A/N: Hello everyone! I am back! I have finally decided to come out of hiding. Well this story should only be 5 chapters long. There is another story I have called 'Letters to Romeo' only. This only includes the letter. No events. You can read which ever one you like. Well have fun reading!

Chapter 1: Hello Romeo

'November 1, 2016

Dear Eli,

It's me, Clare Edwards. I hope you haven't forgotten about me just yet. You know, the last time we saw each other was so long ago.'

*Flashback*

"Eli will be so happy to see you! After all these months of you being separated! He will be very surprised!"

"I know! Wait, what if he doesn't want me there? What if he has another girlfriend? Maybe I shouldn't have come." Clare, at the age of 18, was flying to New York to see her boyfriend, Eli, who had been studying at NYU for two years now. Clare hadn't seen Eli since her high school graduation which was only nine months before. It was now March. Clare was attending TU for her first year. She had planned a surprise visit for Eli by flying to New York during her spring break vacation. Now, she sat in the airport waiting for a cab.

"Clare! Calm down! Everything will be fine. Just relax."

"I guess you're right. Thanks Alli."

"No problem. I should go now. Jenna and I are going out to lunch."

"I hope you girls have a good time. I'll call you later." And with that, their conversation ended.

*Flashback ends*

It seems like it was just yesterday though. We haven't spoken in three years and that is mostly my fault. You have no idea how much I would like to talk to you in person. I want to tell you everything that I need to tell you. I made a mistake back then but I guess I just never knew how to apologize for it.

*Flashback*

Clare walked around NYU hoping to find her boyfriend. She seemed like a lost puppy looking for her owner.

"Can I help you with something?" A familiar voiced called after her.

"Fiona! You scared me! What are you doing here?"

"I go to school here, silly! I decided to come here so I could be closer to my mom. Now, you tell me, what are you doing here?" Clare sighed as she quickly looked around for Eli.

"I came to visit Eli. He doesn't know I'm here though. I wanted to surprise him."

"Awe! How romantic! You two are just so adorable! I wish I could do that for Imogen. I miss her." As Fiona finished her sentence, Clare started to get a little impatient. She, once again, looked for Eli nervously. "That's right. You're here for Eli. Well… I have the perfect idea! Follow me!"

-Twenty minutes later-

"You're very lucky that Eli trusts me with the spare key to his apartment." Fiona told Clare as thy walked into Eli's apartment.

"Fiona, are you sure he'll be alright with us coming into his apartment? Maybe I should wait outside."

"Don't worry! I am not finished here. Just don't laugh." Fiona took out her phone and dialed a number. Clare stared at Fiona curiously, as she started to realize what was going on. "Eli! Where are you?" Clare's face lit up once she heard the voice on the other end. "You're on the way home? That's great! Well, I just called to tell you that I brought a package into you apartment. It was shipped from Toronto. It will be in here waiting for you. Fiona listened to Eli. "Eli, hurry up!" And she hung up. Clare couldn't help but to laugh now.

"Thank you so much! I owe you!"

"Don't worry about it! Eli will be here in ten minutes so I'm leaving."

"Thank you so much for everything you have done! I really appreciate it."

"You're welcome! Call me and tell me how this all goes!" Fiona said as she walked out of the door leaving Clare alone in the apartment.

*Flash back ends.*

Remember that day when I surprised you in New York? I don't know what to think about that day anymore. I mean, within the first second I saw you, I was so happy. Then suddenly, all that happiness faded away. I am still confused about that day. Did I do the right thing by going there? Did I make a mistake? Maybe I had thought we were meant to last forever and I got way too excited. I guess I never noticed the signs from before.

*Flashback*

Clare is sitting on Eli's couch as she waits for Eli to come home. She has been waiting for nearly 15 minutes since Fiona left. Maybe Eli wouldn't show up. He probably has a girlfriend or something. Just as Clare was getting up to leave, she heard a voice in the hall.

"Fiona! You said the package would be here!...Oh, you meant inside!... I haven't gone in yet!... Calm down, it's just a package! Its no big dea-" Eli didn't even get to finish his sentence as he opened the door and saw who was waiting for it. "I found my package. I have to go." He said as he hung up, not once taking his eyes of Clare. Clare stood there, frozen, with one of her biggest smiles.

"Surprise." She said. Simple. Just like that.

"It's not you! This is a dream!" Eli said as he went to hug Clare. Clare wrapped her arms around his neck as he held her tightly. "I can't believe it's really you! I missed you too! I missed you so much! I still can't believe this!"

"Well believe it. I am really here in New York!" After a long moment of hugging, Clare and Eli sat down on his couch.

"When did you get here?

"To New York? About an hour or so ago. To your apartment? About 20 minutes ago. I was actually looking for you at NYU until Fiona brought me here.

"I'm sorry. I was working on my new play. See, this will determine if I should keep directing the plays there so it's really important for me. Maybe you could come to the opening night. You missed Romeo and Jules, you can't miss this one."

