Disclaimer: I don't own LWD, 'cause if I did, I probably wouldn't be writing LWD fan-fiction. I don't own the Canadian national anthem among other things.

Chapter 1: The Contest

---Derek POV---

Derek walks down the stairs and notices George sitting at the dinner table sorting through some old case files.

"Gooooood Morning, father!" He said as walked behind George and wrapped his arms around him.

"No." George replied quickly.

Hmm, this is going to be harder than I thought.

"So it's not a good morning?" He said with a confused look on his face.

"No, as in you're not getting your car keys back." George said while still focusing on his work.

"But how do…"

"No." George interrupted.

"Why do you…"

"No." George interrupted once again without changing his tone.

"So…"

"No." George repeated.

"Can I continue to live?" Derek managed to say quickly before George answered him.

"No." George replied without thinking about what was asked.

He's not even paying attention to me!

"Wait, what did you say?" George turned around to face Derek, realizing what he had asked.

Derek sighed, "Nothing, nothing at all."

George turned around back to his papers, while Derek walked towards the stairs looking up at the ceiling.

"Whelp, it seems I've got some much needed sulking to do." Derek murmured as he walked up the stairs.

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---Mixed POV---

Casey exited her room and stopped at Derek's doorway seeing that he was trying to play and sing the Canadian national anthem on his guitar, except it wasn't quite the Canadian national anthem.

"O Canada! My home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see me rise,The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,O Canada, we stand on guard for me " Derek sang, off key.

Casey decided to end his horrible rendition of their country's national anthem.

"O Canada…"

"Derek!" Casey interrupted, while closing his door behind her.

"Have you no manners, woman?!" Derek said as he stopped strumming the guitar.

"You're either just really full of yourself, or just really bored." Casey smirked, folding her arms.

"A Little of both." Derek smirked back.

Casey realized she couldn't get side-tracked by the size of Derek's overwhelming ego, she did have a reason for coming into Derek's room in the first place.

"Well, I'm sorry to disturb your playing of your national anthem, but as you know, mom and George's first anniversary is coming up in about five days." Casey said, getting back on topic.

Derek looked at her dumbfounded, "Whoa, I didn't know that."

"How could you not know, with mom and George talking about it for the past week?" Casey said, with a shocked look on her face.

"Casey, don't you know me by now?" Derek replied.

"Oh that's right, oblivious, forgot." Casey said. "Derek, we need your help with the anniversary gift."

"Can't. Broke. Wait, who's we?" Derek interrupted.

"If you would kindly let me finish, I can explain to you in greater detail what I am asking of you and how you can benefit from it." Casey said, firmly.

"I'm listening." Derek said, curiously.

"Okay, the anniversary gift is a family picture minus mom and George, it will just be us step-siblings and siblings, and I need you to help pay for the suit rentals and picture costs." Casey informed.

A blank look ran across Derek's face.

"First off, a sibling group picture, could you be any lamer. Second off, how do I benefit from this?"

Casey thought to herself. How impatient can one person be.

Casey growing tired of Derek's constant questions, "Would you like to get your car keys back?" Casey said.

"Yes, very much so." Derek answered.

Two weeks ago, Derek had lost his driving privileges due to his midnight rendezvous with a telephone pole after leaving a party, but not because he was drunk, he's just not that great of a driver when it rains.

"Well, I assume George might give you your keys back, if he sees that you and I can get along enough to take a group picture together with your siblings." Casey said. "It will help you score some brownie points."

Derek pondered on her reasoning, and thought it made a lot of sense, surprisingly.

He stared at Casey for a few seconds, and then he closed his eyes and nodded his head up and down.

"Great!" Casey cheered.

Derek rolled his eyes.

"Okay, first we need to get fitted for our suits. Lizzie, Edwin, and Marti have already gotten theirs." Casey said.

"Already? Again, how do I not notice these things?" Derek asked.

"Because you're…" Casey replied.

"…Oblivious, yeah, yeah." Derek interrupted.

"And, because I had them be discreet about the suits, we couldn't let mom and George know, that would cause suspicion, and we can't have that, it would ruin the whole purpose of it being a surprise," Casey resumed.

