Hello. Thank you to everyone who did review this and thanks to everyone who is reading this. I wanted to include the Misfits in this story because we all miss Adam. We need him to knock some sense into Eli. I'm super sad that my EClare are over, but I know that they can make it through. I cannot wait until the next episode! Enjoy.
Summary: Though Eli and Clare are best friends, Eli can't help but fall for her. The thing is, Clare is dating K.C. After a horrible break up between the two, Eli tries to fix her broken heart. Along the way K.C. comes back to try to win her heart. Will Clare fall for Eli or will she run back to K.C.?
Clare
It was a beautiful Saturday morning. Clare hopped up as the sun peeked through her window. A smile crept upon her face as she thought of what today was. It has been exactly three years since her and K.C. has been together. She wondered what did he have in store for her. She wondered if he even remembered.
Lately K.C. has been a little distant, but Clare knew it was probably for a good reason. K.C. told Clare that his mother has been drinking again and he had to take care of her. She understood that, so she gave him some space. She just hoped that today would be different. She knew that it was selfish to ask K.C. to put something on hold for her, but she just wanted to spend a little time with him - even if that meant only for thirty minutes.
She didn't want to sound too clingy, but she had no choice. She hasn't spent time with K.C. in two weeks. They barely even kissed now. He would give her a little peck on the cheek like she was his grandma or something. She didn't like the family type kisses. She wanted the sweet, passionate kisses back.
She wanted the old K.C. back.
Clare hopped out of bed and grabbed clothes to put on after her shower. She picked out a nice sky blue, spaghetti strapped dress with a pair of sky blue wedges to match. After taking a good five-minute shower, Clare curled her hair and added light makeup. She chose some accessories to complete her outfit. Then she took out her phone and called K.C.
After it rang for a few seconds, it went to his voice mail.
Hey, this is K.C.! Leave me a message and I'll get back to ya!
"K.C., hey, this is Clare. I just wanted to say that today is a very special day and I wanted us to spend it with each other. I know you've been busy lately, but I hope you didn't forget about me. OK, call me when you get this. And K.C., I love you."
Clare hung up her phone and tossed it on the bed. She walked over towards her bed and flopped down on it. She laid back and stared at her ceiling, thinking about K.C. Everything was fine before. She wanted to know why they were so distant now.
Eli
He walked into Little Miss Steaks, waiting for Adam to meet him there. As he walked in he spotted K.C. and Jenna together. Eli found that odd, considering that today was K.C. and Clare's third anniversary. Eli hated that he knew that, but it was hard to forget since Clare kept reminding him. It broke Eli heart to know that Clare was so in love with K.C. What broke his heart even more that K.C. didn't feel the same way. He may have felt that way before, but he didn't feel that way now.
He felt a little angry, because this douche was hurting Clare. Then again, he was happy because now there was a reason for K.C. and Clare to break up. He had dirt on the poor fella and the sad thing was, he probably wouldn't care and neither would Jenna. Her and Clare were best friends, somewhat. How could she even do this to Clare?!
Eli smirked as he walked over towards the table where Jenna and K.C. were. He heard a flirty giggle and saw Jenna's flirty gestures. She rubbed K.C.'s arm and twirled her blonde hair, batting her eyes constantly. She laughed loudly, though nothing was probably that funny. It sickened him how cruel and dumb some women could be.
"Hello K.C. and Jenna. Odd seeing you two here," Eli said, finally reaching their table.
K.C. had a surprised and shocked look on his face. Jenna on the other hand had an angry look on her face.
"H-Hey, Eli. What are you doing here?" K.C. asked, nervously.
"No, no. I think I should be asking you that question, considering that it's you and Clare's third anniversary."
"Shit!" K.C. said under his breath.
Eli shook his head and walked away from the two. This day was just getting better. He loved seeing the look on both of their faces. He knew that K.C. wasn't going to tell Clare, so he was going to have to do it himself.
He looked over his shoulder to see K.C. kiss Jenna on the cheek before flying out of the restaurant. Jenna caught him staring and flashed him a fake smile. Eli shook his head and walked towards an empty table. Jenna came over once he was seated. She took a seat across from him, staring at him with cold eyes.
"You better not say anything to Clare about this," she said coldly.
"And why shouldn't I?"
"It's none of your damn business!" Jenna spat.
"When it comes to Clare, it is my business."
Jenna scoffed and got up from the table. She stormed out of the restaurant. Seconds later, Adam walked in to Little Miss Steaks. He spotted Eli and sat exactly where Jenna had been sitting.
"I just saw Jenna. She looks pissed."
"Yeah," Eli said dryly.
"I wonder what happened."
"She's a fucking slut," Eli muttered under his breath.
"OK, what's going on?" Adam asked slowly.
Eli took a deep breath and told Adam what he had saw. Adam had the same expression. He shook his head in disbelief, not wanting to believe what Eli had said. Over the next hour, Adam and Eli were debating whether they should tell Clare about this. Adam told Eli exactly what Jenna had said. It's not none of his business to tell in the first place. Of course, Eli had to argue against it, because it was Clare for crying out loud! He couldn't stand knowing that K.C. was cheating on her and with her best friend.
Two hours later, Adam and Eli went separate paths. Adam went home while Eli went to Clare's house. He was hardheaded. Anyone who knew Eli knew that he didn't listen. He liked to do what he wanted.
He walked down the familiar route, thinking of how he was going to tell Clare. He wanted to let her down gently. He didn't want to see her cry, though he knew that she would. This was K.C. we were talking about here. Clare loved him with all her heart. Of course she would be cry.
