Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
A/N: So, here's the newest Chapter. hope you guys like... and PLEASE review! I would love to hear everyone's thoughts and how I can make this better... i really don't like this chapter, so i need to do some brainstorming for chapter 4...but enjoy!
Chapter 03: First Day
"Addie, do we really have to ride a limo to school? Can't we just walk?" Meredith whined. She and Addison were dressed and ready, but were waiting outside the 5-story Montgomery Manor for their ride.
"Not when I'm wearing my favorite Prada heels, Mer. Plus, we're the daughters of the East Coast's most influential people, they'll blow if they found out that we were walking to school." Meredith rolled her eyes. She looked down at herself. She did go to a private school in Seattle, but they didn't have to wear uniforms, just a very strict dress code. The J.Crew catalog look really wasn't working for her since she was so used to wearing her normal tops and her favorite jeans. The only thing that was really hers was the Bebe jacket that she bought before she left for New York. Meredith pulled at the hem of her skirt.
"Isn't there a dress code for the skirts?" Meredith asked.
"Yeah. But I don't want you to wear those hideous new uniforms they gave to you. They look like a nun's outfit," Addison answered, checking her make-up on her compact mirror. She remembered the Maroon checkered long-sleeve blouse and up to the knee skirt that Addison was talking about. Apparently, it was given to all of the new students. But for the Upperclassmen, their uniforms are light blue collared shirts with matching light blue-checkered skirts, which the girls have worn since Elementary school. Through the years, the girls' skirts have obviously shortened as they… grew.
"It's just a little uncomfortable, don't you think?" Meredith asked. Addison gave her a look. Before Addison could retort, her phone rang, and she struggled to find it in her Balenciaga "school" bag.
"What's in that pile?" Meredith snickered. The phone continued to ring.
"Just make-up and stuff. Oh, and my PDA, and… a pen," Addison replied. Meredith looked through her Louis Vuitton purse. Folders, papers and pens lay neatly inside the oversized bag. The only girly thing? Her YSL lip-gloss… From Addison.
"Aha!" Addison exclaimed, picking up her LG Prada KE850 phone and earpiece.
"Hello? Hey Callie, what's up? Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that. No, the Senior Class President can help him with the assembly. As always, you know I love being fashionably late---"
"We're late?!" Meredith interrupted.
"What did you hear? Really?" Addison looked at Meredith, who was now pacing on the sidewalk. She's never been late before… on her first day of school!
"Okay, Callie. I'll talk to you later. Ciao." Addison shut her phone and placed it in her purse pocket with the earpiece. Then, she pulled out her PDA and started typing.
"So… you were a hot topic on Gossip Girl last night," Addison conversed as the limo stopped in front of them. Meredith opened the door and got in, followed by Addison. Addison kept her eyes on the PDA, typing like a maniac.
"What's that?" Meredith asked, confused.
"It's this blog… this anonymous writer reports everything us Upper East Siders do… mostly gossip. But everyone listens to it. Very scandalous," Addison explained. Meredith looked amused.
"Odd. What did they write about me?" Meredith asked, smiling as she noticed the driver from last night.
"Some are real stories. Like when you left the airport and got picked up by Ellis. But some are fabricated gossip like you had a drinking problem, and you hooked up with Golden Boy," Addison said, now looking at her PDA. Meredith leaned in to look. The site already had a picture of her in front of the limo at JFK.
"So its like paparazzi, except it's online… and we're not celebrities…"
"Mer. Here on the Upper East Side, we are the celebrities," Addison interrupted her as she squinted her eyes.
"You met Derek?" she asked, glancing at Meredith.
"Oh. The volunteer, Derek? Yeah. He's nice," Meredith answered, blushing. Then, Meredith's eyes widened as a picture of her and Derek popped up in the waiting room at New York East.
"They're like, worse than the paparazzi," Meredith stated. Addison put her PDA away.
"Mer. You can't let it get to you. If you want to be a part of this… people will talk. And all you really have to do… is let them," Addison said. Meredith nodded.
"How do you know Derek?" Meredith questioned.
"Well, Derek's…" Addison started to say, but was interrupted when the limo came to a stop. Addison looked at her Dior watch.
"Let's go," she said, as the driver opened the door for them. Meredith looked straight ahead.
"Here goes nothing," she muttered, before following her fake sister.
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"Thanks, Joe." Addison said, closing the door of the limo. Joe nodded, and then drove off.
