Chapter one

Piper POV

The day is finally here. The day I have been waiting for over 5 years now. Today is the day I leave for college.

I stood still in the entrance and just watched people run passed me. The airports are filled with them. All sorts of people where to find at an airport. To my right, you had the typical family on vacation. Two parents and three kids. The parents had their normal-sized suitcases, and their kids had those animal-shaped suitcases with a leash. And to my left, you had the businessman on business-trip. He didn't have much with him, just one briefcase in his right hand. He probably didn't have much in it either, since he was already wearing his suit. He was on the phone while he was heading towards the pub, another typical businessman-move. Some feet in front of me were the typical couple on vacation. They were at the check-in, the guy was dealing with his suitcase, and the girl was standing and looking at him. My gut feeling said that this was their first trip together. They seemed very in love by the way she looked at him as he finally was done with his suitcase and glanced up at her, she was beaming.

"Piper!" I heard my drunken mother yell behind me. It was only 11 am, and she was already drunk. "Don't go so fast!" she kept yelling. Behind her, I could see my father and my brothers.

"My plane is leaving soon, hurry up!" God, they could be slow sometimes.

It wasn't long after that we were in the departure lounge ready for me to leave. I can't believe the time is here. Going to America and study abroad had been my dream since 8th grade, and now I'm starting to get nervous. America is a whole other country, jet alone, a whole other continent. I absolutely love America, and I can't wait to get to New York and NYU, but leaving home, let me correct that, leaving my brothers and my friends will be hard. I will always get new friends, it's not like my friends hare are the best, they are the typical popular high school girls. But my brothers are sadly my best friends. They have been there for me during all my hard times, they have seen me at my worst and my best, cheered on me and made fun of me.

"Call when you get there," Danny said as he dragged me into his long arm and hugged me tight. I will miss these hugs. Danny had moved out two years ago and is now studying medicine, so I was already kinda used to being away from him.

"Kill 'em tiger" Cal said smiling as he lifted me in a bear hug. Cal would be the one I would miss the most. I felt bad for Danny thinking this, but Cal was the only person in my family who wasn't all pressuring and tense. He was chill, he didn't really care. He had me concerned a few times, but I had heard him talk about his plans, they weren't much but they would make him happy, which made me happy.

My mom and dad gave me forced hugs and forced smiles, but that was the best I could get out of them. I turned around and started to make my way to the gate. I looked over my shoulder at my family and waved to them. I could see my brother waving back, both with tears in their eyes, but my parents just stood there like statues.

I was nicely greeted by one stewardess and I easily found my seat on row 17. I looked out as the plane took-off, thinking that when the plane landed I would be at JFK airport.

Alex POV

I shot my head back in sync with Nicky and Sylvie, feeling the burn down my throat. God this had been a long night. I was ready to call it a night for some hours ago, but Sylvie had insisted on being out late once again, since I for once have night off of work and it is not long until school starts, she says that we won't be able to see each other as much, which is probably true. For once in my life, I am actually excited for school to start. I hated high school for all it was. I had taken three years away from school after high school, mostly to make some money so I could afford college. Now the time was to start at school again, and I didn't feel like the kid who didn't want to go to bed because she knew that once she woke up she had to go to school and all the bullying would start again.

"We should probably get going. Soon the businessmen will get here before heading off to work. Speaking of work, I have to work today." I said mostly to Nicky knowing that when Sylvie is this drunk, she doesn't listen to anything you say.

"Come on Vause! The night is still young, enjoy yourself a little. When did you get so boring?" Nicky said back to, or more like yelled to me, trying to get her voice over the loud music.

"It is 5 am. The night has passed, Nichols."

"What?! It is 5 already? Damn Vause, why didn't you say anything? You know my buss to mother-evil leave at 8. What am I supposed to do with 3 hours of sleep? I will look even more dead than I already do" Nicky complained back to me like this was my fault. I knew that her buss to go and see her mother left early, but it wasn't me who insisted on staying out late. Nicky spun around and almost ran out of the bar like she was going to run home or something. I glanced over at Sylvie, she was beyond wasted, and I knew it would be a long morning having to deal with her. I grabbed her hand and followed Nicky out in the cold morning breeze of New York.

"This isn't my fault, Nichols. I said we should leave for like three hours ago, but you backed Sylvie up when she wanted to stay out late."

