I forgot to apologize for the wait in the previous chapter, and i meant to upload this earlier, but my internet is not cooperating at the moment. But YAY guys, i updated in a decent amount of time! There's a surprise, right?

DISCLAIMER: Chimps are gross and smelly, plus that one chimp killed a woman, so no thanks and goodbye Bo Bo. I'd rather buy LWD and make it all Dasey...if only i had that kind of money...

~CUT TO TENT #3~

Derek searched through the tent for at least one clean shirt. When at last he found one, he backed out of the tent, running straight into Casey. "Oh, I uh—watch it Klutz!" Casey made no response, but instead asked quietly, "Umm…do you think we can talk?" Derek suddenly felt very uncomfortable, but covered it quickly with a frown, "What about Spacey? There's nothing I really want to talk to you about." Casey tensed visibly at his tone, but continued anyways, "Don't pretend nothing happened Derek. I'm sure that once we talk about it, it'll all go away." "What'll go away?" He snapped harshly "There's nothing here." He pushed past her and walked to the outhouse to change, not failing to catch the defeated 'oh' that left Casey's lips. Once in the outhouse, Derek hit his head against the wall, why was he such a jerk! He quickly composed himself, and continued to the task at hand.

~CUT TO PARKING AREA, IN FRONT OF CARS~

" Ok, so same arrangements as last time, right?" Nora said to the group.

" Umm, actually mom, do you think we could switch it a little?" Casey interjected quietly. Derek seemed to look slightly apologetic at her tone, but he quickly collected himself before anybody caught a glimpse. "Well sure…" Nora shrugged, "I mean, it's not a long drive so there's no need to switch off. Um, I'll go with Casey, Lizzie and Marti and you boys can take the Prince." Everyone agreed and they piled into their separate cars.

~~~ CUT TO CAR #1, w/ N, L, M & C~~~

(Everyone seems to be having a good time, Marti and Lizzie laughing in the back, Nora talking animatedly in the front, but Casey simply looks out of the window bleakly.)

