Hello. Sorry about the not so fast update, as I told you before I am having finals and my computer has not behaved these past few weeks.
So Kylie starts her plans with Meredith and Derek in this chapter, so enjoy and sorry again, I hope you're still reading.
He was in his office, which was perfect, because it was time to make the war official.
She entered his office and closed the door behind her with a thud, causing him to look up from his paperwork and notice her.
"Dramatic much! Never took you for one" he said, the smile from this morning coming back in full force.
"You know, this little act of yours isn't fooling anybody" she said deciding to ignore his comment.
He didn't even bother to deny it "I think Mark disagrees" he said with a chuckle "he even offered to bring me coffee"
"Don't get so smug, this is only the beginning" she smirked.
"Now what would your mother say of she heard you daring me for another challenge?" said Derek, leaning back into his chair and folding his hands.
"Are you scared?" asked Kylie, deciding to take the best approach to get him to agree "because we both know, what she won't know, won't hurt her"
"You'd wish" he said sternly, his brows narrowed together making Kylie's smirk even wider.
"I am so taking you down"
"We'll see" he replied.
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"Are you kidding me Kylie?" shouted Mark after Kylie told him about the match between her and Derek.
"I actually have never been more serious" she shrugged.
"Another one of your stupid games" huffed Mark in his seat as they waited for Derek to finish his surgery.
"You didn't think it was stupid when you participated" she pointed out.
"That was more serious" said Mark weakly.
Kylie let out a laugh "Ah yes, turning as much of the Shepherd's kids into pirates was a life threatening situation" she said sarcastically.
"It was when your aunts and grandmother found out" Mark reminded her.
"OMG, who knew granny could mover so fast, she was on your tail in a matter of seconds!" Kylie laughed, remembering the occasion.
"Yeah, she and your aunts were very hard to outrun" he said making Kylie laugh again
"I still think Uncle Derek got the worst, he got Aunt Nancy" said Kylie as she remembered her aunt chasing Derek around the pool
"Still, you got your mom, which sucked" Mark chuckled
"I miss those family gatherings" Mark sighed after a while, a slight smile on his face as he recalled other memories.
Kylie's expression suddenly changed as she dropped her smile "what's done is done" she said almost bitterly, before standing up as she noticed Derek coming their way. Mark shook his head as he stood up too.
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Mark sighed as he followed Derek and Kylie into the hospital the next morning; they had been Pickering on each other since last night. First with Kylie pouring water all over Derek's bed so that it was soaking wet, then again this morning when Derek woke Kylie up with a fish dangling above her head.
He thought spending the night at Derek's would put this...contest of theirs on hold but he was obviously mistaken as they both didn't even seem to notice he was there, but to be honest, Derek always became this playful sixteen years old around Kylie, she had that affect on people especially on him and Derek, and he loved every minute of it.
Once they got off the elevator, Kylie went off in a different direction than him and Derek, receiving a raised eyebrow from Derek
"Where is she going?" he asked suspiciously
"I dunno" answered Mark honestly.
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"so you can stop it?" asked Kylie hopefully
"I can with the right amount of money" answered the young technician
"wait here, I'll be right back" she replied, before running off in search for Alex.
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"Psst Alex" Kylie called, her voice barely above a whisper.
Alex turned around to the source of the voice, and saw Kylie hiding behind a cleaning cart, her head peeking out from the side.
"I need 50 bucks" she whispered once he was near enough.
"Whatcha need 50 bucks for?" he asked confused by the request.
"To bribe the technician, so he can stop the elevator when both Uncle Derek and Meredith are in it" answered Kylie as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Why get them stuck in an elevator? Why not lock them up in an exam room for free?" Alex whispered as he crouched down to her level.
Kylie let out an exasperated sigh "Because, apparently it's dangerous" she said making hand quotations with her hands "and besides, the elevator is Uncle Derek's jungle"
"His jungle?" repeated Alex, not understanding the term.
"You know, the lion is the king of the jungle, and Uncle-" she started to explain but stopped at the expression Alex was currently giving her, it seemed like he was concerned about her sanity "ah never mind, just give me the damn 50 bucks"
With a huff, he took his wallet out and handed her a 50 bill "here"
"Thanks" she muttered before she ran off from behind the cart.
