Meredith is just admitted to hospital. There is a flashback from the day that the two of them met.

Derek pulls into the car park of the hospital before running over to greet Meredith in the pit. They pull her out of the rig and Derek latches onto her hand before the doctors even touch the gurney. They wheel her into the hospital and set her onto another bed. Just as Richard runs over panicking.

"Derek, what happened?" Richard asks from the other side of the bed.

"We were in class then an argument broke out between her and another girl. The girl got ticked off and punched her in nose causing her to lose her footing and fall back and hit her head on the wall behind her." Derek says looking up at him.

"Dammit. How long has she been unconscious for?" Richard asks him.

"For 20 minutes to half an hour. I can't remember. Is that bad?" Derek tells Richard.

"It shouldn't be but we will run test. I think the girl broke her nose." Richard says examining it he turns to the young doctor next to him. Can you get an X-ray ready and a CT." He says. The intern just stands there. "Bailey. Now." They young doctor runs away to get the x-ray organised.

"The girl punched her pretty hard and before I could react she had hit her head on the wall. I feel as if it is my fault. I do Richard. I really do." Derek says upset.

"Hey, it wasn't your fault. I know Meredith will forgive you she won't even blame you. So don't feel that you were at fault for this." Richard says placing a hand on his shoulder.

The intern comes running back.

"Chief they are ready for her now." Bailey says.

"Okay thank you. Derek we will take her up now. Go grab yourself a cup of coffee and something to eat. I will come and find you when she is done." Richard says to Derek who is still holding Meredith's hand.

"Okay fine. I don't want to leave her. You know we can't be apart for that long." Derek says to Richard.

"Derek, you do not know how many times I have heard this now go." Richard says with a smile on his face.

Derek kisses Meredith's forehead and let's go of her hand and watches as they wheel her away. He then heads down to the cafeteria.

As Derek sits down drinking his coffee and eating his muffin he thinks about the first day they met.

Meredith is walking with Cristina to maths. Cristina is rambling on about a new boy starting in their year. She brags on how dreamy he looks and how he went to the school before but left.

"You seriously don't remember Derek Shepherd. He was at school last year. He was the one who hung out with Mark. The two are like best friends. Mark talks about him all the time. Oh and her has the bitchy sisters in year 10 and 12." Cristina says to her.

"I don't remember him. I can barely remember what happened last week. So how can I remember Derek?" Meredith states.

"Sorry I thought that might have helped. Oh well, maybe when you meet him you might remember him." Cristina says to Meredith. Meredith just nods her head.

The two of them are still walking to maths. Meredith thinks she hears her name being called out so she turns around but doesn't recognise any of her friends. So she turns back and runs into a dreamy looking boy causing her to drop her folder and his folder.

"Oh shit, sorry about that." Meredith says bending down to help the boy pick up their books.

"Nah it's okay."The boy says.

Meredith stuffs her books into her folder and looks at the boy. "Oh that's who Cristina was talking about." She thinks to herself.

"So you're the new boy I see. I've had my friend trying to explain who you are to me most of the morning." Meredith says to Derek.

"Oh has she just." Derek questions.

"Yeah, apparently you started high school here but left to the other high school. And your best friends with Mark." She says smiling.

"Well that's me. Do I get a name or not." He asks her smiling a dreamy smile.

"No, that's something you will have to find out yourself. Anyway I've got to get going. Have a good day back." She says walking off with Cristina.

Derek just watches her walk away laughing. He then looks down at his folder and notices he picked up her book. He reads the name on the label. Meredith Grey. English 8C.

"Well that's good same English class; I will be able to question her about herself. Or ask Mark about her." Derek says to himself in the now deserted hallways.

Later that day Derek walks up to the English floor. He walks down the corridor and looks at each of the classrooms until he finds his. He finds it with Meredith and some others standing outside. He walks up behind her.

"So your mum is a famous doctor and your step dad also a famous doctor and is Chief." Meredith turns around at this comment and looks at him with a smile. "You also have a younger brother Jackson who is 7 and a sister Charlie who is almost 1. And you live 2 streets away from me." Derek says holding up her English book. "Oh and your name is Meredith Grey." He says.

"So you found out who I am. I think we should meet properly now.

Hi I'm Meredith Grey." She says holding her hand out smiling.

"Hi I'm Derek Shepherd; it's nice to finally meet you. I heard so much about you." Derek says in a cocky way shaking her hand.

Their English teacher then walks by and lets them into the classroom.

"Since I'm new and all may I sit next to you so you can show me all the rules and the way the teacher works." He says smiling at her.

"You don't have to ask. There is a spare seat next to me anyway and the teacher, he is a sub so this is a bludge lesson." She tells Derek as they sit down at the desk.

"A bludge lesson, I could learn so much more about you." He says sarcastically.

"You're full of it. Well you have to do the same." She says to him.

"Okay deal." He holds his hand out and she shakes on it.

They spend that whole lesson finding out about one another. Derek just loved how he spent that whole lesson making her laugh, which looks like she doesn't do often.

Derek sits in the cafeteria smiling at their first meeting. In that time he managed to finish his coffee and muffin. He goes and places his rubbish in the bin just as Richard walks in and takes him down to Meredith's room.

"Derek." He says. Derek questions his face.

"Is something wrong with Meredith?" Derek asks concerned.

There's chapter 3. Keep up with the reviews. I will try an upload the next chapter in a few days. Depends on how I'm going.