Title: New Beginnings

Rating: PG-13

Summary: JT and Emma, the new freshman at Pittsburgh University, meet up with the experienced sophomores Paige, Spinner and Craig. (General, Drama & Romance)

Disclaimer: I don't own the "Degrassi" characters. But I own the story and all other characters. And if I quote something, I will give proper credit.

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Chapter Eight: What a Way to End the First Day

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Note: Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I didn't get as many reviews as I would have liked. On Sunday August 8th, I am leaving for a week to go to football camp with my school's team. (No, I'm not playing football, but I'm a manager.) So I won't update for about a week. But please don't forget about my story. lol Enjoy this chapter and thanks for the reviews.

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"Emma! Who was that guy you were sitting with?" Paige asked once Emma came close enough so she could hear. "I saw him around campus last year but never got to know him personally."

"Oh, you know what. I have no idea. We talked for a bit and he wouldn't even tell me his name. He was pretty cocky but nice. I don't know. It's just weird. He's a sophomore too."

"Just be careful Em. None of us want to see you get hurt." Spinner said.

"Thanks for the 'big brother' concern, but I'm a big girl. I'll be okay. And it's not like I'm ever going to talk to him again. And even if I do, it's not like anything is going to happen." Emma said.

"Well that won't happen." Paige said. "So did you and Craig have a good time? Where is he anyways? I thought you two would be joined at the hip all night."

Emma explained what had happened and what was said out on the dance floor with Alexia. Even though Paige and Spin saw the entire thing, they didn't hear what Craig said afterward. Paige was kind of shocked. 'Why in the hell would he say that?! He probably didn't mean it but... ugh, this is too weird. I thought they would have completely fallen for each other. Well maybe I'll have to help out just a tiny bit more and see where that takes them.' Spinner noticed Paige deep in thought. He gave her a nudge followed by a look telling her not to get involved.

Emma realized that the mystery man she had been talking to was right about Pittsburgh nightlife. It was horrible. There were woman standing on corners, men trying to hit on random passers, thugs and other people just out having their idea of a 'good time. 'Maybe it's a good thing I didn't let him walk me back. He could have led me down a dark alley or something like that. But if he really wanted to 'do that' then why didn't he try to coax me into walking with him? Ohhh man though was he cute. He could be a model for Abercrombie or something. Why was he being so nice to me?' Em had a million thoughts, all about the same person, running through her head. The rest of the walk went rather fast. Paige and Spinner were talking the entire time while Em just thought about the party, and Craig ended up crossing her mind. 'I wonder where he went?! It's not like he came looking for me or anything. I wasn't that hard to find. I mean if that guy could find me then Craig could have too. But I still wonder where he went.'

Once Emma reached her dorm, she said bye to Paige and Spinner, saying she would meet up with them tomorrow. She got out her key and unlocked the door, hoping Faith was already there. When she walked in, she couldn't believe what she saw.

"Omgosh! Emma!" Faith said pulling away from JT and turning a bright shade of pink. JT stood up, with a smile on his now red face.

Emma laughed. "Well at least you two are wearing clothes. I must say, sleeping together on the first date is kind of cheesy. So I'm happy that you aren't. Just be lucky I know the guy." She smiled. "I'm going to walk down to the 'commons' area and you two can say your good-byes until tomorrow most likely!" She said giving them a wink and leaving the room.

Once she was gone JT sat back down on Faith's bed. "I guess next time we should put a rubber band on the door?" He laughed.

"Probably!" Faith said. "Well, I'm sure Emma will be back soon so maybe I should walk you out." She said, trailing off. "Ahhh what the hell. Five more minutes?"

JT gave a sexy grin and laid back down on the bed with Faith.

Emma walked through the dim halls down to one of the commons areas. It was deserted probably because it was around one in the morning. This was one of the commons where students could spend countless hours studying for finals, doing homework or just to get away from their dorm rooms, also their roommates perhaps. She sat down in a chair by the window and picked up the daily school newspaper. Emma read through a few articles about the upcoming football season and saw an ad for a Christmas dance sponsored by the university. 'Okay, I've been down here for about fifteen minutes. If JT is there when I get back, he's getting thrown out. By ME.' She smiled, set down the paper and headed back to her dorm.

Emma opened the door halfway with her hand covering her eyes. "Is he gone? Can I come in?" She said jokingly.

"Haha very funny Em. Yes, he's gone." Faith replied, now in her pj's.

"Don't I recall you saying that you wanted to get to know him better earlier?" Emma said grabbing her pj's and heading for the bathroom.

"Well we've been talking and dancing constantly since the walk to Jetz'. We got to know each other incredibly well." She replied back.

"Yea, but I can see that wasn't all you two have been doing." Em yelled through the door.

"Aha!" Faith said, throwing a pillow at Emma when she walked out of the bathroom.

"Hah!" She said throwing the pillow back then crawling herself into bed. "I think I'm going to have a slight hangover tomorrow even though I only had two beers. So can we put off more unpacking til tomorrow afternoon?"

"I agree. I had a beer and a two shots of whiskey. Same with JT. So how about we sleep in, have a 'late' breakfast and then finish getting settled?"

"Sounds great!" Em said turning off the light.

"See ya in the morning." Faith mumbled already half asleep.

JT made it back to his dorm and headed in. His roommate was already asleep. He stripped down to his boxers and climbed into bed. 'Wow, I can't believe that happened tonight. I feel like I've just won a million bucks. She is definitely the girl of my dreams. She's amazing.' Was his last thought before drifting off into a heavy sleep.

Paige and Spinner were in Spin's dorm since his roommate was on vacation for the next few days.

"I still can't believe that Em's only been here not even a day and she already has an upperclassmen crawling all over her. I know they didn't do anything but I just wanna know what the hell happened to Craig. I haven't seen him since we were in Em's dorm." Paige said, sitting on the edge of Spin's bed.

"Babe, calm down. I'm sure Craig's back at his dorm sleeping like a baby." Spinner said sitting down next to her beginning to massage her shoulders. "I mean it's not like he's going to find the closest bar and stay there all night."

"I know. But I'm just worried about him. I mean tonight, when we was out on the dance floor with Em, I haven't seen him that happy since our senior 'prom' when he went with Emma, even if it was just as friends. And they looked so perfect together."

"I agree about him not being that happy since senior year, but Paige, you just have to give it time. Emma has only been here for one day. And who knows, maybe something will happen unexpectedly between the two." He said still massaging his girlfriend's shoulders. "Just relax and enjoy the rest of vacation. You're going to be stressed enough when classes start up again."

"Yea," she began. "I know you're right. I just want them to be happy." She said falling back into his arms. "Like you and me."

"I know hun, I know. ...Cm'on, go throw on your sweats and get into bed. You need sleep after tonight."

Paige got up, grabbed her stuff and headed into the bathroom to wash the make-up off her face. She may be considered high maintenance at times but Paige really matured since her high school days.

By the time she was done, Spinner was already in bed half asleep. Paige got under the covers and turned off the light.

"Mmm, goodnight hun. I love you." Spin said wrapping his arms around her.

"Night babe. I love you too."

Craig was in his dorm, wearing shorts and a white beater, sitting on the couch watching tv. He didn't have a roommate so his dorm was almost set up like an apartment. He was channel surfing and settled on MTV music videos. His expression was a blank as a clean sheet of paper. He took a sip of the beer he was holding in his hand, took it away from his mouth then just decided to finish it. He tossed it in the garbage can next to the couch, where three empty bottles were already.

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Ahhh! I had fun writing this chapter too. Awe hell, I'm having fun with the entire thing. =) =) lol I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Believe me, it's going to start getting good. I must apologize for the many chapters of "nothing" but I had to start from the 'beginning' and build upon it. Please stick with me and send me reviews as much as possible. It's always greatly appreciated! Thanks! =)

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