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"Second year of college, huh? Well this will be interesting." Noah looks down at the key in his hand. He took a deep sigh and walked upped the steps. Elevators were always crowed at this school." He made his way to room 247, hoping that this year will be one to remember. "Should I just go in? What if he's not there? I'm so nervous…" He fidgeted with hands not sure if he should open the door or not after all this was the start of his new life.
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Lin was sitting in the dorm room, nervously looking over his schedule to make sure he'd know where to go. He'd been homeschooled up through middle school until he ran away from home, at which point he joined a public high school of his own volition. After he graduated, he had decided that he wanted to go to college as well. He hadn't seen his family in years, and he had no intention to do so anytime soon. That would require him to fly back to England, and he couldn't afford that expense right now anyway. He looked up curiously when he heard the door open.
Noah opened the door to see boy standing there. Noah took a gulp at he stared at his frame. He was skinny, but in great shape. His hair was black and just went over his eye slightly. He looked so young at well. He couldn't believe what he was staring at, but he had to because it was right in front of him. Noah shook his head. 'Not the time!' he thought to himself. "Ah-h-hi, I didn't know you were already in here." Noah pulled his bags threw the doorway and closed the door behind him lightly. "M-My name is Noah Long, it's nice to meet you." Noah held out his hand, looking down because he was too nervous to look anyone in the eye.
"I'm Lin Reinard. I'm pleased to meet you as well." Lin smiled gently and shook Noah's hand, his accent still lingering heavily amongst his words. "I came a bit early so I could get set up… it's my first year, so I want to make sure I'm doing everything right." He let go of Noah and continued arranging his few belongings.
"No way, you're a freshmen? You shouldn't be rooming with me if that's the case. I guess it's fine since I could show you around. You don't mind right, I can talk to someone and see if they can change our rooms if you aren't." Noah moved over to his bed looking at it for moment before seeing what he could do with it. It was much bigger from when he was in freshmen year. Lin got lucky. His parents left the rest of his things outside, because they had somewhere to be.
"Oh, it's fine. I don't mind." Lin yawned a bit and stretched. "It's not worth bothering them for anyway." It seemed like everything he owned fit into one backpack, so it didn't take him very long to unpack. As of right now, however, he had no way to pay off his student loans and it worried him. He doubted his family would be willing to help, after all.
"If you say so. You finished so quickly." Noah sighed and looked at his bed still not know what to do with it. "Maybe I should start with my clothes…" He mumbled. "Do you mind helping me?" He pointed to the stuff in the corner of the room. "Oh course, if it's too much you don't have to!" Noah flailed his arms.
"I'm fine to help you! What do you need me to do?" Lin asked. It wasn't like he really had much to do at the moment anyway. Classes hadn't started yet and he'd unpacked his small backpack of belongings within a few minutes of arriving.
"Just move in some of the more bigger boxes. I'm pretty small so lifting isn't my strong suit. You look like you could do that." Noah grabbed the small box and started to unpack what he had brought. Things like extension cords and chargers came out of the box. He also took his hangers and placed them into the closet. He never unpacked in an organized way he would just take out whatever he saw and placed it where he desired it to be. The next box was his sheets. He placed them on his bed neatly and placed the extra sheet and the bottom of the closet. "If would like you can take out the snacks and stuff and place them somewhere. Their for both of us anyway. Once were done how about I show you around?"
"Yeah, sure. No problem!" Lin headed outside and stacked two of the large boxes so he could carry them in simultaneously. Although they were pretty heavy, he didn't seem to have any trouble with it. He was obviously stronger than his thin frame would imply. "It would definitely be good to get a tour from someone who actually knows their way around… I'm not great with directions." He laughed softly as he set the boxes down. "At least not in new places."
"How did you just-" he cut himself off as he watched him carry the boxes. "I really am weak aren't I?" Noah trudged to the next box taking out his clothes and putting some on hangers and others in drawers. He took out the rest of his packing including pictures of his friends from freshman year. Then doing stupid things and fun things. "Good memories." He hung them up on the wall and admired them for a little before getting back to work. He had took out his laptop placing on the his desk and other things that belong on there as well. "What do you want to do with these desk? They're pushed together. Do want them like that or should we move them? By we i mean you. I probably couldn't do much to help."
