What Next?!

"Casey?" Casey snapped open her eyes to find a tall thin man with brunette hair and warm hazel eyes starring at her a concerned and horrified look on his pale face… "Derek!"

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Derek's POV

As I walked into the room where the blonde nurse said Casey would be I closed my eyes and counted to five I paced slowly into the room. That's when I saw her "Shit" I whispered to myself she was so pale she looked like one of the characters from that stupid book Casey always going on about what was it called 'Twilight.' that was it. Her hair was greasy and she had her eyes shut tight like she was remembering something.

Why did I have to go and see that f**king hockey game with Sam "WHY." Now Nora, my dad, and Marti are dead and the rest of my family are in hospital!!! "Okay Derek time to face the music and dace. Casey" my voice barley came out as I called out for her in that second her eyes snapped open "Derek" she said.

"Holy crap"

"What?"

"You know you should really warn a guy when you're about to wake up, you scared the crap outta me... Sorry" I apologized when she looked like she was about to cry "That was out of order even for me!"

"Yes, yes it was!" she told me her voice was laced with anger.

"Do you know what's happened, do you know about mu-"Casey didn't finish her question she burst into tears instead, now normally when a girl starts crying I hang up the phone or run in the opposite direction but seeing Casey like this it left a feeling in the pit of my stomach, I hated to see her cry!

I ran up to her and held her in a tight embrace "Shhh Case you don't need to tell me anything the cops already told me everything shhh" this only made her sob harder so I started to gently rock her in my arms it always seemed to work for the guys in all the chick flicks, not that I watched one or anything. Sure enough she stopped crying and only sniffing now.

"That's it space Case" I cooed her "You can stop crying now, I'm here shhh."

"Why are you doing this?" she looked up into my eyes and sent me a confused and questioning look.

"Doing what Case?" I asked her looking back into her eyes

"Being so nice to me, its weird" she answered with a half smile

I had to laugh at this I should have figured Casey could only see the bad in me "What can't a guy be nice without it being weird?"

Case laughed too "No a boy can be nice without it being weird, but your no boy your Derek the jerk!"

"Ouch that gonna leave a mark space Case, but seriously are you O.K" I hoped the answer would be yes.

"Not now, but I will be, I have to be there for Lizzie, Edwin and…umm… you, how are Lizzie and Edwin are they going to be okay??

"Hey now, you don't have to worry about me I can take care of myself I don't need your help, I'm a big boy now Casey MacDonald!" I replied in a sarcastic tone "And BOTH Lizzie, AND Edwin are fine… their sleeping at the minuet." She did not reply so we both just sat there in peaceful silence until Casey spoke out and asked "What will we do next?"

"About what?"

"Living arrangements, Lizzie and Edwin, School, Money, the-the…funerals?"

Wow how could Casey always think that far ahead I just got my head around the whole 'fire burn house down to the ground thing and she was already thinking about the funerals, that hadn't even crossed my mind"

"Well" I replied "We can just rent out a hotel until we find a flat or something, its not like we need a house anymore! We can look after Liz, and Ed, I'm not letting them go into some freakin foster place! I still have my job at 'Smelly Nelly's' and as for the rest lets just face a day at a time! Okay?"

"Ummm okay…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

When I looked round to see Casey she was crashed out on the hospital bed I chuckled to myself she already had drool on her chin, the old Derek would have probably took a picture and posted it on the internet!

"I best go check on Ed and Liz." I muttered to myself

"Goodnight Space Case" I bent down and whispered into her ear "Sweet dreams"

A/N I really had fun with this Chapter, its my longest one yet, if it sounds like 'Twilight' i'm sorry that wasn't my intention, if you like this please R&R ... again all ideas are welcome :)

Jessi x