Eli's POV

I was on Cloud 9. Everything was finally falling into place. I've been off my meds for 2 months officially, Imogen and I have been going great, Adam and I are catching up again. Besides the face that Clare hates me for portraying her as a villain in the school play, my life is finally okay. Imogen and I were taking a break from rehearsing when something popped into my head.

"Hey, Imogen!" I called to her

"Yeah?" She yelled back from backstage

"We've been dating for a while now."

"Uh huh?" she asked walking towards me

"And we haven't had a first date yet." I finished

"Mhm." she said sitting down beside me

"So do you want a romantic dinner or see a romantic movie?" I asked

She laughed. "How about I come over your house and we just play video games?"

"Really?" I asked

"Yeah. I'm not really comfortable with being pampered. We can have fun just playing video games."

"Um cool. So how about this Friday?"

She nodded. "I'll be right back. I gotta urinate." she said walking off stage up the steps and out the auditorium.

I shook my head and laughed. I then heard footsteps and turned around to see Jake or as Imogen calls him "Oak Tree"

"Hey Eli. I'm here to do the sets." he said

"Cool their over there." I said pointing to the right

Instead of working on the sets over there or anywhere away from me like I wanted, he picked up his work and sat on the stage near me.

"So what's up?" he asked

"Um nothing much. Just rehearsing." I said awkwardly

"So speaking of Imogen, what's up with you two?" I didn't mention Imogen...

"Um she's my girlfriend. Why do you care?" Not attempting to hid the rudeness in my voice

"Oh I overhead Clare and Alli talking about it." he said getting to work

"I'm back!" Imogen said walking into the auditorium

"Hey Imogen." Jake said standing up and fixing his hair

"Oh hey Jake." she said awkwardly. I couldn't help but notice that he was staring at Imogen.

I cleared my throat. "Let's get back to rehearsal." I said help Imogen on the stage

30 minutes

I was pissed off. Jake was not trying to hide his bedroom eyes on my girlfriend. I didn't know if Imogen was ignoring him or if she was really that oblivious, but I was just...

Imogen: "It's Vegas Night. A night when dreams come true. But is this a dream, Ari? Or a nightmare?"

Eli: "You're tearing me apart, Clara. Just tell me what you want."

Imogen: "Oh, I'll tell you, but not with words." Imogen leaned in and I leaned in too.

We both jumped when we heard a door close. At the auditorium doorway was none other than Clare freakin' Edwards.

"Hi Clare." Imogen said politely. I liked that Imogen was mature. I knew she didn't like Clare that much, but she was still nice to her face. "Hi Imogen." Clare said. It was obvious that Clare wasn't there to watch. She waited for Jake to notice her, but he was busy. LOOKING AT MY GIRLFRIEND! Clare and I cleared our throats at the same time. Jake finally snapped out of it, and walked over to Clare. She glanced at me before kissing him. I rolled my eyes.

"Where were we?" Imogen asked wiggling her eyebrows

I smirked and leaned in. I felt my lips press against her soft, plump ones. I felt her fingers entangle themselves in my hair. My removed my hands from her face and wrapped them around her waist. She giggled and massaged my scalp into the kiss. I felt her bit my bottom lip gently. We pulled away when we heard someone clear the throat. Clare had an irritated look on her face and her arms were crossed. "I need an interview." she said holding up her tape recorder. "Another?" I said. I didn't mean to sound irritated, but Clare and I already had several interviews. "It's my job, Eli." Clare said

I gave Imogen a look before I released her and walking off stage towards Clare. We walked over by the seats and sat down. She pushed the record button on the tape recorder. "So Eli, how's the play been going?" she asked.

I glanced over at Imogen. She looked over and smiled at me and I turned back to Clare. "It's been going great. We thought we would have to be delayed because of the sets and scenery weren't finished, but we've bought in volunteers. Like your new beau." I said smirking

"Now I've asked around and some students are aware of the plot. Can you elaborate?" She asked

"Well it's a tale of a high school romance gone wrong. Ari, played by yours truly, is the male lead who's blinded by love and falls victim to his girlfriend Clara, played by the lovely Imogen Moreno." I explained

"What do you mean falls victim?" Clare said her voice rising

"Well as I said he's blinded by love and wants to see the girl he fell in love with but she literally stabs him in the back but he only has himself to blame for being in denial."

"I did not stab you in the back Eli!" she said her cheeks getting flushed with anger.

"Woah, who's talking about you? I'm talking about Clara." I said

"Oh please Eli! We all know I'm Clara and that none of this happened!" she whispered harshly

"This is only a play, Clare."

"That your poster advertises as a True Story."

"All true stories need a little pizzazz. You really think that's what happened on the Titanic. No. A movie about a ship sinking isn't exciting." Before she could say anything, I pushed the stop button and walked towards the stage.

"Your just immature, Eli!" she yelled after me

"Whatever." I said back

"Your finished already? That was like 3 minutes tops." Imogen said

I looked over at Clare who angrily putting her stuff away and glared at me before leaving. Jake ran off stage and after her. I rolled my eyes.

"Eli..." Imogen said looking down

"What's wrong?" I asked

"I kinda agree with Clare. This is kind of immature."

"Wha-Then why did you even audition?" I asked angrily

"I wanted to spend more time with you! I didn't know this was a revenge plot against your ex!" she yelled

"If you feel that way then why are you still here?" I asked getting into her face. She had a shocked look on her face. "Fine." she said. I watched as she grabbed her bag and storm out of the auditorium.

I let out a frustrated yell and kicked a can of paint.

I pushed him down on the bed and straddled his hips. He sat up and kissed my neck. I leaned over to the side table and took a shot. The liquor burned my throat. It was an absolute necessity in this situation. He flipped me over and got in between my legs. "I knew you would give in eventually." he said into my neck

I popped a shroom and swallowed it with another shot. "Shut up, Ryan." I croaked out. He leaned down and kissed me. Thank god for 95% Everclear.

Sorry It's been a while. I've just been getting ready for school. Anyway please review! 3 Good night! Or Morning in my case since it's 6:00 where I am!