===Doctor and Patient===
~~~Salix= doctor and father~~~
12:00 p.m.
lights out in the hospital was three hours ago, and yet Salix was up dashing around the halls of said hospital going back and forth from the second and third floors operating in one and looking after the newest intern of the hospital, Claire.
" HOW DO I FIX THIS!" The frantic Claire screamed as she was pulling out a bullet from the patient's wound.
Salix got the bullet from her clamps with his gloved hands and placed it in the sanitation tray. He brought out the nervous intern and flicked the back of her hand "There, when I was still an intern I used to flick the back of my hands to calm myself down"
Salix then started pushing a much calmer Claire back to the operating room "Now do you feel much better?" a simple nod was the response he got "Go on speak I don't bite" he said smiling.
"Ye-yes " Salix sighed "Please Claire call me Dr. Salix or just Salix I'm fine with that too"
"Yes Dr. Salix" she said this time with a boosted confidence "That's good to hear" he sighed then looked at the clock "Ok I'll go back to my operation upstairs" as he was about to leave the room he gave her a quick smile "Good luck"
When he left the room she looked at the body and started operating again, her mind focused on the body and at her senior, Salix.
She wiped her sweat and made a final check to see if she succeeded in the procedure, upon confirming that she succeeded she announced "Operation success!"
The nurses there clapped for her, her first operation was a success after all.
She then looked at the clock
12:30 p.m.
It took her an hour or so to finish the operation she was happy of course she got a good time.
Salix popped back in the room obviously tired, holding a bloodied lab coat in his hands along with two cups of what Claire assumes is coffee. "Hey there How's your operation?" he asked his voice tired and sleepy.
Claire went over to him and led her to a seat outside the O.R. and once both of them were sitting she answered with a equally tired voice "Well I guess it went well it was tiring thou" she chuckled "Thank for the 'hand flicking' I guess it really helped"
"Yeah it should, also yeah you do sound tired after a must be a draining operation huh?" She sighed then nodded "Very, imagine doing two of those back to back"
"I know right! I mean there was a day I got to do four and Ugh…. I was out for the entirety of the next day doing these things are killer you know?" Salix said as he was taking another sip of coffee?
"Want some?" he gave the cup to her, she took it of course then smelled it "Milk?" Salix nodded "It's good for you this late in the night you don't want to drink coffee you won't be able to sleep otherwise"
She took a sip at the warm cup of milk "Soo….. How about you how's your operation?" He looked at his clock "It went well, finished in….roughly 30 minutes"
Claire looked at the doctor stunned, 30 minutes? That was way too fast she took an hour to finish her's and it only took Salix half the amount of time.
"Wow"
She then thought to herself how awesome her senior is being able to be able to do 4 operations in a day, his operations were quick he was definitely a person to look up to!
"Oh by the way I've got to go Bye bye!" he drank the last of his milk then walked to the parking lot and started driving to his home.
"Bye doc. Salix!"
After a few minutes of driving Salix arrived at his destination his cozy house. A year's worth of savings, another year of construction, and another year of buying all his furnishings, this house is one of the fruits of his labor.
Opening his door he was greeted to the pleasant sound of the piano it was beautiful, yes, but this late in the night? He then walked over to the electric piano that he bought and sitting there was a orange hair, green eyed girl playing it and completely enjoying herself.
Salix went over to the piano and watched her and just sitting at a chair near her, upon finishing her piece Salix made his presence known "That was nice" he gave the girl a much deserved applaud.
"Oh! Father, I thought you would arrive earlier and when you didn't I.." Salix petted her "You waited for me I know"
"Now let's sleep ok? dad's tired as hell" The girl hugged her father, then the two of them started walking to Salix's room after getting a bath and wearing his sleeping clothes, he rested on his bed immediately sleeping.
The girl saw her father sleeping already so she found somewhere where she can sleep beside him, once she found a spot she wriggled in her father's arms to look as if his hugging her as they sleep.
Salix smiled seeing her put this much effort so he pulled her closer gave her a kiss in the fore head "Good night Penny" Penny giggled "Good night dad"
The next morning… or well after noon
"Ok Penny diagnostics time, go ahead and I'll check your systems, see if everything's fine" Penny stood at a chamber/ capsule like area that had a futuristic green highlights and a slick metallic design.
Penny gave her father a deep sigh "Dad please you never allow me out the house my robotics or well my everything will be fine" Salix chuckled "Well that's true" he then sighed "Well sorry for being over protective"
Penny shook her head "No it's quite fine dad no problem there, it just means you love me"
Salix scratched the back of his head at Penny's flattery "hehehe well dad does love you" he then started doing his basic tests with Penny's body, checking for any mistakes in her A.I., body or in general.
After the check up he signaled Penny to get out the Capsule "So Penny about not letting you go out the house would you want to came with me to work today?"
He then waved off the suggestion "Nah you'll just be bored at my work and….." Penny hugged her father "NO no no no dad I'll be glad to join you!"
Salix hugged her back "Are you sure I mean….. It's boring there….OH actually yeah that's a great idea! You're coming with me today then" Penny tightened her hug "I love you dad!" "Love you too…. also please stop hugging not that I don't like it but you're crushing me already"
Penny let go of Salix then smiled, finally she gets to see the outside world!
