Hello everyone! Alas the finale tee-hee I hope you all enjoy and I would like to give a special dedication to the one and only ForbiddenEmotion for she is just the besty-westy person in the entire world haha, she has been uber sweet and has loved the story since the beginning, plus she's a cheerleader! Haha jk, anyways here it is.

Disclaimer: Reliving a day rules, to bad I can't do that and I don't own LWD or the rights to If Only.

He lover her like there was no tomorrow

And tomorrow would not come soon enough

Tomorrow was finally here

Question is…Can you still love after death?

Crumbled up in the fetal position, the night downpour mixed with harsh rain and thunder did not give way as Derek cried so hard that he felt his lungs start to enclose around him, his voice scratchy he could not mutter a single word.

But why would he? Casey wasn't there anyways…

"I can't believe you."

Choking back another sob he wrapped his arms around his body and huddled his face within his upright knees straining to get into the tightest, no space fetal position ever imagined. He screamed out muffled cries of agony, disbelief, discontent, languished yells mixed with the aftermath of silent sobs and tormenting strikes of Casey's image in the hospital bed.

"Let's just forget about this whole day."

He could never forget the day now, not the day that would soon come to be known as the anniversary of his soul mate's, his one true love's death. He did not take to note how long it was until his breath had died out, his body aching from it's sore position, his eyes red and puffy so overwhelmed and not able to produce tears anymore that it has been forced upon him to pass out into the covers which emitted the fragrance of the one woman who haunted his dreams. His last thoughts rung out 'I think I'm drowning' he was...asphyxiated.

His dreams felt it necessary to replay every scene over and over again of the earlier days events, taking in particular the last moments he had with her as a favorite to replay above all else. "You coming?" This vision, in his dreams produced from the latent memory of just mere hours ago, taking on the exact replica of the form he last saw her in, his eyes shifted to ground, he remembered this, he couldn't even look at her in her last moments!

"You coming?" It would rewind, it would keep going back to the part where she had asked him if he was going to join her in the cab, and as he stood there holding no response to her while his eyes darted to ground. Once upon reaching that destination it would reverse right back to where her eyes, filled with pain and torment, displeased at the day's events and yet knowingly underneath, his angel would forgive him (if only he gave her the opportunity to forgive) would once again ask the question "You coming?"

Yes, Yes I'm coming…

What was life worth living now. She had asked him and he had refused, he would have gladly followed her if he would have known moments before that by declining he would be forced to live out the end of his miserable days without her.

There was no point to it without her.

This much he realized a little too late.

For he loved her like there was no tomorrow. No tomorrow. No tomorrow.

"You coming?"

For if she wasn't there to love when that tomorrow came, then he would not want to be there…when tomorrow indeed comes. For tomorrow comes regardless, whether you are ready for it or not.

"If only…" his voice breathed out as a gentle touch on his back stirred him somewhat from his nightmarish sleep.

"Make one word and I'll kill you." Eyes widening, his beaten tired expression from the previous night still evident on his face, he turned slowly, only soon to come face to face with…

Casey his mind rung out, alarmed he jumped off the bed, sheets attached to his limber body and in his startled expression he screamed bloody murder.

She had screamed in response to his wailing, frightened that he would scare so easily.

"You!" He appointed accusingly.

Holding up a hand in defense, another sheet draped around her fragile form trying to prevent any harm, she responded to his seemingly accusation for which she was completely dumbfounded upon. " I was Kidding! Kidding!"

He looked at her for what seemed like forever, This is…not real. Slowly he pinched his skin, it stung. Then he looked back up at her closing their proximity to better examine her.

"Derek…?" She was trying to steady her heart as she placed her hand on her chest, looking at him quizzically. "Are you alright Derek?"

"Are you alright?" He stood by the edge of the bed waiting for a response along the lines 'Yeah but yanno the trips back from the afterlife sure are bumpy!'

When she merely nodded all questions that wanted to nag at him ceased. It was a dream.

"Just…a dream." he breathed out in disbelief. It was so real. He padded his body swiftly with his hands making sure he was intact. When he looked over at Casey he saw a grin form upon her lips. Slowly placing the sheets down that previously covered her frame he immediately knew what she was thinking.

" Honnnney." She wanted to fool around a little before he had to get up for work so she allowed her hand to trace the outline of his figure through the covers till she found what she was looking for and gave it a small rub.

"Not today Casey." With hurt eyes she retreated her hand.

