AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry for the very very long delay! These are the 2 chapters I've written ages ago but never got the time to publish them . I haven't worked on this fanfic for ages now, & it was going to remain unfinished. But if people still enjoy it and can't wait for it to continue and finish, then I'll try my best to upload new chaps in the future =)

Chapter 15

"I have no intention on hearing your story." Cristina retorted.

"Cristina,"

"I have no intention on forgiving what you did to me at that altar."

"Cristina!"

"And I have no intention on – on spending more than one freakin' minute alone with you in this room-"

"CRISTINA!"
"What?"

Her eyes burnt with anger and hatred at that moment, and Burke tried so hard not to look away hurt.

"Look Cristina, I know what I did to you was-"

"Damn right you were." she muttered and pushed herself around him to get to the door.

"Damn it Cristina, can't you at least listen to what I have to say?" Burke grabbed her both by the shoulders, not realising his tight grip around her.

"You!" Overcome by anger and the shock from his touch after all these years, Cristina shoved his hands away and gave him a cold, dark glare. "You...You have no right to give me any explanation about that day. After all the things I went through I-" she hesitated, realising that not only did she loathe him after all this time, the way she missed him was just as equivalent.

"I don't want to talk to you again." she recovered. Without hearing another word from him, Cristina twisted around and headed out the door, slamming it behind her. As she steadily walked down the hallway, it suddenly clicked in her mind that she was a resident majoring as a cardiac surgeon, which means it would be impossible for her not to talk to Burke again.

"Damn it," she cursed under her breath. She hates it when her remarks leaves loop-holes.

"What are you damning about?" Meredith suddenly walked up beside her.

"Everything."

It was around mid afternoon when George went up to the Chief's office after getting a page from him. When he arrived outside his door, he almost collided into Henry just as he was about to reach for the knob. Quickly apologising, George couldn't help but see a hint of grimness in Henry's expression. As the Washington transfer surgeon briskly walked away, George entered the Chief's office whose back was turned away from him.

"Um..sir? You paged?"

The Chief turned around in surprise as if he didn't expect George to arrive so quickly.

"Ah yes, O'Malley, have a seat."

George nodded and sat down in front of his desk. As he looked up at the Chief's expression to try and guess what sort of news it was, again, the Chief looked just as grim as Henry was before. Why is everyone so sad and grim around here today? He wondered, remembering seeing Cristina just as he was about to see the Chief. But then again, this is a hospital.

"O'Malley, I'm assigning you to help in a very serious procedure that concerns a close friend of mine. Since Dr Kim is leaving us tomorrow-"

"Dr Kim is leaving?" George exclaimed.

"Yes."

"Well does that..does that mean Dr Burke is also leaving?" He almost wished he didn't say that.

The Chief raised one of his eyebrows, eyes narrowing at the intern.

"Um sorry sir..I'm just curious." George tried to recover, forcing a smile. In his mind, he knew he was worried about Cristina, and if Burke is out of the hospital, perhaps she could finally return to her normal self.

"Um well sir, since Dr Burke has been a great superior and teacher to me..I mean, one of the great superiors of course, haha..since well you sir, is also as intelligent as-"

"Thats it, O'Malley." the Chief warned before his temper gets to him. "Yes, Dr Burke is returning to Washington along with his student. Now, do you still want in for the surgery or would you rather investigate into other people's affairs for the rest of the day?"

"N-no sir! I want in! I want in!"