A/N: Hello my lovely readers, just so you know, this story was originally called Ladies Man but I changed the title. Now it is called Two Of Me. So anyways, sorry for the wait. I'm really lazy, not gonna lie. Haha, this chapter is kind of a filler, so sorry! But you need to read it, trust me. Alright, I'm not in the mood for a long author's note so, review at the end of chapter 6! Enjoy! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
I woke up to my phone buzzing on my nightstand. It was Sunday, and I was tired. I had stayed up until about three in the morning listening to my parents constant screaming, and the breaking of glass and other inanimate objects.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
"Ugh!" I groaned and finally sat up on my bed. I turned to look at the red numbers on my clock; 1:12 p.m. it read. My eyes bulged out at the realization that I had slept all through the morning, through breakfast and lunch. I rubbed my head, trying to clear my mind; then I realized something. The house. It was silent. Way too silent.
I slowly crawled out of bed and walked out of my room, into the hallway.
"Mom?" I shouted, my voice echoed throughout the hall.
Silence.
"Dad?"
More silence.
I walked to my parents' room, which was right across mine. On the door, was a little white piece of paper. I ripped it off and read it;
Clare,
I decided that I needed a break from the house. I just want to have a night away, but I promise tomorrow I will be home sometime around noon. Your father obviously had the same thoughts, as he also left for a small getaway. I hope this isn't a problem for you, seeing as you have stayed home without us before. I left money on the counter unless you wanted anything. Don't throw any parties, and I'll see you tomorrow sweetie.
As I finished the letter, I sighed. What no, Love, Mom? Isn't that what you're supposed to put at the end of a letter? I rolled my eyes. Whatever, at least I get a day to myself, I thought. I walked back to my room. I saw my phone light up, reminding me that I had a missed call and/or text. I lazily dragged my feet to the nightstand and retrieved my cell phone.
1 missed call. 1 new text message.
I viewed my missed call; it was from Alli. I ignored it, telling myself I would call her later, and viewed my text messages. It was from Eli. I smiled and opened the text, reading it silently:
Hey Edwards, you busy today?
-Eli
I quickly typed in a response. I re-read it before pressing send. Not even a minute later, did I receive a reply.
Great, wanna come over? My parents aren't home, but I'm with my cousin
-Eli
A day with Eli…and his cousin? That could be fun.
Sure, pick me up in 20?
-Clare
See ya then Clare-bear
-Eli
I smiled at the nickname. I hated when other people called me 'Clare-bear', seeing as Jenna is the one who gave me that nickname. But with Eli, it was fine, I actually enjoyed when he called me that. I looked at my phone again, reading the time. 1:17 p.m. I looked down at my outfit-Eli would be getting here in 20 minutes, and I was still in my pajamas.
I rushed to my closet and pulled out the first thing my hands touched; a plain white flowy shirt with blue flower designs that went along the bottom, a turquoise cardigan, dark blue skinny jeans, and a pair of simple white flats.
I didn't have much time to criticize the outfit, as I rushed to the bathroom and turned on the shower. I peeled off my clothes, and stepped into the warm water. I let the water drench my hair, before grabbing the shampoo bottle, and squeezing a decent amount in my hand. I scrubbed it all over my hair, watching as it turned to white foam. While the remainder of shampoo went down the drain, I grabbed the apple scented body wash and rubbed it all over my body. Once I finished rinsing off whatever was left of the cleansing products, I stepped out of the bathtub and grabbed my towel off its rack.
I dried myself off and went back into my room, grabbing the outfit that was sprawled across my bed and putting it on. I stepped in front of my full length mirror and grinned at the results. The skinny jeans did wonders for my legs and made them look longer and well…skinnier. The shirt with the cardigan looked very nice together and also made me look slimmer. I'm not saying I'm fat or anything, but I'm not stick-skinny either.
I glanced at the clock- 1:29 p.m. I still had about 8 minutes before Eli would get here. I walked back into the bathroom and pulled my makeup bag from under the sink. I applied a small amount of blue eyeshadow around my eyes to make them stand out more. Then I grabbed my black eyeliner and ran a thin line across my waterline. For the finishing touch I put on some strawberry scented lip the exact moment I put away my makeup bag, I heard a honk outside my house.
I quickly grabbed the brush resting on the bathroom sink and ran it through my now dry hair. As I pulled the brush along every part of my head, I watched as my curls would bounce back into place. I was thankful that my curls were natural. It definitely saved a lot of time.
