Meredith walked out of the locker room and looked around the huge gym for her friend or maybe even Derek. When she didn't find any of them she went to the bleachers to sit down and only when the bell rang was when she saw Derek standing next to the door waiting. When Meredith got to him he pulled her in for a kiss and took her hand.
"So what do you have next?" He asked her.
"I have social studies then science what about you?"
"I have Math but I'm going to come find you during lunch I don't think I can bear any of my friends except for Mark after what happened this morning."
"Yeah I think that would be the best for all of them. Do you think they will ever accept you for who you actually are?"
Derek looked taken aback by the question. "um…well they probably won't but I hope thy do because everything would be so much easier." Before Meredith could reply the bell rang and Derek kissed her then started running down the hall and she entered her class.
While Meredith was in Social studies the vice principal came to get her. She led her into her office and when she got in there she saw Brooke, the girl who Meredith had a huge fight with.
"Mrs. Lawrence with all do respect I do not plan on sitting in a room with Brooke and talking things out with her so I will just go back to my class." Just as I turned to leave Addison and Derek were escorted in by Mrs. Shepherd.
"Hello Meredith. Please sit down I think we all need to have chat." I wanted to leave but when I looked in her daring eyes I decided to sit in the seat that was closest to the door. Derek sat next to me and Addison sat on the other side of Brooke with her arms crossed.
"Ok well you four all need to talk things out because I can't have fights over the stupidest things happen in my school anymore." Mrs. Shepherd looked at all four of them expectantly and she wasn't surprised Derek was the first to speak up.
"Maybe if Addison stopped stalking me and telling me to do everything she wants me to then I think Meredith wouldn't have a problem with Brooke because Brooke is standing up for Addison. So basically Addison needs to just stop all the fucking drama!"
"DEREK! Watch your language you are in a school where minors learn and I certainly did not raise you to be a jerk." Everyone in the room looked at Mrs. Shepherd in shock but Meredith looked at Derek and she could see the anger boiling in his eyes. She took his hand and gave him a gentle squeeze and she knew he felt a little better when he squeezed back.
"Ok so we can eliminate Brooke out of this situation by giving her detention which she will have tonight and she was already notified and I just have to say stop doing everything Addison tells you to do because she will not always be there when and if you go off to college." Brooke nodded and left the room and Addison looked even more pissed.
"Now that eliminates Meredith you have detention tonight as well and I can assure you that Addison wont bother you anymore and you will feel safe in this school." Meredith looked at Addison before she left the room as well.
"Ok now what the hell is going on with you two?" They both started speaking and arguing at the same time. "STOP!!! This will stop right here. TODAY!! I don't care if it takes all day but you two think you are everything and you are bringing the stupidest drama into this school. This is a place where people come to learn and if you two want to fight about something all day long I can get you both suspended and then THAT will ruin your lives. So please one at a freaking time." Mrs. Shepherd took a deep breath and looked at both of the speechless students.
"I would just like to say Derek and I are no longer friends as of this morning and I would never apologize for what I did because you know this girl for a little while and you are already with that dumb slut." When Derek heard this he looked at her for the first time in the eyes and wanted to yell at her so bad but he just got up and stormed out slamming the office door while he was leaving.
"He is such a baby boo-hoo I called his girlfriend a slut. I give them a week before they break-up it's not like he wants her anyways."
"This just goes to show Addison my son has a temper and when that temper comes out you deal with me and right now I'm not your principal I'm Derek's mother and I will do everything in my power to make sure he gets what he wants and as a mother I suggest you get a transfer or leave my son and his girlfriend alone. Is that clear enough for you?" Addison couldn't believe what she was hearing and could only nod in response. "The bell should be ringing soon so you can go ahead and go to lunch." They both got up and left the office.
When the bell rang Derek found Meredith walking with a boy that Derek didn't know. He came up to her and kissed her while taking her heavy book from her.
"Um…Derek this is my friend Jackson. Jackson this is my boyfriend Derek." They shook hands and all three of them walked to Meredith's locker. Jackson hugged Meredith and nodded at Derek before he left.
"So want to know something I heard." Derek said as he passed her the books.
"What did you hear?" She said with a big smile and after she closed her locker she kissed him.
"I heard that Derek was taking Meredith out today for lunch if she didn't mind." Meredith laughed at his use of third person and grabbed his hand and led him to the cafeteria.
"We can compromise today we eat lunch here and I promise tomorrow you can take me out but I do not want to get detention again its sooo boring in this school." Derek laughed and pulled her into a kiss.
"Whatever you want but just because I'm going to be me I'm paying both days." They got in line and took their lunches.
"Derek please, lunch here is like a two dollars I need to spend my money or I'm going to go crazy." Derek looked at her and paid anyways.
"Let me tell you something Meredith Grey I know you want to spend the money your mom gives you but when you are with me I pay and I don't care what you spend your money on when you are without me but when you are with me from now on I pay." Meredith looked Derek in the eyes and she understood that she had to agree with him even if she didn't want to.
