A/N: Hey guys! This is my first ever fanfiction so please be kind! . I don't own anything except for my own OC's and the plot. The lyrics belong to Muse for their song Feeling Good. I hope you all enjoy it! Bye!

Chapter 1: London, here I come!

"MUM! MUM! OH MY GOSH MUM!" I squealed as I read the piece of paper- no, future- that was in my hands. "MUM, I WAS ACCEPTED! I WAS BLOODY, FREAKING ACCEPTED INTO THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY IN LONDON!" I ran down my hallway like a maniac on drugs. To be fair, I was pretty sure that my 'happy' brain chemicals were shooting through the roof.

"Calm down, nothing's on fire." My mum said from the living room. Even though she was Chinese, she was the most British-like person I ever knew with her cup filled with tea. "Cambridge?" She asked expectantly,

"Sadly no but-" I shook the acceptance letter in front of her face, "I got into the UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LONDON! ISN'T THIS GREAT?!" I could hardly contain myself and neither could my mum.

"Well, you better get pack!" She replied,

"Kicking me out already?" I asked cheekily, already climbing up the stairs to grab my suitcase,

"Well, you need to get settle and find a place first, don't you? Otherwise, knowing you, you'd be lost for the entire semester!" I giggle, unsure of what I should do first. I grabbed my computer and opened up the London Flat tabs I had saved for this very occasion. I had been hunting for places all over England since I sent out my CV's. I still couldn't believe that I was going to live in London! It was basically my dream come true! Well, almost…

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"Birds flying high, you know how I feel. Sun in the sky, you know how I feel. Reeds driftin' on by, you know how I feel" I picked up a box from the outside of my apartment, "It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life ~ for me…" I powered up, "And I'm feeling good." I sang as the guitar started up. I always liked listening to Muse, but now, I could feel this song. And it felt amazing.

My phone buzzed all of a sudden in my back pocket. I answered it as I turned down my iPod.

"I-I really can't… *hic* believe that you're leaving…." My best friend sobbed. This was the third time she had called me today, I started to get worried about her phone bill. After I ran back upstairs and grabbed my computer, I had texted her the details of my good fortune and we screamed ourselves silly over our excitement, but now things mellowed and we realized the distance. We were picking out apartments together and fantasized about our new lives as university girls for weeks until we both realized that I was leaving in a few short days. I was in the process of moving my boxes into my new apartment when she called. "I mean, I know we were looking and all that but damn! We didn't even properly celebrate!"

"Well, like I've said for the last couple of days, if you get accepted into the UK universities you applied to- which you definitely will- we can meet all the time!" I said cheerfully, plopping down the last box and sitting on the floor considering my furniture hadn't arrived yet. "Plus you can come and stay with me for the rest of your gap year anyways, so you don't have much to worry about yet. I know you want to, Emily."

"I hate it when you're all logical like that…" I could hear her pouting then sniffle,

"I know you mean loooove!" I sung, "Come on, I already have the place, so you can come live with me!"

"Really? Are you sure? I don't want to be a burden."

"Seriously?! You're the greatest friend in the whole wide world, do you really think you could ever possibly be a burden?"

Alright," she sighed, "but don't meet any cute boys without me!"

"Okie dokie." Our call was interrupted by a knock on the door. "I've got to go, someone's at the door. I'll see you soon, right? In. Person?" I started to make my way through the maze of unopened boxes to the door.

"Alrighty. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye-bye!" I hung up just as I opened the door.

And almost dropped my phone.

The man that stood outside of my door was absolutely gorgeous. He had kind brown eyes and yet, they were very, very noticeably cheeky.

"Hello, new neighbour." He gave a smile, "My name is Dan Howell."

So, I don't actually know if this is too short or too long (I'm probably going to make them longer) but I would really like to know if this is what you guys like! Please review so that I can make this story better and maybe incorporate some of your ideas. Have a good one.

Ateles