Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bottle of Rum, Pills and Fate ❯ Chapter 16

Bottle of Rum, Pills and Fate

Chapter 16: To the hospital! Release forms and fun...with a broken arm, while playing quarters! And...he's baaack...

 

~Jack's P.o.V.~

I blinked in the sunlight outside the airport. Max and me were finally in Canada and it was about 7 in the morning. I was bloody tired, seeing as how I hadn't slept a single wink. But I was worried about me Meg so we got a taxi as fast as possible and drove the hour drive to the hospital she was staying in. Once again, we drove along, Max and me not speaking. She was gazing out the window as we drove down the highway, her brow furrowed. I looked out the window as well, closing my eyes slightly, relaxing.

I fell asleep, for about two minutes before my cell phone rang. I jumped awake and looked over at Maxine. She blinked,"Well, aren't you going to answer it?" she asked. I was a bit surprised it was ringing, seeing as we were in Canada. But then I realized Meg had somehow pirated our cell phone deal to give us global reception...thing. She knew these bloody modern devices better then me, making her brilliant. I cleared my throat and answered it. "'Ello?" I said. "Is Maxine there?" came the answer. "Er...yea..." I replied, handing the phone to her. She perked a brow,"Who is it?" she asked. "Yer husband, lass..." I said, taking her hand and putting the phone in her palm since she wasn't reacting. She put it to her ear,"What?" she asked bitterly. I wanted to leave her alone, but we were in a taxi with a nosy driver. So I distracted the driver, trying to not pay attention to the conversation going on over my phone.

~Kim's P.o.V.~

I waited in the front lobby of the hospital, watching for Jack and Max's taxi. Finally it came and I ran out. Jack got out first, paying the driver, forcing a tired smile for me. "How is she?" he asked right away. "She's good now, she's awake...where's Max?" I replied. Max got out of the car and tossed Jack a cell phone,"Here Jack, I'll pay you back or something..." she said. Her voice sounded a bit stiff and bitter I noticed as she nodded towards me, slinging her backpack over her shoulder. "No problem lass...let's go..." he mumbled back. I decided not to ask just yet and walked inside with them, stepping into an elevator with them. Max slumped against the corner wall, avoiding all gaze and conversation as me and Jack talked.

"What exactly 'appened?" Jack asked. "A car rammed into hers and then she got out...and another car rammed into her...basically," I replied. "Basically?" he asked. "Basically," I replied, pounding the elevator button repeatedly. "It won't make it go faster...and how bad is she?" Jack said. "She's better, pretty scratched up, but her car door protected her; they threw both guy's who ran into her into jail, they were both drunk...she has a broken arm and a slight concussion," I replied, repeating what the doctor had told us. Jack nodded lightly as the elevator dinged, bringing us up to our floor. Maxine stepped out with us and we walked to Meg's room.

Meg was sitting up, her arm in a cast and sling, playing a game of Quarters with Sarah. Jack rushed over to her and kissed her deeply,"'Ello love..." he said softly, brushing her hair with his fingers lightly. I smirked,"Let's leave the pirates alone, you hungry Max?" I said. She shrugged and followed me and Sarah out of the room; Will had gone to work for the day already since Meg had been doing better. So...we were off to the vending machines.

Max remained silent as me and Sarah chatted mindlessly, picking out selections of sugar from the machines. I turned slightly towards her, her back was to us. "Hey hun..." I said,"You okay?" She didn't even move, she was just staring at the vending machine. I stood next to her, exchanging a glance with Sarah. Tears were falling down Max's face. "Hun, what's wrong?" I asked, sitting her down on a bench. "InuYasha's coming back..." she said softly. "When?" I asked. "Tonight...he'll be here tonight..." she said. "That asshole..." I muttered. She shrugged lightly. "Don't swear," Sarah whispered, poking me. I poked back and started a poking fight with her. Maxine chose her Skittles and walked in front of us to the elevator. By the time we got up to the room, Jack was signing some release forms while playing a game of Quarters with the broken-armed Meaghan. We rolled her out of the room on a wheel chair and we were off. Away from the stupid hospital. We got into Sarah's car, Will had apparently taken a bus or something, and drove to her apartment. Max didn't speak the whole time.

~Meg's P.o.V.~

I jumped on Sarah's couch, my head on Jack's shoulder. My arm cast was itching but I was just glad to be out of the damn hospital and with my husband. Sarah and Kim raided the fridge then thought it better to order take-out. Maxine turned on the T.V. and gazed at it, not paying attention and just flipping through the channels. "Oi," I said, flicking something at her. She caught it,"Oi..." she muttered. "Thanks for getting me husband here..." I said. She nodded lightly,"We wouldn't want Jack on a plane alone, heh..." she replied. I smirked lightly as Jack said,"'Ey now lasses, I was the one who figured out the Atlanta airport!" Max flicked something at him,"Shush you," she said. Her gaze stayed on the T.V. "Max--" I started. "I'm fine, my husband is coming back so yes Meg, I'm fine," she said, turning off the T.V. and looking at me defiantly. I blinked,"Alright then," I replied. Kim and Sarah exchanged a look with me and shrugged lightly.

I layed my head back on Jack's shoulder and closed my eyes, falling asleep after a bit with him. Will got home later on and Max took the car out to the airport again. No one offered to go with her and she didn't even say bye or anything.

