Welcome to my holiday DeGrassi story Finding the Missing Piece of My Heart.
For those of you who follow my page on the Degrassi Saviors website know that the updates are scheduled to be posted on Saturday nights I will try to keep to that as much as possible but if things change I will let you know through the website or you reach out on fan-fiction.
Disclaimer I do Not own DeGrassi all characters belong to respective owners I only own original characters places & Plot any company or cartoon name mentioned is made up similarities to real companies or cartoons unintended.
Here are some notes to keep in mind as you read.
Clare is 26 and divorced with a daughter she never had cancer.
Adam is 26 married to Becky with a daughter they had through stem cell processing he had his surgeries in college
Darcy is 32 back from Africa and is married to Jane who is also 32.
The Coyne family is in this story for the purposes of said story Declean does not exist but Fiona does have a sibling
The other relationships will be explained later.
The first chapter is mostly set up but I promise this picks up fairly quickly.
Chapter1 Stronger Without You
Clare Edwards always prided herself on being self reliant and doing things her way and not having to lean on anyone for support she was like that throughout her academic life and that continued into her personal life.
Clare was not only a well known award winning journalist but a multi time best selling author for her vampire fiction novels.
Even with all the awards and fame she had amassed though out her career their was one achievement she cared about above any other that was her daughter Akira Diana Edwards.
Clare loved Akira more than anything else in the world no matter how busy she was she always made time for her daughter so much so that she would configure her book tours and speaking engagements so she would be able to spend as little time away from her daughter as possible.
Clare and Akira lived in spacious mansion in downtown Toronto which Clare kept as a part of her divorce from her no good ex-husband Eli.
Eli and Clare had been high school sweethearts at DeGrassi and once Clare graduated from DeGrassi and moved to New York to attend Columbia their romance hit a new high that most people who knew the pair didn't think was possible, the couple feel deeper in love resulting in Eli proposing just before Clare's sophomore year.
Needless to say Clare accepted and the two were married at the end of Clare's fall semester, the wedding was a small affair which Helen surprisingly put together which was a shock to both Eli and Clare seeing as Helen couldn't stand Eli when Clare first started dating him but with some time and endless pleading from Clare Helen learned to be civil enough with Eli to keep up family appearances especially since Clare gained notoriety in college simply by being with Eli who was building a name for himself in the film world becoming the youngest director to win multiple director of the year awards which in turn made him millions.
Clare and Eli's marriage not unlike their dating relationship had it rough patches but they seemed to always work it out in the end but one night during one of Eli and Clare's few matching days off from work everything changed, Clare had been feeling ill for the last two weeks with what she thought was a bad case of the flu so she decided to go to the doctor and get checked out, what she found out was the last thing she expected she was pregnant with Eli's child.
At first Clare was nervous about telling Eli but after talking to Adam she was convinced that Eli would be thrilled about becoming a father so when she came back to the apartment she found Eli writing a draft for his latest short film, what happened next was the last thing Clare expected to happen Eli flew into a rage yelling and cursing at Clare telling her she better get rid of the kid and that was final.
Needless to say Clare refused Eli's demand and carried the baby to term which led to Eli leaving the house and buying a new mansion, just before baby Akira Diana Edwards was born.
She was 7lbs 12ounces 23 inches long she had blue with lite brown hair she looked like a spitting image of Clare except for her nose which matched Eli's.
Clare chose the name Akira because it meant bright and clear and to Clare Akira was her bright light and her reason to keep on going in life.
Glen Helen Jake Darcy Adam and Becky and Jane were all the hospital the night Akira was born needless to mention Eli was nowhere to be found both during and after the birth but that was only the beginning of Clare's misadventure just a week after giving birth Eli had Clare evicted from the apartment they shared and served her with divorce papers ending their marriage after a little over a year.
After the divorce was finalized Eli ended up giving Clare his newly purchased home in exchange for ending the marriage as well as not seeking any form of support for baby Akira.
Once Eli was out of her life Helen went on a total rampage she stop speaking to Clare blaming her for Eli leaving and costing herself a chance at a lavished life style which also caused Helen to resent Darcy for marrying Jane and in her words "spitting in the face of her values."
It took a few months but with the help of Adam Becky Jane and Darcy Clare was able to get back on her feet and move on without Eli from that moment on Clare vowed to never mention Eli to her daughter which to her seemed like the just thing to do.
Two years after her divorce Clare got her big break and landed a major book deal for her first vampire fiction novel the deal allowed Clare to support herself and Akira which is what she continued to do with the only reminder of failed marriage being the house she lived in.
