Beca was working on a new mix when a sock hit her head. She slipped off her head phones, and turned around to see Kimmy Jin angrily looking at her.
"Door," the girl said.
Beca got up and opened the door to see a very bouncy redhead staring back at her.
"Hi Becs! I've been texting you, but you didn't respond, so I've invited myself over," Chloe pushed passed her into the dorm room. "Hi Kimmy Jin!" Chloe said, trying to be nice. The girl took one look at Chloe, put her laptop in her backpack, got up, and walked out the door.
"Sorry, I don't know why she hates me..." Beca apologized to Chloe, for her roommates behavior.
"I don't know either," Chloe said, smiling flirtatiously.
Beca didn't pick up on the flirting, though. She was inexperienced and naive when it came to romance, and she rarely picked up on the undertones of a conversation. Chloe sighed, the redhead had known Beca for four months now, and knew that she had a crush on the DJ, and she tried to flirt with her, but the younger girl never picked up on it. Chloe knew that Beca was also afraid of emotion, so she settled with being Beca's best friend and visiting the girl nearly everyday, in addition to seeing her at Bella's practices.
"So what're you up to, my small friend?" Chloe asked, teasing the girl about her height.
"Same as every other time I don't answer my texts and you invite yourself over," Beca deadpanned.
Chloe grinned, "Aww come on, you know you love it."
Beca blushed, she was never sure how to respond to her boisterous, red headed friend. Beca knew she had feelings for the girl, but with her inexperience in the romantic world, she had no idea how to convey that to Chloe.
"You're so easy," Chloe said, in response to Beca's blush.
Beca became a deeper red, "I'm not! I don't know why I do this, it's only around you! You're ruining my badass image," Beca said frustratedly, realizing after the fact the hidden implications of her statement. The DJ then turned an ever brighter red, if that was possible, looking down at her feet.
Chloe raised her eyebrow, "I'm the only one who can do this to you? Why's that?"
Beca continued to study her shoes, "I said I don't know."
Chloe loved making her friend uncomfortable. She thought the DJ was adorable when flustered. She decided to milk this small mistake in Beca's speech for all it was worth. Although, she thought she'd try and manipulate the DJ into flirting with her while she was at it. "There's no special person in my DJ's life that makes her nervous like me?"
"Chlo, you know I'm bad at that stuff, why would anyone make the effort it would take for me? Especially when I'm always with you! No one can take their eyes off you, let alone focus them on me."
"Oh?" Chloe was jumping inside, Beca had just indirectly called her pretty! "Although, I appreciate the compliment, if I were those people, I would notice you over me."
"No, you wouldn't."
"Becs, you're gorgeous. I know you try and downplay it every way possible, so that you never have to face your fear of emotion because someone likes you. However, despite your valiant attempts, yours truly has noticed you, and thinks you're beautiful."
"I don't hide anything! And I'm not afraid of emotions! Look, I'm angry right now!"
"You do try and hide. That's a statement, not a question. And let me revise my previous statement. Your fear of love, romance, and attraction."
Beca was not liking the direction this conversation was headed. This was unknown territory for the girl, and she didn't like it. "I'm not scared of it..I...I'm just...I don't...nevermind."
"You what, Becs?" Chloe asked softer now, knowing she was getting somewhere.
Beca stared at her shoes, and didn't answer.
Chloe waited for a full minute before she reached her hand up to Beca's cheek, forcing her head up. She smiled at the small gasp that escaped Beca's lips when Chloe touched her skin. The redhead was pretty sure Beca liked her, but she knew she had to get the girl to admit it, or else they would get no where.
"Becs, what're you scared of?" She said again.
"I just...I don't know how to do this thing."
"What thing?"
"The romance. The flirting, the touches, all of that, you know? When I like someone there's nothing I can do about it because I have no idea how to convey it. I don't even know what flirting is, and I'm what? A freshmen in college? I'm 19 for god sakes, and I haven't even had my first kiss," Beca finished quietly, embarrassed about her inexperience.
