Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:14 am Post subject: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
NOTE: I love Derek/Casey but this is my first ever LWD fanfic, so it might not be that good. Hopefully it won't be a complete waste of board-space. I just REALLY wanted to write one. There might be some Lizwin too. If you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to share them with me. This takes place their senior year of high school. The intro is kinda short and boring. I know it's pointless but I only wanted to get the ball rolling. Oh and I dunno if this is gonna be updated too often because I'm still getting used to writing LWDFFs.
I don't own Life With Derek or the song. Song by Jack Johnson.
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Now I was sitting waiting wishing
that you believed in superstitions
then maybe you'd see the signs
But Lord knows that this world is cruel
and I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool
and in loving somebody don't make them love you
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you?
Must I always be playing, playing the fool?
People blame Derek a lot for a lot of things. Well, who wouldn't? He's a trouble maker and a prankster. There's no reason to not know when he's done something wrong.
I've blamed Derek for a lot in the past. I'll admit, sometimes he didn't deserve it but I think I have every right to blame him for things. It's his fault when he humiliates me and it's his fault when he gets himself into trouble. He's the class clown and a joke to a lot of the teachers at school and he has no one else but himself to blame for that.
It's also his fault for being funny. It's his fault for being gorgeous, athletic, wise in his own way. It's his fault he's so charming.
And it's all his fault that I'm in love with him.
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Like I said, I know it's kinda short. I'll try to post real soon but no promises, though.
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You didn't have to break my heart babe, you didn't have to say a thing
Hey! Definately looking forward to the next chapter of this story! Great intro. Dumb Derek for making Casey fall in love with him! hehe.
Anyways, I'm sure you'll do great!
And there's no such thing as a waste of board space ESPECIALLY when it concerns Dasey.
Sorry about the double post, I just had another chapter ready and didn't want to wait.
Something I'll Never Have
Derek didn't get back until the next morning at ten. I knew Napanee wasn't so far, it would have taken him that long, but I didn't ask what else he did. I didn't want to know. So I just assumed he and Ralph went back to Sam's and left it at that.
Thank God it was Monday. I think I would have died of boredom at home. At least at school, I'd have something to do to keep my mind off things. I didn't have much work to occupy myself with over the weekend.
I met Emily at her locker and greeted her with a smile. "Hey Em, how was your weekend?"
She took out her history book. "Saturday was cool, but it was kind of a drag on Sunday. My parents had to drag me to my uncle's house and I sat there the whole day doing nothing."
"Oh. Way more exciting than mine was, anyway. Why was Saturday so cool?"
"Oh, I just had a date with Sheldon but it looks like Derek had a great weekend."
I turned my head to see him walking down the hallway with a huge smile plastered on his face. He stopped by some guy to talk to him about something. It looked like to me like he was bragging.
I rolled my eyes. "He went to see Heavy Core. He won't stop bragging about how much it 'rocked.' I don't see how anyone but a loser like him can listen to that barbaric music-"
She cut me off. "Hey! I'm a loser who listens to that barbaric music!"
"Whatever. You're not Derek, that makes you cool."
"Wow." She laughed. "I can just sense your love for the guy."
For some reason, I felt my cheeks warming up so I quickly excused myself from our conversation to use the bathroom. I got in there and looked at my reflection and sighed.
Who was I kidding? Even if we weren't step-sibs, I don't think Derek would ever see anything in me. All of his girlfriends were always gorgeous and I'm just me.
Why was I even thinking like this? I can't believe I actually have feelings for him. Not only is he totally... UGH! But he's my step-brother!
I hate my life. Why did it always have to be so freaking complicated? Oh, right. Because he was my brother. _________________
You didn't have to break my heart babe, you didn't have to say a thing
Oh, just so you all know, Max won't be in this story. One of my friend;s name is Max and they kind of even act the same, so I would just feel like I was writing about him.
Chapstick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry
Science class today sort of reminded me of a zoo. The teacher was absent, and the sub fell asleep, so there were spitballs and paper airplanes flying everywhere and kids making out in the back of the classroom. Everyone just acted like a bunch of animals.
I sat down by myself and skimmed through the text book and tried to kill time. I heard a chair pull up beside me and turned and saw Sam sitting next to me.
"Hey."
I smiled at him. "Hi Sam."
"You looked kind of bored so I came over to talk, if that's okay." He said.
"It's fine. We're still friends, right?" He nodded and I tried to think of something we could talk about... "So, how was the concert? Loud enough for you guys?"
"Oh, yeah. It totally rocked. Ralph swears the hot drummer chick was checking him out, though." He laughed, "Then we went backstage and he tried flirting with her. She just stared at him and laughed. That was really funny."
I couldn't help but laugh either.
"Anyway, how was your weekend?"
