Snow White and Sanity
This takes place during the first winter break. Derek has gone off to Queens and Casey has instead gone off to a dance school. This is the first time they are back in the house at the same time… Enjoy!
She stared at the door in front of her as she had so many times before. The only difference this time was that she didn't know what to expect on the other side. Or more to the point, who to expect.
It had been three months since she had last seen him. Only three months. Three agonizing, amazing, torturous months had passed between them. Three months could change a person. Three months had changed her, changed her feelings in a way that made her hand hesitate over the doorknob.
The floor on the other side of the door creaked and the door swung open revealing him standing there an amused look on his face. "Who are you?"
"Funny." She retorted, but the sarcasm was lacking.
He went on as if he didn't notice. "Oh wait I think I remember you… Snow White's ugly step-sister right?"
Three months ago she would have had a sharp witted retort. Now the insult felt like an old friend she had missed. Without warning her arms reached out and enclosed around him.
He didn't have a chance to be awkward about it since it was so brief, or to push her off pretending he was disgusted.
When his eyes met her blue eyes, he saw a sparkle igniting that a moment ago hadn't been there. He smiled, running a suddenly nervous hand through his hair.
He had seen this girl many times before, but she felt brand new standing in front of his bedroom door, and he wondered if it would ever be like it was again. She laughed at the silence so unlike them. "Cat got your tongue?"
"Sorry I was trying to swallow back the vomit that rose when you touched me." He smirked leaning against the frame, arms folding across his chest.
"Glad to see you matured since the last time I saw you." She said rolling her eyes.
"And I'm glad to see that stick is still firmly up your-"
"Der-ek!"
"What?" He laughed shrugging his shoulders.
"Ugh, to think I actually thought I missed you." She mumbled with a look of disgust on her face before turning away.
He faltered at that. "What now?"
"Nothing, lapse in sanity." She replied as she walked into her room, firmly closing the door behind her.
Derek watched the door for a moment before turning back into his own bedroom.
He walked directly over to his stereo and proceeded to turn the volume dial up way past capacity. Then laid down on his bed waiting for the inevitable reaction and riled up girl he had missed so much himself.