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Chapter 16, right?

Eli's P.O.V.

I stared at the clock. It had been 2 hours since school was out. Why hadn't Clare come over? I was about to call when my phone rang.

" Hello?" I answered.

" Eli!" It was Adam. " Man! Huge news!"

" Spit it out, Adam? What's it about?"

" It's Clare," he said causing me to freeze up.

" What about Clare?"

" She came to school with a black eye!"

I just stood there. What? I didn't think I had heard him correctly. " Excuse me?"

" Someone hit her!"

I was so angry now that I was basically crushing the phone in my hands. " I'm gonna have to call you back."

" But-" I hung up already out the door.

I started Morty with one purpose, and one purpose only: To find out who laid their damn hands on my girl.

Clare's P.O.V.

When I heard a knock on the door I instinctivly froze. What if it was Eli? I couldn't let him see me like this. I looked in the mirror. The make-up I had put on this morning wasn't really covering anything up. I sighed. Maybe it wasn't him. I walked down the steps and opened the door.

Eli stood on the other side, his face set in scorn. " Clare..." his voice traled off as his eyes went to my purple eye. I could see his fists clench. " Who...who did it?" he asked surprisingly calm.

I stared at the ground in front of me. I couldn't tell him. I didn't want him to go after Fitz. If he did, I knew there would be more trouble. I felt his hand gently lift my chin up so that I was staring into his eyes. He sighed then took me in his arms and held me. Just...held me.

I couldn't hold it in anymore. I began to cry into his shoulder. He held me even tighter cooeing me softly.

He looked at me with sad eyes. " What happened? Tell me everything."

I told him about how Fitz grabbed me after I left the Dot. I told him about the fire surrounded my K.C. And another one of Fitz's friends. " And," I continued sniffling, " my ring...he threw it in the fire." I lifted up my ring finger. It felt cold and bare with out my purity ring.

His face hardened and he placed his hand over mine as we sat at our new positon on the couch. " It's okay, Clare. I promise, I will never, EVER let anything like that happen to you again. I swear."

I nodded then blushed bright crimson. " I must look stupid crying like a baby." I laughed shakily.

He smiled and wiped away a tear that was about to travel down my cheek. " I think it's... cute."

I stared at him with cirious eyes. " You're to good to be true..." I whispered. I felt myself leaning closer and closer to him. When our lips met, I felt warm inside and out. No one had ever cared so much for me, other than my parents. He was the best thing to happen to me in a long time and I wanted him forever.

When his phone buzzed, we moved away quickly. He flipped it open and answered it. " Hello? Oh, sorry, mom. No, I- yes ma'am. Okay. Okay. I'm comin'! Geez." he hung up and smiled at me. " Sorry, gotta go. Wasn't supossed to be out anyway."

I walked him to the door. " Okay. I'll, uh, see you tomorrow?"

He smirked. " Why question it?" Then he gave me a quick peck on the cheek and left.

I closed the door and sighed, leaning against it for support. Steadying myself, I climbed the stairs slowly. Good thing my parents weren't home. They would have wondered who the boy was that had been kissing their daughter so eagerly.

Author's Note: SOOO SORRY FOR THE SHORTNESS! But next time, with no Fitz drama, IT'S GO GET HOT IN HERE! XD Srsly tho, it's gonna be STEAMY! ;) Review~!

Eli: Yeah, REVIEW!

Me: What the hell? Where did you come from?

Clare: Who knows. He pops out of no where.

Me: * wide eyed confusion * Um, I think I'm gonna go count to ten. Maybe then you guys will disappear by then... * Takes another look at Eli and smiles* never mind.