"Kate, the Brave!"

"X-Ray eyes Emma!" Kate said with as much strength as she could muster and a tired smile. Kate was a five year old leukemia patient who was recently readmitted for passing out at the dinner table. It wasn't uncommon to have "frequent flyers" in the pediatric oncology ward; however, no matter how nice it was seeing them you knew that no matter what it was never for a good reason. There were always so many complications came with so many different illnesses that the staff was always tried to be prepared for anything. Each patient had multiple doctors and hospital staff always making sure that everything possible was being done to keep the patient comfortable at the very least.

"How are you feeling, turkey?" Emma asked as she prepared to get ready for her exam. Kate was Emma's first patient once she started at Storybrook. They had formed an immediate connection once Kate asked her what she did. She told her she was like Super Man and that her super power was having X-Ray Vision so she could lead a convoy of doctors to help find any bad blood to make her feel better and essentially her job was most important. The five year old looked up in wonderment and was hooked. Emma took to the young girl so much that she ended up visiting her later that day and bringing her a stuffed Super Man doll. Emma told her that the doll was there to remind her to be brave and don't stop fighting the bad guys no matter what. Emma would visit any time that Kate was admitted in the hospital and every time her doll, called Brave, was within arm's reach.

"I'm sleepy." Kate said as Emma hooked up the cords to the Doppler.

"Ok, well I use the Flipper as quickly as I can and then let you and Dr. Mills speak ok?" Emma said and she smiled down and then glanced back to Dr. Mills. Of course, Dr. Mills sat back and watched the encounter between the tech and the patient and smiled. Emma finished doing her portion of the patient's checkup and exited after a quick fist pump. She walked out to the nursing station where she completed her notes and then looked back in on the doctor and her patient. She couldn't hear what they were saying but she could tell the Dr. Mills was acting very kindly towards her and little Kate was doing everything she could to keep a smile and stay awake. Dr. Mills told her to rest while she put her hand on her shoulder affectionately and turned and started towards her.

"X-Ray eyes Emma?" She asked with a smirk and a raised brow.

"Uh, well the first time I met her and she asked me what I did and I told her I was like Super Man because I have X-Ray Vision that leads the doctors to the bad blood." Emma muttered.

"Well, that explains the doll. I'm sure she borrowed it from your personal collection, Miss Swan."

Emma looked up at her with a grin, "All have you know, I don't need the dolls. I'm the one with super hero powers," Emma said straight faced as Dr. Mills smiled "I got that for her at the toy store that's not too far from here. I told her it was meant to be a remind her of bravery and to never stop fighting." Emma said with a smile "And then she named him Brave," Emma said laughing.

Dr. Mills just looked at her as she regaled her story. This woman never failed to impress her with her kindness and her heart. She always enjoyed being in the company of the blonde. She seemed so serious, focused, and determined and somehow light at the same time. She was a chill type A. She had never met anyone with such a demeanor before. There was something magnetic about this woman that she quite couldn't explain. She had this undisclosed infatuation with the blonde- something she figured was due to the blonde had saved her son's life. She tried to limit her time around the blonde. She couldn't afford any type of scandal- if the blonde was even interested. She saw that skank flirting with her earlier and Emma didn't seem to put back by it. Surely Emma could do better than her though, she thought just as Emma started laughing.

"And, what about 'the flipper'? What is that about?" Dr. Mills asked.

"Oh, um, one time I was using the Doppler and she asked me how it worked so I told her the technical explanation like a dummy and she looked at me like I was a 3 headed mythical creature. I tried the dolphin concept so she'd understand easier and she got it. So she named the scanner flipper since it was the dolphin. That kid names everything," she said smiling.

Dr. Mills was smiling at her and about to ask her another question when she was interrupted.

"Ahhh, Regina! Finally someone with a functioning brain! Where's Arizona? I have a heart consult with her patient in three minutes and need to be briefed prior to meeting them and I can't get in contact with her or find her. So typical of her to make me come here and then disappear," Dr. Christina Yang said sarcastically.

"Good morning, Christina," Regina said with an eye roll. "I'll be covering for Arizona today. She's out sick. Give me a moment to finish this and then I will brief you. I understand reading is a difficult task to complete on one's own, so I'll bring crayons as well."

"Excellent," Christina said with a smirk.

Regina turned back to Emma who was packing up to meet her next patient who was not with her. "I apologize for that interruption, dear. What time is your lunch? I noticed we had two patients between one and three so if you want to finish we can eat in between patients."

"Sure, I'd like that. As long as I take it, they aren't too strict on when I actually take it. They get really bitchy when I forget to, though." Emma said.

Regina smiled, "Alright, well, our next patient is at 12:45 I believe and we can eat after that. See you then," she turned around with a flirty smile and walked away with a little more sway in her hips when she felt eyes staring at her ass. Regina had caught her looking at her cleavage one too many time not to notice. My, my Miss Swan, I would venture to say that after further evaluation, you are, indeed, quite interested, Regina thought to herself walking away.

"What the hell was that?!" Christina questioned Regina while lightly slapping her arm.

"Ow! What was what? Why are you so combative today?" Regina asked.

"Oh, calm down ice queen. What was that disgusting display I just witnessed between you and Emma?" Christina asked.

"You know Emma?"

"Yes, obviously. She scans a lot of my pediatric patients. Most of them actually, now that I think about it."

"What do you think of her?" Regina asked because she knew Christina was in work mode and would give her an objective opinion of who the woman was and not an emotionally based one.

"I think she's way too smart to be a tech. She knows more about the heart than most residents I've worked with. There have been times where she would just sit back to find out what the diagnosis was after we would have a difficult patient and she was actually right about a disease I hadn't heard of until my third year and you know how I basically know everything. I think she should take the MCAT and try to get in to medical school. She's received very well by her patients and their families. I haven't heard any complaints about her from the staff or the, wait a minute! Why are you asking about what I think about Emma?!"

"Because she is part of the personnel of my ward and as such, I should know how her performance is."

"Her performance, huh? Want to see if she listens to you on her back, too, huh?" Christina said with the biggest grin.

"Christina!" Regina scolded. "Clearly, a poor choice of words. No matter, my curiosity goes no further than the information you have already provided."

"You liiiike her."

"Christina!"

"You want to daaaate her."

"What are you? 12?"

"You want to kiiiiiss her."

Regina rolled her eyes and tried to walk away. "Oh, no no no, Dr. Mills, you don't just get to walk away. After we see your patient, I have some questions of my own. And you know, I can tell when you're lying…"