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Chapter 1 - The Hawaiian Life
Beca's leg was shaking up and down very fast, she was sure the passenger sitting next to her wanted to cut it off by this point, she'd been doing this the entire flight.
Truth is, Beca is okay with flying, she's not afraid or anything like that, but she absolutely hates when there is nothing to do except look out the window, watch movies or listen to music and sleep. And she hated having to wait to see the people or person she wanted to see the most.
When that seemingly never ending plane finally landed, Beca was one of the first to get off. She was lucky her bag was one of the firsts to appear and she picked it up, wheeling it to the gate. She quickly spotted the bright blue eyes and bright red curls she loved so much and she started running.
Beca dropped her suitcase and jumped on her girlfriend's arms, wrapping her arms around her neck and her legs around her waist.
"Beca, I'm—," before Chloe could finish her sentence, she'd landed on her butt, taking Beca with her. "— falling."
Beca chuckled.
"Sorry." she said and Chloe just stared at her while she giggled. "Hi."
Chloe immediately broke into a smile as her girlfriend pecked her lips.
"Hi." she responded. "God, I missed you."
"We've been apart for way too long, dude. I have my Chloe needs." Beca said.
"Beca." Chloe hissed. "Don't say that when you're still on top of me."
"Oh sorry!" Beca got up and helped Chloe up before retrieving her suitcase. "Can we get going? I'm dying to eat something other than plane food."
"Stop with the innuendos!" Chloe said as she grabbed Beca's hand and they started heading to the parking lot.
"That was not an innuendo." Beca laughed. "I'm literally starving for real food."
Chloe gave her a look. Beca just smiled and raised her hands in, trying to show she was innocent.
"I'm just so crazy to see your sweet ride." Beca said.
"Not as sweet as yours, considering it's a pre owned car." Chloe said. "But it takes me where I need."
"Sounds good enough to me." Beca smiled.
Chloe fished out her keys as they approached her car and she proudly opened the blue 2013 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid's trunk so Beca could put her suitcase inside.
It wasn't so surprising that the brunette started laughing. Hard.
"That's your sweet ride?!" Beca asked.
"I told you it's not as sweet as yours." Chloe crossed her arms. "But I like her."
"Please don't tell me you named your car." Beca asked, amused.
"No, of course not." Chloe said. "But I like my baby, I got it for U$14.500."
"For 14k you couldn't get a better looking car?" Beca asked.
Chloe slapped her arm as she placed the rather large suitcase in the trunk.
"Stop laughing or I'll make you walk to my apartment." Chloe warned.
"Okay." Beca said and walked to the passenger seat.
Chloe was obviously very proud of her car, it was awesome finally having a car after years of having to use the bus or taxis. Or having to ask her girlfriend for a ride.
Chloe drove out of the spot and made her way to the main road.
"So, how is the preparation for prom?" Chloe asked.
"It's okay I guess." Beca shrugged. "I don't really wanna go, I hate proms and dresses but my mom is making me go."
"Do you have a dress picked out yet?" Chloe asked.
"If I could go to this thing in jeans and boots, I would."
"That's a no then." Chloe chuckled, knowing her girlfriend all too well.
Chloe stopped at a red light and turned to Beca with a smile.
"I missed you." she said.
"Me too." Beca smiled. "Zorka taps the computer screen and meows everytime we Skype and she sees you."
"Awww! How big is she now?" Chloe asked.
Beca spread her hands a bit apart about 10 inches.
"That's not counting her never ending tail." Beca said. "She looks like she's 5 months old but she's already almost 2 years old."
"Wow!" Chloe said. "She's mini!"
"Yeah." Beca said. "And we've neutered her."
"Awww." Chloe said.
"What about you? Did you get a pet?" Beca asked.
The redhead had been talking about getting a pet because she got really lonely sometimes. She said she might want a dog or a cat.
"No." Chloe sighed. "I mean I saw this really cute kitty on the shelter downtown and I wanted to adopt him but… I'm almost always studying or working, so he'd be mostly alone."
"Aww." Beca said, feeling sorry for the older woman. "Don't worry, you'll get a cat."
"I hope so, I mean my allergies are finally gone!" Chloe said with a pout.
Beca sighed. She would find a way to help her girlfriend.
"I mean next year I'll definitely have more time, I can study from home or work from home but not so much now. But that kitty won't be available for long, if they can't find a home for him, they'll kill him." Chloe said.
Okay, we have to get that son of a bitch today!, Beca thought.
Chloe grinned when she saw her building coming soon and she took a right turn.
"See? That's my building there." She said to Beca.
