A/N: Hello there! This is one of my stories I've already written a lot of. I'll work on the two that way I figure I can bounce between the two and try and keep the writers-block at bay! I probably have about three more chapters of this written but do include any thoughts, ideas or suggestions you may have. Happy reading! Love Arcadia xo
She went to hug her; to hold her close and maybe just maybe confess her love.
But then it happened.
The moment. The moment her heart stopped; the world stopped and the spark which made her shine went out.
The girl ran to the boy; held him close, locked lips with him and then her hands began to explore the boy's body. For Chloe it was the moment her world began to fall apart but on the outside her shield faltered only for a second…
"Chloe?"
Aubrey stood arms out for a hug with a slightly perplexed look.
Chloe was quick to force a smile back to her face and embraced her best friend, who at that point in time, failed to see the cracks beginning to appear in her bubbly friends' façade.
"I can't believe it! We did it! Well… Beca did it but who cares… we're on top finally!" Aubrey gushed.
"Yeah I know huh! It's aca-mazing" Chloe answered with the customary wink and shiny grin. Aubrey squealed and moved on to hug the next Bella but the redheads eyes made a quick returned to the small brunette that was now smiling doe-eyed at the goofy looking boy with the puppy-dog eyes.
She sighed, turned on her heels and walked away.
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When Chloe entered the after-party trailing Aubrey, her ears buzzed immediately to the thumping base vibrating about the smallish room, vibrations which calmed her heart to a more familiar rhythm, and for a moment, she felt normal once more… until her eyes came to rest to the newly formed couple hiding in the back corner. Jesse said something; Beca smirked and giggled before they kissed again.
Without thinking she rolled her eyes and sighed.
"You okay?" Aubrey asked as she glanced back at the red head; she had heard the sigh and couldn't help but notice the pained look on the normally sunny face.
"Oh I'm fine Bree" complete with a convincing smile.
"Just a little tired… it's been a big day!"
"Yeah of course" Aubrey mused and relaxed a little.
"I'll get us some drinks" The blonde winked before making her way to the temporary bar whilst Chloe returned her gaze to Beca; a strange feeling of hurt, anger and something else built up inside of her.
Aubrey returned with a drink in each hand and before she could utter a word Chloe grabbed both cups and without a second though from the red head she drained both cups.
"Woo! Let's get this party started!" Chloe shouted fiercely, barging into the crowed toward the bar.
Aubrey felt a knot of worry begin to form in the pit of her stomach before quickly trying to catch up to Chloe.
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Chloe slipped between the party-goers, flashing a pearly smile as she did so, using all the strength she could muster not to let her walls fall there and then. Quickly she found what she had been searching for, the shots table, quickly downing five in a row before Aubrey had a chance to catch up with her. As Aubrey approached, Chloe shoved a shot into the bewildered blondes' hand, and collected another for herself.
"To being champions!" she toasted and downed the shot. Although not completely reassured, Aubrey gave a feigned smile and downed the shot making a mental note to keep a very close eye Chloe. Not long after Aubrey was dragged away and Chloe found herself surrounded but alone.
Sighing for the second time that night and beginning to feel the effects of the alcohol setting in, she dumped a few more shots of Vodka into a red cup of Vodka-laced punch and slowly moved herself out to the balcony of the hotel room they were in.
As she sipped the bitter mix, she felt her heart hang heavy in her chest while gazing up at the starlit sky and the buzzing city around them, pondering about her current situation. She'd had girl crushes and boy crushes before but never had she felt the yearning like she felt for Beca. It drove her crazy, she just wanted to be near the brooding brunette, touch her, be close to her…
"Hey…"
"Oh shit!" Chloe jumped, dropping the half-filled cup at her feet.
"Shit Chlo sorry, I didn't mean to scare you…" Beca apologized.
"It's okay…" Chloe began with a slight frown before quickly remembering her smile; but she was too slow. Thinking she was upset about losing her "Jiggle Juice" Beca quickly shoved her red cup into Red's hands before explaining,
"Jessie is still coming to terms with the fact I don't drink much…" She shrugged with a smirk.
"Though I'm not sure what exactly is in "Jiggle Juice" it's just Vodka laced Tropical Punch"
This time Chloe gave a more genuine smile, the first since the end of their set at the grand finale.
"Thanks Becs, I'm sure it'll be fine" and she took a swig from the red cup.
Beca smiled before continuing,
"Just wanted to check you were okay… you're not usually the "out-on-the-balcony-brooding-at-the-sky-avoiding-the-party" type and Aubrey mentioned you'd downed quiet a lot of shots" she carefully questioned, a rather concerned look on her face.
"Oh…" falter "Oh… it's nothing. Nothing. Just tired"
Beca gave her a "yeah-bullshit" face but before she could press more, Jessie's head stuck out the door, Titanium blasting from behind him.
"Becauw! Come on, your favourite songs on, lets' dance!"
When Beca glanced back to the redhead, the normally impossibly happy friends' eyes were for a moment, etched in pain, before the wall was mended and a small spark returned.
"Go…" she smiled encouragingly,
"I'm coming back in a minute anyway… just getting some air".
Beca eyed off Chloe suspiciously and gave a small smile before going in for a rather uncharacteristic hug. She whispered,
"This isn't over. I want to catch up with you later" and a sigh escaped Chloe's lips for a third time. Chloe cursed herself as Beca walked back inside.
Looking to the heavens for the last time, she begged whoever was up there running the show, would make a way for all of this to be okay. She downed the red cup and made her way back into the party.
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Titanium was still blasting from the sound system and it added more weight to her already unbearably heavy heart; god how she hated that feeling, not being able to control it. But she did note the buzz the alcohol lessened it somewhat so she returned to the makeshift bar and made up another triple shot vodka punch, downing three more vodka shots while she made it.
"Whoo! My girl likes to drink!" hollered an extremely intoxicated Stacey while embracing Chloe into a bear-like hug.
"Tonight she does fo'shore" the red cheered.
"That's the spirit" the busty brunette smirked.
"But I think you need to get on my leval…levil… level!" she slurred before spitting out what she wanted to say.
"Skull it…" she ordered, pointing to Chloe's full cup.
"But…" Chloe began to protest before a finger was placed firmly over her lips and the cup was brought to her face.
"Skull it"
So for the third time that night, she downed her cup. Her tummy rolled unhappily but her heart was beginning to feel light and she smiled.
"Now, drink this…" Stacey instructed, pouring a clear liquid from a soda bottle into the now empty red cup.
"What is it?" questioned, sniffing the mix scrunching her face strength of the fumes.
"Stacey's Special Mix… and a wizard never revels tricks so just drink it and come to my level already"
Chloe shrugged, closed her eyes and took a gulp. She shuddered as the bitter liquid burnt its way to her stomach and she held back from throwing it all up. But soon a warmth began to fill her and her heart no longer weighed her down. She looked up at Stacey and grinned.
"This stuff…. This stuff is amazing" she squealed.
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