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It had been two weeks since I first met him. His name was Eli Goldsworthy. He was sarcastic, outgoing and spontaneous, everything that I wasn't. But, for some reason I'm intrigued by him. I just can't stay away from him. But, lately KC has been trying to interfere in my alone time with Eli. I know Eli and I are not official yet, but I still need some time with him...alone.

I'm at my locker fixing my hair, it has to be perfect when I see Eli and all of a sudden out of nowhere KC shows up. I jumped a little bit because he caught me by surprise.

KC: "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." he said quickly.

Claire: "I'm sure you didn't KC. What are you doing here? Why are you at my locker?" she said becoming very frustrated with his presence.

KC: "I just thought that we could be friends, you know like we used to be. I miss you Claire, but if I'm bothering you I can just leave." he said as he turned around and began walking. Claire grabbed his arm and let out a defeated sigh.

Claire: "We can be friends KC, but that's all." she said trying to make it clear that they weren't getting back together. Just because he broke up with Jenna did not mean that I was going to take him back. He lost his chance.

KC leaned towards Claire and gave her a hug. This wasn't a regular I just want to be friends hug. This was an I want you back and I'm going to do what I have to do to get you back hug. Claire slowed pulled away from KC's grasp to find Eli staring at them. He looked sad, angry and confused. Claire turned to KC and told him that she had to go. She turned around to find Eli gone. She entered her English Class to find Eli staring at the wall like it was his enemy. She tried to get his attention, but he ignored her.

Claire's POV: Why won't he talk to me? He won't even look at me so I know there's something going on because he's usually starring at me constantly. We're not dating so he couldn't be jealous, could he? I saw the look in his eyes, he looked like he wanted to punch KC's face in, but at the same time he looked sad and confused. I told him that KC and I were over, but I guess me hugging him sent the wrong message. I don't care how mad he is at me; I'm going to get his attention somehow.

Claire pulled a piece of paper out of her binder wrote a quick message on it and then tossed it on Eli's desk. First, he just looked at it and then ignored it. I guess his curiosity got the best of him because a couple of seconds later he picked it up and opened it. He sat there for a few minutes thinking before he got a pen out of his bag and wrote his response. Eli founded the paper and placed it on my desk. I quickly opened it and read its contents: I thought you said that you and KC broke up. If that'sthe case, the why were the two of you hugging in the hallway earlier. Matter of fact, you two weren't hugging; he was holding you and you didn't seem to mind.Why do you care it's not like you like me? she wrote, and then passed him the note. I do like you Claire; I just didn't know how to tell you. I planned on telling you this morning until I saw you with KC.

Claire looked up from the note to find Eli staring at her. She thought that he flirted with her sometimes, but she also thought that he might have just been messing with her. After all Eli was the type to mess with people's mind. It seemed like he got some kind of thrill out of doing so. Claire decided that she was done passing notes, she wanted to hear his voice; the voice that she heard every day, the voice that brought a smile to her face. She turned to Eli and said "I like you too Eli, I just wasn't sure if I was the kind of girl that you usually went after." "Your not, your better. I usually go for girls that have attitudes and love breaking the rules like I do, but you're not like that and I really like that about you. Sure you get nervous a lot, but you also have another side to you that I like. A side that wants to experience life and everything that it has to offer, maybe I can help you to relax and let that side of you shine through." he said sincerely but quietly because he didn't want to risk Claire getting into trouble. He didn't mind getting detention, but he knew she would so he made sure the teacher couldn't hear him. "So what should we do?" she said while smiling at him. "We can do whatever you want to do." he whispered into her ear. "Eli you wish." she said knowing that he was just playing with her. "If I make that my wish, will you grant it?" he said while he watched her facial expression change from flattered to amused.

They both smiled at each other and then proceeded to look at the teacher as if they were paying attention to her lecture, when in actuality they were thinking about each other. Eli was thinking about how it would feel to kiss Claire, while she was thinking how it would feel to have him hold her in his arms. Eli wasn't the biggest guy at Degrassi, but he had strength in his words and his body.

Class ended and as Claire began to get her books and leave Eli stopped her.

Eli: "Can I walk you to your next class?" he said while grabbing her books and placing them on top of his own.

Claire: "Sure." she said as she started to blush.

Eli's POV: Yes, I'm walking through the hall with the prettiest guy in school, well at least to me. I'm glad that I told her how I felt. I just couldn't hold in it anymore. Now that I know she feels that same way about me, my life can only get better from here on.

Claire: "Here we are. Thanks for walking me to class, Eli." she said as she pulled him into a hug.

Eli was ecstatic, not only did she like him, but she touched him. As she leaned into him, he took in her lovely scent. She smelled like a bouquet of roses, fresh and sweet.

Eli: "Your welcome, I'll see you at lunch." he said as he handed her, her books.

Claire: "I can't wait. Bye Eli." she said with a smile that could light up a room.

Claire's body was in class, but her mind was somewhere else. Alli, her best friend, got tired of starring at Claire's blank face. She decided to speak up when she became a little concerned.

Alli: "Earth to Claire, is anyone in there?" she said trying to bring Claire back to reality.

Claire: "W-what happened?" she said with a confused look on her face.

Alli: "You were daydreaming about Eli." she said.

Claire: "How'd you know that?" she said wondering if Alli was a mind reader or a hell of a good guesser.

Alli: "I didn't, but I do now. What is it about him that has your mind wondering? Is it his smile, his eyes, or his mysterious persona?" she exclaimed.

Claire: "All of the above. He's perfect Alli. Everyone else might think he's weird, but I think he's nice and he's..." she was at a loss for words as she watched Eli walk past her classroom.

