And here's another one. Enjoy...
"Ouch! Argh!" Zander winced and nearly shouted in pain as his partner got him out of the car and nearly carried him inside the hospital.
Thirty minutes earlier there had been a fight in one of the western neighbourhoods. Guns were taken out, bullets had flown everywhere and people got hurt. Among the victims, lieutenant Zander Brown, one of the first officers arrived at the scene along with his stern partner, Matthew Andrews.
"Stop complaining." The taller, silver-haired man spoke as he helped his friend move around the waiting room and get to he infirmary as fast as possible. "Nurse, we need some help here!" he shouted and settled the blonde man up on the nearest empty bed.
"What happened?" a blonde young woman, dressed in a simple white attire ran inside the room.
"He got shot in the chest." Matt pointed at his partner. He was about to give more details, but when he turned to see the nurse, he remained speechless: in spite of the slightly dark circles below her eyes, the messy bun that kept her long hair in place and the normal large sleeveless shirt along with the baggy hospital trousers… she was beautiful. Unfortunately, Zander's fist woke him up from his day-dreaming.
"Bullet. Wound. Me! Stop drooling!" the wavy-haired's voice came between gasps.
"What happened here?" another voice stopped Matt from answering and the blonde nurse from checking further the officer's wounds.
"A bullet wound, Dr. Anderson. It seems that the policeman was caught in the firearms." The young woman explained to another female person, a bit older that her, with short dark hair and big blue eyes. Zander suddenly decided that it was his time to drool.
"I-I was shot in the chest." He let out a weak moan, relaxing under the doctor's touch. Matthew rolled his eyes and ended up staring at the younger woman.
"Actually, it's in your shoulder and, by the sight of it, the bullet did not go that deep. I'll need to get you a sedative so that I'll be able to extract the metal without much pain." Dr. Anderson explained with a slight smile on her lips.
"Ahem, I don't think that would be necessary, doctor. I mean, I'm a cop! We go through a lot of things while we're out there and I'm sure that a little pain won't be a problem for me." Zander suddenly forgot the wound and sent her one of his charming grins, almost waiting for applauses from the audience. Instead, the brunette stared at him a bit confused, not knowing how to react, while Matt gazed at him as if he had grown another head. Somewhere behind, the blonde nurse held back her laughter. Zander simply glared at her and she used his partner's wide back to hide… not that the silver-haired man minded.
"Um… ok… If that's what you want…" Dr. Anderson finally agreed and already started to prepare, along with the blonde, the necessary instruments for the operation. "I have to warn you though… not many survive this without sedatives…" she ended and poured some medical alcohol on a white and clean material, sticking it to the lieutenants now naked and partly bloody shoulder. In spite of his great expectations, he let out a piercing scream and stared wide-eyed at the doctor.
"Aaargh!" Almost immediately the woman nodded, having expected that kind of reaction. Hearing his shout, one second later her pushed his hand over his mouth in order to stiff another groan. Even Matt, the usual strong and silent type of guy,and the nurse were already red from trying not to laugh out loud.
"Warned you!" Dr. Anderson looked at him with a serene face and injected him immediately with the required sedative.
"No… no… I… can…" Zander voice ended in a whisper and he completely relaxed on the bed, closing his eyes and slipping into a senseless sleep. The woman turned to her assistant and the other officer and nodded.
"Don't worry… he gets like that sometimes…" Matt gasped for air and explained.
A serie of moans and groans along with other unexplainable noises allerted the doctor that her patient was waking up. After signaling Matthew and Mina, the blonde nurse, to enter, Amy Anderson turned to Zander's settled form. She leaned above him a bit and waited for his green eyes to open. And when they did, a huge and sleepy smile found it's way on his lips.
"Doctor Anderson!" he let out on the most tired and happy tone possible, making it once again hard for Mina and Matt to stop their laughter.
"Hello Zander… how are you feeling today?"
"Ready for our date…" He answered again and Amy blushed maddly, under the others' completely stunned stares.
"Erm… what date?" she asked puzzled.
"The one you promised me…" he whined like a child… a very sleepy child.
"And when did I do that?" she simply asked patiently. The man seemed lost in concentration for a while and then started laughing lightly, as if he had just remembered a funny memory.
"Aww, that's right… you didn't… not yet anyway." Zander grinned again and Matthew rolled his eyes, turning away from the hospital bed.
"Wounded, under strong medicine and he can still flirt." He muttered under his breath and, one moment later, noticed that Mina was watching him. However, what he did not notice was the gentle nudge she had just given Amy. Understanding her younger friend's silent statement, the doctor turned to them and with a calm smile pushed them towards the exit.
"He'll be fine, but for now he just needs to rest. Don't worry, I'll check him every half hour or so and if anything happens I'll let you know immediately, ok?" she entered the doctor role once again, with a serious look on her pretty face.
"Ok… thanks for everything, Dr. Anderson." Matt bowed slightly his head and turned to Mina, who had already offered to lead him back to the exit.
Turning to the hospital bed once again, Amy looked down at the sleeping officer and smiled warmly. Date? Hmm, that didn't sound bad… not at all actually.
"You know, I pretty much know this entire place and plus, if I were to get lost, there are signsat every corner and exit." Matthew explained as Mina walked right next to him. Carefully, she glanced towards him. In spite of the circles below her eyes, he could only admire her extremely blue orbs that were already fascinating him. Damn, she was one beautiful woman. Smiling rather childish, Mina clung to his strong arm and led him further into the hallways.
"Well, I know that you are a productive officer and you can probably manage any kind of situation… but it is required from a nurse to escort a patient's relatives… or friends… and of course, offer them further guidance… if necessary…" Mina spoke and this time stared right up into his light lavender eyes, a color she had never seen before. She was somehow hypnotized by them and she liked it. Easily, the man took her hand away from his arm and stood right in front of her.
For a moment, Mina actually felt that he was going to say that he was sorry and that there was a wife waiting for him at home. Then he'd tell her something about his children and how happy his marriage was and probably apologize some more, along withletting her knowher how beautiful she is and how she was going to find her true "one" someday. That thought made her stiff, but the touch of his hand suddenly brought a feeling of calm. When Matt noticed that Mina was glancing from his hand to his eyes questioningly, he smiled warmly.
"Well… I'd love to be further… guided… if necessary…" he ended of a bold tone and enjoyed the way a smile found its way on the nurse's figure, enlightening her features.
"Hmm, in that case, we could always visitthe coffee shop across the street… you know, if you happen to be free someday and want some company." She offered.
"You know, I happen to usually be on duty in this side of town…"
"I'm an intern here and I'll be pretty much spending my entire time around…" she completed and the two of them smiled widely at each other. Oh, what can love do to normal people!
"Sooo, think you'll find an opening tomorrow… say, 15 hundred hours?" he inquired solemnly.
"I think I can postpone my lunch." She answered.
"Well then, see you then." He bowed slightly and walked towards the exit.
"See you there." She answered back and the two finally broke away from each other completely, each going for their jobs and each barely awating for their upcoming "meeting".
I'm starting to like writing one-shots that include two pairs and, of course, two stories. Hmm, tell me if this was worth writing or if I should stop right her and right now. Please review! Oh yeah, and I don't own Sailor Moon.. blah, blah you know the story...