Disclaimer: Nope.... Santa didn't bring it to me. NO FAIR!!! Uh....... maybe my birthday:) That way no more crazy Izzie, Meredith and Derek actually having a relationship, George have a good plot so T.R won't leave, and Mark can teach Lexie all he wants. Of course if I did own it I wouldn't have a disclaimer ;)

This chapter is after her birthday. After one day of seeing Lyss so depressed in the hospital, Izzie, Mere, Lexie, and Miranda get a support group together of others who have cancer in the hospital so they can share their experiences and it helps Lyss in more ways then one. There is this boy Chase Marshall who is also 14 years old and has leukemia. It turns out there rooms are right next door. The two of them started talking and found a real connection. Well I guess you will see, it's so cute.

THANK YOU 7LuckyStars for the idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Throwing up. The best way to wake up in the morning in a hospital is throwing up. Because nurses flood your room, hold a bin in front of you, then help clean you up. You are moved around, poked and prodded in so many ways it's not even funny. That's how Lyss woke up the morning after her birthday. Lyss had began to vomit violently and woke up Meredith and Derek in the process. Then of course afterwards they were extremely worried about her. In the hospital it's like you are suffocating with attention much to Lyss's drugged up and shaky dismay.

Since Lyss was in pain they gave her some morphine because the chemo was so intense. What do you know? She has an allergic reaction to it by 6 o'clock in the morning and throws up again. After vomiting violently for the third time that day, they gave her a sedative much to Lyss's dismay. Even though she was out of pain she would rather not be in pain at all. Not have to get drugged up, not have to have cancer. Lyss was still sleeping when Meredith and Derek woke up around 8. Derek had a shift this morning and Mere had one this afternoon.

"Good Morning Derek," Mere said.

"Morning Mere," he said as Izzie walked into the room.

"Hey, I heard she had a rough time last night," she said looking at a sleeping Lyss.

"That's an understatement, it was hell," Derek said bidding them a goodbye.

"What happened?" Izzie asked as Mere took a seat next to Lyss.

"Well she woke up about 1 in the morning to vomit and afterwards fell back asleep. Then woke up again at 3 in pain and throwing up again so they gave her morphine. It seemed to work, she fell back asleep but then at 6 she had an allergic reaction to it and started vomiting violently again. They took her off it, she threw up again, so we gave her a sedative and she has been fine ever since."

"Some night," Izzie breathed.

"And the worst is still to come," Mere said sadly taking Lyss's hand. "She has a strong risk for infection, she will be pumped with antibiotics, more morphine..... there are so many side effects. You are doing two sessions right."

"Yes, this one is a lower dose so she will start the higher in about two weeks," Izzie said sitting down on a chair beside Mere. She put her hand on her shoulder comfortingly. Mere looked over and smiled.

"It feels like it will never end," Mere said looking back at Lyss.

"Then good thing we are doing induction, because it's goal is to achieve remission," Izzie said strongly.

"When should we all get tested for the bone marrow?" Mere asked.

"After she recovers from the higher dose, we don't want to give any false hope or anything," Izzie told her. Mere nodded and looked back at Lyss. The sedative should wear off soon so they were getting the wheelchair and the IV mobile for her.

"What time is the group meeting?" Mere asked. After they got all the kids together Mere had left to be with Derek, Lyss, and the rest of her kids for a while. She didn't know any of the specifics, she was kind of in a daze.

"Eleven," Izzie said.

"How many kids are there again," Mere asked forgetting momentarily.

"11 kids," Izzie said. "Three of them not including Lyss are in the hospital, the rest are only in here for treatment. Four of the kids have leukemia, all ALL though, Lyss is the only one with AML."

"Really? Did they do induction."

"One did something similar."

"Any of them have bone marrow transplants."

"One, so we should have masks."

"Who is the youngest person."

"One of the other patients, her name is Lucy Campbell. She's 4."

"That's sad."

"Two of them are in remission, Kaitlyn for 6 months, she is 15. And Michael he is 11, he has been for a year. Charlotte the 8 year old has relapsed. She is one of them with the transplant."

"Mommy?" Lyss said her eyes opening.

"Hey baby girl," Mere said standing up.

"Hey Lyss," Izzie said.

"Hi Aunt Izzie," Lyss said. "Mom what happened last night?"

