Four confused boys were staring at the headmaster's desk at the moment. They were all five called in before their last day of school really started and had no idea why. Well, Louis kinda did but he was still suspicious. He also realised that apart from Niall none of them knew that Simon was a friend of Louis. He had the feeling that would come out now.

"Boys, you're probably wondering what you're doing in here, am I right?" broke Simon the silence. 

"Nah, we just really love to stare at the air and watch you exist" answered Louis sassily, making his friends gasp at his bluntness.  

"Louis, you can't talk like this to our headmaster" scolded Liam in a whisper tone. 

"Why not?". 

"Are you being serious right now?" was Liam shocked. 

To all of their big surprise, Simon started to laugh at that. "Oh, I'm gonna miss this over the summer break. You think Mark is up for some catching up? Haven't seen him in a while" asked Simon Louis joyfully. 

"I mean I can ask him but you could also do this by yourself. You wanna see him, not me. And I definitely don't wanna see you in my break" grinned Louis at him. 

"Now, I'm deeply offended. You hurt me here" pointed Simon at his heart. 

"Aww, you want me to kiss it better?" cooed Louis mockingly.

"No thanks. I don't feel the need to die today" declined Simon, pointing at Harry with his head. 

"Fair point". 

"What's going on? Did I miss something?" was Liam utterly confused. 

"Yeah, why are you all buddy-buddy with each other?" Harry didn't understand. 

"You never told them about me? I'm really hurt. You're hiding me" pretend Simon to be hurt. 

"Guys, Simon is a friend of my family. He knew my mother and is kinda an annoying idiot that cares for me" explained Louis to them. 

"Ohh" made Liam and Harry at the same time. 

"I figured that" shrugged Zayn indifferent. 

"How so?" Niall wanted to know.

"He has been in here way too many times for no reason at all and got detention after Harry had accused him of being a thief. Harry has only been suspended for three days and Louis could leave the school without getting in trouble. Sounds like my connection to Cory. How could you not notice that?" listed Zayn all of the obvious connections. 

"I feel stupid now" frowned Harry. 

"And that's why you're the one I'm always turning to. You're always right" patted Niall Zayn's shoulder. 

"I have a very smart boyfriend" stated Liam proudly. 

"And you only realise that now?" gasped Zayn offended. 

"Anyway, Simon, what's the point of this gathering?" turned Louis back to Simon. 

"Actually I just wanted to have a last moment before the break and tell you and your friends how proud I am of how far you've all come" smiled Simon at them and then turned to Harry. "Oh, and I wanted to take your fear away. You did not fail, Harry". 

"I didn't?" blinked Harry, holding his breath.

"No, you did pretty well, to be honest, and I'm sure it's a certain someone's influence" winked Simon at Louis. 

"It's all his merit. I only encouraged him" said Louis humble. 

"Still. You believed in me. Without you, I would've failed so thank you, Lou. I really thought I would get to know I failed completely when we were called in" replied Harry honestly. 

"No, just me wanting a moment" grinned Simon. 

"You had your moment. Can we leave now?" was Louis ready to go. 

"You're free to go but don't forget me over the break and have a nice time".

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During Lunch Break, they hid in the library. On their way to the cafeteria, they had met way too many people. Like all of them wanted to have their little moments like Simon just because it was the last day. For example, Nick and Aidan both walked up to them to randomly talk about nothing and invited them to their summer break party. Jade and Perrie were the next ones to follow. They were throwing one too a bit later and wanted them to come. Even Taylor said shortly hello in a nice voice. This day was so strange. 

"Do you think the next year will be anything like these last few months?" thought Niall out loud.

"I really don't hope so. Too much Drama" said Zayn lightheartedly.

"But a lot of fun too" pointed Niall out. 

"And tons of good memories" added Liam. 

"Those good times can go on forever" summed Louis up. 

"They will. We're gonna make sure of it" decided Liam. 

"Maybe we could...". 

While the three of them were talking Harry scooted closer to Louis and leaned over to his ear. "I wanna show you something". With that, Harry stood up and left the library. 

"I'll be right back," said Louis vague and followed Harry. He found him inside one of the music rooms at the piano. Louis sat down next to his boyfriend and waited for him to say something. 

"This was the song I originally wrote for the music exam before I changed it up last minute". 

Nervously Harry started to play. Louis knew Harry never learned how to play so he figured he just learned how to play that one particular song. That made the moment even more special. A bit shy Harry started to sing his song 'Hey Angel' and Louis was mesmerized by the words and Harry's voice. With every word, Louis felt more and more like the song was about him. That made him tear up. Sometimes the keys were a bit off but Harry tried his best. It wasn't perfect but that was exactly what made the moment perfect. 

When Harry stopped Louis simply kissed him before he spoke up. "Haz, that was fantastic. Your song is amazing". 

"I wrote it about you" admitted Harry with a slight blush. 

"I love you so much. Look at us now. Who would have thought we would end up here together?" cupped Louis Harry's face. 

"Definitely not me" chuckled Harry lightly. 

"Me neither. I hated you wholeheartedly" grinned Louis at him. 

"I hated you more". 

"Weirdo" shook Louis his head fondly. "Let's go back. We don't wanna have Cory waiting for us".

