Elements of Truth.
Disclaimer: I do not own life with Derek, I do infact own this story and all it's ideas.
Author's Note: This is the new chapter 13, I deleted the old one because I must have been heavily drugged or stupid to have written chapter 13. I am so sorry, I am so angry and disappointed with myself, it was completely random and made no sense to the future of the story, but being stupid as I am I forgot to add something. I hope you can all forgive me, enjoy this chapter of EoT, review.
IMPORTANT
Casey dated Noel for a year and was madly in love with him before he moved away.
Chapter 13: Love Song.
"Noel." The word sounded so warm and familiar as it tumbled off of Casey's tongue.
"Casey." He smiled warmly.
Casey peeled herself off of Derek, leaving him confused and cold, missing her warmth. Derek watched with heavy eyes as Casey wrapped her arms around Noels neck, once where they were just seconds ago around Derek's.
"Why are you here?" She said, she seemed in a daze, but then again past lovers can bring that upon people….mainly girls.
"Not even a different country could keep me from you." He smiled sweetly.
Damn, he is smooth. Derek thought bitterly and hopeless as he watched Casey, his Casey the one who just proclaimed her love for him, stood on her tip toes as her lips met with Noels, passionately as he lifted her off the ground and began to swing her around as they continued to kiss.
Derek sighed, he just felt like his heart had just been ripped out and then torn into a billion tiny pieces. It hurt, he wasn't going to lie. He then realized why all those times before he didn't have a heart, it wasn't that he didn't have one it was that he didn't have it to give to someone special. As soon as he did though he found out he shouldn't have.
Head under water
And they tell me to breathe easy for a while
"Oh Derek, didn't see you there." Noel said peering over from Casey's shoulder.
"Derek." Casey choked out, had she forgotten so easily that he was there and she was just moments ago making out with?
"Hey." Derek said but it came out as nothing more than a whisper, so he nodded.
Casey, who seemed to just catch up with the current situation, looked frantically from Derek to Noel, several times. Her face was a mix of horror, confusion and love. It almost made Derek's heart break again to see her struggle, so he decided to make the decision for her.
"It's okay Casey." Derek managed to choke out, every word causing his stomach to drop, for some reason he found it extremely to keep his eyes open.
"No, Derek." She said biting her lip.
"Wait, was I interrupting something?" Noel said finally catching on.
The breathing gets harder, even I know that
Casey brought both hands to her head, covering here eyes. Hoping that when she opened her eyes there would be an answer. I love him…
"What?"
"What?"
Casey's damned mouth lets her thoughts escape again, both boys questioned who it was referred to, but honestly she had no earthly idea.
"What has happened since I've been gone?" Noel said putting his hands into his jacket pockets and raising an eyebrow.
"Well, there has been a severer case of Truth, which of no one was really prepared for." Derek spoke for her as he could see her struggle for the right words.
"Wait, where you two kissing before?" Noel said putting two and two together.
"Wow, Casey got you a smart one." Derek snapped bitterly, unfortunately that wasn't an outburst.
"Hey I am sorry." Noel snapped sarcastically. "I mean two step-siblings making out, I mean it isn't wrong….but it's unusal." He said shaking his head, looking towards Casey who had taking the figure of tree.
She was just standing there, with this epic internal battle raging on within her. She turned to Noel and saw complete and utter love. She saw a promise, a future, a safetynet, and a boy who was completely everything she wanted.
She turned to Derek. She saw raw lust and bitter love. She saw a lost soul, a tortured mind, a rebel, a heartbreaker and someone she questioned her faith in. He was everything she was against, her complete opposite. She hated him and that's what she loved about him.
Casey closed her eyes and now was aware of both boys' eyes on her.
You made room for me but it's too soon to see
If I'm happy in your hands
Stupid Casey, she followed her mind, not her heart.
"Noel, I've missed you. I've been so lost, confused and lonely." Casey said taking steps closer to him until his arms were around her.
Derek tried to swallow, but he found that all movements were disabled. He could only watch her kiss him again, he felt so numb. Derek Venturi didn't do heartbreak. He just simply didn't do that, and that truth was the only one he was willing to face.