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Around lunch time, everything was set, the technician was bribed and ready, and her excuse was already prepared for taking Derek into the elevator, however she had no idea about Meredith as Alex was handling that.
"Mark wants to speak with me?" Derek questioned as he was dragged to the elevators by Kylie.
"Yes, he said it was urgent" replied Kylie not letting go of his hand,
"But can't it wait till after lunch?" he said looking back at the cafeteria behind them hopelessly "I am starving"
"What are you five? Stop whining" she said looking everywhere for Alex.
"Did he tell you what's the problem?" asked Derek as they waited for the elevator to arrive.
"What?" said Kylie distractedly, she was still looking frantically around for any sign of Alex.
"Mark. Did he tell you what he wanted to talk to me about" explained Derek his eyebrows furrowed in suspicion.
"Oh, er… no he didn't, he said it was a manly thing" lied Kylie quickly, just then the elevator dinged and its doors slid open.
They got in, and Kylie was losing all hope now, when someone called "hold the elevator" ad Kylie immediately stuck her hand between the closing doors.
A moment later Alex appeared with Meredith by his side, he glanced at Kylie, who had a relieved smile on her face, as he stepped on.
As the doors were about to close again, Alex stuck his hand, preventing it from closing "Oh no, I forgot to tell Bailey" he then turned to Meredith "go ahead, I'll follow you up as soon as I find Bailey" with that he stepped off the elevator, and ran off in the direction of the cafeteria.
Meredith frowned, but as the doors were about to close for the third time, they were once again intercepted by Kylie's outstretched hand
"Oh my God, I left my cell-phone on the table" she said as she too sped off in the direction of the cafeteria "he is in your office" she called over her shoulder.
Once the elevator doors hid the frowning people behind it, Kylie opened her cell-phone and dialed for the technician whose number she has gotten earlier.
"Now" she said once the other line picked up.
She walked back to the elevator bay and looked at the numbers overhead, she smirked to herself when she didn't see any enlightened number.
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"You have got to be kidding me!!" said Meredith as the elevator came to a halt before they reached their destination
"Should I be offended?" joked Derek as he slid to the ground and watched as Meredith did the same on the other end.
Brushing away his comment, she said "how long do you think we'll be in here?"
"I don't know" he answered looking at his watch.
"I can't believe this" said Meredith "I mean, what are the odds?"
"OMG" whispered Derek, as it hit him "I am going to kill her" he continued on a much higher tone.
"Who?" asked Meredith slightly confused.
"Kylie" he said as he got up and started pacing the elevator
"Your niece?" asked Meredith surprised "what does she have to do with any of this?"
"We have this stupid thing going on" he said running a hand through his hair "I am telling you, this is her doing, this was no coincidence"
"Ookk" she said slowly "but why?"
"Because she wanted to get back at me for waking her up with a fish"
"You woke her up with a fish?" said Meredith completely taken a back, this was nothing like Derek.
"Yes. But only after she wet my bed" Derek defended, still pacing around the elevator.
Meredith fell silent, trying to understand what he just told her, suddenly the silence was broken by Derek's victorious laughter, she looked up to see a smirk gracing his lips, and that he had stopped pacing.
Meredith was starting to get worried; the way his angered expression was replaced by this smile was freaky.
"Ok Derek. You're scaring me" she said, finally catching his attention.
"Oh, sorry" he said as he lowered himself once again to the elevator floor "you see Kylie, Mark, and I sort of have this thing every now and then, it's sort of a competition"
As he explained, Meredith's face held a cute little frown that he couldn't help but smile at "so anyways, most of these competitions consist of traps, tricks and embarrassing situations, sometimes it can be dares. This time however, it's just me and Kylie, Mark baled out, seeing as the last time we did this, two of my sisters and my mom went after him" finished Derek with a chuckle at the memory.
"You know, you really are a different person around Kylie" Meredith said after a while "you're more playful and fun, I like it" she added as a last note, which made Derek's smile even wider.
They were staring at each other for more than a minute now, when the elevator started moving again, and they were brought back to reality once again.
"See you Meredith" said Derek as the elevator doors opened and they stepped out.
"Yeah, I'll see you around" said Meredith with a smile "and good luck with the whole Kylie thing"
Derek smiled again as he watched her walk down the corridor, Kylie and her plans completely forgotten.
Don't worry Derek is going to get his revenge back at Kylie. Please review.