I own nothing, but I love Corrie! Just a little something I've been thinking of for a while and I decided that I would finally do something about it. Hope you like it. Please review if you do. Actually review if you don't like it too please cos then I might be able to do something about it. First chapter is a bit slow, just wanted to set the scene a bit first.

Sian woke with a start. Opening her clear blue eyes she heard her phone buzz, 'Blasted phone waking me up in the middle of a really good dream' she grumbled to herself as she reached down to the floor to search for it. When it had been located she flipped it open and answered without looking at the screen, 'Who are you and what do you think you're doing ringing me at this time of the morning?'

'Morning? It's half 12 and I'm picking you up in an hour!' As Sophie's voice came sharply down her ear Sian smiled and sat up. No matter what she said or how she said it Sophie never failed to make Sian smile. They were best friends after all. 'Don't worry, I'm ready to go. I'm organised unlike some people I could mention!' She teased hoping that it would mean that she wouldn't get in any more trouble for sleeping in too late. It worked, 'Er, hang on a minute there lady, I hope you're not talking about me?' Sophie was indignant and Sian could just imagine her standing with one hand on her hip with a familiar pout on her face, 'I don't know, are you packed?' she paused waiting for an answer. It came in the form of silence on the line, 'I'd best leave you to get on with it then hadn't I? See you in an hour' She grinned as Sophie muttered, 'Yeah see you soon' and hung up.

Despite what Sian had just teased Sophie about she hadn't actually started packing yet. Well apart from the obvious basics she had put to one side last week anyway. Jumping out of bed excitement ran through Sian's whole body as she finally started packing and getting dressed at the same time. The day that both girls had been waiting for for a year had finally arrived and she couldn't believe that she had managed to forget until her best friend had rung her.

After hanging up the phone Sophie decided she needed help if she was to stand any kind of a chance of leaving in time and not proving her best friend right, 'Mum!' Sophie shouted down the stairs, then, when she got no reply she tried again, louder this time, 'Mum!'.

'Don't shout love, I was only in the kitchen. What's wrong?' Sally came running up the stairs. ' I can't find anything and I need to be at Sian's in an hour' she replied indicating her suitcase which was lying open on her bed and contained a grand total of 2 pairs of high heeled shoes and a hairbrush. 'Well if you would only tidy this tip of a room up once in a while you'd know where everything was wouldn't you?' Sally grimaced, her eyes showing disappointment in her youngest daughter. 'Oh don't Mum' Sophie rolled her eyes, 'Not now please?'

'OK fine' Sally smiled, holding her hands in the air, too proud of her child to actually be angry at her, 'Don't worry, I know you very well and I've already packed most of what you'll need. It's all downstairs waiting to go in the car. All you need to put in this suitcase is clothes and memento's you might want to take to remember us by'

Sophie grinned and hugged her mother, 'Thank you thank you thank you!' she squealed before running over to her wardrobe and grabbing everything she could reach and stuffing it in the case in any way she could. Sally sighed and took everything out again and began folding the clothes properly, ducking as various other items came flying across the room in the vaguest of directions towards the open case. 'I think I'd best go and get my case too hadn't I?' Sally grinned and left the room. Thinking of the size of the mountain of 'stuff' that had appeared in just a few minutes she decided that she maybe ought to ask Rosie if they could borrow hers as well!

Just over an hour later after enlisting the help of Jason, her Dad and their next door neighbour Gary to load her car up Sophie was ready to go. 'Take care of yourself love' Sally was crying as she hugged her daughter tightly, 'and tell Sian to take care of you too. I don't know why you won't let me come and help you move in'

'Because Sian said no parents helped anyone move in last year and I don't want to be a geek on my first day!' Sophie rolled her eyes as she extricated herself from her mothers grasp, 'Bye Mum, Dad, bye Rosie, bye everyone!' she hugged her Dad and sister briefly before setting off in her little red Fiat for Sian's house, grinning and waving as she left for the next stage of her life.

Sian was sitting on her bed trying to get her suitcase to zip up when she heard the doorbell go. 'Please don't let that be Soph yet' she thought to herself as she hurried up pulling the zip. 'And you said I was disorganised!' Glancing up she saw Sophie standing in the doorway, arms crossed with a smirk on her face. Defeated by the suitcase and knowing that it was too late anyway Sian got up and crossed the room. Taking hold of her best friends hands and swinging them apart she said, 'Who cares anyway! Come and give me a hand then we can put my stuff in your car and get going'. With Sophie sat on top and Sian working the zip it was soon closed.

'Just out of curiosity. Do you have a lot of stuff?' Sophie asked, 'Only I think my Mum's packed most of the house by the way.' Sian giggled, she knew exactly what Sally was like and thought that had it been possible the whole house would have come with them, bricks, mortar and mother included. 'Nah just a couple of suitcases. I left most of my things with Jamie cos he decided not to go home for the summer and I figured that it would just be easier to not drag 'em home then drag 'em back again.'

