Hello world! :) I'm so happy that a lot of you liked the first chapter and I was pretty nervous that no one would like it but you reviewers made me smile for a long time so thank you!^.^ So I had to update as soon as I can for you readers & plus I'll be busy cleaning my house for Christmas. Anyways, I hope you enjoy chapter 2 of The Secrets Between. And I would like to dedicate this story to my best friend Shelby who inspired me to write this plot:) Read on...

Clare's POV:

I immediately freeze as soon as I saw that the guy was looking back at me. What the hell am I doing? Why can't tear my gaze away from his green eyes? I stop asking my questions in my head and make a mad dash to the bathroom across the hall and locking the door. I slide down 'til I hit the floor and took a deep breath.

I can't believe my first day in my new house and the new neighbor kid saw me watching him. Oh great, now he probably thinks I'm some kind of stalker that's going to be watching him from my window now. Even though I'm freaking about this, I still can't his surprisingly dark but beautiful green eyes to escape my brain. And it was hard to pull myself together because I was hypnotized.

After staying in the bathroom for another a minute, I unlocked and opened the door to see that Jake's and my parents bedroom doors were closed and the house was dark. I didn't even realize it was late until I got to my bedroom and saw on my alarm clock 10:36 p.m. I quickly changed into a black tank top and light purple shorts before sitting on the edge of my bed.

I was debating with myself whether I should check to see if the boy was still awake or asleep. I decided that to not bother and turned off my bedroom light before sliding into bed and getting comfortable under the sheets. I soon was letting my mind drift to the boy next door before my eye lids closed themselves…..

I was walking in the park and there was kids playing on the slide and swinging on the swings while being pushed by their parents. I smiled at the little kids' happiness and continued my way down the sidewalk, even though I don't know where I'm going. I look forward until I see a trail of…..daises?

I tilt my head to the side in confusion before following it to some what appears to be an abandoned church and see the hears again parked on the side. I hesitantly walked over to the driver's side to see nothing but I saw something in the passenger seat.

I quickly walked over to the door and opened to see a note with my name on it. I picked it up and opened it up before reading it out loud to myself.

"You should be careful when you're around me, Clare."

I was confused on what the message was saying until I felt a hand on my shoulders then spun around to see the mystery boy…..

I shot up in my bed to then hear knocking on my door. "Clare? You up?" It sounded like Jake.

"Y-yeah, I'm up," I stuttered.

"Okay. I just wanted to tell you we're leaving in half an hour so if you need to shower, you better be quick," Jake said before I heard him walk away.

I looked over at my clock to see it was 6:47 a.m. I got out of my bed quickly and grabbed my towel and razor before bolting to the bathroom. Once I was in, I stripped off my pj's, I entered the warm water from the shower and started washing my hair then shaving my legs and underarms. After rinsing my body and face off, I turned the shower off and stepped out while wrapping my towel around me.

I walked to my closet and picked out the first thing I saw: my pair of light blue ripped skinny jeans and a cute purple floral tank top with a black lace long sleeve cardigan over it. Once I had my outfit on, I walked to the edge of my bed to slip on my white low top converse before walking into the bathroom again to do my makeup.

I put black eyeliner on my top lid then I pulled out my massacre and put on my eyelashes on the top and bottom. I looked in the mirror and decided to put lip gloss on since it is my first day at Degrassi and the school year. Once I finished up I quickly ran a brush through my wet curls then walking to my room to get my backpack and phone before going down the stairs.

I walked into the kitchen to see that Glen and my mom have left for work, leaving the house with just me and Jake now. Jake noticed my presence from the table and swallowed the last bit of his breakfast before speaking.

"I told you, you needed to get up early if you wanted breakfast," Jake stated.

"I don't care. I'm not even that hungry," I answered as I walked to the medicine cabinet.

"Well, are you excited to start your sophomore year at Degrassi?" he asked as he placed his plate in the sink.

"Honestly, I'm sort of am but also nervous because I don't know anyone but you."

