They walked to Eli's house. Clare was happy that she had a friend to comfort her. She did not know if she would be able to keep her composure for much longer. All she wanted to do was cry. When they got to Eli's house she was greeted by Cece and Bullfrog and then Eli lead her to his room. It was still a little messy but it was alot cleaner then when she was dating him.

"So hotel Eli got an upgrade?" Clare teased.

"It seems so." Eli laughed. He handed clare a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. And smiled at her.

"Thank's for letting me stay over Eli. It means alot." Clare said before she went to go change in the bathroom. Clare came back and walked in on Eli in his boxers. "Oh! I'm sorry Eli." She blushed.

"It's okay." He said while putting his sweats on. "I hope you don't mind but I sleep shirtless." He smirked.

"N-no I don't mind at all." Clare blushed.

"I don't know about you but i'm not all that tired." Eli said.

"Neither am I. But it would be nice to have someone to talk to about things." Clare looked at him.

"Well I'm here."

"Yes you are, so I guess you will have to do" Clare said jokingly.

"Ouch!" Eli said sarcastically. The way he said that made her think of the time that they skipped out on English.

-Flashback-

"...something that pisses you off."

"Besides my English partner?"

"Ouch!"

-End of Flashback-

"So what is on your mind Clare?" Eli asked.

"Alot of things, to start with why did Jake have to break up with me at prom of all places?"

"I really don't know to tell you the truth. I mean I know now that your mom and his dad are getting married but he loved you Clare, I could tell by the way he looked at you."

"How do you know that?" Clare questioned.

"It's the same look I gave you when I was in love with you." Eli then thought to himself 'I still am in love with you I just can't show it'.

She looked at him and smiled. 'I wish you were still in love with me' Clare thought as she looked at Eli. She then quickly changed the subject. "So how is Imogen?"

"I wouldn't know. I haven't talked to her really." Eli said.

"Why not. I thought you two made up."

"We did but I think she still likes me as more than a friend."

"Oh." Clare looked down at her feet.

"If it's any consolation I don't like in that way, I see her as more of a friend." Eli said.

They talked and talked for another hour and then they were laying on Eli's bed getting ready to go to sleep.

"Eli I don't really know how to thank you for letting me stay over tonight."

"Really Clare it was nothing. I'm just glad I could make you feel a little better." Eli said.

Clare smiled at him and got closer to him before she drifted off to sleep. Eli stayed up a little longer thinking about how the girl he was still in love with was sleeping at his house in his bed, next to him. Then he heard Clare start to talk in her sleep.

"Eli..." she mumbled in her sleep. "Why did I ruin everything... when... I... said we were...never... getting back... together?" Eli looked down at Clare when he realized that she was dreaming about him. He smiled to himself. He yawned, and then settled down next to Clare and drifted off to sleep.

-Clare's Dream in Clare POV-

I was walking down the street when I saw Eli and Imogen. She kissed him on the cheek and left the Dot. Eli just sat there contemplating what just went on when he saw me. He waved me over and I sat down next to him.

"Hey Clare." he said smiling at me.

"Hi Eli." I smiled back.

He had changed for the better. For once I was not scared that he would hurt someone or himself. I still could not believe that he was bipolar. But then again there was still alot I did not know about Eli. For one I did not find out that he was a hoarder until close to the end of our relationship. I missed him. I mean Jake made me happy but there was something about Eli that always gave me butterflies or made me nervous around him. I was going to ask him how every thing was going but instead like word vomit I blurted.

"Eli, why did I ruin everything when I said we were never getting back together?" I covered my mouth after I said it.

"I don't think you ruined anything Clare. You were just saying what you were feeling at the time." He replied unphased by what I had just blurted out of my mouth.

After that we kept talking what felt like for hours. We walked to our special bench and sat there together for the first time in months. He dared me to scream at the top of my lungs just like he had months before hand. We were having fun again. When I asked him to do it too he said it still was not his style and then we started play fighting until we were pressed against each other awkwardly but this time we did not move away from each other we were about to kiss...

-End of Clare's Dream in Clare POV-

Clare woke up to find Eli still sleeping she looked at the clock and it was 4 am. She looked around and thought about the events at prom and started to cry. Eli heard her crying and woke up. He held her close and let her cry.

"Don't worry Clare I'm here for you." Eli said still half asleep.

Clare got close and cuddled up next to him and fell asleep. Eli looked down and wiped away a tear from her cheek before going back to sleep.

So tell me what you think guys!

I know this is a longer chapter :D And hopefully then next one will be even longer.

-Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi-

R&R xoxo rachel

Lets hope I can get at least 10 chapters by the time I leave for College in 21 days.

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