Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: This is what? Our third story? And you still haven't figured that we own only our characters? What, are you nuts?
Summary: Just writing as we go along.
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Kane and I were playing 'Go Fish' in the lounge when Lucas came upstairs. He saw us sitting there and said:
"You two, come with me."
I was surprised. I'd never been down in the hideout and it had been a while since Kane had been there. But we got up and followed Lucas downstairs, abandoning our game. Lucas led us into a huge room. He held both our hands, as if we were little kids. To be honest, I didn't mind. Not one bit.
Benny, Blaze, and Forrest, as well as Damon were there. I wondered what was going on. Then I saw them. The two men that attacked us. I gasped and backed up, frightened.
"Ria, it's okay. They won't hurt you." Said Benny, calming me down. "Both Randal and Gimli are here to help us."
I stood there, stunned. Randal came forward and stuck out his hand.
"Hi, Ria." I nodded and shook his hand. He looked at the scar on the side of my head, and let out a low whistle. "Sorry about that. I was under orders when I did it. Friends now?"
I nodded again, still a little to scared to speak. Randal smiled. And that's when I realized he had a diamond stuck in one tooth!
"Wow!" I said and Randal grinned.
"Checking out the jewel, huh?"
"Yeah, where'd you get it?"
At that point, everyone in the room laughed. Even Kane, whom Gimli had befriended.
After a while, when the tension had ceased, Randal was telling Kane and me a joke.
"There was this old man and he heard a noise outside. So he grabs his dagger and goes out on the back patio to check it out. 'Who's out there?' he calls. The guy answers: 'I need a push!' It's pouring with rain and the old man gets a little ticked off. 'Like hell I'm going out there to give you a push!' And he goes back inside, where his missus gives him a right talking to about the time they got bogged and a kind stranger gave them a push. So the man goes back outside. 'You still out there?' he asks. 'Yeah.' Comes the reply. 'Where are you?' says the old man. 'Out here on the swing.'"
Kane and I were practically rolling on the floor laughing. When we finally calmed down, I looked at Randy.
"What would you do if you swallowed it?"
"What?" Randy asked.
"What would you do if you swallowed the diamond in your tooth?"
Randy thought for a moment and then grinned.
"I'd be searching through my crap for days, mate."
We all began to laugh again.
(Jamie's POV)
About two or three days after I got the call from the police, I was feeling lonely. Debbie was out with Stacey and Tracey and Frodo had been called out with Merry, Pippin and Sam on some building job. I did what I usually did when I was lonely. I went up to the attic.
Now, you might think the attic as a dusty, dank place. But to me, it's my hidey-hole. I climbed the ladder and into the medium sized room. I walked over to the chest in the corner and opened it. Inside was all the memorabilia from high school and Emma and my friendship. Photos, letters, music we both loved, my diary, and few other things. I felt the tears well up inside my eyes and I felt them dribble onto my cheeks. God I missed Emma. I felt as though part f my soul had died when she left and told me to burn in hell. Even through all the years apart, I missed her so much.
I was snatched out of my reverie by the ringing phone. I climbed back down the ladder and picked up the upstairs extension.
"Hello?" I asked. There were sobs on the other end. "Hello?"
"J-jamie?" asked the voice.
"Adele?"
"Jamie, I've left Boromir."
"What? Why?"
"I found phone numbers and things in his clothes. I confronted him and he beat the shit out of me. I've taken the kids and I'm at my mothers. Please, can you come get me?"
I knew Adele's mother lived in Midgewood, just a few blocks from Julia.
"Sure. But you have to tell me the entire story."
"Yeah. I will. He's been acting really strange lately. He's had to go on several 'conferences' for work, lately. He says he's been going to Rohan to close a deal, but he's been heading in the direction toward Laketown."
"Oh no...don't worry, Adele, I'm coming."
"Thank you Jamie. You are a true friend." I hung up and sat down on the floor to think about this. I remembered the call that Emma had given me when the boys were here. I hadn't wanted to believe her. Boromir was always so nice and polite when he came here, either alone or with Adele and the kids. But now, I really would believe her. Adele never lied. I ran downstairs, hopped on my horse, Winsome, and galloped to Midgewood.
