So this is probably really bad…sorry if it is awful. I am new to all this and I thought I would give it a go. I hope you like it……

I do not own grey's anatomy in any way

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'Okay you see that girl over there' Mark pointed randomly at the crowd of freshman streaming through the school gates.

'Somehow I think you may have to be more specific.' Derek signed in an exasperated voice.

'Fine, the red head, next to the blonde one….' Mark stared purposefully at two girls standing slightly separate from the crowd of scared new people.

Derek followed Mark's gaze and was shocked at how he had possibly missed them beforehand. Derek didn't even look at the red head who Mark was practically drooling over; all that he could see was the blonde girl next to her. Derek vaguely heard Mark talking but he certainly was registering any words. Nevertheless Mark seemed to be satisfied with his random nodding and was continuing to talk without any hesitations.

'Just look at her….I totally spotted her first man.' Mark continued.

Derek started to walk confidently toward the girl with the purpose of introducing herself. As he got closer he became amused by her large hand gestures and her laughing. She turned when he was only 5 steps away from her, but she wasn't looking at him. Instead she was watching as Finn walked towards her and kissed her.

'I've missed you so much this summer, how was France? You have to tell me everything!' Derek realized that Finn and this girl must be dating. He hated Finn because he had slept with his girlfriend, Rose over the summer. Derek replayed what the girl had said, it had implied that Finn and she had been dating before the summer and before Finn had slept with Rose.

'Dude, what are you doing standing here like an idiot?' Mark said while waving a hand in front of Derek's face. Mark then realized what Derek was looking at.

'She's taken Derek, pick another.'

Derek shook his head slowly and walked in the school building to find his locker.

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'The whole point of picking a freshman on the first day is so that you can be all nice and welcoming, and then sleep with her, and then break up with her. But if you wait too long all of the fit freshman have been taken and you will be stuck with someone like Rose who never leaves…….' Mark said while leaning casually next to Derek's locker.

'Yeah yeah I know I just want to get Finn back for sleeping with Rose.'

'Rose was a psycho anyway….Shep you were with her for too long. Personally I think he did you a favor but whatever'

'ummmm…sorry but do you think you could move. You're kind of leaning against my locker.'

Derek turned around and saw the girl from before standing with her arms crossed looking slightly nervous.

'Yeah sure, sorry' Mark moved away from the locker, 'Shep you coming to class.'

'Yeah in a second, I will meet you there.'

Derek turned back to his locker and finished putting his books away.

'Stupid, shitty piece of crap. Why is it I always get the broken lockers which don't open? School property hates me, urgh open……..' the girl murmured to herself.

Derek couldn't help but laugh as she kicked her lock and then hopped on one foot whilst wincing.

'OW…shit shit shit…what are you laughing at?'

'Do you need some help?'

'Not yours, I need a handyman or a piece of machinery….you won't be able to open it.' She stated whilst still hopping.

Derek twisted the handle and then pushed gently against the locker and it swung open.

'Oh well thanks I guess.' The girls looked away embarrassed.

'No problem I had to carry my books around in a bag for the first week of school because I couldn't open my locker.'

The girl giggled slightly and then began to place her books into her locker.

'So seeing as I saved you from acting as a pack mule and carrying your books everywhere I think you should go out with me.' Derek said casually.

The girl turned quickly to face him. 'I can't I have a boyfriend, besides I don't even now your name or anything about you.'

'My name is Derek Shepard I am a sophomore, my mothers maiden name is Maloney, I have four sisters, I like coffee ice cream, I like to fly fish, I cheat when I do the crossword puzzle on Sunday, and I never dance in public, my favorite novel is the sun also rises, my favorite band is the clash, my favorite color is blue – I don't like light blue…indigo.'

'I'm still not going out with you.' She laughed.

'Oh come on, why not?'

'The thing is I still have the same boyfriend from five minutes ago.' She said whilst smiling. She then closed her locker and began walking down the corridor.

'What's your name?' Derek yelled after her.

'Meredith' she said and then disappeared in to a classroom.

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'So Meredith, you know a considerable amount about me yet I know nothing about you.' Derek said as he stood behind Meredith in the lunch line.

'You know my name.' Meredith said without turning around.

'That's true, can I find out your number too?' Derek asked.

'The funny thing is a still have a boyfriend, go figure.' Meredith replied whilst reaching for some food.

'The food here is gross, I say we make a run for it and we go eat lunch somewhere else.'

'No.'

'And why not?' Derek questioned.

'Because I don't want to go out with you. Now leave me alone.' Meredith signed walked to the line to pay.

'Secretly I know you want to go out with me….' Derek whispered in her ear as he joined the line behind her.

'Oh yes I am dying to go out with you…' she replied sarcastically.

'See I told you so. Now, how about I pick you up tonight around 7?' .Derek asked

'No.' Meredith said whilst walking away towards a table full of all her friends.

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'Who was that you were talking to you?' Addison asked as Meredith sat down.

'Oh just some asshole.' Meredith replied.

'Well he is so fit…' Addison stated

'I don't really care, have you seen Finn around?' Meredith asked.

'No I haven't, anyway you will never guess what happened….I got asked out by this really nice fit guy called Mark.' Addison squealed.

'Be careful' Meredith told her.

' I don't want to be careful…' Addison replied happily.

'Fine but don't say I didn't warn you.'

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'So I asked the red head girl out and I am taking her to the party this weekend.' Mark stated during biology class.

'Uh huh' Derek replied vaguely.

'You better ask someone soon.' Mark said

'I am trying to get Meredith to go with me.' Derek replied

'I thought she was going out with Finn….Derek just ask someone else.'

'No…' Derek said, 'I like a challenge' he added.

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