Summary: Julia's twin sister Erin has enrolled at Degrassi, desperate to be Eli's friend again like she was before Julia's death. But what'll happen when Eli wants to keep Erin in the past but she refuses to stay there? Erin will do anything to get any part of her past back, including ending other people's lives.
There will definitately be Eclare in this story. And minor Fadam because I love this couple just as much as Eclare and even though they don't fit in with the plot, I have to throw them into the mix. (:
BTW, this story starts out on the first day of the 2011-2012 school year. The year Eli is a senior.
A/N: I'm sorry I haven't updated anything in such a long time. I've been busy and I'm sorta lost interest in writing Degrassi fanfic, but after watching When Love Takes Over, I got my inspiration back. I loved every part of When Love Takes Over. I LOVE Fadam even more, Dr. Chris and Anya aren't bad because I've always loved Anya's character, and Sadie/Dave seem interesting. Oh and who could forget the few cute/funny Eclare scenes in this episode?
(Erin's POV)
My mom reached over and squeezed my hand.
"Have a good first day, sweetie." she said, smiling sweetly and handing me my backpack from the backseat of the car. I forced a small smile back.
"I'll try." I said, reaching for the door handle.
My mom sighed. "I know you didn't want to switch schools Erin, but I think Bardell carried too many memories and it was just too hard for you. I think Degrassi will be just what you need, a fresh new start. That's why Eli changed schools remember?"
I winced at the mention of Eli's name. I was surprised my mom used his name, especially because it was still hard for her to talk about anything Julia related. It seemed like so long ago since I had seen Eli. In fact, the last time we had talked had been at the funeral. When we mumbled a goodbye to each other after the service. Right after that, he dropped out of school for the rest of the semester and the next school year he was home schooled for a year. Then I heard his parents enrolled him at a different school.
"Yeah, I remember." I said. "Well, don't wanna be late on the first day."
I opened the car door and slung my backpack over my shoulder. My mom waved goodbye and drove away. I sighed and turned around, to face the school that I would spend senior year at.
Degrassi Community School hung in big, silver letters over the front doors. There were a bunch of stairs leading to the front doors, which were crowded with students. Excited voices filled the air. Groups of girls were squealing excitedly as they greeted their friends, groups of guys were standing casually and talking, and a few couples sat on the stairs, swapping spit and being completely obnoxious with their PDA.
I sighed and walked up the stairs, dodging a bunch of jerks that were play-wrestling on the stairs like a couple of four year old babies and not watching who they were running into. I rolled my eyes and threw open the door and stepped inside.
The smell of recently waxed floors and cleaning products was almost overpowering. At least this school was into cleanliness. I looked around what appeared to be the school lobby. Their was a staircase to my left that lead to the second floor, a couple of hallway entries in front of me, and what appeared to be the main office to my right. I walked towards the office and stopped in front of the front counter.
"Hi can I help you?" a lady on the other side of the counter who sounded bored asked me as she rose from a desk and stumbled over to the counter.
"Uh, yeah. I'm a new student and not sure where to go." I said, dropping my backpack on to the floor by my feet. The lady nodded.
"Sure-sure. I'll go find you some things you have to fill out. What's your name?" she asked me, pulling some eye glasses off the counter and sticking them on her face.
"Erin King." I said, trying to sound cheery.
The lady disappeared into a side room and returned a second later with a stack of pastel colored papers. I groaned to myself as she passed them to me along with a half-chewed on pencil.
I started answering the questions, which were pretty basic and didn't take long. I could hear the lobby start to gradually get louder as more and more people filed inside. I glanced up at the clock. School started in ten minutes. I was just getting to the last page of the papers when I heard a soft, girly voice behind me.
"Uh hi. I was told by the people at the schedule table that I had to come here to get mine because I changed some of my classes around so you would have my new schedule." The voice said. I turned around. A short, curvy girl with poofy, curly hair wearing a hideous green and pink floral shirt and a denim mini skirt was standing there.
I turned back towards the paper in front of me, filling in the last questions. The lady behind the desk was handing a sheet of paper to the girl in back of me as I slid my completed papers over to her.
"Hey you." A male's voice said behind me. I froze. I would have recognized that voice anywhere.
I spun around quickly, practically falling to the ground in shock as I took in the sight before me. Eli was standing there, his face connected with that girl who needed her schedule. I felt my breath catch in my throat as I tried to believe what I was seeing.
"Eli!" I half-shouted, half-whimpered in surprise. Eli immediately stopped sucking that girl's face and turned towards me, his eyes wide.
"Erin?" he asked, just as surprised. The girl looked from Eli to me, completely confused.
