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

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: I look into the mirror of Erised® and I see myself owning the LOTR Characters. If you don't know what the mirror of Erised is, I suggest you read Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone (Sorcerers Stone).

Summary: Gee, let me think. Nah can't tell ya.

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I stayed in bed for almost a week, just staring at the wall. Frodo came in to keep me company everyday. But I would either started sobbing as if my heart would break or I would just ignore him. I felt bad, really I did. I didn't mean to hurt him. Sometimes, I would yell at him and reduce him to tears. Frodo never cried. And that made me feel too guilty to even think about it.

One day, Benny came in to see me.

"Jamie, I'm really sorry for what happened. But I am afraid I have more bad
news for you."

"What is that Benny? After this, I think nothing is as bad."

"Someone let your father go and left Lucas for dead." He looked worried.

"Who's the sonofabitch, I'll kill him!" I said, sitting up and glaring.

Benny pushed me back down and told me to relax.

"We think it might be Randal and Gimli." He said, screwing his hands into tight fists. I was surprised. He never called his brother Randal. It was always Randy.

We talked for a bit more and when Benny left, I fell asleep crying. Why was
life so hard?

About three days after that, Frodo came in and handed me a note. It was from
Emma.

*Dear Jamie,
I'm terribly sorry for all the misfortune you have come across in the past two weeks. Damon and Benny have asked me to go with them to find the assassins who broke into the hideout. I have taken Kane. Please don't be mad with me. I didn't know what else to do. You are the sister I never had, Jamie. I love you like family. I have written to Billee and Boromir and they know too. I don't know where we've gone, so don't try and follow us. See you another time,
Luv, Emma.

PS. And for God's sakes get up and brush your goddamn teeth, because your
breath stinks! :-)~ ES*

I had to laugh just a little at the PS. I guessed I'd better get up before I stink the entire room out. So for the first time in a week and a half, I got up, went to the bathroom, had a shower, brushed my teeth, combed my hair and freshened up and went down stairs.

Everyone was surprised when I came down. I smiled tentively at them and we all began to laugh. Colan and Wendy came from around the table and gave me a huge hug. Even Ria seemed happy to see her Mummy again. Billee and Boromir looked forlorn though, as much as I felt. But we all had a jolly good laugh and I silently wished Emma good luck. Even if she did love Damon more than Boromir, I didn't want to lose my best friend for good. Sure, I had Rosie and Blue and Arwen, but they just weren't the same as Emma and me.

A few days after I had made the surprise appearance, I got a surprise, myself. There was a knock at the door, and I answered it. In the doorway, there stood someone I hadn't seen since graduation of High School. Someone who had had a crush on my other best friend. It was Indigo Velona and her boyfriend Chris Manfeld.