I like to believe that in some universe that we don't see on tv that whenever Meredith is in trouble Cristina comes to the rescue. I know they said she came for Derek's funeral, but I still would have liked to see some story behind it, how she found out and what happened when she got there. I touched on that a little in this story, but I wanted to focus this story on Meredith's attack. I wanted to put my thoughts into what would have happened if they called Cristina after Meredith was attacked and she left Zurich to go to Seattle to be there for her. Hopefully you guys like it. Right now it's looking like this is going to be a two-shot story. I have the second part already planned out, so hopefully if you guys like this part, I'll have the second part up soon! Hope you enjoy!

*The stuff in italics is a flash back. I hope that isn't too confusing.*


It was the middle of the night and she was being woken by her phone ringing. Cristina slowly rolled over in her bed to grab her phone. When she looked at the caller id she quickly became irritated. Answering her phone with a snarky remark, she was quickly toned down by the voice of the person on the other end.

"Evil Spawn, do you have any idea…" she was unable to finish her sentence before Alex interrupted her.

"Cristina…" she could tell just by the sound of his voice that this was not a good call. Something was wrong.

"Alex, what is it? What's wrong?" he didn't respond quickly enough for her liking and she became even more worried.

"Alex, please. What happened?"

"It's Meredith…" deep down Cristina already knew it was Meredith. It was always Meredith. Whenever she got a call in the middle of the night from Seattle, it was always bad. Seattle Grace Mercy Death strikes again she thinks. Her mind instantly flashes back to the last time she got a call from Seattle in the middle of the night.

She had been in surgery all day and was so happy to be able to go home and get a good night sleep. She had been asleep for what seemed like minutes when she was woken by the sound of her phone ringing. She cursed whoever it was and reached to her nightstand to see who was calling at this awful hour. When she looked at the name on the phone, her heart began to race.

"Owen?" She hadn't heard from Owen in months, except for a few emails back and forth. Neither of them could bear to pick up the phone to call each other.

"I'm sorry to call so late, I know it's the middle of the night there, but umm…" Owen's inability to get to the point was worrying her.

"Owen, what is it? Are you ok" She could hear him breathing heavily on the other end of the phone. His voice was shaking.

"I'm fine. It's Meredith..." Cristina's heart sunk. She left her person. She was supposed to be ok. She needed her alive. Alex was supposed to watch out for her.

"What happened?" The urgency in Cristina's voice grew stronger as the conversation continued slowly.

"Owen…"

"Derek is dead." Cristina steadied herself on the corner of her bed as she processed what Owen was telling her. She wasn't even sure if she had heard him correctly.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Cristina heard Owen sigh heavily on the other end of the phone.

"Derek is dead. There was an MVC last night. He was struck by a semi." Cristina knew by the pain in Owen's voice that this was real. She was not dreaming. Seattle Grace Mercy Death has taken so much from them already; she didn't think it was possible to lose anymore.

"Owen, I... I…Meredith?" She couldn't even compose her own thoughts. She could feel the tears forming in her eyes. She was lost for words. They survived so much, they were supposed to live forever.

"Meredith…she is, umm, honestly Cristina, she's destroyed. Devastated." Tears now streamed down her face. Tears for her person, her best friend. Her family. Not even realizing what she was doing Cristina had walked to the closet for her suitcase.

"Owen, I…I don't know what to say?" Owen could tell by the way Cristina was talking that she was crying. Even though they grew apart, he still knew her.

"Cristina, I think you should come. Meredith needs you."

"I'll be on the next flight out."

Cristina quickly came out of the trance she was in when she heard her name being called on the other end of the phone.

"Cristina…Cristina, are you there?"

"Alex, is Meredith dead?" She could hear Alex sigh heavily on the phone and his voice begin to shake.

"Oh my god, Alex. She's dead?" Her world started spinning. Tears flowed from her eyes almost instantly. Not again she thought. She couldn't lose anyone else. She couldn't take anymore. She didn't have any more goodbyes in her.

"No Cristina, she's not dead, but…" There was always a but. The but was always the scariest part.

"But what Alex? Just tell me."

