Okay, I'm sorry for the long wait. I had to make sure I got this chapter close to perfect (or my version of "perfect"). Trust me it was hard, but I'm pretty sure it was worth the wait (I hope). And having an annoying headache didn't help me either. So again, I'm hoping I got this right.

And on with the story.

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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN LIFE WITH DEREK

Chapter 10: Chaos/ Revelations

A/N: Alan's thoughts are underlined.

Derek's thoughts are in bold.

"Just wait. And everything will hit the roof."

"And everything becomes chaos."

Two Weeks Later:

Chaos, whoever came up with the word probably had in mind two stepsiblings fighting with uncontrollable hormones and a desire for each other. Derek and Casey are fighting more than ever. Everyone sees the struggle for power, a match of wits and smarts. Not knowing that there is more at stake than just power and bragging rights. It is a battle of love and no one, except for Alan, Sam, and Emily, knows. And ever since the date fiasco, they are doing everything within their power to get Casey and Derek together.

At school, Derek pulls many pranks, ranging in variety and size, on Casey. Casey's ear piercing screech can be heard from any part of the school. For the past two weeks it has become clockwork. At 8:00, 9:30, 10:45, 12:00, 3:00, you know something happened. There is this weird silence before these particular times, then a scream that sounds like a name.

"DEREK!" Casey screams.

Casey walks into towards Emily. Emily tries to hide the smirk forming on her face but fails miserable. She begins to join the scattered laughs of other students.

"Sorry... Casey.... what.... happened?" Emily says through her laughter

"Derek. He did that trick were the paint bubble burst when you open the locker." Casey says.

"Well, for future reference, if you dye or highlight your hair, blue is not your color." Emily laughs.

"Emily this is serious. I've already apologized about a thousand times between the past two weeks and he still is silent." Casey says. "I know you accepted my apology, but why won't he accept."

"Casey..." Emily begins.

"What?" Casey asks.

"Why is it so important that Derek accept your apology?" Emily asks.

"Well, it's important because of a personal reason." Casey says nervously.

"Personal reason? I'm not buying that crap excuse." Emily says.

Emily grabs Casey's shoulder and drags her into an empty classroom. Casey's eyes widen when she realizes Emily is seeing past her facade. She can feel sweat building, starting to drip down the side of her face. She tries to keep her stare but can feel herself losing the battle.

"Alright, Casey. Enough is enough. I know something is up." Emily says.

"What are you talking about?" Casey asks.

"Enough with the act. Casey, I know something is going on with you and Derek. And you're going to tell me what." Emily says.

"Emily, what do you mean something between Derek and me?" Casey questions.

"Casey, you're twitching, sweating, and you're face is becoming red." Emily states.

"WHAT are saying? That I have...." Casey says astonished.

"Feelings for Derek." Emily says. "Yes. I believe you might."

"Emily that's preposterous." Casey laughs. "ME, having FEELINGS for DEREK. You should really think about becoming a comedian."

"This is no joke." Emily says seriously. "I know you like him."

"Did Derek set you up to this?" Casey laughs.

"No, Derek did not set me up. No one knows about this meeting." Emily explains. "But you know something I don't so we are going to stay in here until you speak up."

"Uh... Em... Class starts in about 5 minutes so we need to go." Casey points out. "NOW!"

"Class can wait; this is important." Emily says blocking Casey from escaping the classroom.

"EMILY!" Casey shouts.

"4 and ½ MINUTES!" Emily says.

"PLEASE..." Casey begs.

"3 MINUTES!" Emily says.

"Nothing is happening." Casey admits.

"2!" Emily says.

Casey starts to cry. Emily feels upset and embarrassed that she has to be hard on her friend. She wants to stop and bring some laughter into the room, but she knows the importance of Casey's confession.

"1!" Emily says.

"I LOVE HIM!" Casey yells.

"WHAT?" Emily asks astonished.

"I, Casey McDonald, am in love with my annoying, obnoxious stepbrother." Casey announces.

