Over the next month and a half Clare and Eli became inseparable. Where ever Clare was...Eli was always a few feet behind. Eli was at every game to see Clare cheer. She had never felt so happy with someone. and Eli was surprised at how cool Clare was. He went to every game she cheered at, they went out every night, things were great

Jenna and Adam formed into Adenna . They were joined at the hip and Jenna wouldn't have had it any other way.

Drew and Alli were the new power couple. Drew the star of the team and Alli the "hot" gifted girl.

Eli hung out with Dave and Connor more than Kc did. Everyone was happy. Everyone but KC.

"We have to do that again. Oh my god so much fun!" Alli said

"Yeah it went better than I thought!" Clare said. KC who was only a few feet away over heard them

"What went better than you thought?" He asked curiously.

"Our double no more of a triple date last night." Alli said

"Who went?" KC asked

"Alli and Drew, Jenna and Adam, oh and Eli and I." Clare said

"Why wouldn't it go well?" KC was confused

"Well last double Alli tried to do well...you remember." Clare told him and that reminded him of the double date he went on with Clare and Alli and Johnny.

"Yeah, you and Johnny didn't say two words to each other the whole night. It was just Clare and I giggling like two little girls. Alli said

"Yeah, Drew and Eli and Adam all get along." Clare said

"Well in my defense,"KC began "Johnny gave me the look of 'I know you kissed my girlfriend.' " KC said

"Yeah, well Clare how about tonight?" Alli asked

"Can't. Sorry." Clare said. Just the Eli and Drew walked over

"Morning beautiful." Drew kissed Alli.

"Hello babe" Eli hugged Clare and put his arm around her. KC felt out of place.

"Eli my man." Dave said "Basketball today in gym."

"Your on my team right?" Eli said

"Course."

"Listen I gotta get to power squad practice." Clare said "Walk me there?" she asked Eli

"Of Course." They walked away. Soon Alli and Drew left. KC was still looking at where Clare and Eli were heading.

"Dude you should have been there the yesterday. Before Eli bailed to go on his date with Clare," Dave started "We all met at Mickey D's. Connor and Wesley were there. Eli and I had a milkshake drinking contest... it was so funny." Dave was laughing "And he is mad good at basketball. We will be the dream team." Dave said

"Great, glad your all happy." KC didn't even try to hide the bitterness in voice.

"Wow who peed in your granola?" Dave said

"Its just. It isn't fair. I broke up with Clare." Kc said. "I am supposed to be on top. Everyone is supposed to jealous of me. Instead my ex the one I left Clare for is now a lesbian, Clare has a new boyfriend. He stole all my friends. And now he want to take my team?" KC was so pissed "No way!"

"Wow." Dave said "You are an ass hole."

"What?" KC said

"You don't get it. Everyone already envied you."

"What do you mean?" KC said

"Every guy in gifted would have given anything to trade places with you." Dave shook his head "You were the star of the team, you had a cute and cool girlfriend. Jenna and half of the girls in our class wanted to hook up with you." Dave laughed in disgust "Connor wanted to kill you when you hurt Clare. He was in love with her. But he helped you because he figured that is who she wanted. He still likes her but is OK with her and Eli cause Eli isn't a ass. Like you."

"Dave man I am sorry." KC said

"Screw you man." Dave left Kc standing there. KC had a sick feeling that Dave was right. But he needed to talk to the one person who always made him see the truth.

…...

"So wanna hang out later?" Eli said as he and Clare stood against the wall next to the door for the gym.

"Sure." they were in the middle of slow kiss

"OK you two." Jenna said shaking her head "Practice is in 5 minutes Clare."

"See you later." Clare said and kissed him quick. And she ran in to the locker room "Sorry." she said to Jenna

"Its fine." Jenna smiled "You two look pretty cozy" She pointed out

"No." Clare said "OK kinda." Jenna laughed "What can I say. He is the first guy in a long time who gives me butterflies." Clare looked shyly

"No I get it. I still get butterflies around Adam." the she looked at Clare "Thanks for inviting us last night. Its kinda hard for her to bond with people."

"Oh no problem. She is cool. Alli was just saying we need to do it again."

"So Alli doesn't still hate me?" Jenna asked scared

"Are you kidding? After you dumped KC, she is fine." Clare and Jenna went out to the gym.

…...

"Come Drew," Alli said "I sorry I can't come to the game tonight." Alli said "I have to babysit."

"We never see each other." he said "You know what whatever!" and he stormed off.

"Drew wait." but he didn't.

"Lover's quarrel?" Dave asked

"He is mad that I have a job and can't make it to the game."

"How could he be at you?" Dave said

"Thanks Dave. Your a good friend." she hugged him and kissed his cheek.

"That's me. A friend." he looked disappointed. But he kept it to himself.

…...

After practice, Clare walked out of the gym and saw Dave

"Dave what's up?"
"KC equals Ass!"

"What did he do?"

"He is all jealous and being a dick cause we all like hanging Eli!" he walked away. Clare now angry went to find him

…...

KC was listening to music in the Zen garden when Clare came storming in

"What is your deal?"

"What?" he asked

"Your acting like a jerk. I talked to Dave. Why?"

"I just don't like that everyone has replaced me with Eli." KC said

"What are you talking about?" Clare was confused

"What am talking about? Dave, Connor Alli and you. You all seem to like Eli a lot better than me."

"KC." Clare said. KC hated the way she said his name so sweetly "You became to moody and distant ever since you know."

"It just sucks watching someone you care about with someone else." he said sitting down

"Yeah." Clare said sitting next to him "You must of really cared about Jenna." She said

"What?" KC said

"You are upset Jenna is with Adam, right?" she said. KC could have laughed. Truth is he could care less about Jenna. He didn't want to tell her that she was the one he cared about.

"Sure." He looked at her "It just seems everyone is happier without me."
"That's not true." Clare told him "We all need you." Clare said

"Oh yeah? Name one thing I have done good fro any of you?"
"OK. Last year, when Connor found out he had Ashbugers and all the guy were teasing him, who defended him?"

"Me." KC said

"And when Alli needed some guy insight into why Johnny was being well Johnny, who helped her?"

"Me."

"And Dave. When he wanted help with basketball and girl advice, who gave it to him?
"Me. But how have I helped you?" he looked into her intense eyes

"Well before I meet you, I thought that the only guys who would ever be nice to me were guys like Connor or Wesley. I believed that if I were to ever get a guy like you to look at me, I would have to be Darcy." she said referring to her pretty popular older sister. "But you showed me, that being Clare was good enough. You helped me. And you always help me. And all of us." she said

"I guess."

"So you see KC, we all need you." she said "I need you in my life." she hugged him.

"Clare can I ask you something?" KC said

"Sure."

"Do you think that if I never liked Jenna, would we still be together?"

"No."

"Why?"
"In the end, it wasn't Jenna or the coach or even your past." Clare said "It was you not trusting me enough to tell me everything. You barely tell me the truth as a friend and as your girlfriend, well you left me in the dark." she said "You are never gonna be able to be with anyone until you can trust them and yourself enough to be honest." she stood up and he did to. "I will always be here KC. No matter what. If you ever want or need to talk. Or if you want to hang. That is cool too." He hugged her

"Eli is a lucky guy. I hope he understands that."
"I am sure he does K. see you." she hugged him one last time and kissed his cheek.