It had been nearly 2 years since Emma had step foot in Seattle. The last time she had ever been here she was staring at the casket of her dead father on one of the few sunny days seattle presented throughout the year. She stood there surrounded by family, her father's colleges, people she had known since she had first came to seattle with her mother at five years old.

Nobody knew she was in Seattle this weekend, she was supposed to receive her award at the conference for young minds then she planned to be on a plane the next morning. At first Emma refused to go. It took weeks of Addison and Jake convincing her to go before she actually decided it truly was a once and a lifetime experience.

6 months earlier.

"Emma this is something nobody else in their life gets to experience sweetheart" Addison spoke to her daughter softly as she continued to fill out patient charts on her computer.

"Your mom is right Em, think about the amazing people you could meet, think about how fantastic it would look on your college applications!" Jake piped in across the kitchen. Emma only stared back at her textbook continuing to study. It had been nearly two weeks since Emma had gotten the letter in the mail about being nominated for a National Award recognizing her accomplishments in academics.

"It doesn't matter if I go. They can ship it to me for all I care" Emma bickered back at her parents.

"Emma is it because it's Seattle?" Addison asked concerned. No answer.

"Emma talk to me please." She pushed more. Still no answer.

Jake and Addison both exchanged looks before looking over to the teen. They couldn't blame her for not wanting to go, especially since it was in Seattle. Emma had occasionally spoke to Amelia but she hadn't spoken to anyone else since Derek died and Meredith disappeared.

The room went silent, only being fueled with the typing of Addison inputting data into her computer and Emma flipping the pages of her book as she proceeded to take notes. Addison continuously looking from her computer to her daughter.

"Okay that's it," the redhead spoke taking off her glasses and walking over to Emma. Sitting next to her child Addison brushed away the strands covering the girl's face.

"Mom stop." She pushed away.

"No. I'm not going to stop. Emmy you are a smart and very talented young lady and you have got to stop letting all the bad things in your life stop you from your achievements. You're going and I am not taking no."

"You can't make me" Emma bolted up looking at her mother with anger. "I'm not going to Seattle. Seattle is where dad died, it's where uncle mark was unplugged. Bad things happen in Seattle and I'm not going, it's just a city of bad memories."

"Seattle is where multiple doctors saved your life. It's where Amelia found happiness and where you first discovered what you wanted to do with your life." Addison paused for a moment trying to get her daughter to look her in the eyes." Emmy your uncle mark and dad had amazing memories in Seattle. Not just the chaos. And if either of them were here they would scold you for even saying no to an opportunity like this just because of the bad."

Emma knew a much as she wanted to stay away, her mother was right.

Now here Emma was, sitting in the same hospital she had watched many good and bad things happen , having her arm sutured up by some ditzy intern who obviously had pissed off some resident. You could tell it was the interns first time ever being in the ER, she had most likely been on paperwork for the last few days and was fascinated by her surroundings more than properly stitching up the large gash running down her forearm.

"OW!" Emma yelled out an ill shriek. She couldn't stand needles.

"I'm so sorry" replied the girl for the 14th time before continuing to proceed.

"You're new, who's your resident." Emma calmly asked through gritted teeth. A part of her was hoping it would be someone she had never met, the other half really wanted it to be a familiar face.

"Is it that obvious?" The blonde tried softening the mood. "Her name is , She just now started letting me back in the ER. I had a pretty crazy first day a few weeks ago and the Evil Queen wasn't happy." Emma couldn't help but giggle at the nickname Jo had accumulated. Before she could say anything else the curtain swung open revealing another not so familiar face.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Pierce I was paged for a consult. and you are-" the women paused looking through the chart in her hands.

"Emma Montgomery" Emma replied before Peirce could continue to look through charts for a name. The last thing she wanted is for her name to be recognized "I'm guessing you are cardio."

"You're very smart . Nothing big, just here to check and make sure everything is going fine after your fall. pointed out that you had multiple surgeries here as a child is that correct? " Dr. Pierce spoke as she started checking Emma's vitals.

"I was first diagnosed with a heart murmur by when I was 5 and was in an accident, throughout the years I've been treated by Burke, Hahn, Altman and Yang. I practically lived in this hospital as a kid." Emma smiled.

"Well Emma, I can say that everything is fine and that I don't think you're little fall was caused by anything happening with your chest. I just wanted to run some tests to make sure you're fine." Peirce slapped off the rubber gloves. "But I did ordered a Neuro Consu-"

"No. No. No neuro consult. I'm fine, please just sign my papers. I have an early flight tomorrow morning. I have to get back and get all my things together" Emma began pleading before she heard the voice she had been dreading from a few beds away.

"April, what bed needed my consult?" was the last thing Emma heard before there was aggressive marching towards her bed station. The teen slowly began sinking into her bed attempting to bury her face into the pillow. She knew whatever that was about to happen was way worse than having the ditzy intern stabbing her wound continuously.

"Emma, this is our neurologists Dr. Shep-" the intern stated before being cut off by a raging Shepherd.

"Emma Brooklynn does your mother know you're here?" Were the first words out of a raging Amelia's mouth, leaving Pierce and her colleague off guard.

"A Hi would have been nice before I started getting interrogated." Emma scoffed sarcastically not lifting her head from behind the pillow.

"Emma put down the pillow or I'm coming over there and lowering it for you." Amelia threatened still angry at her niece

"Hold on you two know each other?" Pierce asked causing both of the shepherd girls to look at her.

Thanks for reading! I'm excited on where to go with this story. This is my first ever fanfiction so I would appreciate feedback about how it is and if any of the readers have opinions or ideas!