"Yes." Emily whispers to herself. Emily then begins to yell, "When did this happen? And WHY WASN'T I INFORMED WHEN THIS HAPPENED?"

"Well... Remember before the school year started." Casey says.

"Yeah, what does that have to do with Derek?" Emily asks.

"Alan moved here and he thought Derek and I were a couple." Casey explains.

"Yes, and..." Emily urges Casey to continue.

"And deep feelings started to surface and I started having dreams." Casey continues. "Then the dance."

"What about the dance?" Emily asks.

"I just have this strange notion that night had something to do with Derek." Casey says more to herself than Emily.

"Why would you not tell me how you felt about Derek?" Emily asks.

"How would you act?" Casey asks.

"I'm mad because you never said anything. Not one thing." Emily says angrily. "AND I ASKED YOU if you had a problem with me going out with Derek."

"Emily I'm so sorry. I didn't want you to see me as a freak. I didn't want to hurt you in any way." Casey says.

"Casey, you been my best friend for 2 years. I've seen past all you eccentricities and like the girl you are. I thought we trusted each other enough to tell the other if we had guy problems or any other problems." Emily says. "And you keep a big secret away from me...."

"This is why. I can't deal with you being angry with me, with Derek not talking to me, and I can't deal with the humiliation and embarrassment that will occur because my feelings for him are known." Casey cries.

"Why would you think that?" Emily asks.

"Because first Derek would embarrass me then once everyone knows they will make comments about my feelings for him. And then my mom and sister would disown me, and I'd be forced to live in a d..." Casey rants.

"You really think all this bad can come out of just admitting your feelings for Derek?" Emily asks.

"I know it will because no matter how much I love him; I know he will never love me back." Casey says sadly.

"Casey... I can't believe I'm going to say this, but you are stupid." Emily says.

"EMILY!" Casey yells.

"Casey, do you KNOW for sure that Derek doesn't love you?" Emily asks, raising her eyebrow.

"Well..." Casey thinks.

Meanwhile, Derek and Alan are in their war room, preparing for the upcoming hockey game against their biggest opponent. They hear a faint screech and Derek begins to smirk. Alan looks to Derek and shakes his head. Derek ignores him and begins to laugh.

"Derek please tell me your motive for pulling all these pranks on Casey." Alan says.

"Because she's to easy and it's payback." Derek smirks.

"Derek it's been two weeks. Shouldn't you just move on?" Alan asks.

"Hey I can only thank the person who came up with the saying 'payback is a bitch'." Derek responds.

"This isn't payback." Alan says. "It's a cry for attention."

"And you're delusional." Derek says.

"Wow, big word for ya, D." Alan smirks.

"I know words." Derek says.

"Okay." Alan says quietly.

"Hey, listen the date with Emily brought up some of the more difficult things in my life. So I need a little humor in my life." Derek says.

"What do you mean difficult things in your life?" Alan asks.

"Things I don't discuss with anyone." Derek explains. "And I mean anyone."

"Like your affection for Casey?" Alan asks.

"Dude, you should definitely think about becoming a comedian." Derek laughs. "Seriously, you could definitely rival any comedian out there."

"I knew it from the beginning." Alan says happily. "You're in love with Casey."

"Before you kill me from laughter..." Derek continues to laugh. "Why would you ever think I would be in love with Casey?"

"I've seen the way you look at her. When nobody would be looking. I know why you pull your pranks on her more than anybody. And right now, you are talking about it." Alan explains.

"There is nothing to talk about. I don't even remotely like Casey. I mean have you seen her." Derek says confidently.

"Yes, a beautiful, smart, caring...." Alan begins.

"A grade grubbing, overzealous, overbearing, overly emotional, perfectionist." Derek finishes. "Who is below my standards for dating."

"Or because you are scared of what will happen when Casey and the whole world finds out that might DEREK VENTURI..." Alan adds.

"You are out of your mind if you believe that I may have f...fe....feel..." Derek stutters.

"...feelings for Casey." Alan finishes. "I'm not. No. I'm not."

