AN: I'm super pleased with the positive feedback and I love hearing suggestions from you all. Special thanks to all the dedicated followers of this story! So please review if you like it or have anything to say. Don't hate me for the pace I'm going at or the order I'm writing the chapters (I'm trying to go in order from the first chapter.), I will get to all the characters I named eventually and I will try to incorporate many of the characters people named. Thanks for your patience everyone.

Chapter 3: Don't You Forget About Me

Ellie Nash walked into Miss Kwan's old room looking or some guy named Elijah. "What ever happened to Kwan?" Ellie thought.
Ellie saw a guy with dark curly hair and a black jacket going through some of the magazines on a desk. "Elijah?" she asked.

"Umm, hi. You must be Eleanor Nash, correct?" he said in a soft and kind of muffled way.

Ellie was kind of suspicious but she had no right to judge. "Uh, yeah."

The guy turned around. Ellie stood in shock as she looked at him.

"El? You didn't forget about me already, did you? It's only been a few years."

Ellie found herself staring at none other than Craig Manning.

"Craig?" Ellie said, dumbfounded, "What are you doing here?"

"I can't come back to my old high school?"

"Last I checked, you didn't graduate from here." Ellie retorted.

Craig grinned and moved closer to Ellie. "If Jay can come back for this reunion tour, so can I."

There was an awkward silence and Ellie said, "So, how's Hollywood?"

"Fine I guess, the same as it was when you visited. In case you were wondering, no new girlfriend." Then there was another awkward silence.

Just then, Eli Goldsworthy walked into the room. He smirked. "Am I interrupting something?" he said in a way that sounded like he was suggesting something.

"No!" Ellie responded quickly.

Eli didn't seem convinced. "Okay. Then, hi. My name is Eli."

Craig laughed. "Eli? Wow, El, way to have a similar name."

"Shut up, Craig." She responded.

Craig just turned to Eli and said "Nice necklace," referring to his guitar pick necklace, "Do you play?"

"Uh, no. I just like it I guess. My parents are fond of rock music though." The response made Craig become less enthusiastic about his question and it was obvious in his change in expression.

Eli said, "Wow, are you okay?"

Craig lightened up again, "Yeah, of course."

Eli just joked, "Don't be so bipolar."

Craig grabbed Eli's shirt and looked like he was going to try to hurt him. "Don't joke about that. I really am bipolar!" Craig yelled fairly loudly.

Eli tried to relax the situation by saying "Relax, man. So am I."

Ellie and Craig just stared, realizing what just happened. Craig apologized for overreacting and they started talking about music. Eli noticed the magazines and books that Craig was looking through.

Craig walked away and was talking to other people in the group that came into a room.

"No way," he said, "I remember this." He was looking at a book that had several Gothic stories in it. "Sorry, I love Gothic stories. I once had one published about stalked angel."

Ellie looked impressed.

"So do I," she responded, "Especially the artwork. It's amazing in a really dark way."

"Dark? You should've seen my whole emo-phase." He noticed Ellie was looking at him strangely so he just said, "Long story."

"I think I can take it. Try my goth-phase." Ellie said, realizing they had some things in common.

Eli showed Ellie a copy of the story he wrote that got published. She seemed very impressed.

"Wow. Very... emo."

"Like you never wrote or read anything dark." He responded sarcastically.

"'E is for Ernest who choked on a peach. Dark enough for you?"

"I guess," he said as he smirked. Ellie realized he wasn't such a bad person, certainly nicer than Craig had ever been to her. All that time where she had a crush on Craig was useless until Hollywood. She wondered if they could ever work out. She was moving to LA soon to work with Caitlyn on a project soon. "Snap out of it," she thought, "you moved on, remember?"

Eli realized they had to get started with the tour so he rallied everyone together and they went through the school. Ellie and Craig walked together as Eli explained things throughout the school. Eventually they ran into a girl with short curly brown hair. Eli felt the urge to point her out.

"Everyone, this is the lovely Clare Edwards, future journalist." He said. Clare blushed from the attention. Craig could easily tell they were a couple but Ellie was interested in the journalism part as she was the editor of the Core and was working as a journalist after she accepted the apology of Caitlyn Ryan.

Eli kept talking about Clare. "Not only has she been involved in drama club, photo club, the Degrassi Daily and having her glasses ran over by a hearse," he looked at Ellie, "but she also helped edit my work for a whole year, even editing my Gothic story that got published." Ellie made a note to tell Eli could tell his girlfriend that she could help her with journalism if she ever wanted it.

Then they continued the tour.

AN: I decided to divide this plot into 2 chapters because I don't think I got through everything I wanted to with Ellie and Craig, not to mention it got fairly long already. Good idea? Bad idea? I can end it if you want. I think I'm pretty much done with Eli plot unless you guys think otherwise? Also, should I add Adam? He's a unique character but I found a way to include him. Review and let me know what you all think! Or review for updates! Every comments counts in my mind. Thanks everyone!