Chapter One

Obsessions and Disappointments

To Casey's dismay the music seemed to be getting louder and louder. Flying off her bed and down the hall she yelled, "Can you please turn down the music!"

"DEREK?!" She yelled even louder as she pounded on his closed bedroom door.

"Who are you?" he questioned as if he'd never since her before, this seemed to drive her even crazier if that was possible. With a very fake smile Casey replied, "I'm the stepsister you've always wanted."

"Really cause you look like the ugly stepsister from Snow White."

"That's Cinderella, you freak." Casey yelled rolling her eyes as she spoke, "Now could you PLEASE turn down the music!?"

And so it began the war between Casey and Derek. And just like every war it was filled with pointless battles and absolutely no peace, but unlike most wars eventually every seemed to get used to it. And the endless fights became part of a daily routine. No ever questioned the true reason as to why Casey and Derek seemed to not get along. And no one would know the true reason until the summer of Casey and Derek's junior year of high school. When one summer would change everything and it would never be the same again.

Casey began to neatly put her locker stuff into the box, she'd brought from home. Emily, her best friend was standing beside her and enduring her latest Derek complaint.

"He's stealing my shampoo. I mean come on my shampoo." Casey practically screamed at her.

"Yes, I know. That's the thousandth time you've told me today."

"I'm sorry, Em." Casey said making a fist, "He just makes me so...so...so MAD?! I mean my shampoo. He stole my shampoo. MY shampoo!"

"I can't believe I didn't see it before." Emily said grinning as it dawned on her.

"See what?"

"See that you're obsessed." Emily replied.

"Obsessed?" Casey said, "Obsessed with what?"

"Actually it's who?" Emily said correcting her, "And you're obsessed with Derek."

"WHAT?!" Casey laughed, "Now that's funny."

"But true."

"It is not." Casey said slamming her locker door shut, "I hate Derek."

"Am I obsessed with Derek?" Casey asked entering Paul's office and taking a seat in front of his desk with a look of horror at the possibility.

"What?" Paul questioned setting down the folder he'd been going through and looking up at Casey, the student who seemed to be in his office the most.

"Emily thinks I'm obsessed with Derek." She said a look of disgust filling her face, "Am I?"

"Well...um...you do talk about him a lot. He seems to be the root of every problem you come in here for." Paul replied.

"So I'm not obsessed with him. He's just a problem. Thanks Paul." Casey said standing up, her face now filled with a look of contentment at the fact that she wasn't obsessed with her step-brother.

"That's not what I meant. I wasn't finished..." Paul called but Casey had already left his office.

Nora walked into the kitchen to find her husband, George lost in a pile of paperwork that was spread all over the island counter top.

"What's all that?" She asked setting down the grocery bags she'd been holding.

"Nothing just something Edwin helped Marti print out."

"What 'something'?" Nora asked as she put the milk inside the fridge.

"She wants to go to Disneyworld." he said with a sigh.

"So let's go." Nora said as if it was no big deal.

"What!?" George asked looking at her like she had three heads.

"Let's go. Why not? We both have some time off and next year is Derek and Casey's senior year this might be our last chance for a family vacation."

"You don't have to talk me into." George said pulling her in for a quick kiss, "Disneyworld here we come."

"We're going to Disneyworld! We're going to Disneyworld!" Marti sang as she spun around in circles.

"What are you talking about?" Lizzie asked walking over to her.

"Dad and Nora are buying tickets and stuff," Marti said spinning around in a circle again, "We're going to Disneyworld!"

"What's Marti talking about?" Casey asked coming up the stairs.

"When?!" Derek and Casey asked shocked in unison.

"Next week." Nora repeated smiling, "The package we can afford is all booked up for the summer, and we wouldn't even be going if there wasn't a cancellation. We're really lucky."

"But I was going to hockey camp next week. I've waited all year for hockey camp!" Derek yelled completely annoyed.

"It's not like you haven't been before," Casey replied, "I on the other hand was invited to stay with Emily and her family at their cabin."

"I'm sorry, Casey." Nora replied patting her on the knee sympathetically.

"But it's near the water and I already said yes, Mom."

"Yeah me too, I already signed-up and paid for it," Derek complained, "I've worked hard at Smelly Nelly's for the money."

"Sorry but you're both going." George said sternly.

"Mom?"

"Nora?"

"You heard George. You're both going and I'm afraid I have a bit more news." Nora announced, "And I don't think your going to like it.

Casey was so furious she could have screamed. She'd stormed off upon hearing the second bit of bad news that was ruining her summer. She knew it was immature but she was just so angry. It was one thing that she didn't get to go to Emily's cabin, a trip that she'd been planning for the last two months. Oh she could have survived that, but no there was more and it had to be even worse. Their had only been five seats available for the ten o'clock plane to Florida, USA, meaning Derek and her being the eldest had to go on the ten-thirty flight. She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs. She wanted to pull her hair out. She wanted to break something, preferably on Derek's annoying little head.

Author's Note:

Hey,

This is my first Dasey fanfic, so I hope you guys like it. Please review and tell me what you think. For anyone new to reading my fanfics I update every Monday.

-Caroline