Personal Legend

Chapter 4: plastic

Derek pov.
"You and Amelia seem to be hitting it off"
I stand infront of Arizona with my arms crossed.
She looks up at me and then back down at the ground. I was amazed at how she was acting. We had known each other for years now ,yet she was acting as though this was our first time meeting.
"Uh yeah .... Hitting it off..." She finally says after a moment of silence.
I laugh.
Was she really nervous?
She returns my life with a low grunt and no eye contact.
She was.

"Arizona how long have we known each other?"
She finally makes eye contact with me. "A long time now"
I shake my head. "Right and how much have we been through?"
Her eyes widen and then she looks down as if she's sad.
"A lot. A shooting and a plane crash just to name a few"
"Exactly. So don't be nervous now that you are in love with my sister. I still like you all the same"

Arizona looks up and smiles at me.
"That's good to know Derek. That's really good to know"

Amelia pov.
Me and Jo are running down the hall way trying to meet Callie because she said she need a consult and that it was very urgent.
"Do.... We .... Have ... To .... Run .... This .... This .... Fast" jo was panting and running  behind me trying her hardest to keep up.
I laugh.
"This is what being on my service is like jo. Steph hasn't told you?" I say as I hit the corner.
Jo mumbles something and then I stop and turn to her.
"Oh I wasn't saying anything bad..... I just ... The running .... Is you kn-" I cut her off with the wave of my finger.
"Pull yourself together Jo. Don't wanna seem out of breath"

Jo nods and tries to control her breathing. I turn around and open the door in front of me. Callie is sitting in one of those chairs that spin and she swivels around to address me and Jo as we walk in the room.
"You needed a consult?" I say as I glance at a still panting jo.
Callie raises her eyebrow at Jo so I just explain to her the deal.
"We ran here" I pat Jo on the back "urgent means we run. You said urgent so we ran"
Jo flashes me a weak smile and puts her hands on her knees as if to tell me she was done acting calm and collected.
"Right" Callie nods. "But can I talk to you alone for a second?"
I look at Callie and then reluctantly agree.
"Jo go outside for me?"
"Does this mean I get a wager break?"
I laugh. The girl was looking for a damn water break. You'd think she'd be more fit than that , but I guess she's not.
"Yes jo. Go get your water"
Jo doesn't even wait for me to say anything else she leaves the room just as quickly as we came in.

"So what's up" I left my self up and onto one of the tables in the room.
Callie looks at me and for a minute it looks like she rolled her eyes.
"So I don't need a consult" Callie says as she crosses her arms.
I nod. "Alright well then Callie what did you need?"
"I want to know about you and Arizona"

Of course she did.

"What exactly do you want to know" I didn't think she deserved to know anything that didn't concern her anymore but I gave her the benefit of the doubt anyway.
"Are you guys dating?"
I don't reply I just nod. I didn't think words were needed. I didn't think I needed to explain myself.
She uncrossed her arms.
"She's soft okay? She's soft and she deserves to be handled with care."
I look at her and my heart melts. Suddenly I had a question for her.
"Was she your personal legend Callie?"
Callie looks at me confused, but slowly she smiles as if she has remembered something.

"The alchemist?"
I nod.
"I read that book when I was a teen. That book was magical. Amazing. Pure and good. I love that book"
I smile. "I love it too"
She looks up at the ceiling as if she's searching something.
"To answer your question. No she wasn't my personal legend. She gave me my personal legend though"
I look at her my interest is peaked.
She sees my eyes and decided to continue speaking to me.
"She gave me Sofia. Sofia was my personal legend. Still is"
I smile. "That's great. I'm happy you found your personal legend. A lot of people don't usually even go looking for theirs"
She looks at me and she grins for the first time since we've been talking.
"I'm glad you are finding your personal legend too. I'm positive she's a great one"

I nod and hop off the table I had been sitting on.
"Thanks for the consult Callie" I say as I make my way to the door.
"Any time Amelia any time"
I walk out of the room and close the door behind me.

Arizona pov.
"So is that a yes or a no" Maggie was standing infront of me trying to pitch one of her 'let's act like a family and hang out' house parties.
I look at her pleading eyes and finally give in.
"Fine Maggie , I will be there"
"Oh yay" Maggie wraps her arms around me and I can't help but realize how strong this girl was.
"I'll see you later" she lets go of me and walks down the hall in the other direction

I shake my arms trying to realize them from the warm lovable prison Maggie had wrapped them up in for about 20 seconds .

"Hey cutie"
I turned around to face Amelia.
"Hello"
Amelia wraps her arms around my waist. I smile and grab her arm.
"I talked to Callie"
I turn around releasing Amelia's grip around me.
"Why"
She smiled and twirls a strand of my hair around her fingers .
"She wanted to talk about personal legends"
I eye Amelia closely.
"Her personal legend is Sofia" she chuckles and then her eyes fill with pure love. "Isn't that great"
I nod. "That is great."
"Anyways she told me that I should protect you because you are soft"
My face flushed red. I wasn't "soft".
"But she respects us. She respects the personal legend."
"I'm glad you talked to her and it all went well"
She laughs. "Saying you need an urgent consult can do wonders for you sometimes"
I stare at her confused.

A consult ? What's that all about.

Amelia interrupts my thinking with a kiss.
"Aren't you glad I told you what a personal legend was?"
I only nod and look into her eyes.