I look out into a sea of black, Im not wanting to.. Jay ..

turn back so I keep heading into the unknown. Its better than. mmmmmm.can you quit spacing. .going back after Ive already come so far. Its not worth giving up my future for. Theres a breaking in the storm.. You have five minutes, or Im going to get you. ..and in the light I see my escape. Yes Spencer Gray? May I help you? There must be something majorly important that I need to know for you to so rudely interrupt me, this better be good because I was onto something good! So I look over my shoulder into those deep green eyes of his. Well I think I love you, that was a shocker. Wait, you think? Well I love you too. I say sarcastically. Hey! he says and smiles then pulls me back against the couch and pulls me to him and I feel like I could lay there forever. He pulls me closer to him-while wishing he would never let go- he whispers, Wake up, this isnt real. Wait! I try to protest but he is already starting to fade while I try so hard to keep this moment. Jay, its time, wake up, then my eyes spring open and Im back in my room. I lay back down and as I pull my pillow closer to me I feel a tear escape. Yet another dream about Spencer, my most recent ex of almost a year and a half; I caught him cheating on me with some girl that he knew. We, I meant I, broke it off right before summer had begun and now summer is over and its the day before the first day of school. My escape has ended, I knew it would eventually come, but I was dreading it-and here it is. After about a half hour of just lying in bed and staring blankly at my wall, I decide to face reality and get out of bed, and get ready for enrollment. I walk over to my bathroom and start the shower, when I am done I walk ten feet over to my closet and open the sliding doors, I realize that I need to do some major laundry. All I have is a pair of jeans that I love but was saving for tomorrow, and my older brothers button down shirt. Oh well, I guess it will do so I grab my leggings and my waist belt. After Im done with my make-up, I walk to my car and head to my personal therapy. The mall. When I get there, its looks like a deserted wasteland, but I dont let that stop me. I straight through the giant doors and show those clothing racks whose boss! Two hours later I walk out with about fifteen bags, five shoe boxes, and a pair of over-sized sunglasses on my face, I had to have help from a couple employees just to get out in one trip. My parents gave me a credit card for emergencies, and well this was one! If I didnt I might have actually stayed at home and hung out with Ben & Jerry until enrollment, but this way I saved my mom from an

ear full and both of them to deal with my problems. So, if they really want to know, I did this all for them, not just me! It takes about twenty minutes, but I finally almost get everything to fit into my Eclipse Spyder (and yes its a Mitsubishi). Im bent over my trunk trying to find a place for my last shoe box when I hear it, that voice that is from no other than the green eyed monster himself. Hey Jay, havent seen you since school has ended. How have you been? I turn around at the familiar face and my jaw drops. No! It cant be, can it? Short and curly blonde hair, emerald green eyes, and a scar under his eye where I accidently scratched him underneath his eye, and undoubtedly it is him. I run and hug him, D! OH MY GOD! Ive missed you so much! Dior Gray, my best friend, or as I call him D; he is my exs (Spencers) older brother whose three years older than us. He was actually the one who got us together in the first place. I take it that either you missed me or just all my expertises. You know, a year abroad can teach you a lot, I could teach you, OR you could just come back to Italy with me and see for yourself? Well, now that Im single, I may just take you up on that offer. Wait, did you just invite me back to Italy with you? He just nods his head and smiles at me to answer my question, and I can almost hear his head rattle. How much time to I have to pack? Is all I say before he picks me up and spins me around, I take that I have time. D tells me that he will pick me up at 2:30 so that we can catch our flight, which gives me two and a half hours to pack.

When I get home, I find a note on the fridge from my mom.

Dear Sweetheart, Daddy and I had a case in Los Angeles. Money in the jar and my credit card is in the drawer but only in case of emergencies since you have yours. We dont know how long it will take but will be back ASAP

TRY to be good, -----Mom

Guess thats what I get for having not one, but two parents that are lawyers, they just up and leave whenever to go wherever. But, since we are writing notes, I decide to write one of my own.

Dear Parentals, Your favorite person came by, D. He came by and he kind of invited me to go to back to Italy with him, dont worry, theres a school there with a spot open since Spencer didnt take it, so Ill keep in touch Be good mommy and daddy dearest, Your daughter
When I look at the clock I realize that the half hour drive home only leaves me with two hours to pack. Its been a few hours since I have woken up and my world has already been flipped upside down. When Im done packing, I head downstairs with my luggage, and on my way from the stairs to the living room where the door is, I run into Peyton Greer, the gardeners son. When my parents are gone he checks to make sure everything is in order. Oh hey, he says with a sheepish grin. Ummmmm hey Peyton, I was just on my way out, was my witty response, amazing huh? Just wondering." Im hopeless, I can't flirt. He gets this uncomfortable look on his face like he was caught stealing my car or something, wait, did he?

