Hey, so my school is doing a production of hairspray, and that is where this idea came from. It is not like the storyline of Hairspray, but i did base the tv show in this story off the corny collins show :) I'm in the middle of writing another EClare story, typically british, but this idea came to me and i just felt like is should write it... If you want to read typically british please do :)

This is mean to be a oneshot, but i will consider making more chapters if people want me too...

By the way, i don't own degrassi, it's characters or burning love by elvis presley. I wish i did, dut i don't...

Clare and Alli ran out of school as quickly as possible, and headed straight to the TV set. They no longer needed to give identification- the guards knew who they were. They crept into the room where filming was taking place, and took a seat with all the other kids who came and watched. They greeted the two girls silently, not wanting to interrupt the recording, which was live for the first time in five months.

This was Clare's favourite time of the week; watching the show being recorded. All over Canada people were sat watching The Tommy Toronto Show, and all over Canada were girls and boys wishing they were on it. The Tommy Toronto Show was a dance show, where a set of 15-18 year olds would come and dance every week, doing about five routines a week. Everyone watched the show, and the dancers on it were celebrities, paparazzi and premiers included. Three of the stars went to Degrassi, and those three happened to be the main dancers.

First there was Drew. Drew was the second to main male dancer. He was once of the most recognisable of the dancers and also happened to be Alli's boyfriend, which is why they started coming in the first place. Alli met Drew at school before he even had an audition for the show, and they hit it off instantly. When he got a part on the show he was offered the chance for two people to come and watch him on set every week and as Adam wasn't interested in going, he gave it too Alli and her best friend Clare.

The second dancer from Degrassi was Jenna. To say Jenna was surprised when Clare turned up to filming was an understatement considering the history the two had. Jenna had stole Clare's boyfriend off her and until Clare started coming with Alli to see Drew the two hadn't really spoken much. As soon as Jenna and Clare had gotten sometime to talk things over though, all was forgiven. Honestly, Clare was happy Jenna and KC were together as she knew it wouldn't have worked out between them anyway. Clare and Jenna had come to be pretty close friends again, and it was a good job too, or Clare would have never met the third Dancer from Degrassi.

"Well that was All I really needed, performed by Jenna and myself, obviously. Did you like? You did? Fantastic! Well if you want to see more, we will be back just after the break. So you can see this lot…" The guy talking said to the camera, and then pointed to the crowd of dancers behind him, who gave a small and well-practised cheer.

"You'll see him…" Now the speaker pointed to the host of the show, Tommy, who gave a wink and a salute to the camera.

"And you can see me, Eli Goldsworthy, in just a few minutes…" He gave his signature smirk to the camera, and then stepped back into the rest of the dancers, joining in with the clapping and cheering.

"And 3, 2, 1. We are out!" Someone shouted from the background, and the dancers automatically relaxed and started breathing heavily, catching their breath from the previous dance. They had been holding it for the last couple of minutes to stop themselves from panting on air.

Drew came out of the group first as usual and ran up, giving Alli a huge hug and kissing her as though it was the last time he ever could. Clare rolled her eyes but smiled as she watched them. Despite what people may think, the amount of love between Alli and Drew was immeasurable, and Clare loved seeing her so happy.

Now approaching was Clare's boyfriend, Eli. Clare still couldn't believe that they were dating- he was one of the most famous boys in the country and yet he liked her. It really didn't make sense. She remembered when Jenna, who happened to be Eli's partner on the show, introduced them to each other. Jenna knew the two would get along, and introduced them as a way of repaying Clare for all the problems she had caused. And boy was Jenna right- after only one show they were talking every night, and three weeks later they were dating officially. Clare still couldn't understand what Eli saw in her, but she was very glad he did, because let's face it- he was gorgeous and sweet and amazing and everything Clare wanted. She loved him a lot.

"You know blue eyes; it's not nice to stare…" Eli said, causing Clare to shake her head and come back to reality "I mean, I know I'm stunning but seriously Clare, you can only gaze into my eyes for so long…"

"You love it when I gaze into your eyes," Clare replied sarcastically. Eli was obviously rubbing off on her.

"I do love it when you gaze into my eyes, but I prefer when I get a kiss?"

"Well, if you insist…" Clare smiled and gave Eli a small peck on the lips. She wasn't one for PDA, so it never went further than that in public. Well, it never went too far when they were alone too- barely making out. Eli both resented and respected Clare's decision to not let things get out of hand.

