Marriage 101
-Chapter 1-
The soft sound of rain came to my ears from my room. I sighed. The noise was comforting to me. It meant that I was alone in the house and that I had peace and quiet. So, it was the perfect opportunity for me to get some reading in before the family came home. I pulled out my newest book and opened it to the first page.
"Reading? On a Saturday?" came a voice I've come to know and hate. I sighed. God, he was so frustrating. Couldn't he have left me alone and go make out with some blonde bimbo? Apparently he couldn't have.
"Yes. Is that a problem, Derek?" I asked without even looking up from my book. I wasn't actually reading it but I didn't want to look at him. Ew. Sure he was good to look at and all…wait, what?
"Actually it is. You see this room needs to be open." I couldn't help it. I looked up from my book. I stared directly into his eyes.
"Why?" I asked. My heart started to race. What the hell was he up to now? It was Derek Venturi everyone…the possibilities were unlimited.
"Well, I'm throwing a party and people are going to need a place to well…you know," he said with a wink and a smirk on his face. My mouth dropped. I immediately stood up and glared at him. WHAT AN IDIOT?!
"Derek, I swear that if you throw another party, I'll…I'll…I'll…"
"You'll what?" he questioned as he leaned against the door frame. He stared at me back, practically challenging me to give him a hard time. It was like he was looking for an excuse to fight. I decided to humor him.
"Well, I'll do something REALLY REALLY bad!" I blurted out. I mean, it was all I could think of at the moment. What? You think you could have done any better? Pfft.
"Like what?"
"Like I'll tell the principal it was really you who dumped a bucket of raw eggs all over his car, and tell mom and George that it was you who lost George's wedding ring when he left it on his dresser and it suddenly disappeared, and I'll tell Kendra that you flirt with other girls, and I'll tell Sam about the time in the shower when you-"
"Ok! I get it! I did a lot of crazy things. However, the egg thing happened two months ago, George found his ring this morning, Kendra and I are open to flirt with who we like, and the shower thing…well that can be left between us." By the time he was done popping all my bubbles he was a foot away from me with a grin on his face.
"You are such a…jerk! God, I can never win with you can I?! I just want to…I want to…" I glanced around trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Then a thought occurred to me. I faced Derek again but with a grin on my face. He seemed slightly confused as to my sudden change of mood but he tried to hide it with his smug smile. I stomped on his foot and he whimpered in pain. I grinned as he held his foot and hopped around like a baby. Ha. Served him right. The front door downstairs opened and George and Nora's voices echoed through the house. I smiled and plopped back down on my bed.
"Oh, I'll get you back…trust me on that," Derek grumbled on his way out the door. I glanced in the direction he left in and then returned my attention back to my book. "Major Crush", a love/hate relationship story…interesting.
XOX
"So how was everyone's day?" Nora asked as we all sat down to eat dinner. I picked at my mashed potatoes and glanced up at my mom.
"Fine," I said.
"Not fine for me. My soccer team lost today," Lizzie chimed in.
"Oh sweetie, don't worry. I'm sure you'll win next time," Nora said kindly. I glanced back at my little sister.
"No we won't. The team is a hopeless cause," Lizzie said before she angrily chewed her meatloaf.
"Like Casey?" I turned to face the grinning boy across from me and glared at him. He couldn't stop teasing or making fun of me once. Sheesh. What was his problem? It was like I was enemy number one…well, I kind of was.
"Derek, would it kill you to shut your mouth once," I said angrily. Derek scoffed at me. That only made me angrier.
"Would it kill you to have a sense of humor?" he shot back at me. I stood up and placed my hands on my hips.
"Would it kill you to stop making stupid jokes at my expense?!" I said heatedly. I hated raising my voice but with Derek, it was so hard not to.
"Would it kill you to stop being a drama queen?!" he shouted back as he also stood up. The rest of the family was silent; obviously due to shock.
"I am NOT a drama queen," I said after my mouth dropped. Me? A drama queen? Puh-lease. I only acted that way because Derek wouldn't leave me alone for two seconds. All it was fighting, fighting, and fighting. It kind of reminded me of an old married couple but the thought came and went quickly. I had an egotistical boy to deal with.
"Oh really? Whenever something isn't the way you want it you freak out or cry-" Before Derek could finish his sentence, I threw a piece of bread at his head. Derek stared at me as if saying, "Are you sure you should have done that?" I smirked at him practically saying, "Bring it on." He picked up his meatloaf and threw it at me and most of it and the ketchup smothered on it landed in my hair. I screamed a frustrated scream and threw mashed potatoes at him. That was when George and Nora stepped in. Nora held me back while George held the evil spawn back.
"Guys stop it, you're acting like children," George said angrily but not in a yelling voice. "Go to your rooms."
"Gladly," I said before I ran up to my room. I sighed and slammed my door shut. Well, I guess I could always read my book. Perfect.
It was finally Monday and I was thrilled. Finally, I had time to get away from Derek. All through Sunday, I practically stayed in my room and at dinner I didn't utter a single word. I put some things in my locker and shut it.
"Hey Case, how was the weekend?" Emily chirped. I sighed.
"Not that great. Derek and I fought-" She rolled her eyes at me.
"Same old, same old. I'm not even going to ask. I mean, it's bound to happen. You guys are like an old married couple or something," she said with a slight chuckle. I stared at her incredulously. Was she mental or something? Maybe I needed to take her to the emergency room or something. Good plan, Case.
"Derek and I? A married couple? Married? A couple? Seriously? I mean, look at him." I pointed towards Derek's direction. He was flirting with Kendra by her next class. "And then look at me." I turned her to face me. "What do you see?"
"Two people who fight like an old married couple," Emily said with a giggle. I sighed.
"Trust me Em, Derek and I will never and I mean NEVER be married…" I said before turning to walk to my next class.
XOX
"Derek Venturi and Casey McDonald, you two are hereby husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
A/N: Hey everyone! Well, this idea started out as just a trailer I made and posted on youtube...but it turned into a story idea. So here you go. I hope you like it. As for my readers for "The Pit Stop That Changed Our Lives", I'm sorry about not updating in about forever. I'm having another bad case of writer's block. So I'm sorry. I'm doing my best to get it finished. And if I ever take a long time to update this story...I'm sorry in advance. Sorry this chapter is a little short. I felt that it needed to end there. Haha. Other chapters should be longer. Oh, and if anyone wants to see the trailer let me know and I'll put the link on my profile. Thanks for reading and don't be afraid to drop a review. I appreciate them!
Julie