Straightjacket Feeling, a "Life With Derek" fanfiction
by l-NonToxic-l
09.26.2007
Discliamer: I don't own 'LWD' or the characters. Or the song.
Pairings: Dasey.
Notes: 315-word drabble. A lot of Dasey fics have Nora getting pregnant, and this would have been my reaction if I were Casey in one of them. The point isn't extremely clear on purpose. Casey and Derek both get it because they're in the situation. I made it ambiguous on purpose. Any questions, leave them in reviews.
Dedicated to all my reviewers of The One and Leaving. With college and life, I really don't have time to reply. But this is for you guys, thank you so much!
Try this on, straightjacket feeling.
So maybe I won't be alone.
Take back now, my life your stealing.
Yesterday was hell.
Your face is tearing holes in me.
I'm holing on by letting go of you.
-- "Straightjacket Feeling" by the All-American Rejects
The room was silent. Not one person dared to take a breath. I began to open my mouth to congratulate the couple, but Casey got up and left the room. I followed her upstairs, worried.
"Case?"
"Not now, Derek," she said dismissively.
"Come on, what is it?"
"My mom is pregnant."
She was so out of it. "Yeah, I heard…" I ventured, hoping she would explain.
"It's over, Der." My heart sunk quickly to a new low it had never been before.
I looked at her, hoping I'd taken it wrong. "What do you mean?"
"We are truly related now. We share a sibling. That's like Edwin being my brother. Thus, you are, too. We have to end it."
I fell slightly to the side, allowing the bookshelf in her room hold me up. She sat on her bed, facing me, but looking at the carpet. "No, Case… we can't. I love you."
"I love you, too. So much, Der." God, I wish she would stop using my petname when she's breaking up with me. "But it's over. I'm sorry, for both of us. But the sooner we end it, the less painful it will be. We can both move on."
I won't. "I won't."
She smiled slightly, tears in her eyes. "Yes, you will." She kissed me on the cheek before descending the stairs to congratulate her mother. I heard her tell Nora that she was so excited, but she had to talk to me about it. Nora didn't question her about it. I think she'd always known how much I love her daughter. Too bad she'll never get the moment she'd been hoping for, where we sit her down and tell her how in love we are, because now it'll never happen. I knew Casey had a point about the new sibling relationship. And I knew that we were over, for real.