"You sure you don't want me to take you home?" Uryuu asked as he walked out of the dressing room with his scrubs on.
Orihime nodded. "I get lonely when you're not there."
Uryuu blushed as he adjusted his glasses. Sure the two didn't sleep together like Ichigo and Rukia ten years ago, but that didn't mean that they aren't now.
"Don't worry. I'm only going to stay here until Tatsuki-chan finishes her last lesson, which should be in about…" Orihime looked at the clock and tried to count the time.
"In two hours," Uryuu finished her sentence.
"Yes!" The happy person threw her arms in the air, "You are so smart. No wonder you're a doctor!"
Uryuu sighed. It was a good thing that he had the afternoon shift today after his two-day break, or else he would have gotten a lot of insult from his father. And having his girlfriend here wasn't going to help him either. So for two hours Uryuu visited his patients, went to conference with the other doctors and interns, and signed off paperwork. Orihime would follow around whenever he visited patients because she loved to meet them and was willing to spend the entire day chit-chatting with them. Though Orihime was often questioned about her sanity, nobody in the hospital could deny the fact that she provided more optimism in the hospital, especially for the patients.
"Ja'ne, Uryuu!" Orihime waved her arm as she walked out of the intern's breakroom. Two hours quickly passed by and Tatsuki came to pick up her bubbly friend to visit her home. Uryuu let out a sigh of relief as he sunk back into his chair.
"Looks like somebody is happy to be alone."
The black-haired intern looked up and saw the red head walk in.
"What do you want Abarai?" Uryuu asked in a sinister tone, "In fact, why are you here? Shouldn't you be back at the station with the others?"
Renji shrugged as he sat in front of Uryuu and relaxed. "Unlike the others, today was originally my day off. So while Matsumoto, Ikkaku, and Yumichika are getting a shit load from Zakari-taichou, I escaped." He gave a proud thumbs-up.
Uryuuu shook his head as he closed his eyes.
"Dr. Ishida?"
The man in question looked up and saw one of the nurses coming in with a folder in her hand. "Are you looking for me or my father?"
The nurse looked at him and smiled. "I was looking for you. Here is the chart of the new patient that came in last weekend."
"Who?" Uryuu asked as he sat up and grabbed the folder.
"You don't remember?"
"Last weekend alone 20 new patients came in. Do you seriously expect me to know who you're talking about without being specific?"
The nurse gave a small pout. "I'm talking about the 10 year old boy Sama Yuichi-kun who transferred here from Tokyo Central Hospital because of his father's job."
Uryuu opened the folder and saw the picture of the brown-haired boy. "Oh yeah, I remember him. Too well, in fact."
Renji leaned in to look at the picture. "You have a grudge against a kid?"
Uryuu let out a heavy sigh. "Almost all the doctors here do. This kid is pretty stubborn. He doesn't want to be treated by anyone except by his doctor from Tokyo."
"Why's that?"
The nurse smiled at the red head. "His previous doctor is pretty famous for being one of the highly recommended Residents in Japan. He actually finished medical school really early and was about to finish his internship in the first few months."
Renji whistled as he sat back again. "Looks like you got some competition Ishida."
Uryuu shook his head. "I wish I can meet this man but apparently he's a mystery. Except for his co-workers, patients, and his neighbors, nobody really knows what he looks like or where he lives."
"But that's what makes him sound so sexy," the nurse laughed.
Renji smirked and Uryuu shuddered.
The nurse calmed down and went back to business. "Anyways, the 'mystery man's' contact information is on the folder. His boss told us that you can call anytime if you needed to know more about Yuichi-kun."
"Thanks."
The nurse nodded and walked out of the room. Uryuu scanned through the folder to figure out more about his patient.
"Dude," Renji called out.
"What?" Uryuu asked with irritation.
Renji scratched his red hair. "This might be a little 'out-of-the-blues' question—"
"Then don't ask," Uryuu interrupted.
