Hey all you readers! So this is my brand new story! I hope you enjoy it! I normally don't update on Thursday but I had time and I am really excited to get started on this story and to hear what you think! Eli and Clare are not together in this nor do they like each other…..yet. They are just really, really good friends. One more thing I know nothing about comic books. Okay here we go the first chapter of A Bet to Love!

Eli's POV

"I'm dying here, dude!" Adam tells me as we walk down the halls of Degrassi to his locker. His locker across from the girls bathroom. I never did understand how he got the best locker in the whole entire school.

"All you have to do is wait two months and then you will have enough money to buy the new comic!" I reply once we reach his locker.

"Are you kidding? I can't wait that long! If I did I would die!" He says while getting the books he needs. I pull out my wallet and take out fifty dollars. When he looks back to me he gasps.

"You have money? Dude, give it give it give it! Please." He begs. I pull my hand away from his so he can't reach the money.

"Nuh-uh-uh. I'm not going to just give you the money. Let's make this interesting." I tell him.

"Okay. How will we do that?" He asks me.

"A bet." I simply state.

"What kind of bet?"

"That, you will decide."

"How about…" He put on his thinking face.

"Got it! I bet you, that you can't make the girl that comes out of the bathroom next fall in love with you." Adam says. Is he serious?

"Yeah I can-" I started but he cuts me off by explaining further,

"I wasn't finished." I nod my head so that he will continue. "You have two weeks to make this girl fall in love with you. When those two weeks are up you have to break up with her."

"Dude, that is really harsh. It will break the girl inside." I say.

"I know. You will have to though because you won't fall for her." He exclaims.

"True. Okay, I'll try."

"If you do it you can keep your money but if you don't do it I get the money." He explains the obvious.

"Okay. You're on!" I say while shaking his hand to seal this bet.

"New comic, here I come!" Adam says loudly.

"Not a chance." I tell him. We then watch the door of the girls bathroom. Only seconds later do we see the door opening revealing….Clare? I heard Adam start to laugh. I sighed loudly.

"Nope. I will not do it! I will not hurt her. She is our best friend. You can pick a different girl. Any other girl. Please!" I begged him.

"Nope. Sorry, we shook hands. This is going to be interesting." He walks away just as Clare walks up.

"What will be interesting?" She asks. Crap. I hate Adam. There is no way of getting out of this one. Why do I have to be the type of person that always has to be right and show other people I am better. Why couldn't I just lose? If I could, we all could just avoid this situation I'm about to put us into.

"Nothing." I say coolly

"I just heard Adam say that…." I didn't let her finish.

"Wow, Clare. You look beautiful today!" Smooth Eli. Really smooth. Look at her face she looks so shocked. I wonder what is going through that head of hers.

"Uhm. Thanks, Eli. That is really sweet, I guess." She says cautiously. "You know, we should probably get to class now." She tells me.

"Yeah. We should. I'll see you in English," I turn away and get as far away from her as possible. I am going to kill Adam for this.

Clare's POV

What was that all about? What is up with Eli today? I looked beautiful? What was that all about? So many questions filled my head. I know just the person I need to talk to. Alli.

"He said that? He said that you look beautiful today?" She asked once I told her everything.

"Yes. He was acting all nervous when he said it too." I added.

"Do you think that he likes you more than a friend?" She questioned.

"Are you crazy? Eli liking me? No. He is my best friend besides you and Adam. There is just no way." I explain.

"Well it seems like he does but there is an easy way to find out." She says.

"I'm not asking him that Alli. That would be awkward. It would be even more awkward when he says that he doesn't." I tell her.

"First of all you don't know that and secondly that wasn't what I was going to say. What I was going to say is just do some investigating. Ask him why he is acting all weird. Make him feel comfortable so then he will tell you that he likes you." I glare at her. "If he does, that is." She added and I smiled at her.

"Thanks Alli! I knew I could count on you!" I hug her and then we part ways.

*Before English Class*

I walked into the classroom and saw Adam and Eli talking secretly.

"What are you guys talking about? About me?" I teased. I scared them though. I scared them so much that they jumped immediately and parted away from each other. They didn't answer so I decided to press further. Take Alli's advice.

"So you not answering obviously means you were talking about me, right?" I questioned them.

"Don't worry. Eli is only saying good things!" Adam said while punching Eli in the arm while Eli just glared at him. We still had a good ten minutes before class started so I grabbed Eli by the arm and pulled him into the hall where no other person was standing.

"Okay. I'm confused. What is going on with you today? First you tell me that I'm beautiful and now you are telling Adam good things about me? I don't get it. What are you doing?" I asked frustrated.

"Well the truth is that I like you. I like you a little bit more than a friend. I was trying to hint at it so maybe you would pick up on it." He stated nervously. He liked me? Was Alli was right? No there is no way. Eli must be lying.

"Why don't I believe you?" I ask hesitantly.

"Hmm. I don't know. Only you can answer that one. Maybe I could help you though. I could show you I'm serious. How about we go out after school. It's Friday and you always come over anyway so let's just make this time a date. What do you say?" He asked hopefully. The look in his eyes made me say something I never expected to say in my entire life.

"I'd love you go on a date with you, Eli."

So? So? What did you guys think? I know this was kind of bad but I promise you this story is just starting. It will get better so please give it a chance! I hope you enjoyed this! Review please! I need to know how you feel so I know to continue or not. I need to know if you like this so REVIEW! Thanks!