DISCLAIMER: Degrassi? Yeah, it's not mine.

UM. This chapter sucks. I'm sorry. I have work in a few hours, but I stayed up writing this... so. IDEK. I hope someone likes it. YES, it goes fast, but that's because Eli can't really help his lust. And NO, there is no sex in this chapter. :P

Finding this girl was harder than I thought- she didn't stand out, but she was clearly different from everyone- it was like her intention was to blend in.

Her last boyfriend completely killed any hope she had of finding the boy right for her after he cheated on her with her best friend.

I growled, pushing past the crowd of obnoxious chattering teenagers, looking for familiar blue eyes and bouncy curls. Or at least maybe a little Indian girl- Clare was chasing her before, right? Maybe if I found her I'd find Clare on her tail.

"Alli, wait!" someone yelled, and that voice was so familiar. "Alli, come on, you've drank enough!" Her shout was followed by a girly giggle and I turned just in time for the girl to bump right into me. I groaned and pushed her away. "Alli..." Clare whispered, pulling her away from me. "I'm so sorry uh, Eli, right?" I nodded, completely lost in her eyes- god, they were so... distracting. It was like I could see her soul whenever she looked at me, and I'm pretty sure she could see right through me, too. But our moment was lost when she looked back down at Alli. "What would Sav say, Alli, if he saw you like this?"

'Alli' stiffened and hung her head in shame. "I know, but Clare... I was hoping that if I drank, Drew would, you know, notice me and not think I'm the little kid he thinks I am!"

I raised an eyebrow. Drew? This girl had a crush on Drew? I might be able to use this to my advantage.

"I'm friends with Drew's brother," I spoke up, and both pairs of eyes- brown and blue- were on me, watching me curiously. I shrugged. "What? I know Drew. I could, you know, talk to him. Put in a good word."

Alli's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands together, smiling wide. "Really!" Excitedly she turned to Clare and grasped her hands, jumping up and down. "Clare, this is wonderful. You two should totally date if he gets me and Drew to work out!" A smirk spread across my face the same time a blush spread across Clare's. She opened her mouth to speak, unable to make eye contact with me, but Alli had already grabbed my hand and tugged. "Come on! We gotta find Drew!"

The smaller girl let go of our hands and ran ahead, hopeful of finding Drew. I sighed and walked alongside Clare. "Is she always like this?" I asked, hoping to get her interested enough in me. I tried not to look at her because if I did, I might not have been able to hold myself back. I barely knew her- met her not even half an hour ago- and already I wanted to make her mine, rip every shred of innocence from her and keep her forever.

"Fortunately, she's only this bad when she's drunk," Clare said, exasperated. "I didn't think there would be alcohol here, though. I trusted Declan. I didn't think he'd..."

"Spike the punch?" I offered with a shrug. "You shouldn't trust people so easily, Clare."

She stopped and looked up at me curiously. "Are you trying to tell me something, Eli?" she asked, a small smirk playing on her lips as she crossed her arms over her chest.

I stopped, too, and looked down at her, mirroring her smirk- god, she's gorgeous... "Maybe," I said, darkening my voice for an ominous effect. She bit her lip and looked away. Good, I make her nervous... I'd be surprised if I didn't.

I was hoping we'd continue with this, but she spoke up and crushed my hopes. "I- we'd b-better catch up with Alli before she does something she'll regret," she said quietly and turned away from me. Instead of waiting for me to respond she started walking away, me following silently behind her, unable to keep my eyes from watching the way her hips, snug in her jean skirt, swayed as she walked. Right now, I could reach out and grab her, press my hips into hers and make her mine. Right now, I could stop her and tell her how much I want her; tell her exactly what I'd like to do to her, and just watch as she blushes. Right now, I could push her into the wall and kiss her, let my hands roam all over her body and leave nothing untouched.

But instead, right now, I just follow her, admiring what I can't touch, what isn't mine. At least not yet.

We made it to a surprisingly secluded hallway, where we found Adam, Fiona, Drew and Alli. "Hey," I said, walking past Clare to get to Adam. He held out his fist and I bumped mine against his, then doing the same to Drew's. "What's up?"

"Alli says you've got something you want to talk to me about," Drew said, shrugging. The little Indian girl turned to face me, batting her extremely long eyelashes and smiling sweetly. "So... spill, I guess." His tone was bored and he stood there, shoulders hunched, hands in the pockets of his jeans- the typical comfortable position for a guy.

I nodded and motioned for him to come with me. He followed.

"Alright," I said, just as bored as he looked. "Look, dude. That girl in there- Alli's friend, Clare- I want her," I cut straight to the point and Drew's eyes widened.

"You mean, you actually have taken a liking to a girl?" he asked, a grin quickly spreading across his face. I rolled my eyes when he clapped his hand on my shoulder. "Go for it, dude."

"You're making this more difficult than it should be," I growled and he stepped back. "Okay. Alli really likes you, so, I was hoping that- since it will help me get Clare in the longrun- you'd go for Alli. So Clare can, you know, trust me."