I ran out of the bathroom once I was done and grabbed my phone and purse off the dresser. Then I rushed through the hallway and ran downstairs. Before I opened the front door, I took a deep breath and gathered my composure. Slowly, I turned the doorknob and pulled the door open. As I stepped outside, the warm breeze hit my face, making my curls whip around the sides of my head. It was a nice day. The sun was out but it wasn't too hot. Eli was leaned against his hearse with his signature smirk in place. I pulled the spare house key I kept in my purse out and locked the door, before walking to Eli. As I made my way towards him I noticed that he was looking me up and down. I blushed and looked down.
"What took you so long Edwards? Oh wait, let me guess, Twilight was on T.V. and you just had to see Edward sparkle in the sunlight, right?" He said.
I glanced back up to see him chuckling softly. My blush was gone and curiosity took its place.
"Oh yeah, how exactly do you know Edward sparkles, huh Eli?" I raised an eyebrow at him, and his chuckling died down. He looked down at the ground and started playing with his thumbs.
"Oh um, my uhh…my mom made me watch the movie with her once…" He said very quietly. I think he thought I wouldn't hear, but trust me I heard it loud and clear.
I burst into a fit of uncontrollable giggles. I could just imagine Eli sitting with his mom watching Twilight. It was all so absurd. I found it extremely funny and continued laughing.
"Yeah yeah, very funny. Now can we go, my cousin is at the house by himself, and to be quite frank, I don't exactly trust him." He said gesturing towards the open passenger side door. I nodded my head and wiped away the tear that had slid down my cheek from laughing so much. I got in the car and closed the door. I watched as Eli walked around the car and to the driver's side. He turned on the ignition and pulled out of my driveway. While he was focused on the road, I took in his outfit. Today, he was wearing gray skinny jeans, a plain black shirt that buttoned up at the top, a black blazer, and of course black shoes. Around his neck was his silver guitar pick necklace, which he seemed to never take off.
"Like what you see?" I heard Eli say. I blinked a few times, seeing him staring at me with his smirk.
"Don't be so smug Eli. I was just trying to take in all this black. I'm not sure I can handle it." I replied, somewhat sarcastically. I wasn't as nervous around him anymore, and now I could be just as witty with my responses as he was.
"Ouch Edwards, I didn't think you were one to judge." He said, acting as if I actually hurt his feelings.
I laughed a little, "Guess you don't know me like you thought you did, huh?"
He took his eyes off the road for a second, looking at me, his face now thoughtful. "Yeah, guess I don't" was his response, before his attention was focused straight ahead again. I didn't exactly know what to say to that, so I just leaned my head against the window and stayed quiet.
I noticed we were now in a neighborhood, full of all sorts of houses. It wasn't too long before Eli stopped the car and parked. I stepped out into the open, and looked at the house we were parked in front of. It was a big brick house. There were no cars parked in the driveway, other than Eli's hearse. I noticed Eli was standing by the front door, which was now open, and was looking at me.
"Well, you coming?" He asked
I simply nodded my head and walked up to him. He entered the house and I followed suit. He took off his blazer and hung it on the coat rack that was right by the door. I didn't have time to look around, seeing as Eli was walking up the stairs, and I didn't want to be left behind.
"Where are we going?" I asked from behind him. He kept walking, without looking back at me.
"My room, where my cousin is. He didn't know I was bringing anyone over." That's all he said, and I didn't question any further. We reached the top floor and Eli turned to the right, walking ahead and stopping in front of a black door with posters that said 'KEEP OUT!'
I'm guessing it was his room. I was right. He turned the knob and pushed the door open. Once again, I didn't really look around. My attention was on the figure I noticed sitting on the floor, resting against the foot of the bed. His face was in a comic book, so I couldn't see his face.
As I walked in, Eli slammed the door shut behind me. Finally, the person put the comic book down. My eyes opened wide.
Eli started to speak, "Clare, I want you to meet my cousin-"
"Nick?"
A/N: Sooo, Nick is Eli's cousin? What do you guys think about that? Also, in this story, Eli obviously isn't a hoarder. I'm still questioning whether or not Julia should be one of the problems, or should I just pretend she never existed? Let me know what you think in a review!
P.S. Sorry if there are any grammar mistakes, I never checked to see. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get myself a beta reader. Oh and, tonight's episode of Degrassi? I FREAKIN' LOVED IT! :D That is all.