Hiding in the Shadows

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WARNING: Derek is a major asshole in this fic... He has his reasons for acting like this...at least in his mind.

Please read carefully as the back story is revealed in the first few chapters...see if you can figure out Mer's past.
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"Hey you. I need an intern." Dr. Derek Shepherd ordered Dr. Miranda Bailey.

Bailey cocked an eyebrow and glared at the Neurosurgery attending. He had been here for over a year and had yet to bother to learn anyone's names or positions at Seattle Grace. He pissed off the nurses, badmouthed the residents and tortured the interns. He was known around the hospital as McStickUpHisAss courtesy of Dr. Cristina Yang, first year surgical intern. While Bailey didn't condone name calling of upper level doctors, she couldn't help but agree with Yang, especially when he was crossing her. Apparently he didn't pay enough attention to the hospital grapevine but one didn't cross Dr. Miranda "Nazi" Bailey and live to tell about it for long. It was long past time to educate him.

"Excuse me?" She asked curtly.

"Are you hearing impaired?" Derek asked gruffly.

"Are you talking to me?" She said, blinking once.

"I am looking at you, aren't I?" He said impatiently. "Or are you blind too?"

"Oh hell no!" Bailey said, finally reaching her breaking point.

Derek looked at the wild look in her eyes and wondered if she was going to have an emotional breakdown. Oh God, she was probably on her menstrual cycle. Something told him to back up a step.

"Hell no, what?" He asked exasperatedly, thrusting his hand into his thick raven locks. Shit, he just needed a fucking intern.

"I am a surgeon and an excellent one. You are an overly-moussed, overly-confident, my-shit-don't-stink, infuriating asshole of the highest level of assholes. You never think about anyone but your damn self and I don't know what is stuck up your ass and I don't really care, but you had better go see a Proctologist and fix it fast or I am going to fix it for you. Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear?" Bailey asked as if she was talking to a first grader.

Derek heard the muffled laughter behind him and his jaw tightened and his cobalt eyes flashed.

"I am your boss, you know this right?" He hissed.

"You don't scare me, you just piss me off. Now, what did you need? I don't have all day." She demanded.

Derek took a deep breath. He would not kill this resident today, but he would talk to Richard about this doctor. If only he could remember her name...

"I need...I would like an intern for the day...please.' He bit off sharply.

Bailey smirked.

"That is what I thought you said. I will see if I can spare one."

With that she walked off, smiling smugly to herself. They all realized, even if some did it slowly, that she was the head bitch of the surgical floor. Some just had to be schooled and she was just the teacher for the job.

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"I hope I have a kick ass surgery today." Cristina Yang said. "Yesterday, I had to babysit the Bobsy Twins down in the pit. I now know why some animals eat their young."

Meredith Grey laughed and shook her head at her best friend. They were so different but totally got each other and had from the very first day of their internship. Where Cristina was a petite, dark curly haired, brown eyed, confident and raucous Asian, Meredith was a slightly tall, severely thin, mousy brown haired, green eyed, seemingly shy and quiet Anglo Saxon. Both were brilliant, in their own way. Cristina just came off as a know-it-all and Meredith came across as studious and simple. Everyone noticed Cristina and no one noticed Meredith, and she liked it that way. Couldn't disappoint anyone who didn't know who the hell you were or even if you existed. Life had taught her in the form of her mother, the 'Great' Ellis Grey, that she was a major disappointment and a waste of space. Meredith used to be outgoing, but that had garnered her unwanted attention and so when she started her internship, she decided it would be good to disappear into her surroundings. Luckily for her, Cristina had seen through her façade and had taken the time to get to know the real her. So she had invited Cristina to live with her in her mother's house, so she wouldn't be quite so lonely.

"Yeah, I had round the clock colostomy bag changes yesterday, so a surgery would be nice." She agreed, fiddling with her glasses.

"Mer, if you want surgery, you have to put yourself out there especially during rounds. You are smart, not as smart as me, but still smart but no one sees it because you hide. Stop that. It is annoying and serves no real purpose."

"She is right about that. I can help you out of your shell along with other things, if you want." Alex Karev smirked, walking into the locker room. He was the eternal frat boy with the perverted mind to go along with it.

Cristina rolled her eyes.

"Hell no. I don't need syphilis anywhere near our house, thank you very much. Go take that shit somewhere else." She ordered.

Meredith laughed quietly at their antics. With a minute to spare, the remaining two interns rushed through the door arguing, as always.

"I still don't see the problem. They are just tampons George. I am not asking you to kill someone for me." Isobel Stevens retorted to George O'Malley. Izzie was a tall, curvaceous blond ex-model, which made Meredith feel frumpier than usual.

"I am a man. I don't buy girl products." George hissed, making his boyish looks appear agitated.

"But I really needed tampons and now I have to use the cheap one in the ladies bathroom." Izzie whined.

"Izzie, I have some in my locker that you can use until you get some." Meredith offered.

"Thanks Meredith. I appreciate that." Izzie said, smiling a toothpaste ad grin at her.

Meredith smiled in return.

Bailey entered and they all snapped to attention. Bailey already looked pissed off, they definitely didn't want to add to her ire.

"Karev-pit, Stevens-ortho, O'Malley-cardio, Yang-you are with me, and Grey-" She paused giving her an 'I am so sorry' look. Meredith closed her eyes, knowing what was coming. "Neuro. I am sorry but it is your turn to deal with him. And unfortunately I have already had a run in with him today, so he is nice and pissed off. Sorry for that. You are however the person least likely to piss him off more."

"Really Dr. Bailey, the pit?" Karev whined.

"I am sorry Dr. Karev, would you rather have Shepherd?" Bailey asked.

"Um...no. The pit is great...fun even. Love the pit." He backpedaled. Last time he was with Shepherd, he had made him furious and had had to do rectal exams on all of the Neuro patients post op and pre op.

"That is what I thought. Now go!"

The interns all practically ran out of the room, except Meredith, who looked up towards the heavens, and even though she wasn't even remotely religious, she figured it couldn't hurt to pray.

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❗️Disclaimer❗️
I didn't write this story full credit goes to "mrsmcdreamy29" from the board "Surgical Language" site Tapatalk!