"Wow! Big!" Beca said.
"Yeah, I'm on the 8th floor." Chloe said. "Only 7.5 minutes away from the institute."
"You calculated?" Beca asked.
"Yeah." Chloe said. "And it's about 5 minutes away from the beach."
"Sweet." Beca said.
"Yeah." Chloe said. "And it has a pool."
"That's amazing, how did you afford that?" Beca asked.
"My parents helped me, of course. But I definitely thought it'd be more expensive."
"Yeah." Beca said.
Chloe parked in the building's parking garage and immediately got out with a growing grin.
"Let's go, I want you to see my place!" Chloe said, opening the trunk.
"Me too." Beca chuckled and placed her sunglasses on top of her head. "Let me help you."
"No, you're my guest, I'm supposed to carry your suitcase."
Beca chuckled but didn't argue any further. Chloe grabbed her hand and practically dragged her to the elevator.
The redhead pressed the button for the 8th floor and grinned, almost bouncing in excitement, which made Beca giggle adoringly.
"My bedroom has a small balcony with a view to the ocean, it's amazing!" Chloe said.
"Dude, when you get your kitty, how are you gonna make it? You have a balcony? That's practically inviting your cat to jump." Beca said.
"Yeah, if I got a kitty, I'd have to invest in some protection for the windows." Chloe said.
When the elevator doors opened, Chloe almost ran to her door, keys already in hand.
When she opened the door, Beca was surprised to be met with an apartment that was the complete opposite of her apartment back in Georgia. The windows were practically all wall windows, there were thin curtains, the sun practically touched every surface of the apartment, the decoration had a beachy feel to it, pictures of whales, fish and sea creatures were everywhere, along with family photos and, of course, millions of photos of her and Beca.
"Wow! Dude this is amazing!" Beca said.
"Really?" Chloe asked, her grin was getting wider and wider.
"Yes! This is so beautiful yet simple!" Beca said. "It's so you."
"Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!" Chloe said.
Some walls had a green/blue light paint, there were several utensils of the same color, the couch was a dark gray color, some of the furniture were dark brown wood.
"I love it." Beca said. "So what's for lunch?"
Chloe laughed.
"I figured we can go out for lunch." Chloe said. "There's this restaurant, it's walking distance, and it's Asian food."
"Oh yum! Let me just change into something more comfortable and we can go." Beca said.
"Sure." Chloe showed her the suite and it was beautiful, it wasn't huge but it was romantic and the details were so Chloe.
Beca placed her suitcase on the floor and opened it, taking out some jeans shorts and a tank top.
"You probably should put on sunscreen before we leave, the Hawaiian sun can be cruel." Chloe said out of personal experience.
"Okay." Beca said and was about to take off her pants when she eyed the open balcony. "Can we close that?"
"Beca, no one can see into here." Chloe said. "Believe me, it's weird at first but you get used to it."
Beca seemed reluctant but she changed quickly and applied sunscreen on her face, shoulders, arms and legs before she grabbed her purse and sunglasses.
"I'm ready and starving." Beca said.
"Let's go." Chloe smiled.
oO0Oo
After lunch, the two came back to Chloe's apartment and, unsurprisingly, Beca went straight to sleep. Chloe just laughed and stayed on her computer, working on stuff while she waited for the younger girl to wake up.
The redhead was crazy to take Beca on a car ride, sightseeing and take pictures so she didn't want Beca to sleep the entire afternoon.
Chloe elbowed her girlfriend gently in the ribs and Beca quickly woke up.
"Hey sleepyhead, I wanna take you out, it's a beautiful day!" Chloe said.
"But I'm tired from the flight." Beca whined.
"You can sleep at night." Chloe giggled.
Beca whined and Chloe laughed before kissing her cheek.
"Come on, let's go." Chloe patted her thigh before standing up to put her laptop away.
Beca groaned loudly as she got up to go get her purse. She put on more sunscreen before they left. They went to Chloe's blue car, the redhead was grinning from ear to ear as she turned the engine on.
"Seriously, this car is so ugly." Beca chuckled to herself.
Chloe had to slap her for that comment but Beca only laughed harder.
"Hey how's Andrew?" Chloe asked.
"He's great, he's so cute!" Beca said. "He's 4 months old now."
"Awww!" Chloe said.
Andrew was Beca's step brother. After the divorce, Sheila really wanted another baby so she chose a sperm donor and got pregnant. She hadn't told anyone until she was about 7 months pregnant.
Truth was, Sheila had always wanted another baby but Scott didn't. So as soon as she filed for divorce, she began with the process.
