Derek slammed the door as he entered to see Casey standing there with luggage. He turned to her, "I'm going with you"
She looked up from walking, "Uh no… you're not?"
He started running up the stairs, "Yes I am, let me get some clothes and I'll be down in a minute"
Casey sighed, "Fine…why is your hair all messed up anyways?"
Derek stopped in the bathroom hearing her ask, he stared into the mirror and thought of an excuse, "Oh um Ralph and I were practicing you know jumping around and all sorts", He breathed in deeply and opened the medicine cabinet, and took out a bottle. He popped open 6 pills out of the bottle and put it back in the cabinet. Swallowing the pills quickly he ran into his room throwing his shirt and pants off, getting changed. He opened a bag and poured the crap that was in it out, and shoved random clothes into it. He headed downstairs and smiled at Casey.
Nora walked in with her bag, "Ready Case…?" she realized Derek was standing there with luggage also.
Casey grabbed her stuff, "Yeah I'm ready." And she grabbed her coat and walked out of the door.
Nora stared up at Derek, "I'm not into your games Derek, I can smell the drugs you used today on you. If you wanted to fool Casey you should have taken a shower. Between you and I only, I swear if you hurt my daughter I will have you arrested for possession of illegal substances and drugs. Don't think that just because I'm your father's wife I won't because my daughter comes first before anything. "She passed Derek hitting his shoulder and walked out of the door.
Derek silently stood there, staring at the floor. Is Nora a superhuman? How could she smell- oh dang it! He grabbed his bag and headed out the door.
Casey could tell a fight would become during their trip to Toronto, even though the competition for the Broadway spot would only last two weeks, and the viewers would vote for whom ever they wanted, she didn't want her mom to witness Derek and her fighting. She rubbed her forehead, "You know what Mom, why don't Derek and I just go, I'll be fine!"
"What? You need someone with you Case!" Nora looked crushed.
"Mom I'll have Derek with me, we've got a lot to talk about privately and Lizzie will need you here. Just stay here, for the sake of Derek and I" She knew her mother would be angered.
Derek looked down, why was he doing this to Casey. He loved her, and she would of never done this to him.
Nora stared at Derek with a glare, "If that's what you want… Than I guess I'll be going back in now, I love you sweetie, be careful and I'll be voting for you nonstop !" she went over and hugged Casey tight, and kissed her head. She slowly walked by Derek, "Derek…Take care of my baby." she faked a smile and headed into the house with her luggage.
Derek put Casey's bag into the car, followed by his and smiled at her , "You okay?"
She sighed softly and smiled back, "Yeah lets go" . They both entered the car and headed to the airport.
Alex stood in the kitchen with her brother, Justin. Her cell rang and she looked at the caller i.d, Nick. She sighed and pressed ignore.
"What's wrong?" Justin looked at her.
"Guy problems…" she smiled shyly at her brother.
"Nick?" he poured juice into a glass.
"Yeah….? How'd you know?" she questioned.
"I saw you with him the other day, Alex I don't wanna be a pain but you do realize he's got a girlfriend?" Justin sipped the juice while staring at her.
"Obviously…. That's the problem!" She put her hands on her forehead as her phone vibrated indicating she had a voicemail. She looked up at Justin who nodded and she put her phone on speaker hearing Nick speak.
"Hey Alex…it's Nick. Listen I've been thinking a lot lately and… you're the most amazing girl I've ever met. Miley and I just broke up and well… I was wondering if maybe tomorrow you wanted to hangout after school. Well call me back when you get this message. C ya!" the message ended.
"OH MY GOD!" Alex jumped out of her chair staring at Justin in shock.
"Alex!" he laughed.
"He dumped the cheerleader…for me!" she squealed in excitement, oh my god, oh my god!
"She's going to kill you Alex, wha- what are you going to do?" Justin couldn't help but laugh.
"Date him obviously!" Alex smiled and looked into the mirror next to the vase in their kitchen.
"Oh god, I'm not saving you this time Al" he grabbed his drink, and headed up the stairs.
"Oh that's just cause you're in love with Sharpay!" she smirked waiting for him to reply.
Justin turned around slowly and looked at her, "She's a nice girl!"
"Or a whore?" she walked to the couch.
"What… are you talking about?" he walked down the stairs towards her.
"She's been sleeping with Troy all along, when Gabriella's her suppose best friend?" she stared up at him, everyone knew that right….?
"Uh…Alex where did you find that out? I've never heard that, and no one else has said anything" he looked at her confused.
"Nick saw them go into Troy's car at a basketball party a few months ago, and since then they've been sneaking off having sex..." Alex was lost.
"Holy shit Alex, I don't think you were supposed to tell anyone that!" Justin ran down to her.
"SHIT!" Alex sighed and sat on the couch, "Justin you can't tell anyone, I thought everyone knew and Nick was just filling me in when he was telling me something huge."
"Alex, Nick seems like he's making everything worse." Justin sat on the couch, Alex following him
"No he's not. Its just high school and there's drama" she turned on the TV, and put her head back sighing, "Why does he have to be so cute?!"
"Woah" he stepped back. Sharpay stormed through him and the door and turned around.
"We have a problem!" she put her hand on her hip.
Troy shut the door and smiled, "What's wrong with you?"
"OH I don't know… just the fact that Nick has been telling people we've been sleeping together!" she threw her hands up in the air.
"Come Again?" He ran up the stairs with her following to his room, and shut the door behind him.
"He saw you and I in your truck, he's apparently seen us through the window?! And he told Miley who told Gabriella!" she sat down on his bed.
"Yeah I've never told him anything, and we were both drunk that night in my truck" he sat next to her and put his face in his hands.
"But any other time we weren't drunk…" she laid back and breathed in deeply.
"Like now?" He climbed on top of her and began to kiss her neck.
"Troy…" she pushed him off and sat up next to him.
"What?" he slicked his hair back.
"Can you honestly tell me you love me and that I'm not sleeping with you just so you can get action?" she had a serious look on her pale face that was usually tan.
"Shar…c'mon!" he began to kiss her neck again.
She moved slowly to the side so he would stop, "You've never actually told me you loved me, when I'm giving myself to you." Please don't be playing me I just lost Gabby cause of you.
"It's not like we're going to be together forever" he laughed and went to kiss her.
She got up quickly and grabbed her purse, and headed out the door, down the stairs and to the door.
"Where are you going?!" He ran down the stairs after her.
"Not the best thing a girl wants to hear when you already made her lose ... her sister" she looked down feeling tears.
"Hey…Hey… I was joking" he swept her golden blonde hair out of her face, raising her chin up.
"If you don't mean anything, I'm leaving" she turned around opening the door and walked out.