A/N Woo last chapter. It's a little shorter than the rest but I suck at descriptive writing and couldn't make it longer. I'll work on it though :p

Green Eyed Chapter 3

Eli hurried to Morty as soon as the lunch bell rang, wanting to get their before Clare. Ignoring the stares and whispers that were following him he pushed past other students to get to the parking lot. He leaned up against Morty and faced the door, looking for the glimpse of short hair in the crowd if student pouring out if the door.

Five minutes after the bell Clare hadn't walked out the door. Thinking she was just running late or she'd wanted to talk to her teacher or something, Eli continued to wait. It's not like she just wouldn't show up for their date. She wasn't the type to stand people up.

Ten minutes later she still hadn't shown up. The rush out the door was over and there were few students still hanging around. "Common Blue Eyes." Eli murmured to no one. It wasn't like Clare to be late; Eli was starting to get ready.

Two minutes later he started to panic on the inside. Thoughts of Fitz cornering Clare flashed through his mind. Just to make sure she was okay Eli took out his phone to send her a text. 'Did you forget about lunch? Where are you?i He sent it and silently prayed that she would respond quickly.

Eli got his wish, within seconds he had gotten a reply. 'Sorry. Meet at locker.' That was it. Eli looked at the message disbelievingly. It wasn't like Clare to not explain herself. Or not to use full sentences. Without a second thought Eli rushed towards the door of Degrassi.

Horrible scenes were going through his head. Maybe Clare had decided she didn't want to be friends anymore, maybe she had gotten back together with K.C. or had even started flirting with Fitz and decided she wanted to be with him. Eli took a moment to shudder when he thought of this one, but quickly shook it off and continued searching for Clare. He finally found her standing outside her locker, he could tell just by looking at her that something was wrong.

"Clare...?" Eli said her name as a question as he approached her. Even from a distance he could see a slightly dazed look in her eyes, it looked like she hadn't even realized that Eli had walked up and was standing about two feet in front of her.

"Hi Eli." Clare said. Even her voice sounded distant. Eli watched as her eyes flickered. "Eli…?" This time his name made it sound like she was confused. "Eli!" Clare's eyes had returned to normal. It seemed as if realizing Eli was there had brought her back from whatever day dream she had been lost in.

"You wanted to talk to me?" Eli said cautiously, slightly fearing what she had to say.

"Yeah. Um…Sorry about missing lunch." Clare looked down at the floor, a little embarrassed.

"I'm kinda hoping there's a good reason for that." Eli told her. His voice was still careful, still waiting for what she had to say.

"Well…um…sit down." Clare said, gesturing to the bench across the hall. Eli could sense the nervousness in her tone. He and Clare walked to the bench and sat down next to each other. Curiosity getting the best of him, Eli looked at Clare expectantly.

"Clare whatever it is just tell me." Eli sighed, not being able to take the suspense anymore. "I promise I won't get mad or upset or whatever you're worried about me doing. Just tell me." He was started to get frustrated.

"It's just that…I was talking to Ali." Clare started. Eli nodded for her to continue. He still couldn't figure out what was going on. "And she was talking about some things she heard this morning."

"I still don't understand…" Eli stared at Clare, his expression was clearly confused. Suddenly a look of understanding crossed his face. She had found out. Ali had told her what he told Fitz. She wanted to tell him off and say that they shouldn't be friends anymore.

"Look Clare," Eli pleaded. "I'm sorry. But Fitz was saying crap about you and then I remembered how many guys were talking to you and I got jealous. I wasn't thinking when I said you were my girlfriend but afterwards I kept it up because I realized that no guys would try and hit on you anymore. It was a stupid thing to do. I get it if you don't want to talk to me anymore. I'll just…leave you alone…" Eli got up and was going to walk away when he felt something catch his arm. Clare had stood up and was holding onto his arm with a death grip.

"Clare? It's kind of hard to leave you alone if you hold onto me." Eli raised an eyebrow at her.

"Eli Goldsworthy, I don't remember asking you to leave. I don't remember saying anything after 'I was talking to Ali.' So can you please just listen to me?" Clare looked at him and once again gestured towards the bench. Eli nodded and sat down without looking her in the eye. He didn't want to hear anything else, he knew what she was going to say.

"You only got the first part right." Clare said, trying to catch Eli's eye. He looked away, refusing to let her see the sadness in his eyes. "Yes, I heard about the girlfriend thing. But no, I don't want you to go away and not talk to me." Eli perked up. "I think its sweet that you were just looking out for me. And I would never want you to just leave me alone. I enjoy talking and fighting with you too much." She laughed. Eli peeked through his bangs and saw she was smiling.

"So…you don't hate me and think I'm a freak." Eli asked, not quite believing what he was hearing.

"Nope. Not in the slightest." Clare said firmly. Eli couldn't help but breath out a sigh of relief.

"Well that's good, since the whole school is gonna mock me for lying about it." Eli said, slumping down.

"Well…we wouldn't have to tell them." Clare said quietly. Eli looked at her in shock.

"You mean you'd want to be my fake girlfriend?" Eli asked, not believing what she was suggesting.

"Not fake." Clare muttered, obviously not thinking Eli would hear. Unfortunately for her, he did.

"You want to be my girlfriend?" Eli was completely shocked now. This conversation had changed subjects fast. Clare's face went completely red. She looked extremely embarrassed. She didn't even want to look up from the floor. "Let me re-phrase that." Eli smirked. "Blue eyes, would you go out with me Friday night?" This time Clare had the look of shock on her face. Then it broke into a full out grin.

"Yes Green Eyes, I would love to."

A/N Tada. Review and let me know weather or not you like the ending. Or if you think a follow-up chapter would be a good idea. Possibly a follow-up story. I need to know :p