"Come here," Chloe commanded, patting Beca's bed where she was lounging. The brunette moved over to where Chloe was, sitting down next to her. Chloe was careful not to touch the DJ, because she didn't want to scare her away.
"What do you want to know?" Chloe asked gently.
"I don't know. I don't even know what to ask!" Beca said frustrated at her naivety.
Chloe pulled the tiny girl into her side, "Shh, it's okay to be new to something Bec. Let's start with the basics. Flirting is talking, but adding a hidden meaning to the conversation. Sometimes people use their expression, I'm really touchy when I flirt," Chloe felt Beca nod into her shoulder. "Guys are usually a lot less subtle about it then girls, and they generally use suggestive looks or words. Girls usually touch the boys, or girls, at any time possible during the conversation, and they flirt a lot more artfully. Kissing you'll learn with experience, it's not hard, and you're first kiss will probably find your lack of experience endearing. Do you want to know about sex?" Chloe asked, totally comfortable talking about this.
"No!" Beca said emphatically. Chloe chuckled at her squeamishness.
"Okay, okay, I'll stop there, do you have any questions about anything though?"
"I do...I have one," Beca said so quietly Chloe almost couldn't hear her.
"Yeah?"
"How do you know if you have a crush on someone, and if someone has a crush on you?"
"You get butterflies in your stomach when you touch. You love to look at them. You fantasize about them. And telling if the other person likes you, well sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith."
"Thanks, Chlo," Beca said quietly.
"Anytime, by the way why do you ask that last question?" Chloe disentangled herself from Beca. She had to change into her workout clothes, as she had planned on going for a run after visiting Beca. She grinned evilly when she realized she could use this opportunity to inflict severe discomfort upon her small friend. She got her clothes out, and started to change. She pulled her shirt over her head, but got stuck there. When she finally got her shirt off, she looked up to find Beca staring at her breasts which were covered with a bright red, lacy bra.
"You like what you see?" Chloe asked mischievously.
"Yes, wait no, I, no, sorry," Beca turned around, her face quickly turning red, and pretended to e working on a mix.
"Bec?" Chloe said. "Becs? Beca!"
"What Chloe?! I'm sorry that was wrong of me to stare, I should go. I need to go," Beca closed her laptop and stood up quickly.
"Beca!" Chloe yelled. Finally, the DJ stopped, looking at her. "I don't care, okay?"
"But you don't like me, it's weird. I shouldn't be doing that, your my best friend, and I don't want to mess up our friendship by..." Beca stopped abruptly realizing what she had been about to say.
"By doing what Becs?"
"By..by...I can't do this, Chlo," Beca looked so desperate, that Chloe decided to help.
"By liking me as more than a friend?"
Beca nodded, refusing to make eye contact with Chloe.
"Bec, what if I said the reason I told you about flirting was so that you would pick up on my flirting with you? And that I actually look at you, and your body, a lot as more than a friend. Would you be okay with that?"
"Why would you do that?" Beca asked, clearly very confused.
"Because you're beautiful, Bec. And I have a crush on you, which means I'm also sexually attracted to you," Chloe explained, her eyes flicking down to Beca's breasts.
Beca blushed, "Oh."
Chloe sat back down next to her DJ. "I'm going to kiss you now okay?"
Beca nodded, and as their lips connected she felt a shock reverberate through her body. It was only a short kiss, and Chloe pulled back smiling.
Beca noticed the smile, and immediately took it the wrong way, "Am I a really bad kisser?"
"No, and don't worry, I have loads of time to teach you," Chloe said kissing the younger girl again. This kiss was longer, and Chloe ran her tongue over Beca's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Beca opened her mouth, and Chloe and her tongues touched. Beca pulled Chloe closer, as the older girl ran her hands up Beca's sides, knowing she couldn't touch the girl the way she wanted to because of her inexperience, and she didn't want to move to fast for her.