This is the 4th chapter I have uploaded in like 5 minutes! haha, oh well. You guys deserve it since I was M.I.A for about 2 weeks. Sorry about that and I don't know when I will be updating again. :(
Maybe tomorrow ! :) I am staying at my friends so I can update tomorrow :)
Clare's POV
It's been a month and two weeks since Eli and I began dating. But who's counting right?
Prom was getting closer; there were posters all around school and everywhere you go in the school there would be someone talking about it. Prom is on Friday and it is Wednesday right now. Drew asked Alli by putting flowers in her locker with a note that said 'Prom?'. Adam asked Fiona by leaving a box with a necklace in it, on her doorstep with a note that said 'Will you do this honours of going to Prom with me?'. I was so happy for them. But Eli hasn't asked me. I didn't know if it was because he thought I wouldn't want to go because of last year or if it was just because he didn't want to go. Either way it still hurt a little. I tried not to show that it got to me but if he was going to ask me, I needed to know before Prom so I could get my dress.
I was sitting in English right now, the last period of the day. There was about five minutes till the end of class and that's when Holly J and Sav walked in carrying roses. Getting roses for your date is what we do for Prom. It's weird since we do the same thing for Valentines day.
"Okay class, Sav and Holly J will be handing out the roses now." Mrs. Dawes announced. I don't know why since we can see that.
They both started walking around the class and handing Rosses to people. Sav came over to me and placed a rose on my desk. I glanced up at Eli and he was smiling at me. I smiled in return and tried to pick it up but Sav placed another rose on my desk. Then another and then another. I pinned my eyebrows in confusion and looked up at him.
"Uh, there must be a mistake" I said.
"Nope, those are all yours" he smiled and walked away.
I looked up at Eli and he was just as confused as I was. I picked up the first one.
Clare,
Thanks for being such a great friend :)
Love,
Alli and Fiona
I smiled and put that one down. I picked up the next one.
Clare,
Just wanted to say you're an amazing person and friend. I don't know what I would do without you.
Love,
Adam
P.S. Drew thinks I said this is from him also but it's really from me :) he's just too cheap to get you one.
I chuckled and put that one down. I picked up the next one.
Clare,
How cliché is it that I'm sending you a rose? Anyways, I need to talk to you. Meet me in the auditorium after school.
Love,
Eli
I pinned my eyebrows together with a smile on my face as I looked up at Eli. He just smirked and then eyed the other rose. I put Eli's rose down and picked up the last one.
Clare,
So it's been a year. I wonder if history will repeat itself.
See you at Prom.
-Fitz
My eyes widened and I gripped the rose. I didn't even realize that I pricked my finger on a thorn or that there was blood dripping down my finger.
"Clare?" I looked up and saw Eli eyeing me with a worried expression. I sighed and handed him the rose. He read it and his face expression instantly changed to anger. He broke the rose and got up before throwing it in the garbage. Once he sat back down he looked over at me and his expression softened.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, besides, I'm not going to let him ruin the surprise I got for you" he smirked.
I pinned my eyebrows together and gave him a questioning look. "What surprise?"
BRING!
The bell rang and he got up. "You'll just have to meet me in the auditorium" he smirked and walked out of the classroom.
I pinned my eyebrows together as I thought about why he would want me to meet him there. I shrugged my shoulders and began walking to my locker. Once I got there I twisted the combination in and opened it. A piece of paper fell out of my locker and I through my books in it before I picked up the note. I opened it and it read: Once you get in the auditorium, follow the rose pedals.
Rose pedals? What is he talking about? I closed my locker and when I turned around I noticed the hallway was empty. I shrugged and went to the auditorium. I opened the doors and walked inside; and sure enough there were rose pedals on the ground in a path leading to the stairs that lead up to the stage. I slowly followed the rose pedals up the stairs and onto the stage. Once I got to the end of the path, I was standing in the middle of the stage. I looked down and there was another note. I picked it up and it read: Good job, now, look out into the audience.
