Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi! I own my story.
A/N: Sorry for the delay! I really have no excuse as to why I haven't posted for this story in a little over a few weeks. I've been too attached to Alibis and Crawling on Ashes -_-; anyway, here you are chapter 16. This story is coming to an end sadly :/ after this chapter, it's going to be two more, and Unmasked is going to be completed D;
Anyway, 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 16 – Only Love
(Three Weeks Later)
" Julia! Clare, will you two please hurry up!" Eli shouted from the foot of the stairs of Clare's house. He turned to the other two boys, KC and Adam, who were sitting on the couch in the living room. Adam blinked at Eli and asked, "What's taking them so long?"
"Dude, they're girls, they always take forever." KC joined in.
Eli and Adam laughed in unison, and both nodded, agreeing with KC. After a short moment of waiting, the sound of footsteps walking down the stairs echoed, and Clare soon walked around and entered the living room. Eli did a double take, and smiled a little. Clare blushed and she bowed her head, hiding the red on her cheeks. Eli had to admit, that even though Clare is always beautiful in his eyes, tonight, she looked more beautiful than ever.
Clare wore a bright short baby blue dress, which came up to about mid-thigh. The top part of the dress was heart shaped, and had cute silver flowers decorated here and there, as well as on the skirt of the dress. Around the waist were a bright blue ribbon, and a medium sized bow on the front, the skirt belled out slightly. Clare's make-up was simple but it made her look just that much more gorgeous; ocean blue eye-shadow, thin layer of black eyeliner with a little wing, and mascara. Her hair remained curly, but her bangs were pulled back, held with a fancy silver clip.
The shoes she wore were silver flats that tie around her ankles.
"Um… d-do you like it?" Clare asked.
"Like it? Clare I love it, you look so… beautiful." Eli wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her forehead.
The blush on Clare's face deepened and she smiled inwardly.
"Come on, come on, come on! The dance started ten minutes ago." Adam said as he got up and fixed his sleeveless black blazer, and then the cuffs of his royal blue button down shirt. Eli turned to him and then heard another set of footsteps walking down the stairs. KC got up, waiting to see his girlfriend. He smiled a little, looking at her up and down. Julia had a cute short black dress with a hint of gold shimmering off the skirt, and around her waist was a large black bow. Her make-up was done dark; smokey eye with eyeliner and thick mascara. Her long dark hair was pin straight, and parted down the side, her bangs hung over her left eye.
Julia's red lips curled up as KC walked up to her, a "shocked" look on his face.
"Wow." He muttered.
"Let's go guys, the dance, remember." Adam pushed. The two couples laughed a little and they followed Adam out the front door of Clare's house. They all climbed into Adam's large white SUV, Clare and Eli sitting in the back seats, while Julia took the passenger seat, and KC sat in the seat behind Julia. Adam turned the ignition on, and he drove away from Clare's house.
Clare glanced over at Eli, she smiled and said, "You look really good Eli." He turned to her and smiled faintly. Clare reached up and she fixed his silver tie, smiling lightly. Clare pulled her hands away from his neck and said, "You really do look good. Silver is such a great color on you." Eli blushed lightly and muttered "thanks" under his breath. Clare giggled.
"You should slick your hair back more often by the way."
She leaned over and kissed his cheek.
"Hey, no PDA in my car… unless I can join." Adam said.
The four others laughed at his joke, Eli responded, "Sorry Adam, you're not really my type." Adam turned around for a brief moment, flashing Eli the dorkiest frown face ever.
"Don't worry Adam; I'm sure Eli will come around." Julia joined in.
"Yeah who knows, maybe he'll even confess his love for you." KC cooed. Eli cleared his throat and Clare stated, "Well too bad for you guys, Eli is all mine." Clare turned Eli's face to hers and she planted her lips over his. Eli cupped her face and kissed her back. Clare pulled away and leaned her head on his shoulder. The ride to the school was short. When Adam parked, everybody piled out quickly.
The five walked to the double doors, where they were greeted by Holly J, dressed in a long strapless black formal dress.
"Good evening, you guys all look so good." She smiled.
"Thanks." They all responded, all at once.
"Ha ha, well, the dance has already started; don't forget to vote for Prince and Princess of the dance." Holly J stated as she took the tickets from the five. As they walked through the doors of the gym, they somehow ended up going their separate ways.
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"What would you like to first?" Eli asked, his arm around Clare's waist. She glanced up at him with her pretty blue eyes and chewed on her bottom lip.
