AN: Hey guys! I got the reviews and keep them coming! I am going to wrap this story up in a few more chapters, unless there is a protest. Uh oh, please no! HAHA! Just kidding.

So here we go!

Dix:

Derek's pacing filled the halls. He was waiting for news of what happened in her room. It wasn't till he looked up was it that he saw Emily had been watching him.

"Nervous?" she asked him, a weak smile playing on her face. She held two coffees and held one out to him. He took it gratefully and sat down in the plastic chairs that provided no comfort.

"Can you believe how this is going?" Derek said, rubbing the rim of his coffee cup with his finger.

"No." Emily said. A tear flew down from her eye. "But it is amazing how this drew so many people together."

In a whirlwind Derek and Emily's lips met, but not for long. Derek pulled away, aghast. He stood up, faster than anything else, and turned towards her.

"What was that!" he said, wiping the sparks from his lips.

Emily looked down. "What, you didn't feel it too?"

After somewhat of a long pause, Derek spoke. "I'm sorry Emily, but I don't feel the same way." He sat down in a chair opposite of her.

"Then explain yourself!" she yelled slightly, drawing a bit of attention to their area. She lowered her voice but still spoke up.

"You haven't had a girlfriend in what seems like forever. You suddenly become a better man when this happens to Casey and you start adding her more and more to your life. Am I crazy or are you trying to be one with your stepsis?"

Derek looked down shamefully at the accusations Emily made. Was he really changing from old Derek to new Derek in hopes of winning her heart? Why was he doing this if he was unsure whether or not she would ever wake?

"You are right Em." He said, astonishing her. "I have changed."

And with that, he left the hospital in a huff.

O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O

When Casey woke, everything was a blur. Her vision was shaking and she could only hear bits and pieces of the conversation going around her.

"We successfully got most of the tumor out, and with the help of radiation therapy and a vaccine, we can look at a 1 chance of it coming back."

It was Nora's voice that Casey heard next.

"And her memory?"

The doctor was silent for a moment. "We are still unsure whether the brain tumor had anything to do with the memory loss. We are still sure though that she will get her memory back, and hopefully with this tumor gone we will get better results as well."

Casey sighed in her mind. She was now so unsure of her ever getting her memory back.

The doctor left the room and Nora sat down beside Casey. Casey did her mom a favor and opened her eyes a bit wider.

She could see that Nora had been crying. Casey gave her mother her hand, the one full of IV tubes.

"Everything will be okay." Casey said. "I will eventually get my memory back. Its just a matter of time."

Nora nodded. They sat that way for a while and then Casey spoke again.

"Is Derek here?" Casey asked. Nora shook her head no, and Casey was disappointed.

"He went home when you were halfway through your surgery. I bet he was just tired sweetie. I'll bring him by later."

Casey nodded and slipped off into dream land.

O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O

It was a few more days before Casey was allowed home. With the successfulness of her surgery, they only made her stay a bit longer in the hospital.

Casey sure was glad too, because she was an inch away from going insane.

When she came home there were balloons everywhere, and even some of Casey's newfound obsession, birthday cake with whip cream frosting.

But something was missing.

Derek was not there. She hadn't seen him in days and she was beginning to wonder if she bothered him too much with her issues. Was it her fault though that she had this stupid condition?

Casey ate her cake alone and then walked upstairs to be by herself. Everyone understood. They all thought that she was just extremely tired. She let them believe this.

Right before she entered her room she heard music coming from Derek's room. Had he been home the entire time and just didn't bother to come downstairs? How could he be so mean?

She burst open the door and saw Derek sitting out on the roof. He wasn't alone. He was making out with some blonde girl from Casey's fifth period class.

She stood there in shock for a good two minutes before Derek noticed she was there.

She didn't wait to here anything from him. Instead she just closed the door and went to her room.

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Derek had seen the hurt in Casey's eyes. Maybe he was so busy in forgetting his new self that he cut off what he enjoyed the most.

Spending time with Casey.

He spent a few more moments with his new conquest before asking her to leave. She just gave him a sultry wink and let him go.

He walked over to Casey's room and knocked on the door. The music's volume increased dramatically with every knock. Derek finally just grabbed the key from the top of the door frame and let himself in.

Casey was laying on her bed in a snow angel formation. Her eyes were closed and red. It broke his heart to see that she had been crying and something inside him wanted him to go and reconcile with her.

She didn't let him talk though. She opened her mouth, eyes still closed.

"Now it makes sense. Why you blew me off. You were extremely 'busy' weren't you?"

"You know that it wasn't like that Case." Derek said.

Casey sat up and opened her big blue eyes to the world. "I do know that? How can you assume that I know that when I don't even know half the people in this house? Or know half of the things that I used to do? Good job Derek. I'm glad that you think I know something. I'll remember that next time I walk in on you and your next victim. Now if you don't mind I really want to sleep off this bad dream."

She stood up and shut the door in Derek's face.

And he had never been so hurt in his life.

Too bad he didn't know that Casey felt the same exact way.