A/N: You guys! I'm back! I wanna apologize for not posting anymore. I just had a terrible case of writers block and with school and exams, they just take up to much of my time. Well anyways I came up with this story long ago and I think you guys will enjoy this story. Little spoiler. This is an Eclare story. Well I hope you guys like it. Enjoy!:)
Chapter 1:
I never knew what was coming. I always thought I'd live a normal life until he changed it all. I thought he ruined it all. He meant nothing to me. None of the guys did. Or at least that's what I thought. He changed it all. I was never one to fall in love. I avoided guys. Don't get me wrong, there are many good guys but they all have a way of hurting you. I am extremely careful with my feelings. No guy has ever made me feel anything like this before. Not until I met him. He changed me. He taught me what love really is.
Clare's Point of View:
Today is a new day for me. It's the first day of my senior year. I promise to make this the best year of my life. I won't let anyone ruin this special year for me, especially not a guy. Not after everything that's happened. I have been hurt quite a lot in my life. I have let people damage me. That's all going to change. No more "Fall in love Clare" or "Heartbroken Clare". At least not again. I will be unbreakable.
I get ready for my first day back to Degrassi. I get dressed in my new blue polo and my khaki skirt. I add a little black flower in my curls to match my new black sweater and my flats. I look in the mirror as I smile. New year, new feelings. I can totally handle this. I can survive this without falling in love. I mean I've done it before why should it change now? Well whatever. Why worry about things that aren't important? I decided to get my mind off it so I turn on the radio to my favorite local radio station.
"So Eli, tell us, what are you doing here in Toronto?" the man from the radio had asked Eli, my favorite actor ever! I remembered he had an interview with them today.
"I am actually filming here. We're working on a new movie called 'Fifteen Minutes Til Dawn'."
"I bet you're not use to the Toronto area yet. What do you think about it so far?"
"I actually lived here before I started acting. I went to one of the local high schools here."
"Well anyways, can you give us a few details about the new movie?" Eli chuckles and then answers his question.
"Well, it's about a young couple falling in love as in many other movies but this one is…different"
"And what do you mean by that?"the man asked.
"Well, just don't tell anyone else okay?" Eli's voice isn't as loud now, it's softer. "Watch the movie and find out." I couldn't help but smile at Eli's remark. It even made the other guy laugh.
"Elijah, always making us laugh. So who is your lucky lady co-star. You play the main male role right?
"I do. I am the lead actor. My co-star is the one and only Imogen Moreno."
"Ahh! Imogen! They chose the perfect actress. Now everyone would hate me if I didn't ask but rumor has it that you and Imogen are a couple. Is it true?" Eli chuckled before he answered.
"It actually is true. Imogen and I are together." No! I am a huge fan of Eli Goldsworthy and I really don't like Imogen Moreno even though she's a good actress. I turned off the radio since I couldn't listen to him talk about his relationship with 'her'. I know I made a promise not to fall in love but Eli is not included in that promise. Wow, I love an actor who I'll never have a chance with. That's good. I don't want to be in a relationship anyway. I grab my backpack and grab the keys to my new car and I drive to Degrassi. Once I get there I see my best friend Alli waiting for me. I jump out of the car and I run up to her.
"Clare!" Alli shrieked and then hugged me.
"Alli! How was Science Camp?"
"It was boring. I've been going for three years! Thank god this was my last year!"
"Well guess what! Imogen and Eli are a couple." I told her. "And they're filming here in Toronto!"
"I always told you they made a great couple. Watch they'll end up being couple of the year. I bet..." Alli was about to continue when two guys walked up to us.
"Clare, beautiful as always. How was your summer? Missed me?" One of them asked with what I call a wanna be smirk.
"My summer was great. Want to know why?" I asked as I smiled at him.
"Sure." He said as he put his hand on the wall over me.
"My summer was great because I got a break from you but the good times never last." I told him and then walked away. I hate it when Fitz tries to flirt with me. It gets annoying. I continued walking down the hall when I saw a flier in the cafeteria that caught my attention. As I read it there was a voice on the intercom.
"Welcome back Degrassi! I would like to welcome you all back to a new year. Many of you have your schedules so you know where to go. Those of you who don't, you need to report to the front office immediately. Also as you know, it's the start of a new year so we will have a special guest star visiting us tomorrow. We will not announce his or her name until the presentation starts. Also, there will be a drawing of who gets to meet this person. You will also be reward with a special gift chosen from guest. To enter in the drawing please go to the cafeteria for more information. Only 5 names will be chosen. Well this ends our morning announcement. Good luck students and have a great day."
