CHAPTER 2: i'M ROOMING WITH WHO?

Carly had to pause and re-read the document she had been given. Sure enough, it said that both Sam and Freddie were her roommates. Clearing her throat, she turned to talk to her friends, ergo, her new roommates.

"Well, ahem, it seems as though you're my roommate."

"Wait, you mean me?" Sam asked.

"No, Sam, I mean both of you…" Carly replied as she stashed her room key into her purse, next to her Pear Phone, MP3 player, Debit Card, and Birth Control Pills.

"Wait, you can't be serious, Carls…" Sam said as she took the document from Carly and read it herself. "Well, I'll be damned. Looks like the three of us are sharing a room, what a coincidence!"

"This'll be…interesting." Freddie replied, as he approached the desk. The registrar already printed out Sam and Freddie's room assignments and retrieved their room keys, as she recognized the two of them from her daughter watching iCarly a few months back.

"Once you get settled into your dorm, you'll need to report to Student Affairs in the basement in order to receive your class schedules and purchase your books and supplies. Luckily, we started registration a few days ago, so there's not as much of a crowd to contend with." the registrar explained. Freddie grasped his room key, and passed Sam hers.

The trio couldn't even muster up a single word to say to one another as they exited the Student Commons building and navigated towards Dresden Hall. As Carly swiped her ID card that she received with her acceptance packet and they entered the building, they were greeted with a broad array of students. One guy nearly bumped into Freddie, and almost caused him to drop the box of dishes he was holding. Freddie steadied himself as he shouted "Hey! Watch where you're going, dude!"

"Hey, my bad, bro…." the guy replied as he turned around to apologize, then, after a momentary pause, said "Yo – you're Freddie Benson, from iCarly, aren't you? And these lovely ladies must be Sam and Carly!"

"Yeah, you got us. We finally graduated from Ridgeway and all of us got accepted into Seattle University." Freddie answered. "Don't give too much away, Fredward." Sam injected.

"We'd better get going, though, still have to get settled into our room…" Carly said, coyly. The three of them walked away, feeling a bit more comfortable in their new surroundings because of their brief yet friendly introduction into the student life on campus. They filed into the elevator nearby, which was being held for them by a rather bubbly looking girl who was moving into her dorm as well.

"Hey, thanks!" Carly exclaimed. "And you are…"

"My name's Miranda. I'm a transfer student from Seattle Tech. I decided to transfer here because of the atmosphere and the Art Program. I'm a Sophomore." Miranda was a very effervescent young woman, with straight blonde hair, sparkling blue-gray eyes, and bright pink lips. She wasn't much taller than Sam, and looked too much like she could pass for Carly's blonde-headed twin, if she ever really had one.

"Nice to meet you, Miranda!" Carly and Freddie stated in unison.

"Damn, you could really be a Carly stand-in….kinda freaky…" Sam exclaimed.

"Sam…" Freddie replied. "No, it's okay!" Miranda laughed. "I actually get that quite a bit." She answered as they departed the elevator. "See ya later!"

As Sam, Carly, and Freddie traversed the hallway to find their dorm, they noted that the 2nd floor was all colored in Blue, and that, unlike Bushwell Plaza, the hallways were carpeted. Hopefully, their room would also have carpet. Carly took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and shoved the key into the lock on the door of Room #213. "Here we go…" she said anxiously as she turned the knob and opened the door. Much to their surprise, their room was actually quite inviting. It had the appearance of a two bedroom hotel suite, with a connected bathroom, complete with a tub and shower. Both rooms had a walk-in closet with a light switch, a large Queen-Size bed, a quaint nightstand table, and the floors, as they anticipated, were carpeted with a soft, soothing shade of light blue. There was a small kitchen area between the rooms, with a small stove, toaster, and microwave. The refrigerator was off in the corner.

"Hmm….pretty nice digs for a college dorm….momma approves!" Sam sang as she tossed her bookbag away onto the floor nearby and sat in the fabric chair near the tiny coffee table.

"I'm still trying to believe that this is our room…" Carly uttered as she continued to gaze around. Setting her suitcase against the wall, she walked into one of the bedrooms, and noticed the window at the back corner. Pulling the blinds open, she was immediately greeted with a calming view of the water on the shore. Freddie walked in and joined her in the view.

"Really quite beautiful, indeed." Freddie stated as he set the box of dishes and food onto the kitchenette countertop. "I think we can manage with what we have for now. We can unload everything else in a bit."

"Agreed, Benson…but we gotta figure out who gets dibs on which room!" Sam chimed.

"I think it's easiest if you and I share a room, Sam, and Freddie can have the one across from us. Just because we've both dated him doesn't mean we have to literally sleep with him!" Carly added.

"Touche, Carly Shay." Freddie replied as he sat down on the couch in the Living Area. "Since we didn't pack a whole lot, we should be fully moved in by later tonight. Gotta say, though, ladies, I'm actually looking forward to living with the both of you!"

"So am I!" Carly and Sam stated in unison.

"Would it totally be insane if I told both of you that I had a feeling this would happen if we all ended up attending the same University?" Sam asked playfully.