Aubrey and Chloe stood together in the sorority house, getting things ready for the new arrivals. Aubrey was stressing as usual, skimming through the list of applicants for this year, worrying that they wouldn't be up to EKO standards. There were very few people that fitted Aubrey's extremely high standards. Chloe barely even fit them, but her bubbly personality and need to please people worked well with Aubrey's constant need to be in control.
"So I hear there'll be a legacy joining us this year?" Chloe piped up out of nowhere.
"Yeah, her mum was an amazing sorority sister so I have high hopes for her" Aubrey said looking over the information she had on the soon to be sorority sister. There wasn't much more than the fact she was a legacy. But that put Aubrey in high spirits as her mum was bound to have her up to scratch.
"Oh, I'm sure she'll be great" Chloe said, "any information on any of the others?" she asked curiously, secretly hoping that maybe she'd find a girl for her own pleasure.
"There's no one that really seems up to standards" Aubrey drawled.
"Bree, hardly anyone ever meets your standards, you have to give people a chance" Chloe cooed sweetly.
"Chloe, this is serious. We can't have some girls coming into our sorority that aren't willing to commit fully. I know you don't take this as seriously as I do, and this might all be a joke in your mind but we have a reputation to uphold and I, for one, am not keen on letting that slide" she said, turning to face Chloe. Her hands on her hips and her face painted with a pout.
"Bree, I'm sure we'll get amazing girls. And we'll make sure they're up to scratch and fit your standards" Chloe said getting up to place a reassuring hand on her shoulder, knowing Aubrey didn't mean what she was saying. Stress made her crazy, and Chloe knew this. So anything that was said during these heated moments Chloe let slide. This was a thing Aubrey really loved about her.
"I know Chloe, you're right. You know how I can get though! I just want to make everyone proud and live up to standards. And if you're asking about the other girls so you can find another little sex toy, think again. You are not corrupting any of these girls with your dirty mind" Aubrey said mockingly.
"But Bree" Chloe whined, "It's been too long, and no one else around here is willing"
"More like, everyone else around here has already had a piece of you" Aubrey smirked.
"Yeah, yeah. Same thing. So tell me. Are there any super-hot girls for me?" Chloe said fluttering her eyelashes in the hope of getting Aubrey to divulge some information.
"Chlo', I'm serious. You are not in any way corrupting any of these girls. I mean it." She said as she put the lists of applicant away and into a locked drawer where she knew Chloe had no hope of getting into.
"Ugh. Fine. "Chloe said accepting defeat.
As Beca was getting out of the car and arriving at the place that would be her home for the next few years, the last thing her mother said to her before she left rang in her mind…
"The thing is Bec, I was a sorority sister when I was at college, and a pretty damn good one at that. So that kinda means you're my legacy. And now you have to join the sorority and live up to the expectations had of you"
As if it wasn't bad enough she was being made to go to college, but then having to join a sorority too? Someone had it out for her for sure. What did she even have to do in a sorority? How do they work? Oh god will she be forced to socialise and make friends? These were her main worries as she entered the building soon to be her home.
Beca was never one for friends, or relationships. Or anything that involved caring for someone other than herself. It wasn't that she was selfish, it was just the people always seemed to leave. And there's only so much of that a person can take. Beca intended to go to college and work hard enough to keep her parent off her back. Not join a sorority and actually interact with other human beings.
Beca walked into the dorm where she would stay until she had completed rush. Before she knew it she heard a loud excitable scream and was being pulled into a tight hug by a taller woman, making Beca incredibly uncomfortable from this unexpected and unwanted embrace. The taller brunette finally let her go, giving Beca a chance to look and see who it was invading her personal space.
"I'm so glad you're finally here Beca. I'm Stacie, I'm pledging EKO too. We're gonna be sisters. Aren't you so excited?" Jumping up with excitement expecting this excitement to come out from Beca too.
"Wow" she finally moves in the room and sits on an old rickety bed in the rotten room.
"Accommodation sucks in here" muttering to herself as she observes the room.
"You're a legacy I cannot believe I get the honor of pledging with a legacy. This is too good to be true." Stacie says moving closer to where Beca was sitting "I bet your mom has told you everything about being the best sister you can be."
Beca turns round and sees a desk at the end if the room at seeing this she decides to go over to it and set up her laptop so she could go into her world full of music and escape this stranger and her excitement.
"What is it lie growing up as a legacy? I bet it's amazing all the parties with all the sisters that your mom made when she was here. I cannot wait to see all the other girls that are pledging." She follows where Beca had moved too spying on what she was doing. and seeing Beca setting up her laptop on the desk.
"I haven't heard what they do for hazing here. Did your mom ever tell you what it's like? There's nothing I won't do to get in, I've wanted to be part if this sorority practically my whole life. I already know we are going to be close sisters." She perches herself on Beca's bed staring at her excitedly and intrigued what she is doing.
Beca loads up a screen on her laptop and opens up a mix she had been working on while on her journey to college, she didn't like being forced to have to be there and hearing everything the taller brunette was telling her she could tell she would hate being part if a sorority. The only thing keeping her sane right now was that she could find peace in her music.
Before Beca could react she was being dragged by her roommate, what was her name again? Obviously she had to start paying more attention, from her space at her desk and her music to god only knows where. As Beca tried to straighten herself out and look less like she was about to be murdered by this overly happy girl she heard her saying something about pledges and sisters and houses. 'This is it' Beca thought, my life is over.
