A/N: So this idea actually came to me a couple years ago when I was thinking about what I wanted to do with my life and instead of actually coming up with an answer, I thought, "I wonder why the Seattle Grace doctors wanted to become surgeons?" So I came up with a few ideas for a few of the doctors but then forgot about it. But today, I decided I wanted to ressurect it. I'm planning on posting a different doctor's story each day. They will all just be short snapshots. I'm actually going to start with Mark because his was the first concept I came up with. I hope you enjoy. Please read and review! It always gives me encouragement to continue:)

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Mark

Seven year-old Mark Sloan had his first girlfriend. At nine, she was much more mature than he, more wise to the ways of the world. One day, they were sitting out in his backyard, under a large willow tree; its long, cascading branches hiding the pair from the watchful eyes of their parents. They were sitting there bored, racking their minds for something to do. She turned to him, looked at him intently for a moment, then asked, "Hey, do you want to play doctor?" He, being only seven and, therefore, still slightly innocent asked, "How do you play?" "It's simple," she explained, pulling her shirt over her head, and dropping her pants to her ankles. "I'm sick so you have to examine me." His first naked woman. He would have many in his life, but this one would make the biggest impression. He never forgot his experience playing "doctor" and there, underneath that willow tree, he made a silent vow that one day he would become a real doctor. He had liked what he saw, and wanted to see much more. The plastic surgeon part came later, when he was a little older, and realized that plastic surgery patients were generally female.

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