A/N Watch out... shameless self-insertion ahead! Nothing major, just enough to make me happy :) Enjoy and please review.
Chapter 2
The hospital was eerily silent as I entered that morning. "Good morning Jyou," the nurse greeted me with a warm smile. "All ready for co-op?" "Oh yeah, what's on the agenda for today Dani? More filing?" I asked. "How did you guess?" she asked as she handed me over a large pile of file folders. "Looks like I'll be busy for the rest of the day," I stated. She giggled but stopped when the emergency bell rang. "Looks like I'm needed. I'll come by and check on you later, ok Jyou?" she said. I nodded and watched as she ran off towards the emergency room.
What seemed like hours later, the door to the file room opened and Dani entered. Her face looked troubled as she sat down in the chair next to me. She grinned softly at me and began to sort through my work. I knew what was troubling her, every time someone was brought in who was seriously injured she'd get all upset. I wasn't too sure how she could manage being a nurse because of this but she always assured me that this was her calling and she wasn't about to leave it. She was strong physically, mentally and emotionally but she still got worked up over small ordeals.
I smiled at her and put my hand on her knee. "What's troubling you? Was it that emergency call?" I asked. She nodded. "What happened?" "Just another car accident. No one was killed but there were some serious injuries that's all. Nothing for you to worry about." "Okay, so do you have anymore filing you want done?" I asked. "Yeah, I just got some new ones in. Only about 15 so after that you can go on your break." Dani replied handing me a small pile, than vacating the room.
I sighed to myself and than began to file them. "Bakiti Lynn, Tagami Yoko, Ishida Yamato, Yaguki Hiroshi... Wait a sec! Yamato Ishida, what's he doing here?" I asked myself. I knew I wasn't allowed to actually go through the files, but I just had to know why Yamato's was amongst them. Making sure I was alone, I cautiously opened the file and started to flip through it. Let's see... a birth certificate. I didn't know Yamato was born May 7th... that would explain his stubbornness. What else? Looks like he had to have his tonsils out when he was 7, that's about it. But if that's it, than why wouldn't it be already filed? Usually they only take a file if they have to add to it. That's kinda weird. I quickly dismissed the idea and filed it under 'I'.
"Umm, excuse me?" a voice said from behind me. I quickly turned around to come face to face with Andrea, who was the receptionist at the hospital. "Oh, hey Andie." I said. "Hey Jyou. By any chance did Dani drop by some new files?" she asked. I nodded in reply. "Oh, can you give me the one for Yamato Ishida? It got tossed into the pile by accident." "Uh, sure," I said as I retrieved it for her. "Umm, why do you need it anyway?" "Now Jyou, you know we can't let information out about our patients." "But this patient is one of my best friends! I need to know what happened!" I exclaimed. Her eyes softened behind her large framed glasses. "Jyou, he was in a car accident this morning on his way to school. It was a hit and run. From what I heard, he'll be alright but his right leg is severely injured." My jaw dropped and tears threatened to flow from my eyes but I managed to fight them back. "Are you sure he'll be ok?" I choked out. "I'm not sure, I'm just a receptionist... but if you find Dani, she might now something. I heard that she's been assigned to take care of him when he gets out of the ER." "Thanks, I'll go and do that," I told her.
It didn't take me too long to find her. She was on the phone in the reception area. Furiously she slammed down the phone and started to flip through a pile of papers. "Dani, can I ask you something?" She looked up, obviously surprised to see me and nodded. "Can you tell me if Yamato Ishida is gonna be ok?" A look of confusion appeared on her gentle face. "How do you know him?" she asked. "He's one of my best friends... I noticed his file in the stack you brought me and Andie said that he was in a car accident this morning... I just want to know how he's doing." I explained. "Well Jyou, from what I heard, he got his leg banged up pretty bad and several cuts from the broken windshield, also a little whiplash... He's still unconscious right now but he'll be fine. We're gonna keep him here for awhile, until after the surgery. Don't worry Jyou, he's strong." she said with a smile. I smiled back. "So can I see him?" "I don't think so. Only family as of this moment, and that's only if he's out of the ER. But since you're his friend I was wondering if you knew where his father is? I've been trying to contact him but I only get an answering machine." "His dad's probably at work, but I know where his brother is if that helps." "Ok, you get his brother down here... maybe than he can contact the father... he has some sheets to fill out." "Ok, I'll go give him a call now, I'll talk to you later."
I walked up to the nearest pay phone and dropped some money in. I knew Takeru was in school so I would just leave a message for him to come down to the hospital right away. The phone rang and the secretary picked up. "Hello, Odaiba Elementary School. How may a help you?" she asked in a dull mono tone voice. "I'd like to leave a message for Takeru Takaishi to be picked up immediately." "Is this a family problem?" "Yes, his brother is in the hospital and we need him to come down right now." "Alright," she said as she hung up on me. I looked at the phone dumbfounded. "Well, Takeru will be here any minute if he gets that message. If he doesn't go ballistic first. My as well go and wait for him." I said to myself as I headed off to the waiting room.
