I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S. ALSO, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING A SHOW FANFIC AND I'M SORRY IF THE CHARACTORS AREN'T 100% CORRECT WITH DIALOGUE AND PERSONALITIES, I'M WORKING ON IT SO PLEASE BARE WITH ME. IT'S RATED M FOR LATER CHAPTERS.....
I walked into my new dorm room carrying the last box in staring at the empty dorm. I just switched dorms with a guy named Kyle, I'm happy because I'm now on the first floor instead of the third floor, I don't know why Kyle would want to give up the first floor for the third floor even if your neighbors are annoying or whatever the reason is, first floor is first floor. I never thought people could be that annoying or that other word he used to describe someone on this floor, I may not be socialable only having Kyle as a classmate merely acquaintances, I don't have much friends, I have good social skills but hate being in a big group of people, would rather have the one on one and/or be around the people I'm comfortable with. I walked into the dorm further setting the box down on the kitchen counter looking around the dorm trying to remember what my dorm looked like to try and make it look similar so I won't have to re-memorize where everything is. I opened the box I just put down pulling the items that were inside out setting them down on the outside of the box for me to put in their spots after I pull everything in that box out.
"Your not Kyle." I heard a male voice say, 'Damn, I forgot to shut the door.' I thought, I turned around seeing a male taller than me by a few inches, dark black hair, brownish eyes and Middle-Eastern/Indian colored skin tone. He was wearing a black shirt and a pair of brown pants holding some black thing in one of his hands.
"Good observation, if I was Kyle, I would be worried." I said sarcastically turning back to look in the box hearing him step into the dorm with me.
"This is Kyle's dorm though."
"Was, him and I switched dorms." I said not looking out of the box seeing him standing to the side of me out of the corner of my eye.
"It's mid-semester, why switch now? And, you can't switch now can you?" He asked.
"I don't know, it was his idea, and we didn't go through the dorm manager person, what they don't know won't hurt them." I said moving the box setting it on the ground next to my feet resting my hands on the table where the box used to be.
"That's lying, you don't seem like the type of person that would like to get in trouble if they found out."
"I don't, but their not going to find out, if we get caught we'll just switch dorms again." I said just wanting him to leave so I could work on unpacking, even though he was cute in a dorky fashion.
"Since I guess you'll be my dorm neighbor for a while, howdy-ho new neighbor." He said sticking his hand out to shake mine.
"Hi, nice to meet you....." I said trying to get his name out of him.
"Abed." He said filling in his name.
"Abed?" I asked thinking it was a joke for a little bit.
"Weird name, I know but it meant a lot to my parents and my heritage I've been told."
"It's defiantly unique I must say." I said picking up the lamp that I took out of the box.
"You are?"
"Katrina." I answered carrying the lamp to the end table next to the couch where a plug in was.
"Well, nice meeting you Katrina, I live in the dorm next door."
"Which dorm? There is one on each side." I said standing up from plugging the lamp in and he stood there thinking about shifting his eyes.
"On the left, I leave my door open, I like to see what people are up to and what is going on in the dorm live, so if you are ever bored or lonely." Abed said walking back towards the door, he smacked the door frame turning around. "Why I came over here in the first place, do you have any sewing material? I need to sew up my Halloween costume for tonight." Abed asked.
"I heard about that party, not sure if I'm going."
"You should, we could be dorm buddies at the party."
"I don't know, it all depends on how far along I get on packing, but let me find you my sewing stuff, luckily I have some left over from my costume design class couple years ago." I said going to the box that was on the coffee table opening it and dug to the bottom pulling out my sewing kit. "What color?" I asked moving bags off my couch for him and I to sit down.
"Black."
"What you going as?" I asked opening the kit digging out the black thread.
"Batman, my cape ripped somehow." He asked unwrapping his cape to show me the hole.
"That is some hole." I said opening the kit again grabbing the needle, threading it with the black needle.
