Promise
By TornPrince'sSmile

Chapter one: Time to Fly Away from Home

Juliet Kolbe, age eighteen, looked down at her hands. They were entwined with her, three year, boyfriend, Jimmy Hopkins. Today was the day that they were to graduate from Bullworth along with all of their friends, excluding Gary of course. He was back in Happy Volts after trying to kill Jimmy. More or less, it was a scary time for the two of them.

Jimmy squeezed his girlfriend's hand and smiled gently towards her.

"Don't worry, you'll do great." Over the past three years Juliet had been elected for student body president and had to make a speech at their graduating class. Juliet breathed deeply.

"Nervous; that's all." Jimmy's smile widened.

"I know you'll be great." With a final good luck, a gentle kiss on the lips, Jimmy left and Juliet was called on the stage by Dr. Crabblesnitch.

"Welcome to the stage, Juliet Kolbe, student body present of the class of 2009!" Hoots and hollers were heard around the auditorium. Juliet took a deep breath and swallowed hard. As she walked onto the stage, her red graduation robe followed her.

She stepped up onto the podium.

"Well… what can I say? We made it class of 2009!" Juliet yelled into the microphone and held up her hand with rock sign. People screamed in excitement as she continued, "we made it with our friends… you girlfriends/boyfriends, and the people we met these past years with are life long friends! Congratulations class of 2009!" People screamed all together as all the teachers gathered up on stage.

"Once we read your name off please come up and grab your high school diploma." Mr. Hattrick said in the microphone as Ms. Danvers started reading off names.

"Algernon."

"Angie."

"Beatrice."

"Bif."

"Bo."

"Bryce."

"Bucky."

"Casey."

"Chad."

"Christy."

"Constantine."

"Cornelius." One by one, people went up to grab their diploma's soon the J's rolled around.

"Jimmy."

"Johnny."

"Juliet." Juliet looked up to her boyfriend, only one person in front of her. He smiled and gave her the thumbs up and yet to go grab his diploma. For a final last laugh, the nerds got out their potato guns and then the greasers got out their sling shots.

"Fire!" rang out in the auditorium. Jimmy ducked as the potatoes and rubber bands flew past him and hit Mr. Hattrick in the face, knocking him backwards.

"Hopkins!" The whole student body started laughing loudly as Mr. Hattrick stood up with a black eye and some minor injuries.

"Sorry Mr. Hattrick." Jimmy said, holding in his laugh as he grabbed his diploma. The rest of the graduation went by fast and easily.

At the end of the ceremony, Juliet switched seats with Johnny.

"You were great."

"Yeah?" Juliet whispered back, grabbing Jimmy's hands with hers.

"Of course, I don't think anyone could have done a better job." Juliet smiled and kissed his lips gingerly.

"Now, for the 'fun' part in the graduation ceremony. Please welcome your vice-president: Beatrice!" Juliet whistled and hollered as Beatrice rolled on stage. The past three years have done her good; her zits and pimples had completely vanished and she finally got her braces off. Her cold sores came back every now and again, but weren't frequent. She had been going out with Bif Taylor for about two years now, and they were quite happy.

"Hello class of 2009!" some whistles came from everyone as Beatrice continued, "Well like Crabblesnitch said, this is the fun part of graduation! First up we have a couple awards for different things." Beatrice bent down and collected a miniature trophy.

"This is for the most changed over a year, which goes to…" she opened the envelope and gasped, "me?" the crowd screamed and whistled as Beatrice's face flushed.

"Well, thank you everyone!" she grasped the trophy in her hand, "next is cutest couple… which we all know who this goes to: Juliet and Jimmy!" Jimmy grinned ear to ear, while Juliet sunk in her seat.

"Come on up here you two!" Jimmy tugged Juliet's hand and dragged her up there to collect the trophy. Beatrice, happily, handed over the picture of the two of them on prom night. Juliet was wearing an off the shoulder midnight blue dress that sparkled in the light and Jimmy was wearing a nice tux that had splotches of dirt on it. Juliet grabbed and chuckled.

"Wow, this was two years ago!" Beatrice smiled widely.

"Of course it was." The crowd started to chant: "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" Jimmy pulled Juliet over by her waist and indulged her in a hot kiss. Juliet wasn't shocked at all, but still was a wee bit surprised at the boldness. People in the crowd cat whistled and laughed slightly.

"There happy!" Juliet said to the crowd, blushing profoundly. The crowd laughed joyously.

"Moving on!" Beatrice yelled over the crowd, "Now we have to most to be successful in life!" Beatrice opened the envelope and read off the name.

"Derby Harrington!" The crowd was silent. He had not come today.

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Soon the ceremony was over and Juliet leaped into Jimmy's arms.

"Finally, this hell is over!" she screamed as she hugged Jimmy. He only laughed silently and hugged back.

"I know!" Juliet smiled and hugged him tightly.

"Finally, we can look for an apartment." Jimmy dropped his girlfriend down and grabbed her hand.

"Come on, we better go find your dad."

"What about your parents?" Jimmy laughed.

"You thought my mom would come?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, she didn't. I have you though, it makes everything better." Juliet giggled as they found her father.

"Juliet." He said.

"Father."

"Mr. Kolbe." Seth glared at Jimmy.

"I don't understand why you like this delinquent." Juliet crossed his arms over her chest.

"I love him." Seth rolled his eyes.

"That's what your mother said to me too."

"I am not like my mother!" Juliet said to Seth as she glared up at him. Seth's eyes softened.

"I know that…" Juliet puffed out her chest.

"Dang right." Seth grabbed his daughter in a warm embrace.

"I'm sorry about all of these years." Juliet pushed him back.

"Ten years of my life you hit me! Now you say you're sorry?" she yelled. Seth's eyes lowered.

"You know what I think? You're just a lonely old man that wants to make every one as miserable as he is!" as she said that, she stomped off with Jimmy following her close behind.

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Juliet had changed and Jimmy knew it. Not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. She didn't cry much anymore and she didn't get as mad as easily. She always wore a smile and tried her best to be optimistic.

Mentally, she was smarter than he would ever be and she had potential to be anything she wanted to be. She knew that in her heart also. She was much smarter and would speak her opinion in anyway possible and speak her mind about everything.

Physically… that was another story. Over the years, she got a better build. Her waist was skinnier and her stomach was well toned. Her chest had gotten larger as well… he knew the exact size, but he thought it was irrelevant to anything right now. (coughDcough) Her legs had gotten longer and when toned as well. Her face was longer and her lips were plumper than before. Her hair had also grown, it was down to her calves and it was still it's deep black color.

"Jimmy!" Juliet snapped, bringing him out of his thoughts.

"What?"

"Can I sleep at your place tonight?" Jimmy smiled.

"Sure, my mom won't mind. She's probably fucking her new secretary." Juliet gagged.

"Ew."

"Try living with her twenty-four/seven." Juliet shivered.

"I couldn't…"

"Good thing we're looking for a place tomorrow."

"Yeah and my step-mom is going to help us out." Jimmy nodded and yawned as well.

"Should we go to my place now? Or celebrate?" Juliet smiled.

"Celebrate, dur!" Jimmy laughed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"Okay, blue balls hall here we come!"

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Two hours later, Juliet had, had two glasses of wine (courtesy of Johnny Vincent) and Jimmy had two beers, and they were currently walking to Jimmy's place.

"I call right side!" Juliet said, soon followed by a hiccup.

"Of course honey." Jimmy said, patting her back. This was the first time that Juliet was coming over to spend the night and actually sleep. She was a tad drunk because those were her first two glasses of wine, but not Jimmy. He had several before, but those were his first beers.

"Gotta thank Johnny later." Juliet giggled.

"Yep." Soon they reached Jimmy's house and Jimmy's mother's car was nowhere to be seen.

"Guess she is fucking Brown." Brown was Jimmy's mother's secretary at her company. He was pretty handsome, around his early twenties with the prettiest brown eyes she had ever seen… next to Jimmy's of course. Juliet laughed and stopped Jimmy in his spot. She wrapped her legs around his waist and started kissing him.

"Jimmy." She whined as he carried her in.

"Not tonight Juliet." She rested her hand on his shoulder.

"Fine." He opened the door and set down Juliet. The house was in a mess. The couch, and everything was covered in dirty dishes. So to avoid any unnecessary accidents, Jimmy carried Juliet to his room.

(A/N: first chapter! What do you think??)