Clare's POV

Jenna and Alli just arrived at my house to get ready for the sweet hearts dance tonight. I'm so...excited! Not just the fact that I love dances, but that I get to go with the guy of my dreams, Eli. I was so caught up in my own thoughts that I didn't even hear Alli say my name.

"CLARE DAIANE EDWARDS! DO YOU HEAR ME? OR DO I NEED TO START SPEAKING ANOTHER LANGUAGE TO GET YOUR ATTENTION?" she yelled getting my full attention and a pillow thrown at her.

"Just come here so I could do your make up Clare! Jeez, you didn't have to throw a pillow at me." Alli said walking over to my dresser and pulling eyeliner, mascara, and blush out of a hot pink make up bag that says: 'SEXY.'

"I threw the pillow at you for yelling while I'm two feet away from you!" I exclaimed.

"Whatever. Just sit down. Jenna can you hand me the brush for the blush." Jenna handed her the brush and went into the bathroom to put her dress on.

"So, how have things been with you and Eli? Has he asked you to be his girlfriend yet?" she asked.

"EXCUSE ME? Eli and I are just friends, friends, what do you not understand that?" I asked, she just wont let this go!

"Clare-bear, its obvious that Eli likes you! Come on, the way he looks at gives it all away and you don't even realize!" Jenna explained. Now shes gonna start with this too? Why won't they leave me alone with this subject?

"I don't know what your talking about, he doesn't and will never like me more than a friend."

"Then why would he ask you to the dance in the first place? Clare, for someone so smart you really don't act like it." said Jenna.

"I will admit that I like Eli, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't like me. And he probably only asked me to the dance because he feels bad for me." I said sadly. What if that really is the case? I will be beyond mad if he was leading me on this whole time and was just messing with my emotions. I hope its not the ladder.

"Either way Clare, when he sees you in a few minutes when the guys get here, he'll be like a lost puppy." Alli squealed. She let me look in the mirror and I looked...WOW! The way she did my make up made my eyes very blue. The blush gave me the permanent blush look, which I know Eli loves it when I blush. And the dress hugging my curves perfectly makes it even better! I can actually say that for once in my life I feel beautiful.

"Wow.." is all I could manage to say.

"Saint Clare no more!" I heard Jenna say behind me.

"Clare you look amazing! I did good!" Alli exclaimed and then did the finishing touches on her make up.

DING DONG...

"EEPPP! The guys are here!" Alli said grabbing her silver purse off my purple comforter and ran for the front door. Jenna and I fallowed in suit. We descended the stairs and at the bottom I was met by a pair of green eyes staring me down like I was the last piece of food on earth.

ELI LOOKED AMAZING! He wore a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and black skinny jeans and a pink tie. His hair was done perfectly, the dark brown locks just framed his face perfectly.

Eli's POV

I rang the door bell to the Edwards house hold, Drew and Westly stood behind me waiting for someone to answer the door. I don't really understand why Jenna would go to the dance with Westly, but then again she just got dumped and is pregnant with Clare's ex-boyfriends baby, I guess karma is a bitch.

The door swung open and stood a very excited Alli, I moved out of the way and she tackled Drew instantly. Westly and I walked into the house and I looked up at the stairs and saw the most gorgeous women in the world.

Clare looked OUTSTANDING. She always looks beautiful to me, but tonight she just looks...no words could describe how Clare looked.

She stopped in front of me waiting for me to talk, but I couldn't even process what was going on in the moment. Her saying my name brought me out of my trance that I was in from taking in all of her beauty.

"Clare...you look...wow." smooth, real smooth. She is wearing blush but I could still see her blush even more from my comment. I don't think what I said even counted as a comment, or for words in that matter.

"Thanks Eli, you don't look so bad yourself. I see that you can follow directions." she said touching my pink tie. Alli made this big deal that all out ties had to match our dates dresses. So Drew and I are wearing pink ties and Westly is wearing a dark blue tie, lucky dude.

"Lets get going guys!" Jenna said and we all walked to my hearse and drove off to school for an unforgettable night.

OOHHHHH! WHAT DO YOU THINK I MEAN BY UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT? HMMMM...OH, THE POSSIBLITIES! SORRY I HAVENT UPDATED IN A WHILE. I KINDA HURT MY WRIST SO I WAS IN THIS CAST THINGY AND...BOTTOM LINE, I COULDNT TYPE. SORRY ITS SHORT BUT ITS SOMETHING! THE NEXT CHAPTER SHOULD BE THE LAST AND THE DANCE SCENE! LUV YOU GUYS FOR READING THIS STORY! EVEN THOUGHT ELI AND CLARE MIGHT BE OVER ON THE SHOW, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS!

~MADAMEDEGRASSI354