Hello everybody! It's StylishFashionista, and I'm finally here with another chappie! Ahh this is probably so late. I'm so sorry! Right now I'm trying to finish this entire story right now so then the updates may be faster (hopefully they will!). And I've had to change my computer three times. I was working on my family's desktop, but it wouldn't show me the document every time I saved (it would save, it just wouldn't show it). And then I went on my laptop, which decided to not cooperate with me and literally wouldn't save any of my changes and it would always delete everything I typed. And now I'm desperately using my mom's laptop, hoping and pleading that it'll be nice to me. Right now I'm in Columbus, and I'm staying for another week. It may be really busy for me since I'm trying to sort everything out. Please stick with me! Hopefully once it's done then I'll have quicker updates. So, now to the review responses!

NamilovesDegrassi98-Thank you! Ahh everyone finds the virgin thing funny! I heard about the funeral too and I'm hoping that it isn't Adam who died! (even though it probably is...) ;( I miss the Connor that took Jenna to space too. I started shipping them RIGHT THERE. Ah! And don't worry, the rollercoaster's only beginning. ;)

CarzyforEClare-Thank you! I can actually see something like this in a TV show episode! If I actually watch something like this on a TV show, I will scream out of joy. And that's for the support! :) I know I'm probably overreacting (it's my 8th time moving) but this one is the hardest for me because everything reminds me that I'm moving. And I'm going to miss my friends :( Just, thank you for the support.

Guest-It's fine that you reviewed for the first chapter and not the second. I didn't even realize until you pointed it out! Everyone seems to find the virgin thing funny! Ahh! And if they literally make Adam die, that's two deaths in a, like, 15 episode radius. That's just so sad! ;(

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Disclaimer: If I owned Degrassi, I would make sure Connor isn't as rude!

Wednesday

I play with Adam's Rubik's cube that he lent me for the time being while he was talking to Becky. Although he can solve it easy peasy in around a half minute, I can't even solve a side. It's pretty sad.

"Do you need any help?"

I look up to see Zane smiling at me. I nod.

"Yes, I really do," I say, chuckling slightly. "I can't solve a Rubik's cube."

"Well, you have most of the side done except for this little corner," Zane tells me.

I nod. "I know, but that part is just the hardest for me. That one little corner is really hard for me."

Zane puts his hands on mine. "OK, all you have to do is move this one to the right, move that one to the left, and then move the first one back."

I do as he said, with the help of his hands guiding me. "You mean like this?"

"Exactly," Zane says. He then releases his grip from my hands, showing that the whole side was finished.

"I actually got a side..." I mutter to myself. I then turn to Zane and smile. "Thanks a lot!"

"You're welcome," Zane smiles right back at me.

I then give him a small hug, which he returns quickly. We both release a second later, to be greeted by an angry Eli.

"Hey!" Eli yells. "That's my girlfriend!"

Zane puts his hands up in defense. "Don't worry, I'm gay," he says. "Clare is just a friend to me. I'll catch you later."

He then smiles and leaves towards Riley's direction. I turn to Eli and glare at him.

"Seriously, Eli?" I yell quietly. "Is me talking to Zane such a big deal?"

"Yes, it is!" Eli fights backs. "I just don't want to lose you!"

"But you barely even have me yet!" I yell, but this time a bit more loudly. "We're paired up as boyfriend and girlfriend, not boyfriend and girlfriend."

Eli's eyes widen in realization, and I immediately feel guilty. I should seriously filter everything before it comes out of my mouth.

"Oh," Eli says, and I could tell he was slightly disappointed. "I'm sorry."

He then sits in his seat next to me, and I just played with Adam's Rubik's cube, desperately trying to get yet another side. We just sat in silence, before the teacher starts to talk.

"OK, so for this next lesson, we are taking a field trip," Mrs. Dawes says, writing down the words 'FIELD TRIP' in capital letters on the chalkboard before underlining it twice. "Anyone want to guess where we're going?"

"A football game!"

"A night club!"

"Atlantis?"

"No, no, and fictional," Mrs. Dawes answers. "We're going to the mall!"

