Situations Chapter 27

The chapter you guys have all been waiting for! Haha.. I've always wanted to say that :P ANYWAYS… sorry it took me a while to write this, it just wasn't coming out the way I wanted, so it took a while.. :3

Me rambling about Degrassi :) : The Episode when Eli told Clare off… I thought that was the best episode of life! LOL. I know not many of you would agree, but I loved it! To be honest, I stopped liking Clare a long time ago, and I've always wanted someone to tell her off, and now that it was Eli… it just made my life! haha. And when Imogen dressed up like Clare to get Eli to let his feelings out was GENIUS! But she can't work Clare's clothes, haha. I thought I would hate Jake and Imogen, but to be honest, I LOVE them! Jake with the whole "And scene" thing made my life. Also when Imogen did the belly flop onto the floor to save Eli from getting in trouble; that was the highlight of my night! And when she stuck tampons up her nose! I died laughing! It was AMAZING! Haha. Yeah… I ramble a lot, but it's okay :) Most of you aren't even reading this but it's alright.. I just needed to get this out :P

Anyways… back to the story! :)

Clare's POV

"Fitz?"

Holy mother… Fitz is here. Why you might ask, I have no idea. And according to Eli's facial expression, he doesn't know either.

Eli had his arms wrapped around my waist; mine were wrapped around him, also, as we both stared at him in confusion. Fitz walked over to us with an amused smirk on his face. I could tell by the look in his eye that this was not just for a friendly visit. I didn't know what was going through Fitz's head, but I knew it couldn't be good. The last time we saw him, Eli punched him square in the face. I'm pretty sure Fitz's isn't here for an apology.

Suddenly Julia showed up from behind Fitz, causing me to raise my eyebrows. This could not be good. The last time I saw Julia she had her lips attached to Eli's. I felt Eli's grip on me tighten as he pulled me closer to him.

"What are you guys doing here?" Eli asked.

"Well, I came here to have a little chat with you, but this bitch just followed me." Fitz sneered, gesturing to Julia.

"I followed because I didn't know what he was going to do." Julia replied softly.

I realized she must have had the feeling that Fitz was going to do something to Eli. To be honest, I am having that feeling also.

"Well, we're kind of in the middle of something, so…" Eli trailed off as he led us around them, but Fitz wouldn't have that.

Fitz grabbed Eli's arm and pulled him into an alley way; Eli's hand grabbed mine as he pulled me with him. Julia followed close behind. Once we made it far enough into the alley, Fitz let go of Eli. Eli pulled me to him again, grabbing my hand and interlacing our fingers.

At this point I was scared out of my mind. I wasn't sure what Fitz was going to do and I don't know what he's capable of.

"What do you want?" Eli asked.

"Just to talk," Fitz said, but by the tone of his voice I knew he was lying. "So I guess you know why Julia dumped me, huh?"

I gripped onto Eli's hand, knowing Fitz wanted to get Eli to say she duped him for Eli. I knew how these things worked. The guy with rage wants to make the other guy pissed off so they can fight, just so he can see if he can beat the shit out of the other. I don't understand boys, but right now I'm feeling uneasy about this whole situation.

I could tell Julia was feeling the same as me by her face expression. She was glancing between Eli and Fitz, probably wondering how this is going to lay out.

"You could say I'm familiar with it." Eli replied.

Fitz took a step forward, making Eli and I take a step back.

"You know, when you punched me I thought I would just let it go, because let's face it, I did deserve it." Fitz started, and Eli nodded in agreement. "But now, now I think it's time for me to return the favor."

I gulped and gripped onto Eli's arm, knowing what Fitz was implying. "We should just go." I whispered to Eli, but of course Eli had to say something just to fuel Fitz's anger even more.

"Why? Can't handle that Julia wants me instead of you?" Eli scoffed. "Not so fun, is it?"

Fitz's fists were clenched, as was his jaw, and frankly, my stomach was not taking this so well. I pulled on Eli's arm, making him turn his head to look at me. I gave him a look that said 'let's get the fuck out of here' and he nodded, turning back to Fitz.

Eli sighed, "Look, Fitz, I'm just trying to ha-" I gasped as Eli was cut off by Fitz's fist connected with his jaw. My hand flew up to my mouth as I saw Eli grab his jaw, groaning. His mouth was slowly starting to bleed. I saw Julia starting to try to hold Fitz back, her eyes widened.

