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---ONCE UPON A TIME--- (PART I)

April, 1991

"Shepherd, Montgomery, Parker, Harrison, Burke!" the loud speaker boomed. The red head closed the locker door and checked her lab coat again to make sure she had everything before moving along with the crowd. There were three guys and two girls, including herself, in the team. Not recognising the others yet, she flipped her tiny notepad self-consciously while heading to her assigned resident. In front of the desk, a dark man stood there back turned away from the incoming interns. It was their first day of internship.

"Hi, I'm Addison Forbes Montgomery. You can call me by my first name." Addison greeted nervously. The man turned around, smiling down at her briefly before looking up to address the rest of the team. "Good morning, Interns. My name is Richard Webber and I am your attending. Feel free to ask me any questions and remember, do not hesitate to ask for help. We are doctors, we are saviours of life, we are healers. But we are not invincible, we are not expected to know everything. I don't want to hear you performing a mistake because you are not sure and you are afraid to ask, is that understood?" Everyone nodded. "Alright." Richard continued, flipping open a file and started scribbling something on it. "Shepherd and Parker, in the pit. Addison, labs. Harrison, rounds. And Burke, you're with me today." he announced, shutting the chart with a smile. "Go on, have fun. It's your first day at work."

The interns walked their separate ways without a word. They barely interacted with each other. Derek and James made their way casually to the pit in silence. They stood there, waiting for cases to arrive with the ambulance, paramedics, whatever. "So," Derek started. James turned to look at him. "Have you seen the redhead?" he asked casually. James raised an eyebrow at him. "Sure I have. Addison Montgomery. Why?" Derek smiled. "I think she's gorgeous." James just shook his head and laughed.

August, 1992

"Addison." a voice called out from above the desk. Addison looked up, her hair was tied up in a ponytail. "Yes?" she enquired, her pen stopped in midscribble on her tiny notepad. Derek simply smiled. Addison raised an eyebrow at him for a brief moment before returning to her scribbling. "What can I help you with, Derek Shepherd?" she asked flatly, not looking up this time. There was a pause, but she could feel him staring, watching her every move. "Are you on call tonight?" he asked, beating around the bush. Addison stopped writing, capped her pen and shut her notepad with a sigh. "Get to the point, Derek." she said, shoving her writing stationeries back into her coat pocket. Derek turned his back against her, leaning his elbow against the table top.

"Would you have dinner with me tonight?"

Addison made her way from behind the desk and stood right in front of him. Her face was expressionless. At that, Derek's smile was gone. But slowly, her red lips curled up with a smile, her eyes lit up. "Yes, Dr. Shepherd. I will have dinner with you tonight." she said, then started to walk away. "It's a date then. I'll pick you up at Seven-thirty tonight, at the locker room!" he called out after her.

December, 1992

"What are we doing here? It's so dark." Addison whispered in the linen closet. "Can we turn on the lights?" she asked, her hand flumbling around for the switch. "Shh.." Derek coaxed, sliding his arms around her waist as his lips came into contact with the side of her neck. Addison giggled, placing her hands on top of Derek's arms. Slowly, she turned around in his embrace, their eyes locked. The light in their eyes were enough to light up the darkened room. "I'm in love with you, Addison." Derek whispered. With the same charming smile that won Derek's heart, Addison leaned forward and gave him a passionate kiss. "Merry Christmas, Derek." she giggled.