Alright so I pretty much hated the end of Season three essentially most episodes since the story arc have upset me. But anyway that aside this is the way I decided to have season four go. However I did change a few things from season three. Izzie and George never slept together, and Addison and Mark are together they both made it through the 60 day trial. So here goes, please review so I know how I'm doing and so I know what to improve upon. By the way in case you didn't figure it out by my mini rant I don't own Greys Anatomy no matter how much I wish I did. Well good reading I hope you like it.
"It's over it's so over" The words kept repeating themselves in Derek's head, he couldn't get the sight of her walking back down the aisle out of his head. Was she talking about them being over or was she talking about the wedding being over. Derek stared up at the ceiling of his trailer unable to turn his mind off...had the love of his life really just walked away? Silently Derek began to weap unable to control himself. Slowly Derek stood up and walked over to his table, and picked up the orange colored envelope that lay there almost discarded upon arrival. Derek pulled the contents from the envelope and dialed the number in bold at the top of the second sheet. "Hello this is Dr. Derek Shepard...Yes I will be taking the assingment...uh huh...right...when do I leave?...Yes that's fine thank you." Derek said as he placed the phone back down and made his way back to the bed carrying the papers with him close to his chest.
The next day at the hospital it was a buzz with rumours of what had happened at the almost wedding. Nurses were viciously gossiping throwing I told you so's out like they were candy. "Has anyone seen Derek?" Meredith asked frantically. She hadn't had time to talk with him over what he had said in the locker room, and with Christina needing her she had to put herself second. She couldn't wait to tell Derek that she was in this for the long run and that he was quite possibly the love of her life as well. "Dr. Bailey have you seen Dr. Shepard anywhere?" Meredith asked just as Bailey was about to go towards the intern locker room to frighten her new set of interns. "Dr. Grey do you really think I care to get involved in your love life right now." Bailey said in her usual tone. Meredith just frowned and headed down the hall to look at the board. When she read over the doctors written on the board in dry erase marker she didn't see Dereks name anywhere, which was strange because without Burke being there they were short an attending and surely wouldn't give Derek a day off. Then out of the corner of her eye Meredith spotted Webber leaving Adele's room lightly clicking the door shut. "Dr. Webber!" Meredith called out to him. Richard looked up a bit surprised. "Dr. Grey?" He questioned. "Have you seen Derek anywhere I can't find him." Meredith said becoming a little worried. Richard looked at her slightly astounded. "Didn't he tell you?" Meredith looked at him completely dumbfounded. "Tell me what?" She asked slowly almost regretting the words. "Dammit" Richard cursed under his breath, how could he do this to Meredith again. "Meredith I'm sorry, but Derek left for a rural part of China today to help in the camps with a cholera outbreak, it's a form of Doctors Without Borders." Webber said avoiding Meredith's penetrating gaze. "Oh." Was all that Meredith could manage to choke out. "I...um...I" Although she tried her hardest Meredith couldn't keep the tears from spilling from her eyes. Richard immediately pulled her into his embrace, hugging as she sobbed into his shoulder, tears soaking through his shirt. "How...how could he leave me like this?" Meredith begged. "Meredith I'm so sorry." Richard said as she suddenly pulled from his embrace. "I have to go!" She said running down the hall with Webber calling behind her.
Webber excused Meredith's absences from work for four days before she finally showed up in his office carrying a folder in her petite hands. "Meredith." Richard said standing up, happy to see her alright since no one had really heard from her since she had run from the hospital. "Dr. Webber...Richard. I need to ask you a favor." Meredith said taking a seat across from him. "Anything Meredith." He said expecting her to ask for a few more days off. "I need you to hold my place as a resident here while I take a little detour and practice elsewhere." Meredith said very seriously. Webber was taken aback a little. "Meredith where do you plan on practicing while you not here?" He asked confused as to where she would go. "I've joined Doctors Without Borders, and have made the request to be sent to rural China to work with the cholera outbreak and team up with Dr. Shepard." Meredith said a smile forming on her face. "Meredith what are you doing!" Webber said worried, his protective fatherly side emerging. "Why are you putting yourself in danger." He said not understanding what was happing with his surgical team and more importantly the girl whom he had come to see as a daughter to himself. "The day that Burke and Christina were supposed to get married Derek stood in the locker room and begged me to walk away if I wasn't in this for the long run because he said that I was the love of his life, and he couldn't walk away. I needed time to think, but now I know I'm in it for the long run and what better way to show him that I won't run away from him anymore to run to him even when he makes it extremely difficult." Meredith said a big smile gracing her face. Richard shook his head. "You two are amazing and when this twisted love story has sorted itself out I expect you two to right a book or at least a movie about this whole ordeal." Meredith laughed and stood going around Richards desk to give him a big hug, "Alright I'll do it, but you two better come back here alive and well, and soon, I can't have my whole surgical staff missing." Meredith laughed and thank him once again before bounding out of his office.
