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11-Wish
Dani's p.o.v
I yawned as I rolled over, bumping into someone. Last night is sort of a blur but my memory seems to be fine..well sort of. I remember Derek being here last night..
"Derek?" I ask quietly.
"You wish Dani" Lydia throws back tiredly, sitting up. I instantly blush, why would Derek be in bed with me anyway? Not like he'd want too..even if I would.. "Have a good time last night?" Lydia asks, standing up and stretching.
"I did, some of it's a little blurry but I know I did" I smile at her.
"That makes two of us" Lydia chuckles. I follow her, getting up and stretching my sore limbs. I crack my neck, Lydia winces at the sound. "Yeah, falling asleep on my sofa will do that" Lydia explains.
"Sofa? How'd I get up here then? Lydz, did you carry me?" I ask in suprise. Sure, Lydia's tough for her size but not that tough, especially not when she's been drinking.
"Nope!" Lydia says, popping the 'p'.
"Then..how?" I ask Lydia, confusion clear on my face.
"Derek carried you up here" Lydia says, wiggling her eyebrows. "Carried you up and laid you down to sleep, not leaving without giving you a goodnight kiss on the cheek first" Lydia winks.
"What? He-he kissed me?" I ask. We had kissed each other on the cheek before..no big deal. Why do I suddenly have those annoying damn butterflies in my stomach again?
"Yeah..then you kissed him" Lydia says casually.
"Oh no! I would have been a mess! Slobbering all over his cheek" I whine, falling back on the bed, my hands covering my face.
"Don't worry A, that boy had no slobber on his cheek" Lydia says in a knowing voice. I take my hands from my face to look at her. "His mouth though, that's a different story!" Lydia squeals. I feel my heart drop, oh god..I didn't.
"No, Lydia, no! I didn't" I object.
"Oh you did! Damn near pulled him into bed with you too" Lydia chuckles.
"Oh god! How am I supposed to face him now?" I groan.
"It was just a quick peak" Lydia brushes it off. "But..he didn't push you away. In fact, if I wasn't there, I think he would have retalliated"
"Like he's into me" I scoff. "Probably felt bad for his sister's drunk friend"
"I don't know A" Lydia teases.
"I'm having a shower!" I say, closing the bathroom door behind me. I lean my head againist the door, what the hell was I thinking last night? First the lunch with John and Stiles and now this? If he wasn't scared off from me before, he definitly would be now! I decided i'll leave Derek alone for the time being, and get in the shower, washing last night off me.
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Cora's p.o.v
I jumped up from the couch, only a thin blanket over me. I look around the room to see Derek isn't up yet. I decide to have a quick shower, just to wash the alcohol I had spilled on myself off me and get dressed into fresh, comfy clothes.
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I walked out of the bathroom wearing trackpants and a plain white singlet. I was dryig my hair with my towel and I looked up to see Derek, sitting at the table, staring into space, his brooding face on.
"Morning Mister Brooding Brows" I joke in a deep voice. Derek jumps out of his head and gives me a small nod. I narrow my eyes at him as he doesn't say anything, just picks up his coffee and takes a long drag from it. "Derek, you alright?" I ask him, sitting down with him.
"I'm fine. Are you okay?" he asks, staring straight at me.
"I'm-i'm okay?" I answer. "Um..Lydia throws a good party, right?" I ask, not knowing what else to talk about.
"She does. Lots of people" Derek comments. I nod and look at him in confusion. He takes another sip from his coffee.
"Yeah..I got to meet a few new people" I say, blushing at the thought of Boyd. I hope I get to see him again..he gave me his number, told me to text when I wanted to hang out again but I don't know. I haven't had a boyfriend before, Derek scared them off before they got close. Of course i've had a couple 'meet-you-behind-the-barn' make-out sessions but..not a real relationship. I even snuck out for drinks and skinny dipping, probably the 'craziest' thing i've ever done. Something Derek will never, EVER know. I wonder what the craziest thing Boyd's ever done? I wonder if he's ever had a girlfriend? If he's ever kissed someone? Or-
"Cora?" Derek asks. My head snaps up to him. "I said, who was the guy you were dancing with?" My cheeks flush redder.
