Anyone else dying from lack of Degrassi? Or am I the only one? So for my last chapter I only got a minimum of 2 reviews and on my part that is saying that I'm a bad writer and need to do something to get more reviews. So if I ask you guys what you want to see then PM me and I'll make it happen, or if you want me to make an EClare one-shot on something you want to see then I'll do it!

Back to the Story..

Weeks have past and Clare hasn't told anyone about what Jake has done to her. The day after he had hurt her he came by her house and apologized to her and she accepted it and felt like a complete idiot for doing so. She wanted so badly to break it off, but was afraid he would hurt her again and having to act like nothing happened is killing her slowly.

She stood in front of her mirror and lifted her shirt to show the purplish blue mark across her stomach where Jake had kicked her. She decided not to go to the beach with Alli today because then she would have to explain why she is all bruised.

Clare sighed and pulled her shirt down and flinched from the pain in her wrists. Luckily he handed left a mark their or she would be in deep trouble. As for her face he only left a scratch that she easily cover up with some make up.

She was glad today was Saturday, her mom had to work all day and wont be home til late, and Jake said he was going to his cabin with his dad for the weekend leaving her to relax in peace. She took her laptop and walked down her stairs into her living room and plopped down on the couch.

She regretted doing so because a sharp pain coursed through her because of the bruise. She doesn't understand why Jake acted the way he did, he isn't the same guy she met last year.

Clare opened her laptop and signed into Aim; she glanced at her buddies to see who was on, but she highly doubted anyone was because of how beautiful it is outside.

Ding!

Clare glanced at her new message and smiled when she noticed who it was from.

Eli-Gold49: Hey Clare, y r u on the comp. On such a beautiful day?;)

Clare smiled and then replied:

Clare-e23: y r U on the comp. On such a beautiful day? :p

Eli-Gold49: ah, got me their Blue. So seriously y?

Clare-e23: felt like relaxing and stuffs, u?

Eli-Gold49: I just got nothing to do :(..

Clare-e23: cute. U can join me my house and we can be lazy together

Eli-Gold49: is that and invitation?

Clare laughed at the memory of when Eli asked her to hang out for the first time.

Clare-e23: in ur words 'Do u want it to be?'

Eli-Gold49: yes, yes I do want it to be. Lol

Clare-e23: then come on by whenever, door's open.

Eli-Gold49: want me to bring anything?

Clare-e23: umm..., nope. Actually ice cream! :D

Eli-Gold49: haha, okay c u in 10.

Eli-Gold49 has signed off.

Clare signed out of Aim, closed her laptop and placed it on the wooden coffee table. She turned the TV on and flipped through the channels trying to find something interesting to watch. She smiled when she found a show she loved watching when she was younger, it was called (1)The latest buzz.

She was so engrossed in the show that she didn't hear the front door open and close.

"Seriously, The latest buzz?" a voiced said from behind Clare. Clare screamed and jumped up from, the couch to see who was behind her.

"Trying to give me a heart attack, Eli?" she yelled while placing a hand on her chest. He just stood there and doubled over in laughter.

"Oh? So you think this is funny, Goldsworthy?" Clare said in disbelief.

"Very" he made out between laughs. She huffed and picked up a pillow from the couch and chucked it at him.

It thumped him on the head and he said "Ow" and it was Clare's turn to laugh.

"Something funny, Edwards?" he said walking towards Clare.

"You said ow because of a pillow. That is just sad.." She shook her head in a fake disappointment.

"You really shouldn't throw things at your guests" he stated jokingly.

"Well, it is a throw pillow" they both broke into a fit of laughter and after a few minutes they calmed down from their high.

"So what ice cream did you bring?" Clare asked.

"Chocolate chip cookie dough" he said while holding up a plastic bag.

"Yay! My favorite!" she cheered.

"I know, that's why I got it" he said as they walked into the kitchen to get spoons and bowls for the ice cream.

