Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi! I own my story.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! Um I'm not going to say names but ONE of you were WAY off with your "I think this might happen next" review… WAY, WAY, WAY OFF. But other than that, thanks again for the reviews! Here is chapter seven! I do believe this story is coming close to its end :( Probably three or four more chapters left, but if you liked this story a lot, I will do a very long one-shot following after. I actually do like this series, Masquerade, Unmasked, and ? I haven't thought of a name for the sequel coming up after this story, all I know is that it's going to be pretty epic!
Anyway, enough of my ranting, here's chapter 7! ENJOY!
Unmasked
Summary: Sequel to Masquerade; You know what's awesome? Clare and I are together. You know what I find hilarious? Julia and KC's stupid jealousy. You know what sucks about that though? The drama that came along with mine and Clare's relationship.
Chapter 7 – Ready, Set, GO!
Eli and Clare sat outside yet again for lunch; Adam soon joined them moments later. He nervously picked at his food and sighed heavily. Clare frowned and asked, "Adam what's wrong?" His blue eyes glanced up and she shrugged his shoulders muttering, "Nothing I'm fine." Clare pressed her lips to a line and he laughed nervously then began to eat his lunch.
"Well anyway Adam, Eli and I we're going to the Dot, so, we'll see you later okay?" Adam frowned and he looked around and nodded. Eli said, "You can come with us if you want."
"N-no it's fine. I don't want to get in the way of you guys."
"Get in the way? That's nonsense Adam. Come, I'm pretty sure you would want a better lunch than this." Clare poked his tray and he looked down at it. Adam said, "I don't have any money."
"I'll pay." Eli said. Adam licked his lips and said, "Fine." He got up, threw his trash away and followed Clare and Eli to Eli's car. Adam stopped and he blinked a few times asking, "You drive a… a hearse?" Eli nodded and he unlocked the passenger's side, and opened the door for Clare. She climbed in and Adam did as well. Eli walked around and he climbed into the driver's side, turned the ignition on, and drove out of the school parking lot. Eli turned his music on and Clare sighed.
She leaned her head on his shoulder and he smiled down at her.
Eli glanced over at Adam and couldn't help but laugh at him. He looked more uncomfortable than ever. Eli said, "Adam, the dead body is in the back, calm down."
"What?" He asked.
Clare slapped Eli's arm.
She turned to Adam and said, "He's only kidding." Adam smiled sheepishly and cleared his throat.
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"I beg your pardon?" KC asked.
Julia swallowed nervously and she whispered, again, "KC I'm pregnant." KC blinked a few times and he slowly pushed his tray away. He turned to Julia and asked, "Are you sure?" She nodded. He asked, "How long have you known?" Julia sighed heavily and she responded, "Two months maybe?" KC raked his fingers through his hair, clearly frustrated.
"And you couldn't have told me this sooner? Who's is it? Eli's? Mine?"
"…I don't know… it can't be Eli's because we've never had sex…" Julia responded. KC stared at her and he muttered, "So it's mine?"
Julia shrugged.
"What's with the shrug? It's not like you haven't slept with other people," She glanced at him. KC pinned his eyebrows together and continued, "or have you?" Julia swallowed nervously and she said, "It was one other guy… but you don't know him." KC laughed sarcastically and got up from the table almost shouting, "That shouldn't fuck matter if I don't know him or not! Julia what the hell is wrong with you?"
"KC we had sex before you and I got together! This was like a week after Eli and Clare found us at the Dot." Julia explained. KC crossed his arms across his chest and rolled his eyes. He stated, "You expect me to believe that? Julia who is the bastard anyway?"
"You don't know him." She repeated.
"Who is he?" KC growled.
"Mark…"
"Mark what?"
"Fitzgerald."
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"Is that all you're going to eat?" Clare asked, directing her question towards Eli. He looked down at his plate of fries, drowned in ketchup. He glanced up at Clare and nodded. She rolled her eyes and smiled a little. Adam took a bite of his cheeseburger and smiled. The three sat in silence as they ate their lunch. Clare swirled her straw in her drink and chewed on the inside of her bottom lip.
"Something wrong Blue Eyes?" Eli asked.
"Huh? Oh no, I'm fine." Clare smiled and she took a sip of her drink before she started to eat her pasta salad. Once again, an awkward silence befell the three. Adam cleared his throat and said, "Sooo… what's up? How long have you guys known each other?" Eli glanced up at Clare and he thought about his answer. He said, "Um… we've only know each other for a few months, six at the most." Clare nodded and joined in saying, "Yeah that seems about right."
