hey ! Well, I only have like a week and 4 days left of school, then its summer. Time for the new Degrassi episodes. (: lol. well... like last chapter, there was drama, Julia beating up Clare, Eli and Clare kissing. So this one will be some(: lol. Maybe a big secret? I dunno. And this chapter will bring in some more of the characters like Jenna, KC, Drew, and all them, also this is going to be NO POV, because to make things more understandable, its going to show in both of their perspectives. ALSO, I DID borrow a line from another fanfiction I've read, if it belongs to you, I'm giving you ALL the credit. I just thought it would fit in good with this situation. So please, Don't get mad. And thank you to my amazing beta reader:
AlyssaNGentile , it really means a lot(:

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Chapter 5 – Lies, Lies, Lies
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Clare woke up in a blue room with white paint around the edges. She stood up and looked around the room, placing her hand over her stomach where the aching pain was. She didn't know what happened last night, all she remembered was dancing and kissing Eli, then everything else was nothing.

She walked down the hallway and found Eli, sprawled on the floor, tangled in his covers. She laughed lightly and walked over to him, sitting down closely by him. She nudged him lightly, but he didn't budge. She kept trying to get him to wake up, but he wouldn't. She sighed, and thought it was pointless to keep trying, so she lightly ghosted her fingers over the exposed skin of his arms.

She lightly touched his lips and removed some hair from his face. She leaned down and pressed a light kiss on his forehead and then to his lips. She pulled back, but was pulled back by a forceful grip around her waist. Next thing she knew she was hovering over Eli, who had a devious smirk on his face.

"Trying to seduce me Edwards?" His smirk grew bigger, and he leaned up kissing Clare's lips.
"No, I wasn't..." She leaned down closer to Eli, who still had his hands on her waist. He lifted a hand and placed it on her cheek, ghosting his fingers over the bruise that was there.
"I'm sorry about that..." He whispered sadly while looking deeply in Clare's eyes.
"I don't remember anything Eli."
"Julia hit you... we were dancing and she came and hit you. You hit the ground and got knocked out for a few minutes. So I brought you here." His smile faded away and he closed his eyes.
"Oh... well, thank you for helping me out. And I have to tell you something."
"Yes?"

Clare leaned down, placing her mouth next to his ear. "I would love to go to prom with you."
His smile grew back and she leaned up, only centimeters away from his face.
"R-really? Are you serious?" He asked,
Clare leaned down, capturing his lips with hers. He responded only seconds later by cupping her cheek with his hand. His lips moved with hers perfectly, like they were always meant to be kissed with one another's. Butterflies were exploding in Clare's stomach and the kiss went on, she never been kissed like this before. She pulled back and placed her forehead against his and smiled, looking into his eyes.

He leaned up, kissing her again, but leaned back breaking it once again. She whimpered from the loss and opened her eyes.
"We need to get you home, Clare..."
"Why I don't have work today... I want to spend the day with you." She whined placing her hand on his chest, feeling his heart beat beneath her palms.
"I know cutie, but you're going to have to get ready since I'm taking you out tonight."
"Taking me out? Where?"
"Oh, I don't know... you're going to have to wait and see" He smiled and kissed Clare before she got up. "I'll walk you home."

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Clare turned to face Eli and they finally got to her driveway, "Thank you, Eli... I will see you tonight." She smiled and stood on her tippy-toes giving Eli a small kiss before leaving.
"I can't wai-"

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" They turned their heads at Clare's dad now running towards them.
"Dad what's your problem?" Clare yelled with a terrified look across her face.
"I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HER! NEVER COME NEAR HER AGAIN!"
"DAD!" Clare yelled stepping closer to Eli. "What's the matter with you?"
"He's a dirty little liar. His whole family is! I don't trust them. Get inside Clare." Her eyes filled with tears.
"No, dad. I'm staying with Eli."
"CLARE! If you don't get your ass inside, then you are never going to see your pretty little boyfriend ever again."

Clare squeezed Eli's hand and walked slowly inside, looking back at Eli who was know walking down the street with her dad watching him. He turned around and his face was a dark red, and he looked like he could explode any minute. Clare stood in the way of the doorway, not letting him go inside.

"Clare... let me in."
"No dad, not until you tell me what happened over there. What's your problem?" She raised her voice and stared at him.
"Clare, he has a bad family. They stole from us."
"Who says it was Eli, you don't know him."
"You are never allowed to see him again, you got that?"
"DAD! You can't do that... I love him." Her eyes filled up with more tears as some began to fall down her cheeks.
"I can too, If I catch you with him... you are going back with your mom."
"I... I.."
"You what?"
"I HATE you." Clare ran passed her dad and down the street, she looked back only to see the hurt look on his face. She didn't care. She hated the fact that her dad is doing this to her, Eli was different. He didn't know Eli, and he never will. She sobbed quietly as she walked down the street, not even realizing where she was going. She didn't care, she only wanted to be away from her dad.