"You know, Chlo, this place is fucking paradise." Beca said.
Chloe was obviously proud of where she was living, the city was amazing, people were nice but it was a bit too hot for Beca's liking. She tried keeping her complaints to a minimum so Chloe wouldn't be hurt.
They were walking and window shopping, hand in hand when the redhead stopped with a heavy sigh.
It was the animal shelter.
"He's still here." Chloe said, eyeing the black and white tiny kitty she'd been thinking about getting.
Beca saw the kitty and he was so lonely there, playing with his tail, biting it and playing with his paws. She smiled before looking at Chloe. Her bright blue eyes were suddenly sad and she swore she saw silent and slow tears filling her eyes.
Chloe sighed again.
"Maybe one day." she said. "I need to get something on this store next door, can you come with me?"
"Sure what do you need?" Beca asked as they walked to the shop Chloe said, which was two stores away from the shelter.
"I need two new pillows for my couch." Chloe said.
"You go ahead, I'll catch up with you." Beca said.
"Okay. It'll be quick, I know you don't like shopping for home stuff." Chloe chuckled and kissed the brunette before going in.
Beca turned on her heels and went straight back to the animal shelter. She got in and smiled at the woman standing there, who was obviously not having a good day.
"Excuse me, I'd like to know if it's possible to.. save an animal for.. for someone? Like… like 'reserve' them..?" Beca asked awkwardly. "Like put them on hold.. for someone?"
"Sorry, miss, we don't do that." The brunette Hawaiian woman said, taking a seat behind the counter. "This woman came in several times trying to put a cat on hold, I told her we don't do that."
Beca sighed.
"And there is nothing you can do?" Beca asked.
"Not unless you adopt them and take them home." the woman said.
"I see." Beca said and approached the cage the kitty was in. The small black and white kitty saw Beca approaching and quickly came closer to her and tried to catch her index finger with his paws. "You're so cute!"
Beca smiled as the kitty tried playing with her.
"That little guy's been here for quite a long time, nobody wants him, everyone wants dogs." the woman said. "He won't be here much longer, we've got more animals coming in everyday."
"You would kill a kitty?!" Beca asked, shocked.
The woman simply shrugged, offering Beca a sympathetic look yet it also meant the woman was too tired to care about it. Maybe she'd been there for so long, she'd gotten used to it.
"Okay." Beca turned back to the kitty. His eyes were a very light blue, almost green but they were so light, it felt like those eyes of a blind creature but they were so beautiful. And the cat's pupils were dilated as he watched the ends of Beca's hair hit the cage, trying to catch them.
"This little guy and his sister were found near a creek, almost dead. He is so underweight and weak, sometimes he sleeps all day." the woman said. "His sister is already dying, she's supposed to be sacrificed later today. She has this skin disease, she won't eat. The poor thing is dying anyway."
It hurt Beca the way the woman was talking about the kitties, as if she was trying to convince Beca that sacrificing those animals was for the best.
"I'm gonna take them." she said, anger taking over. "I'm not gonna let them die. If I could, I'd take every single one."
The woman seemed impressed by that and she stood up with a sigh.
"Alright kid, I'm gonna get the paperwork, I'm gonna need an ID." she said as she walked to the male kitty's cage, opening up. It wasn't so surprising when the kitty jumped to her hands.
Beca immediately took the tiny kitty into her arms, gasping as she could feel his ribs and bones, she held him close to her, her eyes almost tearing as she heard him meow weakly.
The woman then grabbed the kitty's sister. The fur in half of her head, neck and tail was gone, she was even skinnier than her brother, but her fur was mostly white, the black spots were her nose, ears, tails and paws.
"Here." she said and Beca struggled to hold them both.
"Do you have.. something I can take them on?" Beca asked awkwardly.
The woman went to the back and returned a few moments with two of those animal crates, one of them was blue and the other red, they were soft and had handles on them, like purses.
Beca put one kitty in each and took her wallet out of her purse. She signed the documents the woman handed out for her.
"I need to know you plan on neutering those cats." the woman said.
"Oh yes, I am." Beca said. "Do you know any good vets around here?"
The woman grabbed a few cards from the counter and gave them to Beca.
"They're too young to be neutered now." she said.
"Don't worry, I already have a cat, she's neutered, I know how it works." Beca assured. "Now, the male kitty will belong to my girlfriend, she can't keep it yet so I'm gonna take them to stay with me for a few months."
"Do you live alone?" the woman asked.
"No, I live with my mother." Beca said. "She's obviously okay with having more cats, she's the one who gave me my first cat."
