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"I can't believe it!" Phoebe said as we were all over at her house. She was jumping up and down the bed, excited. "I get to go to the sixth grade, I get to go to the sixth grade!"
"Easy there, girl!" Nadine said as she pushed her down. "We know you're excited, heck, we are too... but this is a big leap!"
"I know!" Phoebe laughed.
"Oh, congratulations, Phoebe!" Lila smiled. "This has to be big..."
"Well, it's only a trial run for a while. If I like it, I'll take the opportunity." Phoebe smiled. "Who knows? Maybe if I can keep up with the work, I can probably get an early college education."
"Rhonda, you've been feeling quiet. You're excited, aren't you?" Nadine smiled towards me.
"No."
Lila, Phoebe and Nadine stopped as they turned to me. "What?"
"To be honest, no, I'm not excited! Phoebe, you are going to be with strangers! People you do not know! You've been with us since the beginning! If you move to sixth grade... I... I don't know what I'll do! I don't want you to go!" I begged.
Phoebe groaned. "Oh God, it came to this..."
Phoebe then went over and sat down next to me. "Look... Rhonda... I know life can throw the occasional curve-ball... but don't worry about me. We're still going to see each other after school, it's not like I'm going to die! Really, I'll be fine. Besides, we have a couple of sixth grader friends there! Connie? Maria? Big Patty?" She giggled. "I'll be fine, Rhonda."
"I know... it's just... it's no fun without you to talk to." I said as I looked in her eyes. "You're my first friend."
"Ahem." Nadine glared at me.
"I mean, besides Nadine. I just don't want you to be hurt." I said.
Phoebe gave a giggle. "Relax, Rhonda. If I don't like the sixth grade after the trial run, I'll be back with you girls! And whether I do go or not, it's my choice. I don't want to be influenced by outside help..."
"Come on, Rhonda. Have a little faith in our blue wearing friend." Nadine smiled.
"Whether she goes or not... it's all in her hands." Lila said, putting her hands on Phoebe's shoulders.
I looked between all of my friends and smiled. "You know what, girls. You're right. I'll be mature about this. Phoebe, I support your decision!"
Phoebe smiled. "I'm glad you're finally seeing the light. By tomorrow morning, we'll all be dignified, mature girls!"
"Seriously, Rhonda, let go of my leg! This is NOT being dignified OR mature!" Phoebe glared at me as I was clinging on to her leg as she was trying to walk to the steps, I was being dragged alongside her.
"Please don't go!" I cried. "You'll be mauled!"
Phoebe sighed. "Nadine, Lila, if you could?"
Nadine sighed as she came over and pried me off as Lila took my hands and held them up as Lila smiled. "You have a good day in sixth grade, okay?"
"I will!" Phoebe smiled as she walked inside.
"Don't forget to write!" I called.
"Rhonda, she's only going to be in sixth grade, we'll see her again at the end of the day!" Nadine groaned. "Seriously, Rhonda, you need to be more mature about this."
I took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm sorry. You're right. I'm calm now."
"Rhonda, you're hugging me really tight. I'm a little uncomfortable." Lila said in my ear.
"Huh?" I blinked as I noticed I was indeed, hugging Lila tightly. "Oh, sorry..."
I let go of Lila as I brushed myself a bit.
Nadine shook her head. "Come on, Rhonda, let's get to class..."
"Okay, class, we are going to study the history behind the Revolutionary War." Olga smiled at us as we were doing our history reports.
I took a deep breath as I began to write down some notes... but every time I started writing, I couldn't help but think about Phoebe... her cute eyes when me and Nadine first met her, her helpful advice, the laughs we shared... oh God, my baby! I just hope she's okay! I miss her! If only I can just...
"Rhonda?"
"Huh?" I blinked as I now realized I was hugging Olga by the waist in the classroom, sitting down as she came to the classroom as everybody (except Arnold, Nadine and Lila) was laughing at me.
"Do- do we need to talk?" Olga asked, concerned.
"Uh..." I blushed in embarrassment. "N-no, Ms. Pataki."
Olga looked down to me as she whispered to me, "Thanks for the hug, I appreciate it, but if you want to hug me... wait until we're somewhere private, okay?"
Olga then looked up. "Settle down, class!"
I had to take a deep breath as I kept focus on my schoolwork.
Later on, at recess, I sighed as I sat down, where Phoebe used to sit. "Phoebe, when she didn't feel like playing... usually loved to sit here..."
"Seriously, Rhonda, Phoebe is not gone! She is in the sixth grade! She will be fine!" Nadine groaned.
