Author's Note: Hi. This is my first story, so I hope you all like it. It will be a little OOC (Out-of-Character). In this story-Adam, Jake, Katie, Clare, and Eli are close. Jake and Clare aren't step sibblings and they never dated. Jake and Katie are dating. Eli and Clare are dating. Also, Darcy will be in the story and she is married to Peter. If you have any questions or ideas, please feel free to PM me or ask me in the review.
-(The italics are flashbacks)-
Read, Review, and enjoy
Summary: After her parents have been brutally murdered, Clare was sent to Canada to be with her older sister, Darcy. Little did Clare know that the murderer was closer than she thought.
"Mom? Dad? I'm home!" Clare yelled as she entered the house. The house was very silent. Clare closed the front door and walked up the steps. She heard the sound of glass breaking. Her body stood still and she began to breathe heavily. Her whole body began to shake. Clare turned around slowly and walked back down the stairs. "Mom? D-Dad?" she called out. She walked into the kitchen to see her parents lifeless body lying in blood. Clare put her hand over her mouth and began to cry. "NO!" she screamed. She looked up at the white walls and saw that the murderer wrote in red, "YOU'RE NEXT!" Clare ran into the living room and grabbed the phone. She dialed "911" and waited for it to answer.
"911. What's your emergency?"
"My p-parents were murdered! Please, someone help me! Please!" she screamed. Tears were pouring down her pale cheeks. She was still shaking.
"Ma'am what's your address?"
"17653 Acor St."
"Help is on the way."
Clare hung up the phone and waited for the cops to come. Hours later, they came and contacted her sister, Darcy. Clare was sent to the police station to be questioned. She stayed at the station until Darcy took the next flight to come get her. When Darcy arrived, she saw Clare asleep. She tapped Clare on her shoulder. Clare jumped up and hugged Darcy.
"Darcy, it was so horrible!" she cried.
"I know, Clare. You'll be safe once you come live with me and Peter," Darcy said, kissing the top of Clare's head.
Clare woke up with sweat all over her face. She raked her fingers through her wavy hair and stepped out of bed. She jumped when there was a knock on her door.
"Clare!" Darcy yelled, "Hurry up and get dressed. Breakfast is ready."
"OK!" Clare yelled back. She grabbed her clothes that she already had out and went into the bathroom to take a shower. Once she was done, she slipped on a blue and black, checkered dress. She also put on a pair of black leggings and a pair of black flats. She re-curled her hair and applied a bit of lip gloss. She put on a pair of black hoops and the cross her mother had gotten her for her tenth birthday. She kissed it lightly and headed downstairs. Clare walked into the kitchen to see Darcy and Peter sitting at the table eating breakfast.
"Hurry up, kiddo. Don't want you to be late," Peter said before he took a sip of his orange juice.
Clare smiled faintly and took a bite of her toast. She began to play with her food. She grabbed her glass and took a sip of her orange juice.
"Clare, are you ready to go?" Peter asked.
"Yes."
Clare stood up and dumped her food in the trash. She grabbed her book bag and walked out the door. She waited for Peter to walked out. Once her unlocked the door, she jumped in and they headed to Degrassi. Once they arrived, Clare jumped out the car. "Have a good day!" Peter called as he watched her run to towards the school. Clare walked in the school and looked around to see if she could find her friends or her boyfriend. She sighed and went to her locker. Clare was about to open her locker, but she felt an arm wrap around her.
"Good morning, beautiful," Eli said, kissing her cheek.
Clare turned around and smiled. She stood on her tip toes and pecked his lips. "Good morning, Eli."
Eli smirked and said, "Good morning, Eli? That's all I get. No 'Good morning handsome?' or no 'Good morning to the most sexiest man in the world?'"
"Someone has been lying to you," Adam said walking towards them.
Clare laughed and Eli shot Adam a playful glare. She smiled as the two boys began to bicker. She heard footsteps and turned to see Katie and Jake were approaching her.
"Hi Clare," Katie said hugging her.
"Hi Katie. Hi Jake," she said.
"They're at it, again?" Jake asked.
"Yup," Clare said laughing.
