Title: An Adventure

Summary: They wouldn't want to go in this adventure with anyone else.

Disclaimer: Not mine…not even this idea.

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"I still can't believe it!" Maddie squealed. "Your first date!" she pulled Corrie's hair back to tie it to a pony tail, but she pulled it a bit too tight.

"Ow!" Corrie exclaim, feeling as if the hair was gonna be pulled out from her scalp. "I would like to have a full head of hair for this date please."

"Sorry, I'm just excited!" she squealed again.

"Are you sure you want to be going out on a date with this guy that you just met?" Mary asked her.

"For the last time Mary, yes, I want to."

"But you just met him!"

"Oh shush Mary!" Maddie hissed to her. "This may be the only date Corrie will get to go on!"

"Thanks for that Maddie." Corrie deadpanned.

"You know what I mean." she said, walking around to face her. "This your first date ever Corrie. And this could be the only time I get to be here for your first date! I want to do my part as the best friend by helping you get ready!"

Corrie giggled. "Thanks Mads."

"You're not even worried that this guy could be a psychopath?" Mary said.

"I'm sure he isn't. he isn't right Corrie?"

"No, he isn't." she shook her head.

"And how would you know, you just met him!"

"Yeah, it is a bit of a wonder that you got a date on your first day here!" Maddie exclaimed. "How did that happen anyway?"

Corrie shrugged. "I was just eating my ice cream, he came over and told me he saw me check in yesterday so he came by to say hi and he asked me out."

"Wait, he saw you checking in?" Mary asked.

"Well all of us technically."

"Who cares, this guy sounds like he's a stalker!"

"He is not. He lives in Boston and has been to the Tipton there, so he's seen me there a few times. He recognized me and said hi to me."

"Still sounds like a stalker to me."

"Mary stop being such a downer!" Maddie scolded. "That is so cute! he's seen you before and now he's finally found the courage to ask you out! Sounds like he's really in to you!"

She blushed at the comment. "I'm sure he's just being nice."

"No way! He's gotta be into you if he remembered you all the way from Boston!" Maddie pointed out. "Now what does he look like? Is he cute? I bet he's cute."

"He is. He's very cute."

"Aaaww, Corrie your blushing mad!"

"Can we just please get this whole thing done with?" Corrie pleaded. "He's picking me up pretty soon and I don't want to make him wait."

"Ok, lets get you all glammed up!" Maddie squealed excitedly, going back behind her to get her hair ready.

"Just don't go too overboard please. I don't want to look like a Barbie doll."

"Please I'm not London." she rolled her eyes. "A few adjustments on your hair, a dab of make-up and viola, you're done!"

"Good."

"Ok, Mary can you go check on London for me please."

Mary-Margaret looked at her incredulously. "What do I look like, her nanny?"

"Come on, Mr. Moseby trusted me to look after her while he's on a conference call with Esteban. If she escapes again, then I'll be fired!"

"Fine." she sighed heavily, getting up from the bed and walked lazily towards the door. After Mr. Moseby found out London had snuck out, he immediately put her in more security under her suite lockdown and has been super strict on her. "But you owe me." she said before leaving the room.

"Are you nervous?" Maddie asked as she fixed Corrie's hair.

"Yeah." she breathed. "He's really cute and really nice. I still can't believe he asked me out."

"So are you sure he isn't a psychopath?"

"Yes I'm sure."

"Good cause I wouldn't want any guy hurting you. I mean, as much as annoying her nagging was, Mary did have a point. We don't even know who this guy is."

"Yeah." she mumbled. "About that…Maddie, remember that guy that you said you went out with a long time ago? The one who was an anti-environmentalist?"

"Mh-hm, what about him?"

"His name is Trevor right?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

Corrie blinked, hesitating before answering. "Because he's the guy I'm going out with." she said quickly.

Maddie paused, processing what she had just said. "Trevor?" she said. "You're going out with Trevor?"

"Yeah." she breathed, anticipating her reaction.

"Trevor." she repeated, sitting down on the bed feeling her legs giving up support. "As in shaggy hair, blue eyes, killer smile that could make a girl weak at the knees Trevor?"

"That would be the one."

"Did you know him before?"

"No. He introduced himself and said he knew you and that he was the guy you went out with."

"Oh."

"This isn't gonna be a problem is it?" she asked her friend worriedly. "I mean not that I'm anticipating on going out with Trevor again, but I mean, if it makes you uncomfortable then I can-"

"No." Maddie immediately cut her off. "It's not weird. And yeah Trevor was a jackass to me, but he is sweet and nice. And you like him, I could tell, and by the sound of it he likes you too. So by all means, don't cancel on my benefit."

"You wouldn't be uncomfortable with this?"

"No." she said honestly. "We weren't really anything. It wasn't even a date. It's just a shock to me is all. I thought after that, I would never see him again."

"Well you're gonna have to. He's picking me up in twenty minutes."

"Right."

"Are you gonna be ok seeing him again?"

Maddie smiled at her friend, touched that she was worried for her benefit. "Don't worry Cor, I won't rip his head off."

"So what college are you going to?" Trevor asked, casually taking her hand to his as they walked through the crowd.

"Boston University."

"No way, I go there too!"

"Seriously? That's awesome!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah, I'm going in my third year."

"I'm so glad. I was scared I wouldn't know anybody."

"Why, where are your friends going?"

"Well Mary-Margaret's going to Berkley, so we'll be thousands of miles apart." she said sadly. "London isn't going to college at all."

Trevor laughed. "Not surprised."

"Yeah she's being held back." Corrie nodded. "Actually, after all the trouble she's gotten in the past couple of weeks, and the fact that she's barely passed any of her class because she never goes to school, her father's thinking about sending her to boarding school."

"Boarding school? Wow, heavy."

"I know."

"Where? Can't be some fancy school in London or Paris, so Siberia maybe?"

"No." she giggled. "The Tipton has a cruise ship, and it's a year round trip around the world. The ship has a high school program in it, so that's where she'll be going to school. This way, London wont be able to escape anywhere to skip class."

"Nice. And of course the Tipton would have a cruise line, how silly of me."

"Yes, shame on you." she teased. "Although I don't think London's understood the intention of this yet. She thinks she's just going for a vacation at sea."

"Again, I'm not surprised."

"And Maddie's going to Harvard."

"I wouldn't expect anything less."

She eyed him. "Is that suppose to be sarcasm."

"No! No sarcasm!" he assured. "I'm truly happy for her. Maddie's a bright girl, she deserves to get in Harvard."

"Yeah, she does." Corrie smiled. "And it wasn't weird for you or anything earlier when you picked me up, was it?"

"Honestly no. Maddie and I weren't really anything so there was really any kind of pent up feelings I had."

"That's what Maddie said too. I asked her if it was ok that I went out with you today, and she said she was fine."

"Good. And she didn't seem that mad at me when I picked you up earlier."

"That's because she was already prepared to see you, and because Mary-Margaret was there. She's calmer when she's around."

"Lucky for me then."

She giggled. "I'm getting a bit tired, can we sit down?"

"Sure, lets sit over there." he pointed at the empty spots on the benches in the middle of the room. The two sat down and watched pleasantly as they were seated on the bench at the last row for a makeshift theater, for the puppet show that's playing in front of them.

It was the perfect date in Corrie's eyes. Even though she had nothing else to compare. He had picked her up, one o'clock on the dot. She was perfectly ready, hair down, make up done, her clothes were ready for a casual day out. Trevor smiled at her, loving every minute he gets to spend looking at the beautiful girl. It was a bit awkward having to see Maddie again, but they were more civil towards each other this time.

Trevor took her to Excalibur, much to Corrie's delight. Everywhere they went it was filled with Renaissance themed fun, which Corrie just found delightful. They've been to a few stores where they bought some knick-knacks, stuffed monkey that hung on your neck, opera singer's hat. Things that Corrie found cute and fun. It was exactly the kind of thing that she liked, which Trevor picked up just by their encounter at FAO Schwartz the night before.

The two watched in in amusement as the puppet show continued to play out in front of them. They couldn't keep the smile off their face the entire time.

"So how does it feel?" he suddenly asked her in a quiet voice, not wanting to disturb anybody listening to the show. "Come next month you'll officially be a college student."

"Yeah." she breathed. "Kind of nervous, but excited at the same time."

"I know how it feels." he smiled nostalgically. "Kind of like when you're starting high school, but its more real this time. You're out on your own and you don't have your friends to fall back on for support. It's scary, but at the same time it's the most exciting time of your life."

"I just wish I can get through without having a breakdown."