Clare being Clare just took the lid off the tub of ice cream and ate right from it with a spoon from the top drawer.

"Really Clare? You could be normal and use a bowl like everyone else" Eli stated amusingly.

"Normal? Really? Being normal is over rated" she popped another spoonful of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in her mouth and some of it missed her mouth and Eli chuckled.

"What?" she asked.

"You have some..here, I'll get it" Eli took his thumb and whipped the little bit of ice cream from the corner of her lip. Before he pulled his hand back Clare licked his thumb and his eyes widened from her actions.

Clare had no intentions of doing that, at all. She looked at Eli and noticed he was as shocked as she was by her actions. They just stood there for a few minutes and she took the tub of ice cream and walked into the living room and sat down on the couch with Eli following behind.

Needless to say, things just turned awkward.

All Clare could think is, Why did I just do that? Even when we were dating I had never, NEVER done anything like that.

What just happened? Clare did just about the sexiest thing I have ever seen and I still can't believe it happened. Am I dreaming? Is all Eli could think at the moment.

Clary decided to walk over to the park for a little bit and practice her archery. At her old school they had an archery team she was apart of. She started taking archery in the seventh grade when she got a crush on this guy named Jason Hernandez. But when she started in the club she really only focused on the archery and completely forgot about whats his name.

Clary never really fit in anywhere before, it was always her and Eli all the time. Some people thought they would grow apart over time, but they were wrong. Clary still smiles at the memory of when she first met Eli in the first grade, in Ms. May's class. She had to sit next to Eli during reading time and they would always get in trouble for talking.

She came back to reality and raised her black bow and pulled the string back with two fingers-that also held the arrow in place-to her cheek and aimed at the tree that she placed a paper with a bull's eye on it. She let go of the string and the arrow went sailing, the arrow hit dead center of the paper and Clary smiled.

"I still got it!" she said cheerfully. Clary walked over to the tree and tried to pull the arrow out of the tree, but it wouldn't budge. For a good ten minutes Clary tried, with everything she got, to get the damn arrow out of the tree, but it just would not come out!

"Having problems?" Someone said from behind Clary. She turned around and her chocolate brown eyes met forest green eyes.

"I'm fine, just go on with whatever you were doing" she waved Shane off and began, again, to tug at the arrow.

"Okay I will." Shane said and made no movement and just leaned against a tree. He just looked at her, her short brown hair and the way she only braided it to one side, or how she was wearing black skinny jeans with black flats and a dark purple flannel with a blood red tank top and a 'J' around her neck that fell right on her chest. The one thing he didn't understand was why she wears such dark clothing while she is such a colorful person. Yeah, Shane had only met her a few weeks ago, but somewhere along the way they made this connection and neither of them know what it is.

"What are you doing?" Clary shouted over her shoulder, and as far as Shane could tell, she was very frustrated.

"Going on with whatever I was doing" Shane explained and smirked knowing it just pissed her off.

"So you were stalking me again, I think you might have a problem" Clary gave up and ended up kicking the tree and muttering "Dumb ass tree."

Shane pushed off the tree he was leaning on and walked over to the tree Clary was trying-but failing-to get the arrow out of. Without any effort he was able to get it out without a problem. Clary just stared at him in disbelief.

"How did you..." mouth gaping, Clary just stood there dumbfounded.

"I'm a very strong person" he stated smugly. She rolled her eyes and took the bow from his hands and placed it back in her duffel bag that she kept her archery gear in.

"Why are you here?" Clary stated and slugged her bag strap over her shoulder and leaned against the tree that wouldn't give back her arrow.

"It's nice out today and I wanted to go for a walk in the park" Shane replied.

"Okay. Well I'm gonna get going, see you in class." Clary started to walk away, but Shane stopped her.

"Wanna hang out? I have nothing to do and I want to get to know you better." Shane took a step closer to her and she feels like her heart was going to beat right out of her chest.

She tried to recompose herself and looked up at him, "Sure, wanna go to The Dot for some food?"

