A Perfectly Torn Sky
A Beca & Chloe Fic
Dedicated to a really special girl who reads Beca/Chloe fics. And who makes me smile pretty much all the time.
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Chapter 1
The sun rose quietly that morning and brought with it buckets of sunshine that poured into Beca Mitchell's dorm room. She lifted her head, still groggy from staying up late the night before cutting a new mix, and squinted out the window at the blue sky. Her chocolate tresses lay across her face in a disheveled mess and she groaned and pushed them out of her line of vision. It was only just after 6:30 AM and the girl would have much preferred to continue sleeping, but she had prior engagements. She and some of the Bellas had agreed to spend their springbreak doing charity work on campus and the group was supposed to meet up at eight in the Student Services building for assignments.
Yawning, Beca sat up in her bed and looked at Kimmy Jin's side of the room. It was pristine and immaculately well put together. The white walls almost seemed brighter over Kimmy Jin's black and white bedspread than they did above Beca's tan one. At least she'd gone home for the break, the DJ thought, as she stretched her arms over her head. The room was all her's for a week, and she was totally looking forward to it too.
A knock at the door startled her from her thoughts and she slipped out from under the comforter and padded across the plush rug in her short cotton shorts and halter top. Her eyes were still half closed when she pulled the door open and revealed Chloe Beale, dress in a pair of perfectly fitting jeans and a raglan style grey-and-navy baseball shirt. Her auburn hair lay in perfect curls all around her cheerful face.
"Beca," she said in her usually chipper tone, "You're still in your jammies?" Her porcelain hand reached forward and smoothed the twisted strap of Beca's shirt. "We have to be there in an hour and half, Sweetie."
The DJ blushed. It was usual for Chloe to call her pet-names, but she never really got over it. It was no secret that the two of them were close. They'd formed an instant bond the moment they'd met, and Chloe had wasted no time getting more acquainted. She was touchy with Beca as well, and it was common for her hands to silently caress the brunette's arm, or for her to wrap her in a quick embrace when they parted ways for the night. It was just the way the two interacted. Beca, while more withheld and elusive, adored the affection, and the redhead was well aware of that fact.
"I know," Beca replied sheepishly. "But I'm sleepy. And I still need to shower and get dressed." She stepped aside and let her friend come into her room, and then went to the closet. "Where's Aubrey?"
"She bailed last minute. Left this morning on a trip with her family to Bora Bora."
"No shit?" Beca's eyebrows lifted on her forehead. "Well what's that mean? Who's all going to be there today?"
The co-captain of the Bellas hopped up onto Beca's bed and kicked off her navy low-top Chucks. "You, me, Fat Amy and Lilly."
Beca nodded. "Oh. You gonna wait here while I shower?"
"Mmhmm."
The brunette slipped her fuzzy red robe off her hanger and held it up. "Close your eyes while I change?"
"Beca," Chloe rolled her eyes and then laughed. "I've seen you naked."
"I know but," Beca blushed again. "Please?"
The redhead lay down against her friend's pillow and then pulled the blankets up over her head until the other girl had safely slipped into her robe. Then she peaked her face back out and blinked slowly, proving that she too, was exhausted.
"You gonna nap while I shower?"
"Maybe."
Beca slipped down the hallway and into one of the dorm shower stalls. As she was lathering up her hair with her strawberry shampoo, she thought casually of how her best friend was cuddled up in her bed. She thought about the way Chloe's cheek had pressed against the mint green pillow case, and the way the tan comforter had blanketed her body. Beca found herself with the curious urge to climb back in there with her and fall back asleep for a while. Lately urges like this were happening more and more often. She couldn't stop entertaining the idea of getting closer to Chloe, and as she was drying off after her shower, she really didn't see why it would be such a big deal anyway. She'd finished showering a lot quicker than she'd thought she would, and as soon as she finished brushing her teeth, applying her make-up and partially towel-drying her hair, she headed back into her room.
Chloe was asleep. One of the things that Beca found absolutely fascinating about the girl was the way she could control her mood- Chloe was literally jovial from the moment she woke up to the moment she fell back asleep. It was just her nature. Beca slipped out of her robe quickly and exchanged it for some skinny jeans and a button up red-and-black plaid shirt. And then stood, with an hour to kill, in the middle of her room, watching her best friend's breathing lift and slowly lower her bed sheets.
They hadn't done this before. The most intimate either of them had been was last weekend when Beca had pulled her shoulder playing frisbee with the Bella's and Chloe sat for two hours giving her a shoulder massage so she could finish studying for her mid-terms. But as another yawn took her, Beca couldn't see the difference, and she pulled out her phone, set an alarm that allowed them forty-five minutes, and then crossed the room and climbed up onto her bed.
Chloe stirred as the blankets were pulled back and she sighed and opened her eyes. "Bec...?"
Beca held her breath and curled up with her back to Chloe's chest, the heat of the other girl both putting her to sleep and making her heart beat a little faster. "Go back to sleep," she whispered. "I set an alarm."
The redhead took a deep breath and for a moment, her breasts pressed against the other girl's back. Then she released the air and a stream of warmth tickled Beca's shoulder. "You smell amazing," she mumbled.
The DJ's breath got caught in her throat, but she wasn't given any time to relax before Chloe's arm slid around her and pulled her closer, the other girl's knees bending to exactly contour hers, her nose burying in Beca's damp hair. Her heart was thudding in her chest then and there was no way the other girl couldn't feel it. She heard herself say, "Chloe what are you doing?"
"Shh," was her response. "Sleep Sweetie."
It was nearly impossible though, as tired as she was, and so she just lay there in her best friend's arms, her pulse racing.
"Are you shaking?" Chloe whispered, her thumb slowly brushing Beca's arm. "You okay?"
"We're spooning."
"Yes."
"Why are we spooning?"
Chloe laughed lightly and Beca felt it against her spine. "Why not?"
"It makes me nervous."
"Oh?"
"Yeah."
Chloe took another deep breath and moved her hand from Beca's arm to her waist and pulled her back a little more. Then once they were pressed completely together, the redhead put her lips to Beca's ear and began to quietly sing to her. "The dawn is breaking… A light shining through.. You're barely waking and I'm tangled up in you…"
Beca swallowed, recognizing the song instantly to be Howie Day's "Collide". She sucked in a breath and then closed her eyes. Chloe's voice was a godsend, and there was no resisting it. She found herself singing along at the chorus and the two of them finished the song together, followed closely by one of Chloe's feminine yawns. She lay back against the pillow, where her breath pushed softly against Beca's neck once more, and fell into a soft sleep. Surprisingly enough, the brunette did the same right after, no longer able to withstand the pull of exhaustion, or the calm she felt in Chloe's arms.
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