This is a story that had to be written. NONEONE I found, on here has done a Dr. Hiriluk and Dr. Kureha fanfic...i wonder why... Anyway, this is how i view they grew to know eachother. Was originally going to be a one-shot but i got really into it. It will not be super long but maybe a few chapters. I hope this pairs relationship will help you see more depth into their character instead of being two lone sub-characters that fade from memory. 3

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"Ow, what was that for?" a little boy cried out as an unconcerned young woman pricked him with a medical needle, "I know your just stabbing me! The other doctors' shots don't hurt so much..."

"Then they're not doing it right," she said with a laugh, "besides they're all busy and don't have time for nuisances like you, pup." At the mere age of 25, she was already very intelligible in the medication field, but too restless and stubborn to be tied down into any research group. Instead, she preferred to freelance across the icy island taking on the oddest jobs. One of her favorites though was this whiney boy who always would refuse to cooperate. She liked the challenge.

"Geez, why do you always come here anyway? I have a doctor who comes to see me all the time...I don't need you. . . Ouch!" he grabbed the spotted she had pinched on his shoulder.

"Don't ever say that to me boy! I come here without pay to check up on you and make sure the doctors are treating you right, and you have the nerve to back sass me?"

"If you ask me, they should come by and check to see if you're gonna kill me..." he mumbled under his breath, only to hush up when she glared at him.

"I swear you'll never grow up into a great doctor if you behave like this," she sighed replacing her things in her bag.

"So what? I don't even want to be a du…doctor… my mom only wants me to because I'm sick a lot. Besides, we don't need anymore anyway. We have too many around here."

"Oh, Hiriluk…how naive you are. This is one of the medical capitals in research and scientific breakthroughs on the Grand Line… but then again I guess there are bit many, huh?"

"Yeah, see what I mean!" She just shoved him back onto the bed.

"Yeah-yeah, now rest, if you move to much it'll distribute unevenly," she turned to leave.

"Um, Dr. Kureha?" the tone in his voice made her cringe and turn to look at him, he was too cute a child for how obnoxious he could be, "why do you come see me so much? No one else does..."

She sighed, why do people always poor out their hearts to doctors... "Simple, I see promise in you to be a great doctor someday and I want to be a part of it."

"I don't want to be a doctor! You know that!" He clenched his fists tight and a little growl resonated from his mouth.

"Then you don't want me to visit?"

"Hey, that's not fair! Are you saying if I don't become a stu. . .doctor you won't see me anymore?" She laughed a little at the sight of him almost in tears, even if he'd never admit it.

"I'll see you next time I come around, but you'd better have a better attitude, pup," she smiled to herself leaving with a wave. He just nodded with an almost hidden sniffle.

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