Hey guys! It's been a while. Sorry I haven't updated sooner. Um lets see... I was really happy reading all the reviews I got, ESPECIALLY the long ones. After my mopey period of having no reviews, I realized that more people read my story then I thought. This inspired me to write a longer chapter then I have ever written before, which is why it took a while

hippie just to read: I appreciate your input, but you'll see what happens. Clare and Eli are both strong characters, and you never know what could happen!

deadrose34: I think you are looking at this too analytically. Don't think that Eli is blackmailing Clare, think WHY

BGuate224- Thanks for liking this story and paying attention to other characters besides Eli and Clare, though they are the main focus. About your question, I'm not going to really focus on other couples, and if you read this chapter you'll see who Drew was paired with (which was more of a split second decision if anything). And as for Alli, well I'm doing a pairing with her that my friend and I think is really cute, although no one has ever brought it up. Keep reading the story to find out, I guess.

WARNING: Slight Lemon/Lime in this chapter, as promised.

DISCLAIMER: IF I OWNED DEGRASSI, I WOULD PUT IT ON 24/7 SO THAT WHEN I GO ON TUMBLR AND I MISSED AN EPISODE, IT'S NOT COMPLETELY GIVEN AWAY.

Enjoy!

Awkward Situations chapter 6

CLARE POV

Beautiful.

No, I'm not talking about myself. I'm talking about the Torres' house. It's just gorgeous. The house is a large studio in downtown Toronto. The building is very small, with only like three floors, and each floor is its own lease. Then there's the swimming pool in the basement of the building, and the garden roof top which the Torres' own since they live on the top floor. Although the building doesn't have a lot of floors, it is really tall. Adam's place is really spacious, with several rooms bunching off to one corner, and just a wide open area with a TV and couch pushed up against one wall. The lights were really cool and vintage-looking, like stage lights (1). Almost everything was a shade of blue.

"Okay, ignore the blue guys. It's like our 'family color'." Adam stated as we left the elevator. Before we had Eli and I had a chance to look around, Adam pushed us into a room directly to the left of the doorway.

"Oh, I guess that's everyone then? Hey Goldsworthy, Edwards." Drew smiled at us as we entered what seemed to be the kitchen. "Edwards, why are you still in uniform. It's a party!"

Well, obviously I was in uniform since Drew doesn't know I'm a girl. I couldn't tell him that, of course. Before we left the dorm, Eli offered me some clothes (after a hot, half naked Eli kiss, of course), but they were too big for me. I had no choice but to wear this to Adam's.

"Oh, actually I'm not going to the party. I can't, some family stuff came up and I can't get out of the house. But I want to help set up!" I had thought of this to be my alibi for why I wasn't at the party, since I was going as my female self. If I needed it, Eli said he would vouch for me, saying that he could call my phone without anyone noticing, and that I could pretend my mom was on the line, telling me to get home. We thought WAY too much about this.

"Bummer. But thanks dude." I looked around. There were a couple of other people helping to set up. As well as Adam, Drew, Eli, and I, were Zane and Riley (resident out gay couple at school), Bianca (Drew's girlfriend who goes to some school I've never heard of), and…

Oh shit.

It was Jake, my ex. It wasn't a bad break up, or even a long relationship, but I was hoping he didn't recognize me. I pulled my cap down further on my head as we got "introduced".

"Jake Martin, meet Clare Edwards. He's Adam's buddy." Drew had us shake hands.

"Clare Edwards? I used to have a girlfriend named Clare Edwards. But she was a chick, not a dude." He laughed. I nervously fake laughed at this. Luckily, Jake was still not someone who over analyzes things. When we parted hands, I saw Eli glaring at Jake for some reason.

"Okay, attention! We're going to split up and do different things to set up. B and I are going to go get the kegs with her fake ID. Zane and Riley, you guys are going to go pick up the speakers from Sav. Jake and Clare, you're going to pi-" Drew got cut off by Eli.

"I think you mis-pronounced my name dude. Don't you mean Eli and Clare?" Eli said matter-of-factly. He was talking to Drew, but looking right at me as he said it. I don't think anybody picked up on how it seemed.

