Title: Remember
Rating: PG
Spoilers: No
Disclaimer: I don't own the ER staff, but I do own Hope, Faith, and Ben.
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Dave stretched. He had been in Exam 3 taking a nap. He sat up and turned on the light. He looked at his watch…6:00 p.m. It was his first day back since the shooting and he had been really hyped up until a trauma came in, and two more after that. Then he'd just gotten tired and got permission from Kerry to get some rest. He shook his head to get rid of the rest of the sleep that was threatening to take over again. He stood up and walked out of the room.
"Malucci, I see you're done with your sleeping," Mark called to him.
"Uh, yeah, Dr. Greene, why?" he replied.
"There are three kids down in chairs waiting for a doctor…why don't you go check them out?"
"But Dr. Greene, I…"
"Now, Malucci," Greene ordered, handing Dave the chart.
Dave sighed in defeat and marched to chairs. He looked at the chart and furrowed his brow.
"Uh, is there a Pa…la…ni family here?" he asked.
A boy, who was around 18 years old, with very tan skin stood up. "Yeah, we're the Palanis," he said.
"OK, good, you can follow me," Dave said, beckoning to the boy who was sporting two girls, who were very tan as well.
They all followed Dave into the room Dave had just been in, Exam 3.
"I'm Dr. Malucci, or, Dr. Dave, if you'd like. What seems to be the problem?" Dave asked as Haleh walked in.
"Well, my sisters are sick…I think it's the flu," the boy replied.
"Uh-huh, and what's your name?" Dave asked, looking over the chart.
"Ben," he replied, turning to look at one of the girls as she let out a big sneeze.
Dave looked up. "And what are your names?" he asked the girls.
"I'm Mana'oi'o Pua," one girl, about 15 said.
"And I'm Mana'olana, Dr. Hiwaniwa," the other said, who was around 14.
Dave raised his eyebrows in surprise. He turned to Ben, who was grinning. "Okay, obviously I'm missing something," he said.
Ben laughed. "Yeah, uh, we're in Chicago visiting our relatives. We're from Hawaii," he explained.
"Oh, well, what did they say?"
"Mana'oi'o Pua means Faith," the first girl said.
"Mana'olana means Hope and Hiwaniwa means Dave," the second girl added.
"Oh, I see," Dave said, "so your names are Faith and Hope?"
Both girls nodded. Dave smiled. "Those are beautiful names."
They blushed. "So, you're all from Hawaii, right?"
They nodded again. "That's probably the problem. You're just not used to the temperature, but we'll run some tests to be sure," Dave said.
"Thanks, Dr. Dave," Ben said, sounding relieved.
"So, where are your parents?" he asked.
"Oh, they're out shopping. All three of us wanted to go sight-seeing instead, but I brought them here when Hope starting throwing up. Faith threw up in the cab and the driver kicked us out, so we had to catch another one."
Dave chuckled as he wrote instructions on the chart. "Yeah, well, some of the people in Chicago can we really rude sometimes," he told them.
"Hey, Dave?" Randi asked, poking her head in the door.
Dave looked up, slightly irritated. The anger he had towards Randi since their last conversation hadn't quite worn off. Yet, the things he had read that were in her notebook had confused him even more. Randi had remembered later that she had left her notebook in his room and she had went back in about an hour later to get it.
"Yes?"
"Your dad and sister are looking for you," she informed him.
"Oh, uh, OK, thanks," he replied, wondering why they were there.
Randi looked as if she were going to say something else, but she closed her mouth and left. Dave looked back at his patients.
"Who was that?" Ben asked.
"Oh, that's Randi, she's one of our desk clerks," he replied.
"Ah, Ms. Ka-Lehiwa," Ben said, knowingly.
"Excuse me?"
"Ka-Lehiwa is Hawaiian for Randi," Ben informed.
"Oh," Dave said. He was beginning to become intrigued with this. He looked at Faith and Hope and they giggled. "Hey, how about this: when I come back to check on you, you three can teach me some of this Hawaiian name stuff. What do you say?"
The three siblings looked at each other and back at Dave.
