A/N: Hello! So this idea just popped into my head one night and I thought, why not? Clare is OCC in this story. If this chapter is a little confusing, it will all be explained in the next chapter. Don't worry, I have this all planned out, sorta. (;

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi, sadly. ):

Eli's POV

I was waiting in Chemistry wondering when this stupid bell was going to ring. I just had to have the worst subject ever for the last period of the day. Identifying substances doesn't have anything to do with being a poet when I grow up. Another thing that sucks is today isn't a Friday. If it was a Friday, I would be looking forward to playing video games with Adam. But sadly, it's a Tuesday. Ugh. Is this bell gonna ring? You might be thinking what is so important that I want to leave so badly. Well, after school, I'm hanging out with Clare.

Clare.

There are no words to describe her. She's just so... perfect. Just hearing her name makes my heart flutter. Cheesy, right? I've turned into such a sap since I've been around her. The things she does to me. Her blue eyes are so inviting. The way her curls bounce and her hips sway when she walks. Her personality is amazing too. If you look at her she looks like a total saint. Yeah right. If anything, she's the total opposite. She doesn't give a crap about what people say about her, she'll curse you out if you're bothering her or one of her friends. Clare's a tough chick but she can also be extremely caring.

The bell interrupted my thoughts and I quickly collected my stuff. I rushed out the classroom and went out the school doors. I was walking to Morty when I stopped and smiled at the sight. Clare was resting on Morty's hood, listening to music from her IPod. She was wearing a white tank top with ripped jean shorts and ankle boots. I could clearly see her nice curves from here. The sun was shining in her direction and she looked so beautiful. Clare was bobbing her head to the music and she had her eyes closed, so thankfully she couldn't see me. I took the time to just stare at her for a moment.

"Are we going to leave or are you just gonna keep staring at me, smiling like an idiot?" said a voice. I snapped out of my trance and saw Clare looking at me, smirking. "I have no idea what you're talking about." I said to her. I kept my head down as I finished the walk to Morty, so she wouldn't notice me blushing. It was kind of awkward. Usually I'm the one making her blush. "Right..." she said while slipping into Morty. I started the car and drove out of the Degrassi parking lot. "Where are we going this time?" Clare said, while fumbling with the radio. "The usual." I replied. After about 5 minutes, I stopped the car and got out with Clare following behind me. Slowed my pace so she can catch up. We were now walking side by side. "Today is a nice day." Clare stated breaking the silence. "It sure is." I said. We finally reached our destination; the park. Yup, the park. This is where we went like every day.

Suddenly Clare stopped. "What's wrong?" I asked, also stopping. She looked me up at me and smiled. I raised my eyebrow, giving her a questioning look. "Race you to the swings!" she shouted and took off. "Hey! No fair!" I yelled and ran after her. When I got to the swings she was already sitting in one of them. "You should have saw that one coming." she said while sticking her tongue out. "Yeah, yeah, I know." I said sitting on a swing next to her.

We just sat there in a comfortable silence, gently swinging back and forth. "Do you wan to play a game?" Clare suggested. "Um, sure."

"Okay, would you rather eat rotten cheese slices or lick a dirty toilet?" Clare asked. I looked up at her with a ' Are you serious?' look. "Just answer the question." she said. "Hmmm..." I said pretending to stroke my imaginary beard. "I'll have to go with eating rotten cheese." I finally said, laughing. Soon, Clare joined. All of a sudden, she stopped laughing. I looked up at her to see what was wrong, but she was staring at something in the distance. I followed her gaze to a guy with long, brown hair, standing about 20 feet away from us. This guy looks awfully familiar. I thought to myself. After a while of straining my eyes, trying to figure out who he was, he started to walk toward us. This guy was about 5 feet away from us when I finally recognized him. I knew exactly who he was.

All the anger inside of me started to build up. I quickly stood up and glared at him. "What are you doing here?" I said with a whole lot of venom in my voice. "Well I'm glad you remember me." he said smugly.

I was running as fast as I could. I couldn't let them catch me, not this time. I pushed my legs to go faster, if that was even possible. They were slowing catching up to me. I knew that if I gave up- no. I couldn't even think about giving up. I've had enough of this. Telling everyone that I was okay because I'm not. Have you ever had to look your my mom in the eyes and lie? Lie about how everything is fine. Lie about how much you love school. I have. All because of him. He was never satisfied and always felt the need to hurt somebody. I felt myself slowing down and tears were stinging my eyes at the thought of me giving up. I was pulled by the collar of my shirt and smacked into the ground. I was turned over and forced to look into his evil, heartless eyes. "Where do you think you're going?"

I shook my head trying to clear it from that bad memory. "Why are you here?" I asked. He smirked at me and said "Oh you know, just came to visit my old pal." and he patted me on the back. I quickly shook his hand off me. "I was doing perfectly fine without you." I stated. He still had that hideous smirk on his face. "I can see that." he said looking behind me. I turned around and saw Clare now standing up behind me. Hells no. Why is he staring at her like that? I swear if even tries to touch her I'll- wait. I mentally sighed. It's not normal for me to be this protective of her. Unfortunately, we're only friends.

"Just leave us the fuck alone, Jake." Clare said. I widened my eyes and stared at her in disbelief. What did she just say? I wasn't able to move and was frozen in my spot as I watched Clare glare daggers at him. I finally had the ability to speak again.

"You know this guy?"