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This is your life, Derek Venturi. You're a hockey god, the most popular guy in school, you can have an girl you want, a slacker to the core that's you. Music, you can't live without it. Indie rock, hardcore, alternative, classic rock, that is what you fancy. You prefer vinyl to cd. School isn't your thing but you have to stay for hockey, and of course the girls. You've been a skirt chaser since kindergarten. Never, I repeat never have you been turned down. Your smooth and never break a sweat. What girl would be stupid enough to turn down your messy hair and charming smile? Besides your step sister Casey but that's a totally different story for another time.

I'll tell you who turned you down, the new girl. Miss I'm so hot and smart with my book folded in my back pocket and the stills blasting from my ipod short brown hair and amazing body, witty new girl. Who the fuck does she think she is? How does she not know about the hair and the smile? You even gave her your signature smirk. Maybe your losing your touch?

We're getting a head of ourselves though. In order to sort this out we need to back track to how it all started. Before your monumental failure.

Derek and his best friend Sam stood at their lockers before lunch like they usually do. His best friend was a bit taller than him and wasn't as cute but still he managed. He managed alright, he bagged Casey. At first is was weird to have his best friend and his step sister who he lusted after dating. But they worked it out and things were back to normal. Cue the small talk.

"We gonna kick Lincoln's ass at the hockey game this weekend man." Sam said putting away his things.

"Defiantly." Derek said half distracted by the pretty girl across the hall. She must be new because he's never seen her before.

Sam turned to see his best friend staring. And elbowed him indicating to him that he wanted to be filled in to whatever was going on in Derek's head.

"Who's the new girl?" he asked.

"I don't know. I seen her talking to Case earlier." Sam replied giving the girl the once over that he denied himself earlier while trying to be a good boyfriend. But Casey wasn't here right now and looking never hurt anyone.

"She's pretty hot. Maybe I should give her the pleasure of my company this weekend." Derek said smirking.

Sam laughed at Derek and his cockiness. "Go for it man." he got out while continuing to laugh.

On cue the dark haired beauty looked up and noticed the boys. Sam who stopped laughing the second he noticed her glaring at them and Derek who tried his best not to blush. Derek is defiantly not a blusher. She raised her eyebrows and walked off. It understandably looked bad from her point of view. But she wasn't gonna let it get to her.

All Sam could think to say was "Whoa."

"Uh, what if she says no?" Derek who obviously was losing his nerve asked his best friend.

"Can you name one girl that has ever turned you down? One little glare and your questioning your charming ways."

Casey. If only Sam knew Casey turned you down. Speaking of Casey...

"I'm not questioning anything. I'll ask her out. After I find Casey though."

"Why do you need to find Casey?" Sam asked worried that Derek was going to humiliate his girlfriend once again.

"Well, you said you seen her talking to Case earlier. And I need to find out about this girl before I make my move. You see, I don't want to be unprepared."

"Right, right. She said she was going to be talking to the guidance councilor before lunch so I guess she'll be done any minute now." Sam said nodding in understandment to Derek's ways.

"You head to lunch. I'll catch up with you in a bit man, I'm gonna go wait for her." Derek said jogging towards the offices.