Title: Costume Party Chapter 4

Disclaimer: See chapter 1

Note: Addison and Burke in this chapter! This chapter happened before chapter 3 so just fit in the whole idea to your heads. That's all you need to know.

The phone rang as she sat on the couch for yet another viewing of that hot surfer dude in the center.

"Hey Addison, it's for you." Her friend Naomi said.

She got the phone "Hello"

"Hey Addy! It's Derek!"

"Derek?" her face turned bright red.

"It's been so long? Why'd you call so suddenly?" she asked.

"There's a Halloween party coming up. You're invited...and you have to dress up as a superhero."

Addison laughed.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously."

"O...k? When and where please?"

"Halloween. Joe's"

"Oh my gosh! Joe's! I haven't been at Joe's in a really long time! Who's the brainchild of the party anyway?"

"Stevens"

"Ok. So I'll see you on the 31st then?

"Yup. Bye Addy." And they hung up.

Addison suddenly jumped up, cheered, and did a split. Everyone looked at her.

"Addy? You can split?" Naomi suddenly asked.

Addison blushed and got up. "I used to be a cheerleader. Now excuse me, I have a costume party to prepare for." And she walked away, almost tripping on her heels.

On the other side of the country, Alabama...

The phone rang as he was boring himself to sleep by reading what, in his opinion, is the "most boring book ever".

He rubbed his eyes as he said "Hello? This is Preston Burke speaking."

"I knew it! I knew it was you! Damn, I knew you'd never change." Derek's cheery voice was almost unrecognizable, but Burke somehow knew it was someone from SGH.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Guess who."

"I'm not gonna say anything until you tell me who you are.'

"It's Derek."

Burke smiled and then said "Hey Derek. How's it been? How did you know my number?"

"Phonebook. Everyone at SGH seems to miss you Burke! We're having a costume party on the 31st at Joe's. They want to invite you so I called."

"Are you sure everyone misses me?"

"Yeah I mean—nah, I'm not so sure everyone misses you. You know, I still hear people some people talk about what you did 2 years ago."

"What did I do 2 years ago? I did a lot of things 2 years ago."

"Burke, let's not pretend."

"Ok fine I know, it's still fresh on everyone's pink brains-"

"Pink?"

"It's just a term. Anyway, that was 2 years ago. Besides, that's not even what we're talking about. I'll think about it."

"Please say yes, but anyway, I'm not gonna force you. I'll call you back. See ya Burke" and Derek hung up.

Burke stood up and paced around the whole room. Half of him wanted to go, since he misses SGH and probably SGH misses him as well. Half of him is reluctant since probably they would all grill him for leaving all so suddenly.

He still continued pacing...

Would they even recognize him?

And then he suddenly remembered Cristina...

He sat down for a while and he thought...

Just then the phone rang.

"So have you decided?" Derek asked.

"I won't tell you unless you tell me if Cristina is going to the party." Burke asked, his voice sounding so giddy with excitement.

"Of course she is. The whole surgical wing is going!"

Burke screamed "Yeah!" and leaped.

"Burke?" Derek sounded creeped out.

"Yeah?"

"Did you just scream 'Yeah!' and jumped?"

"Yeah."

"So does that mean you're coming?"

"Of course."

"Alright then, see ya" and they said their goodbyes and hung up.

And Burke started baking a cake to bring to the party.

Oh gosh, I hope you liked that one. Yeah, Burke went totally out of character here since I thought it would be nice to see him jump for joy once in a while. Please review ya all! I loooove ya all!!!

-RockAnatomy