CHAPTER 9 IS HERE! THIS ONE AND THE NEXT CHAPTER ARE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER..SORRY I'VE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF WRITER'S BLOCK :/ THIS IS WHERE I'M ASKING YOU GUYS FOR HELP! I REALLY NEED SOME MORE IDEAS! ENJOY THE CHAPTER :DD

An Eclare Story

January -

Clare -

I was slowly getting used to the new rules at Degrassi. The uniform still bothered me, but I tried to be optimistic about everything else. At least Eli's suspension had been up, so now I could see him at school again. And I had to admit, he knew how to pull off a red polo. It was a cold night, so I sat on my couch in the living room, working on my History essay with a cup of hot chocolate. It was just such a cozy night. I turned on the TV and flipped to news. The weather report was.

"We are expecting about 10 to 12 inches of snow starting around maybe midnight tonight," the meteorologist said. "A news report will be on tomorrow morning around 6 to tell if any schools are going to be closed."

I looked out the window. I saw a few flakes of snow fall, but they weren't really packing onto the streets. I sighed, finishing my paper and going upstairs to go to bed. I set my alarm for 5:45 tomorrow morning, so I could watch and see if Degrassi would be closed.

My alarm woke me up right on time. I walked over to my window and looked outside. It was still a little dark, but I could slightly make out huge piles of snow covering the streets. There's was no way the buses could drive in that. I was getting so excited, I hadn't noticed it was almost time for the news to come on.

I flipped on my TV and listened as a reporter read a list of school names that were closed. She was just finishing up the middle schools, so I hadn't missed the news about Degrassi. She finally moved onto the high schools.

"Morris High, Holy Trinity, Degrassi Community School..." I screamed and jumped around. I felt like a little kid again. I couldn't help it, though. I loved snow days. After my little party, my phone vibrated. It was a text from Eli.

Eli: No school today! What are we doin?

Clare: I've got some ideas. Better bring your coat. It's freezing outside.

Eli: OK Mom :P

Clare: Just shush and meet me at my house in an hour!

Eli: OK but these streets are impossible to drive in. We're gonna have to walk.

Clare: Don't worry about it. I'll see ya soon. Love you :)

Eli: Love you, too :)

I hopped in the shower and got dressed. I put on the warmest clothes I could find. I ate breakfast and waited for Eli to come. He came knocking on my door a few minutes later.

"What's on the agenda for today, Blue Eyes," he said.

"You're just gonna have to wait and see," I said, getting back at him for all the times he's taken me out and never telling me where we were going.

"Using my own method against me? Clare Edwards, I am shocked." He oozed sarcasm. We walked to where I was taking him, our arms wrapped around each other for warmth. We finally reached our destination. We were at the park that Eli and I always go to. It was the place we had declared our love for each other. We ran up to the hill where it happened. A bunch of little kids were riding on sleds with their parents. Eli gave me a look that told me he had the same idea I had. We went over to where people were renting the sleds and grabbed one as fast as we could. We sled up and down the hills all day. We burst into laughter when the sled crashed into a tree and sent snow coming down on us. We left the park, but seeing as it was only 1, we decided to go to the ice skating rink. We saw Alli, Drew, and Adam there, so we spent a few hours with them. We would laugh when one of us fell down. We all laughed at Adam when he hadn't watched where he was going and crashed into a chain of people.

Eli and I held hands and we glided across the ice. Alli and Drew did the same. I couldn't help feeling bad for Adam, though. He was so shy around girls, and he rarely ever talked about liking someone. He always said he felt like no girl would ever accept him for who he was.

I looked over to him and a small smile came across my face. He was helping up a girl who had fallen down. When she got up, they started talking while they skated together. I nudged Eli for him to look and he smiled too. We were both happy for him.

I asked Eli if we could leave early. I told him there was one last thing we had to do. We said good bye to everyone, and as we left, I noticed Adam and his new friend were holding eachother's hands while they skated. I smiled. It was so good to see Adam happy again.

We walked back to my house and went to the backyard. I ran into the kitchen and grabbed a carrot and two black buttons.

"Building a snowman are we Miss Edwards," Eli asked.

"It's a little tradition I have for myself. Whenever there's a snowday, I build a snowman. I've been doing it since I was 5."

We rolled big balls of snow and piled them on top of each other. I put the carrot on for his nose and the buttons for his eyes. I put my hat on top of his head and Eli put his scarf around his neck. I was having so much fun. I didn't want this day to end. We took a picture of our snowman once he was finished.

"What should we name it," I asked. Eli looked at him for a moment, thinking of a name.

"Bob," he said smirking.

"Seriously Eli? Bob?"

"Fine, then Munro," he said.

"Munro it is." He kissed my head and buried his face in my hair. His embrace was keeping me warm. We went inside and I made us some hot chocolate and popcorn. We sat on the couch, wrapped up in a blanket. We watched some movies while I rested in Eli's arms.

By now it had stopped snowing, and we would have to go back to school tomorrow. Eli had to leave by 9 or my parents would come home and see him. They may have worked a few things out, but they still weren't that crazy about Eli. He kissed me goodnight and I watched as Morty vanished into the dark.

Eli -

Clare and I had an amazing day together. But now it was time to get back to reality and get to school. I put on my uniform, picked up Clare, and headed towards Degrassi. The day seemed to drag on, and we met up with Adam at lunch.

"So, who was that girl you were with at the rink yesterday," I asked. I could tell by the way Adam was smiling today he was really happy about meeting her.

"Her name's Marissa. She's really cool. She actually goes to school a few minutes from here."

"Did you get her number?'' I was glad Adam had finally found someone to be around.

"Yeah, she wants to hang out again this weekend," he said, his grin never leaving his face.

"Aw, Eli, Adam's growing up," Clare said mockingly. Adam knew she meant it in a good way though. "So does this mean we'll be able to double date soon," Clare asked.

"Hopefully," Adam said.

END OF CHAPTER! AWW ADAMS GETTING ALL MUSHY! AND MUNRO THE SNOWMAN! HAHA OK SO LIKE I SAID I NEED IDEAS! HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT! MORE REVIEW = MORE CHAPTERS :DD