your love spreads like wildfire.

Dylan sighed as he pulled up to the dorms. He hoped he got the right place. Climbing out of his car, he looked around to try and see what was going on. Joy he thought, people moving in. What was her name again? Clare? Cassie? Clara! He ran his fingers through his hair. His father had talked to her father who asked them to keep an eye on her now he was forced to drive to go check on a girl who he hasn't seen since he was maybe ten. He walked up the steps and after about ten minutes of searching he found her room and knocked lightly on the door.

Hailey sat on the lawn leaning against a tree as she looked over some of her homework. She looked up when she heard someone yell watch out and she barely raised her hand when a frisbee hit her. It hit the palm of her hand in a loud smacking noise and she flinched lightly. Looking up, she saw a group of guys looking at her and she flushed lightly as she reached for the frisbee and held it out to one of the guys walking toward her.

Clara had taken the time to get in the shower once her dorm mate left and had just wrapped the towel around her when she heard knocking on the door. Her stomach growled and she grumpily sighed, grabbing a Snapple from the kitchen counter on her way over to answer the door before she gulped some down and hurriedly capped it and put it back on the counter. She wiped the water off her face since she was literally fresh out the shower and wrapped the towel tightly around her body before rushing to open the door. Had her room mate come back? She didn't really know anyone so she curiously opened the door, finding a pretty good looking guy in front of her. Something seemed familiar about him but she couldn't quite place it. "Sorry, can I help you?" she asked, wondering why he had knocked so urgently.

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Deric grinned sheepishly as he jogged over to where he had let the frisbee go way out of his grasp. He hadn't really been paying attention not to mention his arm had spazzed a little and that had been enough to send his frisbee wayward. "Hey," he chuckled a little as he stood by the girl he had accidentally hit. "Are you all right, I really didn't mean to hit you - I don't spend my free time trying to hurt pretty girls," he grinned at the flushing girl before lightly taking the frisbee and standing before sending it whirling to his friends. Instead of returning to his friends, he took a seat by the girl. He hadn't really seen her around before and well, she was cute and he wasn't going to miss a chance to talk to a cute girl.

Dylan felt his breath catch in this throat as he stared down at the breathtaking girl who had just opened the door. When he heard her voice, it snapped him out of his daze and he cleared his throat lightly. "I'm Dylan Haynes. Our fathers decided I was to be your babysitter while you were here...you are Clara right?" he said as he watched her. She looked kinda familiar but he couldn't be sure. Running his fingers through his hair, he watched her, waiting her her to reply. She was amazing, he thought, absolutely gorgeous. Seeing her in that towel, all he wanted to do was have his way with her right here right now.

Hailey looked up at the guy and nodded. "I'm fine really, don't worry about it." As she took a closer look, she realized the guy as Deric Martin, she sighed softly when he sat down and she cast a look over at him. "You know that you don't have to sit with me just because you hit me." she said softly, still a little flushed form his pretty girls comment. She looked back at her book and sucked on the end of her pen as she tried to decide what to write next. Looking over at him again, her eyes widened slightly to see him still sitting there and not returning to his friends.

Clara looked at him in confusion, before snapping her fingers. "Dylan? Woah, haven't seen in forever. I'd hug you and say hello but I'm indecent. Come in," she giggled, ushering him in. She remembered him as her father's friends kid and she remembered she had had a little kid crush on him a while ago and well, he had grown up quite nice and back then she hadn't been so ...nice, aesthetically anyways. Clara let him in closing the door behind him. "Babysitter? Sounds like my dad... Anyways, make yourself at home, I'll just go put some clothes on," she told him, showing him to the couch before running to her room and ransacking her suitcase to find something to wear. She put on her undies, some skinny jeans that were ripped and shredded and a plain white tee. She wrung her hair out of the water and dried it a little before deciding she was pleasant enough to go make friends. Besides, she didn't want to look a complete mess, puberty had done great things for Dylan but he had always been very handsome.

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"Well, I"m Deric and if you'd humor me, you'll just let me make it up to you and find some way to help you out or something - this is going to weigh on my conscious for a very long time," he said with a small pout, placing a hand on his heart as he joked around with her. He wasn't quite really sure why he was still sitting there, it was just something about the way that the flush remained on her cheeks and the way that she hesitantly smiled at him while biting on her pen - he wanted to talk to her. It wasn't like he didn't always attempt to talk to cute girls because him and his bro, Dylan? They were pretty well-known for parties and girls and somehow still remaining on the dean's list of top students, but something about this girl, the one he'd inadvertently managed to hit in the face, drew him in and Deric was definitely one to follow his gut instinct.

