6 Medical personnel.

One house.

18 weeks.

What kind of relationships will develop? Let's find out.

A Code Blue in Terrace House AU.

CHAPTER 1 – THE MOVE-IN

He was the first one to arrive.

He figured that out when he noticed there was no other pair of shoes by the door. Going up the stairs directly in front of the main door, he welcomed himself to a wide living room, with a gray L-shaped couch just big enough for 6 people to sit. He left his luggage on one side of the room, and took a seat on the far end of the couch.

5 more, huh.

He took his time observing the house's features. On his right was a sliding glass door, which leads to a pool and veranda. In front of him, there's a PC placed on top of a long wooden table and a pair of high chairs for the people who'd be using the computer. He also noticed a chalkboard by the wall near the PC. Must be for leaving memos and such, he thought.

His observation was cut short when he heard a sound coming from the doorway.

The second member has arrived.

A female.

She heaved her luggage up and placed it beside another luggage, a lot smaller than hers, she noticed.

Good afternoon, she greeted, as she approached the guy dressed in a plain dark gray shirt and rugged jeans. He stood up and returned the greeting.

"Good afternoon."

"I'm Shiraishi Megumi. It's nice to meet you."

"Aizawa Kousaku. Nice to meet you, too."

Aizawa went back to his seat, while Shiraishi sat on the other side of the couch.

"Nice place, huh", Aizawa tried to start a conversation. "There's a pool over there," he points towards the glass door.

"Oh wow! Awesome!", Shiraishi's eyes widened.

Silence.

Shiraishi continued looking around the room while Aiawa awkwardly looks around the same spots he has already seen before he had company. Then his eyes landed on the said company who was wearing a pair of khaki slacks and white chiffon blouse.

Seems simple. He noticed how she was sitting up straight by the edge of the sofa. She's too stiff and…alert? Hmm, might be from Emergency.

His thoughts were interrupted when the lady he was "observing" turned to her direction, meeting his eye for a split second. They immediately looked away at the same time, sensing a little embarrassment from each other.

After a couple of minutes sitting in silence, Aizawa tried to start another conversation.

"Nice place, huh."

"Mmhm. Have you seen the whole place?"

"No, not yet."

"Would you like to tour then?", she said smiling.

Before he could respond, they heard a click from the door. They turned their heads to the stairs to find a woman lifting her luggage and rolling it towards the wall, which has now become an unofficial "baggage area".

"Good afternoon! Nice to meet you!", the girl in jeans and floral top approached them. "Hiyama Mihoko. Please take care of me." , she said as she reached out her hand for a handshake.

"I'm Shiraishi Megumi."

"Aizawa Kousaku."

"Woah! What a nice place! Ah, there's even a pool! This is gonna be fun!", Hiyama commented while her eyes roamed around the room.

"So there's just 3 of us right now?", Hiyama asked.

"Yeah. We were just talking about having a tour of the house when you arrived.", answered Shiraishi.

"Ah, but maybe we can do that later, when everyone's here, don't you think?", Hiyama suggested, to which Aizawa just nodded while Shiraishi answered, "I think you're right. Let's just wait for the others."

Aizawa was already uncomfortable. He's not that sociable to begin with, and now he's the only male around. He hoped the next member to arrive would be a guy, just to even things out.

Why am I here again? He thought to himself.

While the two girls are engaging in a small talk about each other's outfit, they heard another member arrive. They could hear him by the doorway, enthusiastically saying "Uwaa, the others are here!"

He was almost jogging when he made his way to the group.

"Yo! Hello housemates! I'm Fujikawa Kazuo! Nice to meet you all. Looking forward to living with you!"

The other 3 have just finished introducing themselves to the guy in shorts and Hawaiian shirt when they noticed another female approaching them.

"Hello. I'm Saejima Haruka. Pleased to meet you.", the woman said. She was wearing a knitted light blue top and black skinny jeans.

They took a seat after the introductions. The 3 girls sat together on one side and the 2 boys on the other.

"This is soooo exciting! I'm so nervous! Haha! Only one more member, huh? Can't wait!", Fujikawa cheerily said. "AH! The girls are complete! Nice nice!", he added while elbowing Kousaku and raising his eyebrows playfully.

Saejima looked away and rolled her eyes while the other girls just let out a small smile.

