NOTE: I don't own the characters but you know how Fanfics are. Hope you get to enjoy this awful and unthought-about story. I don't even know if that's a word. I think no.
The popular kids become more popular and the weirdos become weirder. This is going to be another year of unawesomeness. The name is Emily, Emily Junk. Yeah, the name's awful.
"Emily!"someone called her and it's making her a bit uneasy.
"Ah, Jesse. Hi."
"So how's your vacation?"
"Cool. I stayed home" Emily felt depressed thinking about all the awful awful stuff she had to go through because of the mere fact of vacationing (if that even is something).
"Too bad, I went to my grandparents and learned how to milk cows..." He went on and on and on until they reached their designated classes and had to separate ways. High school had always bore her. It was the same old clique you get to see on TV without the cool things happening.
She always had this fascination about cool stuff and yet, nothing happens.
The first day of class went on like the usual. They talked a bit about how they had fun over vacation and other teachers gave them their assigned tasks.
It was lunch break when Emily went to the cafeteria to have lunch.
There was the school players led by Tom who was really hot but a real jackass.
"Hey, weirdo. Like what you're seeing?" She didn't know that she was already staring at him. She was flustered, looked down and headed to an empty table.
"You're really a jerk, Tom." It was Chloe who chastised Tom as she went by and then turned to sit with her friends.
She was the "it" girl, Miss Popular, head of the drama club, has an a capella group and has a million-dollar hair. She knew that the girl was nice but she never really understood why she would help her out.
"Oh baby, I'm just fooling around." He shot back at her when she was seated with her friends and looking towards his direction. She sent him a fake smile which he reciprocated with a flying kiss.
Emily stayed there quietly and continued eating when Jesse found her and sat with her.
"Chloe's nice right?" He said
"Maybe."
"Maybe?"
"yeah, maybe"
"She defended you."
"I don't know, Jesse. I don't know what's the catch here because popular kids don't just defend the unpopular. Maybe something's up."
"Where did you get that Idea?" She just smiled at him. This is high school. What was he expecting?
The bell rang signalling that they ought to return to class. She saw Chloe's group heading out but before Emily could get up she was stopped by Tom.
"Hey..." He jerkily blocked her way out.
"Uh, I think I need to go." But Tom did not give her space so that she can move. He was already harassing her and Jesse just stood there. Frozen, more likely scared.
Emily already felt that Tom's grip was getting tighter and it hurt her. Then all of a sudden an apple hit his face.
Bull's eye.
That has to hurt, she thought. She wondered who did that. When she looked to where the apple was from, she saw...
Skinny ripped off jeans, ear-spikes, headphones, converse... and that awful attractive yet scary grin.
Oh and thick eyeliners.
"Who the hell...?" The girl moved closer to Tom. She just stared. "Who do you think you are?"
"Your worst nightmare," She just smiled, taking hold of his manhood this time. Smirking. Smirking. "Now school boy, run along to your classes or i'll rip your penis." The people who were left said a loud ohhhh upon hearing this.
The girl made sure that everyone gets to hear it, see what she's doing with him and then made sure that her grinning face taunts and haunts the shit out of this kid as she loosen her grip.
"I'll get you for this." Then he took off feeling ashamed. Tom might be the scary jerk on the outside but he sure was a crybaby once you hit the spot.
"Beca. " She smiled approaching the other girl.
"Hi. I'm Jesse." Jesse was still there. She gave out a questioning smile towards Emily.
"Oh. no. It's not like what you think, Jesse, I know him But no. He's just my friend. So no, to answer your question Beca. it's no." She said that in the most awkward way and it was the first time that Jesse heard Emily talk so fast. "Jesse, this is Beca."
"Beca Mitchell." She said and smiled at him.
"She's my cousin," Emily added and then told the girl "And you are late."
"Hi Everyone. I want you to meet a transfer student. Please introduce yourself."
Fat teacher can't even introduce her. So lazy, she thought.
"Hi, My name's Beca. I think you are all very interesting set of people, so it's nice to meet you."
She gave out her smirk to everyone. She was asked to sit near the red hair girl.
"Hey," The girl said, "you're the one that asked for Emily earlier."
She smiled slightly and gave her a nod. Very reserved, Chloe thought.
"My name's Chloe."
"Hi."
"So you're new here? Is Emily a family of yours?"
"Maybe"
"You're weird"
"Because of how I look?" She might be insulted a little bit but when she saw the sudden shock of terror on the other girl's face due to a certain mistake she'd made, her feelings changed.
