Walking down the hall, everybody knew them, the one group of friends that had actually stayed friends through thick and thin over the years, the crowd of people who through their differences still had bonded to become a mix matched group of people. All the way from childhood to where they were now, going into college.

They were well known for different things, Jack for his football and his grades, being the best…at basically everything. Kate, being one of the friendliest people you could meet, always in the middle of things, trying to sort things out, and people respected her for it. Sawyer, also good at football, the wannabe bad ass, but had a soft centre that didn't come out that often, unless he slipped up. Claire, kind and caring, someone you could talk to about just about anything. Sayid, another one for football, very bright and quick witted, and last of all Shannon, obsessed with her nails…hair…skin and just about everything about herself, if it wasn't for the fact that Sayid and Claire forced her to concentrate through high school and exams, she wouldn't be in college with them.

So that was the six of them, who had grown up together and were hoping that college wouldn't be any different, and it was their first day, new college, new people, so many new faces that looked just as confused as them as to where to go. They had all been assigned form classes and luckily for the group, luck was on their side and they were all together, Room M012a, which was somewhere…

"Kate, are we lost?" Claire pushed past Sawyer to walk up beside Kate at the front.

"No, its somewhere round here, I know it is…" Looking at every door they were passing, trying to keep the confidence in her voice, as it started to waver inside her.

"Hey! Guys! We're here. Kate did know where she was going." Wrapping an arm round her shoulders and patting her on the head, with dim witted smile plastered across his face, at which he got a shove, and a smile returned. It was no secret to the rest that Jack liked Kate and vice versa, for years, neither admitting it, both not wanting to ruin an amazing friendship that they had shared from such a young age. Even their parents were surprised that nothing had happened yet between them.

They walked into the room, scanning it at first, returning a few waves to the people they did know, and smiling at others they didn't and headed to the back where there was a whole table they could fit everyone on. Jack next to Kate, Sayid and Shannon together on the opposite side, after finally getting together on the summer break, the furthest apart they got was holding hands, and Claire and Sawyer.

Claire was on a mission for the first term to get Sawyer to lighten up and embrace his softer side, which was disgustedly rejected by him when he had over heard her conversation about it with Kate and Shannon, but Claire had a strong will, and he had a soft spot for her at times.

More people were still turning up, filling in the remaining seats, when a large boy with brown curly hair, and a girl with dark eyes, hair and a tanned skin approached their table.

"Er…hey people, are these seats taken?" Looking utterly terrified and pointing at the empty chairs.

"No, come and sit down. I'm Jack." He said, extending an arm towards the boy, who took it and followed the girl to the chairs.

"Hugo, but just call me Hurley…don't ask…" he trailing off.

Everyone's eyes then switched to the girl, who took her turn.

"Ana, Ana Lucia." She said with confidence, towards the smiling group.

Sawyer stepped in and finished the introduction, "Hellooo…" Claire smacked him across the back of the head not even letting him get into his sexual innuendo stride. Rubbing his head he continued. "This is freckles, well Kate," pointing to Kate, "Claire," nodding his head to her, "And that's the two lovebirds, who don't come up for much air." The couple both continued kissing but stuck their fingers up at him. "And me, I'm known as Sawyer." He finished brandishing a dimpled smile at her.

Sayid pulled away from Shannon and turned to Ana Lucia extending his hand to her, she took it, then to Hurley, who also took it, and said, "My name is Sayid, and this is Shannon." Shannon gave a quick smile then made a slight moaning noise and dragged Sayid back round to her. Everyone else rolled their eyes, which made the newcomers laugh.

"This is the usual." Jack said with a laugh. As he had turned to talk to Kate when a man walked in to the room, not that much older than them, maybe early 20's, he put some stuff down on a desk and looked up at everyone. Everybody had stopped at his appearance and listened to what he had to say.

" Hi, Guys. My name is Greg, I'm your tutor for the next 2 years, welcome to college life!"

Ok please review. This is my first story like this, the last story I wrote failed so I'm going to need your help, so please review, and give me your opinions. Thanks. :D