Clare Edwards

Born in 1994, is a 9th Grader at Degrassi Community School.

Clare Edwards
"Silly me, always dropping my feminine hygeine products."
Friends	Alli, Eli, Adam, Jenna
Relationships	KC, Eli (current), Fitz (one date)
First Appearance	"Eyes Without A Face, Part One"
Portrayer	Aislinn Paul

Season 9 Summary

In Just Can't Get Enough Clare arrives to Degrassi with her best friend, Alli. But when new girl Jenna Middleton asks Clare to hang out after school, she tells her that her and Alli are doing a homework tv night and feels obligated to invite her. Alli gets mad but they all end up becoming friends, although Alli is still suspicious of Jenna.

In Shoot to Thrill Clare tries to convince Alli that Johnny isn't a good person, and when he sends Alli's naked pictures, Clare is proven right.

In You Be Illin' Alli doesn't tell Clare about the STD Johnny could possibly have given her because she doesn't want to hear Clare complaining as usual. When Clare finds Jenna and Alli scheming against Johnny, Alli reluctantly tells her about what happened, and Clare is surprisingly willing to help them in their scheme of embarrassing him in front of the whole school. In the end, their plan goes unexpectedly well, with Johnny admitting that he still has feelings for Alli.

In Heart Like Mine (1) Clare starts to get jealous of Jenna's promiscuous behavior around K.C. Guthrie, soon Clare and K.C break off their relationship because he started to like Jenna, leaving Clare heartbroken.

In Heart Like Mine (2) Clare and Alli decided to edge Jenna out. Later, Clare sees hyper and alarmed K.C and asked him what was wrong with him. She doesn't notice him holding the gun in his bag. He says he's sorry for everything and walks away.

In Start Me Up Declan and Clare are seen talking about different countries' cultures. Clare is then seen rushing with Alli around the halls and to the class. Clare then presents her story on different countries' culture. They sound a lot of what Declan told her about the cultures. The next day, Alli and Clare are again seen zooming through the halls to the girls' room. Clare pulls out a lacy bra and plans to get "interesting". Alli is holding her books and drops them. She picks up Clare's notebook and read the story about K.C. whom she wants to get back with. Alli wants her to tell the story, but Clare says it isn't finished. She still has to write the part where the girl gets the boy back.

In Innocent When You Dream, Clare's first dream is of Declan and her having a vampire-esque conversation, when Declan is about to bite her neck, Clare wakes up sweating and panting. After waking up Clare opens her vampire book and starts reading. That following day Clare walks into school with Alli and Clare tells Alli her vampire dreams about Declan. When, Chantay is late for play practice, Declan asks Clare to help them rehearse for Chantay's role while she is absent. Clare is nervous and trips, she tries her best and practices until Chantay returns. A little after, Clare feels she is a perve and takes Declan's sweatshirt, Alli sees the sweatshirt and tells Clare she is maturing.

While in MI Alli catches Clare typing vampirish stories about Declan on her laptop. When, Alli reads it she tells Clare it's really good and suggests putting it on the fan fiction website for the vampire books they read. Clare feels it's a good idea and copies and pastes the story on the fan fiction website under a screename "Madame Degrassi". When, the forums and a few people at Degrassi read Madame Degrassi's posts (including Holly J.) they find them interesting, they want more. Clare continues to have sexy vampire dreams about Declan and write stories about him aswell. Also, she tells Declan she found his sweatshirt in the back and gives it to him.

The next day, at Connor's party, Alli is in charge of spicining things up and picks two random names out of a basket and who evers names are called are the two who make out in the corner for 7 minutes. When Clare and a guy name Wesley's names are picked they go in the corner. Clare wants to get things over with and starts to make out with him, while kissing she thinks of Declan and her being the vampire. She then by mistake gives Wesley a hickey. After leaving the party to mourn at the Dot, Alli follows her and tries to cheer her up. When, Clare sort of disses Alli, Clare wants to go back to her more serious self. The next day, while showing Declan the props she made she accidentally kisses him on the neck. She runs away embarassed. Later on, she apologizes with Alli, and Declan and Holly J. discover she's Madame Degrassi. Holly J. chats with her and tells her to calm herself down because it's puberty and it's normal. Also, to continue writing more of those stories because her and Declan enjoy them. They all agree to forget it happened and everything goes smoothly.

