A/N: I'M DONE FINALS! I SURVIVED GRADUATION! Now it's time to find a job... ugh...

Here's another chapter from my life changed enough to fit here!

Chapter Two – Finals Week

Luke's POV

"Of all the rotten luck," Ben joked, tossing me a pillow where I sat on the empty bed across his dorm room from him. I shrugged philosophically.

"Not really. I'm used to early mornings," I replied, putting it at the head of my temporary bed.

"Then why are you sleeping in my room again?" he demanded.

"Because eight am finals, all week, are early when you live thirty minutes away."

"Don't you live on campus?"

"It's a big campus," I grumbled, remembering my mad sprint from my house to my graduation interview.

"True," Ben replied, pulling his book bag over. "At least my roommate left, so you can sleep on his bed."

"Yeah." I pulled my bag over as well. "And we can study together. What should we study first, by the way?"

"What's our first final?"

"Advanced Archeology."

"Let's study that first then."

Ben and I spent hours studying for Advanced Archeology that night, with fifteen minute breaks here and there to give our minds a break. Both of us had paid close attention to the class all semester, and for me at least, it was pretty easy content. Ben struggled with a few terms that were similar to each other, but nothing too major.

Both of us felt pretty confident that we aced that final the next morning.

"So, lunch, then more studying?" I asked as Ben and I walked along one of the many paths of Nodir Campus.

"That sounds good," he said, resting his arms behind his head. "When's our next final, anyway?"

"Hm," I pulled out my note/sketchbook and studied it. "Tonight at five. Then the rest are eight am for the rest of the week, and we don't have one on Friday," I replied.

"But we have graduation practice on Friday."

"Right."

"Luke! Ben!" a voice called from behind. We both stopped and looked back. Running over to us was Ben's girlfriend (and my ex), Jessica, and her roommate Katie. Jessica smiled, but I could tell it was a strained one. Katie looked like she was on the verge of tears.

"Hey, beautiful," Ben said, wrapping an arm around Jessica once the girls reached us. I smiled warmly at that, happy they were so happy. "How do you think you did on that final?"

"Okay. I should have studied more."

"Hey, Katie," I said with a smile at the upset girl. She blinked up at me and gave me a weak smile.

"Hey," she said softly.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm pretty sure I failed that final," she whimpered. I was taken aback slightly. Katie was smart and made sure she did well, and—

She was a perfectionist. If she didn't know something, or was unsure of something on the test, it's no wonder she was so upset. I glanced over at Ben and Jessica in time to see them exchange a glance. They just realized the same thing I did.

"Well, maybe you can study with us tonight?" I suggested, remembering that she was in most of the same classes as the rest of us. Her head snapped up, her eyes surprised.

"Really?" she asked. I smiled warmly.

"Really."

Asking Katie to study with us was a mistake. She's a nice girl, but she got frustrated so easily if she couldn't remember something, or couldn't figure something out. Jessica, Ben, and I got next to no studying done, thanks to her freaking out.

Now Luke, a true gentleman helps a lady in need, no matter what, the professor's voice echoed in my head.

I know, Professor, I know. I'm trying! I thought, once more waiting for Katie to calm down. Jessica let out a soft sigh, resting her head against Ben's shoulder. Finally, Katie stormed out of the room. I stood to follow.

"Just leave it, Luke," Jessica said, not moving either. "She'll get more frustrated if you follow her."

"What am I doing wrong?" I asked, sitting on my bed across from them.

"Nothing," Jessica sighed. "She's been this high strung since the beginning of this year."

"I remember you saying something about that," Ben said softly, resting his head on top of hers.

"Yeah."

The three of us fell quite, and I thought about what Jessica said. I'm not dating her anymore, but I noticed that she was a lot more stressed, and although her and Katie have been friends for close to eleven years now, Jessica always seemed to not want to be around her. Especially since Jessica has a lot of her own stress…

Katie walked back in and sat heavily on the floor, pulling the books over to herself again. I gave vent to a silent sigh and slid off the bed to sit next to her again.

Hopefully, I can retain enough to take my final tomorrow…

I some how managed my to not bomb my final the next morning. Katie and Jessica, thankfully, had a different class to study for afterwards, so the third final day found Ben and I in his room, alone again, pouring over the books and testing each other.

Pound pound pound thump pound

My head snapped up at the loud, base heavy music slamming from the room upstairs.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me…" Ben grumbled, glaring up at the ceiling.

"Isn't it 24 hour study hours?" I asked, looking over at him.

"Yes."

"And they're blaring music?"

"Welcome to my world. They have been the most inconsiderate neighbors all year. I've been ignoring it, but this is going too far," he growled, standing.

A true gentleman faces confrontation calmly.

"I'll go talk to them," I said, standing, knowing Ben would be anything but calm. He stopped, looking over.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"Well, okay," he said, sitting again. I quickly found my way to the room directly above Ben's, and knocked.

No answer. Guess they didn't hear me. I knocked harder, and finally, the music shut off. The door opened, and a face peeked out.

"What?" he demanded. I was taken aback. Talk about rudeness!

"Hi," I said with a smile. "Me and my friend are trying to study, and we're in the room directly below you. We would really appreciate it if you turned down the music," I said.

"Fine." He closed the door in my face. I wasn't even fully down the hall before the music was blaring again.

"Really?" I demanded, my head snapping back towards the door. I quickly knocked again, as loud as I could. The door opened again, this time without the music going off.

"What?" he snapped.

"Can you please turn down your music?" I asked, trying hard to keep my voice calm. He simply rolled his eyes and closed the door once more, this time without an answer. I waited a few minutes, only to hear the music be turned up.

"Okay, that's it!" I grumbled, whipping around and storming towards the Residence Assistance's room. Maybe he can get them to turn the music down. Or write them up. Which ever works…

I had never met a more passive aggressive Residence Assistance in my life! He went up to the room, three times, was laughed at, and never wrote them up. Ben and I tried our hardest to concentrate on our studying, but after the third time of the RA going to their room, and the music was turned up again, we were forced to go to the Study Lounge on the first floor.

Unfortunately, Jessica and a freaking out Katie were down there. I groaned, but Ben put an arm around me.

"Come on, let's just go to the library," he said. I sighed softly.

"Yeah. This is just our hardest final," I mumbled as I followed after him. Ben chuckled. "What?" I demanded.

"The great Luke Triton, apprentice of the famed Professor Hershal Layton and son of Dr. Clark Triton, scared of a final?" Ben gasped.

"Hey! That's all archeology! Not Calculus!" I snapped, swatting at him.

Ben just laughed, dragging me along.

A/N: And I will cut it off here. Okay, explanation time.

Not this semester, but last semester, I had a semester of 8ams. It sucked.

In the Jessica/Katie dynamic, I'm Jessica, my roommate is Katie. We've even been best friends for about eleven years. HOWEVER, I've been stressed mainly because of her. I just didn't have a boyfriend, soooo…

We had neighbors as rude as the people above Luke and Ben. All year. Pounding crappy music.

Well, I don't know if I'll do the "Graduation" chapter or not. What do you guys think?