[Fanfic] Code Blue - An Extended Epilogue 8
Title: An Extended Epilogue
Fandom: Code Blue
Pairing: Aizawa x Shiraishi
Disclaimer: Code Blue doesn't belong to me. And I'm not a medic student or anything so forgive any medicine errors in my story.
Author's Note: Progressing well, if I may say so. This chapter we're introduced to yet another OC, and next chapter will be a dun-dun-DUNN!
Given the relative noise level in the cafeteria at lunchtime, it was forgiven that Megumi didn’t hear him the first time.
“Beg your pardon?”
Yuusuke grinned sheepishly and repeated; “I said I’m getting married.”
Megumi’s eyes widened in surprise. “Why didn’t you say anything over dinner last time!?”
“I didn’t think it was the right place,” Yuusuke shrugged. “Actually I wasn’t planning on telling you until we finalize the plans and all, but my fiancé just got a job here.”
“Here!” Megumi cast a furtive glance around. “Is she here right now?”
“No, she’s due to come in tomorrow.” He chuckled. “She’ll be a nurse in the pediatric clinic. So I thought… maybe you could help her ease in her new job. You know, new place and all…”
“I’d love to!” Megumi almost couldn’t stop herself from bouncing in excitement. “I’m so happy for you, Yuusuke. When will the wedding be?”
“Probably in a month or two… just a small affair. Anyway,” He grinned cheekily; “When are you getting married?’ Yuusuke flipped the question to her. “Don’ tell me you’ve been so busy you haven’t thought of settling down.”
She hesitated and then shifted her gaze elsewhere, still smiling shyly. “Well… not settling down per se. But…”
“What, you’ve got someone you like but you can’t tell him?”
She blinked and then frowned; “You can tell that just by looking at me?”
“No, but you’ve always been that shy,” Yuusuke sniggered. “Remember Yoshida in ninth grade?”
She remembered. She was so nervous about giving him a birthday card that she tripped and landed on her face, breaking two of her front teeth in front of the guy she liked.
“And that nerdy classmate of mine - Toki? And the swimming instructor over summer? And - ”
“Stop it!” Megumi reddened. “I get the point already. Yes I do like someone but… it’s complicated.”
“Looking at it from a guy’s perspective, the ‘complicated’ issue is always one sided,” Yuusuke offered amiably. “Why don’t you just tell him?”
“He’s not interested in me. Plus this and that happened and I think he doesn’t like me for it,” With each word she slid down lower in her chair and Yuusuke frowned. “What exactly - oh!” His cell had rang and he took the call apologetically. “Hello? Yes. Now?” He looked at his watch and sighed. “Alright. I’ll be there in fifteen.”
He hung up and winced at Megumi. “Sorry, a client needs to see me urgently. Honestly, I don’t even get two hours to myself.”
“That applies to me too,” Megumi smiled as he got up. “Well, thanks for dropping by.”
“I’ll come around some other time Megu,” He promised. “I’ll be coming a lot anyway.”
“Sure,” Megumi smiled. Five minutes later, Megumi was still smiling. Her thoughts were filled with dreamy images of white dresses, bells and happiness…
“A wedding…” She murmured dreamily and instantly jumped when she heard something crash right behind her. Twisting around, she saw Haruka standing in shock, a tray on the ground with its contents spilled all over the floor.
“Saejima!” She gasped and quickly signaled for a cleaner to come. Haruka however had other ideas. Grabbing the young doctor’s arm, she firmly pulled Megumi out of the cafeteria and into the garden. Once they were relatively away from people, she turned on Megumi. “You can’t marry him!”
Megumi blinked. And then again. And then…
“Marry who?”
“That lawyer senior of yours. You can’t!” Haruka seemed almost desperate. It was almost comical to watch the usually unflappable Haruka so flustered. But Megumi instantly put two and two together and then giggled. “You got it all wrong, Saejima. He’s getting married, yes, but not to me. His fiancé is a nurse here. Will be.” She corrected herself and Saejima felt blood rush up to her face in embarrassment. “… oh my goodness.” She murmured and pressed a hand to her forehead. “I’m so sorry Doctor. I was… well I thought…”
“But why are you so serious about it?” Megumi frowned. “Even if I was getting married to him, why the objection?”
