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Summary: Ross and Chandler are about to meet for the first time, Monica is still fat, Chandler has the famous Flock of Seagulls haircut and Ross has the ugly afro and the weird moustache

Ross's POV

There I am, in front of my parent's house. In just a few hours, I'm gonna be on my own and starting college. No annoying parents, no fat sister. No Rachel Green...

But I'll meet new people, I'll have a roommate, I hope we'll get along well... Okay, I gotta go now, no looking back! I start walking up to my car, the best 17th birthday present ever. I love this baby...

All my boxes are already in the trunk, I didn't forget anything... Okay, I'm ready to go. I get inside the car and take a last deep breath and then start driving. Goodbye, old life, hello, new life!

Two hours later

There I am! There's my college! Oh, I'm really nervous... I get out of the car and open the door to NYU. Wow, everything looks so big and different.

I walk up to the reception and ask for the key to my dorm. Apparently, my room has the number 273 and my roommate will be Chandler M Bing. What a weird name... I hope he's nice.

I start climbing up the stairs and I get to my dorm and open the door. No one's there yet. I guess I'll just start packing then until he gets here.

Chandler's POV

I'm walking down the stairs of my parents' mansion, hands in my pockets. In a few hours, I'll finally be in college, away from all these annoying jerks.

I hope my roommate is not a weird geek who doesn't have fun and just reads all the time. I take a last puff from my cigarette before I enter my car, a sexy black Corvette. I think I packed everything so I'm fine. I start driving.

Two and a half hours later

Hey, I'm finally there! I get out of my car and immediately light a cigarette. Oh, it feels so good. The sun is in my eyes and I put my hand in front of them to get a little shade.

After I'm done with the cigarette, I finally enter the college. NYU. I go to the reception and ask the lady about my dorm and my roommate. His name is Ross E Geller and it's dorm 273. Oh, I really hope he's cool...

I go up the stairs and look for the dorm when I see a brunette chick with a crop top and white shorts. Oh, she's hot!

"Hi, I'm Chandler." I introduce myself.

She looks at me and smiles.

"Hi Chandler, I'm Jennifer. But you can call me Jenny, if you want to."

I smile at her. Still got it.

"So, I just got here. My room number is 273, what's yours?"

"Mine is 284, it's right here."

"Can you maybe show me where my dorm is? I can't seem to find it."

"Oh, of course, it's right across the hall, over there."

She points at a door on the other side of the hallway.

"Thanks, so I guess I'll see you around then."

"Bye, Chandler."

I wave at her and turn around to walk up to my room. She's gonna be my girlfriend by tomorrow.

I open the door, only to see a weird guy with an afro and a moustache unpacking his things. Oh no, he's a geek. What the hell are those things? Dinosaur posters? Photos of "Computer Camp"? Oh my god... I knock on the door.

"Hey, I'm Chandler", I say, trying to sound nice.

Ross's POV

"Hey, I'm Chandler" says a strange voice.

I look around, only to see a guy with a Flock of Seagulls haircut in a sandy color, wearing only the trendiest clothes. I get up and go up to him. We shake hands. Oh god, he really smells like smoke.

"I'm Ross."

Oh man, I'm really in a room with a cool guy. I bet he gets all the girls and doesn't give a shit about school.

"Nice to meet you."

"So, what's your major?"

"Paleontology"

He gasps.

"Are you serious? Dinosaurs? Oh man..."

"What's your major then?"

"I don't know yet, I'm thinking something with math or... I don't know. I don't really care about school."

So I was right.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Not yet, but I just met this hot girl Jennifer, I'm telling you she's gonna be my girlfriend by tomorrow."

I nod.

"I don't have one."

He takes out a cigarette and lights it.

"So... You smoke then, huh?"

"Yeah, does it bother you?"

"A little..."

"Oh, I'm sorry but... I don't care."

He takes a puff and blows it into my face. I start coughing and he laughs at me.

"What the hell dude!" I snap.

He just laughs and sits on the bed.

"At least open the window man..."

He gets up and opens it. I take out my air purifier and turn it on. He turns around.

"What... What the hell is that??"

"That's my air purifier. If that bothers you, I don't care either."

He shakes his head, comes over and turns it off.

"Hey, don't do that!"

I take his cigarette and throw it out the window.

"What the fuck dude!"

He pushes me and I fall over.

"No reason to get physical okay?"

I get up. He looks at me angrily.

"Okay, calm down. I'm sorry but I need the purifier because of my allergies. You can smoke if you want to, but at least open the window. ... Are we good?"

He stares at me and then takes a deep breath.

"Alright. I'm sorry too."

After a while of silence, he starts talking.

Chandler's POV

Okay, stay calm. Don't get angry, it was just one cigarette.

"So... Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

"Yeah, I have a little sister, Monica. She's a senior in high school. What about you?"

"I'm an only child."

"What was your life like until now?"

"Um... I had a pretty hard childhood. When I was nine, my parents got divorced and they used to always yell at each other so I got pretty much forgotten. They told me they were getting a divorce on Thanksgiving, right when I had a big bite of turkey in my mouth, which made me spit it all back on my plate. That's the reason why I hate everything about that stupid holiday and I don't eat any Thanksgiving food. That was also when I first started smoking... Which reminds me: I'm gonna go get some... Fresh air."

I run out of the room as quickly as I can and again, immediately light up. Oh, fresh air...

Ross's POV

I look at the door with a confused face. His parents got divorced... He got ignored... He started smoking when he was nine?? What the hell??

But I somehow feel sorry for him. He really must have had a rough childhood. I see smoke coming out of the closed door. So he's apparently really addicted to smoking.

I turn on my air purifier, sit on my bed and start reading a book. Two minutes later, he comes back in, looking way more relaxed. He sits on his bed.

"Okay, I'm back. So what about your childhood?"

I close my book again.

"Um... Yeah, to be honest, I had a great childhood. I always got good grades and my parents love me. I hope it doesn't sound like I'm bragging because I'm really sorry about your past."

He frowns. "I don't need pity, you geek."

I open my mouth to say something but then close it again.

"So um... What do you do for fun? Do you play any instruments?"

"Yeah, I play the keyboard for fun, I sometimes write my own songs. What about you?"

"I played the clarinet, but I kind of hated it. I do sing though and I like to write songs too."

"Really? That's cool! Maybe we could, I don't know, like start a band or something."

His face lights up. "Hey, you're right, that's a good idea."

For a moment, we smile at each other. Then we both get back to unpacking. Maybe this is gonna be nice. Maybe we'll become friends.

Okay, so this was the first chapter. :)

I hope you enjoyed it, if there are any mistakes, just tell me. I don't really know how college works bc I'm German, so if I got anything wrong, you can correct me. :) And please, tell me if I should go on or if this should be it.

Bye bye then