Hey, guys! Here's chapter 3!
Eli
It seemed sort of weird. Fitz checking Clare out just as I started to go out with her. He was up to something.
"Hey, Eli!" Clare said as she sat down next to me at the Dot.
"Hey, Clare," I said.
"Were you talking to Fitz?" She asked.
"Yeah, but don't worry. I didn't do anything to him." She smiled at me.
"I knew you were smart." She laughed her funny laugh. I smirked.
After we were done at the Dot, I gave her a ride home.
"Hey, has Fitz been talking to you at all lately?" I asked. She cocked her head.
"No, he just looks at me a lot. Which is really weird." I nodded my head, and then we were at Clare's house. I got out and opened her door.
"See you tomorrow," I said. I kissed her, then she went inside. I went back in Morty, and drove around town to find Fitz. When I finally did find him, he had just bought a pack of cigarettes, probably with a really bad fake I.D. I got out of Morty.
"What are you doing here, freak?" He asked. His eyes were all squinty, and I could smell vodka.
"Stay away from Clare," I said. He laughed.
"And why would I do that? She's pretty and smart."
"Because if you lay one hand on her, I'll kill you." He laughed for about two minutes, and then he punched me in the gut. I groaned, and then punched him in the jaw. He grabbed my by my shirt and threw me to the ground, landing on my back hard.
He laughed and walked away, shaking his head. His was definitely up to something.
Fitz
"Fitz, you totally could have ruined the plan!" Owen complained.
"Dude, it was just a couple of punches. Now take a smoke and chill," I said. He took one, and glared at me. I sighed and handed him my lighter.
"Now just don't do anything else to him!" Owen said. He glared at me again, and I handed him the bottle of Vodka.
"Owen, don't worry your pretty little head." He pushed me and I stopped.
"Now all we do is wait just a few more days. What are we going to do with Clare?" Owen asked.
"Um, threaten her with something?" I guessed. He shrugged.
"We actually have to do something to her. That way we can really beat up Eli if he surrenders so Clare can go."
"I think I've got some ideas," Bianca said, walking up. She had her evil smile on. I looked at Owen, then back to Bianca. Thank God she was the smart one.
Clare
The next day at school, which was finally Friday, Eli and I got our scores for our writing assignment, which was an A+.
"Told you we would get a good grade," Eli said during English. I turned around and smiled. "Park after school?"
"Sure!" I said. Ms. Dawes went back to teaching. When class finally ended, Eli followed me to my locker. Adam stood there.
"What are you doing, Adam?" Eli asked. Adam had a black eye.
"Fitz decided to punch me," Adam said.
"That, idiot!" Eli said. He stormed outside.
"Eli, don't do anything!" I shouted. Eli didn't listen and went up to Fitz.
"What do you want?" Fitz asked.
"Okay, is there a reason you decided to punch Adam?" Eli asked. Fitz laughed.
"Next time he calls me 'meathead' it will be more than a punch," Fitz said. His buddies laughed. They all walked away, laughing like cavemen.
"Eli, just leave it," Adam said. Eli took my hand, and let me to his car.
"Eli, just stop. He'll get bored of it sooner or later," I said. Eli turned to face me.
"He's a bully, Clare! Bullies just don't get tired of it." I sighed. There was no way of trying to get him to stop.
We went to the park and sat under a tree, looking up at the clouds.
"Eli, did you actually promise to stay away from Fitz?" I asked. He looked down at the grass. "Eli!"
"No. I didn't mean the promise. I just didn't want you to worry, and I didn't want Fitz to win this fight," Eli explained. I looked at him wide eyed.
"Eli, that's stupid. How can I be with you, knowing that you will break promises?" I asked. He finally looked up at me.
"I'm sorry, Clare. I won't do it again."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Eli
I hated it when she looked at me with her big blue eyes, and pleading with me that I would promise her something. I knew she lost some trust in me because I broke the first promise. But once Fitz learned his lesson, Clare would be happy that I did. She would be happy that Adam wasn't getting hurt anymore, and that nobody else would be getting hurt by him. She just didn't know it yet.
I dropped her off at home after the park. I went back home, to find Eve there.
"Eve, what's up with all the detentions?" I asked. She smiled.
"My teachers are freaks!" She complained. I rolled my eyes and grabbed and apple from the fridge.
"Fitz looked pretty mad after school," Eve said.
"You saw that?" I asked. She nodded. I took a bite of the apple.
"I don't get why he needs to keep going after innocent people!"
"You better be careful, or Clare will be angry with you if you get hurt."
"Ugh, she already found out that I broke the promise about leaving Fitz alone. She just doesn't get that sometimes, violence is the answer." Eve rolled her eyes.
"I hope you right."
Clare
I knew Eli didn't want me to worry, but I wasn't a little kid. I could deal with the fact that Fitz was beating him up, and Eli was beating Fitz up, and that Eli could end up really hurt and…
Okay, maybe I wasn't fine with it. But it was just a matter of time before things went over the edge. There was a line between right and wrong, and Eli ignored that, only looking for violence, and more violence.
It was a bright and shiny Saturday morning, and I decided to start the day with a walk. I walked near the park. But something didn't feel quite right. I turned around to make sure nobody was following me. I came near an alley way, which signaled me to go back home. Just as I was about to turn around, someone's arms went around my waist, and I was lifted off the ground, and a blindfold went over m eyes.
"Make a sound, and you get it," A dark voice said.
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