"I swear they act like a married couple," Katie said, shaking her head.
Clare smiled to herself. It was like this everyday. Adam and Eli would bicker. That's how she met the two. They were arguing right at her locker.
It was exactly two months since her parents have been murdered. Darcy enrolled Clare into Degrassi. Clare was nervous and scared. She was afraid that she wasn't going to make any friends. Darcy wrapped her arm around Clare's shoulder and shook her a little.
"Don't be nervous, Clare. Everything will be just fine," she said.
Clare nodded her head and walked into the doors of Degrassi. She headed to the office to get her schedule and her locker combination. She studied the sheet with her combination on it.
"113, 113," she repeated to herself.
Clare found the locker and saw two guys standing there arguing. One of the guys had black, shaggy hair. He wore a black, buttoned shirt. He had on a pair of black skinny jeans and all black Converse. The other guy had brown hair with a red beanie on. He wore a red T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. He also had on a pair of white sneakers. Clare was scared to interrupt them. She heard a sigh behind her.
"They're always arguing," the girl said. Clare turned to see a pale skinned girl with jet black hair. She laughed at the two boys. "Where are my manners? I'm Katie Matlin," she said holding out her hand.
"Clare Edwards," Clare said, shaking Katie's hand.
"The one with the black shirt is Eli and the one in the red is Adam," Katie said.
Clare nodded her head and noticed that the boys have stopped arguing. They were walking towards the two.
"Boys, this is Clare, she's new here,"Katie said.
"Hello, Ms. Clare," Adam said, grabbing her hand and kissing it softly, "I'm Adam."
Clare slightly blushed. Eli smirked and shook her hand. "I'm Eli."
Just then, a tall boy with brown hair ran towards them. He smiled and pulled Katie into a kiss, causing Adam and Eli to groan. The two pulled apart and Jake smiled.
"You must be new here. I'm Jake," he said.
"Clare," she said, smiling.
"Hello? Earth to Clare!" Katie said, waving her hand in Clare's face.
"Oh, huh? What?" Clare asked, unaware of what was going on.
"I said hurry so we can go to class."
Clare nodded her head and put in the combination to her locker. She opened it and an envelope fell out of the locker. In red bold letters it read, "CLARE".
"What's that?" Eli asked, walking towards them.
"I-I dunno," Clare answered, confused.
"Aren't you going to open it?" Jake asked.
"I-I'll open it later," she said grabbing her books. She shut the locker and walked to first period with Katie and Adam.
When she got in first period, she saw Ms. Oh was just about to began teaching. Clare sat in her seat and felt curiosity creeping up on her. She stared at the letter. She traced her name and shakily opened it. She reached into the envelope and pulled out a picture. "Oh God," she whispered as she saw what it was. Someone took a picture of her parents and put it in her locker. She flipped the picture over and in red, bold letters it read, "YOU'RE NEXT".
"NO!" Clare screamed, tears rolling down her cheeks. She began to shake uncontrollably.
"Clare, is there something wrong?" Ms. Oh asked, walking towards her.
Clare shoved the picture in her purse and shook her head. She wiped away the tears with her shaking hands and swallowed her. "May I be excused?" she whispered.
"S-Sure," Ms. Oh said, confused.
Clare stood up and heard people whispering. She looked at Adam and Katie who had a concern look plastered on their face. She put her head down and headed out of the classroom.
...
"Have you seen Clare?" Eli asked Katie, Adam, Jake during lunch.
Jake and Adam shook their head 'no'. Katie also shook her head and said, "Adam and I haven't seen her since first period. Something was wrong with her. She was screaming and crying then she was excused out of class."
Just then, Clare entered the lunchroom. She walked over her friends and sat down. Her face and eyes were red. Everyone stared at her. She pulled the picture out of her purse and threw it on the table. Katie picked up the picture and gasped. Jake, Adam, and Eli had a shocked look on their face.
"What the hell is this?!" Eli asked, getting upset.
"M-My parents," Clare managed to say.
"Who would do this?" Adam asked.
"I-I don't know," Clare cried, "But who ever it is knows where I'm at and they're coming for me."