"Thank you, Kyle wouldn't of done this."
"I would like to think I'm more girly than him and somewhat more awesome." I said tying the thread and started sewing the hole up.
"You took a costume design class?"
"Yeah, I took it trying to get into theatre arts or film doing costume design until I can get an acting role." I said trying not to prick my finger not looking up into his mysterious eyes.
"You want to act? I do student films on my free time, you are welcome to act in them to get experience." Abed offered, I looked up at him from the sewing.
"Thanks, but no thanks, no offense." I said turning back to the sewing.
"None taken, if you change your mind, you know where I live."
"What are you studying?" I asked.
"Business, my dad wants me to take over the family business."
"That's good, at least you have your future set for you."
"I don't really want to take over the business." Abed said as he leant back on the couch relaxing.
"Why don't you tell him that and pursue what you really want?" I asked cutting the thread at the end, "Hold this." I said handing him the needle grasping the two strings to tie.
"I've been told to and I did take a film class, but my parents didn't enjoy that too much."
"But it's your future, I think you should do what you want not what others want you to do."
"I got time to spare to figure out my future, I'm just living for today." Abed said.
"Your cape is done." I said holding it up to look at the patch work.
"It looks good, thanks."
"No problem." I said putting the needle and roll of thread back into my sewing kit and taking the sewing kit placing it where I usually kept it in my other dorm.
"You should come to the party, it's in the library, it'll have chex mix."
"Tempting, but I got to wait and find out." I said walking behind him towards the door.
"I got to go change, nice meeting you." Abed said carrying his cape out of the dorm to his own dorm.
"Bye!" I yelled out to him as he left, he's weird but defiantly cute, I think I can deal with him living next to me, he will be a lot better than my old neighbors, I don't know why Kyle insisted on switching dorms. "Back to work on these boxes, when did I get all this shit?" I asked taking a deep breath going to the closest box pulling out the items then placing them in the right place, then decided to do the food since I remember some of the stuff had to be refrigerated. I then started putting the dry food away in the cupboards seeing Kyle's medicine moving it to the kitchen counter so it won't get mixed up with my stuff.
"I'm Batman." Abed said, I turned around seeing him standing in his Batman outfit in the doorframe with his hands on his hips.
"Looks good." I said looking back at the box grabbing some food items out of it.
"Why aren't you in your costume?" Abed asked walking in.
"I don't have a costume and I'm not going."
"Can't you design one and make one real quick."
"I'm not that fast at making a costume." I said standing on my tip toes putting the boxes in the cupboards.
"Fine....I'll bring back some chex mix for you fine citizen." Abed said.
"Thanks Batman." I said.
"It won't be until later since who knows when I get done saving the people tonight."
"I'm sure everyone will be thankful." I said.
"They will, I'll save their life." He said still doing his Batman voice and ran off making his cape fly up, I rolled my eyes going back to unpacking and after about an half hour it got pretty quiet in the dormitory.
"It's so quiet here, I should put some music on." I said pulling my ipod out of my pocket taking it over to the iHome that I just plugged in playing my iPod as I finished unpacking my kitchen utensils and food. I went to putting my clothes into the closet and drawers I had, half way through the bag I pulled out the Cinderella type dress I designed and made in my class. "Should I or should I not?" I asked standing up from the bottom bunk walking over to the mirror holding the dress up to my body. "I'm not wearing this."
"Why not?" A male asked, I turned to look at Kyle who was leaning in the door frame.
"What do you want?" I asked rolling the dress up tossing it onto the bottom bunk crossing my arms over my chest.
"I forgot my medications, what is that dress for?" He asked picking his medicine up from the counter.
"Nothing, it was the dress I made for my class." I said nervously moving my foot.
"Don't tell me your going to go to that lame Halloween party in the library?"
"No....." I said.
"Whatever, as long as I am away from Abed."
"He seems nice, why don't you like him?" I asked curiously.
