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A/N= JSYK, this chapter is going to get graphic. With that being said, this chapter will be rated M.


No more can there be separate discussions about both Clare and K.C. like there was before. Since Clare and Eli were now a couple, K.C. would eventually see them looking happy. He would see them holding hands and maybe show large PDA. It would be a struggle to move on from what happened with Jenna to now seeing his ex-girlfriend happy with a new man. K.C. would be ready to talk to Clare when the time was right. For many nights, he would have recurring dreams about how he and Clare were together again. It usually ended the same way, with Clare disappearing and K.C. exhausted after chasing her to no avail. The dimension would whiten and he would be in thought, I mean have some thoughts. I miss her so much… how could I be such a fool and choose someone else? Her kindness, assurance, and joviality were second to none. If I could say something to her, I would say… That's usually how the dreams would end, with that thought and K.C. waking up in a cold sweat.

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The day started like any regular day for K.C., seeing as he overslept by a few minutes. Skies were clear, as was his mind. For the past few nights, he had slept well and with that, had a feeling that today was going to be a great one. K.C. didn't think too much of the first glaring sign because it was only a male squirrel giving an acorn to a female squirrel, who showed her gratitude by "kissing" the male. He saw Dave and co, and they all headed to the cafeteria for some breakfast. It was after K.C. got his food when it happened. After picking up his tray, he saw Clare kiss Eli and it was as if he could feel his eyes darken. All of the positive vibes he had ended when Clare gave Eli one of those "I want more" kisses, without the "more" part actually given. For what seemed like half a minute, K.C. had flashbacks of dreams he had from the previous nights. Clare, I finally have an answer for you! What I want to say is that I - -. K.C. didn't wake up from that in a "cold sweat" but rather slipped on a banana peel…

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Clare and Eli had gotten to the cafeteria early to get cinnamon sticks. "Being the first one to access the food in the morning guarantees us the freshest batch."

"I never knew cinnamon sticks tasted so good!" Clare beamed as she dunked her sticks in the gooey syrup, much to the pleasure of Eli, who had tried valiantly and successfully got Clare to try them. Time seemed to fly for the new couple. The common sentence is quite appropriate for them: Eli's goons, er, friends slapped him on the back for having a very beautiful girl wrapped around him and the women feigned jealousy due to the fact that Clare would not stop smiling. They were soon nicknamed "The Earlybirds" because they were early for EVERYTHING school-related, so their peers weren't surprised this particular morning to see the first people eating breakfast in the cafeteria were TE. After finishing eating, Clare convinced Eli to spend a few more minutes fooling around with the tarot cards. When the familiar "Two Lovers" card appeared, Eli did his trademark winking and Clare gave her man that "I want more" kiss. After pulling back, they blushed in unison, but that was short-lived because they heard a sneaker screech and a loud crash. Everyone turned to see K.C. get up and brush his shoulders off; not wanting to make it seem like E-Clare put him in a love-hurt daze. Embarrassed, K.C. quickly walks past the tables, quickly glancing at Clare (who did not look at him) and at Eli, who glared at him and also held a card that had an eagle drench with blood on its wings as if to say, "keep your distance or else this will happen to you." K.C. gave an equal glare back, a femto-length staredown that the few people that caught it, were forced down as a result of the tension it created. Clare kept her face hidden, not wanting to look at the icy glares for fear of frostbite.


K.C. grew increasingly suspicious of Eli. It was understood that TE loved tarot card readings, but what happened at the cafeteria disturbed him. Why did Eli carry a card (that likely wasn't apart of the deck) of an eagle with bloody wings? As he would later look back at, it was (at the time) to possibly foreshadow a sadistic outcome. K.C. actually talked to Clare a few times, trying desperately to warn her of a "dark side" Eli may have.

"There is nothing wrong with Eli; he treats me like a Queen."

"I'm telling you Clare, something is up with the guy - -"

"Let me reiterate that NOTHING is wrong with my boyfriend, so quit acting like a jealous ex!" K.C. understood that there was no getting through Clare. "I understand Clare, but let me remind you about my slip in the cafeteria a while back - -"

"You were clumsy as ever then - -"

"LET ME FINISH. Anyways, I got lucky and chowed on a slab of ribs; well I was until a banana peel made me slip. Long story short (since you probably wouldn't care what my real reason was for slipping), the ribs stuck to the back of my white tee and I saw Eli with a card hidden from your view that looked disturbing. You may think thats not a big deal, but when you have a boyfriend that has card with a bloody-winged eagle on it, alarms should be sounding… LOUDLY. Think about that please, not for my sake but yours." That's how K.C. ended his conversation with Clare, who looked concerned because K.C. was still favoring his back. Clare talked to Eli, who refuted all of K.C.'s claims, telling her that he was just imagining things. "If I had a dark side, I would be far away from society."

