What can I say? I got inspired to update again! Thanks guys…and enjoy! BTW…as requested, I am going to put out there exactly why Casey is so put off by Derek…and I have decided to make that reason pretty interesting as opposed to my original idea (which was oh I am Casey and I am too busy to have a guy in my life or something along those lines…).

Also, I put in a little clip from my favorite couple on General Hospital, I thought it pertained and I love them so I added it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing of LWD or General Hospital….I merely use their influence to entertain myself….Enjoy!

Casey walked in the door of her bedroom and slammed her book bag down on her floor and went to her book shelf. Looking through the shelves, she found her yearbook from last year. She then proceeded to walk over to her desk and flip open to the page with Kendra on it…as she was about to grab her permanent marker and draw devil horns on the girls face, Casey realized something. Why would Derek do that? Why would he kiss her right after he was trying to kiss me? It almost seemed like he was trying to make me jealous. I don't get it! If only…no, Casey. Don't think about what ifs…it never helps.

Casey pulled herself together after putting her yearbook back unscathed.

Meanwhile…next door

Derek was sitting on the couch flipping through channels when something had caught his eye. It seemed to be the ending of some soap opera on one of those daytime channels. After watching for a second, he recognized it as General Hospital from all that his mom used to talk about while he had attempted to listen to something that interested her at the time. He watched while Emily and Nikolas seemed to be talking about something serious.

Scene

Nikolas: I hurt you…I hurt you. That teenage girl I drove home in the snow…my friend, my lover, my wife. I made promises to you that I didn't keep. Why? Why now do you think you can trust me? How could you ever risk believing in me again.?

Emily: Because I love you…

End Scene

Derek turned off the TV a little embarrassed that he just watched a daytime soap opera. How ironic, I hurt the girl I seem to really care about and now I don't know if she will ever trust me again. How could she? I need to talk to her…no I can't! I don't think I would know what to say. I have to though….

Before he could think twice about it, Derek got up off the couch and walked to the door in long strides. When he opened the door, there was already someone there….

"Casey! What are you….I mean I was just coming to see you…Why are you here?"

"I needed to talk to you. You seemed to not want to talk the last time I wanted to, so here I am. I am assuming you won't be distracted by your other desires since you found another means by which to satisfy yourself."

"Casey, what are you talking about?"

"Don't lie to me Derek! I saw you with Kendra and I know you meant for me to see, I just don't understand why. But I don't want to anymore. I just want you out of my life."

"You can't mean that."

"I do mean it…you have found someone that makes you happy…and so have I."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Derek hoped she wasn't talking about who he was thinking of. If he had to even think of Sam's name again he would scream.

"I am talking about having friends who don't feel the need to grope me when I want to have a conversation."

"And would your new little friend happen to be Sam?"

"So what if it is…it shouldn't matter to you since you have Kendra now."

"The hell it doesn't matter…You are mi…I mean, you shouldn't go around with him."

"Why not?"

"He is not good for you."

"As opposed to what?"

"As opposed to ME! God, Casey when are you gonna figure it out that I want to be with you."

"And what have Kendra on the side? I see, you can have the beautiful blonde cheerleader and the geek on the side to laugh about, well I don't think so!"

"Casey, you are not making any sense."

"Well, let me make it perfectly clear for you…you can have Kendra, any way you want her for all I care. But I will do whatever I want and you are not to interfere in my life anymore! I will talk, grope, kiss, or fuck anyone I want and it definitely won't be you!"

Derek wanted to take hold of her pretty little shoulders and shake some sense into her. He was so furious at her for even thinking that she…she had no right! He was about to grab her arms to keep her and himself from exploding with frustration and anger. But as he lifted his hands, the fight and fire that was burning within Casey seemed to cease and a new frightened look appeared on her face. Without warning she screamed…

"NO! Don't…Please!" Immediately Derek put his arms down and his voice became much softer than had used it before.