And we have a noisy one. She thought.

"So-"

Before Fujikawa could finish his sentence, a figure was seen climbing up the stairs.

"Oh! He's here! He's here!", Fujikawa excitedly announced and all heads turned toward the man walking confidently, wearing jeans and a vintage shirt.

"Hi everyone! Nice to meet you. I'm Shinkai Hiroki. I'm looking forward to spending the summer with you."

He took a seat beside Fujikawa, and diagonal to Shiraishi. He flashed a wide smile on the said female, who returned it with a rather timid one.

"So, now that everyone's here, what do we do? Hahaha!", Fujikawa said, trying to make the mood.

"How about getting to know more about each other? I mean, we just know everyone's names so far. How about our work?", Hiyama suggested.

"Well, we all know we're from the medical field, right?", Shinkai added.

"Yeah, I'm a head nurse from the Emergency Unit.", Saejima said.

"Ah, then that makes us two from the Emergency Unit then.", Shiraishi said with a smile. "But I'm a doctor though." At that additional comment, Saejima felt her lips form a forced smile, and said "Ah, is that so."

"Make that three! I'm also a doctor from Emergency Unit. But I specialize in Orthopedic Surgery.", Fujikawa happily stated, but at this point, Saejima seemed to have lost interest in the group.

"I'm from the Obstetrics-Pediatric Department.", said Hiyama, which got a nod from Shiraishi.

"How about you dude? I haven't heard you since you said your name.", Shinkai nodded towards Aizawa.

"Neurosurgery.", he answered simply.

"Oh, then I have some competition, huh", Shinkai teasingly remarked.

"So that's five doctors and a nurse, then", Fujikawa tried to wrap it up, unknowingly annoying the nurse seated on the far end of the sofa.

Sensing the seemingly tense atmosphere, Fujikawa said, "Well, we're still a little stiff everyone but I think we'll loosen up as the days go by, right?" Then Hiyama thought it's the perfect time to suggest touring the house.

They went to the room adjacent to where they were gathered and found themselves in the kitchen/dining area. The dining table is a simple 6-seater rectangular one. The kitchen is complete with a two-door fridge, an oven, countertop stove, sink and kitchen utensils. Shiraishi and Saejima were both delighted by the wide kitchen space, while Hiyama commented that she'll leave the cooking to them since the most she could cook would be instant noodles. Upon checking, they found that the refrigerator and cupboard were empty so they noted that someone should go shopping later.

Next, they went downstairs where the game room was located. The room is carpeted, with three stylish chairs, a beanbag, and a center table. There's a flat screen TV with audio system, gaming consoles, and DVD player. "It would be a nice place to drink!", Fujikawa suggested. "Right!", Shinkai agreed.

Opposite the game room is the laundry area. It's separated by a sliding door. Two machines are placed in the small room, and just outside is a hanging area. The group decided that the machine on the left will be for the boys and the one on the right will be for the girls.

It was already late in the afternoon by the time they finished the tour of their new living space. They went back up to the living room to get their luggage and proceeded to their respective bedrooms. They decided to gather again at the living room after an hour to decide on chores and other tasks for the day.

The boys' room was beside the game room so they had to bring their luggage downstairs, while the girls' room was on the same floor as the living room, making it easier to move their stuff.

In the boys' room, they had a bunk bed for three, joined at the corner, making it seem like a three-level bed. It's made of dark wood and was placed on the right side of the door. A big rectangular rug was placed in the middle of the room.

"So, how are we deciding on this?", Shinkai started.

"How about Janken?", Fujikawa suggested.

"What do you think, Aizawa?" Shinkai asked.

"You guys can decide. I'm fine with anything.", Aizawa replied.

Shinkai shrugged and Fujikawa just looked at him, trying to read the quiet doctor's mind. The two proceeded with the Janken, which made Fujikawa get the top bunk, Shinkai the middle one, and Aizawa the lowest, which is also closest to the door.

The girls were delighted when they saw their brightly lit room. The room's arrangement was similar with the boys'. The only difference is they have a neon green chair and a low glass table above the rug in the middle of the room. The walls and beds are painted white, making the whole ambiance of the room feel pure and neat.

"I guess we should decide who sleeps where now," Hiyama started.

