Title: Stranger In My Own Life
Author: Adian

Genre: Meredith Centric - A/U – It's canon except for a few minor differences until Epi 325 Didn't We Almost Have It All. From there the story is A/U.
Rating: T (Mainly for language)
Summary: What happens when you realize you don't know who you are anymore?

Notes:

This story has not had the benefit of a beta and it is written in the present tense for the most part.

I have done research on the medical issues that are in this story. I think I understand it but I'm sure there will be mistakes. I've never written a GA story and the medical aspect of it has been challenging.

This is not a Derek friendly story. Read at your own peril.

Disclaimer: Grey's Anatomy is a creation of Shonda Rhimes and an ABC Studios Production. This story is meant strictly for entertainment purposes and no money is being made off of the forthcoming drivel.


Chapter 2

Dr. Mark Sloan pulls Derek out of the trauma bay. He asks, "What happened to Meredith?"

Derek answers, "It was an accident. We were fighting and I pushed her away from me. She fell and hit her head."

At Derek's explanation, he watches Izzie's face go from worry to anger. He knows there is more to the story but now is not the time.

Derek interrupts his reverie. "They won't let me help her. She needs a Neuro consult. I'm the best. I did this I need to fix it."

Chief Webber walks up. "Sheppard you are too emotionally involved. The hospital can't afford to have you anywhere near Meredith."

Neurologist Dr. Jacob Mc Crarry, Bailey, O'Malley, and Yang run out of the trauma bay pushing Meredith's gurney between them.

Derek, Mark, Izzie, Alex, and the Chief follow Meredith to the surgical floor. They exit the elevator as Meredith is being wheeled into OR 1. They see Yang still in her white dress with Meredith's blood slowly drying fading from crimson to dark brown.

Yang sees Derek and stops. "If you come any closer I will have security remove you from the premises."

Derek yells, "I have a right to know what is going on!"

Yang says coldly, "I hold her medical proxy. You have no rights. If I see you in the gallery, in the scrub room, on the OR floor I will…"

"Spare me your threats."

The Chief intervenes, "Yang is within her rights. Meredith gave her that power. Get out of here Derek."

Unsure Mark stays behind. Yang looks at him saying, "Your loyalties are too divided to stay."

Mark responds, "He loves her. He needs to know how she is doing."

"I'm not salving his guilty conscious. She is in there because of him. What is going on with her is no one's business but mine and who I chose to tell. You and anyone connected with Sheppard are not on my list of people who need to know."

Exasperated Mark says, "Yang don't be such a bitch."

Yang walks up to him. "You were not there. You did not see what happened. If I were being so unreasonable the Chief would ask me to back down. Why don't you think about that?"

A nurse walks up. "Dr. Yang I have a pair of scrubs for you."

Yang replies, "Thank you." She turns and walks off without a backward glance.

The Chief says, "Sloan you'd better go and keep Derek off this floor."

After the surgery Alex, Izzie, and George are sitting in the cafeteria trying to comprehend what has happened.

Derek and Mark approach the group. "Please I need to know how Meredith is."

They stare at the broken man before them. Alex says, "I left I didn't see what happened but Yang wouldn't do this without a reason so you're not getting anything out of me."

George and Izzie look at him and then at each other. Derek knows they are the weak links. He begs, "Please…I love her."

His tears crack Izzie. She says, "She made it through the surgery. Until the CT scans come back we won't know how bad the damage is."

Derek says, "Thank you." He walks off with Mark trailing him.

Alex shakes his head at Izzie. "You're toast."

Confused George asks, "What happened? Where's Burke?"

Izzie answers, "Cristina was freaking out because she had her vows written on her hand and she washed them off. Mere calmed her down and we were on our way out the door when Burke came in. He said that she didn't really want to get married and wasn't the woman he had originally fallen in love with. He left. Meredith went to the front of the church to tell everyone to go home. She was taking forever and I went to the door to see what was going on. Meredith and Derek were arguing in front of everyone. I saw Derek shaking her. Cristina pushed passed me and ran up to the front. I followed her and saw Derek push Mere away. He pushed her hard she flew through the air and her head landed against a pew. There was blood everywhere…so much blood."

Alex says, "No wonder Yang is so pissed."

Hours later finds Izzie, Addison, Adele, Chief, and other wedding guests at the police station. The guests are scattered throughout preventing them from talking to the other witnesses. One by one, they go into an interview room for questioning.

Izzie is the first witness to finish. Her face lightens upon seeing that Alex had come to get her. Once they are out of the building she stops and hugs him close. She begins sobbing. Izzie says, "It was so horrible. They asked if he had ever hit anyone before. They kept on asking questions about their relationship and if he had abused her physically or emotionally before. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't think about what kind of answer to give. I couldn't stop myself. I told them everything about Derek and Addison even about him hitting Mark. Derek loves her but I do think he has treated Mere badly. Did I do the right thing?"

Alex says, "You told them what you knew no one can fault you for that. Except for loud sex, we don't know what goes on between them behind closed doors. Cristina would not be doing this if she didn't have some evidence to back it up."

Izzie sighs, "You're right. I don't understand how it came to this Mc Dreamy hurting Meredith. I need some aspirin and I need to go to the church to get my stuff."