So Lyrical -- First part of my three-part story. Used iPod and shuffling to create story. Read and review!

-- Annie

A/N: I don't own LwD. If I did, Dasey would have happened in the very first episode.

Song 1: Stay Beautiful – The Last Goodnight

"Sunday morning, out the door…"

Casey scrambled for dear life as she got ready to go out the door to work at Smelly Nellies. A hand grabbed her arm so hard she thought it broke.

"Where you going?" Derek asked.

"Work." Casey snapped.

"Case. It's Sunday. Come on, don't you need a break?"

"From what?"

"Studying all weekend…?"

"Oh." she shrugged. "Yes. No. Maybe."

"I'll call A right away." Derek said with a smile.

Just stay in, he thought. You look more beautiful to me when you're here.

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Song 2: Is It Any Wonder – Keane

Derek was the king of the school. Everyone knew it. So why did he feel so responsible for Casey's popularity? After all, he knew where her place had been at her old school.

Was it really possible that a king and queen could rule the school?

No, he thought. This is my kingdom.

Maybe Casey could be his queen, just not in this realm.

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Song 3: J'ai Pas Vingt Ans – Alizee

Marti was tired of being treated like a little kid. She wanted to be more grown up like Casey and Smerek.

So when she asked her dad if she could be treated like an adult more, she finally stood up for herself.

She was six going on sixteen.

And when she left the house at twenty-one, she thought, I'm not twenty anymore. I'm really an adult now. I can make decisions for myself.

Then she thought back to age six. How irritating I must have been!

Glancing at her mirror at her adult self, she smiled.

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Song 4: Potential Break Up Song – Aly and AJ

Casey was sick. Sick of everything that Max had put her through. It was always pathetic being with him. Could he be any more inconsiderate?

That's why they had to break up. Like, now.

And she ended it, with no regrets. She was sick of the fighting, the non-chivalrousness, the ignorance. He was totally shocked. But she set the message straight. Get me or we're done. And they were.

So she fled. Right into her soon-to-be boyfriend's arms.

Oh, yes, Max, she thought. We're SO not getting back together.

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Song 5: Reptilia – The Strokes

It was a late night. The party was crashed.

Derek strode in with his usual charm and smirk, Casey at his side. They were the unstoppable couple.

Casey looked utterly amazing.

No wonder why all the guys wanted to be with her when Derek wasn't around.

Casey never spoke to them, though. All in all, her loyalties belonged to Derek.

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Song 6: Be Strong – Delta Goodrem

Casey wept and wept in Derek's room while lying on his bed. Derek had been gone all day, and the worst day imaginable was happening to her.

Her cries subsided at the sight of him, and he stood at his door, astonished.

"What are you doing here?" he questioned.

Before she answered, she just flew into his arms, begging for a hug. He had a policy and she knew it, but she didn't care. All she wanted was a hug from him.

He awkwardly patted her on the head for awhile and then stood back.

"Are you okay?"

She smiled up at him through her runny makeup.

"I am now."

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Song 7: ABC pour casser – Peter Kitsch

Factors in the Dasey Ship
A – Annoyances (Derek)

B – Boyfriends (Casey)

C – Cool (Derek)

D – Denial (Dasey)

E – Ego (Derek)

F – Friends (Dasey)

G – Games (Dasey)

H – House (Dasey)

I – Interesting (Dasey)

J – Jokes (Derek)

K – Karma (Dasey)

L – Loveable (Derek)

M – Mean (Derek)

N – Nice (Casey)

O – Optimistic (Derek)

P – Partners (Dasey)

Q – Questionable (Dasey)

R – Reliance (Dasey)

S – Step-Sibs (Dasey)

T – Teasing (Derek)

U – Undeniable (Dasey)

V – Viper (Derek)

W – Wild (Dasey)

X – X-rated (Dasey)

Y – Yields (Dasey)

Z – Zealous (Casey)

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Song 8: Wait a Minute – Pussycat Dolls

Casey didn't need anyone or anyone's things to keep herself grounded. Not with Max, not with Truman. But Derek? He was a true exception.

Since he lived with her, it was a bonus. She could be with him. Anytime, anywhere.

Any way that he would trip her up, and it would be revenge.

Confident and cool was her middle name. She wasn't playing anyone's games.

Not anymore.

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Song 9: Come Undone – Duran Duran

Treacherous lies. All of it. How could be so clueless? Casey obviously played him. Derek had never known someone to be so devious.

He saw her there, at school, with Sam, Max, and Truman, with nothing but a trace of a smirk on her face. He thought she was over them.

But no.

First, she told him Sam was just a friend.

Second, she told him Max was just her "no strings attached" fling.

Third, she told him that she and Truman were polar opposites.

Derek felt the blow as strong as he had seen it. The one chance he could have had her, and then it was over. Just like that.

Derek had finally come undone. And Casey had been the one to keep him from falling apart.

But she failed.

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Song 10: About the Picture – Smoosh

A picture is worth a thousand words. Yeah, right. More like ten billion.

Edwin and Lizzie glanced at the recent photo of Casey and Derek. For a moment, time stood still.

In the picture, Derek and Casey almost looked like a real couple. They were smiling across the table at each other, Casey laughing. It felt like a perfect moment.

Marti stepped into the living room just then.

"What are you looking at?"

And just like that, the picture fluttered onto the floor, landing face down.

"Nothing." Lizzie and Edwin said at the same time.

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Like it? Loathe it? Tell me what you think.

-- Annie