𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐓𝐰𝐨
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲
It was everyone's final week before they had graduated either middle school or their high school years going on to their next journey.
Though everyone was going to have their big moment on walking up to the stage to get their diploma Isabella didn't have that chance herself but she didn't really complain to anyone, out loud. She's tried to push other things in her mind to forget that, especially since other subjects connect to that and she'd rather not touch.
While Skylar and Holden had taken a weekend trip with each other before graduation Joshua and Isabella decided to stay home with Nathaniel since they really didn't want to go out until they were sure to finish every class assignment or that they didn't miss out on anything happening in Cory's classroom.
"We should plan a family summer vacation before we have to be in our classes." Joshua looked over to Isabella who was feeding Nathaniel on the couch in the family room. "Really? Where would we go? We have a three month old." Isabella raised her eyebrow holding Nathaniel as Joshua sat beside her.
"Maybe we can rent a summer house near the beach for the summer." Joshua suggested seeing that was a great opportunity to have time together for all of them. "That actually seems like a pretty great idea. Some time out of the city and the three of us can have some fun in the day." Isabella had a small smile thinking of what a great time they could have had, especially after everything they had gone through in the couple past months as she went to set Nathaniel in his crib that they had downstairs since he fell asleep.
"Absolutely. . . and the two of us can have our own fun in the night." Joshua nodded agreeing with her and as Isabella sat beside him he had a small smirk playing on his lips. "Hmm, very tempting offer. May take it." Isabella hummed having her own smirk as she turned to him seeing what he was doing and she was up for his game.
"But the question is can you handle three whole months of just me?" Isabella raised her eyebrows challenging him as she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Oh it'll be my pleasure." Joshua smirk was still painted on his lips as he leaned in closer to Isabella who returned the favor but as their lips brushed against one another the door was knocked before it was opened.
"We. Need. To. Talk." Lucas walked in the penthouse reading through his flashcards he prepared before going over to their place. "We need to stop giving extra keys to everyone." Joshua sighed lowly mentioning to Isabella who couldn't help but nod in agreement before the two looked over to the younger teenager walking up to them.
"This. Has. Been. Tearing. Me. Apart." Lucas kept reading as he read his index cards he's written for that conversation trying to have enough confidence to speak to them about the concept. "One card for each word? For emphasis?" Isabella raised her eyebrow at the teenager taking note of how he read each one and it seemed she was right as Lucas nodded.
"Okay but before you go on I need to point out wrong Matthews." Joshua reminded Lucas as he pointed to himself knowing he had his thing with Riley but he might have mixed up. "And also the wrong sister." Isabella pointed to herself hoping Lucas remembered that his triangle was between her sister and Joshua's niece.
"No. I. Need. Your. Advice." Lucas shook his head towards the older teenagers hoping they may be able to help him but he knew that may be a very small chance. "Well can you ask us without the cards? It's not like you'll have one for each thing we ask." Joshua raised his eyebrow towards him seeing that Lucas hasn't even looked up over to them at least once since he walked in.
"I. Have. Them." Lucas looked through his notes while the couple looked at him in surprise, not realizing how much he's done. "Have you gone through different scenarios in your mind that you prepared a card for each time?" Isabella questioned Lucas wanting to see if she was right but the amount of cards he was holding seemed to make sense.
"Yes." Lucas nodded once again before showing the couple the card that said yes which led the couple to share a look with one another again. "Friar. . . put the cards down. Ask us yourself." Isabella turned back to him with Joshua agreeing, having Lucas look between the two before sighing lowering the cards from his face.
"I don't know what to do." Lucas shook his head sitting down on the couch as he admitted what was going through his mind. "So you came to us?" Joshua asked him wondering why him and Isabella would be the first choice on his situation considering neither of the two have ever experienced a situation like that.
"You guys may have something to say about this." Lucas shrugged trying to see how they may help but it didn't seem as the couple knew how to. "Well, we can't tell you what to do because this is about your emotions. You have to see how you feel about the two of them." Isabella explained to the younger teenager as she leaned on Joshua's shoulder while he agreed so as well.