"Oh there will be breakdown. It wouldn't be a real college experience without a breakdown. But trust me, it will all be worth it."

"I don't even know how I got in Boston U."

He looked at her. "What do you mean?"

"I'm not exactly the smartest tool in the shed." she admitted. "I barely understood a thing we learned in high school. I figured I would be the kind of girl who wouldn't get to a good university and probably just fall back on community college. But, miracles of all miracles, I got in."

"Of course you got in."

"You still don't know me that well to know what I was like in school, trust me, it's a miracle." she said. "And I'm still a bit overwhelmed as to what I want to do."

"Why, what's your major?"

"Mass communications."

"That's not too bad."

"But I doesn't even sound like me."

"Why, what is you?"

"That's what I'm trying to figure out." she sighed. "For so long I've been the fangirl who gets giddy at just the mention of her favorite celebrity. That was my thing, everyone knew me as that. They actually though I had some kind of mental problem, but no, I'm just a fan. It wasn't until I graduated high school that I started to grow up, started to realize that London wasn't really that nice to me, even though she's still my friend. And now that I've caught up with reality, I feel like it's too late for me to decide what my future's gonna be."

"It's never too late Corrie." he said softly. She looked down, not really believing his statement, which he could tell. "I use to go to Harvard." he blurted out.

Her head jerked back up, looking at him "What?"

"I use to go to Harvard." he repeated. "I had everything all planned out. I was in political science, I wanted to become President someday. And then I realized it wasn't really what I wanted to do."

"Then what happened?"

"I wanted to switch to a different major so I transferred. Suffice to say my parents weren't happy. But it wasn't like there was any harm done. I got in through scholarship so they didn't even waste a penny. They were just disappointed that I wouldn't get to fulfill a promising career path."

"Why didn't you just stay in Harvard and switched majors?"

"Because I didn't feel like I belonged there. It was just too suffocating for me." he admitted. "After two years at that school I felt as if I was the fish out of sea."

"That's something hard to imagine." she said. "Maddie told me you're really smart. And just by hanging out with you I feel really intimidated by your intelligence."

"Trust me, its nothing to be intimidated by." he chuckled. "I realize I sound like such a jerk just by picking on someone for not understanding the difference between loose and lose."

She chuckled with him, although she didn't really understand his joke.

"But there's no need for you to be intimidated by me."

"No matter how much reassurance you give me, I'll still be intimidated." she giggled. "So now you're transferred to Boston University?"

"Mh-hm."

"Why Boston U?"

"My sister goes there." he said. "When I visited the campus last year in the fall to help her settle in, I fell in love with it. It felt right, you know. Standing in that court yard, looking at the fallen leaves being dragged away by the wind. It was just peaceful, so free spirited. I just felt like I belonged there."

"That's beautiful." Corrie mused. "I hope I feel something close to that when I settle in there."

"Haven't you been there before?"

"Twice. But both times were rushed. The first time was for a meeting, the second was for my interview."

"Well I can't guarantee that you'll get the same experience. I doubt that happens to everyone. I didn't even know that could happen to someone until it happened to me. Just don't feel bad if it doesn't happen to you."

She nodded. "What did your family think when you told them you were transferring?"

"My sister was happy, of course." he said. "Surprised that I gave up Harvard because she knew that was my dream school since kindergarten. But she was happy that we get to spend more time with each other. She's going in her last year."

"That's nice."

"Yeah. My parents, on the other hand, took a while to process the fact. They had gotten over the initial shock that I was dropping out of Harvard, but they were still disappointed. Fortunately, my sister talked to them and they eased up to me switching schools and major."

"What is your new major now?"

"Legal studies."

"Not bad. What kind?"

"Environmental protection."

She looked at him surprise. "But that's…"

"I know." he smiled, amused at himself as well. "Have you ever seen Planet Earth?"

"Yeah, Maddie made us watch it when it came out."

"Its funny how it affects you so strongly."

She giggled. "The environmental bug got to you too?"

"Yeah. And after hearing numerous speeches by Al Gore, it got me thinking. I really don't want to have to depend on scientist to try and figure out an end to global warming, when we can prevent it ourselves by taking care of our environment."

She stared back at him, astound at his words. "Madeline is that you?"

"Shut up." he rolled his eyes.

"Why didn't you tell Maddie this earlier? It may ease her off you, cause you know the only thing she hates about you is because she thinks you want to eliminate the rain forest."

