Chapter 4: We meet again

Clare's point of view:

Morning came all to soon. I had the weirdest dream last night. Through out my dream I kept seeing these gorgeous Emerald eyes. I felt like they were trying to tell me something. The weirdest part was that I thought I have seen them before. That's when it hit me. I have seen those eyes before. On Eli. Oh great so I'm dreaming about this guy. Can this get any worse? I quickly rose and crept to the bathroom. Whenever I sleep over with Alli I have to wake up super early just to have enough time to shower because Alli always takes an hour shower. I slowly turned the water on and adjusted the heat. I then peeled my clothes off and slowly stepped inside. I let the warm water massage my neck and shoulders, instantly relaxing me. 10 minutes later I was out of the shower and getting dressed. I decided on wearing jean shorts (not too short), a cute Aeropostale shirt that was purple, and my navy blue converse. By the time I was fully dressed Alli had taken her turn in the shower. I walked over to an outlet and plugged in my hair dryer. After I dried my hair I walked over to Jenna's bed to wake her up. She wasn't there but there was a note. It read :

Dear Clare and Alli,

Went to the dot for breakfast. See you during school. J

XOXO,

Jenna.

After I read the note I told Alli. Alli kept asking me to do my makeup but I kept saying no.

"please Clare I need to put some makeup on you." Alli begged.

"No Alli" I said. She pouted then gave me her puppy dog face. And I always fell for it.

"Fine you can put some makeup on me." I said. Then she of coarse went 'EEEEEEP'. When she was done I was amazed. She put the right amount of makeup. I must admit I looked really hot.

"Wow! Alli I look amazing." I told her.

"No clare you don't just look amazing you look hot!" she exclaimed. By then we were both ready and were heading off to first period. This class I didn't have with Alli. Even though alli wasn't in it I would still enjoy it. English has been my favorite subject since like 6th grade. As I was walking in the door way I again bumped into someone yet again. I looked up and it was him. the handsome boy with green eyes. Snap out of it Clare! He's a player don't get played. Keep playing hard to get.

"Sorry Elijah." I said as I walked into the room. I took a seat in the back and he chose to sit next to me. Interesting. Then he decided to talk to me.

"Clare you look pretty today" he said.

I think he was trying to butter me up. I tried to look him in the eyes but he would shift his eyes to another place. Was he nervous. I decided to call him out on it.

"Thank you. And you don't need to be nervous." I said. He then looked me in the eyes and smirked.

"Nervous? What makes you think I was nervous?"

"Oh I can read people like books and when you said I was pretty you avoided eye contact." He just nodded his head. I decided to tease him about it.

"It's okay to be nervous Eli-Jah. In fact I think it's cute." I said putting emphasis on the jah part. Then these 3 boys who I saw sitting with him came into the room.

"Clare would you like to have lunch with me?" Eli asked. What do I say. Play hard to get Clare. Hard to get.

"Maybe." I said averting my gaze to the teacher. Look who's speechless now. Not me.

"What does maybe mean?" he asked.

"It means if I want to eat with you I'll find you." I said with a smirk.

Eli's point of view:

I slept like a baby last night. Maybe because I was thinking of those blue eyes Clare's blue eyes. They were even in my dream last night. Woah! Stop thinking like that you're a player you don't get attached. I woke up and it was 7:45. Shit. I only have 15 minutes. Why didn't fitz or Drew wake me up? Then it all clicked. They were probably looking for Clare. I sprinted towards my closet to pick out my clothes. I picked an old Dead Hand T-shirt and some acid washed skinny jeans. Once I got dressed I went to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth, combed my hair, put on some deodorant, and splashed some after shave on my chin and jaw. I grabbed an apple and my bag and was out the door. As I was walking towards English my favorite subject I saw Clare walking the same direction. She was deep in thought and didn't see me. English has been my favorite subject since junior high. I love to read and write. Poetry especially and girls dig that so It's a win win situation. Me and clare walked through the door frame at the same time and bumped into each other.

"Sorry Elijah" she said with a smirk. Was she flirting with me. She walked in and took a seat in the back. I followed her and took a seat beside her. I decided that maybe she would give me the time of day if I ease her up with compliments. So I gave it a shot.

"Clare you look pretty today." She really did and the way the sun was hitting her she looked like an angel.

"Thank you and you don't need to be nervous." She told me. How did she know I was nervous?

"Nervous? What makes you think that I was nervous?" I asked curiously and she just smirked.

"Oh I can read people like books and when you said I was pretty you avoided eye contact." She said as if it happened everyday. How could this be happening? I was being beat at my own game.

"It's okay to be nervous Eli-Jah. I think it's kinda cute." She said putting a lot of strength in saying the 'Jah' part of my name. Just then Kc, Drew, and Fitz entered the room.

"Hey clare would you like to eat lunch with me?" I asked.

"Maybe." She said.

"What does maybe mean?" I asked confused on why she didn't say yes.

"It means if I want to eat with you then I'll find you." She said before turning her attention to the teacher leaving me speechless.