Hey everyone. How's it going? This is my first story, so be nice. Please, PLEASE review, because I get really discouraged if people don't tell me what they think.

(Also, I probably going to ask for help with the plot during the story, so keep an eye out for that.)

Disclaimer: I don't own LWD, but if I did...


MY IMMORTAL

My Immortal

These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase

My Immortal – Evanescence

"Derek, are you ready yet?" Casey yelled up the stairs.

Derek came down the stairs right after she yelled. He stopped when he saw her. She had on a baby pink, short-sleeved shirt with a white tank top over it, and a jean mini skirt. Her hair was curled and pulled up in a ponytail, letting it fall right below her shoulders. He knew he was going to have his work cut out for him at the party, trying to keep the guys of her.

Derek realized he was staring and quickly looked away. Their parents still didn't that they were dating, and they wanted to keep it that way. At least until they graduated next week.

Derek grabbed his coat and keys, "We're leaving. Bye." They rushed out the door and quickly got in the car.

As soon as the house was out of sight, he turned to Casey and smiled, "You look really good." he said.

Casey could feel herself starting to blush. "Thanks," she said, shyly, "So do you." His outfit was just as nice. He had on a pair of light blue jeans, and a dark brown shirt that Casey had gotten for him at the mall the day before. She said that it brought out the color in his eyes. It could have had 'Hello Kitty' on it, and he still would've worn it, because she bought it for him.

They pulled up at the party almost an hour after Casey had wanted to get there, which meant that they only had another hour or so before they had to leave.

Most of their friends had come, but since they had been there for most of the party, so they were already bored. "Casey, Derek," Sam said, "You came. It's about time."

"Sorry." Casey said, "We had a little wardrobe problem"

"Really?" Emily said, "What kinds of problems?"

"Ask Derek."

Derek looked embarrassed, but quickly changed the subject. "So, what's say we get our party on? 'Kay?"

"Actually, I'm getting ready to leave." Emily said, yawning, "I have family plans tomorrow, and I have to get up early."

"Guess that means I'm leaving too." Sheldon said, not taking his eyes off of Emily. Those two were head over heels for each other, and everyone knew it.

Sam stayed talking to Derek for about fifteen minutes longer when Kendra interrupted, "Sammy," she said in a whiny voice, "I'm tired. Can we go now?"

Sam turned back to Derek, and shrugged. "Time to go, I guess. See ya D." It was still weird that Sam and Kendra were going out, not that he wished he was, but the fact that didn't seem to have anything in common only proved what Nora always told him. Opposites really do attract, I guess.

Casey came up to him a couple minutes later, clearly disappointed, "Can we just go now?" she said. They had only been at the party for twenty minutes, but even Derek, who lived for these things, was already bored.

"Sure," he said, "Let's go."

As if on cue, when Derek started driving, it started raining.

Derek looked over at Casey and saw her wipe away a tear. "Casey, are you mad at me?" he asked.

She toward the window and shook her head, "No." she lied. She was mad at him for taking forever to get ready and making her miss the last party she would get to go to before she left to Hawaii and Derek left for California for summer vacation. Now, she wouldn't get to see her friends until she got back, in six weeks.

"Look, I'm sorry I made us late." Derek said, breaking the silence that had lingered in the car. "I know how important this party was to you. I mean, it was important to me too. But it was an accident. I didn't mean to take so long."

"Speaking of accidents," Casey said, giving him an angry look, "could we maybe get off this street? It's dark, it's raining, and there are no other cars around."

"What does that have to do with accidents?" he said.

"Well, did it ever occur to you that if we do get in an accident, no one would know, and we'd be stuck out here, bleeding to death, until some poor person, not expecting to find two dead people in a smashed up car, will drive by with their kids in the car an-"

"Case!" Derek interrupted her. He knew for sure that something was bothering her then. She had a tendency of rambling on about nothing when she was upset. "Chill, ok? Nothing is going to happen to us."

"Why'd you have to pick the darkest street anyway?" she said, starting to calm down.

"For the exact reason you just said. Almost. First, there's no one on this street, so there's less chances for an accident. Second, it's raining, so I want to get home as soon as possible, and this is the shortest way. And third, well, there isn't a third. But, you get the idea."

"But what if something does happen? Who's gonna find us?" she said, worriedly.

"My phone is in my pocket, fully charged." Derek said, gently grabbing her hand in an attempt to reassure her. "Don't worry, Casey. We'll be fine."

"I know." she said looking at her hand, a small smile creeping along her face. "I just am."

He slowly pulled her hand up to his lips and placed a small kiss on it, which he knew from experience, always helped calm her nerves. Still, even with that, she couldn't help thinking everything wasn't going to be fine, but she didn't tell Derek.

After a few minutes, the silence became unbearable. Casey turned on the radio and heard one of her favorite songs. "Oh my gosh, I love this song." she said, starting to sing along.

When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me

Derek glanced at her and smiled. He loved watching Casey sing and dance along to music. It was as if she could feel the music moving inside of her. He loved music, but not nearly as much as she did.

Casey looked at him when the song was over, and noticed that his eyes were starting to droop, and the grip he had on her hand had loosened slightly. "Derek," she said softly, "do you want me to drive? You look tried"

"No, I'm fine," he said, opening his eyes wide and shaking his head, trying to squeeze the last bit of energy from his body. He had been really worried about Casey going all the way to Hawaii by herself for 6 weeks, and therefore, hadn't slept much the last couple weeks. What was he going to do for six weeks while they were apart?

They tried to convince their parents that they should both go to the same place, instead of being split up, but they said that they would fight to much, and possibly kill each other, if they were by themselves for that long. They both knew this wasn't true, but since they couldn't tell they're parents that they were together, they would have to deal with this.

"Derek," she said, "you're tired. Let me drive."

"Case," Derek said, "it's raining, it's dark, and you don't have your license yet."

"But I have my permit, and you're a licensed driver."

"Casey, no."

"But-"

"Case, I said no." Derek snapped back. Casey sat back in her seat and looked out the window. She knew he only snapped at her because he was tired, but that didn't mean it didn't upset her. 'Fine" she pouted back.

Derek heard the hurt in her voice and immediately felt guilty. "Casey, I'm sorry. I just have a lot on my mind right now."

"Wanna talk about it?" she said, putting her hand on his that was on the gearshift.

"I'm just, I'm worried." He said, finally getting the courage to tell her. "I really don't want you to go to Hawaii by yourself. What if something happens to you, and I'm not there? How am I going to concentrate with you all the way across the Pacific Ocean?"

"Derek, I don't want to go without you either, but our only other choice is tell them the truth, and then they really won't let us go together. I don't see any way we can get out of this one."

"Yeah," He said sadly, "I know. I just wis-"

"Derek! Look out!" Casey said, but it was too late. Derek looked at the truck coming straight for them, then at Casey's face. In that split second, he saw the fear in her eyes, and he knew this was real.

Suddenly, he heard a crash, and an instant pain washed over his body, as he heard Casey scream, then go silent. He could feel the car tumbling over and over. Then, It stopped, the crashing sound taken over by a deathly silence.

After a couple minutes, he opened his eyes and saw that his car was a complete wreck. What happened? What's with my car? Then he remembered, the party, the drive, the conversation, the truck, and the crash. Wait, what about… "CASEY!"


♥So... what do you think? I don't live in Canada, so I'm not shure if people have drivers permits or what the driving laws are out there, but oh well. Hope you enjoy it. Plz review, because I won't update until I get 10 reviews. I think. Thanx a google.♥