Here is the sixth chapter. It's a bit shorter than the others. I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you with some longer chapters in the future. As always, Follow, Fav and/or Review if you like this chapter, which I hope you do.
Disclaimer: If you have been reading the other chapters you already know this but (sad sigh) I do not own Code Blue.
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Shortly after hearing the doorbell, Megumi opened her door and smiled as she saw Keisuke and his children on the other side. "Welcome guys! It's good to see you again!" She said before kneeling down and receiving a hug from Satoshi. Smiling at the sight, Keisuke spoke as he pushed his daughter's trolley into the apartment.
"It's good to see you too, Shiraishi." He then looked at the women who were standing a few feet behind, each of them holding a baby, and at the man with glasses, all of whom were smiling at the sight as well. "Hello, I'm Keisuke Aragaki, nice to meet you all." He told them as they approached his family.
"Hello Dr. Aragaki, I'm Dr. Kazuo Fujikawa." The man introduced himself. "We've spoken several times over the phone and via email, it's very nice to finally meet you in person" He added, offering him a handshake.
"Nice to meet you Dr. Fujikawa, thank you for all your help during my search for an apartment" Keisuke replied, accepting the handshake before looking at the woman.
"I'm Haruka Fujikawa, nice to meet you" Haruka introduced herself, also shaking Keisuke's hand.
"Nice to meet you" Keisuke replied before looking at the other woman.
"I'm Dr. Mihoko Hiyama" the woman introduced herself shaking his hand as well.
"Nice to meet you Dr. Hiyama." He said. Feeling ignored for not having been introduced, Sakura began to babble from her trolley making the three other adults look at her and her father pick her up. "Do you want to say hello, Sakura?" He asked his daughter who continued babbling and gurgling as if telling them a nice story.
"Daddy" his son spoke, shyly hiding behind Megumi. "Who are they?" He asked.
"They are your Uncle Kōsaku's friends. Say hello Satoshi" Keisuke explained and the child greeted the other adults with a small bow.
"Hello, nice to meet you" he said, more polite than Keisuke had ever seen his son be. "My name is Satoshi Aragaki and I'm three years old."
"You are three?" Haruo asked, smiling at the little boy. "You are already a little man aren't you?" Satoshi smiled at him and nodded.
"Yes!" He replied proudly, making the adults laugh.
"And who are these two precious things?" Keisuke asked, looking at the babies that Haruka and Mihoko were holding.
"These are the children of Haruka and I" Haruo said, smiling brightly at the babies. "A boy and a girl." He pointed at the girl, who was currently being held by her mom. "That's Yui" he introduced the girl before pointing at the other baby. "And that's Minoru."
Smiling at the scene, Megumi clapped one time to catch everyone's attention. "Now that the presentation's are done, please go to the living room while I finish preparing lunch."
Everyone nodded and moved into the living room sitting on the couches while little Satoshi played with the babies. "I gotta say, I was surprised when Aizawa told me he had made a friend in Canada. He is a kind man, but the first impression everyone has of him isn't exactly that one." Kazuo said with a laugh.
"I know. When I first met him, a couple of people from his Department told me he was an asshole who thought he was above everybody." Keisuke replied, laughing as well. "I kind of thought like that myself for a while until I realized the truth. He works hard to back up his words with his actions and he doesn't believe he is above everybody else, the two who'd criticized him were just jealous because they didn't like that their Department Chief favored him over them. He is also one of the most loyal persons I know." He added with a smile.
"He is that" Kazuo said with a smile.
"Daddy!" Satoshi's excited voice interrupted them. "One of the babies grabbed my finger!"
"Did they now?" He replied smiling and trying to sound as excited as his child.
"You know, I think that means they like you" Mihoko said, smiling and winking at the little boy, who beamed at her in response.
"Can I carry one of them?" Satoshi begged his father.
"I don't know" Keisuke replied. "I think you are a little too young for that. Maybe you can keep an eye on them after lunch, make sure they take their naps." He added.
"Em!" the child said before running off to ask Megumi if the food was ready.
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After the meal, during which they'd gotten to know each other better, with Keisuke telling them many things about his life and anecdotes about Kōsaku's life in Toronto while the others told him things about themselves and anecdotes about the neurosurgeon's time working at Shohoku, some of which he already knew but others he didn't, Keisuke felt his decision to work at Shohoku had been one of the best he'd ever made, if only for the new friends he was making and the kind of environment his children would be growing up in, surrounded by good people, if he stayed at Shohoku for a long time.
