a/n: I've finally watched the CB movie and I loved it. It was really a great movie aside from the interactions between our OTP. Anyway! Here is an update for an alphabet which I've had the idea for the longest of time. Hopefully know that the movie is out, the aishira tag will finally be alive again hahaha.

p/s: This chapter is set somewhere in Season 3.

Alphabet L - Lie (Detector)

"Look what I bought from the flea market last night!"

Hiyama raises an eyebrow as soon as she walks into their office at the end of her shift, spotting Fujikawa pacing to and fro. The latter seems a tad bit too excited (not that he isn't, usually); he is now gesturing for Hiyama to approach him.

"What's that?" She asks as soon as she spots the weird looking device in his hands. Fujikawa is grinning, nearly shoving the thing he is holding into Hiyama's face. She looks utterly unimpressed, swatting his hand away in a swift motion.

"Don't you know? This is a lie detector." He announces loudly while placing his new toy onto Hiyama's desk. "It'd be so fun to test it out. I've been waiting for someone to walk in. Hey, wanna try?"

Hiyama scoffs. "Do you actually believe in that piece of junk?" She asks with a roll of her eyes, sinking into her chair. She has heard of this device before, of course, even played it a few times over drinks. But in her experience, it hasn't always been accurate; Hiyama shudders at the memory of her hand getting zapped even though she was telling the truth. That device may be small but the current that runs through it sure isn't. "It really depends on how well you can control your emotions, you know that right?"

"Right, and the earth is round. Duh." Fujikawa retaliates in a mocking tone, though his grin doesn't falter. "That's exactly why this is fun!"

"Ugh, why don't you try it out on yourself then, if you're so excited over it."

"Where's the fun of playing it myself when I can share the joy with the rest of my comrades?"

"What are you guys talking about?" Shiraishi walks in just then, her face deep in the file she is holding. The staff leader doesn't bother looking up as she finds her way to her desk, plopping down into her seat without hesitation.

"Fujikawa is being annoying, as per usual." Hiyama answers first, much to the male doctor's annoyance. He jabs a finger at Hiyama's direction, sticking a tongue out. "You're honestly no fun, I swear."

"I'm done with my shift so I'm going to go home after I type this report." Hiyama gestures towards her computer, a sure indication for Fujikawa to leave her alone. He heaves a sigh slowly, casting a glance at the still working Shiraishi. Since Shiraishi is clearly busy, it didn't feel right to disturb her, so Fujikawa takes the device with him, sauntering slowly to his own desk with his shoulders slumped in disappointment.

Aizawa joins them shortly after, paying no heed to the atmosphere as he settles down into his chair. It is then that Fujikawa starts to speak, again.

"Hiya~ma," He is half pleading now, "You really don't want to try this with me? Just once, really, Haruka would never allow me to play with this at home, I just want to see if this thing work. Hiyama, please…"

"Oh, bother!" Hiyama expels a sigh, throwing her hands into the air. "Fine, fine! If that would get you to stop pestering me…"

Fujikawa's face splits into a wide grin as he leaps up from his chair. "I knew you would come around!"

"What's going on?" Aizawa's voice cuts through the air suddenly as Fujikawa turns to look at him. Their eyes meet just as the latter waves the device in his hand. "It's a lie detector. You know, the one that zaps you if you answer something untruthfully."

"Oh." was all Aizawa said in response, though he looks on with curiosity. He has never played with that before, so there is a small, extremely tiny part of him that is curious on how that device works. Could it really detect a lie just by listening to what the person answers? That shouldn't be possible, would it?

"One question only." Hiyama says firmly, strapping her palm against the lie detector. Fujikawa rubs his hands in glee. "Alright, let's see…"

Aizawa tries not to look, though he steals small glances every five seconds. He hears Fujikawa asks his question, something about the fellows, to which Hiyama loudly laughs, "You're really wasting your one opportunity to ask me anything, on that question?"

"Just answer the question!" Fujikawa retorts with a huff. Hiyama answers curtly, and easily passes the test. She proceeds to remove her hand from the device and gestures Fujikawa into the quiet Aizawa's direction. "You should ask him."

