A/N: This was my original prologue going into the story. It's mainly to introduce some basic things, but not very eventful. But don't worry this story will be, and if I'm wrong, you can decide my punishment for lying, how 'bout that.

----Actually just redid this chapter. Enjoy!!

Oh and separates the later flashback, Casey has, from the rest of the chapter.

Disclaimer: nope not mine

"We're marryed now and marryed cuples hold hands," pouted a lively, six year old, blue-eyed brunette girl to her new husband.

"Aww, do we weally have to?" he wined making sure his hands were firmly in his pockets.

"Come awn, pretty pwease or do you want a divort?" This caused the boy to quickly respond by sticking his hands out towards his new wife. "Fiiine we can hold hands." He said to the little girl in front of him with his eyes pointed at the ground near his feet.

With a wide smile the little girl took the little boy's hand in hers, walking off together she hoped she could be married to him forever…

"Der-REK, you are such a jerk!"

Rolling his eyes he yelled back at her, "Yeah, well you're annoying!"

"Whatever happened to the Derek I was friends with?" 15 year old, Casey sighed to herself more than to her also 15 year old stepbrother, Derek.

"For the last time Casey, I've never met you before in my life and I wished it had stayed that way." Derek answered.

In response, Casey, groaned in frustration, raising the phone in the air, and was ready to chuck it at his head, when Nora walked into the room, "Casey, honey, put the phone down." She told her daughter, while reaching to take the phone out of her hands.

"Yeah Casey, listen to your mother." Derek smirked at Casey.

"Mom, can't I just kill him. I'm sure nobody would miss him, in fact I'll be doing the world a favor." Casey asked her mother while sitting herself down on the couch.

"Oh you know you would miss me." Derek smirked looking over at her on the couch from his recliner, where he currently was sitting. Casey just rolled her eyes, refocusing her stare at the TV in front of her.

"Listen kids, dinner's in ten. Let's make sure you're both there, alive." Nora said putting the phone down and walking back into the kitchen to finish with ™dinner.

For five minutes now Derek could hear what sounded like metal grinding on metal from Casey's direction on the couch. He was about to yell at her, when he looked in her direction, he saw that she was making the noise with a necklace with a silver heart-shaped locket on its chain.

On the couch Casey was still staring at the TV however, she was too busy thinking to actually pay any attention to what was going on in the TV show that was currently playing. Can eight years allow someone to change so much. I mean seriously Derek use to be my best friend and now he's just an…annoying jerk. Yeah that's what he is, an annoying, conceited jerk. Well really he was always full of himself that sure hasn't changed…at this she couldn't help the small smile that was forming on her lips.

The first thing newly eight year old Casey saw when she woke up was an envelope that said happy birthday on it, in messy handwriting. As soon as she saw it she knew exactly who it was from. Quickly getting up to change into her clothes, and then running to find the card giver with the still unopened envelope in her hand. When she reached the living room she spotted him sitting on the couch watching cartoons. She ran up to the couch and jumped on the boy, embracing him in a hug.

"I see you found my card. Happy birthday Case!" the boy said with the little breath he had from Casey squeezing him in her arms.

"Yes I did." She responded finally releasing her grip on her best friend.

"Well aren't you gonna open it?" the boy asked handing her the envelope back, which had fallen behind him when she had hugged him.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot," she said while excitedly ripping the envelope open.

After she finished reading the card she hugged the boy again, "I know I annoy you some times but I didn't think I was so bad that you will kill me." He teased her.

"It's would kill me," she corrected him while rolling her eyes but smiling, "I hope you know you can longer bug me about being older than me."

"What do you mean, I'm still older, if I remember my birthday is months before yours." He argued.

"Well people don't go by that, we're both eight, that's it, and so we're the same age." She defended her position.

"Well if I say it doesn't matter I can still bug you, because I'm still older and always will be." The boy contradicted the girl. "Remember Case, I'm always right." He finished smirking.

"Whatever…so where's my present…"

I can't believe she's…that necklace…Derek thought as he watched Casey play with it. "Casey could you stop that, it's driving me crazy," he finally yelled causing her to jump out of her thoughts.

"Stop what?" she asked, looking down at her hand she realized what he had been referring to, causing a smile to form on her face. Oh, no I know that smile, Derek thought.

"You mean this?" She asked as she began to move the heart-shaped locket along its silver chain with more pressure then before. Causing Derek's annoyance to build more and more, but before either one of them could say anything else Nora announced that dinner was ready.

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