Will threw me some take out he had brought and I threw it at Jack who threw it at Kim who dug into it. I laughed lightly,"Alrighty then, that works," I said. She smirked,"So, Jack," she said, turning to him,"What exactly happened on your cell phone?" Jack shrugged,"I answered and gave it to Max and she talked and she gave it back," he replied. "I talked to him too," Sarah said, sitting down on an armchair,"He told me to tell Max that he wanted to see her and stuff..." "Did I miss something?" I asked. Jack tugged at my hair,"InuYasha's coming back, tha's all love...so..." he said. "So...drama eh?" I replied. He nodded, smirking slightly. I punched him lightly in the arm with my good arm,"It's not funny," I said, smirking as well. "Yea..." Kim mumbled. We all busied ourselves eating food and watching T.V. Kim talked to Kaiba on the phone and said she'd be back in another day or so. Sarah and Will got stuff ready for us and we all settled down a bit for the night. And we just waited...and waited.

~Max's P.o.V.~

I watched InuYasha come out of the gate, swinging a backpack over his shoulders. He looked around the crowd and caught my gaze, walking over to me hesitantly. "Hey..." he said softly. "Hey," I replied. He looked as if he was about to hug me but like he was still deciding whether or not to. "How are you?" he asked. I shrugged,"Tired, want to get something to eat...or whatever," I said. "Sure," he replied, falling into step beside me. "How are you?" I asked. "Good, I guess..." he replied. "You just guess?" I asked, ordering two frappachinos and some pastries at the Starbucks in the airport. "Yea, I just guess..." he said softly, looking at me. I made it a great deal to look through my wallet for every cent of change, avoiding his eyes. He sighed lightly, taking the frappachinos as we chose a table. "What did you expect?" he asked suddenly. "What do you mean?" I replied. "What did you expect from this..." he replied simply. "From this...visit?" I finished lamely, seeing as it wasn't a visit. He sighed,"Do you want us to be back together?" he asked, looking straight at me. I met his gaze,"Did you come all this way to ask that question?" I asked. "What if I did?" he replied. "Would it change anything or would we go back to the way it was?" I said. "Is this 20 questions?" He asked. I smirked slightly, taking a sip of my frappachino to hide it. "I want us to be together," he whispered. "What about her...what happened between you two?" I asked softly, messing with my straw and taking a donut. "We're not together..." he said. "But were you? What happened...just...just tell me...so I know..." I said, looking at him intently. "We were together, yes..." he said. "And..." I said. "And...we lived together..." he said. "Which means you had sex," I said, just loud enough for him to hear. He looked at his hands, as if he wanted to grab mine. I laid mine on my lap. "That wasn't a question, was it?" he said. "No...but are you going to answer it?" I asked. "Do you want me to?" he replied. I nodded lightly. "Yes," he said softly, throwing his cup into a trash can. He missed. I sipped on mine and finished it, throwing it as well and making it. "I'm flying back home...to Albuquerque...tomorrow..." I said to him. "How are things there?" he asked. "Good, I'm working three jobs, dropped out from my senoir year...but I'm starting night classes for my G.E.D....I'm going to major in English literature and poetry," I said. "Oh," he whispered,"And...everything's still the same for you?" I shrugged,"Your side stayed empty and I stayed alone," I replied,"Meaning I didn't have sex..." He nodded lightly,"I'm...sorry, I guess..." he mumbled. "You guess too much," I said bitterly. "So do you," he replied simply,"You guess that you don't need me." I glared at him,"I know I don't need you," I whispered, tears in my eyes. "Your eyes tell me different," he said. "Shut up," I said, turning my head slightly. "You can't hide from the fact, Maxine...tell me about things, please...tell me what you want, tell me how you're doing..." he said. "I can hide if I want...no one notices, just like what you did...you didn't notice so I hid in all the stupid shit and used fucking drugs. But I'm doing just fine, thanks," I said, glaring. "I'm here now and I want to find you...if you'll let me," he said softly. "Shut up..." I whispered, letting the tears fall. He took a deep breath, leaning over, running his fingers through my flared hair. "I'm sorry...I...can't say anything else...but I'm sorry, Maxine..." he said. (A.N. Awww...>.>;) "What happened with her?" I asked. "It doesn't matter, Max..." he said. "Tell me," I said sternly, pulling away slightly from his hand. "I just left...I needed you more...I guess I loved you more..." he said, I perked a brow,"I know I loved you more...a lot more." It was my turn to sigh as I looked down,"Then come home...I want you to...let's just...see how it works out...if it's too different..." I said, trailing off. "If it's too different...we'll get a..." he said. "...divorce..." I whispered softly. He nodded lightly. "All of your clothes are still there...in the pile...I always trip over them..." I said. "Sorry about that..." he said. "Don't be...I could've moved them, I just didn't...and I tripped over them..." I replied, shrugging. He smirked lightly at me,"My lazy girl..." he whispered. I looked him in the eyes and shook my head,"No..." I whispered,"Not yours...not now yet..." He nodded, standing up and walking out of the airport with me. Every cell in my body was telling me, after all we'd been through together, we'd have to be back together...but my mind was telling me to run and not look back at that...my mind was telling me I was just trying to stay in love because...he was InuYasha...and he was from a t.v. show. And that's all he was...

 

~And another chapter ends! Like 4 more to go...or I'll just continue and go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...well you get the picture, at least until Meg's done with hers...anyway not much to say about this chappie...till next time~