Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Orphan ❯ Reflections ( Chapter 4 )

Here's Chapter Four of Orphan! Please R&R!

 

I do not own Yugioh... just my character, Jenna.

 

A few hours later, Jenna awoke in a hospital bed. For a moment it was like deja vu all over again and she shuddered, almost thinking at first that it was one of her less extreme flashbacks, before Yugi and Solomon appeared in her line of sight, their wide eyes looking at her in concern.

“Yugi? Solomon?” she asked, a little bewildered, before her fall came back to her. She sighed. “Terrific... another trip to the hospital...”

Yugi smiled in relief. “Actually, you're just in the medical wing of Kaiba's Mansion. His doctors just had a look at you and fixed you up. You've only been here a couple of hours.”

A man in the typical white medical jacket came up to her, smiling gently. “You're good to go at any time, Miss Shoka. Although, I must say, I was most appalled at the quality of stitches you received in your home country.”

She strained a little, and managed to sit up on her own. “Well, medical care is free in Canada... so I guess, you get what you pay for.”

He smiled at her pleasantly. “It seems your sense of humor is intact.” He handed her a bottle of pills. “This is a new prescription. They are more powerful than your old painkillers, but they will not make you drowsy.”

She nodded silently.

Kaiba was walking into the room, Mokuba in tow, when the doctor turned to Solomon. “Her body was put under a fair amount of stress, and she is bound to be sore from the fall come morning time. I would recommend she stay home from school for a day or two...”

Jenna looked up. “No! I'm fine. Really. It was just a fall.”

Yugi looked at her, his face worried again. “Jenna...”

She shook her head. “I'm going. But... I guess until I'm rid of the crutches... if it wouldn't be too much trouble, and you could wait outside my last class for me...”

Yugi smiled. “Of course!”

The doctor looked at her. “Are you sure, Jenna?”

She nodded, refusing to budge. “Yes.”

Kaiba chose that moment to approach them. Jenna saw his cold blue eyes on her for an instant and she looked away, a chill racing down her spine.

The CEO looked at Yugi and his grandfather. “When the doctor says you can go, you can use the limo out front to get home.”

Solomon nodded. “Thank you, Kaiba.”

He snorted. “Don't look too much into it. I didn't do it for you.” he said, giving Jenna a half a glance before he turned and left, leaving Mokuba in the room.

Yugi looked at Kaiba's retreating form in a little shock. 'If I didn't know better... I'd swear that Kaiba... well.... LIKES Jenna....'

Pharaoh nodded, his own expression serious. 'It seems like that to me as well. He assisted her several times today. He has been treating her very kindly... which is downright unusual for him, althought it is a nice change...'

The doctor smiled at the three of them. “Well, you are definitely free to go. Your fall just irritated your previous injuries a little... it didn't intensify them so your recovery is not extended.”

Jenna nodded silently.

Solomon handed her her crutches. “Come. Let's get you home, now.”

Mokuba stepped forward, a smile on his face. “I'll walk you to the door.”

The four of them made their way to the front of the building, where Mokuba gave them a smile and told them goodbye, indicating the limo that was waiting for them out front.

Jenna was quiet the whole way back home, sitting between Yugi and Solomon. She refused to meet their looks, keeping her head down, her hair hanging on either side of her face to keep it concealed.

Yugi helped her out of the limo, thanking the driver and led her into the house. The girl immediately made her way up the stairs and retreated into her room, not even giving Yugi or Solomon so much as a glance as she did so.

Only about a half hour later, the knock came at the door and Yugi's friends rushed in. “How is she?!” Joey asked immediately.

Yugi smiled. “She's okay. She got her wound closed again, and the doctor said her injuries weren't made any worse... just irritated a little. She went up to her room the second we got here. I think she just wants to be alone for now.”

The five of them all breathed sighs of relief. “Dat's good. I was really worried when she passed out like that.”

“It was just the pain, not the injuries themselves.” Yugi said. “When she woke up she seemed more embarrassed than anything else.”

Tea sighed. “The poor thing... Maybe someone should go up and check on her...”

Solomon shook his head. “Let's just leave her be for now. Yugi or I can go up and talk with her later, but for now, I think she would just appreciate having some privacy.”

Tristan looked at them. “Well, we just figured we'd drop in to make sure she was okay. I'd stay and visit, but I've still got to do my homework.”

The others nodded. “Yeah. And if I don't clean out the garage, my dad's gonna pitch a fit,” Joey said.

Yugi smiled at them. “Alright. Jenna and I will see you in school tomorrow.”

Tea's eyes widened. “She's going back to school after what happened?”

He nodded. “We tried talking her out of it, but she insists.”

Ryu grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of her head. “She's a stubborn one.”

Yugi shrugged, a smile coming to his own face. “I'm sure she'll be alright. She has all of us looking out for her. Even Kaiba seems to be worried about her.”

Joey shuddered. “Yeah... an' that's actually kinda creepy.” Then he smiled and gave Yugi a wave. “Well, I'll see ya.”

