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Clare, studious Clare Edwards, spent the rest of the day thinking about Eli.

Eli. Mysterious Eli Goldsworthy…

Even his name was intriguing. She sat in her last period class watching the clock intently as she counted down the seconds until school was over. Clare approached her locker and put away what she didn't need. She walked out the side door and down the stairs, hoping to see him. She swiftly scanned the parking lot, but didn't see him.

Maybe he leaves early…

She sighed as she gave up her investigation and resumed walking. As she was walking home she began second guessing herself. This wasn't like her to be thinking about anything other than schoolwork. Clare Edwards never thought about BOYS. Let alone ones she hardly knew, ones that she had just met a couple of hours ago. Even though they're so cute…and gorgeous…and swoon worthy.

As Clare realized what she was doing, she shook her head and ripped Eli away from her thoughts.

He's definitely not worth it.

Clare doubted herself and couldn't help think that maybe he was worth it. She continued to think of another excuse, hoping it wouldn't be that hard.

Well, I sure don't need another boy, especially after KC.

Clare pinned her eyebrows together and then hastily nodded her head, content with her answer. Clare got home sooner than she was expecting and opened the door, surprised to not hear her parents fighting. She refused to think of him so sauntered to the kitchen and grabbed a granola bar. She marched up to her room and sat down at her desk as she unzipped her backpack and took her binders out. She began her homework and got sidetracked multiple times. She huffed in impatience and soon grabbed her iPod and put it on full blast; she was desperate for anything to keep from thinking of Eli.

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Meanwhile at the Goldsworthy residence, Eli was lying down on the couch in his living room. His arms were crossed behind his head and he was staring blankly up at the ceiling. He had put the TV on in an attempt of distraction but it ended up being more as background noise to his thoughts, which Clare Edwards consumed most of. She intrigued him and he wanted to get to know her better. He couldn't contain his curiosity for her because she seemed so different than all of the other girls he had met. Even the other girls he knew at his school weren't like she was, not even Julia. Scratch that he didn't care to get to know most girls simply because they were all the same. He would listen to them introduce themselves, grit his teeth in irritation, and stalk away from them as fast as possible. Eli smirked to himself, reminiscing memories that he had found all too familiar. Eli let his curiosity get the best of him as he soon got fed up with just sitting and thinking about Clare.

At least put your time to good use…

He got up and leapt up the stairs to his room. He almost ripped the door off as he entered his room; it was so Eli-like. Two of the walls were black and the opposite two were gray. He had a large bed with black sheets and a white stripe down the side. Dead Hand, A Day to Remember, Rise Against, and Avenged Sevenfold posters covered every inch of his walls, which wasn't particularly surprising. He also had a framed picture of Julia on his bedside table. He refused to forget her and he made sure he talked to her at least once every night. He even had some keepsakes of memories they shared together, but he made sure to not go overboard. He dashed over to his desk and plopped himself on the chair. He eagerly searched for his laptop and finally found it. He turned it on, pressing the button multiple times as it seemed to take forever to turn on. In reality it was only a couple seconds that he had waited but Eli drummed his fingers on the desk impatiently.

"C'mon you damn piece of – "

"Eli!"

"Yeah?"

"Are you home yet?"

Eli rolled his eyes. He obviously was home if he had answered the first time. "Yeah mom, I just got home."

"Okay, sweetie, dinner should be ready in about an hour."

"Sounds good."

Eli opened iTunes and started the Internet as he waited for it to load. When it opened he put on If It Means A Lot to You by A Day To Remember. He bobbed his head to the music and sang along as he logged onto twitter. He typed and posted a tweet.

'I have to go pick up the parts for morty, want to come? funadam'

He really did have to get them; he was just getting a little sidetracked first. Eli searched Clare Edwards in the search box to see what it came up with. He saw one trueclare that really caught his attention.

That seems like the most rational one I've found so far…

He clicked on her name and began looking at the page. It was definitely the Clare he had met before; he would remember those blue eyes anywhere. The background of her page was Fortnight.

Huh, so she has a fetish for vampire novels. I'll have to keep that in mind.

Even her display picture was beautiful. This girl was perfect and she didn't even know it. He looked through some of her tweets and saw that she likes to quote Shakespeare and other famous poets.

Another note to self.

She had also tweeted Adam a couple times, too. He guessed that they were somewhat friends, maybe just acquaintances. That was a total plus for him because him and Adam had already gotten along right from the start, and Adam could also be a way to get to know her better. Eli grinned at his devilish plan and saw that Adam had responded to him. He shut his laptop and headed downstairs.

"Mom, is it okay if I go get some parts for Morty? I'll be back before dinner."

His mom smiled at him warmly. "Yes, Elijah. Just don't be gone too long."

He nodded and rushed out the door to his car. He hopped in and got to Adam's in practically 5 minutes. He beeped to let him know that he was here and Adam emerged from his house soon after that. As they drove to the shop, they made casual conversation every once in a while when they weren't jamming out to the music playing from Morty. They arrived at the store about 15 minutes later and Eli hadn't said much, although Adam didn't pay particularly much attention to it. As Eli started looking through the parts, he went slower than normal, hoping that Adam wouldn't notice. But he figured that Adam wasn't one to know much about cars or their parts, and he was right. As he looked through decorations for his car he casually asked Adam about Clare.

"She's nice, I just met her the other day. Why?"

"Just…curious." Eli shrugged and Adam didn't take note of it.

"So, what else do you know about her?"

Adam proceeded to tell Eli almost everything he knew about her, and Eli was very content about this. After a little while of them talking about Clare, Eli had all the parts he needed and he bought them and left the store, Adam following behind. Eli and Adam talked a lot more on the way back than they did going there, despite the music being even louder than before. Eli was eager to get back home so he drove a little faster back to Adam's and dropped him off.

"Bye Eli, see you tomorrow."

"See ya," Eli called as he started to drive away.

As Eli was driving back to his house, he suddenly wanted to think. However he didn't feel like going back home yet. So he drove extra slow and took the long way home. After a while of contemplating and listening to his thoughts, Eli decided that it was either now or never for him to finally get closure with Julia. His prize? Clare Edwards.


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