He didn't look any different. He still had the same dyed brown-black hair, with long bangs and messy ends. He was still sort of the goth-type, wearing black skinny jeans with a studded belt and a black blazer and t-shirt. I felt a wave of emotion crash over me as a bunch of memories flooded my mind.
"Oh… my… God." Eli finally stumbled out, running a hand through his hair. "You… you go to school here now?"
I couldn't tell if he was happy or sad to see me. Just shocked.
"Uh, yeah, I do. I couldn't stand it at Bardell anymore…" I said awkwardly, staring at the ground.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to interrupt, but I'm Clare." The girl said, sticking out her hand towards me. I slowly reached out and shook her hand.
"Uh hi." I said, forcing another small smile.
"So you're Erin? Uh… Eli told me that Julia had a twin sister named Erin." Clare said. "Nice to meet you."
I felt a sharp pain in my chest, as I always did at the mention of Julia's name. Eli glanced at Clare quickly then to me.
"Uh, you too." I said.
There was an awkward silence for a bit, like we were all trying to think of something to say.
"Well, uh, we should catch up sometime." Eli said, sounding like he was trying to be polite. "Maybe we'll have some classes together too."
"Yeah maybe." I said.
"Oh, and if you need help finding your classes, just ask." Eli said.
I nodded. "No thanks. I have a pretty good sense of direction."
Eli nodded too. "Well, see you around Erin. Nice to see you again."
Clare and Eli walked away, towards the staircase. As they got far enough away, I saw him reach out and intertwine his fingers with hers. I felt myself fill with anger.
When they were making out before I guess I was too shocked to really register it. So Eli had a girlfriend? He was already over Julia?
I mean it had been just about two years. Okay, two and a half. But I would have thought it would have taken him even more time. Anyone who had witnessed Julia and Eli together back in the day would have known what they had together was totally intense. Even though they were both barely fifteen when they were together, they acted like they were ten years older then they were. I mean, they had sex, all the time! Julia told me herself because she told me everything. And Julia was always sleeping over at Eli's. Almost every night up until the accident.
And when Julia passed, she was 3 months pregnant. I knew how excited and scared they both were. I remember when they told me one night after we all went to the park together.
I walked inside the house, locking the door behind Eli and Julia. They were oddly quiet that night, not like they usually were. I followed them into the living room, where they sat on one of the couches together.
Julia reached for the remote but I grabbed it out of her hands.
"What the fuck Erin?" Julia snapped. I winced. Julia was super easy to piss off, and the slightest things set her off.
"Relax Jules." Eli said quietly. She shot him a look.
"Look, I wanna know what's going on with you two and I wanna know now." I demanded. "You've been acting weird all night."
I saw Julia shot Eli a panicked look. Eli stiffened and sat up a bit.
"What do you mean?" Eli asked, trying to act innocent.
"Shut up Eli. Just tell me the truth already. It'll make this a lot easier." I said, placing my hands on my hips.
Julia and Eli exchanged a look.
"Fine. You'll know sooner or later." Julia began. "Look, I'm pregnant. I just found out today."
I felt my body go rigid. Eli was staring at the ground. Julia was avoiding eye contact with me. Then all of a sudden, I pounced on Eli and started punching him.
"You bastard! You know they invented this fantastic piece of rubber called a condom! You couldn't have used one? You friggen dumb-" I was cut off as Julia threw me off of him.
Eli stared at me wide eyed as he rubbed his chest.
"Ow?" he said quietly, completely caught off guard.
"You bitch it's not Eli's fault!" Julia screamed, lifting her arm to punch me. Eli grabbed Julia's fist and pushed her arm down.
"So it's completely yours? I'd love to hear this!" I yelled.
"No… well it's both of ours. But don't take it out on Eli. He didn't want this to happen either."
"Well, obviously!" I said. "B-but, mom and dad are gonna kill you!"
"Like I haven't thought of that!" Julia yelled. Mom and Dad were completely clueless that Eli and Julia were having sex. Which is pretty dumb, what did they think Julia and Eli were doing at all those nights Julia spent at Eli's house? Comparing their Pokemon card collections?
We all sat in silence for a few moments. I sighed after awhile.
"Don't tell them. At least, let them figure it out themselves." I suggested.
"What?" Julia asked in surprise. "I can't do that!"
"Well, once you tell them, you know they're gonna make you stop seeing Eli. You might as well enjoy the time you have left."
Julia looked at Eli. She looked back at me, her eyes shining with tears because she knew it was true.
And then she left the room, silently. Eli got up from the couch and followed her.
The bell rang. I grabbed my schedule from the office lady and hurried to find my first class.
A/N: Review please! Tell me what you think!