"Doesn't feel too good, do it?" Fitz asked. Eli nodded, smirking.

"Nope, except that I hit you in the nose." I saw Eli lift his arm, planning to hit Fitz's nose, once again, but I pulled his arm back down before he could do anything.

"Eli, it's not worth it." I told him.

He brought his arm down in defeat. He grabbed my hand and we began walking out of the alley way. But of course, Fitz just had to say something.

"So, does your little slut know you cheated, Goldsworthy?" I scoffed and rolled my eyes. He had some nerve. I saw Eli smirk and chuckle darkly.

"That's funny. One, she's not a slut at all, whatsoever. Two, you're a man-whore, so don't even try to pull that one. And, three, I didn't cheat and she knows that, but nice try on trying to get me in trouble." Fitz's smirk slightly dropped and I softly smiled, despite the situation.

"Come on, Fitz. You're not fixi-"

"Shut up, whore." Fitz sneered at Julia. Julia stared at him with disbelief. Eli chuckled. Her head turned towards him, shooting him daggers. I watched as she tried to look pissed off, but her eyes held hurt. I felt bad for her, but it's not like she didn't deserve this. I mean, she has hurt both of these guys and she just suddenly expects them to forgive her?

"Look, Fitz, I'm sorry that Julia's a bitch," Eli began and then turned to Julia, "No offence." He then turned back to Fitz, "But it's not like you're any better. Even though what you guys did to me was painful, I guess it was for the best. Because if Julia hadn't cheated on me with you, we would have never broken up, and I most likely wouldn't be with Clare," Eli turned to look at me. "So thank you."

Even though Eli was looking at me, his words were directed to Fitz and Julia, who both stood silently. I smiled at Eli, who returned it, and wrapped my arms around him, nuzzling into his side, his arm wrapped securely around my waist.

Fitz scoffed and Eli and I both turned our heads to look at him.

"Well aren't you two just the cutest?" Fitz said, sarcasm laced in his voice.

Eli sighed and walked forward, leaving me in the process.

"Why don't you just leave with Julia; I'm sure you two can get back together-"
Eli was cut off when Fitz's fist came in contact with his jaw, sending his head to the side as a gasp escaped my lips. My hands came up and covered my mouth as I stared at them with shock. Eli snapped his head towards Fitz, rubbing his jaw.

"What the fuck, man?" Eli sneered, obviously not understanding why Fitz just punched him. Which honestly, I have no idea why he did either.

Fitz then swiftly punched Eli in the stomach, making Eli bend over, groaning at the pain. I wanted to so badly run over and comfort him, but I didn't know what Fitz would do. I watched as Fitz leaned down to Eli's level and stared at him. Eli looked up at him, clutching his stomach.

"I don't want her," Fitz began as he pointed to Julia. "I want her." He then pointed to me, making my eyes widen. I shifted my feet uncomfortably, not knowing what to do. "She's probably way better in the sack, anyways." Fitz smirked.

What happened next was not what I expected.

Eli swiftly lifted his fist and decked Fitz right in the nose again, making him stumble backwards. Eli stood up straight again as his breathing picked up. I watched as Eli walked over to Fitz and punched him in the stomach, much like Fitz had done to him, causing him to bend over in the same position Eli was in just a few minutes ago. Eli grabbed a hold of Fitz's shoulders as he brought his knee up and smacked it against Fitz head. Fitz groaned as he fell to the ground, clutching his face and stomach.

Eli looked down at Fitz with a cold stare as he panted. I didn't know what to do. I had never seen Eli so angry; I didn't even know he could do that.

I watched carefully as Eli walked over to Fitz, climbing on top of him. He straddled Fitz and glared down at him.

"This is for betraying me," Eli punched the side of Fitz's jaw, sending his head to the side. "This is for thinking that you could ever sleep with my girlfriend," he punched him again. "And this… is just because I like punching you." Eli punched him once more before finally getting off of him.

I watched as Julia helped Fitz up as he held his nose and jaw. I walked up behind Eli and gripped onto his hand. I rubbed his hand, thinking that it was most likely sore from punching Fitz. Eli glared at Fitz, panting as he let me do as I wish with his hand. I held it in mine and let our hands drop to our sides.

