Title: Scrubs
Pairing: Aizawa/Shiraishi
Note: Set in an alternate universe where everything went faster and better than the canon. Time-wise, after Aizawa's transfer to neurosurgery and before Season 3 started. Domestic Aizawa/Shiraishi.
It was quite a normal morning, the ER was not yet that busy and to Megumi whose shift started at 7am, it should have been a good start for the day but apparently the gods of housekeeping weren't that generous. It was certainly not her fault that their laundry was not done, hence the predicament existed.
Being a doctor in lifesaving meant you would have to own dozens pair of scrubs, or else you'd be doomed. The perfectionist Aizawa (previously Shiraishi) Megumi surely has that controlled under her hands (she actually owns half a dozen, but 2 has been torn and the rest 4 pair of scrubs were bloody after 4 graveyards shift she has taken to make up for her absence during their honeymoon and visiting her father) but Kosaku has to ruin it.
Well, he would also be tired but he promised to do their laundry!
But no, he just have to watch Saijou-sensei in another operation. And then she was left with no scrubs to wear this morning. She has ordered new ones for her (well she's not quite a Shiraishi any longer and on a side note she would need to order more than what she had ordered) but the package hadn't been delivered yet. Right then Megumi could only pray that nobody really noticed the name on their scrubs, or Fujikawa and Hiyama would have a teasing feat.
Remembering her conversation with Kosaku that morning, Megumi could only sigh deeply and hide her embarrassment.
"Aizawa Kosaku! Did you or did you not do our laundry?" Silence ensued.
The only sound she had been able to hear was her rising breathing and the sound of her husband's eye lashes blinking.
"There had been an interesting operation yesterday, I forgot to tell you I hadn't been able to do the laundry."
After a series of another silence Megumi could only reply with an exasperated "I have no scrubs to wear."
Seconds passed and after thinking deeply with his usual stance a solution was offered, "Then use my old ones. You know I still have them."
"What?! But they have your name!"
"You'd ordered new ones with 'Aizawa' on the sleeves right? It would only have one letter in difference."
"But still!"
Deciding to go with Kosaku's scrubs anyway, Megumi headed to the ER with a heavy feeling on her chest. All throughout the way to the hospital, she couldn't stopp prayingthat nobody would make it too much of a big deal.
"Good morning!" A very cypher Hiyama Mihoko entered the staff lounge with a huge grin on her face.
Megumi quickly replied with a short 'good morning' accompanied with a small, bashful smile, while trying to escape the said other girl. She excused herself to do her morning rounds with hope that Hiyama's sharp eyes hadn't took notice of her scrubs.
She thought her attempt worked but then a shout of "nice scrubs you have there, newlywed!" shattered her peace of mind. Trying to ignore Hiyama's teasing, Megumi walked with faster steps towards the HCU.
It seems that Peace was not on her side today because as soon as she entered the HCU, Fujikawa just had to say one of his unimportant and embarassing remark.
"Shira..Aizawa, ugh, I could never not be awkward calling you with that name, really."
Letting a small awkward laugh Megumi can only replied with "Well, I sometimes still forget my name's changed, so.." before trying to focus on her patients, praying that he won't say any other comments.
The unexpected thing was that the next comment she heard today came from none other than the very-capable flight nurse Saejima, one that struck her heart so hard Megumi thought she's going to instantly die of embarassment right that moment.
"You sure worked fast, Aizawa-sensei," eyeing Megumi's right scrub-sleeve, "I think before long you'll need to order those maternity scrubs."
At such times, Megumi could only wish she had enough time to associate with people other than those in the ER and the hospital in general. If only.