"There wasn't really any time for us to socialize." he shrugged. "And plus, I like teasing her."

"You're mean." she giggled. "But that's amazing, what you want to do. A really big career jump."

"I know. I didn't think it was possible, I thought it was too late for me too. I had already set up my roots in politics that I didn't think I could get out. But I managed to and I couldn't be more happier." he glanced at her. "Corrie, nothing in life is certain. But its never too late for anything."

"You think so?"

"Trust me, I know so." he chuckled. "Its gonna be an adventure for sure, just finding out what you want in life. I'm gonna go through it again come next month. But like I said, it'll be worth it."

"I hope you're right." she said softly. "My mom's really happy I'm going to college, I don't want to disappoint her by not finishing."

"And you will." he said. "Corrie, I know we still don't know each other that well, and I hope to change that, but I would like to go through this adventure with you. Would you be ok with that?"

Corrie smiled at him. "I'd love to."

Corrie looked down at the map, but her shaking hands made it difficult for her to read anything. And even if her hands weren't shaking, it wasn't like the blurry lines of the paper could make sense to her. She sighed, giving up on the map, putting it back in her folder. Now how was she going to find her way to her dorm room? Wasn't the point of orientation for people to show her around? Why did they just ditch the group of freshmen's in the dust to get coffee?

Corrie thought back to what Trevor had told her about his experience in this campus. How it just felt right with him. She looked around the courtyard, the leaves covered fields, students running around. It didn't really feel any different. Nothing changed really. Trevor had said he had this gut feeling inside that told him it felt like home to him. Did she feel anything in her gut? No. She frowned. She knew it was an unlikely possibility to feel the same thing Trevor had when stepping in this campus, but she wanted to at least feel something.

She decided to stop her obsession with a feeling, and start trying to find her dorm room before the day ends so she can at least get her things ready. As she looked for someone who looked like they knew their way around the campus, she suddenly felt a tap on her shoulder. Turning around her face lit up at the sight of her boyfriend.

She immediately launched at him into a tight hug. He picked her up, happy to finally see her after being apart for three days. "I miss you." he mumbled into her hair, loving the feel of his face buried in the crook of her neck. "You have no idea how much."

"I miss you too." she mumbled, trying not to tear up at this emotional moment.

After arriving back from Las Vegas, their relationship had been more real than it had been while they were on vacation. They weren't too hot and heavy for each other that their lips were practically attached together. But they were inseparable. It was just a new and blooming relationship, but to them it was something so much more. They didn't expect to click with each other so fast, nor to be so serious in just a short amount of time. But they knew what they had was something different, something special.

"How's your day been so far?" he asked, his voice muffled as he kissed her neck, to her cheek, then finally landing on her lips.

Once they finally pulled back, Corrie's eyes closed, basking in his presence as his lips rested on her forehead, never wanting to let her go. She groaned, and just went limp in his embrace, resting her body against his.

"That doesn't sound too good." he commented, his cheek resting on her head.

"Our guide ditched us and I don't know where my dorm room is." she said, her voice muffled against his chest.

He chuckled sending vibrations through his body, which Corrie felt. "Let me see." he took the paper that held her information, and looked at it, all the while still having her in his arms. "Adams, hey, you're across from me."

She raised her head to look at him in delight. "Really?"

"Yeah, I'm on Jefferson. We're literally neighbors."

"That's great. I was afraid we'd end up on other sides of the campus."

"Well I think this concludes that it's fate."

She giggled at him. "How's your day been? Better than mine hopefully?"

"Its great." he smiled. "Specially now that I found you."

"Stop being a cheese ball." she rolled her eyes. "Are you all settled in now?"

"Yeah, my sister and I actually got our things here yesterday so all that's left for us to do now is to organize stuff."

"Lucky."

"Don't worry, I'm available for the rest of the day. I can help you settle in."

She smiled at him. "Really, you would do that for me?"

"Hell yeah! I get to spend more time with you that way."

"Good." she giggled.

"So how bout it? Does this feel right to you, being here?"

She looked up at him, smiling as she stared into his eyes, something she loved to do. There it was, that fluttering feeling in her stomach. It wasn't just the butterflies that occurred whenever she was around him. There was something different about it this time. It was like there's something in her gut that told her…this was right. And it was right there that Corrie finally felt what Trevor meant.

"Yeah." she replied with a smile. "It definitely feels like home now."