Aubrey shook her head as she organized the multiple stacks of papers sitting on the old fold out table in front of her. As they did every year, students old and new strolled though the spring activities fair at Barden university. It wasn't hard to tell who was returning, and who had just arrived for their first year in college. Some walked around as if they owned the place, some didn't seem to have left high school behind and were goofing off, getting dangerously close to knocking into the stand, which would cause quite the scene with Aubrey. And some, looked terrified at their surroundings. Walking around like lost puppies. The blonde smirked at them.
Yes. They were the smart ones. She looked up from her papers, to the girl next to her. The one that had been the cause of quite the head ache since the day started.
Chloe Beale. Red hair, ice blue eyes, angelic features. She drove the blonde nuts, but she loved her. She would kill and die for the bubbly redhead who stood with her eyes scanning the crowed of students.
At the moment though, she just wanted to kill her.
She looked up again, to see she had her eyes on someone. With a sigh she stepped over and bumped her shoulder, breaking her line of sight.
She gasped and looked at the blonde in disbelief. "Bree! Why did you do that?" She asked.
She chuckled, "Because genius." She started, "You are standing there, staring at people, like a creep. And we wonder why no one has stopped at our booth."
"I'm trying to get people over here." She said putting her hand up. "They aren't going to stop by on their own, get real Bree. It's Acapella."
Aubrey gasped dramatically. "Says the one obsessed with everything acapella." She smirked raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, I love it. You know that, but how many of these kids, do you really think are going to willingly stop here?"
As much as she hated it, she knew that Chloe was right. However, she still didn't approve of her method to get people to check out their booth.
"Just trust me," she winked as she turned back to the sea of students. Aubrey sighed as she watched the girls eyes scan the crowed before locking onto someone. She smirked as the person began to make their way toward the booth.
An hour later, they had spoke to a good handful of girls that seemed interested in auditioning. Aubrey was getting nervous, thinking they didn't have enough when she heard a slight intake of breath and she looked up to see Chloes expression was blank as she followed someone through the crowed.
Following her line of sight, her emerald green orbs landed on a girl slowly making her way through the mass of people. She didn't seem to be going anywhere in particular, nor did she seem to be very interested in any of the booths at all.
She was short, with brown hair, and dark blue eyes, her ears full of piercings, and at least 3 visible tattoos.
At first glance Aubrey wouldn't have ever given her a second thought. But not only could she see the look in Chloes eyes. She could feel the waves coming off of her.
As soon as she was within ear shot, Chloe stopped the girl.
If she could have focused on what they were saying, she would have. But, she was too busy tracking Chloes movements. Her hands were jittery, her breathing game out in quick little gasps. Nothing that the girl she was speaking too would ever notice.
She was smiling and talking to Chloe as if she had known her for years. It was when she saw the tremor go through the redhead, the one that made the her pupils seemingly tremble and grow in size. That she stepped over and subtly placed a hand on Chloes back. The other girl dropped her gaze and stepped back slightly.
"I didn't catch your name?" Aubrey said to the shorter girl, who was now looking questioningly at Chloe,
"Uh, it's Beca." She said and tore her eyes off of Chloe to look at her.
"I'm Aubrey." She said sticking out her hand, hoping that when she took it, she wouldn't feel the tremors going through it.
"Here." She said giving Beca a flyer. "I hope you can make it to auditions, but we really need to be going, it's getting late. Chloe, help me please?" She said.
To Beca her tone probably sounded normal, to Chloe though, she knew that Aubrey was fully aware of what just happened.
"Sure." Beca said hesitantly and Chloe looked up at her once more.
"It was nice to meet you." She said and wrapped her arms around the shorter girl in an unexpected hug.
Aubreys eyes grew and she held her breath, seeing Beca tense. Then, Chloe pulled back with a smile and though Beca seemed a little put off she smiled back and with a small wave. She walked away.
Chloe watched her go, and seconds later she felt a grip on her arm, pulling her away.
She didn't speak, as Aubrey pulled her across the quad to one of the dorm buildings, pulling her around behind it so they were alone.
"Chloe?" She asked cautiously.
The other girl looked up, her pupils fully dilated, only a sliver of the ice blue left.
"Damn it Chloe. You had already gone to far pulling people over to us." She said.
"God Bree, how long until you stop trying to control what isn't meant to be controlled?" She asked. "So what, I used a little compulsion to steer them towards us. Big deal." She sighed.
Aubrey folded her arms, knowing that Chloe compelling the people to approach the booth, really wasn't the biggest problem.
"And Beca?" She asked.
She watched as Chloe visibly deflated, and she looked up at Aubrey with guilt in her eyes.
"I don't know, I've never experienced that before. I knew she was there before I even saw her, Bree, and once I did, I couldn't take my eyes off of her." She explained.
Aubrey nodded.
"I...I didn't compel her to come over to us, I couldn't think clearly enough. She came over on her her own, and I couldn't help but stop her."
"You started shaking, Chloe, and your eyes..." Aubrey trailed off. "It could have gotten very bad, very fast."
Chloe looked down. "I know, I'm sorry."
"What is it you felt?"
She looked back up. "Everything." She said simply. "I felt everything, and I still feel funny. I could hear her heartbeat, and I could see the pulse in her neck." She said looking away.
"What else?"
She looked back. "I could smell her blood, and it was intoxicating, but I had no need to taste it. I have no need to...but, I became so hungry..."She trailed off, confusion feeling her voice.
"What is this, Bree?" She asked.
Aubrey smiled. "This, is the beginning of a giant freaking mess." She laughed.
"I want to see her again." Chloe said.
The blonde nodded. "I know you do. And you will, but maybe next time make sure you are full, in case anything happens. I can't believe you came out today, around all these people..." She scolded.
"I thought I could handle it. I was doing fine until I saw her." She almost poured.
"Still. Better safe than sorry. Your eyes are almost completely black, Chlo, and she noticed them changing." She said as she pulled held out her arm.
Chloe smiled at her great fully, "I'm sorry, I know you hate doing this outside the apartment." Chloe said regretfully as she gently took Aubreys wrist in her hands.
"You can make it up to me later." Aubrey said, her voice much softer than it had been.
With one last smile Chloe brought Aubreys wrist to her mouth and pressed her lips against it.
Aubrey smirked at the action before she felt the sharp pinch of Chloes fangs pierce her skin and her blood being drained. Chloe was always very gentle, and didn't miss a drop. Only taking a pint or so of blood before removing her lips and looking up at Aubrey who chuckled as Chloes fangs seemingly disappeared and she was left with perfectly straight and human looking teeth. The red head looked down as the bite mark left on Aubreys wrist faded away.
"Thank you, Bree." She said as the blackness in her eyes began to fade, and Aubrey was once more met with the crystal blue irises she had known for so many years.
"Anytime love. Now come on, let's get our stuff packed up and head home." She said and they made their way back out onto the quad walking through the crowed, unnoticed. Aubrey feeling slightly hungry, and a bit concerned about this Beca girl.
Chloe feeling full, happy and energized. Beca also on her mind. And how she couldn't wait to see her again.
A/N: this is going to be much different than what I have written so far! And I'm going to keep it as original as I can. Not the cliche vampire story. Obviously ;) please review, let me know your thoughts!
