a/n: Did anyone else literally freak out when Clare kissed Eli in the Frostival episode? I did not expect that at all. Just a small nice moment and they'll go off but noo we got a kiss. I'm not gonna get my hopes up though because Degrassi likes to toy with my little heart and this is why I updated, since im excited,bored and blinded by the amount of shippage.

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi - or any other references.

Two days later

''I think you should stay away from him.'' Adam said looking at the boy who sat alone a few yards away from them. His head was down, his shoulder slouched and his face was dug in a book Clare couldn't make out. She turned back to Adam who was munching on chips. ''He seems like trouble.'' He shrugs, and pops a chip in his mouth,staring at Clare.

''I don't know if I should do that.'' She argues softly picking at her food. She catches Adam rolling his eyes at her and she drops her fork. ''It's not right to shun him.'' Clare said with a slight shrug and Adam put his hands up in defense shaking his head. ''Anyway im meeting up with him in an hour to tutor him.''

''You are just too nice.'' Adam responded crumpling up the bag and tossing it behind him. Usually Clare would scold him and tell him to throw it in the trash but right now she has more important things on her mind. Such as the reason why Eli is hated by most people she met. Why he is called a lunatic and what happened to him that made his this way. Adam flipped open his notebook scanning it quickly before handing it to Clare. ''Literary help from a friend?'' He asks hopefully and Clare shoots him a weak smile before looking over his small creative story and she hums to herself.

''Can I take this?'' She asks him and Adam gives her a weird look. ''To look over and revise.''

''Oh yeah.'' Adam nods with a toothy grin. ''Less work for me.'' He chuckles before gulping down soda.

''You're gonna get fat.'' She mumbles glancing at the can and Adam shrugs in response.

''Whatever.''

''Hi.'' Eli says grimly as he walks up the steps to the school,his black hair flowing furiously due to the wind. Clare sighs as she holds onto her knit hat as it was slipping off her head. Eli digs his gloved hands in his pockets and sighs,looking everywhere but Clare,who was right in front of him. She smiles weakly staring at his choice of clothing. She can see why he would come off intimidating due to his black outfit, and his leather jacket style. He wore a frown and he was mildly buff.

''Lets start.'' She grins and heads to the school library,followed by Eli who was dragging his feet across the floor. She smiles and sits on a table near the computers and flipped her textbook and began to read. Eli sat beside her, opening a textbook of his own. ''Okay. Algebra-''

''I don't want to work.'' Eli mumbles and Clare looks at him to see if he was partly serious. ''I done enough at home.''

She nods and closes her book making a mental note to go back to that later. Then in almost a split second Eli smiled at her before closing his textbook and throwing it in his bag in a swift movement. How can he change his mood so easily? Clare frowned and looked at the table.

''Lets get to know each other.'' Eli says more confidently and Clare looks up laughing a bit.

''What?''

''I should know who's tutoring me.'' He nods. '' Since you know im depending on you for my grade.'' He shrugs and Clare opens her mouth but closes it with no argument.

''-kay.''

''Uh.'' Eli looks at the ceiling then sighs but looks back at her with the same smile. ''Favorite author?''

''Chuck Pal-''

''Really?'' Eli says softly and he takes his book from his bag and slides it over to her. ''I re-read this book over a dozen times.'' He whispers with a weak smile etched on his features. She gasp at the sight of the cover of Invisible Monsters, a book she has been longing to read for a while but failing to find it. ''..if you want..'' He pauses and whispers, ''You could borrow it.'' He mutters shyly and she grins.

''Cool.'' She says excitedly and slides it back to him. ''Though I still need to finish Jane Eyre for a report.'' She explains. ''I read that book one to many times.'' Eli smiles slightly and shoves it back into his bag, leaning on his hand, his elbow resting on the table.

''I could help you on that report.'' He says. ''I am favored by the English teacher. '' He jokes softly.

''Really?'' She retorts. ''Doesn't look like that.'' She jokes back and Eli smiles at the ground.

''You're a good person.'' He mumbles and Clare cocks an eyebrow. ''And my only friend.''

''What? '' She says slightly shocked. ''You don't have other people who talk to you?''

''Well if calling me 'emo kid' counts as talking then yeah im friends with the whole school.'' Eli says and he groans. ''I'm not a very likeable person.''

''Me either.'' She says in an attempt to make him feel better.

''That's not true.'' Eli responds and Clare looks at him.

''I like you.'' He then smiles warmly and continues on his book.

Clare sighs as she drops her keys on the floor tiredly and she groans knowing it takes energy to pick things up from the floor. She was exhausted from the tiring walk she had to take due to her mother working late. Eli did have a motorcycle, he said his hearse was 'broken', but Clare's fear overtook her and she decided to burn a few calories by walking home.

The house was eerily empty except for the occasional creaks of the floor and the spur of the wind. She slipped off her flats and set her keys down on the kitchen counter before walking up the steps slowly, and knocking on Jake's door. After a minute he swung it open, a beer in one hand and a sandwich in the other. She leaned on the door frame, an amused look on her face.

''You're not old enough.'' She explains staring at the beer bottle and to mock her, he takes a long swig before licking his lips blissfully. She rolls her eyes in response and pushes passed him before laying on his bed. Jake closes the door behind him and sets the bottle down, taking a seat near his computer desk.

''It's not like your mom is here.'' He shrugs and takes another gulp. ''Anyway, you wont tell..will you?'' He looks at her intently before she shakes her head,resting herself on her elbows.

''-but you do owe me.'' Clare responds and Jake slowly walks over to her with a devious grin on his face. ''Uh Jake-'' It went all to quickly,his lips were resting on hers. His eyes closed,his minty breath entering her mouth. She wasn't prepared,mentally or physically. She pulled away,her eyes wide and her hand on her mouth. She shook her head, got off and ran out the room to hers.

''Clare!'' Said a male voice a few minutes later. She glanced at the book and continued to read the book in silence. She didn't want to relive the moment in her head. It was to weird, to awkward. After a few minutes, the yelling and the begging stopped and Clare sighed to herself.

She'll have to deal with this in the morning.

This wasn't how I planned. So it might just suuuck. If you're confused everything will be cleared up in the next chapter. JSS.