Derek Meets His Match


Summary:

LWD/ D&J crossover Drake and Derek both have two thing in common. Their love of girls, and...well, good looks. When Drake's family moves to Canada to Derek's neighborhood, will Derek feel threatened?


Tuesday: August 22, 2006 - around 6:00 PM : Ontario, Canada


DEREK POV:

"But, Dad, do I really have to go?"

"Yes, Derek. Take Casey with you, too, if she's up for it."

"Up for what?"

Oh great. She now comes in. Perfect! Now, she can save me from meeting the new neighbors that just moved in a couple of hours ago. I think that Nora told me that their names were the...uhh..Parker-Nichols family. Long name! Then again... I guess I'm pretty lucky to not be called "Derek Venturi-MacDonald," huh?

Well, anyways, here's what Nora told me their names were: Drake Parker and Josh Nichols (both my age from what my dad told me), Megan Parker, who from what I heard was about Lizzie and Edwin's age: 10. She's probably gonna have to go to the 5th grade with Lizzie and Edwin. Too bad there was no one near Marti's age. She'll be disappointed.

Anyways, back to the Casey coming into the kitchen part:

"Well, Casey, Derek and I were just talking about the new neighbors. You know, the ones that just came here with the movers a couple of hours ago?"

"Oh, yeah! They had a lot of stuff...I swear I even saw a drum set in there somewhere.."

A drum set? Oh great. A band geek. Oh well, I guess I won't be hanging with that guy and showing him tips on becoming popular. Of course, I have to meet the dudes first. See if they're both "cool" enough. I can't just walk around school with dorks. And right now, they both sound like dorks to me.

"A drum set? Are you kidding me?"

"Yes, Derek. A drum set." Casey started talking to me really slowly as though she was talking to a two-year-old. She then started imitating a drummer, and, man, was she horrible at it!

"Ya know, Case, yeah, um, don't ever try the drums, ok? Your horrible sound would kill people!"

Then, Casey glared at me. Typical. All the more reason I like her. Yeah, I admit it! I like Casey MacDonald. Maybe not just, 'like' her, like a crush, but, like, 'like like' her. And, yeah, that does make sense.

Well, anyways, after arguing over whose going over to the neighbors to give them the whole "Welcome to the Neighborhood" speech thing, Casey, Emily, and I ended up going. Don't ask why Emily had to go. Casey just brought her into the subject and Emily 'wormed' her way to our little trip to the neighbors'.

Casey and Emily started talking right away after we had left the house. I decided to eavesdrop. I mean, seriously...what's a guy to do when he's forced to talk to practically strangers? Well, it was about a minute by the time we got to their doorstep, but, here's what I overheard:


"Emily, guess what? I heard from my mom that Drake and Josh might actually be nice..and cute!"

"Uh, wait, how would she know?"

"Well, she saw some pictures of them when their parents came over here to check out the house."

"And she thinks that they're look cute? Well, I dunno Casey, what your mom thinks is cute might not be cute to you...or me..."

"I know, but, still I'm keeping my hopes up!"

"What about Sam? Don't you still like him?"

"Uh, not anymore remember? He's just not my type..."

"Ok, ok, well, sorry...oh, look, the movers are gone! They must already be inside...hey, thats a nice SUV!"

"Huh, you're right! ...Derek! Stop looking over my shoulder!"


Yeah, thats about all I heard. Right when she busted me, we were almost to their front porch. Right when we got there, I heard video games playing. Casey reached out to ring their doorbell.

Once. No answer. Just yells from inside the house...:

"Can somebody get that?"

"Nope, sorry mom, too busy beating Josh!"

"Nuh-uh...no! You just killed my dude, Megan!"

"Sorry honey! Still checking!"

I had to laugh about that whole, "You just killed my dude, Megan" thing! That was funny. The voice belonged to a guy, so, I figured that either Drake or Josh was getting beat up by their little sister in video games. Funny.

I was entertaining myself further by ringing their doorbell at least 5 more times. Suddenly, we heard a voice say "Stop ringing!" and Casey immediately pushed my arm down from the doorbell and glared at me before the door swung open to reveal either Drake or Josh.

