Yeah, I'm making a new story. It was just a random idea that popped up in mu head. It might be a little... cliche, but bare with me here. I think if you all give it a chance it can turn out into a beautiful story. So, just read and review.. and give me your honest opinions.

A little note about the story:

Clare and Eli didn't date, they never went to the same school, and Clare is 24 while Eli is 25. Clare's parents are still together, which means Glen and Helen never got together. Jake and Adam is both friends with Clare and Eli, though Eli and Clare don't know each other. Also, Ali is Clare's friend. Now, ENJOY!

*Don't own Degrassi*


CLARE:

The clouds were rolling in above the abject part of Toronto. Clare groaned as she looked up at the sky. Thick clouds were forming so she knew a storm was bound to come. Clare yanked out her keys from her purse and began to walk into the shabby apartment.

The 24 year old sighed as she walked up the steps and into her apartment 27A. She opened the door and tried to turn the lights on, nothing happened.

"Shit!" Clare cursed.

Clare's landlord, Ernie, turned off the lights. She told him to give her an extra day because her money was tight right now. She pulled out her phone and dialed her mother's number.

"Mom?" She said once her mother answered.

"Yes Clare? Are you home? Do you want me to being Nessie?" She asked.

"N-No. The lights are turned off. I was wondering if you could keep her for a couple of days."

"Oh, Clare, what about you? Will you be fine?" Helen asked.

"Y-Yes mom," Clare sniffled, "I'll come by tomorrow and see Vanessa after work."

"Clare I-"

Before Helen could lecture Clare, she hung up the phone. She turned it on silence and walked through the dark house. She walked towards the refrigerator and took out some leftover pizza. Since her electricity was off, she had to eat the pizza cold.

Life was a little hard for Clare Edwards, though she never imagined for her life to travel this way. During her senior year of high school, Clare got accepted to her dream college along with her boyfriend, K.C. Guthrie. His scholarship was for basketball, while hers was for journalism. The two decided to make love as a celebration, however it didn't go the way they planned. Clare became pregnant and lost everything good coming for her.

Once K.C. found out about her being pregnant, he dumped her and never spoke to her again. He went on and pursed his dream playing college basketball. Clare, however, gave up everything and stayed home with her parents until her baby was born. Nine painful months later, Clare gave birth to Vanessa Diana Edwards.

Vanessa had long, beautiful, light brown hair and hazel eyes. She had her mother's skin color and her rosy red cheeks. Vanessa had a mixture of Clare's and K.C.'s personality. She was very smart, like the both of them. Vanessa was one of the smartest kids in her first grade class. Vanessa also liked to talk until she got her point across, like Clare. Then again, Vanessa was kind of a trouble maker and loved making friends, like her father.

At times, Nessie reminded Clare so much of K.C. that she would break down and cry. She missed K.C. and it hurt a lot that he just left her live his life while Clare had to take care of their child. She gave him something that she vowed to keep until marriage and he didn't even care. He also had her purity ring. Right after the two took each other virginity, Clare gave K.C. her purity ring.

"I know I said I'll wait until I'm married, but I love you K.C.," Clare remembers saying.

Tears slid down Clare's cheek as she reminisced about the day she gave K.C. her virginity. She loved him and thought that he felt the same way. He once told her that nothing or no one could keep him from her. He told her about their plans for the future. He said once they finished college he was going to marry her and they were going to start a family. He told her about the huge house they were going to have with a big pool in the backyard.

"Together we will be famous, Clare. We'll be the hottest couple in Hollywood!" K.C. used to tell Clare.

It wasn't fair how she got stuck being a mother while he went off to have fun. It just wasn't fair.

/.../

ELI:

"Mr. Goldsworthy, you have a caller on the line," Eli's secretary, Margret, called out.

Eli sighed and answered the phone.

"Elijah, dear, when are you going to come home and see your family?" CeCe, Eli's mother, asked.

Eli pinched the bridge of his nose and groaned. His mother has been calling him all week to see when he was coming home. Truthfully, he has been a busy man. It was hard trying to take time off of work.

Eli was a famous director in Hollywood. He had made many movies and actors kept coming to him to star in one of his movies. He has been very busy making movies and directing them. It's been very hard to try and keep in touch with his family back home.

"Eli, are you there?" CeCe asked.

"Yeah, mom. I'm here. I-I'll try and come home this weekend."

"Oh, Eli, thank you. I hope to see you this weekend. I love you, son."

"I love you, too."

Eli hung up the phone and continued typing on his laptop. He was finally living his dream and he was very proud of it. Eli had a passion for writing back in high school. That is all he's every dreamed about. While in his senior year of high school, Eli wrote a remake of Romeo and Juliet. Instead it was called Romeo and Jules. The play was a hit! Luckily, Bullfrog's friend was a director and came to see Eli's play. He told Eli that he was going to make him famous.

Here Eli was today, one of the most famous directors there was. He had too much on his plate. He honestly didn't have enough time for his parents and he felt a little bad about that.

"Margret," Eli called out.

Margret walked into the room and said, "Yes Mr. Goldsworthy?"

"Cancel everything I have for the weekend and possibly next week. I'm going to spend time with my family."

"Okay, sir," Margret smiled.

Eli smirked and saved his latest creation. He shut down his laptop and began packing everything he needed. He walked out of his office and towards his car. Eli got into his car and drove home to his house.

Eli was a 25 year old, who cared too much about work. Writing and directing movies was his was all he ever dreamed about in high school. Eli got a scholarship for English and went to college at NYU, his dream college. Halfway through college, Bullfrog's friend promised him that he could direct his own movie. Eli accepted the offer and his first movie became a hit. Soon after, people were lining up to be in Eli's movie.

Eli was a hardworking man. He didn't have time to date nor talk to anyone. The only friends Eli had was Adam and Jake. The two of them both went to Toronto High with Eli. The school was a little hardcore, but they got through it.

Jake and Adam were back in Toronto. Adam was happily married to a woman named Becky and the two of them had two kids. Jake took over his father's construction business and decided that Toronto was where he belonged. It was lonely without the two of them, but at least they kept in touch. There was no way that they could forget about their buddy.

Eli pulled into his driveway and got out his car. He walked towards his house and unlocked the door. He went inside to pack and smiled at the thought of him going home. He never realized how much he actually missed being home.

Eli finished packing and decided that he was going to take a train from New York to Canada. It was going to be a long day, but he didn't care. He was just glad that he was going to reunite with his family and friends.