"St. Grace Prep School," Meredith told herself, looking around. The St. Grace campus did not look like Meredith's old private school at all. It looked like… a bunch of mansions scattered in different areas. Almost like a college campus. Addison started to move, but stopped suddenly when someone skipped up to them. Key word? Skipped.
"Addie! Hey! How was your summer?!" a perky, curly-haired brunette squealed, hugging Addison, who looked like she was going to puke.
"Hey, Sydney. Nice to see that you're still h…appy." Addison said, no enthusiasm in her tone. Sydney smiled brightly at Meredith.
"You must be Meredith Grey! Addison's sister! You have got to be the luckiest girl, huh? Having the great Addison Montgomery as your sis! She's the star of the city, don't cha know?!" Sydney continued to babble on. Meredith turned to Addison and raised an eyebrow.
"My name's Sydney Heron. Senior Class President. Now, I must steal your fabulous sister. We have an assembly to do. See ya, Meredith!" Sydney said, dragging Addison away before she could complain.
"Just go into that building in front of you and get your schedule!" Addison shouted as she was being whisked away. Meredith giggled at the pained look on her face.
"Let's see here…" Meredith whispered, walking up the stony steps. She opened the door to the huge building.
"Registration…" Meredith looked around the hallway. Medieval paintings and trophies covered the building, like a museum. Turning to the left corner, she found a huge sign that said, "Freshmen and New Student Registration". Meredith took a step forward and the door slid open.
Whoa, she thought. There were only a few people in line. Mostly late freshmen, but someone caught her eye. She walked up to the familiar face, who was arguing with a smaller, girl version of himself.
"Der, just tell her I don't want Ceramics! I want Drama with Prof. Newkirk! Come on!" the little girl whined. "Der" rolled his eyes.
"The class is full, Nance. And he's not teaching freshmen this year, only Juniors and Seniors, so just take Ceramics," he explained. The girl made a noise that sounded like a hushed cuss word.
"Whatever. You suck," she said loudly, grabbing a piece of paper off the counter and walking out of the room. Derek hung his head. Meredith smiled and tapped him on the back.
"Hey nerdy boy." She greeted. Once again, he gave her that very dreamy smile.
"Hey. It's the sex-crazed maniac from Seattle, " he said, laughing as she blushed.
"So you weren't lying when you said you go to school here," Meredith conversed. Derek leaned onto the counter and smirked.
"Did you think I was lying to you?"
"Yes. All boys are liars." He was about to retort when a lady behind the counter interrupted them.
"May I help you, young lady?" Finally noticing the older woman, she shuffled through her purse, before pulling out some papers.
"Yes. Meredith Grey. Here are my registration papers." Meredith replied, handing them to her. The Registrar turned her back on them to find Meredith's schedule.
"So, what year are you?" Derek asked casually, still giving her the "dreamy" look. Does he do that to all the girls?
"Junior. And you're, a Senior, right?" Derek nodded.
"Aren't you not supposed to talk to us lowly Juniors, all mighty Senior?" Meredith teased.
"I can make an exception." Derek teased back.
"Here is your schedule. Welcome to SGPS," the lady said, handing Meredith her ID and a piece of paper. Meredith clipped her ID on her right side shirt collar and looked at the piece of paper:
Period 1: Homeroom- Dr. Webber, Potter 14
Period 2: French 3- Madamoiselle LuMont, Emerson 21
Period 3: Advanced Drama and Performing Arts- Professor Newkirk, Whitman 3
Period 4: AP Biology- Dr. Bailey, Martin 19
Period 5: AP English- Dr. Milton, Washington 32
Period 6: AP History- Professor Hahn, Fullerton 20
Period 7: AP Psychology- Dr. Kathleen Shepherd, Jones 16
Period 8: Gifted & Talented- Webber Conference Hall
Meredith smiled. Most of the credits at Seattle Prep carried on, which was a great relief to her. All of a sudden, the paper was snatched from her.
"Wow. I have 4 classes with you, Porn Girl," he whistled. Meredith snatched it back.
"I should change it then. I wouldn't wanna be seen with a Nerd Boy like you," she retorted. He just smirked.
"Nerd Boy, huh?"
"Uh-HUH." They stared each other down. All of a sudden, Derek started to lean in. Meredith's eyes got bigger and bigger the closer he got. He moved his face close to her ear.
"I think someone has a thing for nerdy boys," he whispered. Meredith blushed.
"Whatever. Get over yourself already," she said, pushing him away. He just laughed softly. Then, he turned and started to head to the door.
