Title: Moving On

Author: Raven Shadowrose

Rating: M

Pairing: ?/?

Summary: Dixie has been left broken hearted by Cyd's departure from the Holby team, what will happen when Cyd is replaced by Hannah Darbyshire and Dixie takes a liking to her? Will she find the happiness that she has been searching for, or will she end up with even more of a broken heart?

Disclaimer: I do not know or own any of the characters from Casualty, any original characters and the story are my property and I do not give permission for anyone to use this story.

A/N: This story will contain some femslash, if you do not wish to read then, by all means, back away slowly the way you came, other than that, enjoy the story and reviews are appreciated.

Thank you to chan. nelson4444 and BeethovenRIP for your reviews, I am very grateful you're still reading. Here we go with the next chapter :)


Chapter Three.

Polly smiled when she saw Hannah walk into the locker room. 'Nice to see you again Hannah, are you ready for another day?'

'I am.'

'Jeff and his terrible jokes didn't scare you away then?'

'He's not that bad, I admit that his jokes need a lot of work, but I've worked with worse people.'

'That's true, at least he's not always trying it on with us.'

'Yeah, I remember at university there was this guy in the bar that always tried it on with the younger women. He was very creepy.'

'You went to university?' Polly had never been to uni, she'd wanted to but it had never worked out that way.

'I did, I was going to go straight into a station as a technician, but my dad thought it would be a good idea to get an education first.'

'Your dad sounds like a smart man.'

'He is, he's a surgeon so he should be. I like to think that I take after him.'

'How's that?'

'A love of learning and experiencing new things.'

'Hannah, what was it like at university?'

'Different, it is a place you will either love or hate. I changed a lot there, became more comfortable with who I am.'

'How do you mean?'

'It was the first proper time that I was away from my parents and able to develop as a person, my own person. I got my first tattoo while I was at university too.'

'You have a tattoo?'

'Actually, I have six.'

'Six, wait until I tell Jeff that, he thinks he's so tough because he has one. Does it hurt?'

'It does depend on where you have it and your own pain threshold, but, for the most part it is not as bad as people think.'

'Can I see them? They're not in any places that are going to make me blush are they?'

'If you want to. Don't worry, they're not in places that involve me taking private clothing off.'

'Oh good.'

'Do you want to see them now?' Polly nodded and Hannah slipped off her coat, she pulled up the sleeve of her t-shirt and revealed a pentagram with roses threaded through it. 'Wow, that's beautiful, are you a witch?'

'I like to think that I am more spiritual. Next.' Hannah turned and lifted up the other sleeve.

'A dragon, it has flames and everything. That's so impressive.'

'The next ones are on my back. I have to get changed anyway.' Hannah lifted her t-shirt off and turned around. Two blue butterflies sat on Hannah's left shoulder and an angel on her right shoulder. At the base of her back was a raven in full flight. 'They're amazing, real works of art. Where's the last one?'

'One minute.' Hannah put her white t-shirt on and the green paramedic shirt on over the top, she slipped off her boots and then the sock off her right foot. 'What are those flowers?'

'Cherry blossom. They grow in Japan, I got it as a reminder to live life to the fullest and make the most of it.'

'They're lovely.'

'Thank you, perhaps you could say that to my mother, she was scandalised when I came back with a tattoo.'

'I think they're wonderful.' Hannah smiled and finished changing into her uniform, she was glad that Polly liked her tattoos.

Hannah and Polly walked out into the main area of the garage, Jeff was waiting for them. 'Where have you two been?'

'Hannah showed me her tattoos, she has six of them.'

'Six? She has six of them?'

'Yes Jeff, six of them.'

'One was bad enough for me, how on earth did you get six Hannah?'

'Easily, if you want them enough then you'll have them.'

'How did you deal with the pain?'

'A bit like childbirth, I breathed through it.'

'You are one tough woman.' Hannah smiled, Jeff sounded like he was very impressed.

Dixie came out of her office and saw Polly, Jeff and Hannah waiting for her and they looked as if they were in deep conversation. 'What are you talking about?'

'Jeff is jealous of Hannah's tattoos, she has more than him you see.'

'I am not jealous.' Polly giggled at Jeff's put out expression.

'He is.'

'How many times do I have to tell you, I am not.'

'Okay children,' Dixie said. 'Do I have to separate you two and give you detention?'

'No Dixie,' Jeff and Polly chorused together.

'Good, can we at least try and behave like we are in a professional working environment?' Polly waved at them all and went off to join her partner. 'Jeff, is the ambulance ready?'

'Yep, Dorothy is ready.'

'Excellent, come on then, I believe we have work to do.' Dixie was surprised that Hannah had tattoos, she didn't seem the type, she pushed down the little voice in her head that was telling her she wanted to see them.

Hannah's attention was caught by Dixie talking to her. 'I want you to take the lead with casualties today, I'll be with you while you're treating them, but you'll be in charge. Are you okay with that?'

'No problem, I can do that.'

'All right, I'm not testing you, I promise.'

'I understand, I'm the new girl, you want to see what I can do.'

'Got it in one.'

'Question, why does Jeff call the ambulance Dorothy?'

'Because he's a bit loony.'

'Hey, I heard that,' Jeff shouted from the back of the ambulance. Hannah and Dixie laughed and Dixie picked up the radio as control called them.

'Holby control to 3004.'

'3004 receiving, over.'

'Elderly male collapsed with chest pains, eight Taverner Road, Farmead Estate.'

'3004 all received and mobile.' Dixie put the radio back on her belt and she turned to Hannah. 'I had hoped to leave this estate until later on in the week, it can be a bit rough and I won't hold it against you if you want to give this one a miss.'

