Enter A Stranger
Part 8: A New Gang of Friends
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of the characters that are mentioned in this story, except for Maria and Mykalla which are purly fictional. If you do not like this story please be a responsible reader and review it, otherwise I will not know what you have to say. WARNING: There are some somewhat major spoilers for Season Seven episodes.
Note: This is my first fanfic so bear with me, I am still trying to figure everything out. Thanks to Jeannine, Clare, Nurse and Pami who have put up with me and this story for about three months now. Also thanks to Lori (www.geocities.com/sixteenozs02) for some fo the ideas for the dialogue of the first scene.
Summary: Mykalla moves in with Mark and Elizabeth and is faced with difficult situtations that only she can get through with the help of her sister, Mark, and the rest of the ER Staff.
Mykalla was sleeping in a chair next to Elizabeth's bed. Dave had brought her back up and she had fallen asleep as soon as she sat down.
"Dave," said Mark, "Can I talk to you outside?" Malucci nodded and they stepped out into hallway. "Thanks for talking to Mykalla."
"Sure Dr. Greene. I'm glad I did."
"What do you mean?"
"You find out different things when you talk to people. My cousin Maria died today, her best friend. It was a connection that I didn't know about. We just talked for awhile. She's a cool kid."
Mark looked in the window. "Yeah she is. Today was really hard on her, first Maria and then Elizabeth."
"She's sixteen, she'll get over it. Sooner than you or I would." Dave went over and stood next to Mark, looking in the window. "You should probably get back in there, it looks like Dr. Corday is waking up. I gotta get going, anyhow, I'm on again at eight." He turned and started towards the elevator.
"Thanks again Dave. See you tomorrow."
"Bye Dr. Greene," he called over his shoulder as he got on the elevator.
Mark re-entered the room. Elizabeth was sitting on the bed staring out the window at the falling snow. She turned to the door as it opened. "Mark, I thought you went home. You need to get some sleep."
"I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway, not without you," he replied.
"I wish you would get some sleep, don't you have to work tomorrow?"
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. You should be the one worrying about resting. It's still early, go back to sleep," he said as he pulled the other chair up next to the bed and sat down. Elizabeth kept her eyes focused on the blanket, not wanting to catch the look in his eyes. "Elizabeth, what's wrong?" She kept her gaze on the blanket.
"I don't think I've ever been as scared as I was today. The entire way back I kept thinking what I did to cause this and how disappointed in me you would be." A few tears rolled down her checks.
"Elizabeth... look at me," he said, taking her face in his hand and gently raising it so that she could look at him. "What happened today is not you fault, ok, nobody is blaming you. And no matter what happens, I would *never* be disappointed in you. I love you too much."
"It's jsut that..."
"No," he interrupted, "I don't want you to make excuses or try to justify yourself, you don't need to. It's really late, go back to sleep."
"What time is it?"
"It's almost three."
"You can still get a good four hours of sleep before your shift if you go home now," she said.
"Remember New York? I'm not going home without you," he said kissing her gently.
"You win, this time... Those chairs have got to be the most uncorfortable things in the wrold, here." She slid over in the bed so that he could lay down next to her. "I love you."
He smiled at her and kissed her on the forehead, "I love you too."
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Mykalla tried to stay awake through her first period class, normally History was her favorite subject but there was something about this teacher. The bell rang and everyone started out the door. "Ms. Quince please stay for a minute." She turned around and approached the teahcer's desk
"Ms. Quince. I don't appreciate students falling asleep in my class, especially those who are new and need to catch up."
"I'm sorry Mr. Barnes. It's been a rough coupla days. It's won't happen again."
"It better not... We need to catch you up. What point were you at in you other school?"
"Umm... we finished World War II but we only talked about it for a week."
"Well that's what we're starting tomorrow." The late bell for the next class rang. "You better get going. Here's a pass in case of problems."
Mykalla left the room and started in the direction she thought her next class was in. She was stopped by a student in the hall. "You're really late for class."
