All I Ask of You

I was in school today and I began thinking of ideas for another Tibette story and slowly this thought entered my mind so I decided that I would write it and see how it turned out. This is a Tibette meeting fic where they meet in college. That's pretty much all I have so far so hopefully this turns out good. In case anyone was interested, the title of this story comes from the Phantom of the Opera song, "All I Ask of You," because for some reason I always think about Tibette during that song.

Disclaimer: I do not own the L Word.

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Connecticut in the fall was truly one of the most breathtaking sights that one could see in their life. In early September when the leaves begin to fade from a vibrant, summer green into a golden shade was the best time to come. It was before all the frost that came in November and December, but it was late enough where all the summer tourists left nature and returned to their overpopulated cities, suffocating once more in the gray clouds that avoided the crisp New Haven air. It was a paradise and for those who graced the hallowed halls of Yale, it was home to them and for those who were just being welcomed to the esteemed college, it would become home to them in time. For college, whether it was in a polluted city or in a place like New Haven, was a time where you found friendship, love, and if you were lucky, yourself.

"Tina!" The blonde stumbled slightly as her cousin gripped her arm in excitement, almost pulling her down onto the stone walkway where she had been admiring the changing leaves. North Carolina had seasons, but her small town could not compete with the beauty of Connecticut and she was tempted to take a picture of the tree, but restrained herself. She was a college student, not some little senior in high school who had come up to New Haven for a tour of the campus. "Can you actually believe that we're in college? I mean, we're finally away from our parents and out of Cary! And…" Tina laughed as she caught her cousin leering after a pack of girls, "I can finally pick up some chicks without anyone judging me."

"Lara," Tina giggled, pulling the redhead back after she had attempted to follow the group of girls. She loved her cousin dearly, but sometimes she listened to her heart (and below the waist) more than she listened to her head. Tina had made her uncle and aunt one promise when she left Cary: make sure Lara did not get kicked out of school! Tina hoped she would be able to keep that promise. "We've been students for a total of five minutes. I think you should at least wait an hour before you go off with some girl and leave me here all on my lonesome. Or better yet find someone to keep me company."

Lara stared at the girls' retreating backs with a sigh, "It's a shame you're not gay, Tina. There were three girls. One for you," The redhead shot Tina a quick look, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively, "And two for me." Tina laughed, placing her face in her hands while Lara pouted, "What? You don't think that I could satisfy two women?" At this, Tina only laughed harder.

"I think your friend is laughing because those three girls are probably the straightest chicks on campus," A new voice commented and Tina and Lara turned around as two girls made their way over to them. The shorter of the two was the one who had spoken and a small half-smirk danced on her pale lips as she ran a hand through dirty blonde hair, gray eyes fixed on Tina and Lara. The second one was taller, her long limbs making her approach them in an almost clumsy walk. She was cute though with pale brown hair up, exposing a slender, attractive neck, and warm and gentle eyes.

"I'm Casey Aycock," The blonde smiled, fixing the cuff of her black button up top before gesturing towards her companion who had remained quiet so far, her sharp eyes fixating on Lara, "And this is Dana Fairbanks. She's been my partner in crime since our first day here." Casey grinned at Dana who rolled her eyes at her friend.

"She's kidding," Dana muttered, shooting Casey a good natured glare before her returning her gaze to Tina and Lara although her eyes seemed to always drift back to the smiling redhead. Lara took no notice of this, grinning like the free spirited girl she was, but Tina couldn't help, but smirk. Maybe something could finally keep her cousin in school. "So are you two new here?"

"Of course they're new, Dane, I think I would have remembered such pretty faces," Casey winked, but then, noticing the look of discomfort on Tina's face, laughed, smiling gently at the blonde, "I'm kidding. I actually have a girlfriend." Casey then turned and saw Dana looking at her, perplexed, "What?

"Just because you two fuck everyday before class doesn't mean that you are in a relationship," Dana teased before turning to face Tina and Lara, "You'll soon learn that a lot more happens here then just studying. I would say that probably ninety-eight percent of the student body skip class to fool around in their dorms. The other two percent are either nerds or can't get anyone."

"Which one are you, Dane?" Casey's banter had little effect on Dana and, upon noticing this, the blonde returned her attention back to Tina and Lara, "Do you two want the grand tour? We can show you all the hotspots where teenagers go to… as Dana would say it, 'make love.' There's also the spot where Guy, the drug dealer can supply you with…"

"Casey!" Dana snapped, but her voice was gentle once more as she addressed Tina and Lara, "We can also show you were the classrooms are and where your dorms are as well as some of the houses that some students stay at."

