Chapter 1

Julchen huffed as she helped her little brother Ludwig move into his new dorm, her long white hair was tied up in a high ponytail and Ludwig has his blonde hair slicked back, though it was becoming a bit messy. Attending the same college as her brother frustrated Julchen, however, remembering how Ludwig was immediately accepted with a full scholarship infuriated her even more; she had to attend a community college before finding a major she both liked and could afford on her meager amount of scholarship money. Julchen frowned even more; she knew that she should be happy, but it irked her that Ludwig always got the better deal. Trying to find the silver lining, she was suddenly relieved to know that she had convinced her best friends, Isabel and Francine, to attend this college with her and share an apartment, even if it wasn't the nicest… Okay, that was an understatement; the three would have to share a room and one bathroom and a tiny kitchen. The two siblings carried a few more boxes in before the room was full and organised before Julchen could finally leave and meet up with her friends.

The room was crowded and the loud, head-throbbing music drowned out Julchen's thoughts; the bright lights danced off the chains on her torn jeans and the red sequined shirt she wore. Guzzling her beer quickly, Julchen joined her brunette, well dressed friend - Francine - on the dance floor; she didn't dare try to keep up with Isabel during such a fast song. In fact, she had no idea where her Spanish friend had left to.

The two girls danced for a few minutes before they got tired and decided it was best to sit down. Francine winked at the bartender and got a few drinks when she noticed that Isabel was absent.

"I wonder where she's wandered off to... You don't think she got lost trying to find the bathroom?" They both giggled at the thought, before deciding it might be a good idea to check anyway. A few minutes passed as the girls went around asking if anyone saw their lost friend but they had no luck.

"Oh isn't that Arthur?!" Francine grinned and pointed near the corner. All they could see was an out-of-place suit and messy hair; it seemed there was also someone between him and the wall. Julchen nodded and grinned as they inched towards the hidden couple, wondering who would put up with 'old man Arthur'. Julchen let out a banshee cry as she thumped him upside the head while Francine leaned forward and pinched his butt, both barely stifling laughter as he whipped around, red-faced and scowling, ready to box their ears and teach them a lesson. The grins were wiped off their faces as the girls saw just who Arthur was kissing. They stood there in shock, with their mouths open like fish, until Julchen leaned over, "Guess we found Isabel."

The night was awkward from then on, and not much was discussed as the four sat at the bar drinking. None knew what to say and the air was suffocating; Francine didn't even bother flirting for her drinks, she was too much in shock. Arthur sat there re-fixing his tie and Isabel was messing with the deep brown hair falling loose from her bun.

Julchen wanted to know what happened before she left and spent the night wondering about all the possibilities and possibly making it worse in her head. "So… How did this happen and, um" Julchen cringed as everyone stared at her.

"Is something going on Isabel? 'Cuz this isn't really something I remember being told about."

Francine nodded and frowned deeper about being left out of the loop. Isabel grinned and prepared to tell them when Arthur held up his hand and cleared his throat, a blush evident on his cheeks. "Could we please discuss this in a more private setting?"

Julchen smirked, "I think the bathrooms are open, we can go there!"

The look of annoyance and slight disgust Julchen received told her that her suggestion was not 'proper' and she should be quiet. Looking around to make sure the strangers seemed distracted, Arthur huffed and nodded to Isabel to tell the girls. The tan girl smiled at the Brit and he looked away blushing. "We met a month ago during the school, school… um what is it called again?!"

Arthur let a small smile show, "School open house. Honestly, how can you forget the simplest of words?" The odd couple chuckled and Isabel continued on, "They had a club for fantasy literature, I was so surprised to see Arthur signing up since he always tries to be school president and all, but turns out we both like writing fiction stories that take place in medieval times or pirates, though he likes it to have a lot of magical creatures while I like action!" She was practically bouncing up and down with happiness and kept grinning at Arthur. Both Julchen and Francine had never seen him look so happy and calm; it made Francine feel a bit sad to think she had been trying after him for so long only to lose him to Isabel. Julchen on the other hand was slightly sad to think she was the only one without someone. Sure, it wasn't usually the same someone in Francine's case but at least the french girl had a person to go on dates with, just as long as she doesn't bring anyone back to the apartment!

The sudden drop in the mood shocked Isabel, who thought her friends would be happy for her. She sent a sad look to Arthur who stood up and escorted her outside; her friends were too busy wallowing in their own failure of love lives to do anything and soon departed as well.

AN: This was so fun to write, sorry I took so long to upload it and I have decided to upload this as I write it unlike the other one. I had some help from my friend Cardfighter By Maple, she helped my figure out courses, career ideas and the title ^_^