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: This is what? Our third story? And you still haven't figured that we own only our characters? What, are you nuts?
Summary: Just writing as we go along.
+~+~+~+~+
Kane and I were playing 'Go Fish' in the lounge when Lucas came upstairs. He saw us sitting there and said:
"You two, come with me."
I was surprised. I'd never been down in the hideout and it had been a while since Kane had been there. But we got up and followed Lucas downstairs, abandoning our game. Lucas led us into a huge room. He held both our hands, as if we were little kids. To be honest, I didn't mind. Not one bit.
Benny, Blaze, and Forrest, as well as Damon were there. I wondered what was going on. Then I saw them. The two men that attacked us. I gasped and backed up, frightened.
"Ria, it's okay. They won't hurt you." Said Benny, calming me down. "Both Randal and Gimli are here to help us."
I stood there, stunned. Randal came forward and stuck out his hand.
"Hi, Ria." I nodded and shook his hand. He looked at the scar on the side of my head, and let out a low whistle. "Sorry about that. I was under orders when I did it. Friends now?"
I nodded again, still a little to scared to speak. Randal smiled. And that's when I realized he had a diamond stuck in one tooth!
"Wow!" I said and Randal grinned.
"Checking out the jewel, huh?"
"Yeah, where'd you get it?"
At that point, everyone in the room laughed. Even Kane, whom Gimli had befriended.
After a while, when the tension had ceased, Randal was telling Kane and me a joke.
"There was this old man and he heard a noise outside. So he grabs his dagger and goes out on the back patio to check it out. 'Who's out there?' he calls. The guy answers: 'I need a push!' It's pouring with rain and the old man gets a little ticked off. 'Like hell I'm going out there to give you a push!' And he goes back inside, where his missus gives him a right talking to about the time they got bogged and a kind stranger gave them a push. So the man goes back outside. 'You still out there?' he asks. 'Yeah.' Comes the reply. 'Where are you?' says the old man. 'Out here on the swing.'"
Kane and I were practically rolling on the floor laughing. When we finally calmed down, I looked at Randy.
"What would you do if you swallowed it?"
"What?" Randy asked.
"What would you do if you swallowed the diamond in your tooth?"
Randy thought for a moment and then grinned.
"I'd be searching through my crap for days, mate."
We all began to laugh again.
(Jamie's POV)
About two or three days after I got the call from the police, I was feeling lonely. Debbie was out with Stacey and Tracey and Frodo had been called out with Merry, Pippin and Sam on some building job. I did what I usually did when I was lonely. I went up to the attic.
Now, you might think the attic as a dusty, dank place. But to me, it's my hidey-hole. I climbed the ladder and into the medium sized room. I walked over to the chest in the corner and opened it. Inside was all the memorabilia from high school and Emma and my friendship. Photos, letters, music we both loved, my diary, and few other things. I felt the tears well up inside my eyes and I felt them dribble onto my cheeks. God I missed Emma. I felt as though part f my soul had died when she left and told me to burn in hell. Even through all the years apart, I missed her so much.
I was snatched out of my reverie by the ringing phone. I climbed back down the ladder and picked up the upstairs extension.
"Hello?" I asked. There were sobs on the other end. "Hello?"
"J-jamie?" asked the voice.
"Adele?"
"Jamie, I've left Boromir."
"What? Why?"
"I found phone numbers and things in his clothes. I confronted him and he beat the shit out of me. I've taken the kids and I'm at my mothers. Please, can you come get me?"
I knew Adele's mother lived in Midgewood, just a few blocks from Julia.
"Sure. But you have to tell me the entire story."
"Yeah. I will. He's been acting really strange lately. He's had to go on several 'conferences' for work, lately. He says he's been going to Rohan to close a deal, but he's been heading in the direction toward Laketown."
"Oh no...don't worry, Adele, I'm coming."
"Thank you Jamie. You are a true friend." I hung up and sat down on the floor to think about this. I remembered the call that Emma had given me when the boys were here. I hadn't wanted to believe her. Boromir was always so nice and polite when he came here, either alone or with Adele and the kids. But now, I really would believe her. Adele never lied. I ran downstairs, hopped on my horse, Winsome, and galloped to Midgewood.