So guys, this is it. The final chapter of part 1. Now, this story is not done yet. This is just the end of say, Season 1. Be on the look out for the second part of this story!

Now, a huge thank you goes out to my wonderful followers, especially those who have been there since Chapter 1 and have commented, and reviewed, and PMed, and have tried to make this story better. You guys are amazing and I couldn't ask for more!

Please Enjoy!

Natalie stared out the window of her room. She watched as birds flew from tree to tree, singing greetings to the others. Strong winds rustled the top branches crazily. A squirrel was scurrying around the base of one of the trees, maybe trying to find a nut. That can't be right. Natalie thought. You don't chase nuts. They can't run away. Huh….that would be funny. A nut with legs, an acorn running from a squirrel like 'ah HELL nah. You're not eating me.'

"Woah." Natalie gasped, shaking her head, clearing those thoughts from her mind. "I must be really tired to be thinking of things like that." She mumbled to herself. It was true. She was tired. She hadn't slept a wink the night before.

But, how could she?

Today her new life began.

"Natalie?" She a perky voice asked, opening her door slightly. Natalie turned to see her nurse, Jennifer, standing in the doorway, a wheelchair placed infron of her. "You're all signed out, and Dr. Shep….I mean, your parents," she said parents with a small smile, "are in the lobby. I'm here to wheel you down. You all packed?"

Natalie gave her a small smile. "Yep." She sat up on her bed, and grabbed her bag from the chair next to her. She didn't have much stuff in the hospital anyway, so packing had been a breeze. Meredith had already bought Natalie some new clothes, but after she got settled in, Natalie and her new mom were going on a shopping spree.

Natalie was so excited.

Carefully, Jennifer brought the wheelchair closer to the bed. Then, careful not to hurt to hurt the girl, lifted Natalie on to her foot. Natalie looked down and sighed. Her new prosthetic wouldn't be in until next week. She was stuck with just one leg for now. It sucked.

But, you know what, she could live with one leg.

She had a family now.

Gently, Natalie sat down in the chair. Jennifer placed her bag in her lap. "Thanks Jenny." Natalie cooed. The nurse gave her a gentle smile and began to push the chair towards the already open door.

"I'm going to miss you Nat." Jenny said softly. "You're one of my favorite patients."

Natalie laughed lightly. "I am sure you say that to everyone."

"Well, you got me there…...but, this is one of the only times I have ever meant it." Jenny smiled crazily. Natalie laughed loudly at this. "It's true! Some patients are inconsiderate jerks, especially to the nurses, but not you."

Natalie calmed down after that. "Thanks Jenny."

"No problem girly."

They walked in silence after that. Natalie waved at people as she was wheeled out. She had been here for a few months. She had gotten to know a lot of people, especially the staff. She could now pick out each person and tell you their name and job description.

A tall, black man walked by, waving at Nat as she went. Her wore a pair of light green scrubs and had a patient chart in his hand. That was Tyler. He was a nurse.

The next one was a beautiful woman with long golden hair that was now pinned up in a braid. She wore a scrub cap with birds on it and navy blue scrubs. She squeezed Natalie's shoulder as they passed, giving her an encouraging smile. This was Teddy Altman, former Army trauma surgeon, and current head of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

The next one was a short, balding man with rimmed classes and a flustered look on his face. This was Shadow Shepard. Or, Dr. Nelson. Natalie had tried to learn his first name, but she wasn't sure anyone in the whole Hospital knew his first name.

And the list went on and on. Nurses, Orderlies, Patients, Doctors, Visitors. All of them stopped to say goodbye to Natalie as Jenny wheeled her out of the Pediatric wing and onto the elevator.

According to Jenny, Meredith and Derek were waiting for her in the lobby, all set to take her home.

Natalie thought for a moment about the couple that she now called Mom and Dad. They were both incredibly attractive people. Meredith was tall, skinny, blonde, and had an aura of mystery about her that just made you want to know her. Derek, well, Derek was tall and handsome, with some of the most amazing hair Nagalie had ever seen. The couple was wealthy, but didn't gloat about it, successful, but not pompous, and they were happy.

Why on earth had they picked the worlds most extreme pity party to adopt?

Honestly, Natalie didn't really care about the reason behind the adoption. She was just glad that it happened.

The elevator opened with a sudden ding, breaking Natalie out of her thoughts. She looked up and saw Meredith and Derek, sorry, her mom and dad, waiting for her in the lobby. They both looked extremely excited, but there was an undertone of nervousness to their expressions. But, she couldn't blame them.

Natalie herself was scared as hell.

"Hey Nat!" Derek grinned happily as Jenny wheeled her out. He shot a friendly look at the nurse and Jenny nodded, letting go of the chair and patting Nat on the shoulder before she left the family alone.

"Hey Derek." She shot him a smile. They had agreed to let Nat call them Meredith and Derek still, as it was a little weird for Natalie, considering she had never even come close to having people to call mom and dad before.

"You ready to go?"

"Oh yeah." She giggled. Derek smiled and rolled his eyes, grabbing the handles and wheeling his daughter out of the hospital.

A passerby never would have known that the girl talking to the adults was not really their biological child. They would assume Natalie was just their child, and that's what was amazing. Looking at them up close, they seemed completely normal.

But if you take a step back, you will find that there is so much more to this family than meets the eye.

There was sadness, abandoning, death, pain, sacrifice, grief, anger, a girl living on the streets, a broken home. But there was also good things to. Hope, love, a child willing to do anything, even jump in front of a truck to save a woman she doesn't even know. There was happiness.

Turns out, pushing someone out of the way of a moving truck not only saves their life, but it might also save yours as well.

Now, just for a kicks, if you want to comment what age you think I am, I will PM you if you are right or not. Then, after a little, I will tell everyone! I just want to see what you guys think.