AFTER BL VERSION
EPISODE 1
I hear my mom's voice call from downstairs. I groan to myself and roll out of my tiny, yet comfortable bed.
While neatly tucking the corners of my bedsheet into the headboard, I take my time because this is the last morning that I will be competing the task for months.
I yell back. The cabinets open and close downstairs, the sounds of her frantically preparing breakfast.
The knot in my stomach grows with each step to the bathroom, by the time I start the shower, it's nearly unbearable.
I spent the last few years nervously anticipating college. My weekends were spent studying and preparing for this day while my peers were out getting drunk, wasting their time and jeopardizing their futures.
The day my acceptance letter to Washington State University came I was thrilled, I expected it, but that didn't take any of the excitement away.
My mother cried for what felt like hours, and I have to admit I was pretty proud of myself. All my hard work finally paid off. I had once considered leaving Washington for college but eventually decided against it. I like familiarity and routines just like my mother.
The hot water loosens my strained muscles, how long have I been in here? I hurry and wash my hair and body, lazily running a razor over my legs to remove the small stubble that has appeared over the weekend.
As I wrap the towel around my wet body, my mother calls my name again. I ignore her, I know she is nervous for my arrival day at college, but I have had this day planned down to the hour, for months.
My boyfriend Kenneth will be here soon to ride with me and my mother. He is one grade younger than me and for hundredth time I mentally scold his mother for putting him in Kindergarten a year late.
Kenneth keeps a perfect grade point average, he is brilliant and will be joining me at WSU next year. I do wish that he was coming now, especially considering that I won't know a single person at college.
I just need a decent roommate, that's the only thing I am asking for.
Asher
I am coming down now, please don't call my name again!
I yell as I walk down the stairs.
Kenneth is sitting at the table across from my mother, dressed in a blue polo shirt and khakis, his normal attire. His blonde hair is combed and lightly gelled to perfection.
He smiles a bright, perfectly lined smile while standing to pull my into a tight hug.
I give him an equally bright smile and pull my dirty blonde hair into a bun once he releases me from his grip.
Ash's Mom
Honey, we can wait a couple of minutes while you fix your hair
My mom says quietly, running disapproving eyes over me.
I make my way to the mirror in the hallway and nod, she is right. My hair needs to be presentable for today, and of course she did not hesitate to remind me. She never does.
Kenneth
I will put the bags in the car.
Kenneth offers and picks up the keys from my the table. With a quick kiss on my cheek, he disappears from the room.
The butterflies in my stomach dance around as I walk to the car, at least I have two hours to make them disappear.
I have no idea what college will be like, will I make friends?
EPISODE 2
My mother squeals as we drive through the stone gate and into the campus.
The campus looks just as great in person as it did in the brochures and online, I'm impressed. The buildings are old and elegant.
Hundreds of people, parents hugging and kissing their children goodbye, clusters of freshman, dressed head to toe in Washington State University gear, and a few stragglers, lost and confused, fill the area.
The orientation is short, and I sit alone, my usual forte. A seemingly nice middle-aged woman gives me my dorm key and sends me on my way. I already feel more freedom than I have in the last eighteen years.
Ash's Mom
I want to see your dorm room before I go honey. I just can't believe you are in college! My only omega son, a college student, living on his own. I just can't believe it.
She whines and wipes her eyes, careful to not mess up her makeup. Kenneth follows us, carrying my bags as we navigate through the corridor.
Ash's Mom
Now, just be sure you remember everything I told you, you don't want to do anything to ruin your future
She checks the time on her watch, a watch that she certainly couldn't afford but purchased anyway.
Asher
It's B22.. we are in C hall
I tell them. Luckily, I see a large B painted on the wall.
I instruct and they follow. I'm thankful that I only brought a few clothes, a blanket, and some of my favorite books with me, giving Kenneth less to carry.
My mother huffs. Her heels are outrageously high for the amount of walking we have just endured. I slide the key into the old wooden door, it creaks open and my mother gasps. The room is small, with two tiny beds and two desks.
My eyes travel to the reason of my mother's surprise. One side of the room is covered in music posters, mostly bands I have never heard of, the faces on them covered in piercings and tattoos
The omega girl laying across the bed has bright red hair, eyes lined with what looks like inches of black liner, and her arms are covered in tattoos.
The stranger says, offering a smile. Her smile is quite intriguing, much to my surprise.
She says and sits up on her elbows.
I choke, all of my manners flying out the door.
Bella
Welcome to WSU, where the dorms are tiny, and the parties are huge
The crimson haired girl grins. Her head falls back into a fit of laughter. My mother's jaw is resting, wide open on the carpet, and Kenneth shifts uncomfortably.
Bella walks over, closing the gap between us and wraps her thin arms around me. I am taken aback by her affection, but I return her kind gesture. A knock sounds at the door as Kenneth drops my bags onto the floor and I can't help but hope that this is all some sort of sick joke
My new roommate yells, the door opens, and two alphas walk inside before she finishes her greeting.
Alphas inside the omega dorms on the first day? Maybe Washington State University was a bad decision.
I assume by the pained expression covering my mother's face, she is thinking the same. The poor woman looks like she may pass out any moment. I wouldn't blame her.
Dane
Hey, you Bella's roomie?