Dylan almost grabbed her when she said something about putting on clothes but he held himself back as he sat down on the couch and ran his fingers through his hair. "Yeah, I got a phone call from my dad saying if anything happened to you, your dad would come and make sure I was never able to pass on my stupidity." he chuckled before his eyes widened when he saw her. Yep, he thought, I want her. He sighed softly before smiling at her. "So I was thinking, since I am babysitting you that you should come to a few parties with me. That way you can experience college life in a safe way."

Hailey looked at him and smiled softly at his comment. "Well since you hit me in the face with a frisbee..." she thought for a moment before shrugging. "Nope, can't think of anything. How about you don't feel guilty anymore and we say that you owe me one?" she asked as she looked at him for a moment. She really understood now why so many girls liked him. He was really really attractive. She felt herself blush again when she realized she was staring at him and she quickly looked back down at her homework.

Clara laughed shaking her head as she felt her hair shake with the movement of her head. "Sounds like our fathers. I'd almost forgotten what a possessive father I had until now," she joked with a roll of her eyes. It was pretty warm in the room so she turned the fan on and bent over to peer into the fridge. She pulled out a jug of iced tea that she had bought in upon her arrival to the dorm and grabbed two glasses. While she was pouring them both glasses she couldn't help but grin to herself, because well, she'd never had such a hot babysitter before. Clara offered him the glass of iced tea and bough her long legs up on the couch with her as she sat besides him, watching when he ran his fingers through his hair. Yup, definitely a hunk. "Yeah, I wouldn't mind. I'm a freshman with like no connections and aren't you a junior?" she asked curiously, facing towards him so they could talk without it being awkward or anything.

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"Well, sounds like a very good deal to me," he laughed before tilting his head once more and biting down on his lip and adding, "And well, how about you tell me your name also?" he asked, flashing just a little bit of his pearly whites and hoped she'd tell him his name. He was pretty sure she was in one of her lecture classes but the fall semester had just begun a week or so ago and well, he'd spent a lot of time partying. he leaned his head back against the bark of the tree and just relished in the moment since he could practically feel her arm against his since they were sitting so close and a warm breeze floated their ways as the rest of the people on campus seemed to just move along, like a perfect spring day.

Dylan accepted the glass and took a drink. "Um..yeah..I'm a junior." he said as he watched her. Dylan chuckled softly and looked at her. "Trust m, if you tried you would have no issues getting connections." His mind trailed off as he looked at her beautiful long tan legs. They seemed to go on for miles. He gulped as blood left his brain and rushed downward. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair and focused his attention back to her face. "Well.." he said gently. "I will definitely be happy to take you to a party." he said with a smile on his face.

Hailey looked at him and smiled softly. Biting her lip gently, she leaned over and looked at him. He seemed so relaxed. Deciding she was going to try and break out of her nerdy girl persona, she leaned over and brushed her arm against his and whispered in his ear. She realized she was so close that her lips brushed teasingly against his earlobe. "You have to earn my name Deric." She blushed lightly as she got her stuff in her arms and stood up. "I'l see you around." she said as she turned and began to walk away.

"Cool, I'm already ahead of all the other freshmen because I know a cool junior," she chuckled, delicately sipping the glass of iced tea, and licking her lips afterwards. She wasn't oblivious of course, she could see the way he looked at her legs but she didn't really believe that she was that great or anything. She was pretty good looking and everything but he was like a freakin' model! He must've had a girlfriend or something but for now she wouldn't lie, she liked the attention she was getting. "Let's hope you're right, Dyl, I'd hate to be a loner," she said with a soft pout when he mentioned connections she'd be able to make. She really wasn't one to stick to herself - she liked to make long lasting friends and she hoped that she'd be able to make some genuine ones here. She grinned when he mentioned another thought of them going to a party together. "Really, that's cool," and with a mischievous little grin she asked, "Are you sure your girlfriend wouldn't mind?" she asked to test whether or not he had one, and that would probably determine the way she acted around him. Clara was pretty strict on not going after guys who were already taken.

