Hey guys! I'm really sorry it's been like a month since I last updated. I had a little bit of a writers block, but everything just clicked so now I have the rest of the story planned out so I should be able to update more often. I definitely want to finish this story before school starts. Anyway thanks for reading and I hope you like it! Please review to tell me what you think and give any corrections or anything really!

Again sorry for the long wait. Thanks for bearing with me!

Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi or Phil of the Future.

Chapter 7:

"Uh Jake! This i-is E-Eli. Eli th-this i-is Jake," I stumbled over my words as I attempted to introduce the two without it being awkward. However, Eli glared at Jake and Jake looked at us, laughing to himself. He knew he was going to have fun with his little deal.

Jake strutted over to us, placing himself in between the two of us. He wrapped an arm over me and the other over Eli; who was still grimacing at Jake's presence.

"Awe, are you saying goodbye, Clare?" he mocked at how in just a few hours I will no longer have any contact with Eli what-so-ever, and I will be prisoner to him.

"Why don't you go ruin someone else's life!" I shouted as I wriggled out of his grasp. I was angry. There was no way in hell that I would be his girlfriend once this is all over. How anyone could bear his selfish, arrogant, obnoxious behavior is beyond me.

"Well that's no fun Clare," he retorted.

"Just go away!" I growled through gritted teeth. He was getting on my last nerve. Defensively, he put his hands up and walked away, barely hiding the chuckles that escaped.

I turned to look at Eli, whose eyes were on me.

"Ok, what was that all about?" he asked, a little concerned on what the answer might be.

"Long story, short, he's an old friend back from my hometown. He thinks he's helping by bringing us back home," I started explaining when he cut me off.

"Wait, I thought you said you moved here on business?" he questioned.

"Ummm," crap. Now I got to think of something fast, "right, you see, my dad's old job was a lot better than his new one. He quit his old one, but now they want him back and they're offering a lot more. Jake came to persuade him."

"Why would Jake come all this way to persuade your dad to go back to a job he quit?" Eli was skeptical by all of this; it was like he knew there was more to what I was telling him. Why couldn't he be gullible?

"Well, um he wants us to come back; he misses us. And plus he's the boss's son," I must have convinced him since his facial expression softened and he just replied with an 'oh.' I felt bad lying to him, but what was I going to say; 'Our time machine broke down and he's rescuing us to bring us back to the future?' He would have thought I was nuts.

I continued softly, "As much as my family wants to go back, I don't. But who would I be to stop them?" I looked away to avoid his piercing green eyes that broke through my skull to read every thought I was thinking.

"There's more isn't there?" he asked as he reached out to me. I looked up and saw a sympathetic expression on his face.

"I want my family to be happy. I would never take away an opportunity for them…" I trailed off.

"But..." he edged me on to continue.

"Jake said he would only help bring us back, if I would be his girlfriend," I was about to break into sobs, although I managed to contain myself. I took deep breaths while Eli pulled me close to him.

Anger erupted on his face. The boiling blood underneath his skin made his complexion turn a deep red. I was waiting for steam to shoot out of his ears.

"I don't know who he thinks he is, to make him think that it's ok to do this to you. I'm going to go kill that guy," Eli mumbled under his breath. He started to walk toward the direction Jake left not too long ago. I pulled at his arm making him turn to face me.

"Eli, please don't," I said.

"Clare, I can take him."

"Please, just let me handle it."

"I don't want you getting hurt."

"I won't," I stared at him wishing I never had to let him go. I didn't want to leave everything we had behind. Just imagining the adventures we could have was painful, so I knew I had to say goodbye now, before I would start to cry again. I leaned up to give him a kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Goodbye Eli." I walked into the house without looking back because I knew if I did I would have been too tempted to kiss him and I wouldn't have it in me to stop myself. And if I did kiss him, it would make leaving just that much worse.

I went straight to my room and started packing. I tried not to think about everything I was going to miss, but it was hard. I decided to take a break. Riley was just in the room next door, so I went in there. I told him all about my dilemma and everything that was running through my head.

"If it makes you feel any better, I don't want to leave either," he told me and it did make me feel a little better.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah. Believe it or not I kind of have my own 'Eli,'" he said motioning air quotes around Eli.

"Oh, who?" I exclaimed. Finally he was going to open up to me.

"No one," he quickly said once he realized he was going to let out a secret.

"I bet it's that Zane dude," I teased him and his eyes went wide. Suddenly I knew I was right. "Oh my gosh! Since when?" I asked getting excited.

"I don't know what you're talking about…" he tried to cover it up.

"Riley, don't lie to me! I'm you're sister!" There was no way he was getting out of this now.

"Ok, ok, just don't tell anyone alright?" finally a mutual brother and sister relationship where we both share our secrets.

"You have my word," I said. As soon as I finished that last sentence, the front door slammed shut causing the whole house to shake. Riley and I both shot a glance at one another and bolted down stairs.

Jake was stomping around angrily looking for his jacket with a bloody nose and a black eye. 'Oh boy…' I thought. Riley and I just stared at him as he ran frantically in search. Once he found his jacket and keys to his time machine he looked and pointed at me and yelled, "You can find your own way back home!"

"What's your problem?" I shouted back.

"This is all your fault," he said pointing to his black eye, "Your little friend, emo boy, has some anger issues. Now, you and your family can be stranded here for all I care!" his voice dripped with anger and frustration. Just then, my parents strolled in through the back door.

"Dude!" my brother yelled and his fist collided with the side of Jake's head.

"Riley!" my mother shrieked. Jake laid on the floor and fury radiated off him. He knew better than to say another thing unless he wanted a second black eye from Riley. He swiftly retrieved himself off the floor and stormed off.

"Where did Jake go?" my dad asked.

"Back to 2150," I replied.

"What?" both my parents were shocked.

"Look, don't blame Clare, but he only said he'd bring us back if Clare would be his girlfriend," Riley explained.

"And when one of my friends picked a fight with him, he got mad and took off," I continued.

"Oh, Clare, why didn't you tell us earlier? If we known we would have never agreed," my mother said considerately.

"It's ok. I guess it doesn't really matter now anyway," I said.

"Well, I'll go make dinner and everyone can just relax, ok?" my mother left to the kitchen and we all dispersed into opposite directions to a different area of the house.

…

In the morning, I ran to school; I couldn't wait to tell Eli and Alli that I wasn't leaving. As I entered the school grounds I first spotted Eli.

"I can't believe you," I said as I approached Eli.

"Hey, in my defense, you wouldn't have the guts to tell him off," he smirked playfully.

I gasped sarcastically, "I told you I was going to handle it."

"And I didn't want you getting hurt."

"I wasn't going to."

"Obviously."

"Cause you stepped in, when I told you not to."

"And if I didn't you'd probably be half way to Kansas or wherever it was you were from." At this point we were both laughing and I was glad we could joke about anything together. When our laughter died down, he stepped closer to me so we were only inches apart. "So I take it that you're not leaving anymore?" he asked in a mere whisper.

"Nope," I smiled. We just stood there staring into each other's eyes, but before one of us could make that next move, Alli came barging over.

"Clare! You're not gone! I can't believe this!" she exclaimed as she neared closer to me. She hugged me tightly once she reached me. "Oh my gosh, there's so much we have to do before you leave for real!" she cried out and grabbed my arm, dragging me to a more private setting. "Ok, spill," she demanded. I told her all about last night; I told her every detail and she was squealing over it all. Just as I finished the story the bell for homeroom rang.

I was glad everything was able to work itself out in the end.