Title: New Beginnings
Rating: PG-13
Summary: JT and Emma, the new freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, meet up with the experienced sophomores Paige, Spinner and Craig.
Disclaimer: I don't own the "Degrassi" characters. But I own the story and all other characters. And if I quote something, I will give proper credit.
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Chapter One: Saying Goodbye to Degrassi
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"Em... EM!... Wake up!... JT is going to be here any minute to pick you up!" Emma's mother said as she tried to nudge her eighteen year old daughter out of bed. Emma rolled over and looked at her alarm clock. '4:30 in the morning. Wow, if this is what college life is like, I'm not so sure if I want to go.'
"Alright mom, I'm up. Besides, he won't be here for another hour. Plus, you know JT, he's never been early for anything in his entire life. Even is own birth! He was two weeks late!" Emma's mom laughed. Okay, just be quiet while in the bathroom. Your sister is sleeping.
Emma nodded and dragged herself out of bed. She walked over to her dresser nearly tripping over her bags and looked at the pile of graduation cards. 'I can't believe I'm already starting college.' She thought to herself.
Once in the bathroom, Em took her long blonde hair out of her messy bun and jumped into the shower.
"Good morning JT! Can I get you something to drink before you and Emma head off?" Asked Spike.
JT looked half asleep wearing his blue mesh basketball shorts and yellow hoodie. His messy brown hair lay hidden under his 'Pitt' hat. He had changed so much since he was younger. His face looked more grown up and he had started lifting a few years back so his body was chiseled and muscular looking. JT even grew to a striking six feet two inches, making him the MVP of the varsity basketball team both his junior and senior year. But underneath it all, he still tended to act like a kid when he wanted to.
"No thanks. Me and Em agreed on some breakfast during the drive down." He replied.
"Well at least have a seat while you wait for her. I'm going to go check to see if everything is okay upstairs. I'll be right back."
JT put his head on the table just missing the plate of blueberry muffins.
Emma walked out of the bathroom back to her bedroom. It looked so plain. The walls were bare and there was nothing laying on the dresser tops except for the things that she wasn't taking off to college with her. She looked into the mirror, realizing her hair was still damp, she threw it up into a pony tail. Then checked over her outfit once more. Her new white and blue sneakers matched perfectly with her blue sweats and white tank. Even though she still had her long blonde hair, it had low-lights that showed off hints of brown and her figure changed definitely to her liking. Emma still cared about saving endangered species and chose her major in biology. 'Well, I guess this is it. I just hope I don't cry....' She looked into the mirror and smirked. 'Ah who am I kidding? I'm pumped to be getting out of here!' She grabbed the remainder of her bags and headed downstairs.
After throwing her bags into the back of JT's car, Emma walked back into her house to wake him up.
"JT! Wake up! You shouldn't have partied til 2am at Toby's last night." She said, walking to the fridge and pouring herself a glass of juice. JT just nodded, trying to sleep.
"Well, if you want to be like that then I guess I'll drive first then. Ohhh man. You're new Mercedes too. The shiny new leather, cruise control... Oooo I am gonna have some-"
JT picked his head up off the table. "OHH I don't think so!" cutting her off. "Nice try girl! I'M driving. I just got that car and I don't need a scratch in it like the last time you it."
"Haha very funny." Em said, taking a seat across the table from him. "That was only one time and that other car wasn't even supposed to be there! ....Those were good times though. I remember Manny almost had a heart attack."
JT laughed. "Yea, I remember that. I can't wait to see her for Thanksgiving. I talked to her last night. She said she's having the best time down at Miami University."
"Awesome. I can't wait to see Paige, Spinner and Craig down at Pitt. I'm so excited! I haven't seen them since Christmas."
"Yea I know." JT looked at his watch. "We better get going. We can't be late for orientation today."
Emma's parents came downstairs to see them off.
"Bye mom. I'll call you when we get there." She said, giving her a big hug. Next, she gave her dad a hug. Emma had said goodbye to her sister last night.
Once they gave JT hugs too, they followed them out to the car.
"Just be careful you two! Call us when you get there! Have fun!" They called out.
"Bye guys!" Emma called from the car.
Once her house was out of sight, Emma turned on the radio and stared out the window. 'I'm so excited, yet so... sad to be leaving. I know there's nothing keeping me here except my family but I guess I'm just going to miss the 'feel' of it all.'
"You okay? You don't seem like your usual self." JT managed to say in between yawns.
"Huh? Yea... I guess I'm just still tired that's all." She paused for a minute. "JT?"
"Hmm?"
"Thank you."
"Ha, for what?" He asked.
"For coming with me. I know that Pittsburgh University wasn't your first choice in colleges but it means a lot to me that you're going to be there with me." She said.
"Ah don't worry about it. I'm glad to be going. Any college that gave me a scholarship for basketball is a college for me. Plus," he added, "We'll have Paige, Spinner and Craig there with us too. They're the experienced sophomores so we aren't totally going to be alone."
"Yea, that's another good thing about going. I just hope everything goes well."
"Sure it will, you're really smart, heck... you graduated second in our class and you love your major so it should be a piece of cake for you."
"I hope so. It'll be easy for you too. On a basketball scholarship."
"Yea, but I have to keep up my grades. If not, I'm screwed."
"Ah, good point, well don't worry, I'll help you out the best I can."
"Good. Cause I'm probably gonna need all the help I can get."
"You'll do fine... Just wait and see."
JT kept making sure he was going the right way to get on the highway that would take them to the boarder and into New York, then onto Pennsylvania; While Emma continued to look out the window, just reading all the road signs. The last one she looked at read: NOW LEAVING DEGRASSI back soon!
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Thanks for reading! Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated! Oh, and reviews too!