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Deric was almost caught in a trance, and for some quirky reason it seemed almost as if, well, his heart was beating faster? Sure, it beat faster when he was in compromising situations or if he'd already managed to get a girl to undress with a snap of his fingers but the girl was just rubbing her arm against his! He shivered lightly and was about to make a comment when he felt soft, delicate lips rub against his earlobe. Shit, that was pretty much a sweet spot for him and he couldn't help but bite his lip and close his eyes tightly for a second as she whispered into his ears. Definitely not what he was expecting and when he opened his eyes, he was only met with the sight of her walking away from her and he wouldn't lie - it was a pretty damn good view, but he didn't want her to get away that easy. It was a big campus! Who knows when he'd see her again? As he ran up besides her, he shook his head. "Well, my mystery girl," he smirked a little, "Was not expecting that from you but I don't give up easy," he told her confidently.

Dylan looked at her and smirked. "I see what you did there." he said as he laughed when she asked about his girlfriend. "I don't have a girlfriend so you are in the clear." he said with a wink in her direction. "I'm as free as a bird." he said happily before he looked over at her curiously. "Was your boyfriend mad when you decided to come out here for school?" he asked curiously as he watched her. It wasn't like boyfriends were known to stop him before but he was still curious. "What made you come up here anyway?" he asked curiously as he finished his ice tea and set the cup on the table before turning so his body was facing her.

Hailey continued to walk and she barely stopped herself from rolling her eyes when she heard him run up beside her. Hailey stopped and touched his chest with her free hand gently. "Deric, I'm not your anything and I am going to save you a little time." she said gently. She had no idea where this confidence was coming from but she decided just to roll with it. "I'm not interested in the party boy one night stand thing you have going so my answer is no." she said as she adjusted her stuff before heading back down the path. She began to blush when she realized what she had said to him.

[ yup, pretty much love this already lol ]

She laughed and hid behind her hand, as she bit back a wide smile, his wink causing a warm blush to spread on her cheeks. She ran a hand through her locks of curly hair, knowing that it would be curly since she hadn't blow dried it dry and had let it air dry. "Hmm, he was quite mad - hadn't expected me to get into a better school than him, let alone on a full-ride but I did, and so I dropped him a few months ago," she said with a shrug and sipped on her iced tea again before sending him a little wink of her own. "He hadn't been able to, how do I say this, keep up with me anyways. And now I'm as free as a bird," she flirted with a little mischievous smirk playing on her lips. When she saw that he had finished up all his iced tea, she made a motion to the pitcher that was in the fridge. "Do you want a refill too?" she asked, since her glass was running low too and it seemed like the fan was doing nothing to help with the heat in the small and cozy dorm. She would open a window, but she didn't want to let any pesky bugs in or anything since it seemed even though fall was all but here, summer wasn't completely finished.

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"Well, maybe not my mystery girl, but mystery girl nonetheless right?" he asked, holding her hand in place on his chest when she touched it gently, his fingers running over hers just as gently as she had touched him as he looked to see her small fingers nearly splayed all over his chest. Well, wasn't she coming out to be a secret firecracker? He was left almost stunned after her little speech to him and he couldn't really deny it, that was what he had going on but that wasn't all he had going on - it wasn't like he couldn't ever maintain a relationship, because he could. When she adjusted her stuff, a piece of paper fell and she had rushed of too fast for him to stop her and pick it up so when he ran his eyes over it he grinned a little and this time had to make a little bit more effort in catching up with her. "So Hailey, do you always believe everything you hear and see at first glimpse?" he asked, panting for just a second before returning the paper that she had dropped, an english paper of some sort. He wasn't sure this girl knew what she was getting into now, but well, no one had put up this much of a fight to Deric, even after getting hit by a frisbee and he wasn't backing out now.

Dylan listened to her story and nodded. "I'm sure your father was simply ecstatic about your boyfriend." he said with a grin on his face before he nodded. "That would be great." he said as he stood up, "you need some too?" he asked as he held out his hand for her cup as well. He smirked lightly when her hand brushed his as he took her cup and walked over to the pitcher and poured them both another glass full. "So..." he said as he looked at her. "Have you met your roommate?" he asked curiously as he sat back down and handed her her glass back.

Hailey shivered slightly as he touched her hand. Sighing, she heard him call her name and she looked at him with wide eyes. How? Oh...she thought as she looked at her homework that had fallen out of her stuff. Looking up at him, she raised an eyebrow. "No, I don't but when it comes to you, I've seen you in action before." she said softly as she looked at him for a moment. "Thanks for getting my homework." she said as she took it gently form his hand. "And I'll see you tomorrow. We have the same English class." she said softly before biting her lip. "I'm going to walk away and this time no chasing after me okay?" she said with a teasing smile before leaving.