I looked in the cabinet until I saw the pill bottle with my name on it. I opened the small bottle before pulling out two white pills and laying them on the side as I got a glass of water. I took the one of the pills and put it on my tongue before sipping water from the glass and repeating the action with the second one.

I have to take two pills in the morning and two in the afternoon everyday. I started to take pills after my parents got a divorce because I developed depression and after the incident. My mom gave a heads up to Glen and Jake about this so they don't ask me about it knowing I'm sensitive when it comes to the reasons.

I put the pills in my bag for school and grabbed the paper form my mom signed saying I have to take two at school in the afternoon. I looked up at Jake to see that he was about to step out the door before turning around to face me, "Are you coming or not?"

I gave him a playful glare before running after him and into the truck his dad gave him. As he started backing out of the driveway, I looked over to still the hearse parked in the same spot as it was yesterday. I didn't want the car ride to Degrassi to be awkward so I sparked a conversation with Jake.

"So are you excited that you're now in your last year of school Mr. senior?" I teased seeing a smile appear on his face.

"I'm actually pretty excited to be finishing up my last year in high school before I'm done."
"What college do you plan on going to after you're done?" I questioned him.

"I wasn't planning on going to any college," he answered calmly as I saw the school appearing ahead.

"What? You're seriously not going to college? Why not?"

"Because I know that I don't need to go to college when I'm entering the family business with my dad."

"Does Glen know?" I asked as we pulled into the parking lot.

"No, he doesn't so please don't let it slip out to him."

"Okay I won't."

As soon as he turned off the car, we both got out and I looked around. I saw people just chilling by their cars talking to friends and others by the school steps hugging their friends that they probably haven't seen over the summer. I felt Jake nudged my shoulder and told me to follow him into the school.

I walked into the school and suddenly felt like a little girl lost in the store looking for her mom. I just stayed close to Jake as he led me to the principal's office. He knocked on it twice before hearing a faint 'come in' from the other side of the door.

When we opened the door, I saw a middle aged looking man that's practically bald but has some blonde hair though. He was wearing a black suit with a blue tie and on his desk was a name stand with Principal Simpson on it.

"Mr. Simpson, this is my step-sister Clare and she's new to Degrassi," Jake spoke for me.

"Thank you, Jake. You may leave so I can talk to Clare," Simpson answered.

Jake nodded his head to him before saying bye to me and leaving the office.

"Please have a seat Clare," Principal Simpson motioned for me to the chair in front of him. I took my seat before he started talking again.

"So Clare, first off I want to say welcome to Degrassi and I hope you enjoy it here."

"Thank you sir."

"So your mom called a couple minutes ago saying you have something to give me."

I looked at him confused before I realized he meant the pills so I reached into my bag and pulled out the small bottle then handing them over.

"Thank you and I'll be sure to give these to the nurse after we're done here. So many do you have to take during school hours?" He asked while putting the bottle next to some paperwork.

"I have to take two in the afternoon everyday and that's it," I answered.

"Okay. And I have your schedule right here," he looked around his desk trying to find it before seeing the schedule on the right side of his desk.

"You're in grade ten but taking grade twelve English. You are a smart kid and your grades from your other school don't lie," he smiled cheesy while handing the paper over to me.

I just nodded and said a simple 'yeah' then became silent again. "Sir, is it okay if you take me to my first class since I don't know where it is?"

"Of course! Umm did you want me to show you around the school after your first class, too?"

"It's okay."

Then the bell rang and Mr. Simpson first took me to the nurse's office to drop off my pills.

"Clare this is Nurse Rorie," he introduced me to her. He then gave her the pills and she asked me what time I should take them.

"I usually take them at eleven-thirty," I answered.

The nurse nodded her head before saying she'll call me in at that time then we were off. Simpson walked me to my Media Lab class by Ms. Oh. As we walked in, every student looked towards our direction, most of them started whispering who I am.

