Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi! I own my story.

A/N: Okay before I begin, I have to say this first, Dark Desires, Archangel, 333, Fear of Sight, and Lust for Blood are going under a small hiatus, basically all my incomplete stories, for which I am too distracted to post more chapters for those stories. I do apologize. I have too many other ideas in my head to be posting chapters for those stories. Again, I apologize. Anyway, this is the sequel to Masquerade, since you guys loved that story so much, I went ahead and decided to post the first chapter.

I would like to clear something first, this story starts two months prior to Masquerade, but I won't skip ahead, you will read what has happened after the scene at The Dot. Anyway, I don't want to keep you from reading on, here's the first chapter! I hope you enjoy it as much as Masquerade!

This story is rated T... for now. I might change it later; I don't want things to happen just yet! This story is going to be as fluffy as Masquerade, and I would love to keep it that way, but I wouldn't mind writing a scene where Eli and Clare do go all the way, seeing as it would be so adorable and such. Anyway, read, review, and enjoy!

Unmasked

Summary: Sequel to Masquerade; You know what's awesome? Clare and I are together. You know what I find hilarious? Julia and KC's stupid jealousy. You know what sucks about that though? The drama that came along with mine and Clare's relationship.

Introduction - Two Months, four days ago

"Are you going to be okay?"

Eli glanced up with his puffy red eyes, and he nodded slowly. Clare smiled and she reached up and touched his face and brushed her thumb back and forth over his cheek. She whispered, "I want to be with you Eli... but we can't jump into a relationship... not just yet. We need to give ourselves some time." Eli nodded and Clare's hand dropped from his face, placing it next to her side. Eli reached down and he took her hand in his.

"I understand Clare… I'll wait for you…. okay? I want us to both be happy." Eli said in a soft whisper. Clare couldn't help the smile that curled her lips up. Eli cupped her face and he leaned down, placing his lips over hers in a small gentle kiss. Eli pulled away and he stepped back away from the steps of her house. Clare watched him leave; he climbed into Morty and turned the ignition on. Eli turned to her and she smiled at him, waving pathetically as he drove off.

Clare walked into her house and was greeted by her mother.

"Oh, Clare... you're back so soon from your date— Clare what's wrong?" Helen asked as Clare broken down into an uncontrollable series of sobs. Helen walked to Clare and wrapped her arms around her crying daughter. Clare whimpered, "K-KC was cheating on me with Julia… Eli's girlfriend." Clare had thought that she was over this fact, but clearly she wasn't. Helen gasped and said, "Oh, sweetheart I'm so sorry." She led Clare to the couch and they both sat down. Clare wrapped her arms around her mother and sobbed heavily in her shoulder, she choked on her sobs, and her crying became heavy and loud, having her father to come out of the room next door.

"What's wrong Clare-bear?" He asked, taking a seat next to her.

Clare only responded with a sob. Helen whispered, "KC cheated on her with Eli's girlfriend." Clare buried her head in her hands and shook, Helen and Randal comforted her, by holding her and rubbing her back.

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Eli parked in the driveway of his house. He sat in Morty and looked in the review mirror, puffy bloodshot green eyes stared back and he sighed heavily. Eli pulled the keys out of the ignition and climbed out of Morty. He walked slowly to the front door, and opened it, stepping inside. Eli shut the door behind him and walked straight to his room, not bothering to look back when his mother called out to him.

Eli entered his room and glanced around.

His eyes shot to a certain picture on his dresser. Eli walked to it, and grabbed the black frame. His vision became blurry and he growled, throwing the picture across his room and it shattered against the wall. Eli was so pissed off, that he started to trash his room, throwing anything that reminds him of Julia everywhere.

Glass broke, papers were ripped in half, and CD cases cracked. Eli sat down on the floor next to his bed and he brought his legs up to his chest, burying his head within his knees. He cried silently, not realizing or paying the slightest attention that his mother walked in. She looked around his room, and frowned, then looked down at him.

"Eli, what's wrong?"

