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The Pact
(A Dasey Fanfiction)
By: SimplyShelbySJL
Chapter Ten: Hollywood Scandal
Casey's POV
I woke-up with a bad headache and I knew exactly why. I always had headaches when I was crying a lot the night before, but all I need is a little aspirin, a bottle of water and… Derek? I sat up awkwardly in bed looking down at Derek, why was he in here, asleep in my bed, with me in it? I breathed in, okay calm down Casey I bet you just fell asleep talking, and wait wasn't I on the couch. I looked over at him closer and realized he had something in his hand. I reached over gently taking it out and bringing it up to my face in the dark room, I sighed seeing the picture of Peyton and I at the hospital. I guess he spent the whole night thinking about it and fell asleep here. I quickly placed it on my nightstand looking back at him in his sleep before nudging him.
He moaned a little turning over, and I giggled, he was never the easiest person to get up. I smiled nudging him again, "Derek get up, you're in my bed." His head popped up quickly and he looked around and then at me smiling nervously, "Oh I guess I fell asleep here." I nodded, "I know that… I'm just sort of wondering how I got here, last I checked I fell asleep on the couch." He smiled getting up, "Oh uh yeah I might have carried you up here."
I smiled, "thanks that was… well sweet." He turned around, "What can I not be sweet?" I laughed, "No you can, gee don't get all defensive Venturi." He smirked and then looked at my closed door, "No one came in here right because I mean they could think something else if, well they saw us."
I shrugged getting up, "I don't know, I hope not… Oh my gosh do you think Max came over and saw us," I quickly grabbed my purse shuffling through it, "I need to call him, especially after…" I cut myself off realizing I didn't need to give Derek a reason to hate Max more, I found my phone realizing it was dead. I then got up about to go downstairs, "I'll just use Sam's phone…" Derek stopped me and I looked up at him, "What?"
He frowned at me, "especially after what?" I shrugged, "Nothing I was just trailing off, come on you know I always do that when I'm tired." He nodded, "Yeah I also know when you lie, like now so mind telling me the truth Case."
I smiled weakly, "Does that mean I have a choice?" He smirked laughing, "Of course… no." I rolled my eyes, "Fine yesterday when Max had to leave at the hockey rink we had a fight or something… it wasn't even really I fight… I mean he was going to come over last night and everything… which is why I should call him… so…"
"So… what was the fight about?" He shrugged, seriously why did he care so much?" I smirked before pushing past him, "You actually, later Derek." I walked out of the room and down the stairs into the kitchen where Ralph had Kendra pinned up against the counter kissing her. I smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I just need the phone," I said walking over and getting it. They both shrugged and then Kendra came over and smacked me on the shoulder. I turned to her, "Owe what was that for I said I was sorry, gee you can go right back to eating each other's faces after I leave." She rolled her eyes, "No that was for why when Ralph went to find Derek this morning he was in your room, both of you asleep." I looked over at Ralph and he shrugged, "I told her it was nothing, but…"
Kendra crossed her arms, "but there is no such thing with girls and nothing when it comes to Derek Venturi Casey what if Sam, or Emily, or Paige, or… or Max saw you guys I mean what were you thinking?" I sighed, "I was thinking he sort of found out about Peyton last night."
She stepped back now shocked, "What you told him?" Ralph looked confused; imagine that, "whose Peyton?" Kendra held up her hand, "No questions right now honeybee, Casey and I need to talk in private." Ralph nodded, "Sure whatever, I'll never understand chicks and their secrets," he said walking out of the room.
Kendra turned to me looking sympathetic, "What did he say? I mean how did he take it? Why did you tell him?" I sighed sitting up on the counter looking down thinking about last night, "Well he sort of figured it out last night, and he took it I guess okay I mean he wasn't mad at me… he seemed oddly really sad though." Kendra sat next to me putting her arm around me, "Well of course he was sad Casey I mean it was his daughter he never got to meet, never got to see." I nodded slowly, "Yeah last night made me sort of wish…" I trailed off and Kendra turned to me, "Wish what?" I shrugged, "I don't know I guess I wish that maybe I would have called him when it was happening you know." She hugged me her voice getting very sympathetic, "Oh Casey… please don't do that to yourself, you had really good reasons for not calling him about it back then I mean considering what he did and all."
