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oh and um with Fits friend Sav...yea i know...what? but it had to happen for this to work, soo...yep Fitz is Savs best friend...

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Eli POV

Everyone took their turn on reading their poems, but I had my mind set on Fitzgerald.

I was hoping that Clare got the message I was sending her. By the look I got from her afterwards, I'm assuming she did. When she read her poem, it proved my assumptions correct. She was just scared

I turned to look at her, she was looking out the window, and she had her fist tucked under her neck, with her other hand freely out on the desk. I smiled and just stared at her. I tapped my fingers on the palm of her hand to catch her attention. It took a couple times, but I finally got her attention.

She turned her gaze to me, took her fits out of the crook of her neck, smiled, and then cocked her head to the side.

"What?" she asked leaning forward.

I smirked and leaned forward also responding, "Oh nothing..." I sighed and flicked my eyes around the classroom

She smiled and then gave me a smug look.

"Then why did you get my attention?"

Because if I kept looking at you, like that, I would faint from your beauty?

Pfft, yeah like I'm going to tell her that...

"No reason." I stated and leaned forward on her desk more.

She raised an eyebrow and leaned forward again, putting both of her fits on her chin, staring at me.

Her doing that, made me lose all control. I couldn't sustain my actions anymore, they just took control.

I let the smirk fall from my face, showing all seriousness, and locked my eyes on her pink, plump lips.

She shifted, but kept her position. I put my arms on her desk and moved my head towards hers.

Our faces where now only centimeters apart. She slowly closed her eyes, and leaned in.

Nothing mattered in that moment, just her and I. I didn't care about the people around us, or the PDA rule, just us.

I slowly closed my eyes and inched my face closer to hers and lingered there.

Just as I was about to close the gap between us that desperately begged to be closed, the bell rang and startled us both causing us to jump backwards into a greater distance.

She blushed and turned her attention to the kids around us rummaging through their things to put their stuff away for the day.

I smirked as reality hit me.

I almost kissed Clare Edwards...

I grabbed my binder and smiled. I glanced her way and smirked as I saw the blush but also the wide grin on her facial features. I walked up to her and motioned her to lead the way out. Her blush deepened but she complied.

When we walked out, Fitz was at her locker waiting for her, but he had the same look he did in his eyes at lunch. My smiled faded and so did Clare's. She stopped walking in the middle of the hallway and closed her eyes, preparing herself I'm assuming.

"You should go." she whispered to me.

I nodded, but I had no intentions to leave, just from their view.

I walked around the corner of the hallway, but peeked behind it to watch them.

Clare walked up to Fitz and he immediately grabbed her arm and tugged her through the hallway, pushing his was between the kids in his way.

I narrowed my eyes and followed them. Fitz tugged her along and I saw that he was headed to the Auditorium.

He pushed his way in the doors and I saw nobody was in there. When they successfully made it in, I pushed myself to open the doors a quietly as possible, fearing if Fitz has that gun, we both could be in danger.

I hid behind the curtains of the stage as Fitz dragged Clare to the front of the stage. She was attempting to pull her arm out of his grasp, but failing terribly.

"What the hell is your problem?" Fitz shouted at her as soon as they got to the stage.

Clare scrunched up her eyebrows in confusion and puckered her lips.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

Fitz scoffed and tightened his grip on her arm "I saw you and emo boy! Don't play stupid!"

Clare tilted her head to the side and then realization carets itself on her.

I widened my eyes as I remembered how jealous Fitz gets. This wasn't good, he could finally snap.

"W-what?" Clare stuttered.

Fitz smirked "I have ways with this school Clare. I'm almost best friends with the president of the school; I can get what I want pretty easily."

What is he talking about? Clare still looked confused, just as I was.

"I had Sav make sure everyone went to their first period again today, just so you and emo boy could be together again. I had feeling something was up with you two, I just needed proof, and I got it."

Sick bastard...

