title: The Only One
pairing: Shiraishi/Aizawa
a/n: A new intern arrives to Lifesaving. Turns out, she's Aizawa's ex.
"Aizawa-kun!~" A high pitched voice calls for the neurosurgeon. Aizawa internally rolls his eyes and grits his teeth. Aizawa reluctantly turns around and puts on his poker face, hiding his annoyance. He faces the woman, who twirls her hair around her finger and looks at him with doll-like eyes. Aizawa almost snorts; this wasn't going to work on him.
Kaori is an undergraduate intern rotating in different departments. It has only been a week since she started in Lifesaving, yet Aizawa was praying for her to transfer out to another department. He couldn't care which, he just didn't want to see her as often. When Kaori first met Aizawa in Neurosurgery, it was clear she found him very attractive. She was head over heels for him. Aizawa on the other hand, didn't feel the same.
On a drunken night a few weeks back, they were both drinking with other colleagues at a bar. Aizawa vaguely remembers her kissing him, and him kissing her. Following that week, Kaori clung onto him for her dear life. Luckily, it so happened that he transferred to Lifesaving. But now… he wasn't so lucky.
"Will you go out for a drink tonight? You aren't on duty, right?" She asks in a sweet tone.
"I'm busy. Go by yourself." He shoots at her. Turning around, he gets ready to walk away, but she gently wraps her arms around his biceps and pulls him around.
"Please?" Kaori pleads in a sweet voice. Aizawa hides his annoyance, even more so, his disgust. Aizawa scoffs, shakes his arm off her and walks away from her, heading towards the elevator. There, he meets Shiraishi, who almost looks uncomfortable. Her eyes trailed on the floor, focusing on everything else, but ignoring the presence of him.
"What's wrong?" Aizawa bluntly asks her. Shiraishi keeps her eyes on the floor, her face away from him. She shakes her head quickly. The elevator arrives at the floor and Shiraishi rushes out from the elevator, leaving Aizawa confused and lost by her attitude. Did I do anything wrong? Aizawa traces a few moments back. Did she see Kaori? Aizawa thinks to himself. With that thought in mind, Aizawa sighs.
He knew how Shiraishi was like. When Kaori stepped in, he knew she was affected. The times she stopped writing to take in a deep breath whenever Kaori clung onto him; the moments he saw the flash of annoyance quickly fade across her face when Kaori flirts with him. It was obvious she was jealous. He hopes Shiraishi doesn't get the wrong idea. He feels nothing for Kaori, but feels everything for other. Resuming his work, he concentrated on completing his reports.
Shiraishi runs to the staff station, where she abandons her files and runs to the toilet. Hiding in a cubicle, she covers her face with her hands and takes in a few deep breaths.
She witnessed the whole scene from afar, while waiting for the elevator. The more she witnessed, the more this burning feeling rose in her throat and stomach. She had unconsciously dug her fingers into the palm of her hand, where red marks are left. She couldn't understand why she felt this way. She doesn't know what this burning feeling is. But for a moment, she saw fire when Kaori lovingly flirted with Aizawa.
It has only been a week with Kaori, and Shiraishi was changing with every day. Shiraishi couldn't stand the way she flirted with Aizawa; she couldn't stand how clingy she was. Numerous times, Shiraishi caught Kaori glaring at her whenever she was with Aizawa during work. She could only blame Aizawa. When he needed help, he would just call for her help and work simultaneously together. She was someone that knew how his brain processes things, so she was the perfect assistant when helping in surgery and treatments.
Was she...jealous?
Shiraishi admits: she found Aizawa attractive; she does like him. But even so, wasn't getting jealous childish? She doesn't understand why she feels jealous over this but somehow she feels it. Stop being childish, Shiraishi! She tells herself. Calming herself down and pushing the thoughts out of her head, she washes her face with cold water and dries it. Heading back to the staff station, she resumes her reports before she overheard Fujikawa gossiping with Hiyama.
"Did you hear? Kaori was dating Aizawa." Fujikawa hushes.
"Eh? You're kidding! Really?" Hiyama gasp. Shiraishi turns her attention to them to listen.
"It's true! Kaori and Aizawa hit it off a few weeks ago. But Aizawa brushed it off his shoulder after that week." Fujikawa gossips. Suddenly, Shiraishi couldn't contain what she built up in her body.
"How do you know it's true?" Shiraishi blurts out, a slight tinge of annoyance in her voice. The other two turn to her simultaneously, almost surprised that she asked. Luckily, they didn't pick up on her annoyance.