"Yeah I know, I have a pass from Mr. Barnes but I can't seem to figure out where I'm going. Do you know where Ms. Jordan's class is... 419."
"That's what I'm in now. I'll take you there if you wait one minute."
"Sure," she replied. He pushed open the door behind him and disappeared into the boy's bathroom. He emerged after a moment, and notioned for her to follow him.
"So, you must be new here, I'm Rob Toms."
"Mykalla Quince. Yeah, I just moved here this weekend."
"That's cool. Where you from?"
"New Jersey... what's that?" She was referring to a locker that was decorated and surrounded by flowers and candles.
Rob looked at the locker and then quickly cast his glance at the floor. "That's was my friend MJ's locker. She was killed this weekend in a shooting. Everyone had made it into a memorial site for her."
"Oh..." They walked the rest of the way in silence. When they got to the door Rob prevented her from going in for a minute.
"I'll walk you to your next class if you want."
"That would be great. Thanks." They entered the room, Mykalla to be yelled at for being so late.
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"Hey Mykalla over here!" yelled Rob. She found her way across the crowded cafeteria and sat down at the table with Rob and other teens. "Guys this is Mykalla. Mykalla, this is Tish, Marc, Jeff, AJ, and Rissa. Amanda will be coming soon."
"Hi," said Mykalla unsure if she was welcome or not. The group responded with the typical, "Hey."
"Hey guys," said Amanda when she arrived at the table, "Who's this?"
Mykalla was going to introduce herself but Rob cut in. "Manda this is Mykalla. She just moved her."
"Oh hi... AJ we are still going to Doc Magoo's after school, right?" Amanda asked changing the subject.
"Um sure," replied AJ, "Mykalla do you want to join us?"
"Yeah. I just have to call Elizabeth and tell her I won't be home right away."
"Great," said Rob.
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"Anything else you need, Elizabeth?" asked Mark.
"Not that I can think of," said the voice on the other end of the phone. "Oh yeah, can you pick up Mykalla, she and a few people from school are at Doc Magoo's."
"Sure thing. Good to know she's making friends quickly... gotta go, patient."
"All right. Bye Mark."
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"How did you guys find this place?" Mykalla asked, they were sitting at the long table at Doc Magoo's.
"MJ's cousin Dave works across the street and we met him here one day. We just keep coming back," replied Tish.
Just then Dave walked in. "Rob!" he said as he went over to the table. "Hey man, how's it goin?"
"As good as can be expected," replied Rob. "This is Mykalla."
"Hi Dave," said Mykalla.
"Hey Mike. How you holdin up?" How's Dr. Corday doin?"
"I'm doin aiight I guess. Better than the nother night. Elizabeth went home this morning. She'll be back bustin your butt as soon as MacLucas lets her."
"Great," he said sarcastically. A pager goes off and Malucci grabs his waist. "I gotta go," he said as he ran out the door.
"What was that?" asked Bob.
"Dave... he works with my sister and her fiancee. He's also my best friend's cousin. He was helping me get through some problems this weekend."
"Oh cool," said Rob. "I gotta make a phone call, I'll be right back." He took his cell phone and went outside.
As soon as he was gone Amanda turned to Mykalla. "You know, the only reason' he's being nice to you is becasue you remind him of MJ."
"AMANDA, shut up!!!" said Mark, "Mykalla she doesn't mean it."
"The hell I don't! I mean come one, the way she acts, the way she looks, and the accent. Damn, they could be sisters for God's sakes."
"Who could be sisters?" asked Rob as he came back to the table.
"Amanda thinks Mykalla reminds her of MJ, thinks they could be related or soemthing," answered Marc.
Rob was stunned by this comment. "I... but... well, yeah she kinda does... maybe a little."
"Who is MJ?" asked Mykalla, "I keep hearing about her but I have yet to see what she looks like."