Back at the hospital
Penny walked in ahead of Salix excited about her little trip, nearly tripping a multitude of times too which was prevented by Salix.
The Nurses and staff of the hospital were already talking to Penny, In that hospital and in that age Androids were rare and too see one up close and personal was rarer. To see her was an amazing experience, after all witnessing the pinnacle of technology in front of you was amazing. Really the big accomplishment of that technology was getting the android to look human but not taking it to the uncanny valley at the same time. So too all of them there meeting Penny was something new.
When Salix saw her being to over whelmed by the multitude of android related questions he grabbed her and said "Ok guys do all of that later" they nodded and said there thank yous to Penny.
Penny breathed a sigh of relief "Thanks dad" Salix petted her "Sure no problem, anyways I got someone to introduce to you a friend of mine you'll like her for sure"
Penny smiled "I'm excited!" Salix and Penny started walking to Ruby's room the two talking as they walk to her room.
Ruby's day was awesome so far waking up to one of Yang's packed breakfasts, and my did her being a wife make her cooking so much better! "YWANG THWIS ISH SHO DEWISHUSH!" Ruby shouted her hands in the air and her mouth full of food.
"Yeesh at least chew what you're eating" Yang said as she was feeding her twins "See my twins can do that why can't you?" Sun suddenly up "Yup, seriously Ruby back then….actually even back then you did do that didn't you; well my twins are better than you"
Ruby looked at the two cuties twin boy and girl, Ember and Celica. Ember like her mother had long and beautiful golden hair that, like her mother, she was proud of, Celica was also the same he had long hair thou it was fixed like a mullet and pony-tail combo, both kids inherited Yang's lilac eyes Ember inherited most of Yang's look while Celica inherited most of Sun's.
Ruby tried jumping from her bed to the twins with plans to hugging and smothering them with kisses and possibly to die from their cuteness which by the way was a kind of death she'd totally be fine with.
But she was stopped by Salix holding her back from jumping from her bed to the twins. "Hello Ruby" "Saaaallllllliiiiiiixxxx! why did you stop me!" she pouted at him crossing her hands even.
"Well Ruby your doctor said for you to stay put and wait for him to say if your good to walk or do physical tasks with your body" he said half scolding Ruby.
Ruby huffed then started trying to tease/ getting back at him but Salix easily threw back her insults to her or was able to get back at her quickly.
Quickly the two started their banter which has been more common over the two months that Ruby's been on the hospital, it was cute but it was more like two kids teasing each other.
Yang then saw the girl behind Salix "Ohh Hey Salix who's that?"
Salix looked away from Ruby then started introducing Penny "Glad you asked this is Penny, she's my daughter!" Penny smiled and waved at them "Salutations~ I'm Penny, Penny Brown!"
Everyone was shocked that Penny who obviously looked as old as Ruby was Salix's daughter, at first they thought it was a joke but with such straight faces they knew that Salix and Penny was serious.
"Wow hahaha great joke Salix really great joke!" Yang said laughing at the 'joke' "No really she is my daughter" and again with the straight face
"Maybe Salix is just really forty something years old?" Ruby said thinking of the possibilities "How rude father is just 28" Penny said defending her father
"Well how then?" Sun asked Salix thought of something before pounding his hand to his other "Penny show them the 'head trick' you showed me that one time" Penny clapped in excitement "Oh yes that will help us prove our point!"
"Here I go then!" Yang and Sun almost instinctively covered the eyes and ears of Ember and Celica thinking that it might be something….wrong.
Penny then suddenly detached her head and showed them her inside made of circuits, metals, and different electronic components. Everyone was amazed and surprised at the sudden removal of Penny's head and reveal that she is a robot.
"Oh so you're a robot then?" Yang said removing the covers from Ember and Celica's ears and eyes.
"Android" Salix and Penny corrected almost at the same time. "And how is Salix your father?" Yang continued "Well he made me along with a team of scientists I was one of the first androids"
"So yeah this is Penny" Salix looked at the three new guests "Oh umm you guys are new hi I'm Salix" he said while offering a handshake to Sun.
"This is my family, Sun my husband and my kids Ember and Celica" sun smiled and took the handshake of Salix "Hey dude thanks for getting Ruby up to shape by the way" Salix smiled back "No problem there it's my job after all"
The twins tugged on Salix's leg "Hello Mwister!" the twins gave Salix the cutest most adorable smile he's seen in a while or ever. Involuntarily his hands were already on top of the heads giving them a pet "These kids….They're so cute!"
After some petting and Ruby and Salix arguing whether to allow Ruby to play with the kids or not Salix looked at his watch "Oh I've got to go I've got a few checkups to do"
He waved everyone goodbye before proceeding out the room, but as he was about to do so he left Penny there to their care "Please take care of my daughter…. also don't try to make her do silly things looking at you Ruby bye bye!"
