A/N: So a while back, I held a poll on my profile asking if you guys wanted to see this story, and twenty-five out of twenty-seven people said yes, so here we go. Please keep in mind though that, besides my recent Christmas story, I've never written a Scrubs story that focused on any particular pairing. And for those of you who love the father/son dynamic, don't worry – I've been working an a Scrubs AU for a long time now that focuses on that, so after this story is completed, I will go back to working on that sucker. Anyway, guys, this one's kind of weird, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. :)

Pairings: JD/Elliot & JD/Cox

Time line: Takes place after Season 7.

Disclaimer: I own a very large nothing.

Chapter 1:

Springtime in California was JD's favorite time of year.

The sun was out as always, but along with its rays came a nice cool breeze to ruffle and play with his perfectly styled locks. The air smelled fresh; new. Flowers seemed brighter, as did the leaves that swayed happily on the branches of each individual tree he passed. JD sighed in utter bliss, not really caring if his current thoughts would be considered girly. Because come on, let's face it: Springtime was most definitely the season of love, and JD refused to miss out on said emotion this year.

The more he thought on it – how much he wanted to be in a relationship – the more he thought of her. Her, in all her blue eyed, blonde haired glory.

When his crush for Elliot came back full force, only about a month ago actually, he had felt absolutely horrible. He'd gone home to his apartment after work that day to pretty much throw a tantrum. Pillows were thrown at the wall (because hey – he didn't want to break anything) and old pictures were looked at in hopes that reminding himself about their train wreck of a past would shoo away these all too familiar emotions. Yet in the end, they only made them stronger.

What was it that brought on these sudden feelings anyway? Was it the "almost kiss," they had shared in the on-call room? No, they had both finally decided that, that was nothing. Elliot knew long before calling it off with Keith that they weren't meant to be (even if it did take her a while to realize it) and while JD's effort had been sincere when it came to making it work between himself and Kim, he knew from the start that he'd never be able to trust her again; that he'd never be able to love her.

Kim was a good mom though, and he was proving to be a pretty good dad as well. Each parent would take Sammy for a week before handing him over to the other. It was even safe to say that there was no more resentment between the two. They'd smile and laugh whenever discussing what Sammy did during the week in which they had him; whether it was a new toy he'd found fascinating or the new type of noises he'd started to make. And while JD didn't trust her as a person, he definitely trusted her as the mother of his child. They were friends, and considering everything they'd been through since first finding out Kim was pregnant, that was saying a lot.

So how – when – did these new feelings for Elliot begin? The answer, JD had realized after his initial tantrum, was the weeks in which it was just he and Sammy. Elliot's desire to have a baby of her own was still very much alive. She had JD's schedule memorized even more than he did. "Oh, it's Saturday!" she would exclaim cheerily when she saw him at the hospital. "Tomorrow you pick up Sammy, right? Oh, I can't wait! I'll be over the minute you get home, okay?"

And she always was, too. Not only would she be knocking at his door just minutes after his return from Kim's, but she would always come bearing a gift for his son. A teddy bear, a set of building blocks, and even the necessities, like a very large pack of diapers. She loved to coo and cuddle him as well. JD even once caught her singing to him. It was cute, despite Elliot's inability to carry even some of the simplest of tunes.

So of course these feelings had developed. Er…redeveloped. Elliot was constantly around, playing mother to Sammy willingly and voluntarily. And it's not like she came over just because of the baby either. If that was the case, wouldn't it have made more sense for her to go home when the child fell asleep in his crib? But no – Elliot would stay and talk to JD. And not just about his son, but about everything. Granted, she was usually the one doing most of the talking, but it was still nice.

JD sighed as he continued down the sidewalk. Could he really make this work? They had both definitely matured since their last attempt at a relationship with each other, hadn't they? Another sigh escaped him, and JD almost jumped out of his skin when a semi-aggravated "Dude" came crashing through his eardrums. He had completely forgotten that he was not walking solo.

"You were thinking about Elliot again, weren't you? And let me guess…forgot I was standing right here?"

"Sorry, C-Bear. She's just been on my mind a lot lately, you know? But you're right, I'll stop. And besides, we finally get some alone time!"

"You're telling me, man. It's been crazy busy lately. Me with work and Izzy; you with work and Sam. But how lucky are we to actually have the same day off?"

"Hit me one!"

The two shared one of their patented fist bumps before continuing their stroll down the sidewalk. They weren't really sure as to where they were going, but both of them had agreed that it was too nice out to not enjoy the afternoon. (That and the fact that the "Sanford and Son" marathon they'd been planning on watching all day had been cancelled)

"Hey, JD! Check it out, man!"

The brunet turned his attention to the small little magic shop his friend was currently pointing at. It sat on the corner, a little ways from the rest of the shops they were slowly but surely approaching. Weird, JD thought to himself. I was just here last week, and I don't remember seeing this place. Huh… Cool though! "Oooh," he finally answered enthusiastically, "We have to go inside!"

