Hey guys! Well, as promised, here's my first EClare fan fiction that I'll post on this site :) I've been working on several EClare fan fictions since Eli was introduced into Degrassi ;)

I've had this in my head for a while... I don't know how good it is but my friend and co-writer on some stories (not this one, sadly) loved it!

So here goes nothing! Thanks for reading! Give it a chance, 1st chapter may be boring.

Chapter 1- The Beginning of the End

"Elijah…" Clare Edwards nudged her boyfri- scratch that, fiancé. She was still getting used to the idea that in three short days, Eli and she would be together forever. She couldn't wrap her head around it.

"Blue eyes…" He nudged back as they stood in the massive room. The light poured in from the bright August day. Karen, their realtor, smiled.

"I'm going to give you sometime to walk around and look it over. I'll be outside." She smiled, handing Eli a file folder that was about three inches thick.

Once he heard the front door slam shut he looked at his beautiful, 23 year old fiancé. Her curls had grown out now reached her shoulder blades; he liked them even better that way. Her piercing blue eyes gleamed in the light that poured in the windows of the living room.

"Oh, Eli, I think I'm in love!" She cried. She threw her arms around him and he spun her around. Yes, they'd been house hunting. Eli was head editor of a publishing company and Clare was an English teacher. She was now teaching the class that had brought them together at Degrassi. Now that they both had steady jobs, and even though they had no plans for kids for a while, he still wanted to provide a nice big house for her and his future family.

"I'm so glad you like it!" He cried into her neck. He then put her down and kissed her.

"We could have a dog in this house," Clare smiled. She wanted dogs. Not kids, but dogs. A chocolate lab and a beagle, maybe. Yeah. Eli liked labs and she liked beagles.

"Shall we look through the house?" Eli offered his arm to her. She took it and they walked outside to the front porch.

"There's room to have lunch out here." Clare said approvingly, smiling at the nice grassy lawn. She had expected a town house or maybe an apartment. But Eli wanted a house. A big house. With a lawn and a huge back yard. Maybe even a swimming pool.

"Mrs. Clare Diane Goldsworthy, welcome to our home." Eli said opening the door.

They walked into the huge foyer. She looked around. It was painted white and had a grand staircase that twister up to a second floor. A huge marble table sat in the middle of it with flowers in a glass vase. The wood floor made it feel homey and warm. They looked to the left at the huge archway that led to the amazing living room. The walls were light blue and had a circle of seating: two couches, an arm chair, and a loveseat. There was a grand piano behind the one side of the circle and a huge window seat with built-in bookshelves on the other. The dark wood continued throughout the modern, beautiful house.

To the right was the mirror archway that lead to a beautiful dining room. There was no table or dining room set, Eli had picked out a house that barely had any furniture, but enough to be nice for Clare. The furniture came with the grand house. The walls were a pretty caramel color. Then, either going through a hallway off the foyer, or double doors at the other side of the dining room, was the magnificent kitchen. It was the most amazing kitchen Clare had ever seen. She gasped at her dream kitchen as she ran around it, noticing every detail.

Clare was almost afraid to touch anything. She didn't want this perfect dream to end. But she wasn't dreaming. This was real.

"Oh, Eli!" She cried when she sat down at the island. She brushed her hand on the beautiful Granit countertop. "It's so beautiful!" She cried. There were already modern appliances and a beautiful, sunny breakfast nook.

"There's more." He smirked. He took her hand and led her through a small hallway going off the kitchen to a back door.

He opened it and gasped in wonder at the beautiful backyard. It was half an acer of land! There was a paved half basketball court and a wonderful garden and to the left was a beautiful in-ground pool with a fence around it. There was fencing around the whole backyard property. She hugged him.

"Eli! Darling!" She cried, throwing her arms around him.

"There's still more." He informed her. She looked dazed as she followed him inside and up a back staircase that was in the kitchen.

Upstairs there was a hallway with, like, a dozen doors.

