The West Wing

by io sono mi-cchi

AU. The West Wing is known as the most stressful wing in the hospital. Miyu, a newly graduated nurse who is very willing to serve the sick, was assigned there. She meets different people, each with their own story to tell. CHAPTER 2 UP!

1. Chapter 1

The West Wing

A Daa Daa Daa Fanfiction

Written by io sono mi-cchi

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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN DAA! DAA! DAA! NOR AM I A MEDICAL PERSON. I'M JUST A KID WHO CHOSE THE HOSPITAL SETTING.

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Chapter 1

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After graduating from nursing school, Miyu Kouzuki is very excited to work on her first shift as a full-fledged nurse. This was her childhood dream, being able to help sick people. Her friends since college, Aya and Nanami were equally thrilled as she is.

"I wish I can work at the Pediatrics department. I love kids and I'm so fascinated with them," Aya spoke up as she munched her burger. Nanami, finishing her soda, said, "I can work anywhere the head nurse assigns me. I like children, and the old people are okay. I just don't prefer to be in the Emergency Room."

"As long as I can help people, anywhere is all right with me," Miyu inserted.

They glanced at the clock and it read 2:35.

"Oh… it's only 2:35," The pigtailed nurse informed. After a short while, she had digested what she read. "Oh my gosh! We are so late… Head Nurse-san is going to kill us. She hates tardy people," the same girl panicked. The trio sprinted to the Nurses' Office and saw that the other two new nurses were there too.

"Hey," the male nurse greeted, "You're five minutes late, but don't you worry. The head nurse isn't here yet."

The three ladies heaved a relieved sigh and sat on the bench. The other nurse introduced herself, "Hey, I'm Akane Hajime. I just graduated from school so I hope you'll take care of me." Then, she bowed slightly. The guy offered his hand and shook each of the ladies' hands, "I'm Santa Kurosu. I was Akane's classmate for six years. It's nice to meet you."

"So, I guess we're all new. We also just graduated from school," the olive-brown-haired lass said, "By the way, I'm Aya."

"I'm Nanami."

"I'm Miyu."

Suddenly the door swung open. It was just the head nurse. "So I guess you already know each other," she assumed. She apologized for her tardiness and read her clipboard to check if they were the right nurses. "I'm Mikan Yamamura, the head nurse. You can just call me Mikan-san. Yamamura is way long… when there's an emergency you might run out of breath by just calling my name." She let out a hysterical laugh that made the five think that she escaped the asylum next door.

The older woman announced, "Tenchi-san, you're assigned at the Neurology department. Konishi-san, Kurosu-san, you're in charge of the Children's ward at the Oncology Department. Hajime-san you're in the Emergency Department. Kouzuki-san you're assigned at the fourth floor of the West Wing."

"Hai!" they replied.

They made their way to their assigned departments, but Miyu was caught by a hand on her shoulder. She spun around to face the auburn-haired head nurse. "Good luck, Kouzuki-san," the head nurse told her, "The West Wing is not an easy thing to handle. Those people are problematic!" She seemed serious so she listened carefully. The auburn-haired woman told her, "These people especially the ones in room 404 and 406 are really annoying. I'm glad that a nurse like you had come to our hospital."

"A nurse like me?" she echoed.

"Yes," the older woman confirmed, "You are one of the people who are born to be a nurse. You're flexible, as we observed in your OJT. I think you'd be able to tame those two patients we have. So we're expecting a lot from you." Then, she went on to the said wing. Will her first shift as a full-fledged nurse be as good as she thought? Maybe it would be a great challenge either way.

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Author's Note: I obviously have not finished Crazy yet but this is also a random idea after we visited someone in the hospital. I was inspired and discouraged at the same time. Inspired: The nurses and the doctors are plain inspiring. I have thought highly of them since I was a kid. I wanna be like them. They're so brave and great. Discouraged: When I saw the IV and blood, I could feel shivers down my spine. The hospital was also a bit scary in terms of people dying everyday (I don't know) in that building. The fact that a lot of viruses and bacteria are in the air scares me too. I don't want to die because of what the patients have. I was thinking, can I really be a doctor someday? Can I overcome my phobias?

I was supposed to enter this for the contest. Sadly, I cannot because this is going to be quite long. I just don't know how many chapters will I consume.

Anyways, I hope you can share me your thoughts by clicking the Review button below. ConCrit is also welcome.

Ja~! God bless us all!

~io sono mi-cchi