A/N: Thank you thank you for the feedback! It means so much to me! Like I said, I'm posting this one tonight. I still own nothing… just a little idea I have. I really hope this story is flowing =/ heh
Alli watched Clare from a distance as her best friend opened her locker. She was about to leave when K.C. walked up to Clare. This was like, the 15th time in the past 3 weeks. Alli was getting annoyed. K.C. should have been focusing on Jenna and the baby, not trying to get some other girl… especially an ex. She was going to take matters into her own hands. Clare said she had it covered, but K.C. wasn't getting it. Alli would make sure he did.
She walked up to Clare, "There you are. Drew, Eli, and I have been looking for you."
"You have?" she looked skeptical.
"Well yeah, we always have lunch together," Alli looked at her.
"Right…" Clare was confused as to where this was going.
"So come on," she grabbed the redhead's hand, "You wouldn't want to keep your boyfriend waiting."
Both K.C.'s and Clare's eyes widened.
"Alli," Clare started, "Eli is – "
"Oh, you two wanted to keep it on the down low, huh?" Alli faked her guilt, "Well, cat's out of the bag now."
Clare stood there speechless.
K.C. spoke up, "I didn't know you and Eli were…"
"They go out on dates all the time," the brunette rolled her eyes at him, "They've even double dated with me and Drew a few times."
The redhead glared at her – they were dragged into a date once, so Alli wouldn't get in trouble with her dad.
"Oh," K.C. was crestfallen.
Alli looked at K.C. then at Clare, she did that a few times before saying, "Well, let's go."
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"Alli…." Clare groaned and buried her head in her hands.
"I was saving you, Clare," she defended, "You should be thankful."
"I had it covered…" the redhead mumbled.
"Yeah, that's why K.C. keeps coming up to you everyday," her friend scoffed.
"He would have realized eventually that I didn't want to hang out with him," she looked at Alli.
"Or he would have kept asking you. You know how he is," Alli leaned on the table, "You can be too nice, Clare."
Adam, Drew, and Eli watched the girls in amusement. They were actually on board with the idea of Eli and Clare fake dating. Adam thought it would get the two of them together faster. Drew agreed because he didn't want Alli to hit him again. Eli didn't like K.C. so he just wanted to mess with him.
"I can't believe you're ok with this," Clare shook her head at Eli.
He shrugged, "It'll be fun. I don't see why I wouldn't be ok with this."
"See? Eli is ok with it," Alli stated.
Clare glared at her, causing Alli to slightly hide behind Drew. Clare turned her attention to him, who just grinned nervously. Adam clapped his hands.
"Just go with it, Clare," he said, "You two hang out enough as it is so it's believable. The rest of us will back it up. Plus, it'll get K.C. out of the picture."
"This is so cliché," Clare pointed out, "An ex-boyfriend wants another chance and girl gets a fake boyfriend to drive him away."
Alli looked hopeful, "So you're on board too?"
"I guess…" she sighed.
Alli squealed. Drew smiled at her behavior. Adam put his fist in the air with a "yeah!" and Eli smirked. Clare looked down in defeat.
"I better get to football practice," Drew gave Alli a kiss on the cheek and left.
Eli got up, "And I should get you home."
He offered Clare his arm, "Ready to go, girlfriend?"
She rolled her eyes, but took his arm anyway. The two made their way to Morty.
"You sure this is going to work?" Adam leaned in to Alli.
"Absolutely."
A/N: And there you have it! Eli and Clare are progressing. Sort of. Yay! Let's see if they can keep it up. So I've actually written the other chapters and I just need to type 'em up. School gets a bit hectic but I'll try to make time to type out and post my stories because honestly, it keeps me sane. Too much school is bad… even for me.
