Then, the one time they would slip up, their watchers would come down on them even harder than before. Sometimes they would be punished without ever comprehending exactly what it was they had done wrong. All the while every other student in the school would continue to act as they willed, not having to worry about their actions, because the spotlight was not on them. These boys, especially in the beginning of the forging of their group, were no angels. But even when they were corrected and had seen the error in their ways, and had turned from their mischief, no one would seem to let go of their past. All these things stood in their path, but it could not stop them. When they had decided to become friends–actually brothers more so than friends–their decision was permanent. They would fight, of course, like all friends but in the end they would get over it and it would only make their bond stronger. Even when it seemed the whole world stood against them, they would just draw closer together and help each other throught their struggles. The Freshman Five were for forever, or so it seemed. Eventually the freshman year came to an end, and with it came some unexpected news. One friend was moving. At first, they thought that the Freshman Five were done. How could they possibly lose one of their own and still have the same sense of brotherhood. In a sense they were right. But with the arrival of the 10th grade year came a new era of friendship. The Sophomore Four. Now with one gone, instead of falling apart like would be expected, they became even stronger.

But even though they had a new title and were almost a different group entirely, their past reputaion eventually caught up with them again. So their sophomore year was not extremely different from their prior year. They dragged through the year trying to not get into trouble and trying to defeat their reputation. But they did not succeed. So now they are still together, of course, in the final days of their sophomore year. There is no doubt that their unity will survive thoughout high school but the question is how difficult will it be for them? Will people continue to stereotype them or can they just go through high school like every other teenager in America with the exception, of course, of the friendship they have that very few on the face of this planet have ever experienced? Only time will tell. Until then, SOPHOMORE FOUR FOREVER.