The Next Steps in Life

Hey! This is a story set in the future. It is about Quinn and her college life. It is set in a world where she never knew anyone from Glee, she went to a different school, and so meets the gang in university! Enjoy!

Chapter One – The First Day Of Uni

Quinn was so nervous about what was going to happen today. She and her mum walked up the stairs in the student housing, until they reached the third floor. It was mixed housing, but not mixed rooms. Quinn didn't know anything about her new roommate apart from the fact that her name was Santana Lopez. Since Quinn was studying English, the university board decided that it would be good to put her with someone who was studying something different – politics. She had no idea what to expect, and her name and major was all she knew. Everyone in this block of rooms were freshman, but they all had different days that they could move in, to avoid having 100 freshmen clogging up the hallway.

Before she knew it, she was at her door. It was just a piece of wood, so why was it so daunting? It was a dark blue, plastered with pictures of what looked like bands, but none of them were recognised by Quinn. Quinn didn't really listen to music, but she loved to read, and so wanted to pursue that for a career. As well as pictures of bands, there was a whiteboard with a message;

Fabray. Gone down to the mess hall to meet friends. Back about 11.

Quinn's mum completely disregarded the message, and opened the door to the bedroom. It was a medium sized room, with two single beds down either side. There was a desk for each of the girls and two wardrobes, as well as a chest of drawers. Quinn took the bed on the left, as the right side of the room had been covered in posters and was messier than Quinn would have liked. Judy put down the last of Quinn's bags on the floor and brought her daughter into an embrace.

"Oh Quinn-y! I can't believe you are all grown up!" Judy blubbered into Quinn's shoulder.

"Yeah mum! Call me when you get home, so I know you are safe. I love you!" Quinn replied, not feeling as emotional as her mother.

"Okay darling. Have fun! Love you lots sweetheart" Quinn smiled as her mum left her room. For the first time in her life she is independent and has time to herself. That time was cut short by the Latina girl that barged into her room. She wasn't angry, but she just seemed to walk fast. She was a pretty girl with long dark hair and dark eyes. Quinn recognised her from the pictures around the right side of the room.

"Oh hey! I'm Santana, I'm your roommate! My…friend…Brittany will be up here soon, and she wants to meet you…" The girl said eyeing Quinn up and down "but god knows why."

Quinn didn't have time to be offended by the last remark, but she was distracted by the bubbly blonde that had joined the room. When, who Quinn assumed was Brittany, walked into the room and immediately gave her a hug.

"Hey Q! It is okay if I call you Q right? I'm Brittany, me and San are BEST friends!" She started, talking so fast Quinn was barely able to take in all of the information.

"Erm, yeah Q is fine! Where do you live? What are you studying?" Quinn started, to avoid sarcastic comments from her roommate.

Brittany was a dance major, and lived in the room next door with a girl called Tina, and she and Santana had known each other since Kindergarten. Brittany launched into their entire friendship, which gave time for Quinn to get most of her things unpacked, while Brittany admired some of her clothes. After about 15 minutes, Quinn was stopped in her tracks by a sudden gasp.

"Q, you must wear this dress tonight to the freshman party!" Brittany squealed, holding up a Prada dress that Quinn's aunt had bought for her last year. The excited girl started twirling around the room, and Quinn glanced at Santana, who had smiled for the first time all morning. Santana seemed to like this girl a lot, so Quinn felt obligated to be friends with them both.

"So Britt, what is this party?" Quinn said, moving the last of her packing onto the floor and inviting Brittany to sit on her bed.

"You called me Britt! I like that! Well, it is basically a little get together for all the new kids, like us, to meet people who are in our classes and to make some friends! Naturally, we have to look hot for all the new guys!" she answered with a wink.

"Well, since you know more about it than I do, would you like to get ready here with me and Santana…if that's okay with her?" Quinn gave a sideways look to Santana, to get the approval from the quiet girl.

"That sounds…..great! Go have a shower and meet us back here in about an hour?" Santana questioned. Brittany nodded and skipped back to her room, and Quinn turned to her wardrobe…as did Santana. Quinn looked over at Santana as the girl perused through her wardrobe.

"Q, this is Versace." She stated.

"I know. You can wear it tonight if you like!" Quinn replied, wanting to be friends with the girl she roomed with.

"Really? You aren't joking right? Cos if you are, that is cruel and you can find a new place to live."

"Of course I mean it! It'll look great on you; red is definitely your colour! I have the matching shoes in that trunk too." Quinn answered, making sure the girl knew about the full outfit.

Santana ran off into the bathroom, and emerged a few minutes later wearing a short sleeved Versace dress with the matching shoes – Dorothy shoes, Quinn called them.

"Q this is stunning! Thanks for letting me wear it!" Santana pulled Quinn into a hug, which took her by surprise.

An hour later, Brittany appeared and borrowed Quinn's blue Gucci dress and shoes for the party. Quinn was become quite popular with the girls, and she was proud with herself for making some new friends, which wasn't the sort of thing she usually did. Make-up and hair complete, she waited for the other girls to finish getting ready.

That night, Brittany, Santana and Quinn made their way to the freshmen party, and immediately the other girls started socialising. Quinn stood there in awe of everyone for a moment, but soon got the courage to walk over to the group of people who were standing in the section of the hall specifically for the English majors. She joined the conversation as they were talking about authors. She was brought into the conversation by surprise;

"How about you, who do you, appreciate?" said a dark haired boy.

"That depends on the genre, time and style of writing you are debating" Quinn answered. She knew she sounded like a no-it-all, but she wanted to make a decent impression. All of the others nodded in agreement with her, until a voice piped up.

"That's a very good point. What's your name?" The voice came from the shadows.

"Quinn. Quinn Fabray." Quinn stated.

"Noah. Noah Puckerman. Junior." The man came out of the shadows and Quinn was in awe of the man that stood before her.

I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but hopefully this weekend! Review? Love Em xx