Hi there! Sorry for the long time with no update, life's been tough for me. Anyhow, here's a Doc X Claire chapter! They're finally going to work on the farm! R&R!
As darkness blended to light, two eyes couldn't find a way to close and sleep for the couple of hours that were required for a goodnight sleep. After several minutes of trying to sleep, he gave up, sighing sadly. With a glance toward the clock on his bedroom wall, a growl unwillingly left his mouth.
"It's too early…" He wined with his head on his pillow. "I'm so tired…"
It was very early, not even close to his average time to wake up. He was tired, but not sleepy, that was for sure. After tossing and turning for around ten minutes, he gave up, standing from the warm bed into the cold floor.
"Where are my shoes?" He asked himself with a frown, spotting them rather quickly.
He felt strange; a strong will to run kicked in, making him rush to the door and laugh.
"I wonder why I'm so hyperactive today... Or why am I talking to myself so much and find it hilarious." He reasoned with a chuckle. He shrugged and continued his way through the empty clinic. He reached the front door and without a second thought he walked out, thanking God for it was a beautiful clear morning.
When the door closed loudly, it woke up Claire, who was sleeping in the room right beside it. She gasped in surprise and looked out the window, raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"What's Al doing up so early?" She wondered, getting up from the clinic's bed. After finding her way through the building to the door, she ran after the yawning doctor.
"Hmmm… where do I go now? The sun's about to rise…" He mumbled while scratching the back of his head. "A walk through the beach seems quite nicely."
Claire spotted his jet black hair from far away and smiled, she was getting closer. He got inside the town square and turned to the left. She fastened her pace and got there just as he sat on the boardwalk. He was swinging his legs on the air, staring at the clouds that covered the raising sun on the horizon.
"Hi there!" She smiled, running and then sitting beside him on the wooden floor.
"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be resting." He scowled while crossing his arms.
"It's hard to sleep when people are around slamming doors…" She hinted with a smirk.
He got embarrassed and slightly blushed. "I'm sorry; I was… and still am a little hyperactive this morning."
"Oh, medicine side effects?" She asked with a shrug, receiving a nod. She took a look at her watch and sighed. "Well, we've better get going to work; you know… early bird catches the worm…"
"Ok, let's go." He smiled while standing up.
He offered a hand, which she gladly accepted with a smile and tried to hide the sudden blush that appeared. "I wonder why they say that. Who wants to have a worm anyway…?"
He laughed with her and then brushed some sand off his white clean clothes. The walk was silent, but it was nice. The spring breeze brought the sweet scent of flowers, giving a special touch to the bright day. After reaching the farm, Alex gasped.
"You did this…?" He asked in amazement.
All the stones and branches where gone, only a few weeds and builders where on the field. A few tree stumps where on the south side, two to be exact. Over all, it looked a lot better than how it was a few days ago.
"Yeah, but I got bored so I went to see you!" She smiled, walking toward her house. "Come on, I fixed this place too… kinda…"
He followed and once the light switch was turned on, he couldn't help but smile. "Well, here's a statement…"
All the dust and spider webs were gone, along with some random bugs that lived there. Now the room was clear, the picture on the walls where replaced, decorative paper was glued and even a small rug was near the bed. It looked different, like an explosion of black and purple with light shades of lavender all around. It was mostly purple.
A small round rug was on front of her bed, the color? Well, it was red with black spots… with antennas. A ladybug rug on a Goth's room... awkward, but it brought some light into the room, which wasn't very dark to begin with.
"Well?" She asked with a curious look.
"It looks very nice, just like your personality! If I didn't know you I would have expected to see a dark black cave-like room." He truthfully admitted with a smile.
"Nah, not my style… and peaking of style, you're not planning on working on those, are you?" She asked while pointing to his white clothes. "Hold on, I got something in here that should fit you…"
She started to browse through her rather small box, making Alex feel uncomftable. "Uh, Claire… what are you looking for, exactly?"
"This." She answered with a blue overall on her hands. "It's his, I'm sure he won't mind."
He looked at the picture she pointed out of her and a young man hugging each other with a smile. Suddenly, he felt sick to his stomach and just couldn't think of a way to refuse to use those clothes. He honestly didn't want to wear someone else's clothing, especially someone that close to his newest friend.
"I'm not wearing your boyfriend's clothes." He said while crossing his arms with a frown.