It had now been six years since Clare divorced Eli and she was doing well both personally and professionally she was a four time journalist of year and three time best selling author most importantly little Akira was beginning to take on more and more of Clare's attributes she was very gifted her teacher would continuously rave about how well she was doing a fact that made Clare smile she thanked God everyday that the one bright spot there was when she thought about the end of her time with Eli was that he gave her Akira.
Since it was early November and Clare had a couple weeks off she thought she might see what Adam and Becky were up to.
Adam and Becky were Akira's godparents they had been around Akira her entire life they loved her as if she was a second daughter.
Adam and Becky had a daughter of their own Destiny Genesis Torres who they named because her birth was a miracle Destiny was born by taking a stem cell swab from Adam post surgery and fusing it with Becky's egg luckily for them the procedure worked on the first try, Destiny had Adam's eyes with Becky's nose and hair she truly was the light of their world.
Clare had just finished working on a column when she decided to call Adam.
"Hey Adam its Clare."
"Oh hey Clare whats up?"
"Nothing I just finished another bio piece for yet another indie magazine wanting to get inside the mind of yours truly."
"Nice so hows my protege Kira?"
"Your goddaughter is doing just fine shes in school now I'm going to get her in a bit."
"Great listen would you mind picking up Genny for me I ran over recording some stuff and Becky will kill me for bringing work home again."
"No problem Adam consider it done besides shes my goddaughter you know I'd drop anything for her."
"Thanks Clare you're a life saver Ill pick her up after I wrap here and get Becky."
"Alright Adam."
"Okay Clare Ill see you later there's actually something I wanted to talk to you about."
"Fine Ill see you in a bit a we can talk."
Once Clare hung up with Adam she grabbed her coat and headed off to go get Akira and Destiny luckily traffic wasn't too bad and Clare made it to the school in no time flat.
Once she pulled up she noticed both Akira and Destiny standing with their teachers dressed in uniforms talking Akira was the one who noticed Clare walk up as she ran into her mothers arms.
"Mommy." the little girl shouted falling into her mothers hug.
"Hey honey how was your day?"
"Good I made you more pictures for you to hang up."
"That's great baby now go wait by the car while mommie picks up Destiny."
"Yay Destiny coming over mommie?"
"Yes baby she is until god papa Adam and god mama Becky come get her."
Clare went over and picked up her goddaughter who was all to happy to see her godmother.
"God mama I missed you."
"I missed you too munchkin lets go."
Clare went and strapped both girls into the back seat of her car and drove back to her place.
Once Clare pulled into to her driveway she let the girls inside and got started on a snack for the girls.
"Now girls go upstairs and wash up while I make you guys something to snack on."
"Okay Mom." Akira replied leading her god sister upstairs.
Clare made the girls hot coco and pulled a few sugar cookies from the jar she kept in the cabinet.
A few moments later both Akira and Destiny appeared noticing Clare had setup their snacks on the table.
"Eat up girls then its homework time."
While the girls ate Clare started prepping her famous pasta for dinner, Clare had become quite the cook over the years thanks to watching a number of cooking shows while on book tours.
After the girls finished their snacks Clare sat the girls down and started on their math homework both Akira and Destiny had no problem with their assignments as they were both very skilled in math Clare was there mostly to make sure they didn't mess around.
Once their work was done Clare put the finishing touches on her pasta prep.
While the girls were up in Akira's room watching TV Clare looked at the time and guessed they were watching their favorite cartoon "Misty the Magic Monkey."
The girls never missed an episode in fact Akira had Clare record episodes for long car trips.
The girls love for the show went deeper than the standard reasons kids gravitated towards cartoons this show was special to both of them because the shows creator was none other then Adam.
Adam was not only a music producer and DJ at his own company which he started from a loan his dad secured from his boss he was a part time animator he loved animating cartoons but his true passion was music so he took the loan and started Sky Royal Music where he would play songs for indie bands to get them noticed as well as produce certain albums, his company had grown into a hit it took him just under a year to get national recognition would resulted in landing endorsement deals which allowed him to become one the richest names in the music industry.
Becky wasn't doing bad for herself either she was a playwright and director who by herself was worth just under $250million and even with their mass wealth both Becky and Adam remained the same humble people they always were.
A few hours later Clare was putting the finishing touches on dinner when she heard a knock at the door which as expected turned out to be Adam and Becky both clearly exhausted from a long day.
"Come in guys the foods almost ready."