Clare realized where she finally was, she was at Eli's doorstep. She hesitated at first, but knocked lightly at the door waiting for him to answer. She waited a few seconds and knocked again, this time Eli finally answered the door.

"What do you want Clare? Are you here to yell at me because of what my family did? You probably hate me now " He had creases down his cheeks, from where he was crying. His eyes were big and puffy. Just seeing him like this made her heart break.
"God, Eli...no. Don't listen to my dad, I would never hate you. " Clare stepped closer to Eli, but he backed away, making Clare's heart shatter.

"Why do you even stand to see me? I'm the one who helped my dad steal the money. I hated it, my dad abused me, Clare. He forced me to do it. I hate myself for doing what I've done."
Clare was confused; Eli stole money by getting abused into it.

"Eli, it's not your fault. You got brutally hurt into doing something. I don't hate you Eli, and I never will hate you. My dad just doesn't understand how important you are to me."
"Why do you like me Clare?" Eli asked with a new set of tears running down his cheeks. Clare stepped closer to him and reached up wiping them away. Then, she reached up and pressed a light kiss on the corner of his mouth.

"Because, Eli... You are different from everyone else I've met here. If it wasn't for Alli then we wouldn't be here right now, and I wouldn't be like this. She made something happen Eli, she got us together. I like you because you had the confidence to tell me I have the most beautiful eyes you've ever seen. And... I love you for that." Clare's heart skipped a beat when she realized that she just told Eli, someone who she's only known for 3 weeks, that's she loved him.

He stepped closer and placed a kiss on her forehead, and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a hug. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I love you too."

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"Come on Drew! Pass it over here!" KC yelled, grabbing the beer bottle while hanging his arm around Jenna.
Clare and Eli were huddled together, at a party they were invited to a few days after they exchanged 'I love you' to each other. Ever since then they've been closer than ever. Clare looked over at KC, who was chugging the rest of the beer down his throat. She glanced over his shoulder at Fitz and Julia, making out in the field. Clare sneered in disgust and looked back at Drew, who was talking silently to Bianca.

"Hey, Clare Bear, you want some?" KC asked, holding out a new beer bottle.
"No thank you..."
"Oh come on, live a little." Bianca smiled, leaning over, popping the bottle open.
"Umm..." she looked over at Eli, who took a small sip of the beer and handed it to Clare. "O-okay..." She took the bottle and took a small sip, gagging in disgust at first. But then she took another one, then another one after that. After a few minutes of chugging the beer, Clare already started to become wasted. Eli on the other hand, wasn't, he hated drinking, and he never wanted to relive the night again the first time he got drunk.

"Hey, um... I'm going to go get some food." Eli whispered standing up. "Clare, do you want to come?"
"Noo, I'll stay here." She giggled letting go of Eli's hand.
"Oh... alright, well... Drew, can you watch out for her. I still don't trust Fitz... Please."
"Alright man, sure." Drew smiled. He wasn't a huge drinker, maybe one or two sips, but not enough to get wasted.
"Bye Clare." He leaned down pressing his mouth against the corner of hers.
"Bye Ellliii" She waved and blinked tiredly and turned her attention back over to the crowd.

"C-can I have another beer please?" She asked smiling at the mid air.
"Sorry, no more... and I don't want Eli to get mad at me." Drew laughed and looked behind him, now noticing Fitz approaching them.

"Hey," He said in his deep voice, which everyone could tell he was drunk. "Where's your pretty little boyfriend?" Fitz whispered sitting dangerously too close to Clare.

"He went out." Clare whispered scooting over further away from him. He grabbed her by the arm and pulled her closer, making her yelp in slight pain. "Get off of me." She whispered pulling her arm away. She looked over at Drew and everyone else, but they didn't seem to notice anything.
Fitz pressed kisses down her neck, "Fitz, get off of me! Right now." She yelled.

"it's not fair, how can someone so messed up as Eli get someone as beautiful as you."

Eli was now pulling back up, he saw Fitz very close to Clare, and she kept trying to move away, but he held onto her tightly. Eli was getting filled with anger as he stepped out of the car, slamming the door. "Stop it, I love Eli. Get off of me." He heard Clare whispered. "He doesn't deserve you." Fitz responded.

Eli looked over at Drew, who was supposed to be keeping an eye on Clare. Clare started to get more aggressive and started hitting Fitz, but he slapped her back.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Eli yelled getting all attention toward him. "What the fuck is going on?" Eli pulled Fitz off of Clare; she grabbed his waist and stood behind him

"Just stating the facts, Elijah, everyone knows that I'm better than you." Eli turned his head, now noticing all eyes on the fight. "Now you look Drew, if you weren't too busy sticking your tongue down Bianca's throat, you would've noticed that Fitz was trying to molest my girlfriend."
Drew didn't respond.

