Hey, guys! So, um, I've really been coming up with ideas recently, since I posted a oneshot not too long ago, and one of these ideas was actually a group of oneshots about studying in New Rome. Well, I haven't actually done many of the oneshots, but I've decided to start! So here's the first chapter, or the introductory chapter! Oh, and please read the AN at the end of the chapter!

If you'd asked Jason Grace a few years ago where exactly he planned to be a few years' time, he would have probably answered with a stammer of, "I don't know," or a cheeky, "Come back to me in a few years."

Being a demigod was always unreliable; life was most likely short, and you had to make it sweet, because you were a warrior from the moment you got claimed – for some, from the moment you were born. And so very few expected a lot from their lives. Particularly if you happened to be a son of Zeus, Poseidon or Hades. (Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto to the Romans.)

So Jason, naturally, didn't expect to make it far. He made it through the second Titanomachy – great! Then the Gaia war – even better! Somehow, he'd thought that even being made Pontifex would kill him – not because of battling monsters, but the sheer stress that came with the job.

"We're here!"

He didn't expect, a few years after saving the world for the second time, to actually be able to go to college.

Not that he didn't think he was smart enough to get to college. No, Jason knew he was intelligent. After all, how else would he have survived for so long? It was just that he thought that his new 'job' would get in the way, or that the gods would forbid it, or that he'd be dead by then.

But they actually made him go.

Or rather, Hera made him go. Zeus didn't really get a say in the matter.

So here he was, in New Rome, standing outside one of the dorm blocks for the university, a duffel bag in one hand with all of his resources such as ambrosia, nectar, drachmas, and a change of shirt (just like he'd take whilst travelling as Pontifex), and a suitcase being dragged behind him that had a load of extra clothes that Piper had packed for him. (A few years and a whole lot of travelling later, and they were still going strong.)

Beside him stood one of the few blonde females he could absolutely trust with his life – Annabeth Chase. When she'd heard about him being sent to college (she'd been there when it had been suggested, since she had to keep an eye on everything up on Mount Olympus and Jason had been invited up there for the first time ever only to be told he was going to college in the fall) she'd offered straight away to show him around the campus. Take him to all of the places he hadn't exactly been allowed to venture into when he'd been part of the legion.

And that was where they were right then – the two had reached the campus not too long ago, and had gone looking around the place. Well, Jason had been looking around the place. Annabeth had been making her way across the campus slowly, giving Jason enough time to look around whilst still making sure that they would reach their dorms on time. As they'd walked, she'd pointed out different key points about the campus, such as the different buildings that were used for studies, the different common areas, even the student-owned coffee shop (which Jason honestly hadn't known existed… it was probably a new addition.)

"And… here we are."

The two had come to a stop in front of what looked like a fairly large block of apartments. Which it was, except it was specifically for ex-legionnaires and students of New Rome – these were the dorms. The building was made of white marble, as the rest of the buildings in the city, and Jason was almost 100% sure that there was red tile on the roof of the building. It seemed to have four or five storeys, just like two or three other buildings not too far from it. The front door to the building was glass, with what looked like Imperial Gold handles (Jason swore they were only meant for weaponry, but he supposed someone had wanted to be artistic…) and a simple plaque stating that it was the Minerva Building, whereas the one to the right was the Ceres Building and the block to the left was the Vesta Building.

The two approached the apartment block, and Annabeth punched in the key-code to the main door, pulling it open when there was a small beep.

"I didn't know the university was so hi-tech?" Jason pointed out with a raised eyebrow as he followed her into the building.

Annabeth sent him a small smile. "It was only installed a couple of years ago, after the war. They kind of had to redesign and rebuild everything."

"Oh, okay then." Well, that explained why he hadn't known much about the design of the place.

Once the door was shut behind them both, Annabeth led them through the main lobby of the building. There was nothing really special about it – it was a large cream-coloured room with a marble floor, with a couple of couches for when there were visitors waiting for students, and a reception desk that was rarely ever occupied anyway. The walls were blank, only having a couple of window to let in some natural light, and along the far wall were two doors – one that led to the ground floor apartments, and another that led to a stairwell to the other floors. Of course, there was the elevator as well, but that was through the stairwell door, right by the stairs.

Annabeth led Jason through the door to the staircase, and pressed the "up" button for the elevator, which was right by the stairs – like the lobby flooring, the stairs were a white marble colour, and they hurt like hell if you tripped on them (Annabeth knew that from experience). They were only waiting for a few seconds before the doors opened, and the two walked into the empty lift, Annabeth pressing the button for the second floor, which was the floor that they lived on.