"So when do we go get fitted?" Derek asked.

"Now." Casey replied.

Derek fell back on his bed, with his arms spread out.

"Aw, I wish I didn't agree to this." Derek sighed.

"Well, you did, and plus, this will mean a lot to our parents, take satisfaction in just knowing that." Casey replied.

Derek let out a sarcastic, "Great."

Casey ignoring Derek's sarcasm, "I'm glad you think so. Be ready and in the car in ten minutes."

"Yes, my lady." Derek replied in a British accent.

Casey raised an eye brow at Derek as she walked out of his room.

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Casey and Derek finally arrived at the mall, after having to endure the last ten minutes of girl pop-rock with the added bonus of Casey singing along. Derek wanted to get this anniversary over with so that he wouldn't have to go through something like that again.

Just as Casey opens the door to the mall entrance, Derek spots two major hotties at his three o'clock sitting on a bench by the mall entrance.

Look what we have here, Derek thinks to himself.

Derek shines a smile at the two ladies on his right, not knowing that his face is on a collision course with the entrance door.

The door slams into the left side of Derek's face. "Holy shit fire!" Derek groans, in pain.

Casey looks back to see where the banging noise came from. She's sees Derek holding his face, while walking towards her. Casey couldn't help but let out a little chuckle at Derek's expense.

"Casey!" Derek said.

Casey glances over at the two ladies Derek was staring at, "What? Distracted much?"

"Let's get this over with." Derek replied, sternly.

"Yes, sir!" Casey said, while trying to suppress a laugh.

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Casey and Derek have just finished getting measured for their suits at Mérovée Tuxedo Rentals and are now paying for the rentals.

"I don't understand why we all are wearing the same thing and white suits at that." Derek said.

Casey rolls her eyes.

"It's supposed symbolize unity and purity at the same time, that's the theme of this picture. This will show that our blended family has finally become one." Casey replied.

"Ha, we are still in the process of becoming." Derek scoffed, raising his head in triumph.

"Fine, whatever, let's go home." Casey sighed.

"Can't argue with that." Derek agreed.

Just as Derek and Casey are making their way through the center of the mall, a woman walks up to them.

"Hello there, I'm Emma Sullivan, the London Mall Events Coordinator, and today we are having a couples contest." She says.

"We're not a coup---." Casey interrupts her.

"Couples contest?" Derek asks, interrupting Casey.

Casey looks at Derek questioningly.

"Yes." Mrs. Sullivan replies.

"So does that mean there's a prize?" Derek asks.

"Yes, the prize is a trip for two to Hawaii." Mrs. Sullivan says.

Derek's eyes brighten up at the mentioning of Hawaii.

"My job is to scout for couples visiting the mall, and I already found five couples, and I just need one more." She says, prompting for a reply.

"We'll do it." Derek replies, nonchalantly.

"What—wait." Casey pulls Derek, motioning to Mrs. Sullivan to give them a second.

"What do you mean, 'We'll do it'?" Casey asks.

"Casey, the prize is a trip to Hawaii, Hawaii!" Derek's replies enthusiastically.

Casey thinks about how this could turn out.

"I don't like it, Hawaii or no Hawaii, this is just wrong." Casey says matter-of-factly.

"Oh come on, it's not like anyone we know will see us, and plus it's just for thirty minutes or so, and we already know a lot about each other, so this is sure to be an easy win." Derek replies.

"Hmm." Casey says, thinking, it's not like we know the type of things couples should know about each other, or do we.

"Alright." Casey concedes.

"Yes!" Derek says with fervor, pulling Casey into a tight embrace.

"Wow, you will do anything for a trip to Hawaii, won't you?" Casey laughs.

"Don't mock me, MacDonald, this is the only time this will happen." Derek says firmly.

Casey laughs as they walk up to Mrs. Sullivan.

"So I assume we all are agreed then." Mrs. Sullivan asks. Casey and Derek nod their heads yes. "Okay then, now, it's time to meet the other couples. Follow me please." She says.

A/N: Well, this is my first fanfic, hope you guys like it, and if I have formatting problems or grammar problems, do tell. This will also be a multi-chapter story, but you probably already figured that out, though I don't know how many it will be.