"Yeah ok I just don't want to be dependent on you for money when I have all this money that I need to get rid of because it's the way my mom thinks she's taking care of me so I let her." Derek nodded understanding and they both sat down at an empty table.
"So what class do you have after lunch?" Derek asked as he took a bite of his salad.
"I have dance class then English and then I have detention."
"Oh yeah I forgot to talk to my mom about that after lunch I'll go because you are doing a big favor for me and it would only be right to give it right back."
"It's ok I was just joking I don't want you to go to your mom after what happened today but Richard is all yours." Meredith smiled at him and kissed him before he could protest. When they pulled apart Cristina and Burke joined them.
"Meredith what happened in social studies?" Cristina asked while taking a fry from Meredith's plate.
"Brooke." Cristina's eyes widened and Meredith laughed.
"A name is given and it explains it all. But now I want details." I looked at Derek and he seemed preoccupied with his phone. I mouthed 'later' to Cristina and she nodded. The bell didn't ring much later and we all walked to class together. Cristina had dance with me and Derek and Burke had social studies together.
"So you and Mcdreamy we haven't had a chance to talk about it and this is pretty big if you are both walking around all sickingly cute and stuff." Cristina said as she sat on a mat in the dance room.
"Well I don't know what it is about him and to tell you the truth I have no clue what I'm doing but it just feels right and he respects me unlike all the other guys." Cristina looked shocked that this was coming from her best friend, her person, the dark and twisty Meredith.
"Just don't get too attached to him just because he's different doesn't mean he won't break you or hurt you."
"I think every guy does that no matter who they are." Cristina nodded then got up and went to the locker room to change.
After class Derek and Burke were walking down the hall laughing so hard. Meredith and Cristina were just coming out of the classroom and they saw all these people laughing with them. Derek came up to Meredith and took her hand and kissed her.
"So what is so funny?" Meredith and Cristina asked.
"Well Mr. Souza and some kid were fighting through the whole class and he went to give him detention and he fell on a wire and then on top of that he didn't know how to write the detention slip because he never gave one out."
"Derek he could have been hurt and all of you are laughing at him." Derek smiled and gave her another kiss.
"You are cute when your worried…" Meredith hit him in the chest. "…And you are cute when you try to beat me up with your tiny ineffectual fists." They got to Derek's science class first and he went in after giving her a kiss. Meredith walked with Burke to her English class.
"He's good for you." Burke said after walking for a little while in silence. Meredith smiled knowing he was talking about Derek.
"How would you know that?"
"You haven't stopped smiling all day and your eyes just lit up when I mentioned him and plus you guys are already inseparable." He said looking over at her before they entered the classroom.
When all classes were over all Meredith wanted to do was go home and sleep. She walked into the crowded hall and went all the way around the crowd to her locker to get her things. When she looked down the hall she saw Mrs. Shepherd outside the detention room checking the box of who came and who didn't.
"Hey are you checking out my mom." Derek said as he stood between her and her locker. When some of the crowd pushed her he looked down hall and switched positions with her.
"Yeah because I totally want to date your mom." She said sarcastically and kissed him deeply.
"I'm going to head to soccer tryouts but I get out at 3:50 and you leave at 3:45 so you can have my car keys and wait in my car or something."
"I'll probably take 5 minutes to come get all my stuff and sometimes when there are really bad kids your mom makes us all stay extra so promise me you wont just leave me stranded here." Derek laughed and kissed her again.
"I promise I won't leave you deserted in this school and by the way I basically grew up here."
"Sorry honey but I hate it here and I just want to go home and sleep." Derek leaned down and kissed her because he saw his mom coming.
"I have to go before my mom finds out about basketball and she has my head but we will be out of her in like an hour and if you look out the window you might see me." Derek gave her a wink and she closed her locker and that was when Mrs. Shepherd came to tell her to get to detention. When Meredith left Derek gave his mom a dirty look and walked to the locker rooms to change.
"DEREK! Can we talk about this like adults you are being immature."
"Yeah that's what teenagers are supposed to act like or am I supposed to act like I'm the man of the house. News flash mom just because Dad died doesn't mean your relationship with me should change."
"You will not speak of your father with me and our relationship has not changed at. You are just like your father and you don't know how hard it is for me to see you everyday knowing that the man that is just like you, the man I love is never going to be around again."
Derek looked her in the eyes and he couldn't help but just keep walking. When he looked back he could see his mother crying. His brain was telling him he should go comfort her but his heart just wanted to keep on walking so that is what he did.
At soccer tryouts Derek of course got on the team without any questions from the coach.
"Shepherd I want you to run left forward and boys I actually want to win this season so please make me happy." Derek ran over to the spot and he couldn't help but feel like this is what he wanted to do when he scored he looked at the building and he could see the girl he was falling for looking at him with a big smile. They made eye contact and he didn't hear the coach call him to get back in his place to run the play again. All Derek could think of the rest of practice was that Meredith would be waiting for him when he was done.