Okay guys, I know the last chapter was rushed. I feel like an idiot now. Well this is the last chapter. Sorry, but there WILL be a squeal! YAY! Ha ha, I'm going to do the best I can for this chapter. Enjoy!

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Chapter Nine: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

Casey sat in the plane as she stared out the window. It seemed like time had slowed down, however it was just her thinking that seemed to make things go slower. It seemed like every time she would think they were closer they would get farther. She was just ready to see Derek. To capture his lips in her own. To hold him ever so tightly. To love him forever.

Being in love was a new thing to Casey. Sure she liked Sam and he was a great guy, but they both knew they were not meant to be. Casey was looking for a guy who would always be there for her. When she cried he would hold her and whisper in her ear. When she laughed he would laugh along her side. When she was scared he would hold her and make her feel confront. She wanted someone that would hold her hair while she vomited if she was every in a hang over.

Derek was that guy. From what Casey had heard from most of the girls he'd dated, Derek seemed like a lady's man. Every time she would ask a certain girl how their date was they would say fine, but Derek kept calling me Casey and he wasn't interested in me. Only in you. Derek never seemed like the kind of guy that would like a girl like her. She was the safe, classy, bossy, and a boring kind of girl. Sure she went to a few parties, but she never got drunk or anything along those lines. Besides, Derek always needed someone to drive him home.

Casey guessed her family knew something was going on with Derek and her. When they weren't trying to hide their feelings they would stare at each other and occausionalt flash each other a grin. From the day Derek and her met she felt a spark between them. Every time he would talk to her, her stomach would be doing so many flips and turns. Whenever he would grab her hand, he would send sivers up and down her body. Derek had something no other guy had. He had something that drove Casey crazy.

Casey always could feel the many girls Derek had dated stare at her while she walked down the halls of her school. She always thought Derek had said something. Well know she knew he said something alright. He'd called them by her name. Casey smiled as she turned toward her two friends. They'd helped her put in so many ways, it would take forever to name them all.

"Casey, when you get married be sure to include us in your wedding.", Roise teased,

"Okay sure, but be warned. I will get the shortest dress I see for the two of you.", Casey smirked as she looked at the girls faces.

"On second thought, never mind.", Lena laughed.

Casey turned her attention back to the features outside her window. Derek was right, Tokyo was such a beautiful land. Casey looked at how the trees seemed to meet the sky. The birds fluttered past the plane as they passed some of the wildlife of Tokyo. Even the buildings amazed Casey. She frowned as she realized why.

As a child Casey was abused regularly. Her father was a alcoholic and would often come home drunk. He would take his anger out on his wife and kids. Casey was the one that was hurt the most. She had large bruises the color of a car tire. He not only hurt her physically, but he also hurt her mentally. Before he father begin drinking they used to do everything together. Draw, act, dance, watch television. He was her role model. Their relationship was like Marti and Derek's. Well as the drinking begin to take over him he only talked to Casey when he needed money.

One of her father's promises was to take her on a real vacation. She guessed that was the reason why she wanted to go out of country. To help her father not break his promise. After a few months of the drinking her mom finally fialed for divorce. Although he beat Casey, she still loved him deeply and wished he would come back as a recovered man.

Casey turned to look around the plane. There was a few blondes, few brunettes, few red heads, and a few black haired people. It was mostly teens. There a sacre amount of elders and adults. Most of the teens probably had the same idea as Derek and her. Except the fall in love and start dating part.

She still couldn't believe it. Derek Venturi, the only guy in school that could have any girl he wanted, chose her Casey McDonald. Although she had no idea why, she knew she was truly loving it. When Casey and Derek would fight, she could see in Derek's eyes. He didn't mean to hurt her so bad. He probably didn't want to fight. Casey knew the only reason she argued with Derek was because she was trying to hide her true feelings towards him.

Casey thought about poor Emily. Although she would be happy for the two of them, Casey knew she would be hurt. After all Emily has had a crush on Derek since they were little. Derek didn't like Emily like that though. Sure he thought she was cute on the innocent side but he told Casey that he would never consider Emily a girlfriend. Only a close friend. Which was pretty good, considering Derek only had a handful of close friends. He would pick his friends very carefully.

Casey smiled as she looked out in front of her. The airport was beginning to be in her view. Casey hugged her friends as she laughed. Man, Derek was making her become such a giggly girl.

