High School…A Teen's Best Friend. Yeah Right
By Risty Maskell and Silver15
Disclaimer: yawn You all know we don't own it, so stop asking us.
Summary: Ahh man, you've read this far and you still need a summary? You're weirder than I thought.

A/N: My last chapter (cries) Hey, it's been fun, I must say. Hurry up and start the sequel Risty!

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Jamie was right, those last few hours were a blast, but they were sad too. Having to say goodbye to old friends is always hard. And most of the Year Twelve students were people who I had shared a lot with. We were moving on and that was both exciting and scary.

Some people, students who lived nearby, left late that afternoon. Most of the others were packed and ready to go, including Jamie. The next day, she was leaving to move in with Frodo. I was really pleased for her, but I was sad too. Although she would always be my best friend, I knew that things would never quite be the same again now.

Me, Billee, Legolas and Boromir weren't leaving with the rest of the Year Twelve students. We would be leaving in a month and a half, when the rest of the school went on vacation. Billee and Colan were staying because Elrond was attempting to officially adopt them and because Billee didn't really have anywhere else to go. Legolas was staying for a while to help Billee out. I was staying because I was Elrond's responsibility until I turned eighteen, which wasn't for a few weeks and Boromir was staying to keep me company. In some ways, it was great. Elrond had agreed that the four of us could have one of the smaller rooms away from the others, one that the five of us could share. We had the security of knowing that we didn't have to go out into the big wide world just yet.

During the afternoon, our little group slipped away from the others. Together we sat under a tree out of the afternoon sun. Me, Boromir, Frodo, Jamie, Legolas, Billee, Colan and Laddie. The last time we would be together like this for a long time.

We talked about everything we could think of. We laughed about things that had happened during the year and joked about our classmates. We discussed the teachers and how sad or glad we were to get away from them. Finally the topic turned to what we were going to do when we left.

"I don't know" Billee said with a shrug, when Jamie asked him. "Once the final adoption papers go through, Elrond will be our legal guardian. Well, Colan's anyway. So we'll probably go and stay with Elrond for a while, but I also want to go with Legolas to meet his family at some point in the near future" he paused and shrugged. "I guess we'll just have to see how things go. What about you, Emma?"

"Me and Boromir are going to visit his family," I said with a smile. "And tell them about our engagement. He can't wait to introduce me to them"

"And of course we all know about Jamie and Frodo" Billee said with a smile. "Listen guys, I want you to promise me something"

"What?" we all asked at once. Billee grinned and scratched Laddie behind the ears. "I've been thinking a lot about this," he admitted after a minute. "But when us four finally leave here, we are all going to be in different places. Jamie and Frodo will be in Hobbiton, Emma and Boromir will probably end up in Gondor and me, Legolas and Colan will most likely be in Mirkwood or Rivendell. What I'm trying to say is, you are my best friends so whatever happens, lets not lose touch"

"Never" I agreed and Jamie nodded too. "Good friends are hard to find, so we don't want to start losing each other now"

We all hugged each other hard. It was an emotional time for all of us and I really hoped that we would be able to stick to our agreement. But I was sure that no matter what happened, the six of us would be friends forever.