I sighed, "Yeah I know, but because of that choice Peyton for the little time she was here never even got to see who her dad was… and it's difficult for me not to feel guilty you know?" I leaned my head on her shoulder, my head ache getting worse. She grabbed my shoulders turning me to look at her, "Casey we've already been through this what happened was not your fault, who knows what Peyton thought, or if she thought for that matter, but if she did she knew she had you and that would have been enough okay." I nodded slowly, although I'm not sure if that was completely true. After that Kendra and I hugged again, she was really good when you needed someone to talk to and all those nights back in New York when we needed each other, we would be there to help the other cope. Whether it meant staying up all night watching romantic comedies with a tub of ice cream, or sitting on the floor in silence trying to comprehend what the other was going through, we were there for each other always and without her in New York with me I highly doubt I would have survived.
We pulled apart and she smiled, "Are you okay now?" I laughed a little, "Yeah I'm fine, go ahead get back to your lover boy or should I say honeybee." She laughed, "thank you I will." I smiled watching her practically skip out of the room; at least someone in the romantic department was working out. I hopped off the counter and went to the cabinet getting out a bottle of aspirin and then a bottle of water from the fridge. I took two since my head was pounding and chugged down at least half the water bottle. When I was done I got the sudden urge to clear my head, so decided I'd go running.
I went upstairs passing Ralph's room and hearing giggles I preferred to ignore coming out of it. Then I passed Sam's room where I peaked in to see Emily and Sam laughing on the couch in his room watching something on TV. I then walked into my now vacant room and shut the door pulling out some work out pants and a sports bra throwing them on and my hair up into a messy pony tail. I told myself I should tell someone I was leaving so I found myself standing outside Derek's room. I knocked lightly on the door, "Derek you in there?"
He didn't respond, but I heard him talking so, yeah call me nosy, but I leaned my ear up against the door to listen. I heard Derek talking in his frustrated voice, "Paige look I didn't mean anything by it, I just am busy today, okay?'
It was quiet for a while and then I heard him talk again, "No I told you I went to the hockey rink last night, that's where I was." I bit the bottom of my lip, well I guess technically that wasn't a complete lie in his defense. I heard him sigh, "Of course Casey was there she's my friend, a long with Ralph's, Kendra's, Emily's, and Sam's."
There was another silence, why was Paige asking about me I for one never asked him about her; she was such a whiney bi… I stopped myself listening when Derek spoke again, "Fine Paige I can't talk right now either then bye." I then heard someone throw something across the room and I jumped back deciding maybe I wouldn't tell him I was leaving he sounded like he didn't want to be disturbed. I went to walk away, but dashed into my room to grab my ipod.
I put it in going into my own world, but quickly leaving it when I smacked right into someone coming out of my room. My Ipod knocked out of my ears and I looked up seeing Derek he laughed looking me up and down, probably noticing my attire, "Going somewhere?" he smirked raising his eyebrow. Wow talk about someone getting in a good mood fast.
I smiled blushing a little since a lot of skin was showing on me right now, "Oh I was just going to go running." He smiled, "Why got a headache or something?" I looked up a little surprised, "How'd you know?" He shrugged, "Just something I remember is all so mind if I come with?"
I laughed crossing my arms, "You run, ha yeah right?" He smiled, "Hey I'll have you know I have to work out pretty hard for hockey." I rolled my eyes, "Yeah, but you could never keep up with me." He smirked getting a little closer, "Wanna bet?" I laughed, "What?" He smiled, "A bet, if I can keep up when you run or if less likely you can keep up with me then whoever wins the other one has to do something that the other one says." I smiled thinking about it for a little bit before putting out my hand, "Fine, you have a deal." He smirked, "good so uh let me change and then we'll go." I smiled shrugging, "Fine I'll wait downstairs, hurry it up though."
He laughed, "Yeah, yeah whatever." I smiled as he went off to his room and I went downstairs by the door to wait. I knew I was forgetting to do something, but I didn't really care at the moment for some reason, aw what is happening to me?
I waited there and in what seemed like only a few seconds when I heard Derek stumble down behind me. Oh if only I was prepared for what I saw when I turned around. I turned around fast to see Derek standing there in black work out shorts and no shirt. Okay Derek did not lie when he said he worked out for hockey, wait Casey shut up, stop it sure he's hot, but no…no… no… Derek interrupted my thoughts smirking, "So you ready to go?"
I smiled stuttering, "Uh… oh um… yeah… yeah me I'm ready to go…let's go," I hit is chest playfully and then yanked away remember it was bare. He just laughed at me opening the front door for me as we walked outside.
