This is just a quick update. It's going to be some time until Clare actually changes into the character that she is now in the TV show, but it's okay! This story is going to get more interesting soon-I promise!
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi
For once, I grinned as I hit the button on my alarm clock; I had a new friend. Adam Torres wasn't someone who I was attracted to personally, but he made me feel as if we were meant to be friends since we had met each other. I hadn't felt that emotion in a long time.
I would make sure to tell K.C. that I had a new guy friend, though, so then he wouldn't make any quick judgments. Maybe if I introduced them, they would become great friends. I just hope that they would feel the same way.
As I made my way downstairs again, I felt the silence and the anger wash throughout the kitchen and make its way to the living room. It was almost suffocating to feel, knowing that there were heated arguments in the two rooms between my beloved parents.
There was no note on the counter like yesterday, but I shrugged it off, making myself breakfast. As I ate slowly, I thought about how my school life and my family life could be so different.
The chilly morning made me reach for my sweatshirt that was placed neatly in my bag. I stopped at the front of the stairs to my house, putting on the jacket quickly. I couldn't believe that we had had warm weather here weeks ago when it was summer.
"Hey, Clare." Adam said as I walked towards the school. Adam was sitting down at one of the benches, a polite smile on his face.
"Good morning." I smiled as I sat across from him, seeing that he had a comic book in front of him. "Comics?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. He nodded.
"It's a nerdy obsession." I laughed, shaking my head.
"You think that's nerdy?" I said, and Adam shrugged. I, Clare Edwards, was nerdier than a comic-book reading junior. "So how do you like Degrassi?" I asked, and I saw Adam grimace slightly.
"It's okay, but some of the bullies are getting to me." He looked down at his comic book, not as interested in it as before.
"Do you mean Fitz?" I asked, and he nodded. "He's always been a bad kid. Don't let him get to you." Adam looked up at me and smiled again.
"It's hard to do that sometimes." He stated, waving his hand towards someone who was walking towards us.
"Do you want me to go?" I asked, getting ready to ditch the table, but Adam shook his head quickly.
"I want you to meet him." As the person came closer, I noticed him from his choice of clothing and his hair color; he was who sat in front of me during English class. "Eli Clare, Clare Eli." Eli nodded in a greeting and I smiled as he sat down next to Adam.
"They have a new one out, you know." Eli said as he eyed the comic. Adam gaped.
"No they don't! I just went in the store yesterday." Eli laughed as he shook his head, and I watched the two, amused. It was like my addiction with Fortnight.
"Oh really?" He sarcastically said, rolling his eyes. He then acknowledged that I was still listening. "I'm guessing you don't like comics." He said as his green eyes boring into mine. It was calming.
"I don't mind actually; it's entertaining to see you two so interested in them. I personally don't like them, though." Eli feigned hurt as if he was stabbed in the heart.
"Comics are of value!" Adam exclaimed, and Eli snickered at him.
"They're valuable when they are older." I stated, crossing my arms. I glanced at the school, seeing that K.C. was now staring at me. I felt my smile slightly fall as I could see his confusion start to rise, but I nodded my head towards the table.
"Who's that?" Eli asked, as if he were annoyed.
"My boyfriend." I stated, smiling as he got closer. "Hey, K.C. I'd like you to meet Eli and Adam," I said gesturing towards the two. Adam looked slightly afraid. "They're in my English class." I said, exchanging glances.
"Why are you talking with them though?" K.C. asked and Adam slightly squirmed in his seat.
"They're my friends." I retorted, feeling hurt. K.C. rolled his eyes.
"Seriously?" He then acknowledged Adam in a different perspective. "I know you," He said as he grinned. "Adam Torres." If Adam could look any scared it would be shown on his face at that moment. "Fitz got you good yesterday," K.C. laughed. I stood up from the table.
"What's wrong with you?" I hotly argued. K.C. was never like this!
"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with you? These aren't people you would hang out with; what happened to Alli, anyways?"
"Knock it off, man." Eli said, looking up at K.C. with no fear whatsoever. I looked at Eli in awe, wondering how he could feel so confident talking back to someone double his size. I put a hand on K.C.'s shoulder, backing him away from Eli.
"I think it's time you left." I murmured quietly, still shocked that he was telling me who I should hang out with.
K.C. snorted and rolled his eyes. "Who knew you changed." I could feel myself gaping at his retreating figure, but I sat back down. It felt as if he slapped me in the face, showing a new side to him.
"No offense or anything, Clare," Eli started. "But you're boyfriends a jackass." I nodded in agreement, shaking my head.
"He's never been like that though," I said as Adam and Eli exchanged glances. "I guess people do change." I shot back at myself as I stood up from the table, angrily walking into school.
I was still aggravated at K.C. for being so rude to Adam and Eli. I tried talking to him during first period but he merely shrugged and didn't say a word. I groaned silently to myself as I thought about things that had happened during the conflict. Eli looked fearless and Adam look terrified. 'It's okay, but some of the bullies are getting to me.' But K.C. wasn't a bully, and he didn't hang out with Fitz the last time I checked. I breathed out a laugh; Adam was like a bully detector in a way. Whenever someone he knew that could (and would) hurt him, he would look like a deer in headlights.
"Alli," I whispered, seeing that Ms. Oh was at her desk. Alli glanced away from her screen to look at me, giving me an accusing glare. "What's that for?" I asked, and she turned her head my way.
"If you didn't notice, I have been having some issues with Drew that I have been wanting to talk to you about. I texted you a million times!" Alli accused, but I shook my head.
"I left my phone at the kitchen table in my house; my parents are still neck and neck with each other." Alli rolled her eyes and was about to stop paying attention but i pulled her towards me. "Does K.C. hang out with Fitz?" I mumbled, and her eyes widened.
Alli opened and closed her mouth several times before finally speaking. "I had seen him high-fiving Fitz one time, but I didn't think anything of it. Why?" I looked over at K.C. to make sure that he wasn't listening.
"Well I was hanging out with Adam Torres and Eli Goldsworthy before school today, and K.C. saw me hanging out with them. As he came up to the table, Adam looked like he was about to make a run for it and then K.C. made some rude remarks about him." Allli laughed slightly as I hit her shoulder.
"K.C. is a football player now, Clare. He was destined to change some time." I sat straight up again, thinking about our conversation. I had changed, so he was allowed to, also. But become a bully? That was hardly possible.
