A/N - This is the rewrite of 'Young At Heart,' I've been promising for a while. I did this for several reasons but the main one was that I just felt I could do a much better job than what I was doing. I started this many years ago. It was actually one of my first and I feel like my earlier writing wasn't doing it justice. The basic concept will be exactly the same with the same characters etc too. Some of the chapters may not even have many changes but I'm hoping I can do this thing better. I love the concept. I don't have another story where they're college age and I'm pretty keen on this one which is why I've decided to rewrite and revamp it. I also HATED the old name and have no idea why I picked it in the first place lol. So yeah, I hope I'll do a lot better this time around and I hope you guys like it as much as you liked the old version. Thanks.


Stephanie McMahon pushed her way through the sea of students at Boston University. She was extremely hungry after skipping breakfast this morning so as not to be late for class and was now headed straight for her favourite diner just off campus. Upon entering the small establishment, she ordered her food immediately and anxiously waited for its arrival. As she gazed out the window, she felt her cell phone vibrate against the table and glanced at the caller ID. Smiling to herself, she raised the phone to her ear and answered.

"Hi Jess. What's up?"

"Don't you 'Hi Jess' me Stephanie McMahon! Where the hell are you? I've only been waiting here for like, I don't know, 40 freakin' minutes!" At her friends outburst Stephanie could only cringe. She had completely forgotten that she was supposed to meet Jess at Starbucks. She had been held up after class and had nothing but food on her mind so she came to the diner to eat.

"Jess I'm so, so sorry. I totally forgot that I was meeting you after class. I missed breakfast this morning and then Brad wouldn't leave me the hell alone and I was really hungry so I went to Raffo's and that's where I am now," the words spilled out of her mouth before she even thought them in her head.

"Excuses, excuses Stephanie, you know...hold up! Did you just say Brad wouldn't leave you alone? As in that fine-ass man, Bradley Sanford?"

"Yes, as in Bradley Sanford."

"Steph, please don't take this the wrong way or anything but WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? Brad Sanford keeps you behind after class and you want to get away from him? That guy is hot! Not to mention the fact that his family are loaded too. Oh wait, I forgot, so are yours so it doesn't really matter but still, Brad is not the type of guy you turn away. Most girls would give their arm to even talk to him."

Stephanie shook her head at her friend's comments. Yeah, Brad was from a nice background and yeah, he was pretty hot, but nobody gets in the way of Stephanie McMahon when she's hungry!

"Jess what did you want me to do? I was god damn starving to death when he called me over for a little chat. You know more than anybody how cranky I get when I'm hungry."

"I suppose. But don't go crying to me about the fact that all men are assholes or if you can't get a date because you had a perfectly fine guy right there in front of you, just waiting to be snapped up. But no, you had to act like a starved maniac in front of him! And speaking of dates, when was the last time you went on a date, Steph?"

"Look, I'm not having this conversation with you again OK? Just leave it. And are you nearly here already? It's taking you ages," Stephanie let out a delighted squeal when her food arrived, quickly munching into a fry.

"Yes I'm almost there, gimme' 5 minutes. What are you squealin' about anyway?"

Stephanie swallowed the food in her mouth, "Sorry, my food's here and I got excited, that's all."

"Girl you seriously need to get out more! I'll see you in a few OK. Bye."

"Bye." She put her phone down and continued eating, feeling her stomach rejoice at the fact that there was finally something in it. Drifting back to Jess's comments, she realised that it had been a while since she'd been on a date or even to a bar or club. She was so preoccupied with her studies and maintaining her top grades that her social life had practically died. Anything less than perfection had never been good enough for her father. That trait had quickly passed on to her and if she wasn't passing every class to the best degree she possibly could, then it simply wasn't good enough. If that meant her social life had to take a hit then so be it. She mulled over her recent grades for a few moments and came to the sudden conclusion that maybe she was being a little too hard on herself. She was acing all her classes and had been for quite some time. On the flip side, she hadn't been out in forever and her friends persistent whining was getting on her last damn nerve. One night out wasn't going to kill her for Christ sakes. So long as she remained focused and didn't get carried away, what was the harm is spending the night with her friends instead of alone with a book in her face? With a determined bite into her burger, she decided that she was going out tonight and that she was going to have some fun for a change.

"Don't mangle the poor thing, Steph. What did that poor cow ever do to you huh?" Jess plunked herself down on the other side of the booth and stole a fry, earning herself a death glare from Stephanie in the process.

"I'm hungry alright! And stay away from my fries".

"Touchy, touchy!"

"Anyway, guess what," Stephanie said whilst adding more ketchup to her plate.

"What?" Jess replied. She motioned to the waitress and ordered a coffee to go, seeing as Stephanie was almost finished anyway.

"We're going out tonight. Me, you…..and Amanda if she's not too busy sucking face with Malcolm. We hardly ever see her anymore because she's always with him and I feel like I've earned the right to relax a little after all the hard work I've put in recently. So, I decided that we're all going out."

"Yes! Oh my God, Steph I'm so freaking happy to hear you say that! I was beginning to lose hope for a while there. I mean, I was seriously starting to think you had that damn marketing book surgically attached to your face."

"Very funny, Jessica. Just remember, you don't have an overbearing father to answer to. I do." Stephanie took a final sip of her coke, left a few bucks on the table and stood. Jess followed her out of the diner and onto the street.

"Your dad isn't an alien, Stephanie," she retorted back. "I don't think he'd flip his lid because God forbid, his daughter actually went out for a night on the town in college no less! I mean fuck, you are twenty one years old. Daddy's going to have to learn to loosen that leash every once in a while."

Stephanie simply rolled her eyes at her friends little preaching sessions and linked her arm as they crossed the road. "Thanks for that, Dr. Phil. Now, I'm through with classes for the day. How about we go home, get Ames on board and then beautify ourselves for later tonight. You never know, I might go all out and interact with a member of the male species too!" At her friends faux display of horror, she simply let out a hearty chuckle and the two girls headed back to their apartment to begin getting ready for their big night out.