Everyone pulled out their wallets to show Mykalla their picture of MJ. "Oh..." said Mykalla, a little shocked. "May-jay," she whispered.
"No, MJ," said Amanda.
"I know her," she said pulling out her wallet. "I have a picture of her also. Me and Maria, MJ, have been best friends since we were little."
"It can't be the same person, can it?" asked Tish staring at the two pictures. "I mean, MJ talked about someone back east all the time, but that was some guy named Mike."
"Whatever. This picture doesn't even look like MJ," said Amanda, annoyed.
"You know what Manda, I'm sick and tired of you being a bitch. MJ died, you acting like a jerk doesn't change that. You aren't the only person who lost someone. She was Marc's friend too, and mine and AJ's and Rob's and Tish's."
Amanda looked at Rissa, shocked that the quietest one stood up to her. "Fine, I'm outta here." She tossed some money onto the table to pay for her bill and stormed out.
"Isn't soemone going after her?" asked Mykalla.
"Naw," replied AJ, "She won't listen when she's this pissed off. We'll call her tonight... but right now I gotta get going, I'm stuck working tonight. Bye guys." He got up to leave. "Anyone need a ride?"
"Yeah we do," replied Rissa and Marc. The three left, leaving Rob, Tisha nd Mykalla.
"I gotta get to work too, bye." said Tish.
"Bye"
Rob and Mykalla paid the bill with the money everyone chipped in and lift the diner. "So, how are you getting home?"
"Mark's giving me a ride when his shift's over."
"Marc left, didn't you hear him?"
"Oh no, not Marc. My sister's fiancee, Mark, works at County in the ER. I should go over there, he should be getting off soon."
"I'll walk you over."
To Be Continued
(Just a little preview of what is coming ahead, not in and particular order:
~Chapters relating to 'Survival of the Fittest' and 'April Surprises' {I think that's what it's called}
~A trip back East for Mykalla.
~Elizabeth and Mark's wedding.
~Returning characters from previous seasons.)
Part 8: A New Gang of Friends
Disclaimer: I do not own ER or any of the characters that are mentioned in this story, except for Maria and Mykalla which are purly fictional. If you do not like this story please be a responsible reader and review it, otherwise I will not know what you have to say. WARNING: There are some somewhat major spoilers for Season Seven episodes.
Note: This is my first fanfic so bear with me, I am still trying to figure everything out. Thanks to Jeannine, Clare, Nurse and Pami who have put up with me and this story for about three months now. Also thanks to Lori (www.geocities.com/sixteenozs02) for some fo the ideas for the dialogue of the first scene.
Summary: Mykalla moves in with Mark and Elizabeth and is faced with difficult situtations that only she can get through with the help of her sister, Mark, and the rest of the ER Staff.
Mykalla was sleeping in a chair next to Elizabeth's bed. Dave had brought her back up and she had fallen asleep as soon as she sat down.
"Dave," said Mark, "Can I talk to you outside?" Malucci nodded and they stepped out into hallway. "Thanks for talking to Mykalla."
"Sure Dr. Greene. I'm glad I did."
"What do you mean?"
"You find out different things when you talk to people. My cousin Maria died today, her best friend. It was a connection that I didn't know about. We just talked for awhile. She's a cool kid."
Mark looked in the window. "Yeah she is. Today was really hard on her, first Maria and then Elizabeth."
"She's sixteen, she'll get over it. Sooner than you or I would." Dave went over and stood next to Mark, looking in the window. "You should probably get back in there, it looks like Dr. Corday is waking up. I gotta get going, anyhow, I'm on again at eight." He turned and started towards the elevator.
"Thanks again Dave. See you tomorrow."
"Bye Dr. Greene," he called over his shoulder as he got on the elevator.
Mark re-entered the room. Elizabeth was sitting on the bed staring out the window at the falling snow. She turned to the door as it opened. "Mark, I thought you went home. You need to get some sleep."
"I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway, not without you," he replied.