"—but when are you and Inoue planning on tying the knot?" he continued.
Uryuu snorted as he continued to read the folder. "Don't know."
"What do you mean? You guys have been going out for like ten-eleven years and now even live together. Are you never going to get married?"
Uryuu really wanted to wipe off Renji's tattoo with his scalpel. He closed his folder as he spoke. "It's not like I'm against the idea of marriage. I just don't know when."
"Pussy."
"Bastard," Uryuu commented back, "How about this. You ask Arisawa out on a date and I'll let you help me pick out a ring."
"What the hell!" Renji shot out of his chair with his face red as his hair. "I do NOT like Tatsuki!"
"Oh please, I see the way you look at her."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
Uryuu pushed up his glasses. "Or maybe you still have lingering feelings for Kuchiki-san?"
Renji suddenly became quiet and just stared at the intern.
"Dude," Uryuu waved his hand, "You can't be serious!"
"I have no idea what you're talking about," Renji repeated as he sat back down and crossed his arms across his chest.
"You still not over Kuchiki-san?" Uryuu asked. "I'd understand because she decided not to marry Kurosaki but they do have TWO kids! And I'm emphasizing the word TWO!"
"I know! I don't like her like that anymore. I just…"
"Just what?"
Renji scratched his head furiously as he tried to think. "It's just that I liked her for a really long time and I can't help but wonder what might have happened if she never had Takeshi or Mai."
Uryuu looked at his friend and sighed. "You better not tell this to Kurosaki."
"Even if hell froze over, there is no way I'm going to tell him. Besides, I already decided to forget her when she had Mai. You don't think I'm going to go for a girl who had TWO kids with someone else, do you?"
Uryuu rolled his eyes. "Just think about Arisawa. I seriously believe you guys have something going on."
"Maybe," Renji shrugged, "But whenever I see her I can't help but argue. That is NOT what one calls a 'relationship.'"
"Look at Kuchiki and Kurosaki."
"Touché."
Uryuu relaxed on his chair and went back to his folder. "Anyways, how long are you going to stay here?"
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving," Renji yawned as he stood up.
Uryuu was about to put down Yuichi's chart when something caught his eyes. "Wait."
"What is it?" Renji asked as he turned around.
Uryuu carefully looked at the folder again, his face turning paler. "No way."
"Huh?"
"No fucking way!" Uryuu jumped up and ran to the nearest phone.
"Dude, what's up—" Renji was shushed by Uryuu who held out one of his hands as the other one quickly punched in some numbers and waiting for the other line to pick up.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
"Tokyo Central Hospital. How may I help you?"
Uryuu cleared his voice. "Hello. I'm an intern at Karakura Hospital, and I just had a question for the doctor who was in charge of my patient when he was in Tokyo."
"And might you know the name of that doctor?"
"Yeah," Uryuu answered, "Kurosaki Ichigo."
Renji was quiet. He could feel his sweat dropping across his tattoo. He wasn't sure what was going on but he had an idea.
"Yes, he is a resident here. But unfortunately he is on vacation."
It seems like my assumptions are right, Uryuu thought to himself. "And when will he be back?"
"Let see… In about a month. Yes, he'll be back by the beginning of December."
"That soon!" Uryuu accidentally blurted out.
"I'm sorry. But that is actually pretty long of Dr. Kurosaki. But he hasn't taken a day off once since he started working here, so it got added up and he's spending all of them now."
Uryuu leaned his head against the wall and sighed.
"Would you like to leave a message for him? I can deliver it to Dr. Kurosaki when he returns."
"No, that won't be necessary. Thank you." Uryuu hung up the phone and turned around. "Abarai."
The man stood up straight and nodded. "Yeah?"
"Call Kurosake. Tell him to come here. Now."
Any other time Uryuu order him, Renji would argue back and would tell him to do it himself. But today he didn't. "Right away."
A/N: What will happen to Ichigo? You'll know soon!
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