She laughed shaking her head. As said before, her dad had been way protective of her and if it hasn't been for her full ride, he would've never let her travel so far away from him just for uni. What could she say? As much as she loved her mom, she was always a daddy's girl at heart. Clara nodded and passed her glass to Dylan. "Yeah, she was pretty and nice, we got to know each other and we talked for so long I only had time to hip in the shower after she left which is why I only had on a towel when you came to stop by," she laughed. She was glad her and her roommate were getting akin, they had agreed on pretty simple rules like not playing music too loudly, sharing grocery privelages and washing dishes together or buying plastic dishes, which Clara would probably do since she hated washing dishes or she'd just use the washing machine but it looked as if it would break down on her. After she had the glass in her hands again she took another sip, smacking her lips a little since it was so sweet. "But about the party, when is it?" she asked curiously.

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He grinned at her wide eyes and the amused smile on his lips flickered as he scratched the back of his head, fingers messily running through his somewhat spiked hair. His shirt clung to his chest and his well defined physique but for some reason Deric felt as if Hailey wasn't even caring or seeing any if that stuff, which strikes him another thing off about the girl but somehow pulled him in again. He held his hands up in defeat. "All right whatever you say, Hailey," he grinned, only smiling wider when he heard that she was in his English class. He hoped she didn't take it personal that he didn't know because, well, he didn't pay attention much in the first week back in college but he usually buckled down by the third week. Especially because this was his junior year of college, and he was getting rid of his hardest courses and credits, he knew that he'd be easing off on the partying at least a few notches. "I won't follow you this time!" he yelled out, laughing when he got an a couple of odd stares at the odd sentence he had shouted out in front of the whole campus. He shook his head and started going his own way, towards the big dorm flat he shared with his brother practically, if he had one.

Dylan looked at her with a smile and nodded. "Well, I'm glad you two get along." he said. "The guy who was assigned to me as my dorm mate freshmen year well he is my best friend, we still share a dorm room." he said, "so you never know." he said with a grin. "Well, that depends on how soon you want to so to a party freshmen." he said with a smirk on his face. He reached over and tucked a piece of hair that hard fallen in her face, behind her ear. "You know, I don't remember you being this sexy." he said as he looked at her. He had found that being forward and confident helped him in the long run with girls.

Hailey bit her lip as she walked away and she tried to shake the image of his body out of her head. She got to her room and put her stuff down before quickly changing and pulling her hair up into a ponytail. Although she almost didn't want to, she began her running route which brought her right by the path she had just been talking to Deric. Grabbing her ipod, she put in her earbuds as she headed outside and she pressed play before heading out. She loved to run, it was one of the only athletic things she loved down and that she was actually good at.

She shrugged. "Whenever you can go, I wouldn't want to inconvenience you," she said with a shrug of her shoulders and she couldn't help but feel herself tense when he came so close to her, gently moving back hair that had fallen in front of her, behind her ear. She tutted her lips lightly in playful dissapproval. "Now what would my daddy say now?" she whispered with a teasing look of dissapproval but her lips still held the mischievous smile that had dat there for a while. "Don't worry babe," she murmured, keeping her eyes on his collarbone as she lifted her hand and trailed it across his broad shoulder gently before looking at him with a wicked little smile. What could she say? She loved being a tease. "I don't remember being so sexy either," she laughed lightly, knowing that she only looked this way because puberty was finally done with her. She definitely did not her boobs, ass, face or even wits and smarts when she was in junior high.

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Deric had stopped by his and Dylan's place and was too lazy to stock the vast and empty fridge so he grabbed his keys once more and headed out, with his fingers in his pockets and not really paying attention as he took his time strolling, heading to a cafe on campus where he liked to eat. He'd fill up on food and he'd probably hit a party, go to a club or something tonight or just go out to eat again with some friends and Dylan and him would stick up on food the next day or something. He had just about a block to go when literally something, or rather someone, came out of nowhere and literally knocked the breathe out of him. He groaned a little but pulled himself up and squinted. "Hailey?" he asked surprised, since she had changed and looked like she had been running when she knocked into him.

Dylan watched her face and raised an eyebrow as she touched his shoulder. "Your father would kill me." he said as he leaned forward and watched her closely. "Go get ready. There is a party starting at seven tonight. I'll pick you up at six tonight." he said as he pushed himself up from the couch. He looked at her and winked playfully. "I will see you later." he said as he ran his fingers through her hair before heading out. "See you later." he called over his shoulder as he left.

