Author's Note: I started this story a while ago and should warn you that it will end up being quite long. Currently I am working on chapter 35 and am no where near done. I will do my best to add a chapter a day until everything that I have currently written is posted here if you guys like it. For now the story is rated T, but later the rating will go up (as long as I can change the rating). If I cannot change the story's rating, I may just cut somethings out.

Disclaimer: With the exception of Kyle and Amy (who are figments of my imagination and will be introduced later on) all fictional characters and places are property of ABC Daytime.

Summary:

Jason and Courtney are high school sweethearts, but when Jason goes away to college, they find that their love is tested. Can Journey survive the distance and all the obstacles that life throws at them in order to find a happy ending or will they be torn apart?

Characters:

Jason Morgan: 18. Courtney's boyfriend. Freshman at Harvard.

Courtney Corrinthos: 17. Jason's girlfriend. Senior at Port Charles High School.

Sonny Corrinthos: 21. Courtney's brother. Senior at Port Charles University.

Carly Benson: 20. Sonny's fiancé. Courtney's friend. Junior at Port Charles University.

Emily Quartermaine: 17. Jason's step sister. Courtney's best friend. Senior at PCHS.

Lois Cerullo: 17. Friends with Courtney, Emily, and Penny. Senior at PCHS.

Penny West (Don't know her last name so I decided to make one up): Friends with Courtney, Emily, and Lois. Senior at PCHS.

Mike Corrinthos: Sonny and Courtney's dad.

Janine Matthews: Sonny and Courtney's mom.

Sam McCall: 18. Jason's lab partner in biology. Has a crush on Jason. Freshman at Harvard.

Jasper "Jax" Jacks: 17. Has a crush on Courtney. Senior at PCHS.

Prologue:

April 2004:

Jason stood in his kitchen with a letter from Harvard in his hands. Part of him wanted Courtney to be there when he opened it, she had been there when he opened all the others, but he knew that if he didn't open it in the next few seconds, his mother would rip the envelope out of his hands and open it herself. Both his parents had attended Harvard, his mother's family for generations, and it was there dream that he would follow in their footsteps. It was the only thing they had agreed on since their divorce. Slowly he opened the letter and read. Before he had the chance to finish reading the letter, his mother grabbed it from him and read it herself. She screamed with glee when she saw he had gotten in. Then she hugged and kissed him.

Jason just wanted to go and celebrate with Courtney. He knew she'd be thrilled for him. First chance he got he bolted out of his house and ran around the corner to Courtney's. When he got to her house he saw that she was just coming home.

Before Courtney had a chance to open the door, Jason had run up to her. He covered her eyes with his hands.

"Guess who," he said.

"Hey baby," Courtney replied. Jason removed his hands from Courtney's eyes, and she turned around and kissed him.

"I got in," Jason said excitedly.

"Where?" Courtney asked.

"Harvard," Jason said even more excited now.

"That's great," Courtney said, faking a smile. "I'm so happy for you. Your parents must be thrilled." Secretly Courtney wasn't enthusiastic about Jason getting into Harvard. She knew he'd go, and he deserved to go. He was extremely intelligent and hardworking. He certainly deserved the best education possible. The problem was all the other schools Jason had applied to were near Port Charles. That way they would be able to see each other whenever they wanted. When Jason had chosen schools to apply to, he had specifically chosen schools that, with the exception of Harvard, would keep them close to each other. If he went to Harvard, they wouldn't have that. He would be far away. It would be hard to make their relationship work. Could a long distance relationship work when it concerned two teenagers? Courtney was scared that in the end she would lose Jason, and she prayed she wouldn't.