"Uh, whatever. Okay, Eli and Clare, you girls will go to the grocery store and pick up food and non-beer drinks. And finally, Jake and Adam, you guys will stay here and make sure any valuables or breakables get put away safely. Also, make sure that the cable box doesn't have a camera or something like that. GO GO GO!" Drew yelled at the end. We all laughed and started moving. Eli and I walked over to Drew to get money to spend.

While Drew was giving Riley and Zane directions to Sav's house, I whispered to Eli.

"Why did you want to be paired with me instead of Adam?" I asked. I really was curious.

"Clare, I'm not stupid. By what that Jake guy said, you're the ex girlfriend aren't you? I just didn't want your secret to be found out, that's all."

At that, I felt kind of happy that he knew that I was panicking over Jake being there. But at the same time, I was a little sad that Jake finding out my secret was the only reason he wanted to be partnered with me. I didn't know where the sadness came from, but I quickly dismissed it as Riley and Zane left so we could talk to Drew. Five minutes later, we were out of there.

Eli and I had left the Torres residence to hop into his hearse and drive around, looking for a grocery store. It was my first time in Morty, since I got here by bus with Adam while Eli drove. He was being stubborn and wouldn't drive the both of us… Morty was a lot of words. First off, while the outside of him looked menacing and scary, what with the skull and all, the interior was all nice a cozy. It was just a simple car, with no outworldly decorations. There were some comics and soda cans strewn around the floor, but other than that, it was neat and clean. I hadn't seen the back of Morty yet, although after shopping, we would probably load the food there.

"Eli, how about this place coming up to the left?" I asked as I saw a huge food-looking store down the street. Eli let out one of the boyish grunts which I assumed was a yes when he pulled into the store's parking lot. We walked into the store, which as I guessed, was a food store. I pulled out the list Drew gave me and grabbed a shopping cart. Eli stopped me and took the cart handle away from my hands.

"I can push." Eli smiled at me.

"Oh, really? I didn't think your species was capable." I joked. I steered him towards the chip isle, brushing his hand in the proccess.

"Hey, my series is very capable, thank you very much. Soon we'll be driving cars and constructing buildings." He leaned in really close to me and smiled. "Then, when we take over the world, you can be the queen." He pulled away as I froze in place a bit.

"Right, doritos. Everyone likes those, right?" I quickly changed the subject.

"Ew, no. I don't. I'm more of a lays type of person." Eli made a disgusted face and stuck his tongue out.

"Well, you're not normal. But fine, we'll get both." I replied. It was so interesting to find out that even chip-wise, Eli and I were different people. VERY different. As we checked off the list, we had at least two different types of each thing in the cart. He wanted coke, I wanted sprite. He wanted chocolate, I wanted vanilla. The only thing we could really agree on was that we needed at least ten bottles of whipped cream. But hey, opposites attract.

We left the store with barely any money left to give back to Drew. Eli and I both heaved bags to his car. Originally, Eli tried to take everything back by himself, instead of taking two trips. I asked him why.

"Why don't you just take two trips before you drop everything?" I asked.

"Cause (grunt) two trips are for (wheeze) pussies." He stated. I laughed and he glared at me.

"What logic! Well, fine. I'm just going to help you carry some stuff so you can save yourself." I continued to laugh, and Eli broke into a smile.

We made it to the car, and he unlocked the back. I know that the back of Hearses usually carry coffins and stuff, but the back of Morty didn't look eerie or very enveloped by death… it was cozy. There was a blanket on the floor, a couple magazines piled up in a corner, and some more empty soda cans. I smiled to myself at the thought of Eli coming here to read quietly or maybe listen to some music without disturbing anyone, like it was his safe zone.

"Just throw everything in the back." Eli broke me out of my thoughts. I quickly checked my phone to figure out the time.

"Shit! I was supposed to be at Alli's half an hour ago." I exclaimed as I unloaded my arms of bags.

"It's okay. I'll drive you." He smirked. "Why are you going there anyway?"

"To get ready, duh. I'm going as a girl, remember?" I sighed.

"Right, it's just that you look like a girl to me, so I was confused. But the party starts in like an hour. it doesn't take that long to change." Eli and I got around to the front of Morty.

"It's not just changing, Eli. It's getting ready. Like hair, makeup…" I trailed off. Eli sighed.

