Author's Note: I did it again, I know and I am so sorry, but I just had to write this story too! Don't worry though because my main priority is "Theory of Falling in Love" and "Forever Yours, Dark Love." However, I would really like to know what you think of this future story. Tell me if I should continue this one while I finish the other two or after I finish writing the other two. All in all, I just want to know if many of you out there like it and if I should or should not continue. Thanks!

Eli's POV

"ELIIIIII!" A scream erupted from upstairs. I was just sitting in the kitchen counter enjoying my cereal for a great day at school.

"Yes, beloved brother?" I snickered as he came stomping down the stairs.

"You're a dead man!" He huffed and he puffed like the big bad wolf.

"Hold on a sec," I gestured with my index finger and patted my chest. "Nope, I'm still very much alive. My hearts is still beating." I smirked at him.

"Quit it with your sarcasm, you little piece o-" Jake quickly cut off his sentence as his mother walked in.

"Good morning, boys." She said to us tenderly.

"Good morning, ma'am." I nodded to her respectfully.

"Eli, please call me mom. We're all a big family know." She smiled at me.

You see, my mom left my father and I when I was nine months. She didn't want to stick around with us anymore. Since then, Bullfrog and I have been roughing it on our own. He was completely in love with my mom, from the stories he would retell so when she left, she left him heartbroken. However, somehow, he was strong enough to put me first and become both parents for me while he was dying from his first love inside. I couldn't take seeing him depressed anymore. I wanted him to have that same smile on when he would look through pictures of my mom all the time. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. I told him to go out, to find a new mate. That he deserved to be happy and if someone causes him this much pain over so many years then she doesn't deserve his love. In the beginning he was a bit woozy about the idea. Bullfrog didn't want to move on and he wasn't entirely sure on how I would react if he remarried. I assured him I was fine and to get off that lazy butt of his and get back in the game. After many failed attempts, he found one woman that managed to make him happy. I was ecstatic for him, my dad was coming back to life again.

One day, he told me he wanted me to meet her and I agreed to it immediately. That night, I met Samantha, my dad's steady girlfriend. By the end of the night, my dad asked me what I thought of her. So I told him the truth. I liked her and told him that she was a keeper. What I said was true, I did like her. There was just one problem...her son, Jake.

By the beginning, we started on the wrong foot. It was clear he didn't like me and I didn't like him. But, we silently agreed not to let our feud come in between of our parents, they have never been so happy before and we didn't have the heart to ruin their new relationship because of our stupid rivalry.

So when the day came when they announced they were getting married, I was not exactly gushing joy. Don't get me wrong, I was happy for the both of them. I just wasn't too fond with the idea of Jake, my arch nemesis, becoming my new step-brother. And it was clear, he wasn't too thrilled either.

When the marriage was finalized, we decided we wouldn't let either of our parents know about our hatred for each other. We would pull pranks on each other, fight, argue and just plain hate each other at school and home, but we just had to be careful that our parents didn't see us.

"Sorry, I still have to get use to it." I apologized.

"Oh, don't worry, baby boy! I understand." She smiled as she pinched my cheek lovingly.

She really was a great step-mom.

"Jake, sweetie, you should go upstairs and get ready or you'll be late for school. " Samantha directed her attention to Jake.

"I will mom, I just thought I'd have breakfast with my brother first." He put emphasis on brother.

"That's great! Well, I got to get ready. Have a great day at school, you two!" With that she walked into her bedroom.

"Yes, Jake. Why don't you enjoy a big helping bowl of cereal, with your brother..." I teased, accompanied with a smirk.

"Shut up! You know I don't have time for breakfast, thanks to your little gift this morning." He sneered at me.

"What? You didn't like my surprise?" I taunted innocently.

"I'm not a fan of itching powder all over my underwear drawer."

"You could of fooled me."

"I have to go commando today, thanks to you!" He said crossly.

"You know I could of gone my whole life without know that. Anyways, you deserved it."

"Oh, yes, you saw how I applied your eyeliner for you today. In some occasions, people would say 'thank you'."

"I have to say, I was a bit disappointed, you have done better. Drawing on my face was pretty amateur. Not your finest moment." I remarked unfazed.

"I still made you take a shower in the morning though and I know how you like to take them before bed." He smirked at me. Really, it was just pathetic.

"True and because of you, that shower this morning caused me to be later than usual. But, not as late as you. If I were you I'd hop into the shower or you won't be able to spend time with your moronic jock friends."

