A Little Push Chapter 1: Meeting Alan, a life with derek fanfic

A Little Push

This is actually an idea I've been thinking of during the past few weeks while writing the next chapter in "Surviving March Break". I tried to come up with an idea for a future episode on "Life with Derek" with Dasey in it.

This is the way I think Dasey should be introduced into the show. All they need for it to happen is an outsider and a little help from their friends. ENJOY!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Life with Derek or any of the characters EXCEPT for Alan and his family.

A LITTLE PUSH

Chapter 1: The New Kid

Nobody's POV:

Alan, 17, lives in New York. He has the perfect life. A loving family, great friends, and one of the best athletes in his school. He is the model student and lives by setting an example. He enjoys his life and can't wait for school to start. Yeah, living the good life until his father gets relocated.

"Alan, we have to talk to you." Alan's father says.

"What's up?" Alan asks

"Well..." His father begins. "Today we had a meeting with the top execs. They said the staff in New York are overcrowded and asked many of us if we would move to different areas of the company. They also mentioned that they were opening an office in Canada and they needed a manager."

"Okay, so who is going to Canada?" Alan asks.

"We are." Alan's father says. "I sold the house and found a place in Canada for a good price. We are leaving in two weeks."

"TWO WEEKS!" Alan yells. "What about school? The guys. They are counting on me to lead them to another conference title."

"I'm sorry, Alan. This is a great opportunity for us." Alan's father explains. "The CEO offered me a huge salary and all these big benefits if I decided to take the job."

"Forget it. I'll live with Uncle Brian. I don't want to leave." Alan says as he walks away.

"Well, then who am I going to bring to the hockey games I got FREE tickets as a bonus." Alan's dad says.

"If you are trying to bribe me, it is working a little." Alan says. "Besides you know I'll never leave my parents, until I go to college."

Alan leaves the family room and walks into his bedroom. He falls onto his bed and yells into his pillow. His face has anger written all over it. He's moving away from his friends , most of them he knew from the time they were in preschool. He would talk to them on the phone and email them, but it was not the same as hanging with them.

A/N: Underlined text is Alan's thoughts or his inner voice talking.

Great! My family is moving to Canada, because my father's company moved and upsized. Hell, if they wanted to they could move anywhere in the US, but NO! They decided they need a new start IN A NEW COUNTRY! All I can be happy is that the company my father works for gets free tickets to hockey games.

Two Weeks Later:

Alan walks into his new home. He slowly walks up the stairs to his new room. He looks around and already has a visual of what the room should look like. He begins to move things around. Once he is happy with the look of his furniture he begins to take out his posters. He looks at one that his uncle gave him after his first trip to Yankees Stadium. And memories came back to him with force.

"Alan, come on. We have to get you ready for tomorrow." Alan's father says.

"What are we preparing for? All I have to do is go to school into the office and tell them I just moved here. It's easy." Alan says.

"You're sure you will be fine tomorrow?" Alan's father asks

"Yes." Alan says.

The Next Morning:

"Alan, honey. Time to get up!" Alan's mother shouts.

"All right." Alan says. "I'm getting up."

Five minutes later, Alan is dressed and grabbing his breakfast off the table. He opens the door to leave and shouts to his mother.

"I'm out the door." Alan says.

"Have a good day." Alan's mother says.

Alan walks to his car and looks around. The small suburb was different from the city. People worn robes to pick up the paper off the lawn, they wave "hello" to you, and everybody is a morning person. He drives down the road to the school. The early morning school buses are arriving, a few janitors are cleaning up, washing windows and unlocking doors. The teachers are just arriving and the early risers are waiting.

"Thompson High School." Alan says. "Here we go."

Alan walks up to the entrance. He opens the door and peeks inside. There are only a few students at their lockers. He saw a small sign that said "Main Office" Alan walks up and opens the door. He sees a few secretaries and a large man in a grey suit.

"Excuse me? Can you help me?" Alan asks. "I'm new here."

"Hello, I'm Mr. Lassiter, the principal. Welcome to Sir John Sparrow Thompson High School." The man says as he offers his hand.

"Mr. Lassiter. I'm Alan Young. I have just moved here from New York. I'm just trying to start off the year on the right foot. This is a really big change for me." Alan says as he shakes his hand.

"Oh, yes. Of course. Ms. Sawyer, can you show Mr. Young to the guidance conselor's office so he can set up a schedule." Mr. Lassiter asks.

"Of course, Mr. Lassiter." The secretary says.

The secretary walks with Alan down the hall to the guidance counselor's office. Alan sees a man with a sweater on holding a cup of coffee. The secretary introduces Alan to the counselor, Paul. He takes Alan to his office and studies Alan for a minute.

"Mr. Creepy..." Alan begins.

"Alan, please call me Paul. Everybody does." The counselor says.

"Okay, Paul. Can we set up my schedule? I don't want to be late for my first class." Alan says.

"Sure." Paul says.

A half hour later Paul and Alan have a schedule set up. Alan has 4 advanced courses and challenging electives in his schedule. They start talking about Alan's life back in New York. He mentions that he was a great athlete back in New York. Paul gives him some advice for surviving Thompson High. As they talk about his community service the door opens and Alan turns to see who busted open the door during their discussion.

"PAUL. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU, NOW!" A girl yells.

"CASEY! Didn't I tell you to knock before you enter my office. And what about the screaming." Paul says with authority.

"Sorry, Paul." The girl, Casey says. "Oh my God! I'm sorry! Paul, I didn't realize you were with somebody!"

This girl, Casey, she seems a little too high maintenance. She just barges into Paul's office and starts yelling. And she yells really loud. I'm sure my friends in New York could hear her. I don't want to be here if she has some sort of freak out. Looking at her face she looks like she is going to explode. Time to go.

"I'm sorry, Paul, but it looks like we may have to cut our meeting short." Alan says as he shakes Paul's hand. "It was great to meet you. I'll be sure to tell you the rest of my story later."

"Alan, you don't need to leave right now." Paul says as Alan is leaving. "Casey can wait."

"It's okay." Alan says as he begins to close the door.

"I'M SOR..." Casey shouts as the door closes. "RY!"

Wow, Paul was right, meeting a crazy girl on the first day. This is really an out-of-control school.

A/N: Yes, don't worry. I know this chapter focused on Alan. Don't worry, it won't always be about him. Remember it is a DASEY story. The first few chapters are background information and set up for later chapters. After that Derek and Casey become the centers of attention. Chapter 2 is coming soon.

Read and Review. I appreciate reviews.

Update: 10/17- I have the next 2 chapters written. I am just finishing edits on them. They will be out in a few days.