A/N: Hey, my friends, Nolan's and Cameron's enemies, all of you who seize every day ;) New chapter is up, guys :D Special thanks to dontchasethesheep, who was so kind to read the concept of the chapter, because I was kinda unsure. Well, well...Time for two people to meet, don't you think?

dontchasethesheep- Oh my God, your reviews are awesome! Thanks for the patience to read and review each chapter :) As for Nellie's name...Let me only tell you that her full name, "Eleanor" means light and light brings comfort ;) About her nickname...you gave me an idea, I'll reveal it to you when the time comes :)

MorphineSun- Thank you :) Yeah, I wanted so badly so write a story about Pitts and, since Meeks is his best friend, I thought it was my duty to include him :D

Disclaimer: I don't own the Dead Poets Society. In this chapter, the statement at the beginning is mine, a flush of inspiration.

"When two stories collide, a new story is created"

One evening I decided to go to the library of the university. Although I loved reading more than anything else, I hadn't visited it since I arrived in Yale. It was only my first week in university and everything was still a bit unusual for me. Suddenly I wasn't under my father's pressure, but free to live my life.

Despite the few difficulties I was facing to integrate in the new environment, I was feeling like home already. I loved the Law School and watching the professors, who were giving their best to make their lessons interesting, strolling around the yard of the college, bathed in the sun, listening to the laughter of the students around me. I was carefree and happy. And, the best of all, I had found a new friend already. Virginia Meadows, with whom I shared a dormitory, bubbly, always smiling and laughing and never afraid of anything, which was making everything much easier.

On that evening, Virginia was taking a nap. There weren't many students in the library and so I was free to walk around the spacious room and look at the shelves. I hadn't something specific in mind, but then my eye caught a shelf with poetry books. I picked a book and started reading through it. Soon I forgot everything around me, as I was travelling with the poets and the way they wrote, which was fascinating.

'"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"'' I read and smiled. That verse was fitting perfectly to the way I was seeing love and the hope to meet someone here.

'That's Tennyson, if I remember well' a voice behind me startled me. '"In Memoriam"'

I turned and saw a boy around my age standing close to me, smiling shyly. He had dark brown hair, light brown eyes and was very tall. There was nothing special or unusual in his appearance, on the other hand, he looked like someone you could see every day. But there was something on him I couldn't figure out, an innocence that made him look like a child. He was so different from the snobbish guys I had met before and only this was reason enough for me to feel comfortable with him.

Oh no! Why did I do that? Alright, I knew Tennyson's verse, because Knox had read it in our cave, back in the good old days when the Dead Poets Society still existed. But saying it out loud, while a girl I didn't know at all was reading, only because I remembered it, was the stupidest thing I could ever do. She would surely think I was a boaster or something like that.

Now she had turned towards me and I could see her better. She had auburn hair that was tied in a braid, which was falling on her shoulder, grey-green eyes and freckles on her nose. She was not what Charlie would call "a beauty", but she was cute and sweet and had a natural warmth and gentleness.

Now she will yell at me for interrupting her, I thought.

But she didn't yell at me. On the contrary, she smiled widely and I felt my cheeks turning red.

'That's right, it's Tennyson!' she exclaimed happily. 'I never thought a guy would know him. Do you like his poems?'

'Poetry in general' I revealed. 'Tennyson, Thoreau, Whitman…everything, to be honest'

'Me too. But Tennyson is my favorite! I simply love this verse and I agree with him. What about you?'

And now what, Pittsie? Was it really necessary for her to ask that question? I practically never talked to a girl before and I surely never thought about things such as love. At this moment I wished that Charlie would be in my place. He would find a smart answer.

'I don't know' I admitted, looking at the floor, as if something really interesting was written on it. 'I haven't thought much about it to be honest'

I could almost predict her reaction. She would smile politely and find an excuse to leave, thinking that I would be someone very boring to hang out with. But, for once more, I was wrong.

'It's fine' she said. 'There's no need to feel ashamed for that. But, forgive me, I haven't introduced myself properly. I'm Eleanor Russell, but you can call me Nellie'

First I couldn't respond, but then I regained my composure and shook her hand.

'Gerard Pitts. It's nice to meet you, Nellie' I smiled. 'Are you studying literature here in Yale?'

