The first thing that Eli heard when he first woke up was a phone call. He rubbed his eyes from the sunlight coming from his open black curtains and reached for the home phone on his nightstand.

"Hello? Yeah. Okay, I'll be there in a few." Eli started changing his clothes while mumbling to himself.

His mom, Cecilia, as known as CeCe barged in his room and said "Baby boy, where are you going? It's breakfast time! I was−"

As he was putting his shirt on, he interrupted "Mom, it's Clare. She needs me."

As he left his room, he gave his mom a kiss on the cheek and assured her that he would be back in a few hours.

-xxx-

As he sat down beside Clare on the couch close to the operating room, they waited for the results to come in. Clare's head was on Eli's shoulder as he rubbed her arm soothingly. Clare looked up at Eli and mumbled "Do you think she's going to be okay, Eli?"

Eli looked down at her and sighed "I think so, Blue Eyes."

As they waited for a few minutes, Eli was thinking about Clare. What if Darcy didn't make it? What would happen to Clare?

As the doctor approached them, they heard him give a long sigh and said "Ms. Edwards?"

Clare looked up and gave a weak smile "Yes, doctor?"

He smiled sadly "I'm sorry, she couldn't make it…"

As Clare heard those words, she started sobbing. She started to think about Darcy. Why would she think about suicide again? She had all the support from her family and friends and therapy but why did she do it?

Eli looked pained. He would do anything to make her feel happy again. As Clare wrapped her arms around his waist, he stroked her soft curls while mumbling "It's going to be okay, Blue Eyes. It's going to be okay."

Clare really hoped so.

-xxx-

A few weeks later, the funeral arrived. Clare was heartbroken; she couldn't think straight. As she was getting ready, she stared at herself in her bedroom mirror. She didn't know what to do. As her gaze went across their room, she found Darcy's lighter. Clare guessed that Darcy used that to burn herself. Clare's breathing quickened as she took the piece of metal in her hands. She opened it and saw the little fire on it. She moved it around to see what it would do. It didn't do anything. So, she took it and put the fire on her diary. She panicked. She didn't mean it set it on fire. She heard footsteps coming from downstairs. As she panicked, she saw a shadow and soon saw Eli coming quickly and staring at her with wide eyes.

"Clare!" he hissed "What the hell did you do?"

Clare blinked several times while trying to come up with a reasonable answer to her fire.

Eli quickly ran to take some towels from her bathroom and quickly placed it on the small fire Clare created. He quickly enveloped her in a hug and said "Why?"

Clare sobbed "She… Why… Darcy…"

Eli took her hand and said "I know, but sometimes, when you love someone, you have to let them go."

Clare snapped "NO! Eli, I don't! I don't want to let her go! She's my sister!"

Eli was startled; he never saw Clare this angry before. He realized that she was shaking, so he put his arm around her and brought her downstairs to get ready for the funeral.

-xxx-

For weeks, Clare was emotionally depressed. Anything Eli or her friends tried to do; she wouldn't even crack a smile. They tried dancing foolishly in front of the whole school for her, they tried giving her homemade cupcakes and they tried singing her favourite songs for her. She still wouldn't smile.

As the days went by, she was still depressed. They tried giving her chocolates, candies and flowers. When she came home from school, Alli would sleep over at her house and try to watch their favourite movies together.

All of her friends, including Eli made a plan. They finally found a way to make Clare happy again.

After school, they all decided to go out for a picnic. KC and Jenna brought some sandwiches, while Adam and Alli brought some pizza and doughnuts. Eli brought some fruits while Clare brought some of her favourite candies. As they all started talking, Clare zoned out. She thought about nothing but Darcy. KC finally got her attention and told her that he saw an old man shuffling. Clare turned around as Eli put something in her lap.

Clare turned around while saying "KC, there's no old−"As she stared down at her lap, she met two brown orbs staring at her lovingly.

"You guys got me… a kitten?"

They all nodded.

"You guys didn't have to−"

Adam interrupted "Yes Clare, we did. We thought it would make you more happier. And Emo Boy over here thought it was a brilliant idea."

Clare smiled and said "You guys are the best!"

Eli rolled his eyes at the comment and said "Yeah, I know I am."

Clare looked at him and gave him a long hug while all their friends said "Aw, look at the two lovebirds!"

As Eli and Clare heard that, they started laughing at each other and sat down to their separate places.

KC looked at Clare and said "You know, we care about you a lot. That's why we did that."

Clare smiled and said "I know."

-xxx-

Present Time (at the airport)

I smiled "You guys are really great friends."

Adam laughed while Alli smiled "Yeah, Clare was a very… emotional friend indeed. She took everything seriously sometimes, but we love her."

I stared at them, confused "Wait, so you guys said they were lovebirds, right? Well, are they? I mean, they sure look like it."

KC and Jenna smiled "Well, actually, from someone else's point of view, they sure looked like it, but if you actually get to see them… they aren't really, I mean… it's complicated."