'No, I should probably get it over with.'

'Okay, we'll look after you, don't worry Hannah.'

'I'm not worried.' Dixie nodded and Hannah climbed into the ambulance, Hannah hoped that Dixie was convinced.

Dixie talked to Hannah as Jeff drove them to the shout. 'For every shout that is genuine, we get two that are hoaxes from this estate. The problem is that we can't be sure which ones are hoaxes and which ones aren't.'

'I understand.'

'Just stick with me and you'll be all right.'

'Okay ladies, we're here.' Jeff pulled up at the kerb and Dixie grabbed the pack from the ambulance.

'Jeff, make sure we're ready to leave, just in case we have to get out quickly.' Dixie gave a sideways look at the yobs that were stood nearby.

'Of course I will, no problem princess.'

'Come on Hannah.' Dixie looked up at the boarded up house in front of her and Hannah, and she sighed, she was really fed up of the hoax calls that came from this estate. 'We'll check around the back just to make sure.'

'All right.' Dixie looked around to make sure that Hannah was following her, she didn't want to leave her alone while those idiots were hanging about.

Hannah followed Dixie to the back of the house, she was quite disgusted by the state of this place and felt sorry for the decent people that had to live there. 'It doesn't look like anyone is here, have you ever seen anything like this before, Hannah?'

'I've seen run down estates before, but this is beyond that, how can anyone live like this?'

'You'd be surprised, the yobs that cause the trouble are dumped here because nowhere else will take them. Come on, there's no one here, I'll report the hoax to control when we're out of here.' Hannah and Dixie went back to the ambulance, Dixie was about to place the kit back in the ambulance when one of the yobs started whistling. 'Hey gorgeous, you with the braid, I think I might need CPR, do you fancy putting those lips of yours to good use?' The yob made an obscene gesture at Hannah and she just bowed her head, trying her best to ignore them.

Dixie was not pleased, she knew very well that they had made the hoax call and now they were making disgusting comments to one of her staff. 'I hope you're proud of yourself and the total mess that you're making of your life.'

'Dixie, leave it, it's okay.'

'She's a posh bird, we'll break her in, right lads, show her what a real man can do.'

'No, it's not okay, it is disgusting, I don't know how they think that they can talk to people like that.'

'I know, let's drop it, besides I don't think this is the type of place that we want to hang around.'

'True, it isn't.' Dixie suddenly felt herself pulled towards the ambulance by the front of her uniform, and she found herself face to face with Hannah. 'Hannah, what is going on?' Dixie looked around when she heard a noise behind her and saw a brick on the ground where she had been stood a few seconds ago, she turned back to look at Hannah. 'Thanks.'

'No problem, I could hardly let you get hit by that brick now could I?'

'I guess not.' Hannah let go of Dixie, unaware of what her simple action had made Dixie feel. Dixie busied herself putting the kit back in the ambulance, being pressed up against Hannah like that had set her heart beating very strangely. Dixie climbed into the passenger seat and tried to ignore the suggestive looks that Jeff was giving her, she picked up the radio and reported the hoax call, she had to do something to make herself feel more normal.

Hannah made herself comfortable in the back of the ambulance, Dixie was on the radio and informing control about the hoax call. She had no idea what had just happened, one minute she was talking to Dixie and then the next the brick was flying through the air and there had only been a split second to react. Hannah was still thinking about everything that had happened when they arrived back at the station, she was glad that she had some experience of the worst area of Holby, it was better to get it out of the way.

Jeff closed the door of the ambulance behind him, Hannah had gone off to the rec room to get herself a drink. 'I saw what happened back there Dixie.'

'What are you talking about?'

'I'm talking about Hannah saving you from getting your head bashed in by a brick.'

'What do you want me to say Jeff?'

'I want you to admit that you like her. I saw your reaction when she pulled you to her.'

'What? You couldn't have, and there was nothing to see.'

'Side mirror Dixie, it showed me everything.'

'Shut up Jeff, you're barking up the wrong tree.'

'Fine, but you could at least talk to her and thank her properly.' Jeff smiled when Dixie scowled at him, he had got under her skin and that meant he was right, she did like Hannah.

Dixie went to the rec room, Jeff might be annoying, but he was right, she did need to talk to Hannah and say thank you properly. 'Hey Hannah, can I have a word?'

'Sure, what about?'

'About what happened at Farmead.'

'Oh, is everything okay?'

'Yes, it's nothing to worry about. Though I should be asking you that.' Dixie sat next to Hannah. 'I don't think I was grateful enough to you earlier, it was just the shock. It isn't every day that I get bricks thrown at me, I should be used to it by now, but, I'm not. I supposed it is stupid to think that people will change.'

'It's not stupid, you have hope and that's always a good thing.'

'Do you think so?'

'I do, if we didn't have hope then there would be nothing left.'

'Perhaps you're right. Just as long as you don't think that I'm not grateful for what you did.'

'I don't think that.'

'Okay, good. Are you all right? Farmead is tough estate, not all of Holby is like that.'

'It is just one area, I'm not going to let it drive me away. I'm starting to like it here and I see no reason why I should let those yobs make me leave.'

'Good woman. If you ever need to talk about anything though, you know where to find me.'

'I know, thanks Dixie.'

'You're welcome.' Dixie picked up the radio as another shout came through. 'Come on Hannah, no rest for the wicked.' Dixie accepted the shout and hoped that it wouldn't be another hoax call, they really did make her depressed about the state of the world. She was pleased that Hannah wasn't going to leave after the Farmead incident, she admired her strength, ignoring those yobs must have been difficult. Dixie smiled, she was starting to feel like a schoolgirl with a crush.