Clare went up to her room , hopped on her bed and grabbed her laptop from underneath. She opened up iTunes and played some music. She roamed the web, checking face range and what not. It was about 8 and Helen called Clare down for dinner.

They sat at the table talking about anything and everything.

"What time is the seminar tomorrow?" Clare asked.

"At 10."

"In what world do you think I'm actually waking up at 10?"

"It'll be fun." Her mom said, giving her more of a reason to want to go. They finished up eating and Clare decided to make cookies for dessert. She was sitting on the counter waiting for the cookies to be done when her phone vibrated.

You didn't answer my VC D:

Eli

I'm making cookies; I'll send the request when I'm done

Clare

Alright, I'll be on my roof

Eli

Clare's cookies were ready; she put them on a plastic plate, grabbed her laptop and climbed up to the roof. She was Eli sitting across with his laptop. She sat down and sent the video chat request and he accepted.

"Hey."

"Hey." She said stuffing her mouth with cookies.

"You should have made me some." He pouted.

"Too bad." She stuck her tongue out at him. "My mom found out we're going out and she was like jumping all around the house like 'I knew it'.

Eli laughed, "Really? That's hilarious."

Clare nodded, "She's crazy."

"What's the church seminar thing?" Eli asked.

"Um it's like when you learn how to be a community and interact with other church and stuff."

"Oh." Eli muttered.

"You should come with me." She suggested.

"I don't think so."

"Please." She pouted.

"Um, I don't think it's exactly my scene."

"Why not?"

"I-uh-I'm atheist Clare."

"Oh" She responded and Eli weakly smiled.

"Well that's okay."

"You're cool with it?"

She nodded in response and Eli smiled.

"You look beautiful sitting over there." Clare looked up from the screen to Eli and smiled, then looks back at the screen.

"And you look very cute."

"Well I know." He said smugly.

"Eli…" She said looking down.

"Yea?"

"Why are you atheist?" She asked.

"Um—I just don't have a reason to. I don't believe in anything I can't see."

"Have you ever considered believing in him?" She asked.

"Not really."

"You should."

"Um, can we not talk about this? I don't really like religious talk." He said wanting to change the subject.

"Okay, what do you wanna talk about?"

"About when's the next time we play video games so I can redeem myself."

"You mean so I can beat your butt again?" She joked. And they both laughed.

"Clare, where are you?" She heard her mom call from inside the house.

"I gotta go, my mom's calling me."

"Alright." The video chat ended.

"Call me after church?" He called from his roof. She nodded and blew him a kiss and he blew one back.

"Goodnight." She called.

"Goodnight." Clare climbed back in her room where Helen was, "You called me?"

"Yea, where were you?" She asked.

"Video chat with Eli on the roof."

"Cool, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Eli?" Clare questioned and Helen nodded. She patted the next to her on the bed and Clare sat down.

"So you have your first boyfriend now and…."

"Mom, please don't give me a sex talk because I don't need one." She interrupted.

"Clare, it's just in case."

"I'm not gonna have sex with him. Hello? My ring?" She gestured towards her finger.

"Well as your mom, it's still my job to lecture you, but I trust you. If you ever want to talk, just let me know.

"Won't ever happen but okay." She said finally trying to get her out her room.

Helen exited thee room and Clare pulled her phone out calling Eli.

"Hello?"

"Guess what my mom tried to talk to me about?"

"How hot I am?" He joked.

"Ha really funny." She responded sarcastically. "She was gonna give me a sex talk."

"Wow, did you stop her or something?"

"Yeah, she's ridiculous."

"Ahaha, yea." He laughed nervously.

"You okay?" She noticed the awkwardness.

"Yeah, I just didn't know you were so against having sex."

"Uhh yea. Sorry I didn't tell you, -I'm abstinent."

"Oh" he muttered. "It's fine."

She smiled at his acceptance, "Thanks."

"Does that mean you can't even do things like leading up to sex?"He asked.

"I can, just whatever I'm comfortable with." She said.

"Uh—I'll talk to you tomorrow." He said.

"Okay."

Clare's first day at Degrassi

Clare got dressed, nothing special as always and ran downstairs to meet Eli.

"Bye Mom." She yelled grabbing her bag.

"Have fun."

Clare hopped in Eli's hearse and gave him a chaste kiss.

"You ready?"

"Not really." She responded.

"Why?"

"I'm scared, I don't really interact with people so if I need to be around you all day, that's why."

"I don't have many friends either, but I'll introduce you to the one I do have. "He offered. She nodded and they drove off.

