Chapter Fifteen: Graduation
Things were more or less normal after that. Whatever was happening between Dave and Karkat was still happening; John decided it wasn't his business. Jane pretty much aced all her classes, and before anyone really knew what was happening, graduation arrived. Jane looked beyond elegant in the white cap and gown, and her dad was buzzing around taking pictures. At some point in the afternoon, the front door was just about busted down, Roxy excitedly letting herself in, toting Calliope behind her.
"Jane Crocker, I am so proud!" Roxy squealed.
"Roxy, Callie!" Jane beamed, rushing over to them. The girls immediately got into a three-way hug, and Jane couldn't help but notice the crop of platinum-blonde hair on Calliope's head. "Callie, your hair's growing back! It looks great!"
Callie blushed a bit. "Oh! Yes! Well, I am officially in remission," she said, smiling softly.
"That's amazing!"
"Alright, girls, let's go," Jane's dad chided. John grabbed his phone off the counter before they left; he wanted to make sure to get plenty of pictures for himself.
They met up with Dave, Rose and her mother, and Jade and her grandparents when they got to Skaia High. Dave was uncharacteristically emotive, smiling and cheering for his brother and Jake and Jane, as well as Meulin Leijon (a name John himself didn't recognize) and Kankri Vantas. John chuckled to himself, shaking his head as the ceremony ended. Sophomore year was going to be different—as if Freshman year hadn't been different enough—but things were looking good.