InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fallen into Darkness ❯ Coping ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2- Coping.

Oh yeah I forgot to say I don't own Inuyasha. By the way thanks to all that reviewed.

*Four weeks after the accident.*

"You can do it Kagome…1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Owwww! Shit." Kagome cursed herself as she hit the sharp corner of her hope chest. 'I'm never going to get this right.' Kagome thought as she sat back on her bed and started to sob. For the past two weeks Kagome has been trying to make it around her house without the use of her walking stick. "Honey are you about ready" her mother asked from her door way. "Yes mama." Kagome said with a slight sniffle. Kagome stood up and hobbled to the general direction of the doorway, she almost made it without trouble but before she was out the door she stubbed her toe on the door frame. "Son-of-a-bitch!" " Kagome Higurashi! Watch your language!." "Sorry Mama." Kagome said. "Here take your walking stick sweetheart, you don't want to brake your other leg do you?" Hitomi said as she handed her the thin, red walking stick. (Kagome has a walking cast on by the way). "Thank you." Kagome muttered as she grasped the walking stick that was placed in her hand. "Let's go, or we're going to be late." Hitomi said as she walked out the door. She watched her daughter make her way to the door, she occasionally ran into furniture, but she refused any help from her mother because she didn't want to be pitied. Kagome was bound and determined to make it out to the car without assistance. She reached the front door and stepped outside. "Kagome, step down. Step down again, ok once more. Good job sweetie" Her mother encouraged her as she made her way down the front steps without a problem. Kagome smiled and thought to herself 'Yeah I did it'. Kagome used her stick to find the car and she opened the door, and she took her seat in the passenger side. Her mother got in to the car and they drove to the hospital in their silver rental car.

" Hello Kagome, how are you feeling today?" asked a low baritone voice. "As good as I can feel I guess" she answered as she turned her head towards his general direction. " I took a look at your X-rays from yesterday, you've have healed very quickly. I think that cast can come off today." Kagome smiled " That's great thank you Dr. Nubani." The doctor came back into the room and took her cast off. " Ok Miss Kagome do you have any questions for me?" "Yes, When can I start school?" " Well it all depends on when you can get around without hurting yourself, you really need to use your walking stick. You also are going to have a tutor to help you adjust to being blind." " A tutor? I want to start school. I don't want to wait." Kagome groaned. " Well if you listen to the tutor you should be able to start school second semester." Kagome scowled but she gave in "I will try my hardest, thank you." "Ok come on let's go home sweetie." Kagome mother called to her. Kagome looked to the left and gently hopped off of the exam table. She used her walking stick to feel around as she slowly made her way to the doorway. Her mother grabbed her hand and tried to lead her to the office exit, but Kagome stopped and grunted in protest. "Mother stop it! I can do it on my own! Quit treating me so differently. Please Mama." Kagome pleaded. Her mother dropped her hand, "Very well Kagome, I'm sorry. I keep forgetting how determined you are." "Thank you Mama." They both left the office and walked down to the car and they headed home.

*Two days later*

"Kagome wake up. Your tutor will be here any minute." Her mother called from down the hall. Kagome sat up in her bed and stretched. She let her hand fumble around for her walking stick. "Ah Ha! There you are." She exclaimed once she found what she was looking for. She felt her way to her closet and she searched for something to wear. She pulled out a black hooded sweater and a pair of dark blue jeans. "I sure hope these match." she said to herself as she slipped on her clothes and began to head down stairs. "1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10." She counted as she went down the steps. She was very happy when she didn't miss a step. Her mother clapped "Great job!" Kagome blushed and smiled, "Thanks Mama." *Ding Dong!* The door bell rang. "Let me answer it" Kagome said as she began to count her steps toward the front door. She was getting better at getting around since she started using her walking stick. She opened the door and smiled. "Hello." " Hello I am Kaede, I'm here to see Kagome Higurashi. I'm her tutor." the gray haired older lady stated. Kagome smiled and held out her hand "Hi I'm Kagome, it's nice to meet you." Kaede raised her eyebrows and shook her hand. "Well Kagome it seems like you are already doing quite well. I think you will do just fine." she said as Kagome lead her into the front room. "You can sit there on the couch if you want." Kagome said while pointing to the coffee table. Kaede took her arm and moved it so she was actually pointing to the couch. "Yes I will take a seat." she said as she sat down. "Come and sit beside me Kagome." Kagome counted her steps and took a seat beside Kaede. "Ok do you want to begin?" "Yes" Kagome answered. "What are we going to do?" "Well we are going to practice reading Braille." "What is Braille?" Kagome asked. " Braille is a system of reading and writing that was developed by Louis Braille when he was just a boy. He became blind through an accident. He thought that reading raised letters was too slow.. He wanted a faster way for blind people to read and write. He modeled Braille after a system of codes used by the military, and then he expanded his system. Kagome you are going to learn how to read Braille. Instead of writing Braille you are going to practice typing on a laptop computer. Well We had better begin if you want to start public school by January." "Yes Ma'am." Kagome replied.

*Six Months later*

For the next six months Kagome worked diligently trying to learn Braille. She almost had it down pat. She mastered typing with in weeks and focused everything on reading. She cried and wanted to give up many times, but she stuck with it. Now it was time for her final test. "Are you ready Kagome?" Kaede asked. "Yes I'm ready." Kagome answered. She handed her a book and told her to read the front cover and first page. "What's the title Kagome?" Kagome fingers ran over the front cover "Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets?" Kagome asked unsure of herself. "Very good, Now read the first few pages to me." Kaede said with a smile. Kagome read her the first page in 5 minutes, then she read the next few pages. " Very Good Kagome. I think you're ready to go back to school." Kagome clapped her hands and giggled. "That's wonderful! I can't wait." Kaede just sat back and laughed. Kagome was one of her best students, she was so happy for her. "I hope you enjoy school, Kagome I had a feeling you would pass, here are your school books." "Thank you Kaede." Kagome said as she gave her tutor a hug. 'I'm going to start school Monday I'm so happy' Kagome thought to herself. She had no idea how mean the kids could be.

Sorry for the boring chapter. I got the piece about Louis Braille from www.nfb.org. There is a Braille edition of Harry Potter available on Amazon. Next chapter…. First day of school.