Clare in Season 9

In In Your Eyes, Clare wants to be more friendlier with Jenna and K.C. again. When, K.C. needs help studying for the final exam, Clare feels it's her perfect oportunity to help. She offers to tutor K.C. K.C. agrees to it, and appreciates it. After, a few weeks of studying and practicing, Jenna comes to the Dot to see K.C. and Clare studying. When, Jenna kisses K.C., Clare is jealous. When Clare leaves Jenna tells K.C. that since Clare is a friend he should ask her to cheat off of her on the final exam. When, exam day comes before entering class K.C. confronts Clare and asks her if he could copy her. Clare doesn't understand because it isn't a right thing to do, and they can get kicked out of the gifted program if caught. But, reluctantly during the exam Clare gives the answers to K.C. when Coach Armstrong isn't looking. Later, Clare finds out that Jenna told K.C. to use Clare to cheat, and Clare told K.C. and Jenna to not talk to her ever again because they used her.

The next day in class K.C. tells Coach Armstrong that he cheated off of Clare on the exam and that it is all his fault. That night at the Dot, Clare sees K.C. and asks him why he did what he did, he tells her because he wanted to be friends again really badly, and that when they were studying together he felt like they were friends again. Also, K.C. blames Jenna for giving him the idea to cheat. Clare becomes more frustrated and tells him that he can blame everything on everyone else but himself, and tells him that she'll see him in September.

Season 10 Summary

Clare Edwards will be a main character again this season.

In What A Girl Wants Part 1, Clare is back at Degrassi and is excited to see her best friend Alli Bhandari again.

In What A Girl Wants Part 2, Clare is pissed at Alli, for making Dave feel bad and make a "looser" list and making him #1 looser. She sits Alli down at the Dot and tells her she needs to apologize to Dave, and just because she's #42 won't effect her in the future, she's just being a baby.

In Breakaway Part 1, Clare is excited to tell Alli that she is getting a surgery on her eyes to let her not wear glasses, and wear contacts only sometimes. Not knowing that Jenna overhears them. Throughout the day Clare is confronted by Jenna who thinks she's getting a boob job, and tells her that she's too young and that she looks good already, Clare is flabbergasted and doesn't know what she's talking about so she tells Jenna that she should mind her own business since she already stole KC from her.

In Breakaway Part 2, Clare is still confused as to what everyone is talking about. She comes to gym after her lazer eye surgery and shows Alli. Later on that day, Wesley confronts Clare and asks her about her surgery. He then asks Clare if he can touch them, Clare is confused but then tells him okay but to be gentle, cause they're sore. Wesley then touches her boobs, Clare slaps his hands and yells at him. Wesley explains everything, and told her that Jenna started everything; he apologizes and runs off. The next day in gym Clare and Alli walk in together prepared to get Jenna good. Clare stuffs her bra with socks and walks up to Jenna and unzips her jacket. Jenna goes off on how she should never do this and this and that, and how she thinks it's an attempt to get KC back. Clare then takes out the socks hands them to Jenna. She tells Jenna that if KC wants her she wont have to change herself. She then turns around and waves to KC and he smiles, and Alli laughs. Later on, Clare and Alli are walking, and Clare drops her glasses and a hearse runs them over. Then new boy Eli gets out and picks them up, he gives them to Clare who tells him that she got lazer eye surgery, Eli tells her that she's pretty and drives away, Clare throws her glasses away and continues to walk with Alli, all excited.

In 99 Problems (1) , Clare and Alli are talking about where they're going to sit during lunch as to Clare replies, with her at a meeting. Alli, then, sees Jenna with a bunch of friends and she says she wishes she could be like that and have alot of friends and decides that she wants to be on the Power Squad to become more "popular". Alli and Clare are at "The Dot" and Alli tells Clare how embarrased she was at the try-outs. Clare tells her she should make her own club and see if anyone joins. Alli says she'll make a dance club and try to destroy the Power Squad to which as Clare replies jokingly to "not mention that on the poster."

