Where The Surgeons Are.
A/N: Another story based on the camping episode.Gosh, that episode rocks!! Anywho I've changed little bit of it..As you do... How does Derek finally decide that Meredith is the one? What happens when more people are invited?...
Chapter 1.
It had been agreed by both him, and Meredith. Derek needed some space, away from all the commotion that had unravelled from his life within the past few months. He had chosen Addison, broken Meredith's heart, almost lost Meredith during the code black incident, gained a dog, lost the dog, got jeaous of Meredith dating someone other than him, cheated on Addison with Meredith, divorced Addison, and now...Now his head hurt. A lot. He had changed dramatically, from the man he used to be in New York, to the man he was now in Seattle. He needed to find himself, to find where he stood in the world. The only trouble was, he didn't want to do it alone. Lately, all he ever seemed to be was lonely, even though he was surrounded by constant interns, nurses, residents, attendings, patients...Everyone. He invited Preston at last minute, but that's where the trouble started. Preston invited Cristina, who invited Izzie and George. Who invited Alex, Joe and his partner Walter. Somehow the Chief managed to get invited too.
The night before they were due to leave, the interns headed into the bar, and as usual occupied the table at the back, near the dartboard. As Meredith was the first to finish, it was her job to get the round in. She headed up to the bar, ordering their favourite poison. ''So you looking forward to tomorrow?'' Joe asked, pouring the liquid into each of the shotglasses.
''Excuse me?'' Meredith looked at him, her face confused.
''You know, the camping trip? C'mon, i thought you were a doctor. You're not supposed to play dumb.''
''What camping trip?'' Her face scrunched up, now puzzled than ever.
''Derek's camping trip. Didn't Cristina tell you?''
''Wait, what? Cristina's going?'' Meredith turned to glare at Cristina, but she was caught up in a game of darts.
''Yeah, and George, Izzie, Alex, Burke, almost all the surgeons are going. Weren't you invited?'' His face dropped as Meredith shook her head violently. She slammed a few notes down on the bar, causing the glasses to shudder from the collision. She grabbed the tray and headed back to the table. ''So, you're all off camping.'' She said sternly, placing her hands on her hips.
''And you weren't going to tell me?'' The interns exchanged looks, then realisation dawned upon them.
''You weren't invited?'' Cristina asked, her hand in mid action of throwing the dart to the board.
''No!'' Meredith shrieked. She sunk back into her chair, and poured the liquid down her thoat, sighing deeply as it burned her insides.
''Well, you know...You can come. Either that or you can stay here with Mark, Addison and Bailey. How exciting.'' Cristina added sarcastically, and resumed her game.
''Oh, gee, thanks.'' Meredith retorted. It did seem the better option. Did she really want to be hit on by Mark, stuck on Addison's cases and be bitched to by Bailey? That could wait until she got back.
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Derek pulled up outside Burkes apartment, beeping the horn for him to hurry up. Burke hurried out of the building, shortly followed by Cristina, together loading their bags into the back of Derek's car. ''Hi.'' Derek said awkwardly to Cristina, as she climbed into the back of the car.
''Let me guess.'' Cristina started.''You thought it was going to be a manly outdoor fishing trip?''
''Uh...Yeah.'' Derek admitted.
''Tough luck. There's more of us to come.'' She finished, smiling at him dryly.
''More of you? Who is else tagging along on this trip, exactly?''
''Well, there's you, me, Burke, the Chief -who's collecting Joe and Walter by the way-, Alex, George, Izzie, oh..And Meredith.''
''Joe and--Meredith?''
''Yes.Now can we get a move on?''
Derek sighed deeply, and pulled away, heading towards Meredith's house, where the rest of the interns were waiting. he pulled into her drive, and helped them load their bags.
''So...Everyone's coming.'' He smiled, as he pulled the door back down.
''Yeah..I can stay here if you want..''Meredith told him, feeling kind of nervous to parade in on his trip that was meant for him to clear his head.
''No, you're okay. These guys have tagged along, why can't you?'' He smiled back at her, and opened the front passenger door for her to get in. Chief pulled up minutes later, to take the remaining Interns in his car. They set of, all packed and ready, to arrive at their destination in a few hours...
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So that's the first chapter. Poor Meredith got left out, haha. Derek seemed a bit peeved at the amount of peoples going...Anywho, next chapter will be when they get there, what they will be up to...I have a funny idea in mind, lol. Read and Review! Thanks!