Hailey ran into someone and fell back. She hit the ground and sighed before her eyes widened and she pulled her ear bud out. "Deric?" she asked and sighed. "I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention." she said. "Are you okay?" she asked softy as she watched him. She pushed herself up and looked at him. "Well I guess we are even for the whole hitting each other." she said softly as she bit her lip and blushed. "I'm really really sorry. Are you okay?" she asked again as she chewed on her lip.

"See ya," she yelled back, making sure he had shut the door behind him before letting out a girly little squeal. She hoped she didn't seem like a major flirt or anything but she had been with her last boyfriend for a while and they'd been well for a while and had even loved each other at one point but things had gone sour and now she wanted to try new things and well, she wouldn't mind trying them with Dylan. But she also didn't want to be a hit it and quit it for him so she knew she had to play coy, especially since she didn't want to make things awkward. With a small shake of her head, she resolved to stop thinking about her attraction to Dylan - it was her first night so she didn't want to worry about it anymore and instead got dressed and after she was done finished off the last of her unpacking.

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"Well, I wouldn't say completely even, I mean - think about the emotional distress this may cause me," he joked, feigning a hurting hurt by putting his hand over his chest once again, just as she had out a hand on his chest a little over two hours ago. "If you really want to say sorry to me, you'll meet me at a party tonight?" he asked, hands in his pocket once gain before rocking back on his feet, wondering what this feeling in his gut was. Could it be ..nervousness? Nah, probably not. "Please, Hailey? I mean, c'mon it already hurt when you all but left me on the side of the road, swearing me away," he pleaded with her dramatically, trying to get her at least to laugh a little bit - he didn't want to make her pass out or anything.

Dylan got to his place, going the back way so he didn't see Deric. He threw his jacket on the couch they had and he flopped on the couch. He had about an hour before he actually had to start getting ready. Flipping on the tv, he tv surfered for almost twenty minutes before deciding on a show and barely paying attention to it. Sighing, after an hour, he pushed himself up and headed toward his bedroom to begin getting ready. He threw on a pair of ripped jeans and a tee shirt before throwing on sneakers and sunglasses and heading out.

Hailey looked at him and bit her lip. She couldn't help the little laugh that escaped her and she watched him. "Um...I..." she played with the end of her ponytail before sighing softly. "Fine, I'll meet you at the party. Where is it and when?" she asked. She figured she could go for maybe ten minutes before he would lose interest in her and she could leave. She watched him and raised an eyebrow, he almost seemed nervous she thought before she shook her head. Of course he wasn't nervous, she thought, why would he be nervous around her.

Her roommate had come back with her visiting boyfriend and they were in her roommate, Holly's room and so Clara had stayed in her own room before getting bored and flicking on the TV since she wanted to cover up the sound of a make out session of her roommate and her roommates boyfriend. It wasn't that she minded - she didn't - but she'd rather not have to listen to that. She picked out a banana and quickly ate it since she wasn't entirely sure what foods would be there at the party or if it was strictly alcohol there. She hasn't been too many parties, just a handful. After that, she sat down and started just surfing through TV, before settling on watching some Supernatural. She loved that show, especially since she loved the awesome casting and effects. She glanced to the clock but continued watching TV.

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He grinned widely, not because he'd bagged another one or anything but just because it seemed like he actually had a chance at proving this girl wrong about him, even when he himself knew nothing on why he wanted to change her opinion of him so badly. "You know the Alpha Kappa's ? They're hosting a little back to school thing," he said, pulling out a pen since it didn't look like she had her phone on her while she was running. He scrawled the address down on her palm before capping the pen. "It starts in about ten minutes but don't worry, everyone loves the fashionably late," he grinned, knowing he himself hours probably change so this time he was the one who walked away from her, even if he had never gotten something to eat like planned. Instead he just headed back home quickly to change and meet Hailey there.

Dylan pulled up to her dorm building and getting a strong sense of deja vu, he jogged up her steps and knocked on her room door. He waited patiently for her to come out and when she did he knew that she was going to be the prettiest girl there. "Wow, you look awesome." he said with a grin as he moved aside so she could step out of the room. "You ready to head out?" he asked as he looked at her. She looked absolutely drop bead gorgeous. With her looking like that, he didn't know if she was going to last the night.

Hailey nodded and watched him walked away before heading to her room. It took her about an hour to do everything and she thought she looked good. She was in a blue sumer dress what clung to her in all the right places, she had on simple gold jewelry and her was was down. She slipped on a pair of sandals before heading out. She could walk there and she got there in about fifteen minutes. Stepping inside, she was immediately greeted by loud music and a ton of people. Biting her lip, she didn't know if this was such a good idea as she scanned the room for Deric.