"Sorry to disrupt your class Ms. Oh but I wanted to introduce your new student," Simpson stated.

"That's okay Archie," Ms Oh answered.

"Class, this is our new student Clare Edwards. So please make her feel welcome and enjoy the rest of your first day back," and then he was out the door.

"Okay Clare, well I'm Ms. Oh so if you ever need anything, don't be shy to ask me."

"Alright," I said quietly.

"Well why don't you sit next to… Ali. Ali can you raise your hand?" Ms. Oh demanded.

And in the far back, I saw a hand raised in the air and I slowly walked over to see an Indie chick with big brown eyes and really long eyelashes. She smiled at me and I smiled back at her then took a seat on her right.

As Ms. Oh started teaching, Ali started whispering to me, "Hey, I'm Ali….like Ms. Oh said."

"I'm Clare…like Simpson said," I replied while we both started to giggle.

"So how are you liking Degrassi so far?" she asked me.

"Well I haven't seen all of the school but so far so good."

"That's great. Can I see your schedule to check if we have any classes together?" Ali asked politely.

I handed my schedule over to her and while she was looking, I decided to check out her outfit which was very stylish. She was wearing a purple tank top tucked into her skirt that was being held by a black belt and she was also wearing some very high hot pink heels that probably make her five inches taller.

"Cute shoes Ali," I commented.

"Thanks. We have almost every class together except grade twelve English. Damn, you must be really smart if you're skipping grade ten AND grade eleven English," she said as she handed back my schedule.

For the rest of the period, we would go back and forth between whispering stuff about each other while trying to listen to Ms. Oh which is pretty pointless considering its only the first day of the school year so its just information about the year.

As soon as the bell rang I asked Ali if she can show me where Ms. Dawes classroom was since I had English next so she walked me to the room. Before I went in, I agreed to meet up with her after class since coincidentally our lockers are next to each other too.

After she gave me hug, I walked in and up to Ms. Dawes's desk.

"Hi Ms. Dawes. I'm Clare and new here."

"Oh yes! I heard I about you from Simpson already. You're a smart girl Ms. Edwards," she complimented.

"So I've heard."

Soon the bell rang and everyone was seated in the room…..except me.

"Welcome back students. Hope you all had a lovely summer. Now before we start today, I would like to introduce a new student. Her name is Clare Edwards and believe it or not, she is a sophomore."

Some of the kids gasped quietly out as soon as the sentence flew out of her mouth while the others just stayed quiet.

"So make her feel welcome. Clare you will sit by," she looked down at her list of students' seating arrangements, "Eli Goldsworthy. Eli, could you raise your hand?"

I looked at the back row to see a kid with his black hood on, raising his hand in the air and there is an empty desk in front of him. I smiled my thank you to Ms. Dawes before walking over to my seat and sitting.

"Okay so this year I decided, instead of doing essays by yourself you will be assigned a partner. Your partner will be the person behind you. So, for your first assignment you will each write a three paragraph essay about your partners' favorite book. It'll be due this Friday but for now, you may take this time to get to know your partner."

Soon the classroom was filled with people talking about their summers. I turned around to face my new partner. "Hey I'm Clare." I stick my hand out for him to shake. And when I think he was going to speak, Ms. Dawes walked by us.

"Eli, no hoods allowed in the classroom." Then she yanked his hood down.

But I really wished she left it on him because as soon as his hood was down, I recognized the face from last night that I was looking at yesterday: my neighbor is now my partner…for the whole year.

Oh damn. Before I discuss the story any further I want to say that I based this story off of my complicated relationship with this guy I used to like. I'm a freshman but he's a senior and even though mine ended badly, I'm not going to do that to Eclare...or am I? haha thats for you to find out. And thats why theres a two year difference between did you guys enjoy chapter 2? I wanted to upload this before Xmas knowing I'm busy so this is an early present. Please leave reviews and I might upload a new one after xmas;) love you readers and have an awesome Christmas-Nami3