It takes Fujikawa exactly two seconds to shift his position so that he is now standing beside the other male doctor. Aizawa looks up with a frown. "What?"

"You're curious, aren't you?" Fujikawa half smirks, much to Aizawa's chagrin. "I saw you glancing at our direction a few times earlier. It doesn't hurt to try, you know."

Aizawa doesn't say anything, merely grunts in reply.

"Oh come on, Aizawa." Hiyama's voice chimes in suddenly, in aid of the other doctor, clearly also curious to see if they could get the normally impassive Aizawa to try this device. "It's not every day you get to play with this. It's a harmless little game. Loosen up a little, will you?"

Aizawa furrows his eyebrows together; Hiyama does have a point, and Fujikawa isn't wrong, either. He really is curious, after all. "Ah." Aizawa finally agrees, reaching out for the device wordlessly while Fujikawa punches the air in triumph. Even Hiyama has stopped what she was doing in anticipation of what would happen to her comrade. Shiraishi, on the other hand, occasionally casts a few glances across her desk, though she remains quiet.

"Do you think we make a great team?" Fujikawa begins with a simple question. Aizawa nods once. "Yes."

The lie detector beeps, indicating he had passed the question. Fujikawa responses with a loud awww while Hiyama smirks slightly. Even Shiraishi looks mildly interested, now, as she has stopped reading the document on her desk to pay full attention to what is happening in front of her.

"I've been wondering for some time now but, have you ever dated anyone before?" Fujikawa continues, to which Aizawa frowns before answering, "A long time ago, yes."

Again, the lie detector beeps. "So you aren't a robot after all!" Fujikawa howls in pure amusement before continuing, "Do you regret transferring back to EMS?"

"No." Aizawa answers curtly.

"Oh my god, your questions are so boring." Hiyama finally lets out a loud groan, slapping a palm against her forehead. "It isn't everyday you have this opportunity, and those are the questions you decided to ask?"

"Calm down woman," Fujikawa rolls his eyes, "I'm saving the best question last. Are you ready, Aizawa?"

Aizawa doesn't say anything, to which Fujikawa then asks loudly; "Do you finally acknowledge that I am your best friend here?"

Hiyama shakes her head disapprovingly at that question, sighing loudly and dramatically.

"No." comes Aizawa's response two seconds after, much to everyone's obvious amusement. The lie detector beeps, showing that Aizawa has passed yet once again. Hiyama begins to cackle at his answer just as Fujikawa scowls in annoyance. "Seriously, Aizawa? After all that we've been through?"

He merely shrugs, before proceeding to unstrap himself from the device.

"Wait, I have a question!" Hiyama bursts out suddenly, a sly grin on her face. She darts a gaze at the quiet female who has resumed doing her work, a question suddenly forming in her mind. Aizawa doesn't move, an eyebrow raised, which prompts her to smirk and ask, "Do you think that Shiraishi is wife material?"

Shiraishi whips her head towards their direction immediately, confused at the mention of her name so suddenly. "What?" She asks, not missing a beat.

Fujikawa claps his hands approvingly, his eyes sparkling with excitement as he catches on where the direction of this game is heading—to somewhere that is way better than he could ever have thought. Trust Hiyama to come up with such a question. "Come on, answer the question, Aizawa!" He prods the other male doctor.

"Yes." Aizawa finally says, and the effect is immediate; Shiraishi turns a slight hint of pink immediately while Hiyama and Fujikawa begin snickering to themselves. Before Aizawa could proceed to remove his hand from the lie detector, Fujikawa pounces on the opportunity to ask a follow up question, "Do you like Shiraishi?"

"EHH?" Shiraishi exclaims a bit too loudly, clearly bewildered at the sudden change in direction of this game. Hiyama's smirk seems to have gotten bigger, especially seeing her flustered friend react like this to a harmless game.

