Chapter 1 – Written with the Stars

Hello. This is chapter ONEEE for the sequel 'You're the First, the Last, My everything.' For Twisted Routes and it is now officially ended. I hope you guys liked Chapter 20 (: Eli asked Clare to marry her… and yeah. This story is going to bring Adam and Fiona back, I haven't mentioned them in a while, and Drew would be coming back. And yes. And this will start after the wedding. About 4 years after.
Enjoy.

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Clare POV

I smiled brightly at Eli and the small boy sitting in his lap, both sound asleep. Eli had his arms wrapped around Carson. I leaned down and kissed the top of Eli's head then on Carson's. His eyes fluttered open and smiled brightly as he saw me. His big blue eyes shined as I ran my hand through his short brown hair. He jumped from Eli's lap, making him also wake up.

"Mommy, can I have something to eat?" Carson whispered stretching as he wrapped his arms around my leg.
"Sure baby, what do you want."
"Pizza!" He yelled jumping in the air.
"Be quiet, you'll wake up Dakota." I whispered picking him up.
"Sorry mommy." He said while wrapping his arms around my neck. I laughed and looked down at Eli.
"Honey, can you make some pizza while I go check on Dakota?" He nodded and I sat Carson down, walking towards Dakota's room.

"Dakota, Mommy's home." I smiled and sat down on the bed next to her brushing back her light brown curly hair. I nudged her a little and her emerald green eyes looked back up at me. She smiled and turned around to face me. "We're making pizza, do you want to come out and have some?" She smiled and nodded her head. "Alright baby, we'll call you when it's ready." He nodded again and closed her eyes. I leaned down and kissed her head lightly, and walked out of the room.

"I love you mommy." I heard Dakota whisper. I turned around and smiled at her. "I love you too."

Dakota and Carson are the two most beautiful children I have ever seen. Carson has Eli's dark hair and my eyes, and Dakota has Eli's eyes and my curly hair. Dakota is 3 years old, and Carson is 4. We found out I was pregnant with him one month after our honeymoon in Paris. It was one of the most exciting times in our lives. I've always wanted to have a family, especially with Eli. A year after Carson was born; we decided that it would be a good idea for him to have a baby brother or sister. That's when Dakota came along. A few months after the pregnancy, doctors diagnosed Dakota with a heart disease. Her heart didn't function as well as others. This was a very hard time for Eli and I. Doctor's said that we should keep her home from school until her chemotherapy was over. This is the last week of her therapy for right now.

I walked into the kitchen and sat down watching Eli and Carson cook the pizza together. Eli handed the pepperonis to Carson and he placed a few on each slice. I laughed and they both turned around at the same time. They both had spots of dough and flour on their faces and their clothes were dirty from sauce. I laughed harder and heard a loud thud coming from Dakota's room. I rushed in there as fast as I could and saw Dakota lying on the floor.

"Dakota, are you okay?" I yelled picking up the fragile body.
"I-I thought I heard you call me… I wanted to come out." She cried.
"Honey, you know that you can't do that by yourself, especially what happened the other night, we don't want to go to the hospital again now do we?" I questioned looking down at the bruise that was now forming on the side of her thigh.

She shook her head and stood up from my arms. "Is the pizza ready?" She asked breathing in the smell in the air.
"Yes, almost. Do you want to go watch TV while is finishing?"
She smiled and nodded.

"Hi Dakota!" Eli smiled and bent down. Dakota ran into his arms giving him a tight hug.
"What are you doing here daddy?" She asked with excitement in her voice.
"I got off of work earlier today, just so I can see you guys." He smiled and gave the two children a large hug.

Elis POV

"Clare, get them cleaned up… I'm going to go get out of these clothes." I smirked and leaned over placing a small kiss on Clare's lips. She smiled against them as the children gagged with disgust.
"Don't be making fun of us, pretty soon… you all are going to have a wife or husband… and you're going to want to kiss them without having your babies interrupting them." Clare smiled and looked back up at me, telling me to go on ahead to get dressed. I turned around and heard a faint knock on the door. "I'll get it." I told Clare as she was standing next to Carson, helping him get situated.

I opened the door and saw a short woman with long, black curly hair. She smiled.
"Hi Elijah." She gave me a small stare and her eyes drifted away from mine.