Dull and pathetic, I wanted to say but instead, I just said it was fine. That was my usual response for everything.
Then the bell rung.
"See you later Sam. Nice talking to you again." I said and grabbed my bag and text book.
On my way out of the classroom, I bumped into someone and caused them to drop their books. I picked most of them up and stood up to hand it to just about one of the most gorgeous guys I've ever seen.
"Hi, I'm so sorry." I managed to get out.
"It's alright." He said. "Thanks." He seemed shy.
"You're welcome." He must be new. He has the same look on his face that I had on my first day here. "So, um... Are you new? What's you're name? I'm Casey." Okay, so I rambled a little bit. Anyone would if they were standing in front of him.
"Yeah, I'm new. I'm Giovanni."
I smiled at him. "Nice to meet you, Giovanni."
"Nice to meet you too." He smiled and I swear my heart melted a little. "Can you help me find Mrs. Harrington's English class?"
That was my next class, too. My luck was sure turning around. "Yeah, I'm going there right now. Come with me."
I invited Giovanni to sit with me, Emily, and Sheldon at lunch. That way he wouldn't be alone. Like I said, I was the new kid once. It's not even like I didn't know anyone at the school that could have helped me out, either. I had Derek and he was an ass to me. Thank God I found Emily. Anyway, I didn't want Giovanni to have to go through that.
Lunch period flew by too fast. I wanted to spend a little bit more time with Giovanni. He was a really fun guy to be around. A little shy at first, but once I got to know him a little bit, I saw how funny and smart he was.
Derek who?
I ran into Giovanni again after school. I blushed a little bit but at least this time, no one dropped anything.
"You know, I think I'm going to like this school if I keep running into you all the time." He smiled that heart-melting smile again.
Did he totally just flirt with me?
"So, Casey... Uh, what are you doing after school? Well, now, I guess."
"Nothing, really. Didn't really get much homework, so I'll probably read or maybe watch TV if my sibs don't get to it first."
"Wow, sounds like a real blast. I was thinking about going for something to eat but seeing as I hate being alone and you've got these other, more interesting plans, I guess I'll go home and hope my sister doesn't make me watch Dawson's Creek reruns." He said, still smiling at me.
Okay, he was flirting. "Actually now that I think about it, I am kind of hungry. I could really go for some cheese fries." I smiled.
Today turned out not to be so bad after all. _________________
You didn't have to break my heart babe, you didn't have to say a thing
Giovanni asked me to be his girlfriend a week later. Of course, I couldn't refuse. The past week had been one of the best weeks of my life.
After officially going out for two weeks, Giovanni thought it would be nice to get to know each other more over a nice picnic. The sun was shining and his dark hair was flowing in the wind. I know it sounds really cliche and cheest but, it all felt like a scene from a movie.
"The pasta was delicious." I told him after I finished my plate.
"Thanks, it's my mother's recipe, actually." He smiled.
"Figures. No one makes pasta like you Italians." I said and opened a box of cookies I baked the night before. "Desert?"
The rest of the day was spent like that. After we finished eating, we talked some more about life and my siblings and his sister and how time was going by too fast.
That was the best day of my life, hands down.
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I was doing homework in my room one evening when Derek walked in and turned my chair around.
I crossed my arms and looked at him. "What do you want? I was doing something."
"I need to talk to you about something."
Normally, I would have told him to leave me alone and get out of my room, but it really seemed like he needed to talk about something serious.
"What's going on?" I asked, suddenly concerned.
He shut my door and sat down on my bed. "Case, I don't know how else to say this but.... I love you. I've been meaning to tell you for awhile now. You are always on my mind. I love you more than you can ever imagine. I know you're my step-sister but that doesn't matter to me. You're everything to me, Casey."
And that's when I woke up.
What the hell was that about? I haven't thought about Derek in any way more than a step-brother ever since I got together with Giovanni and then I have a dream where he confesses his undying love for me? Something was seriously wrong with me.
Later on that evening, when I was typing up a book report, Derek barged into my room almost the same way he did in my dream.
"I need to talk to you about something." He said and shut the door behind him.
I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming again.
Nope, I was wide awake.
"What's going on?" I asked him. I was so confused.
He paced back and forth across my room a few times before he plopped down on my bed and stared at the floor.
"Derek?" I said his named, to make sure he wasn't in his own little world. He probably was. For the past few days, he has been.
"I don't know how to say this, Casey... I can't keep not telling anyone."
It was something serious. I could tell by the upset tone in his voice.
"Derek, what's doing on?" I asked him again but he didn't respond. He didn't even move. "Whatever it is, you can tell me, you know."
"Then you need to promise not to yell or whatever when I tell you. Don't tell anyone what I'm about to tell you."
"I promise."