"There are eight bedrooms, two bathrooms, a closet and a door to the attic in this hall. Also there are four jack-and-jill bathrooms that connect the bedrooms. The master is around this corner here." Eli said, turning Clare slightly around the hall. In the nook was a set of double doors. Eli pulled them open to revel the ninth bedroom. Their bedroom. It was big and had high ceilings and huge windows and hard wood floors and was perfect in every way. They each had a huge walk in closet and their own master bathroom.

"What do you think darling?" He asked. She was speechless. His face fell. "Clare?" He asked. She just smiled and nodded yes.

"Elijah Goldsworthy, did you plan this?" She questioned. He shrugged.

"Are you accusing me of buying a huge fixer-upper house and getting Jake and Drew's contracting business and Adam and Imogen and Fiona and Declan and Sav and K.C and Dave and Connor and Wesley and my brothers and sister and Bullfrog and Cece to help me fix this into a beautiful home?" He asked. "And all just to please my amazing, beautiful wife? Nonsense." He said.

"You're amazing Eli. Thank you." She kissed him deeply and then walked hand and hand with him downstairs and out onto the front porch.

"You really got Jake and Drew to help?" I asked.

"Sure I did. Your brother, my friend…it was kinda fun."

"When did you do this?"

"Remember those meetings I had to work late at every day for a month?"

"You little son of a bitch." Clare smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Clare thought about all the friends Eli had rounded up to help.

Drew and Jake had continued the Martin family business, turning it into Martin & Torres Co.

Dave had married Alli and they had a baby boy named Kristen.

Adam worked alongside Eli and had married Imogen. We didn't see that one coming. He just called us up from a court house one day and said "Hey Eli, I married your ex-stalker." They were so happy.

Fiona had found a girl named Kelsey and they were really happy.

Declan and, you guessed it, Holly J ended up together after all.

Connor was a bachelor and Wesley had married his only real love, Hannah.

Sav hadn't gotten around to settling down yet. He was in Eli's band with Drew K.C and Adam. They were called Death by Love. It was so cute.

K.C married Marisol. It must've been really love if he left Jenna for her.

Oh, and now Jenna was a famous musician and toured the states.

As for Eli's brothers and sister, they loved Clare.

The oldest out of the four Goldsworthy children was Matt. He was 27 and had twin girls with his wife Kendra. The second oldest was Mikey. Mikey was a year older than Eli and although tough on the outside, he was a total sweetheart. Mikey wasn't married, but he had moved in with his girl friend Zoey two years ago. They'd been dating since eighth grade. And Alexia was the littlest Goldsworthy. She was bipolar, like Eli. She was 16 and had a very, VERY similar style to Eli.

"Eli," Clare said as they walked onto the porch. "Thank you. For all of this, it's incredible."

"Only three days, baby." He whispered. "Only three days until I can hold you forever in my arms and never let you go." He whispered. Clare laughed.

"Not in your arms, we need to work, but maybe in your heart?" She asked hopefully. He laughed.

"Finneee." He sighed, the laughed. Karen walked up to them.

"Well, were you surprised?" She asked. Clare nodded excitedly.

"Well then here are your keys to your house." She threw Eli the keys and gave Clare a contract to sign.

"I'm gonna call my dad's law firm and…" She started, but Eli cut her off.

"Bullfrog read it over." He said.

"Eli…Is Bullfrog really the best source for legal information?" She asked carefully. He burst into laughter.

"I was kidding. Your dad read it a month ago and gave me the thumbs up."

"You've owned a house for a month?" Clare asked.

"Details, details." He waved it away and handed Clare a black pen. She signed it and Karen thanked them for doing business with her.

"So what now?" Clare asked. Eli sighed.

"Frozen yogurt." Eli nodded in aproval of his idea and walked to the car.

"What?" Clare laughed as Eli climbed into the black BMW he now drove.

"What? No yogurt? How about ice cream? It's hot outside." He complained, leaning on the open door and drumming his fingers on the hood of the car.

"You just bought us a house and you want frozen yogurt?" Clare asked slowly.

"OR ice cream. Baby, I know you're in shock, but try and keep up." He smirked. She sighed and walked toward the car.

"Whatever's fine Mr. Goldsworthy." She smiled.

"Yay!" He said in a high pitched voice. She laughed and they drove toward the Dot.