"Katie…?" I asked as a smile appeared on my face. "What are you doing here?" I smiled brighter and ran into her arms, giving her the biggest hug ever.
"I was in the neighborhood, and I decided to stop by."
"Does Mom and Dad know you're here?" I asked still smiling.
Clare came to the door holding Dakota in her hands.
"Hello… and who are you?" Clare asked trying not to be rude.

There was a long pause and I looked over at her telling her that it was okay to tell her.
"I'm Katie Goldsworthy, Elijah's sister." She smiled brightly as her eyes drifted over to Dakota.
"Katie… the one who ran away from home when you were 16?" Clare asked with a slow, steady voice.
Katie nodded.
"Well, it's really nice to meet you. Please come in, we were just about to have dinner." Clare smiled and sat Dakota down, and she ran back into the kitchen.

Katie came inside the house and looked around with a small smile; she looked over at me and gave me another hug. "I'm so glad to see you again."She whispered. We pulled back and I walked her over to the table, so we could start eating.

"Smells delicious." Katie commented. Clare smiled "Thank you."

"Who are these two cuties?" Katie asked looking over at Dakota and Carson.

"These are our two beautiful children, Carson James and Dakota Skye. Carson is 4 and Dakota is 3." I said pulling Carson's hair back.

"When was the wedding?" Katie asked curiously.
"4 years ago…"
"I'm sorry I missed it, I wish I knew."
"Yeah, well we had no way of contacting you… I wanted you to come." I started raising my voice and looked up at Clare, she was shaking her head telling me to stop.
"Anyways, tell us about you." I started to change the subject.

Silence filled the room and Katie took a deep breath.

"I've been living in an apartment... I have one kid, he is 4 years old… The father left when he turned 4. I have a job outside of Toronto, a good one…"

"How did you find us?" Clare asked sitting down.

"I was going to see our old house when we were 13&14, and I saw the hearse in this driveway, so I decided to see if it was Elijah's. And sure enough, it was." Katie smiled over at me, and I showed her a small smirk.

"It's great that you came, I really missed you Katie… you can ask mom how much when you left." I sighed. "She's coming over here soon with Drew… to babysit the kids. You have a lot to catch up on."

She nodded. "How's dad? Is he doing better?"
"Yes… the doctor said that he could start walking again in a few months, he's still on therapy." I said sadly looking over at Carson and Dakota. I smiled at them since they had pizza sauce all over their pale faces.

"Where's your kid?" I asked drifting my eyes back to her.
"Hayden is with his nanny." She named him after me? She pulled out a small picture of him. He was gorgeous. Light blonde hair and green eyes.
"He's adorable." Clare smiled.
"Maybe we could get together and the kids could get to know each other… Carson might want a new friend, isn't that right Car?"
"Yes Mommy!" Carson yelled with excitement. "How old is he?" He asked looking over at Katie.
"He is 4 years old; just like you." Carson laughed. Katie and Clare started talking and the kids were playing together.

I listened as they talked back and forth, knowing this is the beginning of a loyal friendship. I was happy to see Katie, but I was still a little mad that she left us and never came back for almost 8 years. I thought that she would come home by then… but no. Clare and I are now 24 years old, Katie left when she was 16 and I was 17, so that makes her 23.

Just as I was about to bud into their conversation, CeCe came inside with piles of bags of food and clothes, she sat them down onto the couch and turned around to face us. She showed us a straight face and her eyes got watery. I hated seeing my mom cry, happy or sad. It always made my heart ache. "Katie?" She whispered placing her hands over her mouth in shock.

"Hi Mom…" Katie smiled and ran over to her, giving her the biggest hug ever. "I missed you."

"Where have you been? We looked everywhere… it's already been 8 years."

"I know mom… I live about 3 hours away… I have a job right outside of Toronto, I have a 4 year old named Hayden, I named him after Elijah." She pulled the same picture out and my mom let a happy tear fall. "He's beautiful Katie." She smiled and pulled Katie back into another hug.

"Why didn't you come earlier? You missed the wedding and everything."
"I had to take care of Hayden…"
"Katie, Hayden is only 4 years old. You are 23 years old, and you left when you were 16… why didn't you come find us when you were pregnant, we would've helped you." CeCe said sadly.
I sighed and walked back over to Clare, she was eating her pizza with Carson and Dakota.

"When is Dakota's check-up?" I asked looking over at the beautiful child.
"Tomorrow at 10:30 am… will you come with me? It gets lonely." Clare pouted sticking her lower lip out. God, that always gets me.

