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Barden University is a lovely school. A large campus, with lots of greenery, several buildings - old and new, and students are spoilt for choice of classes, activities and extracurriculars.

"So this is hell?" A brunette sporting headphones around her neck, sitting shotgun in a blue BMW took in the buildings, the trees, and freshmen as they drove towards the drop off point. She shuddered at the thought of spending ANY time here.

"Come on Beca, it's not THAT bad." Another brunette, older, rolled her eyes at the comment. "I've managed to survive years here… you can do with just one."

"I'm only doing the one because of my deal with dad. Who you've been way too chummy with since you've started school here, Cathy" Beca reminded her sister. The car came to a stop, and they both exited to start unpacking Beca's things.

"You know he's only human. He's allowed his mistakes" Cathy argued her dad's case with the younger Mitchell. "He's trying to make amends since I started, and he is getting us both a great education here you know." she added while carrying one of Beca's bags.

Beca managed to pick up her laptop bag, and secure it on her shoulder before approaching one of the student guides. She didn't need to hear about how great her dad is from her sister. Up until a few years ago, Cathy hated him just as much. Now, they had brunch together. No. Beca refused to forgive her father for walking out on them to marry the she-witch of a step-monster.

Cathy knew her sister well enough to not push right now. This was meant to be her fun and exciting first day. She watched proudly as her baby sister was now in college, and despite her dreams of becoming a DJ, which Cathy supported, she was glad Beca was here. Cathy's had some of her best experiences at college, and that's something she's glad Beca wasn't going to miss out on.

"I know where that is." Cathy interrupted the student guide. "Let's go," she nudged her sister all smiles.

"Rape whistles?" Beca challenged Cathy, as she carried another box with her to the dorm while some other student helped carry the rest of her stuff.

"You never know… better safe than sorry." Cathy smiled, having found it just as weird when she joined. "Speaking of, I got you a pack of condoms-"

"I won't be needing" Beca interrupted her sister as they got to her dorm room. An Asian girl was already setting up one side of the room.

"Guess that's my side," Beca didn't even bother saying hello as she set down some of her stuff.

"O-kay," Cathy wasn't used to Beca's rudeness. Frankly she remember a much less anti-social Beca when she left for college. "Hi, I'm Cathy."

The other girl just turned away. Maybe this was just a new age thing.

"Are you both going to be staying here?" the girl finally spoke as the sisters unpacked Beca's things with little chatter.

"Oh no, I'm a senior. I live off campus," Cathy explained as Beca put on her headphones. The Asian girl didn't seem to care beyond knowing she wasn't going to have to live with twins. Beca and Cathy, although evidently different ages, looked a lot alike.

"I'm going to the activities fair." It wasn't much of an, excuse me, so much as a by-the-by I'm sick of you two. The two couldn't help but stare at the girls as she left before just laughing at how unlucky Beca was to get a girl like that as a roommate. Ah well.

"Oh, I should go and help pass out flyers for the Bellas." Cathy got up after finishing hanging a couple more of Beca's shirts. "You should pass by, the stall should already be set up by now."

"I can't believe you're captain of an Acapella group…. I can't believe Acapella is a thing." Beca mocked knowingly. She's heard about this for years now, Cathy loved musical arts, and had joined several theatrical groups during her time at Barden, but for some reason the Bellas was the only one she stuck with through the years.

"Hey, you thought we were really good," Cathy reminded Beca of her compliments as she'd heard them a few times, and had even sampled her voice once or twice for some of her work.

"Until your co-captain puked her guts all over the first row," Beca reminded Cathy of their incident from last year. One that had ruined the Bellas apparently since their team dropped from ten to three.

"The ONE show you come see us in, and something bad happens. Is it us, or you." Cathy tried to redirect this to Beca, teasing her sister's negativity as inflictive towards her surroundings.

"Oh I hope to Satan it was me," Beca laughed and got up with Cathy to hug her at the door. "Thanks for helping me unpack," she spoke earnestly, knowing her sister could tell that she genuinely meant it for much more than just unpacking.

"You're welcome. Now make sure to pass by and say hello or else!" Cathy warned, earning a knowing nod from her sister, before walking out and leaving Beca alone in her dorm to finish unpacking.


The Activities Fair

"This looks great guys!" Cathy walked up to the stand two girls set up.

"You're late." the first, a blonde, pointed out.

"And you're not captain Aubrey, so you don't get to use that line on me." Cathy bit back. Cathy was a little bitter about their loss last year. Although she knows better than to blame the blonde, Aubrey, she couldn't help it. She had given up her solo to the girl because she believed in her friend. Maybe it was her fault, but she didn't want to accept it either.

"How's your sister?" The third girl, a redhead asked in hopes to keep the peace. Ever since their last performance the two girls have been unable to hold a conversation without a single backhanded comment.

Cathy was able to let it go with Aubrey to reply to her other girl. "She's good, she should be passing by later."

"Yeah? I remember her from last year, she seems really nice." the redhead grinned, happily enjoying the cease-fire between the two girls.

"Nice? You sure you're remembering MY sister, Chlo'?" Cathy laughed at the redhead's comment.

Beca didn't know what she was doing here. She didn't belong in this collegiate environment. She's an artist, distant and broody… minus the excessive amount of drugs. Though, those students looked pretty chill. Then it seems like everything is a sport.

Skydiving… if worse comes to worse she could just, forget to pull for the chute.

"Beca!"

She heard her name and spotted her sister, standing next to a familiar blonde, and…

"Hi, would you like to join the Barden Bellas," Chloe offered a flyer to Beca. "What with your sister being the captain."

Cathy couldn't help but watch Beca interact with the redhead. Not a sign of disinterest in what she was saying. She's asked Beca to join the bellas before they started the term, but Chloe may just be able to convince her.

"Ummm, I'm ok thanks." Beca passed the flyer back, grazing Chloe's hand as she did. She couldn't look away from her big blue eyes. Why can't she remember this chick from last year. She was probably in the back, and well… she was too busy laughing about the blonde's debacle.

"Beca, you've met Chloe. She's co-captain with Aubrey. Right now it's just the three of us, but we're going to need a group of ten gi-"

"-bikini ready body girls" Aubrey cut in to clarify their standard.

"Or whichever, who can sing." Cathy gave Aubrey a stern look, hoping to move away from some of their ridiculous traditions.

Beca wasn't really paying much attention. Though the mention of bikini ready bodies made her think about how bikini ready this redhead is. Nope, she had to keep it under control. She was not into her older sister's best friend.

"Please consider, your sister's told us you have a lovely voice. Help us make our dreams into a reality?" Chloe was practically pleading with baby blue eyes, and Beca could honestly say she struggled to do this.

"I'm sorry, I don't really sing. But good luck!" Beca had to get away before Chloe spoke again or she might just crack. Nope, the plan was to come, get through one year, and leave for LA. She needed to stick to that plan, and no beautiful bikini ready redhead was going to ruin that.