Hand in hand they walked through the hallway and into the classroom where their friends were already waiting for them. A few minutes later Mr Matthews came in with a fake smile on his face, revealing that he was sad too. This was their goodbye. 

"Today I have the honour to hand out the results of your exams. All of you did pretty well which didn't surprise me at all" started Cory to give out the documents. 

"Oh really? I was surprised" joked Niall as he received his test. 

"I wasn't, Mr Horan" smiled Cory at him. 

"Congrats, Harry. Good job" handed Cory him back his exam. 

"Wow" breathed Harry out as he stared at the paper. Louis just watched him proudly. 

"Well, then that's it for today. You're free to go. Just some last words" cleared Cory his throat. "I know I haven't been your teacher for long but it was an honour to teach you. I had a lot of fun with you guys and you were a joy to be around. I know you're gonna rock your last year". 

The class clapped for him before taking their stuff and leaving the classroom. All except for Liam, Niall, Harry, Louis and Zayn. They stayed in their seats and waited for everyone to leave. Cory hasn't noticed it yet. 

"I'm gonna wait outside," said Eleanor before she left too. 

Now they were the only ones left in the classroom. Sadly they walked up to the teacher's desk and Cory finally looked up at them. His face showed how emotional this was for him. 

"We wanted to say an actual goodbye. We learned so much in this short time you taught us. We wanna say thank you" was Liam the first to say something with sadness in his voice. 

"You don't have to thank me. It was a pleasure. You're such a talented and very smart guy, Liam. You blessed my lessons and always saved me when I was losing my mind. You're a great friend and a wonderful boyfriend. You treat everyone with respect and in the nicest way possible. I'm glad that I got to know you and hopefully, we'll see each other again at Zayn's someday" said Cory to Liam, getting riled up. 

"I'll make sure we do" held Liam some tears back. 

"Even though I hated you sometimes I was glad to have you as a teacher at least for a short time" tried Zayn to sound indifferent but he was sad too although he would see Cory outside of school. 

"It was definitely fun to be your teacher, Zayn. Seeing you with your friends was something new to me too. It's great to see what you achieved this year and I noticed a change in you and I know it's due to these boys. You're a pain in the ass sometimes for a teacher but I love you, Zayn" replied Cory funnily. 

"Well, that was honest" shook Zayn his head amused. 

"Not only honest. That was blunt" chuckled Niall. 

"You're really a special lad, Mr Horan. I've never heard so many stupid and brainless answers in such a short amount of time. You always made me laugh but at the same time question my whole life. But deep down you're the most loyal friend and a mastermind. You could take over the world and I'd love to see this happening. Promise me to stay this way" smiled Cory at Niall. 

"I promise. You made me enjoy school for once. You get everything from me" promised Niall him. 

"That sounds so wrong" snorted Harry, earning a slap from Niall. 

"I'm definitely most proud of you, Harry. I heard about you before I started teaching this class. Teachers get to know stuff too. When I met you and your friends I was surprised. There were so many ups and downs. I saw you giving up on yourself and getting bullied even but you mastered all of it. You proved everyone wrong and showed them who you really are. You stood up for what you love and changed for the better. I'm proud of you" let Cory him know. 

"Thank you, Cory. I'm proud of myself too" smiled Harry shyly. 

"And I've heard you picked some biology courses next year. That's fantastic. This is your thing. Well, and music. Stick with it" encouraged Cory him. 

"I will". 

"And Louis" turned Cory around to face Louis now.

"Don't give me the 'I'm proud of you' talk. I know you are. You showed me. I wanna tell you something first. I wanna thank you for being the best teacher someone could have. You gave us the freedom to be ourselves and really tried to teach us something we could really use in life. You made the lesson about us to help us in difficult situations. You never tried to push us into the role of a perfect student. You let us be ourselves and let us live out our creativity. You helped me find my way, so thank you" was Louis now the one to thank Cory, which made him tear up. 

"I'm happy my ways worked out for you guys. I'm happy you are your true self now. But I still wanna tell you something, Louis. You're a really special person. I've known Zayn for a very long time now but you brought out parts of him I've never seen before. You two protect each other and care for each other and it's beautiful to witness, so thank you for being a great friend. But you're much more than that. You went through a lot but you still try to encourage other people to live life the fullest and think positive. You're a true ray of sunshine that lights up the day. You bring out the best in people although you had a tough life. You let me in and trusted me enough and I wanna say thank you for that. Thank you for your trust" said Cory to Louis, trying to stay collected. 

"We're really gonna miss you. Don't disappear fully, okay?" sniffled Louis a bit. 

"I'm gonna organise a dinner with Zayn's family and invite all of you" laughed Cory tearfully. 

"Please, no vegetables. I hate them" tried Niall to crack a joke with tears in his eyes. 

Tearfully they all hugged Mr Matthews who hugged them back. With a last smile at their former teacher, they started to walk out of the classroom. Sadness was what they mainly felt but they were happy to have the chance to see him again. Cory looked after them and packed his things up. He closed his bag and stopped at his desk to take a look at the empty class with a sad smile. 

"Class dismissed". 

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Kind of a goodbye chapter to some characters. It felt like they just graduated but they didn't. Damn, I'm sad now. Don't know how I'm gonna be able to write the epilogue when it's about time. 

Question of the Chapter: Are you sad now too?

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