Oh mother of crud. I gave myself a heart attack thinking of this next idea! But, I'm getting super excited to start writing! Ack, okay, here goes.

Summary: Sam and Emily bet Casey and Derek can't stay together for one month. [Derek.Casey.

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will ever, own Lwd.

Because They Said So - Chapter 1

"Hey, d'you have plans tonight?"

Casey glanced up from her magazine to see Derek standing in her doorway. "No," she muttered. He grabbed her by the elbow, supporting her up.

"Well, now you do," he said, ushering her out of the door and down the stairs.

"Excuse me?" She retorted.

"You're excused," he said, opening the front door, holding an inviting hand outside. "Now go." She stormed back in and slammed the door.

"Excuse me?" She repeated, her eyes darkening.

"Case, haven't we just taken care of this?" He groaned, reopening the door.

"Um, sorry, Der," she hissed, shutting the door. "Em's coming over. We're watching 'The Notebook.'"

"Um, sorry, Case," he retorted. "Sam's coming over and we are watching the Oiler's game."

Casey put her hands on her hips. "Well, I'm not uninviting Emily..."

Derek crossed him arms. "And I'm not uninviting Sam..."

"Did we come too early?" Sam poked his head in through the door. "Starting the bickering without us?"

"No," Derek said, as Sam made full body enterance, Emily following close behind. "Casey was just leaving."

"We're not gonna watch The Notebook?" Emily asked.

"No, we are." If looks could kill, Derek would have fallen dead on the spot with the glare that Casey shot at him.

"Okay," Sam interjected before Casey lunged herself at Derek. "Why don't we watch the Oiler's game first, then we can watch the Notepad?"

"It's Notebook," Emily corrected.

"Beside the point," he said, shaking his head. "Cool?"

The two step siblings exhanged glares.

"Fine."

000

"'... you tell me when I'm being a an arrogant son of a bitch, I tell you when you're being a pain in the ass... which you are, 98 percent of the time!'"

Casey blinked back tears. She loved the whole concept of the story. The way Noah and Allie were on and off, how they fought one moment and they were inseperable the next. It was just so...

"This is so lame..." Derek started, leaning his head back and groaning.

" 'Shh!' " Emily and Casey hushed simutaneously. Derek rolled his eyes. He looked over at Sam; his elbows rested on his thighs, and he watched the screen intently, as if it would get up and walk away at any moment. Derek gaped at him, eyes wide.

Soon, the end credits starting rolling, and Emily and Casey let out a joyous sigh. "That was so cute."

"That was pretty deep," Sam said, using the ball of his wrist to wipe at his eye.

"Dude," Derek said, eyeing Sam closely. "A-are you... are you crying?"

Emily and Casey let out an "Aww" in unison.

"No, man," Sam said, blinking. "A popcorn kernel got in my eye. You know I have cheap contacts..."

"Yeah, sure."

Everyone laughed except for Casey, who glared intently at Derek.

"What?" He said, furrowing his brow.

"You know, it's okay for guys to be sensitive," she hissed. "Just because you have the emotional range of an ant hole..."

"Not for hockey guys, it isn't," he barked, crossing his arms.

"Oh, please," she rolled her eyes. "Sorry, not every guy is so egotistic as you are."

"Hey," Sam pressed. "Don't I get a say in this?"

" 'No!' " They both barked in unison. He instantly backed down.

"You know," Emily interrupted their bickering. "You two don't act anything like Noah or Allie... well, except for the constant fighting."

"Excuse me," Casey retorted, pouting her lip. "I think Allie and I share perfect similarities. For instance, she's confident, proud..."

"And a total nag," Derek finished. "You see, me and Noah, though... we're like total twins. He's good looking, he's got class... and he can get any girl he wants..."

"Yeah, by acting like a total goof. I mean, some 'daredevil,'" she said, using air quotes.

"Guys!" Emily cut in. "Just quit it!"

"Yeah," Sam chided. "You guys wouldn't last two minutes together."

"Hello," Casey said, waving a finger between her and Derek. "We live together."

"Yeah, that's great," Sam said, chuckling. "But I didn't mean it like that."

The two caught on instantly. "Oh, dear God, Sam. Me and... her?" Derek said, his eyes wide.

"As a couple?" Casey cried, throwing her hands up in the air incredulously. "That is wrong on so many levels."

"No it isn't," Emily retorted, stepping forward. "You two aren't blood related or anything."

"Yeah, but still!" Casey shrieked. "Have you seen his other side? It's really rather repulsive!"

"Yeah!" He said. "It's like what Casey looks like when she wakes up!"

"Exactly our point," Sam and Emily chimed together. "You wouldn't last two minutes," Sam repeated.

"Oh, yeah? Care to make that interesting, Sammy Boy?" Casey smacked Derek in the chest.

"De-rek!"

"One-hundred buck you two won't last for one month!" Emily bargained. "Sam and I'll pay fifty each."

Derek snorted while Casey looked completely bewildered. "No way, not worth it," Derek said. "Two hundred!"

"One-fifty."

Casey nudged Derek in the ribcage, but found it had no effect.

"Deal."

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