Disclaimer: I do not own life with Derek, cause I'm stuck doing fan fics...but i do own this plot--

AN. This is a first for me, so please r&r cause I wanna hear back on how I write and stuff... Well anyways I'll update soon, as long as someone reviews! hint hint and Hope you enjoy it. ♥

It's Casey pov first person and the italics are her memories,

-1Sinking void

Chapter one

"Casey!"

I looked over my shoulder, to the guy waving out at me. "GET AWAY!" he yelled over and over. "I CAN'T!" I yelled back pulling at the girl under me. "get out, Case," she whispered her voice hoarse and broken. "No," I replied trying harder to pull her up. Tears were welding up at the corner of my eyes, blurring my vision. "GET OUT!" she yelled pushing me back.

I fell back on my butt, and looked at her shocked. "I can-" I started

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HERE!" she yelled cutting me off. "better for one of us to die than both of us," she said, a sad smile shaping her face. I shook my head. 'no' and stood up. I went over to her but she pushed me away and pulled out a gun from her jeans. "sorry," she said, the shaking gun pointed at me. "but I'm already dead,"

She smiled another sad smile and brought the gun to her head. I sat frozen looking at her "no regrets" she mouthed.

"d-don't!" I cried. But it was too late. Her finger pulled the trigger and the shot rang out in the air. Her body fell limp, the gun sliding across her to my feet. "Rizz," I whispered, paralyzed and unable to take my eyes off her limp and bleeding body.

There were steps behind me and someone pulled me to my feet. "damn," the stranger cursed grabbing me tightly around the waist. "that idiot!" They started to pull me away cursing softly. Finally I came to my senses and struggled to get away.

I finally pulled away from the stranger and ran over to her. Tears were running down my cheeks, stinging at the cuts and bruises. "NO! RIZZ! COME ON WAKE UP!" I cried shaking her body. There was no respond except from my shaking. The stranger came up behind me, "CASEY SHE'S DEAD!" they yelled grabbing my arm and pulling me to my feet. "No," I said stubbornly trying to pull away. "I know if we get her to a hospital-"

I was cut off by a hand coming down and slapping me across the face. "She's dead," the stranger said grabbing my face and forcing me to look straight into their eyes. "and we'll be dead too if we don't get out of here, this place is on fire, and will fall! We'll die too, and her death will be worth nothing! Do you un-der-stand?"

Slowly I nodded forcing myself to look directly at their face. "good," the stranger said a smile on his face. He then grabbed my arm and pulled me out to the exit.

I looked back as the pillars started to crumble and the whole structure collapsed. And as the whole place fell I turned to the stranger leading me. We stopped and he looked back smiling as he pulled off his blood stain leather jacket. "the blood won't get off this time," he said and his voice wasn't sad or remorseful, but happy.

That was when a spark of hate, ignited inside of me and I pulled away from him. He turned surprised.

" I HATE YOU!" I yelled slowly backing away from him. His eyes narrowed looking coldly at me. "I wish it was you dead rather than her!" I spat forcing all the anger and hatred into the words.

His surprised look turned to a glare and he raise a hand in a threat. I shuddered inwardly but kept my face firm and angry. His hand fell landing on my shoulder in a sort of pat. He held it there and pulled us closed to one another.

"too bad," He whispered into my ear. I could hear the smile in his words and the blazing hate inside of me boiled my blood. "now you can't even fly," I shoved him away as hard as I could and slapped him. He smiled a satisfied and sick smile that turned my insides. "you can't escape me" he said grabbing my arm and twisting it. I gasped in pain but continued to glare at hem. I then punched him under the chin and for a second the pain eased.

But then he pressed harder and pushed me down to my knees. "your mine now, all mine," he said with a chuckle. He started to laugh harder and harder, a sick and disgusting laugh. " and I won't let you go,"

The last thing I remember was his eyes looking coldly at me. Almost as if he were looking inside of me, and disapproving of me. He was still laughing knowing he had won, with a powerful and fear inspiring confidence. He continued to laugh like a maniac twisting my arm, forcing tears to leak out. I was yelling at him. Calling him by his name, the name I hated...

But...what was it...?

I was about to come to it when a loud and powerful laugh broke my train of thought.

I blinked looking at my surroundings, and getting re-acquainted with them. There was a moment when I was at a complete loss, me Casey Mac Donald was at a loss. Then everything started to pour in, and I felt a head ache explode inside of me.

The sun was beaming brightly down at me hurting my eyes and sending my head down a spiral of painful pulses. The cars that passed by leaving their fumes made my stomach sick. And to top it all off there was an annoying laugh from a bigger and more annoying fool that made my whole body shake with disgust.

"then guess what she did," the owner of the laugh said still chuckling. I pressed my left temple keeping my head fro exploding. "she SLIPPED!"

His laughter burst out and he doubled over from it, holding at he stomach. I forced my hand behind my back and the urge to punch hide it inside myself. Then I looked over glaring at the fool. Hoping that he would've just shut up. "it was so funny." he said in between gasps for air. He looked up and meet my eyes, and a smirk stretched his lips.

"do you remember Case?" he asked wiping away the tears of laughter from his eyes. "or did you hit your head too?"

I forced a smile on my face, wincing at the pain in my head. "wow Case did it really happen like that?" Emily, my best friend, asked not bothering to look at me. She was busy looking up at Derek Venturi, the annoying fool, and unfortunately my step brother. They were smiling at each other, making me feel even sicker.

