I'm back! This chapter is Clare, Eli, and a surprise POV at the end. I realize I haven't talked much about Bianca anymore. She'll pop up in the next chapter. I promise! The POV is going to be short, and it's going to explain a lot that happens in this chapter. Thanks for reading and enjoy!

Chapter 3 – Please…Love Me Like You Used To

Eli

Clare's letter is staring at me. I'm holding in my hands right this moment, and my face is as pale as a ghost. I wonder what she wrote. This is one of the most important moments of my life. I open the crisp, white envelope and unfold the letter.

It reads:

Dear Eli,

I am so unbelievably in love with you. As much as I don't want to admit it, I am in love with you. I love you so much, I can't think straight when I'm a room away from you, knowing you're probably talking to some other girls. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I want to try again at "us". I want to see if we can "fix what we broke" in our relationship. I want to start out slow, but I want to spend a lot of time with you. Call me or text me when Adam gives you this. You'll probably be need a moment to think to process what I just put in this letter.

Love,

Clare aka Blue Eyes

P.S. – Alli explained to me more why you two were pretending, and I think it was sweet that you did that.

She's taking me back. I can't believe this! I have to call her, now!

"Hello?" Clare answers.

"Clare?"

"Hey Eli!" she says.

"So, are we official?" I ask.

"I guess, if you wanna be."

"Then we are!" I verify. "I'll meet you at the mall in ten, okay?"

"Sure, do you want me to call Alli, who will probably bring Dave since they're back on again, and Adam?" she asks.

"No, just us," I say.

"Okay, see you there!" I hear Clare grinning through the phone.

"Bye," I hang up.

I throw on a white V- neck t-shirt, dark washed jeans, and black converse. I grab the keys to Morty, my phone, and a little last minute surprise for Clare.

Clare walks toward me and gives me a hug. She's wearing a bright yellow tank top, a white quarter sleeved sweater, light skinny jeans, and yellow ballet flats with a red flowered headband.

"Let's go to Writer's Block!" Clare suggests as we walk into the mall. It was one of our favorite stores.

"How about the food court first because I'm starved?" I say.

"Sure let's go."

When we get to the food court, we decide to share a milkshake and a platter of fries.

"These fries are AMAZING!" Clare moans in delight.

"The milkshake is better! Taste." I instruct, letting her use the one straw we received with the shake.

"Mmm. Can I have the rest?" Clare asks.

"Um, no! You ate already. I didn't eat breakfast."

"Well then I'm not giving the straw back!" Clare taunts, sticking her tongue out.

"NO WAY! I paid Clare. Give me the milkshake," I demand.

"No!" Clare laughs as she takes another sip and gets up from the table.

"Clare, you better not…" I trail off.

Clare takes off running through the mall. I try my best to chase her without bumping into people. I finally spot her a few feet away still running as she bumps into mall security.

"You are so lucky I bailed you out!" I tell Clare.

"I could've gotten out on my own!" she claims, tossing the milkshake in the trash.

We walk out to the garden that's in the back of the mall.

"Clare?"
"Hm?"

"We've known each other a long time, haven't we?" I ask.

"Yeah, since we were like two. Why?"

"No reason I asked. I just wanted to know. Another question, will you love me now the same as you did when we first started dating last year?" I ask.

"I don't know Eli. I may love you more, and hang onto you better because I don't want to lose you ever again."

"Please love me. Love me the way you used to. The way where whenever you saw me in any situation I'd make you smile. I'd brighten you mood. Promise me you'll love me like that."

"I promise. If I break that promise then please continue to love me. Promise me that."

"I promise," I say.

We've both stopped walking at this point, and she's staring up at my lips.

"Clare."

"Eli."

We utter each other's names before she tilts her head up and kisses me. I kiss her back, and she moves her hands to cup my face as I move my hands down to her hips. We finally pull away and continue walking.

"Eli, can I stay over at your place tonight?" Clare asks.

"No. Why would you even ask?" I say.

"I just thought you had changed your mind about it."

Clare looks away hurt.

"Look, I have to go anyway. Bye Eli," Clare pecks me on the lips and walks away.

"Clare! You know you can't keep running away from our issues!" I call after her.

"I'll call you!" she waves.

I messed up big time, but I can't let Clare into my room. For one, it's a mess and two, some bad memories happened in my room. I can't even bare to live in it.

I arrive at home and pour myself a bowl of cereal. Thanks to Clare, I never got to eat.

"Baby boy? Is that you?" Cece asks as she squints her eyes.

"Yeah, it's me Cece," I say.

"What are you doing back so early?" she asks with a yawn.

"Clare had to go so here I am."

"Well I'm about to head downtown to Toronto to meet your dad at a concert he got us tickets to."

"Have fun," I wave to her as she leaves the house wearing all black.

Great. Now I'm here by myself with nothing to do. I call up Adam and tell him to meet me at our hangout.

Clare

I can't believe I ran away from Eli like that and told him that I'd call him. Seriously, I can do WAY better than that. I see a shadow pass behind me. That's weird. It's the same shadow I saw a few minutes ago at the mall. I look around and keep walking. No biggy. I walk a few more steps and suddenly I'm pulled into this dark alley.

