Bah. My old keyboard broke. Writers block. Family and SHIN MEGAMI TENSAI: PERSONA 3:D. Sorry for the delay. Anyways I'm sorry and all that junk. onto the Disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I don't own Trauma Center or all of its Characters...except Giest.

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Chapter 4: An Explanation And Vacation

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Derek was walking out of the OR, smiling at himself as he walked down the corridor with Doctor Kimishima and Tyler. "So Tyler..." He said, turning to him. "Do we know exactly how Angie was infected?"

Tyler shook his head as he walked. "We still don't know how. Though Professor Blackwell did tell us bout Giest. Seems they were messing around with GUILT, fusing them together."

"F-Fusing GUILT!?" Derek gasped. "Are they crazy!?"

"Well, they only managed to make two strains before they had to stop. Each time they made a new strain about a quarter of their researchers were infected with GUILT and died." Kimishima explained, putting a hand on her hip as they walked. "Ironic, isn't it?"

"Three strains? What happened to them?" Derek asked, ignoring her last comment. Kimishima shook her head. They walked into the conference room where Clarks, Sidney, and Victor were all waiting for them.

"Congratulations, Stiles. You seemed to have pulled a miracle again." Sidney said, adjusting his glasses.

"It was a difficult operation, but I'm glad I managed to save An-I mean the patient." He said, looking down.

Sidney cleared his throat. "In any case, I want you to travel to the Japanese Branch of Caduceus with Miss Thompson, Doctor Kimishima and Doctor Chase to help keep them up to date."

Derek looked around nervously. "All of us?"

Victor crossed his arms. "Hmph. I assume Kimishima here told you about the three other strains?" he asked him. Derek nodded slightly. "It looks like this was a mixture of Kyriaki and Tetarti." Obviously... Derek thought to himself. "We still don't know what the other two strains look like or what GUILT they're mixtures of, so stay alert."

Sidney sighed. "It won't be too hard. Just another conference like the one you and Cybil attended, only without the bomb."

"Think of it as a vacation. It won't take long." Clarks said, grinning slightly.

"Ah right. That reminds me. What about the paperwork?" Sidney asked Kimishima.

"Already taken care of." She responded.

Derek looked at her oddly. "Paperwork? For what?"

Sidney raised an eyebrow. "You don't know? Kimishima is transferring to the American Branch." He said calmly.

"Huh!? What about the European Bra-"

"They found another Healing Touch user. A young man by the name of Markus." Kimishima interrupted. Derek raised his hand and opened his mouth as if to say something, but kept quiet. Clarks laughed slightly. "Looks like you'll be spending some time in Japan again. Hope you enjoy it."

"I'm so gonna get a lot hentai mangas and hentai movies when I get there!" Tyler whispered to Derek speaking louder than he meant to.

"What was that?" Victor said, glaring at Tyler.

"I uh...I didn't say any-" he was cut off when Kimishima elbowed him and mouthed the word "Pervert" quietly. "H-Hey I resent that!" He said, rubbing his side.

Sidney glanced at them oddly. "Not to ruin the mood, but what exactly does "Hentai" mean?" He asked. There was an awkward silence and Derek decided to break the tension.

"Well I uh...I better get back and go check on Angie..." He said, nearly sprinting out of the door.

Kimishima coughed. "I should go with him and check on Angie too..." She said, following Derek.

"I uh...Um...I gotta go check on Amy and Leslie." Tyler said, laughing nervously as he left the room slowly.

Victor got up. "I should get back to lab. Later." He said, walking out of the room calmly.

Clarks was opened his mouth to give an excuse, but he couldn't think of anything. "...Dammit." he thought to himself. Sidney raised an eyebrow.

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Derek and Kimishima walk to the room a nurse led them to. "She's in here." She said, checking her clip board before running off to other tasks.

Derek looked at Kimishima nervously before grabbing the metal handle and opening the door. He looked around the room before walking in. He was slightly surprised to find Angie was awake and reading a book. She smiled at him as he entered the room.

"Oh, hello Doctor Stiles." She said, closing her book.

Kimishima entered the room and looked around. "Hm...Rooms here are more patient friendly than in Europe." She remarked.

"D-Doctor Kimishima...! What are you doing here!?" She said, wincing and clutching her chest.

"A-Angie!" Derek said, running to her side.

"I-I'm okay Doctor." She said, dismissing him with a wave of her hand. Kimishima grinned. As Derek scratched the back of his head.