"No, not that."She breathe in deeply trying to compose herself, not really sure what's happening to her right now. "Because you give out this vibe which I don't know. It's a good kind of weird. "
She raised her eyebrows trying to make meaning out of what the other girl had just said "Nice to meet you." Beca only smiled so that they'd change topic. They might have been very busy that they didn't notice their teacher.
"Okay, since Miss Mitchell and Miss Beale seem to understand each other a lot, you partner with each other." They both looked at their teacher and then noticed that everyone was looking at them.
"Okay, Here's the thing. I want you to make a movie review about any movie out there. Both present and maybe a little bit old kind of movie. I want you to make a summary and comparison."
Beca gave out a loud sigh and Chloe looked at her. Chloe was thinking that maybe Beca does not want to pair with her.
"We can switch partners if you rather have someone else." She said. And beca noticed the sadness in her baby blue eyes and there was a feeling within her that felt awful.
"Nothing like that, I just hate movies."
"How. can. you. not. like. movies?" Chloe said as if this was the weirdest thing she's ever heard someone said.
"I don't know. I guess, I just don't like it."
"I will make you like movies."
"Are you flirting?"
"Wh-what? Oh no. I-" She was now as red as her hair.
"I'm just goofing around you goof." Beca said this with no expression at all. Beca always played it cool and was always expressionless so maybe that was the reason why Chloe thought it was serious or she was serious.
"Oh."
"You're an interesting human being, Chloe Beale." Seeing the other girl's name on her notebook.
"What made you say that?"
"Because popular kids never stutter but you, you do."
"How do you know I am?"
"You're beautiful, how can you not be?" This time Chloe turned redder than before. She tried to face her teacher who was talking so Beca wouldn't notice her face. When she glanced at her she saw that Beca was smiling.
Ah, She did that again. She's getting under my skin, Chloe thought. She needs to find a way of how to hide her red face every time the other girl would hit on her. wait, she's hitting on her? She turned to Beca to ask her but the girl was already facing the window as if thinking about something.
She thought that maybe Beca was deep in her thoughts about something great because weird and amazing people usually get lost in their own thoughts.
Then again she was wrong, from Beca's window she saw Emily and Jesse waving, pointing at the bleachers and signaling that they'd wait for her there.
So that's what it is. I got it wrong again. Chloe is always a good reader of a person's personality but this Beca is just something else.
When she would approach a person, that person would be giving all their attention and listen to her intently. But Beca, she caught Chloe off guard. She was different. She seemed to be less interested in Chloe or in anything so Chloe wondered what runs through her head because she swears that she can see fire in Beca's dark blue eyes. She wants to figure it out.
She's up to the challenge of knowing the other girl because everyone loves Chloe Beale and Beca should too.
.
It was after classes when Emily asked Beca to have dinner over because her mom's been waiting for her to arrive. They were already sitting comfortably in the dining table when Beca's mom spoke.
"So Beca, honey. How's school?"
"Well, it was fun. Emily's friends are fun." She looked at Emily who almost choked because she knew her parents knew that she doesn't have a lot of friends. Beca tried her very best not to laugh but Emily can see it through her eyes. There;s nothing she can do, so she just continued to eat.
"How about your dad?"
"Well, he's a goof... I mean good. Been quite busy and can't take care of me properly that's why he sent me here" She munched her food.
"Oh, I thought you got into trouble in your last school?" Emily asked, trying to be sarcastic but that really turned out quite awkward.
"I was about to tell you that detail. Since you already know, no need to go further." She smiled.
"Well, Emily. You should take Beca to her room later."
"yeah"
After the meal Emily took Beca to her room and instructed her about the ins and out inside the house.
"Knock, if you need anything. And thanks for saving me earlier, Becs."
"You know Emily, you shouldn't let those bullies scare you."
"I won't, I promise. You don't scare me at all." She laughed knowing that Beca herself is a bully by heart and by deed.
"You should be. Don't worry, I'll handle them for ya." Emily was helping Beca get her things inside the room so that she can settle and rest. "By the way, can I have someone over?"
"Well, just make sure mom doesn't hear those hideous sound. it's okay with her, honestly. Not that I ever tried bringing someone here. No."
Beca laughed. Emily is always like this. So defensive about everything.
"I'm not going to have sex, you idiot. I'll ask Chloe beale to come over."
"Wh-what? Wh-who?"
"Chloe fucking Beale. Do you know her? Oh. I'm sure you do. " She now fell into the bed where Emily sat beside her.
"Chloe? I think you should be careful with her."
"Why?"
"Pop kids. I know it's cliche but try to stay away from her. We don't want you to be on Tom's bad side, but wait, I think you already are."
"It's not like what you think. We're asked to make this stupid movie review. School stuff"
"oh"
"Is that his boyfriend or something?"
"Yeah, I guess. They've been dating since forever, rumors said they broke up but we still see them hanging from time to time."
She stayed silent with that. She remembered her encounter with the girl earlier, she smiled. Chloe was beautiful but she's not really that much into her.
Or so she thought.
"She's not my type, Silly. Anyway, you need to scoot. A girl needs her beauty rest."
"Whatever. Remember, Knock. Let's go together to school tomorrow. "
"Are you not scared of going with the Badass Beca Mitchell? "
"You don't scare me Beca Effin' Mitchell. Good night."
"Good night."
She smiled at the thought of her cousin being scared of her. They've been very close ever since but then they moved away when her parents separated and it feels like she wants to start over again. She's glad that Emily was making it easier for her. She'll protect Emily from those little fuckers if that's the last thing she can do.
Then the thought went to Chloe. She just smiled. Not really my kind of girl. Then drifted to sleep.
.
School had always bore her out. She always told her dad about it but he never listened because of course, she's only 17 years old and 17 years old are supposed to be in school until they decide to continue college or not. Her relationship with her dad is not that good but they were both civil. She knows her dad's trying his best and she just don't want him to. She's tired of expecting things from him because it never turns out good, but he's a good man though. That, she knew.
Now she feels like a zombie walking in the school campus but she's glad she's with Emily. Based on her observation, Emily's one of those school geeks who never had a lot of friends and that makes her think that this whole school is filled with idiots who only think highly of themselves.
So she made it her life mission to always always be there for Emily.
"Let's have lunch together later." She spoke.
"Of course. I gotta bounce. I got chemistry first thing today."
She nodded and made her decision solid. She would .
The teacher was actually doing a lot of talking which Chloe can't understand and she wondered where Beca was. The class already started 10 minutes ago and their not so old but already losing his hair teacher will not be happy about it.
Then as her teacher was scribbling nonsense on the board, Beca came in without even making any fuzz. She's damn good, Chloe thought.
"Mitchell. You are late." But not really much as Chloe thought because the teacher noticed.
"Excuse me?" She looked as if she was confused of what the teacher said.
"The class started 14 minutes ago..."
"But I was here for like 10 minutes already,"
Unbelievable. Chloe thought.
"You were a bit busy with all the writing and stuff, you didn't notice me... But yeah, 4 minutes late. Sorry." She smiled and the teacher looked at Chloe asking for confirmation. She doesn't know why but she just found herself nodding in agreement with Beca.
She saw the lingering smile in Beca's face throughout the lesson and that made her smile too.
During lunch break she saw Beca sitting in one of the empty tables. She was with her friend that time and she told them that she needs to talk to the girl first. They gave her a disapproving look but she insisted it was for their school project. Beca was doing something in her phone with headphones on. She sat in front of her and it took some time for Beca to notice her.
"Oh hey." She finally looked up.
"You're eating here alone? You can sit with us." She smiled and was really hopeful that the other girl would say yes.
"Tempting offer, red." She smiled. "But I have to say no. I'm waiting for someone."
"Oh" and then a moment of silence. Then Chloe realize that she needs to say something because she was the one who approached her.
"Uh, I-think-I just.. well..."
"Don't stutter, it girl. Thanks for earlier, by the way."
"You're welcome. Glad to help. And so I remembered, About the thing in literature."
"Oh yeah. You can come over to my house."
"Sounds good, Saturday?"
"Yeah. Cool."
"I'm really hoping we could become friends."
"You already saved me, that puts you on my friends list." She made a big smile because of what the other girl told her. Then Emily and Jesse came.
Chloe smiled at them and she introduced them which was only proper since Emily's not really a friend of hers. Well, something like that.
Beca gave her number to Chloe and said to just text her whenever. She smiled and returned to her table.
Her friends were looking at her and it was Amanda who spoke first.
"Look at the smile on your face."
"Can you blame her?" Katie added knowing that Chloe somehow has a crush on the other girl. "She's steamin'"
"Stop, you two. Just trying to make friends."
"Whatever you say." Both of them giggled at her as she decided to send Beca a message.
Hi, new friend.
She sent her a message. She looked over the girl at the other table who was looking at her phone and was, in her own assessment, drafting a reply.
Hey. Xoxo.
That was Beca's simple reply but it pretty much made Chloe's day. Weird but she was glad.