A/N: So the title of this chapter is from the song "Hello, Goodbye" but it's reversed and you'll see why later. You kids are lucky cuz I started typing this chapter and I just couldn't stop which is why I updated so quickly this time around. So enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or its characters. But two nights ago I found out I now have a roommate for my new dorm. So I guess I own a new roommate. damn...

One of the hardest things someone has to do in their life is say hello and goodbye. The hello can be hard because you can either be saying hello to a person you've never met or someone you haven't seen in such a long time that you might not even be sure it's the same person. Goodbye can mean the end of something. It can be the ending of a friendship, a relationship, or the ending of a chapter in your life as you begin another. Today and tomorrow are days of goodbyes and hellos.

Beth is the first one of us to leave because it takes her longer to get her stuff set up in Miami. Once again we're all at the airport like we have been so many times this past year. Beth's family, my family, Ellie, Marco, and Paige are all here. Beth is hugging her family and as usual her mother is crying. I think no matter how many times she leaves her mom is always going to cry. I hear Beth telling her brother to make sure to take care of their parents while she's gone. After she says goodbye to her parents she moves on to the friends. Of course Marco is telling her that he'll be down there to visit to get the latest fashion trends, Paige tells Beth that she should hook her up with a Forever 21 discount, and Ellie just hugs her says to stay safe. Now it's my family's turn. Beth hugs Alex first telling her to make sure to visit more than once this time around. Both my parents hug her telling her if she needs anything then to just call them and they'll call some people they know that live in Miami. Beth kisses Matisse on the cheek and tells him to be a good baby. Now it's my turn.

Beth approaches me with a smile on her face and love in her eyes.

"Ya know this time last year I believe we were both crying," she says.

"Yeah I think it was that time of the month for me, so I was a little emotional," I tell her.

Beth playfully pushes me. "Jerk," she says.

I grab Beth by her waist and bring her close to me. I push a strand of hair that was in her face behind her ear. I kiss Beth and she's kissing me back, a kiss so full of love that even Cupid would be jealous. I pull away first because I know that if we didn't stop soon she'd miss her flight.

"I love you," I tell her sincerely.

"I love you too," she says with a smile on her face.

"We're going to make it this year right?" I ask slightly afraid of a repeat of last year.

Beth kisses me, calming down my nerves. "I never want to go through what we went through last year ever again. You're the one for me Jordan Johnson and I know I'm the one for you."

I smile. "Yes you are which is why I got you this."

I pull a ring box out of my pocket and open it. I take the gold Claddagh ring out of the box. Beth looks so surprised but I hope it's a good happy surprise.

"I got this about a month ago," I tell her. "I know that this is a traditional Irish wedding ring but I'm hoping that you'll wear it as a promise ring." I slid the ring on Beth's right hand ring finger with the heart turned inwards. "I promise that one day, Bethany Perez, I'm going to propose to you and hopefully when that day comes you'll say 'yes'."

Beth's eyes are shining which means I know she's on the verge of tears. Beth slides the ring off her finger. Oh no… Wait, she's sliding the ring on her left ring finger with the heart facing outwards. She's smiling at me and I'm smiling back.

"The day you officially ask me to marry you I will say 'yes'," she says. "That's my promise to you."

I kiss Beth one final time. I see a tear falling down her face and I wipe it away with my thumb.

"I told you I'll always be here to wipe away your tears," I tell her sincerely.

"I love you."

"I love you too. I'll see you soon."

Beth gathers her bags and walks to security. She turns around and waves to all of us. We're all waving back. I walk over to the rest of the gang.

"So what was that?" Marco asks. Gay men are so nosey.

"I gave her a promise," I tell them.

"What was the promise hon?" Paige asks.

I turn to look at all of them. "I promised her that one day I'm going to ask her to marry me and she promised me that when I do she's going to say 'yes'."

"So you two are pretty much engaged?" Marco asks.

I shake my head. "No we're not engaged, we're just…promised." I smile.

Later That Day:
I find walking by myself soothing sometimes. I can get my thoughts together and just think without anyone interrupting me. I like to walk through the park that's near my house. It's a nice pretty park. Children play here, people make friends here, some people even fall in love here, and some people find themselves here. A park is full of wonder, magic, and beauty. I find my favorite hill and sit on it.

There's nothing like a Florida sunset and that goes the same for Canada. Canada has this different feel than the U.S. will ever have. I feel calmer here although my life has been full of drama, suspense, tension, and excitement since I've moved here but still, Canada just has this sense of peace within its nation that the U.S. doesn't. I take a deep breath of Canadian air and breathe it back out.

Someone's standing behind me right now. I don't need to turn around nor do I need to look when said person sits down beside me. I already know it's Alex.

"Do you always come here at the end of the summer when you're aboot to leave?" she asks.

"Usually," I tell her. "I like to see one last Canadian sunset before I leave to go back to the states."

"Are you excited to go back?"

"It's a bittersweet moment," I tell her honestly. "I'm ready to get back to school and continue my education. I'm ready for the Florida sun and I'm ready to see some of my friends. I'm sad though because once again I'm hundreds of miles away from the girl I love. I'm sad that I'm not going to see our little brother grow up little by little every day. But I'm ready to go back." I turn and look at Alex. "Are you ready?"

Alex is nodding her head. "I feel like I'm finally starting a new chapter in my life, the chapter that the rest of you started last year. I'm ready to finally be near my girlfriend and to see her every day."

I place a hand on Alex's shoulder. "If this is a new chapter for you then you have to end the previous chapter. You have to say goodbye to it."

Alex raises an eyebrow. "Alright, now you've lost me with this whole metaphorical stuff."

"You said you're ready to start a new chapter in your life then you have to finish the old one. You have to do something you didn't do the first time you left Canada. You have to end the previous chapter."

Alex still seems confused. I sigh; I always have to explain everything to her.

"You have to say goodbye to Paige," I tell her simply.

"I'll say goodbye to her at the airport along with the others," Alex says.

I'm shaking my head, disagreeing with her. "But Paige isn't like the others. You didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her the first time around. There still all these things that you two need to say to each other. You need to say goodbye to the previous chapter Alex."

I stand up and I'm holding out my hand for Alex to take. Alex takes my hand and I help her up. We're walking down the hill as we're approaching the playground part of the park. I see Paige sitting on a bench.

"Jordan, is that Paige?" Alex asks surprised.

I look at Alex and nod my head. "I invited her here so you two can have the goodbye you should have had," I tell her.

Alex is just looking at me, not sure what to say. I turn back and see that Paige has noticed us. Paige stands up from the bench.

"I'll be at the swings," I tell Alex. "Go talk to her."

I'm walking to the swings as Alex walks over to Paige. I'm close enough that I can see but I can't hear. At least they're talking and since I'm not hearing anything I'm going to say there's no yelling going on which means that everything must be going well.

I look up at the sky and see some stars starting to appear and shine. People wish upon stars, I was never a fan of wishing upon a star because you'd never know if someone was wishing on the same star. I was always more of a fountain girl myself. Any time I would pass a fountain I'd always toss a penny in and make a wish. Right now I can't recall most of the wishes I made but I do remember wishing countless of times to be happy. I feel like that wish has been granted and now all I wish for is for my friends and family to be happy. If starting a new chapter in her life is what Alex needs to do to be happy then I will help her every since step of the way but not before she ends the old chapter.

I notice Alex and Paige both stand up. Their talking must be done now. Aw, they're hugging. They pull apart and now Paige is walking away, probably to her car so she can go home. I'm walking toward Alex.

"So?" I ask.

Alex wipes something from her face. I'm going to assume it was a tear. She looks at me.

"I'm ready to start writing a new chapter," she tells me.

I nod my head. "Well alrighty then."

Next Day:
I wonder how many times an average teenager has been in an airport. I feel like not only have I been in too many airports too many times but I also feel like all this flying is doing some hidden damage to my body. I probably sound like a crazy paranoid person right now, I probably sound like Alex.

It's time for Alex and me to leave once again for school. Everyone is here, our parents, Matisse (not like he had a choice), Ellie, Marco, Paige, and even Jay. It's weird because I don't think I've seen Jay since January. I mean I heard he hooked up with Manny Santos at some point, was even engaged to her with I thought was super weird and then they broke up which made actual sense to me but I haven't seen much of him. We're right outside of security and it's almost time for us to go which means we have to say goodbye.

The worst part of saying goodbye is my mother. I love this woman, I do, but something is seriously wrong with her. You'd think this is the first time Alex and I are leaving home. I don't understand how this woman can cry every time we leave, especially over me.

"Mom, please stop crying," I plead.

"My babies are leaving," she cries.

"Dad is holding your baby right beside you!"

Alex is shaking her head at me. "You know it's no hope Jordan. She's not going to stop crying until tomorrow."

Alex and I both hug her and tell her we're going to be ok. Brian hands Matisse to Mom hoping that'll calm her down some. Brian and I hug first and then he hugs Alex.

"No UFC fighting this time ladies," he warns us.

"Yes sir," Alex and I say together.

I take Matisse from Mom. "Ok buddy, it's your job to watch over the 'rents while we're gone," I tell him. "Can you handle that?"

Matisse is just looking at me with drool coming out his mouth. Well at two months that's all I can really expect. I kiss his chubby baby cheek and then hand him over to Alex.

"Bye bye buddy," Alex says in her weird baby voice. She tickles Matisse's stomach. "You be a good baby," she tells him while he giggles. Alex hands Matisse back to Brian.

Now it's time to say 'goodbye' to the homies. I go down the row hugging Marco and Ellie first. Ew, I just hugged Jay. I might need a bath now. I reach Paige last.

"As always Paige I think I'm going to miss you the most," I tell her.

Paige places a hand over her heart. "Hon, I'm flattered," she says.

I roll my eyes and pull her into a hug. "Stay strong," I tell her.

"Don't worry I will." We pull apart. "I might even be coming to the states soon."

I raise an eyebrow. "Really?"

She's nodding her head. "I'm thinking about maybe trying my hand at Hollywood."

"Wow Paige I'm impressed. Well like I said before, sometimes you have to jump to fly."

We hug one last time. I go over to my bags and pick them off the floor. I turn and see Alex and Paige hugging. I think no matter what Paige will be in future chapters of Alex's life. Alex says her last goodbye to everyone and walks over to me.

"Are you ready?" she asks.

I look back at everyone. "Goodbye Canada," I whisper.

LATER:
Ugh flying hurts. It hurts your legs, it hurts your arms, and most of all it hurts your ass. Flying just hurts and it's a pain in the ass.

"Why don't we ever fly first class?" Alex asks as we're getting off the plane. "I mean first class looks really nice and it's not like our parents don't have the money for it."

"Alex let me tell you how this rich family works. Yes we have the money for many things but the Johnsons don't really like to flaunt their money. Like the car I have is a used car and I had to pay for half of it."

"You had to pay half for your used car?"

"Yep. The only reason you got a new car was because it was your birthday and your "yay for getting into FSU" present. Mom and Dad didn't want me to be spoiled so they taught me that just because they're rich doesn't mean I'm rich."

"All I'm saying is that first class would be nice every now and then."

"Ok then you talk to Mom and Dad about that when we call them."

We're walking toward the baggage claim to grab the rest of our other two suitcases. Good thing we left some clothes at the grandparents' house or we'd be carrying a lot of luggage.

"Lexi!" I hear a person call out.

Alex and I both turn our heads in the direction we heard the voice coming from. Of course the voice belongs to Sage. A grin appears on Alex's face. Alex walks quickly to Sage and now they're hugging. Ew, now they're kissing. I guess Sage will also be in future chapters of Alex's life.

I sigh. "Hello Florida."

A/N: just so y'all know from this point on we're going to be doing some MAJOR time jumps. mhm =)