"Good you like him, you two could become besties and what not." Kyle said leaving not answering my question, I sat down on the bottom bunk picking the dress up holding it in my hands.
"I'm not going, I don't know if I can handle that party, and it's lame, like Kyle said." I said to myself depressingly putting the dress in the closet hanging it on a hanger. I finished unpacking everything getting into my sweats which I commonly wear for pajamas, I sat on the couch extending my legs out on the couch. "I'm hungry but I don't feel like cooking anything, there is a Dominio's across campus." I said, I leant forward grabbing my phone dialing Domino's number ordering a pizza and a soda. I got up walking out of my dorm locking it up and took the long way across campus so it'll be ready by the time I got there. I walked in paying with my credit card and headed out carrying the pizza and 2-liter of soda that would last me a while, pizza and soda are my comfort food besides chocolate. I took the short route forgetting it went by the library, as I approached I saw Abed standing outside, just standing there not talking to anyone or anything. 'Maybe if I just walk real fast and not look at him maybe he won't recognize me.' I thought walking faster but my plan didn't work.
"Katrina!" He yelled running after me and I stopped in my tracks turning to look at him, "Your coming to the party?"
"No, I'm going to go home and eat my food, I just feel like pitying myself and drown in it." I said turning around.
"May I join, misery loves company." He said taking a step with me.
"You won't stop bugging me unless if I go to the party?"
"Nope." He said smiling, he grabbed the 2-liter of soda in one hand and led me to a bench with his other, we sat down putting the pizza between us, I opened it taking a piece out, nothing like having pizza out in the cold night outside a party. "May I have a piece?"
"Sure." I said biting into my pizza.
"How long have you been at Greendale?" Abed asked eating at his pizza.
"A year, this is my second year, you?"
"Same, why aren't you in any of my classes?" Abed asked cocking his head to the side.
"I'm in one of your classes, I usually hide out in the back and not be socialable and the other one I'm in is a music class." I said looking away from him knowing he was ratting his brain trying to figure out what class I was in with him.
"What class?"
"I'm in your science class." I said covering my mouth as I spoke with my food in my mouth.
"We should study together then, you, me and Troy should at least."
"Maybe, I don't know...." I said shrugging.
"Why are we self pitying you?" Abed asked as he grabbed another slice of pizza.
"I'm upset at myself for something stupid."
"Why are you upset with yourself?"
"You don't understand, just believe me even if I tried to explain it, it will be hard to explain." I said looking down at the crust, I hate the crust.
"Don't like the crust?"
"No, you want it?"
"Yeah, if you let me drink some of the Coke." He said, I nodded and he opened the soda taking a swig before he took my crust and I grabbed another slice. "Try to explain it, I'll try to understand."
"Nah, maybe some other time." I said as his friend that I never met before, I only knew they were friends because of science class.
"ABED?!" He exclaimed looking around for Abed.
"Troy!" Abed said loudly, Troy looked over only to walk over to us.
"Was wondering where you went to, everyone else was wondering as well." Troy said glancing over at me.
"I'll be inside in a minute." Abed said.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to the new student?" Troy asked nodding to me, well my plan of blending in turned out well.
"I'm Katrina, by the way I'm not a new student." I said sticking my hand out to shake his hand.
"Troy, you sure your not a new student?"
"I'm sure, this is my second year here, I have the transcript and receipts to prove it." I said, he sat down on the pavement.
"How come I never met you before?" Troy asked taking a slice of pizza.
"I met her because she moved into the dorm next to me." Abed said proudly biting at the crust I just gave him.
"I'm not very social." I said softly.
"What?" Troy asked.
"He has bad hearing." Abed said.
"I'm not very social, I hate being in settings like this, it's just overwhelming for me, I would rather be in my dorm by myself or with the people I know and comfortable with than a group of people that don't know my name and I don't know, it's less awkward." I said pulling my sleeves down over my hands.