"Hm?" Lin looked up when Noah started asking something, but shrugged it off when he didn't finish. He glanced up again when his roommate asked another question. "I don't mind them the way they are, but I'm happy to move them if you'd rather them not be so close together." He offered. "I'm really not too picky. I'm just glad to have a place to sleep."
"I don't mind I was just wondering. Once more box and then we could take that tour." Noah unpacked the last box which happened to be all the stuff he needed for hygiene. "What do you mean when you say at least had a bed to sleep in? Should I be worried or was that a joke?" Noah gave a little chuckle as he leaned against his bed.
"Uh…" Lin considered how much he should tell Noah as he carried in the last box. Well, I'm gonna be living with him for a while, so I might as well tell him. "I was homeless for a while. Ran away from home when I was thirteen." He said after a moment of hesitation. "It wasn't so bad, though. I built myself a little tree fort and lived there a while until I found an abandoned barn to stay in instead."
Noah smiled at his response. "At least I know you can handle yourself if you we ever get lost in the woods. Alright ready for the tour?" Noah gave a light smile. He grabbed the key on the desk and opened the door. "After you." He pointed through the door like a doorman at a hotel opening the doors.
"Yeah, I'm ready." Lin smiled gently as well, glad that Noah didn't seem to see him any differently for having been homeless. Especially since it was his own doing from running away. He was also glad that he didn't ask any further questions for the time being. "Where are we going first?"
"First we'll be visiting the library then we'll take a look at your classes and see the fastest root to each of them. Since you're a freshman you'll be staying in the library a lot. Don't worry I can help you out I probably took some of you classes." He lead him out of the hallway occasionally waving to people he new and bow his head just slightly at them. "I have a question I would like to ask you as well." He pushed up his glasses and slightly bowed at people he knew.
Lin nodded a bit as Noah spoke, politely bowing his head to whomever Noah did since he assumed that's what he was supposed to do. He looked up when the other boy said he had a question, his heartrate picking up a bit. "Yeah, sure. What is it?" He asked.
"How did you get in a school like this? Since your…" They walked across campus for a while before he opened another door. "If that came out rude I sincerely apologize. Of course, if you don't have to answer that's fine with me too." He escorts him through the carpet hallway and they soon reached the library. He didn't go in just yet because he was curious about his answer.
"It's alright! Don't feel bad." Lin smiled weakly. "I did well in high school. My grades were good enough to get me a couple scholarships. I'm gonna have a lot of loans to pay off either way, so that's going to suck, but… I'm glad to be here anyway."
"That's good, not that fact that you're in debt but, good that you can go to college. I can introduce you to my friends sometime. Anyway…" He trailed off and opened the doors to the library. He start to speak in a soft and quiet voice because the library was very strict about. "This is where you can go to study or do research on a topic. Of course, if you need my help you can just ask me. There a lot of sitting areas the only time this place is filled up is during midterms, quarterlies, finals, and tests. So you don't have to worry about finding a spot for a while. Did you remember your way here? Do you have any question for me so far as well? They can be anything."
Lin nodded a bit as he followed along beside Noah, toying with his sleeves. He listened closely, and nodded at the first question. "Yeah, I remember how to get here. And I don't think I've got any questions yet… I figured the whole 'get to know you' thing could happen when we get back to our dorm." He laughed softly. "I mean, unless you wanted to do it now."
"Okay perfect." He lead him out of the library. "Show me what class you have so I can show you the quickest route to each of them." He rubbed his eyes under his glasses. He ended up taking off his glass so he could clean them with his shirt. He kept squinting and cleaning until they were spotless. "Perfect."
Lin passed his schedule off to Noah so that the other boy could see the classes he had. "A lot of the numbers are pretty close together, so I think at least some of them are near each other… I've got them on different days anyway, though."
Noah took his scheduled and analyzed it. He though of ways to get there. "One of you classes is right by one of my favorite fast food places." We'll head their last so I can get something to eat. So you're fast class is actually in this building so we'll go to that one first." He walked down the hallway, looking back to see if Lin was fallowing him. He was. He had more questions he wanted to ask about what happened in his past, but he felt like it wasn't right to ask. "Have you ever met anyone who you like of your childhood journey?"