Quinn steeled herself before walking into the apartment building. For some reason, her senses were in overdrive as if every part of every being knew how big this next step was. She could practically feel the world around her moving at top speed. New York City was everything and nothing like she thought it would be. The energy that she always heard about was unreal.

Long way from Lima, she thought.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She looked at the intercom to her right and pushed the one that said Landlord.

"Yes?" a voice rang through.

"Hi. I'm Quinn Fabray? Your new tenant?"

"Oh Quinn! You're here! I'll be right out."

Quinn had called about 25 different landlords before making the big move and none of them felt nearly as comfortable as Nicholas. His Greek accent was light and his excitement was through the roof. He had told her that his building was for students of the surrounding universities only. It was like a dorm in the way that she would be sharing a one bedroom apartment with another girl but she still had the freedom of her own place. Something about the whole idea of living with other students made it feel a little safer. Especially because she was here completely alone.

Alone. The blonde subtly shook her head and mentally chastised herself for reverberating back to that thought constantly. Today was the first day of her new self. Corny, but still true.

Nicholas burst through the front door and swept up a few of her bags for her. "Quinn. It's wonderful to finally meet you. Follow me. I'll show you to your door."

Quinn grabbed the rest of her things and followed Nicholas through the building. She didn't have much time to look around and take in the building but she figured she would have plenty later. They climbed a set of stairs and came to a stop outside of room 234. Nicholas set her things down and fumbled with the key before letting them in. "Your roommate should be back in the next 10 minutes or so. She was so thrilled that you were finally here."

"Laura? She seemed really sweet. I can't wait to meet her," Quinn said as she followed Nicholas into the apartment. She put her things down in the living area and took in the space around her. It was much roomier than the pictures let on and she noticed a few boxes scattered about, all meticulously labeled with what was inside. So Laura's got a little OCD I see.

Nicholas called to her from the bedroom and she went to inspect it. Like the rest of the apartment, it was spacious with plenty of room for both girls to share without a problem. It looked as though her roommate had chosen to decorate her side of the room with various movie and musical posters. It didn't surprise her. Nicholas told her Laura went to Julliard. "There was something I forgot to mention to you," Nicolas said looking a little sheepish.

"What's that?" Quinn asked absentmindedly as she took in more of her roommate's things. She wandered over to her desk and looked down at the contents trying to find clues to help her figure out what the other girl was like. There was something eerily familiar about everything she was surrounded by but Quinn couldn't put her finger on it.

"Well. Laura decided last minute to stay with the housing that Julliard offers. Your new roommate just moved in here two days ago and I haven't even had the opportunity to tell her about you. All she knows is that you would be arriving today," Quinn turned to the man. She wasn't mad, things like this happen. She just had a weird feeling about what the answer to her next question was going to be.

"Oh. Okay. What's her name?"

As if on cue, the front door opened and shut and a voice called out, "Nicholas? Is she here yet?"

Quinn knew that voice. Her brow furrowed as she racked her brain to try to figure out who it belonged to. When she realized, her eyes bulged. No no no no no no.

The tiny brunette bounded into the bedroom and their eyes met.

"Quinn?"

"Berry."