Hi! This is my first Holby city or Casualty fanfiction so please read! I asked fanfiction if the characters of Caleb and Ethan could be added and the have been, so now I can publish this! Thank you !
Updates will probably be weekly, but i'll try to update this more often that my other fic (monthly)
Hope you enjoy this! :)
Caleb POV
I wandered into the E.D looking for my gormless brother, Ethan. He was actually brilliant but I didn't want to appear weak and soppy by mollycoddling him, buy I love him all the same. The reason for my search was that I had received a letter this morning from my lawyer; a letter from my recently deceased mother had been found, addressed to me. Upon opening this letter, I discovered that it was indeed intended for me, but she had wanted Ethan to read it with me. I was pretty worried as (as far as I knew anyway) everything legal was in order, so it must be something more personal, but I just don't know what it could be…
I caught a glimpse of Ethan talking to Zoe and Lily about a case, so I slowly approached and cleared my throat quietly. "Ah Doctor Knight, there you are. It's nice of you to show your face." Zoe spoke without even lifting her eyes away from the scan.
"Well, I had a bit on news" I replied, holding up the official looking letter, looking Ethan in the eyes. That got their attention.
"Nothing bad, I hope?" Zoe said, almost questioningly.
"I don't know: I haven't opened it yet. It said I needed to read it with my brother." Ethan's eyebrows shot up in curiosity and apprehension, both at the letter and the fact that I almost never call his 'brother' out loud. "It's from mom." I quickly added, knowing Zoe knew about her death and hoping that she gave us both a little break in order to read it.
"I'll give you twenty minutes, but then straight back to work! Clear?"
"Crystal." I replied while walking in the direction of pulses (the hospital's café) with Ethan trailing behind me.
Once we both bought coffee and sat down, I carefully tore open the envelope to reveal the secrets inside. Ethan got up and walked around to my side of the table for four, and sat next to me. We both started reading silently to ourselves:
Dearest Caleb and Ethan,
I know this might come as a bit of a shock, but you knew me well enough to know that I always got straight to the point so I'm just going to tell you outright. As you may or may not have noticed, this letter is dated 29thDecember 2013 and I have only been given a couple of months to live, so if you are reading this, I will probably not be with you anymore. However, I know you will do what is right after I confess this secret, which I have regretted so much for 14 years.
When Caleb was 18, and Ethan 17, and both off at college and university, I met a man. He seemed nice enough, until I revealed I was pregnant, so he just upped and left. I was starting to get ill and couldn't possibly look after a child, so I put her up for adoption. She was fostered and I never heard from her new family after that, until yesterday. She's now in care as her foster family were killed in a car accident. I couldn't possibly look after her in my state but I know which care home she's currently staying in. The address is on the back of this page and her name is Rebecca Sutherland. I hope you will find and look after you half-sister, as I know you both have warm, loving hearts.I am so sorry I couldn't tell you in person but know I will always love you.
From your mother x
End of POV:
Caleb and Ethan just looked at each other in shock, with tears brimming in their brilliant blue eyes, unknowing of the drama unfolding above them, on the Keller ward.
So that was the first chapter :) I hope to make this a long fic, full of plot twists and turns to keep you lovely people engaged! This is going to be a Casualty/Holby City crossover with lots of unusual pairings and friendships. Please R&R and I hope you enjoyed reading this!
NOTE - Ethan lives with the F1/2's (Zosia, Dominic and Arthur) and Rebecca Sutherland is a creation of my own mind, she's completely fictional and the character belongs to me. Bye! :D