Disclaimer: I do not, in any shape or form, own Degrassi: The Next Generation or Face Down by TRJA

A/N: Hello! Hey, hai. Um. Well, for those of you reading, I know this took forever. ;-: My bad. But truth is, I kind of lost interest in this story, and so I just stopped caring. But, I figure, I can at least give you a last chapter. If you are even reading…

I know I dragged this story out. Sorry. :/ But I can only learn, right?

Anyway, I give to you, the last chapter of Face Down.

Enjoy?

On the walk back to the room in which Clare was held, it was pure silence. It's not like the two boys had much to talk about, anyway. They were pondering what to do. They couldn't call the police, no; they would be called crazy, psychos, complete lunatics.

They had to find out themselves a way to bring Clare back from wherever she was. Eli knew she was behind this. It wasn't necessarily surprising. Julia had always been devious, always been a rebel. He just didn't think she would go to such great lengths to get what she wanted. Such great lengths, she hurt Eli's heart in the process, more then she had before. The same heart that she once had the pleasure of holding in the palm of her hands.

Julia's chance to being Elis again crashed, though, on the date of April 22nd, 2010. And Julia knew it. So if she couldn't be Eli's, then no one could.

When Fitz and Eli walked into Clare's room, even more depression was thick through the air. Clare's body was pale white, and her chest was barley moving. It was like her body was struggling to stay alive, and that killed them inside.

They both sat next to her, each on either side of her bed. Eli took her hand in mine, softly rubbing his fingertips on her knuckles.

"I-if.." Eli took my attention away from Clare and glanced at Fitz, who was shaking, struggling to gain his composure. "If we fix this, if she's okay… I can't be near her. It's not safe."

"Fitz.."

"No! You… you need to be with her. I know that she loves you, Eli. She looks at you differently then how she looks at me. I just want her to be happy. I'll move on, no big deal." Eli felt some sort of pity for the guy. After all, he did love her. Who wouldn't love such a great girl like Clare? But this is his choice, Eli reasoned. If he doesn't want to be around Clare, then it was fine by him.

"Okay" He didn't know what to say, but he was internally grateful of how he's caring for her.

How ironic.

"That's it!" Eli stood up abruptly from his spot, releasing Clare's hand, and looked at Fitz with excitement. Fitz's eyes followed Elis arising body, and he tilted his head to the side.

"You have an idea?" He asked Eli, hoping.

"Follow me"

XXX

"Are you sure this will work?"

"Positive. This was our spot. At least some of her spirit has to be lurking around here."

Fitz nodded and Eli grimaced. This place had too many memories. The air swarming the old church smelled weirdly like her, which made Eli's spine tingle,

And not in the good way.

Eli walked over to where his and Julia's names were carved in the center of a heart. This is where they always went to get away from everything. School, their parents, things that annoyed them.. it was their spot. She has to be here, Eli thought.

"Julia!" Eli suddenly bellowed throughout the forest. He looked back at Fitz. He was staring to the sky as if she would come floating down like paranormal entities would in old 80's movies. Eli rolled his eyes and looked at the rock where she would always sit.

"Julia. Jules, please. Let me talk to you" Eli said, just above a whisper. He closed his eyes, just hoping that maybe….maybe she would show up.

"JULIA!" My eyes snapped open, and I looked over at Fitz who had his hands covering his mouth, acting like a megaphone, and looking up towards the sky. Idiot.

"JULIAAA!'

"Woah, man! That guy needs to shut up! Ugh." Eli

eyes widened, immediately turning around in one swift moment, his eyes zoning in on the raven haired, pale figure on the stone rock.

"Julia." Eli said, smirking. She sat perched in her spot, looked at him and gave him a glare, before fully scolding at him.

"What?" She smiled, her eyes giving Eli a knowing look.

"What did you do to Clare? I know you have her locked up somewhere. Get her back." Eli said, getting to the point, not in the mood for small talk.

"What if I don't want to?"

"Julia, please? I'm begging here. I know that our relationship didn't end too well, but can't we do that now?"

"Now is a bit too late, don't you think?" She stated, crossing her arms and not looking in Eli's direction.

"I did love you Julia, but you wouldn't tell me what was going on. You just left me hanging, and I got sick of it. Whether or not we both want to believe it, we would have broken up no matter what. I just wish it had a different outcome." I said, sitting down on the rock opposite of her.

Out of the corner of Eli's eye, he saw Fitz hiding behind a tree, looking in their direction. Even though he couldn't see her, Eli knew that he knew she was here.

