A/N- This was originally the story called Picture Day Blues but SUPER rushed because it was a quick thought that I hadn't meant to continue with. Thanks to JJBrowneyes, here we are, hopefully this will be about 10 chapters but this is my first story really so be nice in reviews and PLEASE REVIEW!!!

"Smerek, have you seen my brush with the blue sparkles?" Marti asked Derek. The family was attempting to get ready for picture day and needless to say, the house was a mess! All you heard was, "Have you seen..."or "Where is my, I can't find it anywhere".

"Come on Smarti, let's go look upstairs," Derek told his little sister. It became his job to get her ready since he was the only person in the entire house who was anywhere near ready.

"Derek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Casey yelled out angrily from the bathroom. She came rushing out of the bathroom in only a towel holding up a pair of Derek's boxers that were blue and covered with surfboards.

"It was one thing for you to leave me with water that was as far away from hot as you are from a passing grade in science but then what do I find where my towel should be, your boxers!" Derek just laughed and caught them when she threw them in his face as he was walking around to find Marti's brush.

"Hmph! Why do I deal with this every morning" Casey moaned as she went into her room to get dressed. She was in a rush because she was about 5 minutes away from when Derek said he was leaving, so basically she only had about 20 minutes to get ready. She pulled on her blouse and shuffled into her new jeans before running to the bathroom to curl her hair and do her makeup.

What the heck are you doing with that?!" Casey screamed out as she saw Derek warming up pieces of old pancakes on her largest curling iron.

"Well, I tried to warm them up in the microwave but one blew up in there so Nora told me to be creative and warm them up another way. I think she meant the stove but hey, this works too right?" He said with his traditional smirk.

"Oh yah, we're leaving in about two minutes so if you don't want to look any freakier than you normally do, I'd hurry." He told Casey and he walked out of his room with her curling iron. This was going to one long day if Casey ever knew one.

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"It's about time you got here Case." Casey's best friend Emily Davis told her as Casey was putting her books into her locker.

"Sorry Em, It was Derek's turn to drive us to school, enough said?" Casey told Emily.

"Well at least it was worth it, you look great!" Emily told Casey as the loyal, and truthful, best friend she was.

"Thanks a lot Em. You have no idea what a whirlwind the house was like this morning. Everyone was everywhere and it seemed like Derek was getting in my way one purpose. You know, he used my curling iron to heat up pancakes. It was such a funny picture to see so I actually took a picture." Casey admitted. Emily had to laugh at that it was definitely something Derek would do and they both knew it.

Both girls closed their lockers and started walking towards the gym, where the pictures were being taken. They both had no idea that they were being watched…