Life as I know it

by lonelybelovid

Eli is adjusting to living with his cousins and his resent break up while Clare and Adam try to set him up with someone new. SLASH fic don't like don't read! l to Picking up the pieces. contains slash, implied character death, crossed story lines, relationship abuse (Chapters 5 & 8 Rated M) they are skipable if you don't want to read that part.

1. Chapter 1

Ok ok ok ok ok so it's sequel time!

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This story contains Slash so be prepared to jump on or off this wagon pretty fast! This will pick up about two weeks after "Picking up the pieces" left off. This story contains Spemma, kinda-Eclare, Eli/OC, Eli/Julia, Jay/Manny, Sean/Darcy, and maybe a few more!

I DO NOT OWN DEGRASSI and I don't intend to make money of this fic!

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*Open POV*

Eli was suddenly woken by the sound of his bedroom door opening. He sighed as he realized that he had fallen asleep on his bed reading. He looked over to see his older cousin inlaw and guardian Emma standing in the door way. Siting up and stretching he looked over to her, "Time for dinner?" he asked standing up from his bed and placing a bookmark in the novel he had been reading.

"Yeah... how's that book, Seems to me like its putting you to sleep a lot." Emma said chuckling stepping out the door with Eli following right behind her. He shrugged his shoulder replying that he honestly couldn't get into it no matter how hard he tried. They walked out of the hallway into the living room then through the doorway of the kitchen to the dining area on the side. Spinner, Eli's cousin and guardian had just finished setting the table and sitting in his usual spot.

As they were sitting there eating and talking about there days like usual Eli's phone vibrated in his pocket. Spinner looked over and asked who it was. "It's Clare..." Eli said opening the message, it read, "Eli when you get a minute could you come over, we never finished that talk we were having and we just need to get it over with, I know you're hiding something Eli." Eli sighed, he had been dreading that text for a while now.

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Flashback

*Eli's POV*

Clare and I were sitting in my back yard on the deck, talking about our lives like usual. She looked over at me, "Um... Eli would it be ok if I asked you something about..." she stopped and looked me in the eye with her peripheral vision. I knew exactly who she was asking about just by the way she said it.

"About Julia?" I finished looking over at her, we never really talked about Julia so I was half surprised but half expecting the conversation. "What do you want to know?" Talking about Julia wasn't as hard for me anymore as it use to be, Spinner and Emma had me seeing a counselor which was surprisingly helping me learn to cope with death.

Clare leaned against the fence around the deck and looked over at me, "You were arguing when she rode off on her bike, what were you arguing about?" she asked, I closed my eyes.

"It wasn't anything important, I think I have a counseling appointment tonight... see you tomorrow?" I said not wanting to continue the discussion. She hugged me and left, then I went up to my room and tried to read my book.

End Flashback

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*Open POV*

"Clare wants me to come over when I'm done... can I go?" Eli said carrying his dishes to the sink. Spinner and Emma gave me a look that just screamed "is everything ok?" I smiled as they both nodded and walked out through the front door and down the street to Clare's house. Helen answered the door and graciously led him to the living room. Clare was sitting on the couch reading, when she looked up to find him standing there she half smiled and stood.

"Mom were going on a walk we'll be back in probably an hour?" Clare asked, looking to her mother. Helen sighed and told them to keep in touch. The pair walked down the street with an awkward ere of silence surrounding them for about five minutes until Clare looked at Eli with a pleading look. He sighed and bowed his head knowing that he was going to have to tell her what happened eventually especially now that his thoughts had been all but consumed by it lately. "That night she caught me making out with someone else..." he said quietly, "... it was this guy that I had never gotten along with and it just sort of happen...". Clare looked up at him with wide eye's, "I didn't know you even like... boys, Eli?" she said slowly, "You don't like girls do you?" she finished wrapping her arms around her chest looking away.

Eli closed is eye, and took a deep breath, "Its not that I don't care about you Clare I do and I try to like girls... I really do but... no when I was with him that night it felt so different and so amazing that it scared me. When I told Julia that she got angry and took off on her bike..." Clare took his hand and squeezed it lightly, whispering that things would be okay and she still cared about him to but that she didn't want to be anyone's cover up. Eli looked up at her with pleading eye's. She shook her head and said that she would still be there for him in anyway she could and that they should probably head home for the night.

When they got to her door she turned and kissed his cheek, saying good night. He quielty said the same as he walked back to his home. When he arrived he announced that he was going to bed. Em and Spin knew something was wrong but they didn't say anything for the night and just let him be.

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Ok folks I didn't it! If you have nothing nice to say don't saying anything unless your criticism is constructive. Chapter 2 will be up soon. Till then my lovelies! :) (: :) (: :) (: :) (: :) (: :) (: :) (: :) (: