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08: Mailboxes and Heartbreak
Eli's POV
Poor Morty. I can't believe Fitz did this! He's gonna get what's coming to him. You can be sure of that. Out in the parking lot, I finish putting the rest of the kerosene to get the spraypaint off. That did the trick. Morty's good as new. I blast "Problem" by The Job and start singing along with it. I can't help it, it's my favorite song. It's a song that I listen to when I'm angry or upset.
"Hey…am I ruining a moment…or can I stay?" Clare asks sarcastically. She is the only person who can make me smile when I'm angry, I smirk at the thought.
"Well, you really did…but I guess you can hang around," I say mockingly. Clare gives me an exasperated look. I can't help but like that look on her. It's so…hot. I walk around my car and give her a hug. She immediately smiles.
"Are you okay? Adam told me happened," she says with a sad look on her face as she touches my black eye. I flinch since it still kinda hurts. "Sorry," she immediately says when she sees my pain.
"It's okay…but yeah I'm fine. I have a hard head," I say as I knock on the back of my head. She giggles. But then she starts to get a worried look on her face. "Look…Adam told me you're planning to get "revenge" or whatever." Dammit Adam, Clare wasn't supposed to know that.
"Oh, he did, did he?" I strained.
"Yeah…I really think you should just let it go…seeing how this virtually is my fault, I don't want to see you get hurt anymore," Clare says sadly.
"Clare, it's not your fault. Can I exactly blame him for wanting a girl like you? I'm not the type to let it go." I say as I touch her cheek.
"But Eli-!" she protests.
"Clare. I can handle it!" I say sternly.
"Fine. I'll see you in English," she says as she walks off. Great. I have made Clare mad. I grab her wrist and pull her toward me. I cup her face in my hands.
"You have to trust me, Blue Eyes," I say gently.
"Okay…I trust you," she says unsurely.
"You gonna help me get better later?" I ask suggestively. I have to make her smile some way.
"Maybe," she says as she bites her lip. "See ya!" she gives me a kiss and runs off, not even letting me reply to that. What does she mean maybe? I chuckle at the thought.
"Morty…do you forgive me?" I ask my car. I shake my head, grab my things, and head off into the Degrassi building.
Clare's POV
As I'm walking through the Degrassi, I see KC. Great, this'll be fun.
"Clare!" KC says as he runs towards me. I try to look for any way to not be seen, but I have no options. Crap.
"Yes, KC?" I ask dryly.
"Hey, I heard what happened to Adam and Eli."
"Yeah?" I ask inquiringly.
"I just wanted you to know that I don't think you should be with Eli," he says quietly. Okay, so I've never cursed before but this time calls for it. I already apologize to God in my head.
"Who the hell are you to tell me anything!" KC looks shocked.
"Look, Clare. I'm just worried about you. Getting caught up with guys like him."
"Since when are you worried about me? You weren't worried about me when you eating Jenna's face at the Athlete's Banquet, or when you dumped me for that skank!" People start staring. This time, I don't care. "And guys like him? You mean guys that actually give a crap about my problems and not just theirs? Or are you talking about the guys that only see me and not the next pretty thing that comes around?" I hear the kids around us start to laugh.
"Clare-It's just-Look, just listen."
"No I'm done listening," I say as I start walking down the hallway.
"Me and Jenna broke up!" He yells after me. I stop and turn around.
"What?" I ask quietly.
"Yeah, after we saw you at The Dot. We got into a huge argument. Now we're done." I look at him in disbelief. I don't know what to say to him. "Clare, I realize I made a huge mistake. Just, give me another chance." The guy I've been trying to get back since Jenna-gate…wants me back?
"Bye KC," I say as I turn around. What just happened? Did the old feelings come back? No…no they didn't…did they?
Eli's POV
Late At Night
"Okay? You ready to do this?" I ask Adam.
"Yep. Readier than I'll ever be." We do our signature arm bump and start our destruction on Fitz's prized motorcycle.
"Very nice," I say as I circle it. "Alright help me hook it up. Adam wheels it behind Morty and throws it down. Very. Very. Hard. I look at him with a surprised look on my face.
"What? I wanted to get a head start." He says with a smile. I knew Fitz pushed him down during the fight, but there was more anger in that. I contemplated that for a second and finally hooked it up behind my hearse. I got into the car, started the ignition…and well you know how it goes. Fitz's motorcycle, very noisily, was getting dragged down the street. I couldn't get the smile off my face. Adam, also, but hell, he was always smiling.
"How do feel about a U-Turn?" I ask Adam loudly since my Sex Pistols album was on full blast.
"Hell yeah!" Adam yells. I skid around in a U-Turn and the motorcycle hits a mailbox, completely decimating it. Oops. Adam is laughing his ass off. I drive Morty like a bat out off hell. The sound of the motorcycle hitting the pavement is like music to my ears. We finally skid in front of Fitz's house. Adam and I get into the car and inspect our masterpiece.
"I think we have officially called it even," I say smugly. The motorcycle is just a ghost of its former self. It doesn't even look like a motorcycle anymore and I'm enjoying every second it. I took his "motorcycle" off the hook and set it up as nice as I could. Adam and I high five and get into Morty. As we're driving, Adam is looking out the window and sees the mailbox.
"Dude, don't you think you should kinda fix that?" Adam asks.
"What? Are you serious?" I ask. Adam gives me a look that could kill. I groan, "Fine." I grumble some very bad things that are not meant for anyone's ears under my breath and pick up the mailbox. Good thing they didn't have any mail. I hit out as many dents as I could. This is such crappy material. I put it back into the spot where it was. Good as new. I get into the car and Adam gives me a Polaroid smile.
"Whatever," I say with a smirk and we drive off. Mission accomplished.
The Next Day
Clare's POV
I can't believe Eli did what he did. I don't know, I guess if he feels better. What if KC…was right? No…he's not. I need to find Alli.
"Hey Clare, what's up!" Alli says excitedly, "How are you and your boytoy?" she says as she hits my arm gently.
"We're fine," I say quietly.
"Oh no. What's wrong?"
"What do you mean? Nothing."
"No it's not nothing. Everytime your voice gets all quiet, your true answer is completely different from the one you give me." Alli said as-a-matter-of-factly. She was right.
"Okay. KC told me he broke up with Jenna."
"Yeah, I heard. What does that have to do with…" she trails off. "Clare! NO!" Alli says in realization.
"What!" I say defensively.
"Clare, you are not getting feelings for that jerk again!" Alli says sternly.
"No…it's just. I can't get it out of my head. I mean I really like Eli, it's just KC…KC was my first boyfriend. Those feelings are always going to be there." I say quietly. What was I saying?
"Clare, I cannot believe you would actually consider it," Alli says," You-," she stops looking at me and looks over my shoulder.
"What?" I ask quickly. She looks shocked. I turn around and there's…Eli. He looks so angry…or, sad. "Eli. I can explain!" I say quickly trying to take his arm. He puts his hands up defensively as he starts backing away.
"It's fine! I get it," Eli chokes out.
"Eli-" I say quickly when finally I here a crash…
Note: Next Chapter, Keywords: Forgiveness and Reveals
