AN: This song... Such a graduation song, God. OTL Why do I even have this?

Oh, wait. Because it's amazing. (And I had to perform it in December.)

Pairings: Camerah, Abraginty, Bremily, Mathellis, Samrissa

Characters: all

Genre: friendship/drama/romance


12) Seasons of Love – Rent

*Marissa*

I looked around, still finding it hard to believe. We were graduating. All twelve of us. Luckily for Mr. Schue, we'd managed to recruit fourteen new members, all of whom would be at the ceremony to watch us go.

I adjusted my robe as I searched for the eleven people I'd grown so close to these past four years. I found Damian and McKynleigh talking to and laughing with Cameron and Hannah, the boys' arms around their girlfriends' waists. Both couples had gotten together in our sophomore year and were still going strong. It helped that the four of them had become debatably the most closely knit of all of us. Damian and Cameron were planning on living together when they went to college, as were McKynleigh and Hannah, though the boys were going to one school and the girls to another. They swore to stay in touch, though. And I didn't find it as hard to believe as I thought I would.

Bryce and Emily were in the back corner, talking, not making out like most people would assume. Those two had been together the longest out of any of us, since nearly the beginning of our freshman year. He brushed her hair out of her face. She rolled her eyes and said something that apparently required her to flip it back behind her shoulder, anyway. He laughed before his expression softened and he wrapped his arms around her. She looked a bit caught off guard, but smiled and hugged him back. It was a surprisingly sweet moment for them, something most of the school wouldn't have believed if it came from the gossip column itself. I understood why it was happening, though. They were going to school on opposite sides of the country, although they were both moving to New York afterwards. They said they'd stay in touch, but I knew it'd be hard for them.

Matheus and Ellis were sitting against one of the walls, making them look even smaller than they actually were. Those two had taken what was by far the longest time to realized they liked each other – until halfway through this year, thanks to Ellis's stubbornness on the fact that "Just because we're short doesn't mean have to date!" and Matheus's full-on denial. She sighed, knees pulled up to her chest, pushing her hair behind her ear as she spoke. He said something that made her smile sadly before looking mildly offended, but more amused, and smacking him upside the head. He flinched, but smiled back and said something else that made her burst out laughing. They were going to different schools, but they were close enough that they'd still get to see each other every now and again.

Alex and Lindsay were standing near the stage, as expected, and talking with far more animation than anyone else. Those two wound up single, thanks to Lindsay's so-called independence (although she seemed to have a thing for a fellow graduate and singer by the name of AJ) and the lack of any "suitable", openly gay or bisexual guys. They were both going to a theater school I'd never heard of.

I looked around again. There was only one person missing…

"Hey, Mars."

I jumped before turning around and punching Samuel's arm with enough force to get a satisfying, "Ow…"

"Don't do that!" I scolded, arms folded across my chest, though I couldn't help smiling.

He rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say. Maybe I should do this instead?" He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine, making me roll my eyes right back at him. The two of us were going to Ohio U together on scholarships – mine academic, his football.

And I couldn't help but think that today might not be so bad. After all, we were celebrating a year in the life of friends.


AN: Sad... But good, in my mind... :P

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