Okay, I am a terrible Fan Fiction author for not continuing my stories…. Rose Underground will most likely not continue for while due to writers block. Secrets of the Moon will continue soon (I promise!) as will Bloodlines. But I got the idea for this story so please enjoy! This is my alternate ending to Degrassi: The Boiling Point's finale "All Falls Down." R&R! Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the storyline of this fan fiction!
Chapter 1: And Down I Fall
I saw Eli's shadowed figure from down the hall. My heart leapt to see he that was still alive. I ran to him in a panic and pulled his headphones out of his ears. He gave me a confused look.
"Come with me. Fitz has a knife," I said breathing heavily in a stern panic. Nothing but a blank stare in return. What is he thinking? Didn't he hear what I just said?
"This is where we run! Let's go!" I said more angrily.
"I'm not gonna let that jerk scare me," Eli said in a calm tone. I didn't understand what he was getting at! I can't let Fitz kill him!
"He has a knife-" fear overwhelmed me when I heard Fitz cut in.
"Aw, don't you two look cute," Eli and I turned to look at Fitz as he approached. I could see the knife in his hand as I shined in the moonlight that came through the windows.
"You should go," I said, my words shaking with the horror I felt for Eli.
"And let that pretty boy make time with my date?" Fitz asked calmly.
"Please Fitz, don't do this-"
"Shut up, b***," Fitz shouted at me. It feels like just moments ago I was telling Eli that Fitz wasn't the monster he thought he was. But this was proving me more wrong than I've ever been.
"Get away from me," Eli said quietly, pushing me towards the lockers. My feet followed his orders, but my heart wanted to stand by him. I don't care what a jerk he's been. I care about Eli. When I said he deserves whatever Fitz does, I didn't think it would be death.
"Look, I'm sorry about before, about everything… you win." Eli said, backing up towards the glass doors. My heart was pounding… all I could think about was Eli, falling to the ground with a knife through his chest… I couldn't bear to hold onto that image.
"I've heard that one before," Fitz said, shoving Eli back. I wanted to help, to stop this. I stepped forward at an attempt, than stopped myself.
"Stop I'm serious," Eli whispered. He tried to stay calm, but I could sense the fear in his words.
"Yeah, so am I," Fitz said with anger, shoving Eli back again. I didn't want to see what would happen next.
"You've had this coming for a while." What Fitz said filled me with guilt, like this was my fault: I had wished this upon Eli… but not like this… I had to stop this.
"What's wrong, emo-boy? Out of smart-ass comments?" Fitz said, pushing Eli into the glass door. I starting hypervenalating, scared for the both of us.
"Fitz… Please don't do this," Eli pleaded as Fitz cornered him between the lockers and the door.
"Someone's gotta shut you up," Fitz held the knife at the ready, about to pierce it into Eli… and in that split second before it was to late, I saw so much flash before my eyes: when Eli ran over my glasses with his hearse, when he convinced me to scream in public, when we kissed as Romeo and Juliet, when we kissed in the library… and when I left him at the punch table, not knowing that this was to come. I couldn't say goodbye to him, not here. I ran and threw myself in front of him… and I screamed as the knife went into my side.
"Clare!" Eli shouted. I crumpled to the floor. My eyes began to flicker but I could see a horrified expression on both Eli and Fitz's faces.
"What the hell?" Fitz shouted, pulling the knife out in a state of shock.
"What have you done?" I heard Eli shout at Fitz in a murderous tone. He held me in his arms on the ground. I felt blood pouring from where the knife was.
"I… I wasn't really going to stab you! I just wanted to scare you!" Fitz yelled back.
"Freeze where you are!" I struggled to open my eyes to see where the voice came from. A police officer shined her flashlight on Fitz and his arms shot up.
"Clare? Can you hear me? Are you breathing?" Eli asked in a panic. I forced a small nod.
"Oh God, get the paramedics!" The officer shouted down the hall to her backup. I saw her push Fitz up against the lockers and handcuffed him. I heard footsteps approaching.
"Take him." She said to another officer. Fitz and the other officer's footsteps trailed off.
"Clare, please stay with me. Don't leave me like this…" Eli said in a choked-up tone. My eyes flickered again but I felt so weak… I saw tears in his eyes as the officer bent down to his level.
"It'll be okay, paramedics are coming." She said, placing a hand on Eli's shoulder. My breathing became heavier and harder… I couldn't hold on for much longer… I could hear the paramedics rushing down the long hallway.
"Clare… please… I… I need to tell you-" Eli began… but darkness cut him off as my body went limp…