Getting to Know Each Other

I don't know how long I slept, but I know I did dream. I can't quite remember it, but it had something to do with that girl. Next thing I knew, I heard someone screaming from the bathroom.

I immediately ran into the bathroom, following Garrett, who was closer. When we got there, I was stunned. The twin with the wavy hair was standing on the toilet-seat in her underwear, screaming and pointing at the floor.

"What's wrong?" Garrett asked the girl.

He had gone to the toilet and picked her up, bridal style and was now trying to comfort her. She buried herself in his chest and started to calm down. She was about to speak, but then she came running in.

"What happened, Danielle?" She asked while, staring at me, before turning back to her sister.

"T-there's a g-giant spider on the floor. Olivia, I swear it was a fucking tarantula, i-it was so huge!"

After she said that, Olivia started to look on the ground, and I couldn't help but notice that she was only in a tight t-shirt, with her straight, yet short, hair in a messy disarray and some black horn-rimmed glasses, and little boy under wear.

You know, the kind that has Power Rangers and all that on it. She had Elmo on hers, and she could really pull the look off.

When she was done looking, she said, "Babe, there's nothing on the ground. Are you sure it didn't crawl out somewhere or, maybe it's on the ceiling."

As soon, as she said it, Danielle looked on the ceiling, and she screamed. Garrett, Olivia and I all looked on the ceiling, and sure enough, there was the spider. It was pretty huge, and it did look like a tarantula.

"Hold on, I've got an idea, do not kill it." She ran into their side of dorm and came back a few seconds later with a large container and a lid. She then climbed up onto the very top of the toilet and tried to reach the spider without falling off.

She reached up on her tiptoes, and while she was trying to reach the spider, I got a really good look at her body.

She was definitely a runner. She was slender, but she had sprinter's legs. Her arms were pretty okay, she probably did gymnastics or something like that. She held herself with a grace that not a lot of people had, and when she reached up, I could see flat, toned stomach.

I was about to look more but then she said, "Got it!", and then she fell.

I don't know how I did it, but I caught her in my arms before she could fall any further. We looked into each other's eyes for about a minute before she hopped out of my arms and ran out of the bathroom with the spider.

I was deeply disappointed when she left my arms. Why did she leave the room? Did she not like me? Did she-?

My thoughts were cut off by her coming back into the bathroom, and Garrett remembering that he didn't really know the girl that he's cradling in his arms, so he put her down. Not to mention, we just remembered that we were both in our boxers.

Garrett was okay; he was wearing his UT boxers, but I was wearing my Flash Gordon boxers. I probably looked like a total nerd. I'm pretty sure we were both blushing, because they both started to giggle.

"Um, hi, sorry for, you know, screaming, but I really hate spiders. My name's Danielle, but you can call me Dan. This is my sister, Olivia," She was interrupted by her sister.

"But you can call me Goose. We're really sorry for waking you up. If you want, tomorrow, oh actually today, coffee's on us? Cause, we would really like to say thank you for helping." She said, looking into my eyes and smiling slightly, making my breath get caught in my throat.

Garrett cleared his throat. I was tempted to give him a death glare for him stopping our staring contest, but he went on.

"Anyway, I'm Garrett Adams, and this is T.J Mason. I think we're all in the same grade. Sophomores, right?" He said, and they nodded. Danni was looking at Garrett intensely, and was about to say something, when Liv gasped.

"What?" I asked, slightly concerned.

I hoped that it didn't show thru in my voice. She was staring at Garrett, something that made a little bit of jealousy bubble up.

"Oh my God. Gar-bear?" She asked, and then he gasped.

Then, she practically jumped on him and gave him a giant hug. I only felt a little bit of jealousy at this because it was such a sister-brother type of hug that it didn't bother me.

"I can't believe it's you!! You didn't recognize me? I'm hurt." She said and got off him, feigning hurt.

"Well, they said, Olivia Swan, and at camp, everyone called you Goosy. I just thought that was your normal name."

"Would someone like to explain to us how you guys know each other?" Danni asked, clearly uncomfortable with not knowing what they were talking about.

I could understand what she was going thru. Garrett was like a twin to me, we told each other everything.

"Oh, well Garrett here, is like a brother to me, and we met at camp that one year, remember, the one where we went waterskiing, but you got sunburn because you forgot to put sunscreen on, so you didn't go. Anyway, when you didn't go to that waterskiing place, Garrett was one of the guy students, who was learning how to wakeboard."

"Oh. Well, that explains a lot. Anyway, I'm gonna go back to sleep. It's," she looked at the iHome on the bathroom counter, "6:30 in the morning, and," she yawned," I know that we only have like three hours left, but I like to sleep. I'll see you later, T.J. I'll see you later, Garrett." She said, her gaze lingering on Garrett. Then, she went back into their side of the dorm.

"Dude, I'm gonna go back to sleep, wake me up in a few hours, kay? See you later, Goosy." He gave her a hug and then he went into our side of the dorm, leaving Olivia and I alone.

"Yeah, so, anyway, thanks for, you know, catching me when I fell." Olivia said shyly. Why was she being shy? Maybe because we're both in our underwear? Probably.