"You...you did that?" Clare asked, flabbergasted, ignoring the second statement.

Fits rolled his eyes "Yes I did. Glad we go that established." Fitz facial features turned red, he looked like he was going to snap at any moment.

"Let's go." he growled.

Fitz pulled her to the doors and she whimpered.

I sucked in a breath and prepared for the worst.

I ran out to Morty, pulling Adam and Alli with me.

"C'mon! Let's go!" I screamed.

They both crawled their way into the car and got settled. I sprinted to the other side, almost tripping on the way there.

I got in and turned the ignition on. I sighed and breathed heavily as we made our way out of the school parking lot.

I just really wanted to give Fitz a piece of my mind. He doesn't know what coming to him, but I'm also scared out of my mind. There's so many ways this could turn out….most of them pretty badly.

"You really like her don't you?" I heard Alli whisper faintly, interrupting my thoughts.

I glanced at her, and sighed. I guess I might as well admit it, just in case the worst happens. I do like her, more then I should.

"Yeah, I really do." I responded softly. "I just wish nothing bad happens, she's the only thing that's good in my life right now, besides you guys. I can't lose her." I whispered the last part. I can't lose her like I lost Julia; I don't think I could handle it.

She half smiled at me and Adam patted me on the shoulder. Alli widened her eyes as we got near Clare's house.

Fitz's car was in the driveway but Fitz and Clare weren't in it.

My heart rate picked up speed and I parked Morty on the street a couple houses down.

"Adam, when I give you the nod, call the cops okay?" I said, shakily

He nodded and I took a deep breath. I opened the door, and stepped out. I looked back in and they both had their eyes fixed on the house.

I sprinted to the window I was under earlier and closed my eyes. I reached my hand up to the door knob and realized it was locked. I remembered the key in the pot, and looked down at it. I lifted it up and smiled when I saw the key. I grasped it in my hands and looked up in the window and gasped. I turned my head slowly and Gave Adam the nod.

This is it….

Clares POV

Fitz stood before me. This can't be happening. It can't….not now.

I backed up into a corner making the vase that sat on the table fall, but I didn't pay attention to it. My gaze was fixed at Fitz, and the gun that was positioned in his hands.

As he got nearer, my heart rate was an erratic pace.

He's just trying to scare me, he won't do anything. He's only jealous, is what I kept telling myself. But I knew, deep down that that's not what he was going to do.

My thoughts drifted off to Eli. How we almost kissed, and that's why I'm in this position. I knew something bad was going to happen if I did, but I couldn't help it. That smirk just drives me crazy, and I couldn't control my actions any longer. He made my mind go numb. He made me forget everything that was going on with Fitz, he made everything better.

The worst part is, I never even got to kiss him, and now I probably never will get to.

If I do die, from this insane maniac in front of me, at least I can die knowing that Eli liked me. I mean, he is the one that started to move in on the kiss, so….he likes me right? I'm going to go with yes.

"Why?" I whispered, as he was now inches from me, with the gun sliding up and down my arm, sending electricity through me. Not the good kind…

"Oh, I guess I could tell you, nobody cares enough about you to come find you. I mean, your parents don't even, they're hardly home anymore. So, I doubt anybody will, even emo boy. He's probably in a daze in his room, thinking how lucky he got to almost kiss you. Well, I have news for him. That will never happen again."

My legs grew weak. I could barely stand to hear this. He doesn't care about me…..

"I knew something would happen with you two from the moment I met him. I let you hang out with him, just to see if I could trust you. Obviously I couldn't."

I felt tears weld in my eyes. Something caught my eye; I glanced over him, and noticed the door being unlocked very slowly. I grew confused, but I was careful not to show it.

"If I can't have you Clare, then nobody can." Fitz stated, now standing right in front of me.

I looked again, careful to show Fitz I was looking at him, and not behind him. The door slowly opened, and I immediately saw black shaggy hair.

