Requested by SoulKillerCute!
Ironically, it's the first duo that came out when I shook the dices. ._. ...Does that mean I have to do it twice..?
Hahah, I fail at romance. ;A; Critics welcome, 'specially about that.
By the way, there is an indetermined amount of time that passes between each paragraph; I would say between few hours and one week. I didn't want to bother with time indication as they really aren't all that necessary here.

It's always for too long. Almost.

It was known that in the whole Resurgam center, everyone often overdid things. Or rather, almost everyone because of all the people there, only two could be considered as persons who never did more than necessary. To be named, these persons were be Dr. Tachibana and prisoner number CR-S01. Both of them would do just as much as necessary; they would never overreact, say more than necessary or stay somewhere longer than they should. Or at least, so would the other think. In fact, both the surgeon and the endoscopy specialist had caught each other doing something longer than they should many times, and it went to the point where it became a silent competition between the two. Who would make the most errors?

When CR was first brought into his new cell in the hospital, he felt even more lonely than before. He had gotten used to the others' presence, but once he was confined in the cage-like room, most of the time no one would visit him for a long time. He spent the rest of the afternoon there, when a small figure entered the room. It was Dr. Tachibana who had brought his meal. She gave it to him and then walked up to the table, sat there and watched him. The surgeon was rather confused as to why she stayed, but didn't say anything about it.
'I want to make sure you eat', the woman stated simply. The man started to eat, but was feeling embarrassed she was staring at him while he ate. However he remained silent, as he didn't want her to go and leave him ... When he finished, the woman took the tray, all the while watching him. When she was about to leave the room, she turned one last time, waited a few seconds and then waved her hand before dissapearing.

You stared... for too long...

The prisoner had just finished a surgery and was on his way to return to his cell, when he remember he had a message to give to Tomoe. He walked around the corridors, looking for her, when he almost bumped into the little woman. They both took a second to gain their composure. They remained silent for a moment, when the surgeon realized he had to give something to the woman in front of him. He quickly handed the envelope to Tomoe and muttered a quiet 'sorry' before making his way around her to reach his cell. The woman's face was graced by a little smile.

You hesitated more than you should have...!

Now, by then, the others had realized something was going on between the surgeon and the Japanese; they just weren't sure of what it was exactly. When they were in the conference room, the two concerned would stare at each other, almost as if they were having a staring contest. Little did the other doctors knew, it was indeed a contest. Just not the common one, like who would annoy the other the most or who could pull the most trick on others in one day. They tried to corner CR to get an answer, but only got an annoyed look that clearly read 'leave me alone now please. I need to do other things', and they simply could not catch Tomoe : after all, she always managed to escape using her ninja skills. Finally, Esha, Gabrial, Hank and even Maria gave up on getting answers and continued to be spectators to the other two's behavior.
And then, the two mentioned before thought, at the same time :

They tried to find answers for longer than they should have!

On a sunny afternoon, Tomoe had free time. She didn't want to train that day, she felt it would be a shame to waste such a calm day. She decided to go relax in her favourite spot : the little pond in the garden. She had heard of how the surgeon had contributed to make the place even more lively, and since then she enjoyed the garden even more. She was glad to see that the little fish had grown bigger since it reminded her of the koi back in Japan. She was so caught up in daydreams that she didn't pay attention to the sound of someone entering the garden.
When he entered the garden, gardening gloves in one hand and watering can in the other, CR hadn't expected to find someone else besides him, and maybe Hank, in the garden, so when he saw the woman whom he had a silent contest with was there, he stopped in his tracks. He was glad he didn't put his straw hat this time, or he would have been embarrassed more than ever if she saw him. Fortunately, she seemed to be oblivious to his presence, and he decided to watch her. He took in her appearance, how graceful and peaceful she looked at the moment. She was often worried and the man rarely saw her without a concerned face. She did seem to belong to the garden as her beauty was comp- what was he thinking? No! He couldn't let himself be distracted. He had to take care of the flowers! But just at the moment, the woman quickly turned to look at him. Suprised by the sudden movement, his first reflex was to turn around on his heel, but it obviously was not looking natural, as his back was just so stiff. The woman didn't say anything and resumed her daydreaming, while the prisoner continued as if nothing happened. When he was out of sight he sighed and using a bit of water in the watering can, he rubbed his ever so slightly flustered face.
Meanwhile, the Japanese smiled in victory.

...You stared longer than you really needed to...!

Soon after, the Rosalia Virus started to spread at an alarming speed. While the whole team, minus Maria, were treating the patients in front of the hospital, Dr. Tachibana was called for an endoscopic operation. She was nervous and had even lost a bit of confidence with everything going on around her. She turned around to enter the building, but her nervousness made her loose her balance and she tripped on her own foot. She closed her eyes, waiting for the unavoidable and painful contact with the ground when she felt something, or rather someone, caught her. She looked up to see the skilled surgeon who had a determined, yet reassuring expression. He reassured the woman by telling her the help would be there soon, before letting go of her. They then headed to the operation room.

...This time, you held me longer than you needed to...

When everything was back to normal, people at Resurgam, and everywhere else for that matter, finally had a time to rest. The epidemic had tired and stressed everyone, so they were trying to relax and forget it.
It was one of those days that CR and Tomoe found themselves in a scenario very similiar to the one that happened earlier. This time, the surgeon didn't even bother staying out of sight and the heiress didn't play either; instead, she simply called him to come over here.
'What is it..?'
'Oh, nothing. Just sit here with me, will you?', asked the young woman, tapping a spot besides her.
'...All right. I guess...', he replied, setting his gardening material aside.
'Thank you.'
'...Huh? There's no need to thank me, I- Wha-?' [1]
He stopped in the middle of the word when Tomoe turned towards him, took him by the collar of his clothing and pulled him down. The surgeon had no idea of what was happening, but he seemed to understand when he felt her soft lips on his. It only lasted a few seconds, and before he could react, she had already pulled back. CR looked at Tomoe. She was watching the pond once again, this time with a small smile and a light pink tint on her cheeks.

And for once, nobody won, nobody lost...

...because it wasn't too long...

...it was too short.

[1] Fun fact : the last parts after that were the longest to write. It took me over two days of thinking just what could fit in there. Lame, I know.

Adgfsdg ;A; Romantic things are not in my expertise! ...Usually, at school, in all my stories someone was dying in an unexplained way or got killed in an atrocious manner. ;A; I'm trying to stay away from that kind of story since I'm pretty good at it. And also at writing in the first person. Buuuut... hmm, might be interesting.
Hahah, I fail at romance.
Uh, I wasn't really sure what I would write about for these two, so I let my imagination take over. Also, I figured Tomoe would be the boldest of the two. No...?

And lastly, I'd love to thank anyone who read/reviewed/criticized so far! I appreciate your help and support a lot! 3 - Have a heart (I don't usually use them).

Anyways, on for the next story!
P.S. Why so many people dislike Tomoe? ;A; She's so sweet!
P.S.2 ...Am I the only one who noticed how much Hank looks like a pumpkin?