Eli woke up the next morning, still dressed in yesterday's uniform. He slowly got up and staggered to the bathroom. He stared into the mirror, his empty green eyes staring back. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was puffy, and then he remembered what had happened the night before. He was at Juliette's house, and he kissed her. He brought his fingers up to gingerly graze over his lips. He could almost still feel her lips on hers. And then he remembered what happened next. That when he opened his eyes he didn't see Juliette, but he saw the ex he was still in love with. He slammed his fist down hard on the tile counter and grunted.

"Damn…" he said quietly to himself. He knew he had to face her, they were drama partners, but he didn't know what to say to her. He glanced at the clock and saw the time was still early, about 6 am, so he decided to take a shower. He stripped down out of his wrinkled uniform, dropping his clothes down on the bathroom floor. He flipped the water on and stepped inside, letting the water wash over him. It soaked his hair and his bangs fell softly over his emerald eyes. Water droplets rested on his slightly toned muscles. He threw his head back and let the water pour over his face. He tried to think of what to say to Juliette, but he had no words. What was he supposed to say to her? 'I'm sorry I freaked out yesterday, it's just that when we kissed I looked at you and saw my ex girlfriend who I'm still in love with instead, sorry about that,"? There was no way. Soaked and confused, he shut the water off and stood in his shower. He took in the steam and stood under the shower head, dripping on the white tile floor. He grabbed his towel from its hook and dried himself off, then went to his room to get ready for school.

Juliette unhappily walked up the stairs of Degrassi. Her short khaki skirt shifted with every step, her black pumps clicking against the linoleum floors as she walked. Her earrings and necklace swayed back and forth as she did. She put on a happy face, not wanting people to be turned off by her, being new and all. But inside she felt a mess. Last night left her feeling sad and confused. Her and Eli were sitting and laughing, working diligently on their project. And then they kissed. She wanted to kiss him, a lot, and she thought he wanted to kiss her. But after he kissed her, he freaked out and ran, without so much as an explanation. She didn't know what to say to him, but she didn't think there was anything to say to him. She decided she'd let him come to her, that she wouldn't talk to him unless he initiated. But then again…they still had their project to do. She stepped into her English class, but didn't see Eli there yet. Actually, she didn't see anyone there yet. She checked the clock on the wall and saw that it read about 7 30. She shook her head at the clock and scoffed. She was in such weird mood this morning; she didn't even bother to check the time before she left. She was about an hour early, so she had a lot of time to kill. She made her way to her seat and took out her notebook. She flipped open to an empty page, uncapped her sharpie, and started drawing. She didn't have anything in mind, she just drew. She had her bag opened up on her desk, with a multitude of sharpie colors spilling out around her. She capped and uncapped colors, adding to her picture. She looked up to make sure no one was around, and started singing to herself.

"Check yes Juliet are you with me rain is falling down on the sidewalk, I won't go until you come outside.

Check yes Juliet kill the limbo I'll keep tossing rocks at your window, there's no turning back for us tonight.

Lace up your shoes, ay oh ay oh-oh, here's how we do.

Run baby run, don't ever look back, they'll tear us apart if you give them the chance, don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be, run baby run, forever will be, you and me…"

She was bobbing her head and rocking out to herself, but she didn't realize how loud she was until she heard laughter at the door. She dropped the purple sharpie she was using and looked up in embarrassment, a red blush dusting her cheeks. The red shirted brunette sauntered over to her and sat at his desk, which she hadn't noticed, was right next to hers. She hadn't noticed this kid before at all, because yesterday, all she could focus on was Eli. She turned to the boy, still mortified.

"Um…how long were you standing there?" The boy smirked.

"Long enough," he replied with a chuckle, seeing her blush darken. "Don't be embarrassed, you've got an amazing voice." She smiled underneath her blush.

"Thanks," she answered in a hushed tone. He leaned over her shoulder to look at her drawing. He lifted it up and stared at it in awe. In the center, were two bright green female eyes with dark heavy make-up. Around and behind it were streaks of bright colors, with hearts and stars and swirls. There were different words scattered around, and it was an all around beautiful drawing.

"You're really artistic, aren't you?" She nodded as he continued to marvel at her drawing. He gingerly set it back down on her desk, and thrust his hand out to her with a smile.

"I'm Drew." She took his hand and grasped it tightly.

"Juliette." He laughed, and she looked at him, puzzled.

"Well, when I came in, you were singing "Check Yes Juliet"…" he pointed out, letting her figure out the rest. She giggled and shrugged. A few more kids had filled the room, but still no sign of Eli. Drew looked back at the drawing and clicked his tongue.

"Man, you'd be a sick tattoo artist. Ever thought about it?" She laughed.

"Nope, I've never thought of being a tattoo artist," she replied with a sly smile. "Want to be my first customer?" His eyes widened in terror. He leaned over to peek behind her at her bag.

"You…you have needles in there?" His voice wavered. She tried to stifle her laughter but she just couldn't. She let out a small giggle that erupted into a booming laughter that startled a few surrounding students. She cupped her hand over her mouth and giggle quietly.

"I meant a sharpie tattoo…" He chuckled and looked a little embarrassed by his outburst.

