Author's Note: THANK YOU to all who favorited, followed and reviewed the last chapter! I appreciate all of you so much! And without further ado here is chapter two.
Arizona Robbins was exhausted to say the least. She had just finished a five hour surgery and was ready to go home and crawl into bed. She walked slowly towards the parking lot of Grey Sloan, her anticipation of sleep growing rapidly. Suddenly she stopped as a very soft cry met her ears.
"Hello?" The blonde called out, moving towards where the sound was coming from. "Hello? Is someone there?" She ran past the second row of cars, when suddenly a figure caught her eye. She turned and ran towards it, her heart pounding in her chest. "Oh my god." She shrieked when she saw exactly who it was. Amelia Sheperd lay on the cold ground. Her shirt torn and bite marks covered her exposed breasts and neck. Her pants were down around her thighs and her hands were bruised.
"Amelia." Arizona whispered, gently kneeling down beside her. "Amelia what happened?"
"He-he." The brunette choked out between sobs.
"Were you raped Amelia?" Arizona whispered, the word tasting like vile on her tongue.
The brunette nodded, sobs overtaking her body. Arizona immediately took her coat off and lay it over the half naked woman. Tears filled her eyes as she looked down at her friend. "Ok honey it's ok. I'm gonna call April and have her bring a gurney out here. Ok?"
"No please." Amelia whispered. "I don't want anyone to see me."
"They won't. I promise. But we need to get you checked out." Arizona rested her hand over Amelia's shaking one. "Ok?"
"O-ok." Amelia said shakily.
Arizona wiped her own tears as she grabbed her phone and called April.
"Hey Arizona. What's up?" April spoke cheerfully.
"April." Arizona whispered. "I need you to bring a gurney out to the parking lot right away. Amelia." She looked down at the brunette who was still shaking. "She was attacked. Don't tell anyone. Just come quickly."
"Oh my god, ok." April replied panicked. "I'll be right there."
Arizona hung up and turned back to Amelia. "She'll be here soon. We're gonna get you checked out and then we're gonna call the police. Ok?"
"Ari-Arizona. I don't- I don't know if I can tonight. I'm so scared." Amelia choked out.
"I know Amy. It's ok. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere."Arizona vowed. Her hand tightened around the brunettes. She looked up into the darkness. She imagined the person that did this running off and leaving her fried alone and scared. You better run you fucking asshole Arizona thought because we will find you and you will pay for what you did. The blonde felt anger course through her. She looked down at the broken woman beside her and her features softened. "We're gonna get him Amelia." She vowed softly.
Suddenly the sound of wheels on pavement met their ears. Arizona stood up and saw April running towards them.
"Is she ok?" April asked breathlessly.
"I don't think he broke any bones but I didn't want to chance it." Arizona replied. April nodded as she moved towards Amelia.
"My god." The redhead whispered as she took in the brunette's appearance. "Amelia I'm so sorry but we're gonna get you inside, we're gonna lift you onto the bed ok?"
Amelia nodded slowly. Gently Arizona leaned down and put her arms around Amelia and Amelia wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck. Arizona lifted her off the ground and onto the bed. She could smell the distinct scent of alcohol on the brunette's breath and sighed softly.
"Amelia, have you been drinking?" Arizona asked softly as April pulled the blanket over her.
Amelia nodded slowly. "I'm sorry." She whispered.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, ok?" Arizona said softly as she and April started pushing the bed into the hospital, ensuring they used the staff entrance.
"Let's get her in the first room." April suggested, wheeling them towards the first empty room they came to.
"Ok Amy I'm just gonna move you onto the bed ok?" Arizona spoke softly.
"Ok." Amelia whispered.
Arizona lifted her gently and laid her onto the bed, pulling the sheet and blanket over her. "Amelia we need to do a rape kit, ok? Do you want us to call Maggie?"
"No" Amelia cried. "No, don't call Maggie. I'm not ready to tell her yet." She grabbed Arizona's hand. "Just don't go ok? Stay with me."
Arizona felt her heart break at the vulnerability in her friends voice. "I'm not going anywhere. I promise." She brought the brunettes hand up and kissed it gently She met April's eyes. "Can you go get it please?"
"Of course." April said softly, exiting the room. Arizona grabbed a hospital gown and handed it to Amelia.