I smiled as we walked to the end of the driveway and he smirked over at me getting ready, "Try and keep up McDonald." I scoffed laughing, "Yeah, yeah good luck Venturi you'll need it." He laughed, "Yeah sure whatever okay on your mark…" I smirked yelling fast before bolting, "get set go!" I laughed already ahead of him, but not for long he ran beside me breathing heavily, "You cheated." We slowed down a little and I laughed keeping a steady pace, "No I didn't you're just going to lose like I told you from the beginning." He laughed, "Yeah sure so I was thinking we stop somewhere in the middle." I smiled looking forward, "getting tired already."
He scoffed laughing, "No it's just I've heard there's a park up there might be a nice place to stop in?" I thought about it for a second looking over and quickly averting my eyes to his face than his bare chest finally nodding, "Okay fine, but then after that I'm still going to beat your sorry butt back to Sam's house and win." He nodded sarcastically, "yeah, yeah we'll see."
Derek's POV
Casey and I ran laughing and talking for a long time at least it seemed long and I have to admit she's the first girl in a long time that's been able to keep up. Now that I think of it the last girl that did was Casey. I mean could you see Paige doing something like this, ha no. In fact we just got in another fight earlier; I looked over at Casey having a small flashback…
I walked into my room hearing my phone go off, I sighed picking it up and hitting the on button, "Hello?"
Paige's unhappy voice came on the other end, "Derek where have you been I have been calling you for like ever?" I sighed, "I was asleep." In Casey's bed, she sighed over the phone, "Fine whatever so what did you do last night?"
I shrugged as if she could see me, "I told you I went to the hockey rink with my friends." I heard Paige sigh again, "Oh yeah so can I come over today?" I stuttered, "Um today isn't good maybe later." She scoffed, "What is that supposed to mean Derek?" I sighed, "Look I didn't mean anything by it okay I'm just busy today."
I heard her raise her voice a little, "Where were you again last night?" I sighed rolling my eyes, "I told you I was at the hockey rink with my friends." She scoffed, "Was Casey there?" I tried no to think about last night when I answered, "Yeah of course she's my friend." Okay Paige was really mad now, "Yeah well that's very nice Derek just remember I'm your girlfriend and Casey has a boyfriend Max so maybe you should let them spend a little more time together and spend a little more time with me!"
Ha yah like I would really let Casey and Max have anymore time. I didn't respond and Paige then yelled again, "Fine Derek you know what I don't want to talk to you right now bye!" I sighed, "fine Paige I can't talk to you either now bye." I hung up the phone throwing it across the room, I hated having fights and lately that's all I have with her!
(End of flashback)
"Derek! Derek hello earth to Derek!" Casey said waving a hand in front of me. I snapped over at her, "Oh yeah sorry." She laughed pulling me to a stop and pointing in front of us, "Is this the park?" I looked in front of us to a small, but very pretty park with a lake. I nodded and she smiled walking in front of me over to a bench by the lake, that's when I noticed how her skin was almost glowing and had to avert my eyes with all my strength back to her eyes as we sat down.
She smiled up at me stretching out her leg and pulling on it breathing heavily, "You keep up pretty nice Venturi." I smiled stretching my own legs, "Thanks your not so bad yourself." She smiled laughing a bit and then spoke again, "hey can you help me stretch for a second?" I smiled shrugging, "sure." She laughed, "Okay here help me pull on this. I did what she said and we ended up both laughing our faces very close to each other. I smiled reaching my hand up to her face, "you have an eyelash on your cheek."
She smiled not moving, "I heard you can make a wish with those." I smiled touching her cheek to try and retrieve it gently, cupping her face with my other hand, we were in dangerous territory. I was having trouble getting it and she laughed, "You're really bad at this." I smiled keeping it up, "just hold still for a second." She smiled moving closer and finally I got it still holding her face close to mine with one hand and holding it up with the other, "there make a wish and blow." She smiled, "fine." She then closed her eyes before letting it blow away.
I smiled still holding her cheek I might add, "So what did you wish for?" She laughed finally pulling away, "Well if I told you it wouldn't come true now would it." I smiled shrugging, "yeah I guess."
She smiled blowing a few strands of hair that feel from her pony tail out of her face, "my headache is gone at least." I laughed, "yeah I mean since the rest of this has been awful and all," I smiled sarcastically. She laughed laying down on her back letting the sun shine down on her, "you know what I mean." I lied down beside her, "yeah I know, so…." She laughed mocking me, "so…"
I smiled, "oh I don't know how's living in New York I guess?" She shrugged, "It's cool I guess I mean it's different then here, but it's pretty at night with all the lights and stuff." I smiled, "Bet you miss that cute little Canadian talk though?" I nudged her playfully and she laughed, "Okay maybe a little it was funny with Kendra though it used to drive her crazy the way American's say about or sorry, she would be like get so frustrated every time someone said it."