Aubrey paced nervously as she waited for the pledges to arrive. There was a lot resting on maintaining the reputation of the sorority and she wasn't going to let anyone down now.
"Jeez, Bree. Will you stop pacing like a maniac, you're killing me here." Chloe groaned as she watched her best friend, pretty sure she would pace a hole through the floor at any moment.
"I'm sorry Chlo', you know I always stress. This is my way of letting it out"
Just as Chloe was about to reply and tell Aubrey to stop being uptight, she was interrupted by a rather, what would the word be? Large blonde barging through the door.
"What up twig bitches? The names Amy, but you can call me Fat Amy." She was then followed by a wide eyed Chinese girl who muttered something incoherently, neither girl having any idea what it was but both being slightly alarmed. One by one the pledges started to arrive. None of them seeming to meet Aubrey's high standards. Despite the fact she knew how many girls would be coming, Aubrey was still immensely disappointed by the number of girls.
Beca and Stacie were the last to arrive. As Beca entered the house and saw all of the people she knew this was going to be hell. Just as she and Stacie walked through the door Chloe caught a glimpse of Stacie and was instantly attracted to her. She knew that she would need to get to know her more, sooner rather than later.
Once Aubrey was sure all the pledges had arrived, she cleared her throat to gain their attention; "Okay, now that you're all here, I hope. We're basically going to be speaking to all of you and finding out which of you will be suitable sorority sisters" she said, "Okay, instead of standing there like spare parts, get to it. Socialise."
Socialise? Really? Beca already knew this whole sorority thing was going to kill her. Literally. Just as she was thinking about sneaking out before anyone noticed her, she was approached by a rather bubbly looking blonde. "Alright shorty didn't know they let 12 year olds into sororities these days" she said looking more than pleased with herself at that joke.
"Uh, yeah. Short jokes are always fun." Beca droned.
"I see I hit a nerve there, shorty" the rather too happy looking blonde continued, "I'm just messin' y'know. No need to look like you'll bite my ankles" she smirked.
"I'm just going to go over here now." Beca replied, walking away before the blonde, who she was sure said something about being called Fat Amy, could make any more height jokes.
Just as Beca thought she was safe to sneak out and forget this torture ever happened, she was approached by the tall blonde who, if she remembers rightly, introduced herself as Aubrey. "Doesn't look like you're doing much socialising" she called as Beca almost made her escapes. "I, uh, was just looking for someone to socialise with" Beca replied hoping this would be over soon. "Well, I guess it's your lucky day, here I am." Aubrey said as she looked the girl up and down. She definitely wasn't sorority material. From her dark eyeliner and those ear spikes. To her complete disregard for any colour in her clothing. She was definitely not what Aubrey wanted. "Okay then…" Beca said as she saw the taller girl staring her up and down. "So, are you going to continue being rude, or will you tell me your name?" Aubrey drawled. "I'm, um Beca… Beca Mitchell" she replied hesitantly, knowing that the girl would recognise her name. Aubrey stood there with her mouth agape. This was her legacy. The only girl she thought was going to pull the sorority together. This girl who looked like she was more interested in killing people than making friends. "Oh, like the Beca Mitchell? As in the legacy?" Aubrey stared intently as she watched Beca reluctantly nod her head. 'Can this get any worse?' Aubrey thought. She reached out a hand to Beca who reluctantly shook it "Since you're a legacy, we can't possibly refuse you. So welcome to EKO Beca."
Once Aubrey had finished her whole speech about the girls socialising and whatever else she rambled on about, Chloe made her way over the attractive brunette she set eyes on earlier. She was speaking with one of the other pledges, so Chloe waited patiently until there was no one else around her to make her move.
Stacie was standing talking to a rather strange Chinese girl, Lilly she's sure was her name. She was sure she heard the mention of burning dead bodies in the sentence that was just said, but then out of nowhere she saw her. The girl of her dreams. Perfect body, perfect hair, perfect face, perfect everything if Stacie had any say in it. She saw the gorgeous redhead approaching her as Lilly disappeared. As the redhead got closer she could feel her heartbeat quicken. Nerves? Impossible. Stacie never got nervous, especially not around girls. Just as she was trying to wrap her head around this strange nervous feeling she noticed the girl causing her nerves directly in front of her. "Hi, I'm Chloe, and you are?" she said outstretching her hand. Stacie was finding it difficult to form a response to the simplest question ever. Up close she was even more perfect. Her eyes were the most blue eyes she'd ever seen, and don't even get her started on that smile. "Um… Stacie. I'm Stacie." She eventually replied shaking the girls hand. "You know, you're really beautiful." The girl said as she got a pen and started writing on Stacie's hand. "Here's my number, I think we should go out sometime." And with that she left, winking at her as she walked away. Leaving Stacie there wondering what on earth had happened, and wondering if she would seem too keen texting her right now.
A few hours had passed and Aubrey had now spoken to every girl that had arrived to pledge EKO. Not a single girl that showed up fitted in with the standard of the sorority. She knew this was going to be an incredibly tough year she now had to choose 10 girls to shape into the perfect sorority girls. Not to mention that the legacy she was counting on would be of no use to them. Although Aubrey couldn't seem to shift her thoughts away from Beca since she met her. There was something about this girl that was driving her crazy making her want her. She wasn't one to get feelings like this normally especially not over a girl that looks the way Beca does. There was no way she was able to ignore it these feelings were there.