AN: I got a couple of reviews today so thank you to degrassi-dork & ForeverInYourArms. You guys are super cool! This chapter is happier than the last one so yay for happy EClare!
This chapter was based on the song pocket full of sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield. I love this song! How can you not rock out to this when you hear it? I don't own the rights to this song or the characters.
"Are we there yet?" Clare was being kidnapped by Eli. He had blindfolded her and refused to tell her where they were going.
"Clare, is the car stopped?" Eli could feel waves of annoyance radiate from her causing him to smirk even though she couldn't see it.
"No."
"Well then we are not there yet. Don't worry though it's not that much farther." They sat in silence for a few minutes before Eli pulled over and stopped the car. Clare reached for her blindfold. "I don't think so Edwards. We're still not there."
"But the car stopped." Eli laughed as Clare pouted.
"Yes, but we are not at our destination. Wait here." Eli got out of the car and made his way to the passenger side to open Clare's door. He reached for her hand and carefully helped her out of the car. "Now we're gonna have to do some walking, but I'll be here and I'll help you." Clare definitely looked worried. Eli laughed again, running a hand through Clare's hair. "I got you." He grabbed her hand and led her into the woods not far from where the car was parked.
After a few minutes of walking Eli reached over to remove Clare's blindfold. "Here we are." He waved his hands around showing off where he had brought Clare. It was a small break in the trees. The sun trickled down through the leaves of the trees and warmed Clare's face. She could hear birds chirping and butterflies flew around resting on flowers that grew under the trees. Not far from where they were standing there was a river. The sound had a strange calming effect on her. "So?" Eli said after giving Clare a few minutes to take in her surroundings.
"It's beautiful."
Eli smiled. "I come here sometimes to think. It's a secret place that no one knows about, well now you do, but you don't know how to get here so it's still a secret." He smirked at her and continued. "There's something about this place that just takes me away you know? Like all my problems just leave and I'm happy. It's like all I have to do is look up at the sky and I know that I'll be alright. This place is like home." He stopped and looked over at Clare to see how his little confession was being received. She looked like she was about to cry and Eli panicked. "Clare are you okay?" He ran over to her placing a hand on her arm.
Clare giggled. "Yeah. This place is just so amazing."
Eli returned to normal and smirked down at Clare. "Good, cause there is no crying here."
They sat down on a rock by the edge of the river enjoying their surroundings. Eli put his arm around Clare bringing her closer to him. Clare welcomed the contact and leaned her head on his shoulder. Eli reached down to pull her chin up towards his face. He paused for a second before bringing his lips down to Clare's. After a few minutes he pulled back and smiled at Clare. Clare returned the smile as her cheeks turned a light pink.
The sun slowly moved from the trees causing the opening to dim. Eli got up from the rock he was sitting on and reached for Clare's hand. She took it and he lead her back to the car not even bothering to blindfold her. He was more than willing to share his sweet escape with her.