Fitz chuckled darkly as he wiped the blood from his nose. He spat on the ground and looked at Eli with an amused expression.

"Eli, even when Julia was dating you, she still wanted me… what makes you think Clare is any different?" Fitz said, smirking.

Eli suddenly let go of my hand as he charged after Fitz, pinning him up against the brick wall faster than I could blink.

"Because… I know Clare, and she would not do something so cruel and stupid. She's too smart to even think about going after you. She knows you're just this low life mother ** who likes to put other people down just for the satisfaction of watching them feel bad about themselves." Eli sneered.
Fitz stared at Eli with a clenched jaw, knowing that everything Eli just said was true. Eli chuckled darkly and let Fitz go, backing away from him.
"Just go Fitz, there's no reason for you to be here." Eli stated, his voice surprisingly calm.

Fitz stared at Eli for a few minutes before finally walking away from the wall and walking down the alley, turning the corner, but not before turning his head around to give Eli a dark glare. Julia stood there, not sure what to say or do, but I couldn't blame her. She just watched her ex-boyfriend fight her recently ex-boyfriend because of me. I could see that she was hurt, and I kind of felt bad. But not enough to actually express it.

"And Julia," Eli started, making Julia look up at him, hope filling her eyes.

"Yes?"

"Leave, and never come back. I don't ever want to see you again." Eli said coldly. I knew he didn't intend to sound as cold as he did, but I understood that Julia has brought nothing but pain to his life, so he has a reason to be mad at her.

She sighed sadly and nodded, walking down the alley and around the corner, just like Fitz had done moments ago. Eli turned to face me, a frown on his lips.

"Are you mad?" he asked, sounding worried.

I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist, digging my head into his neck. "No, I'm not mad." I mumbled.

I heard him sigh in relief, wrapping his arms around me and placing a kiss on the top of my head.

I'm sorry. It's just… I don't want to lose you… especially the way I lost Julia… and when he said that about you, I just couldn't take it." He explained.

"It's okay." I answered. I pulled away and smiled up at him. He returned it and I placed a loving kiss on his lips.

"Can we get out of here? This place gives me the creeps." I said, looking around the dirty alley.

Eli chuckled, "Yeah, sure, come on."

We began to walk out of the alley, Eli's arm draped over my shoulders as mine wrapped around his waist. We turned the corner and I noticed Fitz and Julia arguing over by what I am guessing Fit's car. Fitz looked pissed and Julia looked annoyed. Fitz was yelling, but I couldn't quite pick out the words he was saying. Julia then said something, and that's when Fitz raised his hand and slapped Julia across the face, making my eyes widen as my feet stopped.

I mumbled to Eli that I would be right back, making him question where I was going, but I ignored him and made my way over to Julia and Fitz. Julia had her hand on her cheek as she stared at Fitz with scared eyes. I finally made it over to them and stood between them. I faced Fitz and glared at him.

He scoffed and smirked, "Did you finally realize that Eli's a loser and you want me?"

I rolled my eyes, "No, I realized you're a jerk who deserves this." I then lifted my knee up with as much force as I could muster and kneed him low below, causing him to fall to the ground, groaning in pain. He looked up at me from the ground, questioning why I did that. I only smirked and then turned to face Julia. She looked at me with a shocked expression as she slowly let her hand fall from her cheek. I noticed it was a little red, and there might be a bruise, but it wasn't too bad. At least she was okay.

I gave her a weak smile before I tried to turn and walk away, but she grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

"Why did you help me?" she asked.

I sighed, "What you did was pretty bitchy, but no girl deserves to be hit like that." I answered.

Her face softened and she nodded slowly. "Thanks."

"No problem."

I then turned and walked back over to Eli, who just looked dumfounded. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as I finally made it back to him. I grabbed his hand and then pulled him along the sidewalk. Today has been one stressful day, and all I want to do is go back to my dorm and relax.

"What the hell was that?" Eli asked.

I shrugged, "He slapped her, so I decided to give that jerk what he deserves."

Eli stayed silent and I kept my gaze in front of us. I then felt his arm wrap around my waist, pulling me into his side. I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder, wrapping my arm around his waist. He pressed his lips to my head, placing a lingering kiss there.

