Authors Note: Hey everyone, just to let you know, I intend to update each chapter as soon as possible, and yes, more characters will make their appearances. Thanks for reading!

Present

Tarren struggled up the stairs of her new dormitory, a suitcase in each arm. "Aaauugh!" she cried, dropping the luggage. Why, oh why did I get assigned to a room on the fifth floor? And just why isn't that elevator fixed yet! AGH!

Half an hour ago

"So, you nervous sweetie?" questioned Tarren's father during the car ride.

"No, not really. It doesn't seem like such a huge deal to me." Replied Tarren

"Yea, I guess not. So…a junior in high school. A big girl now," he teased. "We're just about here. So I guess I'll be seeing you around! Don't forget to write!" he said, dropping her off.

"Hold on, hold on!" she cried. "And just where are you going? Did you forget about helping me unload my stuff?"

"Oh, I thought you knew…I can't help you because I have a meeting to go to, and I'll need the 2 hours to drive back." He said with an uncertain smile.

"WHAT!" Tarren exclaimed. "There's no way I can do this all myself, its so much! And what kind of meeting do you have to go to, anyway!" she said with glaring eyes.

"Aw, honey, can't you get one of your friends to help you out? I really have to go! Love you sweetie!" he said before quickly driving away.

"Friends! What friends? I haven't even started school yet! Augh, come back! Come back!Ahhhhh, damn it all!" she yelled.

Present

Clenching her fist, she made a mental note to herself: make sure to hit dad across the head first thing Isee him.

Looking down at her luggage, she glared at the first thing she saw, and kicked it hard. Unfortunately, it was her suitcase, and she was wearing flip flops. Cursing under her breath, she gathered her two suitcases, mini duffle bag, backpack, and laptop and attempted to climb her second set of stairs.

Reaching the last step, she was about to fall off when a voice behind her made her jump. "Hey there. Who are you?"

Ignoring it until she could at least get to the top of the floor, she found her footing and continued up the stairs. Huffing and puffing, she dropped everything on the floor. Meanwhile, the stranger behind her angrily tapped her shoulder.

"Don't ignore me! I asked you once, and I'll ask you once more. Who are you, and what are you doing here?" the stranger said.

Noticing his jeans, t-shirt, and cap, Tarren realized this was an all-girls dorm. "Huh…this is an allgirls' dormitory! What are you doing, you pervert? Get out!" Tarren yelled.

"What! What are you talking about! Ugh, here," the stranger said, pulling off a cap to reveal shoulder length blond hair. "I'm a girl, and I LIVE here! And since I live here, I should be the one telling YOU to get out!"

"Huh? Ohhh, I live here too!" Tarren explained. "I'm new here, and I've been assigned room 523…oh, and my name's Tarren. Tarren Lanz"

"Oh…I see. That's my room. Well, my name's Cagalli. Cagalli Yula Attha. Sorry about that…I'm a little frustrated because I had a bad day in school. And to top it off, the stupid elevator broke down."

"Tell me about it…and my stupid dad abandoned me for a 'meeting'. I have to walk up 5 flights of stairs with this stupid stuff." Tarren complained.

"Hahah, he abandoned you? Heh, I'll help you out there, we're in the same room anyway!" Secretly, Cagalli was happy for a roommate. There weren't too many girls in the school who lived in the dorms. Frankly, there weren't too many girls in the school.

"Hey, thanks! Um, do you think you can carry my backpack and laptop, that would really help, hey!" Tarren cried. "What are you doing? I'll take those, don't, please!"

Cagalli had taken both suitcases and already started up the stairs, leaving Tarren speechless.

"Wow, you're really strong! I can't believe you can climb those stairs with those…I had to go step by step!" Tarren stared disbelievingly.

"Haha, yeaaa, I'm pretty strong! Lots of people tell me that!" Cagalli bragged, flexing an arm. "Don't worry about it, I'll take these!"

"Ahh, thanks so much!" Tarren couldn't believe how nice people were here.


"Huh, Ahhh!" Both girls fell through the open door of room 523, buried underneath the luggage. Suddenly, a hand, followed by the rest of Tarren's body popped out from under the huge pile. Gasping for breath, she pulled out Cagalli, and promptly flopped over on the couch.

"Oh goodness, at least that's over," said Cagalli. "Want me to show you around? Here, let's get all your stuff inside first."

"Here's the kitchen. It has a fridge, stove and dishwasher, as you can see. The small table next to it is what I like to call the dining room. The couch you're sitting on is a pull-out sofa bed, and the TV across it doesn't have cable. Follow me."

Leading Tarren to the hallway, Cagalli opened a door to show the washing machine and dryer. "Do your own laundry! You can have…Monday, Wednesday and Friday as your laundry days, and I'll take Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday!" Cagalli exclaimed.

Wow…someone's a little hyper. I barely got here and she's already assigned days to do laundry! Jeez, she's totally different from the stranger I met at the top of the stairs! Thought Tarren. Little did she know, Cagalli was overexcited to have a roommate.

"Door on the right is the bathroom, only have one, sorry!" explained Cagalli. "Oh, and here are the rooms," she said reaching the 2 doors. "There are 2 rooms, with 2 beds in each. That's 'cause this room's meant for 4 girls. So, you can have a room of your own. I'll help you move your stuff in here."

"Uhh, thanks Cagalli. For everything." Tarren said, after all her luggage had been moved into her room. "Uh, I'm a little tired now, I think I'll go to bed early. I'll, um, see you in the morning?"

"Yea, sure. You wanna walk together to school? You probably don't know where it is, so I'll show ya! I insist!" Cagalli demanded.