Silence, which makes us both just stand there awkwardly. He rocks back on his heel, and he breaks the silence first, Well I better jet, so maybe I can call you sometime so that we can hang out or something? I smile and snatch his phone out of his pocket and put my number in it, sure, Id like that. He smiles in return and then walks out my front door. Then I realize that I was just asked out by one of the hottest guys to graduate from my school (okay he graduated last year). After about ten minutes of just sitting there on the steps waiting, my doorbell rings, seriously who rings a door bell anymore, why not just knock? Then again, thats D for ya. "Hey! Let me get that, I have my truck but not for long" he says and winks. Ugh! I hate that dam truck! It was a drunken make out fest that went too far. And he won't ever let me forget it! "Give me, oh ten shots and I'll give you a recap" he does that whole raise of one eyebrow which is fin awesome, I still need him to teach me how to do that. "Not! After that I know what to stay away from when I drink with you, especially with who your friends are." He turns and laughs at me, which I dont know why since he was the one who have me tequila, then again I told him I was an experienced drinker, cause he thought I was 16 when I was 14, which would make him 17. He said that since neither of us remembered that whole night, so it shouldn't count. We finally got to the airport and loaded onto the plane where I almost instantly fall asleep. "Hey wake up jay. We're here." when I look out the window of the plane I see London underneath me and all its future mysteries. I look over at D and all I see is this huge fascination and wonder in his eyes, I couldn't help but think he was looking at me. I shake the feeling off and while we're descending the steps of the plane I envelope myself into D's arms for support. He wraps his arm farther around me and keeps me from tripping over myself till we go to get our bags. While we wait I weasel my way back to him like we did when we were younger, oh god I can't believe its been that long since Ive been in such close proximity to him. Right after I get comfortable this chick walks up to D and starts hitting on him, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! She just completely ignores the fact that Im in his arms and yet she still has the nerve to ask the dumbest question ever, awe how cute. Is this your sister or cousin or something? No wonder she was born blonde. I turn around towards her and say with as much fake niceness as I can, nope, Im his girlfriend. She just gives me an evil look and then smiles and congratulates us then walks away. When I turn back to D, he just looks more amused than anything, not angry one bit. Whats that look for? I ask him. He just shakes his head and says, Oh nothing, babe.

In my defense, she was so not your type! Gosh why are guys so dumb? How was she not my type? She was hot, which is exactly my type. Oh whatever, she was blonde, you dont like blondes. Remember Jenny? Or Abby? Or Kim? all I get is a shake of the head, of course not, but I bet you remember Melissa and Alice and definitely remember Rose and Lissa, he just smiles and nods his head this time, well of course, because Jenny, Abby, and Kim were all blondes, and the others werent. My point exactly. More he thought about it, the more it started to sink in, the more amused he looked. Well, maybe I am just sleep deprived. I just let the moment pass and get my bag from the bag station. After we get all our baggage we head put to the taxi stop. D whistles and a weird looking car stops in front of us, and only the sign on top that read taxi gave me any clue that it was actually a taxi. We put our stuff into the trunk and then we're on our way to our new home. When we pull up I thought maybe that the taxi driver had gotten the addresses mixed up because this place was huge, even for an apartment complex. It looked like a replica of the house of night castle, ya I know that knowing that makes me a freak but I don't care. It even had the same rec hall and stable in the exact same spot, at least how I thought that it would be. "Ya I know what it looks like, I have heard about that damned book series for years, so when I found out that this was the place Id be staying I had to show you. Now you get to live here." wow, I feel like he did this just for me, but also like it was just a coincidence especially since it has his academy on the front. "Wait, how can I stay here when this is just for guys lodging, ya know I am a girl and suppose to be living in dorms for girls at my academy's place." "Dont worry about it, I pulled some strings and plus my dorm advisor is only letting me do this since youre new and don't know your way around. Good thing youre a dim witted American. Ha! Like they know the half of it" he teases me then just gives me a smile. "Well come on then, before I change my mind and just go home. He didn't like that idea so he hurries and grabs the other half of our luggage. "Well I guess you still haven't met my friends yet so just give it time." I just groan internally, what have I gotten myself into? I thought it couldn't get better but like always I was wrong. It looked like a palace, high ceilinged with big arches to indicate the opening of hallways. I hadn't realized that I had stopped until D comes back to brake me from my reverie. "You okay? You seem a bit out of it and distracted. What's on your mind?" Well how do I put this delicately? Well its just a bit amazing! Its like someone went back to the 16th century and built an exact replica of it and plopped it at this academy's campus. I dont know how to put into words how this looks thro my eyes. Its something that won't ever be able to be topped in magnificents." He just smiles and takes me into a soft hug and drags me along the rest of the way while I just stare. After about ten to fifteen minutes he stops In front of this double doored room. "We have arrived. Our suite awaits." D says while he sweeps the doors open.

