A/N: Don't you hate when real life gets in the way? Right now it feels like all I do is go to school and work. And then when I'm at home I'm either doing homework or sleeping because I'm dead tired. I'm so sorry it took me this long to get this chapter out. I've been working on it in bits and pieces in between classes, usually on my notes which I then type out on my computer before I crash for the night. Thanks for the reviews and faves, hope you haven't forgot about me!
"Anodite on Campus"
Chapter Four: Surprise!
Gwen was walking from the library to the dinning hall where she planned on meeting Kevin once he called. Her first two classes of the day had both ran short, as most teachers spent the first day going over the syllabus and then releasing them early. After English she decided to head to the library and check out their selection of books. Seeing that it was almost two, she had left after checking out a novel to read in her spare time today.
Glancing back at the campus map she had printed and taped to the front of her binder so she would not get lost on her first day she continued on her trek to the dinning hall. Geez, her feet were aching. She would have wore more practical shoes if she knew she was going to be walking this much from class to class, or invested in a bike. She was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard her name being called, turning around to find the source, Suzie was suddenly at her side.
Grabbing her arm she hurriedly pulled her in the opposite direction. "Suzie, what the hell?!" Gwen exclaimed, struggling to pull away from her grasp. "No time to explain, keep walking!" Suzie pulled her into a building, and then down the hall. Finally releasing Gwen's arm, Suzie peeked around the corner while a very flustered Gwen pulled down her skirt and straightened her shirt. "Suzie! Again, what the hell?" Gwen questioned as she smacked Suzie's arm to gain her attention. "Ow! Hey, geez, just trying to help you here! Some weird guy kept following you from the library, like full on stalker. What a creep!" Suzie explained.
"What, that doesn't even make sense. There are tons of people walking around outside, what makes you think that guy was following me?"
"He even called out your name!" Suzie said defending herself.
"He called out my name? Oh no, Suzie. Was he like six foot-ish with about shoulder length black hair?" She questioned. "I guess, maybe? He was covered in grease, real dirty. Why? You know him?" Gwen groaned as she dug through her purse for her phone. "Yes, that's my boyfriend!" She seethed as she pulled her phone out of her purse. "Great, it's dead. Can I borrow your phone?" Suzie nodded pulling out her cellphone. "Damn you move fast, we've only been here one day and you already have a boyfriend! Wow!" Suzie exclaimed.
Gwen grabbed the offered phone and dialed Kevin's number. She shot Suzie a glare. "He's my boyfriend from back home, he's living in town while I'm here. Ugh, he's not answering. Wonderful." She groaned and handed Suzie back her phone. "I'm gonna go look for him. We'll talk about this later, okay?"
"Hey! I wanna meet him!" Suzie called out after her, as she made her way out of the building.
Gwen rolled her eyes not paying attention as she bumped into another person. "Sorry." She mumbled. "Why the hell did you run away from me? And who's the blonde bimbo?" The rock-solid form she had just ran into questioned. "Hey! I'm her roommate, thank you very much!" Suzie shot back, glaring at Kevin from behind Gwen. Gwen rolled her eyes as she grabbed Kevin's arm and pulled him away from the glaring match between Suzie and himself. "Alright guys, play nice. I'll see you later Suzie!" She called out over her shoulder, leading a still glaring Kevin out of the building.
Once outside Gwen slipped her hand into Kevin's. "Sorry about that. I warned you." Gwen laughed as Kevin shook his head. "Whatever. What's the deal with your phone? I tired calling you and it went straight to voicemail." Gwen grimaced. "I think it might be done for. Great, can't wait to tell Mom I need another one." She moaned at the thought. Kevin laughed, "I'll take a look at it, maybe I can fix it."
Walking into the cafeteria, Gwen pulled out her student I.D. and got them both in. "Mom bought me four meals a day on my card, I'll get you in everyday for lunch if you'll come eat with me." Kevin grinned. "Free food? Yeah, I guess I'll eat with you." He teased. Smacking his arm, she shot him a dirty look. "You brought that one on yourself babe, you should know better by now." They both laughed as they grabbed their lunch and found a table.
After enjoying a brief lunch with Kevin, she sat through two more classes before heading back to her dorm for the day. Opening the door to their dorm she stared in shock. "What? Suzie!" She called out for her roommate as she walked into the now fully furnished dorm. What once only housed a bare kitchen and a single pink sofa, was now filled with high-end furniture, electronics, and appliances. "Oh my god. Suzie! Where did all of this come from?!" Gwen yelled as she tossed her bag onto the new red leather sofa.
"Hey! I probably should have waited for you, but I went out this morning and bought everything we needed. I tried to tell you but you left with your boyfriend before I got a chance." Suzie explained as she walked into the living room and dropped down on a zebra print end chair. "They just finished bringing in the last of it about an hour ago." Gwen stared at the blonde. "What? I told you I was going to fix this place up." Gwen shook her head. "But in one day? Did you even go to class?" She questioned. Suzie shrugged her shoulders. "Went to the first one, I wasn't about to listen to the whole 'College is different from High school, blah blah blah' crap in every class today. No big deal."
The rest of the week flew bye and finally the weekend was upon them. On Friday she had only one class that let out at noon. After eating lunch with Kevin at their usual time, she spent the rest of the afternoon doing laundry and finishing up homework. Once Kevin got off work at two they were driving almost four hours east to the coast where they were meeting Ben and Julie for a fun weekend on the beach.
"What do you think? The blue cut-out one piece or the black bikini?" Gwen questioned Julie over the phone, looking down at the two items in question. "Same bikini you wore last time?" "Yeah." Gwen confirmed. "Bikini it is my friend, last time Kevin couldn't keep his eyes off you." Julie laughed over the phone. "Yeah that's what I was leaning towards, but I wanted your opinion. Thanks Julie, see you later." Ending the phone call she placed her phone back into her front pocket, grateful again that Kevin had managed to find her a replacement phone.
Her heart warmed at the thought of her boyfriend. She was excited to see Ben and Julie, but even more grateful to have some free time with Kevin. Between him working everyday and her school work starting to pile up she was lucky if she saw him for more than an hour at lunch everyday. Packing the black bikini into the duffel bag with the rest of her clothes her phone vibrated. "Hello." She answered as she zipped up the bag and tossed it over her shoulder.
"Hey babe, I'm about three minutes from campus, I'll pull up in front of your dorm if you could meet me out front." Gwen hurriedly slid on a pair of flip-flops before grabbing her purse off her desk. "Okay, I'm coming! Love you, bye!" She hung up the phone, doing a second mental checklist to make sure she wasn't missing anything. Satisfied that everything seemed packed she closed the door to her room. "Hey. Kevin's outside, I'll be back Sunday night. Are you sure you'll be fine here by yourself?" She questioned Suzie, who was laid up on the sofa watching T.V. in her pajamas. "Yeah I'll find something to do. Have fun!" Suzie answered, eyes never leaving the T.V. screen.
Relieved that Suzie didn't seem left out, Kevin made her promise not to invite her; not that she wouldn't if Suzie seemed interested in joining them, she exited the dorm with all her things. Riding the elevator down she saw the Challenger sitting in front of the building with Kevin standing beside it. "Hey!" She greeted as he took her bags from her. "Hey." He replied before leaning down to give her a chaste kiss on the lips. Butterflies immediately filled her stomach as she watched Kevin put her things in the trunk. "You ready?" He asked breaking her from her daze. "Uh, yes. Let's go." She climbed into the passenger seat, barely having time to buckle up before Kevin took off.
The next four hours they talked about anything and everything. How Gwen disliked her Biology teacher, but loved her English professor. That Suzie sleepwalks and she locks her door at night after finding Suzie asleep on her floor the second night living together. Kevin told her about Mike and the other guys at the garage, even admitting that working at the garage was almost as fun as kicking alien ass. He told her about Mike's Nova, and Hank's twin little girls that get off the bus at the shop in the afternoons and like to hand Kevin tools as he works. "I've never been around Kids much, they're not too bad." Kevin admitted with a small smile, entwining his hand with hers. Gwen smiled back, as the thought of dark headed green eyed children ran through her head. The last half hour of the drive they sat in content silence, holding hands with thoughts of the future in mind.
It was a quarter to six when they pulled up at the hotel were they would be staying. Parking beside Ben's car they grabbed their things and headed into the lobby. "Hi. The other half of our party should have already checked in under Tennyson." Gwen informed the front desk employee who nodded. "They are in room 410. The elevator is just down the hall to the left, breakfast is served from six to nine am." The older woman replied as she handed them a key-card. "Enjoy your stay." Gwen smiled, "Thanks."
Gathering their things they rode the elevator up to the fourth floor. " 406, 408, 410...You think I should knock?" Gwen asked turning to Kevin. "Just use the card, I'm about to drop everything." Kevin replied, struggling to balance the multiple bags in his arms. Sliding the key-card to open the door, nothing happened. "Really?" Gwen questioned in frustration as she slid a few more times. "Gwen just open it!" Kevin complained. Shooting him a glare her eyes flashed magenta and the door unlocked. Pushing ahead of her in an attempt to relieve the strain on his arms, Kevin suddenly dropped everything. "Holy shit!" Kevin exclaimed.
There stood Benjamin Tennyson stark naked, flexing his muscles and dancing in front of a half dressed Julie. Startled by their sudden entrance Ben turned towards the door. "Oh my god, Ben!" Gwen called out from behind Kevin, quickly shielding her eyes from the full frontal view Ben was giving them. "Dude!" Kevin shouted, as Ben reached behind Julie to grab a forgotten towel off the bed.
Wrapping the towel around himself, Ben stood red-faced in the silent room. "So wow, y'all got here early." He announced clearing his throat.