I wanted to post yesterday, really i did. But, there was problems. And apperently it was my day where everything went wrong. So, i started writing tuesday, and i loved how it was coming out, but then it got deleted -.- So yeah, this is different, and i dont like it as much as the first one.

Did you prepere yoursef? I hope you did, 'cause you'll need it x3 Oh, and this will be alternating POVs :D

Disclaimer: Do I own Degrassi? No. Do I own No Surprise? No. I wish I could watch it being filmed though :P

Eli stood before me, smirking suggestively. I smiled and looked around us. We were in his backyard, and he was blocking my view to recognize my surroundings but I didn't really care. His piercing green eyes never left mine, and I could feel his warmth radiating off him and onto me.

I felt his hand grab mine, and I forced myself to maneuver my attention around him. The setting sun had splashes of orange, pink, and yellows. The wind blew around us, and the intoxicating scent of citrus flew in my nostrils.

Suddenly, we were closer together, and his arms wrapped around me tight, never wanting to let go.

This is where I wanted to be.

Snap!

I looked behind us, and noticed a long line of trees leading into darkness. You couldn't see through them, but they could see us.

Eli ignored it and rested his head on my shoulder. I smiled and leaned against him.

Snap!

I bit my lip, and Eli looked behind us. There was nothing there, but-

Snap! Snap! Crack!

Eli released me, and there was a sudden wave of chills wash throughout me. He peeked in, and-

Thud!

He was gone.

I gasped and sat up abruptly. I looked next to me wanting know he was still here, but found nothing. I looked all around, and into the bathroom, which the door was open. He wasn't there.

My breathing was heavy and I looked all around. My eyes found lettering on a stack of sticky notes on my night stand. I immediately picked it up and it read-

Police called, they wanted me to answer questions. You needed sleep, but I will be back A.S.A.P. I didn't want to leave, trust me on that, but I had to.

-Eli

I dropped the note, and calmed. He will be back.

I sat back, and stared at the bruises that were developed today. They gave me hope. No matter what happens, they will heal eventually. The pain and colors will slowly fade away….

Snap!

I stilled, waiting to see if it will happen again. This can't be…

….

Snap. Grunt.

I winded my eyes, and hurried for my phone. It wasn't on my nightstand where I left it. I left it there, right?

Crap, its downstairs.

Thud.

I got out of bed, and raced to the door. I opened it quietly, and ran down the hall. I tiptoed down the stairs, careful not to make a sound.

When I reached the bottom step, I looked at the door. It was locked, and just how it was left.
Noticing my phone on the table, I gripped it tightly in my hand.

I looked around, and noticed the closet in the living room. I remembered the hiding spot I would always hide in when Mom, Dad, Darcy, and I would play hide and seek when we were younger.

I heard footsteps above me, and I knew someone else was here also.

Looking in for the latch on the door, I heard muffled talking, which sped up my pace. Once it was open, I walked in, and moved old boxes around until I found the little square in the wall that I could crawl in. I shut the door quickly, and sat down by the corner and curled into fetal position, maneuvering backwards. Once I was all the way in, I moved boxes in front of me.

I fumbled to flip my phone open, for I was shaking violently, but stopped once I heard the voice of the intruder get closer.

"She's here. I know she is. She never leaves her bed unmade like that. It drives her nuts."

I knew that voice that was the voice that haunted me for weeks, until I met Fitz.

"Oh really? And how would you know that?"

Fitz.

"Because she told me, and I've spent the night with her before."

KC.

KC and Fitz. Fitz and KC. Somehow, this doesn't surprise me.

How did Fitz escape? Did KC help him?

I hurried to call Eli. I pressed 1 on speed dial and waited. Listening to No Surprise by Daughtry (Eli's ring back tone) I waited patiently for him to pick up.

…

Ring

"Where do you think she's at?"

"I don't know, man. You get down here, I'll check everywhere upstairs."

I gulped.

Ring.

…

"You've reached Eli. Leave a message and if I want to, I'll get back to you."

Beep!

"Eli! Eli, please come back. I think-"

Then, the door latch jiggled.

"Eli, Fitz is here! Please hurry!"

I sighed groggily when I reached the station. I didn't understand why they needed it right now, I mean, its 11:30 at night. What else was so important?
I rolled my eyes once I got out, and headed inside.

I walked in, and went to the front desk. "Um, Luke wanted me to speak with him."

The policeman gave me a confused look, and furrowed his brows. "Um, what do you mean?"

"Well, he called me wanting me to come here to answer questions for him about Mark Fitzgerald." I explained to him.

"How would that be possible, sir? We don't have your number and Mark was released from bail an hour ago."

I widened my eyes, and swiftly turned around and ran out the door with the policeman calling after me.

I couldn't breathe, all the mattered to me was that Clare was safe, and that lunatic was placed in jail for a long amount of time.

I opend the door to Morty and got in. I fumbled with my keys, but eventully got them in and headed down the road.

"Eli."

I swerved, and slammed on the brakes. I looked back at Julia, and narrowed my eyes at her.

"God dammit, Julia. You almost gave me a heart attack! Don't do that!" I yelled my rage uncontrolled.

"Eli, you need to calm down." She stated.

"No! I can't calm down! There's a maniac out there trying to kill Clare! She needs to be safe!" I shouted, gripping onto the steering wheel. "I can't let this happen to me twice…" I finished, whispering.