The blonde alpha asks. He doesn't have as many tattoos as the other alpha, but he has them.
Asher
Um.. yea. My name is Ash.
Dane
I'm Dane. Don't look so nervous, it throws people off.
He says with a smile, reaching out to touch my shoulder.
His smile is warm and inviting.
Bella says, grabbing her thick, black bag from the bed. My eyes shift to the tall brown haired alpha leaning against the wall. His hair is a mop of waves on his head, pushed back off of his forehead, and he has metal in his eyebrow and lip.
My eyes travel down his black t-shirt to his arms which are covered in tattoos as well, not an inch of untouched skin is seen.
I expect him to introduce himself but he doesn't, instead he rolls his eyes in annoyance and pulls a cellphone from the pocket of his tight, black jeans. He definitely isn't as friendly as his blonde friend.
Dane says and the three of them exit the room. I let out a long breath. To say that was uncomfortable would be an understatement.
Ash's Mom
You are getting a new dorm!
My mother yells as soon as the door clicks shut.
I do my best to hide my nerves. I don't know how well this will work out either but the last thing I want is my overbearing mother causing a scene on my first day of college.
I'm sure she won't be around anyway. I try to convince her, along with myself.
Ash's Mom
Absolutely not, we are going to switch now
Her long blonde hair is flipped to one shoulder
Ash's Mom
You will not be in a room with someone who allows alphas into her room, those punks at that!
I look into her blue eyes then to Noah
Asher
Let's just see how it goes. Please.
I beg. She looks around to the room again, taking in the decor covering Bella's side and huffs dramatically.
She spits, much to my surprise.
EPISODE 3
After an hour of my mother warning me against parties and alphas, she finally makes her move to leave.
With a Carol Young-style quick hug and kiss, she exits the dorm room, informing Kenneth that she will wait for him in the car.
Kenneth
I will miss having you around every day.
He says softly and pulls me into his arms. I inhale his cologne, the one I bought him three Christmas' in a row and sigh. I will miss his familiar scent and comforting hugs.
Asher
I will miss you too, but we will talk every day.
I promise and tighten my arms around him.
Asher
I wish you were here this year.
I say, nuzzling into his neck. Kenneth is only a few inches taller than me, but I like that he doesn't tower over me. He kisses me goodbye as my mother impatiently honks the horn.
After Kenneth and my mother are officially gone, I begin to unpack my bags. My clothes are neatly folded and stored in the small dresser, the remainder are hung neatly in my half of the closet.
I cringe at the amount of leather and animal prints covering the opposite side.
Feeling exhausted, I lay across the bed. Loneliness is already creeping its way into me, and it doesn't help that my roommate is gone, no matter how uncomfortable her friends make me.
I have a feeling she will be gone a lot, or worse, she may have company over too often. Why couldn't I get a roommate who loved to stay in and read or study?
I suppose it could be a good thing because I will have the small room to myself. So far college isn't what I had dreamed of, nor expected, but it's only been a few hours, tomorrow will be better, it has to be.
Before bed, I gather my planner and textbooks, taking the time to write down my classes for the semester and my potential meetings for the literary club I plan on joining.
I'm still undecided on that, but I read a few student testimonials and I want to check it out.
I pencil in a trip off campus tomorrow to get some morecampus tomorrow to get some more things for my dorm room, I don't plan on decorating the way that Bella has, but I would like to add a few of my own things to my side of the room.
The fact that I don't have a car yet will make it a little difficult, the sooner I get one, the better. I have enough money from graduation gifts and savings, but I'm not sure if I want the stress of owning a car right now.
The fact that I live on campus gives me full access to public transport. With thoughts of schedules, red haired omega girl, and friendly blonde alpha covered in tattoos, I drift to sleep with my planner still in hand.
The next morning Bella is not in her bed. I would like to get to know her, but I might as well not if she is the type of person that stays out all night.
Asher
💭 Maybe one of the two alphas that she was with was her boyfriend, I hope it was the blonde one for her sake.
I grab my toiletry bag and make my way to the shower room. One of my least favorite things about dorm life so far is the showers, why can't each room have it's own instead of a community shower room?
It's awkward, and I'm praying they aren't co-ed. My hopes are squashed when I reach the door. Sure enough there are two sign, one alpha and one omega.
Having alphas in the same shower room is sure to be very uncomfortable and extremely awkward. I plan to set an alarm at least an hour earlier from now on in hopes that the co-ed room will be less crowded.
The shower takes too long to get warm, and I am paranoid that someone will pull back the thin curtain separating my naked body from a room of both genders.
Everyone seemed to be comfortable despite the fact that they shouldn't be. College life is strange so far. The shower stall is tiny, lined with a small rack to hang my clothes on while I shower and barely enough room to stretch my arms in front of me.
I find my mind drifting to Kenneth, and my life back home. I am distracted as I turn around and my elbow knocks into the rack, my clean clothes fall to the wet floor. The water continues to fall onto the pile, completely soaking them.
Asher
You've got to be kidding me!
I groan to myself, hastily cutting the water off, and I wrap my towel around myself, grabbing my pile of heavy, soaked clothes and rush down the hall, desperately hoping no one sees me.
I reach my room and shove the key in, instantly relaxing until I turn around to see the brown haired alpha sprawled across Bella's bed.
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