Tina smirked, "I think I'm pretty interested in seeing the hotspots."

Lara nodded eagerly and Casey glanced at Dana, a triumphant grin on her face, "Well I think I'll take you by Zeta House. It's where all the local lesbians crash. The seniors there throw parties almost every night and it is always complete with plenty of alcohol, drugs, and sex. It's nearly impossible to get a room there though because so many people want to be at the 'party house.' You either have to have a girlfriend who rooms there or be willing to sleep on the floor."

"Sounds like fun," Lara laughed, "Do you two live there?"

"My girlfriend," Casey shot Dana a glare, "Rooms there so I usually stay the night, but Dana here is the lucky bitch and actually got selected to have her own room. It must be nice to have all the privileges of the wealthy Fairbanks."

"With those privileges come me hiding my sexuality," Dana commented, "My parents let me do whatever I want as long as it doesn't come back to there prissy, Republican friends. They couldn't bare the idea of having a lesbian for a daughter."

"Neither can my parents, but once I turned eighteen, I told them they could go fuck themselves," Lara said with a proud smile, "They ended up kicking me out so Tina here," Lara threw an arm around her cousin, "Let me sleep on her floor until we went to college."

Casey laughed and then stopped, gesturing towards a large gray house that loomed out in front of them, its windows shining in the setting sun. "There she is. The haven for all Yale lesbians. The party house. Zeta."

Lara merely looked up at the giant house with an open mouth while Tina's hazel eyes focused on a group of girls lounging in the yard, all of them laughing, beer bottles in hand and in between the lips of one of them, a blunt. "Casey, who are they?"

Casey smirks and gestures towards them, "Those are our heroes. When they were freshmen, they were the ones who turned Zeta house around and made it a home for lesbians who had previously been in the closest. They're seniors now, but they always complain about how they wish they were younger. They're not ready for college to be over."

"See the blonde? The one typing on her computer?" Dana asked and Tina squinted, but she did see the woman who was glancing at everyone around her, occasionally typing on her keyboard, "That's Alice Pieszecki, she's the school's gossip. She knows everything about anyone. She knows if your gay, straight, who you like, everything. She'll tell you whatever you need to know at a price."

"Dana used to have a massive crush on her during on freshman year," Casey teased.

"I did not!" Dana snapped, her cheeks flushing pink in embarrassment.

"Hmmm, you have good taste, Dana, she's cute," Lara smiled, winking at Dana before turning her attention back to the rest of the girls, "Who are those two? The one's acting all coupley?"

"That's Jennifer Schecter and Marina Ferrer," Casey explained, "Marina works at a nearby coffeehouse. She loves being around people and helping them even if it is just to pour them a cup of coffee. Jenny, on the other hand, is here on a scholarship. She's really smart and creative, but she's a fucking lunatic. You should see some of the things she comes up with."

"She's also pretty poor," Dana commented, "She is in debt despite her scholarship and her parents won't help her get out of it at all. They wanted her to get married right out of high school so going to college is kind of a disappointment to them."

"Is Jenny with Marina?" Lara asked.

Casey laughed, "No although we always joke that they're having some secret love affair. Jenny is dating this senior, Tim something, and Marina has been in an open relationship with this chick from another school for about five years now. They're pretty serious."

"And before you ask, that's Shane McCutcheon," Dana said, guessing what Lara was about to ask. Everyone's eyes followed Dana's who was staring at the laughing brunette, the blunt in between her lips, "She's Casey's girlfriend." Dana shot a glance at Casey who shrugged, "She's also the second biggest player at Yale."

Before Lara could even ask who the first was, Tina's eyes locked onto an unknown target and she whispered, "Who is she?"

Another girl had joined the group, sitting down next to Alice, giving the blonde a peck on the cheek as she got comfortable, one of her tone arms wrapped around the "gossiper." Shane threw a bottle of beer at the brunette who caught it with one hand, her brown hair falling behind her shoulders as she laughed at something Alice had said.

"That is Bette Porter," Dana whispered as though she could hear them, "She is the biggest player at Yale. She is currently in a relationship with Alice, but she's fucked everyone. Straight, gay, everyone wants to go to bed with her."

"Have you two slept with her?" Lara asked, dropping her voice like Dana did.

"Guilty," Casey laughed although even her chuckle was quiet, "Dana here only went to second with her."

Bette suddenly looked at them as though sensing that they were talking about her. She lifted an arm and waved them over, her tone warm and gracious, "Casey, Dane, come here!"

Casey glanced at Tina and Lara, "Do you two want to meet the infamous Bette Porter?"