Title: For Those Nights I Can't Remember
Rating: PG-13
Chapter: 8. Misery Business
Fandom: Degrassi: The Next Generation
Summary: It's been almost a year and finally, Clare's back at Degrassi, but she won't talk to anyone, but Alli. KC will do anything to figure Clare out, even break up with Jenna. Klare. Kenna. Jalli.
Comments: Listen to the song "For Those Nights I Can't Remember" by Hedly. It reminded me so much of KC and Clare and fitted this story. "Misery Business" is owned by Paramore.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the idea.

KC was in the nursery at the Edwards' house, holding Kent in his arms while he waited for Clare to get ready for school. He smiled at the infant, who was waving his hands in the air, "And when Mommy gets finished getting ready, we'll call Auntie Alli to come pick us up to go to school and you'll be good for Mrs. Bhandari because Nana's sick today."

Kent blew bubbles at his dad and then yawned a little, cuddling into KC.

KC smiled softly, sitting down in the rocking chair and rocked his son.

Clare walked in and smiled, shaking her head, "C'mon, Daddy. Alli's on her way." She exited the doorway and went to the bathroom to take out her curlers she had left in over night.

KC sighed, rolling his eyes, "But I don't want to leave him..."

"I don't either," Clare called from her bathroom, pulling out a curler and dropping it on her counter.

KC kissed his son's head, getting up with him and headed to the bathroom. "But he doesn't want us to leave." He looked at the infant in his arms, "Do you, Kent? Huh? No. Yeah, Daddy shouldn't go to school. He should stay home with you."

Clare glanced over at her boyfriend and couldn't help but laugh. "We have to go to school, KC. I promise to bring him by after school at the shop," she swore with a smile, taking out the last of her curlers.

KC sighed in frustration, "Fuck. I have work, don't I?"

Clare eyed him, "KC, not around Kent." She walked over and took their son from him, heading back to the nursery to put him down in the crib while she got his things together.

KC followed her and grabbed the diaper bag out of the corner.

Alli walked into the nursery with a smile, "Hello parents." She headed over to crib, peering inside and waved with a grin, "Hi Gorgeous." She reached into the crib, picking up her nephew, cooing, "How are you today, you beautiful little boy?" She cradled him close with a huge grin. "You are so cute."

Clare smiled, putting Kent's blanket into the diaper bag, "Alli, are you sure your mom doesn't mind watching him?"

Alli shook her head, looking up at the teenage mother, "Not at all. She's really excited to watch a baby, actually. She hasn't played with one in a long time." She kissed the top of Kent's head and bounced around the room slowly.

Clare nodded, pushing her curls out of her face and took the bag from KC. "Babe, can you get my backpack?" she asked, slinging the diaper bag on her shoulder.

KC nodded, "Of course." He kissed Clare's cheek before heading to her room to get her backpack.

Alli looked up at her best friend and smiled, looking rather shocked at the bouncy curls on her friend's head, "Your hair looks gorgeous."

Clare shrugged nonchalantly, blushing slightly as she changed the topic quickly, "I'll go get Kent's car seat. Is your car unlocked?"

Alli nodded, "Yeah. Just put it in the back."

Clare nodded and left the room as KC walked in. He stopped in the doorway, watching Clare walk down the stairs. He sighed heavily with a smile.

Alli smirked, watching KC, "You are so smitten." She walked up behind him to talk to him a little quieter so Clare couldn't hear them if she was still in the house.

KC turned to Alli, giving her a weird look, "Smitten?" He shook his head, "I dunno about smitten."

"You're a smitten kitten," Alli teased, walking past KC with Kent in her arms and then headed down the stairs.

KC rolled his eyes with a smiled, following Alli down the stairs.

D:TNG

Clare opened her locker to take out her lunch and stopped, staring at the picture of her son held up on her locker with a magnet. She smiled a little, touching the picture ever so gently. She flipped her head to get her curls out of her face.

KC came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissed the side of neck softly.

Clare's eyes fluttered closed and sighed softly in contentment. "Hi Baby," she greeted in a whisper.

KC's nose rubbed into her hair, taking in the smell of her vanilla shampoo and smiling, "He Beautiful." He kissed the side of her head and looked at the picture she was gazing at. "He's fine, Clare," he assured. "Mrs. Bhandari's gonna take good care of him."

Clare nodded, closing her eyes, "I know."

KC laid his head on her shoulder, rubbing Clare's stomach to ease her. She leaned back into him comfortably.

D:TNG

Jenna stood down the hall, glaring at KC and Clare in disgust. "Ugh, Dave, look at this," she whined, elbowing the boy standing next to her in the chest.

"Ouch," Dave groaned, rubbing his chest as he caught his breath. He turned to look at the reunited couple. "What about them?" he asked, furrowing his brow in confusion.

"It's disgusting," Jenna informed, crossing her arms over her revealed chest.

Dave rose an eyebrow, "So? Let 'em be, Jenna."

"Fuck off," Jenna stated, stepping on his foot with the heal of her stilettos.

Dave winced painfully, gripping his foot when she stepped off of him.

Jenna pushed her long blonde hair back with a pout. "I'm going to break them up if it kills me," she informed factually, narrowing her eyes at the couple.

Dave shook his head after nursing his foot. "There's no way, Jenna. Clare is as perfect as crystal. You got nothing on her that will make KC go back to you."

Jenna rose an eye brow, watching KC and Clare walk away down the hall. "Then I'll find something that will make Clare break up with KC," she shrugged nonchalantly. "One way or another, they'll break up. And I'll make sure of that." She turned back to Dave, grabbing him by the front of his shirt forcefully, "C'mon, Loser. Let's go make out." With that, Dave let Jenna lead him away.

D:TNG

Clare sat at computer in the media immersion room, staring at the blank document on the screen before her. She let out a frustrated sigh, shaking her head. She still couldn't think of anything to write about for Ms. Kwan's writing assignment. While she had told KC about Kent, she wasn't completely sure she was ready to tell the whole school about her eleven months of pain, suffering, and chubby ankles.

She rubbed her eyes with a yawn and dropped her head to the side in frustration.

"Hey Clare-Bear!"

Clare's eyes went wide in surprise. "Oh god, no..." she mumbled with a groan.

Jenna popped up in front of Clare with a sweet grin that barely fit on the cheerleader's face. "Whatcha writin'?" she asked, turning the computer monitor around hopefully. She frowned at the sight of the blank document, her voice expressing her disappointment, "Oh..."

Clare rolled her eyes at Jenna's reaction, turning the screen back to herself. "What? Didn't find something to ruin my life with?" she asked, sarcasm dripping in her voice.

Jenna smiled fakely, "Why on earth would I want to do that, Clare-Bear?"

Clare shook her head, exiting the program and logging off the computer, "I don't have time for this, Jenna." She got up, grabbing her backpack and purse and started for the exit only to have Jenna block her in the doorway.

"No!" Jenna shouted anxiously. "I mean..." she smiled, flipped her long blonde hair. "Don't go. We used to be such great friends." She took Clare's hands in hers, pressing them to Jenna's chest as if to touch her heart. She pouted sadly, "Whatever happened, Clare-Bear?"

Clare snapped her hands back from Jenna's hold and stated simply, "You became a bitch." She gave Jenna an annoyed look. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go meet Alli at her car so we can pick up my... brother from day care," she informed, almost faltering at the lie.

Jenna stepped out of the way with a sweet face, letting Clare pass. She watched the brainiac walk away with narrowed eyes.

D:TNG

Clare walked into the auto shop with a baby carrier in her hand and the diaper bag slung over her shoulder. She gave her boyfriend's boss a smile, setting the carrier down, "Hey Jay. Do you know where KC went?"

Jay looked up from where he was behind the cashier stand and nodded, "Yeah. He's in the shop somewhere. You want me to go get him?"

Clare shook her head, "No, I'll go find him." She nodded to the carrier next to her, "Would you watch him though?"

Jay nodded with a smile, walking over to Clare and the infant, "Of course I would." He picked up the carrier and headed down the hall to his office.

Clare walked into the shop with a smile and stopped, looking around for her boyfriend. She smiled when she saw him looking at a car with a checkboard in his hands. She walked over and tilted her head to the side, speaking loud enough to get his attention, "It look okay?"

KC looked up at her and smiled, nodding, "Yeah, just doing a little check-up before I give it the all good. The boss would kill me if it wasn't totally perfect." He looked back at the car and slammed the hood before turning back to Clare. "Where's the midget?"

"With Jay in his office," Clare replied before going and giving KC a kiss.

"I missed you," KC whispered sweetly, running a hand through her curly hair.

Clare grinned, "I missed you too."

D:TNG

Jenna hummed softly to herself as she walked down the vacant halls of Degrassi after her cheerleading practice. She froze suddenly at the sound of commotion coming from down the hall. She quickly turned to the side, hiding behind a corner, but continuing to listen to the conversation going on.

"Connor!" Alli shouted, holding her hand up to silence him as they stood in the hallway after the photography club meeting. "Kent is, like, ten weeks old."

Connor frowned, furrowing his brow, "I just don't understand why Clare didn't tell me she was pregnant?"

Alli rolled her eyes, sighing in annoyance, "She didn't think you would understand, Connor." She gave him a sympathetic look, tilting her head to the side. "You should really be talking to Clare about this," she stated.

Jenna smiled, ignoring the rest of the conversation. She walked away, a look of victory in her eyes. She was going to ruin Clare Edwards' life and she knew just how to do it.