A.N.- I really apologize for not writing this chapter until now. You see, I have this pattern where I update my stories equally. The two "active" stories I'm working on now are this one and "Meant To Be", which is another GA fic. I update one story, and then the other, and then the other, and so on and so forth. I lost track of that pattern, and so I just updated "Meant To Be" very recently… I also haven't had much time to write, due to school and my summer "job" as an unpaid CIT at a horseback riding camp… I've truly been exhausted, and have had awful writer's block. In fact, the only reason why this A.N. is so long is because I'm thinking of an idea of what to write… Well, you'll see what I've come up with in the time it takes to write the following disclaimer:

Disclaimer: Seriously. I don't own anything and I'm strapped for cash. Donations are welcome. Will write for food (AKA reviews)…

Chapter 3: The third day of school

It was the third day of the new school year, and everyone was quickly falling into the routine of school. Mornings in the Grey household never change though, and always end up with Lexie out the door early, and Meredith scrambling to put pants on whilst trying to find something to eat for breakfast. On the third day of school, the friends assembled where they normally eat lunch. Meredith, as per usual, offered breakfast to the rest of the group. That day, it was left- over cheese pizza wrapped in aluminum foil. Most of the guys took a piece though, and some girls did too. The munched on the pizza as they discussed what the day would be like.

They were all ridiculously excited for their elective that day: Sports Medicine. All of the friends aspired to be doctors one day, specifically surgeons. As such, a medicine based class excited the hell out of them. They all shared their dreams of what the class would be like. April hoped it would teach her how to be an athletic trainer for a school team, whereas Cristina wanted to learn crazy techniques for helping an injured person.

As the bell rang, they dispersed to their classes, and all went smoothly until the time allotted to gather things from lockers before third period. Lexie had English, but couldn't locate the classroom. Lucky for her though, Mark happened to be passing by and he put his hand on her shoulder as he gently guided her to the classroom. It was far out of his way, but he didn't care. He liked Lexie, and also knew the teacher who Lexie had for English. He figured he should spare her from the humiliation of having to walk into that teacher's classroom late, especially so early on in the school year. As a result, he was late to his Physics class. Luckily, his teacher was cool, and didn't really care when he slipped into the classroom a few minutes late.

At the same time, Izzie, Mer, Derek, Mark, and Callie were in their Spanish class. Izzie and Mer had already covered their notebooks in games of tic- tac- toe, and as such decided to try and find other ways to pass their time. That class, they decided to play hangman. Meredith always won, because having a surgeon who is also your mother means that you hear lots of many long names of conditions. Izzie has a tendency to win as well, because she quoted from Shakespeare plays, which have some unusual vocabulary. Of course, that day the teacher decided that she should give her students a pop quiz. Izzie and Mer completely failed it, due to their distinct lack of talent specifically regarding the language. That, and their distinct lack of attention.

The group had lunch before they would all head off to Sports Medicine that day. Lexie arrived at the spot first, and began to make string figures awkwardly, trying to pretend she was busy and not lonely. Luckily, others began to arrive quickly. First, Callie and Arizona walked up, giggling. Then, Jackson and April came up. The two were destined to be together, and everyone could see it- except for Jackson and April. Alex, Teddy, and Addie all came from the cafeteria at the same time, and took their seats. Eventually the rest of the group came from one class or another, and sat with their friends for lunch.

Mark jogged up to the group after Alex, Teddy, and Addie did. He decided to be bold and a little forward, and took the seat next to Lexie. He peered over her shoulder as she tried to remain "normal" by pretending to focus really hard on the string figures she was making. She made the "Witch's Broom", the "Cup and Saucer", the "Eiffel Tower", "Cat Whiskers", the "Star", and "Jacob's Ladder". She had made the figures so often before that it came very easily to her, and she had gone through all the figures she knew quickly. She decided to repeat them, hoping Mark didn't notice as she made the same figures again and again. Mark did notice, though, and smiled to himself. Awkward freshmen weren't usually his type, but he really liked Lexie.

After she had made the figures for the fourth time, Mark decided it was time to do something before she went insane, so he tapped her on the shoulder before she started again. She looked up quickly, with a "deer in the headlights" face on. He thought it was really cute on her, although he wouldn't admit it to anyone else. "Cute" wasn't generally Mark's style. He often went for "Sexy". He though Lexie was looking really nervous, so he asked a question that he hoped would put her at ease. "When did you learn how to make those?" He asked her.

"Oh," she said, looking relieved at his choice of question, "Well, when I was little, my mother would send Mer and me to day camps. Never the same camp, though. Anyway, Mom was always late in picking me up, and they had to have somebody supervise me while I was waiting. One day, the counselor taught me how to make string figures, so I wouldn't be so bored anymore. I make them any time Mom is late picking me up now, which I why I always have a loop of string with me…" She trailed off.

He smiled. He didn't think she realized she was rambling either, but that was yet another thing he found adorable about her. "Can you teach me some?" He asked her.

