So, I'm continuing this story more instead of just a one shot, but I have no idea how long or short it will be because I keep getting more and more ideas about it.
Casey couldn't believe it. She has sex with Derek. She had drunk sex with her step-brother.
She shuddered at the thought of him being even remotely related to her.
It's not incest, Case, Casey thought to herself, slowing her breathing. We're not blood related.
But still, she couldn't help but look at Derek. He was sleeping peacefully, his brown eyes closed and his mouth set in a half smile, the smirk he always wears, with his arms around Casey. Casey's head and one of her arms was on his chest, and one leg was hitched around his hips.
Being very quiet, Casey tried to get up, but before she could even move, a voice startled her.
"Were you a... Were you a... virgin... before we...?" Derek awkwardly asked Casey. They were now both on their backs, terrified on looking anywhere but the ceiling.
"No." Casey whispered. She felt Derek take a deep breath next to her. She knew he was happy he didn't take that one unreplacable thing away from her forever. But even though they both didn't want to admit it, they both wish that he had.
"When did you lose it?" Derek asked gently, trying to not sound like he was prying.
"Last year, with Truman-" Casey started, but Derek scoffed. He never liked Truman, and Casey finally thought she knew why. She paused to let him finish before she continued on with her story.
"Well last year after my dance recital, Truman thought we should celebrate. And things got a little out of hand." She finished.
"Oh." Was all he said. Would I go to hell if I say I'm a little jealous? Derek thought, but quickly dismissed it.
"Are you a virgin?" Casey asked, already knowing the answer.
"No." He said. "I lost it the end of eighth year, remember when I told you? To Alexis. She was my first serious girlfriend."
"So... how many times have you done it since then?" Casey asked carefully, afraid of the answer.
"Do you want the honest truth, or for me to just say a couple times?" He asked her, finally looking at her.
"Honestly." Casey said, still not trying to take her eyes off the ceiling. She knew Derek was watching her, and that was making it a lot harder.
"Honestly... I lost track of how many girls I had... sex with." Derek said quietly.
"So what, I'm just one of your fuck buddies now? Just another one night stand?" She asked him, finally looking at him, already feeling the blood boil in her. She was pissed. Beyond pissed. How dare he just think he could have sex with her, and then just act like nothing happened?
"Casey, I-" Derek started to say, but Casey cut him off.
"No, I actually thought we had something between us. Did you know that? I thought you liked me. But I guess not. Don't worry about me! I'll be just fine when you bring home little sluts and whores into your room while I'm sleeping just down the hall, listening to all your animalistic noises!" She yelled quietly, keeping in the back of her mind that she wasn't home alone, that her family was up and running at this time of the day.
"Casey!" He yelled a little bit louder than she liked, grabbing her face gently with both of his hands. She stopped her rant long enough to look at him. To really look at him. Her eyes saw the way his dark brown hair fell into his eyes in just the right places. How his brown eyes had flecks of emerald green in them. How his skin was clear and a healthy color. That his mouth was perfectly shaped, and that they had way too much talent on hers to be real.
"You are not just a fuck buddy or a one night stand. Unlike those girls, I actually care about you. I want you to be happy. Hell, I need you to be happy! Why the fuck would I have sex with you last night, under or not under the influence, if I was just going to forget it all happened? I don't want to forget what happened. You're like some type of drug. I can't get enough of you, Case. And good or bad, I'm still terrified. I'm terrified that things between us won't work out, and that we'll become awkward and never talk, or for one of us to get mad at each other. I like you, Case." Derek said, his voice cracking on the last four words. "So don't say this is it. Please don't say this is it."
Casey couldn't believe what she just comprehended. He actually likes me! She thought, her mind in overdrive. Instead of saying something, she just sweetly kissed his lips. It wasn't sloppy or messy or rushed like it was last night, it was sweet and gentle and perfect.
Derek was the first one to pull away. He started to get out of his bed, but Casey grabbed his arm, afraid he was already leaving her.
"Where are you going?" Casey whimpered, even though the action was extremely desperate in her opinion. She never felt this way about anyone before. Not Sam, not Max, not even Truman. Derek just laughed
"It's almost one. I don't even sleep in this late on a Sunday. I'm suprised Dad or Nora haven't sent a search party out for us yet." Derek said, grabbing his boxers and jeans from the floor, slipping them on quickly. He grabbed a random white t-shirt off of his desk and put it on, much to Casey's approval. She always liked Derek in solid colored shirts. It defined his muscles a lot more.
"Hurry up, Space Case." He said with a wink before he opened his door, walking downstairs. With a deep breath, Casey got up and grabbed Derek's hockey jersey and put it on before she ran across the hall to her room, closing the door behind her. She grabbed her favourite pink pajamas and threw them on quickly. She ran downstairs to see the rest of her family helping themselves to lunch.
"Nice of you to join us, Casey." George said, sitting down at the table. Casey took the chair next to Edwin and across from Derek.
"Yeah, have any fun last night?" Derek asked with a smirk, and Casey could feel the blush rising to her cheeks.
"It's not really my scene," She squeaked, and Derek's smirk turned into a full blown, big toothy grin.
"Well, you two graduate in T-minus three hours!" George said, trying to be funny.
"I totally forgot!" Casey screeched, making the rest of the family cover their ears. "I have to go get ready!" She said with panic in her voice, bolting from her chair and running up the stairs, taking them two at a time.
