Lillian filled the spot Ronan made for as she joined the circle. She nodded in appreciation. Her smirk changed to a sincere grin. Ever since high school, the party guru had always been full of spunk. It was something she liked, though she was reluctant to admit it out loud. She was well aware of her reputation, and it really didn't matter to her one bit.
"Oh I'm sure you'll put the other frats to shame," she said with a hint of amusement. She remembered the party that Sam mentioned earlier - which she'd probably skip out on. For old time sake, however, she'd consider Ronan's.
"Hey Lilly!"
Before Lillian had a chance to respond in kind, she felt herself being embraced into Karsey's arms. She tensed slightly then relaxed. If it were anyone else, she would've probably have told them to piss off. She was physical with the one's that mattered; the one's that didn't, she demanded space.
"Well, it's good to see you too," she said again as she returned the hug. She glanced about and gave Jamison a sly smile.
"Hey, Lil, how's it going?"
"It's going well. glad to finally see some people. This place has been ghost town." She returned his hug as well. The hot, nerd of the school. She'd be lying if she said she still wasn't the least bit intrigued about him. They shared a similarity in the enjoyment of sci-fi. She was about to ask him what he thought about the new Frontier Trilogy - made from books to movies - but he was already moving away. She frowned slightly.
She didn't have time to dwell on her misgivings when Ronan called for attention. 8 PM at the library? She'd be coming straight from practice, but she could swing that.
"See you two," Lillian said as well as Chris and Ronan left. The circle suddenly felt smaller - figuratively and literally speaking of course.
Lillian hadn't even noticed Karsey walk off until she was asked what dorm room she was in. 206. Wasn't that what Karsey had said?
Lillian sighed and crossed her arms. "So you're my roommate then?" she asked with a hint of annoyance and excitement. It was a tone she had perfected. "I'm 206 as well, obviously. Jesus, who am I kidding? Karsey, this is the best news I've heard so far! I was so afraid I was going to get some stranger who was a creep or something. The university was going to room me with another swimmer, but I raised some hell and convinced them no. Can't deal with team drama. Did you get your class schedule? What're you taking? Maybe we might have something together?"
In the corner of her eye, she swore she saw Sophie Devero heading to the office to get her schedule and stuff. Though the others may not have liked her that much, she didn't have a problem with the girl - even if she did flirt with all the guys. Making a note to herself, she'd be sure to say hi soon.
The whole gang's here she thought to herself. Life was truly a small world after all.