I think this will be the final chapter. I will be doing a sequel if enough people vote yes on my poll. The next story will be about their adult lives, where did they all go? It is a sad parting from my first every fanfic :( This one is not a P.O.V as 16 years old but an introduction to the sequel. It explain a bit about the past 5 years and then a introduction to the 21 year old person.


Narrators P.O.V,

St Bevelle University,

"Baralai Maytan." A young white haired man with a blue bandanna stood up in his black robe and cheeseboard hat and walked over to the principle who was handing him his degree. "Achieving a degree in politics with honers." The bold monk looking man cheerfully told the crowd of teary eyed parents and friends. Among the crowd was a twenty one year old Gippal hugging a clapping Rikku. Next to them was Nooj with a blonde woman who was clinging onto his metal arm. Tidus sat beside Gippal smiling and nervously waiting for his girlfriends appearance. Paine was standing up cheering next to her parents who smiled proudly, having grown quite attached to the young man smiling happily back on stage. On the far left Baralai's mother was standing and waving to her son in tears. In the past five years Baralai's father suffered a change of heart and decided to patch up things between his son. The effect of his father's personality change made Baralai and his mother closer and made him silently remember to aim for his own dreams. He walked up to the pedestal and cleared his throat.

"I'd just like to thank my mother for her support for the past three years, Mr and Mrs Fynneun, who gave me a place to live and all my friends, especially Paine, who I love very much. Thanks guys." He said chuckling and walking in a dignified manner off stage. The crowd clapped and the principle called out the next name.

"Yuna Cissuhan!" He yelled. A shy young woman with a gigantic braid running down her back in the same side as her tassel for her hat stood up and waved. "Achieving a degree in primary teaching with honers." Yuna giggle when she saw Tidus whistling at her. She cleared her throat also and stepped up to the microphone.

"These three years have changed us all. And much like my friend Baralai said, Thank you mum, dad. My friends and especially my boyfriend Tidus. Oh and my cousin Rikku." She giggled and walked off too. Their friends stood up and clapped like crazy when everyone was asked to come back to take a bow and of course throw their hats in the air. Yuna ran over and hugged Baralai, who had become her best friend since they both attended the same university. They spent countless hours together, drinking coffee on cold days, studying for mid-terms, Yuna dragging Baralai shopping, watching X-factor. Well, it did help that they shared Baralai's apartment which really annoyed Paine and Tidus who both came round often. Of course the others visited too, especially Gippal and Rikku who lived there at holiday times. To sum it up, university had made them closer.

University of engineering, Djose,

"Gippal Lraago" Cid the principle bellowed to the crowd. Rikku's father didn't even need a microphone which made Rikku snort. Gippal strutted up onto the stage, winking at random girls, making Rikku roll her eyes. "Achieving a degree in machia engineering with high honers." Cid drawled in a bored voice, glaring at the cocky man. The only thing that had changed about Gippal was that he was slightly more taller.

"Heya peoples." He grinned at his friends. A newly graduated Baralai chuckled at his antics and shook his head. Paine, who was holding his hand just gave a stoic glare. Rikku, clearly was sulking at his popularity and turning the diamond ring on her finger round and around. Yuna, who sympathised with him, having graduated herself only three days ago, smiled and looked at Tidus who again was whistling. Nooj again shook his head whilst muttering 'brat' under his breath.

"Yeah, how are you?" Gippal continued till Cid told him to get on with it. "Tch, fine." Gippal whined making everyone laugh. "Right, thanks to my parents, friends, my hypothetical brother Baralai." He grinned remembering their conversation they had about Paine over five years ago. Rikku and Baralai laughed remembering it too. "And of course my fiancée, Cid's girl, Rikku." He said motioning between Cid and Rikku who was beaming. Everyone stood up smiling and laughing as he walked off, but not before throwing his hat to the audience. Cid cleared his throat and gave a frown.

"Right, onto the others."

Luca sports academy,

The group sat waiting for Tidus's name to be called out. Yuna sat clapping to herself and listening to Rikku's wedding plans.

"Right ,Ya?" A purple haired man said into the microphone. "First up, Tidus pmedwan. A degree in Blitzball theory and practise. He has been offered a place with the Besaid Aurouchs, Ya?" The man continued handing him his degree. Tidus went to make a speech but was shunned on, shrugging at Yuna who was laughing like a loony at him. Tidus looked the same, if not more chiselled in his features.

"Wakka Besaid. Same thing as the Tidus guys." The man said, almost throwing the degree at the red head who followed Tidus. Wakka was a tall, tanned man with red hair that was styled similar to Baralai's. They even had matching headbands. He looked a very cheerful man.

