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Mighty Ducks belongs to Disney. Life With Derek belongs to Canadian Television and Disney. One character and a couple of nicknames based off of One Tree Hill which belongs to Mark Schwahn and the CW. I only own the plot and characters you don't recognize.

"What are you doing here?" Lucas questioned.

"Hey, you know me---I'm playing hooky," Casey answered. Lucas laughed softly.

"Well, I never thought I'd see the day," he commented. "You're such a straight-arrow," he continued.

"And you're an irresponsible player," she shot back playfully.

"We'll leave you two alone," the boy Lucas had been talking to stated. "Come on, guys. Let's check out the ice," he continued. With that, everyone---except Derek---started to leave as Casey and Lucas headed for a table. Derek started to follow the two, but was quickly dragged away.

"So, you're lookin' good," Lucas commented.

"Yeah, you too," Casey agreed.

"How's the knee?" Lucas wondered.

"Fine. I overexerted it the other day, but…" she trailed off.

"I got twenty bucks that says they resolve everything and start making out," a boy announced.

"No way. They've got too many issues to just dive right back in," the girl beside them disagreed.

"What are you guys talking about?" Derek wondered.

"Casey and Lucas used to date. It was like this whole epic romance," the girl answered.

"They were the perfect couple. No one could believe it when they broke up," the guy added.

"Wait a minute. My stepsister and that guy?" Derek asked in disbelief. What are these guys on? he wondered to himself.

"Yep. Like I said, their romance was epic," the girl responded.

"You mean Casey thought it was epic and he told her to get a life. That it was just a fling," he jeered. Really. Who do these guys think they're fooling? he thought to himself. To his surprise, he was met with several glares.

"Hey, watch your mouth," the boy retorted.

"You don't know a thing about Casey and Luke," the girl added. Geez. What's their problem? Derek thought.

"Maybe not, but there's no way my dork of a stepsister could even hope to land someone as cool as Lucas Roe," he stated.

"Has it ever occurred to you that what you see is just an act?" the other boy asked.

"Please. Casey is just a loser drama queen who needs a life," Derek scoffed. Like Casey would ever date a well-known hockey player. She should be so lucky, he thought to himself.

"Well, maybe you don't know her as well as you think you do," the boy told him. They turned to watch Casey and Lucas talking.

"By the way, I'm Derek," the boy stated.

"Like I care?" the boy asked.

"You should. I'm gonna be in the NHL someday," Derek told him. The girl scoffed.

"Everyone's a dreamer," she commented. They watched as Lucas said something to Casey and she responded hotly. He reached over to touch her hand, but she quickly pulled away.

"Aw Case, come on!" they heard him exclaim.

"Just leave me alone, Luke! Nothing's changed! The situation is still the same!" Casey snapped. Then, she stomped back over to where Derek and the others were standing.

"Take me home, Derek. Now," she demanded.

"Yeah, sure," he agreed in surprise.

"Guys, it was good to see you again," she told the others. Then, she and Derek started out.

"Casey, will please talk to me?" Lucas pleaded, grabbing her arm.

"I have nothing left to say to you, Lucas. We're still over," Casey retorted, jerking out of his grasp. Then, she and her stepbrother headed out.