A great big hello to all of my fabulous readers! I first off want to thank all of my wonderful reviewers! You guys rock :]
So here's a oneshot I wrote way early in the season over the summer, so I appologize in advance that it doesn't exactly correspond with the timeline Degrassi is in right now.
Hope you all like it!
"I'm not skipping school with you again, Eli," I protest to my English partner and friend when he stops me by my locker before school. One class, maybe. A whole day? Not a chance. We skipped English two weeks ago and I had to explain to my mom why I got a detention for skipping class with a guy my mother had never met.
"Come on, Edwards. Take a risk every once in a while," he tells me while his sleek, darkly clothed body leans against the wall. I roll my eyes. Eli smirks that annoyingly attractive smirk.
"I take risks,' I object halfheartedly. He snorts a laugh.
"Risks? Clare your comfort zone is a box about as big as your pinky finger. You've got to learn how to get out of that box. Skip with me. I promise it'll be worth it," Eli tries to convince me.
The bell rings and Eli motions for us to leave, his eyes pleading that I'll come with him. I sigh and give in, telling him I'll go but only because we have a substitute teacher and won't be learning anything anyway. He smiles, yes actually smiles, and drags me towards his hearse, Morty.
I climb in on the passenger side and as soon as he puts the keys in the ignition my ears are assaulted by his punk-screamo music. I reach to turn the volume down. As soon as I turn it to a reasonable level where my ears aren't bleeding Eli, with a smirk of course, turns it right back up.
"Come on. I can't even hear myself think," I protest.
He smiles mischievously at me, "My car, my music." I groan and slump down in the seat.
"I don't know why I'm even friends with you," I say with a shake of my head.
"Ouch, Blue Eyes!" he feigns being hurt. He knows I'm just teasing, "And I thought what we had was special," he teases right back and I laugh.
I'm surprised when I suddenly hear the volume get lowered to a non-deafening level. Out of the corner of my eye I see Eli's hand move away from the volume dial.
"So where to, Edwards?" he asks me as we aimlessly drive around town.
"Um… the mall?" I say a bit skeptically.
"The mall." Eli repeats slowly. I knew he wouldn't go for it. Come to think of it, I can't even imagine Mr. Dark-Mysterious-Drives-A-Hearse-Obsessed-With-Death, Eli, at a mall.
"We don't have to," I say quickly, "I mean, not if you want to go somewhere else." Oh god, why do I sound like such an idiot? Why is it that whenever I'm around Eli I seem to say the wrong thing?
He tilts his head back and forth while deciding, "Eh, whatever. Just tell me how to get there."
Within minutes we arrive in front of a large department store. We park the hearse towards the back of the parking lot and get out.
"So where too first. This is my first mall outing so you'll have to lead the way Blue Eyes," Eli tells me, gesturing with his hand towards the buildings. We make our way towards the Starbucks first when we get inside. I know how much Eli needs his caffeine in the morning. I sit down at one of the tables while Eli goes to wait for our orders.
"Hey," an unfamiliar voice says from next to me. I look over to see a guy with sandy blonde hair and brown eyes about my age at the table next to ours.
"Hi…?" I say. The guy smiles at me and I have no idea what his deal is.
"You like Romeo and Juliet?" He asks, his eyes going to the book on the table next to me.
"Oh… uh yeah. It's an English project," I respond, "Have you read it?" I'm just trying to be nice, but I'm actually really impatient for Eli to get back.
"Yeah." He says, then adds, "I'm Will, by the way. I think I've seen you around Degrassi?"
"Clare. And yeah. I'm a sophomore there." I respond, still a little unsure of why he's talking to me. Will scoots his chair closer to Eli's and my table. Wait is he… flirting with me.
"I'm in grade 10, too. So do you need an English partner to read a few scenes with?" Will asks in a low voice. Another voice interrupts him.
"She already has an English partner," Eli growls as he returns to the table with our coffee.
"Dude, like she'd prefer to hang out with a freak like you," he tells Eli. I get up with a disgusted look on my face and stand next to Eli, taking his hand.
"This freak happens to be my boyfriend," I lie.
Will laughs, "You and Goth guy here? That's rich. I'll believe that when I see it."
Eli looks over at me and I know I have to do something. Impulsively, I lock my hands behind Eli's neck and press my lips to his. He responds back instantly sliding his hands down my hips. I pull away a few moments later but Eli keeps his hands on my waist, smirking at Will who is giving us a appalled look.
"Have fun with the Goth," he says to us, walking away with a shake of his head. After he's gone it takes me a minute to figure out that Eli's hands are still on my waist. I pull out of his grasp, blushing.
"Um… I.. uh," I stammer, not sure how I'm going to explain what I just did, "I'm sorry." Eli laughs and shakes his head, "Don't be. I'm happy to oblige as a fake boyfriend any time."
I'm quiet for a moment as I sip my white chocolate mocha. I really wish the word "fake" wasn't in front of boyfriend when it came to Eli.
He seems to sense this when he asks, "Unless that was something else."
I bite my lip, face still red, and look down at my shoes, "I… I really like you Eli. Like more than a friend."
He doesn't say anything for a while. I get up, taking the hint, "I'm sorry. I'm such an idiot." I tell him quickly, walking away from the coffee shop.
I knew it was a mistake to tell him how I felt. How could someone like Eli like me, Saint Clare, that way? I'm so stupid. He's my best friend for Gods sake! Tears well in my eyes just thinking about the friendship I've ruined.
Suddenly, a hand grabs my arm to stop me.
"Clare. Wait." Eli's silky voice says as he turns me so that I face him. I hide my face from him, not wanting to have to go through the "just friends" talk.
"I can take a hint, Eli. You don't like me. I get it. Just let me go so I can call Alli to have Sav come pick me up." I try to yank free of his grasp but he's so much stronger than me.
"Blue Eyes," He says softly, turning my face towards him with his fingers, "I like you too. You make me feel so alive, something I haven't felt since Julia… well, you know what happened to her," Eli says, referring to his dead girlfriend. Adam told me about that a few weeks ago. Eli was mad at first that I knew but I told him I understood that it wasn't his fault she died, though he blamed himself.
"The point is that I want to be with you too, Clare." Eli finishes. He looks at me for a moment with those piercing blue eyes of his before his lips engulf mine in a kiss. It's nothing like the light kiss earlier. It's needy and deep and passionate. One of his hands moves to my waist to pull me closer, the other sliding up to my next to tilt my head so he can have easier access to my mouth. My fingers lace through his dark hair and I deepen the kiss. His tongue licks at my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I'm happy to oblige as we press our bodies closer together.
We both pull away after a while, breathless and he rests his forehead against mine, gazing into my eyes. I realize right then, that here in Eli's arms, I'm finally home.
So there you have it! Let me know what you thought in the reviews!
Also I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm also working on a Tower Prep fanfic as well, I may not update as often as I want to on this one. I hope to bu updating this by Saturday, but I'm running out of ideas for oneshots, so please mail me ideas for new ones. Your help is greatly appreciated!
(Side Note: If you watch Tower Prep, check out my fic: it's SukixRay. If you don't watch Tower Prep, Google it and watch the first episode online. And just ignore the channel it's on because it's an amazing show regardless!)
Peace, Love and Going Back To School :'(
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