"Whatever, I 'm gonna hop in the shower now." He rolled his eyes at me one last time and raced up the stairs.

I put my bowl in the sink and bid Samantha and Bullfrog goodbye. As I was heading out, I smirked to myself mischievously when I heard Jake turn the water on. I heard him scream, "Ahhhhhh! Cold, cold, cold!"

I lifted my hand to my mouth, shouting up the stairs, "Oh! Did I forget to mention?! I used up all the hot water, sorry!"

"Eliiiii!" With that, I closed the front door and chuckled to myself.

I'm good...

...

I soon reached Degrassi and stepped out of my trusty hearse, Morty. I headed inside and made my way toward Clare's locker.

Clare... She is my best friend. We have known each other ever since the day I scraped my knee on the slide in Kindergarten. She was nice enough to come over to me and say, "Shhh, everything's ok...I'll make it better." And she did. She placed a Batman bandage on my cut and placed a gentle kiss on top of it. We clicked immediately. She is a constant person in my life, the one I confine to, the one I always go to. Clare is always and will always be first in my life.

One more thing... I'm in love with her.

I smiled immediately as soon as she came into view. I quietly sneaked behind and grabbed her waist with both my hands as I whispered in her ear "Boo!"

She jumped in the air and let out a small scream as she turned around to see me chuckling at her frightened expression. Which soon changed to the too cute annoyed expression I love.

"Eli! You scared the bejeebies out of me!" She said while she playfully swatted my arm.

"Bejeebies?" I chuckled at her once more.

Her face then erupted into a grin as she answered, "Hey, don't start hating on my unique vocabulary, just because you can't pull it off!"

"Your right. I could never make it sound cute, like you do." I smiled at her.

As if on cue, a small blush crept on her face. Cute...

Then she looked at me quizzically. Starring sternly at my forehead. What?

She scrunched her nose in the cutest way before licking her thumb, agonizingly slow (which was extremly hot ) and reaching up to my forehead. She gently rubbed in between my eyebrows.

I used this time to admire her beauty in a different angle. She was glowing. It seemed as God himself took all that was beautiful and innocent in the world to make this beautiful women in front of me... And I was lucky enough to have her in my life.

"Ewww, I have Clare cooties!" I teased her while scrunching up my nose in fake disgust.

"Oh, shut it, mister! You should be grateful I didn't let you go walk around the school with that unibrow of yours." She smirked.

My eyes bulged as I look at my reflection in the small mirror Clare had in inside her locker. There and behold were little remaining of Jake's artwork of my forehead. I rubbed off the little bit of marker that Clare didn't manage to wipe off.

"Damn it, Jake!" I hissed under my breath.

"Why do you have a unibrow anyway?" Clare asked, trying to hold in her laughter.

"My dearest brother Jake gave me a little surprise this morning." I sneered, returning my gaze at her.

"I see the rivalry hasn't diminished."

Clare knew about my rivalry with Jake, Hell, everyone knew. But, Clare knew more about the details since she practically lived through all the pranks with me.

"Nope, not a bit. But, I got him back, don't worry." I smirked at her.

"What did you do?" She asked perplexed with one eyebrow arched.

"Itching powder in his underwear drawer."

"Eli!" She said sternly but, then backtracked and said, "Wait, all of his underwear?"

"Yup!"

"So is he going..." She let her sentence drift off.

I just nodded.

"Ewww! I shouldn't have asked!" She replied with disgust written on her face.

"Yeah, you shouldn't." I chuckled at her cute behavior.

We then made our way to class. We decided to make a detour through the long way to have more time to talk.

"Do you want to hang out at my house after school?" I asked Clare as we entered the hallway.

"Of cour-..." She was quickly cut off by someone shouting.

"Goldsworthy!"

I turned my attention to the source of the noise. Not to be met by no other than Jake at the other end of the hallway.

"Martin..." I replied with dislike dripping with each letter.

He came closer to me as I gently shoved Clare behind me. I did not want to her to be in the middle of this.

He sneered in my face, "We have some unfinished business."

With my nose flaring in anger I remarked, "We do."

Let all hell break loose...

Author's Note: Hope all of you liked it! Please review, follow and favorite! It encourages me so much! Please tell me your thoughts on this future story and whether I should continue or not. Thank you all! Watch out for my next update which will be "Theory of Falling in Love." Thanks everyone!

~Blossoming Light