It's time. Chapter 24, the finale of New Year, New Chapter. I've decided the name of the sequel, which will be revealed in the Author's Note (Chapter 25 technically) but this is the final chapter of the actual story. I started the sequel already, and I hope you guys read that one. Sorry I couldn't update yestarday, my sisters wanted to use the computer, and by the time it was my turn, it was blocked out. It's here now. Thank you so much to every who reviewed, suggested, PM'ed me and ALOT more. Thanks to:

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I cried in joy as Eli gave me my diamond ring. I love him, I love Julia and Nick also. I smiled the rest of the day, as Eli has been doing sweet things for me. I just can't believe it. I've spent about 2 years with Eli, and when my senior year is done, I'm going to be Mrs. Clare Diane Goldsworthy. "CLARE!" Eli yelled, scared. I ran over to Eli, as he was pointing to Nick's crib. There, was blood, and Nick wasn't there.

"What happened?" I asked. "Jake. He sent me a text saying that if I love you and Nick, to come and meet him at The Dot." Eli told me. "You're not going alone!" I replied. "Yes I am Clare." Eli growled. He grabbed his car keys and I followed. "Clare you're not going! Jake is the dangerous maniac! He shot me! He stabbed Julia! He threatened you! He used Imogen!" Eli yelled, then he started crying.

"I'm scared." Eli whispered, defeated. "Of what?" I asked. "That Jake is going to kill you. I love you, and I'm pathetic. I'm scared that I'm going to screw up and be the worst father possible." Eli cried. I went down to him, and I realized, Eli isn't that tough guy he appears to be. He's a soft, little teddy bear. I told him that, and Eli stopped crying.

"I'm NOT a teddy bear!" Eli argued. "Are too." I said back. I grabbed the keys, and called Darcy. "Hey Darce. Could you babysit Jules?" I asked. "Sure Clare. I'll do it. What about Nick though?" Darcy replied. "You'll see." I told her and hung up.

Eli drove to The Dot, and it had a closed sign. We heard baby cries and Eli jumped. "Damn Jake! I hate him!" Eli whispered. "Me too." I agreed. Eli found an entrance and we walked in. We saw Nick, and looked at the same knife that Jake stabbed Julia with. Eli gulped, and walked up to Nick.

"Nicholas!" Eli said. The doors slammed closed and Jake walked in, with Fitz and...Vince?"Eli, Eli, Eli." Jake muttered. Eli's hands turned into fists and Eli said, "What the hell do you want with my kid?" Jake laughed, and Fitz came over to me. "Clarabelle…" Fitz whispered, with his breath smelling like alcohol . "Are you drunk?" I asked. "Yeah stupid! Jakey boy, meh and Vince went out for a few drinks…so what?" Fitz slurred.

I ran over to Eli, and Jake was smiling. "Eli, they're drunk! The three of them." I informed Eli. "Figured. Go get Nick and run off." Eli ordered. I wanted to stay with him, but I didn't argue. I ran to Nick, and grabbed him. Nick started smiling as I grabbed him. "Mommy's got you Nick. You're ok!" I soothed him. Then, Fitz ran up to me, and kissed me. Nick went flying in the air.

"NICHOLAS!" Eli yelled, jumped over, and caught him. I kneed Fitz in his private area, grabbed Nick, and ran outside. Jake followed, and Vince locked the doors. Eli ran over, and started pounding the doors. "Open the FUCKING doors you bitch!" Eli cursed. His bipolar side is getting the best of him. Vince laughed, and Eli jumped on Vince, and T-bagged him. Then, Eli kicked Fitz, grabbed the keys, but Fitz took it away, and swallowed them.

Fitz's face went purple, and he started choking. "Jake, Fitz is choking." I told him. "Screw Fitz." Jake growled. He walked up to me, and I smelled the taste of alcohol. "Listen Clarebear. I don't care you love Eli, you're coming home with me!" Jake yelled. He grabbed me, and corned me. I dropped Nick, and Jake placed him on the ground. "He took your V-card! But I'll take your…R-card!" Jake screamed. "What's a R-card?" I asked.

"I'm going to rape you!" Jake yelled, as he pulled my hair. "Eli! Eli! Help me! Dear god!" I screeched. Jake pulled my hair and dragged me into an alley. There, he started to take my shirt off. "STOP Jake!" I begged. I pleaded. There, he was at the point of almost taking my shirt off. He felt my bra, then started feeling it. I felt sick. Jake took my shirt off. "STOP IT YOU STUPID FREAKING WHORE!" I yelled. Jake laughed, as he got off me. I felt weak, and I couldn't believe what he was about to do. "Fine." Jake whispered, grabbed the knife, and stabbed Nick, right in the chest. Nick cried, as Jake stabbed his forehead, arm, leg, and…throat. Jake got back to me, and took my shirt off, and started kissing me.

