Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
A/N: Follows canon until before the Seddie arc.
It is definitely an odd sort of feeling, knowing that he won't be seeing much of his mother from now on, Freddie Benson decided. After years and years of torturous coddling from Marissa, he was finally deemed old enough to move out of his mom's apartment and into his own—at least his and his two best friends'.
It's not as if his mother had a choice anyway, it's either get a place close to university or face one bitch of a commute. And for once his mom proved to be quite reasonable. She even allowed him to live with his two very beautiful, very female friends, granted there is little to no chance of any romantic scenario happening between any of them—they'd just been friends for too long.
"What took you so long nub," a brash female voice interrupted his train of thought, "and what are you doing standing there stupidly staring at the road?"
"Nice to see you too Sam," Freddie greeted, smiling at the blonde despite her somewhat rude welcome.
"Carly and I are all moved in. Unpack your stuff so we can check out the neighborhood. Although, being seen with you probably won't let me and Carls get a good first impression," Sam said as he nibbled on a strip of beef jerky.
"Go with Carly first, I'm sure you're itching to see what food this place has to offer. I'm gonna take some time unpacking, but I'll be right there with you soon enough," Freddie said as he started to gather his possessions.
"Suit yourself. Just a heads up, you got the worst room," Sam smirked, clapped his shoulder and ran off to get Carly.
"What's taking him so long?" Carly quipped as she examined her fingernails.
"Geez relax, he probably just got one of those nasty professors who gives a lecture on the first day."
"Still, we've been waiting for 30 minutes and I really want to go to that vintage clothing store!"
"Why don't you go ahead then, it's near enough, we'll fetch you by car later," Sam suggested, both to relieve Carly of her impatience and to get out of having to accompany her as she looks at 'cute dresses and skirts'.
"Really? You'll wait by yourself? You're awesome! See you then!" Sam could never comprehend how she could possibly do it as she saw her best friend sprint in the highest pair of heels towards the street where the shop was located.
After waiting for about ten more minutes, Sam finally saw Freddie approaching towards her. She hopped up from her leaning position on the car and shouted, "Dude! What's up with the lateness? Come on, we got a Carly to fetch."
"Sorry, got a long lecture in my last subject. Oh, this is Brad by the way, we go way back at Tech Camp and he's one of my classmates, isn't it cool?" Freddie mentioned animatedly.
The tall boy with brown hair smiled warmly at Sam who had only just noticed his presence. Barely shooting a glance at the new acquaintance, Sam said with a perfectly straight face, "Yeah, I can barely contain my excitement. Let's go!" Taking the keys from his hand, she let herself inside the car and switched on the radio.
"Sorry about that, she can be a bit… well you know. See you tomorrow then?"
"Yeah," Brad muttered distractedly, "gorgeous girlfriend by the way," he added.
"What? No, she's not a girlfriend! One of my best friends, but definitely NOT my girlfriend," Freddie laughed.
"Oh, it's okay if I… I mean you're not interested in…" Brad trailed off.
"Nope, no definitely not! No that would be really weird," Freddie said with a shake of his head.
"I don't see why, I mean, like I said she's gorgeous. But, all the better for me then! See you tomorrow dude," Brad said with a wave of his hand and walked away.
Freddie stood transfixed, that is, until he heard an agitated shout and several loud honks, "yeah, yeah I'm coming!" And with a shake of his head, he proceeded to drive his car out of the university parking lot.