"I gotta say Kōsaku spoke a lot about you guys, but you are even better in person than I thought you would be" Keisuke said with a smile.
"Seriously?" Mihoko asked. "Did Aizawa tell you good things about us?"
"Yes. But it wasn't what he said about you but how he spoke about you. It is clear that he not only respects you as professionals but that he considers you his family." Keisuke replied, making the others smile.
"Why don't you take the kids to my room for a nap?" Megumi asked, looking at the three sleeping babies and the sleepy Satoshi, who was clearly struggling to stay awake after eating his fill.
"That does sound good" Kazuo said with a smile. "Unfortunately, I can't stay. I told Doctor Tachibana I'd be back after lunch." He said, rising from his seat.
"I see" Megumi said. "What about the rest?"
"I can stay a little longer," Haruka replied.
"Yeah, me too" Keisuke said. "But I'll take you up in the offer to put these two down for a nap" he added as he saw his son finally falling asleep on his chair. Rising from his seat, he shook Kazuo's hand. "It was a pleasure meeting you Fujikawa. I hope to see you around the hospital."
"Me too" Kazuo replied before going over to his wife. "I will be late. Don't wait up for me." He told her and Haruka nodded beforehe kissed her forehead and waved his hand at his other 2 friends. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
"I'll walk you to the door" Megumi said.
"I'll help you two get these four to Megumi's room" Mihoko said, rising from her chair and pushing little Sakura's trolley. Soon Haruka followed suit pushing her children's trolley in the same direction while Keisuke picked up his son and followed them.
"Daddy I don't want to go to sleep" his son said, weakly opening his eyes as Keisuke took him to Megumi's bed
"Ok pal, but you said you were going to make sure the babies took their nap." Keisuke reminded him.
"'Kay" his son said, remembering their earlier conversation before closing his eyes again when his father laid him on the bed. Smiling, the three adults left the room.
"Do you need help with the coffee?" Haruka asked Megumi
"Don't worry, I got it" came Megumi's reply from the kitchen. Hearing that, the three adults sat down on the sofas and talked a little among themselves. Soon, Megumi rejoined them bringing a coffee tray with four cups on it and a bit of milk.
"Thanks" Keisuke said as she handed him his cup.
"Do you want it with milk?" Megumi asked.
"No, thank you" Keisuke shook his head.
Megumi nodded and served her friends before sitting down.
"So, Doctor Arakawa, are you ready to start working in Shohoku tomorrow?" Mihoko asked.
"I think so" Keisuke said with a smile. "Although I may need to avoid night shifts for a while until I find someone I can trust with my children, other than that I'm good."
"I'm still on childcare leave, so I can take care of them if you can't come home some nights" Haruka offered.
"But you already have enough on your plate, taking care of your twins…" Keisuke tried to politely decline.
"Don't worry, Mihoko and I can also help whenever you have a night shift and we don't." Megumi told him before looking at Mihoko "Right?"
"Eh?" Mihoko reacted to Megumi's words. She wouldn't mind taking care of the children and lending Keisuke a hand but she didn't like Megumi speaking for the both of them. She then looked at the man. "I guess it would be alright"
"However, I know how tiring a shift can be for a doctor, especially for an ER doctor. I can't ask you to do that." Keisuke said. He felt relieved that he didn't have to tell the Head of the Heart Surgery Department that he wouldn't be able to work night shifts for some time but he felt bad about inconveniencing the three of them.
"Don't worry" Megumi said, waving her hand to tell him they weren't bothered by it, so he shouldn't be either. Keisuke sighed.
"I'll accept your help for now." He finally accepted. "I'll find ways of compensating you for it."
"If you want to really compensate me, you could let me live with you when Aizawa returns and Megumi and him begin to live together" Mihoko joked, smirking mischievously and making Haruka and Keisuke laugh. Megumi on the other hand wasn't so amused.
"Wait, Mihoko, who said anything about Kōsaku and I living together!?" Megumi said, blushing furiously at her friend's words. "We've barely begun dating."
"I'm not talking about the present" Mihoko said, her smirk not leaving her face. "I could be talking about the distant future."
"A very distant future!" Megumi exclaimed before realizing something. "Wait… the distant future? How long exactly do you plan on staying here!?" She then added making the other three laugh harder.