Hey everyone, welcome to my NaNoWriMo 2013 story. I'm planning to upload it in chunks, and I might combine chapters so it won't be too many on here, we'll see as things progress. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I, baxter54132, do not own Attack On Titan or any of it's characters and plots.

Prologue:

The first thing Krista notices when she steps onto the second floor of Maria Hall is the overwhelming stench of pot. This isn't a great first sign, and she crinkles her nose slightly at the rancid smell. The floor seems to be deserted at the moment, so her only greeting is a poster that has been taped to the wall that reads, "Welcome to Trost University!" The sign has two grinning college students on the front, shooting her a warm smile.

The hallway stretches at least 300 feet, and numbered doors line the hall with a community bathroom on the far end. Krista's paper reads 413, and she easily locates it halfway down the floor. The door is as plain as any other door, only decorated with the room number and two brightly colored names. The names have been printed in large bubble letters, and Krista is relieved when one of the names is her own. The second one says, "Sasha" and Krista remembers seeing that name in the letter she received in the mail.

The key slides into the lock smoothly, and Krista subconsciously holds her breath as she turns the key and pushes open the door.

Krista knew her roommate moved in the day before her, but she wasn't expecting the mess that has already filled the room. The dorm has generic furniture, half of which is covered in random articles of clothing. Krista walks into the room slowly, leaving the door open behind her in case someone else is wandering the floor. She's careful to avoid her roommate's possessions as she crosses the room, as they have been strewn all over the place. The only clean spaces left in the room are a desk and bed next to each other on the left side of the room. A note is lying on the desk, but Krista ignores it for a moment to put her suitcase on her bed. A small cabinet is on the other side of the bed, and Krista is pleased when it's empty.

Unpacking can come later. Krista collapses onto her new bed, grabbing the note off her desk. She is met with large loopy handwriting, with her name written the largest after the top.

Hi Krista!

I'm so excited that we're living together this year! I'm off exploring the campus, sorry about the mess ^^; we should eat dinner together before titicipation tonight, we can bond over potatoes it'll be great. I hope we can become really good friends!

See you soon!

-Sasha

Krista finds herself grinning as she sits up to tuck the note into her desk. If everyone in college is like her new roommate, maybe things won't be so bad. It's only around three in the afternoon, so Krista decides unpack her things.

She doesn't own much, and soon everything is tucked away in her humble cabinet. Just as she sits back to relax she hears a light knocking on her door. A short brown-haired girl is now looming in her doorway, a bright smile plastered onto her face. Her voice is equally bright, and she strides into the room without waiting for an invitation.

"Hey! You must be Krista." The older looking teen lingers near the front of the room, most likely to avoid the clutter of clothing covering most of the space. Krista nods once, and the girl takes it as a sign to continue. "My name is Petra and I'll be your RA this year. Oh sorry, you probably don't know what that is. RA stands for Resident Advisor, and my job is just to make sure everyone on the floor gets everything they need, and always have someone to talk to. I'm a junior at Trost this year, nice to meet you!" Petra extends one hand to offer a friendly shake, and Krista doesn't hesitate to meet her in the middle.

"It's nice to meet you too." Krista tries to pour confidence into her voice as she speaks, and Petra seems satisfied with the handshake.

"I guess I should let you know about tonight huh? Titicipation starts at six, which is where the clubs all hand out flyers and stuff, and also I want to have a floor meeting at nine. It won't be a big deal, just so we can go over some basic floor rules and talk about how much fun we're going to have this year." Petra retreats back to the door and waves once as she hesitates in the door. "I'll leave you to your thoughts then see you later Krista."

Krista doesn't even have a chance to murmur a goodbye before the energetic RA disappears, off to greet some other new students. With her room quiet once again, she pulls out her laptop. She's hoping for an email from her penpal, but instead she gets three emails from them. Not even bothering to read them, Krista clicks the lid to the laptop shut, letting out a small frustrated sigh. She just wants to be left alone, why is that so hard to understand?

She falls back on her new bed, may as well rest a little until her roommate comes back from wherever she went, who knows how long that'll be. She slides her eyes shut, letting the sounds of her floor surround her.

She doesn't notice, but a tall girl stops in the doorway for a moment, grinning loosely at the napping teen before continuing down the hall.

When Krista's eyes click open, the second stranger of the day is sitting on the bed across from her. With mid-length brown hair and a smile that lights up when she notices the smaller girl is awake, Krista realizes this must be her new roommate. The girl has her knees drawn up to her chest, and she flops over to her eyes are level with Krista's. "Hi! You slept for a long time wow."

"Huh?" A brief glance at the clock reveals it's almost six thirty, she accidentally slept far longer than she wanted to. Krista sits up slowly, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes with one hand as the other girl continues to beam at her.

"Did you have a nice nap?" The girl seems extremely curious, and she moves into a sitting position as well.

Krista nods, finding herself smiling back at the excited teen. "Yeah it was nice, and hi. You're Sasha right?"

"Yup! Nice to meet you!" Sasha slides off the side of her bed, and Krista gets the feeling she's been waiting for her to wake up for a while. "Did you see my note earlier?"

"Mhm." Sasha crosses the room surprisingly fast considering how much of her stuff is spread out on the floor. She pushes clothing to one side as she goes, clearing a small path between the two beds. She reaches out, pulling Krista to her feet with a gentle tug. "It's very nice to meet you Sasha."

Alright that's it for the prologue, please let me know what you think!