"I still love you so much. I don't want to give you up." She whispered, looking at Eli through her eye lashes. She knew Eli hated it when she did that, but Eli wasn't going to let her manipulate him. Not anymore.

"Even if Clare wasn't here, how do you expect us to have a relationship, anyway? You're a ghost, Jules. You need to go."

"I know" She said, sadness corrupted her tone.

"Then, please." I begged, "Help me."

She bit her quivering lip, before looking up at me in the eye. "Why? What do I get? I'm losing the boy I love, and I won't see him ever again!" Julia burst, her tears blurring her own vision. "I want you to be happy, Eli, I really do. But what about me?"

Eli didn't know how to answer that. He wasn't familiar with the paranormal, and he sure as hell didn't know how heaven worked. Do ghosts find love after life?

'I-I….I don't know. I don't know what happens in the after life, I've never been there." This made the corners of Julia's mouth turn up a small bit, so Eli continued. "I just want you to be happy. Hell, if there's a ghostly boy up there who you find incredibly sexy, then go after him! Forget about little 'ol me, I'll be fine. Just please….please, I'm begging you, let Clare go."

Julia knew what she was doing was wrong, and she couldn't help but wonder what was past the bright light that has been waiting for her entrance for the past year. Clare is still trapped, and if Clare made Eli happy, since she no longer can, then so be it.

"Okay."

Eli's insides burst with happiness, and he couldn't help the smile that crept its way onto his face.

They both stood up, and Eli stepped in front of her. "Jules, I will always love you. You remember that, okay?"

Julia cracked a small smile at Eli, before nodding and disappearing out of Eli's life. Forever.

"Fitz!" Eli called, his eyes still lingering on the place where Julia just disappeared from, "Let's get to the hospital."

He smiled, before climbing into Morty.

XXX

Clare felt, she actually felt warmth crawl up the blood in her arm. From her shoulder, to her toes, she could feel again. Her senses were coming back, and Clare knew something good was finally coming her way. She could smell, she could breathe. Small needles were poking at her feet and hands, and she had to resist the urge to slap them on something.

"Clare? Clare, can you hear me?"

That voice. Clare knew that voice. It wasn't a voice she was afraid of, it was the voice that's always been there for her. The voice that's here, now, waiting for her to open her eyes.

"Clare?"

Suddenly, a raven haired boy was in view, and Clare smiled wide. She was back.

XXX

"Wait, wait, wait. So, Julia did this all because she wanted to be with you? Oh my God, that's….what?"

Clare and Eli were laying on her couch, cuddling up to a blanket and just being there with one another.

After Clare woke, Eli made sure she was perfectly fine, and got her out of there before anyone suspected. The reasons she was in there were ridiculous, and Eli knew her parents weren't notified.

They called Alli and Adam, and after a long talk and many questions answered, the two of them could finally rest soundlessly for the first time in a while.

"I know, it's insane. It's not even possible, but it happened." Eli nodded at her, before reaching to the coffee table and getting some Doritos.

Clare chucked, "What a year it's been, huh?"

"It's barely begun, too." Eli nodded again, before eating more chips.

"What about Fitz?" Clare wondered. She still hasn't seen him since she woke up, and she wondered what happened with him.

"He doesn't want to be around you, he's afraid that it'll happen again."

"Oh," Clare frowned. It's not like it was his fault, but she's glad she doesn't have to worry about him. She has Eli.

"Eli?" Clare asked. There was one thing she wanted to do again. She's been wanting to do it for a while, but when you don't know where you are it's a tad bit difficult.

Eli swallowed the chips that were in his mouth, and looked at Clare. "Hmm?" He said, wiping his mouth.

Clare raised her hand to his chin, and slowly turned his face toward her. She zoned her pupils on his lips, and scanned his face upward till she was at his eyes, and went back down to his lips again.

She sat up straight, and released the corner of the blanket that she was toying with her hand. She moved her face forward, slow and hesitant, until she saw the recognizing sparkle in his eye.

He, too, moved forward slowly, and they both closed their eyes until they felt each others lips connect.

Eli's hand immediately went to her cheek, and he pressed his mouth fully onto hers. Clare inwardly smiled, and wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer if it was even possible.

Both of them knew that this was a fresh start, a new beginning. They would put everything behind them and only move forward. They needed each other, and now that all of the previous obstacles are out of the way, they finally see that.

Their hearts have been played, stabbed, cheated, burned, and broken, but somehow it still works. They were going to make sure that nothing comes between them, that was a fact.

Merry Christmas! Xoxo

So, I'm going to mark this as complete. c: If anyone is reading, I hope you enjoyed this story. :)