I pinned my eyebrows together and looked in front of me. I couldn't see anything because it was black. All of a sudden there was a spot light. My gaze followed it and it landed on someone sitting in the middle of the empty audience. It was Eli. He smiled at me and then lifted a sign that read 'Prom?' with a smiley face at the end. I chuckled and bowed my head. I looked back up at him and then bit my bottom lip. I tilted my head side to side, pretending to think about it before I smiled and nodded my head. He smiled back and then flipped the sign around. It had 'Hold that thought' written and then he put the sign down before getting up and making his way towards me.
I walked to the front of the stage and sat down so my feet were dangling off the edge. Eli was soon standing in front of me with that smirk of his plastered on his face. He spread my legs and stood between them before wrapping his arms around my waist. I just sat there with my arms crossed under my chest.
"Did you like the surprise?" he asked nervously. I just smacked him on the shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?"
"You made me think you didn't want to go to prom with me."
"How?"
"Well let's see. You never mentioned it at all and you waited till last minute to ask. You know how hard it is going to be for me to find a nice dress now?" I know I sounded like a… well Fiona and Alli, but I want this Prom to be special.
"Hey, do you know how long it took for me to plan this? I had a whole bunch of other ideas and it took a while for me to choose one" he defended. "Besides, I needed a little help" just as he finished this, Sav walked out from the control panel area.
"Yeah, this bozo had no idea of what to do. But thanks to my awesome connections I got permission to use this room." Sav smirked.
"Awesome connections huh? You mean how your student council president, so you just used some lame excuse of how you're using this for a 'meeting' kind of connections?" Eli stated.
"Don't get cocky with me, I helped you with this, you should be thanking me" Sav snarled.
"Fine, thank you" Eli smirked.
"That's more like it. Now, I don't want to be here while you guys start swapping spit so, peace" Sav then walked out the door.
I turned to Eli who had his eyebrows raised as he was smirking at me. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug. He lifted me off of the ledge of the stage and placed me down so I was standing. He held onto me still and rubbed my back.
I then started thinking about the rose Fitz gave me. The smile that was on my face was instantly gone. He said he would see me at Prom. And what was the 'history repeating itself' thing about? Is he going to try and rape me? Will he try and get to Eli? All these questions were running through my head. I dint even notice Eli and I had stopped hugging or that he was just staring at me.
"Clare?"
I finally came back to reality and looked at Eli. "What? Oh uh, sorry"
"What's on your mind?" he asked.
I sighed, "The rose Fitz gave me" I looked up at him and he looked angry. "Eli what if he tries something at Prom?"
"He won't, I'll make sure of that"
"Eli, don't go looking for trouble. The last thing I need is to have another Prom night ruined by Fitz" I stepped closer to him.
He sighed, "Your right."
"Aren't I always?" I said smugly.
He just rolled his eyes and wrapped his arm around my shoulders before kissing my temple. We then made our way out of the school.
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Alli, Fiona and I were out dress shopping for prom. They already had their dresses but they wanted to help me find mine. Alli's dress was a short bright pink strapless dress with a bow on the side. Fiona's was a light blue dress that reached about mid-thigh and it hugged her curves perfectly. It was a little poofy at the bottom.
We went to at least five stores before we ended up in the one we are in now, which would be Eclipse. Alli and Fiona would show me a dress once in a while but it never felt like the one. The only thing that I got was a new wrist band so it would cover my scars.
Then, I saw it. It was in the back in the far left corner. I pulled it out and stared at it in awe. I quickly ran to the dressing room and tried it on. Once it was on I walked out and looked at myself in the mirror. It was a dark purple dress that went straight down. It was strapless and it ended about mid-thigh. It had sparkles placed in random spots; normally I wouldn't go for the sparkly dresses but I made an exception for this one. It fit perfectly and it hugged my curves perfectly.
"That is SO the dress!" Alli said.