He was snapped out of the sudden relapse of memory when her figure started to crawl across the bed reaching over to his standing position and pulling him now.

This time he complied.

He started to give her butterfly kisses up and around the nape of her neck, trailing down to the lining of her white outfit, short shorts and a tank top, he pressed upon her flesh and gently cupped the softest part of her that made him want to nuzzle them and just fall right back to sleep, protected in her arms, as her in his. Never again away from his sight and embrace.

She gently lifted her hand onto his head guiding his kisses as he moved down to her belly button, generating a feeling of electricity to overcome her body, eliciting deep growls and moans from the back of her throat as her body arched. His mouth was not the only one working and his hands made way to pull off his boxers as his lips played with the hem of her underwear. She giggled and removed her shirt, exposing herself, lovingly to her beloved and gladly accepted the welcome invitation to her uncovered breasts.

Raising the sheets to block out the morning light, he covered them as he began to slowly and passionately make love to the woman whom had become his everything.

(AN: sorry I'm just not good at that stuff haha…okay :blush: moving on.)

He had gotten up at an earlier time, noticing his alarm clock did not go off, notifying him that he could calmly take a shower, with Casey I might add, and then have time to eat breakfast normally soon after before going to work.

Casey got out first and proceeded to make breakfast as Derek scrubbed himself off with a smirk on his face, Twice in under an hour, oh he was good.

Walking in he greeted her with a kiss and reached over to read the newspaper, He watched her busily speak about the same exact events as his dreams relayed to him.

"George and Nora called, they would like to have thanksgiving together, Edwin and Lizzie would like for that too, seems Lizzie is really getting serious with a guy from her senior grade in high school…"

He looked at her and grinned. " That's Nice."

"Derek." He smiled playfully and she returned the gesture as she moved her hand to the kettle on top of the stove, her eyes fixated on his glorious smile she didn't notice the steam flowing freely from it. Derek caught sight of this and hurriedly try to get out "Watch it the Kettle is-"

"Ow!" Pain crossed his features as he recalled the same events from within the dream…it started to bother him greatly. Swiftly moving across the kitchen he grabbed Casey gently and guided her to the faucet and placed her hands under the cold water.

"Thanks. I can be so clumsy at times."

"Yeah…."

"What's wrong?" "Nothing…I should hurry and go though, don't want to be late for the big meeting."

She smiled in response as he left the kitchen, he couldn't for the life of him remember where he had placed his watch. " Hun have you seen my watch?"

"Did you check the bedroom counter?"

"Yeah."

"Oh…I don't know then"

"It's okay I better get going now though" He placed his jacket on and picked up his briefcase, he had an odd feeling about the project book as he picked it up but pushed it aside from fear of being late, he exited the room quickly. Casey soon following after making a pit stop unbeknownst to him.

As he started walking and the plit pat pattering of the rain danced around and upon Derek's form he silently cursed at forgetting the abnormal shifts in the weather today, this morning it was bright and sunny and now the early rain had come about.

Casey reached Derek upon there usual separation destinations, where one would go in one direction and the other in the opposite. "Derek your watch it was on the counter by the-" "Thanks Hun." He didn't cut her off rudely, just with a playfully smirk, for at that moment he remembered that she would have found his watch.

He froze at this thought. That's not good…his dreams weren't suppose to foretell the future. And constant Dejavu couldn't be good. Her hurt eyes flashed before him quickly from memory and as his hands had reached out to grasp the watch absentminded it had fell to the ground. As expected. and broke, the hands of the watch moving across the face of the clock as the water willed it. He stared at it solemnly and faintly heard Casey "Oh no…".

"Hey…It's fine."

He turned his back on her once again and started to leave, turning on a corner, but not before he caught a glimpse of Casey running into a guy accidentally spilling his cup of coffee in the process.

"Hey watch it lady!"

"Sorry, sorry"

"I have an idea, let's try a new path to work eh?"

"Huh?" He grabbed her arm into his and started to move her forward. "Your acting strange"

He looked at her as if he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. " I like it" she said teasingly with a grin on her face that reached her beautiful eyes. He smiled back but it soon faded when Casey bumped into a man with a cup of coffee which caused it to be splashed all over him.

"Hey watch it lady!"

"So-" "Hey, It was an accident alright mate? No need to yell at someone, here." Taking out loose change from his pocket he gave it to the man. " I'm sure that would cover for a new coffee and then some."

"What about the shirt huh bud?"