"You should take it easy. You just got out of the OR after all. In any case, Kimishima is transferring here to the American Branch of Caduceus."

Angie chuckled. "I see. I'm sure finding a replacement for Kimishima would be very ha-"

"They already did." Kimishima interrupted again, slightly annoyed. She looked away then grinned. "Ah right, I assume you and Derek are...?"

Angie scoffed. "Tch. "Are" what? Please, I'm dying to hear the end of that sentence." She said, crossing her arms. Kimishima laughed as Angie groaned. "Rumors, wasn't it?" She asked. Kimishima nodded, still grinning widely. "I swear I WILL kill Doctor Chase..." She muttered.

Derek smiled. "Sidney wants Tyler, Kimishima, You, and Me to go to Japan when you recover to keep the Japanese Branch up to date with GUILT." He explained.

Kimishima crossed her arms. "Truth be told, I'm still not that comfortable returning to Japan."

Angie looked at her. "You're a world renowned surgeon. You shouldn't have to worry." Angie reassured her.

"Well, we'll be able to spend some time in Japan when we're done so...I was...Wondering." He suddenly started blushing as Kimishima grinned.

"Huh? Whats wrong Derek?" Angie asked, a confused look on her face.

"I want to know if you uh...If you wanted to...uh..." He paused. "I-It's nothing..N-Never mind." He said, looking down. Come on Derek! You saved patient after patient, you eradicated GUILT, you even walked into a battlefield with nothing but a scalpel! How can you not have the courage ask her out!? He thought to himself, sighing.

"H-Huh?" Angie said, even more confused.

"Well I uh...Better go. I need to work on my paperwork..." He said, laughing slightly.

"Of course Doctor. Just don't slack off." Angie said sternly.

Derek laughed as he got up and walked out off the room. "It was nice seeing you again Angie."

"Same here." She said, smiling.

Derek walked out of the room as Kimishima followed suit. "So you didn't ask her?" She asked him after he closed the door.

"Y-Yeah..."

"You shouldn't hesitate. When do you plan on telling her?"

"...I...I don't know. When we're going to Japan? I kind of want to ask her without raising more suspicion. Its hard enough to walk down the halls of Caduceus without dieing from all the blood rushing to my face." He said, looking down at the floor.

Kimishima glanced at the hallway behind her. "You hear anything?" She asked him.

Derek scratched the back of his head and looked around. "No. Why?" He said.

Kimishima turned around and crossed her arms. "Hm..."

Derek looked at the nearby clock. "I better get started on my paperwork." He said, walking back to his office.

"I'll go with you. Apparently my office is directly adjacent to yours." She said absentmindedly, following him.

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"Heh, yeah! I'll see you later Leslie." He said, smiling and walking down the halls with a bounce in his step.

"So, you didn't ask her?"

Tyler raised an eyebrow and looked around the corner. He saw Kimishima and Derek chatting and quickly retracted his head. and listened to the conversation.

"Y-Yeah..."

"You shouldn't hesitate. When do you plan on telling her?"

"...I...I don't know. When we're going to Japan? I kind of want to ask her without raising more suspicion. Its hard enough to walk down the halls of Caduceus without dieing from all the blood rushing to my face."

Tyler started to grin. "You better get with Angie in Japan." He said, chuckling quietly.

"You hear something?" He heard a deep female voice ask.

Tyler held his breath. Oh crap, oh CRAP! Derek will KILL me if he found out I heard! He thought to himself. There was a long silence that seemed to last like an eternity to Tyler before he heard a voice speak again.

"No. Why?"

Tyler quietly exhaled and dabbed the sweat on his forehead and began to grin again.

"I better get started on my paperwork." He heard a voice say.

"I'll go with you. Apparently my office is directly adjacent to yours." With that, he heard footsteps fading away and he began to smile even more. He pulled out his cell phone and skimmed through his contacts until he found Leslie Sears's phone number. He looked around to make sure no one was listening before hitting the Send button to call her.

"Hey, Leslie, you won't believe what I just heard..."

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Haven't given up just yet. I just have been busy. Real busy. Doing what? Nothing. Yes nothing. I apologise for the late chapter. I stayed up till 3 in the morning writing this. Such a short chapter too when compared to the time it took to write the others. I slightly rushed I think. Might have to change the genera to Romance/General. I'll get to the operations...maybe. If I don't get lazy then I promise you, you might not expect who I will infect with the other two strains. Just to let you know, heh. Anyways Bon Voyage.