"I think we could work something out, Dr. Dave," Hope said, smiling.
"Great," Dave replied, returning the smile. "Well, I have to go meet with some people, but I'll be back in a little while. Don't wander off anywhere, OK?"
"Yes, sir, Dr. Hiwaniwa," Faith replied.
Dave laughed and gave a little wave as Haleh and himself exited the room.
"Well, you've sure established a good relationship with those kids, Dave," Haleh commented, nudging him.
Dave smiled. "It's a gift." He walked toward the admit desk, where Randi, Anna, and his father were chatting about something.
"Hey, guys, what are you doing here?" Dave asked as he approached the three. He noticed as Randi shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, we wanted to make sure your schedule's clear for tonight," Anna said.
"Why?" Dave questioned. What was so important?
"Duh, it's your birthday, genius!" Anna replied, sarcastically.
A look of recognition spread across Dave's face. It was his birthday…he had completely forgotten.
"Don't tell me you forgot your birthday, son," his father added.
"Well, dad, I'm not really into my birthdays because my childhood ones haven't been that great…or have you forgotten?"
His father's smile melted into a frown. Dave sighed and ran his hand through his hair. He looked at Randi and Anna. Both of them were trying to avoid eye contact with both men.
"Uh, anyway, I have a clear schedule, so what do you plan on doing?" Dave said, breaking the silence.
"Um, we were thinking a birthday dinner," Anna said, still avoiding eye contact.
"Yeah, sure, that sounds great," Dave replied, quickly. Suddenly, he had an idea. "Hey, Randi, why don't you come along?"
Randi looked up at him surprised. "Really? I…I mean, are you sure?"
"Yeah, it'll be fun, just make sure it's after 6:00 because that's when I get off." Dave replied. "Oh, do you guys mind if I invite some other people, too?"
"Oh, yeah, sure, that's fine," Anna replied, cheerfully.
"Great, thanks," Dave replied. "Well, I have to get going, I've got patients to see."
"Okay, big bro, see ya tonight!"
"Yeah, I'll see ya," Dave answered, looking at his father, who remained silent. Dave looked down.
"Bye, dad," he said quietly, before rushing away, not looking back to see if he had responded.
He quickly walked back to Exam 3 when he walked into someone. Both fell to the ground.
"What the he…" Dave started, before seeing who he had walked into. "Oh, Jing-Mei, I'm so sorry."
Jing-Mei pushed herself up and laughed. "Dave, it's okay, I'm fine."
Dave stood up, trying to ignore the pain that was shooting through his shoulder. He gave her a small smile. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, thanks, though," Jing-Mei assured. She started to walk away.
"Jing-Mei, wait," Dave called. She turned and looked at him. "Uh, well, it's my birthday today, and my sister and father have decided to throw me a happy birthday dinner, so would you like to come?"
"Uh, sure, that'd be great! Who else is going to be there?"
"Well, Randi is, and I'm sure Brooke and Dylan are going to be there…"
"Who?"
"Oh, Brooke and Dylan are a couple of people who live in my apartment complex. We hang out a lot," Dave explained as Jing-Mei nodded in understanding. "I'm not really sure who else is going to be there."
"Well, I'm sure it'll be fun. Where are we going?"
"Uh…you know what? I don't even know," Dave answered.
Jing-Mei laughed. "Well, I get off at 5:00. How about you?"
"I get off at 6:00," he replied.
"Okay, well, it sound great." Jing-Mei said, smiling. "Hey, we'd better get going, or Weaver will have us both."
"Yup, the Chief's probably on her way," Dave replied, not wanting Jing-Mei to leave. As if on cue, Weaver came walking through the hallway.
"Dr. Chen, Malucci, stop talking and get to work," she ordered as she continued walking.
"Yes, Chief," Dave said, saluting. He looked and Jing-Mei who rolled her eyes. He laughed. "Okay, see you later."
"Yeah, bye," Jing-Mei replied before walking off.
Dave sighed and walked back towards the Hawaiian kids.
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In case you didn't realize, the name Pomaika'i in the chapter title is the Hawaiian name for Ben. This story will be continued in Remember 2.
