-1Somebody to Love

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Chapter Six: Crazed

Casey had asked Adrienne to meet her at Smelly Nelly's at six that night to 'talk' things out.

"Okay. I'm not going to beat around the bush about this one, Adrienne," Casey sighed, "But you don't like me…do you? I mean what did I do to you?"

Adrienne couldn't help but laugh, "You think I don't like you? Wow. I should think about becoming an actress."

Casey made a face.

"Well. There's no point in keeping this a secret anymore. You're too blind to see it anyways…"

"Wh-what are you talking about?" She started to say, "If you don't hate me, then why are you always so mean to me?"

Adrienne sighed, "I'm only acting not to like you becau-"

"Hello Casey," An unusual but familiar voice said interrupting their conversation, "What are you doing here?"

"Derek?" Adrienne asked.

"Cheater," He mouthed to Casey.

"Excuse me," Casey said as she stood up and dragged her stepbrother near the bathrooms.

"How am I cheating? There's nothing in the rules that state that I cannot meet with the target," She said in her defense.

"You lied to me!" Derek said in a strong but soft whisper, "You told me that the phone call wasn't for me. It was. And in my defense, I think that's cheating."

"There's nothing in the rule book stating the fact that we can't lie to one another, you do it to me all the time. So 'in my defense' alls fair."

Derek knew that Casey was right. And with a sigh of disappointment and a growing smirk on his face he walked away and said, "This is only the beginning."

Casey was puzzled on her way back to her table with Adrienne, Only the beginning? She thought, He only has until tomorrow.

"Let's go," Casey heard Derek say.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Casey asked Adrienne

"Out."

"What?"

"Me and Derek are going on a date," She giggled.

"WHAT?" Casey asked dumbfounded, "Wha- I mean. Who asked who?" She said starting to regain control of the words fumbling out of her mouth.

"Why?" Adrienne asked.

Casey started to turn red with shock and disbelief, "..Just curious," Was all she could pull out of her mouth.

"She did. At school today," Derek started as he walked over to Casey and whispered in her ear, "I told you, Case. This is only the beginning." As he walked away he turned his head and gave his shocked-open-mouthed stepsister a wink and a smirk.

"I don't know what I'm upset about more; the fact that he won, or the fact that she actually asked him out," Casey said as she was on the phone with Emily.

"Case. Aren't they basically the same thing? Because in order for him to have won, she would have had to ask him out, right?"

"Yeah, but…why her?"

"Hello Casey, you kind of picked her."

"Oh, right. I wonder what they're doing right now…"

"Why?"

"I don't know. I'm just wondering."

Casey laid on her bed for about two hours that night wondering how Derek managed to win the bet. How did he get her to ask him out? I mean, she hated him, right? She sighed, "Maybe he really is irresistible." In the midst of her thoughts, Casey heard voices from outside her window.

"Thank you," Derek said.

"No problem," Adrienne replied, "Look Derek, I really had a good time tonight and…"

"And what?" He asked giving her a gentle smile.

"I kind of want to….kiss you?"

"Are you serious?!" Casey yelled to herself in her room.

For the second time that day Casey found her self dumbfounded. But this time, she wasn't going to go down without a fight.

The next morning Derek found himself discussing the events of the previous night.

"Whoa bro! She actually planted one on you? I thought she hated you," Edwin exclaimed.

"What can I say? I'm irresistible," Derek said as he basked in his own glory.

"So does this mean you won?"

"Of course, Ed. I never lose."

"What ridiculous costume are you going to make Casey wear to school then?" He asked, intrigued.

"Don't get too excited yet, little bro. Like I told Case, 'this is only the beginning.'" He smirked.