"Okay who put you up to this? Casey and Emily?" Derek asks.

"I take no orders from anyone. This is my own thoughts on your situation with Casey. And you are going to tell me the truth." Alan says.

"Easy, I don't have feelings for my fun crushing stepsister." Derek smirks.

"Yeah, and I live on denial." Alan replies.

"And that was about the stupidest joke I've ever heard." Derek laughs.

"Either way, that doesn't matter." Alan says. "I just want to know if you have feelings for Casey."

"Dude, how many times do I have to tell you I don't." Derek growls.

"Wow. I never thought I'd see the day Derek Venturi was afraid of the obvious." Alan says.

"Whoa, take back that previous comment, because I never am afraid of anything." Derek says.

"Then just admit your feelings." Alan challenges. "Trust me, I won't tell. We got about 30 minutes before we have to go to class. So I have all the time in the world."

"You know, you and Casey are probably twins. The way you annoy me is astonishingly similar." Derek says.

"So she annoys you about your feelings, also?" Alan replies.

"JUST STOP OKAY!" Derek yells. "I DO NOT HAVE FEELINGS FOR CASEY! I HATE HER!"

"The more you deny something, the more the truth falls through the cracks." Alan says.

Derek growls and picks up Alan by the shirt. Alan gasps as he is lifted off the floor against the wall. Alan stares down Derek. A battle of friends, through a staring contest. Alan doesn't give in, he matches Derek stare to stare, eye to eye.

I am not weak. I am not a runt. I can change them.

"What does it take for you to give up?" Derek asks.

"Admit your feelings." Alan says.

"Fine." Derek murmurs.

Derek looks around the room. He tries to think quickly of something to distract Alan. Alan has this intense look on his face and Derek realizes he has met his match.

Well what do I do? He won't leave me alone until I actually admit something. Your choice Derek, however, need I remind you that you are in love with aforementioned keener. So either way you are in a bit of a bind. Listen to yourself, you are beginning to sound like Casey. Duh, she has that affect on him. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

"Okay, for a minute just pretend that you are talking to my clone." Derek says calmly.

"I don't see where this is going." Alan says confused.

"Just pretend that we are living in an alternate universe." Derek says.

"And in this place does Derek like Casey?" Alan asks.

"No, he doesn't like her... He is over his head, crazy in LOVE with her." Derek responds.

"Now, why would he not tell her?" Alan asks.

"He doesn't think that she would ever give him a chance to prove his worth. She only sees him as a evil, selfish pig who can care less about any other than himself." Derek says. "And he psyched himself out because they are stepsiblings and their family and friends except for you who disown them."

"So, that is why he is always saying he hates her. Because he thinks that no one will approve of their relationship. He chooses for Casey to hate him instead of trying to get her to love him." Alan realizes.

"But ever since you got here, he is fighting himself to tell her." Derek says. "He knew that once you mentioned it; you would constantly try to force out the truth. And that caused him to question his actions towards Casey. Make him try harder to be a better person."

"So how does Derek plan to work things out if Casey thinks he is still mad at her?" Alan asks.

"He is still thinking that over." Derek responds.

"Well, call me crazy, but why doesn't he tell her how he feels? No matter what other people think. Show Casey he cares about her. Since when does Derek ever follow rules? He is always a man of action and he needs to act on his feelings before he misses his chance." Alan says. "Derek? Derek?"

"What?" Derek snaps out of his daze.

"Are you okay?" Alan asks.

"Yeah. I just realized something." Derek says while scratching the back of his head.

"What?" Alan asks.

"I'm in over my head." Derek says.

Meanwhile, Casey's stalker is going through his locker. He grabs his book for his next class, he then looks at the picture of Casey hanging in his locker.

"Soon, you'll be in my grasp." The guy says.

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Okay, don't kill me on this chapter. I know the ending of this chapter sucked. The story is going to get better. And more Dasey is coming, however the next two chapters will anger some of you Dasey fans. Believe me I didn't want to add them but I think it will help the story.

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In Loving Memory of my Uncle Tommy

1946-2009