Where's The Music? Chapter 4: Derek's Fall, a life with derek fanfic

Disclaimer: Oh, how I wish I owned LWD…but if I did Derek and Casey would be together and I wouldn't be wallowing in my ideas for Life with Derek. But I don't own it…so here I sit: writing a fanfiction.

Chapter 4: Derek's Fall

"Casey and I met under our parents' account; and though I hate the fact she's my stepsister…for obvious reasons…I wouldn't change it, because then I wouldn't have met her." Derek explained as he shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Deep." Tyler raised an eyebrow at Derek and Derek rolled his eyes.

"Shut up, Dude." They chuckled and leaned on a fence while Casey and Marti went on some car ride that goes around the whole park.

"Just continue, Derek. Your poetic ways intrigue me." Derek rolled his eyes and smirked.

"Poetic, eh?" Tyler waved his in the air.

"Yeah, yeah, just continue…but subtract all the details of how you felt when you kissed for the first time and…whatever else you may be tempted to say." Derek nodded and chuckled. "I'm guessing you met at the wedding rehearsal or something?"

"Actually…yes; but under different assumptions. I didn't know she was going to be stepsister, y'know? Anyways…"

FLASHBACK

Casey stepped into the hall; she wasn't happy about her mother getting married to this guy who was a complete stranger to her and her sister; but she was happy her mom was happy.

Derek looked across the hall from his table and saw a brunette beauty entering; his head immediately rose from its former slump as he watched intently as she made her way over to his table.

"Hey." Her voice was calm and sweet; Derek was still taking in her beauty when she spoke, he jumped slightly, even though her voice was shy and slightly quiet. She giggled a bit when Derek smiled at her sheepishly.

"Hey." He smirked as she placed her purse down and sat beside him. "Derek." He extended a hand which she took and gave a small shake to.

"Casey. So…are you close to the groom?" Derek ran a hand through his hair.

"Uh…you could say that." Derek wasn't really happy in the topic of his father getting married; he didn't know this Nora woman or her two daughters. He already had two younger siblings, he didn't need two more. "You know the bride?"

"One could say…" Casey looked down; like Derek, she wanted to avoid that topic…at least until tomorrow.

"Touchy topic?" Casey looked Derek in the eye.

"Sorta'…one of those things people like to put off until they have to deal with it." Derek nodded and exhaled deeply.

"I heard that…how do you know…um…"

"Nora?" Derek nodded. "I'm…close with her." Derek nodded again. "What about…George is it?"

"Yeah…I-uh, I'm close with him…but I'd rather not be here…close as I am." Shit, I'm rambling! Derek thought.

"Do you want to dance? It' just, I love this song and I don't really know anybody here. It's probably stupid to-"

"Sure." Derek smiled as she blushed; she smiled happily and headed to the dance floor. She sighed incoherently; happy Derek had stopped her incessant talking.

(Verse 1)
Ooooohhh yea ooooh yea
If the heart is always searching,
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone,

Casey smiled and chuckled at Derek's confusion as he tried to place his hand on the right spot on her waist; he kept moving his hand up and down, trying to hit the right spot. Finally, Casey took his hand gently and placed it on her waist."

"Dude, nervous much?" Tyler was trying to stifle his laughter.

"Shut up; this is the chick I fell in love with; wouldn't you?" Derek tried to glare but wound up chuckling at himself.

"I can't believe you remember the song…oh, so, poetic!" Tyler's last statement was said dramatically with his arms flailing in the air.

"Yo, Ty." Tyler nodded at Derek.

"Yeah?"

"Shut up and listen." Tyler nodded. "So…
I can't make it on my own.
Dreams can't take the place of loving you;
there's gotta be a million reasons why it's true.

"I warn you; I'm probably the worst dancer you'll ever meet…and the worst singer." Casey laughed and Derek smiled. He'd never been so intrigued by a girl's laugh; well a girl other than Marti that is.

When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes.

"Don't worry, you're doing fine." She smiled and Derek smiled back. He was leaning in closer; about to kiss her when…"

"Dude, you said you wouldn't explain all that!" Tyler complained.

"Shut up!" Tyler nodded and tried to hide his smile; Derek was getting annoyed and looked crazy. "ANYWAY…

How long will I be waiting,
To become a better man?
Gonna tell you that I love you,
In the best way that I can.
I can't take a day without you here,
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear.

"Oh! Casey…you've met Derek!" Casey groaned and Derek looked at his father's soon to be wife; Nora. Casey looked at Derek with wide eyes and Derek looked back at her with the same expression.

Every day, I start to realize,
I can reach my tomorrow,
I can hold my head high,
And it's all because you're by my side.

"Ah, Derek…and Casey?" George came up to the two, who were still wrapped up in each other.

When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,

When you look me in the eyes.

"Uh, Derek…Venturi?" Casey pulled away and looked at him as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Casey…McDonald?! You're Nora's daughter?!" A face of disgust went over his face. Unfortunate for Derek, Casey took it the wrong way. Nora and George walked away; leaving the two to talk.

"What? Now you're disgusted? God, you're like every guy I've met! You realize that it's not worth the trouble. I don't know why I ever fall for it, over and over. It never changes; I don't know why I thought some guy I just met would be any different!" She gathered her dress and stormed off into a sprint and out the door.

And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes.
Oh

Derek stood in silence. "Because I am different." He whispered; unable to move from his place on the floor as he watched the girl he had just fallen for…and his stepsister, run away."

"So…it was like, love at first site?" Tyler sounded impressed; maybe even a little…hopeful it sounded like?

"For me? Yes…but if you ask her…I don't know." Derek shrugged, thinking of that dance. He had fallen for Casey in less than ten minutes…is that possible?

"I don't know dude…she seems happy enough." Tyler looked at the track as he watched Marti and Casey go by laughing.

"For Marti…that little girl loves her to death and Casey feels the same. Deep down, she's damn close to breaking down and crying hysterically." Derek watched with sad eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Derek now had Tyler's full attention.

"She's moving out. Nora and my dad are fighting and…Nora decided to take Lizzie, her little sister, and her and split for a while. Nora said they'd be coming back…but Casey didn't seem so sure." Tyler nodded with a silent, sad apology.

"I get it; she moves and no more Derek and Casey…because your parents don't know and because your parents will pretty much forbid you two seeing each other…Marti will probably be heartbroken." Tyler gazed at the little girl with a sad smile.

A/N: Okay…I kind of liked this chapter...REVIEW PLEASE! Anyway…the next chapter is going to be with Casey's point of view…should be interesting, considering I haven't started yet. But no worries I love writing this story along with No Control but both will be continued. Oh! And I have another couple of stories I already wrote a majority of. So those will also be posted I think.