Aizawa is frowning, his eyebrows knitted together. "Of course." He says cooly, and Shiraishi turns an even bright shade of pink at that, just as Aizawa quickly adds, "As comrades."

Without warning and before he could control his reaction, the device zaps him. Aizawa's face distorts into a grimace as he extracts his hand automatically from the device, much to the delight of both Fujikawa and Hiyama. Pretending it doesn't hurt and keeping his cool, Aizawa returns to his work quietly, typing away onto his laptop and ignoring the prickly sensation on his palm. Damn, that actually hurts.

"Shiraishi, it's your turn." Hiyama says without warning in a sing song voice, she is now facing the staff leader who had widen her eyes in surprise. Shiraishi is quick to shake her head. "B-but I have a lot of things to do!" She stammers, edging closer to her desk as she furiously begins to type.

Neither listened to her, of course, as Fujikawa brings the lie detector happily to her desk, plopping it down loudly. Shiraishi has no choice but to look at him. "Come on, even boring old Aizawa did it, it's only fair you do it too, as our leader."

Knowing that there is no escape from her two ferocious friends, Shiraishi sighs. She places her palm on the device reluctantly, feeling her heart begin to race even before any questions are thrown at her. She's never good at this sort of game, anyway. What if the device zaps her on her first go? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Fujikawa starts off slowly, "Do you secretly want to replace any of us in the life saving team with someone better?"

Shiraishi calms herself and quickly shakes her head. She answers a firm No, and passes the first test. Fujikawa immediately swoons at her with admiration. "Is it tough being a staff leader?"

"No, because I have dependable colleagues and fellows." As expected, she briskly passes that as well. At that point, Hiyama had moved from her desk to push the shorter doctor away. "Didn't I tell you just 10 seconds ago that this line of questioning is super lame?

"It's just the preliminary round!" Fujikawa defends himself, crossing his arms. Shiraishi mentally groans, knowing that her friend is about to ask her similar tricky questions like how she asked Aizawa earlier. There is a mischievous glint in Hiyama's eyes that Shiraishi knows far too well, so she embraces herself for the next question.

"Say, do you like anyone in the hospital?" Hiyama begins, while Fujikawa nods in approval. The both of them seem to have exchanged a secret glance with each other that Shiraishi couldn't quite decipher.

But regardless, the question isn't all too bad, Shiraishi thinks to herself as she nods slowly. "I like everyone." She passes that round too, much to her relief.

Hiyama lets out another loud sigh. She is shaking her head disapprovingly. "Not like that, but 'like' like. In a romantic way, yknow?" It doesn't go unnoticed to the other female doctor that when she said that, Shiraishi's eyes had subconsciously flickered into Aizawa's direction. Pleased with her little discovery, Hiyama smirks again.

"Uh…no. I don't have time to think of such—" before she could finish her sentence though, Shiraishi lets out a yelp of pain as the machine zaps her. She wiggles her hand out from the strap, swinging her palm in the air in a poor attempt to regain her senses. Her heart is pounding so fast she nearly forgets how to breathe, face red at the implication. "I…that's not…"

Fujikawa was right, Hiyama fights a laughter that is coming out from her throat, this is actually quite fun. She has the widest grin on her face as she picks the lie detector up, interrupting Shiraishi's attempt to explain. "Alright, that's enough playing for today." Hiyama clears her throat before casually dropping the device into Fujikawa's hands, just as his jaw drops.

"WHAT? BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHO SHE LIKES!" He protests loudly with a whine, but Hiyama simply slaps the man on his shoulder; "Shut up and get back to work, shorty! Your break ended five minutes ago!"

As she walks back to her desk, Hiyama glances at the other man's direction. Though his expression betrayed nothing of his thoughts, Hiyama is sure that Aizawa is definitely wondering who it is that Shiraishi likes.

Dummies, Hiyama chuckles inwardly as she sits back into her chair, let's see how long it takes for them to realise it.

(end)

a/n: you know the drill, hehe if you have any suggestion for the next alphabet 'm', just drop it in the comment. Alternatively, you can reach me on twitter bboaing! :)