That night Meredith called, Christina, Izzie, George, Callie, Alex, Bailey, Addison, and Mark to Joe's so that she could tell them what was happening and have one last drink before her journey. "Mer what the hell are we all doing here?" Christina asked as she shot down some whisky relishing in the burn. "I need to tell you all something." Meredith said with a big smile. "Oh God your not pregnant are you because I don't know if I can take that." Addison said taking a sip of her beer. "No I'm not pregnant." Meredith said almost choking on her shot of tequila. "Joe could I get 9 shots of tequila over here, make it 10 you need to do one too!" Joe looked at her funny. "Okay." Meredith looked around at everyone satisfied that they each held a shot of tequila. "Alright so here goes, I"m not much for these sorts of goodbyes, but I really wanted you all to sort of wish me luck." Meredith said. "Mer what's going on?" Izzie asked. "Yeah what do you mean goodbye?" Christina asked fear evident in her fearce eyes. "It's not what you think this is not a long term goodbye, I'll only be gone for a couple of weeks, but I am going to chase down the love of my life and telling him that I am done running away from him, from now on I want to run to him." Meredith said satisfied withher explanation. "Alright this is getting really confusing." Alex said rubbing his head. "I agree." Said Mark longing to just shoot his tequila. "Derek told me that I was the love of his life and if I didn't think that he was mine, I should just pull the plug now because he was in it for the long run, I told him that I needed to think, he didn't really give me that chance and instead rushed off with Doctors Without Borderes to rural China, so in my pursuit to catch him and tell him that he too is the love of my life I have also joined Doctors Without Borders and will be working with one Dr. Shepard for a few weeks in China...this Dr. Shepard has no idea that I am coming! It's a long and complicated story I get that, but in the end it's an amazing love story!" Meredith said happily. "So here's to the end of running away!" Meredith said raising her glass as everyone did the same and took their shot of tequila. Izzie and Addison were on the brink of tears from the story. "Meredith go find the happily ever after that we were looking for." Christina said smiling as she gave Meredith a big hug. "I guess that means no more dirty mistresses club then." Mark said with a smirk as he ordered another round. "Meredith I think it's really great what your doing." Said Callie as she squeezed onto Georges hand. That night after lots of well wishes the whole gang got completely plastered and had an amazing night, all of them ending up taking a taxi back to Merediths and spending the night sprawled all over the place.
The next morning when everyone slowly woke up searching the house for Tylenol they found a note from Meredith sitting on the kitchen table. "Love you all lots...yes even you too Addison. I'm off to find the one I love and help some people in need in the meantime. Wish me luck and don't do anything that I would do while I'm gone. All of you be careful, and remember to appreciate each other every day that your together. Love Always Meredith!" George put down the note. "Ahh that's sweet. Now where the hell is the aspirin!" Mark moaned.
Ever since Derek had arrived in China a week or so ago he had thrown himself into work trying to push the thought of Meredith that flooded his every thought. "Dr. Shepard don't forget there is a new doctor coming today to help with the cholera outbreak." Said a small Chinese man who spoke English well and had proven as a help in the make shift hospital. "Don't worry I didn't forget." Derek sort of snapped, he had hoped to be the only doctor there so that he would have time to think on his own and not entertain another doctor who was there for the glory of the project. Derek was out near the river eating lunch when the new doctor arrived so he wasn't there as she toured the hospital. After the tour was over Meredith couldn't contain herself anymore. "Could you please tell me how to find Dr. Shepard?" Meredith asked sweetly yet impatiently. "He's down by the river just over that hill." The man pointed. Meredith smiled and said her thanks as she ran towards the hill, against her better judgement considering where she was and what she was doing Meredith was wearing a white and black sun dress, her hair was pulled back by a red rose hair clip, and her hair was curled into little ringlets. Mereidth ran up the hill in her flip flops and her heart began to flutter as she saw Derek down by a tree with his head down leaning on his knees. Meredith quietly snuck up behind him. Softly Meredith spoke, "Dr. Shepard do you think that you could give me a consult?" Meredith asked practically at a whisper. "Dammit I can't even get her out of my mind out here!" Derek stood up abruptly. "I didn't know you wanted me gone so badly." Meredith said mock hurt. Derek swung around. "Meredith?" Derek asked not believing his eyes. "What are you doing here?" Derek asked completely confused. "You told me to runaway if I didn't feel the same about you as you feel about me, so to prove that I feel just the same way about you, I am running to you, even though you do make it rather difficult." Meredith said with a big smile. "What do you mean Meredith?" Derek asked unsure that he had heard her correctly. "Derek Shepard you are the love of my life and I don't want to waste another moment of my life without you in it!" Meredith said beaming. "I love you Derek!" Derek ran up to her and began to swing her light body around. "Oh Meredith love you too!" Derek said unable to control his happiness.