A/N: I had this chapter in my mind when I originally started this. I hope you like it. There is a mini flashback in this chapter and it is in italics. Thoughts are in regular font. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own life with Derek, and I most likely never will.

Derek woke up to his alarm beeping. 6:30am. Time to get ready to go rake leaves with Casey. Super. All of a sudden he remembered his dream about Casey. Snap. Did I really dream that? I must be going insane. Yeah, thats it. Derek got out a pair of jeans and an old white shirt, when he remembered he had school at 9:00. He switched to a nice brown one. He gelled up his hair, and as he snapped the bottle cap shut, he remembered something Casey said one day:

"Derek, you kept me up all night last night!"

Derek looked at her like she was senseless. "I was asleep all night how could I have kept you up, smart one?"

"You Mumble in your sleep! All night it was -I want some fries with that-, apperently your awesome dream was ordering food at a fast food joint.", Casey said. Her hair did look bad, like she had been tossing and turning. Her pajama's were sideways. "And now I am going to be late for school!" Casey stormed out of the kitchen, and up the stairs.

What if I mumbled in my sleep about Casey, Derek thought in horror. What if someone in the family heard? Worse what if Casey heard. She is only one thin paper like wall away. Well I will just act natural.

Derek went downstairs and saw Casey putting one pop tart in the toaster. He grabbed the other one that she left in the wrapper and stuck it in the toaster next to hers, before she popped it down. She was all dressed and ready to go rake leaves. There was an awkward silence while waiting for their pop tarts. Casey loved Strawberry. So did Derek, coincidently.

It seems like she knows something. Maybe I will just ask if I talked in my sleep last night. "Hey, um, Case, er, Casey, Did I talk in my sleep last night?"

Casey looked a little surprised at his question. He remembered his dream. He knows he drempt about me. He seems ok about it...I better tell him that I did. If I didn't he would know. The whole family knows I can not lie. My eyes blink too fast. Maybe I should just confront him. Casey started to reply.

"Hey you guys, all ready to go and rake some leaves?" Nora said brightly as she entered the kitchen and the pop tarts popped up. "Yup." Casey grabbed her pop tart and went out the back door.

That was weird, Derek thought to himself. She just might know something. Great. Now Casey knows a dream that I am not even sure what to think about it yet.

He quickly walked out the back door. Nora sat there baffled. "Huh.", She said to herself.

Casey already got the rakes back out from yesterday, by the time Derek got out there.

"Could we just hurry this up? School starts in an hour." Casey snapped, getting in the first line of the soon to be fight.

"Sure." Derek replied, almost too brightly. Nice going Venturi. Real Natural not to make a snappy remark back. Next time I say something it is going to be more rude.

Casey looked at him a little unsure. "Well ok then." Huh. Weird.

"How about you do one half and I do the other half, that way we can stay far away from eachother." Derek said curtly.

"Fine by me", Casey snapped right back. Maybe everything is still normal, Casey thought kind of blahish to herself.

Casey and Derek got to work on each of their sides. After a little while, Derek heard a loud "Thump". Then Casey scream with pain. "Crap.", Casey yelled. Derek right away rushed over to her not even thinking. He knelt down beside her. "Are you OK?"

"I don't know, my ankle cought on the prongs on the metal rake."

Her jeans were ripped. Her hair was all mussed.

She must have really fell hard, Derek thought with sincere sadness.

"Pull up your jeans, I want to make sure you are alright."

Casey pulled up her jeans enough to see that it was really cut. Stupid Metal rakes.

Derek sprang into action. "You wait here while I go get the first aid kit."

"Don't worry Derek I do not think I am going anywhere", Casey chuckled as she said it.

I can not believe that Derek of all people is actually concerned. But I still do not believe his dream is true. He hates me still. He is just concerned because...well because I am hurt. I do not know why...

Casey's thoughts were interupted by Derek rushing out the back door with the first aid kit. He went down on his knees again next to Casey. He pulled up her jeans. For some reason it sent an icy chill down Casey's spine. He took out the antiseptic and spread it most tenderly on her large sized cut. She stared at him in awe. He took out some gauze and wrapped it carefully around her ankle. He secured it with some bandage tape. Derek noticed Casey's shocked expression. "Um, sorry, I just thought I would..." Casey cut him off, looking straight at him inches away from his lips. "Derek, no, do not be sorry. Thank you."

Derek stared for a minuete at her large diamond like eyes. He never realized how stunning they really were. God, do they actually glisten?

Casey looked at Derek's flawless picure perfect eyes. They were like the color of Honey and chocolate mixed together. I do not think I have ever stopped and actually looked into his eyes before.

Suddenly Casey fell out of her trance. "Well, uh, I guess we better get to school." Derek snapped to attention and for some odd reason, almost looked forlorn that he had to stop looking at Casey. Casey noticed.

Derek cleared his throat and stood up. "Yeah I guess we should." He helped her up by pulling her up by her hands.

Casey astoninglishly, did not want to go. She held on a moment too long. Derek quickly pulled his hands down and put them inside his pockets.

"Bye." Casey said as she walked away. This is weird. This is new. What is up with me lately? I have never thought of Derek as a brother. Why am I pulled to him all of a sudden. Casey tried to shake the thought out of her head as she walked to school. She couldn't.

Derek sat down on a bench in the back yard to collect his thoughts for a minuette. Weird. I actually want to be near Casey. I have never thought of her as a sister before. But god, her eyes...Maybe I...No. I am not in love with Casey. Impossible. She hates my guts. Derek started to walk to school. He tried to get Casey out of his head. He couldn't.

A/N: I did not have that much doubt about this chapter as Chapter 2. I hope you agree with me. Ok, so now you know what to do...review review review! And remember I am makeing this up as I go along. If you have any ideas, let me know in a review. Thanks so much. Chapter 4 will be on the way soon!