"You're in all black, no wonder you're hot." She said cranking up the fancy AC.

"Clare, I've made it through 23 summers in all black clothes. I can make it through today." He smiled. Clare sat back in her seat.

"Today's the beginning of the end." She smiled. And it really was. "In three days, this will end and the honey moon will begin." She smiled, rubbing his arm. "And then marriage and our jobs and kids and grandkids and retiring and rocking in a rocking chair on my beautiful front porch." She smiled.

"And it's the only ending I can't wait for." Eli smiled and agreed.

"I could stay…" Eli said as he lay in their bed with Clare and kissed her. She'd gotten into her favorite pajamas (Eli's old sweatpants and one of his band t-shirts) and climbed into bed with a book. She was going to spend the night in their tiny one room apartment, and Eli was going over to Adam's. Imogen, Alli, Darcy, Fiona, Alexia and Katie would come here and they'd watch movies and eat popcorn. Eli, Adam, Jake, Mikey, Matt, Peter, K.C and Sav would all be at Eli's "bachelor party".

Clare gave Eli another deep kiss.

"No, no. It's a tradition." She said, however she didn't let him free from her hug.

"We could always practice for the honeymoon." Eli hinted. Clare sighed.

"I've made it this far. And even though I don't still believe in no-sex-before-marriage, I don't wanna waste all those long years now." Clare sighed and Eli removed himself from her grasp.

"Blue eyes, it's okay. I get it." He said, standing up. He threw a pair of socks and boxers into his duffle bag.

"Hey, Clare, where are my…" Eli was about to ask for his black sweatpants when Clare finished his sentence.

"On my body." She said, not looking up from her book. Eli sat on the edge of his side of the bed.

"I can change that…" He hinted one last time. She just threw a pillow at him and they both laughed.

"Take the new black ones, their on your dresser."

"And my toothbrush is where?"

"Second draw down on the left of the sink." She said, still emerged into her book.

"And…"

"Here." She threw him his keys.

"I was gonna say I love you." He said throwing his dress shoes into the bag along with his tie.

"Love you too." She kissed him. "So…what are you doing tonight?" Clare pondered.

"Stuff." He smiled, knowing it would drive her crazy.

"Like beer?" She asked.

"Yes. But not too much, I don't want a hangover on our big day."

"Movies?"

"Mostly action, but maybe some horror." He replied, throwing in his ipod and comb.

"Strippers?" She asked.

"Yes Clare. I'm gonna ask my friends to get me a stripper. Probably Imogen. Oh, that's a great idea! Yeah, cause I'm not satisfied that I have the most beautiful bride in the world." He said sarcastically.

"Good. And thanks." She smiled at him lovingly.

"What about you?"

"I'm sure as hell gonna have a stripper!" Clare lied. Eli dropped his cell phone onto the floor and went whiter than usual.

"What?" He whispered; his green eyes suddenly very dim.

"Eli! Baby, I'm kidding!" Clare laughed and Eli started to breathe again. He then hugged her so tight she dropped her book and was crushed into the pillows.

"We're just gonna paint nails and curl hair and have pillow fights."

"That I give you full permission." He smiled and she hit him playfully.

Then they heard the doorbell ring. Clare got up and walked around the corner. All her bridesmaids came inside and hugged her.

"What's emo doing here?" Clare's sister asked.

"Nice to see you too, Darc." Eli replied.

"He was just leaving." Clare said. Eli sighed and threw his bag over his shoulder, pulling on his leather jacket.

"I love you. And I promise, I'll never be unfaithful." Clare said.

"I love you too. And I promise the same. I love you too much to even think about any other girl. Even my sister." Eli winked at her.

"Oh Eli." Clare said, kissing him.

"I'll see you at the alter." He said, kissing her hand.

"I'll be the one in white." She smiled. Then he walked down our narrow hallway, and disappeared into the stairwell.

Clare turned back to her bridesmaids. "So," She asked. "Who wants to watch the Proposal?"

The girls cheered in unison as I popped it in and hit play. But all I could think about was Eli and how I prayed I wouldn't trip in my heels.