~~~ CUT TO CAR #2, w/ G, E, &D~~~

(Like the other car, E and G seem to be having a great time in the front seats, but Derek sits quietly in the back, giving an occasional halfhearted laugh.)

~~~ CUT TO ALMOST EMPTY PARKING LOT~~~

(Both cars are parked and both groups are emerging.)

"Well this sure seems like a well populated area!" Joked Edwin, looking around at the empty town. George and Lizzie rolled their eyes at his jokes, but couldn't help but agree. Nora remained serene as she locked the car doors. "Alright everyone, we need some canned foods, and some fruits. We haven't been eating very healthily…" The Venturi clan wrinkled their noses. "But let's also get some supplies for S'mores!" George exclaimed, quickly becoming a family favorite. Nora rolled her eyes as she took Marti's hand and crossed the deserted street. The rest of the family followed.

(Cut to an eerily empty supermarket. Huge, flickering light, and one lady sitting at the register.)

"Umm…anyone else feel super awkward?" Asked Edwin. Casey acted quickly, "It seems a bit weird for all of us to be here, I mean we don't need much. Derek and I will wait outside." And before anyone had a chance to reply, Casey had grabbed Derek by the arm and led him outside.

(Outside of the store)

"Ow Casey!" Derek whined grabbing the arm that Casey had tugged so forcefully. Quickly realizing that he was alone with Casey, Derek dropped his hand and looked wary. "Look Derek. I've thought about it. I have nobody to confide in on this trip, so I HAVE to talk to you about what happened." Derek rolled his eyes, squared his shoulders and began to walk away.

"Derek!" Casey pleaded, following. "You can't just walk away! We need to talk about this!" Derek stopped suddenly and turned around, "Talk about what exactly? I was tired, and upset, and you were there. It was nothing!" he yelled. He paused for a second, feeling guilty for the current expression on Casey's face. He quickly shook it off, turned back around and began walking to the car again.

"I thought it might be something…" He heard Casey say quietly. He stopped once more, turning back around and walking toward Casey, who had blushed a deep red.

"What exactly?" Derek asked.

"Well, nothing. You weren't supposed to hear that…"

"But I did." Derek said bluntly. "And I'm curious…" Casey didn't respond. "What were you expecting Casey? Some fairytale? It was a kiss, that doesn't automatically mean we drop everything, fall deeply in love and have a big dream wedding. If you've forgotten, we're SIBLINGS."

"Step." Casey finally said, speaking very softly. "And of course I don't want to get married to you!" She said more bravely. "You're a pig! Remember that? I'm not suddenly going to fall head over heels for a jerk because of a kiss. I've made that mistake before! I just…there would be no kiss if there weren't SOMETHING there. It's not like anyone made us do it, and I didn't push you away and I wasn't disgusted. Which is weird, because you're…well, you're Derek!"

Derek shook his head, "Well thanks Case, that really clears things up…" He ran a hand through his hair. " God Casey! You're making me feel like an ass you know that? I didn't do anything wrong and I'm NOT disgusting. Yet you constantly make it off as if you're better than me. And I know for a fact that you're not!" He ranted, beginning to pace. " Yea I kissed you. So what, for God's sake, you've kissed TRUMAN. I'd like to think I'm at least SLIGHTLY better than that rat. And yet you make it seem as if you should be disgusted, and it was a horrible thing to do. Obviously we both know that it was JUST a kiss, so it shouldn't matter! It's over now, this is over, and there's absolutely NO need for us to talk about it… to anyone, ever!" He finished, standing nose to nose with Casey. And suddenly, they were kissing again, [Zoom out to see Edwin and Lizzie peering from the corner of the supermarket. Camera cuts to the two]

Lizzie turned to Edwin, who was still staring, wide-eyed. "I guess I'm not doing chores for a week!" She exclaimed jovially. Edwin stuttered a bit, "You- I…They…You're honestly thinking about our bet?" He said in shock. "They just…well you saw it! They're Casey and Derek…our, siblings? Remember??" Lizzie shrugged and peeking back at the two to find they had stopped kissing and were now staring blankly at each other. Edwin's voice came from behind her, "Besides…I can't say you've won." Lizzie turned around quickly, "Excuse me? If that's not-- " "Ah ah aah!" Edwin interrupted, wagging his finger. "If you'll remember, my phrasing was something like, 'they'll be worse than before'? Not, 'they'll get along less'. No, no. It's pretty… what's the word…subjective really. I'M pretty sure, Dad and Nora would find this situation," Edwin said, waving his hands at Derek and Casey's general direction, "worse than before." Lizzie raised her eyebrows, "Others, " She continued, "Would find that kissing and making up, is better than constant fighting…" "Yes well," Edwin continued, looking around the corner once more, " obviously, they haven't really 'made up.'" [Camera turns to Casey and Derek fighting. Then zooms from the opposite side, Ed and Lizzie can be seen watching from a distance.]

"Nothing?" Casey said in disbelief. Derek rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably. "So what, it's just one more kiss…which also, means…nothing." Casey shook her head angrily. "And then another, and another and another? What then Derek? Do they ALL mean nothing? When does it become something Derek?" She said raising her voice at each question.

"ENOUGH!" Derek bellowed, "Yea, I know! You find me disgusting, this is wrong, this means something. But frankly, I don't want to have to deal with it!"

"And when are you going to grow up?" Casey asked softly, " When are you going to begin dealing with the consequences."

"The consequences of what exactly?" Derek asked, touching his forehead with the palm of his hand, "Christ Casey! Am I not allowed to kiss anyone anymore? Are there consequences now for kissing a girl I like?" Derek quickly tensed up, " I didn't…that wasn't." Casey cocked her head to the side, taking one, then two, three deliberate steps towards him. Derek didn't move. She placed both hands on the sides of Derek's face. He exhaled a shaky breath. She leaned up and placed a feather light kiss on his lips, then two, three. Derek remained frozen for a moment longer, before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. They pulled away, arms still wrapped around each other. "What now Casey?" Derek asked softly, breaking the silence. Suddenly, Derek heard coughing from the supermarket entrance. Lizzie and Edwin were coughing furiously as the automatic doors slid open. Derek and Casey sprung away from each other quickly.

"Remind me to thank the two sneaks after pounding them." Derek muttered to Casey, turning back to the car.

