Tomorrow night will be the last chapter for short story month from December 23rd to January 4th I will not be posting daily because of the holiday's. As I can get to them I will be posting Christmas chapters for storied that never made it to Christmas like Between Love & Darkness. How often I post and how many I'm able to post will depend on the time that I have.

Please see the DeGrassi Saviors website for the entire December and January schedule.

Ch.2 Days Went so Fast I Barely Even Saw You

(DREW)

"I can't believe you're going to be on both teams, you're going to kill yourself," I comment to Owen who just told me he was going to do both football and hockey this season.

"I'm the starting middle linebacker on the football team and I'm second string defenseman and enforcer for the Ice Hounds. I have football practice after school and Ice Hounds practice in the morning. Ice Hounds games are Wednesdays and football games Fridays, besides I'll probably never even get on the ice during a game but I play every football game. And anyway we don't even start practices for Ice Hounds until October," Owen replies with a confident shrug.

"And you're going to kill yourself, it's a good thing Anya left because you won't have time for a girlfriend," I chuckle.

"Speaking of girlfriends you seen yours bro?" Adam asks coming over to us.

"No," I shake my head realizing I haven't seen Clare since leaving her in my bedroom. "Not in a while, she might still be in my bedroom I'll go look," I reply after looking around the yard and realizing I don't see Clare.

"I'll check the rest of the house," Adam says.

He goes in through the basement and I go up the stairs to the kitchen. Mom's in the kitchen getting more burgers for dad to BBQ. I walk through the kitchen and up to my room but Clare isn't there, she's not in Adam's room or the washroom and I know she wouldn't go in my parent's room. I go back downstairs and Adam's coming up from the basement.

"She's not in my room," I tell him and notice he has Clare's purse in his hand.

"She's not in the basement either but here purse is here," Adam comments.

"I think she's mad at me," I confess to Adam sheepishly.

"I don't want to know just go fix it, I'm not getting in the middle," Adam tells me with an angry and disappointed tone as he shoves Clare's purse at me.

"I'm going, I'm going," I sigh taking Clare's purse and the keys to Dad's car get in and drive to Clare's but stop for flowers first.

"What'd you do?" Jake asks me upon opening the front door and seeing the flowers in my hand.

"Is she here?" I answer his question with my own.

"In her room, came running in about fifteen minutes ago. You know if you keep screwing up I'll have to do something eventually," Jake tells me stepping aside so I can come in.

"Ya right," I reply rolling my eyes.

Jake is Clare's stepbrother, he likes his pot and working with his dad. He's never really paid attention to Clare or what she does. As far as big brother's go he takes the position of it's not his problem.

"Go away Jake," Clare calls through her bedroom door after I knock on it.

"It's me, Jake let me in," I tell her opening her bedroom door.

"I thought you couldn't leave the party," she snaps at me sitting up on her bed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to leave," I tell her sitting on the bed and giving her the flowers.

"You left the room as soon as you were done," she responds setting her flowers on her nightstand. Her tone isn't angry though it's almost remorseful.

"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you now," I offer.

"It's too late," she replies looking away from me.

"Then I'll make up for you having to take care of yourself," I propose with a carnal grin.

"I didn't," she responds very quietly and still not looking at me.

"Excuse me?"

"I didn't take care of myself, you left me hanging and someone else finished the job because you ignored my needs to get back to your party," she says with her tone full of anger now and her words full of venom.

"Someone else was in your pussy in my bedroom," I growl angrily and my fists tighten.

"You can be such a pig sometimes Andrew," she huffs irately and stands up but I catch her arm, holding her firm but not hurting her.

"Who was it?" I demand.

"Drew…" she starts but I cut her off.

"Who was it Clare?" I demand again standing up and narrowing my eyes at her.

"Dallas okay it was Dallas! He left his own party to finish what you couldn't," she hisses at me yanking her arm out of my grip.

"He's dead," I snarl bounding up for Clare's door.

"Drew," Clare says in an almost pleading tone catching me before I reach her door. I remove her hand and push her away from me but I'm not so gentle this time. I'm too enraged to think about being gentle and I run out of Clare's house. "ANDREW!" She yells after me as she follows me down the stairs but I'm already in the car and speeding back to my house.

I park in the driveway and hop out without even locking the car. Marching with determined and furious steps around to the backyard but I don't see Dallas. With my fists clenched, I go inside; Dallas is in the basement with Luke, Owen and a few of the other Ice Hounds. I pull Dallas out of the circle and punch him in the face as hard as I can sending him reeling back into the wall.

