Hi! This story is a collaboration between myself and I Heart Ross and Rachel!:) It's both of our very first fanfiction, so please bear with us. Hope you like it!:)

DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the FRIENDS characters...unfortunately.

Summary: Ross and Rachel don't know each other. Ross just got dumped by his girlfriend Carol because she's a lesbian. Rachel's kind of shy so she normally stays at home when her roommate Phoebe goes out but today it's going to be different. Phoebe and Rachel don't know Monica, Joey, Ross, or Chandler, but the latter four do. Joey and Ross are roommates and live in apt 19, while Monica and Chandler are already married and live in apt 20. Rachel and Phoebe live in Phoebe's apartment. This is set as if they were meeting in today's times, not when the show aired.

"Hey Rach" Phoebe said as she got home.

"Hey Phoebe. Where ya been?" Rachel asked her roommate.

"Out. You know you can come with me sometime?" Phoebe told Rachel.

"Yeah, I know. Next time you go out, tell me and I'll make sure to come." Rachel said with a hint of promise in her voice.

"Well, I'm going out to the bar tonight, wanna come?" Phoebe questioned.

"Tonight? I don't know," Rachel said.

"Rachel, you just said you'd go next time I went. Well, I'm going tonight and you're coming with," Phoebe said with demand in her voice.

"Ugh, fine," Rachel agreed.

"Great, now get off your lazy ass and get ready," said Phoebe.

Rachel went into her room and picked put a pair of jeans and a tshirt as Phoebe walked in.

"Oh no, you are NOT wearing that," she tells Rachel.

"What? Why not?" Rachel asked.

"Because it's too casual. Tonight you have to look absolutely sexy so the men will be all over you," Phoebe said.

"Pheebs, I don-" Rachel said before Phoebe cut her off.

"Let's see what we have to work with," Phoebe said before Rachel could back out. Phoebe looked in her closet and had a disapproving look on her face. "On second thought, why don't we just go to the mall?" Phoebe said with a hint of disgust in her voice. For a woman who worked in fashion, Rachel certainly didn't show it.

"What's wrong with my clothes?" Rachel asked, offended.

"Rachel, what is this?" Phoebe asked as she pulled out a horrible looking sweater.

"Uh, my grandma knitted that for me," Rachel responded with a hint of embarrassment in her voice.

"And what is this hideous piece of fabric?" Phoebe said as she pulls put another sweater.

"Uh, it was a gift?" Rachel said with the same embarrassed tone.

"And these?" Phoebe questioned as she pulled out more horrible clothes.

"There was a sale," Rachel said getting more and more embarrassed with each piece of clothing.

"Rachel, your clothes are hideous. We need to get you a whole new wardrobe, but right now we just need you an outfit for tonight. So get your coat, we're going to the mall," Phoebe said as she walked out of Rachel's room.

Ross was putting on final touches of cologne as Joey walked in their apartment.

"Hey, man," Joey said. "Where you going looking all spiffy like that?"

"Hey, Joe," Ross said. "I've decided to take your advice and go out and party like there's no tomorrow, so I'm going out."

"Great! And don't forget about meeting the ladies," Joey said as he wiggled his eyebrows.

"Yeah, uh, right," Ross said unsure.

"C'mon Ross. Carol's in the past. You've got to get over her," Joey said to his best friend.

"I know, it's just...hard," Ross said sadly.

"I understand, but you have to opt for sanity. Okay? Now I want you to go out and talk to at least ONE woman," Joey urged.

"Okay, fine," Ross said, defeated.

"Good luck, man," Joey said slapping Ross's butt as he walked out the door.

"Thanks," Ross said before he closed the door behind him. This was going to be interesting.

Rachel and Phoebe walked into the bar. Rachel had gotten a cute little red dress with spaghetti straps and that stopped a little bit above the knee. She was unsure about it, but Phoebe told her she looked fantastic. Her hair and make up was done by Phoebe and she looked gorgeous. She followed Phoebe to the dance floor and started dancing away.

"Well, here goes nothing," Ross said to himself as he walked into the same bar. He sat down on a stool and ordered a drink. He watched the people around him dancing and having a good time.

"Well, I made a promise to Joey saying I'd talk to a woman so here I go," he said again to himself as he gets up and approaches a woman. She's not overly gorgeous, but pretty.

"Hi, I'm Ross, and you are?" Ross asked trying to sound sexy and confident.

"Hi, I'm Stephanie, but..." Stephanie holds up her left hand and Ross sees she is wearing a wedding ring.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know," Ross said as he backed away.

"It's okay," Stephanie replied as she turned around and talked to her friend.

Ross nervously laughed and walked away looking for another woman. He spots one and walks over.

"Hi, I'm Ross," he said in the same way he talked to Stephanie.

