CHAPTER 13

At what felt like a life time instead of five long hours Derek and Carolyn finally were able to get on the ferryboat hoping that Meredith was still okay and that nothing had happend to her although the rain had stopped Derek had this feeling of dread he didn't know why but he did and his mother obviously sensed it as she patted his shoulder.

"She'll be fine you'll see." Carolyn said gently trying to hold back her own fear that something might have happend to the poor girl.

Derek wanted to believe it but something in his gut was telling him otherwise"It would be a miracle if she was but i have this feeling that something's gone horribly wrong i mean yeah the rain stopped but still it doesn't mean she hasn't fallen somewhere or fallen off something."

"The rain stopped a couple of hours ago Derek you're probably worrying over nothing." Carolyn pointed out.

Derek sighed "I hope you're right."

His mother patted his hands "I know i am let's worry about this when we do find her okay?"

He didn't want to argue with his mother so he went along with her "Fine let's just get to her before she needs medical care." And for the rest of the boat trip both were silent in hopes that Meredith was alright.

Meanwhile while Derek and Carolyn were on the way to find her Meredith suddenly awoke from being unconcious for what seemed like hours she thought wincing as her head began to throb in excruciating pain from the fall,maybe it was what she deserved for running away like a coward she knew she was and began to realize that maybe running away wouldn't solve slowly began to sit up only to feel a little bit dizzy which if she remembered quickly was one of the signs of a concussion okay she thought i have to move slowly don't want to hurt myself any further so she got up a bit slowly and winced as her foot began to throb in protest as she started to walk hoping to find a much comfortable place,which in these woods were not many Meredith thought wryly. However she did manage to make it a few more miles before she just gave up and sat down on a nearby rock which from her stand point looked as though as if it had a nice view ahead so she tried getting up once again and limped over towards the edge of the hill and saw the most breath taking view she had ever seen.

"Wow."Meredith breathed as she looked at a side of Seattle she had never seen before with light's glowing all around the city with the shape of the space needle as as well overlooking the city making the city one of the most beautiful cities in the world for which she could say she lived it could have been alot worse had it not been for the Shepherd's Meredith thought feeling guilty for leaving such a wonderful home with wonderful people who did nothing but care for me,and this what i give them?she shook her head as she went and sat back down on the rock as her foot began to throb in agony.

Meredith now began to realize that she shouldn't have run away with her problems she should have trusted Derek and Carolyn to help her through it and by just running it would only make it worse and now she would have to find a way to get them to trust her again and knowing them like she did it would take time but it would be worth it, Meredith was about to get up and try to make her way back towards the ferryboats when the rain began to fall once again and decided that that walking in this weather wasn't a good idea plus her throbbing foot also told her it wasn't a good idea so for in the meantime she would spend the night here and go back in the find a place to sleep too Meredith thought wryly looking around for a place that would keep her safe until morning and managed to find the only place she could and that was behind the rock and with nothing covering it on the ground and it would have to do she thought as she tried to get cozy on the ground and it wasn't easy especially with Meredith being pregnant and all,and finally after a few minutes of trying to get comfortable managed to fall asleep.

Derek and Carolyn had just gotten off the ferryboats when the rain started to fall once again causing him to curse silently knowing that this would be a little more difficult to find Meredith in this weather and it was extremely important that they find her now before she get's sick and that's the last thing they needed he thought to himself as he and his mother stopped just short of the woods.

"Do you really think she would go in there?" Carolyn asked her son who was staring at the wood's like Meredith would suddenly appear.

Derek shrugged "With Meredith it's very possible and more than likely is here somewhere."He said hoping to be the case.

Carolyn looked around at all the tree's and wondered how far can one teenager go? she asked herself and shook her head she's got to be somewhere she just has to be.

He was wondering the same thing how far would Meredith go in these wood's to get away from it all?and would she even make it there?Derek asked himself as he eyed the wood's well only way to find he and his mother started to make their away towards the wood's with having no idea which way to go or the path that Meredith might have taken so they went by feel and Derek could hear his mother muttering something but hating being in the outdoors.

"How can someone like the woods?" Carolyn muttered and Derek had to chuckle his mother hated the outdoor's he on the other hand loved it except for today of course.

"Be careful mom i love the woods." Derek teased and earned a scowl from his mother.

"Just like your father." She said and suddenly stopped cold noticing a very faint shoe print on the ground with a little bit of blood mixed in it.

Derek noticed that his mother suddenly stopped and noticed her going pale"Mom what is it?"He asked urgently.

Carolyn pointed to the ground and he looked and saw a very faint shoe print that looked awfully like Meredith's with a little bit of blood on it and suddenly fear struck through him with a little bit of excitement knowing that they were getting closer to her.

"She must be near by let's start calling her name to see if she respond's to it." He said and Carolyn nodded.

"MEREDITH!"

"MEREDITH WHERE ARE YOU!"

Nearby Meredith thought vaguely that she heard voice's scream out for her but she thought it was just a dream until those voice's kept on calling her name. Could it be? Meredith thought excitedly it sounded just like him and Carolyn but there was only one way to find out.

"DEREK, CAROLYN IS THAT YOU?" Meredith yelled hoping that they could hear her.

"DEREK , CAROLYN IS THAT YOU?" They both heard and were both relieved to hear the sound of her voice.

"Come on mom let's go." Derek said excitedly and then both he and his mother started to run in that direction finding Meredith a short distance later looking cold and wet and shaking just as he remembered when he first found her almost a couple of months ago in the dark alley near a bar.

"Meredith oh my god thank goodness you're okay." Carolyn said and reached out and hugged her and was relieved when that hug was returned.

Carolyn pulled away from her and looked Meredith from head to toe "It look's like you took a little tumble."
She said noting the cut's on the young woman's forehead.

"Yeah i took a little tumble back there but i'm okay except for my ankle."Meredith said wincing and she spotted Derek standing a little way's back as if he were afraid to touch her or something.

She walked over towards Derek and placed a hand on his arm "I'm sorry for running away it was dumb and stupid i should have just stayed where i was could you forgive me?"

Derek looked at Meredith who stared at him with those green eyes of her and he knew he could forgive her just about everything. "Yes i forgive but we are going to talk about this later after we get you checked out and i'm going to see to it that you get some counselling okay?" He asked and watched as Meredith nodded and moved closer towards him and gave him a hug which he gladly returned.

Derek pulled away from her and looked at Meredith and his mom "Shall we head out now?" He asked and the both of them nodded and on that note they all started to walk toward's the wood's knowing that it would take time for all of them to heal but the process would be worth the wait and Meredith was looking forward to it.

Okay so Meredith and Derek have been reunited now the next part of the story will in fact deal with how the both of them have healed from this experience and also deal more with Meredith's pregnancy which will be talked about it in the next chapter so stay tuned. Anyways i hoped you enjoyed this chapter it was fun writing it and i hope to have another written within a couple of days so if you could review it it would make my day thanks!