Haruka seemed torn between one thing and another and finally uttered a final apology before rushing away, leaving a puzzled Megumi to ponder.
As Yuusuke promised, he texted her the next day with the name of his girlfriend; Shibata Ruri. She turned out to be a bubbly girl with pixie-like features and an exuberance that nearly overwhelmed the older doctor. As someone who was supposed to pair with the confident and dashing Yuusuke, she was a jarringly bright choice, like spiky candy and mellow coffee.
As a pediatric nurse however, she was perfect.
“Hi! You must be Shiraishi Megumi!!” Ruri clasped her hands in delight and admiration. “Yuu told me so much about you!”
“I’m sorry I can’t say the same,” Megumi ventured nervously, smiling. “He just told me about you yesterday, I’m afraid.”
“He’s like that,” She waved her hand in dismissal. “But I’m glad to have a friend here. Starting work in a new place can be scary. Thankfully everyone is so nice! But this hospital is so big I’m having trouble memorizing where each department is!” She gushed and before Megumi could get a word in edgewise, she promptly asked; “Where is Neurosurgery?”
Her heart thumped loudly and she sincerely hoped Ruri couldn’t hear it. “Um, it’s on the second floor in the other wing.” And upon seeing Ruri’s confusion, she realized it was just too bad to leave it at that. “How about I accompany you and show you around?”
“Thank you!” Ruri all but threw herself at the bewildered doctor.
As they travelled down the corridors, Ruri chatted happily and gushed at one thing or another, much like a child in a theme park. Now Megumi could understand her appeal; she was innocent, beautiful and could light up a room. She had that rare sincerity and dedication to her job that was so pleasurable to behold.
“Oh wow, this is Neurosurgery? As expected from a university hospital,” Ruri nodded in approval. Megumi stayed half a step back, half afraid to come in any further. It seemed a little deserted, with a few personnel she wasn’t acquainted with. “Um, Ruri, let’s go to another wing - “She had turned around as she spoke but was abruptly halted by someone almost bumping into her. “Sorr - “The word stuck in her throat when she realized who it was.
Aizawa Kousaku.
The medic in her registered that although only 24 hours had passed since they last met, he seemed to look more gaunt than yesterday. There was a faint darkness under his eyes that bespoke a sleepless night, and she briefly wondered if he was pushing the envelope too far.
The female in her promptly reddened at their proximity. “Sorry.” She managed again and tried to step aside at the same instant he did, and they ended up still face-to-face. “Uh…”
Kousaku noticed the new nurse and Ruri promptly bowed in greeting. “Hello! I’m Shibata Ruri, and I’m new here. Please be nice to me,” She beamed and Kousaku cast a questioning glance at Megumi, who found herself clenching her stethoscope tightly. “I’m showing her around.”
“This is Neurosurgery.” He said in a tone that clearly stated; Now you know, so get going.
Which the two girls were simply glad to oblige. Some ten metres away Ruri gasped. “Wow! Talk about cold!”
“That was Aizawa Kousaku, one of the Neurosurgery doctors.” Megumi found herself explaining - defending her colleague. “He’s a little distant and scary, but he’s really okay.”
“Are you alright? You looked so scared just now!” Ruri looked anxiously at Megumi, who tried to avert her eyes. “Well, we’re not all that close so I’m not comfortable around him,” She lied. Ruri stopped at that moment and a sly smile spread over her features. “You like him, don’t you doctor?”
Megumi couldn’t think of a good defense to that so she simply said; “We only just met, so can you really make conclusions like that?”
“Aww,” Ruri was positively brimming over with mirth. “But honestly, thank you for today. You’re just as kind as Yuu said you were.”
“And Yuusuke always did overexaggerate,” She said in mock-sadness and Ruri giggled. “Anyway, I’ll get back to work now. Thanks for showing me around, doc.”
“My pleasure.” Megumi smiled and watched as the girl half-jogged back to her department. But she suddenly stopped and turned around. “Doctor?”
“Hmm?”
