Needless to say, I fell asleep that night feeling more than satisfied with my roommate, confident that we would get along just fine throughout the year. 

The next morning I got up and did my morning routine. After thirty minutes in the bathroom, I come back out to see Remy still passed out. I couldn't help but chuckle as I walked over to his bedside. "Remy," I say softly, nudging his arm. All I got in response was a groan. "Remy, you're gonna be late, you can't skip the first day of classes. Come on." I laugh fully, finally leaving his bedside when he reluctantly sits up. 

"Dude, seriously, every teacher is just gonna talk about the fucking syllabus and then tell us to get the hell out." He mumbles, throwing his covers off and walking to his drawers. 

I smile to myself and shake my head as I shove what I need in my backpack. "I'm gonna go ahead and go. I wanna get a good seat in my first class. I'll see you at lunch, maybe?" I inquire with a smile, pulling one strap over my shoulder. 

Remy then smiles wide and nods enthusiastically. "Yeah, man. See you." He hums, pulling a red shirt over his head. 

Once I get to the building of my first class, I take a deep breath. There were quite a few other students who also seemed to want to get a head start. Probably so they'd have time to find their classes if they've been misguided. Though, when I got inside, I realized it wasn't as confusing as I anticipated. I smile softly when I finally come upon the door I'm meant to be in front of. With the last of my anxiety withering away, I step inside and look around. There were probably fifty seats, a quarter of them already taken. No biggie. The only problem was that the general area I perfer to be were mostly taken up. There was an empty seat, though. It was next to some guy staring down at his phone with a glare and a frown etched onto his face. So, I take my chances. 

I walk over, stopping in front of him. He didn't immediately notice me, so I cleared my throat quietly, glancing around and relaxing a little when I realize I didn't draw the attention of anyone else. Amber colored eyes stared back up at me, taking me aback for a moment. They were hard, cold, a little unfocused. I forced myself to stay relaxed. "Mind if I sit there?" I ask, jutting my chin to the chair next to him. "If it's not already taken, that is." I add, just in case.

The guy seemed... indifferent, would probably be the best way to describe it. Or rather, he just didn't care. I got a grunt of a response before his eyes were back on his phone, his grip on the technology turning his knuckles white. Hm. 

I take a seat and set my bookbag to the side before grabbing my notebook and setting it on my desk along with different colored pens. The guy next to me kept his eyes glued to his phone up until the professor entered. Our class went through the typical ice breakers and spent 10 minutes on the syllabus and another 20 on questions about the syllabus and upcoming semester. That excitement for college settled back in the more they discussed. It was finally here. 

Once class finally finished, everyone began packing up. However, the guy just immediately got back onto his phone, now typing a long message quickly. I couldn't help but glance to his hands then back up to his pinched face as I packed my own things. I wanted to ask if he was okay, but before I got the chance, he huffed in annoyance before shoving his phone back in his pocket, grabbing his backpack, and storming out of the class. I silently hoped his day would get better. 

My next two classes went by smoothly. I wrote down as much as I could in the time given. Now I have one last class. Only I was a little later to this one since I had to travel from one side of campus to the other. That meant most seats were taken, so I reluctantly walked towards the back and sat down with a soft sigh. 

"Well you look exhausted." Chimed a voice.

I blink and glance to my left, only to see a girl with two long pigtails, a thin pink turtleneck tucked into a grey skirt and white newbalances. She looked amused, making me smile shyly. 

"Not exhausted, just... I don't know. I've had a good day but I just had to walk across campus." I admit sheepishly with a short laugh. 

She just grinned at that and nodded. "I get it. The cheerleader dorms are so far from everything, it's so annoying. But I get a free ride so I guess it's worth it." She giggles, only quieting down when the professor came in. Instead, she scribbled her name and number on a piece of paper and set it on  my desk. Paige. It fit her well. She seemed really bubbly and kind. I took it with a warm smile, happy I seemed to making friends easier than expected. When class ended, she linked her arm in mine as we walked out of the room, almost skipping next to me. 

But just ahead of us there were tons of people crowded around, seemingly trying to talk to the subjects in the middle. I couldn't completely make out who it was, except for the guy who was well above 6 feet, towering over everyone else. "What's going on?" I ask, as if Paige would know. Except, she seemed to know exactly what was happening. 

"It's my brother an his friends. They're a little famous on campus. Well, the whole town kinda knows who they are since we grew up here." She explains, though she said it with a dramatic eye roll. "They're overrated, if you ask me." 

