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Chapter 4 What Just Happened?

"What in Gods name is going on? I expect this from Derek, and I know even Kendra is threatening to beat up, but you two are never in trouble. Not once did you two ever get called into the principal's office." Paul said while sitting behind his desk. He stared at the two teens.

Casey tried to avoid Sam's gaze at her. She knows that she did wrong that she shouldn't have even confronted Kendra. She couldn't believe that her Sam thought that way about her. Yeah she and Derek had their moments when they were way too close, like last night when she held his hand, but never did she even think about her and Derek together. And why on earth did Kendra just assume that she was a virgin.

"I'm sorry Paul, I guess I…I got out of hand, I hurt Casey's feelings in the worst way, I was too harsh to her." He said

"Yeah but that doesn't stop the way you thought about me. God Sam, how could you think that me and Derek were an item. Out of everybody on this entire planet you choose him," Casey said.

"Oh, ok so this is what this is about. Okay look guys there is obviously nothing I can do on this part. I just want you guys the have an honest conversation. Tell me how and why you feel however you feel and maybe you guys will understand each other. Now Casey you go first.

"Okay Sam I just don't understand why you did this. It's all your fault why I acted the way I did today. I was angry that you would even think about me and Derek." Casey spoke

"Well, this is how Kendra and I took it. You know how it is when we were young. Everybody goes through it. There's always that kid that made fun of you and teased you because he likes you. Well Derek never used to act that way until he met you. You know how Derek is, when there is a girl he'll totally hit on her, and they'll end up going out…for like a month. He treats girls he really likes differently than the others that he uses and throws away. And you…you are different. We are easily amused by you." Sam said with difficulty.

"But, why, what's amusing about me? What, is it that I trip and knock things over all the time? I don't understand I don't even t know why you liked me.

"What are you talking about? It was so hot, how you tripped, cause you were you, that's who you were and that's what I loved about you, you were okay to embarrass yourself. It's adorable, and I know Derek sees it. I know him; I've been best friends with him forever. And I know that whatever he wants he gets and he wants you." Sam said

"No he doesn't Sam stop saying that. Who the hell cares if Derek wants me I don't want him Can you stop?" Casey shouted.

"So you mean to tell me that all these years of high school he never once came onto you?" Sam asked

"Well…well what do you mean by coming on to me?" she asked embarrassed

"See that's exactly what I'm talking about, if he didn't like you, you guys would have been cool, and know fights, Derek likes a challenge and you are one. Just accept it Casey that's who he is, and soon your gonna fall for him, hard. I never once got a girl that Derek liked too. They all fell for him, they all loved him. He took away all my girlfriends with just one look. I was a fool on a fools journey when I dated you. I thought we could outstand Derek. But no I don't know. Still you are that one that I wish I could be with." Sam got out.

"Well if you still think that way about me, why were you shaking up with Kendra at the party. I know you were in the room with her, I saw you. You guys came out the bathroom and went straight up in a room. You slept with her. And know you're taking sides with her. What the hell? Why would' I date somebody soo…soo like Derek!!! Derek would do something like this. Claim to like somebody and then have sex with the next person that comes around. "Casey said sitting back in her chair frustrated.

"Wow there is a lot of miscommunication here. Listen Sam, I know Casey I've talked with her almost everyday for 4 years know. She wouldn't cheat on you. She wouldn't do anything like that. But, I can understand where you are coming from, in thinking. Yes it does seem like Derek and Casey had a thing. Cause nobody gets that worked up over nothing. But that doesn't mean that you had to cause her to do this, by not paying attention to her. What you should have done along time ago was confront Derek and then Casey. And if Derek is that mean like you say he is, why would you even continue a relationship?" Paul said intrigued by this session.

"Now Casey I'm going to ask a serious question to you, think before you answer it. Did you or do you have feelings for Derek?" Paul asked.

Casey sat in her chair and thought. She wanted to say no off the back but stopped, there was a time, when her family both moved in that she did like Derek and she did feel that he was attractive, but then he started being a jerk and she saw how idiotic he was and her feelings for him for him were somewhat muted.

"Well, when I first moved here yes I did like Derek, a lot." Casey saw Sam's face drop. "But I stopped after a while when I met you I mean. " Casey said regretting everything. The things that Derek made her do. Oh how she wished that she never even met him. Maybe if she wasn't Derek's sister that Sam and her would still be going out, maintaining a healthy relationship. Her boyfriend with great grades, on the Hockey team, her mother loved Sam.

