Will and Jack followed them in, holding bags of grocery. InuYasha sat down on the couch, holding his bandaged up stomach. Jack began putting things on the counter from the bags,"Rum for the rest of us, sparkling...something or other for Meg, and...chips and dip," he said. I shrugged, thinking it was worth a try to attempt to party a bit. Everyone seemed so...not so good. Meg came into the kitchen and started fixing macaroni and cheese while I set up the chips and dip and the alcohol. She gave a longing look towards the rum until Sarah took it and said,"You get to do this when I get pregnant, but none for you Megi!" and snatched it up. Meg smirked and threw a spoon at Sarah which got them started in a silverware sword fight. I just had to get involved so I picked up a fork and said,"En garde!" and started fighting. Max remained in the living room, her eyes shut, even though I knew she was awake, her head resting on InuYasha's shoulder. We finally gave up on the 'sword' fight and Meg scooped the macaroni and cheese into 8 different bowls. InuYasha ate his and Max's, while Max just watched, nodding at what we were saying but staring into space. When the dishes needed to be washed, I dragged her into the kitchen and let everyone else stay in the living room. She started to wash the dishes but I stopped her. She sighed,"Knock it off, Kim..." she said. "No," I replied, tugging the bowl away from her. She tugged back and it fell to the floor, shattering. I looked at her questioningly again. "What?!" she asked irritably. "Spill," I replied. "I'm fine," she said, taking a broom and sweeping. I took the broom away. "Spill," I repeated sternly. She sighed and lifted herself onto the counter, crossing her legs,"My mom came to the hospital," she said finally. "And?" I asked. "I blew up..." she replied. "Who blew up first, hun?" I asked, my voice not as stern now. "She did," she said,"I only replied basically...I guess." I nodded and walked over to her, hugging her,"Maxine, hun...don't worry...don't worry anymore...we'll get through everything together...so far we have...bound by heart, not by blood, sisters together always forever...standing strong..." I whispered. "No regrets..." she whispered. "Take nothing back, untill only a ghost remains..." we finished together. Tears rolled down my face and another tear hit my arm. She was crying too. "Together..." I whispered again.

~The end...of the chapter again. Emotional, eh? I've decided...only one chapter to go...so...we'll see what happens...

till next time...~