~~~ CUT TO CAR #1, w/ N, L, M & C~~~

(Marti and Nora are talking, and laughing back and forth. Lizzie is watching Casey with concern and Casey is staring ahead, one hand touching her lips every so often.)

~~~ CUT TO CAR #2, w/ G, E, &D~~~

(George is talking happily, while Edwin laughs and nods at appropriate times, with his eyes on Derek. Derek sits in the front, fidgeting nervously with his hands, and looking out the window.)

~CUT TO CAMP GROUNDS~

(Marti is gathering sticks and singing happily to herself. George is attempting to light a fire and Nora is sitting nearby, sipping coffee chatting and laughing. Edwin and Lizzie are huddled together whispering with an occasional glance at Derek and Casey, who are staring at each other from opposite sides of the fire pit.)

[Camera cuts to Lizzie and Edwin's conversation.]

"So you think they'll talk tonight?" Edwin asked Lizzie skeptically. Lizzie nodded her head, "I'm sure of it…I mean, Casey can't just leave anything unfinished." Edwin nodded. "And if they don't?" Lizzie pursed her lips in thought, "Well, we'll think of something, but by tomorrow morning, I think they'll have it somewhat worked out, and we won't have to deal with too much awkwardness." Edwin shrugged, and then laughed, "Until they announce that they're getting married!" Lizzie blanched and then joined Edwin's laughter.

~CUT TO NIGHT, CAMPFIRE~

(The entire family is laughing and enjoying S'mores, Derek and Casey more uncomfortably than anyone else.)

Lizzie nudged Edwin and nodded her head towards Casey and Derek. Casey had just given a subtle head tilt of her own, and Derek had nodded. Edwin and Lizzie watched as Casey put her S'mores stick on the ground and walked away silently. Derek yawned loudly, and excused himself shortly afterwards. Lizzie and Edwin turned to each other, both holding up crossed fingers.

[Cut to Casey by the lake, Derek approaching from the campfire.]

"It's colder away from the fire…" Casey noted, still watching the water. They stood in silence.

"Case-" Derek started, only to be cut off by a whisper. "Did you mean it?" Derek looked confused. Finally Casey turned to face him, "Do you like me?" Derek gulped, "Of course…I mean, I told you I didn't hate you." Casey shook her head, " You know what I mean…" She said, turning back towards the water, "Because if not, that's fine. I get it, but this can't happen anymore." She said, waving her hand vaguely. They both stood longer, still facing the water. "I think I meant it." Derek said, sitting down on a nearby rock. Casey remained quiet. "I mean, I don't know. I didn't really… I mean I knew you were smart and pretty and stuff, but that didn't mean anything to me. You were supposed to be family, you know?" Casey nodded her head slightly, turning around to face him. "But then…the tent, the talking, and you're so nice even when we're fighting, and I just, I mean, I guess after that market fiasco, I, well I liked you. Or something…" Casey smiled slightly and walked over to Derek, sitting by his side. "Something?" she joked, making Derek chuckle slightly. They continued sitting in a more comfortable quiet. "I think I like something…" Casey whispered. "Really?" Derek asked, turning to face the girl next to him. "Yea…" Casey, replied, shrugging slightly and turning to face Derek. Derek leaned in and they kissed once more. [Camera zooms out from the kissing couple. The rest of the family can be seen still around the campfire in the distance.]

~CUT TO MORNING, TENT # 3~

(Once again, Lizzie and Edwin are peering in from the tent flaps, Casey and Derek are still asleep, hugging each other tightly.)

"I'm guessing they worked things out…" Lizzie stated, pulling her head back. Edwin chuckled and followed.

"You know, it's not as weird as I thought it would be."

"Like things could get any weirder," Lizzie stated, beckoning toward a screaming Marti in a bathing suit, being chased by both George and Nora.

"So who wins?" She continued, turning to face Edwin.

" I think it's safe to say that it's a tie." Lizzie raised her eyebrows, "Even though I clearly won?" She said testily. "Uh…yea?" Edwin supplied. Lizzie shook her head, "whatever, I just hope things stay fairly normal." Suddenly a shriek of "De-rek!" was heard from inside the tent. "Oh I think you'll be ok…" Edwin said reassuringly, before they both burst into laughter and began helping their parents by chasing Marti as well.

END

AN/ Wow…I actually finished a multi chapter story! Took some time, and I kind of rushed the ending... and changed the format ENTIRELY, and made it really crappy. But, you know what? At least now we all know, I should stick to oneshots. YAAAY!

Review, help a Dasey/FF friend out. But don't be too mean…we're all well aware that it was not worth the wait. So…MA BAAD! Don't hate me! And Goodbye.