People have their stories about what love at first sight really includes.
Is it the way they look that makes you fall right then and there?
Or is it the way they smile that you can tell they're talking about something they love?
Maybe it's the way their eyes shine in the moonlight because it's completely different to how they shine in the sunlight.
In the end, you don't know you've fallen in love with one look until you're in it.
And you're stuck with the question of "When did you know you were in love with her?"
And all you can manage to say was, "The first time I ever laid eyes on her."
Beca Mitchell was a known artist across the United States. She was platinum record big. She was a successful DJ and singer by the age of 28 and she loved every minute of it. Yeah, the fame and the fans were great but she did it for the thrill of being on stage belting out the lyrics or dropping a rap every so often. That adrenaline rush was what she lived for. So, naturally, one would assume that Beca Mitchell didn't believe in love at first sight.
Well, that was right, until the night she met Chloe Beale.
It was a midsummer night, middle of June in Atlanta, Georgia. Beca had been on her cross country tour since the end of April. She had started in LA and moved her way north. Stopping in San Francisco and then Seattle. She stopped in Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved onto Detroit, Michigan. She managed to visit the upper east coast and slowly make her way down. Now, she was in Georgia. Her home state, where her mom lived about two hours into the country, a little town called Barden. She was excited that night. She was doing a show that night and a show the following night and then allowing her and her crew a week off in Atlanta in order to visit her mom.
Beca stepped out that night ready for a show stopper but half way through her show, she caught the brightest set of crystal clear baby blues starring up at her. Those baby blues were accompanied by fiery red hair and the brightest smile ever. Beca was left speechless as she walked closer to the edge of the stage to meet this fiery redhead.
"What's your name?" Beca managed to shout as the music blasted behind her.
The baby blues locked with her navy blue eyes and sparkled with curiosity.
"Chloe" she shouted back with a smile in place.
"Chloe, how would you like backstage passes?" Beca was hooked. She wanted to spend more time with the redhead. Ask her why, she didn't know, she just knew she had to.
"I'm with my best friends." Chloe replied, thinking that maybe she could get out of it.
"I'll set ten passes aside, for you and your friends. See you soon." Beca winked.
The redhead was left speechless, a small smile left playing on her lips.
Did thee Beca Mitchell, DJ Titanium B, really offer me a backstage pass for me and my friends? Was it just me or were her eyes shining as she talked to me? What am I saying, she's a famous DJ, what could a Barden college student possibly offer her that she doesn't already have?
"Chloe!" A blonde accompanied by a tall brunette came up from behind her. "What did we miss?"
My celebrity crush totes inviting us backstage! Chloe thought, but knowing her best friend Aubrey, she would never go for that so she opted for, "Nothing, but I have a surprise for you guys after the concert!" Chloe beamed as the tall brunette, Stacie cheered.
"I can't wait!" Stacie beamed as she danced to the beat in the background. Aubrey couldn't help but smile at the tall brunette, she really is adorable, wait what? Aubrey ignored the thoughts on the tall brunette and encouraged her to keep dancing as she joined in.
Chloe lead Aubrey and Stacie towards a door leading to the backstage area.
"What are you doing?!" Aubrey whisper shouted, being the goody good girl that she had always claimed to be, she insisted on not going near that door.
"Will you relax, it'll be okay." Chloe replied as an excited Stacie couldn't contain herself anymore.
"Oh. My. God. Are we really going backstage right now?!" Stacie beamed.
"Excuse me miss, I need your name or your passes." The bulky bodyguards with a clipboard in hand spoke, causing the excited brunette to hold onto the blonde.
"Chloe" Chloe simply replied with a smile. The bodyguard looked between her and the two girls behind her.
"Miss Mitchell has listed ten, are they the only ones coming with you?" He asked and Chloe simply nodded. "Okay, enjoy the party." He said after a while and opened the door allowing all three to walk in.
They walked in a little nervous, since it was the first time they had ever been backstage. They walked down a little hallway, hearing the music get louder as they went further back. They reached a little lounge area with people scattered around talking to each other. It seemed to be some fan girls talking about how amazing Beca was. Or how sexy she was or how they wish they could date her. Chloe kept walking until a bigger blonde came up to the girls followed by an African American girl.
"Yo! Welcome to Beca's Backstage meet and greet! My name is Fat Amy and this is CR!"
"Fat Amy?" Aubrey asked as she looked at Stacie with a confused expression.
"So twig bitches like you don't do it behind my back!" Amy responded without missing a beat. Just like she would every time she introduced herself.
"Well, that makes sense." Stacie assured.
"Yeah, anyways, name is Cynthia Rose but I go by CR. I'm one of Beca's assistants and friends." Cynthia Rose explained as she held a hand out to shake each girls hand.
"I'm Chloe and this is Stacie and Aubrey, they're my best friends." Chloe explained as she pointed each girl out.
"So, tell me, how did you score these backstage passes?" Amy asked as she handed each girl a drink. "Don't worry, it's just pop."
"Yeah, I actually want to hear the story of why you were on a first name bases with the bodyguard?" Aubrey inquired.
"See, I uh, well, what happened was, I uh..." Chloe was having difficulty trying to explain what really happened but as she was in the middle of explaining, all the fangirls started screaming and yelling over Beca as she entered the room.
"Ladies, ladies! Please, I will sign anything you want and take as many pictures as you want! Just relax!" Beca cooed as she made her way into the room but once again as she walked into the room, those crystal clear baby blues caught her eyes and immediately locked with each other.
Have you ever met someone and you just can't look away?
You are immediately mesmerized by their eyes, or their smile.
It's as if everything you knew just wasn't true anymore.
It was like you had found your addiction.
Watching the way her eyes would shine, was all you needed.
Hearing her talk about her favorite show was your new found hobby.
Maybe it was the way she carried herself that made you fall in love.
"Hey, I'm glad you could make it." Beca directed towards Chloe, who still held the smaller brunette's gaze.
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world." Chloe replied, "But, I think you have people waiting for you." Chloe gestured to all the other girls in the room.
"Right, don't leave though, I want to talk later." Beca smirked making a small blush appear on Chloe's facial features.
"I'll think about it" the mischievous redhead responded with a smirk of her own, causing shivers to go down Beca's spine and she let out a small breath making her way to the area where all the fangirls were standing.
"Chloe Elise Beale!" came out of a very confused Aubrey as she had taken in the encounter with the smaller brunette. "Do you mind we talk for a minute?" She said as she took a hold of the redhead's elbow and pulled her into a semi-secluded area with Stacie following closely behind.
"What?" Chloe finally breathed out as she shook her elbow out of the blonde's grasp.
"What the hell was that?!" Aubrey asked trying to figure it out in her head. "You don't just talk to a celebrity, especially not Beca Mitchell like that if it's the first time you meet them!"
"Well, what makes you think we haven't met before?" Chloe replied with a mischievous smirk as she saw Stacie's jaw drop.
"That's what we missed when we left huh?!" Stacie shrieked as she put two and two together. "That would explain why all of a sudden you were smiling and looking at her with googly eyes and she sang to you! Oh my god! Chloe!"
"Stacie, please." Aubrey tried calming down the tall brunette and looked back at the redhead, "Did that really happen? Did she stop in the middle of a song and introduce herself to you while we went for drinks?"
Chloe could feel the blush taking over her face as she nodded slowly.
"So you're Chloe?" CR chimed in as she walked by and heard Stacie. Chloe looked at her and smiled with a small nod.
"That would be me." She said simply, "why?"
"Well, for starters Beca doesn't just invite random people to her backstage parties unless they're people she knows or fans that won them beforehand." CR explained.
"Oh." was the simple answer Chloe replied with.
"Oh, it isn't a bad thing, trust me. It just means you caught her eye somehow. Which is rare but, never a bad thing. I mean, that's how we became friends and that's how Amy is her assistant manager."
"Yeah! Short Shack just walked up to me and introduced herself, offered me a job and we've been friends ever since. That was what, six years ago?" Amy asked as she looked at CR. Which was confirmed with a nod.
"Alright ladies, that's enough, Beca has to get some sleep for tomorrow nights event! Say goodnight!" A guy yelled out. A wave of really's and no's were heard as soon as he finished followed by bye Beca as they started to leave.
"I guess we should get going too" Chloe said first as she realized that she was probably considered a fangirl too.
"No, don't go yet." Came Beca's voice as she reached the group of people towards the back, "We haven't been properly introduced yet." The hopeful look in Beca's eyes caused Chloe to get butterflies in her stomach.
"Ok" was all Chloe could say as she locked eyes with Beca. They walked over to the sitting lounge and everyone sat down.
"Hi," Beca spoke, "I'm Beca Mitchell."
"Hey, Chloe Beale"
"It's nice to meet you, Chloe."
"Likewise" Chloe replied, feeling everyone else looking at them she turned to Aubrey and Stacie. "This is Aubrey and Stacie, my best friends."
"It's nice to meet you guys" Beca replied, "This is Amy, CR and that would be Jesse." Beca pointed out everyone in the room. "Amy is in charge of my dancers. CR and Jesse are my assistant mangers. CR mostly does my concert locations, dates and sets up the music playlist with me. Jesse is in charge of the backstage meet and greets and my contracts with other artist."
"It's nice to meet you guys." Chloe said politely. "But, can I ask you something?" Chloe was nervous but she wanted to know.
"Sure, what's up?" Beca leaned back as she took a sip of her drink.
"Why did you go up to me and invite me?"
"Well, if I told you why, it really would take all the mystery out of this encounter, right?"
"Yeah, I guess so"
"And you would probably think it was my special celebrity influence with a pretty girl to get you to come here tonight, right?"
"Probably" answered Chloe.
"So, tell me, if I told you that I wanted to get to know you more, off the stage, when I first saw you, would you have come here tonight and watched me get mobbed with fangirls, just so we could have this conversation?"
Chloe was surprised, get to know me, off of the stage? Me, Chloe Beale, with Beca Mitchelll? "No I guess not."
"And once again, the curiosity killed the cat but this time, I'll let it slide." Beca smirked as she leaned forward towards Chloe to whisper, "I was just captivated by your eyes and smile and I just couldn't let you walk away tonight without meeting you." Beca moved away as Chloe's breath caught in her throat.
"Okay." Chloe replied with a smile causing the small brunette to melt.
"Okay, now that we have settled that, are we ready for the after party?" Beca looked around the room as every agreed until Aubrey spoke up.
"Actually, I think we should get going. We have Bella's practice tomorrow and I don't want the other girls to get the wrong impression."
"But Breeeee" Stacie whined as she put on her best pout, "you promised to have an open mind tonight and that you weren't going to be uptight! Plus, Barden is only a couple of hours."
"Barden?" Beca asked as she heard the town, "You guys live in Barden?"
"Yeah, we go to Barden University, it's our last year." Stacie answered before Aubrey had a chance.
"Wow, it's a small world after all" Beca mused as she took in everything. "My mom teaches at the University. And, I was actually planning a visit this week. So, maybe I'll see you around?" The hope sparkling in Beca's eyes as she looked at Chloe. Chloe couldn't even argue that she would be busy or that she had something else going on and it was weird because it wasn't like she was talking to a celebrity anymore. She was talking to this beautiful girl sitting in front of her. She was talking to Beca, just Beca.
"Yeah, I would like that." Chloe smiled as she put her hand on top of Beca's. "So about that after party?" Chloe said out loud trying to get everyone's attention on something other than her and Beca. "Are we going?" She looked at Aubrey and Stacie, Stacie was still pouting and the redhead knew the blonde had a weakness for the tall brunette.
"Yeah I guess we can go and just give the girls a day off tomorrow." She said while being crushed in the tall brunette's grasp.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!" Stacie beamed as she placed a kiss on the blonde's cheek causing the flush to be brighter than Chloe's hair.
"Okay, let's go!" Beca beamed as she stood up and took Chloe's hand in her own.
No, you definitely don't know when you've fallen in love.
It just sorta happens, but when it does, you indulge in the feeling.
So, in this case, Beca fell in love with Chloe,
but they weren't the only ones that were falling in love.
No, you definitely don't know when you've fallen in love until you're in too deep.
And you can say is, "I fell in love the first time we ever met."
And you mean every single word.
Author's Note: Thank you for reading it, I don't know if I should continue. Plus, it was sorta based off of a story I heard in real life. So, if you have any suggestions about what to do next, let me know. I am open to anything. But thank you for reading anyways, let me know what you thought of it! Love Always, Miss C :)
