CLARE'S POV
Well, Eli's little scene caused us to get a detention on Friday. Great. My mom's gonna kill me. When the bell rang I stormed out of the class and ignored him when he followed me all the way to me locker.
"What's the matter, Blue-eyes? Afraid of a little trouble?" Eli laughs, raising his brow quizzically.
He better stop laughing, if he knows what's good for him. I look him in the eye trying my hardest to stay firm when I say "Because of you, I'm dead. My mother is going to kill me. And you're paying for the funeral. I want an extra expensive casket and flowers everywhere."
"Oh, come on! One little detention never hurt anyone! And besides, the first time you ride in my hearse will not be to your own funeral. I'll make sure of that." He says as I collect the last of the books I need from my locker. I slam it shut and spin around quickly, walking away as fast as possible, avoiding eye contact.
"Oh, yeah? How do you purpose to make sure of it?" I challenge him. He smirks. Stupid perfect mouth. I curse him.
"I'll drive you home." It's not a question, it's a statement.
"And if I refuse?" I raise my eyebrow, proud that I was able to challenge him without blushing or stuttering.
"Then I'll take you against your will" He smile deviously.
I smile back at him, feeling a blush warm my cheeks. Uh- oh. I look down at the floor automatically chewing on my lip, hoping he won't notice. If I blush one more time today, I think I'll have beat a record.
"Fine." I mutter, still looking down. "I'll meet you by your car?" I look into his eyes and there is amusement. He smirks.
"His name's Morty." He smiles. "And yeah, I'll see you then, Clare." He walks away, still with a smirk.
ELI'S POV
It takes all I have not to cheer while I walk down the halls on my way to my next class. Not really my style. I still can't picture Clare Edwards sitting in a hearse. I chuckle at just the thought. Two more classes to go, then I'm free. And I get to drive the most beautiful girl at Degrassi home.
Oh no. I forgot Jess. I groan and pull out my phone. Its old, and a piece of shit, but, eh, it works okay. I scroll through my contacts until I find her number.
I begin to type a message to her.
"Hey, Jess" I send.
"Hello, Mr. Goldsworthy. You know, texting in school is not allowed. I don't think you'll leave a very good impression on your first day at Degrassi" She replies, almost immediately. Ever since she got that damned phone, she's become a pro at texting
"Har-har. Your humor slays me, Jess, it really does. But I bring bad news. You kind of have to walk home today. You okay with that?" I hit the send button, worried that she'll be angry with me.
"Yeah, sure. Who wouldn't love to hike a whole mile in 98 degree weather while wearing all black?" I can practically hear the sarcasm in the message.
"Sorry, I'm sort of busy after school." I check the time after I send it. One minute till class starts. I need to hurry.
"Detention on your first day, Eli?" I start to briskly walk up the stairs, trying shakily to type back.
"Not this time. I'll see you after school, Kay? I'm in a hurry." I hit send, practically beginning to run towards class. Thirty seconds. Move, Eli, move! I run into the class, just as the bell rings. The teacher smiles at me and I take a random seat in the back.
CLARE'S POV
The rest of the day seems to drone on forever. When I finally am dismissed from my last class, I walk out to the parking lot to see Eli smirking and leaning against 'Morty'. I stride forward to him. He smirks.
"Miss Edwards." He says, trying to sound formal as he opened the hearses passenger door. I couldn't help but giggle at the way he drew out his words when he attempted to sound proper. Eli walks around Morty and hops into his seat revving up his car. The radio is on full blast and a loud screamo song is blasting from the speakers, making the car vibrate. I scream in alarm and quickly bring my hands to my ears, shutting my eyes tightly. I can hear Eli laugh and turn it down.
"Hey, it's The Devil Wears Prada! What do you have against them?" He says, still cracking up. I glare at him.
"The fact that they just almost made me deaf!" I growl, still shaking.
"Aww, was little St. Clare scared?" He asks teasingly.