Drew laughed. "If I was a girl I wouldn't trust you."

"Are you going to help me or not?"

I was getting impatient. If he wasn't going to help me, then this conversation was just pointless.

I was about to walk away but he grabbed my arm. "I'll help you. I kinda... like Alli, too. So... this helps us both," he muttered, looking down at his feet as if he was shy. For Drew, this was kinda awkward. He never gets shy- if he wants a girl, he gets her, no questions asked, and then he throws her away; "I don't do relationships" is his motto- so him almost blushing is completely insane. Does he like Alli, and not just want her?

With a mutual understanding, we walked back to where the girls and Adam were... but something was off. There was a new guest. Declan Coyne. And he was standing a little too close to Clare; he had her in between himself and the wall, but they weren't touching. She was laughing, and blushing, and he was smirking that disgusting player smirk of his and I wanted to punch it right off his face.

I clenched my fists and took a step forward. A hand on my sleeve stopped me and I turned around to see Drew, a serious look on his face as he shook his head. "Don't do it, dude. It's his party."

I growled, "I don't care."

"You met her just today! Is she even worth it?"

Taking a deep breath I turned my back to Declan and Clare, now fully facing Drew. "Yes," I said, confident. "I may have only met her a couple hours ago... but there's something there, Drew. There's something in her eyes that I've never seen in a girl before- she's innocent, doesn't know that Declan over there is a player; she refuses to admit it, she doesn't want to see the truth. Naivete at its' finest, and I am completely smitten."

I fought off my smirk as Drew's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. After a couple moments the shock wore off and he shook his head. "Wow."

"Yeah," I said, shrugging. "So, I am going to stake my claim on that girl. And the added bonus? Taking her innocence."

"I want to say that you're a really big asshole... but after that speech you just gave me, I don't think I can."

I shook my head and turned away, only to see Declan's lips almost on Clare's neck. Her face was completely flushed, her head tilted by the grip he held on her chin and he was slowly inching closer. Her eyes closed and-

"Declan!"

Everyone, including myself, turned to where that voice was coming from. Holly J stood at the end of the hallway, a murderous glare on her face, arms crossed. She stomped over to us, right past me, her heels clanking against the marble floor. "What do you think you're doing?" she asked shrilly, and Clare slunk back almost in fear. "Was she using her 'vampire trance' or whatever yo lure you in, Declan? If so, I'll-"

Declan cut her off with a kiss, wrapped his arm under her thighs and lifted her into his arms, lips still locked. Without looking, he breezed past us and was gone from sight. Thank God.

"Clare are you okay?" I heard Alli ask and I turned to see for myself. She looked like she was going to faint and I had to fight to urge to go kick that bastard's ass. He was trying to touch, to kiss the object of my affections, knowing full well I wanted her. Later on, if he sees me, he'll be lucky if he doesn't end up in the hospital.

"Yeah," she mumbled, staring at the floor. "Why did he even..."

"He was playing with your head, Clare," Alli said, sighing. "He's always-"

"That's my brother you're talking about!" Fiona almost shouted. "Let's go Adam, we don't need this." She locked her arm around Adam's and dragged him away. He flashed me a grin before he disappeared around the corner.

"So..."

"Yeah."

"Hey Alli?"

"Yes?"

Drew took a deep breath and looked down at his feet. "Do you wanna go ou- make out?" I knew what he was about to say, but somehow I knew he'd change his mind and switch it around. I was just hoping she'd say yes. Then I could have Clare all to myself. Though at this point I'm not so sure I'd be able to hold back.

"I-" A small blush covered Alli's dark cheeks and she looked down, saying quickly, "Yes." Drew reached out his hand and she took it gratefully; they left us alone in the hallway, and all was silent.

"Um," Clare started, shy. She kicked at the floor, trying to find anything to distract herself, which I found very endearing. "What do you wanna... do?"

A smirk spread across my face as she looked up at me. Her impossibly blue eyes widened at the look on my face and she took a step back the moment I took a step forward. "E-Eli?" she asked hesitantly and I found that her stutter was just as adorable as her rosy blush. I took another step and she was against the wall now, with nowhere to go. "W-what do you wanna do?" she asked again, trying to change the subject, or to change my mind, I wasn't sure.

I grasped her chin, making her look up at me, shrugged and looked around the room for good measure. "Well, I don't know..." I said and, before she could even inhale, I leaned down and stole her breath away. She was so shocked her lips parted against mine and I took the opportunity to plunge my tongue in, tasting her and loving every moment of it. She tasted like honey and apples and I couldn't help but think what a wonderful combination it was, especially coming from the most astoundingly beautiful girl I'd ever met before.

Pressing my chest into hers, I had her between myself and the wall, secure, my arms tight around her waist holding our hips together. The feeling produced electricity and I couldn't even hold myself back from grinding my hips into hers. She moaned into the kiss, her hands finding my hair and threading into it, tugging every which way. God, I barely know this girl and I want her so much...

Just how far was I going to take this?

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