Eli's POV

I helped get the key out of Fitz, and I stared at him. "Thanks. Eli, you better get to Jake and Clare. He's going to do something real bad. I'll help you…since you saved my life." Fitz told me. He unlocked the door, and we looked around. I looked down, and there was Clare's headband.

Fitz and I looked around and we heard screams. We ran to that direction, to find Nick…all bloody. My heart stopped, and I looked at Clare, and she was being raped. Her shirt was off, and Jake was hurting her.

"Oh my god." I whispered. I ran over to Jake, and punched him. We started fighting, as Fitz helped Clare. Jake was obviously drunk, and he slurred his words. Jake kicked me, and I got on Jake, took out Ipecac, and poured down Jake's mouth. I got off of Jake, and Jake threw up. I ran over to Clare, and looked at her. "Clare…" I said.

"Help me. Help me. Help me." Clare chanted. She sounded very scared. "Clare honey. You're ok. Fitz, call 911." I handed Fitz my phone, and walked over to Jake. I knew I'm really bipolar, as I said, (A/N: Ok, I'm NOT going to write a bunch of curse words because just writing one made me feel "icky" so just imagine all the curse words Eli would say, 'cuz he said them Jake. Every single one of them…ok? Ok.) Jake laughed, and then, I punched him in the face. Jake's nose started bleeding, and I heard police sirens. Then the ambulance.

"Put your hands up!" a female officer demanded us. Fitz, Clare, Jake and I were put against a wall, and they put me, Fitz, and Jake in a police car. Clare and Nick were in the ambulance.

At The Hospital, Clare's POV

I felt terrible. I was raped. My son was stabbed, and I bet he died. I loved him. Julia is at home, carefree. I laid on the hospital bed, as Adam walked in.

"Clare, are you ok?" Adam asked. I looked over at him and said, "Adam…I was raped." Adam sighed and hugged me. "It's gonna be ok." Adam soothed. "IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OK! I WAS RAPED! JAKE STABBED NICK! ELI AND Fitz WAS ARRESTED! MY LIFE IS HELL!" I yelled. Adam backed down and said, "They let Eli out. Clare…Nick died. Jake is in jail. Eli's on his way." Adam informed me.

Nick died. He's dead. That stupid ass killed him! I cried, and Eli walked in. He was obviously crying also. I laughed when I looked at his eyes. "W-what?" Eli cried. "Your guy liner is running." Adam joked. We stopped crying and laughed. Eventually, I cried again. I looked at myself and saw bruises on my face. Jake did those.

Around midnight, Eli and Adam were sitting on the uncomfortable chairs and Adam's been passed out. Eli couldn't sleep, he just smiled stupidly at me. "What?" I asked. "These chairs…are so uncomfortable. How do people sleep in these?" Eli joked. "Chairs weren't meant for sleeping on them though." I replied, then I said, "This bed is unusually huge." Eli smirked and I scooted. "Mr. Goldsworthy. Soon to be Mrs. Goldsworthy requests you to sleep next to her." I said.

"Clare I can't. You need to rest" Eli replied. "I will rest when I rest in your arms." I said. Eli smirked and got on the bed. His sneakers squeaked and moved around. He put his arm over me, and I laid my head on his chest. He started playing with my curls, as I rubbed his hand. God, how much do I love him? I looked up at Eli, and he was asleep. He was snoring gently, as he smirked in his sleep. How cute. I turned the light off, and cuddled into his arms.

The Next Morning, Adam's POV

I woke, and yawned really loudly. I looked at Eli's chair, and he wasn't there. I looked at Clare, and they were on the bed together. Eli was smirking and Clare was smiling. A thought came in my mind if they had sex, but that would be plain weird to do on a hospital bed. I smiled and yelled, "MR. AND MRS. GOLDSWORTHY! WAKE UP AND LOOK AT ME!" Eli moved and Clare just turned. "Aww…how cute." I then whispered.

Nicholas's Funeral, Clare's POV

I walked up to the grave after the ceremony, and put a bouquet there. My dead baby. I cried, as Eli approached with Julia. "Clare…baby are you going to be ok?" Eli asked. I looked at him and cried. "I miss him! I love him!" I started sobbing in Eli's shoulders. Eli looked up at the sky and said, "Hey there…it's me…Eli. I know that I didn't believe in you…but Clare taught me. I'll change to Christianity. I believe in you, and tell Jesus that his plan doesn't suck. Thanks for bringing Clare into my life, thank you. Please, let our love last for a lifetime" Eli actually prayed to God! He also said he's going to convert. I smiled and Eli looked over at me.