"Sharpie away." She smiled and grabbed her black sharpie. She outlined a dragon around his forearm, which she noticed was very toned. She did the outline and details fairly quickly, then grabbed some colors and did more detail work in color. Students were filing in as she was "tattooing" Drew's arm. They were talking and laughing, and she didn't even notice that Eli had come in and taken his seat behind her. She finished the dragon on his arm and he stared at it in awe.

"Holy crap!" he yelled with a huge smile. "This is wicked!" The bell rang and the two of them turned to look at their teacher who was now starting class. Juliette glanced over at Drew a few times, admiring her work, and also admiring his toned jaw and baby blue eyes. His eyes shifted to hers and he winked at her, and then turned his attention back to the lesson. She blushed a little and smiled, and went back to paying attention too, not having a single thought about the emo boy behind her.

Eli walked a few steps behind Juliette as she chatted with Drew on her way to drama class. Drew wasn't even in drama class. Why was he walking with her? Eli fumed as he walked, watching their backs as they bumped arms occasionally. He couldn't help but watch as her hair swayed back and forth, and how her legs looked long and thin in the shoes she was wearing. He also couldn't help but notice her defined waist, and the curves of her perfect ass. He shook the thoughts out of his head. Juliette and Drew parted ways with a hug, and she strolled happily into drama class. He took a deep breath and followed her in, debating whether he should take the seat next to her or not. He saw that Fiona was sitting where she sat the day before, with Imogen on her right and the empty seat next to Juliette on her left. He swallowed his pride and set his bag down in the open chair. Juliette looked up and stared at him. Her smile dropped, and a sense of sadness flowed into her eyes. He pursed his lips and looked away, not being able to look at her anymore. He sunk into his chair, and prayed for Ms. Dawes to start class. He felt a poke in his side which made him jump, and he looked over at the culprit.

"What's going on between you two?" Fiona whispered, nodding towards Juliette. He sighed gravely and shook his head.

"I don't want to talk about it." Fiona raised her eyebrows at him but he turned away. She was about to say something again, pushing him, but Ms. Dawes started class. She just reminded the class about the project being due next week, and then sent everyone off to do their work. Eli bit his lip and shifted his gaze towards his partner. She turned to him and smiled. Her smile was small and filled with hurt, but he could tell that she was masking her true feelings. He was sure all she wanted to do was ask him why he did what he did, but she didn't. She kept her mouth shut. Eli wanted to say something about it, he wanted to fix it, but he couldn't. She made the first move.

"So…passion," she said awkwardly. "What should we write about passion?" He smirked at the irony of it all.

"Did you still want to do our play about an affair?" She paused and thought about it. She kind of shook her head but stopped herself.

"Um…we can, if you want." He could tell she was just trying to be agreeable. He realized that she probably thought she did something to mess them up, and his eyes softened.

"No, why don't we do something else," he suggested. She gave him a small, almost grateful smile.

"What should we do then?" He furrowed his brow. He hadn't actually thought about what else they could do, but he figured it was a good excuse.

"I'm not sure. Why don't we get together again today and figure it out?" She bit her lip and stared down at her pumps.

"I can't today. I'm getting together with Drew after school." She peeked up at him, trying to gauge his reaction. He clenched his jaw and swallowed hard.

"Oh." She bit her lip harder.

"I-I can cancel…"

"No, it's fine. We'll meet tomorrow." They sat through the rest of class in silence.

Juliette sat and talked with Drew at the local hangout, The Dot. She was sitting across from him, sipping a latte. They were just talking, talking about school, life, just chatting. His baby blue eyes sparkled with every new story he told. She found herself being able to laugh with him, and smile with him. Nothing like it was like with Eli now. She had expected him to say something, to give her an explanation, anything. But he didn't. He didn't say anything about the other night. So she decided she needed to move on. It's not like she was in love with Eli or anything, but she really did like him. But Drew seemed to be showing an interest in her, and she decided to go with it.

"Oh my god Drew, that tattoo is so hot!" a girl gushed. Despite her uniform, Juliette didn't recognize her, or the girl next to her.

"Thanks Marisol, it's not real though," he admitted. "Meet the artist." He gestured towards Juliette with a smile.

"It's really great," the other girl commended.

"Thanks."

"Well, we have to go now," Marisol said.

"Bye Marisol," Drew called. "Bye Katie." Katie smiled at Drew, and nodded at Juliette, then went out the door following Marisol. Juliette stared after Katie, not getting too great of a vibe from her, but pushed the feeling aside.

"You really did a great job on this," Drew complimented, drawing Juliette's attention back to him. She ran her fingers over his strong forearm, admiring her work. Her fingers reached the top of his hand. He flipped it over and took her hand in his, surprising her.

"So, Juliette, how would you like to go out with me?" Her eyes widened. His bold statement startled her, and left her at a loss for words. She was still thinking about Eli, but she knew he wasn't interested, he did run off.

"Sure, Drew," she answered finally, squeezing his hand a little. "I'll go out with you." He grinned victoriously and leaned across the table to give her a kiss. She kissed him back and smiled, hoping he could take her mind off of Eli.

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