"YOU STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM CLARE SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND TOUCH HER AGAIN AND I'LL KILL YOU!" I yell at Dallas and then still boiling with rage leave the house, I start walking to nowhere just trying to walk off the anger.

"Dude what the hell was that about?" Owen asks catching up to me.

"Clare cheated on me with Dallas," I reply growling slightly.

"No way Clare wouldn't cheat, you on the other hand…"

"SHE CHEATED ON ME," I yell pushing at Owen. I'm not angry at him but I'm still angry and he's in my way. "She let Dallas touch her, she let him finger her or eat her out, she cheated on me!"

"That doesn't sound Clare but I wouldn't put it past Dallas," Owen replies.

I sigh and lean against a garden wall, "It was partly my fault. We were in my room having sexy time but once I was done I left her and she wasn't done yet. I went back to the party and I don't know what happened. I went to her house to apologize and she told me someone else finished the job and it was Dallas."

"So next time take care of your girl dummy," Owen scolds me and I nod. "Maybe you should go back and talk to Clare," I comment.

"No I'm too angry, I'm going to walk for a while you go back to the party," I tell Owen.

He turns around and I keep walking, I need to cool off or I'm going to punch Dallas again as soon as I see him.

(CLARE)

Jake parks the truck at school Monday morning and I hesitate getting out. Normally I love the first day of school but today I'm dreading seeing Drew. He hasn't spoken to me since Saturday afternoon; Adam told me Drew was okay when Drew wouldn't answer my phone calls. I know he spent most of the weekend at Owen's house and that Adam told me the tension between Dallas and Drew was worse, Adam just didn't know exactly why. I couldn't tell Adam, I was wracked with guilt, I know what I did was wrong and I felt bad now, so bad I'd hardly slept or eaten. I should have stopped Dallas, I know that but at the time I was overtaken by primal needs and I couldn't, of course now I'm paying for it.

I get out and walk slowly across the parking lot and the courtyard, I see a few of my friends in the courtyard but I don't feel like greeting them just now. I walk inside, a part of me hoping to see Drew and a part of me hoping I don't. When I get to my locker Drew is leaning against it, his thumbs hooked in his pockets and his head down but he looks up when he sees me coming.

"Hi," I say softly hoping he's not here to breakup with me or argue.

"Hi, look I'm sorry about Saturday. I shouldn't have left you like that, it was partly my fault. Stay away from Dallas I don't trust him at all," Drew says.

"I will and I'm sorry too, I should have told him to stop but I…I won't get near him. Just don't be so selfish next time," I scold him.

"I can make it up to you now," he offers.

"Drew," I laugh.

He grins grabbing me and kissing me with a salacious passion. I loop my arms around his neck and kiss him back, biting his lower lip as I pull away. Getting out my books from my locker Drew puts his arm around me and we find Adam.

"Thank goodness it's about time you two made up," Adam smiles.

"We were fighting for a day and a half," Drew reminds his brother.

"And one of you is my brother the other is my best friend so any time you fight it's too long," Adam replies and we smile.

We spend the morning with our friends and Drew walks me and to class, since we have the same homeroom.

"I have football after school and I don't want you at my house if Dallas is there but I could pick you up after practice," Drew offers.

"We have family dinner tonight, maybe I can come over after or we can meet at The Dot for a bit," I reply.

"Let's meet at The Dot, I want you as far from Dallas as possible," Drew responds.

"You know you live with him that's not going to be easy," I point out.

"Then we'll just stay in my room," Drew grins and kisses me before going to class.

"Isn't Dallas your billet brother on the hockey team?" Eli asks Adam as he and Dave walk into class.

"Yeah and he has a crush on Clare," Adam replies as the four of us take a row of desks next to each other.

"Is that why he has a black eye?" Dave questions and I bite my lip.

"Yeah Drew punched him for something concerning Clare although neither will tell me exactly what," Adam replies and they all look at me.

"Dallas did something he shouldn't have and Drew got angry," I respond quietly.

Thankfully the bell rings and the teacher begins class so they don't ask me any other questions. Adam and I both have physics second period so we wave to Dave and Eli and walk together. At lunch Adam goes to try out for Mo's band and I meet Drew, Owen usually eats with us but he's eating with his team and Bianca went to support Adam so it's just me and Drew eating at the picnic table. We don't talk much and after we eat we go down towards the ravine to make out. After lunch I have a spare but Drew has math so I walk him to class and then go to the memorial garden to start on homework.