"Should that comment alarm me?" Clare started growing a little worried with that statement. "Absolutely not Clare, you know I would never hurt you." Clare felt reassured, but a small part of her grew afraid of what could happen. She was a smart cupcake; she felt in that small part of her worry that K.C. was going to get hurt. That small part of her was crying.


It was the middle of the day on Saturday and we find K.C. walking around Degrassi's halls aimlessly, worried that Clare was going to get hurt. The worry turned to anger as he found Eli's locker, caving it in with a single punch. "If I ever find out that he hurt Clare, I'LL - -"

"You'll do WHAT exactly?" K.C. narrowly avoided a punch to the back of the head by Eli, who looked enraged. "You idiot, you ruined my locker - -"

"Break up with Clare."

"Why would I do that?"

"Why," K.C. retorted incredulously, "you are going to hurt her. I know all about your dark side Eli and if you don't tell Clare about it, I WILL!" This time, an Eli punch connected on K.C., a right hook to the nose, moving it a quarter inch to the left. As would be expected, K.C. languished in nose pain, to which Eli took advantage by hitting him in the back, knocking him unconscious. When K.C. woke up, he immediately felt pain in his hands and feet, as well as a brisk wind. "YOU BASTARD ELI, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME - -"

"Lets continue our fight." K.C. could not get up, and screamed to Eli why can he not. "Simple, I nailed your hands and feet with railroad track nails to this rooftop. You will not be able to move."

"Why? All I asked was for you to be honest with Clare - -"

"ALL YOU DID was try and mess up my life…"

"Let me tell you something K.C.: the meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve and to conquer." K.C. was shocked, calling Eli a monster and someone not worthy of love from any woman. "That's your opinion, but you won't be able to tell anyone about this monster."

"Why?"

"I'm going to cut you bloody eagle style."

"!... So that card - -"

"That's right; that was a warning you did not adhere to. Let me tell you a little something about bloody eagle… it was a method of torture and execution that is sometimes mentioned in Norse literature. It was performed by cutting the ribs of the victim by the spine, breaking the ribs so they resembled blood-stained wings, and pulling the lungs out." Eli pulled out a black-colored knife from his pocket and showed it to K.C., who was crying, begging Eli not to torture him. "At this stage of the game, its too late for begging because I can't have Clare knowing about the real me. You see, I have a knife in my hands that is made of the hardest element on the earth: diamond. Carbonizing the diamond and wielding it in the form of a knife makes the diamond have a more potent cut." K.C. stopped crying, telling Eli that he talks too much. "Go ahead and torture me; justice will be served eventually - -"Eli immediately slashed to the left and right of the spine, commencing the "bloody eagle" that was so sadistic that people believed such a torture method did not exist. After sometime, Eli was satisfied with his work. By this point, K.C. was out cold from blood loss and after each cut, Eli licked his blood off the knife. K.C.'s screamed drowned out in the thunderous rain. Eli got up and circled K.C., whose backside barely looked noticeable. "I was originally going to conclude taking out your lungs, but I don't know… Its shameful that things had to turn out this way, but you would not promise to keep your mouth shut."

"Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world, have once embraced what they now set on fire."

"I adhere to violence because the damage it does is permanent." Eli was laughing sinisterly, telling an unconscious K.C. that he is not longer a threat. "With Clare Edwards by my side… Wait before I say that, I decided that I'm going to stab you in the heart with the intention of killing you quickly. Anyways, with Clare Edwards by my side, I'll finally achieve that status I've long yearned for… - -" Before Eli could finish his thought, a bright light engulfed the roof and when it went away, a familiar figure stood behind Eli. "What would that be, recognition? RESPECT?"

"What! How can YOU still be alive… Rick Murray?"


Next chapter: Is K.C. in grave danger! An explosive showdown… Eli v. Rick! Also next chapter: Clare's stained tarot card and what that means...