Eli and I finally made it back to the dorms. He asked if I could stay a little bit longer, and I said yes, mostly because I didn't want to leave him yet. We walked up to his dorm, laughing at some comment he made. He opened the door and we walked in, only to have our laughter get cut short.

Drew was sitting on his bed, his back against the wall while his girlfriend, Bianca, was grabbing a water bottle from the mini fridge. They both turned and stared at us while we stared at them. I shifted uncomfortably, not knowing what to do.

"Uh, hey." Drew mumbled to Eli, but his gaze was on me.

"Hey, I didn't know you would be here." Eli said.

"This is my room too, you know." Drew stated, a small smile playing at his lips.

Eli chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head. It was quiet for a while, none of us knew what to say.

"So the rumors are true?" Bianca asked, breaking the silence.

"Depends, what is this so called rumor?" Eli asked.

"People were saying you confessed your undying love for Clare in the middle of the hallway, then beat the shit out of Owen and KC." Bianca finished.

Eli chuckled, "Well, I wouldn't say undying love… but that part is true. Now as for Owen and KC… no, they just kicked me out of the supposed friendship we had going on." He shrugged and sat on his bed.

I slowly shut the door and then stood near it, just in case I needed to make an exit.

Drew clapped his hands together and then pointed at Eli with an accusing finger. "I knew it! She's the girl you were so hung up on, wasn't she?" he asked.

"I was not hooked up on her." Eli stated, avoiding everyone's eyes.

"Oh please," Drew scoffed and then looked at me, "He missed a whole day of school just so he could sleep. He didn't even want to get out of bed. I had to pull him out of bed... literally."

I raised my eyebrows as a smile crept on my face, my eyes looking over at Eli. "Really?"

"Really. The dude was mopping around." Drew chuckled. "What happened between you two, anyways?"

The room fell silent.

"So… how long has this been going on for exactly?" Bianca asked, changing the subject. I mentally sighed in relief. I didn't want to remember all of the shit that has happened to us in the past. All I wanted was to move on with my relationship with Eli.

"A few months. But we've been dating for a little over a month." Eli answered.

Bianca nodded. Drew was just sitting there smiling like an idiot. It became silent for the second time. Everyone was pretty much doing their own thing. Bianca was looking at her nails, Drew was looking between Eli and I, grinning like a fool, and Eli was staring at the wall. I felt kind of weird being here, so I decided I should go.

"Uh, I'm gonna go." I said softly.

Eli's head snapped in my direction as I opened the door.

"No" I was surprised when I noticed it wasn't Eli's voice. I turned to see Bianca looking at me. "Stay. I want to get to know the girl that Eli's so in love with." She smiled.

Eli groaned, "I'm starting think that confession in the hallway wasn't such a good idea."

"You do realize if you hadn't done that, Clare wouldn't be here right now, right?" Drew asked.

Eli clicked his tongue, "You got a good point, Torres."

"Come on, sit." Bianca said.

I slowly walked over to Eli's bed and sat beside him, feeling like I had no other choice. I wanted to be with him, I just didn't want to talk to Bianca and Drew.

"So, tell us about yourself." Bianca said, smiling.

"Uh, there's not much to tell." I said.

"Oh come on, tell us about your family."

"Bianca," Eli said, trying to get her to stop.

"...I haven't spoken to my Dad since I was fifteen. And as for my mom, it's been about two years since I have spoken with her. My sister's in Kenya, so I don't really speak with her." I explained, feeling Eli grab my hand.

Bianca's expression softened and she looked at me sadly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"No, it's fine." I smiled at her. She nodded and smiled back. I don't know why I told her about my family, but I felt as if I could. I feel more comfortable around her than I thought I would.

Soon we all fell into a light conversation, talking and laughing about nothing in particular. I was surprised when I noticed how funny Drew is. He is also very nice and sarcastic, kind of like Eli except not as cocky. Bianca was surprisingly nice, also. She is sweet and funny, a little full of herself but still a very nice girl. I had to admit that I loved hanging out with them.

I could tell that Eli was happy they were accepting me, unlike Owen and KC. Eli was fully engaged in the conversation, having a stupid argument with Drew about something (I wasn't really paying attention.) Bianca and I were having our own conversation, talking about anything and everything.