In 99 Problems (2), Sav announces Alli and her no-show dance club to perform. Alli states she was wrong and if anyone would join to dance with her, please do. Clare, being a good friend, goes up to dance with her. Seeing this, a few more people join them such as Wesley and Dave.

In Better Off Alone (1), Eli becomes Clare's English partner for the semester. His writing is said to be "a little wordy", and he is to help Clare with her writers block. Things start to heat up when Eli purposely bumps into Clare when walking out a door. The next day, before English starts, Clare hands her paper to Eli and lets him review it. Since Clare isn't ready to hand in the paper, Eli convinces her to skip class. The bell rings, and Clare starts to walk toward the door as Eli sits in his seat and watches her. She asks him if he's coming, and he gets up, and walks off with her. While outside sitting on a bench, she confides in him about her parents maritial problems and when he tells her to write on it she says she can't because its too personal. He then becomes the second boy to tell her that she cares too much about what people think. He makes her scream in public for no reason and then when she tells him that it's his turn, he declines saying that its not his style. The two begin to play fight, and look into each others eyes while Eli holds Clare's wrists. Eli then frees Clare from his grip and proceeds to awkwardly stand there leaning against the pole. Later that night, Eli IM's Clare asking saying "more public embarrassment tonight?" Clare denies the invitation, although she assures him that she would love to, after her mother asked if she would like to take her father's place and go to the church fundraiser.

In Better Off Alone (2), While Clare's Mom is driving her to school, Clare begins to question whats going on with her parents, and why they're fighting, and why her dad was not able to make it to the fundraiser, her Mom says it was because 'he had to work" then tells Clare that its nothing serious, Later, Eli talks to Clare and says he missed her, and asked jokingly, if the reason why she did not hang out with him was because Twilight was on. She then says, "She says by not telling me she's protecting me but she's not, she's only making it wor-" Eli is confused so he tells her to "Stop. Rewind. Play." Clare tells him what's going on with her parents. He asks if she's mentioned her feeling towards her parents fighting to them and she said she did, but they didn't want to talk. When they are sitting in English they get detention for skipping class to work. Ms.Dawes tells her to read the assignment she worked on when she skipped class. During the report, she slowly breaks down because it was very emotional and personal. Ms. Dawse says she's heard enough and its a great start. Eli suggests that she read it at the school showcase after being asked of opinion by the teacher. Clare says its kind of private, but Ms.Dawse still insists and signs her up. Clare informs Eli that her mom with be at the showcase. Eli says its a good thing because Clare's mom will be forced to listen to it. On the day of the showcase, she gets cold feet and leaves. At home, Clare says she got cold feet and Mrs.Edwards thinks its not like her. Clare slowly takes out the report and gives it to her mother to read. Clare convinces her mom to speak to her father about what's going on. She walks outside while her parents are talking only to see Eli on her steps. She asks him what he's doing here and Eli teases her by saying sarcastically, "Hi Eli. How are you? Fine, Clare thanks for asking." hinting about her cold greeting and she greets him properly. Eli says that he respects her for not telling her mom how she feels and she tells him that she told her mom after all. He then acts smug about it and gives her is headphones for a noise cancellation option in case things between her parents get worse of it she ever wants to ignore him. Eli then apologizes about interfering and promises not to do it again. Clare stops him as he gets in his car and says that he can interfere sometimes, but she's still going to do whatever she wants. Eli says, "I woudn't expect anything less." and drives away.

In Try Honesty Part 1, During school Eli tells Clare the dilemma, and she is worried. While, walking in the hallway to class they see Adam get pushed into a locker by Fitz. Eli and Clare break it up, then the three of them try to come up with a plan to stop him, after he leaves, but Clare thinks if Eli'd just ignore him things would be better. The next morning, Eli and Clare are walking into school, and Eli goes up to Fitz, and asks for an apology, and they can go back to ignoring and hating each other like they usually do. Fitz says he's sorry and then kicks Eli in his area. Clare tries to help Eli while he's on the ground in pain, and Fitz just laughs.

In Try Honesty Part 2, Clare is still worried about Eli's revenge against Fitz. She waits with Adam and learns they're both worrie about the same thing. Later on, she learns what Eli has done and thinks it might make things worse, she stares at Fitz worried after Fitz confronts Eli when he comes back to school from being arrested. Also, Clare is worried along with Adam, and she waits at Adam's locker and they don't know what's going to happen next.

