Author's Notes: This is my first ever fic, and I haven't written a proper story in about three years, so please don't judge me too harshly.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pitch Perfect or it's characters and I had nothing to do with it's production. Please don't sue me, I wouldn't survive jail without WiFi and I'm too poor to pay you. No copyright infringement intended.
Her brown hair sat up in a bun as the water rushed from the shower head onto her outstretched hand. Just as she was about to step under the flow of warm water, Beca was startled by someone bursting into her and shower asking how high her belt goes. As she tried to cover her naked body, she turned to see that it was the enthusiastic redhead from the Activities Fair from a few weeks earlier. Normally if anything like this had happened, Beca would have been very loud and insistent that the person left but there was something about the other girl that intrigued her- even if she was feeling self-conscious of her body because of her lack of clothes.
This beautiful woman in front of her, Beca remembered, was named Chloe. Although she found herself drawn to the girl, she really wished that the scene wasn't taking place in her shower and that it didn't require her to sing. What spurred her on was Chloe telling her the song Titanium (which Beca had been singing when the redhead burst in on her) was her lady jam. Beca couldn't help but feel slightly excited at the possibility of making the beauty in front of her aroused. 'What the hell,' Beca thought to herself 'why do I want to turn Chloe on? That'll just be awkward, especially since we're both straight.'
Beca decided to sing the chorus of the song and Chloe harmonised with her perfectly, but she barely noticed. She was too distracted thinking about the possibility of what the song was doing to the girl in front of her. She couldn't help but wonder if it was building for her the way she said it usually does. 'Stop it Beca, this is weird, even for you.'
When they finished singing, Beca couldn't help but quickly glance down the redhead's long, slender body, hoping it would go unnoticed- which it didn't. She quickly looked upwards as Chloe smirked and announced "Yeah, I'm pretty confident with all this" as she gestured across her chest and stomach.
Thankfully, after Beca's attempted reply, Chloe became distracted from the ogling when the boy from her original shower stall walked in and told Beca she had a lovely voice. After a few seconds, Chloe realised she'd forgotten what she'd been doing in the bathroom in the first place and quickly followed him back in the direction they came from.
'Holy shit, Beca. What is wrong with you? Pull yourself together, girl." She thought to herself before continuing her shower by herself, admittedly, a lot more quietly than before.
As much as Beca tried, there was no denying that she'd been attracted to the redhead in her shower earlier that day. By bed time, though, she'd decided to brush it off because Chloe had a body that most women dreamt of- long, toned legs, with abs just barely noticeable protruding from her stomach and an ass to kill for. Of course Beca had been attracted to Chloe, who wouldn't be? She had the perfect look. She'd simply just been jealous of her body, right?
Although Beca had brushed it off as jealousy, she still couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about the shower encounter and what it meant for her. Would she actually audition for the Barden Bella's? It all seemed pretty lame to Beca- and she'd already managed to get Chloe's co-captain Aubrey majorly offside by saying so. But her dad had been pressuring her to do something while at college so that he could see she was making an effort and maybe joining a group of acapella nerds might convince him that as much as he pushed her towards other things, moving to LA to pay her due's was her best option.
She couldn't decide until the last minute whether she was going to try out or not. Although she aspired to produce and create music, Beca found herself extremely shy in front of smaller crowds where she couldn't have her mixing equipment and headphones. Just as auditions were wrapping up, Chloe saw Beca lingering near the stage door.
"Oh wait!" Chloe called out a little too eagerly, "There's one more."
Beca considered running back out the door when the redhead called attention to her, but decided not to when she received some gentle encouragement from Chloe. Her hands trembled as she walked, but she tried to hide it from the audience that was now intently watching her. She hadn't known that they were supposed to prepare 'Since You Been Gone'. Normally the co-captains wouldn't be happy with someone coming in unprepared, but Chloe knew Beca could sing and that she was still probably trying to decide whether she really wanted to audition so she calmly let it go and told her to sing any song she wished.
Chloe had never been so impressed by an audition before- it was unique but in a good way. Before she and Aubrey had the chance to mull over who they were going to invite to join the Bella's, Chloe knew that Beca would be let in- even Aubrey's distaste for the brunette's 'alternative' look and attitude wouldn't blind her from seeing how talented she was.
Beca felt her anxiety levels creeping up over the next few days. She couldn't help but worry that she'd get accepted into the Bella's and regret it for the rest of the year. There was no way she could stand Aubrey's superior attitude and the way Chloe didn't seem to know what personal space was. Although Chloe's habit of standing too close didn't really bother Beca, she knew it should, so she reacted to it as is it was a problem for her. She didn't understand why it felt okay for the ginger to be in her personal space, but she wasn't going to let others think it was okay- she didn't want anyone else trying to do the same.
It was the night before the future Bella's were informed of their acceptance into the acapella group and Beca, once again, couldn't fall asleep. Her room-mate Kimmy Jin finally snapped at the way she was tossing and turning, so Beca decided to go for a walk around campus, hoping the cool breeze would help clear her mind.
After walking for ten minutes, Beca started to hear two small voices coming from around the corner of a nearby building. As much as she despised eavesdropping, she couldn't help but feel curious as to why people were out and about so late. She crept a little closer and heard Chloe's familiar voice talking to a boy. When she peered around the corner, she realised that it was the boy from the shower. Beca's first thought was to walk away, assuming that they were about to have some adult themed fun, but halted when she heard two quiet sniffles from the redhead.
Ensuing a short internal debate, Beca decides she should check that everything is alright. The last thing she wanted was to hear on the news that something had happened to the girl and she could have stopped it. She doubted that was the case, but you just never know.
"Hey guys," she said cautiously while walking towards them, "everything okay?"
"Just fine." The male said, almost sounding normal, but Beca noticed a slight tinge of venom in his voice. Probably a good thing she decided to check on them, she decided.
"What about you, Chloe? I thought I heard you crying." The tall, dark haired boy shot the redhead an angry glare.
"I, uhh, I'm fine. It's okay," quickly chucking on a 'thanks' at the end.
"How about I walk you back to your dorm? It's getting a bit late now and you don't know who could be lurking around at this time" Beca said, trying to think of any excuse to get her away from the angry boy nearby.
"IS THIS THE GIRL YOU'RE LEAVING ME FOR, CHLOE? HUH? IS IT?" The boy yelled, turning just enough for Beca to see the badge on his shirt that said 'Tom'.
"No, Tom, please don't do anything stupid. There is nobody else, I just can't keep lying to myself any more- I... 'I'm attracted to women. I can't keep lying to you either. I'm so sorry for leading you on but I was so confused, I thought if anyone could make me love men it would be you" Chloe stuttered out in tears. Tom's expression softened a little as he took in what she'd said.
"Fine. But don't parade this around. I can't have people thinking it's my fault you've turned into a lesbian" he said bitterly before walking off into the dark.
The silence was long and awkward between the two girls. 'A lesbian?' Beca thought. Then an even more intimidating thought crossed her mind- 'what if she has a crush on me?'. Chloe realised that Beca was struggling to comprehend the situation, so she tried to casually reassure her that she didn't have any attraction towards her and that she wasn't going to pursue her. Beca had thought that's what she'd want to hear, but somehow found herself feeling slightly disappointed.
"Here," she finally said, "I'll walk you back to your room. You've had a rough night."
And after that, Chloe and Beca walked to her on-campus-townhouse in thoughtful silence.
I don't really have any idea where this story is going yet, but it will be mostly based around Beca and Chloe.