Claire looked surprised and gasped, she looked confused. "What boyfriend!? That's my brother!" She laughed and looked as he blushed again, this time a million shades of crimson blasted in his face. "Come on, try it on!"
"I'm not sure if I should…"
"Oh please, I'll wait outside." She smiled, throwing him the blue clothes and brown boots, and then she was walking out the door. "That… was… awkward…"
A few minutes later he walked outside, wearing the farming clothes she had said, from the hat to the boots. They were a little tight, but still, they were comftable. He walked next to her; she was pulling out a weed without much enthusiasm with a huge black sun hat.
"Well… here I am." He announced, giving her a little smile. "What do you think?"
She smiled and nodded, giving him thumbs up. "It's not black, but it works. It looks a little small…"
"They're comfy you know… well, except for this." He said in a baby-like voice while pointing at his shirt. "You got anything bigger?"
"Sorry, that's the only clothes I have from my brother." She said with a shrug, letting go of the weed in her hand and standing up. "What are you gonna do now?"
"Hmmm… I can't work with this. Maybe I should get my usual working clothes."
"You're not gonna work with hospital clothing, Al."
"Fine." He said while crossing his arms. "I'll just try to work with these." He smiled and grabbed a hoe. "Are you gonna plant any seeds?"
Claire nodded, pointed to an area in the large field and laughed. "What's so funny?"
"You look… so different!" She smiled, noticing that he gave her a weird look.
"Is different good?" He shrugged with a risen eyebrow and didn't wait to see her answer, he got to work. After many tries, he couldn't stand it anymore and just tossed the shirt out, showing the flesh from his chest and back.
"Different is great…" She mumbled to herself with a little blush on her pale white cheeks. "Yeah, it's good Al."
"He-he… thanks…" He smiled, hiding his own blush. "That hat looks pretty nice on you too."
"Well, I'll guess I'll wear it more often then!" She laughed, falling back as she lifted the heavy hammer. "O…kay?"
"That didn't happen." Alex assured as he helped her up. "Why don't you pick up the weeds? You worked so hard yesterday… I wouldn't want you to get sick, I wouldn't forgive myself if I allow it."
When his mind registered what he said, he turned around, looking for a way to stop the glowing red cheeks that could be seen miles away. "I'll do it…"
"No! You're not even supposed to be here to begin with. Don't push it." She said stubbornly, picking up the hammer once more and hitting a builder as hard as she could. "Wahoo! One down… a bazillion to go…"
"Ah, don't rush it. It's not like you have a time limit." He said with a sigh. "I have to work as fast as I can in an emergency…"
Claire stood quiet and just shook her head, thinking. "Hmmm… Al? Has anybody… you know… died in your hands…?"
He sighed softly and gave her a soft smile. "No, I still haven't experienced such a horrible experience."
"That's good." She smiled in relief; she was afraid that he had gone through a situation like that, but if not, why does he overwork himself so much? "Do you ever take a break?"
"Well, it depends on my mood… why, do you want to take a break now?" He asked concerned.
"No, just wondering." She shrugged, changing her tool to a sickle. "Wow! This is faster than pulling them out!"
"Be careful with that!" He warned, giving her a look that said that it was safer the slowest way. She just nodded with a smile and continued to work.
After a couple of hours, they were done with mostly the entire field, except for a couple of builders and stumps. It was getting hot from so much work, so they decided to call it a day and just rest for a while under the shade of the apple tree.
The wind was blowing gently, making the heat go away slowly, but refreshingly. They were both on the grass, staring at the shifting clouds. Sighing, Alex stretched and looked up toward the tree, noticing something he didn't before.
"Uh… Lei… there's a beehive!" He said worriedly, pointing to the yellow hive just a few feet above their heads.
"Yeah, I know." She replied with a shrug. "Why do you point it out?"
"Well… maybe because bees sting?" He insisted sarcastically. "Let's get out of here!"
"No Al! They won't sting you if you don't get close, trust me. I gather their honey all the time." Claire assured, taking out a jar from her rucksack.
"But they're dangerous." He informed stubbornly. "You know it, why do you even get near them?"
Claire sighed and just looked at him, he was frowning. She flashed a smile, which made him look confused, then they both bursted into laughter. "Al, don't be so overprotective."
