High School is a teen's best friend. Yeah right.

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: If we owned anything to do with LOTR, we'd be in heaven. Unfortunately, we don't so we are still on crappy earth.

Summery: You mean you still don't know? Well I'm not wasting time telling you, you can just read the previous chapters thank you.

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I felt so bad for Jamie. She said that she was fine, although she didn't look it. I knew it was quite a shock since she was very close to her grandmother and I had no idea what to say or do to make her feel better. In the end, I did what she had done for me so many times before. Just let her know that I was there if she needed to talk.

I barely heard a word of what was said during Biology. Halfway through, Billee tapped me on the shoulder.

"What's wrong with Jamie?" he asked quietly. I quickly told him and Legolas what had happened. Legolas looked shocked and Billee looked even more upset.

"Poor Jamie" he whispered. "I feel so bad for her"

"So do I" I whispered back. "She won't talk or cry, she's just completely shut off. I don't know what to do, Billee"

"She knows we're here for her" Billee shrugged. "And she has Baz and Jake and Frodo too. She will talk when she's ready to"

The lesson came to an end and I put my arm around Jamie as we stood up. "Maybe you should go to bed," I said softly. "Doing lessons today might be too much"

"No I want to be here," she said, her voice trembling. "I need to be with people who care about me"

"Then you're in the right place," Billee said, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry Jamie, I know how hard it is when someone you care for…" he broke off unable to say anymore. I looked at him and he lowered his head. I knew that he was thinking about his brother who had died in an accident three years ago. He won't talk about it much anymore, but I know that he still thinks about it about it a lot.

We didn't go to Geography. I caught up with Boromir and briefly explained what had happened. He said he would let our teacher know why we weren't there. Billee looked like he was going to throw up at any minute and Jamie still looked really upset.

"Lets go to our dorm," I suggested. "It will be nice and quiet up there"

"Don't leave me alone" she begged, holding onto my arm with an iron grip. "I don't want to be by myself"

"I won't leave you," I promised. "Legolas, you can go to class if you want to. There's no sense in all four of us getting into trouble. We'll probably see you in History"

"No" Legolas said firmly. "I'll stay with you three. Stuff Geography, friendship is more important than lessons"

"Thanks Legolas" I said with a smile. "You're a good friend"

Somehow we managed to get over to our dorm without being seen. Jamie sat down on her bed and put her head in her hands. I sat next to her and put my arm around her shoulders. She leant against me and we sat in silence for a while. On my bed, Billee and Legolas were sitting in a similar position. None of us spoke, there didn't seem to be anything to say.

Suddenly Jamie began crying into my shoulder. I held her tightly as she cried.

"Why?" she sobbed. "Why did she have to die, Emma? It's not fair"

"I know" I rocked her gently and wasn't surprised to find tears leaking from my own eyes. "I know it isn't"

"I didn't want her to die. She was the only one who cared about me"

"I care about you, Jamie," I whispered. "Billee and I, we will always be here for you"

Finally Jamie seemed a bit calmer. The break seemed to have done Billee a little good too. He still seemed depressed, but he was a little brightly than he had been in Biology.

"I really don't know what's the matter with me" he confessed. "I suppose it's just one of those days. Sorry Jamie, I know it's hard…"

"It's alright," Jamie said, wiping her eyes. "I needed that. Thanks Emma"

"It's okay," I said softly. "Are you ready to go to History and face the music with Elrond?"