elmo-doodle: Hiya!! My friend told me today in school that had crashed. I almost had a heart attack! I started telling her that I had to update tonight! And then she got freaked out by me freaking out, lol. Luckily, when I got home was up and running again. Or maybe it hadn't crashed, and my friend was just messing about with me. Meh. Okay-- we've got some nice fluffy Perry and JD moments here! Another massive thankyou to all my reviewers! You guys keep me writing! Enjoy!

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Chapter Seven

JD had pretty much slept for the rest of the day, giving Elliot little work in looking after him. She managed to get a lot of hospital work done while JD napped, occasionally going in to his room to check on him or bring him some milk. JD had only managed a few mouthfuls before he began to feel nauseous again. Although he never threw up, it was still an effort to keep it down.

By the time 7pm rolled around, JD had almost 8-9 hours sleep in him. He was still dozing lightly as Elliot knocked on the door to Perry's apartment.

"Hi, Doctor Cox!" Elliot chirped, and she missed the glare that Perry sent her. "Here's an overnight bag for JD, and here's, well, JD!"

Perry growled at how chipper she was for someone who was about to work the late-night shift in the hospital. He took JD from Elliot's arms and then took the bag from her.

"Fantastic, Barbie," Perry said. "Now, scram before I find something to insult about you."

"Bye!" she said before scurrying off home to get ready for work.

Perry shut the door and tossed the bag in to a corner.

"Newbie?" he said to the drowsy kid on his shoulder. "You just gonna sleep all night?"

"Mmh, no," JD said. He leaned back slightly and yawned, rubbing his eyes. "'Slept too much..."

"I'm sure you have, Sleeping Beauty," Perry joked, and JD gave him a perplexed look. "What?"

"Haven' called me girls' names for a while," JD said, not sure whether to be happy or sad about this. "'S wierd."

Perry didn't know what to say to that. He hadn't even noticed that he had stopped referring to his little protégé as a girl. He supposed that it was because since now that JD was a baby, he couldn't define what the "girly moments" were anymore, or his sub-conscious could be stopping him from insulting an infant who could fully understand him.

Or, maybe he had finally begun to accept those "girly moments" as part of JD's strange personality. Perry found that he didn't have to answer the kid, since JD's stomach rumbled pretty loudly.

"You hungry, kid?" Perry asked, smiling slightly as JD blushed.

"Yeah... haven' eaten much today," JD admitted. "Didn' feel hungwy earlier."

"How do you feel now?" Perry said as he set JD down on the couch and went to open the bag.

JD took a moment to assess his condition. When Perry looked over for an answer, JD smiled. "Better," he replied.

"Good," Perry said. He took out a few of the jars of baby food and looked at them with a scowl. "God, this looks horrific."

"Wha' is it?" JD asked.

"Barbie picked up the most disgusting puréed things ever," Perry said as he read the labels. Corned Beef, Vegetable Bake and Tuna Casserole. "There's no way in hell that you are eating this things, kid." Perry tossed the jars back in to the bag and started to walk towards the kitchen. "I probably still have some fruit..."

"'Kay," JD said. I wonder if Elliot packed my blanket? JD wondered. Dammit, he sighed, why does he always leave me sitting on the furniture?! JD shifted himself around and began the process of slowly backing off the couch. His arms were definitely stronger than the first time he'd done this.

When Perry walked back in to the living room with a plate of chopped pears, he stopped when he saw him. JD was on his stomach, half over the edge of the couch with his legs dangling above the floor. JD had frozen when he saw Perry enter the room.

"Hiya," JD said, giving Perry his best and most innocent smile.

"Caught red-handed, NewbieBaby," Perry said. JD giggled nervously and slid the rest of the distance off the couch, landing firmly on his feet. He proceeded to toddle over to the bag in the corner and let out a small noise of happiness when he saw that Elliot had indeed packed the small blanket that he loved. He pulled it out of the bag and dragged it back over to the couch with him.

Perry raised an eyebrow at the blanket that JD carried. It was undeniably pink. Perry thought he might burst a blood vessel if he tried to restrain himself from saying something about it.

JD stopped walking when he reached the couch and watched Perry's expression. Hmm, JD thought, smirking inside. I wonder if I could tease him for a while... "Hey, Dawctor Cox!" JD chirped, holding up his blanket and looking really proud of himself. "What do you think of my blanket?"

JD bit back a giggle when Perry's eye actually twitched. "What about it?" Perry asked, trying to be indifferent.

"Whatcha think of it?" JD repeated, looking at him innocently. "Do you like it?"

"It's um..." Perry cleared his throat and counted to ten. Not because he was angry, but to give him time to push the demeaning-girls stuff out of his mind. "...pink."

JD almost laughed, but instead he went for a kicked puppy expression. "Don't you like it?" he asked, drooping and letting the blanket trail on the ground. "Is it 'cause it's a girwly colour?" He actually managed to get some fake tears shining in his eyes.

"Dear god, no!" Perry said hurriedly, the tears in JD's eyes setting off an alarm inside him. "It's not the colour-- it's a, um... a great blanket. Yeah, I don't care... about... the colour..." Perry trailed off as he saw JD slowly break in to a smile and giggle. "Newbie... are you playing me?"

"Nope," JD said, but he couldn't get rid of his smile now. Perry growled slightly. "I was jus' messin' with ya..." but he didn't get any further than that. JD turned around and started to run away from Perry, giggling. Perry just took a few steps and was able to catch JD and lift him up.