"Hi, I'm Nicole," she replied looking at him with a blank expression on her face.

"Nice to meet you, Nicole. I was wondering if I could buy you a drink, maybe?" Ross asked.

"What are you trying to do? Get me drunk? Yeah, and then you're gonna try to do me. Ugh, all men are the same," Nicole said disgustedly and walked away.

"No! I was just offering to buy you a drink," Ross yelled to her. By the time he finished, she was gone. After the second turn-down Ross figured he'll just go home so he walked towards the door. Before he left he turned around and looked back. At that point, he saw a beautiful woman dancing with her blonde friend. All thoughts of Carol, Stephanie, and Nicole were pushed aside. Right now he was focused on the most gorgeous woman he'd ever seen in his life.

"Well, maybe one more try" Ross decided.

Rachel and Phoebe just sat down after dancing for a while.

"See, this place isn't that bad," Phoebe said.

"Yeah, it's pretty fun," Rachel agreed.

"Well, you can browse. I'm gonna go to the bathroom. I'll find you after. Remember, if a guy approaches you, give him a chance," Phoebe said getting up.

"I know," Rachel said as her best friend left her.

Ross was watching Rachel. He saw her friend left, so he decided to make his move.

Ross started walking towards her. His hands were sweating; he'd never been so nervous in his life. But why? He didn't even know this girl. Oh well, he was right in front of her, there was no turning back.

"Uh, hi, I'm Ross," he said getting her attention.

Rachel looked up from her drink and saw this very cute guy.

"Hi, I'm Rachel," she responded with a huge smile on her face.

"Okay, uh, I don't really know what to say. I mean I'm not very familiar with all this, but anyway I'll try. Can I buy you a drink? And no, I am not trying to get you drunk, I'm just trying to be polite," Ross said, making sure his intentions were clear.

Rachel laughed slightly at his nervousness.

"That'd be great," she said.

"So what's a beautiful woman like you doing here without a boyfriend?" Ross asked, feeling more confident.

"I don't know, I usually don't go out to bars and clubs, but my roommate made me come," Rachel replied.

"Yeah, me neither. My friend made me come," Ross said.

"Is he here?" she asked looking around the room for someone watching them.

"No, he had a date tonight. So that woman you were here with, your roommate, I'm guessing?" Ross said.

"Yes, her name is Phoebe and she went to the bathroom, she should be back any second now," she said looking towards the bathroom for her. She's saw Phoebe and Phoebe winked at her and gave her a signal saying 'go for it'. Rachel smiled back at her.

"Here's your drink," Ross said as he paid the bartender.

"Thanks," Rachel said as she took a sip. "Mmm, strong. You sure you're not trying to get me drunk?" Rachel jokingly said.

"No, no, I promise I'm a perfect gentleman," Ross assured her with a chuckle. "I told you I don't usually do this. You see, I'm a paleontologist..."

God, he's so cute. And now he's talking about his job, he's a something-ologist. Now he's talking dinosaurs, how cute! Rachel thought.

"So what do you do, Rachel?" Ross asked.

Rachel snapped out of her daydream.

"Oh, uh, I'm in the fashion business..." Rachel started to explain.

Oh my god, she's sexy. I just wanna do her right here on this table. No, Ross control yourself. God I just wanna lick her all over. Ross, stop it, I know she's the most beautiful woman you've ever seen but you've gotta control yourself, Ross thought.

"Yeah, so that's me," Rachel finished.

"Sounds interesting. You want another drink?" Ross offered.

"No thanks. in fact, I oughta get going. This was really nice," Rachel said flirting with him.

"Yeah, it really was," Ross agreed.

"Do you want me to walk you home?" Ross asked hoping she'd say yes. He wanted to spend more time with this gorgeous woman he just met.

"Okay. Why not?" Rachel agreed.

"Great, let me get my coat," Ross said as he went to get it.

They started walking and talking, eventually arriving at Rachel's apartment.

"I had a great time tonight," Ross said.

"Me too," Rachel responded with a small smile.

They stared at each other for a long time, getting lost in each other's eyes. Ross realized what was going on and said, "I better be going."

"Yeah, sure," Rachel said after clearing her throat.

Rachel looked at him again and slowly got on her tip-toes to give him a short kiss on the lips.

"Well, I'll see you later," Ross said in a daze.

"Bye," Rachel said as she unlocked the door to the building.

Ross walked away. Rachel looked at him one last time before she closed the door. She went up to her apartment and fell asleep with him in her thoughts and a huge smile on her face.

Ross went home, took a hot shower, and got into bed. She is also all he could think about and fell asleep with the same size smile as hers, maybe bigger. But this is just the beginning.

Well there's the first chapter for you! We really hope you like it:) I Heart Ross and Rachel wrote this chapter, while I revised and edited it. Please read and review!:)