Welcome Fresher

Fall Semester 2002
Faith is a freshman, Bill is a freshman

Finally, university! Faith and Bill are the first students from Apple Valley to attend Pierce University in over 10 simyears thanks to the great disaster and gap in baby-making. They arrive on campus for a series of firsts...and lasts.

It was the first time Faith and Bill had been away from home, though there was the threat of boarding school for Faith after her pregnancy a few years back. The duo moved into the IBC Hall, which was destined for the demolition block next year. However, since all the other housing available was reserved for non-freshmen or expensive apartments, they had to make do. Thankfully other rising freshmen would be greeted to a new "fresher" dorm come 2003/2004 school year.

Shortly before orientation, Bill and Faith met thier roommates. Faith's roommate, Lisa, was from Highlight City and was also a music major. Thankfully, the two chatted before orientation in order to make arrangements as to what color bedspreads to have so that their room was color coordinated.

When they were not arranging the tiny bedroom, the young women could be found chatting about music. Lisa was a harpist with dreams of playing in a symphony.

"I hear that Apple Valley Metro is really growing, is that true?" Lisa asks.

Faith nods, "I'm really excited. Construction on a concert hall is almost complete. There are rumors that a chamber orchestra will be starting there soon."

"Really? That would be incredible if we were able to play there!"

"I know, I'll ask my boyfriend if he can get any information from his stepmom about the progress."

Faith does ask Bill about Apple Valley Metro's construction progress later that evening.

"Have you heard anything about the new concert hall?"

Bill shrugs. To be honest, he's been like most Apple Valley residents, watching the construction of Apple Valley Metro with anticipation. Not to say that AV Metro isn't open to the public, but the numerous construction projects make it hard to navigate around the small city. The goal is that by the beginning of 2003, most of the construction will be complete.

"I know that the musuem of natural history is complete."

Faith wonders if he even heard what she said. She wonders that a lot as well as other things. Things like, is Bill really for her?

Sure they have amazing dates. He's a sweetheart most of the time, but lately they've been ending thier dates the same.

Not to say she hasn't enjoyed it, but with the pregnancy only a few years removed...she can't help but be cautious. It didn't slow her down, but it did make her think twice.

Sometimes she wonders if they even have anything in common anymore. High school was different, it was only the two of them, but university is brimming with possibilities around every corner. Now it isn't the small rural town and handful of teens.

Bill is thinking the same thing, however not as...politely. He's wondering how it would be if he could score with the chick in his simlish class in the nearby photo booth. Aww...yes, it would be nice, he thinks taking another gulp of his drink.

To be honest, Bill has tried to remember the fact that he has a girlfriend. Especially when his roommate, Grayson, mentions the fact that some students are meeting at the local pub and that the cutie, Alison, has asked about him.

Bill can't help it.

"Did she really ask about me?"

"Dude! Did she ever! Alison is totally into you and she's a junior! Too hot!"

"I know!"

Meanwhile, Faith's prescene on campus isn't going unnoticed.

"Seriously, Todd wanted all the details about you." Shana, head cheerleader and RA of Faith's hall whispered.

"He is really cute...and a junior..."

"Too bad you have a boyfriend. Gosh, if he ever asked about me, I'd snatch him up in a minute!"

"You didn't!" Yazmin whispered.

"I did!" Faith giggled.

"I thought you had a boyfriend!"

"I do, but come on! It was just harmless flirting!"

"Right, but with Todd! You know everyone on campus will be talking about it!"

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

Faith found out that yes, everyone on campus was talking about it. They were also whispering about Bill and Alison's very public makeout session.


"I swear, they were all over each other!" Lisa whispered in the cafeteria. Faith couldn't help but see red. True, she had done her share of kissing Todd, but for Bill to publically makeout with Alison, that was...betrayal.

"Are you going to do anything about it?" Lisa whispers, "'cause here Bill comes."

"Hey."

"Hey," she replied.

"You wanna walk to class together."

"Sure." She said as the entire cafeteria watched the interchange. Who knows what they thought that would see, perhaps they were hoping for a fight, or maybe a country licking, but Faith and Bill decided to talk about thier relationship out of the limelight.

To be honest, the walk was fairly quiet. No words were said, they held hands, both too cowardly to officially end something so comfortable. Thier time in thier classes were not very productive, each lost in thier own thoughts.

They were each other's lifeline in this new world called university and no matter how weak the lifeline, you didn't cut it off too soon. So they ended the night as they usually ended thier nights, together in bed.