AN/Disclaimer: Let me know what you think. Plz's and Thank You's to all reviewers. I own nada. ….SIGH…
People respond to fear in a number of different ways, some run, some push through it and some people simply freeze. Such was the case for Lexie and Mark, total fear, if only for the fact that at the same instant the gun shot went off they locked eyes for the first time in a week.
"NO ONE MOVE AN INCH OR I'LL AIM THIS A LITTLE LOWER." The gunman yelled to the crowd.
Through the simple innocence and fear of the unknown a child ran for the stairs causing the gunman to swing around and shoot hitting the little boy in the leg. Through some insane and distant instinct to him Mark swung into action running to the boy.
Though terrified of what he had done the man yelled "I SAID NO ONE MOVES!"
"Alright sir I get that but obviously you don't want to hurt anyone. I mean you came to a hospital we help people here not hurt them." Mark said trying to calm the man and the little boy down as inspected and applied appropriate pressure to the child's wound.
"Sir Let us go ahead and try to contact someone that can help you out." Lexie said trying to help diffuse the situation, truthfully trying to take the man's eye off Mark.
"I don't want some lackey that you all are gonna try to push on me I said I want a cardiologist NOW."
"No sir not a lackey, she is the best person that we have to take care of cardiology patients. She a resident but let us call her and then we can go about contacting Cardiologist that you deem necessary to help you. All right?" Lexie said further hoping that he wouldn't fire on anyone else.
"Fine page your best."
"Alright, let me just go ahead and walk over to the desk and have Dr. Yang paged, okay?" Lexie said while walking to the information desk. Along the back edge of the desk were Mark and the little boy he somehow having managed to drag him over behind the desk without the gunman's attention. As Lexie approached him Mark gently reached out and grabbed her hand, hoping to convey that he would see them through this...somehow.
"Sarah, if you could page Dr. Yang for me please." Lexie said whispering 9111 after hoping to keep that info away from the man. As the receptionist paged Cristina the gunman who at this point was pacing frantically, noticed Mark and Lexie's hands clutching one another.
"Ah no... No lovey dovey right now! You all have to play doctors right now. OK…..YOU come here, NOW" the gunman said pointing his gun at Lexie. Hesitating for a second was definitely the wrong move causing the gunman to come towards them and grab her by the pony tail.
"AHH..." Lexie cried.
"Lex..." Mark called to her
"Dr. Sloan you have a patient that needs your attention right now alright." Lexie said hoping her eyes told him I LOVE YOU, Now don't do anything stupid.
In the same instant Cristina, Meredith and the Chief stood looking at the board just thinking about who knows what as Cristina received the page and Bailey nearly bulldozed the chief.
"9111 somebody needs their learning how to page people class all over again I think." Cristina smirked as see started to walk off to respond to the page.
"Yang shut up and hold it right there, Sir we have a situation out in the lobby." Bailey said the fear more than evident.
"Miranda what's going on?"
"Ahh a man walked into the lobby not more than 10 minutes ago pulled out a gun and shot into the air demanding to see a cardiologist. A child in the lobby was spooked and tried to run scaring the man and causing him to shoot the child in the leg." Bailey replied.
"Oh my god." Cristina, Meredith and the chief replied at the same time.
Having found out about the commotion in the lobby Owen ran into the surgical hall desperate to find Cristina and to help were he could.
"We don't have a cardiologist on staff anymore. It will take time to pull someone in." the chief said his brain flashing through Hahn, Burke and Dixons numbers.
"Of course sir, ummm there's another thing to it sir. Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan are in the lobby with the man as well. Lexie while trying to help the situation said that she would have the best person that we have on staff paged and mentioned a name loud enough for the man to here."
Not needing to even ask who Lexie was referring to everyone stopped and turned to Cristina. Owens facing sinking at the possibility of what he ultimately knew what was going to happen.
"Not a chance. I am not sending Dr. Yang into this man's path." Webber said.
From behind them Derek suddenly burst into the hall.
"Some lunatic has Lexie at gun point."
A collective gasp was heard around the room. Fearing that he would have to send more people in to help those trapped in the lobby the chief told the nurse to call the cops immediately. When the nurse hung up with the cops the phone wrung again Meredith before the nurse could.
"Lexie! Oh my God are you alright!" Meredith cried. No one spoke as Meredith stood petrified listening to everything that her baby sister told her over the phone. A minute or so passed and the phone just dropped from Meredith's hand.
"Mere what did she say." Derek asked running to his wife's side.
"…." Meredith could do more then make feeble attempts and catching her breath.
"MERE" Derek spoke only louder.
"Uh she said he wants Cristina and only Cristina done into the lobby right now for the time being and he wants best and closest cardiologist here yesterday or he will start off by shooting Mark and the child that he already shot." Meredith said finally breaking down into tears.
"My GOD" the chief said bending over, finding himself suddenly short of breath.
"Alright what are you people standing around for... clear out a hall for me to use and let Owen and I go down to the lobby." Cristina barked to the room.
"Cristina no..." Owen said scared for her.
"No I am not letting one of us die and I am definitely not gonna let that little boy die cause I got a little scared. GO NOW" Cristina yelled her balance wavering a little bit. Seeing her in the unsteady state Owen rushed to her side making all attempts to keep her from falling over.
Only standing together for the briefest moment Owen asked, "Are you positive about this?"
"No, let's go."