Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own anything. Boo!
Authors note: This is an AU fiction written by me. First off, there was this same fan fiction that I deleted because I wanted to change the characters around, so now instead of Mark its Derek. Secondly of all I wanted to tell you I'm a huge Merder fan. This is not mainly about Merder or Lexzie, but about there kids; Mike and Sophie. Also when you see italic writing (i), it is a flashback from the past. For your information, the flashbacks are really important so don't ignore them. Hope you read and review even thought you might not like the way it's going.
This story is dedicated to my best friend who moved far away. She helped me build the story line right before she left. She is named after one of the characters. Thank you Sophie! (And hope you read too.)
Chapter 1: Mr.Lonely
"Lonely I'm Mr Lonely,
I have nobody,
For my owwnnn
I'm so lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely
I have nobody,
For my owwnnn
I'm so lonely."
"I'm leaving!" She grabbed the luggage bag from the corner and rushed to the bedroom where her essentials were. "How could you? You had no right! That's my money and we're not even married yet!"
The man followed her in the room in a rush. "Yes! I did something wrong but you can't leave… you're my fiancé and we're getting married. Oh please don't leave Meredith!" Tears started dripping from my face. What did he do? He had no right to gamble her money!
Meredith looked at him with her green eyes. "No! You choose this. You made me do this. You gambled my money. The money I was saving for our perfect wedding which is not happening anymore." She meant it and really wanted to hurt him. And guess what? She did!
A moment of silence gave him time to think. He should tell her the truth because she's leaving anyway. "I'll tell you the truth. I really wanted the perfect wedding for this perfect woman." He gave her the look. "So I thought if I made more money I could have that perfect wedding with that perfect woman but-"
He was cut by the time I got to the explanation. "You're making that up! I hate you! You're teasing me now. Stop and never give me that look! You have no right so SHUT UP!" She packed faster.
"Please Meredith!" he begged, and begged but by the look on her face she wasn't going to change her mind. "Meredith… I can't… Please! I'm sorry infinity but you can't leave! We have a plan… having kids and spending the rest of are lives together. You can't just change that because of me."
"YES I CAN!!" She looked like she was about to grab a knife or anything as a matter of fact and stab him right in the heart. "It's not my fault. It's yours; you and your STUPID decision. Like what the hell were you thinking Derek?! Were you drunk? You spend ALL my money. Even if I stayed there would be no money for the wedding. Now leave me alone! You are NOT in my life anymore… IT'S OVER, OVER!"
'Was it really over?' he thought. 'It is and it's my entire fault.'
The rest of the terrifying argument was silent. He watched as his love packed her stuff and left the house. It was really over. As she left, she turned to him and threw the ring he gave her, but all he could do is watch is descend and land harshly on the hardwood floor and break. "Good bye Derek!" She was gone. Derek sat on the couch hopeless and empty like I had nothing more to live for… Was she ever going to come back?
16 years old Sophie is a beautiful teenager with light brown hair and green eyes. Sophie had school that day; the day when the new neighbor moved next door. A family of three: a couple, Alex Karev and Isobel Stevens, and there son Mike Karev.
"Dad!" yelled Sophie the moment she entered the house. "I'm home!" She skipped to her room dropped her bag in the middle of it and went to kitchen where she would expect her dinner and parents. But none where there… There was just a note saying:
Sophie,
Mom is working late tonight again… Anyway, the new neighbors moved in. I invited them over for diner since they can't unpack the kitchen supplies today and I thought we could save them a trip in town. I just went to grocery store to but some food for diner. Could you make your awesome chocolate brownies for tonight? I want to impress them with the deliciousness of you brownie wink. So get to work. I will return home soon.
Love dad
P.S. Hope you had a great day at school!
"Ugh!" Sophie got to work. She took out the ingredients needed:
-6 tablespoons of butter
-2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate
-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
-1 cup of granulated sugar
-2 large eggs
-3/4 cup of all-purpose flour
-1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
-1/4 teaspoon of salt
She puts on the silly suit her mom forced her to wear when cooking and she stirred all of ingredients together making a huge mess in the kitchen. After have mixed and poured mixture in a pan, she placed it in oven to cook at 325 degrees F.
'Yummy… there is still some mixture left in the bowl' thought Sophie while she stared at the bowl on the counter. 'It wouldn't hurt. Anyway, it would help clean up.' She sat at the table and started licking the bowl like a dog making sure she didn't miss a bit.
"Hello!" A voice came from the entrance door behind Sophie who was shocked by his appearance. It was male a teenager around her age.
Sophie turned on herself to face the young man who stood at the door which she left open for fresh air. "Hi! Who are you?" Those words came out Sophie head without thinking. 'That was rude' thought Sophie.
"I'm the new neighbor. The name's Mike!" He was about 5'10, light brown hair and green eyes. He was quite the handsome young man.
"Sophie! My name is Sophie. My dad didn't say there was a kid. Oh sorry, that was rude." Sophie cheeks turned red of embarrassment. "Oh my god, I'm making a fool of myself."