"That's a bad Newbie," he said, but he was smirking at the giggling child in his arms. "That deserves punishment."

"Huh?"

Perry grinned evilly and began to lightly tickle JD's stomach, sending the child in to another spout of laughter. When he thought that JD had been punished enough, he chuckled and set the boy down on the couch. He passed JD the fruit he had prepared.

"Eat, Newbie," Perry told the still giggling child. JD nodded and began popping bits of pear in to his mouth.

JD watched as Perry walked over and sat down at the desk in the corner. The older man seemed to be writing something and looking at a few textbooks. As soon as JD had finished eating, he slid himself off the couch again and toddled over to Perry.

When he reached him, JD clung on to Perry's trouser leg to steady himself. "Whatcha doing?" he asked, trying to get a better look.

"Case study that Kelso asked for," Perry replied.

JD almost fell over in shock. "And you're actually doing it?"

Perry smirked. "He asked for it three months ago," he replied.

"Oh," JD giggled. "What's it on?"

"Jesus, Newbie, you're asking a lot of questions tonight," Perry said, but he was smiling slightly. He put his pen on the desk and reached down to pick JD up. He settled the boy in his knee. "Better?"

"Yup!" JD beamed, and he looked at Perry's case study. "Ooh, I remember you treating her!"

"Of course you do, Newbie," Perry said, resuming his work, but keeping one hand protectively on JD's back, making sure he didn't fall. "You were trailing around after me like the little puppy that you are."

JD pouted. "You asked me to," JD said. "When you whistle, I follow."

"Like a puppy," Perry added.

"You love it," JD mumbled, huffing. Perry chuckled and ruffled JD's hair, making him smile.

JD watched as Perry continued to fill in his case study, noting with amusement that he had no trouble reading. He would occasionally point out spelling mistakes, which would elicit a growl from Perry. Every time, this made JD smile. After about five minutes, JD's mind began to wander. He started looking around for something to keep him entertained. A letter opener that rested on the table caught his attention.

"Uh-oh," he muttered.

"What is it there, NewbieBaby?" Perry asked, not looking up.

"Sharp object," JD said, staring at the letter opener with wide eyes. His was clenching and unclenching his fists as he longed to reach out, grab it and stick it in to his mouth. "Tryin' to wesist..."

Perry looked up and followed JD's line of vision. "You're just a magnet for trouble, aren't you?" Perry sighed, but he moved the object out of JD's sight anyway.

JD visibly sagged in relief. "Thanks," he mumbled. "Can you put me down?"

Perry nodded and carefully lifted JD off his knee and set him on his feet. He didn't remove his hands from JD's tiny waist until the kid was balanced enough to stand on his own. When JD was set he toddled over to his overnight bag and started poking around for the toys that Elliot had packed. He giggled and pulled out the teddy bear that he owned.

"She packed Bramwell!" JD cheered. He turned around and hugged the teddy bear to his body. Perry looked up and felt his heart melt.

JD was standing there in the middle of the living room, and looking like adorable in the flesh. Elliot had dressed him in jeans that were a little too big for him and a little red hoodie. His black hair was messy, and his cheeks were red. The smile on his face and the teddy bear that he was clinging to just added to the picture. Perry almost had to stop himself from "aw"-ing.

"Bramwell?" Perry asked, quirking an eyebrow.

JD nodded. "I've had 'im since I was a kid... well, the first time I was a baby," JD added. "Mom kept fixing him whenever he got scruffy. He's my favourite thing ever!"

The house phone rang, and as soon as Perry turned around to answer it, he let the smile take over his face.

* *

"Already, Newbie-- bedtime."

"What? Noooo!"

"It's 11:30pm, kid," Perry said, sitting down in front of JD who was still playing on the floor. Actually, now JD was just lying on his back and trying to grab his ankles. "You have got to be tired now."

JD shrugged as best as he could, since he was lying down. "Maybe."

Perry rolled his eyes and gently poked JD's stomach. He giggled. "I'm going to see what Barbie packed for sleeping in," Perry said. JD nodded and reached for his toes.

Perry spent a few minutes rummaging through the bag, but he couldn't find any form of suitable night-ware for JD. "Barbie, you airy-headed blonde," he muttered.

"Was'sup?"

"Barbie didn't pack any pyjamas," Perry said. "Come on, I probably have an oversized t-shirt you could manage to sleep in." He stood over JD and bent down. He scooped the child in to his arms and then rested him on his hip.

"'Kay," JD mumbled, yawning. He rested his head against Perry's chest and used one of his hands to grip gently on to Perry's shirt.

Perry managed to locate a shirt for JD in the guest room. He was glad that JD was half-asleep already, or the younger man would be protesting about being changed by Perry. Once he was changed, Perry settled JD on the bed. He made sure that JD was comfortable where he was-- the contented sigh from his protégé assured him that he was.

Perry watched JD for a few minutes. The kid just looked so peaceful and relaxed. Perry reached out and stroked JD's hair, and he smirked as a smile made its way on to JD's face.

"'S nice..." JD mumbled, his eyes fluttering open slightly. "'M glad you're here..."

Perry smiled softly. "Goodnight, JD," he said, gently.

Perry turned the lights out as he left the room. As he was closing the door, he didn't see JD stretch slightly as his body started to get bigger.

elmo-doodle: ^_^ Cliffhanger, eh? I'm not used to writing them, hehe. Who wants cookies? (No cider this time-- I finally got to drink it!!) Cookies for reviews! People who review also get a hug from Baby!JD.