Mrs ElijahGoldswrthybabeh; Haha, amazing screen name. Glad you're enjoying it! There's definitely gonna be lots of fun romantic fluff involving Eli, so me thinks you will

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EliClareDegrassi; Yeah dude, it's taking them forever in the show! It's totally gonna happen though, hehehe

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And thanks to everyone that added the story to their story alert and favorite story list, it makes me happy that the first chapter went over pretty well! There were so many of you, it was kind of crazy, haha.

I needed some entertainment while waiting for the episode I missed to play, so. More writing! If it means getting my fix on Eli, then it'll work for now! Oh, Eli. You make me so happy.

I Don't Feel Like I'm Falling

Chapter Two: Flirting

She hadn't even seen him yet today, but Clare was already insanely excited to see Eli today. There was so much potential, so many things that could happen and… she really just wanted to see his face, just to know for sure that it happened.

He had kissed her.

That meant that… Elijah Goldsworthy, THE Elijah Goldsworthy liked her, right?

What girl in her right mind wouldn't be melting at a thought like that? That cute smile… confident way of speaking… greatest smile ever… his brilliant sarcasm… his green eyes that have seen so many more things than he'd ever let on… his soft lips… Oh, those lips, how could she forget…

"Clare, you're going to be late! Get down here, now!" her mother yelled.

Stupid daydreaming… She fixed her hair a little more and ran downstairs and ate her breakfast at a lightning fast speed.

At school Alli was the first thing Clare noticed. She had on a glare, clearly pissed that Clare managed to forget to call. Under the circumstances, Clare expected to be forgiven. There were enough juicy details to tide her over.

"Clare! You have some serious explaining to do!" Alli hissed as Clare approached her in the hall

In response, Clare could only smile. Her friend was going to love this… romantic stories were, basically, Alli's favorite thing in the world.

Upon telling her in excruciating detail, Alli's jaw was on the floor. "He kissed you? ELI kissed YOU?" When you thought the smile couldn't get bigger, it did. "The power couple! New, mysterious hot kid goes for the freshly made over super cute smarty!"

It was a really terrible description, but if it worked for Alli, well…

Clare shook her head in defeat. There was no arguing about this. "But I'm not really sure what to do right now… It might be kind of weird to see him again today in English, right? How do you think I should act around him? Should I… flirt…? Or…"

Alli blinked for a second, confused, as if it should be obvious, but then responded, "Honestly, Clare. I guess it's okay because you only went out with KC, so. Right. Why didn't you kiss him back? That's kind of an issue, isn't it? He probably won't date you until you're actually comfortable with him and over this issue."

"Well… I guess it's because… I didn't expect it, you know? It was really out of nowhere… He's amazing, I'm totally falling for him, but… It was like, 'Wow. Someone like him can like someone like me.'"

"In other words, you LOVE him."

The word love. Clare really wasn't ready for that bridge yet. "Well… I don't know… The only guy I've dated was KC… And, there was Wesley, but, that doesn't count… so I'm just not used to it yet, especially not a guy that's so forward."

"Get used to it," Alli smirked, "And just for the record. Guys who are 'forward', as you put it… Tend to be turned on by forward girls. For future reference."

"Riiiight…" Clare laughed.

"Anyways," continued her friend, "Let him know that you won't reject him a second time. You have to get over this whole uncertainty thing; it's not helping either of you at all. If you aren't ready for a relationship, then out rightly tell him so. That's what I think you should do."

"Thanks… you're right," she smiled. "It's time to go to class now, right? Let's go."

Clare had never been so excited for an English class before. Just the chance to sit there and stare at him, thinking of ways to tease him and keep his attention; she was feeling mischievous today. If she got a detention for it, well. Eli would get one, too, and that wasn't a particularly terrible punishment, was it? It must be the progress she made on confessing her feelings, because any other day these things sounded incredibly embarrassing. Anything for love, right?

Wait, that came out wrong… Not love, but… Right…

She spent the duration of the classes looking out the doors and windows, as if by some chance he might walk past. In the hallways she examined every face, desperately looking for him, but there was no sign.

When it finally came time for English, she waited by her locker, so used to her English partner showing up that this was really confusing. When the bell was finally about to ring she walked, lonely and confused, to class. 'Did he come today?' she wondered, officially worried.

Upon arriving to class she was pleased to see Eli sitting calmly in his chair, staring at the front of the classroom, without a care in the world. It was a little funny, though. Instead of being angry about the slight panic attack she had moments before, she was just… Happy. Relieved.

On her seat was a note, neatly folded, just waiting for its owner. She picked it up and flipped it over to see "From Your Favorite English Partner", causing her to giggle a little bit. Clare sat down and leaned forward, whispering to him, "Hey, favorite English partner, where were you all day?"

"Miss me?" he smirked, smug bastard. She couldn't help but blush. "You should read it, instead of clutching it."

And yet again, she blushed. Not fair. The bell rang but something as trivial as English class wasn't going to keep her from reading this note. Maybe it was some epic love story, or a sonnet, or an Elementary kid style "Do you like me? Check yes or no!" style note. Regardless, it was looking like Alli was wrong about him being too afraid to make another movie. Then again, Eli was different than the average guy. She couldn't hold him to average standards. She carefully unfolded it, trying not to be noticed. It said,

Hey you.

I bet you're reading this during class. You really should pay attention to teachers, you know? They have an unlimited amount of wisdom to pass on, and here you are, reading this.

Smug. Bastard.

There was a movie I wanted to see, but Adam bailed on me today… Some doctor appointment or something. It's irrelevant. The point is, going to the movies alone is depressing, so I figured I'd ask you.

Bless me with your presence, Clare Edwards?

'You're… really cute.' She giggled, looking up to see Eli's head turned. Clearly he watched her read it, and judging by the huge smile he had on his face he was thinking, 'Totally called that she couldn't wait to read that.'

"So?" he whispered. "Wanna go?"

"Definitely, I would love to bless you with my presence," she winked, "Is this a date?"

He put on a very cute, pondering expression, as if trying to decide before he smiled and said, "That's kind of what I was hoping, yeah. Pretty much. But you already said yes, so even if you don't want it to be, it is."

"'Even if you don't want it to be,' huh… Well. I happen to want it to be, jerk," Clare giggled.

Forward guys like forward girls…

She thought about something she could do in class. Nothing that would cause him to make any sound, and nothing that required a lot of movement…

'Got it!' she realized, leaning forward. She traced 'Y-O-U A-R-E R-E-A-L-L-Y C-U-T-E' on his neck with her pencil, and judging by his blush, he was capable of spelling.

ENDDDDD.

I'll write the next chapter sometime over the weekend, but with all of the support the first chapter got, I had to give you all something, right? I've gotta plan something big for the movie date, but I'm not sure what yet. Anywho. Have a lovely weekend, hopefully I'll post chapter three soon!

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