"It was a little rough, you had reactions to the chemo and the morphine. They sedated you," Mere explained. Lyss sighed and looked out the window at the nurses station. Lyss laughed inwardly. They had always given her a room close by in case something was needed.

"I am so tired," she said.

"Well Lyss we have another surprise for you," Izzie said.

"Oh no I...." she groaned and looked at the door.

"It's not bad Lyss," Mere laughed.

"There is a cancer support group meeting today, there are 10 other kids," Izzie said.

"And I am going," Lyss said, there was a hint of excitement in her voice.

"Yes, well if you want," Mere said.

"I do want to, it will be better then sitting her all day. But what if I have to...." Lyss said.

"Don't worry, we have been pumping ant-nausea medication through you all day, you'll be fine," Izzie said knowing what she was thinking.

"Good," Lyss smiled making Mere and Izzie smile too. Lyss fell back asleep and was woken up at 10:30 because it was going to take a while for the transition. It didn't take long too lift her up of course, just keeping her hooked up to the IV. When she was finally situated they wheeled her down to the room. Five kids were already sitting there. Only one, a really young girl was in a wheelchair. The others were sitting in normal chairs. One either had a wig on or was in remission, she was older then Lyss. The other 3 boys and a girl. the girl, about 10 had a scarf on just like Lyss and the other in the wheelchair. Izzie who was pushing her wheelchair wheeled her up next to the other girl in the wheelchair. Lyss smiled at her.

"Hi," the little girl said. "I'm Lucy."

"Hi Lucy," Lyss said sweetly. "I'm Alyssa."

"Alyssa, that's a pretty name," Lucy said.

"Hi," the older girl said. "I'm Kaitlyn." She extended a hand and Lyss shook it.

"Hello," Lyss said.

"How old are you?" she asked Lyss.

"I am four," Lucy said happily sticking up four fingers.

"And you," Kaitlyn asked Lyss.

"14, well yesterday was my birthday," Lyss answered.

"Oh cool, I am 15," she said happily. Lyss looked at the two boys who were talking together. "That's Aaron, Adam, and Michael. Michael's the second youngest, he is in remission like me. Adam, he is the youngest of them." Lyss looked at her sadly. The door opens to reveal another girl walk in and sit down shyly. Her parents followed suit except stood in the back.

"Hi," Kaitlyn said. The girl only smiled and looked down.

"So, which one's are your parents," Kaitlyn asked. As if by clock work Derek walked in and up to Lyss.

"Sweetie, I have a surgery, I will see you later," he said and kissed her on the cheek and turned back.

"Well I guess that's answers your question," Lyss said as he kissed Mere goodbye.

"What does he mean that he has...." Kaitlyn was cut off when another girl was wheeled in. She had a mask on and was followed by a boy being wheeled. The girl looked young around 8 or 9, and the boy looked Lyss's age.

"Oh they have masks, one of them must of had a bone marrow transplant," Kaitlyn said. she got up and grabbed a mask for herself, Lucy, and Lyss.

"Here," she said putting hers on, handing Lyss hers, helping Lucy.

"Thanks," Lyss said and tied it. The two were put near Lucy and Lyss. A few minutes later everyone was there. That's when Izzie and Miranda stepped forward.

"Okay well I am Dr. Bailey and this is Dr. Karev and we organized this group," Bailey said.

"This is just a way to help each other through what you are going through, why don't we start by introducing yourselves and telling us a bit about you," Izzie said stepping back. The parents had already left the room and were outside,

"Okay," Kaitlyn said. "I'm Kaitlyn. I am 15 years old. I was diagnosed when I was 12 and achieved remission 6 months ago. I love to play soccer." The other girl in the wheelchair was next.

"Hi," she said in a small voice. "I'm Charlotte. I am 8. I love to play the piano." Next it was Lucy.

"I'm Lucy," she said energetically even though she was hooked up to oxygen. "I am 4 years old. I like to color!" Lyss laughed.

"I'm Alyssa, my friends call me Lyss," she said less enthusiastically. "I am 14 years old. I was diagnosed 5 months ago and just found out that it is chemo-resistant. I love to dance, play field hockey, and am into drama." The boy next to her in the wheelchair was next.

"I'm Chase. I am 14 years old too. I was diagnosed a year ago. I like cars and to play football." They continued. the rest of them were Aaron who is 16, Michael who is 11, Adam who is 7, Leah who is 7, Jessica who is 10, and Audrey who is 12. They began talking.