"Casey, what's wrong? Are you okay? I wasn't going to hurt you, I was just…" But then Casey still wasn't quite with him. He could only stare and listen as Casey continued in a world that he never knew existed for her. She sank to the floor and began to rock back and forth on her knees.

"Don't…please don't…it hurts!" Casey was in tears now and Derek felt like his heart was being ripped entirely from his chest.

"Casey, what's wrong…please, baby, tell me what hurts."

"It hurts everywhere…please don't…I don't wanna…I just…" Casey began to trail off and Derek began to wrap his arms around her shrunken frame. She leaned into his embrace and she finally seemed to come back to reality. The tears were still falling down her eyes, but her fight and her wall seemed to be reforming. She wiggled out of Derek's embrace and Casey knew that she had given something away…a part of her that she never wanted people to see.

"I have to go…"

"Oh no you don't, Casey. You need to tell me what that was all about."

"It was nothing…just leave it. I am just tired or something…"

"That was not you being tired…you were acting like something really bad was happening to you…like you thought I was hurting you, physically I think."

"That's ridiculous…I know you wouldn't hurt me."

"Do you? I have already hurt you, haven't I Casey? How can you trust me, then?"

"I don't trust you, but you have nothing to do with…nevermind."

"Dammit Casey, answer me! What the hell happened to you?"

"I got the shit beaten out of me! Okay! Is that what you wanted to hear!" Casey screamed at Derek and fresh tears began to fall…but Derek knew that they were his tears and not Casey's. Someone hurt her?

"What do you mean?" He said wondering if her really wanted to know…if he could know?

"It happened about 4 years ago…"

"What happened, Casey?" Derek asked, his voice breaking.

"I was on my way home from the library one day and out of the night came this guy. I didn't see his face, it was so dark. He grabbed me and pulled me behind a tree. I think he was trying to rape me, but I can't be sure…"

"He didn't do…"

"No…no he didn't. I actually kept my head and knew the right steps and kicks to get out of the situation, but I only made him mad. Instead of assaulting me sexually…he did physically. I don't remember a lot of the details…only in my dreams do I get to enjoy those. All I know is I woke up in the hospital with one broken arm, a broken leg, a fractured wrist, finger marks all over from him choking and hitting me, two black eyes, a bloody lip, and a pretty serious concussion. I am lucky to be alive right now."

"My God Casey…"

"God had nothing to do with it! The guy was a freak!"

"Did they ever catch him…?"

"No, they didn't. It doesn't matter…he already took everything from me, but me life."

"What do you mean he took everything?"

But before Casey could say anything else, the door bell rang. Derek went to answer it and upon opening the door, Kendra walked in and laid a kiss right on him in front of Casey.

"Hey you, I just wanted to stop by and return the gesture…oh hi Casey."

"Hi Kendra…well I am going to go, but I will see you around Kendra."

"No…Casey wait."

And before he could even finish, she was gone without even sending him a look or gesture to let him know that she was okay.

"Did I interrupt something, Derek?"

"No…why are you hear Kendra?"

"I just wanted to see you, sweetie."

Oh no, she is bringing out the nicknames…well I guess I deserve it since I kind of gave her the impression that there was now something between us. I can't believe Casey is pushing me away because she is afraid of me…at least that is the vibe I am getting. How could someone do that…to her?! God, I'll kill him, I swear! I need to make sure she is okay...

"Derek are you okay?"

"I am fine." He said through clenched teeth.

"You just seem very on edge."

"I just have a lot to do today, now really isn't a good time Kendra."

"No problem, I just wanted to say hi, but I will go. I will call you later." And before Derek could even acknowledge the comment she was already gone.

Shit…Shit…Shit! So lets take inventory…Casey is pushing me away and going toward Sam. She was beaten and won't let me in. Kendra still thinks that I want to date her. Casey won't talk to me. And I have a damn Spanish test next week. I swear life could not get worse!

Little did Derek know, that life could get worse and it was going to very soon…

A/N: (Evil Laugh) Like the foreboding I put at the end there…I have ideas guys and I can't wait to write them all down…stay tuned! ;)