"'Kay, night"

"Good night!"

Cagalli walked into her own room, plopped down on her bed, and smiled. It was the first time she had a roommate, and to tell the truth, she was getting lonely. That Tarren girl didn't seem too bad at all...and Cagalli began to think of all the fun they would be having. Yawning, she rolled over and fell asleep.


The next morning, Tarren woke up, showered up, and changed as soon as the sun was up. Knocking on Cagalli's door, she called, "Hey, wake up! It's already 6:30!"

"Ehhh…" Cagalli mumbled. "Why'd you wake me up…"

"Huh? Come on! You need to get ready, so we can get out of here! I'm starving…and you have no food in the fridge! We NEED to eat! I'll treat to breakfast!" said Tarren, hoping she'd be able to bribe Cagalli. She hated being late, especially to her first day of school.

"Blehh, fine, fine. But I want Denny's! And you're treating!" Cagalli called, before getting up.

After the Cagalli had washed up and changed, the girls grabbed their books and started down the long flight of stairs. When they arrived at Denny's, they still had an hour to eat, and get to school. As promised, Tarren treated.

Cagalli showed Tarren the way to school, along with some secret routes. "If you hop that fence over there, you can cut across to the back of the school. But since it's your first day, I'd better take you to the front."

"Thanks. My first class is Physics with Professor Neumann, (Authors Note: Hehe, this is one of the officers on the Archangel, for those of you who picked it up!) although I'm not sure where it is. Could you show me the room?" asked Tarren.

"Ah, sure. He's a sweetie, and a good teacher too!" Cagalli said.

Showing her the classroom, Cagalli called to Tarren before she entered. "Oh hey, hold up for a sec. Just wanted to let you know that you can always ask me if you have questions! And you can ask anyone else too, they're all pretty nice. I'm the president of Minerva High, so I pretty much know all that goes around here!"

"President, seriously! Jeez…Oh wait, yea, I did have a question. The principal Ms. Ramius said there was something like a student exchange going on later this week? Would you know anything about that?"

"Oh, I know what you're talking about. Yea, kids from 3 other schools are coming here for 2 months. Our school is normally so small, but the premises are huge! That's why they're coming here. We'll probably have to share our dorm…" explained Cagalli.

"Hmm…sounds…hectic. 3 schools, eh? You know which ones? Maybe I'll know someone." asked Tarren.

"Hah, yea… uhh, let's see…Destiny High, Fortune High, and…hmm….oh yea! Pride's Private Academy."

"Hmm, I've only heard of Pride's. Supposedly they're all rich and snobby." moaned Tarren. "Just great…I just hope we don't have to share our room with them."

"Haha, yea…Oh crap, look at the time. Gots to go to my math class, but I'll meet up with you for lunch, ok? Later!" called Cagalli as she ran off.

"Oh, ok, later." Tarren waved goodbye.


Lunch time came, and that's when Tarren truly realized the littlenumber ofstudents actually attending Minerva Academy, and how big the school actually was. Even thoughshe had asked 3 students, she still managed to get lost to the cafeteria. Finally makingher way there, she stared in wonder at the huge room.Spotting Cagalli, she walked over.

"So I need you, Cagalli to make sure students from the other schools feel welcome and at home..."

"Hah, no problem Ms. Ramius! Oh, I have to go eat now! Can we continue our discussion later on, like maybe after school?" asked Cagalli.

"No, that won't be necessary. I think we're already covered all the main parts. Please remember that schools will start arriving the day after tomorrow."

"Sure.I'll see you around Ms. Ramius," said Cagalli before turning to Tarren and saying, "Come on, let's go get lunch. Cafeteria food isn't that great, but the principal was talking to me so long, that I don't think we'll have much time to go out and get back in time."

"Okay" agreed Tarren. She walked over to the lunch counter and grabbed a tuna fish sandwich, fruit salad and iced tea. Cagalli bought a salad with a water.

Sitting down, they began to each lunch, while chatting at the same time.

"So, you have a boyfriend, Cagalli?" asked Tarren.

Such a simple remark to Tarren, the question left Cagalli choking on her salad, and gasping for air.

"W-w-what? O-of course I do, how pathetic do you think I am?" stuttered Cagalli.

Staring at the flustered girl, Tarren raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't."

"...Alright fine, I don't. Frankly, I've been too busy with schoolwork and stuff. You wouldn't believe how much planning and organizing this student exchange takes..." admitted Cagalli.

"Ah, that's cool. Maybe you'll find a boy from another school!" said Tarren, hoping the same fate for herself.

"Haha, maybe! That'd be cool..." agreed Cagalli. "So what about you? C'mon, share all your dark secrets!

Just then, the bell rang, and both girls were forced to gather their stuff and return to class.

"Hey, no fair!" complained Cagalli.

"Ahaha, too bad! Guess you'll just have to wait until next time to find out! I'll talk to you later." Tarren said while laughing.

"Alright, I'll see you later then. I think I might have to do some last minute changes for the exchange, so I'll meet you at the dorm." explained Cagalli.

"Yea, that's fine. I might go shopping; you have absolutely nothing to eat! See you later then." Tarren called down the hall.

"Don't forget, you still have to share later on!"

"Ahahah, no way!"

Authors Note: Ahh, at least i got another chapter up, although it was kinda boring...sry! at least we meet Cagalli...ahhh, only 2 more days until the exchange! THATS where the real adventure begins...hehehhe...muaahhahah! And who is this boyfriend Cagalli is hoping for! Find out...NEXT TIME! RxR!