After that, many 'eee's were heard from the girls. I just shrug it off. I have no need to go shopping; I would prefer snuggling at a couch, reading a Chuck Palahniuk book.

"OK, so you guys ready?" Mrs. Dawes asks, the smile on her face not fading one bit. Oh yeah, she's totally on her period.

"Yes!" Alli squeals. She then turns to me and whispers, "This is absolutely perfect!"

Alli and I leave, her rambling on about what she's going to buy at the mall. I roll my eyes playfully. She always wants something. We all pile ourselves into a sweaty school bus; anything was worth it to get off campus. Alli and I sat together, her at the window and me in the aisle (it wasn't much of a fight, Alli just wanted to know when we were close to the mall, so she sat by the window). Adam sat right across from us.

"You guys will get $30 to spend on whatever your partner wants," Mrs. Dawes yells. Alli's eyes looked like it was going to pop out of its sockets.

"Say what now?" she says, obviously shocked and annoyed.

"Yep!" Mrs. Dawes exclaims cheerfully, her smile not fading one bit. "And one more thing; you can't ask your partner what they want! You can't even talk to them!"

Groans were heard throughout the bus, Luke's obviously the loudest. Even Alli and Jenna groaned. Alli and Jenna!

"This just made the mall that less exciting," Alli complains. "And that is a hard thing to do."

I nod, agreeing with Alli. Alli then started talking about what she should give to Dave, but she eventually decided on a basketball. I then thought about Eli. What would he want? I honestly don't even know if he's willing to give me something, since I was so rude to him before. But let's think. He's into poetry, drama, pretty much anything that has to do with creativity.

We stop at the mall, one that everyone in Toronto knows about. It's hard not to do about the mall. It's he most famous in Toronto, kind of like the Times Square in New York City, well, except for the fact that it's not as famous.

"You guys have thirty minutes to shop for whatever you want," Mrs. Dawes announces to the class. "Meet right here once you're done."

We all nod, going our separate ways. Alli has decided to go by herself to the sports store, and Adam and I would go to the Barnes and Noble's at the other side of the mall. We already knew what we were going to give our partners. Adam has decided to give a journal to Becky. Believe it or not, she actually loves to write and draw.

"What are you giving Eli?" Adam asks teasingly. He and Alli know very well about my crush on Eli.

"I'm not telling you," I retort back.

"Why?" Adam whines, stomping like a little girl.

I chuckle slightly. "Because then you'll tease me even more about it."

"Can I guess?" Adam pleads just like a little girl. I found the resemblance.

I roll my eyes playfully. "Yeah, sure."

"Does it have anything to do with music?" Adam asks, to which I mentally slap myself in the head.

"Adam, if I need music, then why would I be going to Barnes and Noble's?" I ask him.

He looks at me sheepishly. "Movies?"

I internally gave up with Adam. I knew he wouldn't guess at all.

Once we finally got to Barnes and Noble, I look for my favorite book, while Adam went towards the board games, even though he had told me that he was giving Becky a journal. This befuzzled (and yes, I just said befuzzled, problem?) me. But, considering Adam, he was probably going to buy himself something first before moving on to Becky.

I finally find my favorite book of all time and grab it. Then, I go to the cashier and buy it. I smile. This was so easy.

"Hey Clare! Over here!"

I look over to see Adam frantically waving at the café. I chuckle, before walking over there, the bag with my book tightly in my hand.

"Hey Adam," I smile, going next to him in line. "Are you getting anything?"

"Yes!" Adam exclaims. "Tiramisu for me. How about you?"

I crinkle my nose a little. "Oh, I don't know, probably the sugar cookie."

"Oh, you and your fondness of cookies, Cookie Monster!" Adam teases.

It's true. Once there was a platter of cookies at Adam's birthday party, and I ate them all. I threw up afterwards (mostly because of how quickly I was eating them) but it was totally worth it. Now Adam calls me Cookie Monster from occasion to occasion.

"What would you like?" the employee asks me.

I smile kindly. "One sugar cookie and tiramisu, please."

She immediately grabs the sugar cookie and puts it in a small, white paper bag. Then, she takes the tiramisu and puts it in a plastic box. She then hands it to both of us.

"$6.50, please," she says.

