Disclaimer: I own nothing. Grey's Anatomy belongs to Shonda Rhimes.
Author's note: Hi!!! I firstly want to apologize (again) for the delay. I've had a crazy week! College started this week and I already have tons of homeworks and readings to do. :-( On top of that, I've had a nasty cold for the past 3-4 days so I've been sleeping a lot. I won't be this long for the next update! Thank you sooo much for reading/reviewing last chapter! Sadly, the end is near, just a couple of chapters left. *sigh* Enjoy this one and sorry if there are any typos. Don't forget to review!
Best interests? What?......... Oh my God!
"Where's Derek? W-What did you do to him? ", she asked nervously.
She had a feeling something awful had happened. Finn quickly closed the space between them and grabbed her elbow forcefully.
"Nothing.... yet, but that could change.", Finn threatened with an intense glare. He lifted his black sweater to show Meredith the gun pressed on his waist.
She looked into his eyes and could see he was serious.
Oh my God, oh my God! He has a gun! This cannot be happening!
"Okay, okay I'll do whatever you want, just don't hurt him!"
He let go of her arm and rolled his eyes.
"What do you care if I hurt him or not? You're with me now. "
"What are you talking about?", she asked.
"You are going to tell Derek that you love me. I know you do.". He cupped her face with his hands. She felt disgust and fear at his touch. "Then, we're flying somewhere safe, where no one can find us."
No ,no! I'll never go anywhere wtih him! Meredith, calm down. You need to play along until you figure out a way to save Derek. You can do this!
She relunctantly took his hands in hers and forced a smile.
"Okay Finn. I'll tell Derek I want to be with you."
Finn smiled, seemingly believing her.
"I knew it! I knew you'd want to be with me. We never should've been apart in the first place but I forgive you for that."
She refrained from rolling her eyes.
"Let's go. The sooner we're done with this, the sooner we can start living our new life together.", she said with what sounded like a loving tone.
They took the elevator to the first floor and made their way to the parking lot. Unfortunately, they did not pass by any of Meredith's friends. She was hoping someone would see her wtih Finn and help her. They got inside the car and Finn drove off in direction of his appartment. The ride was uncomfortable. Finn kept talking about how much fun they were going to have together and how they never should've been apart. Meredith kept nodding and smiling while wondering how Derek was.
Hold on Derek, I'll find a way to get you out of this.
Her heart was pounding and her palms sweating as she got out of the car. Being next to someone who had a gun and was very much ready to use it was not a good feeling.
I have to calm down. I have to be strong for Derek.
They went up the stairs and arrived at the appartement door. Her former apartment. It felt weird for he to come back to this place, filled with so many bad memories but she didn't have a choice. Derek was in danger and she had to do everything Finn asked in order to save him. Finn unlocked the door and walked in, Meredith right behind him.
"Come with me.", he ordered, leading her to the bedroom. She followed him without a word. He opened the door and behind was Derek with a chair over his head, ready to bang it on the wall.
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What am I gonna do? What can I do?
"What do I do?", Derek thought outloud, still chained to the wall.
It had been thirty minutes since Finn had left. He was tired, hungry but mostly worried. Not worried about his safety but fearful of what Finn would do to Meredith. During that time, the neurosurgeon had tried to break the chain and slip his foot out of its restraint. All of his efforts amounted to nothing and Derek was getting frustrated.
I have to get out of here and reach Meredith before Finn does! But how?.......Wait a second. I'm in an appartement building. There must be someody in any of these appartment units home today, right? Maybe if I make enough noise, someone will hear me and call the police!
Derek got up, a warm feeling of hope passing through his body. He had to get out of here and get Meredith out of Finn's grasp before it was too late. He grabbed the chair he had been previously seated on and back away as much as he could which was not much. He swung the chair above his head and smashed it as hard as he could against the wall. Derek reapeated the action, hoping someone would do something. He stopped after 5 minutes of continious smashing. The noise made by his action was loud enough to convince Derek that someone must have heard him. All he had to do now is wait for someone to knock on the door or call the police to complain. He let himself fall on the floor, hands cupping his cheeks.
Why is no one coming?! Maybe I need to bang it harder.
He sighed and got up. Just like five minutes earlier, he took the chair and swung it above his head. He was about to hit the wall with it when suddenly, the door opened. Finn stood behind it with Meredith.
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Thank God he's okay.
"Put the chair down, Sheperd!", shouted Finn who had taked out his gun and was aiming it at the dark-haired doctor. the veterinarian stepped forward to face Derek while Meredith stayed behind, near the door. Meredith just stood there, her eyes going back and forth between Derek and Finn.
What the hell? He has a gun?! Okay, play it cool Derek, I need to play it cool.
He slowly lowered the chair to the ground and put his palms up in a surrender manner.
"Alright, don't shoot."
"Shut up", he barked. "Let's not waste any time here. Meredith, tell him. Tell him you want to be with me."
Meredith walked until she was standing next to Finn, facing Derek as well.
I need to play along and make it believable. Come on, Mer.
Meredith took a shaky breath. She needed to make Finn believe she wanted to be with him. She would do anything to ensure Dere's safety.
"Finn's right. I still love him and I want to be with him.", she calmy said. Meredith's mouth was saying something but her regard was telling a completely different story. She conveyed all the love and passion she felt for Derek in her eyes and hoped he'd see it.
And he saw it.
She's faking it. She's trying to save me.
He could see in her eyes how much she loved him and how scared she was at the same time.
"Good. Now that it has been cleared up, we don't need you anymore .", Finn announced.
What?! He's gonna kill me?
"What?!", exclaimed Meredith, turning to Finn. "I said I wanted to be with you. You won! We can leave and be together, just like you don't have to kill him."
"Baby", he replied. "I have to kill him so you can move on. I have to. Once he's dead, you won't have to think about him anymore and you can focus on us."
"Finn, don't do this.", Derek warned with a worried tone. He saw the madness in the veterinarian's eyes and knew he would stop at nothing to have Meredith. "You don't have to do this."
"Shut up!", Finn replied. He unblocked the safety and aimed the gun to Derek's chest.
"Goodbye, Dr. Sheperd.", Finn gavely announced.
No, no no! I can't let him kill Derek. have to do something! Meredith do something!
It all happened so fast.
Meredith jumped in from of the gun and attempted to grap it. Finn and her and were now struggling for the weapon. She was trying to get ahold of it but the veterinarian's fingers were tightly holding on.
"Meredith!", Derek yelled. Before he closed the space between him and them, the gun went off. Screams filled out the room.
Meredith and Finn both stood still for a few seconds. Blood had spattered all over the walls and smoke was in the air. She looked at Derek, with tears streaming down her face as Finn collapsed to the ground.
Derek took the gun from her hands and dropped it on the bed. He pulled her body towards him and placed his arms around her waist.
"Is-is he de-dead?", she softly stuttered, her arms around his neck and her face in his chest.