'No!' she laughed. 'Although I would like it, since I love reading. I'm studying Law, which is also very interesting. I'm a first year'

'Law?' I repeated and thought about Knox. 'I have a friend who studies Law, but he's in Stanford. I'm studying Physics'

'Oh!' she groaned and I couldn't help but smile even wider at her reaction. 'No offense, but I never liked Physics'

Before I could answer, I heard someone saying my name and saw Meeksie approaching us, cleaning his glasses.

'There you are!' he exclaimed. 'I've been looking for you, didn't think you would spend so many hours in the library'

But then his eyes fell on Nellie and he looked with curiosity towards me. Preparing myself for his jokes when we would leave, I quickly made the introductions.

'Meeks, this is Nellie Russell, she studies Law here. Nellie, this is Steven Meeks, my best friend and fellow-student'

The two of them shook hands and I saw Meeks scanning her, as if he was shaking hands with an elephant or something like that. Obviously he couldn't believe that his shy friend had met a girl.

'Nice to meet you, Nellie. I'm really glad you met my friend here. I was starting to getting worried that he wouldn't make any new friends' he commented and laughed.

'Thanks a lot, Meeks' I uttered under my breath, but none of them seemed to notice it.

'Would you like to come with us on a walk, Nellie?'

'I'm sorry, but I think I'll go to see if Virginia, a friend of mine, has woken up' she answered. 'But, if you want, we could meet in the evening'

'Sure, why not?' I nodded, because I really wanted to know her better. 'Shall we meet here at seven and go for a walk?'

'Great!' she agreed and started walking away. 'See you later, then'

When she had left, Meeks turned towards me with a sly smile on his face.

'Don't even start, Meeks' I stopped him before he could start. 'You had said that we should meet new people here. She was reading Tennyson, I recognized the verse and that's how we started talking. A normal, friendly conversation'

'Yeah, Pitts, but it could develop into something more' my best friend didn't give up and I smacked him on the arm. 'Just wait until Charlie learns about this'

'Don't you dare!' I hissed and pushed him out of the library, although this didn't prevent him from laughing even louder.

Virginia was still half-asleep when I entered our dormitory, her blonde, curly hair being a mess and her sea blue eyes half-closed. I started speaking to her about how big the library was, how you could find almost anything there and, in the end, about the two guys I had met. My friend practically jumped out of her bed when she heard that.

'You've got to be joking!' she exclaimed. 'We're here only for a week, we don't know anyone and you met TWO guys in a day?'

I started laughing. That was Virginia! She didn't appreciate the male gender, because she was thinking that men only use women as their objects. On the other hand, she was encouraging me to not be afraid to meet boys here, especially since my father wasn't here to control me. Not that I agreed with that last part. I didn't want to use my freedom for actions I would probably regret later.

'So, how are they?' she wanted to know, looking half-amused and half-curiously towards me.

'They're studying Physics and have already known each other' I explained. 'One of them seemed fun-loving, because he teased the other one, saying that he was too shy. I met the other one first, because he recognized a poem I was reading'

'Really?' Virginia whistled impressed. 'That's unexpected! I've never heard of a boy having poetry knowledge'

'Me neither' I smiled. 'He was really kind and commented I should study Literature. We arranged to meet in about two hours. Do you want to come?'

'No, thank you, Nel, I prefer to relax here' she answered. 'But you should go and have fun. Who knows, maybe something good will happen to you' she added with a sly wink and I felt my cheeks blushing.

'I just met them, Ginny' I quickly said and she laughed at her nickname.

'Never say never, Nellie, that's my advice. But, anyway, one day I'll come with you to meet them. I have to make sure they won't hurt you'

'Oh, come on! They didn't give such an impression to me!' I disagreed. I appreciated her concern, but sometimes she was overreacting.

'My father didn't give that impression to my mother either when she married him' she revealed and it was the first time I saw her sad. 'And he abandoned her when I was only seven years old. That's why my mom encouraged me to come here. So that I'll be independent later, without my whole life being about my husband and children'

I looked with guilt at her. That was something I didn't know and I felt bad for her. Growing up without both of your parents should be really difficult, even if your father would pressure you to marry soon. Still, he raised and cared for you, while Virginia had only her mother and vice versa.

'That's why I want you to be careful' she warned me. 'I don't doubt that these two are nice, but I'm saying it to you for your life general. Be careful to whom you give your heart, if you don't want to be heart-broken one day'

A/N: Ok, everyone, that was it for now. Hope you enjoyed it :) xx