One thing I want to get out of the way: My finals are underway, so I'm busy with that so please please be patient. I have a feeling the next chapter may not be for another few weeks. And another thing, when it comes to companies and all of that in NYC, I'm kind of clueless. I googled, but please don't be critical about it. I'm in nursing school, not business/law school haha. Enjoy! Let me know what you think, I think it has potential :) If this helps, I was kind of thinking gossip girl type lifestyle when writing this…hence the title.

Rachel Barbra Berry woke up, slightly startled by the loud alarm that seemed to be right next to her face. She groaned, removed her sleeping mask, and shut off the screeching noise coming from her brand new iphone 5; which did happen to be right next to her face. She groggily brought her eyes to life, letting everything come into view as she looked around at her very large, very pink room. She laid there for a few minutes, before dragging herself out of bed. She couldn't hear anyone outside of her room, and though she lived in a large penthouse in upper New York City, she knew nobody was even home. Glancing at the clock, she had approximately two hours before her first class at New York University began. She was honored to have gotten into NYU, but there was never any doubt in her mind that she wouldn't. Her fathers were acquaintances with basically everyone on the school board. Leroy Berry owned a very large, very popular law firm right in downtown Manhattan whereas Hiram Berry was an accountant for one of the largest companies in the entire country. They were both very successful, and though Rachel didn't like to think of herself as a spoiled, 'gets everything she's ever wanted', kind of girl…well that's just the kind of girl she was. Everyone knew her fathers, and though that had many perks, she knew it came with downfalls. She just hasn't experienced many in her eighteen years of life yet.

When she was finished getting ready, she walked into the kitchen only to find breakfast waiting for her, a note to the left. 'Good luck on your first day! The limo will be picking you and Austin up at 4, please don't be late. Love, dad & papa.' Rachel set the note back down and rolled her eyes. Austin. Her pretend, but not so pretend boyfriend. Austin Reynolds had basically the same upbringing as she did, his father a business partner to her dads. The idea of them getting together was the highlight of both their parents' life as far as Rachel was concerned. It started in November of their junior year, a drunken socialite party leading to one thing or another, and suddenly they were a couple; everyone around them delighted. It should have ended ions ago, but for the sake of her fathers and Austin's dad's company, they kept the act going. It wasn't so awful, they were friends, but any sort of physical and emotional relationship ended when high school did. Rachel couldn't say she was upset, though she did sometimes wish she had an actual intimate relationship. You know, the way it should be.

Rachel ate her vegan muffin quickly as she looked at the time. Her limo driver would be arriving any minute now. Grabbing some black coffee to go, she hurriedly grabbed her brand new Louis Vuitton backpack; everything already in it planned out from the night before, locked the door behind her and headed for the elevator. The trip itself down took a minute or two, the Berry family residing on the 50th floor. Her limo was waiting and she greeted the driver as she got in, the car driving off into the busy hustle and bustle that was New York City.

And her first day of college was underway.

Though Rachel was a musical theater major, she was still required to take a number of classes she knew were useless. One of them being 'Introduction to Political Science.' Why political science, she did not know. When she walked in she gasped at how large the room was. The seating was fit for well over a hundred students. Feeling slightly overwhelmed, she took a seat near the far right side of the room, not too far up so she could see the board and what the professor would even be writing at least. That and she felt like if she sat right next to someone it would make it awkward for the both of them. She looked around and watched as people entered, realizing she didn't recognize a single face. That didn't bother her but she suddenly wished she'd coordinated schedules with Austin. At least then she wouldn't feel so strange. However, like his family, he was a business major and she wasn't quite sure what that program entailed.

A few minutes later, she watched as a very tall, dark haired boy walk up, taking the spot right next to her. She breathed in, trying not to look at him. She knew how to act in a room full of adults dressed in the most elegant clothing, but when it came to peers, she was awkward. Or at least she felt that way. She glanced over as he looked at her, smiling politely before pulling out his laptop, notebook and pen. She then gasped lightly, realizing she hadn't even thought of that. As she brought her backpack up into her lap, she heard a light chuckle come from next to her.

She glanced over at the tall boy, her eyebrows lifting as she realized he was looking right at her once more. "Can I help you?" She asked. She instantly regretted it, realizing she probably sounded quite snotty with that kind of demeanor.

He shook his head. "No, no. Sorry." He said, sort of shyly. "That backpack must've cost like, a fortune though."

She glanced down at it and back to him. Just as she was about to reply, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

She shifted slightly and gasped once more. She felt like she was doing that a lot. "A-Austin." She said. She couldn't help as a smile formed onto her face. He wasn't exactly the worse looking boy around, but she knew he also wasn't the most handsome either. His blue eyes looked right at her. "I didn't think we had any classes together."

He shrugged nonchalantly. "I didn't either, but I didn't exactly think a musical theater major would be taking this class."

"I didn't think they would have to either, but it's a general education requirement." Rachel replied back. She glanced at the boy next to her, who wasn't even looking in her direction anymore.

"Did you know we have to be ready by four?" Austin then asked.

Rachel nodded, as she was reminded once again about later. What was she even going to wear? She hadn't even thought about it. She shook the thought off; she would deal with it later.

"Good, I can't wait." Austin paused. "Dear." He added on awkwardly.

Rachel smiled, and turned back towards the front as class began.

"Oh class! I forgot to add this. If you look on the back of your syllabus you will see a semester project that I require you all do. It's worth quite a bit of points, so I suggest you don't blow this off even though it isn't due for fifteen more weeks."

Rachel glared down at the paper.

"It's a partner effort, and to make things easy since we've ran out of time, make a new friend, look to the person on your right and there you go. You now have your partner. I will be passing around the sheet next class where you will write down who you'll be working with, and what the project will be on."

Rachel glanced to her right. The tall boy.

"Class dismissed!" The professor yelled as loud shuffling surrounded her throughout the lecture hall.

"I'm Finn." The boy next to her said as she put her things into her bag.

She smiled. "Rachel."

"Nice to meet you, Rachel." He said politely.

Rachel nodded and stood up, turning around. Austin was already gone. She sighed and looked back to Finn. He stood as well, and Rachel looked up. "Wow you are really…"

"….tall I know." He finished. "I get that a lot." He then added with a shrug. "See you Wednesday then Rachel."

And just like that, he was gone.