When he opens the door instead of seeing the spacious living room, there are 4 guys sword fighting, one with a broom one with a foam sword one with plunger-clean I hope but when I look again I see a tag dangling-and the last one with a really long loaf of bread. "Hey! Guys! Here's our new roommate" they all stop and look at us, guys this is jay. The one with a broom is Brandon, one with the plunger is Aaron, one like the foam sword is Kye, and the idiot with the bread is Matt."

Mental Note: Brandon (Broom): blond blue eyed. Shorter and toned but not built Aaron (Plunger): black hair green eyes. Tall and really built Kye (Foam Sword): red head with gray eyes. Tall and lanky but not gangly Matt (Loaf of Bread): brunette and brown eyes. Short and built
I wave and they wave back. Great, sharing a whole damn room with 5 guys, least I have my own room, I hope.

Well I didn't get my own room; I had to share with D butt I do get my own bed. Its practically my own room since there's a 7/8 wall in between. The upside is that the bathroom is on my side so he won't be able to see me when I get out of the shower. The downside, a shared closet, its huge but its going to be a bit weird putting my bras with his boxers. I guess we'll get use to it I guess. For the next two and a half hours we unpack all my stuff. Of course he has to give me crap since my style has changed a lot since he's left. "Well now you get to try the good lil school girl gone bad next. I definitely have some ideas for that one." He starts looking for an outfit to go with his idea when he picks up my lace Gucci bra he stops and holds it up and gives me a quizzical look. "Whats this? I think this would be perfecto!" he gets up and heads towards the door. "Oh no you don't!" I jump up and run after him. He stops at the foot of my bed and does the whole ooo la la thing and I run and jump at him and we both collapse onto the bed. When I look down at him I realize the proximity of him. We lean towards each other and just about then we hear someone clear they're throat behind us.

I look back to see Spencer standing right there with a smirk all over his face. I knew seeing this pissed him off. Just to make it worse for him I lean down and kiss D's neck and run my hands down his chest. He chuckles and says, well this is definitely worth pissing you off, especially if this is what I get. Im definitely doing this more often." Then I slowly get up and let them walk out of the room. As they leave I hear Spencer, what the hell was that?!" I just fall back onto my bed and smile at two things. One: pissing Spencer off and two: moving to Europe. My day can't get any better. Later when Im finally done packing I decide its time to eat something, so I can go to sleep. So, I make my way down stairs and to the kitchen. And when I open the fridge I hear someone rustling thro what sounds like a cabinet of chips or something, so I peek around the door and its Aaron deciding between cool ranch Doritoss or Cheetos. He finally picks the Cheetos and then makes his way back the way he came. So as a last minute decision I jack the Doritoss. As I am making my way up the stairs I hear Di say,"anybody know where my Doritoss went?" I laugh to myself and go back to my room. When I am about to settle in my bed and eat the stolen Doritoss I walk over to a suitcase and unzip it. I pull out my pink and black zebra comforter and my matching body pillow and equip them onto my bed. Then I turn on my TV and start to watch a rerun of pretty little liars. Somewhere between Spencer kissing her sister's playmate and Aria getting into her teacher's car I fell asleep. The next morning when I wake up and really have go to pee. I walk in there and as I walk in Di is stepping out of the shower, with a towel on thank goodness! "Jay, ever learn to knock? Or do you always walk in on your half naked roommates?" I was so tired I couldn't even function; I just rolled my eyes then collapsed back onto my bed. After laying there for almost 5 minutes I realized what just happened. I cover my eyes with my hand and peek through my fingers to make sure the coast is clear. "Ummmmm Di? Can I go pee now? " "Ya its all clear." I know that its true since his voice is coming from his side of the room. As soon as I get out of the bathroom I go to my closet and pull out my favorite Hollister short shorts and OU T-shirt. When I check my phone I have almost 70 comments on my facebook status about the Italy situation, then I realize that I didn't pack my laptop when I was getting everything. The top thing on my to-do list is to find a good laptop, no matter what. I go downstairs and when I look into the dining room all the guys are there, they all just kind of look at me and smirk then go back to what they were doing.

Good morning to you too, I say to all of them and then make my way to the counter and then realize something very vital is missing: the coffee maker.