"Your boyfriend has a temper," Dallas comments walking in and I see his black eye.

"You seduced me, he had every right to be angry," I spit back.

"I didn't force you and I only did the job he wasn't man enough to do," Dallas replies with a smug grin.

"Just stay away from me," I reply through gritted teeth as I grab my stuff and stand up. "I have a boyfriend, I love Drew," I assert pushing my way past Dallas and out the door. I make it down the hall and around the corner before Dallas catches up to me. He grabs my waist to stop me from walking and leans me against the bank of lockers.

"But does he love you? Seems to me if he really cared about you he would have stuck around to take care of you and not just left you," Dallas says dragging a finger slowly from my clavicle down toward my neckline.

"Stop, I have a boyfriend and he loves me just stay away from me. Doesn't the hockey team have a flock of girls that follow them around?" I say in a firm tone taking him by the wrist and pushing him away from me.

"The puck bunnies are not interesting but you are," Dallas grins.

I have no response so I simply walk away and hide in the library, Dallas does not follow me in. Staying away from Dallas is not going to be easy, nor does he plan to make it easy apparently. If he and Drew weren't living in the same house it would be easier but I feel like I can't even tell Drew what Dallas did in the hall. Drew will get angry and it will just cause more strife in the Torres household. We're not even a full day into the school year and I'm already wishing it was break so I could hide.

Drew calls to cancel meeting me at The Dot because of homework and promises to make it up to me. The rest of the week isn't so bad; I manage to avoid Dallas but also don't see much of Drew since he's busy with football and the team. In fact we pretty much just see each other at school and even then only at lunch when we eat and then make out after. When we do make plans Drew cancels because of homework or team business. By Friday I guess we're both tired of it.

"Hey you want to come over after the game? Help me celebrate, everyone else will be out, my parents are going to Kingston for the night, Adam will be out with Bianca," Drew says as we walk inside after lunch.

"What about Dallas?" I ask.

"He's doing something with some of the Ice Hounds, heard him talking about it this morning," Drew replies.

"Then I'll watch you play and meet you at your house after," I smile and kiss him before he goes to his math class.

I spend my spare in the library to avoid Dallas, he never comes in the library and it's about the only safe place at school aside from maybe the girl's washrooms. My last class is the writers craft which I have with Adam, when school lets out I hang out with him and Bianca until it's time for the football game. We get seats in the bleachers, wave to Drew and Owen and start talking about how Owen is crazy for doing both teams this year. When the game starts I blow a kiss to Drew for good luck. DeGrassi wins and we cheer, after congratulating Drew and the team Adam and Bianca leave to go on a date.

"I have to change but I'll see you at my house," Drew says giving me a kiss.

"Okay I'll get some coffee at The Dot and start walking to your place," I reply with a smile.

Drew gives me a sweaty kiss before he leaves me to go into the locker room. I walk to The Dot and order a small coffee sipping at it as I walk to Drew's house. I expect to get there after him; he should have gotten a ride from Owen or Dave leaving from the back of school. The basement door is unlocked when I get there but the house is dark.

"DREW," I call into the house.

"He's not here yet," Dallas' voice says in the dark. I gasp and step back just as Dallas flicks on a light. The light illuminates his mischievously lascivious grin but also his sculpted body and my breathing hitches. Dallas smiles, licking his lips as he looks me over, I bite my lip and blush as he takes a step toward me. "But I'm here, is Drew ignoring you again?" Dallas asks stepping closer to me.

"No I'm meeting him here after the game, he should be here any minute," I reply stepping back again.

As irritating and smug as Dallas is I can't deny the attraction. An attraction that is purely physical mind you but it's intense. So intense I feel it coursing through me every time we're alone. The room seems to fill with heat, the closer Dallas gets to me the more I feel it and I can hardly breathe. I've never wanted to kick someone and kiss them so badly.

"Maybe he just led you here because he knows I'm better for you," Dallas says with a pompous and yet lustful grin on his lips.

"No Drew will be here any minute, I'm going to wait for him in his room," I tell Dallas and run up the stairs.

I go into Drew's room and sit on his bed, playing on my phone while I wait for Drew. After half an hour I try calling Drew, I have to call three times before he finally answers.

"Hey Babe sorry I'll be right there," Drew replies.

"I thought you were coming straight home," I huff with annoyance.

