A/N: So I'm back! Have you had a good holiday and so on? I didn't really, and that's why I haven't been able to update... My grandmother died the day before new years eve so... But now I'm fine... I don't cry anymore... So back to business. Here's the 12th chapter, and I'm sorry if I made you guys confused or anything but when Derek ran from the desk when he heard the nurses, he ran because he heard Meredith was there... Simple right? So here's the 12th chapter... Enjoy!

Chapter 12 - It Never Is

Meredith stared at the man in front of her. Him, she hadn't seen in a long time and maybe that was the answer to why she felt so different. He was an unusual sight for her eyes to see. Though she knew when she got on the air plane, stepped out of that cab and entered Seattle Grace Hospital, she'd sooner or later meet him. Now that she stood in front of him, she didn't know what to do. He didn't either as he was just standing still, looking at her. She must have caught him by surprise.

She could see him looking at her, searching her. And Meredith couldn't help but to do the same. He looked like he hadn't changed that much. A few grey streaks had appeared in his still curly, black hair. Nothing more, nothing less. He was still as handsome as he was back then. Still she didn't know what to do. She couldn't just turn around and walk away, she couldn't do that.

As Meredith stood there, dead quiet over-thinking the possibilities of what to do, he smiled. She could see him smile as he took a small step towards her.

"Meredith..." he said quietly, still smiling.

Meredith looked down, looking at him she felt guilty. No turning around now. She looked up, pushing forward something similar to a surprised smile. "Derek..." she almost whispered. "... hi..."

"Ehm, so..." Derek paused. "How are you?"

"Oh, eh... I'm f-" Meredith closed her eyes as a well known voice pierced the air.

"Mer! Have you found Zadie yet?" a man's voice shouted from down the stairs.

"Zadie?" Derek asked looking at Meredith.

"Mer, are you up there?!" Mark said as he got up the stairs. "Oh..."

Meredith let out a sigh and looked over at Derek who smiled and tilted his head in disappointment.

"Of course..." he exclaimed and ran a hand through his hair. "Of course..."

"Derek..." Meredith begged quietly. "No, it's not..."

"Of course... It never is..." he said and turned around, walking away.

"Mer..." Mark walked up to her and closed his arms around her. "I'm sorry..."

Meredith crawled out of his grip and slightly pushed him away. "Mark, don't..."

"Hey, now wait a minute..." he looked strangely at her. "Are you mad at me? For?"

"No, I'm not mad..." Meredith glared at him. "It just that you've got the worst freaking timing in the world... You always have and you always will..."

"Ehm, okay..."

"Besides, why did you have to scream about Zadie all over the hospital...? I've got enough stuff on my hands as it is without the nurses talking..." she sighed. "I think I saw Skye down in the cafeteria, which means that Zadie's definitely here. Why don't you go down there, tell her we're here..."

"Are you sure?" Mark asked. "Because I can just shut up or something..."

"Yeah, I'm sure..." Meredith took a deep breath realising what she was about to do. "This is something I have to do on my own... See you later..."

Mark nodded and went down the same way as he came.

Bailey looked at her former interns, now equal attendings in front of her. Then she looked to her right, through the glass window into the exam room where she had told Zadie to wait. Zadie was going to talk to them and maybe by that ease the pressure so that fists wouldn't be flying, or even worst, mouths would start shouting. That Bailey couldn't bear. Have her nasty sucking up ex-interns nagging each other's ears off, no way... She couldn't bare it in the past, and she could certainly not bare it in the future.

When Meredith left the three of them had reacted very differently. Them as in Izzie, Christina and George.

Izzie baked for two days straight. Afterwards she brought the lot to the hospital and when people complemented her on how good they were, she gave them an half an hour long speech about how good despair and rage worked together in the art of baking cupcakes.

Christina worked for three days, and then occupied and on-call room for two days following those three.

George was the only one acting somewhat sane, though everyone could see the sadness in his eyes as he ran between his remaining friends to comfort.