"So Alyssa," Kaitlyn said.

"Call me Lyss," she said smiling.

"So Lyss," Kaitlyn resumed. "What did your dad mean about the surgery."

"Oh," Lyss said. She eyed Chase and realized that he was listening in along with Lucy, Charlotte, and Audrey. "My parents are doctors here."

"Wow that must be awkward," Audrey said.

"Yeah, very. I know everyone in this place. They all know me. Dr. Bailey and Dr. Karev, well I just call them Aunt Miranda and Aunt Izzie," Lyss explained.

"Why?" Charlotte asked.

"Well my Mom did her residency here as did many of them. My Aunt Miranda, well she was in charge of my mom. And my Aunt Izzie, Aunt Christina, Uncle Alex, and Uncle George were interns with her. And my Aunt Lexie, she is actually my Aunt, but that's a long story. My Uncle Mark is my dad's best friend and also a plastic surgeon. And my Uncle Richard, he is the chief here but kind of like another father to my mom. And my Aunt Addie, well she was my dad's ex-wife."

"Wow," Kaitlyn said.

"I thought I had high expectations," Chase spoke for the first time since the introductions.

"Yeah, my parents are two of the best neurosurgeons on the west coast. Maybe even the world."

"What's a neuwosuwgeon," Lucy asked.

"It's just a doctor who fixes brains," Lyss said. they resumed talk but now about the cancer.

"What type did you have?" Lyss asked Kaitlyn.

"Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma," she answered and asked Lyss.

"AML, well acute myelogenous leukemia," Lyss said.

"Mine is ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia," Chase said.

"Same here," Charlotte said and Audrey nodded in agreement. They got on different topics about sports and what they liked to do. Lyss was smiling and laughing feeling a lot better, that's when Chase came over to her.

"Hey," he said quietly.

"Hey," she said unsure.

"What are you in here for anyway?" he asked.

"Induction chemo," she said.

"What's that?"

"Continuous chemo," Lyss explained, motioning to the IV.

"I had something like that," Chase told her. "Just for three days, it was two weeks ago."

"Was it your second round?"

"Uh..... the doctors decided to only do one," he said quietly. "Because it's different and not whatever you have."

"Lucky, I am on on my first round, low dose and I already feel like crap."

"That sucks."

"I didn't have a wink of sleep last night until they sedated me so I must look like shit."

"You don't," he murmured.

"What was that?"

"You don't look, you look.... uh... great," his face turned red with embarrassment. The way her eyes sparkled got to him.

"Thanks, you don't look half bad yourself," she said smiling. And it was true, despite the bald head his bright blue eyes burned into her skin. His smile was flawless untouched by the treatment. His skin was pale, but beautiful, he seemed to sparkle. He actually reminded her a little of Derek. Chase looked down embarrassed again.

"So you like field hockey."

"Yes, it's pretty awesome. Two years ago it was so funny I broke my arm and needed surgery."

"How is that funny."

"Cause I am a klutz."

"I did something like that in football, well it was my knee, big mistake."

"I was staring off in space and a ball hit my arm and I fell. It was so stupid."

"You're not stupid." Lyss laughed.

"Thanks. You know who is stupid, my family."

"Why?"

"Well I have CNS involvement with my cancer. So I came in with a spiked fever and it turned out to be a tumor. I had to spend Christmas here."

"Me too."

"Well they ended up decorating my entire room and doing this whole big thing and I wanted to kill them. I was so tired and annoyed."

"Wait, what room are you in?" he asked.

"204, why?"

"I am in 205, I think I heard you screaming." They laughed.

"Yes well they decided to wake me up with my youngest brother Noah in my face."

"You have siblings, me too."

"How many do you have?"

"Three. Two sisters and a brother. I am oldest. And you?"

"Six. Three older sisters, one younger sister, and two younger brothers."

"You in the middle aren't you?"

"Yeah, it sucks."

"What are there names?"

"Well Sophia, she is the oldest. She is 17. Hayley and Paige, they are twins, they are 15. Jake, he is 12. Kelsey she is 9. And Noah, he is 4 almost 5. What about you?"

"Annabelle is 9, Ryan is 7, and Lily is 3."

"Wow, they are so young, they must get on your nerves."

"That's an understatement."

"It sucks that you don't have anyone older than you."

