Welcome to College

Chapter 2

"Wow!" said George. "Take a look at that!"

Yep, that's right they finally arrived.

"Oh. My!" Casey said getting out of the car. "I can't believe were here." she said.

"Well, thanks for the ride, dad." Derek said smirking. "I gotta go now." he said slamming the door.

"Awe, come on. I drove you all the way out here and I don't even get a hug from my son?" he asked holding his arms out.

"Ugh, dad." Derek said walking around the car and giving his dad a "guy" hug. "Well, going to be late for orientation, see yaw." he said throwing on his random sunglasses and walking away with a pillow and his suitcase in his arms. Casey shook her head and smiled.

"Well, George." Casey said giving him a hug. "I'm gonna miss you but don't worry I'll see you in a couple weeks, like I told me mom. I don't know if I'll be able to make Derek return but-"

"Don't worry about Derek, I know he'll be coming home in a few weeks to drop of his dry-cleaning." Casey and George laughed. "So do you need any help carrying your things to your room?" he asked.

'No, don't worry, you don't have to help. All I have are these two suitcases. I'm coming to get the rest of the stuff the next I'm at home."

"Alright, then I guess this is good bye." he said.

"I guess so. See you, George." Casey said. She started walking away with her roller suitcases trying to figure out which way her dorm was…

XOXO

"Finally!" Casey said pushing the slightly open door, open all the way. "Oh, hello."

"Hi!"

"Are you my new room mate?" Casey asked friendly.

"I guess so. I'm Veronica Bengli." she said shaking Casey's hand. She was a tall, pretty, and tan girl who you could tell played sports. Derek's…perfect girl.

"Casey McDonald." Casey smiled cheekily. "Where are you from?"

"Newport Beach in Sunny, Southern California." she said happily. "And you?"

"Ontario."

"Oh, how fun!" she was in the process of hanging up clothes in her closet.

"So, why U of T?" Casey asked striking up conversation.

"Oh, I just wanted to get away for a little while. I needed new scenery."

"Same here." Casey said.

Derek appeared out of nowhere and walked up to Casey in a rush.

"You are gonna love me…even more when I tell you what I did!" he said grabbing her by the waist and pulling her close by the waist and kissing her deeply for a few seconds. Derek pulled away and realized someone else was in the room.

"Oh, hi." he said.

"Hey." Veronica said friendly.

"Uh, Derek this is my new roommate Veronica. Veronica this is my boyfriend, Derek."

"Nice to meet you." she said continuing to hang up her clothes.

"So what did you do?" Casey asked eagerly.

"I bought us a car!" he yelled.

"Really?" Casey asked excited. "A real car?"

"Yeah, I bought a little red How Wheels." Derek asked sarcastically.

"Well, where did you get the money for it?"

"Edwin and I've been saving up every cent I made from Smelly Nelly's just for this type of reason."

"Oh, God. I'm afraid to ask what you kind you bought." she said.

XOXO

"Oh my God! You bought a...what is it exactly?"

"It doesn't matter. How awesome am I?" he asked holding his arms out.

She went and snuggled in his arms and put her head to his chest.

"So…" he started. "How about we break in the back seat?" he asked. You could hear the smirk in his tone.

"Derek…ewe." she said pulling him closer and laughing.

XOXO

They slowly started walking back to the dorms hand in hand.

"So…" Casey started.

"So?" Derek asked.

"Um, what…how do…is…"

"Spit it out, Casey."

"Do you think that…Veronica is…attractive?"

"Casey…" Derek whine tilting his head back.

"Derek, please."

"She doesn't compare to you."

"Yeah, but are you attracted to her?"

"She's pretty okay, but nothing I want to bother her for."

"Is she a Monet to you?"

"A what?" he asked confused.

"You know a monet. From far away she looks like art but really close she's just a big huge mess."

"Yes, Casey. Every girl but you is a monet." he said kissing her soundly on the lips and then pulled away. He put his arm around her shoulders.

"Now come on, were going to be late for Ralph's Dorm Party."

"Mm-joy." Casey said sarcastically.

XOXO

"Dude, your going to get kicked out even before your first night." Derek said greeting Ralph. The music was blasting, the party was now in the whole hallway and Ralph was greeting people as they came in.

"D, you know those are the best parties." he replied as he winked at a couple of girls who came in.

"That I do." Derek said laughing as he gave Ralph a low five.

"Well, drinks are in the cooler, the good ones." he gave Derek a look. "Are under my bed, for private party only so you and Casey can have one and I must head off and say hello to the ladies." Ralph then walked away.

"You drink?" Casey asked surprised.

"Pshhh…psh…me?" Derek asked.

Casey glared at him.

"Just one like every now and then."

"Derek." Casey said irritated.

"Come on Casey, relax. Have fun." Derek said patting her on the back before wandering off. Casey sighed. She didn't know any of these people and her boyfriend just abandoned her. She walked around for a little bit taking a look around. People were dancing, making out, chugging or plain out being pigs. Casey got sick of the scene after someone knocked into her and didn't bother apologizing.

"Excuse you." Casey said turning around to look at him. Tall, dark hair, tan.

"Excuse me?" he asked like a smart ass. "My bad, I am so sorry. I must not have seen you. You do tend to blend." he smiled at the end.

"What's your problem?" she asked him.

"Right now my problem is you. You see right now you're distracting me from talking to people who are well…people.

Harsh.

"Listen, I didn't do anything to you, why are you being such an ass to me?"

"It's not you, it's me." he started in a sympathetic tone. "Wow, not to be too cliché, but you probably hear that a lot."

Slap.

"Anyway." he continued. "I'm just having a really…really bad day. You see I haven't gotten…any…like any at all since my girlfriend became a home wrecking bitch." he said in his still casual, your regular jackass tone. "You know what it feels like when you haven't had any in soooo long or well…ever. As fun as this conversation is, I'm leaving now."

"Hey." Derek said. "This party's awesome." he looked at Casey's face. "Are you okay?"

"Don't worry. It was just a slap in the face. Have fun tonight, Derek. I'm going to bed." she said letting a tear slide down as she kissed Derek on the cheek really quickly before heading out the exit.

"Casey!" Derek yelled but Casey ignored him.

"Go after her, man." Ralph said coming up behind him.

"What?" Derek asked shocked.

"Go after her. She is your girlfriend and right now she's pissed."

"She's just my st-"

"Hardly. You love her. Everyone knows."

XOXO

As Casey walked back to her dorm, she had her arms folded and continued to cry. No one had ever talked to her that way before and it felt terrible. To just step on her like that. A complete stranger.

"Casey!" Derek yelled running up behind her. She wiped away the tears and tried walking faster.

"I play hockey, Casey. I can keep up with you!" he yelled finally catching up. "What's wrong?"

"I don't wanna talk about it. I'll see you tomorrow." she said as she walked faster and Derek finally stopped walking.

She opened her dorm room and saw her room mate painting her nails on the bed. "Hey you!" she greeted.

"Hey."

"Oh, are you okay?" she asked getting off the bed. "Have you been crying?" she asked sympathetic.

"It's nothing. Just a guy thing."

"Oh, did something happen with your boyfriend?"

"Uh…no. Some other guy."

"Oh, well how about some girl time? I don't have any sisters so I never had a girls movie night. Only one stupid brother. So how about it?" she asked sincerely.

Casey laughed lightly and wiped away the last few tears.

"How about Pride and Prejudice?" Casey asked.

She swooned.

"Oh, Mr. Darcy!" she said.

Casey smiled and went and grabbed the movie.

XOXO

Casey's first class was the next morning. Journalism. She arrived to class ten minutes early and walked in. It was huge. Definitely bigger than any high school room she's been taught in.

There he was.

Him.

The one from the party.

He was adjusting the camera lens and hooking it up to a laptop. Clearly completely understanding what he was doing.

She felt awkward standing there, looking at him so she decided to make an escape and come back when more people decided to show up.

XOXO

"Welcome to Journalism, everyone. I am Professor Stronghold. You are here to inform and captivate the students of U of T. To show them what U of T has to offer. We are the journalism crew. Now lets have fun." she was a good teacher. "Okay, so to start the day off we are just going to show you some clips of last years journalism projects and interviews. Graduation, and of course the big sporting events. So lets hit the lights and say action." The lights turned off and Casey glanced to her right and saw Veronica sitting there. She jumped. "Oh wow, when did you get there?" Casey asked quietly.

"Like 2 seconds ago." she said cheerily.

Casey glanced around the room and focused on the guy again. He was leaning up against a desk with his arms crossed, analyzing the video like he was critic.

She leaned over and whispered to Veronica.

"What do you think is up with him?" Casey asked pointing to the guy.

"Oh, you mean Tristan?"

"You know his name?" Casey asked looking at her.

"I know more than that, sadly. That is my ridiculous brother. Tristan Bengli."

"Oh my God." Casey said shocked.

Veronica was so sweet but her brother was the biggest jerk she's ever met.

"Yeah, he's a bit melodramatic. Takes things to seriously and can sometimes be a prick. But other than that he's harmless. Just a bit of a control freak."

"Yeah, I uh…met him at the party I was at last night."

"Oh…was he the mean jerk you were crying about?" she asked quietly. "I am going to kill him. I'm so sorry. He's been a bit more of a butthead since he caught his girlfriend… cheating on him with…his roommate…his best friend."

"Oh."

"Yeah, but he isn't always like that. He's sometimes decent. But remember I'm his sister so this is an nice as I can get."

Casey smiled.

"I just think you guys need to actually meet. Maybe he felt bad about whatever he did…what did he do exactly?"

"He bumped into me and then criticized me."

"Yeah, that's what he does." she said laughing. As Veronica focused back on the clips Casey's eyes wandered over Tristan. His body, the way he moved, the way he concentrated on what he was looking at. Class was over by the time Casey came out of her gaze.

"Great class, huh?" Veronica asked getting up.

"Yeah." Casey said trying to get back into reality.

"Come on, I want you to meet Tristan." They walked down the stairs and over to him.

"Tristan." Veronica said. He turned around and looked at her.

"This is my new friend and room mate, Casey McDonald. I think you owe her an apology." she said. He glanced at me and his eyes locked on mine. He kept the hold. Not Casey. "Casey this is my arrogant and ignorant brother, Tristan."

"Apologize!" Veronica said harsher.

"Look, I'm sorry about yesterday. A bit of rum mixed with shots and tequila not a good mix."

"Uh…it's okay." Casey said awkwardly breaking away from the gaze to look down.

"Well, I'm off. See you later, case." Veronica said leaving the two there.

"So…why journalism?" he asked turning around as he put his stuff together.

"I love to write." she replied.

"Yeah…same here. But I work with the camera. It's about as magical as a unicorn.." They both laughed. " I handle all the shooting and basically take the camera with me everywhere I go. Glued to my hand. But not in the creepy, stalk you kind of way." he said laughing.

"I hope not." Casey said.

"So that's why you'll catch me at all the football games, protests and so on."

"What year are you?" Casey asked.

"Junior."

"Oh, beats being a freshman." Casey said walking for the door with him right next to her.

"On the Brightside, your out of high school."

"Yeah." Casey said laughing.

"So…do you want to come with me to get a campus coffee? They make the best Caramel Macchiato. Hangover's are not my best friend."

"Oh, so you're a caramel macchiato kind of guy." she said laughing.

"What can I say? They're delicious. So…how bout it?"

"Uh…actually…I have a…thing."

He started laughing.

"If you don't want to come with me just say so."

"Oh, no, no, no. I have to go and meet someone at Fredericks Hall."

He cleared his throat and had a smirk playing on his lips.

"That's the guy's dorm."

"Yeah…well."

"No need to explain."

"Yeah, well…I guess I'll be seeing you."

"Guess so. See you around, McDonald." he gave her one last look before leading the room.

"Shit." Casey said in a squeaky voice.

XOXO

"Good, Morning Sunshine." Derek said. He grabbed Casey as soon as they got into close enough approximation.

"Hi." she said.

"Are we feeling better?" he asked looking down at her.

"Are we hung-over?" she asked.

"I only had one drink last night, Casey. Unlike my roommate."

She sighed.

"So, thought we could go get some burgers and chill the rest of the day."

"Don't you have class?" she asked walking next to him with his arm around her shoulder.

"For your information, I don't have class until tonight."

"Awe, poor you." she said laughing.

"How was your day."

"It was brutal. I had one whole class." she said pretending to yawn.

"Awe, poor you."

XOXO

When night came, Casey was going to meet Derek in his room after class. She got to Fredericks Hall and knocked on Room 104. Derek answered and Casey smiled up at him and he pecked her on the lips.

"Nice room." Casey said.

Derek's side was a total wreck already and the room mates side was nice and neat. With photos all over the wall and 2 DVD racks full of movies and who knows what else.

"Hey, before we go to the movie, I want you to meet my room mate. I think he's finished with his shower." Derek said pointing to the cute little bathroom that all the dorms had.

The door slowly opened and steam came out. The guy shook his hair and he seemed to go in slow motion. He had the towel wrapped around his waist and the water glistened off his swimmers body.

"Casey, this is my room mate…Tristan."

Casey's jaw dropped to the floor.

A/N-Hehehe, Of course you know me and how I love including a love triangle in my stories. This is Tristan Bengli. Played by Michael Steger. Not Seater! Steger! Lol. I want lots of reviews! I want to be THE REVIEW QUEEN!! So you better review!! Help me get the most reviews! :D First one to review 10 times on this chapter (without saying the exact same thing and or making it easy by putting one word in each review does not win) gets a cameo in my fan fiction next chapter!!