Turk grinned. "I knew you'd like it. You know…I don't think you'll ever reach an age where you'd find magic boring."

"Are you kidding me? Of course not! I can't wait till Sammy's old enough to appreciate it. I'm gonna take him to every single magic show I can find!"

The two walked into the store, still chatting away, but stopped when they were fully inside.

It definitely did not hold the appearance of your typical magic shop. The whole place was made of wood, and the shelves looked as though they were made by hand; a very unsteady hand. The floors were beyond dirty, though JD silently thanked the Big Guy that they weren't creaky as well. That would've been just a little too unnerving… The walls were mostly bare, except for a couple of color spewed paintings that the two doctors really didn't know what to make of. JD looked again to the shelves, curious as to what they held. Thankfully, they seemed to hold all the things a normal magic shop would: Trick cards, magician's hat and wand, rubber pencils, paper flowers, etc.

"This is a little weird…" Turk finally managed. "This place hasn't been here that long, right? But it looks a thousand years old."

"Tell me about it," JD murmured back. "But hey – all the products look new! And normal, for that matter…"

"Why hello."

The two turned around sharply, startled by the new voice in the room. A stout man with a friendly face stared up at them, smiling. His cheeks were tinted red, and his orange hair showed just the tiniest signs of on-coming gray. "Welcome to my shop! May I help you?"

JD instantly liked this guy. He looked like a character out of a movie; a funny movie no less! And who doesn't like funny movies? "We were just looking around," he answered politely.

"How long has this place been set up?" Turk asked a little too suspiciously.

The owner chuckled some before answering. "I know it looks old, but you can't afford to have a sparkling store when you move around as much as I do."

"'Move around?'" JD repeated.

"Why yes! I'm a traveling salesmen. Slash magician, that is. I need to be able to set up my items as quickly as I'd be able to store them all away. I'm not a person who likes to stay in one spot for very long. No, not at all. So while my shop may not be the cleanest, I assure you it's for a reason. But never fear! My products are top notch. Yes, very top notch. Would you care to see some of my newest items? Perhaps some gift ideas, even?"

Hmm…JD hadn't thought of gift ideas, but why not? This could be his chance to start something with Elliot. He'd be able to give it to her as a thank you gift for all she's done so far with Sammy, and then, if she really liked it…really, really liked it… "Do you have anything that'd be good for girls?"

"Ah, trying to impress someone, are we?"

JD flushed a little. "Well, yeah. See – there's this girl I really like. A good friend. A co-worker too. We used to have a thing for each other actually, and I've recently developed, um…feelings for her again. Thing is, I'm not really sure where she stands on, you know…'Us.'"

"Then I have just the thing for you, young man!"

The two doctors watched as the owner headed straight for his counter, ignoring all the many products that lay on the shelves as he passed. He crouched down, disappearing from sight, but they could clearly hear him rummaging about. After a long five minutes of clinks and clatters, JD finally spoke. "Um, sir…? It's really okay if you can't find anything. We'll just –"

"Ah, here we go!" he shouted triumphantly, popping up from behind the register.

Chubby fingers curled themselves around a small, pink vile. It was ordinary looking, to be perfectly honest. As the man continued to wave it around triumphantly, JD soon realized that the vile itself wasn't pink at all. It was the liquid inside of it that made it seem that way. It swooshed around with each movement the shop owner made while trotting happily back to where they stood. "This, my dear boy, is a love potion."

There was a small moment of silence before the two men burst out laughing. "A love potion!? Dude, are you serious?" Turk asked, still smiling broadly from what he assumed was meant to be a joke.

"Why of course I'm serious!" The man turned his attention back to JD, who had finally managed to gain control of his laughter. "Tell me young man – don't you want your lady friend to love you back?"

"Of course!" he answered promptly. "But a love potion? Look Mr. – I've loved magic since I was a little kid, I've read every single Harry Potter book at least three times, and I have a baby boy who I really can't wait to bring to a show one day, but… you can't honestly expect me to believe that, that will make somebody fall in love with me, can you?"

"Of course I expect you to believe that! Listen here, young man – you give this potion to your crush, and only three days later – that's right, just three days! – they'll be head over heels in love with you; googly eyes and all."

"Can I see it for a second?"

"Why of course!"

JD took the small bottle from the man's out stretched palm, examining its contents closely. As he did so, Turk nudged him playfully in the ribs. "C'mon, man, this is crazy, even for you. You don't honestly believe it'll work, do you?"

"No, but -" JD stopped and screwed open the lid. He brought it to his nose and sniffed. There was no denying how fake the stuff was, but there was also no denying how good it smelled either. So maybe it wasn't a love potion, fine, but it would sure make a nice perfume. Elliot would like that, right?