"Yeah, but I guess I don't want 6 brothers and sisters either."

"One word..... ANNOYING!" They laughed. Lyss couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to Chase. The only boys she ever talked to was Jake, or Noah, or even Bryan. Bryan was an ass and Jake and Noah was awkward and weird. Chase listened to her and respected her and.... thought she looked great. He knew what she was going through and it was awesome. Lyss smiled. For the next twenty minutes they talked until they went over with everyone else.

"Hey guys," Kaitlyn said.

"Hey," Lyss said sharing a glance with Chase.

"Lyss, look what I made," Lucy said holding up a picture.

"Wow Lucy, that's awesome!" Lyss said trying to hand it back.

"It's for you. You can put it up in your room so you can always remember me!" she said happily.

"Silly, I will still be in the hospital too," Lyss said.

"You will be, maybe we will see each other," she said happily.

"Yeah, maybe," Lyss said.

"Maybe in treatment," Lucy suggested.

"Who knows? But we will definitely see each other again."

"Still keep the picture though," she insisted.

"I will, I promise," Lyss said. She rubbed her eyes tiredly.

"You feeling okay?" Kaitlyn asked Lyss.

"It's just the chemo, it...."

"Wipes you out I know. But I guess I don't know, I haven't had it constantly like you are."

"It's only for a week, but I also have radiation."

"Just stick through it."

"I will. Hey and now I have a picture to put up in my room." Kaitlyn laughed.

"That's my picture," Lucy said proudly. Charlotte was sitting a little ways off.

"What's wrong with her, other than the cancer I mean?" Lyss asked.

"She relapsed," Chase said.

"After only 4 months but 2 years of treatment," Kaitlyn said.

"But she is only 8, she was 6 when she got it," Lyss said.

"Yeah."

"I thought I had it bad."

"Alyssa, where is your Mom going?" Leah asked.

"She is starting her shift, she has to work today," Lyss told her. Mere waved bye to her and Lyss waved back. Izzie winked at her and Lyss laughed.

"Dr. Karev is my doctor too," Lucy said.

"Really," Lyss said sounding interested even though she knew it already.

"Yeah...... What does your room look like?" she asked. Lucy definitely changed topics fast.

"It's just a plain white room except mine has a bunch of chairs because of my big family," Lyss said.

"That's boring, my room has pictures of flowers all around it and it's yellow," Lucy informed her. Lyss knew that because she was on the pediatric floor.

"Wow, it must be pretty," Kaitlyn said. She looked at Audrey and Jessica who were talking beside them. Lucy was still drawing a picture Lyss noticed. That was when she called out.

"Charlotte, come here," she said anxiously.

"What?" she said.

"I made a picture for your room too," Lucy said handing one to her.

"Thanks Lucy," she said.

"Alyssa, maybe we will see Charlotte too!" Lucy said.

"Yeah maybe," Lyss said distracted. She was looking at Chase who was talking to Aaron and Michael. Lucy and Charlotte said something else but Lyss didn't hear.

"Alyssa," Kaitlyn said.

"Oh sorry what?" Lyss stuttered.

"Are you on the same floor as us?" Charlotte asked.

"No I am on the second floor, you are on the third," Lyss said.

"Why?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know why, but I am sure you guys can come see me and I can come see you," Lyss said.

"And if they had it there way I would still be in the hospital," Kaitlyn whispered in her ear. Lyss laughed.

"Hey Lucy," Lyss said. "Chase is in the hospital too, I am sure he would love a picture too."

"Okay," she said excitedly and started drawing again.

"it must be hard for you," Kaitlyn said. "You know, knowing everyone here in the hospital."

"It can be... awkward."

"I bet, it was bad enough when I was here. I still remember the day I found out I was in remission I was so happy and..... I am sure that will happen with you soon."

"Me too. And you know how bad it is, I came here about a a month and a half ago with a fever and it ended up being because of a tumor. My body was working hard to fight of the infection and all. Well apparently I had a seizure."

"Wow, but obviously you are fine."

"Yeah but I still remember my parents faces when I came out of it. The last time they were that scared was when I found out I had cancer."

"I can't remember it very well because it was 3 years ago, but obviously I can still remember the chemo because it was only 6 months ago. It was horrible. Oh sorry."

