so this is it, huh? home sweet home.

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan lugged his suitcases off of the elevator and onto the second floor. As the electronic doors closed behind him, he looked down at himself; a red A&F tee shirt, khaki shorts, and brown flip flops clothed his body. He looked around and then decided to head towards his dorm. He readjusted his duffel in his shoulder and rolled his suitcase behind him. As he reached his dorm number, he stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out the broze colored key. He stopped infront of the door and shoved the key into the lock. With a gentle shove, the door opened into the room.

His frist reaction was to smile. It was a lot cozier than he thought it would be with it's tan walls and plush furniture. To the left of him was a hallway with four doors which he figured were the actual rooms. He walked down the hall and opened the door closest on the right. Immediately he set his things down on the bed beside him. With a sigh of relief, he sat down on the bed. He rubbed his shoulder, it being a little red from the strap of the bag. He took a minute to look around the room and relax. "Well, I'm finally here." he said aloud, a satisfied smile on his face.

[Jay Trent Jessica & Zak [`A]!]

Jason stepped over his navyblue suitcase, his many A&F, HCo, and AE shirts in his hand, that was randomly sprawled on the floor thanks to his laziness. Walking over to his dresser he opened the drawer that was second from the top and placed his shirts messily about it. "God damn, I hate unpacking." he said, slamming the drawer shut. Walking over to his bed, he kicked his suitcase, and then plopped down onto the comfy mattress. Just lounging there as he randomly opened as closed his cellphone, watching the little T-Mobile flashing screen appear and then disappear. He took in a deep breath, and suddenly began to wonder when his other roommates would arrived, just as he thought of that, he heard a door open and close and a guy talk. "Speaking of the devil.." he said, walking out of the room and into the hallway.

Jason walked down the hall, looking into the other three rooms, since he had chosen the one farthest back because it had the best view. Going up he passed two closed doors and finally arrived at one open one. Looking inside, he saw a decentely tall, athletic guy sitting on the bed. Walking inside the room, he looked around and then to the guy. "Hey, I'm Jason Riley. You must be my new roommate." he said, extending a hand, his white Hollister heritage tee slightly rising a bit on his upper arm. Waiting for a responce Jason took a heavy breath in. "Hm, we still have two more roommates to come. Hopefully this will be a party dorm..."

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan heard someone coming down the hallway and step into his room. He turned his head, not knowing who to exspect. "Hey, Jason," he said, standing up on his two feet and met his grip. "I'm Brendan Peterson. I take it you're my roommate?" he said, letting his grip go and returning his hands to his pockets. He smiled, glad that atleast there was going to be one guy in his dorm. "I was worried for a second. Thought I was going to be stuck with all girls in here." he added with a chuckle.

"I'm thirsty. Is there anything to drink in here?" he asked as he made his way out his bedroom door and out to the kitchen. He opened the fridge with a click and leaned down into it. Surprized, it was pretty stocked with a variety of things. "Did you buy all of this?" he asked, poking his head out from behind the door.

[Jay Trent Jessica & Zak [`A]!]

"Heh, guess so." Jason said, releasing his grip from Brendan's, his hands now folded across his chest. "Yeah, I had that at my old school, not fun. Drama, more drama and too much PMS at one time, talk about your hell hole." he stated, laughing after he did. When Brendan said that he was thirsty it was like he was reading Jasons' mind. "Damn, you basically read my mind." he said, following Brendan into the kitchen, a smile painted on his face knowing that he had a guy roommate. "Yeah, my mom wanted me and my roommates to feel at home, heh." he said, with a quick chuckle.

Jason looked into the fridge behind Brendan. "Can you grab me a Mountain Dew?" he asked. Waiting for him to hand a pop back, he decided to strike up a conversation. "So, do you play any sports?" he asked, thinking of a list of stuff that he liked to do. "Hm, surfing, swimming, hockey...baseball, kind of. Yuck, basketball." thoughts ran through his head as he looked around the kitchen. "Man, this place is way nicer than I expected."

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan laughed, hearing Jason's comment about the all-girl dorm situation. "Agreed." he said as he put his arm on the door of the refridgerator. "Wow. Well, tell her next time you talk to her that Brendan said thanks. Haha." he added and laughed once again. He stuck his head back into the ice box. 'Looks like I can cross grocery shopping off my list of things to do this week.' He reached for the mountain dew cans stacked in a motherly way on the bottom shelf.

He took a second to look around and then settled on a peach Fruit 2o. He stood back up and took a few steps, closing the fridge door with his foot. "Heads up." he warned playfully, tossing the tin can Jason's way. With a chuckle, he broke the seal of the water and took a big drink, then set it on the counter beside him. "Sports? Um. Pretty much just surfing. It's been my life since I was little." he said, glancing out the window at the beach and then back to Jason. "A little football and beach volleyball is good every once in awhile, too." he answered. "What about you?

[Jay Trent Jessica & Zak [`A]!]

Jason smiled when he heard Brendan tell him to tell his mom thanks. "Will do, and hey. What are mom's for? Hah." he said, looking at the Fruit 2o that Brendan grabbed. "Hm, with all the pop and energy drinks my mom brought, he picked the healthy thing.. Must be very healthy and a dedicated athlete." he thought. Jason was very athletic as well, but he was a junk-food junkie. He could be pretty healthy, he just preferred not to be. Momentarily Jason had a Mountain Dew in his hand that Brendan had just thrown to him. He half-opened the can and took a swig. Looking back to his new roommate.