After his friends headed back home, Yugi sat down at the table in the kitchen with a small sigh. His grandpa sat across from him.

“I think,” Solomon said suddenly, making Yugi's head jerk up, “that Jenna really would appreciate having someone to talk to now.”

Yugi blinked. “What makes you say that?”

He smiled at his grandson. “I think she's been wanting to talk to someone ever since she got home, actually, but she is both embarrassed by what happened at school, and she's just afraid to be a burden. Why don't you go up and see her? Maybe bring her a little snack since she never ate today?”

Yugi smiled a little himself. “I'm not much good at talking to people like that... I'm not sure how to go about it. Maybe you should...”

Grandpa shook his head. “I'm just an old coot, Yugi. You are her age, and have been helping her from the moment she arrived here. I think she likes you quite a lot, actually.”

Yugi's eyes immediately went enormous and he turned red. “Wh... what???”

He chuckled. “Maybe not in THAT way, but you have been comforting her and hanging out with her more than anyone. You've been protecting her however you can. Why don't you go up there and see how she's doing?”

Yugi fought back his blush and then nodded. He snatched an apple out of the fridge. It wasn't exactly a filling meal, but he didn't want to have her throw up again. And it was something to go in her stomach. He just wanted to see something go down and STAY down.

He went up the stairs and stopped outside her door, hesitant for a moment. Then he knocked.

“Come in.” he heard her soft reply.

Yugi opened the door and saw her sitting on her bed, setting aside a novel she had been reading. He gave her a smile and came forward, holding the apple. “I thought I'd come up and give you something to eat. I know it's not much, but it might stay down.”

She gave him a small smile. “Thank you, Yugi.” She said, accepting it.

Yugi rubbed the back of his head, not sure how to broach any subject at the moment. Then he just asked: “Are you sure you're okay? You seemed a little... well... upset since we left Kaiba's.”

“I've been thinking about a lot of things since we left there.”

Yugi blinked. “About what?”

She smiled sadly. “I came to the realization that I can't be as independant as I was hoping. Whether I like it or not... until I'm recovered from my injuries, I'm going to need help.” She looked down. “I guess it took that fall to make me realize that Craig was right... I am going to be a pain in the ass for a while.”

Yugi and the Pharaoh's eyes both went wide with shock. “You heard him say that?!” he asked in horror.

She nodded. “I had the window open a little, so I heard everything.”

Yugi took a step forward. “He had no right to say that, and we don't consider you a burden of any sort!”

She smiled. “You may not consider me a burden, Yugi. But I am a burden nonetheless. I was trying my best to be independant so you wouldn't have to spend so much of your time taking care of me, but... like I said, that fall made me realize that full independence is impossible for me for now.”

Yugi smiled at her gently. “You shouldn't be so hard on yourself. It won't be long before you can do everything you were able to before...” He stopped right there, biting his tongue before he could say 'before the accident.'

“I know that,” she said with a nod. “And I greatly appreciate how you, your grandfather, and all your friends stand up for me. I know I must have seemed ungrateful, and I'm sorry.”

Yugi rubbed the back of his head. “You've really gotta stop apologizing. You didn't do anything to offend anyone. Nothing is your fault.”

She looked at him. “I haven't asked for much since I've got here, but I was wondering if you would do something for me, Yugi.”

He blinked and looked at her. “What is it?”

She reached into the top drawer and pulled out her duel monsters deck. “Could you teach me how to play?” she asked with a small smile.

He smiled broadly, as did the Pharaoh who was still at his side. “Of course! I'd love to! Just wait here and I'll get my deck!”

Yugi taught her how to play duel monsters for several hours, and then the two of them worked on their homework together. Jenna ate the apple he had brought up to her and, thankfully, it didn't seem to be making a comeback. Then, when eleven came rolling around, the two of them decided it would be best if they went to sleep.

During the night, she had another of her nightmares, waking screaming as she had before. Yugi was in her room in an instant and holding her for a few minutes, giving her a drink of water and handing her her medications. He then stayed with her until she fell asleep once more, the Pharaoh taking over him and using the power of his Millenium Puzzle to give her a deep and dreamless sleep.

'Maybe you should just do that every night before she goes to bed...' Yugi thought to Yami.

The Pharaoh shook his head. 'I cannot do that, Yugi, as much as I would like to. She must recover from the experience on her own. The nightmares will subside. I only do it after she has the nightmares to ensure she gets a healthy amount of sleep. Taking the nightmares away every night would do more harm than good.'

Yugi sighed as he climbed into bed once more and shut off his light. 'I guess you're right. But I hate seeing her suffer like this. It's not right that she has to relive the accident every night.'

'As I said before, Yugi. It will subside given a little time. For now, the best thing we can do is stay at her side and support her in any way that we can.

Yugi nodded silently to the Pharaoh, putting off any further discussion for another time as he layed his own head down and went to sleep.

 

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