I do not own any of the wonderful characters from Degrassi, or for that much even really the story. I'm just going by how I think the season 10.5 will play out for our lovably couple Eclare!

Chapter 5 is a very dialog driven chapter, so now you know.

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Chapter 5

Love The Way You Lie pt. 2

Clare walked into her house after walking back from her friend, Ali's house. The two had had an argument and Clare was still upset as she closed the door behind her.

She heard her mothers light voice ring out, calling her, but she ignored it. Deciding it would be best to avoid having her mother see her new makeover, she crept silently down the hall trying to make her way to the stairs.

"Clare!"

"Mom!" Clare spoke out in surprise as her mother showed up behind her. She kept her back facing her hoping she would not notice, with then dim lights.

"Clare, it's late where have you been all this time, I've been worried sick about you, I didn't know what ha-" Her mother broke of as she grasped her daughters arm spinning her around.

Though the hall was badly lit she could still see her child, or what remained of her. She slowly let her arm fall from her grasp as she took it all in: the black hair, thick mascara, eye shadow, red lipstick, and skimpy outfit.

"Clare what did you do...?"

"Umm mom, it's late and I'm tired, I'm just going to go upstairs and go to bed." Clare said keeping her eyes glued to the floor trying her best to avoid her mothers gaze.

Her mother let out a barely audible cry, as she grasped her daughters face between her hands. "Oh, hunny... I'm so sorry that things ended up this way, but you can't blame yourself! You just have to continue to keep faith and keep praying...everything is going to be-"

"Mom stop it, just stop it! Your always going on about, how things are going to get better, and how faith will solve everything! They aren't going to get better mom. Just open your eye and look around. He. Left. Us! He's not coming back and I'm not about to sit here waisting my time praying on some stupid shadow!" Clare nearly screamed out at her mother as she let her emotions peek through for a moment.

"Look, I'm sleepy alright. I'm going upstairs." Clare climbing the stairs to her room without once looking back at the figure of her crying mother.

She felt like she could do nothing right. She was pushing away everyone who seemed to care, and hurting them all at the same time. She was hurting them because she felt that was the only way for the to feel even a resemblance of the pain she was feeling inside.

Tossing her book bag to the side of her room, she sat down on the wheeling chair swinging herself across the floor to her computer desk.

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Nearly an hour later Clare sat at her desk worked on her History assignment. She was becoming rather annoyed at how long it was taking to complete, and gave serious thought to tossing a brick though her screen. She sat there typing away when she heard the familiar buzz come from her desktop.

Minimizing the file she saw orange blinking box at the bottom of her screen with the name Deadhandsfreak17. Quickly clicking on Eli's message, she wondered what he wanted?

Deadhandsfreak17: Hi, you got time to talk :)

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Edwards95: I guess whats up?

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Deadhandsfreak17: I was just wondering how you were doing?

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Edwards95: Peachy I guess, just working on my history assignment

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Deadhandsfreak17: Oh I can catch you another time then-

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Edwards95: No!

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Edwards95: I mean, no it's alright I'm almost done anyway

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Deadhandsfreak17: Ok, lol u need any help?

Clare spun around in her chair after reading his last message. Wondering why he was continuing on with small talk she typed a few more sentences of her paper out..

Edwards95: I'm good thanks

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Deadhandsfreak17: Look Clare I actually wanted to talk to you about earlier today?

She was really hoping that he was not about to get on her case to, she already had to deal with Ali and her mother, not him too now.

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Deadhandsfreak17: DING!

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Edwards95: Yah I'm here, I'm here!

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Deadhandsfreak17: Ok, well I wanted to apologize. I dont want you to get the idea that I don't like you or want to be around you

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Edwards: And why would I think that...

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Deadhandsfreak17: Lol ok so maybe I was just a little tactless

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Edwards: smh...just a little

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Deadhandsfreak17: Anyway, but with everything that happened last semester, I just don't want either of us to get into any trouble, even if that means submitting to those horrible written rules.

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Deadhandsfreak17: I like you to much to let anything else bad happen to you Edwards...

Clare sat staring at his words unable to really find any words to reply with. Running over the thoughts in her head she kept coming back to how he cared soo much about her. She wanted to believe them, but the tugging pain at her heart was trying it hardest not to allow her to except his statement.

Her fingers ran lightly over her keys contemplating what to type. She new he would become impatient on her reply soon and her computer soon would emit an annoying ding.

Edwards95: Don't apologize, that was all my fault this morning. I should have been thinking clearer. I know your not trying to avoid me

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Deadhandsfreak17: Yah

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Edwards95: Seeing as we don't exactly have any personal time in school anymore how about we hang out tomorrow after classes...

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Deadhandsfreak17: Oh... well idk

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Edwards95: ?

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Deadhandsfreak17: ...nvm yah that's fine, I'm not going to be at school until after lunch though. So I won't see you until we leave is that ok with you?

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Edwards95: Sure that's fine, is everything alright?

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Deadhandsfreak17: Yup doctors appointment :D

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Edwards95: Oh ok I see, well I'll see you after school tomorrow, I heading to bed.

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Deadhandsfreak17: Goodnight

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Edwards95: Nite

Clare gazed at the screen as one final message popped up announcing that Eli had signed off. She too, then signed off a few seconds later and with a click of a button her computer screen went black. She stood tiredly from her desk and made her way over to her dresser. Staring up into it's mirror, she looked at her now midnight hair. A bang was covering the left side of her face partially.

"I guess what time is better than now for a change."

She stood there contemplating how she would get away with it for a few moments, before deciding on just bringing a change of clothes with to school. She would leave the outfit in her locker and just change into it quickly after the last period.

Satisfied with her plans for tomorrow she changed into her pajamas and hopped into her bed. For a while she just lay there thinking. Thinking about everything from her m.i.a father, most likely crying mother below, to her date with Eli tomorrow.

She needed some happiness in her life as everything around her seemed to be going horribly wrong. If she couldn't control anything in her dysfunctional life , then there was at least one thing she could control.

Clare closed her eyes finally after a while of trying to dissect her thoughts, and then rolled over in bed and drifted off to sleep.

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Well again, hope you all enjoyed the chapter. Idk I wasn't to happy with this one as it was a lot of dialog, but then again maybe thats just me~

I can however say that tomorrows chapter is going to be sooo much better as there will be a shocking surprise.