"She was attacked by a patient. She's alive, but she's not doing very well. She's got so many injuries. I couldn't, I couldn't watch anymore. She has to stay alive, Cristina, I need her. I can't do this without her." Cristina could tell he was crying. The Alex she knew would never openly cry like that so she knew it must be bad.

"Alex, don't do this. You need to be with her. You are her person now and she needs you. Meredith is strong, but she needs you. Alex, I'm coming. I will be there as soon as I can, but until then you do not leave her side. Do you hear me?" She heard him take a deep breath and assumed he was trying to compose himself before responding.

"I won't leave her, but please, get here soon."

"I'll be on the next flight out, and Alex…" she could tell he hesitated before responding.

"Yeah?"

"She better be alive when I get there."


Before she knew it the flight had taken off. It had only been a few hours since Alex had called, but it seemed like it had been forever. This had only been the second time she'd taken this flight since she left Seattle, and honestly it was becoming the flight she never wanted to take. She thought about all the times she had wanted to get on a plane and go to Seattle, go home, but she just couldn't. She had so many memories there, she found her family there, the love of her life there, her passion. Seattle had given her so much, but it had also taken so much. She was sat on the plane, heading 8,000 miles to Seattle, hoping that it hadn't taken the most important thing.

When the plane landed, Cristina felt a sense of relief flood her body. The kind of relief you would feel after being in a plane crash and the plane you were in now safely landed on the runway of the airport. She got off the plane as quickly as she could, not wanting to waste any time getting to Meredith. She picked up her bags and was going to hop in a cab over to the hospital, when her eyes met with a familiar face.

"Dr. Yang, it's good to see you, even under these circumstances."

"Wilson, I didn't know anyone was coming. I could have taken a cab."

"Alex wanted someone to be here to get you. Dr. Hunt was going to come, but he got pulled into a surgery." Cristina smiled at the gesture and thanked Jo for picking her up.

The car ride to the hospital was quiet. Cristina did ask Jo about Meredith, but she had few answers. She wasn't sure if she actually didn't know, or if she had been instructed not to say anything. The closer they got to the hospital the bigger the pit in her stomach got. She was terrified what she was going to find when she walked into the hospital.

When she got to the hospital it looked exactly the same, except everything was different. When she walked in everything was exactly how she remembered. The look, the smell, the feel, it was all the same. As she walked into the ER, her eyes took in the familiar scene before they met with a familiar face.

"Cristina Yang." Cristina's eyes got soft as they met with the familiar face. She couldn't help but smile as he embraced her in a hug.

"Dr. Webber. It's very good to see you. Even under the circumstances." Cristina watched his smile fade as she brought up Meredith. She knew this had to be just as hard on him as it was for her.

"Meredith, is she umm…" Cristina didn't even finish her question. She wasn't even sure she could have even if she wanted to before her voice began to crack.

"It's ok. She's stable. They have her sedated. She can't hear anything, the blow to her head caused her eardrum to rupture, but Jackson is confident he can repair it. Her leg is broken and she's extremely bruised and swollen, but she's stable."

Cristina closed her eyes and took in what Dr. Webber was telling her. She was trying to process everything before she went up to see her. She needed to prepare herself. She was a strong person, but she wasn't sure how strong she was going to be when she seen Meredith.

"Alex is with her now. Do you want me to take you to her?" Richard asked softly.

All Cristina could do was nod at the fear of tears forming and her voice cracking.


They took the elevator to the fifth floor where the ICU was. Cristina knew the place like the back of her hand, but she still needed someone to make sure she didn't get lost. Richard placed his hand reassuringly on Cristina's shoulder.

"Meredith is strong. She's going to pull through." Richard's words were not reassuring to Cristina. She knew how strong Meredith was. She's the one who survived a bomb, a drowning, a gunman, giving birth in the dark, her husband dying and now, she had to survive this. She couldn't give up now.