I opened my mouth to answer when Sam, Derek's' best friend and my ex spoke. "I hope your alright though," he said smiling down at me. He looked like a kid when he smiled and I guess that was why I fell for him, in the first place. I was about to answer him when Derek chipped in. "She's fine!" he said still laughing. "She didn't break anything just the plates,"

He smirked and once again I had thoughts of killing him. "but that was sure dangerous," Sam continued, "I mean she could have been hurt, D,"

They continued to talk back and forth, making my head ache worse. "Tell me again," I said rubbing both my temples, and shutting my eyes.

Everything was starting to get clear once again. Emily and I were going home after a long day of school. That much I was sure of. what I wasn't sure of was why we were joined in by Derek, the 'great' and Sam, his lackey.

"tell you what?" Emily asked still not turning my way. Derek had become bored of laughing and was now flirting around Emily, who was more than happy to have him noticing her.

I rolled my eyes, knowing I would be sick if I looked on them for any longer. It wasn't as if I were jealous of them. I really wasn't. On the contrary I was happy for Emily that she finally manage to get Derek to flirt around her. But it was already disgusting enough to watch him make out with stupid girls at school, and at the house, who would trade all their common sense for one of his smiles.

And I wasn't in the mood to need to see him flirting around with my best friend, even though she was crazy about him. Which surprised me, since she knew what kind of person he was, it was really sweet that she still liked him. I only hope Derek had an ounce of humanity in him and left her alone before he broke her heart.

But that was too much, to even hope for. Derek was a good for nothing player. Who only cared about himself and if he had a date or a party to attend. I hated him, but there were times, when even I would fall victim to his rare smiles. Sweet smiles he only showed Marty, his 6 year old sister.

I shook the thought out of my head. What the hell was I thinking?! I was actually admitting that Derek was cute?! This heat was getting to my head.

"what's wrong Case?" I heard Emily ask. I opened my eyes and realized that I had stopped. "oh nothing," I said quickly smiling at her through the head ache.

"probably just remembered about a book she forgot to check out of the library," Derek said grinning feeling like the king of the world. I glared at him, but it only helped to make my head ache worse. "hey D, c'mon she isn't feeling well," said actually sounding sincere and not like a Derek follower. "I'm fine," I hissed noticing the anger in my voice.

Derek was laughing about something, and I decided to ignore it. I started to walk away when Sam called me back. "wait up," he said and all three came up to me. "Casey do you want to take the bus?" Emily asked. "It'll be faster, you're probably felling dehydrated." Sam said. "Or would you rather go to the library?" Derek joined in, making fun of me like always.

"why are you guys here?" I asked managing to speak. All three looked at me, then Derek and Sam turned to one another. "well you see," Derek said starching the back of his head. "We live in the same house, and Emily lives next to us. Sam here is joining us, for the heck of it,"

"I get that," I said annoyance shaping my words. "but why aren't you using your car? Or picking up some girl?" my voice was getting louder, and I could feel my face getting hot from anger. "Don't you have somewhere else to be? Or why the hell isn't he with Kendra, instead of bothering me?"

I was almost breathing fire by the end, but nobody seemed to notice. Especially Derek "that's simple," he said smiling like a little kid.

"his car is in the shop and Kendra left early, she and Derek broke up not to long ago" Emily concluded smiling proudly at information.

I stared blankly at her. Clearly my best friend was a stalker. "hey that's good," Derek said ruffling the top of her hair and smiling coyly at her. She giggled batting her eyes at him. Obviously flirting back at him.

I felt sick again and remembered my head ache. "I'll probably take the bus," I said walking away. "Casey, hold on," Emily yelled and ran next to me. "I'll go with you," she said looking sincere and worried. I smiled at her and shook my head. "Nah you go on with Derek and Sam," I said looking at the two boys not to far from us. "I'll be fine."

Emily frowned crossing her arms across her chest. "your not fine," she said stubbornly. "you look like your about to pass out! C'mon Case I'm going too,"

She reached out to grab my hand but I quickly pulled away backing off. "Really Em," I said hopping she would just back off. "I'm FINE! I can get home by myself,"

I smiled hoping she would get the hint I didn't want anyone around me. "you are such a bad lair, Casey," Derek chimed resting his chin on top Emily's head.

I turned to him glaring. Anger and hatred were boiling my insides. I was feeling trapped, by Derek. Just like in my memory. "What's it to you Venturi?" I spat, my hands turning to fists. His eyes became slightly bigger and for a second confusion splashed his face. Then he blinked and it was replaced by his trade mark smirk. "So little Miss To-good-for-thou Casey Mac Donald does have a back bone," he said amused.

I felt something inside of me snap and adrenaline shot out to my fists. All I thought at that moment was to punch his lights out, and before I knew it I was grabbing him by the front of his shirt. Emily cried out and Sam yelled out. I saw the surprise in him, and it felt good to be feared. It was a feeling I had never experience and it was slightly scary.

My fist was about to make contact with his face, when someone pulled me back. I fell back pulling Derek with me, but letting go before we both collapsed.

At first I though, Sam. And a new anger burst inside of me. But as I turned ready to chew him out for stopping me, I was paralyzed by a smiling face.

A stranger wearing a dark leather jacket with a black shirt, black slacks, and dark dress shoes was smiling at me. "Hello Casey," he said.