"I'll ask the boss if I can take the day off." I leaned over placing a small kiss on Clare's and we were once again interrupted by CeCe.

"Katie went to use the bathroom… isn't she beautiful Eli?" She said smiling.
"Yeah… I just can't believe she's back… I feel so distant from her now, it's like I don't even know her anymore." I pulled my mom into a small hug. "Can you babysit tomorrow? We have Dakota's appointment, and Carson doesn't like hospitals." She smiled and nodded. "I would love too, Carson and I will have loads of fun… we will go shopping and out to eat."

Carson's face lit up. "I want to go with grandma CeCe!" He jumped up and down with happiness.
"You will baby, tomorrow… I promise." I smiled kissing his forehead.

We sat in silence when the doorbell rang again. I got up, knowing that it was Drew. I smiled as I opened the door. "Hey man!" Drew said giving me those weak guys' hugs.

He opened the door and sat his suitcase onto the floor. "How are my favorite kiddies doing?" Drew yelled. When Carson and Dakota saw him their faces lit up with joy.

"Uncle Drew!" They both yelled simultaneously. They jumped from their seats and ran over to give Drew a hug, almost knocking him over.
"Whoa little ones, be careful." Drew joked picking them both up giving them each a kiss on the cheek. He sat them both down and they ran back into their playroom. Katie came out of the bathroom, and Carson ran into her making her lean back.
"Watch out little one." Katie chuckled, making all of the other people laugh
"S-Sorry." He whispered and walked into the playroom with Dakota.

No POV

Katie finally came back, she didn't notice Drew at first. But when she turned around, almost bumping into him… she froze in her place.

"I'm s-sorry, I didn't see you there." She stuttered.
CeCe nudged Clare, making her look up at her.
"Someone's got a crush." CeCe singed like younger kids do.
Clare chuckled and then whispered over to Eli.
"I think we should go to dinner… Drew can bring Katie… do you think she likes him?"
"She always gets nervous in front of a cute boy, probably… and I know the look in Drew's eyes when he sees a pretty girl like Katie. They're in love." Eli smirked.
"Hey, guys…. Do you want to go out to dinner? All four of us?"
Eli looked over at CeCe and winked, telling her that they were trying to get them together
CeCe chuckled and nodded. "I'll stay here and babysit."

They all smiled and decided to go to 'Little Miss Stakes' this was Eli's and Drew favorite restaurant when Drew visited them. Drew stayed a couple of nights at their house since he lived far away; he visited a full week once a month.

The four adults laughed and talked until their stomachs were about to burst. As they were about to check out, Clare went up to pay. She was shocked at the person behind the counter.

Adam

"Adam! Goodness! How long has it been?" Clare squealed and practically jumped over the counter to give her long lost best friend a hug.
"Clare, you look… amazing!" He hugged her back.
"Hey Clare, everyone is about to leave." Eli said still looking at his wallet. His eyes shot up and a huge smile appeared on his face.

"Hey dude! How is it going! I haven't seen you around here?" Eli mentioned.
"I just got a job here a few days ago." Adam smiled and pulled Eli into a hug.
"It's been like what, 4 years?" Clare asked excitedly. Adam laughed. "Yeah, I guess so."

"So, you probably already did… but did you find Fiona?" Eli questioned.
"Yes… we've been living together for almost 2 years. I've been thinking about proposing." Adam said as a blush covered his small cheeks.
Clare sighed and smiled pulling Adam into one last hug.
"Well, we got to go and get home to Carson and Dakota. We should get together sometime." Eli asked happily. Adam nodded and went back to work.

Eli and Clare talked about meeting up with Adam again, they interlaced their fingers together and headed out to the car. When they got there, they found Katie and Drew in the back seat, hands locked together, with Katie's head rested on his shoulder, both sound asleep.

"Look Eli… I guess it was love at first sight."
Eli chuckled. "Just like it was for me and you?"
"Exactly." Clare smiled and leaned in to give Eli and kiss. She pulled back. "I love you, Elijah."

"I love you, Clare."

They smiled and headed home, to put the day to rest.

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Well(: It's the sequel for 'Twisted Routes' I hoped you all enjoy… DM me for ideas. I love hearing from you all.!

And sorry for the punctuation errors and spelling mistakes, my computer like deleted Microsoft Word and so I have to use this crappy laptop that's extremely hard to work on. And it won't show any of my errors, so please. No comments about that, because I am extremely aware of it, and I don't need 500 people telling me.

Thanks.