In My Body Is A Cage (1), Eli is talking to Adam at his locker. Eli keeps referring to Clare coming down the hall, but Adam doesn't understand and he rants about cute girls in his ballroom dancing class. Clare finally comes up to them and criticizes Eli's work for English class (Eli had written about a prostitute named Clara Edwin). When she leaves, Adam says he is disgusted by the way they talk to each other but Eli says (with a smirk) that he finds it entertaining. Eli brings up ballroom class again, and asks Adam which girls he finds cute. When Adam says Bianca, Eli is quick to disagree, offering several negatives about her. He then walks away. Later, after an accident (Adam got his period, but when he went to get out tampons from his locker, he knocked into Clare and they spilled on the floor. Fitz and Owen begin to tease him, but then he hands them to Clare and pretends to think it's gross. She plays along but is clearly confused.), Adam walks up to Eli and Clare who are talking on a bench about the tampon incident. When Adam begins to explain, Eli says he doesn't have to, but Adam decides to tell them that he is a FTM transgender. They are clearly a little awkward about it (shown by Eli's comment after a long awkward silence, "Cooool.") but they accept him for it and Eli even makes a joke about it, saying "Hold the phone, does that mean I can't let one rip in front of you?" to which Adam replied "I would br insulted if you didn't."

In My Body Is A Cage (2), Adam is being walked down the hall by a teacher and being gawked at. The teacher allows him to sit down with Clare and Eli, who seem to not have a problem with Adam being transgendered. Adam informs Clare and Eli that his family has never really accepted him and that he's going to have to change back to "Gracie" during his grandmother's visit. After class, "Gracie" is sitting outside, lighting a hair clip with a lighter and burning himself when Clare walks by and sees what "Gracie" is doing. "Gracie" quickly throws the clip on the table and presses her hand against her newly acquired burn mark. "Gracie" says that if she's Gracie, everything's easier. Clare comforts her and says that she doesn't have to be Gracie if it doesn't make her happy and that everyone has to change, not him. Clare escorts Gracie, now deciding to go back to Adam, back inside. Later, Adam is lighting a bonfire with Eli and Clare when Drew, along with Mrs. and Mr. Torres, appear. Drew is carrying Gracie's clothes and they burn the shirt and pants. Mrs. Torres hands Adam a picture of a young Gracie holding a book and Adam is reluctant to burn it, saying that it's still him.

In Still Fighting It (1), Eli ,Clare, and Adam are in a English video project for a modern Romeo and Juliet, which supposedly Eli picked, Clare says obviously I´ll be Juliet but who will be Romeo Eli says very fast I´ll do it. Clare wants to take the relationship to the "next level", but Eli doesn't seem to know. Eli and Clare act out the scence and kiss romantically while Adam tapes it for the project. Clare asks Eli if they should reshoot that scene again, hinting she wants to kiss him. Eli looks over at Adam, who is getting annoyed, and he simply smiles and tells Clare that they got it. The next day, Clare is excited about the kiss, but Eli ignores her, so Clare talks to her teacher, who said that a lack of communication caused the star crossed lover's death. Eli ignores Clare and convinces her that he isn't interested in her and that he is sorry that he led her on when Clare confronts him When Clare walks away upset, Eli looks like he is sad which makes us believe he really didn't mean to tell Clare that and that there is a reason why he is deneing his love for her.

In Still Fighting It (2), Clare wonders why Eli isn't showing up to class, and working on the project. Feeling that her and Adam are now solo on this project, and hand it in, horribly done. After, class Clare stays to talk to Mrs. Dawes, about the project and how she can fix it on her own, but then gets some advice on wanting to remain friends with Eli, than not seeing him at all. At school the next day, Eli tells Adam that he likes Clare a lot, but since what happened, Eli doesn't want to start anything again. Clare later learns the Eli has a secret, and Adam knows, she asks Adam for his house address, and he reluctantly gives it to her. Clare shows up and demands a response from Eli, he gives up and tells her to get into his car and he takes her for a ride. He takes her to a spot, and Clare thinks he's going to ditch her, but he tells her this is the spot where I killed my girlfriend, she and him had a fight, and she left and got hit by a speeding car, while going home. He felt responsible, and never had a relationship since. Clare feels horrible, and understands. In the end they remain as friends for now, and they hand in their new project, and get a good grade.

In Purple Pills Part 1, After, school he goes back to the Dot and sees Eli and Clare on having a study hangout. Eli is embarrassed and he explains everything. Adam is pissed off, and tries to ignore him. Eli and Clare then offer for him to tag along, but Adam tells them he wont because he's not going to be a third wheel again. At school the next day Adam ignores Eli and Clare's seating area, and listens to Fitz when he asks if Adam wants to sit across from him. Adam is confused that Fitz was an enemy and now he's trying to be a friend. Fitz also says it's a free earth and Adam can do whatever he wants. They eat lunch and have a friendly conversation, and when Eli confronts Adam, Adam basically makes fun of Eli and makes him leave pissed off. At the dot after school, Eli confronts Adam about him hanging out with the bully, Fitz. Adam tells him he's tired of being pitied and being the third wheel. He makes Eli feel bad and give up to say that he pitied him. Adam ignores Eli and Clare and continues to hang with Fitz.

In Purple Pills Part 2, While practicing for the "fight" Eli and Clare walk in and ask Adam for them to help, Adam, Eli and Clare then devise a plan. Adam waits for Fitz with Eli outside during the time their supposed to fight. Fitz comes out of the building ready to fight, Adam punches him again and tells him he's not a girl. Fitz then chases after Adam and Eli and in the school Clare lights a stink bomb and throws it into the the exam room, and makes everyone leave. Outside Eli punches Fitz and then he punches back and gives Eli a bloody lip, and they watch everyone leave the gym. Fitz learns he has to back down and it takes Adam one more punch to send Fitz back on his knees, Adam sort of succeeds for now.

In All Falls Down Part 1, Clare and Eli are in the library spying on Mr. Simpson and the other faculty members upset and disscussing about the stink bomb that Clare threw. Clare tries to hide and Eli jokes around telling her that she's such a stink-bomber. Clare asks what she should do since Mr. Simpson was coming towards them, Eli told her to stay calm, and he'll handle it. They walk up to the entrance to the library, and Eli tells Mr. Simpson that the stink-bomb thrower was Fitz, Mr. Simpson makes sure it's true so he asks Clare and she says "I think so". After Mr. Simpson told them he'll go investigate it, he leaves, and Clare starts to panic. Eli tells her that it'll be all right and she believes him. They begin to kiss, and they pull away from each other. He tells her that he has a french exam and she says that he probably got practice. Excited about the kiss, while walking into class, Clare tells Alli about it. Alli tells her as long as he liked it she can kiss him as many times as she wants. Clare is happy and considers him her boyfriend now. After class, Clare walks up to Eli at his locker, and tells him that she is happy, and they begin to talk and then about to kiss until Fitz shows up. He gets Eli in a head lock and tells him that it's bs that he lied about the stink bomb, Clare is frightened, and Eli is still in a headlock. Luckily a teacher comes by and notices what Fitz is doing, and tells him to knock it off, and Fitz walks away telling him that he's lucky. Later, while buying tickets for the dance for her and Eli, Clare is confronted by Fitz. She tells him what it'll take for him to stop picking on Eli and Adam. He asks who she's is going to the dance with, and she says Eli. He tells her not for long, you're going to break off your date with Eli, and go to the dance with Fitzy. Clare then asks and then you'll stop picking on Eli and Adam, and he says yes as long as they don't get in his way. Clare reluctantly says yes. She tells Adam, that she doesn't know how to tell Eli, until Eli walks up and hears their conversation, and Adam sorta tells him. Clare tells him she's sorry, but he doesn't seem to mind, as long as Fitz will stop his ways. Clare and Eli hug then kiss, Eli then leaves. He goes outside and starts to mess a bit with Fitz, about wanting to take Clare. He tells her that there is nothing he can do about it, and especially when they have sex. Eli is super pissed. Later, Clare has Alli and Jenna over her house to get dressed for the dance and she tells them about the Eli, Fitz dilemma, they think it's pretty intense. Until the doorbell rings, Jenna gets it, and Eli walks in and asks if he can talk to Clare outside in private. She goes outside, and Eli gives her poison pills, he tells her that she should put those in Fitz's drink when he's not looking, he tells her that it'll make him throw up. Clare tells Eli that he's crazy and that she's not going to poison Fitz. Eli tells her that Fitz wants her to have sex wiht him, and Clare is just overwhelmed. She goes inside upset, and leaves Eli upset outside.

