"The Death Card"

Here's chapter eight. A little more action in this one through, mostly between Fitz and Eli, and Clare is somehow involved in this mess. lol anyway I do not own Degrassi. I just own the plot and my original characters. =)

Chapter Eight: A kiss?

Clare loved playing with her new tarot cards. The tarot card kit that she bought a day ago, came with a small book that tells her how to set it up and how to read each and every 78 cards very easy. She didn't dare to tell her mother about her new strange hobby. She will surely look down on her if she ever knew.

Her father is still missing, finally breaking the bond that they used to have. Since her sister Darcy left, her parent's marriage had fallen apart by each and everyday and when her dad left, it was the climax of the damage that had caused by their oldest daughter departure a year ago.

Only having Clare and her mother to support and care for, her father just left. Abandon them one night, when everyone asleep. Strangely, Clare barley felt the aftermath of this at all. Sure, she felt hurt each time she heard of the word 'marriage' from her mother but it's really haven't effected her, like is used to in the past...Maybe taking up a new hobby is a good idea.

Ever since the fortune-telling, Alli haven't contact Clare at all. She was in her small world only trying to catch Drew attention at school, which she failed sadly at. Not sending at least a glance towards Clare, she felt upset and hurt.

Eli made the corner and headed towards Clare, with his back pack over one of his shoulders, over his dark gothic outfit that he fond over about.

"Clare!-"

"ugh! Did I do something wrong? I can't believe her." Clare babbled anguish, and Eli looked at her confuse.

"Stop, rewind...and Play." His voice was so gentle and low at that moment it almost made Clare's heart jumped in her chest.

"It's Alli, ever since we got our fortune read she had been avoiding me like the plague." Clare retold, opening her locker getting out the books that she need for her next class.

"you got your fortune read?"

Clare gave him an annoying look.

"Alright fine, back to the subject at hand. Maybe Alli needs some space. It's either that or you might take a chance and talk to her about it-"

Something slammed into Eli's shoulder knocking him on his back harshly, suddenly.

'What the hell?'

It was Fitz, of course.

"Can't walk, E-L-I?" the smugness in Fitz's voice pissed Eli off. Oh when Fitz's going to use the fake ID it all be worth it.

Predictable, when Eli made a deal with him. That he would leave him and his friends alone, and he give him a copy of a fake ID that could get him inside of any place. He broken his word, on the second day.

"Wow four syllables, today, your a big boy now-"

Fitz fist connected to Eli's stomach, making him fall backward.

"I'll shut your mouth if I were you Goldsworthy-"

Two small fist connected on Fitz's back repeating, and he wondered who have the nerves to dare stand up against him, when he's teaching someone a lesson for the exact samething.

"Do you have something better to do, then bullying people? Are you that stupid and bored?" Clare's harsh voice entered Fitz's ears, as Eli scrumbled back to his feet.

"Clare, don't get in this"

"Like hell I would, I'm sick of tired of this jerk messing with you and my friends." Clare stomped her feet.

A small crowd of people formed around the three.

Wow she actually said the word hell. Eli raise his eye brow at this.

Fitz almost crackled at this, till his hand went straight for her arm holding her in place.

"I like girls this type." Figuring out what will get under both Eli's and her skin at the same time, his lips crashed down on her's for a moment. Clare's eyes widened, trying to pull away, refusing to give in, till someone pushed Fitz off of her.

Clare fell on her behind, watching the scene unfolds in front of her scared. She wiped her mouth with her hand trying to get rid of the horrible taste.

"Don't you dare touch her with your Apes like hands." Eli countered, and he pushed Fitz's back down when he tried to get back on his feet.

It looks like Eli's strength had doubled somewhat..but that didn't exactly help save him now. Fitz got back on his feet faster this round, and he aimed a punch to Eli's face. Eli's stumbled backward on impact, trying to keep his balance when suddenly Fitz pushed him against the locker really hard, holding his throat in place. Eli's hands went on Fitz's arms trying to push him off, but really couldn't. It was obvious that Fitz is stronger than him physically.

"Have enough, Goldsworthy?" He sneered.

Eli crooked smiled,

"You punch like my grandma." He choked, and Fitz's pushed Eli farther in the lockers almost cutting off his breathing supply.

"Let him go!" Clare cried,

Fitz's and Eli's body was so close, and then suddenly Eli's knee went straight up between Fitz's legs really hard.

"OWW!" Fitz's screamed, falling to a half shape ball on the ground, in pain. The pressure from Eli's neck was gone, and he got up from his spot with a cat like grin. Like the pain haven't bother him at all. He looked down at Fitz, "What You can't walk, Fitz?"

Two arms encircle Eli's waist, two warm arms, that he almost find himself felling backward into.

"I'm so scared." Clare buried her face on Eli's jacket, and even through with his bleeding lip, he whispered out-

"It's alright, blue eyes." He uttered, wanting to tell her that no one gotten hurt.

"What 's going on here?" a strict voice entered the hallway, enraged.

The small ground of people split up fast, revealing one of the meanest teacher's in Degrassi. Wow, finally a teacher came...and of all teachers it just have to be her.

To Be Continued.

I somehow manage to write this kind of chapter, and oh to make it clear a little bit, in the story Fitz have a crush on Clare. Just to add some more fuel in the fire lol.

anyway thanks for the reviews, alerts and favorites =) it encourges me to write more. ^^