Disclaimer: We do not own Grey's Anatomy. We do, however, own several red paperclips.
Author's Note: Its a pretty short chapter, but it acts as a sweet intro to our new character :)
Chapter 1
"Cristina?"
The familiar doctor rose up from his paperwork. His serious face immediately turned into a wide smile, and Cristina knew that she wasn't mistaken. Even though the last time she met him was back in high school, she could easily recognise Henry Kim's bright and cheeky smile, together with those dark childish eyes that lit up whenever she saw him. It seemed so long ago that he and Cristina were studying intensily together in order to get into med school.
"Henry, how did you-"
Before she could finish, Henry ran up and welcomed her with a huge hug that almost knocked all the air straight out of her.
"Cristina! I haven't seen you in ages; you never call or visit! What kind of friend are you?"
"Get off me! Get off me! Get off me! Get off me!" Cristina struggled and pushed him away. Nurses and doctors in the corridors looked at them, eyebrows flying up.
"Aww, you're still the same old meany Cristina," Henry pouted.
"And you haven't changed at all, have you?" she scowled, brushing her coat down.
"Ah yes, you don't like hugs."
"So you've remembered."
"Unless they're from me."
Henry chuckled and cocked his head sideways, his fringe brushing against his eyes. "So what brings you to Washington?"
"I've come from Seattle to pick up a heart and-"
"Dr Kim, is there a visitor here?" a deep and strangely familiar voice called from behind.
Henry twisted around as Cristina looked to see who it was. Her skin turned cold and everything went mute. She looked in horror at Dr Burke, standing there tall with authority. When he saw her, his eyes softened but he stared back in shock.
"Cris.. Cristina?"
Oh my god, Cristina gasped in her mind. She couldn't think of what to say. Her ex-boyfriend / fiancée was standing there in front of her, the man whose sudden departure changed her life and state of mind completely. She was certainly not prepared to meet him again, certainly not here. Not now.
"You two know each other?" Henry asked, looking back and forth at them.
"I… I got to go." Cristina turned around and walked the other way, back to the cockpit.
"Wait! Cristina!" Henry called from the distance but she kept on walking. With no idea where she was heading, the only thing that mattered to her was to be away from that scene. Just anywhere, away from him.
Author's Note: Hope you guys support our new guy Henry! I know I haven't said much about him yet, but we'll gradually build up the character as we go along. But driven by our love for korean dramas and music, we just wanted to throw in a hot Korean guy to entertain Cristina with. Wahaha...:D