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ChapterEight

And kiss me again underneath the moonlight.

You're more than a friend, oh.

I knew it from the first sight, yeah.

Hold me, feel my heart beat.

Put your arms around me.

And kiss me again.

Clare's P.O.V

After what felt like an eternity, we released each other and rested our foreheads together. I felt like I was on the top of the world. Kissing Eli sent me into a frenzy. I've been kissed before but it was nothing like this. I used to have a boyfriend before but he would just give me pecks on the lips or on the cheek. I never felt that special. But with Eli, I felt as if I was the only girl in the world. He made me feel wanted; like if I was the very air he breathed. I'm not the selfish kind of girls but I like this kind of attention once in a while.

"Wow" was all that Eli managed to say. I didn't respond. I looked into his eyes and bit my lower lip. No words needed to be exchanged.

Eli finally stepped away from me and gestured me to sit on the bench. After we sat, there was a silence but it was a comfortable silence.

"Why don't you want to marry a prince?" Eli asked suddenly.

"Well, I thought it was kind of obvious that I liked you but I guess not." I answered him teasingly.

"You know what I mean. Before me."

I sighed before replying. "Well, when I was fourteen, my mother set me up with a prince from the kingdom of Yuwen, Andrew Torres, keeping in mind that I would marry him someday. I wouldn't say I was in love with him but I did like him a lot. But I felt as if something was off. I kept dismissing it though since Drew was my first boyfriend and I thought that it must have been normal…"

"What do you mean by 'something was off'?" Eli interrupted.

"Well like he was kind of distant and he would never really show me that he cared. Sure he did peck my lips occasionally but it felt so emotionless. It made me feel unwanted and unimportant. I don't want to sound selfish but I wanted something more. I wanted to have a deep meaningful relationship like the ones in those romance books. Then one day, I caught him kissing one of my maids while he waited for me to get ready for our date. It was the most terrible feeling in the world. You know? To really like someone and feel like they're slipping away is bad enough, but then finding out that they never had an interest in you at all is like the cherry on top." I laughed sadly. It really hurt me to speak of these events but I held myself together. I don't want to cry in front of Eli again.

"Drew didn't really care about me. He was just with me because our parents pretty much forced us to. At first I was a little reluctant about being forced into the relationship but as time passed, I grew to like him…a lot." I sighed "So since that day, I promised myself that I would never let myself fall in love with royalty because I would just end up heartbroken again." As I finished explaining my horrific experience, I looked down at my hands, trying to keep the tears from flowing. Eli, whom was completely silent throughout my anecdote, put two fingers under my chin and made me stare straight into his dark emerald eyes. He kissed me. Our second kiss was slower and less desperate but it sparked the same feeling in me as the first one did. I will never get tired of kissing Eli.

Eli's P.O.V

We kissed. Again. I could get used to this. Now that I know what it's like to kiss Clare Martin I don't ever want to stop. I sound like such a sap but I think…no I know that she is the one for me.

I was beginning to get angry when Clare was telling me about this Drew fellow. I can't believe he would treat Clare, the nicest and the most beautiful girl on the planet, so horribly. He didn't even have the decency to break things off with her before going and kissing other girls! I hated hearing how Clare thought she wasn't good enough because that jerk made her feel as if she was a nobody.

So I kissed her the way she deserves to be kissed. I want to make her feel like the queen she is. My queen. It was soft and sweet, but it was special. Instead of telling her that I cared, I showed her.

I pulled away and our eyes, filled with lust, met. "Did that make you feel unwanted and unimportant?" I asked the princess. She smiled and shook her head no.

I leaned in and kissed her again, this time with more passion. "How about that?"

"No." She answered with a blush on her cheeks. I grinned and let out a soft chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Clare challenged.

"I love making you blush." I responded and I laughed at the expression on her face. She turned a darker shade of crimson red.

"Hey! That's not funny, Eli!" She whined. It was the most adorable thing ever.

"Uh…yeah it kind of is." I just love pushing her buttons. It's actually quite amusing to see her mad. She just gave me a small shove and stuck her tongue out in response.

"Good comeback." I said sarcastically.

"You're so mean sometimes. You know that?"

"Well, I try." I respond. Clare just smiled and I smirked in return.

"So um… are we…um…" I stuttered.

She giggled "Spit it out Elijah."

"Are we like…." I usually don't get this nervous around girls, but Clare's not just any girl. She's well…she's Clare. She cocked up and eyebrow and waited for me to talk. She seemed to be amused at my nervousness.

I took a deep breath "Are we together?" I finally asked. Her smile fell instantly.

Uh oh. That's never a good sign.

"Uh…well. I don't think it's a good idea for now. Don't get me wrong, Eli, I like you a lot, like more than you know." She's blushing again. "But my mom is still forcing me to marry some stupid prince. When she wants something, she tends to get it, no matter what or who is in her way." Gee that's encouraging. "But don't worry, I'll find a way to stop her wrath." Clare said with a hopeful smile.

"Stop whose wrath?" I turned around to see my mother standing right behind me.

How long has she been standing there? How much did she hear? Oh I'm in trouble for just SPEAKING to Clare I can't imagine what she'll do to me if she saw us kiss like a billion times! Well actually it was just three times but it sure felt like a billion.

"My maid." Clare said as if it was the truth. "She always cleans everything and gets everything for me. I want to be normal for once and do things myself!" Damn. Clare is a natural at lying. I almost believed her.

I just nod, agreeing with her to make things more believable.

"Just tell her how you feel, Clare. I know she'll understand. Claudia is a very understanding person and she's also very lazy so I'm sure she'll even be thankful." My mother answered, giggling towards the end. Phew. She fell for it.

"Thanks Cecelia you always give the best advice." Clare said as she made her way over to embrace my mother. It warms my heart to know that my two favorite women get along so well. From what I've heard, they are best friends, so that's good…I hope.

Clare soon let go and they smiled at each other. Must be a secret female language. As she began to walk away, she turned to me.

"Goodbye Elijah. Nice chatting with you." Clare said over her shoulder in a suggestive tone. I hate when people use my full name. But when Clare says it, I don't mind as much. I actually like it when she says it.

"Eli…" Cece said in a scolding tone like when a mother finds their child doing some sort of mischief.

"Mmm?" I answered still staring at Clare's retreating figure. When she finally was out of my sight, I turned to Cece. She had her arms crossed and her right eyebrow raised up.

"What?"

"I thought you said that you would stay away from her." Ok I'm gonna try lying like Clare did. It needs to sound natural.

"She seemed angry so I asked her what the matter was and she started to tell me all about the maid. The she told me about how she wants to be normal and how she doesn't want an arranged marriage. And then you came and that's it." My mother didn't seem convinced but she didn't argue. She just eyed me carefully.

"What's with the prince costume?" Oh crap. I didn't think of that.

"Experiment?"

Really? That's the best you could come up with, Eli?! You good for nothing son of a…

"Elijah Matthew Goldsworthy! What did I tell you about getting involved with her?!" She groaned angrily. And she's using my full name; this is serious. I'm not gonna let her win this time, though.

"Cece, I like her and she likes me. We want to be together and nothing's gonna stop us. What's the problem here?"

"First of all, you two can't be together. It's against the rules. I don't want her to get in trouble and I don't want you thrown into the dungeon. And Eli, you're my son for goodness sake! I'm not doing this to ruin your life. It's actually quite the opposite. I want you to be happy and not get hurt. Clare is like a daughter and a close friend to me. I don't want to see her hurting either. I love you both so much and it's for the best if you just stop whatever you have." And with that she turned to leave.

I promise mother. I WILL prove you wrong. Clare and I WILL end up together.

A/N: I got a beta reader so I will accept any stories you want me to proofread it. I am a perfectionist when it comes to writing so yeah. I prefer Degrassi stories. (: