Title: The Roommate
Characters: Brooke/Veronica friendship, Brooke/Nate, Veronica/Dan, Serena/Dick
Genre: Friendship, Romance, Humor
Summary: OTH/GG/VM crossover. When Brooke gets Veronica as a roommate, will they make each other's college experience more interesting? Throw in Serena, Dan, Nate and Dick and I think they will…

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AN – second chapter! Thank you so much for the wonderful reviews and the alerts. It means the world to me. Enjoy and please spread the word if you like it. ;)



Chapter 2 – A place in the dorm

Brooke Davis was jumping up and down on one of her suitcases to close it, so far all failed attempts. She hadn't expected to have a roommate this year, but it could sure make her first year at Brown more lively. "Come on, stupid thing, close!" she tried, but it wouldn't budge.

Veronica stuck her key inside the lock and pushed it open, revealing a taller brunette with curled hair barely reaching her shoulders, just a little bit shorter than hers was.

The door hit the wall and it startled the jumping girl, who rapidly looked behind her, but lost her balance by doing so: she fell down off her bed onto the floor, taking all the clothes inside the suitcase down in her fall.

Veronica witnessed the spectacle with widened eyes, before reaching down and asking if she was alright. Brooke accepted her hand and stood up in one swift motion, her cheeks red and her pride a bit wounded.

She let out an uncomfortable laugh and eyed Veronica with a parallel look. "My, my, great entrée. Sorry. Hi, I'm… Brooke Davis," she introduced herself, shaking the blonde's hand and untangling her hair at the same time, "and I guess you're stuck with me for a while."

Veronica couldn't refrain herself from laughing a bit. What an odd girl.

"I'm Veronica. Veronica Mars. I'm better than James Bond. And I think you're stuck with me. Uh- are you okay? That looked like it hurt." she said throwing her stuff on what seemed to be her bed.

Brooke glanced at the clothes and began to collect them. "I'm fine, really. I just hoped to make a better first impression." She chuckled, noticing Veronica was scanning the amount of clothes. "These aren't all mine, just so you know. Well, technically, they are, but I don't wear them. I'm a designer." she stated with lights in her eyes. "Or at least, I want to be. I'm majoring in Fashion and Business."

Veronica stared at the pieces she's picked up. "Wow, you made this? Brooke, these are gorgeous. And I don't often give compliments, so that's saying something." she admitted, helping her to put all of the stuff away.

"Thank you, you're sweet and sarcastic. I love it. But enough about me. Where are you from? What do you do?" the brunette asked of her as she let herself fall onto the bed.

Veronica dreaded these sort of conversations. Always ended up with people either giving her pity looks or weird looks. She decided to give a CliffNotes Version. "Let's see. I'm from Neptune, Oregon. I live with my dad, my mom, uh- she left when I was 16. Dad was the local sheriff until he wanted to solve my best friend's murder, so he became a PI where I helped him with some cases, and when Lily's murder was solved he went back to being sheriff. I dated my former enemy Logan until we broke up and he punched my new boyfriend, but that's over too. So that's why I'm single and studying Criminology and Sociology." she finished all in one breath. Brooke looked at her with thought.

"Oh, and on top of that, I'm America's next Idol. And I like to fight crime with my best friend Wallace." Veronica added forming a gun with two fingers, pointing it at Brooke, who giggled. "And you? What's your story?"

"Uh – I'm from Tree Hill, North Carolina. I lived there with my best friend Peyton because her psycho stalker had kidnapped and attacked us and because my parents pretty much suck. I'm single too, after being caught in a love triangle with Peyton and her current fiancé for some years. My best friend Haley is a singer and she's toured with the Wreckers. I have been arrested, head cheerleader and class president and I am a godmother. But aside from that, I'm pretty boring." she summed up with a smile.

"Damn, we're equally messed up. We're going to get along great." They both laughed at that, glad the ice between them was fully broken. It was the first time they had clicked with a person that fast.


AN – this chapter was definitely bigger than the first. I hope you liked it. Keep reviewing, please. It's a great stimulator to continue this story. I've already got the third chapter ready, so when I get three more reviews, I'll post it. Next up: Brooke explains some rules to Veronica.