"Um..Dani's friend..Boyd" I tell him.
"His name's Boyd?" Derek asks, face slightly screwed up.
"Well, his name's actually Vernon, Boyd's his last name but he prefers to be called Boyd" I say, earning me a thick, black eyebrow raised and his arms crossed over his chest. Here we go..
"I'm glad you had fun" Derek says. I look at him in confusion. Where was the yelling that i'm too young to be around boys? The threats that he'll kill him? The curfews? The banning?
"So am I" I say quietly instead, still confused. Maybe Dani was a good influence on him. She is the one that introduced me to Boyd in the first place. "Did you and Dani have fun?" I ask, taking the subject away from a possible, hopeful, boyfriend. It was Derek's turn to blush now. He bows his head, trying to hide it. "Oh..something did happen" I tease.
"Shut up Cora" Derek says, sounding exactly like a 5 year-old who's upset because I took his favourite toy. I clap my hands, this is too good!
"So, did you kiss her? Oh! Did you finally ask her out?" I ask him excitedly, it was about time he got..'partnered up'. Derek's cheeks burn redder. This. Is. Way. Too. Good. "You did, didn't you! Congrates D!" I call out, using his old nickname.
"I didn't kiss her" Derek says with a sigh, not meeting my eyes.
"Oh.." My excitement drops from the air.
"She kissed me" Derek says and i'm about to start cheering again, happy for my brother, but he stops me. "She was drunk though. I don't think she knew what she was doing"
"Why don't you just talk to her? Ask her?" I offer.
"She probably won't remember and even if she does, I doubt she'll want to see me" Derek says, he's always doubting himself.
"So..you're just going to ignore her?" I ask, slightly bewildered.
"I guess" Derek replies with a shrug. "Don't exactly feel like being rejected right now"
"Derek-" I try.
"No, Cora, just leave it" he says, getting up from the table and going into the kitchen. I watch him come back out and plock down in front of the tv with a beer. I roll my eyes and pull my phone from my pocket, texting Dani.
Hey Dani! Tell Lydia I say thanks for the fun night :) What are you doing? I send her. After a few moments my phone buzzes, she text back. She says you're welcome :) Was a fun night, hope you had a blast ;) I'm just about to leave Lydia's for Maccas, need some orange juice and greasy food for this hangover :( What are you doing? This is perfect. I did :) Nothing much, just about to grab a shower, i'll text you later, bye! I send her, peeking over at Derek who's still lounging on the sofa. Talk to you later, bye Cora :) I slide my phone back into my pocket.
"Derek!" I call out.
"What do you want?" he yells back.
"Can you drive me down to McDonalds? I'm hungry" I whine.
"Make yourself something"
"I'm too lazy, can you please just drive me?"
"Drive yourself Cora" he complains.
"I'm sore! I drunk too much" Derek sighs and pulls himself off the couch.
"You shouldn't be drinking-"
"I'm 18, i'll drink if I want too. Now, let's go, i'm starved!"
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"Well in you go" Derek huffs when we pull into the carpark. I can see Dani's red skirt through the window.
"Come in with me, i'll shout you something" I plead, pulling his arm.
"Okay, god. You're so needy today" he says, getting out with me. Derek opens the door for me and I skip in, seeing Dani ordering her food at the counter, she's still wearing the same clothes from last nigtht, looking completly out of place. As far as I can tell, she's showered though. "You look for something you want, i'll be right back" I tell Derek as he stands at the back of the line. I walk up behind Dani, she's standing off to the side now, waiting for her order. "Let me guess.." I say, startling her. She turns to me in suprise. "McGrilled meal with an orange juice?" I ask her.
"How'd you know?" Dani asks me in suprise. I lean forward and whisper in her ear.
"We both know that the 'grilled' part, is really deep-fried" I say with a chuckle.
"That's actually exactly why I got it" Dani says with a small smile. "What are you doing here? I thought you were having a shower?" Dani asks as she's passed her food. She blindly follows me to over where Derek's standing.
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Dani's p.o.v
"I thought you were having a shower?" I ask Cora. I look up when she stops at the back of the line.
"Uh..hey" Derek says awkwardly. I mentally face palm and maybe..mentally punch Cora in her stupid, smug face.