"Eli, Clare likes me."
"No, you can't take her away, not again. You have Julia, remember?"
"Not anymore, Eli. I just broke up with her, because I like Clare now, and she will be mine."

Eli had enough, her threw his fists to Fitz jaw, making him bleed right at that moment. Fitz swung a punch, but missed. Eli laughed, knowing that him being drunk, he won't be able to see right. That was a big advantage for him. Eli threw another punch, hitting him in the nose, knocking Fitz over.

"Okay, Okay, enough." Drew said, pulling Eli off of Fitz.
"He's going to steal Clare, Drew."
"No he's not... now, take Clare home." Drew patted his back and walked over to Fitz, who was now giving Eli a dirty look. Eli smirked and wrapped his arm around Clare, pulling her to his car.

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"Come on Eli... it's not a big deal."
"Do you know what he did to me Clare? He stole someone who I deeply cared about and turned her into a whole different person. He killed the Julia that everyone loves. He almost stole you from me Clare, he would only want to have sex with you, and break your heart just like he did the night at the party with Julia." Eli sat down at the couch and ran his fingers through is hair.

"Eli..."
"No, Clare, if he stole you, I wouldn't have any clue what to do. When I first met you, you changed me Clare, I didn't talk, didn't communicate, nothing. I didn't do anything with anybody. But you made me feel like I'm bigger than that, and if I lose you to some jackass, I would be lost without you."

His word's made Clare's heart shatter. Even though they haven't known each other for not that long Eli already seemed to really care about her...

"Eli... I will never leave you, no matter what, okay?" She turned his head towards her, cupping his face. "I love you, Eli." She took her thumb and gently wiped away his tears, making a small smile appear on his face.

He leaned down, placing a kiss on her forehead, pulling her into a hug.
"Clare... promise me that you will never leave me. Just promise."
Clare hesitated at first. "I promise, now... go and get ready for our date. I want to be surprised." She smiled and kissed his chastely on his lips.

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"Eli, where am I?" Clare asked holding onto Eli's hand.
"Don't look Clare... or you'll ruin it." She could just see the smirk played n his face as he said this.
"How am I going to? I have a blind fold."
"Silly Clare. Okay, you can open your eyes now." She grinned and took the blind fold off. He jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

"Eli...it's... this is ..." She was speechless. It was a field full of lavender plants and apple trees all around, right under the biggest tree was a small table made for two. It had a candle in the middle and plates on each side.
"It's amazing, unexpected, too much, blah, blah, blah..."
"It's perfect, Eli." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him lightly, with the smell of lavender and scented candles lingered the air.

They walked down the path to the small table, and Clare immediately started eating. She took the lid off the silver plate and got two pieces of fish and poured the drink in her glass. Eli smiled at the beautiful girl in front of him and sat down next to her, eating the food he got for himself.

They had some small conversations about random things, and laughed after every sentence. Clare told Eli about Wesley and her playing 7 minutes in heaven and all the drama going on in Degrassi. Eli told her about his school, and his family. He explained everything that had happened between his father and hers, and how it was never a good thing between them. Ever since Clare's dad moved to Florida, they've been enemies since.

As the conversations quieted down, Eli stood up walking over to Clare. He placed his hand out for her to grab.
"What are you doing?" Clare asked with a smile.
"Since you didn't get your perfect dance at the party, I was thinking about giving it to you now." His lips curled up into a pleading smile. Clare only laughed and took his hand.
"We don't have music Eli."
"We don't need any." He placed his hands on her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

They slowing moved side to side, with the fresh air and the sound of birds chirping in the nearby trees. No word was spoken, just the sounds of their breaths. Clare lifted her head and looked deep into Eli's eyes. He opened his looked at her flawless face. He leaned in, coming close to her ear.
"You will be the death of me Clare Edwards."

Clare pulled back, and slowly connected their lips together, still having the biggest smirk ever played on his lips, he kissed her back. Normally, Julia's kisses were always for forceful and that's all she wanted to do. But when Clare kissed him, it was different. It was always a slow and meaningful or loving type, and Clare never took it too far. It seemed like to him, he was born to be with her, to hold her, kiss her, and keep her safe.

"I love you, Eli." Clare whispered while breaking the kiss.
"I love you to—"

Clare couldn't breathe. She was on the ground, bloody with makeup running down her face. Her chest was closing up, she felt like she would die any second. She reached over to touch Eli. Nothing. She didn't know if he was breathing. She couldn't tell. All she heard was a gun shot, and excruciating pain in her stomach. She closed her eyes, slowly drifting away, not knowing if she would survive. Not knowing what will happen. She grabbed Eli's limp hand and held it against her chest.

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