Eli looked up and then averted his gaze down to the floor. He whispered, "Go away… I want to be alone." Cece frowned and she sat down on the floor next to him. She placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "I'm not leaving until you tell me what the hell is wrong with you."

"It's not a big deal mom, leave me alone." Eli retorted.

"It's clearly a big deal, seeing as you trashed your room." She responded.

Eli sighed heavily.

"Julia cheated on me with KC." He said softly and bit back the tears that threatened to fall. Cece said, "I told you, you should've dumped her ass a long time ago. All she was doing was hurting you." Eli tilted his head back, leaning it against the mattress of his bed. He sighed in frustration.

"I know mom, but… I mean… some people do change and sh-she promised me that she wouldn't cheat on me again…" A small tear streamed down his cheek and Cece reached over and brushed it away. She said, "Just think of it this way babe, you're finally free of her lies. You have other people who love you so much, and she's not worth your tears." Eli glanced over at her and she smiled at him.

"Now, does this mean you and little Clare-bear are getting together?" Eli laughed softly at her sudden change in subject.

"Clare wants to wait… before we jump into a relationship. And I want to wait for her, because I know she's just as…as devastated as I am about this…" Eli said. Cece nodded, understanding completely. She said, "Well I just came to tell you that your father and I are going out tonight. We left some money on the table for you. You can invite some friends over if you want."

"What friends…" Eli muttered.

"Eli, you have Clare and… oh wait… well you can invite Clare over if you want." Cece got up and she headed to the door. She turned to glance at him and said, "You shouldn't let this get to you Elijah." Cece walked out of his room and he pressed his lips to a line.

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Clare sighed heavily and she lay back on her bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, as her tears streamed down the corners of her eyes, and into her hair. She looked up at her phone when it started to vibrate quickly on her dresser. Clare sniffled and she got up, and walked to her phone, grabbing it from the dresser. Clare smiled softly.

"Hello?"

"Hey."

"Hey Eli, what's up? Are you okay?" Clare asked quickly.

"I'm fine… I was just wondering if you wanted to… um hang out today, like come over and watch a movie." Eli said softly. He waited for Clare to answer.

"S-sure. Do you want me to bring something?"

"No, I have everything we need. I'll come pick you up." Eli said.

"Okay. See you in a little bit." Clare closed her phone as did Eli. She placed her phone on the dresser and walked to her closet, finding something to wear. She really didn't want to wear the same clothes as their supposed double date, so she grabbed a blue t-shirt and a pair of slightly baggy blue jeans. She slipped them on and ran a brush through her hair.

Clare slipped on a pair of white ballet flats and tied the baby blue laces up; she bounced downstairs and sat on the couch, and waited for Eli to arrive at her house.

"Where are you off to?" Helen asked as she walked out of the kitchen, wearing a white apron and holding a bowl in her hands.

"Um, Eli invited me over; we're going to watch a movie."

"Oh okay." Helen said and she turned around and walked back into the kitchen. Clare tapped her fingers on her knee and the doorbell rang moments after. She got up and walked to the front door. Eli smiled at her and she smiled in return. Clare walked out the front door, and closed the door behind her as she followed Eli to his car, which he opened the door for her.

Clare climbed in and watched him walk around and climb into the driver's side.

"We're going to stop by the store; I have to get us something to eat." Eli said.

"Okay." Clare responded. Eli drove away from her house and headed to the nearest store. Clare twiddled her fingers together and glanced over at Eli, who was concentrating on the road. Eli felt her looking at him and he flashed a small smirk. Clare smiled in return and her smile grew when Eli took her hand in his and interlaced their fingers together.

Clare sighed and looked out the window. The smile on her face never faded. Eli brought her hand up to his lips, and he kissed it.

"Eli." Clare stated.

"Yes?" He asked.

"I'm so glad we decided to wait."

"Me too Clare."

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Chapter 1 - Your True Colors

"You won't guess who called me last night."

"Who?"

