Author's Note: Sorry it has taken me so long to update. I'm not abandoning the story. It's just hard to find the time to write it. But I wrote another story with a dream sequence and it made me really miss this one. I'll try to update soon. Please let me know if you're still interested in the story.
They arrived at school and Annie did her best to put the dream out of her mind. It was perfectly normal to have a dream about a friend. But still, she could help but look at Troy in a different light. As they walked to class she found herself smiling at how animatedly he discussed the most recent season finale of Inspector Spacetime with Abed. She admired his passion. Even if it was in a British science fiction television series. She knew that Troy had lost himself for a while when he first came to Greendale. It was great to see him being the kind, open, positive person she knew he could be.
Maybe the dream was just residual feelings from high school, Annie thought. She had liked him for so long and now that Troy Barnes, Riverside High's star quarterback, was not only talking to her but was her friend and roommate, maybe that little part of Annie that is still in high school is celebrating. But that's all it is. Just a part of her that barely exists anymore.
Greendale Annie was after her degree in Hospital Administration and wasn't about to let anything distract her. More importantly, she would never let anything interfere with her friendship with Troy. It meant too much to her. They lived together, for Pete's sake.
Annie was still lost in thought as they sat around the study table that afternoon. Britta asked her for her notes, just like always. When Annie offered them to her, she looked confused.
"Is this it?" Britta asked, looking genuinely concerned.
"What?" Annie asked, wondering if something was wrong.
"It's just... you usually write a five page detailed outline of the lecture," Britta explained delicately "...and this is only one."
"I guess I had an off day," Annie admitted.
"Is everything okay?" Shirley asked.
"It's fine," Troy covered for her "Annie had a weird dream."
Annie nodded, but avoided Troy's eyes. It was strange to hear him make excuses for her about a dream about him.
"A sex dream?" Pierce asked.
Everyone groaned.
"You were all thinking it," Pierce mumbled.
Annie's cheeks went bright red.
"No," Troy told him "it was aliens."
"Blorgons?" asked Abed, suddenly intrigued.
"No," Annie told him "just normal green martians, taking over the world. I just didn't get a lot of sleep. I'm sorry."
"Eh, who cares?" Jeff shrugged, "All we have to do is pass."
They moved on, talking about their other classes, but Shirley shot Annie a searching look. If there was one person Annie couldn't fool about her feelings it was Shirley.
"I have to go to the bathroom," Shirley chirped, standing up and looking at Annie pointedly.
"I'll go with you," Annie said, resigning herself to the conversation she was about to have.
"Uhh, me too," Britta added robotically, standing up to join them.
This was going to be weird.