Clare Edwards was getting dressed in the bathroom for her first day of Degrassi. Whoop-di-freakin-do… She was excited to get out of her old catholic school, though. She was really devoted to her religion, but some of their rules were just ridiculous, especially the one that got her and her twin kicked out.

BANG BANG BANG! A loud knock on the bathroom door jarred her out of her thoughts.

"CLARE! I need to put my bandages on! We're gonna be late!"

"I'll be right out Grac- um- I mean, Adam. Sorry, not quite used to it yet." She mentally slapped herself for having pronoun problems when Adam was still sensitive about the change. Clare just had spent all her life with her twin sister Gracie who, just a month ago, became her twin brother, Adam. Clare fully accepted it with open arms, but their school didn't. Adam was given two choices- go back to dressing as a girl and staying at St. Mary's Catholic Preparatory School or be who he really was and be expelled. He chose to finally have the courage to be a "he" and left without another word. Clare really didn't have to leave too, but they had never been separated before in their life, and she wasn't about to abandon her brother when he needed her the most.

"It's fine just let me in already!" Sheesh, someone's anxious, she thought. She finished applying her make-up and opened the door.

"Okay, I need some privacy, now, get out" Adam said as he pushed Clare out the door. He needed to put the bandages, make them the most comfortable as possible (even though that isn't really saying much), get cleaned up, and give himself a mirror pep talk for his first day of public school…as Adam.

"Okay, you are going to be fine. No one is going to find out and, even if they do, you'll still always have Clare. C'mon, you're the man. You can do this. Degrassi is a new start and everything will work out". That didn't really calm his nerves much but that's all he could do.

"ADAM! Stop talking to yourself and get your butt in the car! I have a granola bar for you cause we're now officially late! Gosh!" Adam scoffed at his unbelievable sister. Sure she was annoying at times…okay, 95% of the time, but she had been there for him whenever he needed her, even when he didn't think he needed her, she was still there to help him in one way or another. She even went out with him and bought him his first hair-cut, set of bandages, and "guy wardrobe".

Another long bang on the door caused him to finally open the door and run past his sister to the car, yelling "SHOTGUN!" Clare simply rolled her eyes, scoffed and dragged herself to the backseat.

"You guys excited for your new school?" Helen Edwards, their mom, cheerily asked them on their drive over to Degrassi. She was also very accepting of her now-son's decision. She had known for a long time and was just wondering when her child would officially make the change. So had their father, really. Actually, their whole family was pretty understanding, and that pleased Adam to no end.

"Sure" "I guess" they both mumbled. They were both happy to get away from their old school but this was a public school known for stabbings, STD outbreaks, pregnancies, and they really didn't know what to expect. The rest of the ride was silent; not awkward, just silent until they arrived on the school grounds. They both got out saying bye and waving to their mom, who soon drove off, leaving them to start whatever was ahead of them for the next 2 and a half years. Adam timed his change so that if people didn't accept him, he could be away from it all for Christmas break, at least. When he got kicked out, they just transferred to Degrassi, mid-year.

As they made their way up the steps of the school, they noticed people staring. Not at Adam or just any people staring, but boys staring at Clare. During Christmas break, apparently the season of transformation, she decided to get her braces off, chop off her long hair, and get a new wardrobe that stopped hiding her well-developed, thin-yet-curvy body. She didn't overdo it, though. She wasn't gonna look like a slut now but she decided it was time to be proud of her shape and show it off. Adam was happy for his sister's newfound confidence, as well as his own, finally being the person he was supposed to be, but he really didn't like all the attention these boys were giving her baby sister (he was two minutes older so she was his baby sister!). Her beautiful, big, blue eyes didn't help either but, of course, the guys weren't staring at her eyes. All but one weren't, at least.

Eli was sitting on the steps of Degrassi, reading Chuck Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters for the third time and heard multiple gasps. He looked up from his book only to catch the sight of the most beautiful blue eyes he'd seen in his life. He nearly dropped his book as he felt his limbs go numb. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't peel his eyes away from hers.

Just as Clare was about to enter the building, she looked at Adam and then looked around the audience that had formed around her, finally realizing what her brother had been grimacing at. She could already feel the blood rushing to her cheeks. She was actually feeling slightly violated with all eyes on her body. As she finished scanning the people guys staring at her, she stopped at once, meeting with a pair of striking green eyes, the only ones who seemed disinterested with her curves, but more with her blue orbs. She almost forgot how to walk until she snapped her head away and caught herself before she embarrassed herself.

After, Adam and she found the administration's office and got their schedules, Adam was talking excitedly about how this was a fresh start and how happy he was that Clare was in every single one of his classes, but Clare was more focused on trying to get the image of those gorgeous green eyes of of her head. She wasn't about to start anything with any guy now. Not again. She didn't dare trust any boy after the…incident. The only boy she needed was Adam, and she was happy with that. Now, if only she could get that pesky image away from her thoughts.

Eli, on the other hand, hadn't moved from his spot since seeing the most captivating eyes he had ever had the privilege to see. He made sure to keep the image in his mind for if he ever met the girl personally. He was so focused on her eyes, he hadn't even seen what the rest of her looked like. He could faintly remember her walking in with some guy by her side. Shit! What if that was her boyfriend? he thought. Calm yourself Eli, don't freak out over nothing yet. You haven't even met her. Pace yourself. Soon, he snapped out of his daze and realized he was now late for class. He gathered up his belongings and ran to his first period Physics class.

While Adam was going through his first day nervously, hoping he could at least have a month before his secret was revealed, both Clare and Eli were still thinking of each other's eyes, not even paying attention to class. Eli dragged himself out of Media Immersions class and went to English . He sat in the same seat as last year and started coloring in his nails with a sharpie. As he was engrossed in his nails, her eyes still never leaving his mind for a second, he heard the teacher, Ms. Dawes clear her throat and say, "Class, I would like to welcome our two new students here: Adam and Clare Edwards." Eli stopped doodling for a second to look up at the same time that Clare looked over his way. They each were met with the eyes that had taken over their thoughts for the entire day. Eli was thrilled while Clare was now petrified.