In All Falls Down Part 2, Clare is at the dance with Fitz, and is outside of his locker. They are talking and she learns from him that if Eli would just apologize to him then he'll leave him and Adam alone. He claims he's tired of them always wanting to fight him. Clare gets the idea for Eli to apologize, and runs off to find him. She looks around for him and sees him alone playing for chips. She tells Eli that if apologizes to Fitz then he'll stop picking on him and Adam, Eli tells her that he doesn't want to do anything, and this upsets Clare. She brings Eli to Fitz and tells him to apologize. Eli reluctantly apologizes, and Fitz notices it's not true. He tells Eli that he can tell that he doesn't mean the apology and doesn't accept it yet. Eli then tries to fool him and has the pills that Clare doesn't want him to put in Fitz's drink from earlier that day, but Eli has them in his drink. Eli gives Fitz a drink without the pills and Clare says that an Ancient Tradition is to switch cups. She switches Eli and Fitz's cups and Eli drinks his, and so does Fitz. Fitz bends down and throws up and Eli laughs to himself. Fitz is sorta embarrassed and runs off. Eli tells Clare he knew she'd do that so he purposley did what he did. Clare is pissed off at Eli and tries to ask why isn't he mad that he did that, and all Fitz wanted was an apology. Clare runs in the hallway to go talk to Fitz. Fitz is putting his jacket in his locker and Clare apologizes to him and pretty much blows her off. Clare then sees Fitz take a knife from his locker and put it in his pocket. She is nervous and Fitz knows it. She tries to get away and tells him that she is going back to the dance and runs off. Clare then tells Adam that Fitz has a knife and is looking for Eli, she wonders where he is. While trying to find him, her and Adam tell Mr. Simpson about Fitz and the knife, and hear the school is in lockdown. Clare goes in the hallway and finds Eli, she tells him that he needs to go in the gym because Fitz is coming after him with a knife, Eli doesn't seem to care, because he doesn't do anything. Finally Fitz comes up to them and Clare is trembling. He flips out his knife and is trying to corner Eli, which is being gaurded by Clare. Eli tries to tell Fitz he's sorry but Fitz doesn't listen to him. Clare tells Fitz to stop and to understand--but he calls her an annoying bitch and she gets out of the way. Fitz tells Eli what are you gonna do know emo boy and corners him. Fitz then takes the knife and scares Eli, Fitz then stabs the knife in the door. Eli slides down to the ground, as Fitz is taken away by the police. Eli and Clare go outside to see Fitz being arrested, and they try to tell Mr. Simpson the truth. He is pissed off and; and he tells them all that after break they won't recognize the school.

In Don't Let Me Get Me (1) Clare and Alli are seen at the entrance discussing there sitation that occured in the Boiler Room between her and Owen, when Drew shows up. Clare tells to stay strong. After Alli/Drew conversation, Clare and Alli walk together to their class. Later during the morning annoucment Clare is frustrated by new school rules and policies and claims that it has became a police state. Clare mentions that Eli has been suspended and when he returns she will be questioning her sanity for being with him. Later Alli and Clare are seen at her locker discussing feeling good and maybe giving Drew another chance when Drew interrupts, and Mr Simpsons annoucnes Alli to go to the Principal's Office.

In Don't Let Me Get Me (2) Clare shows up and reminds Alli of the boiler room situation and warns her about giving Drew a second chance. When Alli prepares to leave Degrassi, Clare stands up like the good friend she always is and reminds Alli that she knows the real, nice, funny and sweet Alli and that they’ll always be best friends. And then Alli takes her last walk down the halls of Degrassi.

