Hey thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter.
I was told to lean your head back when your nosebleeds so thats what I put.
I have the characters OOC because I need them to be for this story.
Yes anemia is a sign of Leukemia, I'm using it as a sign so Derek won't know whats wrong with her just yet until they tell him. Keep him in suspense and completely clueless.
So heres the next chapter
The next morning.
George and Derek were loading up the SUV with the last bit of luggage that they were taking along on the trip and everyone else where getting there last minute items that they were taking along with them, such as, CD players, Ipods, books, toys for Marti to keep them content on the long drive to Florida.
Casey was brushing her hair and grabbed her bag as she heard her mom yelling for her to hurry up, she started for the door and quickly turned around to grab the bottle of pills and headed downstairs, out the door to the car.
George was closing the back hatch, Edwin was in the bag along with Lizzie strapping their seatbelts. Marti was already strapped in. That meant Casey and Derek were in the back seat together. Casey got in a yawned as she strapped in her belt and looked at her watch and groaned it a was 4 in the morning. Derek was already strapped in, headsets in place and fast asleep. ' Boy he can fall asleep fast.' She thought even though she had the same plans and that she did.
Five hours later, Casey woke up to someone shaking from her sleep, she groaned she was sleeping good, and noticed that they were at a rest stop and a gas station. George was pumping and Nora was taking the kids to the restroom and to get them snack. Casey was hungry, so she went inside and got a bag of chips and a mountain dew, went to the counter and paid.
Walking out of the store she noticed that they were in New York or guessed it by all the license plates stated New York. When Casey got to the car she saw that Derek was watching her. Then he got in the car, ever since he gave her the iron pills he had been watching her like a hawk. She got into the car and saw a hand holding two pills. She pushed Derek's hand away.
“I don't need them. I took them before we left the house.” She protested.
“You better not be lying to me,”Derek warned her.
“I'm not.” She held her bag of chips up. “Want one?” Casey asked. Derek shook his head and held up his own bag of cheetoes. Casey nodded and stuck a few chips into her mouth. The rest of the family got back into the car and with that they hit the road for the second time that day. This time Casey was wide awake until they stopped at a hotel in Richmond, Virginia for the night. “Alright, the younger kids will stay with me and George. Casey and Derek will have their own room so they won' t have to share bed,” Nora explained.
They all nodded and kind of got surprised when neither of the older kids didn't protest them sharing a room together, so they kind of figured that they were tired.
Casey took the key and unlocked the door, entered the room and her mouth dropped opened.
“Wow!” was all she could say. Casey dropped the her bags, ran to the bed by the window and jumped on it. “This is so cool!”
The room was huge, it had two beds, flat screen TV, little refrigerator, a case of movies, and a wet bar.
Derek's reaction was the same and he smiled at Casey's reaction to the room. He was glad that he had actually saw a spark of light in her eyes, her face light up like a Christmas tree.
“Okay kids, take a shower and get to bed. We still have a long ways to go tomorrow.” Nora told the kids
An hour later, both had taken a shower, feeling slightly refreshed from it and soon were ready for bed. Derek made Casey take two more pills before they got into bed.
(I'm going to speed the trip up so we can get them to where they are going.)
12 the next day.
They had been driving for several hours now an were passing the South Carolina state line over to Georgia. George stopped to get something to eat from a fast food joint.
Three more hours they passed in to Florida, by this time Casey had started to feel slightly off , as well as extremely tired, and felt as if she had no strength to move any part of her body.
Two hours later, they were arrived in Orlando, and checked into the Holiday Inn where they would be staying for their trip. George did the checking in, it was the same arrangement as before.
Derek's and Casey's room was slightly bigger than the one they had stayed in last night and had a view of Orlando, it was dark so they lights were on.
Casey laid down, feeling a lot better than before, but still felt tired and slightly dizzy. Derek whistled, as he put the bags in a corner and noticed Casey lying down on the bed, he went ti sit down next to her.
“How are you feeling?” he asked.
“A little tired and hungry,” Casey answered. “Question?”
“Okay.”
“Why do you care so much? I mean like a few months ago you treated me like you hated me, and now its like you've grown up a lot,” Casey explained.
“Believe it or not you kind of rubbed off on me, then I stared to consider you one of my best friends.” Derek told her.
“Oh, well thanks.” She smiled.
“So what are we doing tomorrow?” He asked.
“Disneyland tomorrow,” She smiled. “I had always wanted to go, ever since I was a little girl.”Casey said excitedly.
“We'll your going there tomorrow, We're going to Ryan's in a bit so just relax and take some pills, and I'll go bother Edwin.” Derek grinned.
“Okay,” Casey nodded as Derek went to find Edwin. Little did Derek know, that Casey wasn't going to take the pills.
Derek found Edwin and dragged him off somewhere away from rest of the family.
“Anything on Lizzie?” Derek asked.
“Nope, she's been acting normal. What about Casey?” Edwin asked.
“I have her taking iron pills and she seems to be doing a little better.”Derek explained and sounded relieved.
“You may kill me for asking this, but do you care for Casey?” Edwin asked
“What do you mean?” Derek questioned.
“I mean not like a sister, but more of than friend, like crushing on her?” Edwin asked.
“No I don't care for her that way, I mean...I mean-- I don't know, “Derek sputtered.
“Its okay if you do. Your not related. I mean I do have little crush on Lizzie.”Edwin stopped after he realized what he had just said.
“Ah ha! I knew it.”Derek grinned, while Edwin blushed a deep firey red color.
“Don't tell her,” Edwin pleaded
“I won't.” Derek said.
“Good,” he sighed.
Derek laughed, “Well I don't know how I feel around Casey.” he admitted truthfully.
After a few minutes later, they headed back to the family. Nora and George were playing with Marti, Casey was sitting next to the window staring in to space in her own world. Derek sat down and sighed.
“Great, you're back. We were waiting for you. Are you guys ready to get something to eat?” George asked.
Casey and Derek nodded, got up and left with the rest of the family.
There is chapter 6, Sorry if its a bit rushed in part of it.
Thanks for the reviews.
I don't know about you but wal-mart has me pooped out for the night.
Bedtime.
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Luvergirl.
