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.

A/N: Sadly, guys, this will be my last chappie for about two weeks. But, maybe if you ask Silver Real nice, she might just write my chapters, okay? Stay cool, guys! Keep reviewing us!

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(Jamie's POV)

Damon and Benny let us out that night, and it was late, so I knew that Debbie would look after Adele and the kids. Frodo and I booked into an inn on the other side of town. The Serendipity Inn.

We had just got into bed, when we heard at lease two or three horses go by and a very fast pace. I wondered who could be going anywhere in such a hurry. Then I heard it. It was a piercing scream, cut short by no doubt a blow to the head.

"MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" It came, loud and clear in the night. I sat right up in bed. Frodo with me. We were both white. We looked at each other.

"Ria!" We said at the same time. We got dressed gain and dashed out, back to the Silver Stallion.

(Ria's POV)

When the men grabbed me, I stayed quiet. He told us not to scream anyway. Kane and I had been in Galia's room, with Vince, Chrystal and Galia and we had been playing 'Space Jump' when we heard voices down stairs. I stood on the landing and looked down, out of sight. I saw my mum and dad being led into the Hideout. I knew it was something important, so I stayed quiet. I heard mum say that she and dad were going to stay somewhere that night. The Serendipity or somewhere. I knew where that was.

Anyway, when Kane woke me up and told me to come outside and those bad guys caught us, I played along with them. Kane got knocked out. He screamed - well, tried to. We were dragged to these huge horses and galloped off. When we passed so fast by the Serendipity Inn, I screamed 'Mummy' with fright and anxiousness, hoping it was the right Inn. Everything went black and couldn't remember anymore.

(Jamie's POV again)

Frodo and I ran to the Silver Stallion and banged on the door. It took all but three minutes for Lucas to come to the door. When he saw us, he scowled but opened the door.

"What now?" he asked.

"Where are Kane and Ria?" I asked frantically.

"Upstairs in bed, where they should be. Why?"

"Please, Lucas, check anyway."

"Fine, if it'll make you feel better."

So we all went upstairs. We quietly opened the door to Kane's room. Vince was there, sleeping peacefully...but Kane's bed was empty. We looked in Galia's room. And found the same thing. Damon and Emma came racing out to the hall.

"What's going on?" asked Emma, eyeing me, not with hate or dislike...but with a look as though she didn't want to know me.

"Ria and Kane are gone!" Lucas said, worriedly. He turned to me. "How'd you know Jamie?"

"Frodo and I were just going to bed and we heard hooves going very fast," I said, choking back sobs. "I heard a voice scream 'Mummy' and that voice sounded like Ria. I panicked and we both came here."

"Oh shit." Said Damon. "Come on! We're going to get Randy and Gimli and we are going to find our kids!!!"

The men went downstairs. Emma was left on the landing, with me. She turned to me.

"Jamie...I...thank you. You've always had a keen sense of warning."

"Emma, don't worry about it. All mothers have it."

"I don't..."

"You have it somewhere. It just hasn't showed up yet. Hey, you know, I remembered something that we promised Billee a long time ago."

"What was that?"

"He said '"I've been thinking a lot about this, but when us four finally leave here, we are all going to be in different places. Jamie and Frodo will be in Hobbiton, Emma and Boromir will probably end up in Gondor and me, Legolas and Colan will most likely be in Mirkwood or Rivendell. What I'm trying to say is, you are my best friends so whatever happens, lets not lose touch'. We went against our promise. We lost touch. I feel really bad for letting that happen. And I just wanted to say I'm sorry."

Emma looked at me with a ghost of a smile. "Well," she said. "I'm sorry too. But that doesn't mean we will be the friends we were before. But maybe, can be some sort of friends. Deal?" She held out her hand.

"Deal." I said and we shook. My only hope now was finding our children safe and in one piece.