Eli started crying, and we hugged. Then, we heard Julia say, "Dada!" Eli let go of me and kissed Julia. "Did she just really say Dada? Beat that mama!" Eli teased. He grabbed Julia and hugged her. She smiled and giggled, and repeatedly said 'Dada' Eli was happy then put her back on the stroller, looked at the grave, and said, "Let's get serious again." And he started crying.

Adam walked up to us. Adam had a stupid smile on engraved on his face. "I love Fiona Coyne!" Adam yelled. "Whoa, when did that happen?" I asked. "Eli's graduation." Adam replied. We stood there, and Adam started humming Silent Night. After that, he sang it. Eli walked towards Adam and yelled, "SHUT UP!" then said, "Silent night…" I carried Julia.

Eli walked to me and sang a lullaby to Julia again. "Eli…when did you start singing?" Adam asked. "When Jules and…and…" Eli replied, and broke down. He cried. "Nick was born." I finished his sentence. "He's in a better place." I whispered. "I guess so." Eli cried.

Last Day Of School, Clare's POV

I walked into Algebra and Ms. Van Zandt came. "Clare, come here." She told me. I walked over to her desk and she said, "You are a lot like me Clare. Teen pregnancy. Stabbing. Death." Ms. Van Zandt told me. "Yup. Wait…what do you mean?" I asked.

"When I was in high school, I fell in love with a boy. I got pregnant in high school, and I gave my child up for adoption. He said I controlled him. He was stabbed and he died." Ms. Van Zandt told me. I smiled and walked back to my seat.

Last Day Of School, Eli's POV

In English, Ms. Dawes called me over. "Congratulations Eli. I'm very proud of you. You've proved that you can be a father and an excellent student at the same time." Ms. Dawes cheered. "Thanks Ms. Dawes." I replied. "I guess I was right when I said about the special relationship." Ms. Dawes added. "I feel bad for that girl that killed herself." I also added. "Oh Mr. Goldsworthy and you're sarcasm. You've really progressed." Ms. Dawes said, and I walked back to my seat.

I walked down the halls, observing it closely. I smirked, and leaned down on my locker. I just can't believe all the drama this freaking awesome school threw in my way. I survived it. And Clare has one more year to go. Clare smiled as she walked up to me, "Guess what emo boy! I get to wear the blue shirt next year because they have a uniform policy because of some people…" Clare cheered, then looking over at Fitz. "Good for you! And I get to study with college babes and think about my own babe that's in high school." I cheered back. Clare smirked, that same messed up smirk, and kissed me. "Guess Degrassi's not going to be the same without you." Clare whispered.

"I was new last year. It's gonna be like it was before. I'm going to have Adam watch you like…like…like a watch dog!" I teased. Clare laughed as Adam came ruffed. "Watch dog Adam RUFFing for dudy." Adam joked. "Dudy?" Clare asked. We threw into a laughing fit. "Oh Eli, I'm getting married! With Fiona!" Adam confessed. "You're wha…" "I proposed to Fiona and she said yes. Let's have joint weddings!" Adam cheered. "Yeah!" I mocked him. I high fived him and Clare dropped her glass. I didn't notice and stepped on them. "I think they're dead." I said, picking up the glass. Clare laughed and said, "Hey, drive me to the gas station and buy me another water bottle." "Ok." I replied back.

In Drama, we got our yearbooks. I went over to Clare and we opened ours. We looked over at Grade 11 and there was, "Clare D Martin." Clare sighed as she saw, "Jacob J Martin" I looked over at Grade 12 and saw, "Elijah Goldsworthy." I smirked and Clare read it. We signed each other's year books and then got our friends to sign it.

At the end of the day, I cleaned out my locker. I looked through the stuff and smiled. There was a picture of Clare and the twins at the hospital. And comic books Adam gave me. There was just all of of memories. I looked over at the trash can and thought about when I yelled at Clare. Clare and Adam walked over to me and the bell rang. That's it. High school is over.

"Well Eli, I'll miss you." Adam said. "What the heck are you talking about?" I asked. "Never mind." Adam replied. "Yup." Clare said. We walked out of the school, and I turned around. "Degrassi, have fun suffocating people with Drama." I joked. Adam smiled, and Clare smirked. I put my hand behind their backs and we walked away.

Clare started singing

"What ever it takes." Adam caught on and said, "I know I can make it through" they started singing and we walked to Morty Jr. I turned it on, and we drove away.

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or any of it's characters. I don't own Whatever It Takes by I believe Alex Jones. But Julia Clara Goldsworthy and Nicholas Bryan Goldsworthy are mine. Also the most of the plot is mine also. Thanks and PLEASE read the sequel! -Narcoossee Middle School Bear.