"Thanks Clare but first I want to see my daughter and goddaughter where are they?"
"Up in Kira's room watching their favorite show Ill go get them just relax down here for a bit."
Clare went up to Akira's room and gathered the girls who of course laughing at the crime fighting magical monkey.
"Girls some nice people are here to see you."
"Mom the shows almost over can we stay?" Akira pleaded.
"No Kira both of you downstairs now."
"Aw come on god mama five more minutes."
"I promise you guys can come back later and finish the show besides there are some nice people waiting to see you."
As soon as Clare mentioned that there was company downstairs both girls raced downstairs.
Like a charm Akira and Destiny raced into the living room where they jumped at Adam.
"Daddy." Destiny squealed.
God papa Adam" Akira squealed.
My two girls how are you?" Adam asked gathering himself.
"Great". Both girls said in unison.
"Well you two will be amazing once I tell I tell you about the surprise I have for you."
"Tell us daddy."Destiny squealed.
"Well I was going to give his to you guys later but I couldn't wait so in my jacket there are two surprises in my pocket".
Both girls ran over the coat rack and reached in Adam's pocket pulling out two blue mini magic wands.
"Wow daddy what are they?" Destiny asked.
"Those are two Misty magic wands they go with your monkey dolls I had them made just for you".
Both girls hugged Adam."
Adam hand made the monkeys himself and gave them to the girls as gifts.
"You the best god papa thank you." Akira said wearing a thousand watt smile.
"No problem Kira anything for you."
Just as the girls turned to go back upstairs they heard another voice.
"Hey I guess I'm invisible."
Both girls turned and noticed Becky standing by the couch.
"Hi mommy Destiny greeted her mom with a hug and kiss.
"Hi God mama Becky." Akira greeted.
"Now that's better I'm glad to see you too now go wash up I smell some amazing pasta with our names on it."
Both girls ran to the washroom while the adults setup dinner.
A few moments later the five some sat down to dinner the adults shared lite dinner conversation while the girls were off in their own little world enjoying Clare's cooking, once dinner was done Clare and Adam cleared the table while Becky relaxed in the living room and the girls went back upstairs to finish their show.
Once the kitchen was picked up Clare and Adam joined Becky in the living room.
"So Clare there was actually something we wanted to talk to you about."
"Sure Adam whats going on?" Clare said noting Adam's serious tone.
"Well its about you and Kira."
"What about Kira and I?"
"Well Becky and I have been talking and we've noticed you've been living here in Toronto in this house since Eli and you divorced six years ago."
Clare tensed up at the mention of her ex's name being spoken.
"Yeah so?"
"Well don't you think its time you got a fresh start somewhere else I mean this place is great and all but don't you think its time you cut the last tie you have to Eli and get a fresh start for you and Kira?"
Adam, Akira and I are just fine here besides we have each other Kira and I don't need anyone else."
"Clare I know you think you have everything under control but the fact is you'll never truly be happy until you get rid of this place and start over."
"Adam we've had this conversation for the past three years as long as I have my daughter I don't need anyone or anything else."
It was at this point Becky decided to step in.
"Clare all Adam is saying maybe its time you started thinking about yourself more as much as Akira a fresh start will do you both some good trust us I mean who knows you could find a new place maybe you'll meet someone who can treat you right."
"You two make it sound so easy just pack up Akira and leave but the fact is I can't besides its the almost the holidays it would make no sense to pull Akira out of school and move besides I'm fine right here in Toronto its home for us I cant leave."
"Clare yes you can you have the means to do it and you could find a new place without a problem." Adam added.
"Even if I could where would I go that would make sense for both Akira and me?"
"Well you could move to New York with us we're actually leaving in a couple weeks we already enrolled Destiny in her new school and we moved all the stuff for our jobs and brought a nice place downtown.
"I don't know guys Toronto and New York are two different things."
"Come on Clare take a risk after all you love New York you said it yourself New York is the city of dreams maybe New York will make your dream of a life of bliss come true."
"Adam that maybe true but what about listing and selling the house plus all the paper work there is for moving."
"No worries Ill take care of everything just leave it to me after all you're forgetting my dads firm handles real estate sales as well as criminal matters Ill have this place sold and a list of places you can move to before we leave trust me."
"Alright I'm trusting you just give me a week to talk with Akira but their better not be one snag or else."
"Clare nothing will go wrong I promise."
After another hour of conversation Adam Becky and Destiny went home Clare read Akira a story showered and went to bed think to herself "Now I take the first step in finding out if I'm really better off without you."