When Jason heard the word 'surfing' come out of Brendan's mouth, a smile immediately swept across his face. "Dude, seriously?! I love surfing." he said, thinking of the other sports he played. "Well, I play Ice Hockey, pretty good too I might add. Um," he paused for a moment, "I also swim and play tennis. Beach volleyball is awesome too, espeically if you're against hot girls in bikinis if you know what I'm saying." Jason said with a laugh and took another sip from the now condensed can. "So, what are you hobbies besides surfing?"

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan laughed once again, "Yeah, I guess so." He took another drink from the plastic bottle and then sat it back on the counter where it had been before. He listened as Jason got all excited about surfing, which made him get a bit excited as well. "Sweet, man." he commented, smiling. He couldn't help but to laugh and agree when Jason was talking about the girls and volleyball. "Hey, you need something to keep the game interesting." he chuckled.

He picked up his bottle again and took another sip, but this time he kept it in his hand. "Well, besides surfing, I like to go water rafting and do a little water skiing too." he said, lightly nodding. "Pretty much anything to do with water or near water, I do." he added with another laugh. "You do anything fun?" he asked as he decided to walk over to a couch nearest him and sit back. He was sore from his long trip here, so it felt good to sit in a comfortable seat. 'Well, it seems that Jason's pretty cool. I wonder what the other two roommates are going to be like.' he thought, taking a quick glance at the door and then back to Jason.

[Jay Trent Jessica & Zak [`A]!]

After Jason took another sip of his pop he casually moved it from hand to hand, he always had to do something with the object in his hand, if there was anything at least. "Yupp. We'll have to head down to the beach one of these days." he said with a smile. Jason chuckled at Brendan's comment redirected toward the comment he had said about beach volleyball. He listened as Brendan listed off his hobbies. "Hah, that's cool. I love the water. But probably not half as much as you do." he added. He looked around the room once again, noticing the little details that made the room kind of 'pop.' Momentarily snapping back to the conversation, he began making a mental list of hobbies to tell Brendan.

Jason watched his roommate walk over to a couch. "Well," he began to say, but waited for Brendan to look back through the doorway first, "I love playing the guitar, mostly acoustic, and I sing. I've also won a couple competitions for singing as well. Um, let's see. I dance, and if you count partying as a hobby, then that's definitely a hobby of mine." he said, with a light chuckle. Taking another sip from the cold can of carbonated liquid, he set it down on the nearest counter, and walked over to the doorway, his left shoulder leaning against it, arms across his stomach. Jason quickly thought of a question that he asked all his roommates before they really got to the partying. "Question, well, three. Do you drink, smoke and/or do drugs?" he asked, almost predicting the answers that Brendan would state back to him.

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan nodded in agreement, a light chuckle escaping his lips. He took another glance away from Jason, but this time it was out the bay window that sat beside him. "Man. It's gorgeous out there." he said under his breath just loud enough to hear. He smiled and looked back at Jason. He listened to him list his hobbies, and his right eyebrow raised a tad. "Wow. I play acoustic too." he stated with a laugh. "It's creepy how we've never met and we're this similar." he observed with a light shrug.

As he listened in again on what Jason was saying, he had the oddest expression on his face; like he had just eaten something that sat in his gym bag for a few weeks. "Nah. I'm doing pretty good on keeping myself clean of alcohol for my tournament, and I have never and will never touch drugs." he assured him, the facial expression disappearing off his face into a light smirk. "Why, do you?" he asked suspiciously, his one eyebrow still raised.

[Jay Trent Jessica & Zak [`A]!]

Jason smiled as he was greeted by a bright ray of sun when he looked out the window. "Yeah, it is." he agreed with Brendan. After a moment, he heard Brendan say he played acoustic too and then another comment. "Damn! You're right," he began, "But it's not the slightest bit creepy." Jason said in an extremely sarcastic tone, followed by a quick chuckle.

When he listened to Brendan tell him that he steered clear of alcohol and especially drugs, he let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, no, no, no. Well, I drink on occasion. Drugs and smoking are a definite not. Especially because of hockey." he stated strongly, just to clear the air. Jason looked around the room, and a smirk formed across his face. "Hmm, someone who doesn't drink, but looks like a partier.. This could turn out to be a very interesting celebration when my other roommates get here." he thought to himself. "I'll be right back." he said to Brendan, walking into the kitchen. Jason looked through all the cupboards and finally found the one where he had stocked the liquor. Studying the stock that he had brought, his smirk that was plastered on his face became more mischevious. Closing the cupboard he walked back to the doorway, grabbing his Mountain Dew on the way. "Alright, just had to check something." he said, a smirk still on his face.

[Kacie Brendan & Chiara. [A*]]

Brendan looked at Jason funny once again as he made his sarcastic comment. He shrugged lightly once again, trying to figure Jason out. Was he a dedicated athlete? Or was he a 'party hard kiss my ass' type of guy? Confused, he dismissed it from his mind for later answering. He watched as Jason excused himself to go to the kitchen. He nodded and looked back out the window, longing to be out on the beach. He took another drink from his bottle; still about had half left.

Sighing, he looked around the room for something to entertain him. He was anxious for his other roommates to get here; still wondering what they were going to be like. He spotted the t.v. remote beside him on the coffee table and picked it up. He turned it on, channel 4 news instantly filling the screen. He watched it for a moment, then started flicking through the channels. He looked over to see Jason enter the room, mountain dew at hand. "What channel do you like on here? I don't really watch t.v. all that much." he asked, then tossed him the remote.