A.N.- This one will hurt to write, I assure you. I loved Little Grey, a lot. But I had to do this one, I just had to.

Disclaimer- Seriously. I don't own anything. I am so broke it isn't funny.

Chapter 2: In Which Lexie Dies

I'm staring at Arizona, whose tear streaked face for whatever reason intrigues me. I am weak, weary, and honestly, wanting to die. At least I would be with Lexie. I can't help it as a sob escapes my throat. Lexie. The love of my life. I should have told her that I still loved her much sooner. When I told her as she was slipping away, she didn't believe me. She thought I felt obligated to tell her that. So she would be happy as she leaves this world. It wasn't a chore, believe me. I have always loved her, and I will always love her.

She's touched so many people here on this planet. Me, obviously. And maybe she'll see George, she definitely touched his world. And Meredith, who at first resisted Lex, but then, came to love her. Lexie, Lexie… And suddenly I know. I do not want to be on this planet without her. I mumble something about being with Lexie to Arizona. I was almost with her once, but I was saved. This time I will I won't be.

There's a light ahead, surrounded by darkness. There's also a warmth, which is coming from the light. Or from her. Lexie. I see her now, and not the crying, crushed under metal, with cuts and scrapes on her face, but Lexie.

"Lex?"

"Mark… Please don't do this. Please, do not die for me…" She's sobbing, and there's nothing I want to do more than to hug her, and never let go.

So I do, I reach for her and hold her until her sobs stop. "I can't bear to live without you, Lex."

"Stop!" she all but yells at me. "You can't. I'm not sure if you really love me, or just feel badly for the newly departed, but you can't stay."

"I love you Lex, I am sure of that."

"And I love you too, Mark. But as much as I want you to stay with me, you can't."

"Why not, you didn't stay with us!" I accuse, and as soon as I said it I knew it was a bad idea. Her eyes fill with tears. "Sorry."

"Mark, I was under part of a plane! I couldn't stay, no matter how hard I tried. And I did try, damn it!"

"Oh…" And suddenly it all made sense. She didn't want to die, but had no other choice. Her injuries were too severe for her body to handle. I, on the other hand, wanted to die to be with her. I could turn around now, and fight out there with the rest of them. But the rest of them aren't Lexie.

"Mark, you need to go back. You have Callie, and Arizona, and Sophia. Derek needs you. Your daughter needs you."

"I need you, Lex."

"You'll be fine Mark. You'll hurt for a while I assume. And I can only hope that you'll miss me for longer than that."

"I'll miss you until the day I die, Lex."

"But you can have a life, Mark. One that isn't cut short by a freak plane crash in the middle of nowhere."

"You won't be in it."

"I will always be in your heart, Mark. I'll always be with you, no matter where you are."

"Yang decided that she was definitely going to leave the hospital. She gave it a pretty fitting name actually… Seattle Grace Mercy Death."

"Wow, that is fitting."

"Derek told me that you tried to tell me how much you loved me earlier."

"I did, so many times, Mark. But no words came out."

"He told me that you came home crying because of it." Lexie looks away from me, and I can see the pain in her eyes."I still loved you too, Lex. I will always love you."

"Mark, you have to go, now. Before you run out of time and can never wake up. Please go, for me, at least."

"For you. I love you Lex."

I turned around, away from the darkness.

I open my eyes to see everyone crying. My best friend. The other mother of my daughter. Yang, who I thought wasn't capable of emotion. The pilot. My love's sister. There was just too much death for everyone to handle. I move my lips, and force sound out. "Arizona," I all but breathe. "I'm okay."

She screams. I don't blame her, she probably thought I was a zombie or something. She needs to spend less time in the PEDS ward, in that case. Everyone else looks us. "He's alive!" She says incredulously.

"I saw Lexie," I said. They all look at me, because you can't see dead people. They probably thought I was delirious. "I saw her, but she told me to come back." My voice is scratchy, but I don't care. I continue, "I had to, for her. She liked the name you gave the hospital Yang."

At that everyone laughs. It's just so strange, and we're all in shock. I think it was Meredith who said, "Hey, this reminds me of a movie, what was the name again?"

Derek was the one who got the reference, which meant he and Meredith probably saw it together at some point. "RENT"

"Oh, yeah. It's like RENT."

I make a mental not to see it sometime. I wonder if Lexie would like it? I feel a breeze, and I know she'll be watching it with me.

A.N.- More RENT. I can't help it, I love it. This is probably the only one in which Lexie dies. When Mark wanted to die, I hoped that something like this would happen.