Chapter Five.

It was Monday morning, and Casey didn't feel like going to school. All she wanted to do was lock herself in her room, and shun everyone and everything else. She lay in her bed for a good five minutes, till Nora came.

"Casey! Get ready. You're going to be late for school," she called out then walked away. Casey groaned then took out her cell from the charger. The same cell phone that Derek got her a while back.

She dialed Emily's number and waited till she picked up.

"Huh… what?" Emily said, Casey obviously knowing she woke her up.

"Em, can I get a ride with you to school?" Casey asked getting up from her bed and looking for clothes.

"Sure, but why?"

"Tell you at school."

"Alright, be here soon, my Dad needs to get to work early." And with that they hung up.

Casey didn't want to talk to him today. She couldn't take his mind off of what he said: "Something I can't have". What the hell does that mean? He can't possibly mean me… can he? Stop fooling yourself he doesn't care about you, he only cares about himself. Don't even think about it…you're going to have a good day, and not care about whatever Derek has to say. She shook her head, knowing it wouldn't even work and went to the bathroom, amazed that no one was there fighting for the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Derek was just waking up from his worse dream ever. He dreamt that he told Casey how he felt about her. Then in realization, oh shit! That actually happened, he thought to himself as he smacked his head. "Damnit Casey," he mumbled to himself as he put on fresh clothes since he took at shower the night before. He kept thinking about how idiotic he was to tell Casey he wanted her. He groaned and walked out his bedroom. When he went downstairs, where Nora, George, and Edwin were at eating their breakfast. Edwin looked at him and shook his head.

"Are you okay?" Edwin asked. His outfit was fine, but his facial expression showed like he was really down.

"Does it look like I'm okay?" Derek asked back glaring at him.

"Jeez, sorry." Edwin said and he finished eating his food.

"Later, I'll talk to you about it." Edwin nodded saw Casey coming down the stairs as he downed his drink.

Derek went to get food in the shelf and didn't hear Casey walking down the stairs and into the kitchen. When Derek turned around, he saw Casey looking down fixing her outfit and his mouth dropped. She was wearing tight jeans that showed her great curves, and a purple v-neck shirt that showed more cleavage then she usually would show. She just had to look really gorgeous today?!

When she looked up, she saw Derek checking her off, and she couldn't look away from checking him out either. He was wearing some baggy jeans that looked good on him. He had a button up black dress shirt, with a white tee underneath. He knows how to dress, he thought to herself. When she looked back up he was staring at her again, with those brown eyes. She tried to look away, but found herself losing to her decision.

Edwin saw that Derek and Casey were staring intently at each other, and looked to his left and right to find that both parents weren't paying attention, oblivious about everything, so he threw the paper towel roll at Derek head to get him out of his trance. Derek blinked then turned to the table and looked at Edwin acting like he was glaring, but really saying through his eyes 'thanks'.

Nora looked up and saw Casey staring intently on the floor, shuffling her feet.

"Casey, honey? Are you okay?" Nora asked concerned. Casey looked at Derek and when their eyes met, they looked the other way.

"I'm fine Mom. I'm… I'm going to ride with Emily today. I need to do something early and don't want Derek to come to school early and nag." Casey said, just wanting to get away from him and hide from him. Derek looked at her and she turned around to get an apple and began eating quickly hoping she wouldn't keep Emily too long.

"Alright, what happened with you and Derek?" Nora asked making Derek and Casey choke on her food.

"Nothing Mom, I, we are good, I just need to get to school early." Casey said and with that left the room.

"What's with you and her?" Edwin whispered as Derek stared at Casey walking away and to the door.

"Her usual self." He mumbled to himself as he finished his food and went upstairs to finish getting ready. I'm going to have to talk to her later on about this.

After eating breakfast quickly, he went to brush his teeth, when Edwin came into the bathroom, leaning against the door.

"So want to explain what exactly happened?" Derek looked at his brother and shrugged.

"Nothing."

"That's crap, and you know it. You told her you cared about her, huh?" Edwin asked. Derek looked at him as if he grew two heads.

"What the hell are you talking about? I don't have any feelings for her but hate." Derek tried to explain as he tried to finish brushing.

"Is that why, you were checking her out in the kitchen. Or is that why I heard you guys yesterday night. You can't lie to me Derek, I know everything." Edwin said crossing his arms.

"Do you, huh. Then why don't you tell me exactly how I feel?" Derek said advancing to Edwin. Usually Edwin would step back, but he was tired like everyone else of Casey and Derek's fiasco.

"You like her, and everyone obviously sees it. You try to hide your feelings between your fights, and glares, that there's a fire in both of you that lights up every time you're with each other. You both try to hide your feelings for each other, because you both think you'll never get the one you really want, so you act like a jerk. And she acts like a prude as you would put it."

Derek just looked at him. He knew Edwin was right. He had feelings for her and he hid it through their fights, and knew Casey wouldn't see it.

"You're scared," Edwin put out.

"I'm not scared." Derek said leaning against the same wall Edwin was on.

"Uh huh, then go tell Casey how you feel."

"She doesn't feel the same way." Derek blurted out, hoping no one else could hear their talk. "Why? Why would she like me? She knows me. She knows how I act with girls, and she probably thinks I'm no good for her."

"Derek Michael Venturi. Casey is the only one who really knows you. Despite the things you've done to her, she'd always still be there, aren't I right?" Derek nodded, remembering the time Casey grade grubbed for him in English. "Even if you were with other girls, she was always jealous about them."

Derek just looked on the floor and wouldn't look at his brother. He knew that everyone was right. Edwin, Sam, everyone could see he had feelings for Casey, except Casey.

"If you could have anyone, who would it be?" Edwin asked out of nowhere since Derek wouldn't speak.

"Hands down, Casey," Derek replied not even trying to lie anymore. He was in denial for so long and he knew he needed to let it out now.

"She's your forbidden fruit. Question is, are you willing to take the risk to do whatever it takes to have your object of affection?" Derek smirked, knowing he had a great brother.

"Since when did you get so smart about this stuff? Aren't I supposed to be the one telling you this?" Derek asked jokingly. Edwin just laughed.

"Yeah, well when you're around Casey, you're like melted ice cream." Edwin joked back and Derek smiled.

"Don't tell anyone about this conversation."

"Secret safe with me." and with that, Edwin left, while Derek went to grab his back pack and head off to school.