Well Hello everyone :D This is my first Degrassi FanFic and I'm sooo excited for it! I've been meaning to do an Eli story bc i just love his character so much and i wanted to do something different for all you Eli fans out there :) well i hope you all enjoy it!

Oh and to those that have already read it, i rewrote it bc i had some stuff that wasnt right and i wasn't fully concentrated while writing it bc a lot was on my mind :/


Chapter 1: Back In Town

Esmeralda Dauex walks through the halls of Degrassi, lost and confused with where to go. Students walk pass her, knowing where to go, obviously. They already know where to go because this was their school. It was her first day at Degrassi, and with the uniform, people she feels like she can't relate to, she didn't think she was going to fit in, but then again, she could honestly care less about that. She was only at Degrassi for one purpose and that was to be with her best friend of twelve years who was going through hardship during his spring break. She searches the halls, though noticing a dark haired boy with light green eyes that can make you loose your focus, she spots her best friend, Eli Goldsworthy.

As Esmeralda walks out the doors and down the stairs, she freezes when she comes face to face with a cast on Eli's right leg and supporting himself with a skull headed cane. She felt her mouth drop but closes it right away before Eli could see her expression and try not to worry him. She arches her eyebrow and smiles when Eli finally looks up from looking miserably down at the floor.

Eli comes across the most beautiful light chocolate brown eyes he's ever seen, already knowing who's they were. He smiled the most sincere smile he has in ages and limps towards the only person who understands his problems and all that he's been through, because they've been through it together. He stops in front of Esmeralda, and leans on his cane, smirking.

"Why isn't it the lovely, yet dark Esmeralda Dauex. What brings you to this hell hole called Degrassi?" Eli asks, playing coy. Esmeralda just shakes her head, "Well when I got the call that you had crashed Morty and you got your heart broken, I couldn't sit around anymore! You had me worried sick, Elijah." Eli slightly winces when he heard his full name being said, but he got over it because Esmeralda was the only to ever call him that, besides his parents.

"It wasn't my fault…" Eli lets out angrily, looking down at the pavement and then back up, with tears forming in the corner of his eyes. Esmeralda lets out a sigh. She grabs Eli's head and puts it on her shoulder, as they embrace when he wraps his arms around her waist, not caring that everyone watching. After a minute of hugging and a few tears were shed, Eli pulls away and wipes his eyes, looking back at Esmeralda, smiling once again.

"You don't know how good it is to see you Es. I really needed something like you popping up here to make me feel a bit better." Eli fixes his backpack to where it was comfortable for him to handle it. Esmeralda grins, "Anytime twin. I am always here to surprise you when you least expect it." She says while helping Eli up the stairs and into the hallway. "So where are you staying since you're apparently coming to my school now?" He asks curiously, knowing that Esmeralda was on her own, every since her parents died when she was four.

Esmeralda pulls out a flyer of a condo, close to the school, and was on sale. Cheap rent and modern furniture. Eli, to his liking, nods at the picture on the ad. "It was all I could find. And I called to see how cheap the rent was and the people said that they were just trying to get rid of the place for months but no one wanted to buy. The public thought it was to good to be true, so probably that's why no one wanted to rent it. The rent is $450! Do you have any idea how cheap that is? I would not mind living here the rest of my life." She says satisfied with her choice of place to stay at.

Eli nods his head, "Well I don't blame you. So you're still saving up your money? What are you doing now? Still singing? Acting? Blogging?" he asks, limping down the hall while Esmeralda holds onto his arm to support him. "Well yea. I mean come on Eli, who's going to hire me with the way I dress and how my hair is?" He turns to see her hair, it was a blood red. "You dyed it again? That's like what, your fifth color already? You look like a slutty little mermaid."

Esmeralda laughs, "Well, I take that as a compliment. I got tired of the other color and it really go to well with my skin tone." Eli once more looks at her and sees her fairly light brown toned skin, contrasting with her red hair. It complimented her entire look. He also notices a wolf head shaped ring on her thumb, he couldn't help but smile as big as he could. "You still have it." He states, shaking his head in disbelief.

Esmeralda looks down at her hand and smiles as well, "Of course I do Eli."

"I honestly thought you threw it away after our fight four years ago. What made you decide to keep it?" Eli asks, still a bit surprised. Esmeralda shrugs, "I guess because you're my best friend Elijah. Even though that fight was the worst one we've ever had, I still forgave you. Besides, this is my prized possession from you. I'm way too attached to this ring."

"Wow," was all Eli could say. Then the bell interrupted. Esmeralda's eyes widen, "Oh geez, I'm lost. Please help me Eli?" she begs a little. "Of course I'll help you! You don't have act like a dog and pout your lips like that. What class do you have first?" Esmeralda checks her schedule, "I have Math. Why the hell do I have math in the morning?" she groans.

Eli rolls his eyes, "How old are you? Ten? Your class is right next to mine. Good, maybe you can help me when its over. You wouldn't mind…." He trails off, looking past Esmeralda, with a grim look on his face. Esmeralda looks at him confusingly but turns back to see who he was looking at. She came across a honey brown short curly haired girl with an oversized flower headband, starring at Eli.

"Clare Edwards, how are you?" Eli asks, trying to hide his emotions mustering up inside of him. Clare clears her throat, "Fine. I'm fine. How's your….. leg?" she asks, sounding a bit concerned. "You know its just, there." he says plainly. "Right…" Clare realizes Esmeralda next to Eli, and just gives her a small, slightly noticeable smile. "I should be heading to class." She then takes off.

"Wow, that was Clare? Really? She's… pretty." Esmeralda stares oddly at her. "Can we please just get inside the classroom please?" Eli demands, sounding irritated. "Of course. Come on. I don't want to be late at my first day here at Degrassi High." She holds onto Eli's arm and helps him inside his classroom, before she headed to hers.


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