"Yeah, sounds good to me." They walked down the street to The Dot. The bell dinged when they walked through the door and they settled themselves in a booth near the window.

"Hey, my name is Peter, I'll be your server. What can I get you two?" while Shane was looking over his menu Clary checked him out. His dark brown hair fell perfectly on his head, bangs covering his right eye a little. He wore a black V-neck T-shirt with blue jeans and green and blue DC skating shoes.

"I'll have a cheese burger with fries and a chocolate milkshake." Clary said and handed Peter her menu.

"I'll have the same, but with a vanilla milkshake." Shane handed peter his menu and he walked away to get their orders cooked.

"What, don't like chocolate" Clary asked.

"I'm allergic to it."

"Your what? How can you be allergic to chocolate? That is a serious problem!" Clary said flabbergasted.

He chuckled, "It really doesn't if you've never had it before." Clary is pretty sure her jaw just hit the table.

"Never had chocolate? I don't think I can be friends with you!" she teased. They both laughed and soon enough Peter came back with their food and they continued to talk about everything and anything. Clary found out that Shane enjoys skating, helping build homes for homeless people, and works at The Dot on Thursdays and Tuesdays. Shane found out that Clary spent her last year in (2)Bellmore, New York, enjoys making ceramics, and plays the violin.

When they were done eating the sun was about to set and Clary knew she had to be home. Clary reached into her bag to get out $5.50 to pay for her meal but Shane stopped her.

"I got it" he said and handed Peter $20 and told him to keep the change. They walked out of The Dot and headed back to the park because Shane had brought his car, but they didn't take it to The Dot. When they reached the parking lot Shane pulled out his car keys and hit the unlock button and the lights flashed on a nice white truck.

"Nice ride" Clary said and made her way to the passenger side door, but Shane beat her to it and opened the door for her. She smiled at his actions and got in the truck; he closed the door behind her and jogged over to the drivers side and got in. Clary gave Shane the directions to her house and it turned out that she lives a block over from his house. He pulled up to the front of her house and looked at the white picket fence that went around the yard, the large oak tree that stood on the side of the tan colored three floor house.

Clary turned to Shane and said, "Thank you for driving me home and paying for Dinner, I haven't had this much fun in a while." It was true, she hadn't had a great time in a while. When she was in New York for the year she had stayed with her cousins in Bellmore and had to attend Kennedy High School. Since she was new at the school no one wanted anything to do with her, either you known everyone since kindergarten or you didn't know anyone at all.

"I had fun too. I'll see you on Monday Clarissa." She usually hated it when someone would call her by her full name, but when he says it it sounds, beautiful. He winked at her and she got out of the car and made her way up the concrete walkway and unlocked her front door and waved goodbye to Shane.

"Someone has a crush" Imogen said teasingly from the living room. Clary just ignored her and made her way to the stair case, but Imogen stepped in her way.

"Move Imo" Clary said assertively.

"Can we please talk? You were gone for a year and I missed my twin! You have been here since July and you haven't spoken one word to me!" Imogen cried.

"Gee, I don't know. I wonder why I haven't spoken to you?" Clary said sarcastically and pushed past Imogen.

While walking up the stairs Clary could hear Imogen say in a saddened voice, " I didn't mean to do what I did, it just happened. I'm sorry." Clary stopped, wanting to go down there and give her sister a hug, but she couldn't. She can't forgive Imogen for what she did, Clary always forgives people, but this time, she just couldn't.

By the time Clary made it to her dark purple bedroom at the end of the hallway, she had tears streaming down her face and clutched the 'J' on her necklace.

"Julia.." she turned her lights out and dropped herself on her bed and cried herself to sleep. Ten minutes ago she was having a great time with Shane, and now, ten minutes later, she is mourning her dead best friend. She hasn't cried herself to sleep about Julia in months, Whoever said "Time will heal the heart," should get slapped in the face. Clary thought. Its been almost two years and her heart is broken; being held together by Elmer's glue and everyone knows that that stuff never dries.

