A/N: Hey, this is my first Scrubs fic, I hope I write the characters ok. I'm called Fi, I'm 16 and I've just finished my GCSE's,(I'm English, by the way) and still waiting for my results (eek!) so do bear with me, although I have written stories on here before. I'll update whenever I can, (once a week, usually) but I will inevitably be away for the summer hols at some point. For some reason I love this couple and there aren't enough stories about them out there! Bit AU later on of course since Dr Cox and Elliot normally hate each other, but I have no intention of keeping it that way! Not sure what season it is set, but Jack is there and he can talk, so one of the later ones I imagine. It switches from different characters POV and you should be able to guess who. Thoughts/dreams/fantasies/A/N's are in italics. Hope you enjoy...
Pairing: Perry/Elliot
Rating: K+ for the mo.
Chapter 1
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world!
Perry Cox woke with a start. Luckily, there was no one beside him to see the frightened look on his face and (God forbid) moment of weakness.
How Jordan had managed to convince him to go on that nothing-short-of-torture ride at Disney World with her and Jack was beyond him. Maybe he just didn't have it in him to argue with her that day.
As if, he thought to himself miserably. Jack had begged him to go on that ride with him, and Perry knew deep down that he was only there in the first place because of his son.
He also knew that things were not going well with Jordan at the moment. Although they argued less (which used to be their favourite pastime together) nowadays, the flame that burnt inside of him brightly every time she was in his presence seemed to be dwindling, and something was evidently lacking. Now that they were together again playing happy families, their relationship, he thought shallowly, wasn't as exciting.
Plus, Jack made it so much more complicated. Perry loved his son dearly, and he made sure to be the best dad he could be since his own dad had been less than caring to him. Living in a different home to him would not be the way forward if he wanted to become the 'Number One Dad of the Year'.
Jordan knew how Perry was feeling. After all, she knew him better than he knew himself sometimes, and therefore could read him like an open book when no one else could. But instead of confronting him about it, she uncharacteristically left him to work it out himself. She probably feels the same way, he mused. Jordan had taken Jack to see her mother again, so maybe she needed some space too.
Sighing, Perry decided that he shouldn't dwell on those thoughts too long if he planned to go to work today. It was quite obvious that more people died when he wasn't there due to the incompetence and amateurism of his supposed 'colleagues' and interns.
With that thought in mind, he rolled out of bed and started getting ready for work. Slipping on his jacket, he headed out the door of his empty apartment.
-o-
Perry hadn't had any breakfast before he left home, so he decided to stop by the local store to pick something up there. Thinking that maybe a couple of pieces of fruit would do, he was just about to go to the counter when-
'Dr Cox! Fancy bumping into you here! See, I had run out of breakfast supplies at home and there was nothing in my fridge, so I thought I might buy something here and-'
Perry automated bodily response to Elliot Reid's high pitched babble was usually a migraine. Luckily he knew the easiest cure.
'Barbie!' Perry interrupted her midsentence. 'Must you do my head in this early in the morning? I don't care about your re-heal-ly boring story of the little fridge that ran out. My God, if this is what I have to look forward to for the rest of the day from you, nay the rest of my life at the hospital with you, that noose Jordan gave me during our divorce that I've kept in my closet might finally come in handy.'
Seeing Elliot's hurt look and blessed silence confirmed that his rant had done the job.
When will these people learn that I just don't like them and find them extremely annoying? Maybe then they'll know to stay out of my way.
Standing in the queue, Perry heard a small sniff somewhere behind him coming from Elliot.
Ok, so maybe I was a little harsh, but it's the only way to get them to leave me alone. Barbie is always emotional about something anyway.
-o-
After paying for his breakfast, he left the store and headed off to the hospital for yet another long day at Sacred Heart. Entering his car, he relaxed a little, knowing that this was probably one of the few moments of peace that he would get alone. He turned the key in the ignition.
The engine groaned, but it made a pathetic spluttering sound followed by silence. He turned the key again. Nothing happened. Crap.
He tried once more, but to no avail. He can't have run out of petrol, since he filled up a couple of days ago and the only trips he made were to the hospital and his favourite bar.
'The battery must of died or something.' Perry muttered to himself. He would have to call work to say he was going to be late today because of this. Damn it, people are dying because I'm not there, he thought angrily.
He called out a mechanic he would inevitably have to pay a copious amount of money to for doing a relatively simple job that managed to take them forever. Overpaid jackasses, I may as well not bother coming in today at this rate.
As he was sitting in his car waiting, he noticed Elliot make her way quickly to her car with a frown on her face. He might have considered asking her for help, but he was too proud to admit he was in trouble and he had already pissed her off enough today for her to consider helping him.
Trying to remain inconspicuous, he watched her get in her car and just wished she would get out of here faster. As he looked closer though, he noticed that an increasingly prominent frown was appearing on her face as she turned the key in her ignition. Just like him, however, she found that her efforts too were in vain as her engine failed to start. She got out of her car, still not noticing him, lifted up her bonnet and looked inside. She sighed, slamming the bonnet back down and pulled out her phone.
Oh, for the love of God, this cannot be happening. Perry realised that this meant that Barbie was stuck here too. With him. For God knows how long.
Why did she have to come here to the exact same place as he was today and have exactly the same problems as him? Normally I wouldn't even have to deal with her until I got to the hospital. I wonder how long I can stay in my car without being seen by her...
He was broken out of his thoughts by a tap on the window.
'Dr Cox? Why are you still here? I would have thought you would have driven off to the hospital by now.' The familiar high-pitched voice now had a curious and concerned tone to it.
Obviously Barbie didn't have the same idea of leaving him alone as he thought she would.
Stupid, stupid small world.
A/N: I'd love some feed back! I've noticed other people who are Elliot/Perry fans have also said that there aren't enough stories about them out there, so I hope you find mine alright! Tell me what you think!