-Part 1 Of 2-

Ethan had never been happier to be getting ready for work. There was no groans, or annoyance of leaving his warm bed; instead, he was instantly snapped awake, blindly waving his hand around for his glasses. The second he had found them, and carefully placed the square frames on his face, the young doctor pulled himself up, before rapidly walking towards his bathroom.

His feet could feel the cold wooden flooring, as they took him through his living room. Lying on his once clean sofa, was the bowl, which once contained popcorn, and the remainder of the couch was sprinkled with popcorn. The young doctor groaned, before continuing his walk into the bathroom.

Upon entering, he was greeted with his brother, not bothering to lock the door, whilst he rested in front of the sink, brushing his teeth. He looked up towards the ajar door, revealling his brother dressed in his pyjamas, giving a small nod.

"Morning Nibbles." He gargled through a mouth of toothpaste, before neatly spitting into the sink. Ethan held a hand up in responce, before reaching towards the top cupboard, for his toothbrush, whilst trying to avoid Cal. By this time, he was using the mouthwash to rinse his mouth, before stepping back, giving a puzzling look towards Ethan.

"Why are you up so early?" He asked. The younger brother opened his mouth to respond.

"We're visiting today. Have to be in early." He replies, begining to brush his teeth. Caleb scoffs, before sauntering his way out of the bathroom, leaving Ethan alone. The younger started into his reflection whilst brushing his teeth, trying to focous on the process of the day.

Get up, get ready, drive himself and Cal to work - Elsie.

The thought had ran through his head several times that morning of what was to become of her. She had not responded to any of the messages overnight, nor had she called to say she was okay.

Ethan was generally worried right now. He would do anything to make sure she was safe, and that the man was not hurting her. He had pondered over the idea of telling Max what he had seen, but the chances were, Elsie would never forgive him. So, he kept it to himself, until he could find out more infomation.

By the time he had realised how long he was brushing his teeth, they had become very numb. Hastily, he placed the toothbrush back in the cupboard, before making his way towards the bedroom, able to get himself changed.

Cal had been ready for a while now. He would of got the bus to work, but Ethan had offered him a lift, and he'd prefer that, than sitting on a cramped, crooked, cringy bus.

The elder was layed out on the sofa, wearing his black jumper and jeans, waiting for Ethan to emerge from the bedroom. A long and heavy sigh escaped his lips, as his head tilted back, waiting for something to happen.

His attention was soon bought back when the door to the master bedroom opened, and his younger brother appeared, wearing his usual attire of a shirt, cardigan, blazer, and sensible shoes. He carefully ajusted his glasses, before picking up his briefcase, and walking towards Cal.

"You ready?" He asked, nudging the lying form of his older brother. Cal gave him a stare, before responding.

"Been ready for ages." He replied, sitting up, pressing himself towards the floor. He was soon up, standing next to his brother. A moment of silence passed over them, before they made their way towards the exit of the apartment.

Cal was still trailing behind his young brother. There was something definatly on his mind. He was quiet most of the time, but he hadn't said ten words since he arrived home last night. Maybe it was Elsie. Maybe something had happened. She might of let him down or something. Which meant she was avalible.

"Caleb?" Came the voice of the Hardy brother.

"Coming!"

It was quite empty in the ED when the brothers arrived. You could clearly see the staff, wandering around, bored of not having any patients, but at the same time, enjoying the peace.

Louise was back now, both her and Noel standing behind the desk, bickering like an old married couple. Cal made his way towards them, being followed by Ethan. Noel noticed the two boys, seeing them, begining to wave.

"Hello boys!" He cheerfully said. It was strange for anyone to be in a good mood this early, but anyway...

"Morning." Cal and Ethan said simultaniously. Caleb made himself comfortable by leaning on the newly polished counter, only to be swatted away by Louise. She snarled at the older brother, before flicking back through her ever growing pile of paperwork.

At that moment, a blur of light blue scrubs swished past the main desk. The faint scent of perfume wandered into Ethan's nose, and he recognised it. It was Eliza. But, why hadn't she stopped to say hello? Curious, Ethan began to wander off into the department. Before he could escape, however, he was met by a voice, calling him.

"Ethan!"Came a distinctive voice. The young doctor turned around, to be greeted by Lily, a small smile on her face. She walked closer to the doctor, her attire being completely different towards what she would wear on a usual day at work. Then again, they were on a trip today.

"Lily!" He replies, seeing the female in his presence. Before he can say anything else, Lily continues on with her story. "Did you hear about Elsie being bought to work this morning? None of us have seen him before."

Ethan swallowed. "Him?"

"Yeah. Seemed a bit old, though." Lily responded, before walking past the younger brother. Ethan's face curdled into a look of confusion and dissapointent. Was Eliza already with someone. Maybe, it was best to get an answer, before he began to presume things.

He began to pick up his pace as he walked down the newly polished corridor. He had to find Elsie now. He had a lot to ask, and many things to explain. However, his journey would not be complete without crashing into a few familiar faces, all pestering for one thing or another.

Zoe, who wanted to know where they were going, Tess, who was asking if he knew the correct instructions, Mrs Beauchamp, making sure Ethan would be present for the time they departed.

It was however, Jeff, visiting from the Ambulance, who helped the young Doctor. Ethan already knew from trivia, that Jeff was the first person from Holby that Elsie was introduced to, and had seen them both talking on numerous occasions. He called out a few times, hoping he would be able to get the attention of the infamous paramedic.

"Jeff, Jeff!" He called, until the Paramedic turned around.

"Oh, Hey Ethan. Can I help you mate?" He asked casually.

"I was wondering...if you have seen erm, Elsie." He sprawled, trying to talk as quick as possible. Jeff paused for a moment, trying to recall if he had seen the female doctor.