Derek was about to talk back with as much animosity in his voice as the dirty looking man had but Casey placed a hand on his chest and bowed slightly. " Sorry, Sorry" She gave him a card and said to call her if he was willing to take her up on her offer to buy a new shirt. Derek looked at her astonished, and somewhat angry for letting the man walk all over them as such but then again Casey was always the one to think logically and figure out a non physical solution. His Casey… "Sorry, sorry"

He couldn't prevent it…

"You're going to be late, you should hurry" she beamed up at him. "Remember 8pm tonight, don't be late"

"Right Right…" He looked at her and faked a forgetful expression. "what's at 8 pm again?" She looked like she was going to lash out at him but he quickly placed a kiss on her lips and muttered a simple 'just kidding' and pulled back with a smile on his face, a genuine smile, no Derek like smirks, no insincere grin, nothing but a true smile, as if telling her he could look at her forever and forever be content.

He had arrived to the office on time and every joke he gave out and look the company gave seemed like he had lived through it before, he told himself that he had just rehearsed it so many times and imagined what their reactions would be causing the familiarity. He was getting to the point of breaking out his secret weapon. The project book.

He paused for a minute, recalling the life like dream and turned to look up at the door. Sure enough, there was Casey pushing hard pass his poor secretary trying to get into the office, unaware that he had spotted her. Slowly he stalked over to just before the entrance of the door. And turned his back facing his audience. He placed the large project book in his left hand and hovered it over, highly noticeable in front of the door. He started to tell his guests 'what is held within this book will change all of our lives forever…and might I say for the much much better.'

Casey turned and saw the book, glancing down at the one within her own, she widen her eyes at realizing the mistake she was about to commit, the secretary kept grasping on her arm furiously telling her to leave, with a sigh Casey complied.

Derek turned slowly to realize Casey had left, giving off a sigh of relief he wrapped up the presentation efficiently and neatly, gaining him the grant for construction and with a small toast left the office to greet his friends at the bar.

After drowning a couple of more celebratory drinks he told his friend about his weird dream and about how most of the stuff were coming true. "Wow that's weird…" Sam replied

"Un-huh" Geez thanks, as if I didn't know that. Moving his line of vision to his other friends within the small bar he questioned their weird actions.

"Hey What'cha doing over there?"

"Nothing much, just a little pong, yanno the game, watch me make this in." Throwing the hard ball; which is obvious a stupid choice for an object in this game, across the room into what he hoped it would go in, the ball accidentally (based on horrible aim actually) flew towards Derek's position, on response he caught it and looked at it bewildered and frankly scared out of his wits.

"Shit, sorry buddy, guess I need to work on my throwing skills." He looked at the man incredulously and then back the ball, swiftly he placed the ball down and left the bar heading home.

He spotted her just sitting on top of one of the tables playing her many instruments before the big show, he smiled at her taking in her beauty before approaching her.

Greeting her with a kiss he chuckled a little bit as she relayed the information about what she was about to do and continued to berate herself until he grabbed her hands and looked into her eyes longingly. Things weren't changing, He told himself.

She looked up at him, some worry reflected within her crystal blue eyes. Spontaneously he blurted out a question he himself was not expecting. "If you had one day left to live, what would you do?" she looked at him a little caught off guard from the seriousness of the question, but to his surprise she responded quickly.

Her voice laced with a daze like love, softly she said "Spend it with you…"

And then he kissed her, her smile encasing their lips before she pursed them to meet the kiss and giggle when he rolled her off the desk and placed her on the couch. He was on top of her now, breaking free from the kiss he panted slightly and pressed his forehead against her own. 'Will you come with me' he breathed out. 'anywhere' she responded.

He had lead her to a not so faraway villa a broken down shack in the midst of the plains, the rain still persist but it mattered not now, there he told her an endless amount of times that he loved her, they lit the fireplace, it's flames lighting up the dusty somewhat shallow shack, placing a rug onto the floor he kissed her into submission. They laid there for hours, pure bliss as there arms were wrapped around one another, knowing no harm could come to them if they would just stay in this position forever.

"My concert… have to get back to the city."

"No…stay here with me."

"Derek." she playfully scolded. He wrapped his arms around her tighter, not wanting to let go, not wanting to lose her again. With enough pulling on her part he inevitably let go with a yearning growl. She laughed at this as she proceeded to get dressed. Hovering over his stilled position she tried to coax him to do the same with small kisses, eventually he gave in and started to follow in step as they slowly rode back to the city, taking in their beautiful wet surroundings along the way.