"I wish you would get some sleep, don't you have to work tomorrow?"
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. You should be the one worrying about resting. It's still early, go back to sleep," he said as he pulled the other chair up next to the bed and sat down. Elizabeth kept her eyes focused on the blanket, not wanting to catch the look in his eyes. "Elizabeth, what's wrong?" She kept her gaze on the blanket.
"I don't think I've ever been as scared as I was today. The entire way back I kept thinking what I did to cause this and how disappointed in me you would be." A few tears rolled down her checks.
"Elizabeth... look at me," he said, taking her face in his hand and gently raising it so that she could look at him. "What happened today is not you fault, ok, nobody is blaming you. And no matter what happens, I would *never* be disappointed in you. I love you too much."
"It's jsut that..."
"No," he interrupted, "I don't want you to make excuses or try to justify yourself, you don't need to. It's really late, go back to sleep."
"What time is it?"
"It's almost three."
"You can still get a good four hours of sleep before your shift if you go home now," she said.
"Remember New York? I'm not going home without you," he said kissing her gently.
"You win, this time... Those chairs have got to be the most uncorfortable things in the wrold, here." She slid over in the bed so that he could lay down next to her. "I love you."
He smiled at her and kissed her on the forehead, "I love you too."
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Mykalla tried to stay awake through her first period class, normally History was her favorite subject but there was something about this teacher. The bell rang and everyone started out the door. "Ms. Quince please stay for a minute." She turned around and approached the teahcer's desk
"Ms. Quince. I don't appreciate students falling asleep in my class, especially those who are new and need to catch up."
"I'm sorry Mr. Barnes. It's been a rough coupla days. It's won't happen again."
"It better not... We need to catch you up. What point were you at in you other school?"
"Umm... we finished World War II but we only talked about it for a week."
"Well that's what we're starting tomorrow." The late bell for the next class rang. "You better get going. Here's a pass in case of problems."
Mykalla left the room and started in the direction she thought her next class was in. She was stopped by a student in the hall. "You're really late for class."
"Yeah I know, I have a pass from Mr. Barnes but I can't seem to figure out where I'm going. Do you know where Ms. Jordan's class is... 419."
"That's what I'm in now. I'll take you there if you wait one minute."
"Sure," she replied. He pushed open the door behind him and disappeared into the boy's bathroom. He emerged after a moment, and notioned for her to follow him.
"So, you must be new here, I'm Rob Toms."
"Mykalla Quince. Yeah, I just moved here this weekend."
"That's cool. Where you from?"
"New Jersey... what's that?" She was referring to a locker that was decorated and surrounded by flowers and candles.
Rob looked at the locker and then quickly cast his glance at the floor. "That's was my friend MJ's locker. She was killed this weekend in a shooting. Everyone had made it into a memorial site for her."
"Oh..." They walked the rest of the way in silence. When they got to the door Rob prevented her from going in for a minute.
"I'll walk you to your next class if you want."
"That would be great. Thanks." They entered the room, Mykalla to be yelled at for being so late.
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"Hey Mykalla over here!" yelled Rob. She found her way across the crowded cafeteria and sat down at the table with Rob and other teens. "Guys this is Mykalla. Mykalla, this is Tish, Marc, Jeff, AJ, and Rissa. Amanda will be coming soon."
"Hi," said Mykalla unsure if she was welcome or not. The group responded with the typical, "Hey."
"Hey guys," said Amanda when she arrived at the table, "Who's this?"
Mykalla was going to introduce herself but Rob cut in. "Manda this is Mykalla. She just moved her."
"Oh hi... AJ we are still going to Doc Magoo's after school, right?" Amanda asked changing the subject.
"Um sure," replied AJ, "Mykalla do you want to join us?"
"Yeah. I just have to call Elizabeth and tell her I won't be home right away."
"Great," said Rob.
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"Anything else you need, Elizabeth?" asked Mark.
