((Weirdness, this one. It's for my Moony who is the Moony in this story. I luvs her. Happy late birthday, girlie. I hope you like it. It's crazy for anybody else. Oh, and it's a sequel to Torn. Kind of an inside joke, this one.))
Prologue
Graduation
The red and gold robes sat just right on Kathryn's usually hidden figure. Icy blue eyes scanned the room through the mirror for Marlo.
"Hey, Mar, you're the fashionista, do I look okay?"
"Looks great, Kat. Gimme a second." Marlo wiped a tear from her eyes and started into the mirror. Her black semi formal dress fit very well on her curvy frame. The other student's had left already. In those included her boyfriend. Kat felt bad for her. It was graduation and she and her boyfriend had ended it. Mar had been a wreck since last night when they all loaded on the train. The image was still fresh in Kathryn's mind. Their sillouettes against the moonlight next to the train. They held each other for a long time before departing with one last kiss. Their path's took them different directions.
To be truthful, Kathryn was kind of glad that she didn't have a boyfriend. It complicated things. There was plenty of time for coupling, but Marlo was one of those girls that constantly had a boyfriend. Except, she and Pieter had fit each other better than any of the others. She was sure that they would see each other again, but there was no telling when that would be.
Kat made her way over to the ailing girl. "Shhh…"
Marlo turned and wrapped her arms around her friend. They held each other in a silent embrace for a while before either of them spoke.
"My birthday is tomorrow too, Kat." She choked back a sob. "I should be happy."
"I thought you both decided that this was what you wanted." She brushed the hair back from her friend's eyes.
Mar shook her head furiously. "No. He wanted it so I acted like I did. Moony, I just want to sleep. I don't want to graduate. At least he'll be here. I can remember him here."
"Stop it. You're stronger than this, Padfoot!" She gave her a soft shake. "You are the strongest woman I know. You have the rest of your life to sulk. Today, we graduate!"
"Yeah. You're right, Kat. I'm sorry."
The brunette couldn't hide a chuckle and reached for her robe laying on her bed. After putting it on, they headed down stairs to the front lawn of Hogwarts. There they would attend the ceremony that was the end of another chapter of their lives.