Chapter 2
Adam was almost blinded by the orange glow of the stadium. He looked over at Ronan and smiled. Ronan rolled his eyes,"Lets go." He parked the BMW and sat for a long while. It wasn't until Blue and Gansey were knocking on his window did Ronan think about opening the door. Adam wasted one too many seconds thinking about why that was. It would be ages until he fully understood the workings of Ronan's mind. Not that he minded spending that much time thinking about Ronan.
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Gansey tapped his boat shoes against one another, leaning against the Pig. He bit at his lip, knowing he didn't belong here. He wasn't the one that earned this. He wasn't the best on his team, its why Adam held Captain all at the same time of three jobs, school, and friends. Gansey was able to hold a scholarship just like Blue and Adam with grades. But he knew that would never have been an issue. If he wanted to come to this school he couldv'e. Palmetto classes and dorms were a considerably smaller expense than any Ivy school that he had been looking into. But staying together was the most important.
Blue tapped Gansey's arm. She had beeb standing in front of him for quite a while it seemed, just waiting for Gansey to come to. All four of them couldn't believe they were here. With her silent smile she urged Gansey to gather his share of materials and walk up to the dorms.
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Blue would be rooming with three other girls she had yet to meet yet. She tugged her two suitcases up the stairs and parted with Gansey in a silent promise to talk later. She began fumbling her key, but found it more appropriate to knock for some reason. It wasn't really her room yet was it? A girl- woman- with long blonde hair answered the door. "What the hell are you doing?"
"This is my dorm now too."
"No shit, why are you knocking?" She asked. Blue didn't appreciate her attitude and struck back with her own,"Sorry to be polite. But I heard it was an acceptable social standard."
The stranger laughed,"You're a Fox now, all accepted social standards have flown out the window." She moved out of the way, letting Blue pass. Blue nodded at her and noticed the room empty of other people. "I thought there were four of us?"
"Dan went to pick up Matt from the airport and Renee is with Andrew probably." She flopped on the couch. "You get the top bunk by the way, rookie. Have fun hitting your head on the ceiling."
"Will I be seeing all of them today?"
"If by 'them' you mean the Foxes then no probably. Maybe a few more. Renee and Dan most definitely. But practice starts tomorrow at eight thirty. You'll have plenty of time to get caught up."
With that Blue stopped talking. She looked at the phone Gansey had bought for her and resisted the urge to text him or call him. She rather organized her drawers, waiting for her other roommates.
It was lucky that Adam, Ronan, and Gansey ended up sharing one dorm. Gansey was on the opposite side of the room. He was grateful they were all together. Not much would change from when they took residence at Monmouth. Ronan threw his bag on his bed, the bottom bunk, and opened the window. Adam knew that being this far away from the Barns was killing him. He was always outside- constantly fixing something or chasing their daughter. The closest they were from the mountains was a two hour drive, which Adam also knew Ronan wouldn’t mind making the commute.
The door knocks, actually scaring the three from the silence that had taken over. Their friendship didn’t require constant conversation and it resulted in a lot of thinking. Gansey was the one to get up to open the door. Ronan stayed perched near the window seal, though he kept a close eye on the visitor.
Gansey gave his hand, just like he always did. Though Nicky Hemmick was wearing a loose muscle t-shirt that covered nothing. He smiled, and shook Gansey’s hand. “So... Rookies?”
“That’s right.” Adam said, crossing his arms subconsciously. Nicky chuckled,”Well, I wanted to say hi to my new neighbors and also invite them to dinner tonight. We’re all gonna go out and get to know you all.”
Adam nodded, Gansey thanked him. And Nicky left without another word. Adam felt like he could breath again. Gansey tapped his shoulder,"You alright?"
"I'm fine. I'm just tired." He gives a small smile. Gansey nodded,"We haven't even met all of them yet, Parrish. You can't be tired yet!"