They soon arrived at Degrassi parking lot. They got out and made their way inside roaming the halls.

"Where do I go?" She asked.

"We gotta go get our schedules."

She nodded and he began walking to the office with her following. They arrived at Simpson's office.

"Hey, are you new?" He directed to Clare.

She nodded.

"Ahh, you know Eli." Simpson pointed out.

"Yeah, he's my boyfriend."

He eyed them weirdly, "Well make sure you keep him out of trouble."

Clare looked up at Eli and smiled. "What's your name?" Simpson asked.

"Clare Edwards."

"Ahh right here." He said as he pulled out a pink sheet of paper.

"Here's your schedule and yours Goldsworthy."

"Thanks." They said in unison and left his office.

"Did you used to get in trouble a lot or something?" Clare asked.

"Kinda, it doesn't matter. Let me see your schedule." Eli said as he took hold of it.

"We have a class together." Eli smirked. "Wait, why are you in 11th grade English?"

"Kind of a nerd so they said they would put me in advanced."

"We have that class now, c'mon."

They walked into the classroom with the teacher being Ms. Dawes, Eli's English teacher last year. Class hadn't started yet, and students were trailing in.

Eli saw Adam, practically his only friend in the school. He got up and gave him a bro hug, both psyched making Clare feel awkward.

"Adam, this is my girlfriend Clare. Clare, best friend Adam."

"Hi, nice to meet you."

"Same to you." She weakly smiled.

"Where'd you guys meet?" Adam asked Clare.

"We're neighbors. I moved across the street from his a month ago."

Adam nodded, "Cool." They all took their seats as class begun.

After class

"Clare, are you gonna have lunch with me and Eli?" She slightly nodded in response.

"Okay see you later."

During Lunch

They got their food and waited for one of the picnic benches outside, waiting for Adam.

"How'd you do the last 2 classes?" Eli asked since he wasn't in those classes with Clare.

"Terrible, it was so awkward. Everyone already knows each other so I was by myself." She pouted. "I'm used to being by myself but I don't know why, it's so weird now."

Eli frowned, "Start talking to people."

"I don't like interacting, I told you that." She inputted. Adam interrupted Eli's response, "Hey guys." They both gave him a smile.

Eli and Adam began to talk about a new comic that was coming up that weekend. They talked for about 10 minutes making Clare feel extremely unwanted and uncomfortable.

Clare lightly squeezed Eli's thigh. He looked at her hand then back up at her, "What's wrong?"

She whispered, "You're making me feel awkward."

"Do you want to talk about comics?" He whispered back.

"Um guys, if you need to talk, its fine, I'll leave." Adam butted in.

"No its okay." He said quickly. "Clare, you want to get my book from my locker for my next class, please?" She nodded and walked inside to his locker. She retrieved his textbook and made her way back to the picnic table until she heard their conversation.

"Yea, she just can't get away from me. I get she wants to be around me but what the hell, she needs her own friends."

"Dude, you really need to just talk to her"

"What is there to talk about?"

"She's suffocating you Eli." Adam stated the obvious.

"I know, I think I have to deal with it for now." Tears were filling in her eyes, making her vision become blurry.

She dropped the textbook which made Eli look behind him and Adam looked over Eli's shoulder. Clare ran inside the school building, crying.

Eli's eyes widened as he turned back to Adam, "Did she hear that?"

"I have no idea, you better go see." Adam advised.

"Fuck." He muttered and went chasing after her. He found her running in the hallways towards the bathroom. He caught up to her, took hold of her wrist and stopped her.

She turned around to see him and tried to unloosen his grip.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I-I heard you." She sobbed.

He felt uneasy, "He-heard what?" He stuttered.

"What you said to Adam. Me suffocating you, I heard you Eli." She teared.

"Babe, please don't be mad."

"Leave me alone." She unloosened his grip. "Why wouldn't you just tell me? And it's my first day here, how do you expect me to make friends on the first day when I don't even talk to people. It took me forever to get used to you, even when I started liking you." She was now pouring in tears. She leaned her back against the locker.

"I'm so sorry, you're not suffocating me. I just want to be able to talk to Adam without making you feel like the third wheel. Finding your own friends would be easier for both of us."

She hesitated, "You wanted your space Eli. You can have it." She walked away.

"Clare." He called out but she continued walking away.

Okay bad I know, but I made it long to make up for the terribleness of it. Its not the end of Eclare and Im sorry for any typos. Might be a chapter or 2 left. Leave reviews. And I really want to start a new story so ideas please. And 10 days OMGSFJSIGJ almost in single digits