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

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: What do we want? LOTR! When do we want it? NOW!

Summary: Hell, I thought you would have figured it out by now.

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(Damon's POV)

After Jaime and I had agreed on what we wanted to do, I told Benny about our idea. He thought that it was a good idea too, but he warned me to be careful. I knew what he was getting at. Lucas and his gang weren't the only thieves around and we didn't know whom Jaime's parents, or indeed Mr Silverblade, might have had on their side. We didn't want to cross any rival groups. Last time I did, I ended up in a worse state than Benny was now. I just had to verify the plan with Lucas.

The next morning I called him and asked him what he thought. He agreed with our plan and said that he would send two of his best men to look for them that very day. He told me that he would contact me when he had them safely locked up in Gondor. He said that it would probably be in a few days time.

"But I'll warn you Damon" he said, just before I hung up. "If you're going to bring any friends of yours near our hideout…well make sure they're trustworthy, okay? Because you know what will happen to them if word gets out about where we are hiding"

He didn't have to tell me. I knew. People who betray Lucas and his group get hunted down and killed. That's the way it is with any thieving group. Honour amongst thieves and all that.

I thanked him and hung up. Then all of us gathered around the kitchen table and I told them what Lucas had said. Our plan was in action and Jaime's parents were going to pay. We were all glad of that. The remaining question was who was going to go? Emma couldn't go, not that she would want to anyway, because she wasn't allowed to ride. Boromir wanted to stay with Emma, and anyway, I didn't trust him. Finally I agreed that Billee and Legolas could come, seeing as I've known Billee since he was a kid. I also told Jaime that if she wanted to come with us, then she was welcome to, seeing as though we were dealing with her parents.

Five days later, there came the phone call we were waiting for. Lucas told me that he had her parents in his hideout, although they were currently both drugged to stop them causing trouble. As I hung the phone up and began to prepare for the three-day ride to Gondor, Benny came through the door dressed in his riding clothes.

"I'm coming with you," he announced to the shocked room. "No matter what you say"

"Benny" I put my hand on his arm. "The doctor said…"

"Screw the doctor" he spat. "I'm coming with you, not matter what. You aren't going alone Damon"

I looked at him and he looked back. I knew what he was trying to say and I was grateful.

"Come on then" I said with a sigh. "Let's go, you idiot"

The five of us: me, Billee, Legolas, Benny and Jaime, mounted our horses and began to ride. Jaime's parents were going to pay big time. We were going to make sure of that.