Before Eli knocked on the door, the door swung open. Clare was standing there with her purse tightly clutched in her hand.
"H-Hey, Eli," she said shocked, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to you, but I guess you're leaving."
"Yeah, K.C. wants me to meet him at the park. I guess he has something planned for our anniversary after all," she smiled.
"Clare, I don't think you should go see him," Eli said, softly.
"And why is that?"
"H-He's cheating on you!" he blurted out.
Clare let a soft laugh escape her lips. She shook her head, her curls bouncing along.
"What makes you think K.C. is cheating on me, Eli?! I-Is it because you're upset he has me and you don't?! Or, is it because he has a better chance than you ever will?! Are you jealous of him, Eli? Is that what it is? Ya know, ever since I've gotten with K.C. you've done nothing, but downing him! K.C. is a wonderful guy, Eli, and for you to stand here and tell me K.C. is cheating on me is low! Instead of worrying about my life, worry about yours! OK?"
Eli stood there, his mouth hanging open. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Here he was, standing in front of the girl he was in love with, telling her that her boyfriend was cheating on her. On top of that, she didn't fucking believe him! She thought he was jealous! Pissed, yes. He was pissed off that K.C. has gotten Clare. He was even more pissed that Clare was so blind and didn't see the answers right in front of her.
Instead of arguing with Clare, he walked away. He didn't bother to look back, because it was going to pain him to see her face.
Clare
Once Eli left she slammed the door behind her. She walked down the street and headed to her neighborhood park. She couldn't believe what Eli had told her. He had said that K.C. was cheating on her. She laughed again. Why would K.C. cheat on her? They were both very much in love with each other. They both care deeply for each other. Cheating wasn't in their book.
She wondered why Eli would make up such a lie. Clare has heard many rumors going around that Eli did like Clare. Maybe that was why. Maybe Eli thought that if he told Clare that K.C. was cheating on her, she would break up with him and run into Eli arms. Well, no way! That wasn't going to happen. Clare wasn't going to believe some stupid lie that Eli made up. She wasn't going to let Eli ruin her anniversary.
As Clare reached the park, she saw K.C.'s tall figure standing there. She smiled and skipped over towards him. She was more than happy that she was finally getting to see him on their anniversary. She ran over towards him and pulled him into a hug. K.C. hugged her back and brought her into a passionate kiss. Their tongues began going back and forth. Clare pulled apart and began blushing madly.
"Happy anniversary, K.C. I love you," she breathed.
"I love you, too and happy anniversary, Clare."
"I thought you were going to forget."
"How could I forget? Oh, I got you something."
Clare smiled and blushed again. "Oh, K.C. you didn't have-"
Clare got cut off by a velvet box that K.C. had pulled out. He opened the box and it revealed a beautiful diamond necklace. Clare gasped and cupped her hands over her mouth. Tears began to stream down her face. K.C. took the necklace out of the box and told Clare to turn around. Clare pulled her hair up as K.C. put the necklace on her. She then turned back around and threw her arms around K.C.'s neck. She pulled him into a kiss.
"This is so beautiful. Thank you, K.C."
"Clare, this has been a beautiful three years. You mean a lot to me and I am so glad that you're mine. From the moment I saw you, I knew that we were going to be together. I loved how you had your beautiful long hair and wore glasses. I loved how you wore your catholic uniform without a care in the world. You are so full of surprises and I love that about you. I know that I've been so distant lately, but that's because football season is coming up and I want to practice really hard to do good."
"Football season? I didn't know you wanted to tryout for football," Clare said, surprised.
"Yeah, didn't I tell you that?" K.C. asked.
Clare shook her head and said, "You told me your mom started drinking again and you needed to take care of her. You also told me that you've studied a lot lately. Never have I heard you mentioned something about football."
"Oh, I guess it must have slipped my mind," K.C. said, nervously laughing.
"I just want to know, how do you have time to practice for football when you've been busy studying and taking care of your mother?" Clare asked suspiciously.
"I-I-"
"K.C., what the hell is going on here?"
"The truth is-"
Clare took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She didn't want to know what K.C. had to say.
"-I've been planning our anniversary and I didn't want you to know."
Clare let out a sigh of relief. That explained a lot. She laughed and wiped the sweat that was forming on her forehead.
"But I couldn't really do anything, because of what's going on with my mother."
"It's OK, K.C. This is perfect."
K.C. and Clare walked around the park after that. After an hour they found a bench and sat down on it. They began talking about how they first felt when they met each other. They talked about how neither of them knew that they'll last for three years. It was quite shocking to them.
Throughout their conversation, K.C. phone kept going off. He told Clare that it was mother texting him, because he had to check up on her. Of course, Clare believed him. Then K.C. carelessly sat his phone on the bench and went to grab a hot dog for him and Clare. While he was away, his phone went off. Clare decided to pick it up and see what his mother had responded. Instead, she had saw the complete opposite.
The text read: Well, when you're done being with your 'girlfriend', u know where 2 find me. ;)
Clare couldn't believe what she was reading! This was so heartbreaking. The worse thing about it was the person who was sent it was supposed to be her best friend. So, it was true. K.C. was cheating on her. He was cheating on her with Jenna. Tears streamed down Clare's face as she slammed K.C.'s phone down on the bench, cracking his screen. She got up and angrily walked away. She couldn't bother to face K.C. now. She was so heartbroken and felt betrayed. How could she had not seen the signs? Why didn't she listen to Eli?
Eli. She had to go talk to him.
