Life after High School. Is It Scary? You Bet.

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: They're ours! All ours! Silver: No they aren't, Risty. Risty: Wha…? Oh damn.

Summary: You think we know? Gimme a break!

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The guys told me they had invited Boromir to the party. I don't know how I felt. I was happy, but I was also scared at Emma's reaction. She was known to blow up at the best of times.

The party was the next day. Billee and I got together often to discuss last minute ideas. We were to take her to a movie the following day to keep her occupied. Even if she objected, we were to haul her out. She needed to get out. I knew I had been annoying her with all the talk about kids, but I still hadn't worked up the courage to ask her to be a god mother and an aunt to my children.



The next day, Billee and me got dressed in our jeans and sweat shirts. I had to wear baggy jeans because I was starting to get a bulge. I wanted to hide it.

We came into Emma's room, bright and early. She was sitting on her bed, looking forlorn and lonely. She looked up when we entered.

"What's up?" she inquired.

"We are shouting you to the movies. Don't object because you are going whether you like it or not." I said, holding up my hand to stop her objection.

Billee dragged her to her feet and we got her dressed.

"What kind of movies do you like?" he asked Emma.

"Fun movies, I guess. Comedy, Family, stuff like that."

"Well, I heard a new one has just come in. Something called…Cats & Dogs." I said. "It's comedy, fun and family. I heard it was a really good film."

So we dragged her down to the movie theater, after I had talked quietly to 'The Party Doers' Merry and Pippin. They were doing the party decorations. They had arrived secretly the afternoon before.



When we arrived at the theater, Billee and I bought a large coke and a large popcorn for all of us to share. Emma needed feeding up and we were going to do that with a little junk food.

I watched her more than the movie. About quarter the way through, she began snacking on coke and popcorn, and by half way through we were all laughing at the antics the cats and dogs in the movie, got up to.

We laughed the rest of the way home, recounting the stupid stunts in the movie. Billee entertained us with a Mr. Tinkles voice. By the time we got to the door, we had calmed down enough so as to open the door and lead Emma in. The lights were off and there was a candle in the hallway of Legolas' house. I looked toward Emma and she picked up the note.

"Find the other candle." She read. She looked around. There was another candle about twenty feet down the hall. She looked at me and I nodded. She picked up the second note.

"Go to the lounge and turn on the light. Stop walking round in the dark!"

She laughed and turned on the light.

Everyone of our friends, including Boromir, Frodo, Legolas, Sam, Rosie, Merry, Pippin, Colan, Elrond, Julia, Jake, Stacey and Tracy all jumped out from under tables, behind furniture and stuff.

Together, in ursion, we all shouted.

"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!!!!"

Emma was so shocked, she almost collapsed. But Boromir moved forward and she fell into his arms. She began to cry with happiness.