A/N: Here's the chapter! It's a bit short, but I'll update the next one later today :)

Emily-Danielle: Hope the test went well! :)

"What took you so long?" Alli had her arms crossed.

"Nothing, I just couldn't find my wallet" I sweetly smiled at her, and her tension disappeared.

"Oh, I thought you got in trouble or something" I laughed at her

"In trouble? Little me?" She joined my laugh.

"Come on Clare, we don't have all day" She grabbed my hand dragged me along.

"This is it Alli" I said and waved her over.

"I can't believe I haven't noticed this place before" Alli looked at me. "I've walked pass it every time I've gone to The Dot" I smiled at her.

"Well since you've mostly gone to The Dot to meet up with Drew, you haven't really paid any attention to things around you..."

"What's that supposed to mean?" She laughed, and I gave her 'that look'.

"Ok, fine, I might be in my own thoughts most of the time but..."

"No, but!" Alli rolled her eyes.

"Are you gonna get this piercing, or are we gonna stay out here all day?"

"Oh right, let's go" I opened the door, and walked straight to the front desk. The place looked nice, it had a calm feeling about it, which I really needed now.

"Hi, how can I help you?" The lady at the desk asked sweetly.

"I'd like to get my ear pierced"

"Ok, good. Any specific time?"

"Today?" I asked unsure. Maybe I should have gotten a reservation first...

"Well, I have some time in about 20 minutes. Is that good?"

"Yes, thank you"

"You can stay in our waiting room over there if you want to"

"Ok, thanks" I grabbed Alli and walked to the waiting room. There was a couch and a table with a lot of magazines. I sat down and grabbed one.

"You're kidding me, right?" Alli looked at me.

"What?"

"You're gonna read that expired thing?"

"Well, what else am I supposed to do?"

"We can-" Alli got interrupted by her phone ringing. She searched through her enormous purse before taking out her phone.

"Hello?" She looked confused. Unknown number, probably. "Oh, really?" Her face turned into an evil one as she turned to look at me. Who was that?

"Well, hi Eli, what can I do for you?" What? Why was he calling her?

"No, I'm all alone. Clare decided to ditch me today?" What is she doing? I looked at her and tried to understand what she was doing. She just grinned at me, and pulled her hand up, silently telling me to not speak.

"You wanna know what kind of guys Clare like?" What? And he ask Alli? This can't end good!

"Oh, yeah I repeat it since the connection is kinda bad..." Bad connection my ass.

"Well, you see she looooves guys that sing songs to her, and dress up like romeo and-"

"Alli!" I screamed at her trying to catch her phone"

"Oh, that was nothing! Just a girl from the hall... she's annoying, just ignore it"

"Alli, stop it!" I leaned over her trying to get her phone, but she got away, waving her hand desperately at me, as if trying to shake me off.

"Ok, fine, since this is so serious.." She smiled at me "Clare likes real guys. You know? Not the bad boy type, nether the 'be-with-a-girl-for-one-day-then-dump-her-type'" Silence. I guess Eli was talking.

"Well, you have some rumor" Silence. Ahh, what is he saying?

"I don't know... but you should start with showing that this isn't a game" Is he serious? Does he really ask Alli for help? Maybe I was wrong... or not. Yeah, probably not.

"Okay, then. Call me later I have to go. Bye" She hung up. A looked at her.

"Well? What did he say?"

"Oh, nothing much..." Alli put her phone back into her purse.

"Alli!"

"Fine. Clare I think he really likes you" She said in a sing-song-voice.

"Alli... you know he doesn't"

"Wait and see" She winked at me. What did he say? What's he gonna do? Maybe nothing. Alli always gets over excited. Alli picked up one of the old magazines and started reading one. She did it just to avoid conversation. Anybody who knows her even a bit knows she would never read that thing without a hidden reason. I sighed, knowing I wont get anything out of her now. I picked up a magazine and started reading.

"Alli, it hurts" I whined. My ear was freshly pierced, and it stings.

"Stop whining, it looks great!" She smiled at me. Well, she was right. It looked really good. I looked at myself in the mirror when I felt my pocked buzz. A message. I looked at it, and guess who? Eli.

Eli: Hey! Meet me at my room when you're done on your date... Have something to show you