"Yeah, yeah. I know Vause. I am sorry, ehh? It's just that I'm stressed about seeing my mom." she said kinda sad. I knew that her parents weren't the best, some people shouldn't be allowed to get a kid.

I came home to an empty apartment roughly around 10 am, which meant that mom had already left for work. After Nicky had gone home to hers, I had followed Sylvie home knowing she was too drunk to find the way by herself. I really wanted to go to straight home after I had followed Sylvie, but I knew that wasn't a good idea in case she would drown in her puke, so I stayed. I peeled off my leather jacket and slammed off my shoes. I stumbled my way to my bedroom, exhausted by the long day and collapsed in the comfort of my bed, knowing I only could rest for two hours before I had to get ready for work.

Piper POV

I dragged my suitcase over the road after making sure it was safe to cross the road. I still can't believe that I am in New York, the city of my dreams. It all just looked so New York, like it did on all the pictures I had look at during my early teens. I really hope I make 13-year-old Piper proud knowing that I have finally made her dream come true. Well, my dream was to attend Harvard, but Harvard doesn't have the program that I want so then I choose to go to New York instead.

After a lot of struggle and having to ask many people for directions, I finally found my way to my dorm. The place I would live in for the next year. I had gotten a key at the reception, but the door stood at ajar, which I took as my dorm mate was already here. I felt kinda nervous about meeting my dorm mate, we had been in touch when we found out that we would be sharing a dorm, and she is from the area so I hope she doesn't make fun of me when I don't know where the nearest cinema or Starbucks is. I slowly opened the door and stepped in.

"Hi, you must be Piper, I am Polly. Nice to meet you" the girl Polly said and extended her hand. She was a little shorter than me, she had brown hair and flawless brows. She reminded me slightly of the typical popular girls at school, only she had a nicer and warmer aura around her.

"Hi, Polly, nice to meet you too," I said friendly as I took her hand and shook it. She seemed like a genuinely nice girl and I look forward to getting to know her a little more.

"I took this side of the room if that is okay? I started to get my stuff over here yesterday and got help from my parents so I am mostly settled in. You are from Norway, right? Do you know when your stuff will get here?"

"I sent my stuff for two days ago, so they should arrive in some days I think, but I have some things with me, so I can stay here and don't go around in the same clothes" I said as I opened my suitcase and found my duvet, pillow and mattress covers and started to do my bed.

"So how is it to live in Norway?" she asked as we sat down in a booth at a diner close by. I had insisted on us going to a diner because that just seemed so American to me. She didn't really get it, of course, she is from here, but she had said yes simply because we are freshmen and can't really afford that much.

Alex POV

The day had been long. Long and boring. There aren't many people at the diner during the holidays. I seriously don't know why we don't just close it during the summer, it must cost a fortune to have a contract in New York and have all the power on during the summer without many costumers. I am beyond happy about the fact that I was only working half time today, I am exhausted after the long night and I wouldn't survive being here until we closed.

I was half sleeping on my feet when heard the bell signaling some new costumers. I opened my eyes and turned around to the door and that was when I saw her. A hot and blonde girl walking with a brunette behind her, probably her friend, and giving me a little smile before she sat down in one of our booths. I signaled that I would be with them in one minute and as I made my way over there, I kept repeating to myself not to stare.

"Hi, what can I do for you two today?" I asked as politely I could. If my mom had been here now she would spit out her drink and asked where her real daughter where and what I had done to her. But I wanted the blonde to like me and then I just had to fake 'til I made it.

"Oh hi, me and my friend here don't really have much knowledge of what you have to offer and what is best. Could you maybe come with some suggestions?" the brunette asked and pointed at her friend at the mention of her. I glanced over to the blonde and she gave me a little shy smile, which I replayed with a polite smile.

As I stood at the counter and watched the pair eat their burgers, I couldn't miss the fact that both of them where wearing NYU hoodies, I had the same hoodie at home. I really hoped they had bought them because they were attending the school and not just to have one as I have seen many people do. I made a mental note to myself to keep my eyes up for the blonde around campus this semester.

A/N:

So this is my first try at a fanfic. I have wanted to write something for the longest time, and now I finally just sat down and started writing. What do you think? Is there anything you want to see in this fanfic? So if any of you wonders why Piper is Norwegian it is simply because I am and I just wanted to kinda give Piper a little different background than what we are used to, it will probably be pretty similar but at least she is from another country. Please leave a review, and hopefully, there will be an update next Wednesday.

So to take it all Norwegian: Ha det!