"Passengers please buckle in your seatbelts. The plane will be landing shortly. Thank you.", the plane's conductor replied through a small speaker. Casey reached over and pulled her belt. She looked out the window as she snapped the belt into the buckle. The ground was coming clearer and she was beginning to make out the faces of some people.

The plane's ride down was smooth. There was only one time where Casey had to grab hold of her arm rest. Only when the plane entered the stronger gravity force and it begin to go down faster. Sure she'd been a few planes before but the gravity's larger force would get her every time.

Lena leaned over Casey as she looked out the window. This was the first time she'd actually been out of country. Her mother would probably kill her after this but hey this was a chance of a lifetime. She moved so Rosie could look out of the window. With her father being in the army she traveled the world, but she'd never been to Tokyo. It was a wonderful experience.

Casey slowly got up as the plane's door openned up as it pulled all of the outsides into it. Casey saw the sunlight, she smelled the air, and she heard the sounds coming from the outside. She grabbed her bags as her friends and her walked down the aisle. Casey looked around as she shielded her eyes from the bright sun above. No wonder Derek loved Tokyo so much. There was so many buildings that reminding Casey of an alien's space shuttle.

"This is such a beautiful place.", Lena whispered in awe. She was so used to Russia and it's native surroundings.

"It's almost like you have to whisper.", Rosie said in a lowered voice. The other two agreed with her.

"Okay well come on. I need to find my prince.", Casey grinned. Life couldn't get any better. Casey picked up her bags as she begin to walk towards the hotel. Derek had informed her he was staying in The Holiday Inn, and how many Holiday Inns could there be? She walked the sidewalk as she looked for any sign of the hotel, but she had no luck. Casey pulled on of the native citizens aside, hoping they could help her.

"Excuse me, do you know where the Holiday Inn is?', Casey asked. She hoped this woman could understand English.

"什么？我说中国人.", she replied.(A/N: Okay it means What ? I speak Chinese.)

"You obviously don't understand me.", Casey sighed as she begin to walk away.

"Wait, I learned Chinese in school. Maybe I can try.", Lean smiled as she turned towards the woman.

"你知道 Holiday 小旅馆哪里的吗？我的朋友和我失掉.", the Russian girl asked.

"是的。跟着我孩子。.", the woman replied as she begin to walk away.

"Come on.", Lena waved as she followed the Chinese woman.

"Lena you rock.", Casey smiled. She looked at the street signs. Although she couldn't understand them she could tell that they were pretty exotic. Then again Tokyo in itself is a exotic place. The group turned one more corner before they stopped in front of a large building,

"在那儿你去。再见!", the woman waved as she continued to walk straight,

"谢谢你。!", Lena waved as she followed Casey into the large hotel.

"Hi where is Derek Venturi staying?", Casey asked as she ran to the front desk. The current lady that was sitting at the desk typed into her computer before smiling up at Casey.

"Suite 195, on floor number seven.", she smiled polietly. Casey nodded as she grabbed her friends before rushing off into the elavator. She quickly hit the seven button as her breathing begin to speed up. Casey waited for the doors to open. She grinned as they finally slid apart. Casey ran down the hallway.

"192...193...194...195!", she shouted as she openned the door. Casey smiled as she saw him. He was sitting alone on his balcony staring out into the air. His room smelled of the firmialr scent of his colonge. Casey slowly walked over to Derek, being careful not to make any noise, She tapped him softly on the shoulder.

"Hmmm.", he sighed as he turned around. Derek jumpped up out of his seat and grabbed Casey as he captured Casey's lips being sure not to ever lose them again. Casey kissed back with such a force, Derek had to grab onto the railing.

Casey broke the kiss as she placed her nose against Derek's. " I love you."

Derek grinned as he spun Casey around. "I love you too.", he replied before he crashed his lips into Casey's once again. Lena and Roise wiped their tears of joy as they watched the young couple finally be together. They didn't care anymore. Not about school, what everyone would think, or whatever. They were just glad that they had each other.

THE END

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Okay here's the last chapter. But don't cry, I am going to write a squeal if you tell me how much you loved this story.hint hint Anyway about chapter 8, I have no idea how there is two things on one page just ignore the last one. Well hope you loved my story and be sure to look forward to me writing more!