"Wow that guys got issues." Rikku giggled to her cousin and Paine.

After the event Tidus brought Wakka over to his friends. "Hey guys, this is Wakka." He said. "Wakka, this is Rikku, my crazy cousin in-law to be." He said pointing to a crazy looking Rikku who was fussing over Gippal.

"Rikku, stop it. Remember who's graduated. Not you yet." Gippal snapped after the fifth time Rikku tried to flatten his hair.

"Um, The complaining guy is Gippal, my crazy cousin in-law to be's fiancée." Gippal looked offended at being the complaining guy.

"The scary looking emo is Paine." He said pointing to Paine. Baralai let a chuckle out that Paine heard. She swung an experted punch at him. "The guy Paine's beating up is Baralai, her boyfriend of nine years." He said.

"Really, ya? Nine years. How is he still alive?" Wakka whispered back. Tidus chuckled and lead him to Nooj.

"This is Noojster and I dunno who that person is." Tidus informed his new best friend.

"Er, Leblanc and don't you forget it love." The blonde woman replied. Tidus had a flashback to the day Nooj learnt to never piss off Baralai.

"Right... And that lovely woman there, is the love of my life. Yuna!" Tidus yelled glomping his girlfriend to death.

Macalania academy of combat,

"Lulu Syka" A elderly woman with a calm voice indicated to a young mage with stunning black hair and crimson eyes. "Achieving a degree in black magic with a minor in healing magic." The woman sighed, clapping. The young woman shook her head the the woman who gave her the degree when asked for a speech and walked off stage.

"She's pretty, Ya?" Wakka said to Tidus since he was travelling with the group as their new member.

"Paine Fynneun." Baralai stood up cheering for his girlfriend, who blushed and obvious shade of red when she saw him. Paine had changed most out of all her friends. Her silver hair was now just below her shoulders and dead straight. Also she smiled more than she used too."Achieving a degree in swordsman ship with high honers." Paine showed a rare smile and also denied everyone a speech, following Lulu.

"Hey." Baralai said as Paine ran over to him. "Well done." She blushed again and hit him playfully, yet extremely hard, on his arm. Lulu walked over to her friend with an equally stoic look.

"Your friend?" She asked in a low, calm voice. Wakka just kept staring at her with mystical eyes.

"This is Baralai." Paine informed her. Lulu nodded.

"Oh, the famous boyfriend I hear of constantly." She smugly grinned. Lulu and Paine had been room mates and therefore she knew a lot about Paine.

"Lulu!" Paine cried, hiding her face in Baralai's chest.

Besaid dramatical society,

"Rikku Bnehlacc! A degree in performing arts." The blond dramatic man cried, grabbing Rikku by the arm and hugging her. Rikku escaped and stood at the pedestal straightening her robe.

"Meanie." She pouted, running her hands through her perfectly straight waist length hair. "Anyways. Thank you Gippy and teachers. Um, I'll miss you university. Especially my room. It was really amazing and yellow. Man, I'll miss my friends I met, apart from Lenne who is coming with me." Rikku giggled, pointing to a girl with long brown hair who looked like Yuna. "Oh, Thanks cousin Yunie! Love you all." She finished and went to leave the stage but tripped on her long robe and fell face first on the floor. She stood up quickly, looking extremely red and ran off laughing nervously.

"Darlings, that was Rikku. Bravo. Now Lenne Zanarkand. A degree in professional vocals." Lenne ran up smiling and collected her degree, unfortunately colliding with the pedestal and knocking her backwards.

"Oh. Is she ok?" Yuna stood up, hands on her face. Suddenly the degree filled hand went up.

"I'm okay!" The girl cried and ran off embarrassed to find Rikku.

"Definitely a friend of Rikku." Tidus sniggered.

St Kilika university,

Nooj stood up proudly, collecting the one piece of paper that proved him competent in a certain area of education. He stood smiling at his single degree in spirian history then raised it high.

"My friends, today is a proud day for me. I would thank my friends and family but they were not the ones that earned me this degree. We must rely on ourselves. Work hard and achieve." Nooj said being escorted off stage. No one clapped. Everyone looked around bizarrely.

"Is he always like that?" Lenne asked Yuna. Yuna nodded and turned back to the stage nervously.

"Oh, that's my Noojie woojie! Clap you crazy people." Leblanc stood up and cried. All the crowd gave her strange looks. "I said clap!" She screamed, making everyone cheer in fear.

"Yevon, I miss high school." Paine whispered to Baralai. He grinned back and then shook his head.

"I don't. I like the new Paine better." He smiled. She rolled her eyes in tradition.

"Its the hair isn't it?

And farewell Boy Meets Girl! A sequal will be up soon.