Beca turned 18 just before she went to college. She hadn't aged another minute after she turned. That's how the world worked now, but nobody could explain it. The only way you could age and grow old, was if you found your soulmate. The one and only person that you could grow old with. She had been dating one of her high school friends for 3 years. Things had been going well. They liked each other a lot and thought that they would be the right person for each other, but after Beca turned 18, they realized that Beca and Jesse were just better off as friends.
Still good friends, they realized that they were going to the same college. They both became very excited, and started planning things to do and what classes they would take. They had less than a week until they drove to their dorms at Barden, so they sat in Jesse's room playing his PlayStation.
"Do you think you'll meet 'The One' while in college?" Jesse asked as he mashed buttons.
"Probably not. I hear most people don't even find that person. I bet you I'm going to be one of them. If I do, it probably won't be for a while. A long while," Beca replied, sure of herself.
"Don't be such a Debbie Downer, you never know. There are lots of great people out there you know." Jesse added, "College has many opportunities."
"Yeah, I guess, but for now I just want to focus on the things that are important now. Like your character that I just killed, for instance." Beca said with a smirk, knowing Jesse hated when she beat him in his own games.
"Why do you have to be so manipulative."
Chloe was about to enter her senior year of college, and wasn't prepared for the real world. She had been very laid back last year, except for the Bellas. Bree still cried at night sometimes, from her performance at Finals. She was the only friend she had to hold her box of tissues. She knew Aubrey would do the same though, because she already had. When Chloe broke up with Tom, (when she realized that he was a total jerk) she didn't take it well. She thought he would be the one. But some things don't work out the way you want them to. So, she got over him. She was certain that this year would be special. Or she hoped.
She was gathering her things for her final year at Barden when her mother walked in her room.
"Ready?" her mom asked.
Chloe sighed heavily, "Ready." They walked out of their home and set off for Barden University.
When they arrived, Chloe met Bree outside of their dorm. They both squealed in excitement, they hadn't seen each other all summer.
They grasped for the other and enveloped into a giant bear hug, not releasing until her mom grabbed her suitcase and walked in without them.
"How was your summer?" Chloe asked.
"Very relaxing, I'll tell you about it more when we get settled in." She replied.
After they both had their things in the room, they grabbed the things they needed for the Activities fair. Chloe noticed that Aubrey was starting to shake in nervousness.
"Don't worry, we will get the right amount of people, and we will get good ones. I promise. This year will be great." she told her.
"But what if we don't? Will this be the end of the Bellas?" she looked on the verge of tears.
"I told you, this year will be awesome. Aca-awesome. I promise." she assured her.
She just sighed and continued handing out fliers.
Beca arrived at Barden with Jesse at a good time. It was almost noon time and the weather was nice. As she was grabbing her bags out of the back a girl walked up to her in a Barden uniform.
"Hi! Welcome to Barden University, what dorm?" She said with too much excitement.
"Uhh.. Baker hall I think." Beca told her.
"Okay, that will be that direction and on your left." She grabbed a whistle out of her pocket, " Here is your official BU rape whistle, only blow it if it's actually happening."
Beca gave her a weird look and stuck the whistle between her teeth. She started her walk to her dorm with her things and told Jesse to text her later.
When she walked inside her dorm, she notice the perfectly kept room, and her roommate.
"Hey, you must be Kimmy Jin, I'm Beca." She said, extending her hand. Kimmy Jin just stayed silent.
Okay, so she's gonna be that way… Beca thought. She didn't ask anything else and put her hands in her pockets awkwardly. She went over to her bags and threw them on her desk.
As she opened her laptop to her mixing program, her dad knocked on her door, "Campus Police, hide your wine coolers!" he said with a chuckle. She ignored him. "It's just your dad, making a funny. How did you get here?"
"I hitched a ride with Jesse. You can leave." Beca said, not amused.
"Okay, okay. I'm not trying to annoy you here, give me a break." her dad said, going on and on about what she should do while she was at Barden.
"Okay, I'll try all of those. Now I'm going to the activities fair." Beca said. Jesse had texted her saying that she had to meet his roommate.
She didn't hear what he had to say after that, because she left to quickly.
She met Jesse in the middle of the fair and he introduced her to his roommate.
"This is Benji." He told her.
"Hi-" Beca was cut off in the middle of the sentence.
He pulled a paper from her ear, then gave it to her. "I'm Benji." it said.
"Beca." was all she said after.
Jesse pulled Benji over to a group of guys called the 'Treblemakers'.
She was the 'Deaf Jews' table thinking it was a DJ group, What is this place?... She thought."Deaf Jews, eh?" A girl said as she walked up to her.
"Oh I'm not-"
"Alright boys, I'll give you my number," She said.
Beca walked away. What did I agree to?...
She kept on walking until she was interrupted. "Hi! would you like to join the Barden Bellas?"
The voice was angelic. She turned her head to be met with crystal blue eyes that she was sure could see into her soul. The girl gave her a paper that she looked at, not sure of what she was saying before. She took her eyes off the paper, the two girls running the stand were looking at her like they were waiting for something, she said the first thing that came to mind.
"Oh yeah, this is like a thing now, isn't it?" Score. That would work with almost any question. She was surprised she had been so smooth.
"Totes! We sing covers of songs, but we do it without any instruments. It's all from our mouths!" the girl said, she was so innocent that she didn't even realize what she said. Beca had to keep herself from laughing.
"So, are you interested?" She asked, pulling off the most adorable voice yet again.
Beca was left speechless again, "Uhh… I guess I'll think about it, but I don't really sing anyways." Shit… not smooth. Really? A Capella? That's so lame….
"Coolio!" the girl said again. Beca couldn't understand why she was pulled into this trance. It was just an innocent girl asking her to join her group. A girl with blue eyes that glisten in the light, and hair that couldn't fit anyone better. And that sun kissed skin.. What am I thinking? