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*RotG* BURGESS ACADEMY Chapter 14

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN: GRADUATION DAY

"We're graduating!" Mari yelled as she flew to her classroom

All her classmates were inside and preparing themselves. They all wore togas with different designs and colors symbolizing their powers as well as their individuality.

"Mari! We're really graduating!" Alexa added, "I don't know about you guys, but I don't know what I'll do without all of you!"

"Aw, Lexie, don't be sad. We'll plan a reunion in a year or so." Sophia said

"Yeah, that and you'll ruin your make up once more because of crying." Alexander stated while the whole class laughed at this


"Hey, Tooth, so here I am, this is probably the last time I'll be here though. Why? Well, it's graduation day." Jack said

He had on a white long sleeved polo, a black necktie, black formal pants and black leather shoes. In his arms were his light blue toga decorated with various white snowflakes.

"I guess this really is goodbye." Jack frowned, "Anyway, I do hope I'll see you again, even if it's a last chance, think we could see each other this weekend?" Jack waited, "Yeah, I guessed so. Anyway, the others are probably looking for me. It was nice while it lasted, Tooth."

Jack stood up and flew over to the opened window in their classroom.

"Well, what do you know, mister salutatorian would come after all." Bunny said, a light smirk on his face

"Why wouldn't I come in the day where I actually beat Scarlett on something without anybody's help?" Jack chuckled

"Alright now, salutatorian, after Yolly you go." Sheila said, patting Jack's back

Jack lined up behind Yolly at the door.

"Ready?" North asked

"Yes, sir North." the class responded

Yolly marched out of the room followed by Jack, then by the rest of their classmates in alphabetical order. They walked to the school's auditorium and saw that the other students were already there, all of them wearing the same kind of toga per type of power. They sat down on the first row, behind them sat the class a mermaids.

"Not bad, Frost." Scarlett said, "Is Queen Ana coming?"

"I have no clue." Jack shook his head no


Step... Step... Step...

I stood in front of the same institution I have entered four years ago but now with a different purpose. Before, it was to get away from responsibility, to feel a sense of freedom, to find someone to share my freedom with, but now, it was nothing but responsibility, it was everything but freedom, and it was anything except finding someone to share my freedom with.

But it was the only thing that I would want right now.


"I introduce to you, the graduates of the class of one of a kinds. Yolly Michaelis Sparks, class valedictorian and Jackson Overland Frost, class salutatorian."

Both boys gave a bow to the applauding crowd.

"That's our boys!" Alexa yelled gleefully

Jack and Yolly looked at each other with amused grins.


"Here is the class salutatorian, Jackson Frost, to give you a farewell address."

A round of applause was heard from the crowd as Jack went up the stage and onto the podium.

"Well, what a dazzling crowd we have tonight." Jack started, "Just look at all your smiling faces, the excitement has surely gotten the best of us. Well who wouldn't be? After eight hard years in this institution, we had all grown up from being mere fifteen year olds who are still confused of our own powers and identities to mature twenty-two year old adults who are ready for whatever life throws at us. During my first to third year here, I was one useless student, one who everybody despises, one who's always in trouble, one who's always the prankster, the one who's always the freak, the weird, the nothing special, but then I turned eighteen the next winter and met a girl in spring. Just as every immature boy should and would be, I never expected that a girl, a mere female in this world, would make me change so much. But if it weren't for her, the class wouldn't have had gained the batch valedictorian, the class wouldn't have stood up for itself, the class wouldn't have learned what we were supposed to do and the class wouldn't have agreed on one thing. Our class is actually, and I quote, 'one with many arguments because we don't see eye to eye', and I am proud to say, that a certain mermaid fairy queen of the ocean had entered all of our hearts and made its way to the top. I know that all of us students had strived for perfection and for a high achievement, and to that, I say, kudos to us all. Congratulations for eight whole years spent to studying, well done to our eight years of friendship, and felicitations to the brighter future we are going to have."

Another loud clap came from the people in the auditorium.


The graduation ceremony had ended and all the graduates, parents and other guests proceeded outside of the auditorium and to the halls.

"That was a great speech, Frost." Scarlett said, walking towards the boy

"Nice words, Jackie boy." Sam said and proceeded to his other peers

"I didn't know you could be that smart," Sheila chuckled, "Anyway, congrats Jack."

"Jack," a soft whispered of a girl's went unnoticed by the boy getting all of the attention

"Toothiana?" Mari asked and the girl turned around, "Tooth! It's you! It really is you!"

Suddenly, all of her other classmates were around her and were asking where she had been the past few years.

Meanwhile, she looked towards Jack with a wide smile and saw a girl a little younger than her hug Jack tightly.

And he seemed to be enjoying the hug? Tooth thought to himself

When the girl pulled away and left him, Tooth excused herself from her former classmates.

"I'll be back guys." She said and walked over to Jack whose back was facing her

Step... Step... Step...

"Well someone's gotten himself pretty well known."

Jack turned around and a wide smile had appeared on his face as he saw the female standing in front of him, clad in a white dress, with her hair now straightened and with a face now much more matured.

"Who was that? Your girlfriend?" Tooth asked, no hint of jealousy in her voice

"Oh her? No, she's my cousin." He replied, relieving the girl

Jack accidentally took a look at Tooth's left hand and saw a ring in her ring finger.

"You're engaged?" Jack asked

Tooth looked at her finger, "Oh no, the ring just doesn't fit in any other finger, so, yeah."

"So we're both not tied up yet?" Jack asked, hope filling him up

"Yes, but a thing still goes as a boundary. You can't live underwater." Tooth deadpanned

"Is that seriously a base for something?" Jack asked weakly

"How much do you like me again?" Tooth asked

"I don't. I love you," he spread out his arms wide, "this much. And this is how much I badly need you."

Tooth walked into his opened arms and he wrapped his arms around her.

"We could still be friends, but only in memory. This is my last chance of going up on land. I've come of age, Jack. Ruling officially starts now." Tooth muttered against his snowflake infested toga, "I hope you understand."

"So for what purpose are you up here now?" Jack whispered

"To see the guy that I want to marry, graduate." She whispered back," And to say goodbye properly."

"It's goodbye for real?"

"It is for real." She pulled out of the hug, "Bye everyone. Good luck to your futures, mine's going to happen now."

Everyone gave Tooth a bear hug and when the last one was finished, Tooth just stared at Jack.

"You don't know how much I want the future I see in your eyes to happen." Tooth whispered and exited the building


It went like

Step... Step... Step...

It started with a little bicker and ended with a bittersweet goodbye.

But inside the school hung a huge poster of the one and only photo the two had together. Inside their classroom hung the picture of Toothiana and Jackson, the people who seemed like legends.

But they weren't. They were nothing special. They were nothing less than the class of one of a kinds. They were freaks. But they sure were born big shots.

And what a great pair of big shots they were.

Who knew two people of different worlds could collide and match so perfectly together. Nobody knew but they were more than perfect. They served as an inspiration to each other to give each a reason and will to go and live another day even when they weren't by each other's sides.

Yes, what a great pair of big shots they were.

You know, in reality, this chapter was the planned ending. Well, actually, in the chapter count, it was supposed to be sixteen but because I was kind of rushed and was rushing to get this done and Happily Forever and Ever after started, I had to cut it here. But, my sister and my cousin demanded an actual final chapter, then BOOM! The final chapter's in three days.

(c) Dreamworks and William Joyce

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