In Love Lockdown Part 1, Clare has forgiven Eli for fighting with Fitz and he wants to make everything up to her by going on a real first date. He’s gotten tickets to hear author Chuck Palahniuk speak that night, but Clare has the Grundy awards and her parents have agreed to take a break from constantly fighting and go with her. Clare is at the Grundy’s with her parents, who haven’t stopped fighting the entire time. They also don’t want Clare to go out with Eli after the banquet because they need to ‘talk’ do her. I assume this talk starts with a ‘d’ and ends in ‘vorce’. Clare wins the award she was nominated for, but her parents don’t even notice because they’re too busy being mad at each other. Eli is there to support Clare and she decides to ditch her parents and go to the reading with Eli, ignoring their calls and missing her curfew. Clare is getting very comfortable with her wild side and even convinces Eli that they should get piercings. But with the phone calls from her parents increasing Eli decides to call it a night. He wants to be able to take Clare out again and doesn’t think he’ll be able to do that if Clare’s dad kills him. Finally home, Clare’s parents are livid that she’s been out so late. Mad at them for always fighting, Clare gives them her version of flipping the bird by showing off her piercing and peaces out to her bedroom.

In Love Lockdown (2) Clare greets Eli in English and Eli asks if Clare's parents know about him yet. She says no. They are interrupted by their English teacher who gives Eli detention for not following the dress code. Clare then decides that Eli should meet her parents for dinner, after his detention, of course. Eli agrees. Later, at dinner, Clare's parents ask Eli questions and Clare answers them with false information. Eli gradually gets annoyed by this. Clare's mother then asks if Eli would like to thank the Lord for the wonderful meal they're about to eat, because he's the houseguest. Eli then proceeds to say something, but Clare cuts him off, yet again, and says he's an athiest. Things get awkward at the dinner table and Eli gives Clare a dirty look. The next day at school, Clare comes to school totally different. Her hair is straightened and part of her hair is dyed black. She's wearing a lot of makeup and is wearing clothing that is the complete opposite of what she usually wears. She greets Eli and tells him that he was cute last night, and after a few moments Eli turns his head and sees a transformed Clare, and in disgust, asks her "Who are you?" Clare says "I thought you'd like it." Eli starts to feel uncomfortable and tries to walk away, but Clare keeps following him and grabbing him. He tells her he doesn't understand why she's doing what she's doing, and Clare confesses that she's scared. She's scared that her parents will tell her that they're getting a divorce and there's nothing she can do about it. Eli questions why she used him in order to stop the divorce, and Clare says that they'll both have something in common when they're mad at her instead of each other. Eli says he refuses to play this game Clare's trying to play, and that she tried to hurt her parents, but he was the one who ended up getting burned in the process. He walks away infuriated, leaving Clare there alone. Later on, Clare comes home and witnesses her parents fighting, yet again. Clare then yells "STOP IT!" in order to stop the fighting. Her parents then inform her that they're getting a divorce. Clare is upset, but realizes it's for her safety and at the end of the day, it's for the best.

In Umbrella (1) Clare discovers that her parents will be selling their home, which is a big part of her childhood. She also finds out that they're getting rid of some of their antiques, including a watch that Clare's father taught her how to tell time on. Clare grabs it and walks out the house, and later at school, she sees a boy from her religious group, and she tells him about the divorce. He tells her if she ever wants to talk, he'll be there for her. Later, Clare meets up with Eli. She expresses to him that her parents are getting a divorce, and he "suggests" that maybe she can stay in the house and her parents can go back and forth to stay with her, as his friend did. Clare takes this into consideration. At home, she proposes this idea to her parents, and her parents don't like the idea. This infuriates Clare, and she storms out and goes to Little Miss Steaks, where she meets Eli and someone she didn't expect to see, his parents. Clare tells them she couldn't handle being around her parents, and his parents make her the offer of staying at their house for awhile. She asks if there's a guest room, and Eli's father says no - she'd be staying in Eli's room. He says "We've been trying to get a girl in Eli's room for awhole now." This confuses Clare, and Eli asks if his Mom and Dad could leave them alone for a bit. Eli confesses that him and Julia had sex when she stayed at their house, and Clare tells him she doesn't want to have sex with him. Eli tells her that he doesn't like it that she doesn't want to have sex with him, but it's something he'll have to deal with. Clare thinks their opposites, and that they'll end up like her parents, and Eli says "we're not your parents." Clare then leaves. The next day at school, Clare is with her religious group, and Clare tells them all that her parents are getting a divorce, and while saying this, Eli comes in the room and listens to their discussion. Clare is bedazzled as to why Jesus would do this to her, and her friend tells her that it's part of Jesus' plan, which Eli says sucks. Clare later runs out crying, saying she's losing everything she loves. Eli tells her that he'll be there for her. Afterwards, Clare comes home and her mother wants her to sort through some things, and while doing so they come across a picture of Clare, Darcy and their father at a skiing trip in Maine. Clare then goes to Eli's house, and tells her that she wants to spend the night with him. Eli knows this isn't who Clare is and he tries to talk her home, but she refuses, saying "I don't know who I am!" Clare tries to hold Eli's hands, but he jerks back. This confuses Clare. Saddened and hurt, she leaves, which leaves Eli and Clare's relationship in question.

