Hey guys!

So sorry I haven't updated in a few days, I've had a pretty killer virus and it has taken all of the energy out of me. I had some trouble writing this story because I didn't really know where I wanted to go with it. And to answer the Guest review question of where Im going with this, to be complete honestly I dont really know because Im not the type of person to plan ahead so Im just winging it really. So as always enjoy!

"Emma" a voice called out.

"Emma, it can you tell me how you're feeling.", finally being able to open her eyes fully Emma tried lifting her body to look around her. She was back in the ER bed she had started out in surrounded by more doctors this time.

"What's happening" Emma slurred trying to remove the amount of needles in her before being leaned back down by Pierce herself.

"Emma I'm going to need you to lay down" Pierce tried reinforcing listening to the girls heartbeat. WIth the amount of pain she was having, Emma complied slowly laying back down on the bed that was propped up. There was no use in fighting when she always being stabbed for blood in various spots in her arm. The blood tests meant something was wrong, it meant it was her heart again. Swallowing hard Emma looked over at Pierce would a look of worry.

"It's my heart again isn't it?" Emma knew it was. When she could see Pierce trying to contemplate an excuse Emma shook her head. "You can't lie about it, don't try and tell me its okay. Your face says it all."

Nodding with a yes Pierce pointed a the numerous nurses taking the girl's blood. "They're taking blood to make sure you're not at risk for anymore Heart problems with the ones you already have. Your pump isn't working right anymore, meaning if I don't operate you could go into heart failure. And depending on how much damage there is I'm going to have to replace it. " Pierce explained.

Emma was silent until her mother and Aunt amy came running towards the bed.

"You can't be left alone a whole two minutes before scaring the shit out of everybody can you?" were the first words Amelia screamed. She was just as much a mother as Addison was but more like a sisterly mother figure during most times.

"You have set the record of being in the ER too many times in one day" Addison joked with her daughter kissing Emma's forehead.

"I can't stay long, I've got a surgery scheduled in twenty minutes. But please stop scaring everyone?" With a nod at her aunt, Emma watched Amelia exit the ER yet again running. Leaving Pierce, Emma and Addison in the bed area alone.

" Emma's pump is" Maggied started to approach.

"Is becoming a problem." Addison finished Pierce's sentence with a sigh. " Yang said last time that it would need close monitoring. Her heart was suppose to give up the moment she was born is what everyone told me when she was younger. It was bound to give up at some point." taking a deep breath Addison turned her attention back to her daughter.

"Emma this means we're going to stay in seattle for awhile." the statement made Emma freak but as much as she didn't want to Emma accepted it.

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After an eventful evening spent having blood drawn and scans completed Emma was admitted into the hospital. After countless hours of trying to fight off exhaustion Emma had finally fallen asleep, leaving a sleeping teen in a hospital bed and Addison up flipping the channels of the 12 channels on the hospital TV.

With a knock on the door Addison eyes shifted from the bright box on the wall to the door frame where Amelia was standing with two cups of coffee.

"I heard you and little miss were staying a few days. When I walked by earlier I saw the light still on in here and figured I'd dropped by after I got off-call. Coffee?" She offered moving closer into the room.

"You are my savior" Addison boasted as she took the cup of coffee while Amelia pulled up a chair next to the redhead leaving both of them in silence with only the beeping of Emma's vitals.

"She's stronger than anyone ever thought she'd be" Amelia stated staring at the girl in the bed. Her hair was a mess all of her pillow and her nose was scrunched as she held a death grip around the raggedy stuffed rabbit near her side. The statement made Addison chuckle as she took another sip of her coffee. If one thing was for sure Emma was strong after all the divorces, deaths, the leaving and the surgeries she was strong.

"Hey Emma can you hear me?" was the first thing when Emma opened her eyes. Everything was in pain, she couldn't move her body at all. Her chest was raging with pain.

"It hurts." she whimpered. The cries of the young girl made everyone in the room heartache. She had just completed her 3rd heart surgery and it was as if everyone in the hospital was there to see how she was doing.

"Emma it's Yang. I'm going to check your heart okay?" nodding Emma winced at the touch of the stethoscope to her skin. After moving to multiple places on her chest Yang took a step back and let the girl relax more. The next step was to hustle everyone out of the room except for immediate family.

" and I'd like to speak to you outside." Yang motioned towards the door leaving a wide awake Emma alone. As her eyes starting closing again Emma was greeted by not one but two in the doorway.

"How is my little ninja?" a manly voice approached.

Opening her eyes quickly Emma smiled at the sight of her Uncle Mark and the wonderful surprise of her Aunt Amy.

"Uncle Mark!" Emma let out with the loudest tone of voice she could.

"What am I? Chopped liver?" Amelia questioned placing the small Rabbit in her hand next to Emma. The rabbit had been by her side every surgery and Emma nearly lost it when she realized she had left it in LA when she had been airlifted to Seattle. "I found him at the practice and thought you should have him here. I couldn't just let you go without him."

Graciously accepting Ronald Emma smiled, wincing when she hit the stitches around her chest. The shriek of pain caused both Amelia and Mark to jump to her side.

"Emmy you gotta be careful kid" Mark trying scolding as he took a seat next to her ICU bed. Amelia mimicking him on the other side of the bed. Amelia and Mark had practically been Emmas second parents. They were her godparents, If anything had ever happened the two had vowed to take Emma and make sure her life was as normal as possible if her parents died.

"Uncle Mark I'm going to have another ugly Scar" Emma complained trying to peek under her incision dressings. Reluctantly Amelia tried to take Emma's hands away from the stitching before the 10 year old could break the wound open.

"Oh Emmy you don't have to worry about that funny old thing" Mark stated cockily. "I can make sure your chest looks like you have never had any stinkin heart problems in your life! The plastics posse has got you, got it?"

Emma laughed until her chest began hurting. Smiling through the pain Emma noded and looked over at Amelia. "Uncle Mark is going to give me pretty skin." She boasted with a grin.

"Oh Emmy," Amelia started as she pushed back the strands hanging over Emma's face. "It doesn't matter if you've got that scar. It just shows all those battles you've been through, and that'll mean a whole lot when you're older. Plus you know that scar will look fantastic when you're older and get to wear bikinis around boys." Amelia winked cause Emma to smile and nod. Mark nearly having a stroke at the words.

"No boys and No bikinis!" Mark pointed out. "Me and Your dad will personally donate your boyfriend's body to medical science you got that little miss?"

The rest of the night was spent with Emma surrounded by her parents and godparents as they laughed and chatted. At the end of the day Emma didn't have her scar covered up and at the end of the day every time the girl looked down at the multiple scars on her chest and stomach she knew that she was strong and pointed it out to everyone she ever met.

Thanks for reading! If you have any recommendations or anything please feel free to leave a review. Hopefully i'll get another chapter up by Tuesday. Thanks again!