"I went with the guys to grab a slice I was starved, I'll be there in a few don't go anywhere," Drew tells me and I hang up.

He didn't even bother to call, I feel slighted, I'm frustrated and indignant. I grab my stuff stomping downstairs ready to leave when Dallas seems to appear from nowhere, blocking my path to the front door.

"He ditched you again didn't he? He's totally self-absorbed and you deserve better," Dallas says closing the gap between us and his arm comes around my lower back. "Don't you deserve someone that never breaks a date? Never keeps you waiting? Don't you deserve someone that makes your legs turn to jelly and your heart race? Someone that kisses you like you're the only girl on earth worth kissing or even noticing," Dallas comments and then his lips abduct mine!

He kisses me with a hard and feverish passion, an intensity that no one ever has. A desire and a rapturous wanting that no one ever has and my stomach fills with butterflies. My heart pounds, my legs begin to quake, and I become very hot very quickly. I feel myself getting wet and all thought totally leaves my head. And then just as suddenly as he kissed me he pulls away. I let out a breath, my legs nearly giving way from a mere kiss.

"You know where to find me," Dallas whispers against my skin and then he vanishes just as quickly as he appeared.

"I swear that boy is really an evil wizard or something," I think to myself and jump just as the front door opens.

"You weren't leaving were you? Sorry it took so long," Drew says stepping into the house.

As soon as he has the front door locked I grab him by the shirt and drag him up to his room. Pushing him on the bed and ensnaring his lips for a heated kiss. I grip his shirt pulling it over his head and then take off my blouse.

"Let's do it, make love to me right now," I tell Drew taking my bra off.

"Clare we can't," Drew shakes his head.

"Why not don't you want to? Don't you think I'm attractive? I thought you loved me we've done everything else," I snap.

"Your beliefs Clare," Drew says picking up my hand to show the ring on it.

"It's not my belief Drew; it's a promise ring my father got for me when I was little, an attempt to keep us from doing anything sexual with a boy until we were married. A promise I made at ten and after finding out he was cheating on my mom, and had been for several years, it was a promise I no longer cared to keep. If the ring wasn't so nice and actually worth something I would have tossed it," I remind him in angry growl and frustrated voice.

"No, we can 69 again or I'll eat you out first," Drew replies taking his shoes off and getting out of his pants and boxers.

"Forget it I'm going home," I tell him grabbing my top and exiting the room.

"Clare," he calls after me but doesn't run down the stairs since he's naked.

"Problem?" Dallas asks.

Knowing Drew will be down the stairs in a moment I scream in aggravation and rush into the washroom. I leave the door open a crack and hide in the shower. I hear Drew come running down the stairs and then stop, presumably when he sees Dallas.

"Where is she?" Drew questions him.

"Ran out, what'd you do this time?" Dallas inquires in a smug tone.

"Just stay away from her," Drew replies and I hear him go back upstairs.

I assume he's getting dressed again so I remain in the washroom. When we hear the front door slam shut Dallas pushes the washroom door open.

"He's gone so what did he do?" Dallas queries as he takes my hand and pulls me out of the washroom.

"He wouldn't sleep with me, he keeps using the excuse that I wear a promise ring but it means nothing to me. It has to be something else," I confess to Dallas with frustrated tears in my eyes.

"Now see that's just criminal, I bet he doesn't he want to sleep with you because the first time, if done right, is all about the girl," Dallas informs me as his arm comes around me.

"It is?"

"Yeah see your body has to welcome us, open up to us and in order for it to do that we have to make you feel good. Open you up with our fingers," Dallas says brushing his fingers along my clavicle, "and our tongues," he comments before softly licking along my jaw, I hitch a breath and bite my lip. "And finally your body is ready to take, and mold around our cocks," Dallas whispers and my knees get weak. Before I can say or do anything Dallas picks me up and carries me to his bed, lying me down, his lips attaching to mine and his fingers opening the buttons on my blouse.

"What are you doing?" I question breathlessly.

"I'm going to make love to you, and show you what it is to truly be desired," Dallas replies spreading my blouse and gently kissing the top of my breast. I shake and moan gently, a quivering breath emitted from my lips just as he pulls up my bra and sucks gently on my nipple, Drew's never done that. "Of course," Dallas remarks picking his head up to look at me, "you're welcome to leave if you want. This is isn't a rape, unlike your selfish boyfriend I'm all about you Clare, and when I make love to you it will be all about you."

Uh oh problems! The next update will be Thursday January 22nd starting from exactly here.