Okay, this one I'm not too sure about. And also, I just lke to point out that I have no idea where this story is going. I have no plot to it, it's going on it's own. Enjoy!

"Mom, you can't keep letting him do all this shit." Casey said to her mom, who was stressing out. "It's one thing to snap at everyone, but to steal your money? Enough is enough."

"I don't know what to do Case." Nora said to her daughter.

They had been discussing Derek's behavior for about an hour and Casey had figured out what she wanted to do to help her mom. She gave her dad time to think about her request and now it was time to take matters into her own hands.

"Well, I do." She said. "I'm not gonna let Derek talk to you or Lizzie like he has been again. I'm not gonna stand by and let him take advantage of you and steal things from you. It has to stop."

Casey walked to Derek's door and without knocking, she walked in. It was pretty dark in his room and she pulled open the curtains and yanked off the blanket he had on his body. He groaned and woke up.

"What the hell Casey?"

"Get the hell up." She demanded.

"You sound just like your mom." He muttered.

"Yeah, except this time, you won't be getting away with things."

Derek sat up and rolled his eyes. She saw him reach for a clean-ex to wipe his nose.

"Where is it?" She demanded.

"Where's what?"

"You know what I'm talking about now where the hell is it?"

Derek didn't look at her but she saw where he was looking. His jeans. She rushed to them and grabbed them. And before he could even register what was going on, she had the last two baggies in her hand and she raced out of the room to the bathroom. Derek was hot on her trail but was too late. She had already flushed them down the toilet.

"Do you have any idea how much money that was?" He asked her.

"You mean my mom's money?" She asked and he looked away, "Yeah, I can't believe you would steal money from my mom."

Casey walked out of the bathroom and turned to look back at him. She saw a look in his eyes, something she had never seen before. She saw he was silently asking for help.

"I'm going to talk to my dad about some things and when I come back, I expect you to be cleaned up and dressed."

"Or what?" Derek challenged.

"Or you'll be in for the worst summer of your entire life."

XxX

She walked into her dad's office and sat down in one of the chairs, waiting for him to come back from wherever he was. Suddenly the door opened and he walked in.

"Casey, if this about an apartment again, I'm still thinking about it." He said when he saw her.

"Well think about this too." She paused, "Last night, Derek stole money from mom to buy drugs."

"Casey-"

"Mom told me she can't handle him, she doesn't know what to do with him. He won't listen, he snaps at everyone." She sighed, "So this is my plan."

"What's your plan?"

"I'm gonna clean him up."

Her father was about to protest.

"And before you say something, I think you should think about this too. He needs someone, anyone, more than ever right now. George and his friends have given up on him already and now mom. I won't give up on him."

Dennis said nothing but looked at his daughter.

"So before you make up your mind, let me get an apartment so I can take him and help him." She paused, "Come by tonight and say you wanted to see Lizzie and look in his eyes and you can see that all he wants is for someone to be there."

Dennis sighed, "Okay, I'll go by tonight and I'll let you know."

XxX

Derek was seriously debating whether or not to actually listen to Casey. But when he heard the door slam, he shot up from bed and rushed to get his clothes on.

"Derek!" She shouted to him.

He jumped again and got dressed faster. She pushed open the bedroom door, making it bang on the wall and she glared at him.

"Let's go."

"Where?" He asked.

She just smiled.

And then next thing he knew, he was bussing tables at the restaurant Casey worked at. She was playing hostess for the day, usually she was a waitress.

After she had given a group of people menus, she walked back to the podium and saw Derek flirting with some blonde. She rolled her eyes and walked over there. He was supposed to be working, not flirting.

"Derek, what do you think you're doing?" She asked him.

"Uh, talking?"

"Really," she looked at the blonde, "because you're supposed to be working off your debt. The money you stole from my mother to buy drugs?"

The blonde scoffed and walked away. Derek looked at her and glared, which was met with the same glare from Casey.

"Thanks Casey."

"You brought this on yourself." She smirked at him, "You missed a spot."

And she turned her heel and walked away. As long as Derek was under her watch, he wouldn't be getting away from anything. And she was really going to try to get him clean again. She was willing to go through all the hard times, the withdrawals, everything. She was willing to do whatever it took to get the Derek she knew back.

