Hey guys, so I'm feeling a little discouraged due to the season finale. I do think that Arizona will fight for Eliza, but it was still pretty depressing. I'll update my other fic in a few days probably, but I wanted to start writing this one. It's gonna be an AU centered around college time and early adulthood. Arizona and Eliza will be meeting in college for the first time, figuring out their careers path. This will be set in our current time so there will be things like GPS and cellphones. and figuring out love. I hope y'all enjoy. Please leave reviews.
It was a hot day in sunny California. Arizona had just finished loading her small older station wagon with all of her most cherished things, as well as the new things she had gotten for her dorm. She was about to embark on a journey of a life time. I journey not only across the country, but a journey in freedom. Living under the roof of Colonel Robbins, aka her father, was anything but free. Strict curfews, and anti dating rules, no late night phone calls, and always checking in had been her life for as long as she remembered. She was so excited that she was finally going to be able to have a little freedom. She could stay up and watch movies, make friends that she could actually hang out with whenever she wanted, and maybe even meet a special someone that she could be more then friends with. Arizona was excited for college, though excitement was an understatement. She was ecstatic. She knew she would miss her mom and dad, but she would see them, and she knew that her mom would call all the time. Her brother was in college in Maine and her mom called him like all the time. She knew that she would do the same with her.
"This everything honey?" A strong gruff voice hollered from behind?
Arizona turned around and grabbed the last of her things from her fathers arms and strategically placed the items in her now full vehicle. "Yes sir. I think that's everything."
"Are you sure you don't need me to come with you baby?" A small crackling voice whispered from behind the blondes father. "It's such a long drive. What is you get lost?" Her mothers voice began to shake more as she shed a few tears.
"I'll be fine mama. I've got my GPS, and my iPhone which also has GPS. I have my credit card, I know how to change a flat tire. I'll be fine. You guys raised me right. I know what to do." Arizona tried to force back the sadness in her voice and not show how much she was going to miss her mom and dad, even if they were strict, she still loved them, and honestly she enjoyed knowing what the rules were and what was expected of her. It gave her a little stability in the unstable world of all the moving around.
"Oh Barbs. She is going to be okay. She's a Robbins. She is tough. She is a good man in a storm, and she knows how to survive."
The blonde's mother knew that her husband was right. Arizona was full of good values. She made good grades, she didn't break the rules, she never snuck out to be with boys, in fact she never even talked about boys or showed interest in them at all. No Arizona was going to be okay. She knew this deep down, but she still felt she was losing her baby. When Tim left for college, it was hard, but not this hard. He was a boy. He could hold his own, but Arizona, she was her little sweet baby. Her princess girl. She knew that she was tough, and that she could stand on her own, but she was still her baby and always would be.
Barbara reached out and pulled her daughter in closer, kissing her forehead as she weeped a little. "I know that you know what to do, but I'm still going to miss you, and worry about you everyday you aren't here with me my girl. You're my baby."
"I know mama. I know, I love you." Arizona embraced her mothers hug, pulling her in tighter also not wanting to let her go. This was something so new for her, and her mothers touch was really comforting her. She would never show it, but she was terrified too.
"Alright, Alright Barbs, that's enough, you're gonna suffocate 'er." The colonel's voice was still deep but the two women could hear the slightest waver in tone. He was also sad, he would never show it, but they both knew. "Come here baby. Give your dad a hug."
Arizona threw her arms around her father and embraced him in the biggest hug. He was strict, but she couldn't deny that she was a daddy's girl. He has been her hero all her life, and had taught her everything she knew. She tried to fight back the tears as she let go of her dad and headed to her car. "I love you guys. I'll be good, and do my homework, and go to class, and not party all the time. I promise. Don't worry about me."
Before anyone else could say another word, Arizona was pulling out of the drive way. She was in for a long drive. She was headed across country to New York City. She had been accepted into Columbia University, and it was everything she ever wanted. She drove for hours, stopping only to get food, and to rest for a few hours before starting her journey again. She had left Saturday morning, and finally arrived at the college early Monday morning, just in time for orientation. Her jaw dropped as she pulled up to the beautiful older buildings. She felt like she was in a movie. She couldn't believe that she was able to go to such an amazing school. She worked her ass off in high school to make perfect grades so she could get scholarships. She knew her parents were okay financially, but Columbia was not really in their price range, but really, was it in anyone's?