"Why is this so complicated?" Lucas groaned considering it seemed that everything in their lives at the moment was revolving their emotions. "Oh don't worry when you're older everything gets even more difficult." Joshua shook his head with a small chuckle as Isabella gently slapped his shoulder seeing Lucas' distraught expression.
"Look Friar you've been too much in your head on this. How about you take a break and relax your thoughts?" Isabella turned back to Lucas suggesting it to him considering she could see the stress he was in. "Break? Yeah. . . you're right. I have to go. I'll talk to you guys later." Lucas thought about what Isabella had suggested before he ran out of the penthouse so quickly.
"Why do I feel he didn't get what I meant?" Isabella furrowed her eyebrows looking towards her boyfriend in question, seeing Lucas' expression before he left. "He probably didn't." Joshua shook his head seeing how Lucas reacted when he heard Isabella's suggestion and it was obvious he thought something else.
"Ugh. . . screw me."
"Gladly."
"Later."
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"Why do you always want at least one of us here?" Joshua questioned his older brother as he and Isabella were in Cory's classroom while Katy was babysitting Nathaniel. "Because I appreciate you guys and want you to experience everything in this class." Cory smiled over to them as the class began to fill up with the students as he tried to convince them.
"That's crap." The couple instantly shook their heads looking over to the older man knowing he had to be lying. "Yes it is. This class gets crazy and I can't be the only one to suffer through them." Cory nodded as he knew he could not disagree with the two when they were right and the couple shared an agreeing look with each other knowing how the class gets.
"Legacy-" Cory turned to the students trying to start the lesson but as he looked over to them so did the couple beside him. "Why is Farkle a goose? In a suit?" Isabella asked the best friend group, cutting off Cory as she furrowed her eyebrows not seeing the genius sitting in his seat.
"That's the Einstein Academy goose." Riley answered with a small grin looking over to the three as if it was normal. "That doesn't answer it. It raises more questions to all of this." Joshua shook his head over to his niece pointing out the obvious as his older brother and Isabella agreed.
"Why is it on Farkle's desk?" Cory questioned his daughter and her friends as he had no idea of what they were up to. "Einstein captured Farkle." Maya shrugged as she turned to the three trying to explain to them.
"It was their end of the year prank. . ." Lucas continued looking over to the goose as he remembered what they were doing at the school. "So, since they took our mascot. . . " Maya tried to get them to see what they were doing and the three understood what they didn't understand was why.
"We took theirs and now we're even." Riley smiled thinking nothing of their actions while the older teenagers and Cory shared a confused look with one another. "Good job. Very spectacular." Joshua patted his older brother's shoulder as he sent him a sarcastic comment after the three of them heard about their actions.
"Farkle's not our mascot." Cory sighed understanding why his brother commented before he turned back to his daughter and her friends. "What would you call him?" Maya furrowed her eyebrows looking at their teacher as she questioned him thinking about cracking a joke.
"I can say what you call him but you won't let me." Isabella responded to her younger sister with a small shrug while she tried to hide her smirk. "Don't you have a life?" Maya huffed softly as she raised her eyebrows towards her trying to hide the blush that was heating up her face and she could feel it.
"No. I've said that multiple times. Plus our best friends are in Vegas right now and mom is really excited to babysit Nathan so I got time." Isabella instantly shook her head towards the blonde as she responded knowing there was enough time to mess with them. "What are they gonna do over there? They're not even twenty one." Cory asked the young couple considering he couldn't imagine what anyone could be doing in Vegas.
"You don't need to be twenty one to know how to have some fun." Joshua shrugged with a small chuckle which Isabella joined seeing what he did. "I feel like I shouldn't ask you two anything ever." Cory looked over to the couple as he knew what his younger brother meant though that just had them laugh even more.
"Where's Zay? They got Zay too?" Cory turned back to the students and soon he saw that Zay was not there either. "Zay's back in Texas. He's at Vanessa's spring formal." Lucas nodded over to his best friend's desk as informed everyone having the girls comment with smiles seeing as their friend had gone a step forward with Vanessa.
"All right, guys. Listen up. It's your last week of school. This is my last chance to teach you something." Cory tried to get everyone's attention back to what they were talking about seeing as they may not have much time left. "You have more to teach us?" Maya furrowed her eyebrows as she asked the teacher that has followed them through the years.
"I have so much more I wanna teach you." Cory nodded as he looked over to each one of them while Isabella and Joshua took in his lesson as well. "So much more. I mean, you guys are gonna be leaving this place. What will you be leaving behind? What is your legacy? I want to talk about not just what you've gotten from this place but what you've given."
"He's right. We still haven't thought of our class prank! I was thinking we could let all of the air out of school. Everybody would just be like. . ." Maya agreed with the older man as she realized he was right before she grew a large grin looking over to her best friend and Lucas. "I wished I stayed in public school sometimes. It would have been cool to do end of the year pranks." Isabella smiled as she thought about things she missed out on by not going to public classes.
"I would worry for any teacher you have." Cory commented as he turned to the raven haired girl as he knew she was capable of doing anything she wanted. "I would be to." Isabella agreed with him knowing what he meant as she leaned into Joshua's arm while he wrapped his arm around her nodding along.
"Yeah but all the pranks would be hi-larious." Maya knew they were right but her sister was the best partner to be involved in any pranks. "I'll tell you what's hi-larious. Nobody saved me! Why did nobody save me?" Farkle walked into the class with a tired expression which he sent his best friends questioning them.
"Farkle, we looked for you for a whole five minutes, and then we took the goose." Riley tried to explain why they did what they did before she admitted them just taking the goose. "He's the new you." Maya nodded as she looked over to the goose on Farkle's desk while Farkle himself looked at the two girls with offense on how they could replace him with a goose much less.
"Donnie Barnes, regular goose." Lucas announced with a grin as he renamed the goose beside him looking over to his best friend. "I'd see that movie." Cory smiled as he lifted his hand admitting he'd see a movie called that.
"Cory you'd watch a chicken getting roast if you got popcorn." Joshua turned to his older brother knowing him very well and so did Isabella which was why she agreed even Cory did as well. "Oh, please. Farkle cannot be replaced by a goose. Farkle is unique and one of a kind. Hah!" Farkle scoffed as he walked over to the goose on his desk before he did his laugh which had the goose to honk in return sounding quite a lot like him.
"You don't know me."
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Later that day the younger teenagers had gone home and while Maya went to the Matthews' house to have dinner with them Isabella and Joshua went to Topanga's.
"Mom you can go back to work." Isabella assured her mother carrying Nathaniel but Katy wasn't very eager to work at the moment. "No, it's fine I can still take care of him. You two go out. Go on a date." Katy shook her head with a smile as she made Nathaniel giggle and Katy missed having a baby around considering both her daughters were teenagers already.
"Mama you'll see him later it's fine." Isabella chuckled which Joshua joined in as the two could tell the older blonde lady seeing how attached she's grown to the baby. "Fine." Katy sighed softly knowing she had to go back to work and as she went to attend the customers the couple could help but smile seeing how she was close to the baby.
"Guys?" Skylar and Holden rushed into the café having the other couple look over to them in surprise considering they thought they'd be at the penthouse when they got back. "What happened to you two?" Joshua questioned seeing them sweating so much their clothes was almost trenched.
"We were flying back but midway we saw these rings on our fingers. We looked over the jet and our phones and saw this picture. We got married!" Skylar began to explain very quickly what happened to them over the weekend as she was worryingly showing them the picture. "Um guys-" Isabella's eyes went wide as she tried to stop the blonde from saying anything else knowing it may not be for the best if she continued.
"When we go full out on dinner, especially a heavy dinner, we get knocked out and forget things but I didn't think we'd forget something like this. I mean I even remembered when I got my first tattoos or ours' after a larger dinner." Holden tried to make sense on how they forgot something that big or important. "Guys-" Joshua tried to stop the two considering they were letting out things they tried to hide a while longer.
