THE NEXT DAY:
CLARE POV

I have decided how I was going to talk to Eli, I couldn't see him, so I'm going old school, letters.

Eli, I have decided to let you try to explain, please don't come talk to me, just write it down and give it to Adam, I can't see you, so just do it, I will really try to understand, but I want you to know, I am not mad, I am just hurt.

Sincerely,

Clare

For the rest of the day, I tried to keep Eli out of my mind, as I passed him in the halls of Degrassi, I did my best to act like he was just another student, but it trying to do so, and I ran into someone.

"Oh, I am so sorry," I looked up to see a really attractive boy, about a half a foot taller than me, dark hair, in a weird style that really suited him. He had a really cute smile, and beautiful brown eyes.

"Don't worry about it, I should've been paying attention, my name is Tristan, Tristan Woods." He shook my hand, and I smiled back at him.

"Clare, Clare Edwards. Are you new?" he nodded.

"Yea, my other school didn't really accept, different, I guess you could say," I was confused, he obviously saw that.

"Well, I am gay." I nodded, that made sense.

"Oh, well people here for the most part, don't care, there is way to much drama here already, "his smile grew wider,

"What class do you have next?" i was curious of what grade he was in.

"English, with , you?"

"Oh, me too, are you a junior? Or just smart?"

"Well, I'd like to say I was smart, but I am a junior, but I doubt you are." How did he know?

"Oh, yea how could you tell?" he shrugged.

"Just a guess, well lets go to English." I smiled; I really liked this guy, real nice.

"Uh definitely." Just as we were about to walk away, Adam came up.

"Clare, can I talk to you for a minute?" I nodded, and then told Tristan I would see him in English.

"Clare, have you gave the Eli situation a thought?" I nodded then handed him the note.

"This is a note for Eli, I really don't care if you read it or not, because he'll just show you it anyway, just give it to him okay?"

"Fine." He seemed agitated,

"What's wrong with you?"

"Honestly, I am trying to play the match maker, and your flirting with another guy!" I just laughed at him and walked away, he had no idea. I'll let him sweat it.

When I got to English I sat down in the back, like I have been lately, than Tristan came and sat next to me, I was surprised, but I smiled at him as he smiled back and sat down. We started talking.

MEAN WHILE ELI POV

"Dude, do you see that?" I already knew what he was pointing to, but I tried hardest to ignore it, but little to know progress, because Adam just had to bring it up.

"Adam, what are you talking about?" I said in a tired, pleading tone, my sarcasm was wearing thin.

"Clare is totally flirting with that dude, DO SOMETHING!" what the hell was I supposed to do! Go and piss her off even more.

"Oh, and dude Clare wants me to give you this." He handed me a note with my name elegantly written on the front, I missed her hand writing, and she used to leave me cute little notes on her pillow when she left before I woke. Oh how I need her. After I read the letter, I felt pain in my heart, and my stomach drop, she wasn't even mad, just hurt. Because of me. And now she was flirting with the new kid. Because of me.

CLARE POV.
Tristan and I agreed to go to the Dot after school, so when I got out of my last class he was at my locker waiting for me. I smiled; it reminded me of when Eli used to do that, and Adam.

"So, let me just get my stuff and then we can go okay?" I nodded, as he went to walk away, Eli started to walk up to me, I turned when I saw him, and started walking the other way, and I really didn't want to see him. I wasn't moving on or anything, I was just healing, and then I could think clearly about the whole Eli situation. Luckily I already had all my stuff so I went towards the school entrance, and hid next to the stairs, before Eli could see me, he sighed when he couldn't find me, and went to Morty, I miss Morty too. I miss my house. Our house.

When I saw Tristan come out of school I walked up to him, I had no idea what car was his, so I just fallowed him. He had a real nice car. I mean exquisite, a metallic orange mustang, nice.

"So, what is the Dot exactly?" of course he wouldn't know, he was new here.

"Well it's a coffee shop that everyone always goes to after and before school, just to hangout. The workers there went to Degrassi too."