"Let's vote!" She didn't wait for Eli to respond, only grabbed his elbow, and tugged him to the table that was decorated with large silver and red stars, and it had highly transparent red table cloth. Behind the table sat Wesley. She smiled wide at him and he smiled in return.
"Clare you look so pretty!" He stated.
"Thanks Wesley, you look good too." Clare responded.
Wesley smiled and he turned to Eli.
"Wow Eli, you're wearing something other than black." Wesley joked. Eli chuckled and nodded lightly. Wesley pushed his glasses up to the bridge of his nose and handed both Clare and Eli two cards, one labeled "Princess" the other "Prince". Clare thought about who she was going to vote. Eli arched an eyebrow and he said, "It's it completely cliché if I vote for us?"
Clare turned to him and she smiled a little.
"I was thinking we vote for Julia and KC."
Eli frowned lightly and shrugged his shoulders. He picked up the sharpie sitting on the table and wrote down KC and Julia's names on the cards. Clare did the same. They handed Wesley their vote, and he placed them in two separate boxes. Clare waved at Wesley, and she turned to Eli. He took her to the dance floor, just as a slow song started to play.
Eli wrapped Clare's arms around his neck, and wrapped his around her waist, pulling her body close to his. Clare smiled up at him and whispered, "I love you Eli."
"I love you too, Blue Eyes." Eli quickly responded.
Clare laid her head on Eli's chest and sighed softly. She closed her eyes and listened to the beating of his heart, which always played her favorite song. Eli kissed the top of Clare's head and sighed lightly, a smile plastered on his face.
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"Let's vote for Clare and Eli." Julia said for the millionth time.
"But it would make more sense if we voted for us." KC laughed.
Julia frowned and she said, "Well you can vote for us, I'm voting for Clare and Eli." Julia placed the cards on the table and she quickly scribbled the names down on the thin black line. She handed the cards to Wesley, who slipped them into the box. KC sighed and he scribbled two names down and handed the cards to Wesley. He took Julia's hand and led her to one of the empty round tables.
"Who did you vote for?" Julia asked as they sat down.
"Clare and Eli." He responded.
Julia smiled wide and she hugged KC.
"Good, because I voted for you and me." She giggled. KC's mouth dropped and he smiled a little. Julia laughed and kissed his cheek. He rolled his eyes and took her hand in his, interlacing their fingers together. He brought the back of her hand to his lips and said, "I'm so glad we're back together."
Julia smiled inwardly.
"Me too KC." With that said she leaned in and placed a slightly chaste, but passionate kiss on his lips and stood up quickly.
"Come on, let's dance." Julia grabbed his arm and practically dragged him to the dance floor.
KC trailed behind her, and soon ended up bumping into Clare and Eli. KC said, "Sorry, it was Julia's fault." Eli laughed and Clare said, "It's okay." The four danced together to the beat of the fast rhythm song, enjoying each other's company.
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Adam sat in the back, watching his four friends dance all over each other. He laughed and shook his head, thinking how slightly hilarious they all looked. Adam turned his attention to a girl who sat alone at a table. He sucked on his bottom lip and walked slowly over there. He sat down next to her and grabbed her attention.
"Aren't you the new girl…? Fiona?"
"I think so." She laughed a little.
Adam smiled in return and said, "Um, why are you sitting by yourself? Did your date leave or something?" Fiona turned to him, her blue eyes blinking curiously. She responded, "I didn't show up for a date unfortunately." Adam frowned.
"Why not?" He asked, curiously.
"Well, I never got asked." She responded honestly.
"That's a shock. To be honest, I wanted to ask you, but ha ha, I thought you had a date." Adam rubbed the back of his head and Fiona blushed lightly. She cleared her throat and moved her long curly chocolate brown hair over her shoulder. Fiona said, "Well… I would've said yes if you asked me." Adam's lips curled into a soft smile and he momentarily got up. He held his hand out, and said, "Would you like to dance?"
Fiona looked at his hand, and then back up to his deep blue eyes. She smiled wide and got up, taking his hand. He led her to the dance floor, and the two were joined with Julia, KC, Eli and Clare. It didn't take long for the small group of six to dance all together, but the music was soon shut off.
"Good evening Degrassi students, and welcome to our first ever formal dance. It's just about that time to crown our Prince and Princess. The votes are in now," Holly J took the two envelopes from Sav, "And our Princess is… Clare Edwards."
