Chapter 2: Catching up

40 min later

"Okay were done for today go talk to your neighbour for the next couple minutes.

Callie turned to Arizona.

"Hey, I'm Callie." She said offering her hand to the pretty blonde next to her. Arizona flashed her a dimpled smile.

"Arizona." She said shaking Callie's hand.

"Wow, that's some name." Callie chuckled.

"Yeah, l used to get teased about it a lot. We have to move around a lot because my dad is in the army."

Callie looked up with raised eyebrows.

"Teased? Try having a name as bad as Calliope."

Arizona looked puzzled.

"But that's a beautiful name."

Callie blushed.

"Thanks."

Silence filled the space between them before Callie spoke again.

"Hey, if you want l can show you around and stuff, are you a senior too? This class is mixed.

"Oh yeah that would be great." Arizona answered. "And yeah l'm a senior too, could you point out who's in which grade?"

Callie nodded. "Mark, Derek, Owen, me and now you are seniors."

"Oh and Teddy." Arizona interrupted. "She's my best friend."

"Nice." Callie said looking over at Teddy and Addison who seemed a bit too comfortable with each other.

"Anyway, Meredith, Cristina, Alex, Izzie, April and Jackson are juniors, and Lexie is also a junior but she skipped a grade because she has a photographic memory."

"Cool." Arizona said.

She liked this Callie.

"I'm Addison." Addison said to the new girl sitting next to me. "But everybody calls me Addie."

Teddy turned towards Addison. "My name's Teddy." She said grinning.

"Nice to meet you Teddy."

Addison lifted her hand to shake Teddy's. As soon as their hands touched there were sparks. Both of them blushed quickly pulling away from each-other.

What the hell was that? I'm not gay? Addison thought to herself.

Damnit Teddy what's going on with you? Teddy thought.

"So..." Teddy began.

"Any parties thrown around here?"

Addison laughed and leaned in a bit.

"Yeah, Friday Mark and Derek are throwing a back-to-school party, l can pick you up?"

Teddy, clearly uncomfortable with how close Addison was, answered.

"Yeah, sounds fun."

Addison laughed again, she was clearly enjoying seeing her classmate squirm. A little bit of harmless flirting wouldn't hurt anybody.

Teddy turned red again.

Teddy what is going on with you get a grip. She thought again. A surge of confidence spreading through her body as she decided to play along.

"I could you use a party, you know... To…"

Teddy brushed a lock of hair behind Addison's ear and spotted Callie looking at them.

"Blow off some steam…"

Now it was Addie's time to blush.

"Yeah, l know what you mean."

They continued to flirt. It wasn't as if they were actually interested in each other that way, they just liked to flirt. Or so they thought.

Lexie leaned over to Meredith. "Your friends seem really cool." she said.

"Oh yeah." Meredith smiled back.

"So what's the deal with you and Derek you were practically undressing each other with your eyes while Bailey was lecturing."

Meredith turned a deep shade if purple.

"What? No l'm not- l mean he's not-..." She sighed. "Okay l've been in love with Derek for like ever, but he doesn't feel the same way he just flirts with everyone." Meredith said.

"Please l can see who's interested in who just by looking around." Lexie replied

smugly.

"You and Derek should just go for it and it looks like Addison and Teddy are having fun, so are Callie and Arizona. Jackson and April are clearly in love with each other and Cristina and Owen have been stealing glances at one another this whole period. And if you haven't noticed that Alex and Izzie were basically about to make out just then, then you're an idiot." Lexie huffed.

"Wow, you're good." Meredith replied, slack-jawed.

"It's called being observant." Lexie laughed. "Now go talk to Derek." She said.

"We actually call him McDreamy over here." Meredith chuckled.

"And the guy you're sitting next to, Mark? That's McSteamy."

"What about me?" Mark butted into the conversation. Lexie blushed a dark shade of red, sinking into her seat.

Meredith laughed.

"We were just discussing your McName." She said, completely oblivious to Lexie's secret crush on Mark. Meredith turned around to go talk to Derek.

"So." Mark said looking at Lexie. He honestly didn't know what to say to the beautiful girl sitting next to him.

Cool it, Mark. You can't flirt with her. He thought to himself as he saw Derek giving him a strict look.

"I'm Mark" he then said.

"Lexie."

"Nice, to meet you." Mark said with smirk.

"Likewise." Lexie said. She was failing horribly at trying to impress Mark.

"I heard you have a photographic memory" Mark said,

"Yeah." Lexie said shyly.

"Periodic table, go!"

"Mer, you're coming to the party Friday right?" Derek asked hopefully, after giving Mark a look.

"Definitely."

She answered with a smile.

"I missed you over the break you know, and l really need to get away from my mom."

"That can be arranged. Me, Mark, Owen, Alex and Jackson have to supervise the tryouts this afternoon but l think the whole group can hang."

Meredith smiled.

"I really missed you." She said putting her hand on his forearm.

Derek felt a rush of endorphins spread throughout his body as soon as she touched him.

"Yeah. Me too."

"Jackson." April whined. "Why did you have to go away so long l had no one to talk to."

Jackson laughed.

"Well you know how my mom is, we just had to go to Boston. I was going invite you but it would've been a whole lot of my mum nagging us to get together." Jackson said.

"Good call, l mean us? Dating? Each other? Not a good idea." April lied.

She was sad, about not getting spend her summer with Jackson. Anything was better than her dad's burning whips. Even the torture of not being able to make a move on Jackson.

"Yeah." Jackson lied as well.

"Hey l think everyone is meeting up once were done with tryouts, you coming too?" He asked hopefully.

"Definitely l can't wait." April answered.

"Izzie." Alex said seductively. "You know we could find someplace quiet and maybe-"

"Not going to happen, Alex." Izzie cut him off, writing the last of her notes.

Secretly she was in love with him but she knew he was just joking around.

"Haha l've missed messing with you." Alex laughed.

He was in love with Izzie but he would never admit it. She would never go for him anyway. It's better if they just stay friends.

"You'll meet me after tryouts right?" Alex looked up at Izzie to see her turn her head away from him and blush.

Was she staring at me? Alex thought.

"Yeah of course, we'll all meet up later." Izzie said. She had to be more careful if she was going to let herself stare at him again.

"Okay" Alex answered. Just as the bell rang signalling their next lesson.

Izzie's headache worsened and she closed her eyes.

I should visit the GP for these migraines.