"I'll see you, porny. Hey, what kind of shampoo do you use? It smells good," he said, before smirking and walking out into the hall before she could answer. Meredith giggled. This day is turning out to be great after all.
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"Excuse me, sorry…" Meredith apologized as she bumped into one of the freshmen. For the last 15 minutes, Meredith has been looking around the Conference Hall for two familiar faces, who she couldn't find at all. As she passed by the Juniors section, she heard it.
"There's Meredith Grey…"
"She's really pretty in person…."
"Addie's way hotter than HER…"
"What kind of conditioner does she use? Her hair's all bright and shiny…"
"She looks like a drunk… poor Addison…"
"She and Derek would make a horrible couple! Derek's so nice and she looks like a BITCH…"
"I'd tap that…."
Meredith walked faster as she caught sight of her step sister.
"Addie!" Meredith called, walking up to her. Addison waved her over to where she was sitting.
"Hey, Mer!" Addison said cheerfully. Meredith smiled and sat down in between her and a curly-haired boy.
"Mer, these are my friends, friends this is my new step sister, Meredith Grey." Addison said. Meredith smiled at the small group. A tall jet-black haired girl stood up from her seat next to the curly haired boy.
"Addie, we've gotta get ready for the assembly," she said.
"Okay, Callie, I'll catch up with you guys." she said. Addison turned to Meredith.
"God I hate assemblies. Okay. I'll leave you guys here. George, take care of her, okay?" Addison winked at "George" before turning around to catch up with Callie.
"Hey," the boy said cheerfully.
"Hi, George." Meredith looked around. People were still staring and talking in hushed tones around her.
"God, I've only been here for a day and a half and people are already talking?" Meredith asked, sinking down on her seat. George laughed.
"It'll pass. Someone does something stupid, and suddenly, you're old news," George stated. Meredith smiled sadly.
"You?" George laughed again.
"God, no. My friends have all gone through it. They sort of attract attention. Izzie, she's a Junior, she's been hooking up with this guy, Alex Karev, he's really bad news. And Cristina Yang dated Alex's best friend, Mark Sloane for three days in Freshmen year. So I heard all the bitching about being on Gossip Girl, so I'm an expert on it." he said. Meredith giggled.
"Are you a Junior too, George?" Meredith questioned. George nodded.
"Good."
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"So who do you have for Homeroom?" George asked as they followed the sea of students out of the Conference Room.
"Dr. Webber," Meredith answered as they turned a corner to Potter Building.
"Really? Me too. This'll be great. Cristina and Izzie are both in the same Homeroom. You and Cristina are sort of alike, you know. All she talks about is Sports too." George said, making Meredith blush.
"Sorry about that. I can't help myself when it comes to sports," she giggled.
"That's okay. We can never shut Cristina up," he replied. They entered the cozy classroom and sat on the last two seats of the room.
"This is nice. So, who should I look out for?" Meredith asked, noticing 2 guys who are already in the room, and was now staring at her and George.
"Uh…" George started to say, but stopped when Derek Shepherd walked up to them. Derek gave George a look.
"Got it. See ya, Meredith." he said, picking up his stuff and walking away. Derek took the seat next to her. He turned their chairs to face each other.
"That was rude, nerd face." Meredith scolded him. He just laughed.
"Where were you at the assembly? I was looking for you everywhere." he asked. Meredith smirked.
"You're a bad stalker." she told him. He was about to protest, but stopped, and frowned, looking at something behind her. Meredith turned to see Addison and Callie walk in, and behind them, a tall blonde and a skinny Asian girl. They all stopped. Meredith noticed that everyone stopped what they were doing to stare as well.
"Hey." Addison said, looking at Derek.
"Addie." he said, looking down. Addison turned to Meredith and frowned a little.
"Mer. You've met my boyfriend." Addison said, her mouth turning twitching. Meredith knew that look. When she was dating Finn, the Senior girls gave her that look for a whole year. It was the look of jealousy.
"Boyfriend?" Meredith asked, flabbergasted. Addison walked up to them and sunk her finger's into Derek's hair.
"My boyfriend, Derek Shepherd."
And the good day diminishes just like that.
Well, that's it for now. Up Next on "The New Girl": Gossip Girl checks in on the morning happenings, Mark hits on a Junior, Addie and Derek talks and Meredith meets Cristina. And what's gonna happen with the ships in this story? Will it be Mer/Der? Addek? Or, dare I say... O'Meri?! Review, review, review!