Chapter 2
The hospital was eerily silent as I entered that morning. "Good morning Jyou," the nurse greeted me with a warm smile. "All ready for co-op?" "Oh yeah, what's on the agenda for today Dani? More filing?" I asked. "How did you guess?" she asked as she handed me over a large pile of file folders. "Looks like I'll be busy for the rest of the day," I stated. She giggled but stopped when the emergency bell rang. "Looks like I'm needed. I'll come by and check on you later, ok Jyou?" she said. I nodded and watched as she ran off towards the emergency room.
What seemed like hours later, the door to the file room opened and Dani entered. Her face looked troubled as she sat down in the chair next to me. She grinned softly at me and began to sort through my work. I knew what was troubling her, every time someone was brought in who was seriously injured she'd get all upset. I wasn't too sure how she could manage being a nurse because of this but she always assured me that this was her calling and she wasn't about to leave it. She was strong physically, mentally and emotionally but she still got worked up over small ordeals.
I smiled at her and put my hand on her knee. "What's troubling you? Was it that emergency call?" I asked. She nodded. "What happened?" "Just another car accident. No one was killed but there were some serious injuries that's all. Nothing for you to worry about." "Okay, so do you have anymore filing you want done?" I asked. "Yeah, I just got some new ones in. Only about 15 so after that you can go on your break." Dani replied handing me a small pile, than vacating the room.
I sighed to myself and than began to file them. "Bakiti Lynn, Tagami Yoko, Ishida Yamato, Yaguki Hiroshi... Wait a sec! Yamato Ishida, what's he doing here?" I asked myself. I knew I wasn't allowed to actually go through the files, but I just had to know why Yamato's was amongst them. Making sure I was alone, I cautiously opened the file and started to flip through it. Let's see... a birth certificate. I didn't know Yamato was born May 7th... that would explain his stubbornness. What else? Looks like he had to have his tonsils out when he was 7, that's about it. But if that's it, than why wouldn't it be already filed? Usually they only take a file if they have to add to it. That's kinda weird. I quickly dismissed the idea and filed it under 'I'.
"Umm, excuse me?" a voice said from behind me. I quickly turned around to come face to face with Andrea, who was the receptionist at the hospital. "Oh, hey Andie." I said. "Hey Jyou. By any chance did Dani drop by some new files?" she asked. I nodded in reply. "Oh, can you give me the one for Yamato Ishida? It got tossed into the pile by accident." "Uh, sure," I said as I retrieved it for her. "Umm, why do you need it anyway?" "Now Jyou, you know we can't let information out about our patients." "But this patient is one of my best friends! I need to know what happened!" I exclaimed. Her eyes softened behind her large framed glasses. "Jyou, he was in a car accident this morning on his way to school. It was a hit and run. From what I heard, he'll be alright but his right leg is severely injured." My jaw dropped and tears threatened to flow from my eyes but I managed to fight them back. "Are you sure he'll be ok?" I choked out. "I'm not sure, I'm just a receptionist... but if you find Dani, she might now something. I heard that she's been assigned to take care of him when he gets out of the ER." "Thanks, I'll go and do that," I told her.
It didn't take me too long to find her. She was on the phone in the reception area. Furiously she slammed down the phone and started to flip through a pile of papers. "Dani, can I ask you something?" She looked up, obviously surprised to see me and nodded. "Can you tell me if Yamato Ishida is gonna be ok?" A look of confusion appeared on her gentle face. "How do you know him?" she asked. "He's one of my best friends... I noticed his file in the stack you brought me and Andie said that he was in a car accident this morning... I just want to know how he's doing." I explained. "Well Jyou, from what I heard, he got his leg banged up pretty bad and several cuts from the broken windshield, also a little whiplash... He's still unconscious right now but he'll be fine. We're gonna keep him here for awhile, until after the surgery. Don't worry Jyou, he's strong." she said with a smile. I smiled back. "So can I see him?" "I don't think so. Only family as of this moment, and that's only if he's out of the ER. But since you're his friend I was wondering if you knew where his father is? I've been trying to contact him but I only get an answering machine." "His dad's probably at work, but I know where his brother is if that helps." "Ok, you get his brother down here... maybe than he can contact the father... he has some sheets to fill out." "Ok, I'll go give him a call now, I'll talk to you later."
I walked up to the nearest pay phone and dropped some money in. I knew Takeru was in school so I would just leave a message for him to come down to the hospital right away. The phone rang and the secretary picked up. "Hello, Odaiba Elementary School. How may a help you?" she asked in a dull mono tone voice. "I'd like to leave a message for Takeru Takaishi to be picked up immediately." "Is this a family problem?" "Yes, his brother is in the hospital and we need him to come down right now." "Alright," she said as she hung up on me. I looked at the phone dumbfounded. "Well, Takeru will be here any minute if he gets that message. If he doesn't go ballistic first. My as well go and wait for him." I said to myself as I headed off to the waiting room.