A/N: This is my first fanfic please review and tell me what I can do to better my self and my story. I was inspired to write this story after listening to the new Taylor Swift CD.

Sadly I don't own degrassi or the songs by Taylor Swift.

I stare at the groom this is my favorite thing to do at weddings this is where you see how much he loves his soon to be wife the way his eyes light up when she starts walking down the aisle the way he smiles and tries to hold back tears of pure joy for finally being able to call her completely his.

As I'm staring at the love of my life waiting for his bride I can't help but think that should be me walking down the aisle and I feel a tears slide down my cheeks.

I guess I need to explain to you the reason I am not the one he is going to marry, let's see where to start this story the story of my one true love. Let's go back 4 years in our life to the day I met him.

"Alli no one has notice the new me, maybe I should just go back to the old me" I told my best friend as I tried to put my glasses back on. I had just gotten Laser eye surgery and thanks to my ex-friend Jenna everyone thought I had gotten a boob job so of course no one paid attention to my eyes they were all looking somewhere else.

"No Clare just give it time please you look hot with your new haircut and Without your glasses!" Alli said while trying to take my glasses away from me. My glasses went flying and landed on the pavement when all of a sudden a hearse runs over them the hearse comes to a stop, and a mysterious gorgeous boy walks out the driver side.

"I think they are dead." Oh my god his voice was just as intriguing as his whole persona. I could not think straight I just mumbled something out about not needing them anymore because I had gotten laser eye surgery.

He looks up at me with those intense eyes and says "You have pretty eyes." I did not see that coming so I said the first thing that came to my head "I'll see you around?" "I guess you will." He said and with that he got in his hearse and drove away.

Who would have known that a pair of broken glasses would have been the reason that I met the love of my life? I sure didn't I always thought I would be much older and I would meet him at some church function, not at 16 in the school parking lot while he drove a hearse.

The next few months were filled with flirtatious comments between Eli and me. I thought we would never take our relationship to that next level until one day in English class Ms. Dawes gave out the assignment we had to work in groups of three and act out a scene from Romeo and Juliet but we had to put a modern spin to it, so of course Eli, Adam and I decided to work together.

That day after school we went to the park to film our scene Eli right away volunteered to be Romeo to my Juliet and then he even suggested having Romeo and Juliet kiss before they died. I took this as a good sign he actually wanted to kiss me. That kiss was so sweet and passionate at the same time when we finally parted ways I felt out of breath Eli Goldsworthy took my breath away it was the best kiss ever.

So you could imagine my surprise when the next day Eli completely ignored me, I could not take it anymore I went to look for Adam to see if he knew what was wrong with him.

"Maybe you should just give him space." He told me "So you do know what's wrong with him." "Great I went from being the third wheel to the in between" Adam complained "you don't have to be just tell me where he is at." I responded "his house I guess" "which is where?" Adam didn't answer he just gave me a look, 'great' I thought 'he is not going to give me Eli's address.'

Just then I saw something in his locker that would get me what I needed I took his Limited Edition Comic Book. "Give that back!" he protested, "Not without Eli's address." And sure enough he gave it to me.

So there I was standing outside Eli's house finally I got the courage to knock on his door he stepped out wearing his usual all black attire. "Eli I need to know why you don't like me if we are going to continue to be friends."

"Clare…" and then silence. " Eli if you can't give me at least that much after so many months of leading me on than I can't be around you." I hurt so much to say that but I had to say it I could not be led on forever if he never wanted to really be with me.

"Leave your bike here we are going for a drive." He said. I assumed we had arrived at our destination when we came to a complete stop but there was nothing around really just a convenience store.

Eli then muttered those words that had been hunting him for a year and a half. "This is where I killed my girlfriend." You could see his beautiful emerald green eyes start to fill up with tears as he said this and looked out the window.

I was shocked to say the least "come again" was all I could manage to say. "A year and a half ago we had an argument I said something's that I didn't mean she was crying and stormed off on her bike I did nothing to stop her I was too upset. On her way home she got hit by a drunk driver." Tears were clearly rolling down his cheek that was the first time I saw Eli cry.

"Do you see why I can't be with you? I like you too much to just be friends with you but I don't deserve to be happy it is not fair."

I could not respond to that there were too many emotions in me so I just looked at him and nodded. 'I will give him time and when and if he is ready I will be there' I told myself.

It had been three months after Eli told me his dark secret and I was still waiting but I was beginning to think he would never be over Julia. Until one day I found a note in my locker it said 'Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. Meet me at 6:30 before school, you should know where.'

That night I could barely sleep it was already 11:30 and nothing I was tossing and turning I wanted it to be morning already. I decided to get up and lay out the outfit I would wear tomorrow I went to my closet and looked thru my clothes I wanted the outfit to be perfect. I decided on a dress the top is white and yellow with a red belt and the bottom is a denim color I had only worn it one other time and Eli complemented it.