That was Principal Simpson making his announcement of the morning. I wonder who will be the special guest tomorrow. Even though I have no idea who will come I think it will be fun to enter the contest for a prize. I grab the paper on the cafeteria table, I write my name, and I drop it in the box for the drawings. I mean I honestly don't think I'll get chosen but whatever.
Eli's Point of View:
"Elijah, always making us laugh. So who is your lucky lady co-star. You play the main male role right?"
"I do. I am the lead actor. My co-star is the one and only Imogen Moreno."
"Ahh! Imogen! They chose the perfect actress. Now everyone would hate me if I didn't ask but rumor has it that you and Imogen are a couple. Is it true?" I laughed before I could answer.
"It actually is true. Imogen and I are together." I told him.
"Well I speak for all of us when I say you two make the perfect couple. How long have you been together?"
"Let me see… It's been three months." Wow, three months. It seems as if its been less.
"Congrats to the both of you! We'd love to have Imogen here. Eli, when can you come back?"
"Well like I said, I'm filming here for a few months so maybe I can come back in a month. After that I'm going to New York."
"Well I'll contact you to come back. I hate to say this but it looks like our time is up. Can't wait to have you back Eli." Fred said as I got up to shake his hand.
"Can't wait to be back and thank you for having me here today." Once I said good-bye to Fred, I walked outside and I checked my phone. Imogen called, of course. I walked to my car as I dialed her number and waited for her to answer.
"Muffin! How was the show? I bet you were great!"
"It was actually pretty good. They want me to be back again."
"You were that good" She giggled and then continued, "So you're going out with the one and only Imogen Moreno huh?"
"You were listening the entire time? Imogen! See this is why you're my girlfriend!"
"By the way, don't forget that we have to be back on set Saturday."
"I haven't forgotten don't worry."
"Ahh alright then. Oh and later today can you go to the mall and pick up 'Only Me and You Now' from the book store? Just tell them you're going to pick up Ms Imogen Moreno's book."
"Anything else Ms Moreno?" I asked her.
"Oh yeah. Principal Simpson called to remind you about the presentation tomorrow at Degrassi."
"I totally forgot about" I was going to continue but I noticed that Imogen had already hung up. Typical Imogen. I looked at my watch to see what time it was. It was barely 8'o clock. I'll spend some hours for myself and later I'll go to get Imogen's book.
**4'o clock in the afternoon**
Clare's Point of View:
I decided to go to the mall for a while before I went home. I didn't want to bring Alli or anyone else. I needed my time alone and away from everyone. Anyways my mom has a date with some guy. I pulled up to the parking lot of the Toronto mall. As I got out of my car I saw a man with a red hooded sweater and some black skinny jeans walk in the mall. The reason he got my attention was because he was acting all mysterious. I ignored him. I don't want to worry about anything right now. Especially not some stranger. I walked into the mall through a different door then the hooded man. I walked around the mall for a while when I saw a store that caught my attention. It was the Barnes & Nobles Bookstore. I loved going there! I walked inside when all of a sudden I was pushed and I fell on the floor.
"Woah, someone's in a rush." I told the person who pushed me.
"I'm so sorry. Here, let me help you up." He said as he held out his hand. I took his hand and I realized it was the red hooded man. He was wearing dark sunglasses so I couldn't see his eyes and his hoodie covered up most of his hair but I could still see his bangs.
"May I know why you were in such a rush?"
"I was… looking for a book. I wanted to get here before it was sold out."
"Well tell me your name."
"My name is uh…Alex. Yup. My name is Alex. What about yours?"
"It's uh, Clare." Oh no. I was starting to get nervous around this guy.
"Well Clare it's nice to meet you." He says and then turns and starts walking away. I have no idea why but I knew that I couldn't let him leave without his number.
"Alex! Wait!" I called out. I did a good job of getting his attention because he turned around. "You never gave me your number."
"You want my number?"
"Yeah, maybe we could get to know each other better." I told him and that was the first time I ever saw Alex smirk. His smirk was just…wow. It was nothing like Fitz's wanna be smirk. It was a million times better. It was breathtaking.
"Here you go." He said as he gave me his number. "How does tomorrow sound?"
"It sounds perfect. So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Guess you will." He replied and left. Wow. Alex seems like a great guy! I can't wait to tell Alli about him! I hope she doesn't think that I like him or something because I like nothing about him. I take that back. I like his smirk. That's the only thing I like about him. I wonder why he wore his sunglasses inside the mall and wore a hood if it's not raining. Well I guess I'll just ask him tomorrow.
A/N: So...? What did you guys think? Tell me in your reviews and if you have any questions about this story or another story, PM me. To my fans of this story or my other stories, I promise I'll try to finish them soon. I really hope you like these stories cuss I always look forward to reading you guy's reviews. They always make my day:) -EliLover28