[Author's Note: Just some random pairings, just some random prompts. I finally let you guys leave anonymous reviews, sorry I didn't realize it was off! I won't cry myself to sleep if I don't get reviews, but they'd be nice. (: ]
Eli likes to stake out his competition.
The boy who used to have Clare's heart has sandy blonde hair, thick eyebrows, and a smile that suggests that he's at your level, but he's so much better than you. He wears a letterman's jacket proudly, as if it's his saving grace, and his arm is constantly around a petite blonde cheerleader. She looks like she has more spunk than Eli can deal with and he hides a smirk as Clare scoffs at her before swallowing and stepping around them. She won't tell him the full story of what happened - just that she used to date that 'neanderthal' and he left her for that 'bimbo'. He wonders if she hears the thick bitterness in her voice, wonders if she still knows she's still in love with him.
Oh, he's not putting himself down. Eli knows Clare likes him. But he also knows that just because you get over people doesn't mean you don't stop loving them. He can see this KC guy staring at Clare in class, torn between guilt and irritation. He can hear KC telling Owen not to mess with her, which is why he spends his time trying to annoy every other sophomore girl. And he can feel KC's confusion as Eli saunters up to Clare and swings an arm around her neck, his reward being the beam she shoots back towards him.
"What's between you and eyebrows?" He asks one day at lunch as he hopes to catch her off guard as she's munching into her sandwich. Adam raises his eyebrows briefly at this question, but doesn't say anything. Clare looks up to him, her words mouthing 'KC' but she doesn't correct him. She also doesn't answer him and instead smiles at him, her smile saying it all. He looks up to find KC staring at them before moving his attention back to the cheerleader. She looks upset and she's pressing her hand to her stomach and her eyes are welling up with tears. Eli looks back at Clare and clasps her hand in a sudden, surprisingly affectionate move.
"Have I told you how exquisite you look today?" His smirk widens as she chuckles and Adam mimes throwing up behind his hands. The tension is broke and he looks up to find KC staring at him this time, his brown eyes narrowed in an emotion Eli can't identify. Eli simply smirks.
He guesses KC likes to stake out his competition as well.