Meredith Grey pushed her pink highlighted bangs behind her ear and took a long drag from her cigarette. She shifted her position on the cold stone steps that led up to her school. She was late again but that wasn't unusual her mother was always late. Being a surgeon did that to someone. Surgeon first mother second that was her mothers motto and boy did she fallow it to a tee. On more then one occasion she had to walk home because her mother completely forgot about her.

Don't pity her though, she hates that. She's used to it by now every since her father left them things have been this way. Their not really mother and daughter. More like roommates. She's okay with that though she would much rather have a mother who doesn't really care so that she can do whatever she wants. The only thing her mother really cares about is her grades. And contrary to popular belief she's a good student.

She let out a huff and looked at her watch five-thirty. This had to stop, she was sick of not being at home right after school. She had things she wanted to do, people she wanted to hang out with. She unlike her mother had a life. But if things kept up like this then she wouldn't. She took one last drag of her cigarette and threw it on the ground. Just as she heard the loud roar of a motorcycle. She couldn't help but roll her eyes, her mother had yet again sent one of her lackeys to do her job.

She stood up and slung her book bag over her shoulder. She made her way down the steps and stared Derek down.

"Hey Meredith how's it?"

"What kind of surgery are you missing for this?", she asked with a false smile.

"Nothing special rather some see you.", he gave her his dreamy smile and ran his fingers through his perfect hair.

"Whatever Derek you know you would much rather see my mom cutting people up then come pick up her kid from school."

"Maybe but I don't mind I get to look at you so it's not a big deal."

Meredith rolled her eyes and slung her leg over the motorcycle. She pulled the extra helmet over her head and nudged him to go. They sped off in the direction of her house and within ten minutes he stopped his bike in the drive way of a Victorian style town house. Meredith got off and handed the helmet to Derek.

"Thanks.", Meredith said sarcastically.

"No problem. I really wish you would reconsider."

Meredith shifted uncomfortably and gave him a weak but real smile. "You know we can't Derek. You work for my mom I can't let you jeopardize your career for me. Not to mention that your like seven years older then me."

Derek sighed and took her hand. "I know that but these past few weeks being your friend has been great. I like you Meredith I really, really like you."

"I have a boyfriend." She said she took her hand out of his grip and kissed him on the cheek. Without another word she turned her back to him and disappeared into her house. It wasn't that's he didn't want to be wit him because she did he was pretty much perfect in everyway. But she had a boyfriend and if she even thought of dating Derek then her mother would most defiantly kill her.

She flopped down on her bed and screamed into her pillow. She snatched up the remote from her bedside table and turned on the stereo. She let the music wash all the tension out of her body. The next thing she remembered she was waking up to a pinging sound at her window. She got up and looked out to see Jessie her boyfriend. She opened her window and smiled down at him. He didn't smile back but that wasn't surprising he never smiled ever. She climbed out of her window and jumped down landing perfectly on her feet. (She had a lot of practice.)

"Hey Jess." She said giving him a kiss on the lips. But before she could climb in his jeep he grabbed her roughly by the arm and snatched her away.

"Don't touch my jeep you cheating whore." he hissed.

"Jess what the hell are you talking about?"

Jessie smirked and hit her hard on the face. "I saw you, you stupid whore. I saw you with that guy on the motorcycle."

"We- he works for my mom!"

"Yeah right." He hit her again. "I saw you kiss him to."

"Are you kidding me I kissed him on the cheek as a thank you for missing out on some big surgery."

"Yeah right." He let out a humorless laugh and went to sing at her again but this time she was ready for him. She ducked causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

She took off running down the street without looking back or think of where she was going. She could taste blood in her mouth and feel it trickling down the side of her cheek. She brushed her hair roughly out of her eyes and willed herself not to cry. She wouldn't cry over that bastard he wasn't worth it. She slowed down to a walk when she realized he wasn't fallowing her. And found herself in front of Derek's apartment she banged on the door hard. He was probably sleeping it was one in the morning after all. But she needed a friend right now she needed someone anyone. And she couldn't go home going home meant facing her mother and her mother acting like she cared that her daughter just got beat up by her boyfriend.

Derek opened the door with nothing but boxers on hi perfect body on display for her. He gave her a groggy have smile. "Meredith what are you doing here it's one in-" he stopped probably just noticing her face. She dreaded looking the mirror her face probably looked brutal.

"What the hell happened to you."

She ignored his question. "Can I come in?" she asked shuffling her feet nervously.

He nodded and opened the door wider to allow her in. She sat down on his couch and stared at the white walls as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. He nealed down to touch her face but she flinched and turned her head.

"Meredith you have to let me get a look at your face."

She nodded and allowed him to move her bangs away from her eyes so he could better account for her injury's. Her right eyes was red and beginning to swell she had a gash on her cheek that was still bleeding heavily and a cut on her upper lip. Her clothes were spotted with the blood that had dripped down from her cheek. She looked horrible.

"Mer, who did this did this to you?", he asked leading her into the bathroom so he could clean her up. HE went a washcloth and cleaned the dried blood off of her face.

Meredith let out a nervous laugh, "you know me I'm just really clumsy."

"Don't give me that bullshit! I know some one did this was it your mother?"

"No god no she doesn't care enough to hit me." she paused and looked into his eyes tears welling up in her own. "It was Jess. He-he saw me and you together and he thought I was cheating on him."

"Did you tell him we're just friends?''

"He said I was a lying cheating whore, and he didn't believe me.", She said the damn finally broke as Derek put a band aid over the gash on her cheek. She stared to sob controllably and fell into Derek's arms. He comforted her told her that jess would never touch her again. All the while thinking that he would pay for hitting Meredith. Derek was sure of that.

A/n: So what do you think? It's my first AU story EVER so i hope it's okay. Anyways please review!!