Updated: November 2nd, 2016.

I know that in my other stories I have 5th & 6th grade as middle school grades, but for the sake of this chapter, 6th grade is still in the Elementary building.

JJ: 6 years old. (1st)
Emily: 11 years old. (6th)

Enjoy. :)

Friday, September 21st, 1990. Recess at school.

Emily walked down the hall of her school. It was recess time and her teacher had asked her to stay behind because she wanted to talk to her about her test score. Emily had made a 100% on her spelling test and her teacher had given her a gold star. She can't wait to get home to show her dad. She's almost to the door when she heard the voice of 6-year-old Jennifer Jareau. She looked back and saw her going into the principal's office.

'That's odd.' She thought. She walked over and tried to go inside, but was stopped by the secretary, Miss Johnson.

"I'm sorry Emily, but you can't go in there."

"Please, Ms. Johnson, I just want to make sure she's ok. She 6 years old and shouldn't have to wait in there alone." Emily pleaded.

"Okay, but only until her mom gets here. Then you may have to leave."

Emily nodded and went inside. "Jen, sweetheart what happened?" She asked going over to JJ.

"Emily! It wasn't my fault, I promise!" JJ says, tears streaming down her face, unaware that Emily wasn't outside when the ordeal happened.

"Jen, I don't what happened. Can you tell me?" Emily pulls her on to her lap.

"There was a boy outside and he was being mean to Dakota. I went over and tried to stop him, but he pushed me and I forgot! I forgot to use my words instead of my hands. I'm sorry!" JJ says, thinking she had disappointed Emily by breaking her promise to always use her words instead of her hands. "I tried to use my words, I really did! But he called me a baby, and said 'what are going to do? Go crying to your Mommy?'"

Emily sighs. She knows exactly who JJ's talking about. His name is Joshua and he is in the sixth grade -thankfully, not her class, though-. Joshua is always bulling the younger kids, but never gets caught in the act.

"I'm sorry, Emmy. Please don't be mad." JJ says, leaning her head on Emily's shoulder.

"I'm not mad, baby. I promise. And everything will alright."

JJ sniffles and nods, the two falling silent while they wait for Sandy to show up.

About twenty minutes later, JJ's mom shows up. She walks into the office to see her youngest daughter sitting in her best friend's lap.

"JJ, baby what happened?" Sandy asks, sitting down beside the girls.

"I was trying to make Joshua stop bullying 'Kota. But he pushed me and I got mad and pushed him back." JJ tells her.

Sandy sighs. She, too, knows all about Joshua. JJ sometimes come home with stories of how Joshua bullied another child but is never caught. Sometimes Emily comes in with JJ with her own stories of Joshua.

The principal walks out of his office at that moment, having been informed that Sandy has arrived. The girls and Sandy step into his office, even though Emily knows he'll ask her to leave.

"Emily would you please step outside while I speak to JJ and her Mother?"

"No, Mama I want her to stay." JJ whispers to her mom.

"Jen, look at me," Emily says, and when she had the younger girl's attention she continues, "I'll be right outside, okay? I won't go any, I promise." Emily stands up and bends down in front of JJ's chair. "Now, I need you to put on your brave for me. Can you do that?"

"Uh, huh."

"Okay, good. I'll be right outside I promise." Emily tells her again. She kisses JJ on the forehead and then goes to wait in the main office.

Principal's Office

"Sir, I spoke with the girls and I don't see why there's any reason to have JJ in here and not the Joshua." Sandy tells the principal.

"Mrs. Jareau, I only know what the duty teacher told me. She did not witness Joshua do anything. She only saw JJ push Joshua down."

"That's 'cause no one ever sees anything!" JJ says before her mom can answer. "Joshua was being mean to 'Kota. Joshua walked over to him and knocked the books out of his hands and then pushed him down."

The principal looked thoughtful for a moment. There had been numerous complaints to the duty teacher that Joshua was being mean, but the teacher and always put it off as 'boys will be boys' or 'kids just love to tattle'. Besides Jennifer Jareau was one of the best 1st graders that he knew.

"Okay, here is what I'm going to do. I'll bring in Dakota and ask him for his side of the story, alright?" When Sandy nods, he continues, "And if he too, says Joshua was the one to start this whole ordeal, JJ will not be punished. And I will be giving Joshua a stern talking to."

"Thank you, sir." Sandy said.

"Thanks, Principal Jones."

"I need you to wait outside until I can talk to these two kids." The two nods and stands up to leave. As soon as the door opened, JJ ran into Emily's waiting arms.

"Emmy!"

"Hey, sweetheart. What did he say?" Emily asks, picking JJ up and sitting in the chair with her.

"He said that he was going to talk to Dakota and if he agreed with JJ, then he was going to talk to Joshua." Sandy tells her as she takes a seat also.

"Good. That's good that he's finally going to talk to Joshua." Emily says.

Finally, after about twenty minutes of waiting, JJ and her mom are called back into the office and told that Dakota told his Joshua was the one that started everything. Principal Jones lets JJ know that she is not in trouble, and that Joshua has been suspended for three days for bullying.

"Mommy, I'm sorry." JJ tells her, while putting on her coat.

"I know, baby. I'm so proud of for trying to help Dakota and you're not in any trouble, ok. Now let's get you home. I think you've had enough excitement for the day."

"Can Emmy come too?"

"I don't see why not. Emily, why don't you go get your bag and meet us in the car, ok?"

"Thank you, Sandy."

The extended part of this will be in JJ's P.O.V. and be at recess if you'd like to find out exactly what took place. It will be in my newest story, the third part of Vacation Time! and Fun in the Sun, titled: School Time. But that is a work-in-progress.

Please review! Let me know what you thought. :)