Immobilised
(RP with yamiyugilover2000, a continuation from X )
The first few days out of the hospital with Kara’s presence in his household was difficult for Kaiba to adapt to. It had been just him and Mokuba with the odd employee for so long now that having someone else,- who wasn’t paid to be there,- in his home was something he thought he’d never encounter, ever. He had no need to invite others round when he was content without them, and having her there felt extremely awkward. Not only did it feel like an intrusion of his private life, but she got to see him at his most vulnerable since he was practically incapable of doing anything on his own. Well, except for bathroom visits, bathing and dressing; only Roland was permitted to help him perform such duties.
Learning to tolerate her behaviour was another hurdle too. There were times when Kara was clearly tiptoeing around him so as not to offend or start arguments, though she didn’t always succeed, and then there were the times when she blatantly enraged him for the pure hell of it, teasing him over things that he didn’t find even slightly funny. But as long as they weren’t in school were her jibes would be backed up by Wheeler,- and on the odd occasion even his own brother at home,- he could pretty much deal with her attitude.
Surprisingly, his workload hadn’t caused him the hassle that he’d assumed either. Both Roland and his brother had pretty much kept things in order and running smoothly during his stay in the hospital. His board of directors were also branching out and doing more, whilst still referring back to him with anything that they knew or felt beyond their jurisdiction. Pegasus had made allowances and extensions with their partnership in order to relieve him of Kaiba Corp’s workload during his rehabilitation period. Yugi and co were even helping to organise the planned duel tournament, and Kara saw him through each school day, whether he wanted her to or not.
In short, the whole experience had been one huge learning curve and as the days progressed into weeks, the CEO managed to grow accustomed to having Kara around so much that they were now on first name basis, resorting to using their surnames only when they were annoyed with each other. The fact that feeling and movement had returned to his injured arm helped to put him at ease a little too as he was able to regain a tiny bit more independence. Now if only his legs would do the same...
“Where are you Stokes?” He grumbled to himself, checking his watch as another school day came to an end. They’d had separate lessons for their last period and he was waiting for her to join him before they were due to head to the hospital for his three week check-up with his assigned physiotherapist.
