"Dr. April Kepner.. Hmm, has a nice ring to it." Savannah Kepner said. Today was the day that April would finally leave her house as an intern at Seattle Grace hospital, rather than a medical student.
"Hah, thanks Mom." April chuckled. She grabbed her coffee from the kitchen counter, kissed her Mom and Dad goodbye, and climbed into her new BMW that she got as a gift from her parents for graduating top of her class at school.
After the long drive, she finally pulled into the Seattle Grace parking lot. She climbed out of the car, and slammed the door shut.
"Shit, I'm running late.." she cursed to herself. She looked at her watch, and shuffled quickly into the hospital, where she would meet her new boss, and her fellow interns.
"Dr. Kepner! Why are you late?" Dr. Miranda Bailey shouted. April spun around, with a shocked look on her face.
"Oh.. sorry.. There was-"
"Don't give me any bullshit. I don't want to hear it." the two bickered. Great, my first day, and I'm already getting into a fight with my boss. April thought to herself.
"Just follow me." Bailey grunted. She was small, and didn't seem threatening, but April had heard around town that she was not the nicest resident to know. April obediently shuffled toward Bailey, and followed her down the hall to the other interns.
"So, my little runts, here's another piece of fresh meat that you can feed off of." Bailey teased. April slowly walked out from behind Bailey, looking around at the other interns.
One of them came up to her to greet her.
"Hi, April." he said. She looked past him for a second, but then looked directly at him, her hands clenching the clipboard that she was carrying.
"Oh, hi. How do you know my name?" she asked. She had never met another guy like this. Back in her part of town, the boys never acknowledged her, and the only "boyfriend" that she ever had was a guy she met in high school, who really just wanted to use her for sex.
"Well, if you were listening, Bailey introduced you to us after calling you a "piece of fresh meat"." he chuckled. April looked down at the floor, ashamed. But her eyes quickly shot back up to his, which were the brightest color of green or blue, depending on the angle that you looked at them at.
"Oh, right.." April said nervously. She twiddled with her thumbs, and tapped her grey running shoes on the ground.
"Excuse my manners, my name's Jackson. Jackson Avery." Jackson said proudly. He seemed to stand tall, as if he were wearing a cape, and was going to start to fly away to go save the day.
"You mean, the Avery? As in Catherine and Harper Avery?" April asked in awe. She was astonished that someone like him would be in hospital like this.
Jackson's face went from a happy, lit up expression, to a slow, pale look. "Yes," he exhaled. It was as if she punched the life right out of him.
The two began to walk from their group of interns, and kept talking.
"If you don't mind me asking, what are you doing in such a hospital with a name like Avery?" April asked. She knew the Averys from research in college. She knew that Harper Avery was a very prestigious medical award, and that Catherine Avery was a surgery goddess, like another Ellis Grey.
Jackson sighed. "Being an Avery is not easy." he started. "My mom pushed me to Hopkins, Mass Gen, Mayo, any high end hospital or clinic she could name, she put my name in. But I don't know, there was something about Seattle Grace that made me want to defy all odds, and take my chances here." Jackson said. The glowing smile that was on his face before had returned, and April looked at him, almost mesmerized.
"Wow, well that's a much better story than I have getting here." April scoffed. Her life from undergrad school was not easy. Even though she graduated top of her class, she had lost her best friend in a car accident a few weeks before her MCATs, and she had almost lost her aunt to a brain tumor.
"Hey! You two going to rejoin our group or do you plan on becoming surgeons on your own?!" Bailey shouted. They both looked back, startled. They had gone way too far from their fellow interns.
"Shall we go back?" Jackson asked. He gestured for April to go first.
I don't know what it is about this guy, but I really like him... Nah, I can't. Not now. I need to keep my priorities straight. Become an amazing surgeon April. April thought to herself after walking in front of Jackson.
On the way back, Jackson tapped April on the shoulder.
"Hey, April, do you want to join me for a drink after our 48 hour shift? You know, keep the party going after?" Jackson asked. Wow what I loser I am.. he thought to himself.
"Yeah... I mean that is if you can stay awake.." April teased.
"Do you know who you're messing with?" Jackson replied. The two laughed and smiled at each other as they both slowly made their way back to the other 3 interns, who were impatiently waiting for their return.