"You'll need to change into this." She noted. Amelia nodded and pulled her clothes off under the sheets, dropping them onto the floor. Slipping the gown on she brought her hands to rest over the blanket.
"Amelia can you tell me what happened?" Arizona asked gently.
"I was coming back from Joe's to talk to Meredith and-and he." Tears flooded her eyes and Arizona tightened her hold on her hand. "He grabbed me and threw me down. I-I tried to fight him but." The tears streamed down her cheeks and Arizona felt her heart break yet again.
"I'm so sorry Amelia. We're gonna find him." Arizona vowed again.
April returned with the rape kit. Arizona held the brunette's hand as April administered it.
"Why were you coming to see Meredith?" Arizona asked, hoping to take Amelia's mind off of what was happening.
"To apologize." Amelia said softly. "We had a really bad fight and it's my fault she was attacked."
"Amelia, you can't think like that. It's not your fault." April spoke from beside her.
"It is. I let my emotions get the best of me and I chose another consult over her. If I had..." She trailed off as tears flooded her vision yet again.
"Hey." Arizona used her free hand to wipe Amelia's tears away. "You are not at fault here. If you had been there he could have hurt both of you. He wasn't in control of his actions when he attacked Meredith. It's not your fault Amelia I promise you that. "
"Ok." April stood up and stepped next to Arizona. "I need to take some pictures of your bruises and then you can shower if you'd like. We need to call Special Victims."
Amelia groaned. "Can we call them tomorrow? Please? I just wanna sleep."
Arizona looked at April. "Of course we can." The blonde smiled softly. "Why don't we get those pictures and then you can shower. I'll stay with you tonight."
"You don't have to." Amelia said.
"I wasn't asking." The blonde squeezed her hand gently.
After April got the pictures of Amelia's bruises she leaned over and hugged her. "I'll come see you tomorrow. We're gonna find him Amelia. I promise you."
"Thank you." Amelia smiled weakly.
"Goodnight." April said as she exited the room.
"Ok. Do you want to have a shower? I'll wait out here for you."
"Ok." Amelia said quietly, moving to stand up. She slowly walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. As she stripped the gown off she saw her reflection in the mirror. The bruises and bite marks that littered her body brought tears to her eyes. How could I be so stupid? How could I let this happen? She stepped into the shower and let the hot water wash over her. She let it heat every part of her, erasing every part of her he had touched. She let tears fall from her eyes as the attack played like a broken record in her mind. Shut up bitch his voice screamed in her head. The tears fell harder as she began to wash herself. Trying desperately to wash him off of her.
Arizona sat outside, listening to Amelia's sobs. Tears filled her own eyes as she thought about what had happened to her. She felt the anger creep up again as her mind wandered to Amelia's description of the attack. She wanted to find this guy and make him pay for what he did. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She was a good man in a storm and she needed to be that anchor for Amelia. Her eyes opened when she heard the bathroom door open. She watched Amelia step out. The brunette looked so small in that moment it broke Arizona's heart. Her hair was damp from the shower and she was clearly trying to hold back tears. Arizona couldn't stand seeing her friend so distraught. She stood up and walked over to her, pulling her into her arms. This seemed to break the dam and Amelia broke down in the blonde's embrace.
"Shhhh it's ok. You're safe. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." She whispered softy. "Tonight we're gonna sleep and tomorrow we'll call the police, ok?"
Amelia nodded as she cried. "Thank you." She whispered, relishing in the comfort of the arms around her.
"You don't have to thank me Amelia." The blonde whispered, laying a soft kiss on Amelia's hair. Arizona held the brunette until her tears subsided. Pulling back slightly, she looked down at her. "Come on, let's get you into bed "
"Ok." Amelia said as they walked to the bed. Arizona tucked her in and moved to sit in the chair beside her but Amelia grabbed her hand. "Can you lay with me please?"
Arizona smiled softly. "Of course I can." She hoisted herself onto the bed, removing her prosthetic. She gently wrapped her arms around Amelia, who rested her head on her shoulder. "Go to sleep." Arizona whispered. "I've got you. I'll keep you safe." She kissed the brunettes head as she closed her eyes.
Author's Note: Well this chapter took on a life of its own and while I could potentially add Amanda and Olivia, I like the end point. Do not fear though because chapter three will be up tomorrow night!