“I think the two of you would look cute.” Ruri finished with a giggle and disappeared around the corner.
Fandom: Code Blue
Pairing: Aizawa x Shiraishi
Disclaimer: Code Blue doesn't belong to me. And I'm not a medic student or anything so forgive any medicine errors in my story.
Author's Note: Progressing well, if I may say so. This chapter we're introduced to yet another OC, and next chapter will be a dun-dun-DUNN!
Given the relative noise level in the cafeteria at lunchtime, it was forgiven that Megumi didn’t hear him the first time.
“Beg your pardon?”
Yuusuke grinned sheepishly and repeated; “I said I’m getting married.”
Megumi’s eyes widened in surprise. “Why didn’t you say anything over dinner last time!?”
“I didn’t think it was the right place,” Yuusuke shrugged. “Actually I wasn’t planning on telling you until we finalize the plans and all, but my fiancé just got a job here.”
“Here!” Megumi cast a furtive glance around. “Is she here right now?”
“No, she’s due to come in tomorrow.” He chuckled. “She’ll be a nurse in the pediatric clinic. So I thought… maybe you could help her ease in her new job. You know, new place and all…”
“I’d love to!” Megumi almost couldn’t stop herself from bouncing in excitement. “I’m so happy for you, Yuusuke. When will the wedding be?”
“Probably in a month or two… just a small affair. Anyway,” He grinned cheekily; “When are you getting married?’ Yuusuke flipped the question to her. “Don’ tell me you’ve been so busy you haven’t thought of settling down.”
She hesitated and then shifted her gaze elsewhere, still smiling shyly. “Well… not settling down per se. But…”
“What, you’ve got someone you like but you can’t tell him?”
She blinked and then frowned; “You can tell that just by looking at me?”
“No, but you’ve always been that shy,” Yuusuke sniggered. “Remember Yoshida in ninth grade?”
She remembered. She was so nervous about giving him a birthday card that she tripped and landed on her face, breaking two of her front teeth in front of the guy she liked.
“And that nerdy classmate of mine - Toki? And the swimming instructor over summer? And - ”
“Stop it!” Megumi reddened. “I get the point already. Yes I do like someone but… it’s complicated.”
“Looking at it from a guy’s perspective, the ‘complicated’ issue is always one sided,” Yuusuke offered amiably. “Why don’t you just tell him?”
“He’s not interested in me. Plus this and that happened and I think he doesn’t like me for it,” With each word she slid down lower in her chair and Yuusuke frowned. “What exactly - oh!” His cell had rang and he took the call apologetically. “Hello? Yes. Now?” He looked at his watch and sighed. “Alright. I’ll be there in fifteen.”
He hung up and winced at Megumi. “Sorry, a client needs to see me urgently. Honestly, I don’t even get two hours to myself.”
“That applies to me too,” Megumi smiled as he got up. “Well, thanks for dropping by.”
“I’ll come around some other time Megu,” He promised. “I’ll be coming a lot anyway.”
“Sure,” Megumi smiled. Five minutes later, Megumi was still smiling. Her thoughts were filled with dreamy images of white dresses, bells and happiness…
“A wedding…” She murmured dreamily and instantly jumped when she heard something crash right behind her. Twisting around, she saw Haruka standing in shock, a tray on the ground with its contents spilled all over the floor.
“Saejima!” She gasped and quickly signaled for a cleaner to come. Haruka however had other ideas. Grabbing the young doctor’s arm, she firmly pulled Megumi out of the cafeteria and into the garden. Once they were relatively away from people, she turned on Megumi. “You can’t marry him!”
Megumi blinked. And then again. And then…
“Marry who?”
“That lawyer senior of yours. You can’t!” Haruka seemed almost desperate. It was almost comical to watch the usually unflappable Haruka so flustered. But Megumi instantly put two and two together and then giggled. “You got it all wrong, Saejima. He’s getting married, yes, but not to me. His fiancé is a nurse here. Will be.” She corrected herself and Saejima felt blood rush up to her face in embarrassment. “… oh my goodness.” She murmured and pressed a hand to her forehead. “I’m so sorry Doctor. I was… well I thought…”
“But why are you so serious about it?” Megumi frowned. “Even if I was getting married to him, why the objection?”