"Focus, we got married!" The couple exclaimed in worry not knowing how their parents would respond to this news. "And apparently we weren't invited." Ryan, Skylar's father, responded crossing his arms and just hearing his voice alone had the couple freeze their movements.
"And where exactly did you get those tattoos?" Claire, Holden's mother, had asked her son and hearing his mother's voice had Holden shut his eyes not knowing what to expect. "Yeah. . . your guys' parents came early for your graduation ceremony." Isabella nodded with a small nervous smile as her and Joshua pointed over to the counter where the parents were sitting.
"They were trying to surprise you two." Joshua added in knowing this was something they would really wanted to think more of before telling anyone else especially their parents. "But it seems we're the ones that got the surprise." Sienna, Skylar's mother, commented as she looked over to her husband and Holden's parents who agreed with her.
"Oh no trust us we are surprised." Skylar shook her head smiling over to her parents trying to hide her worries but she was sure she was not doing a very good job. "Now where are those tattoos?" Winston, Holden's father, questioned his son seeing as he still had not responded to his mother.
"It's-. . . it wasn't that much and they're not that b- I mean Josh got a tattoo with me too." Holden began to stutter as he saw the trouble they were in but he made sure to have Joshua in and even Isabella was surprised not knowing that about Joshua. "You what!" Amy and Alan walked into the café looking over to their son in shock and confusion having Joshua quickly stand up.
"Mom! Dad!" Joshua looked over to his parents smiling nervously not sure how much they heard but he was sure it was enough to get him in trouble. "You got a tattoo?" Amy walked up to her son trying to figure out where he could have gotten a tattoo while Nathaniel seemed he was about to cry.
"Well. . . I have to go. Nathan needs to take his nap and I. . . don't want to be in the middle of this." Isabella chuckled softly trying to rule out the awkwardness in the café as she took the Nathaniel's bags her mother gave her. "Wow. . . being terrified of needles comes in handy." She mumbled to herself as she put Nathaniel in his stroller after making her way up the staircase.
As Isabella took her and Nathaniel on their way home at Topanga's Holden, Skylar, and Joshua were being glared down by their parents while Katy tried to ease the other customers who were caught in the middle.
"Oh we are so in trouble."
"Big time."
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After a couple hours Isabella had set Nathaniel down for his nap and since they were the only ones in the penthouse considering the others were still being scolded by their parents Isabella went to clean her room.
As she made sure Nathaniel was sleeping well she cleaned up his play section before going over to her seating area organizing them but as she set them down on the couch she realized Joshua's cap and gown was there.
Seeing as the others may not be back any time soon Isabella stared at the cap and gown before picking them up.
"Well. . . it wouldn't hurt to try it on."
Isabella glanced around the room before she tried on the cap and gown going over to her large mirror looking at herself. She tried to imagine how her own graduation would be like considering she had never had a proper one.
There were lots of things Isabella missed by not going to a public school such as meeting people, going on field trips, joining in on school activities or having her own graduation. Sometimes she had dreamed of how it would be if she did continue on going to school.
It may have been a silly thing missing the little things of a school environment but most of the time it did get lonely being in her house all alone.
Being able to have a graduation ceremony would show everyone something she was proud she had accomplished but it seemed as that was not something she would be able to show off.
As Isabella was so deep in her thought she didn't hear her door open or Joshua walking in.
Joshua looked over to Isabella seeing her in his cap and gown though he was confused as to why she was wearing them.
"Hey, Bella." Joshua called out to her with furrowed eyebrows as he closed the door looking down for a second. "Hey, Josh!" Isabella quickly took off the cap and gown before she quickly sat down on their couch trying to act as if nothing happened going back to the toys.
"So what are you doing?" Joshua went over to her as he asked, hoping she would tell him why she wore his cap and gown. "Oh you know, just organizing Nathan's toys." Isabella smiled over to him as she lifted up some of the toys in front of her trying to prove her answer.
"And?" Joshua raised his eyebrows hoping she would continue on since he could tell there was something more. "Fine, I'll clean your things too. Lazy." Isabella rolled her eyes at her boyfriend before going back to the baby's toys as she tried to wave off what she did with the cap and gown.
"That's not what I meant but thanks." Joshua shook his head but he did take her offer making her chuckle a bit at her boyfriend's comment. "What I meant is why did you seem so lost in thought wearing the cap and gown? And why are you hiding the fact you were wearing it?" He asked her seeing how she was deep in her mind wearing the outfit.
"Oh. . . I was making sure it wasn't wrinkled." Isabella hummed as she tried to think of an excuse considering she really did not want to admit something to him at the moment though she knew she would probably tell him. "By wearing it?" Joshua furrowed his eyebrows wondering how that would work if she wore the outfit which would make it more wrinkled.
"Haven't you heard? If you wear it you can notice more." Isabella raised her eyebrow with a small shrug which wasn't much of a lie considering she had done that before with her outfits. "Bella?" Joshua mimicked her actions as he knew she was hiding something that was bothering her.
"Fine, I wanted to wear it." Isabella sighed with a head shake as she continued to sort out the toys knowing she wouldn't be able to keep it in. "Okay now my question is why." Joshua nodded but he had to ask considering he can tell there was something still bothering her.
"Because it may be one of the only times I can." Isabella glanced over to him as she answered admitting to him. "What do you mean?" Joshua furrowed his eyebrows wondering why she thought it'd be saying that.
"Josh I missed our middle school graduation. . . and I'm not going to have a high school one either." Isabella set down the toys as she turned her attention to Joshua seeing as she was not going to focus on the toys. "I didn't know that was something that bothered you." Joshua moved beside her on the floor as he frowned never hearing her speak about anything about the subject.
"I guess sometimes I miss the stuff that I missed out on. School dances, school games, prom. . . graduation." Isabella sighed as she looked over to her boyfriend sending him a small smile trying to keep herself at peace. "Well we do get to experience all of that with Cory's class." Joshua tried to point out seeing that she did miss out in quite a lot of things.
"Yeah but it's theirs, it's not really the same thing. Also I think that's why Cory tries to have me involved in their school events." Isabella nodded over to him seeing what he was trying to do and she also thought back to times Cory always asked her to join in. "I guess you're right." Joshua agreed seeing what she meant though he wasn't sure what he could do.
"But hey good thing is that I can experience some of our university experience and our future." Isabella shook her head with a small smile as she pointed out what was in store for them. "I love the sound of that 'ours'." Joshua looked over to her with a grin as he felt joy of her seeing their future.
"So do I." Isabella shared the same smile on her lips before she moved sitting beside him as Joshua wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "And I'll make sure to make our futures even better." Joshua promised her while he leaned down, capturing her lips as Isabella hands slipped through his hair pulling him closer.
"Not so fast Matthews. Baby in the room." Isabella leaned back a bit with a small chuckle as she whispered to Joshua who almost got quite too excited. "Mhm soon." Joshua hummed over to her after glancing over to a sleeping Nathaniel in his crib but did steal a quick kiss from Isabella.
"So now that we're talking about finding out some things. . . when were you going to tell me about you having a tattoo? And how didn't I know?" Isabella furrowed her eyebrows as she questioned the Matthews teenager wondering how she had not noticed something printed on him. "Well one I was going to tell you a little while after it healed but then I forgot about it and two it's because you never are behind me." Joshua held his hands up as he explained to her.
"Sure we'll go with that." Isabella sent him a look with a small smirk as she patted his chest while Joshua nodded knowing she was right. "Want to see them?" Joshua shrugged with a small smile before he asked her seeing the expression she sent him.
"No, I want to look for them later." Isabella dropped her shoulders as his question before she sent him a sarcastic comment which he should have expected. "You know I'm down for that." Joshua turned back to her with a smirk forming on his lips before Isabella sighed dramatically slapping his shoulder causing him to chuckle standing up lifting his shirt.
"'Let your faith be bigger than your fears'." Isabella read Joshua's lower back tattoo which had a small tattoo of a mountain above the words. "Yeah tonight my parents were my greatest fear." Joshua sighed with a head shake as he turned back to Isabella thinking back to when his parents gave him the most terrifying glares.
"Oh, I bet." Isabella tried to hold back her laugh so she wouldn't wake up Nathaniel from his nap knowing it'll be harder to get him back to sleep. "So what do you think about it?" Joshua raised his eyebrow towards Isabella as he helped her up from the floor before he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It's good. I love the message." Isabella smiled as she looked up to him wrapping her arms around his neck. "Thought if I was going to get something, make it mean something." Joshua explained his actions with no hesitation which had earned him a kiss from his beautiful girlfriend.
"So what's up with the Mr. and Mrs.?" Isabella questioned Joshua wanting to know how it went with their best friends and their parents. "Oh yeah I probably got a fourth of the screams." Joshua sighed with a small head shake as he thought back to the moments back at Topanga's that did not really go easy for anyone.
"Well breakfast tomorrow will be interesting."
"One hundred percent."
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"So how did it go last night?" Isabella asked her best friend as the following day the two were sitting at the bench beside Cory's classroom. "Well both our parents were more upset for the fact we didn't invite them to the wedding or informed them." Skylar sighed as she held her head with her hand thinking back how the conversation with their parents went which was not the easiest thing to do.
"Yeah thank you for the RSVP." Isabella nodded sarcastically trying to get her best friend a bit more relaxed seeing how troubled she looked. "Sorry everything must have gotten lost in the mail." Skylar responded just as sarcastic which led the two to share a small laughter with one another.
"So what are you guys going to do?" Isabella shook her head as she returned back to their conversation. "We always knew we wanted to get married to each other. This is just a bit quicker than we thought." Skylar shrugged as she leaned her elbow on the bench holding her head looking back to her and Holden's memories.
"You guys are going to keep the marriage license?" Isabella asked her best friend seeing how she lost herself in thought. "I mean Skylar Grayson sounds really good." Skylar looked back to her best friend with a smile imprinted on her face as she thought about how she and Holden shared the same name.
"Well I'm glad you guys are happy. . ." Isabella smiled over to the blonde in front of her before the two embraced each other in a hug. "But your father is going to be your husband's worst nightmare for a while." She patted Skylar's shoulders having the duo go into a laughing fit just imagining how Ryan would be acting.
"And that's why Josh stayed at the penthouse. To help Holden out." Skylar nodded knowing it would be easier for Holden if both him and Joshua were there. "Speaking of Holden has he spoken to his sister?" Isabella asked Skylar considering after they had found out Holden's parents were getting a divorce they all talked about how they considered having Holden's little sister to move in with them.
"Yeah after we all got home last night and we called her but she decided she wanted to stay back in Wisconsin and finish her school years over there. She is actually considering coming here after she graduates." Skylar pushed her hair back as she remembered how the phone call went. "Well it's good. Plus we always have extra rooms." Isabella responded seeing as they would always have room after she checked her phone.
"Yeah and it's a good thing we have extra rooms." Skylar sighed with a small head shake which caught Isabella's attention. "What's up?" Isabella furrowed her eyebrows as she could tell that there was something on her mind.
"Well my parents are fine with us getting married but they're not very fond of us getting married without them." Skylar thought back to how the whole conversation with both parents went by. "In fairness you guys didn't even remember getting married." Isabella pointed out what the two reminded everyone so many times.
"Oh we tried to tell them that. . . they didn't want to listen to us. So since my little brother wants a change of things. They are having him transfer to Abigail Adams and I'm his legal guardian. . . for the next four years." Skylar looked off to the hallway as she knew there was a change to happen having Isabella look over to her in surprise. "Well one good thing." Isabella shook her head before going back to topic while Skylar looked over to her in confusion as the bell ran, having the students go to their class.
"All of them are going to Abigail Adams next year too." Isabella stood up continuing as she nodded over to Cory's classroom filled with the students. "True." Skylar agreed with a small sigh as she stood up as well before the two best friends entered the classroom going to Cory's desk.
As the two sat down on the desk they had noticed Lucas sitting on his desk staring at the back wall, Riley was outside the classroom with her face pressed against the glass and Maya was laying down on her and Sarah's desk with a frown.
The best friend duo turned to each other in confusion before looking over to Cory who shrugged his shoulders with the same confusion playing on his face.
"You came into this place a bunch of young kids who didn't know very much, and now look at ya. Young men and women ready for what's next." Cory started the class trying to avoid the three but it was too difficult. "Snap out of it!" Isabella shook her head as she stood in front of her younger sister who pouted sliding down the desk into her seat.
"Get in here!" Skylar looked over to the Matthews girl outside the classroom waving for her to get in but Riley only turned to her with her face still pressed against the glass. "What are you doin'?" Cory questioned Lucas seeing him staring at the wall instead of the front of the class.
"We value our friendship too much to look at each other." Lucas answered with some much worry playing on his face. "Yeah this looks like people who lost their minds and the only normal one is Farkle." Isabella crossed her arms leaning back on the desk as she looked over to the three before nodding over to Farkle while Skylar and Cory agreed along with Farkle.
"Turn your chair around." Cory shook his head having Lucas nod before he switched his chair to be facing the class. "Now, the most important thing you can do in life is give people a reason to remember you. The people who do that are the ones we study in here. So, your last assignment from me and for yourselves is to figure out what you will give back." He continued his lesson while Lucas sent Riley a smile which Maya saw before turning to the front of the class.
"What?" Maya questioned Lucas as she looked back at him, feeling eyes on her having Riley stare right at them while Farkle glanced at them before looking over to Isabella and Skylar in question but the two had no idea what was happening. "I looked at Riley." Lucas informed Maya as he nodded over to the brunette who still hasn't moved away from the window.
"I know. I saw." Maya nodded over to him with her eyebrows furrowed not understanding why he needed to look at her. "So, I'm looking at you to even it up." Lucas explained it as if it made sense but only had the older teenagers confused on his actions while Farkle furrowed his eyebrows at his best friend.
"Oh, well, a girl always wants to be looked at to even up." Maya sarcastically responded over to the Texas teenager but she turned to her older sister hoping she'd answer but just like her she had no answer. "We're just friends and I love your outfit." Lucas defended his reason before he complimented her having Riley hit the window.
"Your hair smells nice!" Lucas complimented her back after hearing her call him out as Riley stroked her hair with a grin at his compliment. "You smelled her hair?" Maya turned back to Lucas with one of the harshest glares anyone has seen scaring Lucas.
"Lucas!" The older teenagers and Cory called out to the Texas teenager seeing him only making it worse for himself. "I'm dying here!" Lucas cried out as he gestured the two girls with one smiling over to him while the one was glaring at him.
"What are you grateful for?" Cory questioned the class while he continued on dismissing their actions as Riley walked into the class. "Who do you want to remember you? Do something about it right now. Now get out of here." He went on before he let them go earlier.
As soon as they were let out earlier everyone left but the only ones left in the classroom were Riley and Cory.
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Later that week it was everyone's graduation and since the older teenagers were having their graduation first Isabella made sure to have her best friends had an amazing party. After she attended their ceremony she left earlier letting the parents take them out while she gathered their friends and made sure that the parents kept them occupied long enough.
Everyone was going to the penthouse besides the younger teenagers considering they had their own thing to do at the school and planning their prank.
"Can you guys get the drinks in the kitchen?" Isabella walked over to Theodore and Andrew as she carried Nathaniel trying to get everything ready. "Okay we'll get them but Issy chill." Andrew nodded over to the raven haired girl with a small chuckle he shared with Theodore patting Isabella's shoulder.
"I will later but this is their graduation from high school and I want to make it amazing." Isabella promised them but she had a grin playing on her lips as she looked around at the decorated living room. "I'm scared of what you'll be like when we graduate." Theodore shook his head with a small smile before he and Andrew went over the kitchen.
"I wouldn't doubt she'll go crazier for your guys'." Andrew joked before he and Theodore walked in the kitchen getting the drinks. "I don't doubt that either." Isabella responded as she agreed with Andrew before she handed Nathaniel his favorite toy making giggle as he rattled the toy.
"Hey they are in the lobby!" Nikki rushed into the living room after she got a call from the bellhop while she was out on the terrace. "Everyone gather up!" Isabella called the adults and her friends into the living room having them huddle closely as she heard the elevator out from the hallway ring.
For a small they all stayed quite huddled near the door which was difficult with so many people but luckily for them they didn't have to wait for long because the door was opened a minute later.
"Congratulations!" They all cheered for them having the three back up in surprise before smiles filled their faces before they all went in. "Oh my gosh!" Skylar grinned looking over to her friends seeing the whole living room filled with decorations.
"Guys this is amazing." Holden shook his head with a joyful expression playing on his face seeing everything before the three went ahead greeting everyone with a hug. "How did you guys even get this done so fast?" Joshua asked them considering they weren't gone for that long though he wasn't very much complaining.
"It was all Vicki." Jasmine patted Isabella's shoulders seeing as she was the one that planned everything. "Double and triple checking everything." Francesca added in trying to hold in her laughter knowing how she tried to make everything perfect but she was running around so fast.
"Okay, okay, we can laugh later but for now let's celebrate!" Isabella sighed with a head shake seeing her friends chuckle slightly before they all cheered but the three made sure not to forget to give Isabella a hug. "Hey thanks for all of this." Joshua hugged Isabella one more time before he carried Nathaniel in his arms as everyone went around the living room speaking among each other.
"It's a big night." Isabella shrugged it off with a smile as she saw it was a new adventure for them. "It really is." Joshua agreed with the same grin playing on his lips before the three of them went over to everyone celebrating with them.
Soon enough everyone got into celebrating and it seemed Isabella forgot she had graduated as well but the others haven't
As Isabella went into her and Joshua's room to lay Nathaniel in his crib after he fell asleep everyone had gathered together. After she was sure the baby monitor was on Isabella headed back down stairs but she soon grew suspicious as she saw everyone gathered around the staircase.
"What are you all doing?" Isabella squinted her eyes over to everyone as she slowly walked downstairs looking around hoping they weren't pranking her. "Nothing bad we can promise that." Skylar shook her head with a small chuckle as she had an extra cap and gown in her hand which she handed to the cap to Katy and the gown to Joshua.
"Yeah sure heard that before and then I ended up skiing down the mountain with you." Isabella leaned on the rail as she raised her eyebrow reminding her best friend who nodded in agreement. "Well lucky for you we are hours away from the mountains." Holden chuckled over to his best friend as he wrapped his arm around Skylar's shoulders.
"Everyone, we are here for the graduation ceremony of Isabella Victoria C. Torrez. . . And I use C because she will chase me if I say the full name." Cory announced to everyone after his father nudged him reminding him. "One, yeah don't say it and two what?" Isabella agreed with Cory knowing herself very well but she soon questioned everyone though no one really answered they only started the ceremony music.
With the music starting Katy went over to her oldest daughter with teary eyes and a smile placing the cap on her head as Joshua helped Isabella with her gown. Isabella was still in complete shock as they walked down to everyone.
"This is for you." Cory handed her a certificate with her name and grade point average that Topanga got a copy of. "How did you guys-. . ." Isabella furrowed her eyebrows with a small smile looking down at the certificate.
"Let's just say we have a connection with someone who can make these." Shawn smirked as he shared a look with his best friends before they turned to Isabella. "Congratulations!" Everyone cheered for Isabella before they all brought her into a hug as she grinned ear to ear.
"Thank you guys so much!"
"Next up college diploma!"
"Wow!"
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New update, amores!!! Hope you liked it!!
Finally updated after a long time! A lot has been going on but will try my best to update.
This is the end of Season 2! What do you guys think will happen next?
Published~ February 20, 2021