"Not that I can think of," said the voice on the other end of the phone. "Oh yeah, can you pick up Mykalla, she and a few people from school are at Doc Magoo's."
"Sure thing. Good to know she's making friends quickly... gotta go, patient."
"All right. Bye Mark."
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"How did you guys find this place?" Mykalla asked, they were sitting at the long table at Doc Magoo's.
"MJ's cousin Dave works across the street and we met him here one day. We just keep coming back," replied Tish.
Just then Dave walked in. "Rob!" he said as he went over to the table. "Hey man, how's it goin?"
"As good as can be expected," replied Rob. "This is Mykalla."
"Hi Dave," said Mykalla.
"Hey Mike. How you holdin up?" How's Dr. Corday doin?"
"I'm doin aiight I guess. Better than the nother night. Elizabeth went home this morning. She'll be back bustin your butt as soon as MacLucas lets her."
"Great," he said sarcastically. A pager goes off and Malucci grabs his waist. "I gotta go," he said as he ran out the door.
"What was that?" asked Bob.
"Dave... he works with my sister and her fiancee. He's also my best friend's cousin. He was helping me get through some problems this weekend."
"Oh cool," said Rob. "I gotta make a phone call, I'll be right back." He took his cell phone and went outside.
As soon as he was gone Amanda turned to Mykalla. "You know, the only reason' he's being nice to you is becasue you remind him of MJ."
"AMANDA, shut up!!!" said Mark, "Mykalla she doesn't mean it."
"The hell I don't! I mean come one, the way she acts, the way she looks, and the accent. Damn, they could be sisters for God's sakes."
"Who could be sisters?" asked Rob as he came back to the table.
"Amanda thinks Mykalla reminds her of MJ, thinks they could be related or soemthing," answered Marc.
Rob was stunned by this comment. "I... but... well, yeah she kinda does... maybe a little."
"Who is MJ?" asked Mykalla, "I keep hearing about her but I have yet to see what she looks like."
Everyone pulled out their wallets to show Mykalla their picture of MJ. "Oh..." said Mykalla, a little shocked. "May-jay," she whispered.
"No, MJ," said Amanda.
"I know her," she said pulling out her wallet. "I have a picture of her also. Me and Maria, MJ, have been best friends since we were little."
"It can't be the same person, can it?" asked Tish staring at the two pictures. "I mean, MJ talked about someone back east all the time, but that was some guy named Mike."
"Whatever. This picture doesn't even look like MJ," said Amanda, annoyed.
"You know what Manda, I'm sick and tired of you being a bitch. MJ died, you acting like a jerk doesn't change that. You aren't the only person who lost someone. She was Marc's friend too, and mine and AJ's and Rob's and Tish's."
Amanda looked at Rissa, shocked that the quietest one stood up to her. "Fine, I'm outta here." She tossed some money onto the table to pay for her bill and stormed out.
"Isn't soemone going after her?" asked Mykalla.
"Naw," replied AJ, "She won't listen when she's this pissed off. We'll call her tonight... but right now I gotta get going, I'm stuck working tonight. Bye guys." He got up to leave. "Anyone need a ride?"
"Yeah we do," replied Rissa and Marc. The three left, leaving Rob, Tisha nd Mykalla.
"I gotta get to work too, bye." said Tish.
"Bye"
Rob and Mykalla paid the bill with the money everyone chipped in and lift the diner. "So, how are you getting home?"
"Mark's giving me a ride when his shift's over."
"Marc left, didn't you hear him?"
"Oh no, not Marc. My sister's fiancee, Mark, works at County in the ER. I should go over there, he should be getting off soon."
"I'll walk you over."
To Be Continued
(Just a little preview of what is coming ahead, not in and particular order:
~Chapters relating to 'Survival of the Fittest' and 'April Surprises' {I think that's what it's called}
~A trip back East for Mykalla.
~Elizabeth and Mark's wedding.
~Returning characters from previous seasons.)