DISCLAIMER
Life With Derek belongs to Disney. Supernatural belongs to the WB. Slightly inspired by Are You Afraid of the Dark?'s "Dead Man's Float". Creature is mine, though inspired by the Water-Man legend, which I found in a folklore and myth site by Googling "Urban legends---Water demons".
The next morning, Casey was awakened by a shaking motion on her bed.
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" a young voice shouted. Casey moaned and rolled over.
"Go away," she mumbled. Someone shook her shoulder.
"Casey, wake up," the voice insisted. Derek looked at Marti, whose best efforts at getting her stepsister out of bed were to no avail.
"Relax, Marti. I can get her," Derek assured. Marti slid off of Casey's bed and stepped back. Derek whipped off the covers to show Casey still in the previous days' clothes. Furious, Casey jumped up. Derek's eyes widened at the intensity of the fury on her face. He had figured she'd a bit upset, but not like this.
"Now, Casey. Calm down. I just wanted to wake you up," he said soothingly. Her only answer was to throw a pillow at him.
"OOOOOH! Sometimes I'd swear you were a changeling!" the girl seethed. Then, she stomped into the bathroom.
"Smerek?" Marti asked.
"Yeah?" Derek acknowledged.
"What's a changeling?" Marti queried.
"I don't know, Smarti," Derek answered. After a shower and a change of clothes, they were ready. Inside the theme park, the kids chattered excitedly.
"So Casey, whatta ya want to do first?" Sam wondered.
"How 'bout Tower of Terror?" Casey suggested.
"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" Edwin approved.
"No, Space Mountain," Lizzie disagreed.
"What exactly is Tower of Terror?" Dean wondered.
"It's right here," Nora answered, showing him a picture of the ride on the brochure.
"An elevator ride that goes up and down? I'll pass," Dean stated.
"Let me get this straight. You can face a Wendigo or Bloody Mary, but you're afraid of an amusement park ride?" Casey questioned. Sam laughed at the look on his brother's face.
"I'm not afraid!" Dean cried. "It---it's too much like flying!" he continued. Sam and Casey laughed.
"Now, now. Be nice," Nora scolded. Then, they all worked out the details. Sam, Casey, Edwin, Marti, and Derek would go on Tower of Terror while George, Nora, Lizzie, and Dean would get in line for Space Mountain. From there, they could do whatever they wanted as long as the younger kids had someone at least fifteen with them. They split up. Sam, Casey, Edwin, Marti, and Derek got in the Tower of Terror line.
"This is gonna be so cool! I mean, we can be scared without worrying about dying," Casey enthused. Sam laughed. However, he had to agree with his cousin. Luckily, the line moved quickly and they were on the ride in record time. Afterwards, the group decided to get some breakfast. In order to prevent any problems between Casey and Derek, Sam had Casey and Edwin sit next to him, while Derek and Marti sat on the other side of the booth. Sam took care of the orders, getting pancakes, eggs, sausage, and orange juice for everybody.
"This isn't what I wanted," Derek complained.
"Fine. More for us," Casey shrugged. She reached for the plate.
"Hey! Back off!" Derek snapped, quickly rescuing his meal.
"Guys," Sam warned. After breakfast, they headed for the Indiana Jones Adventure ride. To Casey's frustration, she found herself stuck on the end, next to Derek. The cart dropped, then turned.
"Whoa!" Derek yelped, as he fell against Casey. With her own exclamation, Casey struggled to push him off of her. Finally, she succeeded. Another turn and he was on her again. Casey couldn't help but laugh at the irony.