Rating: PG
Spoilers: No
Disclaimer: I don't own the ER staff, but I do own Hope, Faith, and Ben.
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Dave stretched. He had been in Exam 3 taking a nap. He sat up and turned on the light. He looked at his watch…6:00 p.m. It was his first day back since the shooting and he had been really hyped up until a trauma came in, and two more after that. Then he'd just gotten tired and got permission from Kerry to get some rest. He shook his head to get rid of the rest of the sleep that was threatening to take over again. He stood up and walked out of the room.
"Malucci, I see you're done with your sleeping," Mark called to him.
"Uh, yeah, Dr. Greene, why?" he replied.
"There are three kids down in chairs waiting for a doctor…why don't you go check them out?"
"But Dr. Greene, I…"
"Now, Malucci," Greene ordered, handing Dave the chart.
Dave sighed in defeat and marched to chairs. He looked at the chart and furrowed his brow.
"Uh, is there a Pa…la…ni family here?" he asked.
A boy, who was around 18 years old, with very tan skin stood up. "Yeah, we're the Palanis," he said.
"OK, good, you can follow me," Dave said, beckoning to the boy who was sporting two girls, who were very tan as well.
They all followed Dave into the room Dave had just been in, Exam 3.
"I'm Dr. Malucci, or, Dr. Dave, if you'd like. What seems to be the problem?" Dave asked as Haleh walked in.
"Well, my sisters are sick…I think it's the flu," the boy replied.
"Uh-huh, and what's your name?" Dave asked, looking over the chart.
"Ben," he replied, turning to look at one of the girls as she let out a big sneeze.
Dave looked up. "And what are your names?" he asked the girls.
"I'm Mana'oi'o Pua," one girl, about 15 said.
"And I'm Mana'olana, Dr. Hiwaniwa," the other said, who was around 14.
Dave raised his eyebrows in surprise. He turned to Ben, who was grinning. "Okay, obviously I'm missing something," he said.
Ben laughed. "Yeah, uh, we're in Chicago visiting our relatives. We're from Hawaii," he explained.
"Oh, well, what did they say?"
"Mana'oi'o Pua means Faith," the first girl said.
"Mana'olana means Hope and Hiwaniwa means Dave," the second girl added.
"Oh, I see," Dave said, "so your names are Faith and Hope?"
Both girls nodded. Dave smiled. "Those are beautiful names."
They blushed. "So, you're all from Hawaii, right?"
They nodded again. "That's probably the problem. You're just not used to the temperature, but we'll run some tests to be sure," Dave said.
"Thanks, Dr. Dave," Ben said, sounding relieved.
"So, where are your parents?" he asked.
"Oh, they're out shopping. All three of us wanted to go sight-seeing instead, but I brought them here when Hope starting throwing up. Faith threw up in the cab and the driver kicked us out, so we had to catch another one."
Dave chuckled as he wrote instructions on the chart. "Yeah, well, some of the people in Chicago can we really rude sometimes," he told them.
"Hey, Dave?" Randi asked, poking her head in the door.
Dave looked up, slightly irritated. The anger he had towards Randi since their last conversation hadn't quite worn off. Yet, the things he had read that were in her notebook had confused him even more. Randi had remembered later that she had left her notebook in his room and she had went back in about an hour later to get it.
"Yes?"
"Your dad and sister are looking for you," she informed him.
"Oh, uh, OK, thanks," he replied, wondering why they were there.
Randi looked as if she were going to say something else, but she closed her mouth and left. Dave looked back at his patients.
"Who was that?" Ben asked.
"Oh, that's Randi, she's one of our desk clerks," he replied.
"Ah, Ms. Ka-Lehiwa," Ben said, knowingly.
"Excuse me?"
"Ka-Lehiwa is Hawaiian for Randi," Ben informed.
"Oh," Dave said. He was beginning to become intrigued with this. He looked at Faith and Hope and they giggled. "Hey, how about this: when I come back to check on you, you three can teach me some of this Hawaiian name stuff. What do you say?"
The three siblings looked at each other and back at Dave.
