A/N: Hello there! This chapter is basically just a set up for later chapters, so don't expect too much. I hope you like it regerdless. Enjoy!
Eli woke up to the sound of someone knocking on his door. He sat up reluctantly and looked to where Bianca should have been only to find that he was in bed alone. Did he just dream all of that had happened? Confused, he looked at the door and squinted, surprised to see his parents standing in the doorway.
"Rise and shine baby boy," Cece chirped as she smiled at her only son.
"Mom? Dad? What are you doing in my room?" Eli asked. His parents chuckled and exchanged looks as Eli gave them an annoyed glance.
"Well, we woke up to a beautiful young lady roaming around downstairs," Bullfrog stated. "She made us breakfast and everything son! Why didn't you tell us that you had a new tiny dancer?" Eli scoffed as he rolled out of bed, before he realized he was still in his school uniform from the day before. Ignoring his parents' giggling, Eli rushed downstairs and sure enough, Bianca was lounging on the couch with headphones in her ears as she bopped her head to some loud hip-hop beat. Her hair was in it's usual mess of curls and she seemed lost in her own little world until Eli came and tapped her one her shoulder.
"Whoa! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" Bianca demanded as she leaped up from the couch and faced Eli. He looked down at the shorter girl and smirked. She was already dressed for school; her red polo was perfectly ironed, her khaki skirt was well above her knees and she had on a pair of knee high socks as well as some brand name sneakers.
"You're still here," he said, though it sounded a bit like a question.
"And where was I supposed to go Captain Obvious? I don't exactly know my way from here to school," Bianca stated. Eli nodded his head.
"Well, I should probably go take a shower and get out of my clothes," he said. "But my parent's appreciated you making breakfast for them." Bianca didn't seem to be listening, but as he walked off, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist. Without saying a word, she dragged him to the kitchen and sat him down before she went rummaging through a cabinet.
"I went out earlier," Bianca said. "I got us some pain killers to help get through this headaches. I have some ginger ale left in the fridge."
"Thanks," Eli said. "But uh, can I ask you something?"
"What?" Bianca replied. Eli's eyes were fixed on the table and he played with his thumbs as Bianca gave him an impatient look. "We don't have all day Goldsworthy."
"... What are we exactly?" he asked cautiously as he peered up at the bruenette girl. Bianca looked surprised for a second before she regained her composure and shrugged her shoulder casually.
"It was just a hook-up remember?" she said simply.
"Well it was supposed to be a hook-up," Eli corrected. "But that turned into us having sex."
"So? One night stand," Bianca quickly said.
"One night stands don't involve you making breakfast for my parents," he pointed out. Bianca rolled her eyes. Eli stood from the table and walked over to Bianca and stood in front of her and looked her directly in the eyes. "Don't you remember what you told me? We need to forget about the past and when I'm with you... I think it's possible."
"So what are you saying?" Bianca asked.
"I'm saying maybe instead of getting drunk and sleeping with each other in vans... Maybe we...?"
"Maybe we should go out?" Bianca finished. She smiled as she looked up into his green eyes. "Well, that's... Something."
"We don't need to put a title on it," Eli said. "We'll just hang out and see where it goes from there before we make anything official." Bianca smiled and stood up on her toes so that she could plant a kiss on Eli's lips.
"I think I can handle that," she replied in a low voice with a flirty smile. Eli smirked and put his hands on her waist, but Bianca quickly wiggled out of his grasp and let out a pained groan.
"Oh my God, Bianca what's wrong?" Eli asked as worry flashed through his eyes.
"Nothing... I'm fine," she swore. "Look, go get ready and let's go. We're gonna be late." Eli wanted to argue but sighed and ran upstairs to take a shower before he came back down and grabbed on of the omlettes Bianca had made. She followed him out to his car and they drove to school in silence; Bianca had her headphones in her ears and Eli was still trying to figure out what had caused her so much pain. After about fifteen minutes, they arrived at Degrassi and Eli parked. Bianca turned her music off and looked at Eli, who was still inspecting her.
"I said I was fine," Bianca stated. Eli didn't say anything but sighed.
"Okay. I'm just worried. I mean, first the diet pills, now this..."
"You took my pills remember? Besides, I'm fine," Bianca said. She offered him a smile which he returned, though he was still contemplating ways to find out what was wrong. As they got out of his hearse, Eli walked over to Bianca and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"I thought we weren't official," Bianca said in an amused tone.
"I used to think a lot of things about you and I was wrong about them," Eli retorted with a genuine smile. He swore he saw Bianca blush, but she turned her head away.
"Let's just get to history loser," Bianca said.