Hmm.. The dude wasn't that nerdy looking actually. I expected more of a dork or a dude that wears black and earrings. Well, he had like, dark brown hair that fell over his forehead...dark brown eyes..and, well, I dunno, ask a girl, would ya? They would probably be saying,'Oh, you're so hot!', oh please. He's nothing compared to me. Hmm..he doesn't exactly fit into my drummer status..he just looks...well, normal. But, I'll be the judge of that!

The all too familiar giggle of my stepsister suddenly filled the air. Ok, so, I'm exaggerating a bit here, but, she and Emily just started to giggle and the guy actually looked pleased with himself as they continued to lock eyes with him and giggle. Well, actually, their giggle sounded more like an either embarrassed laugh, or... nervous chuckle. To me, it didn't matter, because I think either way, he was going to hit on Casey. I could just feel it. That is, until he looked over at me. I glared at him right when he looked over. I just gave him one of my meanest and deadliest glares that plainly said, "Back off."

The dude just stood there...seriously. Can he be any more annoying? He just stands there for another 5 seconds waiting for either Emily or Casey to speak while he flashes a smile.

One.

Two..

Three...

Four...

Five...

Thats it. I'm speaking for them!

"Hey man. How's it goin'?" I tried to get rid of the glare that formed in my eyes, and, after a few twitches and the dude staring at me like I was crazy, I finally got the whole 'innocent' look back in my face...

"Hey. Its going great, you? Oh, Drake Parker, by the way."

"Great. I'm Derek. Derek Venturi. 2 doors down. Welcome to the neighborhood."

After that, I flashed him my all-knowing Derek Venturi smirk. All Drake did in response was raise one of his eyebrows in a teasing manner, obviously not impressed with my smirk (I guess it only works on girls...huh, go figure.) and smiled himself.

Apparently, while he was smiling, it was directed mostly to Casey more than Emily or me. How dare he ignore 'THE' Derek Venturi!

"Hi. Um, Casey MacDonald. Derek's my stepbrother and we live just 2 doors down. Nice to meet you, Drake."

Oh great. Now Casey decides to talk, just when he smiles.

"Hey there. Emily Davis. Welcome to the neighborhood, Drake! You're gonna love it here. What grade are you in? What school are you going to?"

Obviously Emily was very excited about knowing the full details of Drake's life, and he seemed really nice to answer...oh great. Another sap. And here I was, thinking he was just another band geek.

"Hey Casey. Hi Emily. Great meeting you guys, too. Canada seems like a really nice place now that I met you guys. Nice to know we don't have psychotic neighbors like in San Diego!"

Ah, so, he lived in the States.California.Righteous, "dude".

"Oh, and, I'm going to Howard Wilson High. I'll be a Junior there, I guess. I'm starting on Wednesday. Are you guys going to Wilson, too?"

Well, Drake seemed pretty smooth and comfortable with himself while he continued on. Oh great...I just hope they don't agree to that.

"Yeah! Wow, we're all in the same grade! This is awesome! You know, if you're interested...we'd love to show you around!" Emily was pretty darn happy about it when she said it, too. Oh yay, I just hope that they-----

"Oh, and, Derek would be happy to come with us!"

WHAT!

"WHAT!" There. I finally spoke up. And for a good reason, too! I don't wanna be escorting some weird lame-o to school! Its not good for my rep. He's not cool for my rep. Darn Casey for saying that! Yet, she's still pretty hot to me...

"Oh come on, Derek. Please? He's new and he needs all of our help."

Casey. The one person I couldn't say no to. At least not now because she's giving my her puppy-dog look. Her cute puppy-dog look. It drives me nuts!

"Ok! Ok...fine. But, you so owe me for this..." Putting an emphasis on "so," she nodded.

"Oh, um, actually Casey, my brother Josh also kinda needs to know the school. Josh! C'mere!" Drake called over to his brother. Oh great. More nerds!

"What, Drake? I was almost beating Megan up—"

I guess the poor guyshut up when he realized the odd looks Casey and Emily were giving him since he mentioned "beating up" his little sister. Ha! The looks on all their faces were funny! And priceless! I almost burst out laughing.


Casey: Shock.

Emily: Disgust.

Drake: Surprised. I guess he was surprised his brother would say such a thing...

Josh: Confused and...embarrassed!

Me: Well, I guess no one could tell, but, I was fighting myself not to laugh...


