Castle Walls

Summary: Sequel to Fire and Ice, Clare is having the worse summer of her life and as school is approaching she is going to learn that the past does eventually catch up to the present.

Type: This story is completely AU

Rating: Teen

Pairing: Clowen, but there will be other pairings going on but those pairings are a surprise.

Chapter 1: Does Anybody Hear Her?

Clare was running through the halls of Degrassi, she started screaming for help as she turned towards the nearest classroom door. She then hid under the desk, her heart beat, beating fast; some could say it was almost like the Mach 5. Her breaths were all out of sync and in different speeds and rhythms. Clare was all alone, no one was in the school, and it was just her and the darkness that kept her company. Her face grew pale as the footsteps that followed became louder, indicating that someone was coming.

"Wh-Wh-Who's there?" she asked, feeling her body start trembling. She felt weak and had no idea what to do. The steps started getting loud and Clare's breathing officially stopped. The only sound that was coming from the room now was the beats that were coming from her heart. Lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub…..lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub…LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB-LUB-DUB! She then gasped for air as she could no longer hold her breath, her pale skin finally coming back to color.

And with that, she heard the creaking of a door. Someone was inside the school with her and whoever it was found out that she was hiding in the science room. Clare felt her body completely shaking, her strength now fading, her legs becoming like noodles, her stomach all tied up in knots. She wanted to throw up, but she couldn't. The figure walked inside the room, she could hear his voice chant softly her name. Besides hearing her name she could hear phrases from this figure and by the sound of his voice, she immediately found out that the figure was a male.

'You did this to me,'; 'You're the reason that I'm in jail,'; 'Darcy isn't here to save you this time.' Silence then filled the air, Clare was tempted to peak to see if the figure left but she still felt weak from being frightened. Suddenly, she heard the door open and close, her heart was slowly becoming at ease when the door closed but all of the sudden….BAM! The figure flipped over the desk and Clare shrieked. She then started using her legs to move her towards the wall.

"What do you want from me?" she asked, terrified for her life. "What have I ever done to you?" The figure said nothing, he was just approaching her. As he got closer Clare looked up and noticed that she couldn't see his face. "Who are you? I demand to know!" she yelled. The figure just laughed and repeated the same words as he wrapped his hands around her neck. "Stop…please. Why are you doing this? I did nothing. Stop…please stop….please….."

BEEP! BEEP! BEEEEP! Clare opened her eyes and turned towards the clock. "Are you serious? "She sighed as she picked up her clock. It was about three in the morning, she had woken up from a terrible dream. She then flopped herself back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. "The dream…it felt so real…" she said to herself silently. She could feel the cold sweat still on her face, "Maybe I should stop reading Eagar Allen Poe and start reading something happy." She then closed her eyes drifting off the sleep until the next morning.

"Clare, honey can you please come down. I have something that I need to share with you!" Clare heard the noise as she woke up, "Coming mom," she yelled as she got up. Before heading downstairs she went to the bathroom to fix herself and brush her teeth. After doing her morning tasks she headed downstairs dressed and sat down. "So what do you need?" she asked. Her mom, Helen looked at her as she took a bite of her eggs. "Clare, I know how much the fact that Glen and I are going to get married upsets you, but I need your support." Clare glanced up at her mom as she took a bite of her toast and drank from her glass of water. "Mom, I understand, I support you and Glen one hundred percent," she lied.

In all honesty Clare hated the fact that her mother was going to get married soon. How could someone fall in love that fast without thinking about options? She was also jealous at the fact that her mom was happy and that she couldn't be. Clare was happy when she was dating Jake but that ended because of her mom. Helen smiled at Clare, "Thanks honey. I really need this, but now I'm going to tell you the bad news." Clare gulped when her mom mentioned bad news. What could her mom possibly tell her that was considered bad news?

"Clare, you see Glen and I have been discussing things. Once we're married we are planning on moving closer to the school." Clare's jaw dropped, her mom was planning on moving. She was abandoning the house that she has lived in for about sixteen years. Her memories were made in this house. "Mom…how could you?" exclaimed Clare. Helen sighed as she looked away from her daughter. "Clare, I want to start new memories and being in this house brings me old memories of your father. That's something I don't want to relive. Please try to understand."

"No, I don't want to understand." She then pushed the plate away from her, "I'm not hungry anymore," she said as she got up. Helen looked at her with a stern expression on her face. "Where are you going?" she asked her. Clare glared at her mom, "Out, I need some fresh air." Her mom sighed, "You're not going out. You're staying here." Clare rolled her eyes, "Sheesh mom, people change." With that, Clare walked out the door. She wanted to cry, but she closed her eyes keeping the tears from coming. She decided that it was best to take a stroll to the park. Solitude at this point was her only friend, after all everyone was still away while she was left all alone for the summer with her mom, her future step dad in the making, and her ex-boyfriend who will soon become her step-brother.

Thank you for reading chapter one! I hoped you enjoyed it. Owen will be introduced in the next chapter. What do you think will happen? Who was that man in Clare's dream? You'll find out within the next few chapters of Castle Walls!

-Animeleader

Note: Also the title of chapter one is a song from Casting Crowns.