"Girl, you got to get over that if you want to be friends with us." Troy said.
"Why's that?" I asked looking over at Abed not sure what I got myself into switching dorms with Kyle.
"We have a group of friends, actually it's a study group but we are more like friends....." Abed said.
"And we are crazy, yes we break down to little groups like me and Abed here are best friends for example." Troy said.
"How many others?" I asked.
"Let's see there is Britta, Shirley, and Annie, they are the best girls on campus, then there is Jeff and Pierce, so five others?" Troy asked looking at Abed and he nodded.
"Yeah, not happening, nice meeting you." I said standing up turning to walk away but Abed turned me around facing him, there was mere inches between us, I took a couple steps back to get to my comfort zone.
"You got to cure this thing you have." Abed said.
"It's not tonight though." I said as Troy was twisting the cap back on the 2-liter, I pulled my arm out of Abed's hand walking back to my dorms not caring about the pizza or the soda, I was more worried about Abed and Troy.
Abed's Point of View-
I stood there watching Katrina walk down the walkway towards her dorm worrying about her getting back safely considering how dark and late it was.
"Where'd you meet her?" Troy asked chewing the pizza with his mouth open not even having to turn around to know that.
"She's my new neighbor in the dorms."
"It's mid-semester though."
"Long story." I said turning to look at him a little then turning back to watch her and she turned heading towards the dorms.
"She's not in any of our classes is she?"
"Yep, that's the sad thing, she has been in our class this whole semester and no one has noticed her." I said turning around fully.
"Which one?"
"Our science class." I said sitting down on the bench.
"She's the one that always sits in the back left corner huh? The closest to the door."
"I always try to be friendly and be friends with everyone, what is bugging her?" I asked turning to look at where she just walked out.
"She said she's not good with social events like this, that's it man." Troy said shrugging then we heard screams coming from inside, we walked in seeing Pierce dancing VERY inappropriate with some girls. "Wow, we should of went back to the dorms with Katrina, it would of saved us our eyesight." Troy said as we turned away as everyone tried to separate him from the females. After we stopped him from doing that, he buried himself under a pile of desks.
"I'm leaving." I whispered to Troy as Jeff climbed into the pile of desks to help convince Pierce to come out, but little did I know that I had to run in under the tumbling desks to save them. Troy then dragged me to an aisle of books to talk while eating chex mix. "Do we have to?" I asked.
"That girl really is bugging you?"
"No, I'm just fascinated, I just want her to be comfortable and feel like she will be able to come to me for help."
"You can do whatever you want buddy." Troy said smiling, we did our secret handshake, I stood up walking out of the library walking down the dark walkways only to bump into Katrina that was heading towards the library.
"Where you going at this time of night ma'am?" I asked in my Batman voice.
"Going to apologize for storming off."
"I was just coming to check on you, sorry."
"No, it's just a personal issue I have to work out and fast especially if I want to act." She said as her fingers were interlocking with each other, she turned heading the way she came, "It's just my whole life, I never had friends, I was homeschooled so I didn't have any, I was always protected and only knew myself, now that I'm here, there is a lot more people." I said as I followed her towards the dorms.
"That there is, but not all of us are that bad of people if you give us a shot."
"I know, but it's hard for me to trust anyone or meet anyone new, it's that comfort thing I guess since I'm used to being by myself my whole life."
"I could understand that." I said, I didn't want to say anything and push her into saying something she didn't want to say. We walked into the dormitory and went to our rooms, actually her room first, I wanted to make sure she got in safe.
"Sorry for not going into the party." She said playing with the key in her hand.
"It's okay, I understand now."
"See you tomorrow?" She asked.
"Yeah, class, that's right." I said.
"You want to walk together?"
"You don't mind Troy?" I asked.
"If he's your best friend, I got to get comfortable with him." She said smiling.
"Good point, night." I said turning and walked back to my dorm as I heard her door shut as I opened mine.