Clare was sitting on the bench outside of school looking through a folder. KC and Drew saw her. Drew noticed how long KC stared at her
"Dude you need to move on." Drew said "Its kinda pathetic."
"I cant help it!" KC said "Its not my fault she is like a tick."
"A tick?" Drew looked at him weird
"Yeah. She gets under your skin and its hard and too painful to get rid of her."
"So what now? You really think Clare will leave Eli for you?"
"You doubt me?" KC said
"I don't know. They looked happy last night. I don't think there is anything you can say to make her break up with him."
"Watch and learn." KC said
"Learn what?"
"The beauty of "Memory lane." KC smiled "Watch." he walked over to Clare "Morning Clare." she looked up and smiled
"Hey KC, Drew." she said
"So I was going through the last of the boxes from the group home and you will never guess what I found." KC said and handed her a picture. Clare looked at it and began to laugh
"Oh my god! Where did you find this?" she asked
"I told you in an old box. I thought you would enjoy it."
"What is it?" Drew was about to ask but instead it was Eli
"Hey." Clare said as Eli sat down next to her and they kissed briefly "KC just showed me this old picture." and Clare showed Eli
"What is this?" Eli is confused
"Last year, KC, Alli, Connor and I took place in Bot Wars. This is a picture of us at the event." Clare smiled
"Where are you?" he looked confused
"I am right there." Clare pointed her self out.
"Wow you look so different." he said
"A good different or a bad different?" Clare looked at him
"You know you never look bad." he said "It's like I am looking at whole different person." he said "When was this?"
"Beginning of last year." Clare said "Man those were good times." Clare said she smiled at then handed it to KC "Here you don't want to loose it. I lost my copy a while ago."
"Well why don't I make a copy and give it to you later." KC suggested
"Thanks K." she said and the bell rang
"Come on Clare, we are gonna be late." Eli said and they walked into the school hand and hand
"See?" KC said smiling
"No." Drew said "You gave her a old photo...big deal"
"To her it is." KC said "Trust me. I am reminding her of all the good times we used to have." Kc said
"And make her remember why she liked you." Drew looked at him "You should write a book."
"Well when I get her back,maybe I will."
…...
"Alli you will never guess what KC found?" Clare said as she sat at her computer
"A ounce of dignity?" Alli said
"Oh your funny. No he found the old Bot Wars photo. He showed it to me this morning. He is making me a copy cause I lost mine." Clare said
"No you didn't. You don't remember?"
"What?"
"You and me, last year after I came to your house after the banquet?" Alli said "Come on. We burned all of your photos of KC cause you were so hurt he cheated on you." Alli reminded her
"Right. I forgot." Clare said "But I am not mad anymore. I want that photo back. It reminds me of the good times KC and I had last year."
"Does it remind you of how badly it hurt when he left you?"
"No, I have you for that." Clare said
"I just don't want you get hurt again." Alli told her
"I am not. Look my feelings for KC are purely platonic. Nothing more."
"it doesn't matter what your motives are. It matters what his are." Alli pointed out
"Its platonic too. Trust me."
"You are so naive. No guy wants to be friends with a cute girl."
"I am friends with Connor and Wesley, and Dave. Not to mention Adam."
"Let me rephrase that. No guy to wants to be just friends with a cute girl he used to date."
"Oh Alli,"Clare rolled her eyes "You think too much into this." Clare told her "Stop worrying."
"Ok." Alli said. But Clare thought about what Alli said
No guy to wants to be just friends with a cute girl he used to date
…...
Eli was at his locker when Clare came up from behind and put her hands over his eyes
"Guess who?" Clare asked, Eli turned around
"Your not Adam."
"Oh funny. We don't wear the same perfume anyways." she said
"So what's the story?" he said
"Well, I have no plans and I thought we could go to drive in."
"Oh, see I didn't know what you had planned, you know if you were doing the project with Kc, so I kinda promised Adam we would do a guys night." Eli said and Clare looked disappointed "I can cancel though."
"No no no, I don't want you to" Clare admitted "Go! Have fun!" Eli kissed her
"You rock Edwards."
"I know." she said. Clare sighed. This was the first Friday night in a long time she was all alone. Clare smiled. She knew what she would do.
…...
"Dude Bardelle is not gonna know what hit them tomorrow." Dave said as he and KC and Drew walked into the Dot.
"Yeah, we are unstoppable." Drew said and then he said "Hey KC look. Clare is sitting there all alone." KC looked at the window. Clare was sitting there with her laptop and a coffee. She was typing alone
"Wonder why she is all alone?" Dave asked
"I don't know. But I have a feeling KC is about to find out." Drew said
"Shut up." KC snapped he got another coffee and walked over to her "Hey I thought you could use a refill." KC said and Clare took the ear bud out of her ear
"Oh thanks KC." Clare smiled and sipped it "Hazelnut?"
"With two sugars."
"You remembered." Clare said
"Yes I did." he smiled "So why are you all alone here on Friday night?"
"Alli is grounded again, Jenna is at a Next Teen Star rehearsal, and Eli ditched me to have guys night with Adam."
"Guys Night?" KC asked
"Yeah." Clare laughed "My boyfriend ditched me to read comic books, watch two men wrestle and talk about boobs."
"Now that is a fun way to spend a Friday night."
"Yeah."
"And your not mad?"
"Why would I be?" Clare asked confused "I am not Eli's whole life and he isn't mine. I hang out with my friends without him and he hangs out with his."
"Cool." KC said "Listen I was gonna go back to my house and watch a movie, wanna join me?"
"Well..." Clare began
"Come on, it beats sitting here all alone." KC said
"You know your right." Clare said and put her laptop in her bag "Lets go."
…...
"So what movie?" Clare asked
"Well, I thought we would watch something funny. How about Zombieland?"
"KC you know Zombie's freak me out." Clare said as she sat on his coach
"You didn't seem to mind that one time we watched Sean of the Dead." KC said
"Cause that was funny." Clare told him
"So is this. Come on, just give it try."
"Fine." Clare said and grabbed the popcorn.
"Hog it why don't you?"
"Oh you want some huh?" Clare grabbed a handful and threw it at him. Clare laughed
"Oh I know you didn't just that?" KC said
"Do what? This?" and she threw some more at him
"Now you asked for it." and he leaned over and began to tickle her
"KC stop it." she said laughing
"Not until you say your sorry."
"Ok ok ok . I am sorry." she said and realized how close KC's face was to her own. She hadn't been that to close to it in forever. She tried to breath. KC could almost taste Clare's breath. That is how close she was. He was getting caught up in a moment, he leaned in...