"So, what did you think of my outstanding performance?" Eli said, raising his eyebrows.

"Wonderful- there is a reason why you are lead dancer/s singer. But what are you wearing? You look like Drew! I mean I know you can't wear black on air, but still…."

"Alright, alright I get it. I'm a Goth type kid wearing a pink shirt." He smirked and spun around, showing Clare his full outfit. It always shocked Clare seeing Eli on air; he was the complete opposite of in real life. His black clothes were swapped with blue jeans and coloured shirts, his eyeliner removed and foundation applied, and he had to act like he had just won a million dollars 24/7. Clare loved his 'happy' look, but she knew it wasn't him so naturally preferred him in his band shirts, black blazers and black jeans. His 'happy clothes' were always laughed at by both Clare and Alli.

"Oh, the pink shirt is VERY you!"

"I know… Hey you wanna dance?"

"But you go back on air in like thirty seconds, we haven't got time…"

"It's a longer break; the sponsors want some extra time or something. Come on, please? You know I love to see you dance…"

"Okay, fine, but only once…" Dancing had always been Eli's guilty pleasure, and until his mother persuaded him to go to the audition for Tommy's, he had never told anyone apart from his family. He thought it would completely ruin his reputation, but it actually improved it. It was soon seemed cool to be a dancer, and Eli loved it more than anything. He loved dancing with Jenna- she had become one of his best friends, but ultimately he would rather dance with Clare, so he took the chance to do so whenever he could. Dancing with Clare was another thing all together.

Eli dragged her onto the middle of the set where they filmed the show, and shouted up to the sound guy to put on some music, and soon Burning Love by Elvis was playing at full volume. So loud in fact, that Clare failed to notice the whole room go silent, apart from the music blaring down.

Despite the show usually being hip hop and modern styles of dance, Eli and Clare danced in a typical fifties fashion, with lots of lifts and swirling, and Clare found that she was enjoying it as much as Eli was. They were laughing as they danced, Eli leading her all around the room, casually lifting her high into the air and spinning around and around. A couple of lines into the song, Eli started singing along directly at Clare, and she joined in, singing back.

Cause you kisses lift me higher,

Like a sweet song of a choir,

You light my morning sky,

With burning love…

As the song finished, Clare finally tore her eyes away from Eli to see that the whole room had been watching her. Worse than that though, the cameras were on, and she had been filmed. Clare hated being the centre of attention, so knowing that hundreds of thousands of people had just saw her dancing and singing without even realising was awful. Her cheeks turned bright red, but just as she was about to run of the stage Eli grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze of encouragement. He smiled at her for a second- not a smirk, a real, honest smile, and she automatically felt calmer.

"Now guys, recently I've had a lot of people asking if I had a girlfriend, and when I say yes they ask who. Well, people at home, meet my girlfriend Clare! She is very beautiful right? Stunning comes to mind when it think of her. And she is very sweet and caring and loving, and apparently a very good dancer and singer! I could talk about her all night, but unfortunately we have to get on with the show, so here is Drew singing I really can't help it…"

Seeing all the dancers ran onto the stage, Clare took this as her queue to leave. She went and ran up to Alli, who gave her a hug and whispered how fabulous Clare had been. Within fifteen minutes the show had ended, and Eli came running up to Clare with an apologetic smile on his face.

"Clare, you did amazing there! Wow, I mean, I knew you could dance, but you can sing too. Honestly, that was phenomenal, I mean-"

"I can't believe you set me up like that. I have made a complete fool of myself! You could have given me some warning or something!"

"If I gave you warning you wouldn't have gone out there. Clare, I'm sorry I set you up, I truly am, but you enjoyed it out there, I know you did, and the viewers will absolutely love you!"

"Okay…" Clare sighed in defeat. She had enjoyed herself, so what else could she say?

"Good. Well I'll go and put on something less pink and more depressing, and we go to the Dot to get a drink, ok?"

"Okay fine, I'll wait here with Alli…" Eli began to walk towards the changing room, but turned around suddenly.

"Oh, and Clare?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you!" Clare smiled and blushed a little.

"I love you too…."

So, was it good or bad?

Keep as a oneshot of more chapters?

I honestly don't know, but review and i'll find out :)

k, thanks... x x x