"How did you guys meet?"
Clare and Eli laughed a little.
Clare said, "Okay it's a funny story."
Flashback
Clare walked into the double doors, practically sprinting. It's her first day back from the Christmas break, and she's late. She bolted to her locker and twisted the combination in, well she tried. Clare shrieked, "What's my combination!" She banged her head on her locker and sighed obnoxiously.
"Having trouble?"
Clare turned her head to the source of the noise and her face turned pink.
"U-um, no… I just forgot my combination." She answered to the dark haired boy standing in front of her. She took a good look at him, eyeing him up and down. For someone clad in all black, Clare had to admit this boy was really, really sexy? Especially those green eyes of his.
"Forgot your combination? Or you're in a rush so you can't get it right when you twist it in?" He asked, smirking softly. Clare pinned her eyebrows together. Smart… ASS!
"Who are you anyway?"
"Elijah Goldsworthy at your service, but you can call me Eli."
Clare smiled a little and she watched as he twisted his combination into the combination lock, and then opened his locker. She couldn't help but laugh as she watched him toss his books inside; he turned to her and asked, "So what's your name," He leaned in and smiled a little, "blue eyes?" Clare blushed and she cleared her throat and stammered, "C-Clare… Edwards."
"Well it's nice to meet you Clare Edwards."
"Nice to meet you Eli—
"Eliiii." Clare looked over his shoulder, finding a girl prancing to him. She couldn't help but frown when the girl wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his cheek.
"Oh, who are you?" She asked.
"Jules this is Clare, Clare this is Julia, my girlfriend."
Clare smiled a little and she said, "Nice to meet you. I'll um, see you guys later, I have to get to class." Clare turned from her locker and walked quickly down the hallway. Julia said, "She's super cute." Eli nodded in agreement. They walked down the opposite hallway and looked for their class. Which was a little bit pointless seeing as they were already twenty minutes late.
End of Flashback
"Oh how sweet." Adam said sarcastically.
"I wasn't done." Clare laughed. Adam said, "Well make it short, we only have ten minutes of lunch left." Clare smiled and she said, "Well ever since that day, Eli continued to stalk me, Julia and me became good friends, as well as Eli and KC—
"Who's KC?"
"My ex-boyfriend."
"Who is currently dating my ex-girlfriend." Eli added. Adam blinked a few times. He said, "Whoa. Okay hold, back up, and tell me what I'm missing."
Clare and Eli both sighed in unison. Eli said, "Well, unfortunately KC and Julia liked each other more than Clare and I thought. They were fooling around behind our backs, and as weeks progressed into months. Clare and I started to develop feelings for each other. Clare and I both suspected that Julia was cheating on me, but I kind of didn't think much of it after Julia promised me she wasn't. Two months ago we all decided to go on a double date, the same day as our date, Clare and I both found out that Julia was cheating on me with Clare's boyfriend…" Adam blinked a few times. He looked down at his half eaten cheeseburger muttering, "That really does suck."
"It does… now that Eli and I are together; Julia and KC had never wanted us more." Clare said. She reached over and she grasped Eli's hand in hers. Eli smiled and passed his thumb back and forth over the back of Clare's hand. Adam said, "Do you guys like… not talk to them?"
"They've tried talking to us plenty of times, and we've tried to ignore, plenty of times." Clare said.
"I'd send them to hell. They don't deserve you guys."
"Well thanks Adam." Clare smiled.
"You guys are awesome; I don't see why they would cheat on you."
"Well, because Julia's a dumb slut, and KC is just a jerk."
Adam laughed a little.
"I think we should go ahead and head to class now." He stated.
Eli and Clare got up and Eli placed a few bills on the table, and the three walked out.
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Clare walked to her locker, finding Alli standing next to it. She smiled at her dark skinned friend and asked, "Can I help you?"
"Ha ha Clare-bear. Where were you at lunch?" Alli asked as Clare opened her locker. She responded, "I went out with Eli and Adam." Alli mouthed an "oh" and asked, "Where is Eli? He's normally with you." Clare frowned and she closed her locker. She said, "He went home. He wasn't feeling well and he said that he was going to leave after lunch. But he also said that he was going to come pick me up after school. So it's all good." Clare smiled wide and Alli rolled her eyes saying, "You guys are way too cute."
