Meeting while waiting hours on end in the emergency room au
(I'm gonna age them up a few years)
Kai could not leave the ER, his dad was dying the same his mom was and he could not deal with it again. He could not become an orphan at 21. He was just able to drink legally a few months ago. He can't run company alone. He sat in one of the chairs and just tried to block the world out. Until he turned around saw the door was open and saw a girl around his age sitting in a chair in the bedroom across from them. They waved at each other and gave fake smiles.
Kai decided he needed a break and walked out the door and noticed so was the girl. They met in the hallway. Kai stretched out his hand.
"Hi I'm Kai I'm 21"
"Hello I'm Cinder 19, 20 in 2 months" she shook his hand
"So what are you here for?" he asks
"My step-sister was diagnosed with a leukemia"
"The same with my dad"
"It's nice to know someone who is going through the same thing as me."
"We can be there for each other throughout all these doctors visits."
"Sure! I hope your sister gets better"
"The same to you with your dad"
"It has been nice to meet you"
Cinder walks away happy that she met someone cute and understands her pain. She gets back to her room and Adri is there with a sassy face.
"How could you leave, you are why Peony is getting worse, if we didn't have to pay for you prosthetics we would be able to pay for the treatment sooner!"
"I'm sorry Adri"
"Just go check on her while Pearl and I go get something to eat"
"Yes ma'am"
Cinder walks up to Iko and hugs her.
"I don't know what to do it's not my fault I need these"
Cinder cries and cries then they hear a knock. Cinder turns around and sees Kai. She wipes her eyes and blushed in embarrassment. He smiles at her then walks in to so something.
"Hi I overheard and it's not your fault your mother-" "Stepmother"
"Your stepmother is blaming you"
"I know but if I didn't need these Peony could have gotten better sooner."
"Its ok, you need them to walk and grab things."
Iko interrupts
"Wait! Aren't you Kai Prince the son of Rikan Prince the owner of Commonwealth industries."
"Yes…"
It clicked to Cinder
"My sister was almost in love with you, if-" "when" Iko interrupts "when she gets better please pay her a visit"
"Of course, you're a friend now"
"Thank you I really needed that reassurance, I feel so inconsiderate how is your father?"
"He's stable, if just not ready to lose another parent or take over a company at 21"
"By the magazines and what i know from meeting you, you seem ready and perfect CEO for the company"
"Yeah the magazine are always correct, but do you really feel that way"
"Absolutely"
At this time Iko sneaks out leaving them alone to get to know each other.
Cinder and Kai sit back down and talk for another half an hour about all types of things from jobs to hobbies to favorite colors.
Kai waves goodbye as he went to go check on his dad. As he left Adri and Pearl entered. Pearl saw who it was and saw how Cinder looked at him as he waved goodbye.
"Cinder how could you! You knew Peony liked him, just because she is dying doesn't mean you can steal her celeb crush!"
"Pearl I didn't even know who he was when I first met him."
"Yeah ok thats such nice sisterhood"
They argued for another 2 minutes until
"Girls! Stop! Cinder you had no right to do that to Peony"
"Adri I-"
"I'm selling your prothstetics, it will help pay for Peony's recovery and give me a little more money to sustain ourselves a little longer"
"You can't do that! You are just doing it for the money!"
"How dare you, you aren't even related to Peony"
"I still love her if we share blood or not!"
"Just get out we will call you back when we decide to take the foot and hand off"
Cinder runs out trying not to cry. She gets to the cafeteria and sees Kai there talking to the doctor they share Dr. Erland. When the doctor walks away Kai sees her despair and goes up to ask what was wrong.
"Did your sister die?!"
"No oh stars no!"
She tells him what happened, Dr. Erland happened to overhear.
"I have some experimental prothstetics they $1000 per piece"
"I can't pay for that!"
Kai turns to her, "I can I'm rich you know"
"I can't let you do that we barely know each other"
"It's ok you comforted me in dark times"
"Thank you so much"
"In exchange I would like to take you out on a date once this is all over"
"Ok"
The end for now...