When the elevator finally reached the fifth floor Cristina sighed heavily and walked towards Meredith's room. She stopped outside the window and just looked. In all the years she has known Meredith, in all the trauma she has seen, this was the worst. Tears filled her eyes as she looked at Meredith. Alex was sat in a chair next to her bed, he held her hand as he rested his head on the edge of the bed. Cristina placed her hand on the window and just watched her friends in the room. She closed her eyes and tried to control her sobs before she went in. Richard opened the door for her to go in and when the door opened she stood in the door and Alex's bloodshot eyes met with hers. He let go to Meredith's hand and got up from his chair and walked towards Cristina. The two stood there and just stared at each other before Cristina leaned in and embraced him in a hug. The two were never the hugging type, especially with each other, but right now, they both needed it.

When the hug lingered on for much longer than expected, she lightened her embrace and looked at Alex. The tears in his eyes said it all.

"Alex, Meredith is so strong. She's going to pull through this." Her own words didn't even convince her, so she wasn't sure how much they helped Alex.

"I can't believe this happened to her. This morning she was fine, and now, and now look at her. I can't even recognize her. I can't lose her Cristina. I can't do this without her."

"She's our person. We need her alive, so let's make sure she stays alive." Alex nodded and placed his hand on Cristina's back as they both entered the room. Alex went back and sat in the chair on one side of the bed, while Cristina pulled a chair up to the other side. Cristina held on to Meredith's hand. She found it comforting, the warmth coming from her body. She could feel her pulse and that assured her that she was alive.

That night Cristina and Alex both slept at Meredith's bedside. Cristina had been so tired from her long trip and Alex offered to bring her to the house, as did Maggie and Bailey, but she wanted to stay with Meredith. She didn't want to leave her side. Cristina knew she was stable, but she still feared the second she left the hospital something would go terribly wrong.

Meredith made it through the night without incident. Cristina found herself checking her stats and monitors almost every half hour. As was Alex. They couldn't help it, they just wanted to make sure she stayed stable. During rounds that morning Cristina finally got a look at all Meredith's injuries and how extensive they were. Hearing what she went through was excruciating for her, but she was just happy that Meredith was alive and was expected to make a full recovery. After rounds Alex left to go get coffee for himself and Cristina and to check on a couple of his patients. Cristina stayed with Meredith, despite others offering to stay while she took a break. Maggie came and sat with Cristina for a while before heading to surgery, as did Jackson and Bailey. Cristina was happy to be around the people she missed so much, but still wished Meredith would wake up. Once she was alone again, Cristina found herself talking to Meredith.

"Mer, listen to me, you have to stay alive. You have to wake up. Zola, Bailey, Ellis, they all need you. Alex needs you, Amelia and Maggie, they need you. I need you. Please Mer, you are so strong. You can get through this." Cristina found tears on her cheeks as she spoke. She had her hand in Meredith's when she felt movement. Cristina looked up and her eyes were met with Meredith's.

"Oh my god, Mer." She stood up excitedly, happy to finally see her awake, but faced with the task of telling Meredith about her injuries. She could tell Meredith was trying to talk, trying to communicate with her, but couldn't.

"It's ok Mer. You're ok. Your mouth is wired shut, so you can't talk." Cristina could see Meredith growing more confused and then remembered Richard telling her she couldn't hear anything. Cristina quickly grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and started writing things down. Meredith's eye began to fill with tears, so Cristina stopped. She wiped her tears and just held her hand. Meredith probably still didn't understand, so all she could do was be there. She woke up to Cristina hovering over her, who was supposed to be 8,000 miles away in Zurich and unable to hear anything or talk, so she had to be scared. She got the nurse to page Alex, because whether she liked it or not, Meredith needed Alex. He was her person now.

Not five minutes later Alex came running in. Meredith instantly became calmer when he entered the room. Cristina got a little sad seeing the two together, how close they'd come. She didn't expect anything less. She was the one who left, so all they had were each other. There was five of them and then three and now it was just Alex and Meredith. She signed heavily trying not to let her emotions get to her and told Alex she was going to the cafeteria to get some coffee and that she would be back soon.


Hope you guys enjoyed part one. Let me know what you think. I love reviews. I have the second part started, so hopefully it shouldn't take too long for me to get it up. I only intend on this being two chapters, but we'll see where I get with the next part. Thanks for reading!