"Morning" I say, looking down at my feet.
"Derek, Dani, go sit down, i'll get the food" Cora says with an evil smirk. Derek goes to object. "My shout remember? Now SIT" she says in a serious voice. Derek walks away first, me following. I swing to smack Cora in the back of head but she ducks with a smirk. "Have fun" she says sweetly with a wave. Derek sits down and stares down at the table. I sit down on the other side of the booth, looking down as well. I glare at Cora who is motioning for us to talk. I pull the finger at her, getting a small laugh from Derek. I smile at him, his laugh giving me those butterflies.
"Okay..um..Derek? I'm really sorry about what I did last night..Lydia told me what I happened. I'm sorry, I was drunk and I knew you didn't like me but i've always sort of liked you so I just went for it, i'm sorry, I know i'm just the annoying little sister's friend but I want us to still be friends-" Derek's raised hand stops my rambling.
"Did you say you've always like me?" Derek asks quietly, his hand dropping in front of him.
"Uh..no? Psssh, why would I say that?" I brush him off, damn my rambling! And these hormones!
"Dani" Derek says, his eyebrow raised. I sigh in defeat.
"Okay, yes, I did" I admit, embarassed.
"Why did you say that?" he asks, leaning forward slightly. I stay quiet. "Dani" Derek says again.
"Because..Ilikeyou" I mumble.
"You what?" Derek asks.
"I..I like you" I ground out. Derek's eyes widen. "I have pretty much ever since I met you" I admitt with a sigh. Derek's eyes are still on me. "Don't give me that look, don't pity me-" Derek starts to chuckle and I spin to him.
"If I didn't like you, I wouldn't have given you my number" Derek says. "I wouldn't have agreed to lunch, I wouldn't have gone to Lydia's party with you and..I wouldn't have kissed you"
"So.." I say.
"I like you too" Derek says. I smile breaks out on my face. "I would like to, if you want to, take you out..on a date" Derek says shyly. I reach under the table and take his hand in mine.
"I'd love too" I say with a smile.
"Good. I'll pick you up tomorrow..around 7?" Derek says. I nod and my smile gets bigger. Maybe this whole 'be honest' thing isn't so bad.
"We sort everything out?" Cora says as she drops her tray of food onto the table with a bang, causing Derek and I to jump. I just nod at her, not sure if Derek wants her knowing just yet. We don't let go of each other's hand under the table as we eat. Even when we get in the car, Cora opts to sit in the backseat, I get in the passenger seat. We don't hold hands but I still see Cora eyeing us from the mirrors though. Just like the night after the bowling alley, I turn and thank Cora and Derek for the ride and for a fun time out, I don't kiss Derek's cheek this time though, I make my way to my door. I hear footsteps approaching me and I turn to see Derek jogging up to me.
"Derek? Cora's watching" I say in a hushed whisper when his hands come to either side of my hips.
"I don't care" he says and leans in, taking my lips in his. It takes me a second to react, then my hands are in his jet black hair. He pulls back and we rest our foreheads together. In the distance I can hear Cora clapping and making gagging noises at the same time. "I'll see you tomorrow night" Derek whispers before peaking me on the lips one more time and going back to the camaro. He beeps and I wave to them as they drive away. I open the front door and jog into the kitchen. I see there's dishes to be done so I decide to do them..then clean the rest of the kicthen, vaccum and eventually, the whole house is clean.
"Uh, Dani?" I hear Lydia as she walks in the front door with Stiles.
"Yeah?" I call out happily, skipping over to them.
"The house..it's spotless, recks of cleaning products" Lydia points out.
"So?" I say, unable to take the smile from my face.
"What the hell's wrong with you?" Stiles asks, stepping forward and putting his hand on my forehead, checking my temperature.
"Nothing's wrong" I tell them. Both look at me unbelievably. "I got a date!" I announce.
"With who?" Stiles asks immediantly, Lydia's already smiling.
"With Derek" I tell him, flashing a toothy grin.
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She seems abit girly and typical teenagery for a 19 year old but she's been through so much and hasn't really connected with someone like she does with Derek so Dani's really happy :) Read, favourite, follow and most importantly, REVIEW!