I was about to put down $7, but Adam beats me to it.

"It's my turn to pay, remember?" Adam smirks.

I sigh. We always alternate turns in paying for each other ever since we met. I paid for Subway just last weekend, so now it was Adam's turn to pay. I found it a little unfair that he could use the school's money to pay, but I shrugged it off anyways.

We both grab our cookie and tiramisu, and I look at my watch, before my eyes widen like Mrs. Dawes had yesterday.

"Adam, we have to go!" I exclaim. "We only have two minutes before thirty minutes are up!"

Adam's face turns alarmed. "Well then let's get out of here!"

We both dash out of Barnes and Noble's and through the mall, getting some weird stares from strangers. A few people also gave us rude glares. We never really pushed anyways, so what was the big deal?

"Hey, I saw you buying a board game too," I confront Adam. "What was that about?"

"Oh, I decided to give Becky a party game," Adam explains. "She told me before about how she had no games like that."

I stare at Adam, shocked about what he had just told me. Becky never played... games? "So she never played Monopoly? Sorry? Uno?"

"Nope, nope, and nope," Adam answers nonchalantly. "I thought it was time she had one. And I still got that journal, too."

I smile at Adam. "Adam, you are really a gentleman."

"Thank you," he says. We then see the rest of our class just ahead us, so we slow down slightly.

"There you guys are!" Mrs. Dawes exclaims. "We've been waiting for quite some time." Adam and I smile sheepishly. "Anyways, it's time to exchange gifts!"

I scan the crowd for Eli, but I turn around to see him right in front of me.

"Wow, Eli, stalker much?" I smirk.

"Yeah," Eli answers, before leaning into me and whispering. "I was looking through your window yesterday."

"We have a stalker on the loose!" I yell jokingly, grabbing the attention of passerbys.

Eli and I sigh, before looking at each other. I bite my lip slightly, handing Eli my Barnes and Noble's bag.

"Eli, I kind of owe you an apology," I tell him. "I overreacted, and I'm sorry."

Eli chuckles slightly, which startled me. Was he that mad at me?

"Clare, you didn't need to apologize!" Eli exclaims. "It was all my fault. I was the one who overreacted, not you." He hands me a pink bag. "So, I'm sorry."

I smile gratefully. "Don't worry, it's fine. Why don't we open our gifts together?"

Eli nods, obviously agreeing with my idea. "I like that. OK, one."

"Two," I say.

"THREE!" we both exclaim together, taking out our gifts. My eyes widen in shock. He had almost given me the exact same gift.

"Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk?" Eli asks, smirking slightly.

"Well, you gave me Fight Club," I retort.

"How did you know I was a fan of Chuck Palahniuk?" Eli asks, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, Lullaby is my favorite book..." I answer, a bit awkwardly, may I add.

Eli chuckles. "Wait, wait, wait! You're a Chuck Palahniuk fan too?"

"Of course!" I exclaim. "The first book I read from him was Survivor. It's amazing!"

"I really like Choke," Eli states. "Opinions?"

"Err, not my favorite," I answer honestly.

Eli shrugs off my answer. "Right now I won't even mind about what you just said. I'm just way too excited that I have a fellow Chuck Palahniuk fan!"

I smile. "Same here! You know, he's having a signing here on Sunday."

Eli's eyes looked like it was about to pop out of its sockets. "Seriously?" I nod. "Yes! We should totally go together!"

I blush. Eli was technically asking me out to a date. But he probably just wants us to go as friends... Why does having a crush have to be so confusing?!

"Hello? Clare?"

I was snapped out of my trance by Eli's hand over my eyes.

"You want to come?"

I nod and smile, biting my lip just a little bit. "Totally." I swear, by now, my lip must be bleeding because of how many times I bit it.

"Class! We have to go back to the school! Let's go!"

Mrs. Dawes leads all of us to the bus, and Eli and I got into a heated conversation about Chuck Palahniuk. However, we both sat where we were before.

"Oh, so Clare finally found another book geek," Alli teases.

I nudge her playfully. "Shut up."

Though we both knew that she didn't want to shut up. And we knew she was going to keep rambling about it. Time to put some headphones on.

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