"Uh, hi. Umm, no! Not like, 'beat her up' beat her up, but, as in...like..." he just trailed off...guess the poor guy didn't know what to say!

"He was playing a video game with our little sister and he was getting his butt kicked." Drake quickly saved for Josh.

Casey and Emily nodded in agreement, obviously relieved.

"Ok, well, hi Josh. I'm Casey MacDonald, this is Derek Venturi, my stepbrother-" she points to me, "-and this is Emily Davis and she lives right next to you guys."

Emily blushed and shook his hand. As did Casey, though, without the blushing. And...well, they were all eyeing me when I finally got it. He wanted me to shake hands with him. Ew. Derek does not shake hands...or even act polite! Ugh, fine. I shook the guys hand. Huh, firm grip...

"Anyways, Josh, interested in learning more about your new school?"

"Yeah! Absolutely! I actually like school, unlike Drake here. Are you all gonna show us around, Emily?"

"Ah, he doesn't know what he's talking about..." Drake started mumbling and of course, I was the only one who heard him because Casey's too busy looking into his eyes and Emily's too busy talking to Josh. Why don't they have another sibling? A girl? Well, one that's my age anyway...

"Yeah! You don't have to, but, it's pretty confusing at first, trust Casey here."

Casey nodded and, with that, Drake and Josh both smiled, nodded, and ignored me all the same. All of Drake's attention seem to be attracted mostly to Casey and Josh to Emily. And it looks like they were getting along well. Hmmmm...too well...

After about 10 minutes of them mostly talking to one another about how great it was to live here, yadda, yadda...and all that junk, their mom suddenly came out to us and told them that dinner was ready and of course, we all had to re-introduce ourselves.

"Oh, would you guys like to stay over for dinner? We're having spaghetti. And, don't worry, there's dessert, too... Simple, I know, but, we've only been here a couple of hours!"

Mmmm...spaghetti! I gotta love that stuff.. With the pasta and all...yum..

"Oh, that would be great! We'll be back, we just have to ask our parents first!"

Casey and Emily left after receiving a nod from Mrs. Parker-Nichols, a 'charming' smile from Drake, and a soft chuckle from Josh.

And, with that being said, I left, too. All I got from Drake was a nod explaining my existence apparently, and a small smile from Josh. Well, a nod from their mom, too, but, still. I wasn't worried about her stealing Casey away. I was worried about Drake.

Whoa, wait. Back up!

Did I just say I was...worried? Ok, 'THE' Derek Venturi does not get worried! I just have to show him that Casey was mine. Thats all. And that's what I'm planning to do at dinner.

Giving Drake a quick 'Derek smirk', I ran off to my house to tell my dad and Nora about our new neighbors and, well, get Casey to ask for permission, and plot what I was gonna do to little 'Drakey' when we eat dinner. Oh, this is gonna be great.

And with a smile from my dad, and another one from Nora, I left with Casey to 'tell' little Drake about my ways at my school. Of course, yes, I am going to brag. Lets see him top that.


A/N:

Hey there guys! I hope you guys like this chapter. It was pretty long and, I have to admit, pretty 'dragging', and kinda boring, but, it has to be in there...anyways, the next chapter is practically..well, its going to be in Casey's POV and what happens at dinner with the neighbors..heh...

Yeah, and, I have no idea what the name of their high school is, so, I just made something up. If anyone knows what the real name is, please let me know!

Right, and, if the times are kinda confusing some, here's what it is: Drake and his family left San Diego at around 12 on MONDAY, and they got to Ontario, Canada on TUESDAY at around 8 AM. I have no idea how long it takes for flight, so, I'm just guessing, sorry! When Drake started to wake up, he was already in their family's SUV after their plane ride. And, Drake and Josh start school on Wednesday and right now, in this chapter, its TUESDAY at around 6:30 PM. Sorry if it's a little confusing...

Oh, and, sorry if the characters are a little bit out of character in this story. There will be times when they are OOC, but, hopefullymost of the time they are...Oh, and I dunno if I want to make this a 'Dasey' story or a..'Drasey' story...LoL, thanks to 'VBallRox18' for the name for "Drake and Casey"...!

By the way, thanks so much for the reviews! They were all awesome! Thanks, you guys! Its really encouraging!


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