"Eli…"

"Julia, just. Leave, please. I'm Clare's now…even if she's not mine."

She stared at me, and then narrowed her eyes at me. Suddenly, she flashed her eyes at my cell phone, which was blinking Clare's name. I went to grab it, but Julia beat me to it.

"Julia?"

She was gone.

I gasped, and hoped he wouldn't see me.

The door was open, and Fitz was there looking down in my direction. To say I was ever more scared then I was right now would be an absolute lie, an understatement.

Even when I was held at gunpoint, I was never this scared.

"Claaareeee?" He called, stressing out my name.

My breathing slowed and I couldn't move. If I did, I feared that it would give my hiding spot away. Why did he insist on doing this? What have I ever really done to him?

Most importantly, where did KC go?

Then I heard a grunt, and my arm was pulled out from being tucked away at my side. I gasped, and surrendered fighting off. I just hoped Eli would be here…

I was tugged me out of the closet, and I was thrown to the ground, my back landing on the coffee table.
"Fitz…" I choked.

"Shut up! You think you can hide from me?"

"I—"
"You think you can really get away from me that easily?"

"No…"

He then picked me up, and put his face a mere centimeter away from me. "Why did I even go out with you?"

His arms had an increasing grip on my side, and I knew there was going to be another bruise to add to the collection.

"Fitz, why?" I sobbed.

He scuffed. "Eli doesn't love you. He never will. Nobody will ever love you. Don't you get that? You deserve this."

"Deserve what?"

He punched my stomach, and I flew to the ground. I knew that I would regret it if I didn't at least try, so I stood back up, to his surprise.

I backed away from him, and glared.

"Come here." He growled.

"Or what? Are you going to slap me? Go ahead; I have nothing left to lose!" I said, moving closer.

Then, I did something that even I didn't expect.

I slapped him.

This seemed to throw him over the edge. He spit on the floor, and I saw a scratch mark on his Cheek. I backed away, only to have him pull me closer and picked me up. He threw me over his shoulder, and walked hastily over to the stairs. The last thing I remember was being carried up to my destiny.

I slammed on my breaks and hoped out of the car, without even turning Morty off. I ran to the door, but stopped once I saw a bright white shirt and black beanie.

I walked up to him, and spun him around.

"KC? What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, hoping he knew Clare was okay.

"Dude, I don't even know. Fitz called me asking me how to unlock Clare's window. He said he wanted to surprise her. Then, he kicked me out. But, I heard screaming-"

I didn't stay to hear the rest, I ran. I ran to the door. I jiggled it, and found it locked. I looked under the plant, and the key wasn't there. Everywhere I could think of, it wasn't there.

I ran to the side of the house, and looked up to Clare's window. There was a tree that I'm suspecting what Fitz used to climb up on, but the branches were cut off.

I moved over to the backyard, where I had a view of the balcony that was in her parent's bedroom. Why did this have to happen now? What did sweet innocent Clare do to deserve this?

All I knew was that I needed to save her.

I climbed on top of a bush, and gripped onto the bottom of the balcony. I pulled myself up, and crawled under the window.

I peeked in the clear glass door, and noticed Fitz, hovering over something. I wiped the fog off the door, and saw that it was Clare he was hovering over.

My rage for killing Fitz was gone, and all I wanted to do was make sure Clare was okay.

I stood up abruptly, and looked around, and saw a foldable table set up. I picked it up quickly and smashed the glass of the door, causing Fitz to jump up.

I didn't care about anything else. I didn't care that Fitz may have a weapon; I didn't care that I could be in danger. All I cared about was protecting Clare.

Nothing will get in my way.

I didn't feel anything. It went by fast, and I couldn't see what happened really, just that Fitz was there, and he was uncontrollable.

I looked around me, and saw white. White was everywhere. Something about the atmosphere was soothing, and I felt safe for once.

I didn't have to worry about my life anymore.

I sighed and started to sit down, but there was a draft that stopped me. I felt another presence. Turning around, I was face to face with a face that I saw somewhere. She was standing there, like she was waiting for me.

Where had I seen her before?

She had short bangs, and pale white skin. Long, black, silky hair flowed down her back, and she had a blank expression on her face. She was a little taller than me, and was smirking a familiar smirk. Then it clicked.

Julia.

I gasped, and stepped back. "Julia?"

"Ah, so you remembered." She stated.

What? What did she mean I remembered? "What?"

"I was there when Eli told you about me. I was there with Eli though everything."

I raised my eyebrows. "Why?"

"You don't need to know that now, do you?" She informed me, glaring.

"I suppose not. But, what is this place?" I asked, looking around.

"This…is the place between life and death. You can move forward, or stay here. But… you might be able to go back. I can't"

"Why can't you?" I asked.

"Because, I was hit by a car, remember? My life was done, it was destiny. With you, it wasn't." She sighed, looking away.

"How do you know that?" I asked, venomous.

I knew her secret now. I saw right through her lies. Now that I've seen her in person, I knew what she was doing all along.

What was she doing to Eli? How was Eli apart of all of this?

"I was there." She informed me.

"Why? Are you Elis own little stalker? Why don't you move on?"

She smirked at me, and looked me straight in the eye.

"I don't give up easily. When I want something, I get it."

Then, she was gone.

I was officially alone.

Before you freak, no she didnt die. Haha. :P

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