"What are you doing? HELP!" I scream.

"Be quiet or I'll cut your head off."

I reach into my back pocket and pull out a gun.

"Let me go or I'll blow your fucking head off," I threaten.

"Wow Clare. You sure have gotten feisty."

"Imogen. Imogen Moreno? Is that you?" I ask, shocked.

"In the flesh."

"I thought you were dead. I thought you committed suicide."

"I tried to, but I couldn't. I don't know, but I survived when I jumped off of that bridge."

"No way."

"Yeah."

Imogen and I are sort of friends, I guess. It's complicated. She wants to be me, and I see that. She needs people and friends because she wants someone to care, and that is my job.

"So what'd you pull me back here for?" I ask, tucking the gun back into my back pocket.

"You and Eli are back together?" she asks.

"Yes," I say slowly.

"That's why I'm back. Eli is MINE or have you not wrapped your head around that?"

"Whoa! Back up. Eli loves me, and I love Eli. He doesn't belong to anyone. He's not a toy; he's just very nice eye candy."

"Look Clare, I don't want to hurt you because I like you."

"And Imogen I don't want to hurt you because I don't feel like going to jail. Can we please get this over with? I have to call Alli and Eli."

"Call Eli now and let him verify what he said to me."

"What did he say to you?" I ask.

"As we were making love one night he told me, 'Oh Imogen, I'll always love you. I'll always cherish this moment we had together. You are my one and only'," Imogen smirks.

"No, no, no," I deny. "He didn't say that to you." Tears start streaming down my face and Imogen laughs.

"HAHAHA! You think that bullshit he told you about loving him like you used to and the promise. I'll have to reward him for thinking up that one!" Imogen continues to cackle.

"That just happened. How would you…" I trail off, realizing that Imogen had been stalking us ever since she survived the suicide.

(A/N: Guess whose POV I'm about to do! If you guessed Imogen while you were reading, you were correct!)

Imogen

Eli…Eli…Eli…Eli. Must…have….Eli. I survived my attempted suicide. The doctors said I was a miracle. No broken bones, just a few cuts and bruises. I have to get rid of Clare. I have to have Eli.

Flashback – Imogen is watching Clare and Eli when they were just friends, but she saw something different.

"Eli stop!" Clare cried as Eli tickled her senseless.

"Not until you say that I have the biggest –"

"How could I say something so inaccurate? It's not like I know anyway," Clare justified.

"I was gonna say the biggest book collection ever but what you're thinking of is fine, too."

Eli smirked and threw his arm around Clare's shoulder.

"I'm just messing with you Edwards!"

"Sure, you are," Clare rolled her eyes and leaned into Eli as Alli and Dave walked up to them.

Flashback Over

They look so happy together and I want to take Clare's happiness away.

Flashback – Imogen and Clare find out that they are half sisters

"Mom, Dad? Please tell me what's going on," Clare begged of her parents. She glanced over at the adult she assumed to be Imogen's mother.

"Clarebear, not now."

"Yes now mom," an angry fourteen year old Clare said.

Her father sighed and started to speak.

Imogen shifted uncomfortably in her seat on the couch next to her mother. Seeing Clare like this fulfilled her for some reason. She carried out a hate for Clare because they shared a father and she was the reason Imogen really didn't have one.

"I am Imogen's father as well as yours."

"WHAT!" Clare shrieked.

"Imogen is your half sister honey," Clare's mom stated softly.

"Oh my goodness," Clare moaned sadly. "Dad?"

"Clare, you two are related by me. I'm sorry we didn't tell you sooner."

Clare backed away in shock. Imogen started to giggle but covered it up with a cough. The adults continued to discuss arrangements for Imogen to see her father.

Flashback – Imogen's attempted suicide

"I have to do this because it is for the greater good," Imogen said into the air on the cold, crisp January day. Then she jumped and found herself lying on the ground a few moments later. Unable to move her legs, she lifted up her arm and felt her heartbeat. She didn't feel one. How was she still alive? That is when she knew she had to slaughter Clare.

The half sister she never wanted but got.

AHHHH! Okay so yes Imogen and Clare are half sisters in this story. Did the flashbacks explain a lot to you? The first one was just kind of a little bit of an Eclare moment. Anyway, I will upload again as soon as I can. I want to thank: xBooKittyx and Hardesteclareshipperever12 for putting my story on their story alert and there are I think two more people who did it before them and I'll do a special tribute to the ones who were the first. I also want to thank goldsworthygirl14 for adding me to her favorites. Thanks! I love you guys for reading my story. It really means a lot! Please, I cannot ask this enough, review. I want you opinion. No, scratch that I need your opinion, what you want to see more of and here is a question I want you to answer: Should I make Imogen turn sane and normal or keep her crazy? And Should Imogen and Jake team up to break up Eli and Clare? Not that Imogen's not doing a good job herself convincing Clare to break up with Eli… Anyway!

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