"Casey, we have three hours!" Derek yelled, running after her. The rest of the table just rolled their eyes before they continued eating.
"Case, why are you in such a rush?" Derek asked Casey as he jogged into her room behind her. She ripped open the closet door and pulled out her graduation cap and gown, and her valedictorian sash.
"Because we have to be at school in less than three hours, I haven't even started to get ready, and I need to practice my graduation speech!" She said, panic dripping from her voice. Derek just took a deep breath, and then kissed Casey softly and sweetly, but he could tell she was still worried and tense.
"Just relax," Derek whispered after he pulled away and hugged her to him tight, his breath hot on her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
"Derek, I can't. We're graduating! No more high school! We're both going to Queens, but I'll be dancing, and you'll be playing hockey. We'll never see each other! I'll be in a dorm, you'll probably be living with some teammate, we won't have time for anything but school, and-" Casey started rambling, and Derek cut her off with another soft kiss on the lips.
"We'll have time. Maybe not nearly as much time as we do now, but we'll have it. Sure, I'll probably be rooming with someone, but you can still come over whenever you want. You can go to my hockey games, and I'll go to your dance recitals, and it'll all work out. I promise, Princess." He said softly, kissing her forehead before hugging her again. Casey let out a deep breath before she hugged him back.
"Okay, get out. I have to change." She said now, all business. Derek just chuckled softly before he walked out of Casey's room, closing the door behind him. Casey turned towards her closed, calmer now. She slipped on a simple pink dress that hugged her body in all of the right places, and just the right length for her liking. She grabbed her black heels and curled her hair. She put on lip gloss, mascara and a bit of eyeliner.
"You got this, Case." Casey whispered to herself two and a half hours later, before she put on the black graduation gown and the white valedictorian shash, along with the graduation cap. With a shaky breath, Casey walked down the stairs, meeting the rest of her family downstairs. Before anyone noticing her, she took the whole scene in front of her. Nora smoothing out Lizzie's dress and fixing her hair, George dancing with Marti to imaginary music, and Edwin patting Derek on the back. Casey turned her attention to Derek. His hair was still unruly as always, falling into his piercing eyes in all the right places. His gown was unzipped, underneath a white button down with black slacks and a black tie. His graduation cap was in his hand. Her eyes almost spilt the tears she's been holding back for months now because of graduation. She wasn't ready to start a new chapter in her life.
"Ready to go?" She asked her family, putting on a brave face.
"Casey, you look beautiful!" Nora said, tearing up as she pulled Casey into a hug right when Casey stepped off of the stairs.
"You do look nice, Casey." Derek said sincerely, earning weird looks from everyone in the room, except Casey.
"Did you just compliment Casey?" Edwin asked Derek in disbelief. Derek shoved Edwin in response, earning a giggle from Marti and a laugh from Lizzie.
"Let's go to graduation!" George said, leading the way to the car.
"Well good morning parents, teachers, and fellow graduates. Over the past four years, we have had highs and lows. But, no matter what, we've gotten through with the help from our friends. When we leave high school, each one of us is going to be all alone, facing the unknown and I have to admit, I'm scared. As we all go our separate ways, whether it's becoming a pro athlete, or moving away to University, or going to the army. I know that no matter how difficult the journey, our time together has only made us stronger. So as we bravely face the unknown, we will take with us four years of memories, and friendships that will last a lifetime. Congratulations, Class of 2012 (A/N: I know they didn't graduate in 2012, but that's more recent because it's 2012 now), and good luck." Casey said for her valedictorian speech, and the auditorium in the high school burst into applause, students throwing their caps in the air, screaming their heads off.
"Casey!" Derek yelled as Casey stepped off of the stage. She turned towards the voice, and before she knew it, Derek picked her up, hugging her, spinning her around a couple times. "We did it!"
"De-rek!" Casey shrieked, laughing so hard. "Put me down!"
"You got it, Princess." Derek whispered in her ear before setting her down on her own two feet, and Casey suddenly missed Derek's body pressed up against hers.
"Congratulations you two!" George yelled, running over to the duo. He gave Derek a hug as Lizzie ran up and hugged Casey.
"I'm so, so proud of you." Nora told Casey, joining in on the hug. Casey suddenly started sobbing. She couldn't help it. She's lived with this people her whole high school career, and she felt as if she was leaving them behind for bigger and better things. She suddenly felt her mom's arms be replaced by strong, steady ones.
"It's okay, Case. It's okay." Derek whispered in her ear, trying to calm her down.
"What if mom or George sees us-?" Casey started to ask, but Derek just untangled one arm from around her waist and pointed at the rest of their family, talking to their principal.
"It's summer time Casey." Derek said pointedly.
"I know?" Casey said, wondering why he was making such an obvious statement.
"We can do whatever we want with a lesser chance of getting caught, whenever we want! We're free!" He said with a little too much enthuasim. Casey just laughed, turning around so she could hug him back.
"Let's go home, and get started with this whole summer thing already." Casey said as Derek guided her out of the school, his arm around her narrow shoulders.
I decided to make it a multiple story chapter! So there should be about 10-15 chapters, unless you guys want me to write more.
I don't want to spend any time on Casey and Derek's summer, and I'll jump into probably the first couple of weeks of graduation.
And Casey's speech was from a Degrassi episode called Take a Bow 2, and it was Holly J Sinclair's line. I just tweaked it a little because it talked about kidney transfers, and no one in this story is getting one.
It would make my DAY if you guys would review! :)