"Okay, how the hell did you watch this show when you were younger, Clare? Its preposterous!" After about and hour of watching The latest buzz, things had gotten less awkward for Eli and Clare.

"Hey! I love this show! How cool would it be if you could work on a teen magazine seen by your whole country!" Clare said trying to defend her favorite show.

"Okay, I'll admit that is cool, but what is wrong with that Wilder character? Seriously, that kid eats like a thousand sandwiches!" Eli watched as Wilder, in a green shirt and black shorts, make a sandwich about the size of himself.

"And he is also obsessed with Aliens! And what is with the fear of pony's? And people say I have problems" they both started hysterically laughing. These were the times that they missed, the laughing, talking, and just being around each other in general.

"Hey, at least he isn't a complete jerk like Noah. I never really liked him" Clare said scrunching her face.

"Oh, so you have a crush on Wilder, I see." Eli wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and she pushed Eli playfully.

Clare crossed her arms and pouted and said, "No"

"Sure...whatever helps you sleep at night"

"I don't have a crush on Wilder" she said trying to convince Eli, but didn't work.

"Uh-hu" he smirked and she rolled her eyes. The front door opened and closed and Clare's mom came in.

"Hey Clare, I was able to get of early tonight-" Helen turned around and saw Eli sitting on the couch not expecting to see him.

"Oh, hi Eli. I haven't seen you in a while." Helen walked over to the couch and gave Eli a hug. Helen always liked Eli, it was Randal who had a small problem with him, but nothing serious.

"It's nice to see you again Ms. Edwards" Eli said politely.

"Oh, Eli. Call me Helen. Would you like to stay for dinner? I'm going to order in some pizza." Helen said. Eli looked over at Clare and she had a smile on her face.

"I'd love to Helen, thank you" Helen walked into the kitchen to order the pizza.

"I'm all Latest buzzed out" Eli said stretching and Clare giggled.

"What's funny?" he asked.

"You reminded me of a black cat stretching after it has awaken from a nap." she said still giggling.

"Hmph. I've been compared to many things, but a cat. No." Soon enough the pizza came and they ate in the dining room. When they finished Clare and Eli went into the back yard and lied down on two lawn chairs. They looked up at the star lit sky and the full moon; the way the sky looked was something you would only imagine in a dream or your favorite vampire novel.

"How have you and Jake been?" Eli asked breaking the comfortable silence.

"Okay, I guess. I don't know, he's been very distant lately and I don't know why" Clare was careful not to mention what Jake did to her a few weeks ago.

"Maybe things will get better?" he said trying to get Clare to feel better.

"Possibly, but I don't want to be in a relationship with him anymore.." she spoke softly not even realizing she said it at all.

"Why?" he asked.

"I just don't feel anything for him that I thought I did" Clare can't believe that she is talking about Jake with Eli.

"So your saying you never loved him?" he questioned.

Clare just realized at that moment that the only reason she went out with Jake in the first place was to get over Eli, but she never did. At this point in time Clare noticed her feelings for Eli never changed and that she still loves him.

Clare realizing this made her cry. After this whole time she has been trying to get rid of her feeling for Eli, but in the whole process, she just made them stronger. Clare must have sniffled loud because Eli looked over at Clare and noticed her eyes all glassy and the tears running down her face.

"Clare, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry,-"

"No, it isn't your fault. I guess keeping my emotions in for so long...they just finally came out." Clare said trying to hold back tears that threaten to fall, but fall anyway.

Eli got up and walked over to Clare's lawn chair and held out his hand to her and she took it and he pulled her to her feet. He pulled her into a hug and she cried into his chest; he rubbed her back trying to calm her down. After a few minutes she was done crying, but they stayed in the embrace; they needed each other more than they thought.

(1)My favorite show when I was younger, besides Degrassi

(2)Where I be from!

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~MadamDegrassi354