"Well, I heard it from one of the nurses. Apparently, she is infatuated with him." Fujikawa muses. Shiraishi nods slowly and returns to her reports. So they were dating…
Hiyama adds some comments and Shiraishi tries to tune the noise out. Of all the things, she didn't want to hear about Kaori. That woman, paired with Aizawa, gave her that burning feeling she hated. Shiraishi bites her lip in frustration as she tries to keep herself composed. The phone rings and Shiraishi swiftly picks it up, clearing her thoughts immediately. Announcing the arrival of an ambulance, she dashes to the ER and prepares for the patient. She brings the patient in with Kaori and Fujikawa, where Fujikawa announces the patient's condition.
Throughout the procedure, Shiraishi focuses on the patient solely, trying to ignore the fact that Kaori is flirting with Aizawa opposite her. The way she stood, how she asked for Aizawa's help, the way her eyes moved about. Shiraishi couldn't help but to glare at her. This wasn't how a doctor should act when taking care of a patient. Halfway through, Yokomine announces the arrival of another patient by ambulance. Hiyama and Fujikawa prepares to leave to retrieve the patient, but Aizawa stops them.
"No, Fujikawa, stay. This patient has an unstable pelvis. Kaori, go instead." Aizawa coldly says. Shiraishi looks up at Aizawa and the patient. That's true, she failed to notice a pelvis fracture on this patient. Aizawa's judgement was right.
"Aizawa-sensei is right. Kaori-sensei, please do." Shiraishi states.
"Eh?~" Kaori complains. Shiraishi opens her mouth to give orders to Kaori to comply, but Aizawa does it faster than she does.
"Don't disrespect your staff leader, unless you want to leave this room." Aizawa snaps at her. Kaori shuts her mouth and silently follows Hiyama along. Shiraishi catches Aizawa's gaze for a moment before she raises an eyebrow at him. Aizawa ignores it and proceeds with treating the patient. The rest of the staff senses the awkwardness and proceeds with preparations.
Aizawa starts to operate on the patient, before requesting for Shiraishi to help him out. Shiraishi stops checking on the monitor and assist him in stitching. From the corner of her eye, she could see the jealousy in Kaori's eyes from the other side. Shiraishi shifts uncomfortably and puts Kaori out of focus. Aizawa notices this change that Shiraishi has. Immediately, he pretends to shift to another angle and blocks Kaori out of Shiraishi's view. Shiraishi looks at him, but he doesn't look up. Silently, he knew she thanked him, and she knew he could understand.
"You should talk to Kaori later. Reprimand her for not complying." Aizawa says as he cleans the patient up. Shiraishi nods silently as she washes her hands. They wheel the patient over to ICU with Fujikawa and Natori who offers to help out. Shiraishi waits for the other staff to finish up the patient. Upon finishing, Shiraishi calls for Kaori. They head to a empty meeting room at the end of the hallway where Shiraishi puts her file down before commencing to talk.
"Kaori-sensei, when a senior doctor gives you a order, comply with it. He can analyse the situation better than you can now, and-" Shiraishi patiently explains but gets cut off by Kaori's rebellious attitude.
"Then why couldn't you send someone else? Senior doctors are trained in pelvis fractures, right? Then couldn't you have sent someone else instead of me?" She snaps at her.
"Kaori-sensei, I don't-" Shiraishi explains herself, trying not to get angry at Kaori. She was really testing her patience.
"You are just jealous, right, sensei? You just want Aizawa-sensei to yourself, right?" Kaori scowls at Shiraishi. Shiraishi was never good at confrontations and she felt her weak vulnerable side surface.
"Well, I'm in love with Aizawa-kun. And I'm getting him." She confidently boast.
"Kaori-sensei, don't bring personal matters into this affair." Shiraishi frowns and lashes.
"Personal matters? You are the one that started this, sensei. You brought it in yourself." Kaori snorts triumphantly at her. Shiraishi opens her mouth to fight back, but Kaori continues to boast in front of her.
"Besides, who wants a woman like you? You only concentrate on your work and there's no fun. You're getting older with time and ugly. I have what you don't have." She smirks smugly at her. Shiraishi, left in shock, stands there frozen. Shiraishi didn't know what to say anymore. Fighting back only meant that Kaori would cause more trouble.
"Kaori." A deep voice says from behind. Shiraishi turns her head to the door and sees the menacing darkness behind Aizawa's eyes. She hasn't seen this look on him before. Kaori turns around to see her beloved, but at the moment she does, her face goes pale. Aizawa walks to where Shiraishi is and faces Kaori.
Aizawa was beyond angry. He was furious by this intern's attitude to the staff leader. How could she say that about Shiraishi? While he was secretly listening, he couldn't help but to step in and defend Shiraishi. Shiraishi doesn't deserve to be talked down like that.
"This isn't how you talk to your staff leader. How do you expect to be respected if you can't respect your own seniors?" Aizawa reprimands her. "Shouting at her is one thing. But insulting her is another big thing. Did you ever learn to respect others? How are you going to be a doctor like that?"