"…KC." Clare stated; her blue eyes looked over at Eli. His face dropped and he chewed on the inside of his cheek. Clare said, "Don't worry, I didn't answer the phone, I don't think he's catching the hint that I refuse to talk to him, after I told him multiple times to stop calling me." She climbed out of the hearse and Eli followed. The doors slammed shut and Eli walked to her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

"So block his number." Eli suggested.

"I was thinking about doing that." Clare said, her arm moved around his waist and they walked towards the school, walking up the steps and in through the double doors. Clare and Eli were so caught up in their flirtatious conversation, they ended up crashing into a body, and all three lost their balance somehow and landed on the floor; books and loose paper surrounded them.

"Damn, I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it." Clare helped the boy pick up his binders and papers. She got up and helped Eli up, then the other person. She eyed him up and down. Clare shook her head and asked, "Are you new? I haven't seen you around here before." He smiled sheepishly at her and said, "Yeah… my brother and I just transferred here. I'm Adam." He held his hand out and Clare gladly took it.

"I'm Clare, and this is Eli." She smiled. Adam looked over at Eli and he smirked. Adam said, "I'm um kind of lost, do you guys know where the art room is?" Clare grabbed Adam's schedule and said, "Yeah… it's at the end of this hallway, I'm heading in that direction now, I'll take you there." Adam nodded and Clare turned to Eli, kissing his cheek. He watched Adam and Clare leave and walked to his locker.

Once he arrived, he twisted the combination in and grabbed his Biology book. He closed his locker and nearly jumped out of his skin.

"Hey Eli."

"What do you want Julia." Eli asked. He turned around and started to head to class. Julia said, "Can we talk… please."

"No." Eli muttered. She ran out in front of him and said, "Eli please… just hear me out."

Eli walked around her and was about to enter his class, only to have Julia reach out and grab his wrist. Eli turned around to face her, and she said, "I feel horrible for what I've done to you."

"You should, now leave me alone. I'm not willing to listen to your stupid rant." Eli yanked his wrist from her grasp and walked into the classroom, and sat down in the back. Julia sighed heavily and she clenched her black trip skirt. She turned around and walked to her locker, standing next to it was KC. Julia hugged him as he leaned down to kiss her temple. KC asked, "What took you so long?"

Julia glanced up at him and muttered, "Nothing." She grabbed her math book, and closed her locker. KC walked her to class and kissed her chastely before he walked to the gym. KC was caught up in his thoughts that he crashed into someone much shorter than him.

"Oh… sorry."

"Clare, wait!" KC called out to her as she blazed around him, almost sprinting to class. He grabbed her wrist and spun her around.

"What do you want KC?" Clare asked, her tone was clearly annoyed.

"You won't return my calls."

"Gee, I wonder why?" Clare asked sarcastically. She yanked her arm from his and headed to her class. KC sighed and he turned around, walking towards the gym.

"Ha, is Clare still ignoring you?" Owen asked as KC walked by him.

"Yes."

"I wouldn't blame her; you cheated on her with her best friend." Owen stated as he removed his t-shirt, only to replace it with a worn out, white sleeveless t-shirt. KC muttered, "I don't like to think about it. So shut up." Owen shrugged his shoulders. He said, "Just let her go man, you lost her, it's clearly your fault. Why try and talk to someone who wants nothing to do with you." KC glanced over at him and then started to change.

He said, "I'm going to get her to talk to me… you just watch. I am sorry for what I did, and I'm going to prove that to her."

"Whatever you say man." Owen placed a hand on KC's shoulder.

End of Chapter 1

So, was it a good start? I think it was! I know that the first chapter was vaguely short, but the next one will be longer, seeing as you know if I didn't have the introduction in there, it would've been severly short, bu anyway, ehh, just so you know, there WILL be Drama, like lots of Drama, but there will be enough Eclare fluffyness. I had to add Adam in here because it will just be more fun with him in this story! So anyway, I enjoy reading your reviews, so why don't you be awesome, and leave me some!

Goodbye for now!