"Lion's Den"

Summary: Adam's friends and family are hostile towards his relationship with Fiona. – Takes place after "The Way We Get By"; Dark fic; Torres brother fic!; Adam/Fiona pairing; Drew/Bianca, Eli/Clare, Sav/Holly J, Alli friendship!

Author's Note: This is another canon fic. As such, it's unrelated to my other stories. It takes place after "The Way We Get By". Fiona is out of rehab.

I had some plot bunnies regarding the current storylines on the show. This is a dark take on things. There's more than enough jerkish behavior to go around. Might be a little OOC because the darker side of the characters are on display (even eClare!).

Categories: Angst/Drama/Friendship/Family

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi!

-oOo-

"She'll be here," he said. His voice was full of conviction.

Drew and Sav shared a look, unconvinced. Eli and Clare felt the same sentiment but remained quiet. Drew looked at his girlfriend. Bianca shrugged in response.

Adam sighed and checked the volume on his bass guitar once again.

"We have to go on in a few minutes," Drew reminded him. "If she's not going to show…"

Adam sent him a warning look.

"Fine, whatever. I'm going to head on stage," Drew relented. He walked away from his brother annoyed. He didn't understand Adam's attachment to Fiona. That girl was a mess. Everyone could see that except for him.

Bianca followed him. "You should just focus on the show tonight. It'll all work out," she told him.

Drew gave her a small smile. "I don't know why he's so stubborn," he vented.

Bianca snaked an arm around his waist and smirked. "He's not the only one," she teased.

Drew leaned in and kissed her. "Hey, aren't you supposed to be on my side?"

-oOo-

Eli looked at Clare and shrugged. He wasn't surprised Fiona was late. She had exhibited flaky behavior in the past. Since getting out of rehab Adam proclaimed that she changed but a leopard rarely changed its spots.

Truth be told, he still felt like she was using his friend. She broke his heart after admitting she lied about being in love with him and wasn't sure about her sexuality. Adam had been devastated after learning the letter that made him cling to hope wasn't about him. For some reason Eli would never understand, Adam stuck by her as friend after ending their relationship. He claimed it was because he understood what it was like to be confused and he wanted to be there for Fiona even if they couldn't be together. Eli was skeptical but thought it was rather selfless. He didn't like it, but he knew Adam rarely abandoned people he cared about and somehow Fiona made the list.

They continued to hang out quite a bit and Adam was supportive when Fiona decided to test the waters with dating girls. However, Adam and Fiona's "friendship" didn't last long. The girl couldn't make up her mind and initiated a friends-with-benefits situation with him. Eli was dismayed when Adam told him that he and Fiona were making out at her condo once again. As Adam's friends warned him about getting involved with Fiona a second time, she went ahead and upped the ante.

Eli was shocked when he found out they slept together. In hindsight he realized he should have seen it coming. She wasn't planning to let Adam go anytime soon, though whether she had real feelings for him was debatable. Adam confided in Eli that he felt like it was too much too soon, but he still loved Fiona and wanted to try dating. So here they were at the first show of Adam, Drew, and Sav's band. Their set was starting in two minutes and Fiona, Adam's date for the evening, was nowhere to be found. Typical.

"What do you think happened?" Clare asked.

"Who knows? Maybe she's on another bender?" he quipped.

Sav overheard the comment and chuckled.

Eli looked at Adam. He was out of earshot and still fiddling with his bass guitar. Suddenly the younger boy looked up. His face broke into a huge smile. Eli furrowed his brows and followed Adam's line of sight.

Fiona was standing a few feet behind them. She wore a lovely purple dress with black heels. Eli had to admit, she looked amazing. Then again, she usually did. However, in his opinion it didn't make up for her craziness and drama.

She walked closer to the stage and Eli rolled his eyes as Adam leaned down to kiss her cheek.

"I knew you'd make it," Adam said happily. He had a silly grin on his face.

"Of course. Nothing could keep me away," she said as she looked into his eyes.

Sav coughed. "Sorry to interrupt, but we have a show to do," he told them.

Adam looked at him and nodded. "Okay, man." He turned back to Fiona and raised his eyebrows.

She softly laughed. "Good luck out there."

"I've already got all the luck I need." He winked at her before walking to his position on stage.

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tbc

A/N: I said it would be dark and there's lot of angst in this… Can you tell I really want Adam to be part of Sav and Drew's band? I don't read spoilers so I have no idea if he'll be in next week's episode or not. Oh well.

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