A/N: I should have known better than to promise and update every Sunday. I've been very stressed, and busy with school, and I apologize. I will try to update as much as I can, please forgive me! Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi.

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Clare sat sadly on the bottom edge of the front steps of Degrassi. Her shoulders were slouched, and her chin was down, and her breathing was deep and slow (but not steady), and her eyes lacked the tiny glimmer than made her who she was because right now she wasn't herself.

Her friend Ali leaned on the stair rail, with her arms crossed, and her jaw clenched, and her eyes suppressing the irritation glided through her veins.

"Tell me what's wrong Clare," Ali begged, "I'm your best friend, and I'm worried about you!"

Clare smiled that featureless smile that both of them knew meant she was not going to budge.

"For the tenth time Ali, I'm fine!" She did her best to look clueless and exasperated.

Ali shifted her feet and was now standing straight peering down at her through crossed arms; a small groan escaped her throat.

Clare looked up at her in defeat, her face weary. "I'm just a little upset because Eli and I had a small disagreement earlier today." She stuttered sighing.

"Oh." said Ali, more sympathetically now. "I'm sorry to hear that, was it too bad?" she sat down next to Clare, placing her hand on Clare's shoulder gently.

"No, it was nothing really; just me being picky."

"Don't put all the blame on yourself Clare." Warned Ali, just as her father's car pulled up before them. "And, there's my cue to go." She said getting up slowly, "Do you need a ride?"

"Thanks, but no. I'm actually waiting for my mom."

"Okay." Ali began to walk away, "Don't be too hard on yourself okay? I'll text you later."

"Okay, I'll talk to you later then."

Clare crossed her arms around her knees, and buried her head into her arms after Ali was gone. She had lied to Ali about waiting for her mom; and not only did she feel guilty about that, but she couldn't shake the discomfort of the argument she had had with Eli that morning. She wasn't angry with him at all, she was angry with herself because she had been such a prickly prude bitch to him when he had just tried to help her.

She had been crying that morning because she woke up late and was behind on a lot of work. The stress got to her and caused her to tell Eli off when he was trying to comfort her through humor relief and volunteering to help her. He didn't talk after her explosion; he just walked away and left her feeling guilty.

She wanted to apologize, but she didn't have the guts to even look at him.

She didn't know how long she was there for, but it was quite some time before she jerked her head up and flinched because she heard a noise.

It came from behind her; somebody had just exited the front doors of Degrassi. She turned around.

There was none other than Eli; he was staring at her intensely, his green eyes dark like the leaves on the trees in the summer time. They were warm and inviting, and filled with emotion for a second she actually thought she saw love in them.

That's ridiculous, he could never love me. She thought to herself.

Clare blinked back the shock of seeing him, and gulped before getting up.

"Eli." She whispered softly. "Eli I'm so sorr-"

"Clare, don't apologize." He said chuckling as he descended the steps towards her, "You're going to ruin everything."

He stood before her now and, like always, his everything made her insides feel like Jell-O.

"W-what are you talking about?" she asked confused. "What am I going to ruin?"

"You're going to ruin my apology." He said with a sly smile.

Her lips parted a little bit, but she was at a loss for words and unsure of what to expect.

"You're going to apologize to me?" She said finally, bewildered. "No!" she crossed her arms, "I was a complete bitch to you Eli, and I'm not even on my period! And you were just trying to help me, and I don't even know how you put up with me someti-"

He pressed his finger on her lips gently, shushing her softly.

"Clare I love you." He said before she could fully get over the shock of his fingers caressing her lips.

Her eyes widened. "I love you too." She whispered sincerely.

"And I'm sorry that I didn't tell you this earlier. I've been feeling this way for quite some time."

"Eli-" she breathed.

He shushed her with his silky finger again. "I made something for you."

He reached into his back pocket and took out a neatly folded piece of paper, and held it delicately between two fingers, handing it to her with a sweet smirk.

She opened it and began to read.

I've never felt like this. There is something living inside of me; it lives and so it must survive. To survive it needs you. It needs to hear your voice, and feed off your laugh, and it needs to see your smile and look into your eyes, and it needs to caress your soft skin, and hold your hand, wrap its fingers perfectly with yours. It needs… it needs everything. It needs to be there to admire the way that your hair seems to glimmer glamorously in the sun, and the way you play with your pen when you're thinking hard, and the way that you walk bouncily when you're happy. It needs to be there when you need a hug; it needs a hug from you. And your sweet kiss. It needs you. I need you. And I

"Love you." He had been reciting it to her as she read it.

Her eyes were now full of tears that trembled as they battled over which one would run down her cheek first.

She laughed giddily as she finished reading and then looked up at him with happy eyes. She threw her arms around his neck and rested her head peacefully on his chest. And he closed his eyes and rested his chin on her shoulder.

Then they kissed in a passionate yet calm way.

"Don't spoil me so much!" she said with a smile after they pulled apart, their foreheads leaning against each other, "I was a bitch to you, and I'm not going to make a habit of it. I'm sorry."

He chuckled, "Apology accepted."

Then they kissed again, for who knows how long.

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