My alarm went off at 5:30 I had exactly one hour to get dressed and be at the park where we shot the Romeo and Juliet scene the day we shared our first kiss I was so excited but at the same time I was worried.

What if it was not Eli the one to ask me to meet him there? Or it was him we had continue to flirt and sometimes even hold hands but what if he just wanted to let me down gently. I couldn't think about that 'Stay positive' I kept telling myself. I put my dress on and then slipped on my red Mary Jane's shoes walked over to my vanity and applied some make up not too much I knew Eli liked a natural look on me. I looked at myself in the mirror one last time before walking out of my room I put on my yellow headband on my curly hair and put some gloss on my lips.

I arrived at the park at 6:25 I walked to the picnic table where we shot the scene and I could not believe my eyes standing in front of the table was Eli wearing black jeans a gray dress shirt with a loose tie around his neck and a black blazer and on his right hand he was holding a single red rose.

"You look beautiful blue eyes." He said as I got closer to him I could feel my cheeks change color to a crimson red "thank you" he gave me the rose and grabbed my hand and walked me to the picnic table. There was a picnic basket on the table. "I hope you are hungry" he said he took out two ham and cheese croissants and two orange juices from the basket and handed me one.

We talked, laughed and just enjoyed each other's company but as all great things this morning getaway was about to come to an end we had to go to school.

"Clare before we go there is something that I need to give you." My heart started pounding I thought he was going to be able to hear it from where he was sitting.

"Ok" I said as my cheeks again started burning you would think that with all the blushing I do around Eli I would be used to it.

"Here" he said and handed me my English notebook, my heart dropped he was giving me my English assignment that he had revised. "Thanks Eli I'm sure Ms. Dawes will be impressed that we finished the assignment two days ahead of time." I couldn't help but sound a little disappointed.

"Aren't you going to read it?" He asked. "I'm sure you did a wonderful job I don't need to check it." I said grabbing my purse and getting up from the table. "Edwards just read it." He said grabbing my wrist and sitting me back down.

"Ok I will calm down."

I flipped the pages in my notebook until I got to the one in where my assignment was at I read it and saw the revisions he had made I turned the page and on the next page I saw it, I swear my heart skipped a beat my cheeks were red again and I could feel my eyes filling up with tears, Eli had written me a note it said:

'Blue eyes I know that the past few months have not been the easiest on you and I know that it is my fault. But you have to believe me when I tell you that it has not been easy on me either, to be around you having you so close to me and not being able to kiss you to brush your hair away when it gets on the way of your beautiful blue eyes. I want to thank you for always being a good friend for giving me time to be able to move on from my issues you are truly one of a kind Clare, I now understand that Julia would want me to be happy to care about someone again. So blue eyes I guess what I'm trying to say is Will you be my girlfriend?'

I looked up at Eli after I finished reading he had his signature smirk "You know Eli Ms. Dawes was right about you" his eyebrows shot up "How so Edwards?"

"You are a little wordy" I answered giving him my own smirk. "Well Edwards it looks like I am rubbing off on you." He said sarcastically. "So what do you say blue eyes do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"Yes" I said we both stood up and hugged. There were we shared our first stage kiss as Romeo and Juliet we also shared our first kiss as boyfriend and girlfriend. He wrapped his arms around my waste and I wrapped mines around his neck he leaned in and softly pressed his lips against mines his tongue caressed my bottom lip requesting entrance and of course I let it in our tongues were dancing around each other. I felt butterflies in my stomach and shock around my whole body I had never experienced a kiss like that.

Finally after what felt like hours but really just minutes had passed by we pulled apart our foreheads leaning against each other. "You are beautiful Clare and I am the luckiest guy in the world to have you with me, thank you for not giving up on me." I smiled and said "Thank you for this morning it was everything I could ask for."

We arrived at the Degrassi parking lot. Eli turned Morty's engine off and climbed out he came around and opened the door for me he grabbed my hand and put it around his waist and put his arm around my shoulder "Come on girlfriend we have to go and win cutest couple for the yearbook" he said with his smirk. I could not help but giggle.

We walked inside the school and ran in to Adam and Alli. "Dude this is awesome it's about time you made your move." Adam said while giving Eli their handshake.

Alli was much louder "Oh my god Clare I can't believe the two of you are finally together ooh I guess Drew and I better step it up cause if not we might be losing cutest couple to you and Eli!"

"See I told you we were a shoe in for that prize" Eli said in my ear.

We shared the best year and a half with Eli. We were inseparable the misfits as people tended to call my group of friends but we didn't care we were happy. But as I said before all good things come to an end and I guess our love story was not the exception.