Classic!

Summary: Derek sees Casey's birthday gift from her mom, but who is the jewel really ment for?

The next morning Derek came into the kitchen to find his family eating breakfast as usual, except for Casey.

"Nice face, wake up on the wrong side of the bed, Bro?" Edwin couldn't hold back the chuckle. He had been right; Derek had two black eyes, a band-aid over his nose, and a slightly purple mark on the side of his face where Marti had smacked him.

"Can it Shorty. Hey where's 'Iron Fist' McDonald this morning?" Derek asked wacking his little brother in the back of the head.

"Good Morning to you too Derek." Casey said as she walked into the kitchen.

Derek's jaw dropped, he had never thought of Casey in any other way than a stepsister, but her wardrobe made him wish they weren't. She was wearing a pair of low slung black denim hip-huggers and a pink tube top that barely reached her bellybutton. Her hair was done in two braids that rested on either shoulder and her lips looked softer and plumper than normal.

"Whoa Casey, when did you get a bellybutton piercing?" George asked.

Derek's eyes quickly found the cherries that hung, it seemed even more defined by her alabaster skin.

"Oh, I got it a week ago."

"Don't you need parental permission if your under 18?" Derek asked, eyes still glued to the object.

"Yup. It's an early birthday present." Nora said absentmindedly while putting away some dishes.

Casey smiled and gathered her stuff, "Derek we better get going before we miss the bus. Hello, earth to Derek?"

"Huh, oh yeah the bus." Derek retrieved his school stuff and followed behind with a quick wave to his parents. He still couldn't believe that Casey had a piercing, especially there. Of all places to put it, she chose the one spot that would torment every guy in school, including him.

They stepped out of the house just as the bus was pulling up. Casey ran over to catch up with Emily and Derek boarded, finding Sam and sat across from him. He was a guy, and guys don't sit together.

"George saw it today and almost freaked."

"Are you serious, your mom didn't tell him she had gotten it for you?" Casey's best friend questioned.

"Nope, but the funniest of all was Derek's face. It was so classic. He just sat there and stared."

When Derek heard his name he moved forward a seat quietly not to be noticed by his stepsister and his neighbor.

"That's good right?"

"Good? Of course, why do you think I got the damn thing?"

Derek's jaw dropped, the present from her mom was for him, but why?

"Casey, it's not good to torture a person like that, especial the ways that you have tortured him."

"Em, I'm sorry you know that."

"Yeah, I know, you can't choose who you like. Why don't you just tell him already? You know I'll support you, I mean you are my best friend through thick and thin girl."

"Hi Casey. How is your day going?" A scrawny black freshman boy asked with the biggest smile you ever saw.

"Hi Dwight, it's going good."

"I told you Casey, you can call me Dodge."

Derek was watching his sister and could see how uncomfortable she was. He knew what he should have done but he didn't want the girls to notice he was behind them.

"Is there anything I can help you with...D-dodge?"

"Well, I just thought I would come gaze upon your beauty for second and wish you a happy birthday, 16 is a rather special number, you know?"

Derek wanted to gag, 'wait, today's Casey's birthday? When did this happen...duh Derek, not sixteen years ago, you stupid ass. I can't believe this twerp remembered her birthday and I didn't. I gotta fix this .'

"Yo Dodge ball, I believe these girls would rather talk to someone not so cheesy, move dork." Derek picked up the kid and tossed him a few seats in front and sat where he was sitting.

"Hi Derek." Emily just stared happily at him as if he was a god, Casey on the other hand just glared. 'Did I do something wrong?'

Casey just shook her head and looked forward. Lucky for Derek they were about to get off and he wouldn't have to feel so dumb, 'didn't he just save her from an over-confident terd? Didn't she just say that the belly ring was for him? What did he do wrong that he had to get the silent treatment?'

The bus stopped and everyone got off and went their separate ways. Derek walked with Sam but couldn't hear a word he said.

"Dude that was harsh. I saw you sitting there, you had the dumbest look on your face, it was classic." Sam laughed as he opened his locker.

"Huh?" Derek just noticed that his friend was talking, probably since they got off the bus.

"Classic man, that face was classic."

"Uh yeah I guess I've been doing that a lot lately. I gotta go class is about to start." He left to his first period class.

As he was walking he heard the loud speaker scratch, 'They need to get better people working that thing, unless their trying to ruin our hearing.'

"Hey, Good Morning everyone. Just a few announcements. Don't take the east hall there has been a chemical spill that will take until lunch to be resolved. Today's lunch is Spaghetti and Meatballs. And lastly don't forget tonight's the Dance, it's 80's retro, so don't forget your cool-ness at home. Have a good day, that is all." Annoying scratch.

Derek looked up when he heard a familiar giggle. It was Casey and some guy was touching His bellybutton ring. 'What the hell, that's mine isn't it?'

Casey just stood their as this random jock grazed his fingers across her stomach touching the ring just enough for a soft jingle. 'Why am I jealous, no I'm not jealous. I sickened, that's it sickened that some guy is groping my stepsister. Right, stepsister, why do I care anyway? Oh yeah, that's my bellybutton ring, remember.'

Derek knew he couldn't lash out now and make a scene, that would be weird not to mention the looks he would get from people.

While Derek was lost in thought, Emily noticed him stopped a few feet away watching. She hated when Casey tortured him, although it was hilarious to see his face. It was confusion, anger and ..want, wait even Emily knew that was outrageous, but it was there. She tapped her friend, and pointed to the onlooker.

"Casey read his eyes, I think you've gone too far?" Casey looked at him. Their eyes met and she noticed what her friend had saw. 'Maybe I have tortured him too much? But it wouldn't be right for what I want, and it wouldn't be nice to humiliate him in front of everyone either. What do I do, I can't stop now, I'm in too deep.'

Just then the bell rang and everyone started to scatter to class. "Saved by the bell" Casey mouthed to Derek and dashed off to class.

'Did I see wrong, Casey doesn't want me, does she?' While this thought ran through his mind on the highest volume possible, he stood in the middle of the hall dumbfounded. Then he noticed a hand waving in front of his face. He refocused his eyes to see Sam laughing at him.

"What?"

"Dude, classic, I swear classic." Sam laughed all the way to class and Derek did the same.