Chapter 1
I strolled into the cemetery around midnight, a dozen daffodils in my hand. The moon hung in the sky, providing a soft glow. Midnight, a strange time to be wandering around at night, much less a cemetery but I don't like being here during the day, when I come to visit my grandmother I'd like to do it with about a dozen other people surrounding me, sobbing hysterically
I was shocked to see someone kneeled down in front of a grave, whispering to it. At least he wasn't crying, I wouldn't have to hear it while I try and "talk" to my grandmother. Walking over to my grandmother's grave, I realized the person was sitting at the grave only two tombstones away from my grandmother's, I ignored him and proceeded to lay the flowers down onto her grave when I heard someone say my name.
"Clare? Clare Edwards?" a cracked voice asked.
I froze. Even with the voice cracking I would now that voice anywhere. I turned to my left and my eyes widened, I was right it was him.
"Elijah Goldsworthy…" my voice was barely a whisper.
I saw him staring back at me, his emerald green eyes, though red and puffy still sparkled like gems.
"It's been a while Elijah." I whispered he rubbed his eyes and tried to attach a smile to his thin lips but he failed and stared at the ground.
"Yeah Edwards." He gave a wry smile, finally succeeding with the war going on with his mouth. "Hey call me Eli remember, Elijah makes me sick."
"Eli…"I said unsure, that name hasn't rolled off my tongue for years. "What brings you here?"
I watched him gulp nervously, that's so cliché.
"I'm at a cemetery Edwards what would I be doing?" he asked me slightly cockily but I could still see the sadness in his irises.
"I'm serious Eli. What are you doing here at midnight?" I asked him, raising my left eyebrow.
"What are you doing here at midnight?" he shot back nervously, he was avoiding the question.
I was tired of his games and walked over to where he kneeled, squinting my eyes to make out the name on the tombstone: Imogen Moreno. Imogen Moreno, Eli's perfect match.
"Imogen? S-she's dead?" I asked him, shocked.
"No, Clare she's not dead. She's just sleeping in a casket, six feet under the ground." He sneered, suddenly turning obnoxious and cold.
I glared at him.
"No need to be immature Goldsworthy." I retorted.
He laughed humorlessly. "Immature? If I don't recall one of the last things you said to me were, "Did you erase me from your memory? Did you ever love me at all?" he scoffed, doing a cheap, high-pitched imitation of my voice.
"We were in high school! Get over it Elijah! This is 10 years later, you shouldn't be acting this way! You are a grown-ass man. I get it you're grieving, that doesn't give you the right to be such a cold-hearted dick!" I hissed at him, feeling like I shouldn't be yelling in a cemetery.
"You don't know what it's like to lose someone Edwards! She was there after a certain little girl left me in a hospital bed." He said bringing up a mistake I had made years ago. I cringed.
I held my breath and looked at him, challenging his cold hard gaze.
"Don't you dare…Don't you dare say I don't know what it's like to lose someone in my life Elijah Goldsworthy! I many not have had anyone die but I lost so many people! K.C! He cheated on me! My parents! They're too busy off with their other families now! Never finding time for their original daughter from their first family! Darcy! She's in Kenya! Ali! She's across town! And last…you…Eli…I lost you…" I hissed again, my voice threatening to break as I said the last part. I was on the verge of tears by now.
"I lost Julia…I lost Imogen…I lost you…" he whispered angrily.
I laughed, imitating his laugh from earlier. "You have others Elijah! You may think you're life is the worst but you don't know what a bad life is! I really don't want to play our little game of whose life is more depressing but honestly Eli you're much better off than me! When you lost Julia you had your parents! Then you had me and Adam! When you lost me! You had Adam, your parents! You had Imogen, Fiona! Now that Imogen is dead, you have your parents, Adam and Fiona! Think Eli! You will always have someone standing with you! When I lost K.C I had Ali! When I lost you! I had Ali and Jake! Adam, he likes you more than he likes me Eli…and you know it. Face it you'll always have back up, someone to lean on but me, my parents don't care I've got hardly any friends! I'm Clare Edwards! Poor little unpopular Clare Edwards! The prude little Christian!" I was shouting now and tears were rolling down my red face.
I began backing away from him, I couldn't see his reaction but what he did next shocked me. He stood onto his feet and began walking towards me slowly. His hand was raised as if he was going to slap me but he gripped the back of my head instead and pressed his mouth to mine. I struggled, trying to pull away but held a firm grip and I eventually melted into the kiss, our lips in sync. He tasted sweet, like honey. My right hand raise to entangle its fingers into his brunette locks.
He pulled apart from me, panting and we looked into each other's eyes passionately.
"I hate you so much Edwards." He smirked
"I despise you Goldsworthy." I smirked as well.
We attacked each other's mouth again.
Author Note: So this is my new story! It may seem like a one-shot but trust me it's not. If I get reviews I'll update it but if it doesn't get any I'll keep it like this it can work as a one-shot too. So, if you want a continuation let me know in a comment because I've got my entire story mapped out. Also, if you've been reading my other Eclare story, "Together Forever" I'll be updating with that very soon I just need to get chapter 3 done. Thanks for reviewing and if you don't review well thanks for reading my story! DISCLAIMER: I don't own Degrassi.
-Hiding-In-My-Own-Shadow