Hours went by but neither one of us knew because we were having too much fun. I never thought I would get along with Drew and Bianca. I was thought that because Eli was a jerk to me, Drew and Bianca and everyone in his little posse wouldn't be any different. Turns out I was wrong, except for Owen and KC, who are just stuck up jerks who think they rule the school. I'm just glad that not all of Eli's friends are jerks.

"It's getting late, I should get going." I said, standing up.

"Yeah, me too." Bianca said, standing up as well.

"Okay, well, we'll see you on Monday, right Clare?" Drew asked.

I smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

He gave a nod and stood up, kissing Bianca. I turned and faced Eli, who was now standing up. He walked me to the door while Bianca and Drew decided now would be a good time to make out. Eli and I decided to leave them alone so we went into the hallway.

"If I knew they would e here, I would've brought you somewhere else." Eli said nervously.

"No, no, it's fine. I had fun." I smiled.

"Even when we ran into Fitz?" he asked, his fists clenching just at the thought of Fitz.

I smirked and stepped closer to him. He watched me intently as I wrapped my arms around his neck, my fingers threading though his hair. His hands rested on my hips as I stared into his eyes. "You know, you look kind of cute when you're mad."

He smirked, "Do I now?"

I nodded and smiled, leaning up and pressing my lips to his. He kissed me back as his hands slid to my lower back, pressing my body closer to his. I tilted my head, trying to get a better lip lock with him. I felt his hands slide down to my butt and into my back pockets. I gasped as he gave a squeeze and he took that chance to plunge his tongue into my mouth. Our tongue danced as our lips moved in sync. I tightened my grip around his neck so I could be closer, even though it was impossible.

I pulled away, gasping for air. Eli panted as we stared at each other, smiles finding their way onto both of our faces.

"Maybe I should fight more often." He smirked.

I frowned, "No, you shouldn't."

"I thought you said I looked cute when I get mad."

"Yeah, but I still don't like when you fight." I told him. "Besides, you look cute anyways."

He smiled and chuckled, "Fine." He leaned over and pressed his lips to my cheek. "And always look beautiful." He whispered, sending chills down my spine.

I felt my cheeks turn read at his comment, making me look down, trying to hide my face. I heard him chuckle as he pulled me to him, wrapping his arms around me. I smiled and dug my head into his chest.

"I had fun tonight," I muttered.

"Me too." Eli answered.

"I should get going." I sighed, not wanting to leave his warm embrace.

"Or… you could stay the night." I looked up to see him wiggling his eyebrows together. I giggled and shook my head. "Where would I sleep?"

"You could sleep on top of me." He smirked.

I laughed and he chuckled. I heard a door open but I didn't think anything of it. Eli smiled down at me and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

He pressed his lips to mine, kissing me softly.

"Aww," I heard someone say, making me break the kiss and turn to see Bianca smiling at us. She turned to Drew, placing her hand on her heart, "Did that get to you like it got to me?"

Drew just rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, their adorable." He said sarcastically.

Bianca rolled her eyes and shook her head, turning to look at me. "Well, I'll see you Monday." I nodded and she smiled before walking down the hall.

Drew went back inside the room and I turned to Eli. I kissed him once more before turning and heading down the hall. As I made it back to my dorm and into my room, I couldn't help the grin that wa son my lips. Alli was already asleep so I got ready for bed and climbed under the covers.

The last thing that crossed my mind was the fact that I had to go to school on Monday; the place where everyone now knows about Eli and I. This could not go well.

So, there's only a few chapters left to this story, but I will try and make the last few chapters better than ever. :)

READ: I am currently moving on Wednesday, so for this week I won't be able to update. I am moving across Canada, back to my home town, and so I need to finish packing and then once I get there, I need to unpack and catch up with my friends that I haven't seen in two years! So, I will still be updating just not this week. But after, I will try my best to squeeze in a few updates. My updates won't be as fast as they normally are, since I am going back to my home town. I will be visiting a lot of people, but I will make time to write :)

Anyways, tell me what you think. I think that the end of this chapter sucked. I didn't really know what to write for the end, since the fight ended so soon, so I just thought it would be cool to have Drew and Bianca to be the first to welcome Clare. :) I couldn't really think of a good conversation they would have, so I just improvised, lol.

ALSO, make sure to check out my new story called Past Praying For :)

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