      Chance Encounters


      Author: aria


      Rated: NC17



      Prologue
      February 1998
      The morning sun rose over the trees that grew behind the second residence 
      building of UNBC. It shone brightly through the slits of the vertical 
      blinds that hung over the window and came to rest on the lump in the bed. 
      Up until now Serena was sleeping soundly in her cozy little room. That was 
      until the loud banging started on the flimsy door, rattling it loudly in 
      the frame.
      "Hey it's 8:30! Don't you have a class this morning?"
      It took a moment before the words registered in her tired mind. "Oh my god 
      I'm late!" Shielding her eyes from the intense light, Serena threw the 
      sheets off the bed and frantically began to search for her clothes, while 
      at the same time doing some rapid calculations to figure out what class it 
      was that she was late for. Jumping into her jeans and throwing on a 
      sweatshirt, Serena ran out of her room and began pounding on her 
      roommate's door. "Hey, Mina! We're late for class!"
      Satisfied with the muffled moan that she was awake, Serena headed for the 
      fridge to see if anything was salvageable.
      "There's nothing in there, I already went through it." Lita, one of 
      Serena's other roommates sat at their small table nursing a mug of what 
      looked like sludge. "Head across the hall, they've got coffee." She 
      grinned.
      "Thank goodness for dorms huh?" Serena held the door open with her foot 
      and leaned across the hall and managed to knock on the door and stuff 
      shoes on her feet at the same time.
      "Can you make sure Min gets up? We've got class this morning and we're 
      already late."
      The door opened and an arm snaked out holding a decanter.
      "Late again are we?" Said a voice behind the door.
      "Just shut up and pour will you?"
      A tall, dark-haired figure in shorts and a T-shirt emerged and obligingly 
      filled the proffered mug.
      "Thanks, Seiya. You're a lifesaver! I owe you a big one."
      "Oh really?" Comically wriggling his eyebrows and pursing his lips he 
      leant toward her. "Give me a big wet one then."
      Laughing she put her hand on his face and shoved him away. "Ugh! Get 
      away!" Turning, she shouted for Mina, "Hey! You up yet?"
      "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready. Let's go." Mina's small figured shuffled out 
      of the first bedroom door, long blonde hair in disarray and clothes 
      wrinkled.
      Serena grabbed her arm and literally dragger her down the hall. "We're 
      late! Later everyone!" And with that the two girls disappeared around a 
      corner.
      Seiya, still holding the decanter, headed across the hall and sat down 
      next to Lita. "So when do you think those two will realize that it's 
      Saturday?"
      "I don't think that they will until they get to a locked classroom door. 
      The big question is whether or not they will forgive us for this one. " 
      Laughing, she took a sip out of her mug and then grimaced. "When're you 
      guys going to learn how to make coffee properly?
      "Hey I haven't had any complaints yet. I think it's got a good kick to 
      it." He took a swig as if to prove his point. He swallowed and started 
      choking; "Maybe I'll cool it a bit with the beans."
      Lita took a sideways glance at him and whacked him hard on the back and 
      smiled. "Yeah well look who you live with. It's not like they have any 
      taste anyway." And with that the door swung open.
      Two other guys walked in, one lanky and blonde while the other was a bit 
      shorter with silvery blond hair. "I think that we resent that, Lita," said 
      Andrew, the lanky one. "As a matter of fact, I know we resent that. Don't 
      we Malachite?"
      "Yeah whatever." Malachite was already in the kitchen rummaging through 
      the cupboards looking for food. "You got anything edible in here?"
      "Not until later, feel like coming grocery shopping with us? The more the 
      merrier."
      Malachite slumped onto the couch and moaned something about wasting away.
      "So you guys send Sere and Min off to another non-existent class again? 
      When are they coming back? Do you know?"
      Lita shrugged, "Well the last time we did this to them they disappeared 
      for about an hour to think up a come back. So they could be back in twenty 
      minutes or two hours from now. It depends on how long it takes them to 
      think of something nasty to do to us."
      Seiya looked thoughtful; "Could you imagine doing stuff like this last 
      year? They probably never would have spoken to us again. Who would have 
      thought huh?"