"Women, I'll never understand them… In my opinion, you don't need any makeup. You're beautiful just the way you are." I blushed at how nonchalant he seemed about saying this, like he was sure.

"Jeez. Stop quoting popular pop music and drive!" I pushed gently on his shoulder, letting it linger there just a second longer then it needed to.

When we got to Alli's, he demanded that I pay for the ride by kissing him again. When we separated, I noticed that Alli's car had already been pulled into the drive way. I wasn't sure if she caught us, but I quickly said goodbye and rushed out of his car, towards the door.

"Clare! I've missed you! And you're late! AND YOU SMELL LIKE BOY, WHO WERE YOU WITH?" Alli attacked me with words as soon as she opened the door. I quickly told her an abridged version of how Eli found out my secret, and how he demands kisses from me and stuff like that. I told Alli everything. Though annoying at times, that is what a best friend is all about.

I had just applied some light mascara, when Alli barged into the bathroom with something sparkly in her hand. She was dressed up in a short dress that hugged her curves. It was strapless and a bright pink color. There were large flowers on the side that spread to the front and back of the dress. Knowing Alli, it was probably designer. On the contrary, I opted for skinny jeans and a pretty top.

"Clare, you are not wearing that. Quick, change!" Alli thrust the sparkly thing into my arm. It was actually a low cut sequined tank top with black sequins that glinted silver. She also threw a dark blue denim skirt at me, and a pair of knee high boots.

"Isn't this kind of… revealing?" I asked her. I mean, the skirt was kinda short…

"No way, quick change." She whined. I sighed and started changing clothes as she clapped happily.

ELI POV

The lights were dim, the music was blasting, and one keg was already finished. I looked around and still no Clare. The party started half an hour ago, and I left her one and a half hours ago. I hoped she was okay and wasn't injured on her way here. I made my group over to a couple of girls who I knew were from Degrassi. Maybe they would know her, or at least Alli who was with her.

"Hey, do you guys know where Alli Bhandari is?" I scanned the crowd again, but looked back at them when a blonde with blue eyes, not nearly as pretty as Clare's, spoke up. When she did, the other girls giggled.

"No, but I know where Jenna Middleton is. Right here." She lowered her lids a little bit and pushed her chest out at me, probably trying to look seductive. Personally, I was disgusted.

"Hey, I'm Eli. I'm um actually a friend of Clare's if you know her, too. She should be with Alli." I looked away from the skank to a girl with not dark brown hair

"I know Clare, I used to go to school with her. I'm Fiona, by the way." Fiona caught my interest. This was the perfect opportunity to learn more about Clare…

CLARE POV

I walked in and scanned the crowd. I knew maybe like half the people there, but not really anyone else. Sad part was, I knew the Degrassi guys, so it wasn't like I could interact with them as a friend without actually blowing my cover. The music was really loud, and I noticed a familiar song. I looked towards the speakers, and noticed that Adam was playing one of his favorite songs, which he always played around me.

A couple of my Degrassi buds stared at Alli and I as we walked in. I wanted to be like 'Hey guys, it's Clare! You know, the guy you always joke with in class?'. Of course, I couldn't. I told Alli that I was going to go talk to Adam, and she nodded an OK and started walking towards who I guess were HER Degrassi friends.

"Hey, Mister DJ, have you seen Eli?" I asked him.

"Wow, hey Clare! You look hot. But of course, I can't say that around Eli since you both totally like each other. And no, I haven't seen him." He laughed.

"Yeah, and who do YOU have your eye on, Mr. Torres?" I joked.

"Nah, you good though." A couple of weeks ago, Adam had told me he liked a girl from Degrassi Girls. He wouldn't tell me who it was though, and I was still trying to get him to slip up. Maybe a couple more drinks… I moved away from Adam, and noticed a bob of raven hair in the corner. Eli! I started walking towards him, when I noticed he was talking with a bunch of girls. One of them was Jenna Middleton, the known skank back when we went to the same school. I had dated a guy once, and she got him to cheat on me with her.

