Author's Note – This is my first Life With Derek fan fic so please go a wee bit easy on me, sorry if there is spelling errors. I don't have a beta. If anyone is interested please tell me. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter and please review it would help me a lot if you told me what you thought. Also the characters might be a little OOC, but that's one of the reasons why it's called a fan fiction.

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING that involves Life With Derek, I just have a very big imagination.

Summary - When Casey was 14 her mom Stephanie died and since her dad left when she was really little, so she moved in with her Aunt Nora (Stephanie's sister) and younger cousin Lizzie, who was already like a sister to her anyway. Nora was single and she met George who had 2 sons Derek and Edwin and a daughter Marti. They got married and are now living in the same house. It's basically kind of like the show except Casey and Derek are step-cousins. Nora, Lizzie and Casey have been living in the with the Venturi's for about 3 months now and Christmas break just ended so Casey is going to finish off the rest of the school year at Derek's school. Oh and Casey kept her last name the same.

Chapter One – First Day of School

Venturi House/ Kitchen

"Derek hurry up or you're going to be late for school." Nora yelled from the kitchen then looked at her niece who was basically a daughter to her. "Case, can you go and get Derek for me. We still have to go see the principal and everything this morning."

"Sure." Casey said to her aunt, as she got up the table leaving her plate of food there as she headed up the stairs. She passed her step-cousin Edwin on the way up. "Hey Edwin, You know where Derek is?"

"Hey and he is still asleep in his room."

"Oh joy. I get to wake him up." Casey muttered to herself as she headed towards Derek's bedroom.

Derek's Room

Casey opened the door walked in headed straight for the curtains and pulled them back all the way. "Time too get up Derek!!! We have school today and did you forget that today is MY first day of school and I don't want to be known as the girl who always gets to school late!!" Casey said as she started shaking the big lump on the bed. The only response she got was a groan. "DEREK!!! Come on get up now!!!"

"Leave. Me. Alone!" was all that Derek mumbled and pulled the blanket over his head. Casey shook her head, "You leave me no choice Venturi." She grabbed the bottom of the blankets and pulled them off of the bed, which caused Derek to shoot up out of bed, "What the hell, it's freezing!!!" Derek yelled at her.

"Just get dressed we have to get going soon." Casey replied and walked out of his room and back into the kitchen.

Casey returned to the kitchen with a smile on her face, "He's awake now." She continued to eat breakfast with everyone else.

About 10 minutes later Derek comes down walking down the stairs. "Finally, you decided to grace us with your presence." Lizzie quipped. Casey tossed Derek a package of pop tarts as she headed towards the front door.

"We've already waited as long as we could its time to go so you'll have to eat in the car." Casey replied to his questioning look.

"Whatever, just remember today you don't know who I am ok? I can't have people knowing I'm related to you go around the school, you know what that could do to my reputation?" Derek said as he followed Casey out the front door and into the car where Nora was waiting.

Casey climbed into the front seat of the car. "Does it look like I care Derek? I have much better things to do than go around telling everyone I am related to you."

"Hey that's enough from the both of you. I swear all you ever do is bicker like an old married couple." Nora told the two teens as she pulled out of the driveway and headed towards the high school.

"Ewww that's just gross Nora!!" Derek commented while Casey rolled her eyes.

Nora ignored the comment and asked Casey. "So are you nervous honey?"

"A little I guess. I just hope everything goes ok today." Casey replied with a smile.

"You'll do just fine." Nora said as she pulled up to the front of the school. "Ok now Derek I need you to show Casey where the front office is for me, because I have to get back home to get the others ready for school." Nora continued as both Casey and Derek started getting out of the car.

"But…" Derek started but stopped when Nora gave him a look that basically meant, 'Do it or else.' "Fine." Derek said and shut the back door with a little more than needed force. "Come on and hurry up. I have things to do." Derek continued and Casey just followed him, up the few steps and into the high school. 'Well, this is gonna be fun' Casey thought to herself sarcastically as she followed.

Author's Note – So what do you think? Good? Bad? Please review and tell me what you think and weather or not I should continue. It will probably be a Dasey later on. Please review. Thanks for reading I hope you liked it.