"Clare! You have to get that, it looks amazing on you!" Fiona said happily.
I checked the tag and frowned. "This is the dress but I can't afford it"
"No worries, I'll pay for it" Fiona said in the 'it's no big deal' tone.
"No Fi, I can't let you do that"
"Of course you can. Think of it as an early birthday present" she smiled.
"Fiona, you can't-
"But I can, and I will. End of discussion." She then pushed me back into the dressing room so I could change.
Once I was done changing I came back out and Fiona grabbed the dress before walking over and paying for it. I really didn't want her to buy it but she insisted. She smiled at me as she handed me the bag and we all walked out of the store.
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"So did you find the perfect dress?" Eli asked on the other line of the phone.
"Actually, yes" I smirked, even though he can't see me.
"Really? What does it look like?"
"I'm not telling you" I said as I sat down on my bed, getting ready to go to sleep.
"Why not? What if we don't match?"
I laughed, "How could we not match when the only thing you have is black?"
There was a pause on the other line. "Touché" he said after a few moments of silence.
We both laughed. Then Fiona walked in. she glared at me and I gave her a questioning look. She picked up a pillow and then threw it at me.
"What was that for?" I asked.
"Could you get off the phone so I could get some sleep? I can't sleep when you and Eli are all lovey dovey all night long." She groaned. I glanced at the time and it read 12:04am. How did it get late so fast?
"What happened?" Eli asked.
"I'm getting off soon Fi" she sighed and left. I sighed and replied to Eli, "Fiona wants me to get off the phone"
"See, this is why you should come over to my house" I could see that smirk plastered on his face.
"Not that I don't like spending the night with you but, I've spent the past week at your house. If we spend too much time together, were going to get sick of each other"
He sighed, "I guess your right. But will you at least spend prom night here?" I could hear the hopefulness in his voice.
"Well, uh…" I wasn't sure if I should spend prom night with him. I might break down if something reminds me of what happened last year.
"Oh, never mind. You don't have to" I knew he remembered about last year and he knew I needed time. But I could hear the hurt in his voice.
I started thinking. Why should I let my prom night with Eli get ruined by Fitz. I'm not with Fitz anymore, I am with Eli and I know he would do anything to make me forget what happened last year. I knew Eli would try and make this prom the bet night of my life; I smiled as I thought he might actually pull it off.
"You know what? Why should I let something that happened in the past ruin my prom night with you?" I was really asking myself this instead of Eli.
"So this means…?"
"I'm staying with you on prom night" I smiled.
"Yes! I mean, uh, cool." He cleared his throat. I laughed and rolled my eyes. "And we don't have to do anything; we can just watch a movie or something"
I smiled. He is so sweet and he cares for my feelings. I don't know what I did to deserve him.
"I love you, you know that right?" I said with a smile on my face.
"Oh I know" I could just see that smirk on his lips.
"Oh, wow, you really know how to sweet talk" I joked. I heard him chuckle. "Well I have to go before Fiona comes in here and shoots me."
"She wouldn't shoot you"
"Yes she would. When she's tired she'll do whatever it takes. I mean she'll probably feel bad about it later but she would still do anything to get her rest" I laughed to myself.
"Okay, goodnight. I love you" he said sweetly.
"Night, love you too" I smiled.
"On two" he paused. "One"
"Two" I said.
"Bye, love you" we both said and we hung up.
It's this little thing we came up with. One night we were arguing on who would hang up first so we decided we would do it together. He remembered when I said 'on the count of two' when we were at the cabin and he said we should do that. Ever since then we never end a call without doing that. Sounds really weird but it makes my night.
I put my phone on the nightstand and pulled the covers over me before closing my eyes and going into a peaceful sleep.
Well, I hope you like these 4 chapters :) Sorry if there was nay mistakes, but I'm only human :)
Let's just say, prom will be a night to remember :) I'm not really sure if it will be intense but there will be some drama. :)
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