Clear Skies – Clare is being abused by someone, and is engaged in high school. What happens when she meets a new boy?

(A/N- I know the song doesn't relate to the first chapter it reminds me of eclare every time I listen to it though)

Chapter 1 – Hotblack

Clare's POV
I smacked my head on the stage in frustration, I couldn't read the piece I had written. Warm smiled tried to calm me as the others came off stage and pretended to be okay.

"You can do this. The piece you wrote was great." Adam said and placed his hand on my shoulder.

I looked back at him for a second before he dragged him hand off, it felt nice to get the touch away from my bruises.

I was as far away as can be from the stairs, but still close enough to the stage the rest my arms, almost as if it was a bar.

Sav welcomed me up to the stage finally. I stuttered a few sentences; my writing isn't very… good. I write vampire fiction.

The crowd welcomed and as soon as I opened the door I ran to Adam. "I feel like an idiot! Those people want more writing from grade 11 kids! Not us tenners!"

The door swung open as Bianca walked in. She walked over to me and smiled. "Clare I'm so sorry I missed your story, how was it?" She asked turning her gazes from Adam to me.

"Horrible, grade tens are nothing like you guys! And besides, there are students out there too! Everyone would be staring at you because you're so pretty and a grade 11!" I said, feeling a strand of her curly hair.

"Clare. Don't believe what you're saying! You are so pretty, but you have to find that." She walked with me to the girls' washroom and took off my glasses.

"Here, I'll put in these contacts until you get your surgery."

She put them into my eyes; I ran my hand along my stomach, feeling the bruises. This pain felt good, the adrenaline always felt good.

We walked back to the crowded room. On our way a few guys actually STARED at me!

Adam looked at me when I approached him. "Wow Clare, you have really pretty eyes!" He complimented.

"And now, a new guy that just moved here today who was asked to bring something from his old school, Elijah Goldsworthy!" Sav clapped with the audience as a dark haired boy moved in between the three of us.

"I guess I should listen to these other people to get inspiration." I said. The door was glass, it ran along the stage. Where the stage ended the windows got taller to still hit the ceiling, B, Adam and I ended up sitting by the door watching through the windows to hear the speeches.

"Elijah" walked off stage and accidently kicked the comic Adam was reading. "Sorry dude." He said and handed it to him.

"Hey, you know, I read The Goon too. Maybe we could hang out sometime?" He asked and looked down at Adam. Adam nodded, "Yeah I guess that could be cool."

He sat on the steps, "I'm new here, and so, I'm glad to make new friends." He smiled at the three of us.

FRIENDS? Where did he get the idea we were friends? So far he had hit something out of Adams hands and apologized, and now were his BFF'S?

Somehow I managed to smile and get words to come out. "I'm Clare." I said.

He looked up from the ground at me.

"You have pretty eyes." He complimented. I looked down and blushed at the floor while he was being introduced to Bianca.

We looked at all the feet of the other students that got on stage, some came back and could barely walk, others skipped off.

The crowd left and we sat in silence.

"I guess it's over…" I said. I looked around in my bag for that one thing, moving the gauze and bandages out of the way.

I looked back up at him and was about to speak when I got lost. His eyes were the perfect shade of green. It didn't help that when I looked at him he had a smirk on his face, it seemed just about perfect.

"We were going to go to Little Miss Steaks for dinner, if you want to come with us you can." I asked.

I was back. And I could tell I was getting a look from Bianca.

"Sure." I heard as I turned back to my purse. My jean jacket was hurting my arm after it got twisted from my shyness. I turned it back and felt more pain.

Adam was watching his breath disappear in the cold air when we got outside. "Where's your car?" I turned and asked Bianca. She pointed to her Mazda MX-5 and we all got in.

The engine revved, soon I was pumping my fist to the Party Rock Anthem and singing along.

"Every day I'm shuffling, except on Fridays, gotta get down on Fridays." Adam joked.

I turned back from the passenger's side, "You alright?" I asked Eli. He had his hands in his lap, his eyes looked dead.

"Yeah, perfectly fine." He said with no expression.

I let the wind hit my face after Bianca rolled down the roof.

We stopped at a traffic light. I looked in the window and waved as I recognized Fiona.

I felt Bianca's eyes burning holes through me, she smiled and yelled to Fiona, "You up for a race?"

Fiona smiled and nodded, then turned her head forward.

The light turned green and since it was almost midnight and everyone was at clubs or bars, we floored it.

I looked at the car next to us that was slowly drifting behind.

"Whoo! We won!" Bianca shouted and pounded her fist in the air. A block more and we were at the restaurant. B parked her car as Adam and I jumped over the door.

Adam's POV

I looked next to me and saw Clare's wrist as she jumped out.

It had blue and purple bruises all over it. I asked her to talk to me.

"Are you alright?" I asked her. She gave me a confused look.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I be?"

"I saw your wrist Clare, I know something's up and I want to help."

She looked at me and then at the ground before walking away.

I followed her into Little Miss Steaks; we got seated by no other than Holly J.

I opened up my menu as the other three began to converse.

What happened to her? Why did she always flinch when someone touched her?

I put on my best act for the night. After we finished and paid the bill Bianca asked everyone if they needed a ride home.

"I thought Adam and I were staying at your house?" We always did this, we were best friends.

It didn't bother me or them that I was trans. They knew my secret.

"Oh yeah. Eli do you?" He shook his head. "Nah, I'm just going to walk to Morty."

Clare grabbed his hand before he could leave. "Nobody walks alone in Ontario."

"Um, I need to go get my stuff from my house."

Bianca stopped staring at the two and looked at me, "Right, I'll give you a ride really quick."

We got in the car and drove off.

Eli's POV

I wanted her to keep holding my hand. "Okay, thanks."

We started walking and I put my hands in my pockets. She was shaking. "You cold?" I asked her.

She nodded and crossed her arms in her jacket. I took my jacket off and was about to give it to her when she flinched.

"No, I'm sorry, but no. I can't do this to Jake." She said, shaking her head.

"I'm just trying to help. I have a girlfriend." I lied.

"Really? What's her name?" She asked as we stopped on the curb.

"Jessica." I lied again.

The skies opened up. She had a Hollister hoodie on and slipped up the hood.

We crossed the street in silence.

"Jake's your boyfriend?" I asked.

She shook her head. "He's my fiancé." She said, and held up her hand.

It had a ring on it. She smiled when she saw it.

I stopped talking for the walk. "Well, thanks. I didn't wanna be mugged tonight." I said as we both got in the car.

She told me where Bianca lived and I drove to it. There was pure silence.

So what did you think of my first chapter? Remember to REVIEW OR DIE! Nah, I luv you all (if you review) so did you watch Munro at the MMVA's? I recommend degrassiblog .com for ALL THINGS DEGRASSI! Love, -C OK looks like a sideways person