I smiled, "That's Kendra." She laughed, "Yah so what about you how's life?" I shrugged, "Well hockey's great and hockey's life so it's all good." She laughed, "That's cool or should I say," she playfully mocked me, "all good."
I scoffed leaning up a little, "Are you making fun of me Casey McDonald?" She shrugged laughing, "Maybe why what are you going to do about it?" I smiled thinking about it for a little while, "I'm going to… I'm going to…" I smirked leaning over her on the grass, "tickle you till you take it back."
She scoffed looking up at me, "Please you wouldn't dare." I smirked, "Wanna bet," I then laughed beginning to tickle her and she laughed trying to push me off. I smiled, "give in yet?" She laughed, "No… never…" I smirked, "Okay, but remember I gave you a choice." I continued to tickle her more and more. Finally she laughed, "Fine, fine okay… okay I take it back… stop please." I smiled and against my better judgment I was about to lean in and kiss her when.
Flash! We both jerked up to see a smirking man with a camera. Casey immediately pushed me up looking at him in shock. He smiled flashing another picture, "Well Miss Casey is caught in the act cheating on current boyfriend Football star Max Miller with Hockey Star Derek Venturi."
Casey moaned, "Don't you people ever leave me alone!" I got up pointing at the man, "Dude you have five seconds to give me back that camera." The man laughed snapping another picture, "Not a chance kid compared with the stuff some of our guys got last night and this, this story is golden."
Casey stood up as the man flashed another picture, "Look give me the camera mister and I'll pay you off, besides you've got the story all wrong." The man laughed, "Pictures don't lie sweetie."
I walked towards the man glaring, "Give me the fucking Camera!" He stepped back and just when I was about to jump at him for it he took of running into a near by field. I fell to the ground and Casey came over helping me up, "Are you okay?" I got up and took of running after the man, "I'll be back!"
I knew she was running after me who was chasing the man when she started calling to me, "Derek it's not worth it he's heading for the woods, come back!" I ignored her running into the woods with the man who suddenly disappeared as I tripped over something rolling down a small hill and feeling things stick me all over my bare chest and anywhere else skin was open. Also my ankle hurt really bad, I sat up moaning in pain and rubbing in.
Casey ran down the hill as fast as she could over to me looking at my ankle, "Oh my gosh Derek are you okay?" I moaned, "Yeah I think so except he got away, stupid paparazzi." She sighed checking some cuts in my chest, "I'm sorry this is all my fault, how's your ankle?"
I sighed, "My ankle which is not your fault, hurt's really bad." She moved my hands putting her own over them and doing something, "Does this hurt." I let out a shriek of pain and she gasped, "I think it's broken." I shook my head, "no I'm fine see," I tried to get up myself and failed, badly.
She sighed, "Derek it's broken come on we need to take you into a walk in clinic." I sighed, "Fine." She nodded and then helped me up, me leaning on her, but trying to do most of the work by hopping. Getting back up the hill was the hardest and through the small part of woods wasn't that great either. We stopped for a second in the field before continuing to a cab she called.
I sat back trying to focus on something other than my ankle and looked over at Casey who I knew probably had a million thoughts in her head about the paparazzi, whatever her little fight with Max a.k.a. jackass was and now my ankle.
I smiled weakly over to her and found myself reaching over and touching her shoulder, "hey Casey?" She smiled up a little taken by me touching her probably and interrupting her thoughts, "Yeah?" I smiled, "thanks." She laughed, "Thanks for turning you into a Hollywood scandal, probably making your girlfriend pissed at you, or for causing you to break your ankle?"
I smiled, "None of that is your fault the only thing you did was go running with me." She nodded smiling sarcastically, "Wow I can really destroy something so simple, that makes me feel better." I laughed as we pulled into a random walk in clinic, and started to get out, but Casey stopped me, "just wait a second and I'll help you." I sighed realizing she wasn't going to let up and agreed letting her help me hobble out of the car.
We came in and Casey with me leaning on her called a nurse, "excuse me can we get some help?" The nurse smiled brightly walking over, "Why yes dear look at you how sweet helping your boyfriend like that."
I smirked and Casey went to open her mouth to explain, but instead just laughed letting the nurse help me down a hall. We came into a small room and I had to hop up on a hospital chair covered with paper that stuck to my legs. The nurse smiled, "I'll be right back." I nodded and then looked around nervously I hated anything close to a hospital.
