Chapter: 9 Wish You Were Here

disclaimer: If in fact i owned any characters Life With Derek would not be the same

Derek ran downstairs all the way into the kitchen but stopped dead in his tracks when he saw what was on the table. Casey had made him breakfast.

"Okay what do you want, I'm currently broke but I'm sure Edwin has money," Derek said eyes glued to the food.

"No, Derek I don't want anything. I just thought it would be nice, you know. We're going to be spending a lot of time together and I just thought that this would be sweet. Do you mind?" Casey asked.

"Not at all, "Derek said picking up a handful of eggs and swallowing it whole.

"Der-ek! Can you please eat like a civilized person, you pig!" Casey yelled.

Yes, finally she's yelling at me, she's back to normal now. Yes, Derek liked getting close to Casey, but it was getting weirder each day. Every time he spends time with her, it seems like to him that they are already going out. He's tempted to kiss her but then remembers that she doesn't like him.

"Yeah whatever I'm hungry," Derek answered mouth full.

"Disgusting," she mumbled under her breath. He kind of just shrugged it off, he was used to it.

"I'll be down soon, I have to get dressed," Casey said and ran upstairs.

Derek went looking around the house for his skates. He found them in the corner in the foyer. They felt so foreign to him. He hadn't even touched them in little over than a week. He was scared to, but he sucked it up and picked them up. He looked next to them and there was his hockey bag. He put his skates in there along with some gloves, a hat, and a scarf. By the time he was done packing his bag, Casey came down the stairs.

"Come on lets go." She said. And they rushed to the car.

They arrived at the rink surprised that it was closed. Since Derek knew the owner he pulled a couple of strings and they got in. So there they were all alone at the rink. Memories were hitting Derek like a hard ball. All the memories of Hockey that he wished to delete in his brain. He got out his bag and out his scarf, hat, gloves, and his skates of Corse. He looked over and saw Casey put on hers.

"Now, I'm not the skating pro like you are so will you slow down with me?" Casey asked. Sure thing Case, I'll slow it down all you want.

"I'll race ya!" Derek said skating off into the middle of the rink. Casey smirked and tried to balance her self and got onto the ice. She tried to skate and ended up falling right on her butt. Derek skated over to her and towered over her.

"So are you just going to stand there…or are you going to help me up?" She asked.

Derek just started laughing. Casey didn't find it funny, but found his laugh funny. So she decided to laugh as well. She yanked Derek's foot out from under him and he fell. Then Casey really started laughing. He got on top of her and tickled her. Then she got enough strength to overpower him and get on top of him and she started tickling him.

Casey stopped for a second to let him catch his breath. Derek looked up into her eyes. He wanted to kiss her, right there.

"Need to catch your breath bro?" Casey asked.

"Stop." Derek said

"Stop what?"

"Stop calling me bro, or your brother, its just makes it harder."

"Harder for what? What are you talking about Derek?"

"Look, why don't we have a talk." He said. He climbed out from under Casey and sat next to her.

"So, what's the matter?" she asked.

"I have an idea, why don't we just go back and forth telling each other things we haven't told anyone else, like secrets." He said.

"Okay?" Casey said. "What's the point of this?" Casey asked

"I don't know because maybe it can help me out because I still kind of don't know you." Derek said.

"Okay, I'll go first. Last semester, I cheated…on a final off of Eric." Casey said with difficulty.

Derek started laughing. "Are you serious even I know not to cheat off of him, he's the stupidest guy on the planet?"

Casey shoved him playfully." I know, but I never got a chance to study I was really depressed." Casey said. "Okay now it's your turn right?"

"Yes, umm ever notice that I'll be in my room probably late at night and you hear random metal music playing? Well, that means that I'm you know…umm." Derek said.

"Oh, wow Derek…wait a minute I heard that last night!" Casey said.

Derek just sat there and smiled. "Der-ek, that's gross!" Casey shouted. She shoved him even harder and he went toppling over.

"Okay then so if we're playing the game like that, I. kind of made out with a girl before." She said.

Derek sat there in shock. "And where was I when this happened?" Derek asked.