They had come a few minutes prior to the performance opening. And the recital was flawless. A pit stop on the way back home to see her was recollected as the lights dimmed after the abundant amount of clapping faded away and an announcer called to gather the audiences' attention. "Tonight we have a special treat from one of our lead violinist."

"Casey McDonald shall be performing an original song" As clapping greeted her to the stage she only saw the eyes of her loved one, Derek, whom with his mischievous grin gave way to the realization that he had set this momentous occasion for her. She smiled, deeply in love and in gratitude as she begun her song.

Today, today I bet my life
You have no idea
What I feel inside
Don't be afraid to let it show…

She turned to look at Derek, his features wrought with a mix of being proud and genuinely, completely happy.

For you'll never know
If you let it hide

I love you.

You love me…

And she really did love him, as he did her.

Le Gourmet. After all the pleasant greetings and pats on the backs were done, Derek suggested going to any restaurant than this one, but Casey being stubborn and insistent as always, mentioned their reservations and what a great night it was that they just had to go.

They had ordered and Casey had ate, with a glass filled with Merlot in each hand Derek smiled uncomfortably as they toast to her magnificent performance and Derek's new grant. He had reached over the table and kissed her placing his had under a napkin.

Casey eyes his hand suspiciously and Derek only grinned in response.

"Here, I wanted to get you something special for today. Open it."

"Derek you shouldn't ha-" Cut short in astonishment she was…there were no words.

Derek watched as her face changed from pure bliss and excitement to tears. She placed her hands upon her mouth to keep from letting out a overwhelmed yelp, looking up at Derek, his serene eyes looking right back at her she voiced out softly and almost inaudibly. "Really?"

"Really…" He placed his hand over hers and pulled it up softly, taking the item out of the box and gently placing it within her finger. The wedding finger. She removed her hand from within his grasp and rose it just above her head she gazed upon the shinning piece of jewelry.

"It's beautiful Derek…"

"It's not even a spec of beauty compared to you."

She looked at his eyes widen and then she closed them gently, slightly, barely able to see clearly from the tears that had begun to flow gently down her cheeks, he reached up and wiped what he could away saying 'you'll get wrinkles if you continue to cry like that' and she jumped on him "Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes"

He offered going back to the place and doing some pre-wedding activities to which she smirked and stalked off, leaving him to hastily pay the bill. Stopping short at the curb of the street Casey looked back, her eyes filled with mirth she reached out her hand to call a cab, instantaneously he reached out and yanked it down shocking Casey.

"Wh-What's wrong?"

"Um…nothing, I just thought, we could, walk home tonight."

She laughed at this and playfully slapped him on the shoulder. " Its going to rain again, I don't want to get caught in the storm, plus we are quite far from the house…I don't think my feet can take it." She continued to place her hands in the air for a cab and sure enough one came. Derek bit down on his lower lip as she shuffled into the cab.

"Case.."

"You coming?" His body froze, "You coming?" He looked at her concerned and questioning eyes.

Yet as he gets the chance to relive the day all over again, he tries his best to avoid the same sequence of events from occurring, in hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed. However he soon realizes that destined events keep on occurring.

So it's just one single way he can save her- by loving her as if there was no tomorrow.

Love was eternal.

"Yes, I'm coming." Moving into the car Casey told the Cab Driver the directions to the place, He kissed her passionately, a fleeting 'I love you' in between the kisses when reached upon the stop light. The green shadow of the reflected light signaling 'Go" was within his peripheral vision and he soon spun his head to see the truck coming his way, glancing back at Casey swiftly he flung his body over hers, shielding her from the undeniable force that was about to crash into them.

He loved her like there was no tomorrow.

As he laid there watching her crying form, he smiled at the thought of being able to save her life, he protected her and showed her how much he loved her. Soon enough he would be with her again. Beep...

Derek!!!!!

Beep...

Soon enough….

………..

Aww okay. Sorry! Don't kill me? Haha…oh boy, well There ya have it! I'm thinking of writing a squeal but I don't know, this story didn't go over so well with reviews, so maybe one is not needed haha, plus I still have Teens sure are weird to update, sorry about that! I'll get right on it, I have two other stories I'm working on, more like three. If you like Gundam Seed or Samurai Champloo you should check it out, links are in my profile.

Anyways thanks for those whom read thus far, I'd appreciate a review but it's not necessary, that is unless you want a squeal. Anyways love ya!

CASEYandDEREK and Forbidden Emotion :huggles: forever: you guys rock!