"So, who do you usually go to the Dot with?" he slightly looked at me, but had to also pay attention to the road.

"I usually go with my friends Adam or Alli or my boyfriend, I think Eli, but we are not on speaking terms right now."

"Do you want to talk about?" he was so nice!

"not particularly, what about you, where did you go before going to Degrassi?"

"I went to Toronto Prep." OMG!

"I used to go there. But then my mom wanted me to go to public school, so once I was out of the 8th grade, she transferred me to here."

"Did you want to switch schools?"

"Not really, at first, I was mad at her, so I kept wearing my uniform to school here, that's when I met my first boyfriend, KC, but he ended up being a jerk, but I am glad I came to Degrassi, I wouldn't met any of the friends I have now." He smiled at me.

"You know, you have such a pretty smile, I can't get over it." He smiled even bigger.

"Thanks, no one usually comments on my smile, but thanks." Hmm.

"You know what's odd, I am usually too embarrassed to compliment people, especially boys, but with you, I'm not, I wonder what it is?" he shrugged.

"Maybe I just have that kind of an impression?" I laughed.

"You know, I only know 2 people who are sooooo smug, you and Eli, I swear, and what is it with you guys?"

"So, what was your favorite thing about Toronto Prep?" I sighed,, thinking back it wasn't a cheerful place there is only one thing I like about it now though.

"Degrassi has so much drama, Toronto Prep had no drama what so ever, I wish Degrassi was like that,"

"But that's what makes it high school, jeez Clare, you have such an old soul." He said it like it was a normal thing to say,

"Is that bad?" as I asked that we pulled up into the Dot.

"No, well not unless you want to be a bubbly cheerleader, who gets pregnant with some guy she doesn't know even though she has a boyfriend." I couldn't help but laugh as he described Jenna, all too perfectly.

"What's so funny?" he looked thoroughly confused.

"Well, last year I dated this guy named KC, and he cheated on my with this girl named Jenna, cheerleader, bubby, blonde, this year, got pregnant with someone else's baby while dating KC, and she doesn't know the father." I kept laughing,

"You have had a fair deal of drama." With that Adam came in and handed Clare Eli's letter. She sighed and opened it; Adam sat there and glared at Tristan.

"Adam what is your problem?" he ignored me and started talking to Tristan,

"Are you aware, that she has a boyfriend?" Tristan laughed with me.

"Yes I am, why?" Adam looked shocked, but then recovered.

"And you don't care?" he was sooooo playing along with this. Adam, Adam, Adam.

"Why should it matter?"

"BECAUSE SHE ISNT SINGLE!" we started to laugh again, then I interrupted.

"Adam, just go." He huffed and walked away.

"he really is persistent, he thinks that we have been flirting, I find it funny." He nodded with his smile on his face.

"Who is you English partner?" I was curious, on to who he would get paired up with.

"Someone named Mark, Fitzgerald, or something." I almost doubled over.

"Um, you can't work with him, like ever." He was confused I could see it on his face.

"You know what, you can work with my English partner, and I'll work with yours, problem solved."

"What's this big deal with my partner?"

"He isn't very, open minded. My friend, Adam, well he is a FTM female to male transgender, and when Fitz found out, he threw him through a wall. He doesn't need to meet you, Eli wont care."

"Well if your friend there thinks were flirting, I highly doubt your boyfriend won't think so as well."

"And if that's the case, then don't you think that he would prefer work with you than you work with me and he work with FITZ." He wasn't going to let this go.

"But, do you think he will be so reluctant to let YOU work with Fitz?" he made a good point.

"Fine, then I will leave him with 2 decisions, one he work with you, or I work with you." He smiled, and then drove me to Alli's. And surprise, surprise, guess whose hearse was sitting in the Bandarri driveway? I had almost forgot about the fact that I was staying at Alli's house, so I guess Eli knew that too, well time to face the music.

A/N: i mentioned this character to look a lot like Zane, especially the SMILE THAT I LOVE SO MUCH!