In Umbrella Part 2, Clare is walking to her locker where she sees Eli. She is upset about what happened the day before and refuses to talk to him. She is mad that he rejected her after she threw herself at him, and Eli says he only did so because of her faith. After a heated arguement, Clare requests for her watch back. Eli says he left it at home which infuriates Clare. Clare is later seen talking with Adam about how she's going to go to Eli's house during lunch to try and get her Father's watch back, and she wants Adam to tag along. During lunch, she is at Eli's doorsteps and rings the doorbell, and a few seconds later, Adam shows up to help her out. After getting past Mr. Goldsworthy, Adam and Clare try to get into Eli's room, although they don't know his combination. After an unsuccessful try, Adam suggests Clare tries "22-04-09", which was the date of Julia's death. Unsure, Clare tries it, and is astonished that the combination worked. They both go into Eli's room and discover it's a complete mess. Clare then takes it upon herself to clean out Eli's locker. When Eli discovers his things have been thrown away, he panicks. He has trouble speaking, and is rummaging through all of his things wondering where they went. He runs to the garbage can and tries to retrieve his things, and at the same time, Clare is trying to calm him down. Eli then says, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" which frightens Clare. She walks away and leaves him alone. Later on, at Clare's house, Clare finds out that her parents won't be selling the house, and that she'll be able to stay there. Later on, there is a knock on Clare's door and she is surprised that it's Eli. They sit down and talk, and Eli explains that ever since Julia's death he feels as though that if he throws something away, he'll die, or someone close to him will. Clare asks him if he's ever heard of hoarding, and he tells her that his mother tried to take him to a therapist, and that he's trying to get help. He asks Clare to always be there for him, because she's the only one that makes him feel as if he'll get better. Clare says she will, and the two share a hug. Eli and Clare are later seen in Eli's room, where they are trying to get rid of the useless junk in Eli's room. Eli has a hard time with this, but Clare guides him through it. The two then share a kiss as the scene fades to black.

In Halo Part 1, Clare is not seen much in this episode. Her scenes started out with her and Eli holding hands in the hall and then Adam getting not as much as grossed out thanks to Fiona. Eli and Clare give him advice on his relationship with her, and then later, the couple takes Adam to their secret romantic hideout, to show him where he can be alone with Fiona if he'd like too. Eli says something remotley Eli-like and Clare slaps him and says he shouldn't be talking like that in a church. All three plan to throw a New York style party for Fiona to get her mood up.

InHalo (2) Adam, Clare and Eli are setting up the abandoned church grounds for the party. After a comment about their new "party pad" Eli jokes about Adam making him look bad in front of Clare. Eli then runs off to fetch an extention chord. Eli is next seen at the party with the others; they are amazed by the great turnout. Eli asks Adam when Fiona will arrive. Adam, says he's sure she will be there any minute but shows concern. Later that evening Clare and Eli are cuddled in a hammock. Looking up at the stars, Eli asks her if she made a wish yet. She states, if she told him it wouldn't come true. Eli then replies saying: "Would it be cheesy if I said mine already has?" They share a moment but both wonder if Adam's okay.