Casey glanced over her shoulder to see Derek, but all she saw was a broken boy. Casey's mouth fell open a bit. He was just standing there, not Derek, but just some boy whose heart had just been torn out. Casey didn't know why she did it. He was just standing there he looked so sad and alone, with this blank hopeless stare. Casey went to speak, but Derek just turned around and began to walk away.
I'm unusually hard to hold on to
Blank stares at blank pages
"Do you love me Casey?" She heard a voice call, for a second she thought it was Noel, but soon realized it was Derek. Casey struggled her way out of Noel's grip and walked over to Derek. She turned him around, not to see a bitter boy, he was desperate for an answer.
"I don't know."
"Five seconds ago you said yes!" Derek snapped bitterly.
"I know." Casey said she could feel tears coming.
"Just tell the truth Casey! I need an answer!" Derek said grabbing her shoulders.
"I don't know I am just so confused right now." Casey said shaking her head.
"I need you to tell me!" He said again more ugently.
"What do you want from me!!" She screamed, crying frantically now.
"The Truth."
No easy way to say this
You mean well, but you make this hard on me
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
Casey just stood there sobbing, not looking at Derek. "That's the Truth."
With that he turned away and walked fast into the fog, which seemed to appear to make not only a dramatic exit but a quite cliché. Casey finally stopped sobbing, and turned back to see Noel still there. He sighed as he came closer to wrap an arm around her.
"We need a walk and a talk." He said.
"About Derek?"
"He might come up." He said. Casey smiled at Noel as they began their walk down the park.
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's
Make or breaking this
If you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
If all you have is leaving I'm gonna need a better
Reason to write you a love song today
"Thanks for the talk Noel." Casey said innocently as she walked up to her front door.
"No problem." He said tilting his head. "Now you go tell Derek, all those things you told me."
Casey nodded.
"I'll always love you Casey."
"I know Noel." She said simply as she gave a final hug and walked inside her house to find it strangely empty.
"Hey Casey." Derek said casually from the kitchen. "They all went out for drinks, personally I can't blame them." He said attempting to make her laugh.
"Hey." She said skeptical.
He nodded.
I learned the hard way
That they all say things you want to hear
And my heavy heart sinks deep down under you and
Your twisted words,
Your help just hurts
You are not what I thought you were
"So are we going to act like nothings happened?" Casey said finally after several silent moments.
"That's the plan." Derek said busy making a sandwich. "Just avoid eachother till the problem goes away, then live our normal lives."
"Since when have we ever been normal?"
"I don't know about you Casey, but I have always been normal." He said smirking.
"STOP IT!" Casey yelled. "Stop acting like nothing is fucking wrong. Stop acting like I fucking don't matter!!"
"Stop acting like you don't matter?!" Derek said whipping his hands so the plate shattered on the ground. "How about pouring your heart and soul to someone, just for the next minute to have their tongue down someone else's throat. Then talk to me about not mattering." Derek said storming off.
Hello to high and dry
"Derek!" Casey pleaded as she ran after him.
"What?!" He spun around angry and hurt etched onto his face.
"Tell me what I need to do to fix this!"
Convinced me to please you
Made me think that I need this too
I'm trying to let you hear me as I am
"Just….leave me alone."
I'm not gonna write you a love song
'cause you tell me it's make or breaking this
"Derek!" Casey yelled after him, chasing him up the stairs. "I Love you."
Is that why you wanted a love song?
'cause you asked for it
'cause you need one, you see
I'm gonna write you a love song
'cause you know its make or breaking this
"I loved you too."
But, if you're on your way
I'm not gonna write you to stay
If your heart is nowhere in it
I don't want it for a minute
Babe, I'll walk the seven seas when I believe that
There's a reason to
Write you a love song today
Wow, Omg. First off love that song; I also do not own it. I know this is kinda short and a bit unexpected but…just…ya know hold on and hope for the best. I personally really like this chapter. Derek looks so sad in my head it makes me wanna kiss him in….places…anywho. Please Review!!!