"I'll stop if you'll be more careful." He said with one eyebrow raised. "Do we have a deal?"
"Uh huh." Claire smiled and stretched out her hand. "Man, we worked a lot today!"
"Yes, well… we should go and eat something, it's not healthy to go around with an empty stomach." He stood up at the same time that she did and looked at the almost-clear field, tossing his own shirt back on.
Claire sighed and yawned. "I am pretty hungry… come on, there must be a place to eat around here. Do you guys have any fast food restaurants?"
Al looked at her like if she had grown another head, and then shook his head with a frown. "You actually eat that junk food?"
Claire looked around and mumbled ashamed. "Uh, yeah."
"That's too bad, because they don't have anything like that here. This place is very remote, but… there is the inn, which is also a restaurant."
"What!? You mean… there's nothing city-like here?"
"No. You're gonna have to learn to live by nature." He said with a smirk.
"Good! I'm gonna miss a good hamburger, but well, its better this way. The city has too much contamination and it stinks." She nodded and started to walk into the field, confusing him.
Al saw as she hopped over a rock, bent down and grabbed something he didn't see. "Claire, there's no signal in here."
"Darn it! I didn't know it included cell phones too!" She wined. "But… there is a phone here, right? I wanna call my family every once in a while."
"Sure is, at the inn!" He smiled.
Claire walked next to him with her small phone on her hand and smirked. "Are you hungry?"
"…why?" He asked worriedly.
Claire's smirk got bigger. "You know… running is good for you, and you look like a fine runner to me…"
She dropped her phone and Alex knew where this was going. "No! I'm not gonna run to the inn!"
"Oh, yes you are." She smiled, crossing her arms. "Race 'ya!"
In less than a second, both of them rushed through the farm's grounds and got to the town's sidewalk. The wind blew hard in both their ears, making them smile. They continued with their race, and Claire noticed that he indeed was a good runner. He rushed on front of her and touched the door to the inn with her a few seconds behind.
"…wow… that was fast… Al." Claire said between breaths.
She really didn't expected him to run, she actually thought that he would look at her like if she was an alien and laugh at her, but well, we can't say she cares much of what other's think.
Alex felt strange, he wasn't acting like the sophisticated, mature and well behaved doctor he always was, it was actually… fun! He enjoyed running, laughing and even to have pointless arguments once in a while. Over all, he missed to have fun. Remembering that she was talking to him, he turned to face her.
"Really? …well… you're pretty fast… yourself…" He smiled, gasping too.
They opened the door and reached the counter, asking for water immediately. Ann gladly took the order and went to the back room to find two glasses with ice. Alex and Lei were still out of breath, so they just looked around curiously.
"You know… I don't usually come here." Alex admitted with a faint smile.
Claire looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"
He shrugged and smiled at Ann, who just got there. "Thanks."
"No problem!" Answered the red haired girl with a wide smile. "So… you two are friends now?"
"Yup. Hey, didn't I saw you at the beach?" Claire asked with a small frown.
Ann nodded. "Yeah, I was there when you got here!"
Claire thought for a couple of seconds, trying to figure out where exactly did she saw her. "You were with that girl with anger management problems!"
"Oh, you mean Karen?" Ann said with a confused look. "Yeah, I was with her. And yeah, sometimes her mouth gets a little ahead of her brain."
"Sadly, she isn't as mature as she should be and still believes on those social rates, you know, who's popular and what not." Alex explained calmly, taking a sip of his water.
"Really, you don't say… so… where on this chart are you?" Claire asked, taking the glass of water gratefully.
He thought for a moment, and then sighed. "I guess I'm the overworking, old like person."
"And to think that you're not old at all." Ann mumbled while sitting beside them.
"You know, that's just pointless." Claire said with a smile.
Ann looked at Alex with a frown and crossed her arms. "What's with this look, doctor?"
"Oh, I was helping Claire with some farming." He informed happily.
Claire nodded, while Alex continued to chat casually with Ann. An hour later, both Alex and Claire came out, stomach as full as ever and about to blow. They slowly made their way to the supermarket, ready to buy some seeds to plant. Unknown to them, Karen was there and in a very bad mood.
So yeah, I made the doctor a little less serious than how he is on the game, but well, I liked it. Remember to review! Oh, and check out my profile! Maybe you'll end up joining WUAC! It explains what it is there.
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