Beca knew this shelter was taking all this less strictly than the ones in Georgia. She remembered her mom telling her she had to do so many things before she was allowed to take Zorka home.
"How old is your cat, miss?" the woman asked.
"She'll turn 2 in July this year." Beca said. "She loves interacting with new animals, she's a big baby."
Beca chuckled as she remembered one time one of her young cousins came to visit and they brought their cat and the cat and Zorka played really well.
The woman simply nodded.
"I'll try to make an appointment with the vet today." Beca said.
The woman nodded and handed Beca her share of the paperwork. The brunette struggled a bit to hold the two crates but she left the shelter and headed towards the furniture store her girlfriend had gone to.
Beca groaned as the male kitty kept meowing weakly, moving around the crate, confused, so she put the crates down and took a deep breath.
Chloe came out of the store with two bags, two pillows in each and a satisfied smile on her face. When she spotted Beca with two crates, her bright blue eyes widened and she rushed to her side.
"Beca, what's this?" she asked.
Beca smiled as Chloe knelt down to look inside the crates and saw the kitty she had her eyes on for a while now and she grinned.
"Oh my God! Beca, this is amazing!" Chloe said and hugged her girlfriend tight. "But I told you, I'm too busy for a pet right now."
"Don't worry, I'll take them home and I'll keep them until next semester." Beca smiled proudly at her plan.
"You really are the best person ever." Chloe said with a shake of her head. She wrapped her arms tightly around the brunette and kissed her softly on the lips. "I love you."
"I love you too. Now come on, we should take these two to the vet to check them." Beca said with a chuckle.
"Oh sure!" Chloe said.
oO0Oo
The two women were back in Chloe's apartment, only the male cat was with them. The vet decided to keep the female cat for observation. The two bought cat food and they were gonna let the cat sleep in the crate, since Beca was taking him home in a few days.
The vet said the female cat's skin condition wasn't that bad, the kitty needed to gain more weight, get some treatment and she'd be as good as new. It impressed the two women that the vet said she'd be good to go when Beca left. She prescribed special cat food for her to eat for a few weeks.
"So? What's his name?" Beca asked and smiled as she watched Chloe play with the tiny kitty. For a kitty who was underweight, he had a lot of energy.
"Michelangelo. Aka Mike." Chloe smiled.
"Wow. Michelangelo?" Beca asked.
"Zorka." Chloe said and Beca didn't say anything.
"Touché." Beca crossed her arms. "I like this name. Mike. Fits him."
"It does huh?" Chloe smiled and looked up at Beca. "Thank you so much, Beca."
"I couldn't leave them there." Beca sighed.
"You did the right thing." Chloe said and smiled down at Mike. "Hey Mikey! I think it's time to feed you again, huh?"
Beca chuckled as Chloe got up to get more food for the cat. Mike tried jumping off the couch but he couldn't so Beca picked him up and put him on the ground and he immediately went after Chloe.
"Careful babe! Tiny baby cat running after you!" Beca said.
"Beca, I have young nieces, I've gotten used to little creatures around me." Chloe chuckled and put some food on a container on the floor. She didn't want to buy his bowls yet since Beca would have to take them home.
"What about the sister?" Chloe asked. "I mean I can take her."
"I was planning on giving her to Hallie and Sheila. Hallie always said she wanted a pet but Scott wouldn't let her get one." Beca said.
"Oh that's nice!" Chloe said.
"Yeah. So the vet said she'll be okay to go in 5 days but she'll still need treatment so I'm gonna take her to a vet in Atlanta as soon as I arrive." Beca said.
"Yeah." Chloe said. "I'm really proud of you. You just saved these kitties' lives."
Mike managed to climb on the couch using his claws so he climbed on Chloe's lap and she played with him. He laid on his back, playing with her hands, trying to catch her fingers with his paws.
"I wish I could save all of them." Beca said with a sigh. "The way that woman was talking, as if it was normal. I couldn't leave them there, his sister was supposed to have been sacrificed this afternoon."
"You did the right thing." Chloe assured her and massaged the kitty's belly. "I love him."
"He's so precious." Beca smiled. "And he's gonna love playing with Zorka."
"He sure will." Chloe chuckled.
Beca smiled and grabbed the kitty's tail. Mike immediately looked at her and tried to catch her hand.
"Thank you so much, Beca." Chloe smiled.
"You're welcome." Beca smiled and Chloe kissed her again.
Beca was happy she could make Chloe happy. She was so proud of herself for having that idea, it was brilliant. She made Chloe happy, Mike was certainly happy and his sister would be too once she was better. She hadn't picked a name yet, she wanted Hallie to pick one out herself.