Clare's mouth fell and she soon smiled happily. She kissed Eli's cheek and almost bolted up to the stage, where everyone could actually see her and her cute fairy like dress. Holly J placed the plastic silver sparkled tiara on her head, and handed her a bouquet of red roses. Holly J turned to the microphone.
"Our Prince for the night is," She opened the envelope and blinked a few times, "we have a tie, our Princes are KC Guthrie, and Elijah Goldsworthy." KC and Eli glanced at each other and shrugged. They walked to the stage, and stood next to Clare on either side of her. Holly J walked up to them and she asked, "Who wants the crown?" KC and Eli switched glances with each other, and KC shrugged. Eli said, "I'll take it."
Clare giggled as Holly J placed the silver crown decorated with red, blue, and green fake jewels on Eli's head, while KC ended up getting a bouquet of flowers, Clare's flowers.
Holly J walked back to the microphone and she said, "Normally we have a dance between the two winners, but unfortunately, we have three winners. So, they might as well take turns with Clare." The crowd laughed when Clare's face turned a slight pink color.
"Well I refuse to share." Eli stated.
The crowd grew into another uproar of laughter.
"I don't mind, Eli and Clare deserve this, besides, I already have my princess." KC said, directing his statement to Julia, who bowed her head, hiding the blush that painted her pale cheeks a bright red color. KC jumped off the stage and he scooped Julia in his arms. Clare turned to Eli and he walked off the stage, Clare followed and he softly grabbed her hips, as she hopped down.
The entire school formed a large circle as they gave the couple the spotlight. The entire room grew dimmed, and Sav stood in the corner, behind the DJ table. He searched through the list of songs, and soon found a suitable song for the two to dance in front of the entire school to. Eli took one of Clare's hands, while the other was placed on his shoulder. He placed his free hand on her waist, and surprised her that he could really dance.
Clare smiled and laughed lightly as Eli spun her around once. When she stood face to face with him again, Eli ended up dipping her, his body looming over hers, and he crushed his lips over hers. The entire school "awed" in unison. Clare stood up and she wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. After the couple had their chance to be the center of attention, more students joined them, and finished off the rest of the cute song.
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"God, can you guys get any cuter?" Clare pulled away from Eli and turned to find the source of the noise.
"Alli!" Clare squeaked. She hugged her friend tightly, and pulled away saying, "You look so cute!" Alli smiled in response and hugged her friend. Alli turned to Eli and said, "Congratulations on winning Prince, Mr. Eli." Eli smirked and he thanked her. She turned to Clare and said, "Well I just came to tell you this, I'm going to go back to Drew, he's waiting."
Clare blinked a few times and she mouthed an "oh".
"Yeah, see you later Clare-bear; are you still having friends over after the dance?" Alli asked. Clare nodded, and her dark skinned friend soon walked away, disappearing in the sea of people. Eli turned to Clare and he wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her innocently.
They walked out of the crowd and walked to the table where Julia, KC, Adam, and Fiona sat.
"Hey Clare, I was just telling Fiona that you were having friends over, is it okay if she comes too?" Adam asked, hope pouring into his tone. Clare noticed the look in his eye, and then turned to Fiona, who was smiling lightly.
"I understand if you say no, I wouldn't want a complete stranger in my house either." Fiona laughed.
"Oh no it's not that, I don't mind." Clare laughed.
"Okay good." Fiona laughed as well.
Clare and Eli took a seat and the group conversed with each other, discussing what they should do when they arrive at Clare's place. Everybody agreed to watch a gory movie, with snacks, drinks, and pizza on the side.
"So it's settled right?"
"Yes, I can't wait." Adam said excitedly.
"I call the love seat." Julia chirped.
"No, we called the love seat." Eli said, pointing between him and Clare.
"Too bad." Julia stuck her tongue out.
Eli rolled his eyes and he smirked saying, "Well fine, I get the recliner, which means more cuddling between me and Clare-bear here." He kissed her neck tenderly.
Clare blushed, and everybody laughed jokingly.
"You blush way too easily, although it is kind of cute."
The six turned their attention to the noise from the stranger standing in front of the table.
"Fitz? What are you doing here?"
End of Chapter 16
I know it took a long time D; But, yeah… anyway, you guys didn't think it was going to end happy did ya'll? Ha ha, well anyway, reviews will be great :) If I reach FOUR HUNDRED, I'll be a happy camper. So, reviews?