Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi. A/N: I have a new story! I've actually been working on this for a while but I'm just posting it now. Heh. Review! Please and thank you :)
*Background: Just like the show, everyone is still in the same grade. Unlike the show, Sav and Eli are best friends. All other friendships are the same. Drew and Adam are the new guys, whereas Eli has been there since freshman year. I'm pretty sure the whole cast is involved in this story, whether it is briefly or as a major character.
"Clare Edwards! We are going to be late!" Eli yelled through the living room.
"I didn't know you cared so much about getting to school early!" she yelled back.
"Correction: I care about finding parking at school," he responded.
"Relax princess, I'm here," she walked down the stairs.
"You girls take an obnoxiously long time…" he mumbled.
"Watch it, Goldsworthy. I feed you breakfast," she warned.
Eli kept his mouth shut – there was no denying Clare could cook the best blueberry pancakes.
With sheer luck, the pair found parking and made their way to the steps of Degrassi.
"Ahh Clare!" Alli Bhandari walked down towards her.
"Who's the new guy this time?" Clare laughed.
"Drew Torres," she answered, giving him a dreamy look.
Eli rolled his eyes and headed to Sav's direction. They had become good friends thanks to Alli and Clare.
"What's up man?" Sav gave him a fist bump.
"Not much," Eli looked at the boys next to Sav.
"Oh, this is Drew and Adam Torres," the eldest boy introduced them, "Drew is in your year, while Adam is a year younger."
The three all gave each other a nod.
"Eli."
Clare and Alli walked up to the boys.
"I'm going to hang out with Alli afterschool, so don't wait up, ok?"
"Yeah, sure. I'll see you later," he answered.
She gave his arm a squeeze, "Thanks."
Alli gave Drew a flirty smile, which he returned. The two girls walked into school with non-stop chattering.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Adam asked.
Eli turned to him, "What? No. She's my best friend… almost a sister."
Sav rolled his eyes when Eli wasn't looking. Adam seemed to notice and smiled to himself.
"So tell me about your summer!" Clare said.
"Oh my gosh Clare, New York is gorgeous. You would have loved it there," Alli answered, "The big city life, the great restaurants, the cute boys."
Clare couldn't help but laugh.
"Hey."
The girls looked up to see Holly J standing there.
"Hi Holly J," Clare greeted her.
"I know it's still early in the semester but I was wondering if your wanted to help out with the school play again," Holly J looked hopeful, "Declan loved what you did last year and I was quite impressed myself."
Clare was flattered by the compliment. She was planning on staying from Drama Club, considering she kissed Declan on the next last year. Holly J and Declan were going out at the time, but she let it go. They had broken up and she was now dating Sav.
"Sure, I'd love to," Clare responded.
"Thank you so much," Holly J sounded relieved, "With Fiona designing the costumes and you with the props, this play is going to be amazing. Did you want to help too, Alli?"
"I'd have to ask my parents," Alli answered, "They only want me involved with academic clubs, but I'll have Sav talk to them."
Holly J nodded, "Let me know. You're always welcome to help."
As she walked away, Alli remarked, "She has certainly gotten nicer."
Clare nodded.
"So how was your summer?" Alli looked at her best friend.
"Compared to yours, uneventful," she said, "I hung out with Eli for the most part. I did see Connor, Dave, and Wesley here and there."
"I think we need to get more girl friends…" Alli said.
"I'd have to agree with you on that," Clare agreed.
Alli linked arms with Clare, laughing as they made their way to class.
"Hey," Sav looked over to Eli, "You wanna come over for a jam session afterschool?"
"Yeah, sounds good," he replied.
The four boys were currently walking to their lockers.
"Oh, are you in a band or something?" Drew asked.
"Well, I was," Sav started to explain, "But we broke up when most of them went off to college. I play guitar and Eli plays keyboard."
Drew nodded, "That's cool. Adam recently picked up bass and never stops. I play drums and it drives our mom crazy."
"Really? Why don't you guys come over then," Sav sounded enthusiastic.
"Drew and Adam looked at each other.
"I don't see why not," Adam answered.
"Sweet!"
Eli smirked – Sav could get a little too excited over forming a band.
A/N: Can anyone else picture Eli playing the keyboard/piano? I don't know, I can totally see this… Anyway, please review and tell me what you think! I probably won't be able to update as fast with this story because I've got a bunch of research papers to work on . Thanks for reading!