"You can go ahead and choose. I'll take what's left." , said Shiraishi.

"If you say so, then I'll take the topmost one," Saejima stated while making her way between the two and hauling her hand carry to the upper bunk.

"Well then, I'll choose the one by the window.", Hiyama said as she dragged her things to the other side of the room.

"Okay, I'm getting the lowest one then.", Shiraishi remarked, stating the obvious.

Back at the boys' room, the mood maker Fujikawa tries to initiate conversations.

"So what do you think guys?"

"Well, it's a pretty nice house." Shinkai commented.

"Yeah, I know that. But that's not my point. I was asking about the girls." Fujikawa said while grinning and wiggling his eyebrows.

"Hmm, I think everyone's nice. It's a good mix too because we also have a nurse aside from us doctors." Shinkai stated.

"Ah the nurse! She gives off this strong, independent woman vibe, don't you think? Man, that's my kinda girl!", Fujikawa grins again.

"How about you, Aizawa? Anyone who caught your attention in particular?", Shinkai tries to get the man to talk.

"No. Not really.", was all they got.

"What's your type anyway?" intrigued, Shinkai asked.

"OH! Good question! It's better to lay them all out now, so we could avoid rivalry in the future. Not that anyone asked, but your man right here is a chick magnet. You both better be careful!", Fujikawa proudly gestured to himself but Shinkai was looking curiously at Aizawa, waiting for the latter's answer.

What IS my type? Images of the three girls from earlier emerged in his head. He barely knows anyone of them (as a matter of fact, he only know their names), and he concluded it would be ridiculous to pick one of them as a potential "type" this early. His only conversation among the three was with Shiraishi. Maybe that's why her imaged lingered a little longer than the other two.

"Who knows," Aizawa finally answered. "Someone…interesting."

"EHH?! That's so vague! Everyone can be interesting, right Shinkai?"

"Well, it depends on how Aizawa defines interesting. As for me, I like someone who may seem fragile and feminine, but is actually tough and strong hearted. "

This statement made Aizawa turn his head to the speaker, who acknowledge him by a smirk.

"Don't worry Aizawa. You got 18 weeks to think about it. But if I were you, better make up your mind soon, or else we could be snatching your girl any moment." Fujikawa teasingly said while tapping Aizawa's shoulder, motioning him to get out of the room with them.

As promised, everyone gathered at the living room after an hour of unpacking their stuff. Now, they are faced with two tasks for the night: doing the grocery shopping and cooking.

"Since this will be our first meal together, I think we should prepare something grand." Hiyama suggested.

"But it might be difficult to cook too much in a short time. Do you think we should just order for delivery? Like pizza?" Shiraishi commented.

"Pizza sounds nice!" Fujikawa exclaimed.

"Okay, then I'll order while you go out to shop." Saejima volunteered.

"Ahh I'm sorry to say this but I can't help much with grocery. I wouldn't know which items to buy and such…" Hiyama said.

"Then…I guess I'll be in charge of the groceries then." Shiraishi said, as if asking for confirmation.

"I'll go with you. I'll drive.", Aizawa said while picking up the car key from the table.

This made everyone turn their heads to him, as if he just grew an extra head.

"What? We're dividing tasks, aren't we? I'm not one who just sits around waiting for food, but I'm also not one who could cook, so here's a perfect job for me, right?"

Everyone exchanged looks and said nothing else.

"Besides," he added "I don't suppose you could carry everything yourself, can you?", looking at Shiraishi.

Surprised with this comment, Shiraishi stuttered a bit "I-I guess so. Right."

"Alright! So we'll leave the kitchen duties to you guys!" Shinkai said as he made his way downstairs, where Shiraishi and Aizawa gave him questioning looks. "Thanks for waiting, guys. Let's go!"

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A/N: First of all, thank you so much for taking time to read this very first written work of mine *bows 90 degrees*

This idea came up as I was watching Terrace House. So if you know the program, just imagine the house they're using there and you'll get what I was trying to describe here ^^;

Anyway, I don't know how many parts this will have. I only know that this will end when I get the satisfying ending for my ship that is YET to sail LOL

This chapter is pretty much an intro for the setting and the character so it might be a little "boring", but I promise the next parts would be more...interesting ^.^

Feedback is very much appreciated!