"It's okay and by the way, you got some chocolate on you forehead" He giggled but tried to hide it. "What are you wearing?"
"Damn! My mom forces me to wear it." Sophie grabbed the first thing she could see and wiped her face in a hurry then removed the cooking suit that made her look like a freak. The conversation was now silent and Mike had already invited himself into the house. Sophie thought of the first question in her head. "So, where do you come from?"
"I come from New York and then my dad got a job here in Seattle." He sat himself on the couch and Sophie followed. "I think it sucks! All my friends are gone, my life, my girlfriend. I had to break up with her because of this. Now I don't know anybody… going to new school."
"Sorry!" What was she saying?
"Huh?" Mike stared at Sophie confused. "Sorry about what?"
"I'm sorry about um… loosing your friends, your life and you G-friend." Sophie was shy, but he seemed comfortable talking to her. "What school are you going to? How old are you?"
"Wow, questions! One at the time." He stared at her eyes for a moment. "Um… I'm 17 and going to Franklin High School"
"Oh, really! I'm going to that school too… well I'm already attending." Sophie thought it would be good to get to know him since she'd be around him most of the time. Maybe they could become good friends. "I'm 16."
"That's nice. I was bored so my parents told me to hang here since you're here. Yes, your dad talked about you so I thought I'd come hang out with you since we are going to be seeing each other for a while." He gave her this look, a look that she remembered. But where did she see it?
"That's probably a good idea." She made a weird looking smile. 'That's exactly what I was thinking!' "So… um… what do you like to do? What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"You do like asking questions." he giggled.
"Well you the one who wants to get to know me."
"Right! Well I like reading, my favorite sequel is 'His Dark Material'."
Sophie loved those books. She read them about 2985045 times. "Oh my god, I love those books. I read them about 2985045 times… each." Sophie started to show the real her and as she learned more about him, they had a lot in common. They both wanted to work in the hospital, loved reading, playing sports, etc…
"What's that smell?" Mike sniffed then stared at Sophie whose face turned white.
"BROWNIES!" yelled both of them! Almost at the same time, they both jumped on there feet and rushed to the oven in the kitchen. Mike threw the pink gloves on the counter to Sophie who cached them. She slid them on her small hands and took the burned brownies out of the oven.
"What's happening here?" Derek entered the house that was messy and foggy. "Sophie, what did you do?" He felt like yelling but then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed the guest, Mike, in the corner, with his eyes looking at Sophie. "Hi Mike! When did you get here?"
"Hi Mr. Shepard… I got here… um sometime ago." The fact is that he didn't even know how long he was here. Time flies fast when you're having fun.
"Please, just call me Derek." he insisted. "Sophie maybe Mike can give you a little lesson on manners."
"Oh please dad, enough with the manners." Her father teased Sophie about her manners all the time. "I have fine manners."
"Then tell me what happened here without excuses and attitude." he glared at her.
"Okay… I put the brownies in oven and then I went to lick rest or mixture from bowl. It's then Mike popped out of no where. So we talked about random stuff. So we… I got distracted and lost track of time. Then we smelled something bad. It was the brownies so we got them out then you came and well you know what happens after that."
"I see! Okay, now clean up, make some new brownies and Mike; you can help if you want. Or do you need to go home?"
Mike looked at Derek with his green eyes then looked around the kitchen. "I'd rather be doing this the unpacking boxes, so I'll help… anyway this is half my fault."
Around the dinner table they were eating the delicious brownies that Sophie made with the help of Mike. "Did I tell you these brownies are made by my dear Sophie? Aren't they the best?" Derek repeated many times.
"Daddy, you've said it 14 times-"
"But who's counting?" She was cut by Mike who was trying to tease her. "I'm sorry, that was one I had to say. So where's the mom?"
"She works at hospital. She's a nurse so she works long shifts." Sophie didn't like the fact that her mom was never home to spend time with her. She hardly talked to her… she hardly knew her. "She leaves early in the morning before I wake up and comes home late after I'm sleep."
Silence hit the house. Nobody was talking. Sophie had a sad face and it look like she was about to cry. Mike, who was sitting beside her, grabbed her hand.
The moment was interrupted by Mike's mom, Isobel. "Well that was some good food Derek. I think it's getting late and my young man has school tomorrow, don't you?"
"Mom, I'm not a baby." Izzie stared him down with her brown eyes. "But I need to be in a good mood if I want to give a good impression."
The family of three headed out of the dining room to the entrance where they would exit the house. Sophie and Derek said there goodbyes.
"Um… Sophie?" said Mike before taking a step out of the house.
"Yes?"
"Can we walk to school tomorrow and maybe you could tell me about people in school…"
"I would love to…"
Okay! That was probably confusing but if you wait it will all come together. Hope you like it and keep reading… By the way, this was a "pilot" and I want to see how many people enjoyed it. If there are many reviews I will continue and hopefully I will because I enjoy writing this story. Also there will not be an update for a while because I want to advance on the writing more than the posting and as I'm closer to the middle the updates will come. Please read even though you don't like…
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