A/N: Thanks for all the reviews. I'm sorry that a few of you found it confusing hopefully this will be clearer. The writing in italics is Derek's mind…just so you know :-)

"Road…you're eyes" Casey instructed me for like the billionth time, turning my head to the left, redirecting it to the road "We've been driving for hours… Are we lost?"

"I don't know. Maybe it would help if I could see!"

"Don't get angry at me! Just…put the headlight's on!" Case said partially upset

"The headlights are on!"

"Oh…" Casey said mentally retracting her next statement

"I don't see why you couldn't have waited until tomorrow morning"

"Because, Derek, The funeral is tomorrow and I don't want Mum to know I'm going, Mum isn't even supposed to know that I know! So my guess is, if I waited until tomorrow morning…" Casey leant in and whispered the last bit "she would've noticed."

"Why are you whispering" I asked curiously and kind of annoyed. It was too early in the morning for beating around the bush.

"I dunno… but it's fun don't you think?" Casey said happily. She was having one of those child moments I mentioned before again.

"This is why you have to be in bed by nine" I said mothering her

"Shutup!" She laughed and hit me playfully on the shoulder

"Anyway…Back to the point. So this way they won't notice until we normally wake up and surface from our rooms, so about eleven, twelve-ish?" I said sarcastically

"Exactly." Casey said with genuinely happy that for once I had gotten into her way of thinking "And we'll be on our way back by then"

"We? I'm dropping you off!" I said surprised she actually thought I was staying with her

"That's what you think" Casey muttered inaudibly

"What was that?" I said looking at her

"Your eyes…Road!" Casey said flabbergasted that I had once again taken my eyes off the road.

I scoffed. "It's not like I can see anything anyway!" I muttered and turned back to the road "Hey Case I-" I started but was rudely interrupted by Casey

"Look Derek, don't talk anymore, okay, it's only going to upset me" Casey stated quiet rudely actually

"Fine, I won't! I'll be quiet if you will"

"Alright, I'll be quiet"

"Fine"

"Fine!"

There was an awkward silence for a good few minutes. Then out of the blue Casey blurted out.

"You didn't have to bring me if you didn't want to you know!"

"What!?!...You're talking?"

"NO! But I mean I wouldn't have been surprised. I would've got over it eventually, I mean…"

I tuned out of Casey's rant for a bit and focused on the road. I looked at the clock it was nine minutes past for in the morning. I, Derek Venturi had never been up past 3 unless I was at a party…well, except for that one time, but that's a whole other story, a long, long story. I was so tired, we'd been driving for a couple of hours now, and I had to admit, I had no idea where we were. I rubbed my head. Why had I agreed to do this?

Because it would make Casey happy that's why!

And why do I want to make Casey happy?

Because you love her, you wanna kiss her!

It was a rhetorical question actually!

Like you even no what means!

Of course I know what means

Spell it!

I-T!

…Even in your mind you're an idiot!

I tuned back on at about half past four

"…and overall I guess it would just be another thing to add to the endless list of things that I ask you to do which you don't. For example…" Casey started counting the things on her fingers.

" One. Reserve space for me in the bathroom. Two. Don't drink from the milk carton because it's disgusting. Three. Bathe!...you seem to have a lot of difficulty understanding that one! And four, just generally, stop breathing!"

That was harsh I thought with a faint smirk

"It's not that much of a surprise, I mean what else should I expect, you are after all Derek Ven-"

"Look, Case, I wanted to, okay?" I shouted loudly catching Casey off guard.

In that moment the atmosphere between us changed dramatically. Casey looked out of her side window avoiding all eye contact with me. This went on for a while I assumed she felt uncomfortable. Hell, I felt uncomfortable!

Gradually Casey turned back to me "Wanted to? Like of your own free will. No pressure. No prize. Just, an unprovoked good deed?"

"Yes!" I sighed exasperated. Casey's face seemed to light up although she was trying to hide it, which made me smile "And between me and you-"

"You and I" Casey corrected me and I laughed

Let's just say you're growing on me!"

She really was…

Casey sat still silently beaming. I smiled as I looked upon her. Gladly taking in what I saw. When Casey noticed this however her smile dropped instantly.

"Eyes on the road!"

A/N: I hoped you liked it, please tell me what you think. It only takes a few seconds and it makes me very happy. Please, please, please…I don't want to sound desperate but pretty please with a cherry on top!