Casey laughed walking over, "Are you okay?" I nodded crossing my arms, "Yeah, this place just gives me the creeps and all." She laughed looking around, "Derek there is nothing scary about this place it's sunny." I scoffed, "Yeah they do that on purpose to make you thing you're in for a good time and then when you're not looking they stick you with a needle."
She laughed, "It's your ankle I doubt they'll give you a shot, you big baby." I playfully glared, "first off I am not a baby and second you're right they won't because I'm not going to let them." She smiled rolling her eyes as the nurse came in with a box setting it down on the counter before standing in front of us grinning, "Now sweetie what seems to be the problem." Casey answered for me, "he fell down a hill and I think he broke his ankle."
The nurse smiled bending down by it, "Oh I hope not sweetie let's see it could just be a sprang, how does this feel?" I moaned in pain a little and she stood up, "Okay I think it's just a sprang, but just to be sure let's take some X-Ray's here you come with me and this young nice lady can wait right here."
I hobbled up whispering to Casey before I left, "If I'm not back in five minutes their testing horrible things on my body so call for help." She laughed as I left the room with the nurse helping me as best she could to the place where you can take X-Rays.
Casey's POV
I sat there in silence waiting for Derek and it seemed like forever. Finally he came in with a small cast on I stood up since he was also on crutches, "Is it broken." He shook his head, "Just badly sprained told you I'd be fine." The nurse smiled walking in, "Well I hope it feels better and you might want to give him so aspirin sweetie to take the pain away, he's such a cute sport." I giggled a little as the nurse walked out and smirked at Derek, "Come on you cute sport the taxi is waiting outside." He smiled blushing and following me out to the cab.
We got in and I smiled opening my mouth, but he put his hand there stopping me, "Don't even think about saying I'm sorry Casey." I smiled laughing, "Fine, I'm just glad it's not broken." He smirked, "Me too." The rest of the car ride was pretty much silent until we pulled up to Sam's house I let him get out and walk up to the door. He smirked turning around and stopping before opening up Sam's door. I looked at him confused laughing, "What is it?"
He smirked, "I won the bet." I laughed, "Derek you sprained you're ankle what are you talking about." He shrugged, "I got to the door first sprained ankle and all so I won the bet." I crossed my arms rolling my eyes, "Fine Derek you won the bet, what do you want from me then?" He shrugged forming a grin, "I'll tell you later let's go inside." We went inside both laughing a little to see Sam, Emily, Kendra and Ralph all look at us from the family room.
Kendra and Emily jumped up, "Where have you two been and what the hell happened?" Sam laughed a little angry, "Forget that I think this tells us," he said looking at the TV, oh shit. I ran into the family room and Derek hobbled over next to me as we both watched a "special broadcast" take over the screen.
Every one sat in awe for what came on next which started with the word in huge red letters, "SCANDAL!"
Next came pictures of Derek and I from last night holding hands and from tonight at the park being extremely close some of him on top of me from when he was tickling. And then the announcer came, "What starlet we all know and love is cheating on her boyfriend? It seems Casey McDonald formally dating football star Max Miller has been seen recently with at first glance a mystery man. The man has now been discovered as hockey star Derek Venturi both of them displayed in these questioning photo's what are they up to?"
I sighed falling backwards on the couch trying to block all of the lies out, no luck. I heard Derek trying to explain to everyone, "look it's all a lie, just one big mess." Sam scoffed, "yeah that's what the pictures suggest right?" he said sarcastically. Emily sighed trying to make me feel better, "It's okay Casey I believe you honestly, really are you okay?" Kendra nodded, "Yeah the pictures aren't that bad I mean they could mean anything."
Sam scoffed, "Oh yeah they really look like they hate each other in them," he said sarcastically. Kendra glared at him, "Sam shut up your not helping." I sat up moaning and throwing a pillow at the TV, "Just turn the damn thing off please!" Ralph quickly turned it off as Derek head towards the stairs to escape it all not that I blamed even though getting up the stairs in crutches probably won't be the easiest thing in the world.
I sighed getting up and deciding I'd do the same thing, "Look just everyone leave me along," I was just about to go up and sort of help Derek up the first step when the door bell rang. Derek and I both looked at each other and then the door.
I sighed as he turned around and I walked slowly opening it. On the other side was something I was so not ready for, both Max and Paige were standing there glaring at Derek and I. Max held up a magazine with the pictures, damn paparazzi wastes no time, he glared at Derek and then looked at me.
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