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Rating: PG-13
Summary: JT and Emma, the new freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, meet up with the experienced sophomores Paige, Spinner and Craig.
Disclaimer: I don't own the "Degrassi" characters. But I own the story and all other characters. And if I quote something, I will give proper credit.
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Chapter One: Saying Goodbye to Degrassi
======================
"Em... EM!... Wake up!... JT is going to be here any minute to pick you up!" Emma's mother said as she tried to nudge her eighteen year old daughter out of bed. Emma rolled over and looked at her alarm clock. '4:30 in the morning. Wow, if this is what college life is like, I'm not so sure if I want to go.'
"Alright mom, I'm up. Besides, he won't be here for another hour. Plus, you know JT, he's never been early for anything in his entire life. Even is own birth! He was two weeks late!" Emma's mom laughed. Okay, just be quiet while in the bathroom. Your sister is sleeping.
Emma nodded and dragged herself out of bed. She walked over to her dresser nearly tripping over her bags and looked at the pile of graduation cards. 'I can't believe I'm already starting college.' She thought to herself.
Once in the bathroom, Em took her long blonde hair out of her messy bun and jumped into the shower.
"Good morning JT! Can I get you something to drink before you and Emma head off?" Asked Spike.
JT looked half asleep wearing his blue mesh basketball shorts and yellow hoodie. His messy brown hair lay hidden under his 'Pitt' hat. He had changed so much since he was younger. His face looked more grown up and he had started lifting a few years back so his body was chiseled and muscular looking. JT even grew to a striking six feet two inches, making him the MVP of the varsity basketball team both his junior and senior year. But underneath it all, he still tended to act like a kid when he wanted to.
"No thanks. Me and Em agreed on some breakfast during the drive down." He replied.
"Well at least have a seat while you wait for her. I'm going to go check to see if everything is okay upstairs. I'll be right back."
JT put his head on the table just missing the plate of blueberry muffins.
Emma walked out of the bathroom back to her bedroom. It looked so plain. The walls were bare and there was nothing laying on the dresser tops except for the things that she wasn't taking off to college with her. She looked into the mirror, realizing her hair was still damp, she threw it up into a pony tail. Then checked over her outfit once more. Her new white and blue sneakers matched perfectly with her blue sweats and white tank. Even though she still had her long blonde hair, it had low-lights that showed off hints of brown and her figure changed definitely to her liking. Emma still cared about saving endangered species and chose her major in biology. 'Well, I guess this is it. I just hope I don't cry....' She looked into the mirror and smirked. 'Ah who am I kidding? I'm pumped to be getting out of here!' She grabbed the remainder of her bags and headed downstairs.
After throwing her bags into the back of JT's car, Emma walked back into her house to wake him up.
"JT! Wake up! You shouldn't have partied til 2am at Toby's last night." She said, walking to the fridge and pouring herself a glass of juice. JT just nodded, trying to sleep.
"Well, if you want to be like that then I guess I'll drive first then. Ohhh man. You're new Mercedes too. The shiny new leather, cruise control... Oooo I am gonna have some-"
JT picked his head up off the table. "OHH I don't think so!" cutting her off. "Nice try girl! I'M driving. I just got that car and I don't need a scratch in it like the last time you it."
"Haha very funny." Em said, taking a seat across the table from him. "That was only one time and that other car wasn't even supposed to be there! ....Those were good times though. I remember Manny almost had a heart attack."
JT laughed. "Yea, I remember that. I can't wait to see her for Thanksgiving. I talked to her last night. She said she's having the best time down at Miami University."
"Awesome. I can't wait to see Paige, Spinner and Craig down at Pitt. I'm so excited! I haven't seen them since Christmas."
"Yea I know." JT looked at his watch. "We better get going. We can't be late for orientation today."
Emma's parents came downstairs to see them off.
"Bye mom. I'll call you when we get there." She said, giving her a big hug. Next, she gave her dad a hug. Emma had said goodbye to her sister last night.
Once they gave JT hugs too, they followed them out to the car.
"Just be careful you two! Call us when you get there! Have fun!" They called out.
"Bye guys!" Emma called from the car.
Once her house was out of sight, Emma turned on the radio and stared out the window. 'I'm so excited, yet so... sad to be leaving. I know there's nothing keeping me here except my family but I guess I'm just going to miss the 'feel' of it all.'
"You okay? You don't seem like your usual self." JT managed to say in between yawns.
"Huh? Yea... I guess I'm just still tired that's all." She paused for a minute. "JT?"
"Hmm?"
"Thank you."
"Ha, for what?" He asked.
"For coming with me. I know that Pittsburgh University wasn't your first choice in colleges but it means a lot to me that you're going to be there with me." She said.
"Ah don't worry about it. I'm glad to be going. Any college that gave me a scholarship for basketball is a college for me. Plus," he added, "We'll have Paige, Spinner and Craig there with us too. They're the experienced sophomores so we aren't totally going to be alone."
"Yea, that's another good thing about going. I just hope everything goes well."
"Sure it will, you're really smart, heck... you graduated second in our class and you love your major so it should be a piece of cake for you."
"I hope so. It'll be easy for you too. On a basketball scholarship."
"Yea, but I have to keep up my grades. If not, I'm screwed."
"Ah, good point, well don't worry, I'll help you out the best I can."
"Good. Cause I'm probably gonna need all the help I can get."
"You'll do fine... Just wait and see."
JT kept making sure he was going the right way to get on the highway that would take them to the boarder and into New York, then onto Pennsylvania; While Emma continued to look out the window, just reading all the road signs. The last one she looked at read: NOW LEAVING DEGRASSI back soon!
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Thanks for reading! Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated! Oh, and reviews too!
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