From: Alli

Subject: About our movie night….

Sorry Clare can't make it tonight. Hanging with Drew *winkwink*

I sighed, filing through my other texts. I mean, I wasn't surprised Alli bailed, Drew was all she's been thinking about lately. Was I like that when I was with KC? Always wanting to be with him, ignoring my best friends? God, I hope not, I mean…it wouldn't have been worth it anyway. I bit my lip, thinking through that sentence again…not…worth…it. No, it wasn't, all the time spent was a waste.

But at least I had a life then, something to look forward to.

Wait, what am I saying? I have a life, I mean for a while I was prop master Clare, and now I write and now… I bit my lip searching for another answer; now I… Nothing. Nothing at all. I sighed heavily, searching through the pictures on my phone, thinking, Now what do I do? I bit my lip, humming the soft tune to "Shark in the water" by VV Brown. No words, just the simple melody.

"Baby there's a shark in the water, something underneath my bed. Please believe I said. Baby there's a shark in the water, I caught them barking at the—"

When I reached that point, a loud car horn sounded and I felt my heart jerk. Actually, I felt my whole body jerk and my hands flew up, as if it could protect me from whatever that was. After a minute of collecting myself, my eyes began to search, because I hadn't heard any cars driving. I turned around, finally narrowing my eyes at the person who did that.

"Thanks for the heart attack," I muttered bitterly, looking at him. He had dark hair, that was overgrown, was wearing all black and when I looked at his eyes…they were plainly unreadable.

He smirked, laying a hand on the steering wheel of his unmoving car. "Anytime, free of charge." And then, this cocky grin spread across his face when I rolled my eyes. "Now, what are you doing out here, all alone. It's dangerous, you know."

I shrugged, stuffing my phone in my pocket. "Oh, and who are you to tell me what's dangerous or not?" I almost added considering you're so… but I wasn't really the kind of person who would do that. I'm more of the kind of person who would've walked away, pretending that I didn't notice him at all. But if Alli was going to have a life…well I could too.

He raised an eyebrow, surprised for a moment, but that quickly faded away. "Well, I'm Eli Goldworthy, at your service, Miss…."

"Edwards. I'm Clare Edwards."

He nodded, saying "Miss Clare Edwards" slowly. I stayed still, watching him, until I felt this sort of awkwardness overwhelm me and I yanked my phone out of my pocket to avoid looking stupid. I flipped through my contacts, listening to the loud music pounding out of his hearse's speakers. I could feel his stare, looking over me. I bit my lip, suddenly feeling self-conscious. What do I look like to him? I'm probably nothing like the people he usually talks to, I mean look at him!

"Well, Clare. Are you going to stand there like a queer or are you gonna get in?" he asked, the question causing me to hesitate. Was I supposed to go with him? Or was I supposed to say no and run away? I paused, then smiled slightly and turned to him.

"Let's go."

Hmm.. I guess I changed the way they met a bit. Or a lot xD. Just messing with the degrassi plot just a bit.

Well, tell me what you think :D

This is my first Degrassi fanfiction so I'd appreciate comments and critique.