Alli: "You've really got it bad, Claire." she said as she watched her friend's mind wonder once again.

It was finally lunchtime and Claire couldn't get out of the classroom quick enough. She left Alli standing there amazed. Alli and Claire had been eating lunch together since the sixth grade, now all of a sudden a guy dressed in black had changed everything. Claire barely talked to Alli anymore and when she did, it was always about Eli. Eli this and Eli that. Alli and Claire were slowly drifting apart. Alli was doing everything that she could do to become popular, while Claire chased the new guy around school.

Claire quickly spotted Eli sitting by himself in the caf. She snuck up behind him trying to scare him, but he said "Hey Claire, trying to scare me huh? I never get scared. Nice try though." "Eli, something has to scare you. Everyone is scared of at least one thing." she said as she took the seat next to him. "Well, I'll admit that I 'm scared of one thing, just one thing." he exclaimed. "What's that?" Claire said as she began to smile at the thought of him finally admitting his one fear. "I-I'm scare of losing you." he said in an unusual voice. "You don't have to worry about that and don't think that I didn't notice that you didn't answer my question. I know that there is something that scares you and I'll find out eventually." she said more determined than ever. "Like I told you I'm not scared of anything.

Let's talk about something else. I hate to bring this up, but it has been bugging me a little." he said. "What do you want to talk about?" she asked him as he continued to stare at her. "I just wanted to know why you and KC were hugging earlier." "KC and I agreed to be friends. He hugged me, a little too long I might add and then that's when I saw you. I could tell you were mad and disappointed." Claire said hoping her answer would satisfy him. "I wasn't just mad Claire, I was jealous. I don't want you hugging any other guy except me." he said. "Oh, I get. You want me all to yourself." she said leaving a smirk on his face.

"That's right." he said as he watched her smile at him. He knew that she couldn't wait to be in his arms. "You know you'll have to share me with Alli and KC." she said. "Alli sure, but KC I don't think so." he said in a very serious way. "What do you have against KC?" she asked. "He broke you heart and now that he's single he expects you to come crawling back to him." he exclaimed. "Even if he begged me to get back with him I wouldn't and why would I? I have you, remember." she said while she watched his smile grow bigger.

Lunch ended, Claire and Eli hugged each other and then went their separate ways. The rest of the day flew by fast for Claire and Eli. Before they knew it, school was over.

Claire walked out of school with a big smile of her face. Today had been one of the best days she had in a while. At first it started a little shaky, but then it just got better and better. She noticed Eli leaning on his hearse starring at her.

Eli: "You want a ride home?" he said as he began walking towards her.

Claire: "Sure." she said before walking over to his hearse. She grabbed for the door, but Eli beat her to it.

"Thanks, you're such a gentleman." she said as she slid into his hearse. "You're welcome. Chivalry is not dead you know." he exclaimed. "I guess not." she said.

Eli pulled up to Claire's house, she thanked him and then got out of his car. She was heading to her door when she heard him say "Claire, never mind." he said disappointed in himself for chickening out. "Ok, thanks again, bye." she said wondering what he had wanted to say to her. Eli waved before driving off.

Claire's POV: I really like Eli. He's not like any other guy I've met. He's a gentleman and he does and says what's on his mind. I know he wanted to tell me something earlier, but for some reason he just blew it off. It makes me wonder a little. What am I saying; Eli makes me wonder all of the time. I can never tell what he's thinking.

Claire had a lot of homework, so she forgot about Eli and focused on her studies. Two hours later she was finished. She decided to call Alli and see what she was up to. Lately Alli had been trying to get Drew to notice her and if she wasn't doing that she was trying to get everyone else to notice her. Alli has always been an attention getter. She changes her clothes at school, wears a lot of makeup and she does everything she can think of to be popular. She wasn't that popular yet, but knowing Alli, she wasn't going to give up until she was the most popular girl in grade ten. She dialed Alli's number and the phone rang and rang, still no answer. Claire gave up and decided to watch the Twilight movie. She loved Robert Paterson and after reading vampire books, she had got hooked on anything vampire related.

It was ten o'clock and Claire was sound asleep when she heard a noise. It was coming from her window. She got up walked towards her window and saw Eli standing there. She opened the window and he climbed through.

Claire: "What are doing here and how did you know which window was mine?" she said amazed that he found her window and not her parent's window. She would have had some major explaining to do if he would have knocked on their window instead of hers.

Eli: "I just had to see you and it was a lucky guess." he said as he got lost in her eyes.

Claire: "You should leave before my parents find you in here." she said as she became worried that her parents would walk in at any time. They usually checked in on her throughout the night just to make sure she was alright. Her parents were funny like that. They were very over protective.

Eli: "I'll leave after I do this..." he said as his lips met hers.

Claire: "Whoa, that was one heck of a kiss." she said as she began to blush at the thought of her and Eli's lips being pressed together.

Eli: "Yeah it was. I should probably go before I get caught. With my luck your parents would walk in and catch us." he said as he headed to the window.

Claire: "Bye Eli." she said as he climbed out of the window.

Claire had never had a kiss like that before. She felt warm and tingly all over. It was finally official; Claire and Eli were a couple. They sealed the deal with a kiss. She was happy, but scared at the same time. A kiss like that was caused by passion, a lot of passion. Another kiss like that could lead to a make out session and that could lead to impure thoughts, which would lead to something that she would regret.

Claire's POV: I going to take my time with our relationship, Eli knew the saying that I followed "Pure hearts wait." He would never pressure me into doing anything that I wasn't ready for. I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about myself. Sometimes just looking at him makes me hot and bothered, but I would never tell him that.

The next chapter will be about Eli's and Claire's relationship developing as well as his home life. Please review and tell me your thoughts on this chapter.