She drove around campus until she found her dorm, and parked her car. The campus was crawling with incoming freshman and their parents, unloading their stuff left and right. It was a little overwhelming, all of the people. She took a deep breath and got out of her car before walking into the building of her dorm to see exactly what room she was in and get her key. She had picked the most inexpensive dorm to stay in. Though she had gotten a scholarship, it wasn't enough to pay for everything, so she wanted her parents load to be as light as possible. As she walked in however she was not expecting what she saw. There were girls AND boys waiting in line for their key. 'Fuck, this is a co-ed dorm.' she thought to herself. 'How the hell did I not catch that.' The thought of sharing her space with smelly boys truly disgusted her. She had spent her entire life sharing a bathroom with the nastiest boy ever in her opinion, and she was not looking forward to sharing the space with multiple smelly MEN! As she walked up to the table she said a silent prayer to herself that her roommate would at least be female, and another secret prayer that she would be hot, yes hot. She liked girls, a fact that was not known by her family. They had always just assumed that her girlfriends were well, girl friends. It made things easier. She could go anywhere she wanted with them if her family thought that her relationships were only platonic.
"Name please?" She heard a small mousy voice snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, Arizona. Arizona Robbins." She said, nerve slightly present in her tone.
"Ah yes, here you are. Robbins. Room 302. That's on the third floor, looks like you're the first one here. Your roommate still hasn't made it yet." The girls voice rang through her ears.
Arizona was slightly relieved that she was the first one there because that meant there were not boys in her room, but that also meant, that she wouldn't know who her roommate was just yet, and that she was nervous about. She grabbed the key from the older girl at the table and stuffed it into her pocket before finding the stairs and making her way to her room. She wanted to see just exactly what she was working with before she unloaded all of her belongings. The stairwell and hallways were loud as people were running back and forth unloading items and socializing with new people. Her nervousness began to change into excitement again. There were so many different types of people here. She knew that finding a friend wouldn't be too hard.
She finally made her way through the crowds of people and into her room. It was bigger then she thought. The two beds were stacked on top of each other like bunk beds. There was a night stand next to the bottom bunk. Two small desks were sitting side by side on the back wall, and a small couch with a coffee table on the side wall. There was a nice size closet with a double dresser inside and another table where you could sit a television. It wasn't too bad honestly. She could see this being fun as long as she had the right roommate. She decided she would take the bottom bunk. She sat her bag on it and then made her way back down the stairs to her car to get her things. After several trips back and forth, up the stairs, through tons of people, her things were finally a brought into her room. She laid back on her bed and took a deep breath before she started to unload. She looked across the room at all her stuff and noticed a few bags that weren't hers. Sometime in between her running her roommate must have shown up. The bags were black and closed giving no indication of who her roommate was. Suddenly the blonde felt nervous again. This was it. They were here, This was the moment of truth. She took a deep breath and stood up to unpack her things when she heard the door open. Arizona's jaw dropped as her roommate walked into the door. The blonde was now filled with different emotion as the beautiful brunette stunning woman walked in. She was so relieved. Relieved that her roommate was a woman, and certainly thankful that she was so beautiful.
The brunette beauty just stood there for a moment and watch as Arizona stared at her. She let out a slight chuckle. "Hi, I'm Eliza." She said as she held out her hand for the blonde.
Arizona quickly shook her head to snap herself back into reality. "Oh... uh... I'm Ari-Arizona." She said placing her hand in the other woman's. As soon as their hands met it was like electricity surged through the blonde's body. "Thank god." She accidentally mumbled out.
"Thank god what?" Eliza chuckled as she realized that the blonde probably didn't mean to say those words.
Oh god. Arizona was mentally kicking herself. You did not just say that outloud. Stupid, stupid, stupid, She thought to herself. Cracking an embarrassed smiled she answered, "Oh, um... thank God you're a girl." She said looking down. "I was so nervous that I was going to have to share a room with a disgusting boy."
Eliza just smiled, their hands still in each others. "Oh yes, thank god I'm not a disgusting boy." She smiled her eye's lighting up her face.
Arizona laughed to herself. The pair still staring intently into each others eyes. Oh yes, this was going to be a good year.
Alright guys. Please let me know what you think. If you like it so far, and you want to see where this story goes. I would love to hear feed back! Thank you all!
