hello my lovely readers! i don't want to make you anxious to read but a little about me: my name is nikole, i'm 15 and a soph in high school. this is my 5th fanfic so i hope it's a little better than my others...check those out, if you want (:

i'm done now. so please read and enjoy!

NARRATOR'S POV

Clare Edwards skipped down the hallway with a gleeful smile on her face. She had just told off Jenna Middleton, the girl who had stolen her boyfriend and she couldn't feel any better than she did right now. Clare was beyond proud for finally standing up for herself; nothing could stop her now. Clare headed towards her locker but soon bumped into someone.

"Clare!"

"Huh?" She replied, looking around.

"Hi, best friend Alli, how are you doing? I haven't seen you all day so I decided to come talk to you." Alli's voice changed tone. "Well thanks for the concern, Clare, I'm doing fine." Alli stuck her tongue out at her.

Clare laughed, "How are you on this gorgeous day, Alliah?"

Alli stopped walking and growled at her, she hated when Clare pulled the full name card on her.

Clare just giggled again. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."

Alli rolled her eyes and caught up to Clare who was now at her locker.

She shook her head. "Nope, I'm fine. So, how was gym class?"

Clare squealed, reminiscing herself, and Alli, of what had just happened.

"Oh, no. Clare Edwards, what did you do?" Alli asked her, half scolding, half curious.

Clare stood up tall. "Well, I," She pointed to herself. "Told Jenna off today."

Alli's mouth dropped open in shock. "No way…are you serious?"

Clare nodded her head smugly as she got her books out of her locker and put them in her backpack. "You know how Wesley…um…" She trailed off, embarrassed.

Alli shook her head hastily, eager to hear the story. "Yeah…"

"Well, I asked him about it and he said Jenna had started it. So when I was in the locker room, I took an extra pair of socks and put them into my shirt and started talking to Jenna. She was like 'so, the rumors are true' and I was like 'wow, Jenna. You are SO insecure.' And she was like 'I'm not the one who got the boob job.' And then I told her how I got laser eye surgery, took the socks out of my shirt and handed them to her. She was so embarrassed and offered to tell the school she made it up but I walked away and told her to let them think what they want." Clare finished with a huge smile on her face.

"Wow, the one time I sit out, I miss the best gym class…" Alli pouted.

"Well, it wasn't that good, but I'm satisfied I got all of that out."

"Hah, yeah says you. I'm sure Jenna's mortified by now. I wouldn't be surprised if she was in the bathroom crying by now, she totally deserves it."

Clare giggled as she shut her locker and zipped up her backpack. She slung it over her shoulder and put her arm through the other strap as she looked over at Alli.

"Shall we go to class?" Alli offered her arm out to Clare.

Clare put her arm through Alli's gracefully. "I believe we shall."

They both giggled as they began to walk to Math together.

They got to the doorway and Clare suddenly remembered that she forgot her calculator; it must still be in her locker.

"Oh, shoot…"

"What, Clare Bear?"

"I forgot my calculator!"

Alli looked at her, in thought, and then responded, "Go back to your locker and get it, quick. I'll tell Mr. Purino you went to go get it."

Clare looked at her skeptically.

"Just go!" Alli shoved her a little bit and Clare took off towards her locker.

She walked fast, power walking almost, as she looked swiftly at her watch to see when the bell was going to ring. She turned the corner and soon collided into someone.

"Oh! I'm so sorry." She said guiltily as she felt her face flush.

She reached down to pick up the picture that she had knocked down. It was a girl of about the same age as her who had pin straight black hair and green eyes. She had beautiful features and couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Clare picked the picture up, reaching out to give it back to the owner. She hadn't realized who it was until she looked up. It was a boy dressed in all black with dark brown side swept hair. His eyes were piercing green and he looked at her with his eyes wide, full of fear. He looked as though someone, or something, had just pained him and Clare immediately thought it was her who had done so. She smiled reassuringly at him and tried to keep him from bringing it up.

"She's beautiful." She said as she pointed to the picture, handing it back to the boy.

"Huh…what? Oh…Thanks."

Clare looked down; embarrassed she had said that out loud. The boy smiled at her and reached out his hand. He tilted her chin back up and smirked at her. Clare looked up to see that the boy seemed to have regained his composure.

"Your eyes are like oceans," He gazed into them. "They're stunning, as are you."

Clare smiled and swallowed the lump in her throat.

I don't need this again, not after KC.

She tried to push away that feeling as she stuck out her hand.

"I'm Clare, Clare Edwards."

He took her dainty hand in his and kissed it lightly.

"Elijah Goldsworthy, preferably Eli."

Elijah, what an extraordinary name.

"I'll…um…see you around?" Clare asked him questioningly.

"Sure you will," Eli replied with a wink as he walked past her and down the opposite hallway.

Clare watched after him briefly, and then continued walking back to her locker. She quickly spun the combo in and grabbed her calculator from the top shelf. She slammed it shut and sprinted off to class again, trying not to be late. As she was heading back to class she thought about her interaction with that boy, Eli. However, little did she know that meeting would change her life forever.

(: ta daa! there's chapter one. like it? hate it? wanna barf into a trashcan? let me knoww.

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so, this story is going to be set waaay before eli and clare even meet so obviously they haven't been assigned english partners, kissed, gone to vegas night or any of that. i just wanted to clear that up.

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