"She was heading towards the staffroom. Didn't seem to happy." He replied, patting Ethan on the shoulder. He nodded, before escaping the touch he was not too comftable with.

"Right, thanks...mate." He said, not casually at all. Jeff chuckled slightly, before he made his way back to Dixie and Tamzin. Ethan paused for a moment, before making his way towards the staffroom, now despratly on the hunt for the girl he still fancied.

It didn't take him long at all. He soon came pacing into the somewhat empty staffroom, where his eyes fixed on the young girl, poking around in her locker, probally looking for something she had misplaced earlier in the day.

Silently, Ethan walked up to her, before starting to converse.

"Elsie..." He almost whispered, as if normal voices would break her. The young girl jumped slightly, before turning around, seeing the eyes she trusted ever so much, but yet feared to tell anything.

"Ethan." She trailed off, trying to awake her sub concious mind. Ethan smiled slightly, before continuing.

"Was everything okay last night? I saw you go off with someone. I was going to ask Max-"

"No!" Elsie shouted, before grabbing Ethan by the shoulders, thier noses only milimeters away. "Ethan, you need to promise me right now, that you will not mention it to Max. Promise?" She began to speed up her talking, breathing heavily.

A small part - well a large part - of Ethan, longed to lean forward right now, and kiss her. But, he looked back into the eyes he loved so much, and took a deep breath.

"Promise." He replied. Elsie slowly took her hands down, but still looked somewhat shocked, dazed, scared. Ethan took a slight pause, before opening his arms, offering her some sort of comfort.

The girl didn't need to be told twice. She fell into the arms of Ethan, putting her head in his chest, and her arms leaning into him. Ethan shushed her for a moment, as if calming a baby down, and just let her be in one moment of safety and comfort.

She pulled away all too soon, Ethan's arms feeling empty once again. He gave Elsie a short smile, before the two of them, slowly made their way towards the door of the Staffroom, continuing to talk.

"So, trip today!" She sarcasticlly cheered. Inside, she was extremely upset not to be going. Honsely, a day off seemed like a nice omen, but, why go when she could be getting vomited on, or seeing a man's genitals?

"Yes." Ethan replied. "Thank you. For the advice last night. It has really seemed to help." He continued, as they reached the main desk. There was another pause, before Cal came running up from behind, tapping Eliza on the shoulder.

"Hey. Can I get a second opinion?" He asked, looking hopeful. Elsie nodded, before walking along with Caleb. She didn't notice, but the registrar looked behind him, winking at his brother, as if to say 'I got her now...'

Not A chance.

After a few hours of work, Eliza was begining to buzz. She was now taking a quick break, able to down another coffee, and have a small strech, so she would not be aching as much by the end of the Shift.

When outside, she found herself trailing around, her white plimpsoles leading her towards the ambulance Area. Standing againt once of the bright vechles, was Jeff, looking down towards the ground. Eliza gave a small cough, before he looked up, a smile on his face.

" 'Ello Elsie. Did Ethan find you earlier?" He asked, as the young girl walked towards the paramedic, continuing to talk.

"Yeah. It's all sorted now." She replied. Jeff nodded, before the two became in deep conversation. It honseltly meant nothing, but it kept them both entertained to a point where they completely lost track of time.

At this point, Elsie looked towards the large metal clock, carefully hung on the wall. She was now due back ten minutes ago.

"Crap!" She said, before looking back towards Jeff. A look of shock appeared on both of their faces, before the young doctor was aparent to making her way rapidly back to the ED. But, before she could get any closer towards it, Dixie came rushing out of the office.

"Car crash on Auton Way. We need to get there now, and the assistance of the Doctor." She shouted, making her way towards the ambulence, but was soon drawn short when she saw Eliza stood next to Jeff.

"Doctor's sorted." Jeff said, resting a hand on the girl's shoulder. A look of shock appeared on her face, before Jeff began talking again.

"You done a response like this before?"

"A few times, yes." She replied, ajusting her bun, resting on top of her head. Jeff smiled at Dixie, before she walked towards the Ambulence. Jeff followed her quickly, whilst Elsie ran into the back of the veichle, luckily seeing the outfit she would get changed into.

The trio were only a few kilomiters away from the Casualty now. Eliza was leaning between both Jeff and Dixie, the blonde telling her about what she would have to do the moment they arrived.

"Right, you need to jump out the back and run round with us. We'll fill you in, so we can get all of them out as quickly and safely as possible." She loudly spoke, as the Ambulence pulled up next to the incident.

Elsie was quick to run through the back, and jump out. She stumbled slightly, before meeting up with the two paramedics. From the black van, she saw a head, covered with medium brown hair, and blood, belonging to none other than Connie Beauchamp.

"Its our lot!" Jeff shouted, as he, Dixie, and Elsie ran over the the van as quick as possible. Whilst Dixie went to the other car, Eliza crouched to the window, one word escaping her lips as she saw him, lying unconcious, and a tear begining to form in one of her dark eyes.

"Ethan..."

AN - Cliffhanger! The chances are, I will update this first thing tomorrow morning, because I am so BUZZED about this chapter! I know, indefinatly, it will end quite sadly, but, there will be a lot more Elethan (see what I did there?) sections, and more revealled about the Man...

This is a two part chapter, so the next part will be published tomorrow...

Happy Zaxurday, too! Did you all enjoy Casualty? God knows I did...

ETWentHome - Lovesick Ethan is so fun to write, because of all of his chocked up emotions. It's brilliant! Thank you for all of your reviews!

Tanith Panic - Thank you. I hope you enjoyed this part...

Tato Patato - It's okay. I'm happy you enjoyed chapter six! And I hope you enjoy this one just as much!

- Jodie Rose Xx