"But Aizawa-sensei! She's clearly trying to take you away from me! You know how I feel towards you!" Kaori reasons with Aizawa. Kaori's pride was still prominent in situations like these. Shiraishi sees the red that Aizawa sees. Shiraishi has had enough and steps forward to confront Kaori. But Aizawa beats her to it, again.
"I don't feel anything for you. And you shouldn't feel anything for me." Aizawa snaps at her. Shiraishi only stands by his side, not wanting to interfere. She knew Aizawa wanted to settle this issue alone.
"You are just saying that because she's here, right? I know you are still in love with me" Kaori arrogance and pride takes over. She fails to realise how serious his tone is. Shiraishi prepares to lash out at her, but Aizawa stops all of it from happening. Aizawa has had enough.
Swiftly, he gently but firmly grasp onto Shiraishi's hand, interlocking their fingers. Shiraishi, shocked by the sudden intimacy, flinches. She regains her composure and slightly blushes. What was Aizawa planning? Looking at Kaori, she merely snorts, her pride undefeated. Unfortunately, Aizawa wasn't done yet. Shiraishi, overwhelmed by the situation, silently complies. The only thing she concentrated on was on his eyes. Trust me, it will be fine.
He brings her face closer to his. Guiding her, Aizawa grasps onto her chin lightly as he presses his lips to hers. He parted her lips, and let bliss run through him. Shiraishi was still shocked, but felt those sparks on her lips. She felt the sparks tingle and sent electric sparks down every nerve she had in her body. Oddly, Shiraishi enjoyed the kiss. It made her feel warm, and suddenly her troubles melted away. Kaori's face changed to an angry rage. With those tears down her face, she lets out a cry and runs out of the room in misery.
Shiraishi pulls away first, her face burning. She realised what she just did with Aizawa, which made her want to crawl in a hole and hide. Aizawa lightened his grip on her, letting her collect her file. He knew Shiraishi was avoiding all eye contact with him. She stops and stands with him for a while in that empty meeting room.
"Thank you for helping me." Shiraishi thanks softly to him. Preparing to leave, she takes a step forward but Aizawa catches her hand and pulls her back. Her body pressed against his, he stares deeply into her eyes. He wasn't going to let her go anywhere at the moment. In silence, their foreheads touch.
"I heard her talking you down." Aizawa softly says to her. Shiraishi looks down, not knowing what to say. Aizawa tips her chin up gently, so she is forced to look at him.
"You are nothing of what she said. You bring me joy, you are beautiful, you are young. Don't let her talk down to you, okay?" He says to her. Shiraishi nods, complying.
"I…I was jealous this morning. When I saw her with you. And I heard she was your ex…" She admits to him. Aizawa lets out a slight snort. With that, he puts one arm round her waist and the other cups her cheek, tucking a strand of hair behind her ears. His arrogant eyes stares through her innocent ones.
"Idiot. You shouldn't be jealous." He says in a deep voice. Shiraishi lets her arms wrap around his neck, just as he pulls her closer. She knew there and then that she could trust the words coming from his mouth. It was all true. Because she knew how he felt towards her. And she felt the same.
"You are the only one I want." He whispers before bringing her into a passionate kiss. His lips part hers as they move in sync. The sparks fly with every moment and they savour the feeling they each share. Their hearts beat against each other, their breathing warm against their skin. Aizawa pulls away after awhile. Shiraishi, suddenly feels as if a huge weight has been lifted off her shoulders.
"Okay?" He asks. Shiraishi nods shyly. They were lucky they were in a meeting room by a corner where no one really passes by. They let go of each other but Shiraishi lightly squeeze his hand in acknowledgement before leaving his side. Aizawa trails his eyes on the woman who runs past him, watching the confidence return to her as she walked.
Shiraishi and Aizawa didn't care about Kaori anymore. Both of them couldn't be bothered if she was jealous or if she flirted. Because they knew their feelings were pure. They loved each other and that's all that mattered. News spread fast, and the Lifesaving department knew both of them were dating. Even Hiyama and Fujikawa were shocked by the news. Saejima wasn't too shocked, always thinking they were good for each other.
Needless to say, Kaori never showed at work again.
a/n: a new one shot! I rewrote this a number of times, and I'm kinda happy with how this came out! Requested by azalea.winters ! thank you so much for your request! A lovely yet challenging idea for me. Hope you enjoy!
I wanted to showcase a different side of both of them, something more bold. So this idea came through. It was real fun writing this. I actually didn't plan for them to kiss in front of Kaori but why not? HAHAHAHAHA
Request, reviews and suggestions are all welcome! I would love to see what you guys want to see from me! Hope you liked this! Love from me to the code blue community!
If you guys want more, check out my fanfic! It's called Heart of Lifesaving. Enjoy!