I walked into the house and slammed the door noisily. I was pissed. EDWIN! GOD DAMNITT! FUCK!

I was screaming in my head when Nora of course had to ask "How did your first day go?"

I knew she was trying to be nice but now was not the time to ask that question. Any other question would have been better just not that question. I looked at her and grunted then went upstairs in my room. I jumped on my bed sending pain shooting through my shoulder making it feel like it was being ripped apart. I immediately grabbed my shoulder and started slowly massaging it trying to make the pain stop, but it just made it worse. The bruises on my face were clearing up to, changing from purple to a yellow. Lizzie had asked me how I got them I told her the same lies I used to tell my teachers at my old school that I was clumsy. Unlike the teachers though she questioned it.

She said "It looks like someone beat you up. I mean if you tripped wouldn't you have the bruises on your knees or hands. Not your face."

I didn't know what to say so I just shrugged.

I heard knocking at my door and just grunted loudly. It was Edwin.

He looked at me with fear written all over his face, then came the begging

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry! I didn't think she would tell! She just got it out of me!I'm sorry!"

I rolled my eyes and said with my teeth clenched together "Not now Edwin!"

He just nodded quickly then walked out. Then it hit me how did Edwin know about what happened.

I yelled "Edwin!"

He came running in. So I asked him "How'd you know about that."

He quickly said "Casey told me."

I groaned then told him to go away which he did thank God. I went downstairs to watch hockey but someone was already down their. It was Casey and she was watching a play being shown on TV. I quickly grabbed the remote from her and changed it to hockey. She yelled "DER-EK!" then tried to grab the remote back but I was quicker then her and grabbed it. She threw a pillow at me which I easily caught. I threw it back at her barely missing her. Damn.

I said "Chill out princess were not watching your stupid swan lake."

She gasped like she couldn't even comprehend why I didn't want to see some stupid play.

She just groaned then went upstairs.

Thank God. I kept watching Hockey until someone shook me awake. I had fallen asleep. I hated that twin sized bed I couldn't sleep. I groaned then got up and went to the table. Where George was so I asked him when I was gonna get an age appropriate bed that didn't have spider man sheets.

He said "We'll go after dinner how bout that?"

Then he spoke up so everyone could hear him "And we can pick buy paint and everything so everyone can decorate their bedrooms."

When I heard Lizzie tell Nora "Mom the rooms a little to small for two people and all day Marti's been acting like a cat and is hiding under my desk and won't come out."

She nodded then said something to her that I couldn't hear. She then spoke up a little louder "Casey can I talk to you before we eat?" Casey looked up at her mother then nodded her head yes. They went into the kitchen to talk. I tried to nonchalantly get closer to the kitchen to hear what they were saying but George called me and told me "Derek go get napkins." Yes even better a reason to go into the kitchen.

I walked into the kitchen and Nora and Casey looked up at me then continue talking. Nora said "Casey please it's only you in that room Lizzie and Marti have to share."

She sighed then said "Fine"

Nora smiled at her and hugged her tightly while whispering "Thank you so much Casey."

I grabbed the napkins then went out to the table and set them down.

The rest of the night passed without much happening up until George offered Casey my room. I yelled "What! That's my room!"

Everyone jumped a little at my yelling but damn he was trying to give away my room! She didn't even look fazed by me obviously being pissed that they were trying to kick me out of my own room! George tried to convince me into moving out of my room. Hell no! I was not moving out she would be fine in the other room!

George and Nora decided to just renovate the garage for Casey. She looked…scared there was no other word for her expression she looked scared.

After everyone went to bed she kept pushing the subject though.

We were downstairs when She yelled "I don't know why it's a big deal you haven't even been here that long."

I yelled at her "I've been here longer then you!"

She frowned but said "So…Couldn't you give me this one thing!"

I scoffed then said "You got a lot shit you don't need anymore!"

She yelled back "I'm the one that had to move and leave all my friends to move here!"

I felt kinda bad for saying what I said to her now. We were kinda going through the same thing now and I hadn't even noticed.

I said "Yeah so did I."

She looked down. Realizing too late that she shouldn't have said that.

She mumbled "Sorry."

I didn't know what to say so I just shrugged and said "It happens."

I felt bad though I wanted to leave everything, she didn't. When the thought hit me.

I told her "Well whatever "

Then I went upstairs and went straight to Nora and George's room and woke them up.

George sat up groggily and said "Is everything ok?" I looked at the clock not realizing that it was 1 in the morning but kept talking anyways. I said "You and Nora should move into the garage and give Casey your room." Nora looked surprised at my request but I kept talking trying to talk them into it by saying "You'll have a whole floor between us and you to do…grown up things." I could tell that sealed the deal for George Nora I wasn't so sure about. I kept trying to persuade them; But Nora stopped me and said "I think it's a lovely idea. George?" He said "It's a great idea a whole floor between us and the kids." ew . Nora said "Casey will be so happy to hear this especially coming from you Derek."

Shit forgot about that. I said "ummm about that don't…tell Casey it was my idea…I don't want her getting all excited"

George rolled his eye to tired to care and just said "Whatever floats your boat Derek now get out oh and Derek you've got a doctor appointment tomorrow."

I just nodded thinking Great time to get the stitches out.

I walked out to meet a pair of blue eyes.

It was Lizzie staring at me with one eyebrow raised. She didn't say anything just kept walking to her room. She heard me.

Even better.