A/N: Hehe I had so much fun reading all of your reviews. Also I will keep the story rated T, the next few chapters will contain some adult talks and some scenes similar from last chapter but that will be all, I dont think I can write sex scenes LOL. Thank you all for reading :)

-Takumi's POV-

The sound of my pager ringing pulled me out of my slumber. The numbers 911 appeared on the small screen and I clambered out of the twin-size bed I slept on, in the on-call room and dashed out of the door, grabbing my white coat hanging on the wall on my way out. It was my first week working an on-call shift. Three cups of coffee everyday and naps here and there was keeping me going for the last few days. A wall clock I passed by read 2 am. I could already imagine what kind of emergency I will be tending to.

Walking past the nursing station on my way down to the first floor where the ER was located, a certain raven haired girl was the first thing I noticed. She was leaning on her hand, fighting hard to keep awake but her head kept nodding off. Short in time, I didn't have the chance to tease her.

The ambulance just pulled in once I got in the ER, they were rolling in a man who was covered in blood and bandages. The paramedics performed first aid on him at the site of the accident. He was reported to have 6 broken ribs, dislocated shoulder, a broken arm and legs, a possible concussion and a chest trauma. The nurses and physicians immediately went to work. Kanou was also called in to assess the man's broken bones. The ER doctor in duty administered the pain medication to reduce his agony.

He was already losing consciousness, the nurses tried to keep him awake as I tried to evaluate his injuries. A tenderness on his chest area and an abnormal chest movement was evident on the patient, his blood pressure was also dropping gradually and his breathing was becoming irregular.

"There might be some internal damage to his organs, we need to operate on him," Dr. Hirose said

Kanou gently pressed on his torso and the patient groaned painfully, "His ribs might be puncturing an organ inside, we need to open him up soon,"

I shook my head in protest, "He has myocardial contusion, his heart is too unstable to operate on his other injuries," his irregular heart beat was already a bad indication that it will be a very risky surgery

"He is not going to make it on the table if we don't operate on his heart first, there might be a possible blood drainage or a blood vessel to be repaired," knowing the consequences the rest of the physicians tried to consider another approach while the cardio-surgeon attending was called in to perform the surgery right away.

The patient was immediately brought to the operating room, the other physicians following behind. As I was leaving the emergency room, Tora was rushing after them. He was also called in to check on the patient's head trauma. He nodded at me before going inside the room. I removed the bloody gloves and washed my hands before going to the cafeteria to grab a much needed coffee.

Being a doctor is a very hard job, doing a half-assed job is not an option for this line of work. You either give your best, every single day or drop out and quit before its too late. From a simple misdiagnosis or a mistake during a surgery, life and death is in your hands. It is very exhausting and difficult but being able to save lives and help people makes it all worth it at the end. I haven't experienced anything better than seeing my patients and their loved ones' grateful faces and making a difference in my patients' lives, I wouldn't exchange this for anything else.

After taking a sip from my coffee, the raven haired girl crossed my mind. I stopped on my tracks and walked back to the stand to make another cup of coffee. With the recent budget cut at the hospital, there has been a shortage in staff. Everyone, especially the nurses have been extending their shifts and hours for additional help. She would need this in order to survive the next few hours.

With most admitted patients already sleeping in their rooms, it was very quiet in the second floor compared to the noisy and chaotic ER.

My lips curved into a smile when I found her innocently and peacefully sleeping on her chair, hunched forward and only using her arms as pillows. Her exhaustion and fatigue was evident on her face, no wonder it was very easy for her to fall asleep even in an uncomfortable position.

I went around the desk and crouched down beside her. Soundly sleeping, her guards were down and her expression was peaceful. It was very rare to see this side of her when I was used to being greeted by her scowls and glares. Probably the reason why I still get stunned and amazed whenever I see her smile

I could see some goosebumps forming on her arms, my long sleeves and white coat kept me comfortable and unaware of the low temperature. I put down her cup of coffee beside her paper works and headed back to the on-call room.

-Misaki's POV-

I opened my eyes and glanced at the wall clock to check the time, it read 3:30 AM. An exhausted sigh escaped my throat, there was three more hours left before the end of my 12-hour shift. After stretching my limbs, a blanket draped over me fell on the floor. I slightly arched my brows as I grabbed the fleecy material. Where did this came from?