Eli…

He stepped in, and looked my way, then widened his eyes. I looked back at Fitz. Thank god he hasn't noticed Eli yet...

"So, you were intimidated by Eli?" I asked narrowing my eyes at Fitz.

Fitz looked in another direction, and started laughing. While he was laughing and not looking at me, I gave Eli my attention.

I mouthed 'Get out of here!'

'No.' he mouthed back.

I glared at him, but softened my eyes, and looked at Fitz.

"Intimidated? Yeah right," He laughed "I just didn't want him to steal you from me. You love me and me only. That's all I will ever allow! I got this gun here, to teach him a lesson if he ever got to you. I got it a while ago when I met him, just in case. I didn't know if you would go behind my back or not, so I just let you hang out with him for school!"

During his rant, he accidently threw the gun onto the couch the left of us. He still hadn't noticed it, but Eli did.

He crawled on all fours to the couch, and took the gun off of the couch never leaving his eyes off Fitz.

"Yes you were intimidated!" I wanted to stand my ground. "You were scared that Eli would be better for me. That I would want him, and not you! So you had to buy a gun to show that you're a bigger man? And then threaten to kill me if I broke up with you?"

As I was talking, Eli released the bullets out of the gun, and slid them under the couch, then put the gun back onto its previous position on the couch. He quickly crawled away from it, and made his way into the kitchen, hiding from Fitz, but I still had full view of him.

I saying "gun" reminded Fitz about it, and he quickly grabbed it. He pointed it at me, but I stood my ground and smirked.

"You put this on yourself Clare." Fitz growled.

I can't believe it; he actually was going to try to kill me. This was the guy that I thought I loved. His love was all a lie, he was possessive.

He raised the gun at me, and for a second I actually thought he was going to shoot, but then I remembered, Eli took out the bullets.

Fitz smirked and tried to pull the trigger, it made a clicking noise. He eyed the gun and I averted my gaze to Eli, who had a smirk on his face too, but he also looked freaked.

"WHAT THE FUCKK!" Fitz yelled.

He threw the gun down and pulled his fists together at his sides clenching them.

He then looked at me a lunged for me; I gasped, but couldn't dodge it quickly enough. He punched me in the jaw and I flew to the ground.

Then Eli came out of hiding and into view. Fitz was still hovering over me, and Eli pulled him off of me.

Fitz gasped, surprised and Eli slammed him to the floor, making him slam his head against the floor board.

"So do you feel like a man now? That you push her down like that?" Eli yelled. He picked him up, and punched him repeatedly. I would usually stop them, but I think Fitz deserves it.

Eli threw another punch, this time hitting him in the stomach. Fitz tried to pry Eli off of him, but Eli was like a wild tiger, clawing crazily at Fitz's face, occasionally switching to punches with harsh force, that probably caused Fitz's nose to break.

I faintly heard the sirens of cop cars coming closer and closer, and louder and louder. I sighed in relief.

I turned away and felt my face, I felt warm liquid, and removed my hand and saw blood on my fingertips. I gasped, and wiped my hand on my jeans.

I heard a growling noise and turned my attention back to Eli and Fitz. Eli was the source of the noise and he was hovering over Fitz, with his hands griping the caller of his shirt.

I mentally laughed, enjoying this view. This is what I've wanted to do all along, and I am finally getting it. Even if it wasn't me giving Fitz what he deserved, I still felt as if a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I've had enough… and thanks to Eli… he was making my silent wishes come true.

The cops bolted through the door, and Eli was pried away from Fitz, who lay on the floor bleeding. Eli shrugged the arms that held him back and he helped me up from the floor. I sighed shakily and whispered, "Thank you." Eli smiled faintly and he held my cheek. I winced at the contact, but soon relaxed against his touch.

"It's going to be better now Clare." Eli responded. I looked into his green eyes, and for once for the past few months, I had never felt safer in a man's arms. I nodded and rested my forehead against his chest, smiling softly to myself.

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