"So, what did you want?" Izzie said as she always smiled, revealing a set of pearly white teethes.

"Ehm, I have thing for you to do..." Bailey said and waited for their reactions.

"Huh?" Christina said. "I can't do a thing for you, I have a surgery scheduled in 20 minutes..." she started to stomp her foot impatiently.

"Then maybe, you ought to tell your patient you're doing the surgery later..." Bailey said and crossed her arms over her chest.

"What?!" Christina exclaimed and raised her arms over her head. "I can't cancel... You can't... We're not your interns anymore!"

Izzie looked at her watch. "I've got a meeting in ten minutes, and don't tell me to cancel it. It's with Burke." she said and nodded.

"Oh, like Burke's going to fire you for cancelling a meeting..." Christina mumbled.

"She's just trying to get out of this thing..." George whispered and Christina immediately turned her head to Izzie again and glared at her.

"What!? We're actually going to have a meeting..." Izzie snared. "We're going to talk raise..."

"Raise!?" Christina eyes went big. "Oh, someone's getting his ass kicked tonight..."

"So, that's how you two do it..." George said and smiled.

Izzie gave out a laugh as Christina gave his a jab in the stomach.

"O'Malley..." Bailey started. "You're n-"

"Nasty, I know..." George looked down rubbing his stomach. "That's how I got the syph... Can please not talk about that!"

"Oh, little Georgie getting upset about a shot of syph 15 years ago..." Christina teased. "Uhh..."

"No I'm no-"

"Shut quiet!!!" Bailey shouted and the three doctors in front of her turned to her attention.

"Shut quiet?" George said and gave out a laugh which quickly faded into a nervous sigh.

"Seriously Bailey... Shut quiet..?" Izzie smiled. "Where have you heard that?"

"Oh, shut up!" Bailey said and shook her head. "It that for you satisfaction?!"

The three nodded.

"So, this thing..."

"We haven't been you're interns in a very long time Bailey..." George said and she gave him a glare. "I mean m'am..."

Bailey scoffed, but then turned her ugly side on again. "Let's say that you are now, so you'll do as I tell you!" she stared furiously at them. "So, this thing!"

"Bailey, can't you take and torture the actual interns of this floor instead of us... The attendings..." Izzie said and nodded encouragingly.

"...so thing..." Bailey said through her teethes and kept on staring at them.

"I give up..." Izzie said and sank down on a bed lined up against the wall. "So, what thing?"

"Izzie!" her friends and fellow surgeons exclaimed.

"What?! After all, she is dr Bailey..." the blonde shrugged.

"Yes, I am dr Bailey and just for this moment just for now... You three..." she pointed on each one of them. "... are my interns and by that, you'll do as I tell you..."

"That really sucks..." a recognisable voice said and Alex's head appeared behind Bailey. "I'm so glad I'm not working here..."

She turned slightly on her head and gave him a glare full of loathes. "You..."

"Yes it's me..." Alex said and closed his arms around her. "Nice to see you too Miranda."

"What?!" Bailey exclaimed and stared to make her way out of his grip. "Get off me! And to you it's dr Bailey!"

"Haven't you missed me?" Alex smirked.

"I haven't missed you... and I still don't like you even though your ex-girlfriend, fiancée, wife whatever you two were, are starting to not hate you again..." Bailey mumbled, looking from a slightly smiling Izzie to a big time smirking Alex.

"So, I should carry on..." Alex continued but stopped as he saw Zadie through the glass window. "What's she doing here?" he pointed.

To be continued...

A/N: Good? Bad? I wanna hear what you think so please review... I personally like this chapter, cause I think the interns, now attendings, personalites from 15 years showed. Kinda like now that Meredith's back their back to who they were 15 years ago... I don't, that's what I thought... So please review. I have already written chapter 13 so be quick with the reviews and I'll be quick with the chapter. Just one more thing, check my profile for the next update and so on... Bye!