Haruka seemed torn between one thing and another and finally uttered a final apology before rushing away, leaving a puzzled Megumi to ponder.
As Yuusuke promised, he texted her the next day with the name of his girlfriend; Shibata Ruri. She turned out to be a bubbly girl with pixie-like features and an exuberance that nearly overwhelmed the older doctor. As someone who was supposed to pair with the confident and dashing Yuusuke, she was a jarringly bright choice, like spiky candy and mellow coffee.
As a pediatric nurse however, she was perfect.
“Hi! You must be Shiraishi Megumi!!” Ruri clasped her hands in delight and admiration. “Yuu told me so much about you!”
“I’m sorry I can’t say the same,” Megumi ventured nervously, smiling. “He just told me about you yesterday, I’m afraid.”
“He’s like that,” She waved her hand in dismissal. “But I’m glad to have a friend here. Starting work in a new place can be scary. Thankfully everyone is so nice! But this hospital is so big I’m having trouble memorizing where each department is!” She gushed and before Megumi could get a word in edgewise, she promptly asked; “Where is Neurosurgery?”
Her heart thumped loudly and she sincerely hoped Ruri couldn’t hear it. “Um, it’s on the second floor in the other wing.” And upon seeing Ruri’s confusion, she realized it was just too bad to leave it at that. “How about I accompany you and show you around?”
“Thank you!” Ruri all but threw herself at the bewildered doctor.
As they travelled down the corridors, Ruri chatted happily and gushed at one thing or another, much like a child in a theme park. Now Megumi could understand her appeal; she was innocent, beautiful and could light up a room. She had that rare sincerity and dedication to her job that was so pleasurable to behold.
“Oh wow, this is Neurosurgery? As expected from a university hospital,” Ruri nodded in approval. Megumi stayed half a step back, half afraid to come in any further. It seemed a little deserted, with a few personnel she wasn’t acquainted with. “Um, Ruri, let’s go to another wing - “She had turned around as she spoke but was abruptly halted by someone almost bumping into her. “Sorr - “The word stuck in her throat when she realized who it was.
Aizawa Kousaku.
The medic in her registered that although only 24 hours had passed since they last met, he seemed to look more gaunt than yesterday. There was a faint darkness under his eyes that bespoke a sleepless night, and she briefly wondered if he was pushing the envelope too far.
The female in her promptly reddened at their proximity. “Sorry.” She managed again and tried to step aside at the same instant he did, and they ended up still face-to-face. “Uh…”
Kousaku noticed the new nurse and Ruri promptly bowed in greeting. “Hello! I’m Shibata Ruri, and I’m new here. Please be nice to me,” She beamed and Kousaku cast a questioning glance at Megumi, who found herself clenching her stethoscope tightly. “I’m showing her around.”
“This is Neurosurgery.” He said in a tone that clearly stated; Now you know, so get going.
Which the two girls were simply glad to oblige. Some ten metres away Ruri gasped. “Wow! Talk about cold!”
“That was Aizawa Kousaku, one of the Neurosurgery doctors.” Megumi found herself explaining - defending her colleague. “He’s a little distant and scary, but he’s really okay.”
“Are you alright? You looked so scared just now!” Ruri looked anxiously at Megumi, who tried to avert her eyes. “Well, we’re not all that close so I’m not comfortable around him,” She lied. Ruri stopped at that moment and a sly smile spread over her features. “You like him, don’t you doctor?”
Megumi couldn’t think of a good defense to that so she simply said; “We only just met, so can you really make conclusions like that?”
“Aww,” Ruri was positively brimming over with mirth. “But honestly, thank you for today. You’re just as kind as Yuu said you were.”
“And Yuusuke always did overexaggerate,” She said in mock-sadness and Ruri giggled. “Anyway, I’ll get back to work now. Thanks for showing me around, doc.”
“My pleasure.” Megumi smiled and watched as the girl half-jogged back to her department. But she suddenly stopped and turned around. “Doctor?”
“Hmm?”
“I think the two of you would look cute.” Ruri finished with a giggle and disappeared around the corner.