"So… what's college life like?" Jason asked as the doors closed and the metal box began to rise.

Annabeth thought about that for a moment, smiling.

"Oh, it's wonderful. I mean, I study architecture, and I absolutely love it. Even though some of the Romans don't seem to be all too fond of the Greeks, apparently Greek architecture has always been part of the curriculum." The blonde female sighed dreamily. "I get to study everything, from the building of the Parthenon to the building of the Coliseum. It's amazing."

"Well, I was talking more about life as in the fun stuff you do around here," Jason pointed out, smirking. "But I'm glad to see that you're enjoying studying architecture."

She rolled her eyes at him as the lift doors opened, and she walked out into the corridor ahead. Here, it seemed less like a Roman building and more like a hotel corridor, with wooden floors and cream walls to make the place seem a bit warmer. At the far end of the corridor, there was a large window that overlooked what was probably the common area of the campus, which was where most of the students hung out in their free time, and along each side of the corridor were doors leading to the dorms – 3A-F on one side and 3G-L on the other. Between each door was a lamp on the wall, keeping the corridor light because not much natural light actually got in (even though there was a huge window at the end of the corridor). "Oh, that? That's good too."

Jason followed her down the corridor, pulling his luggage along behind him. "Okay, so what is it like?"

"Well, there's a lot of freedom with the college students… you can hang out in the common area or at the market in the cafes when you haven't got classes and stuff like that. The nightlife isn't too bad either. The Bacchus kids and legacies are always the ones you can tell apart, because they throw the most, and admittedly the best, parties. Descendents of Ceres always have food to give away, so if you're hungry and looking for somewhere to snack, go for one of their apartments, or hunt one down. Gods know Percy's done that a lot." She thought for a moment. "Descendants of Venus will almost always be shopping in their free time, to be honest, and they're always at parties too. Apollo descendants are rarely ever seen, because they usually study medicine or some sort of career along that line – you can often find them in the hospital, or the clinic… or the morgue." She came to a stop in front of a door – room 3H. "Don't ever let kids of Mars drink, because more often than not, they're violent drunks. But if you're thinking about the college students in general…" She took the handle of the door and twisted it, pushing it open…

Only to find that there were a group of boys in the room, her boyfriend in the centre, chugging what was most probably a gallon of Kool Aid whilst the other guys around him were cheering.

Annabeth just sighed, whilst Jason had an expression on his face that was somewhere in between confused and deeply concerned.

They'd opened the door just as Percy seemed to be finishing, and once he was done with the bottle ("More like a tank," Jason thought,) he pulled it away from his lips and took a deep breath, letting out a belch that Jason was sure could be heard from Olympus itself.

The cheering that followed was almost deafening, although every single guy in the room seemed to hear Annabeth when she cleared her throat, going silent and turning to the door. Percy gave his girlfriend a sheepish grin, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

"Hey, Wise Girl," he greeted, another burp stopping him from continuing and causing the guys around him to laugh.

Annabeth's nose crinkled, before she turned to Jason. "…Most of the students are a lost cause in their free time." She sighed. "Well, this is your room. Good luck." She simply patted him on the shoulder, before turning to head further down the corridor. "I'm two doors down on the opposite side, in dorm 3D, if you need me!"

Jason just stared after her helplessly, before turning back to face the guys in the room. He recognised a couple of those faces from his time in the legion, most of them looking a whole lot older than he remembered.

One face he definitely remembered, though, was Dakota's, and he nearly groaned when the son of Bacchus stepped forward, looking the same as ever with a huge grin on his face.

"Jason! Hey, man! Good to see ya!" He walked – or rather, stumbled – over to the demigod, patting him on the shoulder as he led him further into the room.

"U-uh…" Jason mumbled, looking a bit shocked at all that was happening.

The room was quiet as the blonde was brought to the centre of the room, where Percy was sat, and the son of Poseidon stood from his seat, grinning at Jason. The two stood there in silence for a few moments, before Percy stuck out his hand to the other demigod.

"Welcome to the University of New Rome, dude."

A slight grin broke out on Jason's face, and he took the hand in a firm handshake, ignoring the cheers that erupted around the room.

Well, his stay here was going to be… eventful.

AN: Right, so I've been writing some chapters, but I'm taking requests for this! I need some ideas for oneshots and I'm hoping that you guys can give me some ideas on what to write. I'll also probably be posting the room arrangements in the next chapter in case you guys need help coming up with more ideas, but hey, if you have ideas for room arrangements as well, feel free to send me some of those as well!

Anyway, please review, and send in ideas!