Whoo. Finally getting to meet everyone else! No more delays. Now onto the story...

Daisy and I headed to the lounge, which was right next to our room. There were already a number of people there chatting. Immediately Daisy sits down and starts chatting with a cute guy. Grant, I think he said his name was, but I wasn't really in the conversation, so I wasn't sure. I decided to just scan the room to get a gauge on our hall mates. Everyone was talking amongst themselves, that is everyone except one guy with curly light brown hair and bright blue eyes. He was just leaning up against the wall, looking on everyone as well.

All of a sudden, his eyes turned to me. You know the feeling when you're staring at someone and then they see you staring, and you quickly look away and try to pretend that you weren't actually staring? Yea, well while that is my go to move, for some unknown reason our eyes just stayed locked. I couldn't explain why, but it was as if neither of us could look away. Like we were challenging each other to look away first, but neither of us wanted to lose.

Luckily, our RA and GA entered, and both of us looked away together. Our GA started speaking first.

"Welcome to the Freshman Leadership Initiative Program and to SHIELD University. I'm Phil Coulson, your GA. I'm in the 2nd year of my Masters."

Then the girl spoke, " I'm Melinda May, your RA. I'm in my sophomore year, so it feel like it was only yesterday that I was in your shoes."

Phil continued, "I know you guys are all getting to know each other, and I hate that I have to do this, but I'm required to go over our college house rules. But don't worry, because after we can do some ice-breakers to get to know each other."

At the mention of ice-breakers, half of the hall groaned. Phil started with his safety speech, but I was only half listening. I looked back at the guy I had just had a staring war with, but he was intently paying attention to Phil's speech.

Daisy whispered to me, pulling me out of my thoughts, "Who's that guy you were practically eye fucking a second ago?"

I was not expecting her to say it so bluntly, but I also quickly looked around to make sure no one overheard. "We were not just eye you-know-what-ing." Daisy silently laughed at my inability to say fucking. Even in my head it just sounds vulgar. "And I don't know who he is. Just one of our hall mates I guess."

We went back to listening to Phil and Melinda talking, but my mind was elsewhere.

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The hall meeting only lasted an hour thankfully. During ice-breakers, we all went around and said our names. I only remember like two names, but I paid special attention when the boy with the blue eyes spoke. Turned out his name was Leopold Fitz, but he preferred to be called Fitz. And honestly, who could blame him with a name like Leopold. He also had a Scottish accent, so another one from across the pond.

When the meeting ended Phil and Melinda suggested that we could stay and get to know each other more, but of course only like a third of us stayed. It seemed like all of the muscle heads and catty girls that left, so no loss there.

"Ward, you coming?" someone, I think his name was John, said to Grant, the guy Daisy was talking to before the meeting. "I know a junior on the football team who can get us into their pregame."

John, John Garrett I started to remember I think, seemed to already have his gang figured out as he had three muscle heads following him out the door, but he clearly wanted Grant to be part of his gang too. Grant however hadn't gotten up yet like I expected him too.

"Nah Garrett," so I got the name right, "I think I might stay here for a bit. And get to know everyone more. I'll text you later if I want to meet up," Grant replied. Garrett left the room, and there was just an awkward silence, like we had all been listening in on a private conversation.

"Garrett is my roommate," Grant said to fill the silence, "but I'm pretty sure he is just in this leadership program for the housing." That thankfully broke the silence, as there were echoes of, "yea mine too" and "mine didn't even come to the hall meeting."

The mode had gone up in the room and I looked around to see who had stayed to get to know everyone. Fitz was still here, but still being quiet, although now he claimed a seat in the corner.

Daisy spoke up, "So I don't remember any one's names. But clearly you all are the only ones worth knowing. So can we go around and say them again, or what you would preferred to be called? I'm Daisy."
"I'm Jemma," I said.
"Grant, or you can call me Ward too."
"Bobbi"
"Mack"
"Fitz"
"Hunter"

"Awesome," Daisy continued, obviously comfortable with taking charge of the room. I understood why she was in the leadership program now. "We should start a GroupMe. I'll start it, and everyone put in your phone numbers," she passed her phone around.

"So do you guys have any plans for tonight?" Hunter said, "because I heard that the NSO parties start tonight at around 10:30/11:00. I have a bottle of whiskey that my parents gave me as a move-in gift, if you guys want to pregame together and then go out?"

"I also have a bottle of vodka," Said the only other girl, Bobbi. "My sister gave it to me. My parents aren't as cool as yours apparently. But my sister is."

"That sounds perfect!" Daisy said. "It's 9:15 now. So why don't we meet at 10:00. We don't want to arrive at the parties early. That would be awkward. Jemma, can we use our room for the pregame?"

I nodded sure. I was excited about the prospect of being part of a group. I didn't have a group in high school, since I was so much younger than everyone. And I still am 16, but I wasn't planning on advertising that.

"Then it's settled. Jemma and I are right next door, room 2307. But why don't we all go get ready. Can someone maybe run out to get mixers and cups?"

"Turbo and I can get those," said Mack, who was clearly gesturing to Fitz as Turbo. Fitz nodded in agreement.

So it was settled. We had our fancy cool new GroupMe, and a plan of action. Now to get dressed. But... I don't have any clothes appropriate for frating... This will be interesting...

Yay. Another chapter done! Next chapter will be the party, as well as plenty of FitzSimmons ;)

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