"I think we could work something out, Dr. Dave," Hope said, smiling.
"Great," Dave replied, returning the smile. "Well, I have to go meet with some people, but I'll be back in a little while. Don't wander off anywhere, OK?"
"Yes, sir, Dr. Hiwaniwa," Faith replied.
Dave laughed and gave a little wave as Haleh and himself exited the room.
"Well, you've sure established a good relationship with those kids, Dave," Haleh commented, nudging him.
Dave smiled. "It's a gift." He walked toward the admit desk, where Randi, Anna, and his father were chatting about something.
"Hey, guys, what are you doing here?" Dave asked as he approached the three. He noticed as Randi shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, we wanted to make sure your schedule's clear for tonight," Anna said.
"Why?" Dave questioned. What was so important?
"Duh, it's your birthday, genius!" Anna replied, sarcastically.
A look of recognition spread across Dave's face. It was his birthday…he had completely forgotten.
"Don't tell me you forgot your birthday, son," his father added.
"Well, dad, I'm not really into my birthdays because my childhood ones haven't been that great…or have you forgotten?"
His father's smile melted into a frown. Dave sighed and ran his hand through his hair. He looked at Randi and Anna. Both of them were trying to avoid eye contact with both men.
"Uh, anyway, I have a clear schedule, so what do you plan on doing?" Dave said, breaking the silence.
"Um, we were thinking a birthday dinner," Anna said, still avoiding eye contact.
"Yeah, sure, that sounds great," Dave replied, quickly. Suddenly, he had an idea. "Hey, Randi, why don't you come along?"
Randi looked up at him surprised. "Really? I…I mean, are you sure?"
"Yeah, it'll be fun, just make sure it's after 6:00 because that's when I get off." Dave replied. "Oh, do you guys mind if I invite some other people, too?"
"Oh, yeah, sure, that's fine," Anna replied, cheerfully.
"Great, thanks," Dave replied. "Well, I have to get going, I've got patients to see."
"Okay, big bro, see ya tonight!"
"Yeah, I'll see ya," Dave answered, looking at his father, who remained silent. Dave looked down.
"Bye, dad," he said quietly, before rushing away, not looking back to see if he had responded.
He quickly walked back to Exam 3 when he walked into someone. Both fell to the ground.
"What the he…" Dave started, before seeing who he had walked into. "Oh, Jing-Mei, I'm so sorry."
Jing-Mei pushed herself up and laughed. "Dave, it's okay, I'm fine."
Dave stood up, trying to ignore the pain that was shooting through his shoulder. He gave her a small smile. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, thanks, though," Jing-Mei assured. She started to walk away.
"Jing-Mei, wait," Dave called. She turned and looked at him. "Uh, well, it's my birthday today, and my sister and father have decided to throw me a happy birthday dinner, so would you like to come?"
"Uh, sure, that'd be great! Who else is going to be there?"
"Well, Randi is, and I'm sure Brooke and Dylan are going to be there…"
"Who?"
"Oh, Brooke and Dylan are a couple of people who live in my apartment complex. We hang out a lot," Dave explained as Jing-Mei nodded in understanding. "I'm not really sure who else is going to be there."
"Well, I'm sure it'll be fun. Where are we going?"
"Uh…you know what? I don't even know," Dave answered.
Jing-Mei laughed. "Well, I get off at 5:00. How about you?"
"I get off at 6:00," he replied.
"Okay, well, it sound great." Jing-Mei said, smiling. "Hey, we'd better get going, or Weaver will have us both."
"Yup, the Chief's probably on her way," Dave replied, not wanting Jing-Mei to leave. As if on cue, Weaver came walking through the hallway.
"Dr. Chen, Malucci, stop talking and get to work," she ordered as she continued walking.
"Yes, Chief," Dave said, saluting. He looked and Jing-Mei who rolled her eyes. He laughed. "Okay, see you later."
"Yeah, bye," Jing-Mei replied before walking off.
Dave sighed and walked back towards the Hawaiian kids.
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In case you didn't realize, the name Pomaika'i in the chapter title is the Hawaiian name for Ben. This story will be continued in Remember 2.