DISCLAIMER
Belongs to Canadian Television and Disney. I only own the plot and characters you don't recognize. I'm not sure if Casey's room leads to the roof in the series, but for this fic it does.
It seemed like Casey had just fallen asleep when she felt herself being shaken awake. She moaned and lashed out. There was a cry of pain and she woke up.
"Man! Cut your nails!" Derek shouted, holding his hand over the wound.
"What are you doing waking me up?" Casey snapped.
"You're gonna be late for school," Derek said, surprised at her huffiness. With a groan, she forced herself up and Derek quickly left the room. The girl got out of bed, got dressed including a pair of sunglasses, and walked downstairs.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Casey. I didn't know Derek was going to wake you up," Nora apologized, as Derek went into the kitchen to get breakfast.
"It's okay. I got a good night's sleep and I've made my decision," Casey told her.
"Oh?" Nora questioned.
"I dreamed about him. He's been all I can think about," Casey stated.
"You're joining them," Nora realized.
"Yes," Casey answered. The woman took her daughter into a tight hug.
"Oh, I'll miss you," she said. Then, she put her hands on the girl's face. "Take care of things, come back, take what you want, and then follow your heart, baby," she continued. Casey wriggled out of Nora's embrace, and went about her business. Minutes later, the two stepsiblings arrived at school.
"Hey Derek, hey, Casey," Max greeted.
"Hey, man," Derek acknowledged, slapping him five.
"Hey, Casey, what's up with the shades?" Max wondered.
"Oh, my eyes---the lights just blasted 'em," Casey responded.
"What'd you do, party all night?" Max wondered.
"Yeah, right," Derek scoffed.
"I wish," Casey added. Then, "Max, we need to talk in private." Confused, he let his girlfriend take him to a side corner.
"What is it? Is everything okay?" Max asked in concern.
"No, not really," Casey answered.
"What is it?" Max questioned.
"Max, you're a great guy, and any girl would be lucky to have you, but---" Casey began to say.
"Wait. Are you breaking up with me?" Max interrupted.
"I'm so sorry, Max. But we're just from two different worlds," Casey told him.
"What are you talking about?" Max asked.
"You're a jock, I'm a super-keener," Casey stated.
"Casey, where is this coming from? I don't---" Max protested, putting a hand on her wrist.
"It's over," Casey growled, shoving the hand away. Then, before he could respond, she stomped away. Max was so busy staring that he didn't even notice when Sam came up beside him.
"Dude, what was that about?" he wondered.
"I've got no idea," came the answer. Then, the bell rang and they took off. Throughout the day, Casey's strange behavior continued. She snapped at the teachers, shunned her friends, and kept away from everybody else. At the end of the day, Casey just went up to her room.
"What's going on?" George wondered.
"I don't know. Casey was acting weird all day, even for her," Derek answered. In her room, Casey grabbed the few things she wanted and tossed them into a duffel bag. Presently, Lizzie came into their room.
"You're packing," she noted.
"Yeah," the older girl said.
"You're joining them," Lizzie realized. Her sister stopped and turned.
"Lizzie---" Casey began, taking her glasses off.
"It's okay. I kind of expected it. You're crazy about Rod---about the whole pack. I would've been surprised if you had decided to stay," Lizzie interrupted. Casey enveloped Lizzie into a hug.
"I'm gonna miss you so much. I'll think about you all the time," she murmured.
"Ditto," was the response. Then, they pulled away and Casey resumed packing. Then, after everybody went to bed, Casey grabbed her bag, and climbed out of her window. Then, leaping off the roof, she took to the sky and flew to the cave. Hearing the soft landing, the Lost Kids awoke. Curious, they got up and walked to the entrance.
"Casey," Rod said with a soft grin.
"I take it you're joining us," Brian surmised.
"Yes," Casey answered. Rod used a claw to make a gash in his wrist, and Casey did the same. The two teens walked up to each other, and then drank from the opposite slashes, completing the ritual that would turn them from half to full vampires.