So far, this chapter wrote itself. I don't know what happened. Enjoy though!
Derek stayed in his new room when he got there. He was hoping he could hide out there and maybe no one would notice. But when he went out to go to the bathroom, Lizzie spotted him and ran over to him giving him a tight hug. And after about an hour of talking, Derek politely said that he was tired from the long flight and he went back to his room.
When he plopped down on his bed, he heard the front door open and shut.
"Casey! You're back early!" He heard Lizzie shout.
"Yeah, I told you I would try to."
That voice made his heart skip a beat. Derek leaned against his door, listening to the conversation between the two girls, working up the guts to walk out there and see her but he couldn't.
"Derek's here. He's in his room, I think you should go say hi to him."
"Uh, you know what Liz? I'm gonna pass on that for tonight. I really wanna get all unpacked. I'll see him in the morning."
Of course she wouldn't want to see Derek. He was Derek and Nora probably told her about his recent behavior, and Lord knows Casey would be pissed at him. And to be quite honest, Derek was in no mood for a lecture.
He simply sighed and sat on his bed.
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Her heart was pounding so loud she could hear it in her ears. She wasn't ready to see Derek yet. Sure she knew he was coming to stay with her but she didn't know the reasons behind it. Ever since her family moved from the Venturi household, she was determined to get over Derek.
Yeah, that's right, she was in love with Derek. Or in lust, she wasn't sure. All she knew was that he had a special place in her heart. And she wanted him out because lets face it, he would never want to be with someone like her.
She sighed and started to unpack her things.
She was home from her first year of college and she couldn't be more happier. Well, she was just happy to see her mom and her sister. As of late, she had been having issues with her room mate who was constantly nagging at her over something stupid all the time. She just wanted out. Maybe next year she'll try to get an off campus apartment. Just for her and only her. She was sure she could talk to her mom and dad about it.
An hour later, she was finished packing and she had that sudden hunger splurge. She opened her door a crack and saw that the lights were off. She didn't hear anything or anyone in the halls or in the living room so the coast was clear, meaning Derek was still in his room. She made her way out as quietly as she could and she felt a breeze. She looked around and saw that the sliding glass door was open. And her heart stopped.
Derek.
He was sitting in a lounge chair, feet propped up on the table, in nothing but a pair of jeans and had a cigarette at hand. She only saw his silhouette but she knew it was him. She looked away and she walked into the kitchen to make something to eat.
Derek on the other hand, when he saw the kitchen light turn on, he looked. He put his cigarette out and watched.
She was in a pair of short shorts and a tank top. Her hair was different. It wasn't as long as it was when he last remembered. It was shorter, layered, highlighted, and he thought it looked great. Her body was more toned than he last remembered. She either had been working out or she kept up with her dancing. Either way, she looked great.
He got up from his chair and walked back into the house slowly. He managed to get past her without her seeing him until he got to the entrance of the hallway.
"Hey Derek." She said to him.
Derek turned to face her.
"Hey."
And then he turned and walked back to his room leaving her with an unexplainable feeling.
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The next morning, or afternoon, Derek was woken up by someone opening the curtains to his room.
"Derek, wake up." Lizzie's voice said to him.
He groaned and sat up.
"What are you doing in here?"
"Waking you up. It's two in the afternoon."
"I don't care."
And he fell back on the bed.
"You should care. Because in about a week, my mom is gonna start waking you up every morning at seven."
"Look, Liz. I appreciate the notice but if you didn't know, I didn't choose to come here. I was forced. Meaning if I wanna sleep all day, I'll sleep all day, if I wanna stay up all night, I'll stay up all night, and if I wanna go out and find some crank, I'll get some. I don't care what you all have planned for this summer, and I don't care if you think I should join in on the fun, I don't care."
He saw her eyes water and she left his room quickly. He rolled his eyes and covered his head with the blanket. He didn't care that he made Lizzie cry, he didn't care. He was pissed that he had to stay with the McDonald's for the summer and he didn't care what they wanted out of him because he wasn't going to do anything.
Meanwhile, Casey was in the kitchen. She was shocked that Derek would talk to Lizzie like that. Oh, how Derek changed.
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"Dad, I was wanting to talk to you about something." Casey said when she walked into her dad's office.
"Sure thing, Case."
"Well, I'm sure mom told you about my room mate. I was wondering if you could cosign a cheep apartment for me."