'Probably' Sophie agreed as they dragged the suitcases out the front door and she got the car keys out of her pocket. Jamming the suitcase she had brought downstairs in between the back of the drivers seat and a blue cool-box on the seat she turned to look at Sian. 'Good job Paul's got my stuff! Where am I supposed to put this one?' she questioned looking at the car which was already so full of boxes that there was no way Sophie could see out of the back window. 'Erm ….. On your knees? We're not going far are we!' she giggled as Sian pulled a face, 'yeah cos it's only a short 2 hour drive to Nottingham' then got in the passenger seat and dragging the suitcase in behind her said, 'You'd best close the door then cos I can't reach anymore'.

With the windows down and music blaring out over the radio at full blast the journey didn't seem as long as it had this time last year to Sian. 'So where do we need to go first?' Sophie asked as she pulled off the M1 following the signs towards Nottingham. 'Our new home of course!' Sophie grinned as a shiver went through her body. She was incredibly lucky to be able to share this new experience with her best friend and she knew it. 'I can't wait, what's it like?'

'It's just a normal house cos your not going into student accommodation, 6 bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, living room, turn right here, garden, garage. I told you to turn right Soph!' Sian groaned as they sailed past the turning. 'No you didn't!'

'Yes I did, never mind just turn round at the traffic lights, you can pull into the car park at the phone shop and come out again.' Sian didn't want to argue and clearly neither did Sophie as she just stuck her tongue out at the blonde making her giggle before following her instructions carefully.

Finally pulling up on to the steep drive in front of the house a few minutes later, Sophie only slightly clipping the wheelie bin, the two girls got out of the car stretching to relieve their aching muscles from being in one position for so long. '!' Sian suddenly shouted at the top of her voice making Sophie jump. A young man with short black hair wearing brightly coloured bermuda shorts came running out of the house, '!' he shouted back before coming over and lifting her off the ground in a giant hug. 'How you been?' he asked as he put her back down. 'I've been good! Missed you though. Hey this is Sophie by the way' She replied as she steered him round the car to make the introductions. 'Ah the famous Sophie' he grinned, 'Don't worry she's only told me good things'

Sophie smiled shyly, 'That's OK then! You think you could help us empty the car by any chance?' Looking over at the car he baulked, 'Erm, yeah sure later though, you two need a drink I'm sure. I have a lovely bottle of wine chilling in the fridge. Paul bought it for me in Spain. That reminds me - ' As he talked he had an arm round each of the girls and was pulling them into the house, 'How is that gorgeous boyfriend of yours Sian? Still in Glasgow?'

'Glasgow? yes. Gorgeous? no.' Sophie laughed as she teased Sian, even though she was friends with Ryan she couldn't see why Sian fancied him. Never had been able to. Paul threw her a strange look at her tone of voice that neither girl saw, 'What about you? You got a hunk of a man hanging about anywhere?' He asked the brunette, Sian took the opportunity to answer for her and to do a bit of teasing herself, 'Nope, single since her ex kissed Ryan's mum!'

'Oh dear!' he gave her a hug and kissed the top of her head, 'No fear we'll soon sort that out for you, a trip out to the clubs is all that will take' he spoke to Sian but she just groaned, 'Don't bother, I've been trying to set her up for ages but she's not interested.' Sophie stopped walking just as they entered the kitchen, 'Er, I am still here you know!'

'Oh don't mind me, your Auntie Jamie has a bit of a thing for matchmaking and I can tell I'm going to love matchmaking you.' Jamie handed her a mug of wine, 'Sorry no glasses, the last one got smashed last week after an incident involving the garden hose, a hair clip and a bag of sugar. You don't want to know!'

A couple of hours later, having met the other new occupants of the house Chelle, an ultra skinny brunette with a mass of tight curls on her head, Marc, a tall brown haired boy with sticky out ears and Mike, the blonde haired, self styled 'rugby dude'. Sophie and Sian found themselves sitting outside with everyone, a can of lager in their hands being entertained by Jamie's Beyonce and Tina Turner routine. 'So he's gay then' Sophie muttered to Sian out of the corner of her mouth, 'Stating the obvious a bit there Soph' she giggled in reply, 'fresher's week starts tomorrow. You ready for a week of banging hangovers?'

'It won't be that bad will it?' Sophie asked, 'Of course it will! That's what freshers week is all about. Do you not remember talking to me during my freshers week at all?' Sian asked. 'Well yeah but I just thought you had a cold and you were exaggerating!' Sophie exclaimed.

'Don't worry, Paul and me are well experienced now, and we know every hangover cure known to man. We'll take good care of you.' She paused, 'But maybe you shouldn't ring your Mum for a bit, she'll be round here dragging you home otherwise!'

'Good idea' She grinned before the two girls snuggled in closer together and laughing as Jamie misplaced his feet and fell over dropping the contents of his mug over his head.