"That's all I needed. Now I know I can continue going on with my life and forgetting all about you. "Sam said.

Casey looked at Sam and a tear came down his eye. He wiped it away with the back of his hand. Got up and starred at Casey. He looked at the top of her head. Bent down and gave her a kiss on the forehead and walked out the room. A tear from his eye was left on Casey's for head and she wiped it. She just starred at Paul and then started crying.

"Okay Casey okay, what I want you to do is take this sip of paper. This will excuse you from classes today. Go home and get some rest. Although I'm sorry but you're gonna have to face the consequences for your actions. I want to gather your stuff from your locker then head straight over to the principal's office so he can tell you your punishment. Casey looked up at him through teary eyes and received the paper from him, then slipped out his office.

In the principals office

"Okay this is how it's going to happen. Kendra you are suspended from school for four days," the principal said. The he took a double take at her face and saw how swollen it was. "Okay why don't we extend that for a week?"

"hahahaha" Derek busted out with laughter and pointed a finger at her.

"Not so fast Venturi you are suspended for a week also,' the principal said.

"Hahahahahaha" Kendra then busted out with laughter as well at Derek.

"Okay so you guys take this slip of paper and go home. It would make me the happiest man on earth Derek if you stayed home forever, we don't always get what we want.

Derek and Kendra pushed each other out their way into the front office. Casey was on her way and accidentally bumped into Derek. She completely ignored him and shoved her way past them and handed the principal the slip of paper, he signed it and she was off running to her car. She drove home and know one was home. She grabbed an apple and headed up to her room. She went over to her stereo and blasted her mopey boy band music. She spun around and around in a circle until she felt like she was going to hurl then she ran in the bathroom and threw up in the toilet. She looked up in the mirror next to the sink and stared at herself. What was she? How could she screw up her life? She got disgusted more and more by her appearance and threw up more into the toilet. She then dropped down onto the bathroom floor and sprawled herself out. She laid there face up and just spaced out. The bathroom door opened and in came Derek.

"Get. Out!" She said so softly a mouse couldn't hear her.

"Wow nice attitude your showing the guy that saved you today." Derek shot back.

"You were trying to save me? NO! You were trying to kill me, I can't believe that you would' do that to Sam you're a horrible friend and a horrible boyfriend and a horrible brother. What am I talking about your not even my brother. Imagine how I would have felt like if you were my actual sibling. I expect more from a family member Derek. You don't even act like one." Casey said still starring up at the ceiling.

"look Casey I was just trying to help you and it was actually kind of cool how they got us all wrong saying that we were together.

"God Derek! Just shut up! Why can't you treat me like Edwin and Marti! Why is everything with you such a friggen joke? Why can't you do nice things for me or give me advice or something. You even treat Lizzie nicer than me. Why am I the odd one out of your life?"

"I don't know okay I don't know I'm just weird like that I'm sorry," He said now getting louder.

"That's all you can say, is that your sorry? The four years of hell that I've put up with you, in the house, all you can say is sorry? There is something else, what have I done to you, why on earth is there no explanation for this kind of treatment." Casey said now glaring up at Derek who happened to be towering over her.

"Because, because I just don't know. I really don't know what I think about you. You confuse the hell out of me. Sometimes I feel like wow maybe Casey and I can get along and other times I don't know. You're different." He said.

"That's what Sam said today, that I was different…that you thought I was different." She said getting worried and sat up.

"Yeah you're different you do things that normal girls don't do, like trip and so stupid things. Derek said.

"No. Now that's exactly what Sam said today. Just don't talk anymore." She said covering her ears.

"I know what this is about, is this about last night when I thought you were drunk and I said that I like you?" Derek asked.

Casey had her ears closed with her hands but took them off at the wrong time. All she heard was, "I like you". She got up now standing fuming with anger.

"I don't care if you like me or not, you ruined my life you ruined everything for me…I hate you." Casey said then stormed out of the bathroom and into her room, slamming her door.

Derek stood there for a minute trying to dissect what just went on. She left him in despair. He shut his eyes closing out the tears, he wasn't gonna cry not anymore, he wasn't some girl. He just walked in his room and slammed the door, sat on his bed and starred at the wall.

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