I couldn't help but chuckle at her disinterest, but my eyes traveled back to the group as people finally seemed to disperse a little and give them space. I blinked as I saw a familiar pair of different colored eyes along with the red shirt his roommate has pulled on that morning. 

"Oh." I say without realizing. 

Paige looked at me with an eyebrow quirked up. "What?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing, but uh... the guy in the red is my roommate, Remy." I explain. Paige gasps, eyes sparkling as she looks at him with a grin. "Remy is your roommate? Awesome! Look, it's like we were meant to meet each other." She grins, bumping their shoulders. 

I was still confused, though. Remy never said anything about him and his four friends being popular. "So why are they popular? Did they do something legendary?" I ask curiously. I must admit, they're all rather attractive. Maybe that's what got it started. 

Paige chuckled and shook her head. "No. Between you and me, they're nerds. But they're charming, so you gotta give it to them. They're called Code Black around here." She explains. But it only made more questions appear in my head. Luckily, Paige seemed to catch on. "I don't really know how the name started but it's supposed to pose as a warning to whoever hears it. They're dangerous whether people mean it literally or figuratively is up for debate." She continues. 

"You obviously know Remy. He's the lovable fun one. Incredible with technology and a comedic genuis on the best of days. People call him Techno. I know, not very creative, but that's what this town gets you." She smiles. 

"That," She says, pointing to the really tall one who was now politely smiling down at a girl who was desperately trying to get his attention. He had long black hair tied into a bun and what looked like a half sleeve on his left arm. "is Nico. People call him Ace because he's good at literally everything. It's kinda infuriating. He's majoring in the culinary program because he loves cooking. He looks scary as hell but is probably the softest one out of all of them." I nod to show I'm still thoroughly paying attention to everything Paige is saying. 

"Then we have shorty over there." Paige chuckles, obviously fond of that guy. He was probably only two inches shorter than myself, but next to the rest of them he looked so tiny. It was cute. "His name is Asher. As you can tell, he's the positive one of the group. Super hyper and happy all the time. I've only seen him without a smile on his face a handful of times. People call him Sunshine." My favorite thing about him was probably the mesh crop top paired with tight, high waisted jeans. His nails were painted a pretty purple and he had some light makeup with his hair styled. It's a look I always wanted to try but never had the guts to. Asher was dripping confidence and I couldn't help but smile at that. "He makes all the boys and girls go crazy." Paige admits with a grin.

"The tall idiot next to him is my twin brother." Paige continues, much less enthusiastic than before. Now that Paige said it, I could see it. "Ryder is deemed the 'hot one'. They call him Earthquake because apparently he's hot enough to make your knees shake. God, I wanna puke just thinking about it." She murmurs with a scrunched nose. I couldn't help but laugh, though Ryder was, in fact, very hot. I'm nice enough to spare Paige my thoughts though. "He has quite the following on a couple social medias and he's gotten a few small acting gigs. He and Asher have been best friends since sixth grade." She explains with a fond smile. 

My eyes flicker to the last guy who seemed hidden behind the others until now, despite a large portion of the attention being on him. "What about him?" I ask curiously, noticing that it was the guy from my first class. 

"Oh. That's Rune. I wouldn't get my hopes up about him in any sense. He's a typical tsundere and is extremely picky about his close circle." Paige explains. "It might not seem like he cares about the rest of them but he does, and they know it. He just shows it in small ways that others don't seem to catch on. Despite his cold personality, a lot of girls are willing to get their heart broken by him for just a fraction of his attention. He's pretty quiet, but he's a good guy." Paige says confidently. 

"Come on, let's go say hi!" She says excitedly, dragging me over before I could protest. 

"Gavin!" Remy lights up, immediately going over to my other side to wrap an arm around my shoulders. "Guys, this is my roommate I was telling you about! Cute, isn't he?" Remy cooed pinching one of my freckled cheeks. I couldn't help the way my cheeks flushed despite not even being a naturally shy person. I'm just not used to attention. 

Asher lights up, eyes sparkling at the new face. "Paige, how do you always find the good ones? Teach me your ways." He jokingly begs, causing them both to laugh. 

"Calm down guys, jeez, you're gonna scare him off." She teases. I glanced around, noticing all of them were wearing warm smiles, except for Rune, who was glancing around the halls as if looking for any excuse to not be there at the moment. If he remembered me, he didn't show it. 

"Lets go, you two, join us for lunch." Remy proposes happily. Nobody protested, so I just went the flow and followed the rest of them to the cafeteria. I'm not so sure I'm prepared for whatever this group has in store for me.