"I just can't help it! I miss her and..." I started to cry. "My baby!"
"Your what?" Lila and Nadine blinked.
"Uh, nothing!" I said, blushing a bit. "Look, I miss Phoebe! I wish she was here right now, talking with us!"
"Look, don't worry about Phoebe." Lila smiled. "Just try and focus on something else."
I nodded as I closed my eyes. I just needed to concentrate. What to concentrate on... Arnold! I'll concentrate on Arnold. His nice blond hair... his personality... his cute laugh... his friendly nature... almost like... Phoebe has... OH GOD, MY BABY! What if she's eaten alive? What if someone abuses her? What if-
"Rhonda?"
"Huh?" I blinked as I noticed I was hugging Arnold fully as Nadine and Lila were groaning, sitting down.
"Do- do we need to talk?" Arnold asked, blushing a bit.
"Uh..." I let go of Arnold, blushing. "N-no..."
"Nadine and Lila just told me about Phoebe going to sixth grade." Arnold said.
I immediately burst into tears as Arnold blinked. "What? What did I say wrong?"
"Oh, it's okay, Arnold." I heard Nadine say. "I think Rhonda's just going through her period."
"Oh!" Arnold blushed. "I- I won't disturb her then... unless she... wants me to stay?"
"I think it may be better if you didn't stay." Lila sighed.
"Oh... okay. Well, tell her I'll be here if she needs me." Arnold said as he started to leave.
Lila sighed as she turned to me. "Couldn't keep your mind off Phoebe for less than three seconds, hm?"
"MY BAB- MY FRIEND!" I cried again.
"Oh boy..." Nadine sighed as she looked up. "Oh! Hey, Patty! Over here!"
A couple moments later, Big Patty came over as she said, "You better have a good reason for calling me."
"We need a favor. You're in sixth grade, right?" Nadine asked.
"Held back, yes. But I am in a different recess than the other ones." Big Patty said.
"Well... our other friend, Phoebe, moved up to the sixth grade, though which class, we're not sure. Could you take a look and see if she's handling things all right? Rhonda can't stop thinking about her." Nadine explained.
"Sure, I'll pop by and see if she's handling things all right." Big Patty nodded as she left.
"Thanks, Big Patty!" Nadine smiled as she turned to me.
"See, Rhonda? Big Patty will check up on her." Lila smiled.
"I-I hope so. I just hope she's not hurt!" I shook nervously.
A little later, at lunch, as me, Nadine and Lila sat down, I looked over and saw Big Patty joining us. I quickly said, "How is she? Is she okay? Who hurt her? I'll tell the principal!"
"First of all, you can relax." Big Patty frowned. "Phoebe's fine. In fact, she's in Mr. Frank's classroom. And quite frankly, Mr. Frank is... not really enthusiastic with his job, but he does it anyway. She's with two girls named Connie and Maria."
"Okay, okay... that's fine, that's fine..." I took a deep breath.
"Weirdly enough, Connie and Maria were with two other sixth graders named Cookie and Simone, they're bad sixth graders who use smart people to their advantage." Big Patty explained.
"MY BABY!" I said in panic.
"Your what?" Big Patty said in surprise.
"Nothing!" I took a deep breath. "She's hurt! I knew it!"
"Will you let me finish?" Big Patty sighed. "They were with those two, but they're NOT with them NOW! Apparently, when Phoebe arrived in the classroom, Connie and Maria recognized her from you guys, but their other friends Cookie and Simone, only saw Phoebe as a way to get lazy and steal money from her and do their own homework. Connie didn't take that lying down, I can tell you."
"So... Connie and Maria got Phoebe away from those two ex-friends of theirs?" Nadine asked.
"They sure did... so, she's fine. Connie and Maria are keeping an eye on her, helping her as best as they can." Big Patty smiled... then paused. "By the way, Rhonda, any particular reason WHY they keep calling your blue-wearing friend 'Elsa'?"
"It's... it's a long story..." I sighed as I looked down.
"It's not that uncommon, actually." Nadine sighed. "They call Rhonda 'Anna', and they call me 'Olaf'... for some reason. I know Rhonda and Phoebe made up the names as an excuse, again, it's a long story... but I don't know where they got the name 'Olaf'."
I decided to not listen to the rest as I sighed... I'm relaxed... I know Phoebe's safe amongst Connie and Maria... they can keep her safe... but what if they left her for one moment? What if something else got her? OH GOD, MY BABY! I can't handle it! She won't be okay, she-
"Rhonda?"
