A/N: PS, Vegas Night did not happen in this story so NO uniforms, NO police searches, etc.
Julia's POV
It's been a three months since Eli caught me with Tyler. No texts, no calls, no IMs, nothing. He completely shut me out for this time being. I couldn't help it. Tyler and I both missed Eli, we had a couple drinks and next thing I knew, we went at it. I love Elijah, I truly do. I regret my mistake very much and I wish he could hear me out. Although, what happened was still terrible and it is certainly no excuse for Eli to forgive me. Hmmm, I guess I'll have to fix my shit all on my own.
NO POV
Eli sat in the driver's side of Morty, just staring off into nowhere. Since the Julia incident, Eli pretty much changed a lot. He ate his meals alone in his room. He stared into space in class, and didn't talk to anyone. He was fine for the first month when denial got to him. But after that, everything went down. He barely talked to Clare or Adam, a new friend he also made during his short time in Degrassi. He was just there. It's like he had no purpose. Just a filler person, as they could ever say. Julia crushed his heart and this was all of the pieces left of him.
But one day, Clare cracked. She missed the old Eli. She missed talking to him, being his English partner, hanging out, everything. Even Adam missed him dearly. It had been Eli, Clare, and Adam. Without Eli, it truly was incomplete. So, they decided to go for it. They would bring their Eli back. First up was Clare.
Clare's POV
December 9, 2010. It's December and Christmas break was just two weeks away. I had been working all week to bring the old Eli back but nothing, and I literally mean nothing, could help him. I tried making him smile, I asked him to hang out, and I even resorted to tickling him but NO, he wouldn't budge at all. During the time he'd been like this and before, we grew close, very close. But this incident broke us apart. He shunned himself away and it killed me. I grew feelings for him and they grow, day by day. I'm going to help Eli. I can't stand to see him like this.
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I got to school that Monday to greet Eli at his locker. There he was at it again; staring into space, carelessly stuffing books into his open arm. I surprised him from behind, hoping for a jolt from his body or some type of response. But nope again; he just turned his head to me and gave a subtle nod. I broke.
"God damn it, Eli! When will you stop this! It's been over 3 months! Come on, talk to me, at least!" I burst out. Everyone was looking at us. Oh shit. I looked over to Eli and I spotted tears forming at the edge of his eyes. This didn't look good at all.
"C-c-can we talk? Outside." He stuttered in between fits of breath. I curtly nodded and he linked our arms together while we went through the double doors of Degrassi. The bell had just rung but we both ignored it and sat at one of the picnic tables' just outside.
"I'm sorry I've been acting up a lot Clare. It's just...well, Julia really meant a lot to me. I mean, I loved her, you know. And Tyler, I've known him since we were both in diapers! Do you know how much it sucks for two very important people in my life to just…betray me like that? It hit me hard, right here" he pointed to his heart while continuing "and when I lost them both to this, I felt like I lost myself too." He finished but by that point, the tears in his eyes were building up fast, and I couldn't help but cry too.
"Eli, people in our life comes and goes, trust me. I've been there. And it hurts to be betrayed like that, a lot. I've somewhat been through that too. This, this girl…Jenna, she kind of stole my boyfriend from me and he obliged quicker than I could interrupt. All I'm trying to say is…no matter how important someone could be to you, if they hurt you, they hurt you. Simple as that. We all have to move on. We can't stop living, Elijah. We were given a life for that sole reason."
As I finished, I could somewhat a mix of a smile and a smirk from Eli. Not a complete smile, but it was alright. He spoke softly "You know Clare, I never thought I'd say this but you are amazing." He smiled. But this time, it was a real smile. Before I could respond any longer, I felt his soft lips on mine. I was opposed at first, but I soon caught up. Our mouths moved at a rhythmic pace and I felt his tongue slide into my mouth. We fought for dominance and soon after, he won.
Minutes passed, but it had felt like hours to me. We soon pulled away and I could easily feel my cheeks burn to an extreme temperature. I looked over to him and he gave me a soft smile. He soon interlaced our fingers together and kissed the tips of them. I blushed more and more to the point that it would be impossible for my cheeks to get any redder. I could tell he was about to speak but an unfamiliar voice soon interrupted.
"Class. Now." It was the principal and my former Media Immersion teacher, Mr. Archie Simpson. Eli and I both grabbed our stuff and waltzed into the school. I saw the principal give me a small smile and wink whilst he pointed to Eli. I knew he had a soft spot for me. I smiled and Eli looked over to me, reciprocating the action. He held my hand as we entered the school. The bell rung when we walked in and it was now time for English. Oh boy, Adam needs to know this.
A/N: Whew! That took a while, HAHA. I have been so busy with my school short story that I barely had time to write this! My short story was very dark, apparently (; I even used the names Clara Edwin, Helen, and Randall wink wink (; HAH sooo, this chapter might have been a little iurfgoernonr. Pardon for that. Next one should be this week as well (: There might be a surprise soon!