Eli was especially talking and smiling with Fiona Coyne, resident rich girl. She was pretty, go figure. She had her hand on his arm, and they were laughing about something. I felt my stomach drop and my heart start to beat quicker. Eli looked up and we locked eyes. I pouted and quickly turned away, by an anger I didn't even know the origin of. We weren't even dating, so I didn't understand why I was mad, or felt betrayed. I guess those kisses only meant something to me, and not him. A couple of drinks, I thought, would get my mind off of him. As I went to get my third beer, slightly buzzed, I noticed Jake standing by the keg.

"Clare! It's been a while. How have you been?" Jake asked me, smiling, and at the same time obviously checking me out.

"I've been good. And you?" I don't know if it was the alcohol or what, but Jake seemed suddenly, attractive.

"I've been go-" He got cut off when I planted my lips on his. A few seconds later, he started to kiss me back. His hands were cold as they grasped my waist, as mine were locked around his neck. Suddenly, I got jerked away from him.

"Sorry, this one is mine." I heard a familiar cocky voice. I looked at my offender to see Eli glaring and smirking at Jake.

"Sorry, bro. I didn't know Clare was taken. Be careful, she's a little tipsy I think." Jake walked away scratching his head. I felt a little disheartened.

"What the fuck did you do that for?" I yelled at Eli. "I'm not your possession or anything like tha-" This time I was the one being cut off. Eli had mashed his lips against mine, silencing my words. I went for it, and we battled with our tongues, his dominating. As we pulled away, I heard him breathe out.

"Let's dance."

He pulled my hand to the mosh pit of dancing people. Feeling confident, I pressed myself against him. He only pulled my tighter, leaving trails of fire, unlike Jake's numb hands. I saw him smirk as he spun me around so that my ass was pressed against his crotch area. I backed into him and heard him groan, his hands leaving what felt like jolts of electricity at the border between my skirt and my shirt.

Slowly, his hands caressed my sides and reached all the way up to wear my chest was, his hands lightly brushing the sides of my boobs. I felt him slightly prodding my down there, with what could be none other than a sign that my dance was turning him on. I quickly spun in place and wove my fingers through his hair, kissing him again. It just felt so… right.

"Why," I asked in between kisses, "were you flirting," We moved apart for air, "with other girls?"

"Why were you making out with Jake?" He countered. Touche.

"Cause you were flirting with other girls!" He let out a groan as I grinded our hips together in punishment.

"You know, Clare, Fiona plays for the other team." He grunted. "And I wasn't flirting, we were talking about you." I stopped my minstrations for a second.

"What about?" I asked.

"I just wanted to know more about you, Clare. I… I think Adam is right about us. I like you, and I know we're living together and that you're drunk and probably won't remember this in the morning, but I REALLY like you." I was shocked. Of course I was going to remember it. And that's when it hit me, any doubt leaving me through the alcohol in my system. I pressed my lips against Eli's firmly and softly.

"Let's take this to the bedroom." I said, my tone of voice issuing my reply.

We stumbled around the house, never once not touching each other. If our lips weren't connected, our hands were. Or rather, his hand and my ass. Opening random doors, we found a closet (in which Drew's shirt was off and Bianca was pressed up against him. I don't even think they noticed we opened the door), a bathroom (where Jenna's head was in a toilet), and what was probably the guest bedroom. We went into that last room, quickly shedding clothes.

"Eli." I gasped out. "You know that I'm a virgin, right?"

"We don't need to do anything that you don't want to do." He said, sincerity in his voice, but lust in his eyes.

"N-no. I want to, just be gentle…" I was so fazed by how this happened. One minute we were arguing, the next we were a couple and now I was about to lose my virginity to him. Eli helped me get my shirt off, taking a split second to look at my bra before ripping that off. He then looked at me one last time, before I nodded my approval for him to take my skirt off. Once I shimmied out of it, I noticed that he had taken off most of his clothes, a mess of our things thrown around the room.

I was left in my panties and Eli in his boxers as he pulled me to the large bed in the middle of the room. He kissed me gently, caressing every part of me. Soon, underwear came off and a condom was rolled out. Hips were about to meet as we each let out a moan…

"EVERYONE OUT! PARENTS ARE COMING HOME EARLY IN THREE HOURS!"

Sorry I'm such a cock block! LOL. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and sorry again that it took forever to write. I was kinda embarrassed writing the Lime majig but EHHH WUTEV. Please review! I love long reviews and answering questions. It's interesting to know how people think about my story.