Thinking that it might have been Shizuko's, I neatly folded it and put it aside to get started on the patients records when I noticed a cup of coffee sitting right next to the mountain of paper works. I looked around me to see if any of my co-workers was nearby, it was very still and quiet and only the beeping sound of the machine in the room of the patient across me could be heard. Most of the nurses must be checking on the patients in the ICU or taking a quick rest in the break room.

A yellow sticky note sitting on top of the cup caught my attention. I peeled it away and a smile formed on my lips as I read the note:

'I hope you are dreaming of me -T'

"Why are you smiling?" Shizuko came out of nowhere

I immediately tried to conceal my expression, "Nothing," I said as I folded the paper and stuffed it to my pocket. She raised her eyebrows and took the seat beside me

"Dr. Walker was here a while ago,"

"Why? Did he say something?" I sounded a little bit too excited, I cleared my throat and acted aloof "Did he ask for something?"

"He just said that he's leaving for an hour later to get some stuff from his apartment, so if there's any changes on the patients just write him a note,"

"Oh. Okay,"

"Are you two going out?" she suddenly asked

"What? NO!" I covered my mouth from the sudden rise of my voice.

"Be careful of him," I stared at her in confusion

"Why?"

"He has a reputation with the ladies. I heard he is kind of a player," the news took me by surprise but I tried to keep my expression neutral. He mentioned before that he was dating around but why was I disheartened to hear this kind of rumour about him?

"Don't worry I am not planning to get involved with him," I tried to reassure her.

She watched me carefully, "Are you sure about that? Nobody can resist Dr. Walker's charms,"

"You did."

"It's a different story, he is not my type so it doesn't work on me,"

"He is not my type either," I said nonchalantly

"Oh please. You guys are attracted to each other, everyone in the hospital is talking about you two,"

A blush crept up my face, "How did you even come up with that? And what the hell is everyone saying about us?"

"You know how news travel around here so fast. Someone saw you two on a coffee date and he is always asking about you," my face became redder in embarrassment

"We were just talking and it didn't mean anything," my voice was rising up again from trying to defend my reputation.

"Alright. Alright," she chuckled, "If you say it didn't mean anything then I believe you,"

7:10 AM

The cold crisp air hit my face as soon as I stepped out of the hospital doors, with the summer almost ending, morning has become a bit chillier and the leaves are starting to dry up and turn yellow and orange.

Since the hospital was located in the commercial area of the city, the streets and roads were already busy with cars and people making their way to work or in my case, back to their houses to get some needed sleep. Our apartment was just a walking distance from the hospital, holding my jacket tighter around my body I began my walk. The sun was just starting to rise, the sky was decorated with beautiful pink and orange hues of clouds.

The ringing of my phone pulled me out of my musing

"Hey. Are you still at home?" I increased my steps as I approached the last block to my building. I wanted to catch Sakura before she leaves.

"You just left?" I groaned

"I wanted to wish you good luck in person," I pouted

After facing a difficult problem at work; aka her spiteful employer, Sakura decided to quit her job. She didn't waste time at all and started applying at different establishments for a job opportunity even if it wasn't as a dental assistant. She said that she didn't want to be a burden to me. A part of me still feels responsible for her situation but I am trying to see the better side of this temporary hurdle. After two weeks of handing out resumes, she finally got a call three days ago for a job interview at a call center.

"Don't worry. I know you will kill that interview," I went through the revolving doors in the lobby of our 20 story high apartment

"Good luck, I will see you later," I ended the call and tried to catch one elevator that was about to close

"Hold the door," I yelled out as I ran towards it. I smiled in relief as I reached the door on time, I put my hands between the doors to keep it from closing and entered the small space.

"Thank you," I looked up to face the only passenger and my shoulders sagged down as I stared in total disbelief.

"You got to be kidding me," an exasperated sigh escaped my lips as I looked at the emerald-eyed man smugly, smiling at me

"Well. Hello, neighbour."

"Misaki, its not-"

"You dont have to explain," she headed to her door.

"Wait-"

"I really don't want to hear about your sexual exploits or learn about what you like to do on your free time. Please leave me out of it,"