"No," I reply angrily. He's just trying to get under your skin. I remind myself coolly. "You call this music? What's the name of the song?" The person- or dying animal- continued to scream in the radio.
"Yes, I call this music. This band is epic and must be appreciated as such." He smirks. "And the name of the song is Reptar, king of the Ozone." He starts to bob his head to the beat. I can't help but think about how weird a name that is. My ears begin to adjust to the loud music and when the singer begins to actually sings, the music isn't all that bad.
"So, where to?" Eli questions me. I give him directions to my house as we drive, making small talk at stop signs and mildly flirting for the rest of the drive. I began to ask him questions. I found out his favorite color is black – not really surprised there- and that he has one little sister and a dog. Somehow he was able to find out about Darcy – just that she existed and was is Kenya, but I didn't tell him anything about her rape. I found out that we both like the same books and movies. His favorite comic book is The Goon, and his favorite his favorite drink is Monster.
"I've never had a Monster before." I blurt right after he says that.
He shakes his head, his smirk appearing once again. "Poor, poor, innocent Clare, never having her taste buds in bliss from the wonderful sugary taste of a Monster." He chuckles.
"Maybe one day I'll try one." I tilt my head to the side, wondering exactly what Monster tasted like. I had seen Alli with one once, but I never considered trying it. When the loud screaming ended a new song that I recognized began to play.
"You may feel alone when you're falling asleep
And every time tears roll down your cheeks
But I know your heart belongs to someone you've yet to meet
Someday you will be loved
You'll be loved, you'll be loved
Like you never have known
The memories of me
Will seem more like bad dreams
Just a series of blurs
Like I never occurred"
Someday you will be loved" I sang along to the tune quietly.
"You know this song, Edwards?" Eli says, eyeing me.
"Yeah, it was kind of like, a, uh, break up song for me." I mutter, thinking about how I tried to imagine that the lyrics were true, and I was going to one day meet the one who love me. Could that be Eli? I wonder, but push the thought away by shaking my head a little.
Eli just makes a little "Humph." Noise, like he's surprised I know any music that he does too.
I start to see my house in the distance and sigh. I don't want this little car ride to end. "There it is, home sweet home." I point to my house and Eli pulls over.
"You seem disappointed, Blue-eyes. What, you don't want to have to leave my side?" He smirks. I can't help but blush and bite my lip. How does he do this to me? And yeah, maybe he was right, but there is NO way I'm giving him the satisfaction of knowing that.
"Yeah, sure lets go with that." I say sarcastically, rolling my eyes. Beginning to open the door to get out of the car. I feel a slight pressure on my shoulder and turn to see Eli looking at me, with his hand on my shoulder, and even though there is cloth in-between his skin and mine, I still shudder, bolts of electricity taking over.
"I'll see you tomorrow?" He asks, looking at me hopefully.
"Yes, yes you will." I smile, just as I get out of Morty and walk to my house, but not before I turn and see him with a wide grin chuckling to himself.
A/N: Hello, readers! :D I just wanted to let you know I don't own any of the bands or songs that I referenced to in this, or Degrassi, or monster. But oh, how much better the world would be if I did * mind wonders of to a beautiful place filled with Eli, monster, and screamo music*
Well anyways, I wanna thank the people that added this story to their favorites/ Story alerts. I smiled when I saw all of them, and I promised you all got mentally hugged and given cookies. Please review, because lately I have been lazy with my writing and reviews always inspire me:D
And I know, this chapter was boring. Don't be trollin' xD. It was just a filler. I PROMISE the next one will hold all of the excitement. And just to let you know, don't worry about Jess. She's not Eli's girlfriend or anything like that; I couldn't give him a girlfriend when Clare is in the story! They're just too adorable together. In the next chapter you'll meet Jess and learn a little bit about Eli's home life. And things get shaky at Clare's house. Ooh drama 3 Well its 2:23 in the morning where I am so im gonna go take a nap and hopefully update tomorrow. Goodnight!