"I don't know Casey. I mean your mother needs you at home right now."
"So she told you Derek was staying the summer?" Casey asked.
"Yeah."
Casey sighed.
"Look, Casey, I think you should stay at home for the summer and we'll talk about an apartment later."
"Okay."
She then left, considering that she had no choice. Her dad was always like that. When is decision was made there was no fighting it.
When she got home, she heard a door slam. She walked in and saw her mom sitting at the table with her head in her hands.
"Mom, what's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing." Nora lied.
Casey saw that her mother's eyes were red and wet. She knew that she was crying and she knew the cause of it. Casey watched her mom walk into her room and she heard the door shut.
"Derek, what's going on with you?" She asked herself, softly.
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"I don't care!" He shouted as he slammed his door.
Nora shook her head and sighed.
He yelled at her again, and it was all over her telling him that he needed to get out more. He didn't need to snap at her. A simple no would have been good anough.
It had been a little over a week and the new tension in the house was thick. Lizzie didn't like being around Derek when he was awake and she liked going outside more than she used to. She even stayed in her room a lot. Her mom stayed in her room after work and never really spoke to anyone. When she did, it was short and she seemed to watch what she was saying. And Casey noticed these changes in her family. And she knew that it was because of Derek.
For the first time that day she was Lizzie come out of her room. She went into the living room to watch TV. Minutes later, Derek came out. Casey saw him look at Lizzie and she handed him the remote immediately and went back to her room. And Casey glared at Derek.
"I can feel you, ya know?" Derek said after a while. "Burning a hole in my head."
"Good." She snapped at him.
Derek looked at Casey.
"What?"
"I said, good." She stated firmly, "And I really don't appreciate you talking to Lizzie that way. Or my mother. You are simply a guest in this house. You don't have the right to boss people around like you've been doing."
And she walked right to her room, slamming the door in the process.
What a great start. First he was only saying one word to her, then he was ignoring her, being mean to Lizzie and Nora, and now she was being mean to him. Well if anyone deserved it, it was him. He simply hung his head and sighed. He then got up from the couch and walked to his room where he got dressed. He pulled out his phone and called someone who was a very frequent caller on his phone.
"D Vent. Long time no talk. Where you been?" The voice asked over the phone.
"I got sent to New York." Derek sighed. "Listen, Marco, you know any dealers here?"
"Well, I have a cousin who lives there. I could give him a call to see if he's still dealing."
"Could you?" Derek asked.
"Yeah, I'll make a call and call you back."
And thus the call ended. Derek was waiting as paitently as he could in his room. He needed a fix badly and he needed it now. And when his phone rang, he almost jumped for joy.
"You got it?" Derek asked when he answered the phone.
"Yeah, here's the address."
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He walked to the address his dealer had given him and he knocked on the door to a really nice apartment building. It was almost nicer Nora's.
"You must be Derek." He said to him.
"Yeah."
"I'm Johnny." He said, "Come on in."
And Derek followed him in and down to a basement. It was dark and had a total of six people sitting in random areas. Silently, Derek handed him a wad of money that was enough for the amount he wanted.
"What's your poison?" Johnny asked.
"What do you got?"
Johnny raised his brows and smirked.
"Marco said you were slick."
"How 'bout this. You got any crank?" Derek asked.
"Good choice."
Johnny pulled out a tin box and opened it. He pulled out a few baggies worth the amount of money Derek gave him and handed them to him. Derek inspected them, stuck them into his pocket and shook Johnny's hand.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Johnny said to him.
"Pleasures all mine." Derek said with a smirk.
XxX
Derek snuck into the apartment as quietly as he could. Suddenly a light turned on and he jumped.
"Nora."
"Where have you been?" She asked.
"None of your business."
Nora simply shook her head and tossed her wallet on the counter in front of him
"No wonder why your dad sent you here." She mumbled.
"What?"
"Derek, your dad sent you here because he couldn't take your attitude anymore. All week you have been disrespectful to everyone, and now I understand why your dad can't stand you." She said to him. "I give up."
Derek watched her walk away and he let out a shuddered breath. He looked at the wallet and felt terrible. He sighed and walked to his room where he numbed that feeling he had with white powder lines.
Here it is. Do what you will, but I hope not anything bad. Oh yeah, and I bolded the XxX markers because it was making me confused when I read it over. :)