Disclaimer : Again I don't own Degrassi, wish I did, but I don't.

Soooo here's what you've all been waiting for, Chapter 2.

(Whisper, whisper. I hear Eli shows up in this Chapter. lol)

Chapter 2

Those Lips

Standing in front of the door to English was like being tortured.

Clare did not want to enter, because then truly all of the thoughts and emotions form last semester would come back, hitting her like a whirlwind as soon as she opened the door.

However on the other hand, with the way the school was running now, there would be no way she'd be allowed to stand outside the door much longer without being frisked by a guard. She took in a steadying breath and grasped for the nob, and twisted.

As Clare stepped into the class room she was met with familiar faces, and the words of the teacher instructing her on taking her seat, in front of...him.

She walked over to her desk and sat down. It seemed like everything around her was moving in slow motion.

Her breath hitched as she locked eyes with him momentarily.

Quickly she began pulled her supplies from her bag preparing for the lesson. As she opened her notebook to begin writing today's notes down she heard a hushed voice from behind her.

She REALLY wished she didn't have to hear that voice, because that voice hurt, even though deep down inside she knew that voice almost made her feel alive again, somehow.

"Hi Clare-"

She ignored it, now flipping open her book trying to pay attention to the class lecture.

The voice spoke out again a little more clearer.

"Hi Clare-"

Clare placed her pencil down on her desk before finally turning around and giving him a quick glance.

"I'm sorry why are you talking to me."

She spoke quickly before returning to her work. She could feel those eyes staring at her from behind.

"Because..."

"Because what, Eli I really sure you can't make any witty excuses to get you out of this, I told you that Night! If you didn't want to change, then what was the purpose of us talking. I supposing, when you decided not to talk to me all break long... you made that choice!"

Clare interrupted, the hurt and pain evident in her quiet but shaking voice. There was silence for a few minutes, as the students in class talked lowly and scribbled away in their notebooks.

Clare felt a low long breath be let out from behind her.

"Your right, there isn't any excuses that can make right the way I've been acting for the past few weeks. Clare after that night with Fitz I had to do ALOT of thinking. It seemed like all I was good at was holding grudges and getting all the people around me hurt"

Clare looked around behind her. She looked at him long and hard

"Well ya' you got one thing right! You do hold grudges, and this is N-E-V-E-R good Eli, but this still has nothing to do with as to why I got nothing so much as a hello from you over break, you ass!."

Eli was about to speak again, when at those words the teacher broke in telling the two to turn around and focus on their work.

Her head was spinning, she needed him to say something to her, to make it all right, to tell her why he had been such a prick and ignored her for the entire brake. After everything they had both gone through last semester.

She was so lost in her thoughts that she hardly felt the paper weighted pen fall upon her desk.

Clare jerked a little in surprise before looking at the pen that had paper rubber banned to it. Looking at it for a moment she finally decided on opening the little note, it was from Eli, go figure.

Clare,

I will not make any excuses for what I did. After everything, I didn't really think you would want to talk to me, much less be with me. I didn't know how to handle any of this. My break was an emotional wreck, it was like being broken again after what happened...with her. I'm honestly sorry, I cant use any smart witty words to make any of this right anymore. I just hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for the way I acted before, even if you don't speak to me anymore. I just want you to know that.

And to answer your question I am willing to change if it means getting the chance to be with you. I mean honestly look at me right now. X(

ELI

As Clare finished reading the letter she noticed a sad smiley face at the bottom of it, it had an X for eyes.

She went to look behind her to make a remark but in the process of doing so, she actually noticed him for the first time. No not his presence, but actually took in the way he looked.

She gasped and covered her mouth before turning around again.

It was Eli, but not the way she remembered him. This new Eli wore a red school polo, with tan pants and black dress shoes. Gone was the normal makeup he wore on his face showing off his unique carefree style. Worse yet was his hair, it was combed and parted to the side in a neat fashion, not the emo hair style Clare had come to love.

Clare sat in her seat contemplating. She had a hard time processing it all, the things he had said and everything she had just saw, and she did the only thing she could do.

She began to laugh, covering her face with her arms.

She felt bad but she couldn't hold it in, the sight of a normal Eli, who looked like everyone else, was just...weird.

Class continued on for the next 20 minutes as usual. The teacher taught, and the students listened, or at least tried to.

When the bell rung announcing the end of that period all the students got up and exited the class.

As Clare passed out the door. She felt a cool pair of hands grasp her. Gasping, she quickly looked at it's owner.

Eli was standing there looking at her pleadingly.

"Please would you take a walk with me."

Clare thought about being mean briefly, before being hypnotized by his eyes and agreeing to follow him.

"This better be good, you know I have better things to be doing."

Eli quietly lead her into the Zen garden. He began laughing at her words before sitting down on the bench.

"Actually you don't, I snuck a peek at your schedule in English. You have an empty period right now, just like I do."

Rolling her eyes in defeat, Clare sat down besides him look at him again before snickering.

"Ya that's right Edwards get a gooood, laugh, just know, like everyone else in this school. I didn't have a choice on what I wanted to wear, by the way nice NUN skirt-"

Eli dusted a piece of lint off his polo with a smirk.

"Oh shut up, I feel bad enough! All of this is my fault. If I hadn't used the stink-bomb or told Principal Simpson none of this would have happened. The whole schools been looking at me, they must hate me!" Clare moaned animatedly.

"The uniform, the rules, all me-"

She spoke again putting herself down, but this time Eli cupped her two hands with his own before speaking.

"Clare you didn't do anything wrong, you did everything perfectly, If it wasn't for you the school would have more issues than right now. Stop putting yourself down, give yourself a little more credit, you deserve it."

At this Clare noticed how close the two of them were. Eli's face was only a few short inches away from her own.

It would be soo easy to just fill in the gap.

Soo easy to just press her lips against his soft plump ones, soo easy.

And apparently also soo very difficult, because at that exact moment a guard walked into the garden breaking them up, talking about how there was no PDS allowed on the school grounds anymore.

The pair quickly shuffled away from each other in embarrassment.

"I guess I'll see you around Edwards."

Clare looked at Eli as he smiled at her and walked off the other way. Dammit, those guards where going to have to go!

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