"So do you want to go walk around the campus. I mean, I don't know my way around, and you could help me with my schedule. Unless, you want to sleep of course." She pleaded with her eyes that I would go with her, but her face was composed and cool.
"Yeah sure, why don't we get dressed, and then, we'll go out." She nodded, and went back to her side of the dorm.

I walked into my room and put on some baggy cargo shorts and a blue superman t-shirt with some leather flip flops. I walked back into the bathroom and found a breathtaking sight.

Olivia was sitting on the counter, swinging her legs. She was wearing really short red shorts with stripes on the waistband, a teenage mutant ninja turtles t-shirt that was pretty snug, with her hair in her mini-mohawk, and flip flops from Old Navy. When she saw me, she smiled brilliantly, making my heart go into palpitations.

I held out my hand for her to hold, and we walked out of the dorm and out into the new day.

We had been walking since 6:40, and it was now 8:15. We were still holding hands to my delight. I had been showing her around campus, just like I said I would, but in between, we would ask each other questions.

"Favorite movie?" I asked her, wanting to know everything about her.

Her birthday was in April, I would have enough time to decide on what to get her. Which, I know is silly, but I seriously think that this girl is the one for me, even though I've only known her for like three hours.

"Um, I don't really have a favorite movie, but I do have movies at the top of my list." She said.

"Well, what are they?" I asked, desperately wanting to hear her answer.

"Um, the Little Mermaid, Across The Universe, Hairspray, 30 Days of Night, and Flash Gordon." She said the last one with a sly smile, making me remember what boxers I was wearing and blush.

"Aw, don't be embarrassed, I loved your boxers!" She said, and then she started singing the theme song.

"Flash, a-ah, savoir of the universe! Come on, sing it with me!"

So I did, and while we were singing, I was marveled by how beautiful her singing voice was. It was like God made her voice with extra special care. She was smiling and laughing, so I did, too. With her, it was infectious.

After finishing the theme song, we went to go get coffee for all four of us.

"Where did Goose come from?"

She blushed and laughed.

"Well, you see, I wasn't exactly the most coordinated person in the world when I was younger. I tripped over my feet at least twice a day, so, as a joke, someone started to call me Goose, since my last name is Swan, and they're pretty much the opposite if one another. It just kind of stuck throughout the years. I don't mind, it makes me feel more in tune with our animal brothers in the wild."

God, this girl was amazing. "But, you know, you don't have to call me Goose, if you don't want to."

I smiled at her, and she smiled back.

"What dorm are your cousins in, Olivia?" I asked her, knowing that Jasper and Edward looked interested in them.

Supposedly, I was one of the only people to call her Olivia, and her be okay with it. It made me feel pretty special because the only other people to call her that were her sister and her dad.

"Oh, um, they're in dorm 814, why?" She asked casually, not really caring.

"Because my cousin and his friend seemed interested. Although, it's funny." I said, trying to hold back laughter.

"Why is it funny?"

She stopped and turned towards me, putting her hand on my arm. I lost my train of thought for second, as I felt a thrill of electricity go up my spine. I was pretty sure she felt it, too, because she flinched a bit, but she kept her hand there. Then, I remembered that she had asked me a question.

"Because, that's their dorm, and they're probably freaking out about it." I said with grin.

I could just picture Edward, the usually cool expression on his face gone, freaking out because they were hot girls on the other side of the bathroom.

"Oh, that is pretty funny. I'm pretty sure Bella and Alice are pretty okay with it. We knew that we had to share a dorm with guys." She said and laughed exuberantly, and she put her hand in mine as we walked towards the Starbucks™ to get our coffee.

She sat on the stool, and then she ordered two Vanilla Frappiccinos and a Cappuccino for Garrett.

"Hey, what do you want?" She asked as I sat down and intertwined our fingers again.

"Um, I'll have a grande Raspberry Mocha with whipped cream." I needed some sugar and caffeine after waking up so early. I would've slept if I didn't want to be with Olivia so much.

"Puis-j'ai un peu siroté, s'il tu plaît?" Olivia said to me after I got my drink from Brett. It was a good thing I was taking French or else I would have asked "What?!"

As I held out my drink for her to take a sip of, I looked into her eyes, and was lost in them until I heard her melodic voice.

"Mmm, yummy! Me likey your taste in drinks. Sorry about going all French on you. I revert back to it sometimes without even thinking about it." She said and she took my hand, and we walked back to the dorm to wake up the other two.

"What do you mean revert back to it?" I asked curiously as we walked.

"Oh well, before my mom died, she taught me and my sister French, since that was where she was from. It was my first language. See, she and my dad met in Paris. I know that sounds cheesy, but it actually happened. " She said with a sad smile in her face.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring it up." I said, and hugged her, trying to comfort her.

I regretted so much for making her sad. She seemed a little shocked by my hug, but it quickly wore off and hugged me back.

"It's okay, you didn't know. I don't really remember her that much; I was really little when she died." I rubbed her back, making her rub her cheek against my chest. I let out a gasp, but she must not have heard it because she didn't stop or anything. Maybe, she did hear it and she just wants to be close to me.