"Don't worry. I will do my best to come to be with you on your big night. You haven't told me what the play is about though."

"Clare! You're going to love it! It's our Gothic Tales story! Remember the one we wrote back in Degrassi?"

"Oh! You mean that one where I get murdered? Yes, then I definitely remember that one." Eli sighed hearing Clare's remark.

"Yes. But it's not like that anymore! I changed the ending! As our hero is about to kill his beloved, he realizes what he has become. A monster." Eli continues with a dramatic tone in his voice. "He holds the knife to her neck, he stares at her for a moment, there's a long pause and suddenly, he stabs himself! He falls to the ground and our heroine jumps up beside him. She watches him die as she understands why he killed himself. He puts his hands on her cheeks, eyes close, curtains close, and the audience applauds. Isn't that fantastic?" Clare laughs when she sees Eli finished.

"I like this ending but the hero dies. That is still sad and depres-" Clare couldn't finish her sentence. She saw the door open as a girl stepped into the apartment.

"Babe! You won' believe what I saw today! It's perfect for your play!" This girl was around Clare's age. She had silky brown hair that reached halfway down her back. Her skin was a beautiful apricot color. Her eyes seemed like the lightest gray you have ever seen. "Oh, I didn't realize you had company! My name is Vanessa and you are?" Clare was in such shock. Eli had a girlfriend? She had been right all along. She couldn't wait to tell Alli how wrong she was.

"Hi, I'm Clare."

"Fiona had brought Clare here earlier as I came back from rehearsals."

"Oh my goodness! Fiona Coyne should know better than to allow strangers into the apartment."

"Vanessa, Clare isn't a stranger. We've talked about her before. Remember?"

"You mean, you're Clare Edwards?" Vanessa asked Clare. Clare didn't know what surprised her more. The fact that Vanessa was shocked that she was Clare Edwards even though she never met her or the fact that Eli had a girlfriend who he talked about her with. Clare simply nodded as to answer Vanessa's question. Now, Vanessa stood in front of her as she sat on the couch with Eli standing next to her. "No way! What are you doing here? Don't you live in Canada?"

"Yes I do. I just came to visit Eli but little did I know that he has a girlfriend."

"Oh, I understand! Just try to not do this again. You know, surprise my boyfriend by coming here. You should call first next time."

"Vanessa! Stop that!" Clare wondered what Eli saw in this girl. She already seemed so rude.

"No Eli, she's right. I should go now." Clare grabbed her suitcase and walked out the door. As Clare walked down the hall, she heard someone call her name.

"Clare! Please! Wait! I can explain!" Clare stopped to turn around and face Eli.

"Yes, please explain how you have a girlfriend that I never knew about. I thought that the only reason we took a 'break' was because we were far away!" Eli had now caught up to Clare.

"Clare, it's not like that."

"Then what! What is this suppose to be? Some type of game? Is that it?"

"We're only together for a few months! Just until the play's over. I need to be with her to promote my play!"

"Eli! That sounds pathetic! You're using her! You still didn't tell me. That sucks. You hid this from me!" Clare couldn't take it anymore. Her throat felt sore, like if she had been yelling for hours. Her eyes became so watery she could barely see until she finally let all the tears fall.

"I told you I had to work close with a member of the group!" Clare realized that this was true.

"Yes, but you never said how close! I asked you if it was a girl you'd have to be involved with and you said no! You lied!" Clare decided that this was the perfect moment to walk away. Why stand there and look like a fool? She didn't have to listen to him.

"Clare! I still love you!"

"I trusted you."

"Clare please!"

"Go to hell. Screw you and all your lies."

*Flashback ends*

Eli, that day that I walked away from you, I didn't know what to think anymore. You called many times but I never answered. I had hoped to never see you again. I just wanted to disappear off the face of the planet. Seeing you with someone else caused so much pain. You have no idea how much I loved you then. The sad part is, I still love you to this day. I really wish you could understand that.

Sending this letter to you will be very difficult. You probably have a girlfriend now and sending this letter will just be a repeat of what happened three years ago. I am going to be honest with you. I secretly ask Adam how you're doing. When I get the chance, I ask him if you've mentioned me. He's told me you have and that's why I write this letter to you. I write this to tell you that I still think of you. I still love you. No matter how many times I've tried to move on, it's impossible. I want to let go of you. I want to forget about you. I just can't. I can't forget everything we went through. You mean so much to me. I still think it was dumb of me to write this letter. I could just call you and tell you all this. I don't know. A part of me wants me to just walk away from you, forever, but then there's this one part of me that misses you like crazy.

Eli, you have no idea how much I love you. You will never know. Maybe one day we could be reunited. I hope this happens soon.

-Yours Truly,

Clare Edwards.'

A/N: Don't forget review! Please and thank you^,^ Btw... I do not own Degrassi. If I did, I would be married to Munro. lol I am joking^.^