Clare hugged her friend before leaving to head to English. As she entered the classroom, she smiled at Adam and took her seat next to him.
"What are we doing today?" He asked.
"I'm pretty sure we're going to finish watching that Edgar Allen Poe movie, and then probably start working on the paper." Clare responded. Adam nodded and he turned back in his seat, facing the front.
Clare pulled her novel out, deciding that she was going to occupy herself with something more interesting. Clare sighed and she looked up, frowning. It's right about now where she wished Eli was here. Clare sighed yet again and she glanced down at her book, and continued to read.
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"Ugh! Finally school is done." Clare said to herself. She closed her locker after tossing her books inside, and then walked out through the double doors. And just like Eli said, he was waiting for her at the front of the school. Clare smiled and she said, "You look a lot better." Eli nodded and flashed his smirk. He said, "Sleep, that's all I really needed." Clare smiled and she got up on her tip-toes and kissed his lips. Eli kissed her back and he whispered, "So ready to come to my house."
Clare smiled a little and she said, "Sure. But we have to do homework first, the paper for Ms. Dawes's class is due tomorrow." Eli frowned.
"I say we skip that assignment and just lay on my bed," He kissed her forehead, "cuddle," he kissed her lips, "Or maybe watch a movie, eat some snacks," His hands move around her waist and he pulled her body closer to his. Clare giggled and she wrapped her arms around his neck saying, "Sure we can do that… after we're done with homework."
Eli pouted and Clare rolled her eyes.
"Okay we can do that before we do homework."
"Good, because I wasn't going to do my homework until late tonight."
"Do you always do everything at the last minute?"
"Of course I do." Eli responded.
Clare rolled her eyes and she climbed into Morty. Eli walked around and he climbed in as well. Soon enough they were driving over to Eli's place. Eli turned the car off after he parked in the driveway; he climbed out of Morty and walked around to open the door for Clare. She stepped out and followed him to the front door. Eli pulled his house keys out of his pocket and unlocked the front door. He opened the door and stepped inside, followed by Clare.
She was immediately greeted by Eli's mother.
"Oh Clare, it's good to see you again." CeCe said.
"Nice to see you again Mrs. Goldsworthy." Clare responded.
"Clare how many times do I have to tell you? Call me Cece." She placed her hands on her hips and Clare laughed nervously. Eli said, "I hate to break up a small moment, but um Clare and I have something to do mom, we'll see you later."
"Okay Eli, put a sock on your door okay?" Clare blushed ten different shades of red as she followed Eli to his room. He smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry about my mom… you know how she is." Clare slowly nodded and she took a seat on Eli's bed as he closed and locked the door. Eli stood in front of the bed and Clare blinked up at him, her blue eyes shining with slight curiosity. Eli smirked at her and he sat down on the bed next to her.
Eli sighed and he lay back on his bed. Clare smiled a little bit and she did the same, Eli wrapped his arm around her waist she laid her head on his chest, placing her arm over his stomach. Eli rubbed her back and he shifted a little, moving to his side. He stared into her blue eyes and cupped her face. Slowly, Eli leaned into her and Clare's eyes closed as he kissed her.
He moved his mouth over hers, and sucked and licked her bottom lip, trying to get her to open her mouth. Clare slowly parted her lips and she whimpered softly when his tongue thrust into her mouth. Their kiss lasted for what seemed like forever, tongues dancing, teeth biting each other's bottom lip, and fingers threading into soft hair. Clare pulled away and breathed heavily. Eli moved his lips to her neck and she gasped as he softly nipped at her skin.
"Eli!"
"What mom?" Eli shouted.
"I'm going out to get something to eat. I'll be back in a little bit." CeCe responded.
"Fine!" Eli responded.
Clare cleared her throat and she sat up. Eli frowned and he pulled Clare back by her shoulder. A blush quickly colored her cheeks as Eli climbed on top of her. He leaned down and whispered, "Let's have a little more fun okay?" Clare slowly nodded and he crushed his lips over hers.
End of chapter 7
Hm, what's going to happen next? Ha ha, well as much as I don't want to do this, the next chapter will have more scenes between KC and Julia. I know you hate them as much as I do, but I mean they are the main characters too, and this story can't be only based off of Eli and Clare, even though it would be awesome that way!
Leave me a review if you want chapter 8, which will probably be um... intense? I don't know. Suggestions are nice :D If there's something you want to see happen, leave it in a review, or send me a PM about it!
See you guys later!