"Huh?" I blinked as I now noticed I was hugging Big Patty with Nadine and Lila just watching me.
"Do- do we need to talk about this?"
"Uh..." I let go of Big Patty and blushed in embarrassment. "N-no..."
"What is with you, Rhonda?" Lila sighed. "You've been acting like this all day!"
Big Patty took a deep breath and sighed. "I think she's suffering from empty nest syndrome."
"Empty nest syndrome?" Nadine asked in bewilderment.
"Yeah." Big Patty said. "It's when someone leaves to do something for who knows how long, and the person they leave starts to get affected by it. Usually a kid going off to college and a mother suffering through it..."
"But wait, Rhonda's not a mother." Lila blinked. "How does this work?"
"She's suffering symptoms SIMILAR to empty nest syndrome. She just misses her friend, that's all." Big Patty smiled.
"Oh..." Nadine said in surprise. "I see..."
"Rhonda, is that why you've been hugging people all day?" Lila asked.
I sighed. "Yes... I can't stand missing my friend..."
"Rhonda... we're all your friends, Phoebe included." Nadine explained. "It's just, Phoebe wants to do something fun for once... get a good experience, let her decide for herself. We're still going to hang out with each other... it's just going to be... different... but we can adjust to it. Besides, Phoebe's a big girl now."
"Yes, Rhonda, I'm ever so certain she'll be able to survive." Lila smiled. "Just be supportive."
I looked up at their eyes and noticed that they really meant it. I took a deep look inside myself and sighed. "I'm sorry, girls... you're right. I'm just being an overprotective friend."
"Heh, and I thought "I" was overprotective." Nadine laughed. "Don't worry, Rhonda. Whatever choice Phoebe makes... it's her decision."
"Okay..." I smiled, looking towards my two good friends. "I will! I most definitely will!"
Pretty soon, the after school bell rang as me, Nadine and Lila already walked out of the school as we waited. Pretty soon, Phoebe went down, Connie and Maria came down.
"Girls!" Phoebe smiled as she hugged me.
"Hey, Phoebe!" I smiled as Nadine and Lila joined in the group hug. I looked up to Connie and Maria as I told them, "Thanks for keeping an eye on her."
"No problem, Anna." Connie smiled. "When we saw Elsa come in, the least we could do was give her a warm, welcome approach..."
"Though I think we may have lost Cookie and Simone in the process..." Maria sighed. "Oh well. They were not the best friends we remembered anyway. They started to grow apart from us over the last couple of years..."
"Oh, I hope that doesn't happen with us..." Lila said, looking over to me, Nadine and Phoebe.
"You have a tight friendship, Kristoff." Connie smiled.
"Kristoff?" Lila asked as she looked over at Phoebe. Phoebe just shrugged.
"I just gave up trying to give them our real names at this point." Phoebe sighed.
"Hey, don't feel bad." Connie smiled. "You may have your real names within your group, but we'll always remember you by the false names."
"Yeah, Elsa." Maria smiled. "Smile a little!"
Phoebe giggled.
"So, how was sixth grade?" I asked.
"Well, aside from Connie and Maria losing their friends, it was great!" Phoebe smiled. "The work was pretty interesting, Connie and Maria are fun to hang with, and it's nice to give my brain a challenge..."
"Wow... that sounds fun!" Nadine smiled.
"Yeah..." I sighed. "You must really like it in the sixth grade."
"I do..." Phoebe smiled... before sighing. "It certainly is a nice place... but..."
"But?" Me, Nadine and Lila looked over at her.
"To be honest... I don't really think I want to go to sixth grade just yet." Phoebe sighed. "I mean, I had fun... Connie and Maria were nice... but in the end... it just didn't feel the same without you three to talk to... don't get me wrong, Connie and Maria are good sixth grade school friends... but I think hanging with you girls more my age... just felt more right. I just couldn't leave the group!"
I smiled as I hugged Phoebe. "Welcome back, Elsa."
"It feels great to be back, Anna." Phoebe giggled.
"Kristoff? Seriously?" Lila blinked in confusion as Connie and Maria laughed.
"Hey, better than Olaf." Nadine shrugged as she laughed.
And so, me and the girls decided to have a nice sleepover as we decided to catch Phoebe up on the fourth grade homework, just in case she wanted to turn it in. All in all, we were a pact, unbreakable to the end!
There's episode one hundred and thirty! How'd you like it? And it's official... all four girls in the group are named after a Frozen character by the sixth graders! I just loved writing that, I thought it was pretty cute! Well, anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks! And don't forget to put to check out/add tropes to the TVTropes page!