Vaniville High Fourth Year - The Perfect Year? (An Amourshipping Fanfiction)

Chapter 24 - Final Day

(Ash)

Tick.. Tock.. Tick.. Tock..

Everyone single class was just a countdown to the end of the year. Even the teachers had grown tired of work and sat, lazily moving around as they waited for the bell to ring.

I thought back to the start of the year, using these last few minutes to reminisce.

At the start of the year, I met the gang almost straightaway, after almost falling prey to a really bad prank that I had seen during my time at my old school. The transition from having no friends to a large group that cared made me feel at home, made me feel glad to have moved. Within the first two months, I had became a close friend of everyone, including Serena. My first look at her was like being hit by a stun grenade. I was paralysed, unable to control myself. Nervous. I had never seen someone as beautiful as her. On that day, October 31st, we kissed for the first time and thus started what has been the greatest rollercoaster of my life.

Then there was the countless amounts of adventures with the guys. The science camp with Gary. The holiday with Cilan, Drew, Kenny and Gary. Probably the best moments of my life, happening because I had moved house. The countless parties and amazing Christmas's we all had.

Even the fights over the years. The bullies during our first year. Calem throughout the first two years. Josh causing problems throughout the science camp and inbetween. Kevin, causing problems after his relationship with Serena ended, although now I was glad to be on equal footing with Kevin and end the rivalry on a mature, happy note.

Even the accidents throughout the year. Being beaten to a pulp and hospitalized. Fracturing my fingers after blocking a baseball. Drew being hit by a car. These moments still built up the four years I had spent here, the best years of my life. They may have been sad and filled with tears for others, but to me, now, they was the moments worth cherishing, because they were still apart of this adventure, my journey through high school.

Finally, Serena. The catalyst to my heartbeat. The love of my life. Serena was a priceless treasure to me, something I have valued since I first met her. Even during the hard times and the rocky relationship we had for two years, I always ended up by her side once more, because of our unbreakable bond. Fate had already decided that we was meant to be together since the beginning and until the end.

"Ash? Ashhhhhh?!?!?!" A voice shouted in my ear, almost making my eardrums pop. Serena was leaning over my desk, her face almost touching mine.

"The bell went five minutes ago. Way to be anti-climatic you doofus" She said, grabbing my hands and dragging me out of my desk. She rushed off with me, literally dragging me forcefully. Everyone was waiting at the gates, with huge smiles on their faces.

"It is finally over I guess" Dawn was the first to speak.

"Yeah.." Iris looked down at the floor, as the rest of the group stood in awkward silence.

"Well, I guess we will see each other over the summer?" Serena asked, looking between everyone, who all nodded. She looked at me and I winked. We was going to see each other forever, there was no need to ask.

"Then it's settled. I guess it's goodbye for now" She added. Everyone spent the next ten minutes saying goodbye. We all moved around, giving hugs and handshakes, hi fives and smiles. It wasn't long before everyone parted ways, leaving me and Serena all alone at the gates. I felt her fingers intertwine with mine, as she locked her hand around mine. I looked next to me at her and smiled back at her bright smile. I couldn't help but keep the smile on my face, as if it was stuck.

"Guess we should walk home?" Serena suddenly asked, finding the situation a little awkward.

"Wh-Oh yeah, of course" I laughed nervously. We headed off home, ready for the new, exciting future ahead of us.

This year brought joy above everything else. Joy of building up my friendships. The joy of having my relationship with Serena go to new levels and grow. The joy of being at this school, a memory that will never fade from even the deadest of minds. So long as I live to tell the tale, these memories will never die, along with my feelings with Serena.

Walking down the street, I finally realized something. At the start, I wanted to be with Serena. At the end, I wanted to be with Serena, but I wanted the relationship to go even further than just being together. I believe that this year was the year and I was right. This year was the best of my life, as it was rounding up my final times in school, grasping onto the fading memories to keep them strong in our minds.

From the moments we all shared to the homework we had to do, everything was perfect. Just perfect. From the loving moments I shared with Serena to the studying I had to do to ensure my future was carved in stone. It was all perfect. From the hardships in life to rejoicing in long lasting friendships with unbreakable bonds. From the moments of laughter, to the moments of tears. Everything, to me was perfect.

To me, this was:

The Perfect Year.