Best Friends Forever? [Complete]

''What the hell is wrong with with you today Julia?"

It was now January, and Eli and Clare were on good terms, Jake and his Dad had moved in, and her and Jake were closer then ever. Her and Julia were even closer then before, they had gone on several double dates. Kc and Eli were on Better terms too. Right now Eli and Clare were in Clare's room alone. Doing homework it wasn't like the old days, they didn't joke around as much, but they were OK and liked spending time together. It was still really awkward and quiet when they were together alone, but things were getting better.

Kc and Jenna had become study partners along with Alli, and Clare didn't like it. Kc wasn't a fan of Eli and Clare studying together either, so they were OK for now. "Julia and I had another fight, her step mom know kicked her out again and she's been staying with Imogen, and I told her she could stay with me, but she won't."

''Eli, she probably just wants a female to stay with, its not about you". She had been talking to Julia when they'd been studying at the school library at lunch alone because Eli had gotten into a fight Fitz. She was also pissed at Eli for fighting. She was always pissed at Eli, or Eli was pissed at her it was never ending.

"But I'm her boyfriend!" He pointed out sounding like he'd been told this a million times by Julia and always given been given this answer. "I'm just worried she doesn't love me". Clare didn't get this comment at all, not one little bit. But she didn't ask him what he was talking about.

" Eli, even if she doesn't you have lots of people, you have...". She wanted to tell Eli he had her, because he did, but she couldn't say it. Could she say that? It wasn't for sure they'd be best friends again, but she still loved him, she always would. "You have me, you do know that right?"He looked surprised, but he nodded at her.

"I thought you didn't want to be friends anymore." She shook her head, he'd been really fair, and he'd hugged her a lot since that night in November she felt his romantic feeling fading and it relieved her and hurt her at the same time, she knew he was really trying now. "I mean, I miss you Clare, but I don't want you to feel uncomfortable". She didn't feel uncomfortable around Eli anymore around him, she only felt the love she had for him, the less the friendship love.

" I don't feel uncomfortable around you". He smiled at her, and she smiled back at him. ''I never did, I was only worried about our friendship, so I pushed you away, I still care about you Eli''. She had to stop saying she loved him, they were playing with one another's feelings and it wasn't fair to either of them.

''I'm glad, because it hurt that you didn't like being alone with me''. He looked own at the floor, and Clare put her hand on his shoulder, she had hurt him. She didn't want to hurt him, but he'd hurt her. ''I know I hurt you, and i'm sorry''.

''Eli, It's OK, we hurt one another''. He smiled at her sadly and she hugged him closer.

''I know, promise me, we'll never fight again''. She nodded, she'd sorted out her feelings for Eli and he was over her, they were even and could be friends again.

''I promise, this time i'll keep it''. He laughed and she laughed to.

''And I promise not to be so clingy''. She giggled and felt happier then she had in month's and it was all because of Eli. She let him hold her, and they embraced the moment and Clare felt like grabbing him and kissing him all over, he smiled down at her and she lost all of her ability to speak. She loved him, she had to say it, it would eat her up if she didn't; who cared if she didn't feel the same way, she had to tell him, maybe it would work out.

''Eli?'' She asked pushing away from him a little, he looked down at her, he looked a little worried but let her speak. ''I_'' just at that moment, his phone rang. He gave her a apologetic look. She has only shrugged, probably Julia, to kill the moment. She felt bitter at Julia she and Eli were having a moment and now it was over she was about to spill her feeling to him, and now she'd never get the nerve. But she let him keep holding her.