He looked at me then quickly blinked away. "It's Kendra."
"What about Kendra?"
"She thinks... She thinks she's pregnant."
Whoa. It really was something serious. And he was trusting me with it? A part of me wanted to hug him and tell him that everything was going to be okay because that's just the kind of person I am. I hate to see people go through hard times.
Unfortunately for Derek, that part of me was not as strong as the part of me who was now furious with him.
"What the hell, Derek? Are you stupid?"
"Yeah, apparently I am. Casey, please don't be mad. I didn't know who else I could trust with this. Kendra would kill me if she found out I told anyone." He told me, as if that was supposed to make me less angry with him.
It did work a little. It showed me he was slowly starting to accept me as a part of his life. "That's not the point, Derek. Why would you do something so irresponsible?"
"Because I'm me!" He rubbed his forehead with his left hand and sighed. "I can't believe I told you. I should have know you'd react like George."
He stood up and made his way towards my door. I stood up and told him not to leave. He turned around to face me.
"I'm sorry. Sooo... Do you and Kendra know what you're going to do with it if she is?"
"She has an appointment for tomorrow after school to find out. We haven't talked about it any more than that." He said and it looked like he was trying hard not to cry. "But knowing Kendra, she wouldn't want it. That's too much responsibility for her. For either of us."
"Well, hopefully she's not. Hopefully it's a mistake. And even if it's not, you two will get through it together. You are going to support her, right?"
He almost looked offended. "Of course I am, Case. What kind of person do you think I am?"
I didn't say anything. Neither did he. We both stood there in silence for what seemed like an eternity.
"So, do you love her?" I eventually asked.
"Huh? Oh, um, I guess so." He said.
"Then that's all that should matter for now. If you really love her, then you guys will be fine. For now, anyway."
Derek was silent again. He nodded slowly and opened my bedroom door. Before he exited my room, he turned back to look at me and smiled a little.
"Thanks for listening."
I nodded and sat back down on my chair. What did he get himself into? _________________
You didn't have to break my heart babe, you didn't have to say a thing
Oh woweeeeeee!!!! Crazy news for Derek!
And even though I was enjoying the part where Casey was dreaming it was funny when she was just like 'and then i woke up.'
Your fanfiction is awesome !! It's so "Life with Derek"
So, during the week-end, he was with Kendra! That's why he was smiling. _________________ Aurelie / LyraGW / Candora_Shipper
Giovanni sat down next to me in English and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before the teacher could say anything. He must have noticed something was wrong.
"Are you okay, Casey?"
I nodded. "Yeah, just really stressing over the math test later." I lied.
"Don't worry, you'll do fine."
I forced a smile. "I probably will but that never stops me from stressing. Something's wrong with me."
"Nah, I don't think anything's wrong with you."
He was too sweet. I almost felt terrible for lying to him just now but this was none of his business. I'd probably feel even more terrible if I told him. Derek was trusting me and I wasn't going to betray that trust. That was such a... 'Derek' move, now that I think about it.
Call me a nerd but today was one of the few days I actually wanted to just get the day over with. The faster time goes by, the sooner the verdict on Kendra and Derek's situation gets out and the sooner I know if everything's going to be okay or not. I just hate not knowing.
But of course, I'm me and with my luck, the day seemed to drag on forever. On the bright side, none of the teachers assigned that much homework so I had some free time to myself to try to relax.
The house was empty when I got home so I grabbed my iPod and decided to take a long, warm bubble bath. I kept the iPod at the side so it wouldn't get wet. Lizzie would be at soccer practice until late today so I didn't have to worry about her barging in and yelling at me for using so much water.
The bath did help a little bit. I didn't feel as tense as I did before but once I got out of the tub, all of those worries filled my head again. It was impossible to escape them.
I got dressed and headed back downstairs to see if my mom needed any help with dinner. She said she was ordering pizza so I had nothing to do to keep my mind off other things. I felt like I was about to go insane but Derek opened the front door with perfect timing.
"And where were you?" My mom asked him.
"Sam's house playing video games." Derek told her. I had to hand it to him, he was great at coming up with excuses.
He looked at me, smiled, and shook his head.
"Do you know how lucky you are?" I whispered.
"I know, right? That's me though, lucky. I should have known before not to get too worked up. Fate has always been good to me." He smiled again and headed up the stairs.
It was good to see him happy again but it seemed like he didn't learn anything from this experience. Was he just going to go through the rest of his life living carelessly thinking that he's too lucky to have anything bad happen? What's going to happen when his lucky streak's over? This won't last forever. _________________
You didn't have to break my heart babe, you didn't have to say a thing
Tiffany. Why must you keep my hanging? lol. Derek needs to learn from his mistakes, like not telling Casey! haha. can't wait to see what unflods next. PMS
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