When Salix left Ruby immediately looked at Penny with mischievous eyes "So Penny you got any dirt on Salix?" Yang smiled "Ohh now this is interesting"
"What do you mean by dirt?" Penny asked tilting her head at the question. Yang brought the girl to a seat near Ruby and hers "You see" Yang started "Dirt means whatever your dad did wrong." "Wrong?" Ruby continued "Yup maybe something along the lines of him saying something bad or doing something violent or…" Yang whispered "Maybe something pervy?"
Penny looked at the two then started telling them Salix's 'dirt'
Salix was sitting at his office with Claire both…or well Claire was reviewing her notes on medicine while Salix was there to help her.
"Ok ready for a quick test?" Salix said holding a paper with questions written on it "Yup ready when you are Dr. Salix"
"Ok here we go….." Salix stared down at his paper saying questions from how to perform a surgery, different types of sicknesses, to parts of the body. Claire was answering as much questions as she can only getting a few minor mistakes that Salix corrected as soon as she made them.
"Well there you go good job oh, also sorry I was late to review you" Claire waved her hands, disagreeing with the doctor "No Dr. Salix I should say sorry I took your time from your work"
"Well ok then…..still sorry"
"Yeah same here sorry"
Salix kicked back and relaxed on his chair leaning backwards and closing his eyes "Hey Claire I'll just rest ok. You know works hard plus I also reviewed you so yeah" Claire sighed a little worried for Salix "Sure and sorry for tiring you too"
"No problem"
Salix then entered a light sleep in his chair one that anyone as busy as him would appreciate. Claire stayed there looking over her notes and occasionally stealing glances from Salix.
Claire admired Salix she really did, as a doctor and as a person in general, but sometimes she can't help herself from looking at him and seeing him as more.
Salix had looks and thanks to that he stood out so most nurses, other doctor's and even some patients ask him out and all of them were shot down by Salix but now it did not happen as much.
So Claire did just keep those feelings for Salix inside her, afraid that she'll be shot down immediately. There was no competition so she knew she could take her time with her feelings.
*THUMP*
"Hahaha Salix I got dirt on you" Ruby announced as she went in the room slamming the table of Salix. Looking around she saw the sleeping Salix and the studying Claire "Oh sorry is this a quite zone?" she asked a little embarrassed.
Claire shook her head "No…. well yes Dr. Salix needs his sleep" Ruby looked at the new girl "Can I know your name?" Ruby asked with curious eyes.
"Ruby that's Claire an intern here. Claire that's Ruby my patient and well friend I guess Claire meet Ruby, Ruby meet Claire" Salix said as he woke up.
"Hi I'm Ruby nice to meet you" "Same I'm Claire" The two girls shook hands
Ruby then looked at Salix with mischievous eyes "HA! now I've got dirt on you Salix!" Salix slumped in his chair not fazed by Ruby's words "Let me guess you made Penny tell on me, am I right?"
Ruby nodded "More or less yeah, SO I'LL SAY YOUR DIRT!" Salix looked at her with a wide grin "Go ahead tell me I'm not scared"
"Well here! Penny said you strip her naked nightly then you insert all sorts of things in her!" Ruby pointed at him accusatorily "YOU'RE A PERVERT!"
Salix laughed at Ruby while Claire's eyes widen Salix has a GF and he even inserts all sorts of things in her?
Ruby looked at him "WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING THAT'S YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!"
Claire was shocked even more Salix had a daughter and he does those kinds of things to her!? Forget the fact that he harasses his daughter…. actually don't but still Salix has a wife!
Salix stood up and placed a hand on Ruby "Look Penny is an android she needs to be checked daily…. well she doesn't but I like checking won't hurt to see and diagnose my daughter after all and yes before you ask I do need to remove her clothes so I can do the checkups properly"
Salix gave Ruby a wide victorious smirk "That's it?" Ruby pouted "Un fair it took us a lot of time to get anything remotely close to dirt and when we finally got one it was you being nice to Penny again!"
Salix gave her a mock bow "Of course a good person equates to a great dad" Ruby jabbed him lightly "Oh yeah you keep on being mean to me" again she pouted
"Well don't blame me. Which one of us annoys the other first Hmm?" Ruby took a moment to think after a while she had a look of defeated "Me….." "Who again I couldn't hear" "ME! BUT I was bored!"
Again the two started their little teasing/ banter session with each other. Claire sighed in relief after hearing that Salix seemed to be single still and that he was not in to 'inserting' things inside his partners.
But looking at the closeness of Salix and Ruby, maybe she did have a competitor to Salix's love?
Suddenly Salix hit Ruby lightly in the hand "There I was holding back there since you're still recovering" Ruby gave him a solid uppercut "There I was holding back since I'm recovering too!"
What even did the two argue about? and why did they punch each other? Well whatever happened after seeing the two and what they just did she came to a conclusion that, yes, they are just close friends.
===Le Notes===
THANK YOU FOR READING
Well other than that if you guys can please give reviews and criticism (preferably of the constructive variety) that would be nice since not only will I know where I'm bad at, you guys will have a much MUCH better experience with reading my FF since I'll be constantly improving on this : )
Also I'm planning to focus the story on Ruby in the near future preferably when she gets out the hospital.