"It's fine. I was sedated earlier so it's not the bad, the pain just ebbs. Not many of us know how it feels like, just me and Chase. Chase wasn't exactly induction but similar. For Chase it must have been a last resort because AML induction is part of treatment."

"You start out that aggressive."

"Well AML is less common in kids, obviously not me though. So they started me less aggressive but had to start me with induction when I was chemo-resistant. They hope the constant chemo will keep it balanced or get me remission until I can have a bone marrow transplant, if there is anyone." There was a knock on the glass, Derek was outside and he was holding Noah.

"Who's that?"

"My little brother Noah, he is 4."

"He's adorable, is he your only sibling."

"No I have 5 others. They must be around the hospital somewhere, Sophia must have driven them."

"I am guessing Sophia's the oldest."

"Yes, she is 17. Hayley and Paige are twins and are 15. Then there is me. Then my younger brother Jake who is 12. Then Kelsey who is 9, then Noah."

"Sounds like a bit of a Clan."

"That's exactly what my Uncle Mark and Aunt Christina call us." The two of them chatted a little longer until Lucy finished her picture for Chase.

"Chase," she squealed as he wheeled his wheelchair up next to her.

"What?" he asked.

"I made you a picture for your room," she said.

"Thank you," he said and smiled at Lyss. Lyss laughed and smiled back. She almost forgot that she was sick for a little, unless of course you can forget the big machine attached to her wheelchair, the fact she was in a wheelchair, and the IV in her arm.

"Alyssa," Lucy said.

"What Lucy?"

"We made more pictures for your room so it won't be boring any more," she told her handing her a small stack of papers with pictures made by Lucy, Leah, and Charlotte.

"You know you will have to put those up," Kaitlyn whispered in her ear. "She will probably check." Lyss nodded.

"That's what my dad is for," she laughed. That's when a doctor came in to get Charlotte back to her room.

"Has it been two hours already?" Audrey said.

"Yes," Izzie said. "Everyone who is a patient here has to go back to there room."

"Izzie?" Lucy asked.

"Yes Lucy?" Iz said.

"Can Alyssa and Charlotte visit me soon," she asked.

"I am sure that can be arranged," Izzie laughed looking at Lyss who smirked. Izzie went behind Lyss's wheelchair. Lyss hugged Kaitlyn, Audrey, Jessica, Charlotte, Lucy, and Leah goodbye. Izzie wheeled her out followed by Chase.

"I guess I will see you around," Chase said.

"My rooms next to your I am sure," Lyss said. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Izzie pushed her into her room and Derek helped with the transition back into the bed.

"How you feeling?" Derek asked.

"Uh.... like crap. I didn't feel like that a second ago," Lyss said.

"Then the group did it's job," Izzie said as Derek left the room to get Noah.

"Yeah, but now I need to...." she lurched forward and quickly Izzie grabbed the bin and held it in front of her. Lyss began vomiting violently. Izzie rubbed her back gently as she threw up until the spell subsided.

"So Lyss... Chase."

"Don't even go there," she said.

"You two really um.... connected."

"Aunt Izzie."

"Come on, he is cute."

"Kind of, but...."

"But what?"

"Nothing." The truth was she wouldn't trust any boy again as much as she did ever since Bryan. But Chase did seem different. Lyss wasn't sure how she was feeling.

"Um... I guess you should know that Lucy is in room 367 if she ever...."

"I'll keep a mental note of it. Although I am sure she will get someone to call me for her first."

"Yeah." Izzie laughed. She hesitated for a second and realized that Lyss had fallen asleep. She pulled the covers up and took her scarf off, stoked her cheek once, and left the room. Lyss thought about what Izzie said. Chase was cute. He was nice. Nothing like Bryan. There was something that she was feeling in the pit of her stomach that she never felt before, not even with Bryan. Was it love? But she just met him. The thing is he was so easy to talk to, was so close to her, and he understood what she was going through. Lyss shook her head. Chase was just a friend, a really good friend.

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Her relationship with Chase escalates. They have so much in common. Could it be Lyss's first true love? What do Meredith and Derek think? What happens when Lucy, Leah, and Charlotte get attached? Will the number in the support group stay the same? Oh yeah and since I just got this new idea, there will be one section of Lyss, one section of Derek, Mere, or the adults, and one section of either her siblings, her friends, or the support group kids.

Let's go for 9!!!!!!! Maybe even 10!!!!!!!

PLEASE R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!