Chapter 2

"Derek Shepherd!" Izzie demanded, walking into the cafeteria and walking up to Derek.

Derek dropped his fork and swallowed the salad he was eating, nearly chocking on it.

"Izzie Stevens?" he gasped.

Izzie walked over and slammed her fist down onto the table angrily.

"Easy Izzie," George's voice came from behind her.

Izzie clenched her teeth.

"You said I was tumor free," Izzie cried. "Well if I'm tumor free then why am I seeing George O'Malley?"

"What?" Derek asked, standing up and looking straight at Izzie.

Izzie squeezed her eyes shut with tears in them and she felt George's hand touch her shoulder softly.

Yet Izzie couldn't help but remember how she had told Alex that she wished for this. She wanted a tumor to see George.

She got her wish.

"George O'Malley is standing next to me right now," Izzie said. George waved at Derek who didn't see him at all. "I'm going crazy," Izzie cried, hiding her face in her hands.

George's voice rang out from behind her. "No you're not. Everyone else is. They can't see me. You're the normal one."

Izzie turned and laughed at George's comment and Derek looked at her like she was crazy.

"Why don't you come with me and you can get a check up," he suggested, picking up his tray and grabbing Izzie by the arm before leaving the cafeteria.

Derek stared at the pictures of Izzie's brain in astonishment.

"I can't believe it," he murmured.

"Derek," Meredith's voice filled the room. "Are you alright?"

Meredith walked up behind him and her mouth dropped open. "Look at that tumor!" she gasped. "You are so lucky to be operating on it."

"Mer," Derek murmured, shaking his head. "I'm not lucky to be operating on it."

"What? That tumor is huge!"

"Meredith," Derek said. He took her shoulders into his hands and looked into her eyes. "That is a scan of Izzie Steven's brain."

Meredith's mouth dropped open. "What?" she nearly shouted.

Just then the door swung open and Alex walked in. "Hey Mer, have you seen Izzie?"

Meredith opened her mouth to talk but no words came out. She tried again but still couldn't make words. Her hand slowly shook as she moved it to point at the picture of the brain on the wall.

Alex raised an eyebrow and realization slowly hit.

"God… no," Alex's voice cracked. "Not again."

Izzie sat in the hospital room waiting for the results. She tapped her foot in anticipation.

George just shook his head. "That won't make time pass any faster," he said.

Izzie felt the tears come to her eyes. "I have a tumor," she croaked. "I wished for this."

"I know," George said.

"I wanted this."

"I know."

"It really happened."

"I know."

Izzie turned to George and clenched her teeth together as a sob threatened to rip through her chest.

"Iz?" George murmured in confusion.

She leaned her head forward and put it on George's shoulder. "Oh George," she cried. "Why do I feel like this is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time? That's such a horrible thing to feel."

"Izzie don't cry." George wrapped his arms around her. "Why do you think you feel that way?"

"I… finally get… to be… with Alex." Izzie sucked in a deep breath. She looked back up to George and whispered, "I finally get to see you. My best friend."

Just then Izzie noticed Cristina walk right past the room. But as fast as she walked away she walked backwards and looked back into the room.

"Izzie?" she gasped.

"Hi," Izzie whispered.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"Visiting," Izzie said.

"Tell her I say hi," George said from next to her.

"Why are you in a hospital room?" Cristina asked, cocking her head to the side.

"Tell her I say hi," George said.

"I tell you as soon as I get the results," Izzie said, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Tell Cristina that George says hi," George repeated.

"Okay, you've lost me. And why are you crying?" Cristina asked.

"Tell her I say hi," George begged. "Please," he nearly whined.

"I'm sort of seeing the dead again," Izzie said, almost too quiet to hear.

"Come again," Cristina said, leaning against the door framed.

"Izzie! Tell her I say-

"George says hi!" Izzie nearly screamed. She turned to George and narrowed her eyes. "Happy?"

George smiled. Izzie couldn't help but smile back. "Very," George said.

Izzie giggled and turned back to Cristina whose mouth had fallen open.

Cristina moved her hand slowly, waving, with her eyes wide.

"Hello?" her voice was quiet and confused.

Derek walked into the room then and cleared his throat. Alex had dried tears in his eyes and Meredith looked horribly uncomfortable.

"Just say it," Izzie pleaded.

"You uh… you…" Derek cleared his throat and couldn't finish his sentence.

"It's back," Meredith stepped forwards. "The tumor's back."

"I knew it," Izzie whispered.

She closed her eyes and for a moment she was standing on the beach with George. "It's back," she told him.

"I know," George said. "That's why I'm here."

"I've figured that out already," Izzie said slowly. "But I really don't want to go through all of the trouble of treatment again."

"But it does give you a chance to spend more time with Alex," George said.

Izzie slowly walked out toward the ocean and just as her feet were about to touch the water she opened her eyes.

Everyone was staring at her, waiting for her to answer.

"So," Izzie said, clearing her throat when she realized how small it sounded. "What now? How bad is the tumor?"

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