AU - High School - MerDer. Derek and his family moved to Seattle and are now neighbors with Ellis Grey and her doughtier Meredith. Derek and Meredith feel a conection. But when school start Derek found out something really disturbing about Mer. Suddenly it's Meredith or his chance to ever be popular like he was in New York.

So this is my new story! And I'm really super excited about it! I hope you all enjoy reading.

Chapter 1 - A Good Day ?

She felt a tear slowly slide down her left cheek "I'm sorry" she whispered. She really was, she was sorry that things had ended up like this. Sorry that she hadn't done anything to stop it. She closed her eyes hoping they would all just disappear. They didn't, instead she felt someone grab her shoulders, just as she opened her eyes she was pushed backwards. She fell, she felt her head hit something that was not the wall and pain spiked through her. She wanted to scream as she slid down to the floor. Shortly after that she could sense an unfamiliar taste in her mouth. She heard everyone laugh and after a long moment she looked up to see the only one who didn't enjoy seeing what just happened, it was him. She wish she could just run to him and let him hold her in his arms as she cried. But she didn't, she couldn't do that. So she'd just stay there until they all left, she'd take it. She felt something in her stomach and she realized someone had just kicked her. She felt an other tear slid down her cheek as everything slowly went black.

'Flashback from three weeks ago'

Derek sat on his porch. This sucked, he was home alone and bored. And not only that. He was home alone and bored in Seattle. He couldn't believe that his parents had forced him away from his life in New York. He sighed and looked over his new street. All he could see was big houses with perfectly mowed lawns. Well, there was one house that didn't have a mowed lawn. It was the house just across the street. His father had told him who lived there; the famous surgeon Ellis Grey and her doughtier Meredith. Of course his mother had suggested he'd ask her out when she found out they were the same age. Derek had laughed, she was probably a geek without friends that would end up without a date to the senior prom, meaning that she was not his type, not at all. Derek sighed again, this was not a good day.

Meredith sat in the kitchen eating some left over pizza reading a magazine when she spotted a guy sitting across the street. She'd never seen him before. "Mom?" she asked. "What is it honey?" Ellis asked as she walked in to the kitchen with a frown on her face. "I thought you said that our new neighbors was your age." Meredith said as she looked up at her mother. "Yes. They are. Why?" Elli gave Meredith a confused look. "Then who's that?" Meredith said and pointed at the guy with her fork. "That must be their son." Meredith looked up at her mother "They have.." Ellis beeping pager cut her of. "I'm sorry Mer, I have to go back to the hospital. Will you be okay here?" Ellis said as she rushed out to the hall to get her coat. "Yes, I'll be fine" Meredith said as she rolled her eyes at her mothers worrying. She heard the door slam and was just about to continue her reading when she heard screaming tires. She looked up in surprise to see the guy standing in front of Ellis car, yelling. "Oh, god" she sighed and walked out.

Derek was mad, that crazy woman almost ran him over. "What the hell are you doing?" he spat angrily. He studied the woman, she looked somewhat familiar but he couldn't quite place who she was. "What's going on?" He was just about to yell for the woman to get out of her car when he heard her voice. "I don't think this is any of your business" He said smartly and looked up at the girl. As soon as they locked eyes Derek had a hard time breathing.

Meredith looked at him, ' he has amazing eyes ' was only one of the thousand thoughts running throng her mind. "Hi" she said and smiles at him. "Hi" he said breathlessly, after staring at each other for another moment he started walking towards her. As soon as he was out of the way Ellis drove away. "Sorry about my mother" Meredith said and nodded towards the end of the street where Ellis car just disappeared out of sight. "huh?" Derek turned around and realized that the car was gone. "That was your mother?" he said and looked at Mer again "Yeah, I'm Meredith, we live just across the street from your house." She said and turned her head towards the house. "You're Meredith Grey?" Derek said in shock. "Yeah" Meredith giggled. "Why?" Derek was truly mesmerized by her. How cute was that giggle? He smiled at the thought, his thoughts was interrupted when she cleared her throat "uhh.." he looked down at his feet and tried to remember what they were talking about. He stood there several long moments just trying to figure out what their conversation had been about.

Meredith stood there waiting for him to answer, she glanced at him again wondering what he was doing. After several long moments of just standing there she felt really uncomfortable. "so.. you're name is Shepherd, right?" he looked up at her as she spoke. "Yeah, how did you know?" she laughed "My mother have been telling me about your parents"

Derek realized that he hadn't even introduced himself yet. "I'm Derek" he said and offered her his hand. "Nice to meet you Derek" she said and took his hand in hers. Suddenly they heard a phone ring from her house "I'm sorry, I have to get that" she said apologetically. "No, go and get it, I have to go inside now anyway." "Okay" she said as she released his hand and turned around to walk back inside. For several long moments Derek just stood there. It was like he couldn't move. He had never felt this way before, like the thought of her made him smile. He wasn't really sure what it was, but he didn't care, because it felt great.

Hey again guys ! So this is it .. all re-written and great :D For everyone that have read the old 'Us Against the World' I will explain in the 3:rd chapter.. It will keep going in ths flasback for a while .. and then the realy story will start! ( The first part is like a teasing thing for the real story lol )

- Anna