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

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: If we did own them, we would tell you, you know.

Summary: Crikey, I dunno.

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(Billee's POV)

After showing the note to Jaime, I took it back upstairs and put it back where I had found it. I was sorry I had missed Boromir, maybe I could have somehow persuaded him to stay. Anyhow, he was gone now and I wasn't even supposed to be involved in the first place. I felt sad that they couldn't work things out since they made a great couple, but at the end of the day, it's down to them.

As it begun to get dark, most of the others went home. Me, Legolas, Frodo, Elrond, Benny and Damon sat around the table playing cards, while Colan was playing on the floor with Jasper and Laddie and Jaime was feeding Ria. It was a nice little scene, it really was. But it wasn't the same without Emma there. I wanted to go up and see if she was okay, but Damon told me to leave her to sleep.

(Emma's POV)

It was getting dark outside when I woke up. At first I didn't remember where I was, but then I realised that I was in one of Jaime's spare rooms. Downstairs I could hear the others laughing, I was glad because I knew I wasn't alone. I sat up to pet Laddie and something gold caught my eye. I turned my head to the bedside table and saw my engagement ring sitting there, along with a note. Slowly I picked them both up and read the note. I was shocked by what it said.

"Oh Laddie" I whispered. "I only wanted to do the best for him" Then I knew that I couldn't just let him go. I had to talk to him.

I put the note in my pocket and slipped the engagement ring back on my finger. Then I went to the window and looked out. It was beginning to rain and it was getting darker by the minute. I knew that if I told the others what I was going to do, they would never let me go, so I'd have to sneak out. Luckily, there was a large tree by Jaime's window and I'm quite good at going down trees. I was only wearing a short sleeved shirt, but Benny had left his jacket on the end of my bed so I put that on, opened the window and climbed out.

Laddie went downstairs and out through the back door and met me outside. Sol-leks, who had been sheltering under a tree, came wandering over too. He seemed to want to come with us and I decided to let him. At least I knew I'd be safe with Sol-leks there.

Slowly we headed to toward Bree. I could only ride slowly and I knew my hopes of catching up with Boromir were low, but I had to try. Before he went, I had to talk to him and try to explain why I did what I did.

Somewhere about half way between Hobbiton and Bree, Sol-leks, who was running ahead of Flamedancer, stopped and growled. I went forward carefully and saw a sight that made my heart leap. Boromir was standing under a tree, his back to me and his bag at his feet.

When I called his name, he turned round and we just looked at each other or a moment. Then I slowly walked towards him and slipped my arms around him. He froze, obviously not quite sure what was happening, then hugged me so hard it almost hurt.

"I'm sorry" I whispered. "I'm sorry"

"So am I" he told me. "Did you get my note?"

"That's why I came after you" I told him. "Boromir, I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you, but I though…I though you would be better off with someone else. Someone who wasn't so messed up"

"Oh Emma" he gently kissed the top of my head. "You really think I could find anyone else to love?" He must have known what I was going to ask, because he went on before I had the chance to say anything. "I know things have changed" he told me. "And I don't care. Whatever happens, we'll get through it. I can get through anything as long as you love me"

"I love you" I was crying now, I couldn't help it. "I always have"

We stood there quietly, just the two of us in the rain. Then Boromir gently raised my head and kissed me. I knew that there was a lot we had to talk about, but in the meantime, at least we were okay…