"Sure," she replied, looking flustered and nervous. As she was showing him, her hand would slip sometimes, and she made the wrong move. Every time that happened, she mentally cursed herself, because she didn't want him to think that she was uncoordinated. Little did she know, but he thought it was another one of her "cute" qualities.

Meanwhile during lunch, Meredith and Derek were cuddling, as were Arizona and Callie. Teddy ate her lunch, discussing her math class seriously with George and Miranda, who just prefers to be called by her last name: Bailey. Izzie and Addie were French- braiding each other's hair, and Alex and Owen were playing catch with the head of a Judy Doll, an activity that many of the girls found disturbing, although Cristina found it amusing. Actually, Cristina gave them the head to play with, because she had a very deep disliking of Judy dolls, claiming that they promoted unwholesome traits. Bailey was appalled though, because she happened to be very fond of Judy dolls and had a collection of them herself.

Lunch passed by quickly though, and all of the friends could feel the excitement building up in their bodies. Their final class was the elective they were all really looking forward to: Sports Medicine. They were so excited that they ran to their lockers right after lunch, and then all met up before walking through the hallways to class. The walk was very energetic, complete was jostling and shoving one another as they passed classrooms on their quest to Sports Med. When they got to the classroom, they tried to get through the door at the same time. However, since the group was so big, it ended up with several people tripping as they all tried to push through the door.

When the class started, they realized that they were actually the only ones in the class. They were also acting like Lexie had acted on the first day of school: like Energizer bunnies on speed. The teacher walked in right before the bell rang.

Once the class started, he introduced himself as Doctor Webber. He really worked as a surgeon at the same hospital as Mer's mom, but agreed to teach this class. He started off the class by asking lots of questions regarding medicine. All the friends were allowed to shout out the answer to the question if they knew it. Meredith and Lexie probably knew the most overall. Callie was the best at answering questions about the skeletal system, and Derek knew the most about the nervous system. April and George knew a lot about trauma medicine, as did Owen. Teddy and Cristina knew a lot about the cardiovascular system, and Addie, Izzie, and Alex knew a lot about neonatal and pediatric medicine. Jackson and Mark knew a ton about the ears, nose, and throat, as well as certain "other parts" of the anatomy. And Bailey knew a bit of everything, but especially the organs.

They all had a blast in the first Sports Med class of the year, as they continued to answer questions. Finally, the bell rang, and the friends shuffled out of the classroom, talking about how they absolutely loved the class. As they laughed walking down the hallway, Richard looked out of the classroom. "If only they knew…" He thought.

Derek was standing by Mer's locker as she scrambled to collect her stuff before the bus left without her. She couldn't find one of her notebooks that she needed to complete her homework. Not that she necessarily always did her homework, but she felt better about not doing it if she brought it home. It made her feel as if she did some of it…

She finally found the notebook, and quickly stuck it in her red and black checkered backpack. Derek gave her a quick kiss goodbye as she raced out of the building in an attempt to catch her bus. His eyes followed her out to make sure that she made it to the bus. However, right as she ran up, the bus pulled away. As Derek saw this, he quickly strode out the door to meet Meredith.

"Mer," he said, somewhat startling her, "Do you want to crash at my place tonight?"

"Sorry, but I need to get home because Mom isn't there and I need to stay with Lexie."

"Mer, Lexie's fine. She's a freshman. She'll be fine at home, alone," Derek argued, "Why don't you call her and tell her?"

"Derek, I really shouldn't…"

"Come on Mer, live a little," Derek continued, trying to persuade her, "It'll be fun…"

"Fine," Meredith said, grabbing for Derek's phone. When he looked at her a little strangely, she answered, "I forgot mine at home this morning…" seeming somewhat embarrassed.

After Meredith had called Lexie, both she and Derek climbed into his beat up pickup truck and drove to his house. There they spent the night laughing together over various cartoons on TV, and the night ended when Meredith fell asleep in Derek's arms during one of the many reruns of "Spongebob" they were watching. Derek noticed this, and picked up her light frame and carried her to the bedroom. Then he laid down holding her in his arms, and they both slept fitfully.

A.N.- I feel like this is fairly long, but I know from experience that it seems much shorter on Fanfiction… So, now I have some things I want to ask. So, I know I'm going to include RENT and Pokemon at some part in this fic. I was wondering if anyone had some other suggestions…? They are most definitely welcome, so please, share! Now, I also wanted to ask if you guys think any other couple should get together. Obviously I have Slexie, MerDer, and Calzona. I'm going to work Teddison into this somehow- I just need to find a good place. I'm not sure about putting April and Jackson in a couple yet… I think some UST might be nice. I'm going to give a brief mention to Cristina/ Owen- does anyone want more of them? Alex and Izzie are the couple I'm mainly going to use for UST, but does anyone have some other couples you would like me to add? Tell me anything you would add to this story, just press the review button or PM me! Thanks in advance and until then…

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