JD turned back to the owner and nodded. "Alright, sir, you win. How much for the 'Love Potion?'"

"Fifty dollars and it's all yours!"

JD grinned as he heard his best friend quietly mutter "rip-off." It didn't stop him though. He took out his wallet quickly and handed the man his money. The owner brought it to the register, and after putting it away, waved cheerfully at his two departing customers. "Good luck to you, young man! I wish for you all the love and happiness in the world!"

Turk snorted at the cheesy line, and while JD still believed the whole thing to be pretty crazy, he smiled and waved right back.

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JD sat at the cafeteria table both he and Elliot had been sharing for the past couple of weeks. He toyed with the small bottle nervously, wondering how he'd present it to her. He decided to keep it unwrapped, considering all the boxes he owned were way too big for said item. Gift bags could've worked, but the only type of bags that were in his apartment were garbage, paper, and plastic. Handing the vile to her how it was seemed much more romantic than, "Here, Elliot! Your present's inside of this garbage bag. Hope you like it!"

Just as JD was coming up with what he thought was a great opening line, a sharp whistle broke through his train of thought. "Newbie! Didn't I see you in here earlier? No more breaks, Tiffany. Get your ass back to work!"

"I'm not taking a break! Well, okay…I guess I kind of am. But wait, Dr. Cox, listen! I paged Elliot to meet me here so I could give her –"

"Oh, dear God, don't tell me! Are you two girls going at it again?"

"Not yet…" JD muttered.

"I'd go ahead and comment on all the pale, nerdy sex you two cla-hearly enjoy having, but I'm gonna go ahead and choose to comment over the fact that you didn't deny the 'two girls,' bit from before."

"Damn it!" the brunet hissed. Thrown off by the fact that he didn't deny his mentor's insult, JD was unprepared for the large, calloused hand that reached out and snatched the glass vile from his own smaller ones. "Hey!" JD shouted. "Give it back!"

Dr. Cox grinned mischievously as he swooshed the liquid in front of his own face, inspecting its contents carefully. "Oh, Newbie…perfume? You got her perfume? You just straight out get women, don't you?"

"What's wrong with perfume? Girls love perfume!"

"Girls as whiney and neurotic as Barbie? Puh-lease! She'll take one look at this and jump to the conclusion that you think she reeks."

JD swallowed. He hadn't considered that. More over, he felt like a complete idiot. He had to think of something quick. He could deny it being perfume, and then maybe Dr. Cox would back off. Hey, maybe he could even get the man to give him a compliment! Think, think, think! "Actually," JD finally began. "It's not perfume at all. It's –"

He stopped when Perry twisted the bottle open, peering inside at the liquid before bringing it to his nose. "Juice? You bought juice?"

"Huh?"

"Don't lie to me, Newbie. It smells too damn sweet to be perfume. And here I thought you couldn't get any less impressive."

JD watched, wide eyed, as Perry titled his head back, finishing the bottle in one rapid swig. The older man licked his lips as he chucked the bottle back at his protégé. "That'll teach you not to take two breaks in the course of an hour. Now move it, Newbie! Back to work!"

The blue eyed doctor watched, defeated, as his mentor stormed out of the cafeteria, all the while wearing a triumphant smirk. JD banged his forehead against the table. He spent fifty dollars on that thing, damn it! But maybe it was for the better. The truth was that Perry probably was right about Elliot's reaction upon being given perfume. Still…fifty dollars!

"Hey, JD! What's up?"

The brunet lifted his head from the table to stare up at the person he'd originally planned on meeting there. "Hey, Elliot."

A silence ensued as the blonde stared down at her trampled looking friend. "Um…," she finally started, "You paged me?"

"Yeah, uh…sorry about that. Accident."

"It was an accident? How do you accidentally page someone?"

"I, uh…tripped?"

Elliot just rolled her eyes. "Alright, well...I'm going in line to get some lunch. Hey, wait a sec – didn't you already eat today?"

JD nodded. "Yeah. Dr. Cox noticed the same thing actually…"

"Ah, so that explains the victory grin I saw him wearing before I got here."

"Pretty much..." he answered dryly.

Elliot gave him a small pat on the shoulder before scurrying off into line. JD watched her and sighed. He stood from his spot at the table begrudgingly and made his way towards the nurses' station. He was fifty dollars poorer, had no gift for Elliot, and had been yelled at – once again – by his mentor.

The whole, "Being in love and in a relationship during springtime plan," was not working out for him so far. At least it didn't appear to be…

A/N: Hate it? Love it? Think I've gone crazy? Don't hesitate to share. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed it so far. Until next time!

P.S. – I'm sure most of you know this by now, but just in case, I thought I'd let you guys know that the new and final season of [Scrubs] premiers January 6th on ABC at 9:00 and 9:30. :) Anyway, besides that awesome piece of news, I hope you all had a good New Years!