Soon her shift was over and it was already five. She clocked out and she made sure Derek was finished with all the tables before he clocked out. It was the worst time of his life so far. It sucked that he had to clean up after all those people and a lot of people were rude to him too. He was really biting his tongue to keep his mouth shut. He didn't want Casey to yell at him because she had been scolding him like he was an animal all day.

The cab ride home was silent. Derek stayed close to the door and had his head leaned on the glass. Casey was trying to start a conversation with him but he would just look at her then look away. She sighed and hoped that her dad would be there when they got home so he could see Derek for himself.

And sure enough, she saw her dad's car in front of her mom's apartment. She bit back a smile as Derek slammed the cab door shut. She paid the driver and got out herself before she walked up to the door. She met Derek at the elevator and he still said nothing.

"Derek, the whole silent treatment is kindof childish, don't you think?" She asked and got no answer, "And you should really get over than blonde, you're no good for her."

He knew what she was doing. She was trying to get him mad and he wasn't about to let her have it. He simply rolled his eyes and when the door opened, he walked out. When he got to the door he heard Nora talking.

"How is it here with Derek?" She asked, "I can't do it."

And he walked inside to see Dennis.

"Long time no see Derek." Dennis greeted him.

Dennis stuck his hand out and Derek shook it. There was an intense session of eye contact. Dennis was looking into Derek's eyes, almost like he was trying to look into his soul or something. And he saw what Casey was talking about. He saw the silent plead in his eyes like Casey told him. But he wasn't pleading for someone in particular, he was pleading for anyone.

"Dad." Casey said breaking him out of his eye lock with Derek. "Have you thought about my request?"

"What request?" Nora asked.

Casey pulled her mom aside.

"I'll talk to you about it outside when dad leaves."

She didn't wait for her mom to reply. She walked back over to her dad. He took one last glance at Derek who was leaning against the wall near the kitchen table.

"Okay." Dennis said to her.

"Really?"

"Yeah." He nodded.

She hugged him in thanks. Derek looked up, half wondering what was going on. Derek simply walked to his room. He plopped down on his bed and sighed. Seeing Casey hug her dad like that made him miss his dad. But his dad hated him at the moment and he started to feel it now.

XxX

"So what is going on?" Nora asked when Casey and Dennis were out in the hall.

"I'm gonna cosign an apartment for Casey." Dennis informed her.

"I thought you were going to stay for the summer."

"Mom, I have this idea." Casey started, "I want to get Derek clean again. I want you and Lizzie to be able to come home and not feel like an unwanted guest."

"Case what are you getting at?" Nora asked.

"I want to get an apartment so that I can help Derek. Believe it or not he needs someone right now, and I'm gonna be that someone."

XxX

There. She had stepped up to the plate to help him and she was going to keep her word. Her and Dennis had been talking about how many rooms. If a two bedroom would be good or, just a one bedroom considering, that Derek would only be here for the summer. They decided on a one bedroom. Dennis had an extra couch in storage that folded out into a bed that Derek could use.

And after a long week of searching, she found the one she wanted. It was perfect. It almost looked like the condo that was in 'Sex and the City', the one Big bought Carrie. You know, the one with the big closet.

"I love it." Casey said to her dad.

"Then the deal is done."

And thus, she began to move her things into her new home. Derek had no idea what was going on. All he knew is when Casey told he to get up, he got up, when she gave him work to do, he did it, no questions asked. The only reason why was because he wasn't in the mood for Casey's bitching.

Casey noticed changes in him too. He was getting chubby. His skin was paler than usual, and sometimes at night, she would hear him panting and pleading for whoever to stop. She even went in there to see him shaking beneath the sheets sweating. And after a few days of that, she became a little worried and then next time, she was taking a risk but she brushed some of his hair away from his face and his breathing went down and he relaxed. She could only assume it was because he was going through his withdrawals.

XxX

"Derek, wake up." Casey said to him.

He groaned and opened his eyes.

"Can't you let me sleep in for once? I mean it is Saturday."

"Get packing."

"Come again?"

"We're moving."

The look on his face clearly stated that he had no idea what she was talking about.

"You and I are moving. As in getting out of my mothers apartment and going to my new one."

So theres this random chapter that came out of my head, to my fingertips and onto my laptop. :)