Dave and Buster's on a Friday night was never a good idea, and logically Chloe knew that but she needed to be around people and that was the perfect place to do it. She had been in a funk lately and she knew it was because of the championship that was all but thrown away because of Aubrey- she didn't blame her, she understood that it wasn't something Aubrey could control but she couldn't help but feel down about it. She was going into her senior year and felt like a failure, so she decided to spend her night with her on and off again boyfriend Tom, drinking and throwing money away amidst hundreds of other people doing the same thing. They started their night off with a few drinks and a round of billiards that Chloe swore she could win. After beating Tom twice, which he wasn't happy about, they were ready to move on to the most exciting part of the night. They began to pack up when a bellow from Tom shook Chloe to her core. He had yelled over to a tall brunette boy, about their age, and a younger brunette girl who was with him. The two made their way over to Tom though it looked like the girl hated her life.

"Dude, I haven't seen you since Senior year of high school! How's it hanging man?" The older boy, who Chloe realized was the infamous Dave that played soccer with Tom in high school, was just as excited to see his old friend. The girl stood there with her arms crossed and a scowl showering her entire face.

"I can't believe it bro! Things have been great man, I'm in town cuz Beca is starting at Barden in the next week so my dad wanted me to show her around." Chloe perked up. This girl would be at Barden with her and maybe they could be friends? She turned to her and began to speak with such fervor that the smaller girl jumped.

"You're going to Barden? I go there now! I'm about to be a Senior but I'm happy to help show you around if you want!" Her excitability was almost endearing but Beca could in the moment care less. She was in a crowded place with what felt like thousands of screaming children, and a giant man-child that her father forced her to hang out with. In fact, if her father would just mind his own business in the first place and just deal with Sheila instead of butting his life into hers she wouldn't be here. She would be in California DJing.

"Uh, I mean, yeah I start in a week for the Fall semester but I like, don't need you to follow me around it's really OK." She did her best to deter the red-head but she was persistent.

"Oh no worries, I really wouldn't mind. It's a huge campus and you really have to know your way around to survive." Beca controlled her eye rolling as best she could and agreed halfheartedly. Tom suggested that the girls go play some games while the 2 "men" caught up. Beca only scoffed and took her brother's credit card.

"Whatever." Was all Chloe could hear as she walked away, figuring it was best to follow her than stand there and listen to god knows what kinds of conversations the guys would have.

"So, do you know what you're studying?" Chloe pried, not knowing how to hang out with someone without learning about them. Chloe stood there silently waiting for an answer but Beca just kept playing the ball toss game that currently kept stealing all her tokens.

Figuring it would be a long night, she took up the chair next to Beca and began playing the same game. She won 40 tickets with the first toss of the ball. Beca did her best to ignore the whir of the machine but found it increasingly difficult as Chloe kept winning with each toss.

"Are you purposely kicking my ass or are you doing it just for fun?" She quipped, side eyeing Chloe. The red-head beamed at the interaction.

"We could make this interesting. Let's find a game where we can go against each other. If I win, you answer my questions. If you win, you can be all moody and silent and I won't bother you." Beca couldn't back down from a challenge, it was in her blood to compete.

"Deal. Air hockey?" The older girl practically jumped up to run to the table that was across the entire building. Beca did her best to keep up, realizing cardio was not her forte. Chloe swiped her card and the machine came to life, the puck floating across the plastic cover of the table.

"Ready?" She asked, as she grabbed the puck and positioned it on her side. Beca nodded and with a simple thrust of Chloe's wrist the puck was in motion. Beca did her best to keep her eye on the orange circle but Chloe was faster, making a point only a minute in.

"Shit!" she exclaimed. She wanted to point out the height difference and long limbs gave her an unfair advantage but decided against it. She tossed the puck down and shot it across as hard as she could, wincing at the sound plastic on plastic made as it smashed into Chloe's mallet. The puck went flying across and Beca expertly blocked it this time, sending it zig-zagging to Chloe's side. The satisfying 'Ka-ching' as it went into the goal made Beca beam with pride.

"1 to 1. Let's go Red." Chloe couldn't help but smile at the new nickname. The two girls played for another 20 minutes. Now tied at six-to-six the girls were fully engaged and ready to win what felt like a crazy epic battle. Names were being thrown across the table so fast and so randomly that they couldn't keep up.

"Just one more point and I win!" Chloe boasted, knowing very well it would agitate Beca. She also knew that Beca only needed one more point but hoped that talking crap to her would throw her off her game. While Beca didn't reply, the ruse worked and she missed blocking the final shot. Chloe won the game seven to six, completing her victory with a little dance around the table, causing Beca to turn bright red.

"Now I get to know all about you!" She mocked, grabbing Beca's hand and dragging her to a table. She sat her down and walked to the bar, ordering them drinks and nachos.

"I'm not 21 yet" Beca mentioned, as she took the drink. Chloe put her finger up to her lip and winked.

"I know that, but they don't. Just enjoy, I promise you won't get in trouble." Beca wasn't worried about herself getting in trouble more so than she was afraid of Chloe getting in trouble. She took the drink gingerly and reveled in the way the alcohol burned her throat.

"So, do you know what you'll be studying?" In Beca's defense Chloe had asked her as soon as she took a sip so her response was just a shake of her head, of course Chloe followed up with another question without skipping a beat.

"Do you sing?" Beca almost choked.

"No. Not a singer at all." Chloe was visibly upset by that.

"Are you sure? You seem like the type to sing. I'm in an Acapella group at Barden, we're called the Barden Bellas and we're looking for girls to join."

"I didn't realize Acapella was like, a real thing." Beca smirked as she took another sip of her drink.

"Oh totes, it's amazing. Every sound we make is directly from the mouths of extremely talented girls." Chloe blushed just the slightest when she realized how it sounded once she said it aloud, but not being the one to be embarrassed by anything sexual, she went with it. Beca had to force the image of what Chloe would look like naked and moaning underneath her from her mind.

"Yeah no offense but that sounds kinda lame and I don't sing so, sorry." She hadn't meant to be brash with her but she had to push the thought of singing and Chloe from her mind.

"Okay it's totally cool! So, what's your favorite color?" Beca finished her drink before answering.

"I don't have one. Next question." Chloe was baffled, everyone had a favorite color!

"Not accepted, you have to have a favorite color. Everyone does! Why don't you think about it and I'll get us more jiggle juice." Beca could only laugh at the statement while she tried her best to think about a color. The only thing that she thought of was black and that's what she stuck with.

"Black." She retorted when Chloe sat back down with drinks. Chloe gave her a look and just sighed.

"That's not even a color. But I'll let it slide. Okay next question. Want to go play another game against me?" It wasn't the only thing Beca wanted against Chloe, but she agreed and let her competitive side come out.

The girls spent the entire night drinking, playing games, and getting to know each other. Beca was no light-weight so after as many drinks as they had, they were both considerably inebriated. Tom found them face to face in a robot boxing match that they demanded be finished before he could tear them apart. Tom took Chloe back to her dorm and Dave took Beca back to their hotel room.