Author's Note: Hello. So, this is the first story I've ever "seriously" written. This is my first time, so please don't freak out over grammar mistakes I may have made. I can't promise a normal uploading time. I'm just writing for fun and I want to update as I go. This story is based off Amelia Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, but with my own spin on things. It's supposed to take place pre medical school. Before she meets the love of her life. Or so she thought. . Thank you so much for taking time to read this and please comment anything you think about it. (Preferably nice, but whatever :P) I love constructive criticism! :)

It felt so weird seeing my old house again. It's been about 8 years. My parents sent me to some boarding school for the 'academically gifted' and I haven't seen them since. My school had visiting periods once a week for parents to check on their kids but mine never came. Oh well, I'm used to them not being in my life very much. Ever since I was little, I was basically independent. By age 4, I was making my own dinner, I cleaned after myself, and I was basically by myself in general. But I'm thankful for it - I wouldn't be who I am today if I were babied since birth. Both my parents are "famous" surgeons and that's what I've been raised to believe I would be. Don't get me wrong, I love the thought of it, saving people - it all sounds great. But it would be nice to choose for myself. My three sisters and one brother are all in medical school and I'll be attending next year. I'll be going to Harvard for about 3 years, then I'll study at John Hopkins. Yup. I have my life all planned out. Or so I thought I did.

Whether I wanted it or not, the next year of my life changed drastically. I am a sophomore at Harvard. I have a couple of friends - April Kepner, Jackson Avery, and Ryan Kerrigan, in case you were curious. Actually, lately Ryan and I have been getting close. I think I'm starting to fall for him. I mean, he's really nice and funny. He seems loyal. Plus, he's not hard on the eyes either (like not all). My friends and I are not the type to do everything together, though Jackson and April are together romantically, but other than that, we just do homework and hang out with each other every once and awhile. At the moment, we're working on a project for our Anatomy class. We have to build a realistic version of the human digestive system using whatever we want. So, I decided it would be fun (and easy) to use play-doh. We plan to go out and buy one of those squishy top halves of the body. Not to sound arrogant, but Ryan and I are the top in our class at Harvard, so I know our project will do good. I have a gpa of 4.0 and Ryan has a 3.98, so you can say we're both pretty ahead of others.

It was the next day and I was sitting on my bed reading my Chemistry book preparing for my quiz tomorrow. I hate this class - it's super boring and I've already learned what my professor is teaching me. In a moment of procrastination, I check my phone.

"Hey" messaged Ryan

"Hi" I responded

"Wyd rn?" he asked

"Studying for the Chemistry Quiz."

"Wanna study together?"

"Sure, where?" I questioned.

"Coffee Shop?" he said, referring to the Starbucks on campus.

"Sure, I'm heading down now."

"Ok."

When I got to Starbucks, Ryan was sitting in a booth reading a book. I couldn't tell what book by just the top view. "Hi stranger, whatcha reading?" I asked walking into his view.

"Fifty Shades of Grey." He joked

"I love that book, it's so inspirational." I snorted.

"I know right!"

"I'm gonna go grab a drink." I said.

"Venti Iced White Chocolate Mocha?" he asked.

"How did you know?" I taunted. Like, I don't order the same thing everyday.

"I already got you one." He pointed to a cup adjacent him.

"Omg, thank you!" I blushed. He really is starting to like me. I feel like a teenager with a crush.

"So, I've already done the study guide for Chemistry." he said as I sat down.

"I thought the point of this was to do it together?"

"Yeah, well, I may or may not have just wanted to see you." he said not breaking eye contact, sporting a soft smile.

"Oh, what do you mean?" I questioned, as I looked down at my turned off phone, blushing.

"I like you."

"I like you too, but what does that have to do with anything."

"No, I REALLY like you Amelia."

OH.

We both sat in silence for about 5 minutes and before he said, "I knew I shouldn't have said anything. I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, I like you too." I said back to him as I grabbed his hands.

"Really?" he quirkily said back. His face was of one of shock - like he thought I would reject him. Yeah right.

"I've liked you for a while but I thought it would ruin our friendship." I told him.

"Me too, I hope we can make this work."

Ryan and I ended up talking all night until we got tired and headed back to our dorms. Ryan asked if I wanted to hang out some more and told me he had something he wanted me to see in his dorm. I agreed and we headed up to his dorm.

Ryan told me to wait outside his door while he gets it ready, to which I obliged. After he shut the door, I heard feet shuffling inside. I think I heard something fall to the floor and what sounded like "God Dammit!" muttered under his breath. What's going on in there?

My curiosity getting the best of me, I opened the door a little to see what was happening inside. I saw him carrying a clear plastic baggy full of needles to his dresser. When he turned around, I closed the door quickly.

"Omg, he better have not seen me, shit shit shit. What was that?! What were the needles for? Is he a druggie?" Thoughts went racing in my mind and I couldn't get them to stop.

When he opened the door, he was holding a stuffed bear with the words, "I LOVE YOU" written on it. He must've not seen me. He's acting so normal - what even happened? Maybe I didn't see what I thought I saw? But I did. But what if I didn't? Oh my god, what if I did? I looked up at him and said, "I think I'm gonna puke." as I ran to the bathroom down the hall and puked my Iced Mocha out like the scene from the exorcist. Welp.

Author's Note: I'd like to give a big thanks to hahahopelove for helping me edit and for pushing me to publish this. If you guys like The Originals - check hahahopelove's stories out on . She's awesome. Again, thanks for reading!