"It was two months ago when I had that sleep over. Me, Emily and the girls had kinda been drinking and I accidentally made out with Carissa. Funny thing was, I remember you were up in your room and you had metal playing." Casey then started laughing again.

"Wait, I have an odd question. So out of my character by the way, but what drives you to… you know…do that?" She asked.

You do, every time I look at you I feel like I must. Is what he wanted to say.

"I don't know I just get like that randomly. Well it could be our own little 'inside joke'. "Derek said.

"Okay," Casey added.

"Alright, I got a good one and this is going to surprise you. I lost my virginity last year." Derek added shyly.

"Oh, WOW!" Casey said. "Wait, you were going out with Kendra last year. You mean to tell me that you lost it to Kendra, the biggest slut ever!" Casey exclaimed.

"Yeah go ahead laugh it up, I know. But I gotta say this. She sure was scary. She knew everything about everything. When we were intimate when people weren't looking, she kinda always took over and it seemed like she was the guy in the relationship. That's exactly why I don't like PDA. Not true. I like it, just not with her." Derek said.

"I can't believe I'm learning about Derek Venturi." Casey said.

"Yeah and if you tell anyone I will kill you, I'll basically tickle you to death." Derek said.

"Oh yeah?" Casey cupped her hands over her mouth and shouted. "Hey everybody! Derek Venturi had se-"Derek had knocked her over getting on top of her tickling her again. He then stopped when he saw the discomfort in her eyes.

"What's the matter?" Derek asked.

"I never had sex after what happened with Tommy. I was just so devastated that I didn't let anyone come this close. You actually on top of me right now is the closest. Not even Sam. I mean I really loved Sam, and I don't know if you want to hear this, but he was ready and I wasn't. I'm okay with a kiss, yeah making out is fine. But when there is skin to skin contact I freeze. I'm surprised I don't feel this way when you do this." Casey said. Derek just still stared in her eyes. He wanted so badly to kiss her pain away. He was sorry for all the stress that he added on her life. He finally understands his sister. He knows who she is. Just a sad lonely girl, who had know help from nay of her friends when this happened. A girl that uses school to get her mind off of what ever is bothering her. And that's exactly what Hockey did for him. He was such a fool. How could he give it up? There was nothing else that could distract him, besides Casey. But, if he couldn't have her, what could he have. If he didn't have Hockey what would he use as his outlet? He still gazed at Casey.

He bent down making sure his body was pressed up against hers and gave her a tight hug.

"Thanks Case…you did It.!" Derek said.

"Thanks? But what did I do?" Casey asked.

"I'm okay with hockey now. I'll do it, I thought about it. I'm going to get my team back." Derek said.

Casey was so happy. She hugged him even tighter. They had no air in between them. "I guess my work here is done?" Casey asked.

"Yeah but we still have another half an hour before we have to get out so we can have fun and try to ice skate." Derek said Casey nodded and stood up. She regained her balance and held Derek's hand.

"Okay Casey, I'm going to hold onto your hand and I want you to try to move your feet, okay?" Derek asked.

He held her hand and they started to skate. The lights in the Ice rink then turned off. Then the light turned on again, but this time it was a pink color. It glistened on the ice. Then 'Wish you were here' by Incubus was playing. Casey looked at Derek who shrugged his shoulders. Derek looked at the booth at the top of the rink and saw Joe, the owner who gave him thumbs up. Casey let go out Derek's hand and started skating by herself. Not even stumbling. She flew gracefully over the ice, like she was a professional. She put her dancing skills into her skating and her body moved sexily to the music.

What the hell is she doing? What…she goes from total Klutz on land to total swan on ice? What can't she do? I remember she told me that she couldn't skate. I guess my lying skills are rubbing off on her.

Derek skated to catch up to her. "Dude, I thought you said that you couldn't skate?" Derek asked

"Well I guess I have plenty of secrets." She skated past him all the way to the front.

Derek shouted at her. "So you're not going to bother sharing?" Derek shouted.

"Well I guess you have to unlock me and find out!" Casey shouted back. She then jumped off the ice and into the locker room leaving Derek out on the ice by himself.

Why is it that everything that girl says is perverted. I don't know if it's just me, but…well maybe it is me. I need a drink.