AN: Hey, everyone out there! Thank you TEDOG for helping with the storyline! I wanted to do a hospital themed story and TEDOG gave me some good ideas about Jack and Rudy, so I give him credit for the helpful advice :)

BTW: The characters are in their mid to late-twenties but they still look like they're seventeen. The italics are Kim's thoughts.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kickin' It, 'Come and Get It' by Selena Gomez, Faded Glory Sleepwear, WonderWink Women's Scrubs, Med Couture Scrubs, Giani Bernini, Honda, Dodge, Chevrolet, or TEDOG's ideas for Jack and Rudy. OK. That was the longest disclaimer ever.


...One Teardrop At a Time...

...Chapter One...


It's 5:00am in Seaford, California. Kim Crawford's alarm clock had buzzed next to her bed. Unable to snap out of her sleepiness, she smacked the alarm clock halfway across her dark, peaceful bedroom. That stopped the unwanted, loud, annoying noise. But, her hand had accidentally turned on the radio button located on the side of the small, green, Bobby Wasabi, alarm clock.

Her room was filled with the beautiful sound of Selena Gomez, singing 'Come and Get It.'

No, Selena. You come and get it...

Kim pulled the purple satin blankets over her head, trying to stay asleep as long as she could. But, after Selena was done singing, an extremely loud commercial selling doggie-breath, treats barked. So, she stumbled out of bed and she turned the radio off.

"I have to get up anyway." Kim yawned. She placed the alarm clock back on her brown, vintage-cedar-log, one-drawer nightstand next to her green, Bobby Wasabi lamp. The alarm clock and lamp were a packaged deal when she bought the set from Rudy a couple years ago.

She was wearing was a plain white tee and blue Faded Glory women's sleep shorts. The shorts were trimmed in white lace and had a neat, white, lace bow tied in the middle. And her blonde hair was pulled up into an attractive, messy bun.

She hopped in the shower for a quick rinse after using the toilet, brushed her teeth, and got dressed for work. Today would be her first day working at a hospital, but not just any hospital: The Seaford Regional Mercy Hospital located twelve miles north of the mall, where she used to take karate lessons with her old friends.

Kim didn't know what had happened to her friends once they graduated high school. First, Eddie disappeared in middle school—everyone assumed he moved away—then, Jerry decided to leave and work for a zoo in San Diego. And, Jack and Milton both disappeared at the same time. Meanwhile, she was living in Japan for a little while training at the prestigious Otai Academy.

The only reason she knew they had left Seaford was she had visited her hometown one summer, but none of her friends were there anymore. Rudy still worked at the dojo, though. He didn't even know what had happened to Jack and Milton. It was really sad, so she stayed with Rudy helping him teach his new students.

It's so amazing how time flies by without you even knowing it. His new students were such tiny kids. It's funny to think how at one time, Kim and the others were that size and trained on these same blue mats.

After graduating from Otai, Kim was struck with a tragedy. A good friend of hers from Japan had developed a terrible case of influenza, and ended up passing away. From that moment on, she knew she wanted to help people. Kim wanted to be a nurse, so she studied at a community college in Sacramento for a little while, and then moved back to Seaford.


The Seaford Regional Mercy Hospital was looking to hire two new nurses this spring, and had already chosen which girls they had accepted for the job. Of course, Kim Crawford had been one of the girls to be chosen out of a dozen applicants, but she had no idea whom she'd be working with.

Kim parked her blue, 2004, Honda Accord on the top level of the hospital garage in-between a 1996, black, Dodge Durango and a 2014, red, Chevrolet Spark. When she stepped out of her vehicle, Kim noticed the skies were blue with low cloud-coverage. Today had to be a great day.

She walked in through some large glass doors and pressed the elevator button. Behind Kim, the glass doors opened and another girl walked inside the small room. By that time, the elevators opened and Kim walked in.

"Which floor are you heading to?" the brunette girl behind her asked.

"Floor seven." Kim replied, nonchalantly, as she searched through her folders for her identification card. The receptionist is going to need to see it when Kim gets to the correct room.

Kim was wearing an apple green scrubs V-neck shirt from Origins by WonderWink Women's Scrub set, and a matched pair of apple green scrubs pants. Her long, curly, blonde hair flowed down her back with a silky, black headband on her head.

"Kimberley Crawford, is that you?" the brunette girl asked in shock as the elevator doors closed. Kim looked up from her folders at the girl.

Don't tell me it's her... Of all the people I get caught in an elevator with, it had to be her...

"Hey, Lindsey. I didn't know you worked here." Kim smiled with false enthusiasm.

Lindsey was wearing sunshine yellow Med Couture scrubs and had her medium, straight, brown hair tied up in a side French plait pony tail. On her shoulder was a pink, Giani Bernini handbag.

"Well, actually this is my first day. I'm really excited because my future boyfriend works here." Lindsey smiled, staring up at the ivory elevator ceiling with her hands clutched together under her chin.

"Great." Kim said in a low, unamused tone with her eyebrows slightly raised up in annoyance. Kim wondered what kind of future boyfriend Lindsey had in mind. She already tried to steal Jack away from her when they were in high school. Kim wanted to go to the movies with him, but Lindsey got involved. Like it mattered though, Kim got to go with Jack the next day.

Just thinking about Jack made Kim's heart feel heavy. Jack was gone; his childhood home was empty and up for sale. She really wanted to see him again, but that was probably never going to happen again. After high school, sometimes life changes. Things happen. People move on. Maybe Lindsey has changed for the better?

"I can't believe that you work here, Kimmy." Lindsey smiled, elbowing Kim in the ribcage. At first, Kim didn't say anything. She just stared ahead of her with a grimace on her face. She didn't like to be called anything other than Kim.

If she touches me one more time, I don't know what I'll do! Ugh, Just stay calm. This enclosed box of torment will open eventually.

"This is my first day, too." Kim sighed; like she had given up. Story of her life. Crap always happens no matter where she was, or what she was doing.

"Well, listen up, Kim." Lindsey's voice suddenly turned low and aggressive, "The doctor is going to be my boyfriend, so go looking somewhere else."

Can this elevator go any faster?!

She was growing tired of listening to the delusional brunette. "I'm not even looking for love." Kim spat, "My purpose to be here is to help people."

"Real funny, Kim!" Lindsey laughed out loud; she grabbed her stomach she laughed so loud. "The only reason anyone works here is for the money."

Finally, the elevator doors opened and Kim walked out into the long white corridor, fuming with rage.


To be continued...


AN: SO...What do you guys think? I have NO idea how long it will be, but I want to take my time and make it long. Probably longer than anything I've ever written. Read/Review/Favorite/Follow :D

One Question-Do you like Lindsey, or should I replace her with Donna?

-Emily Jane :)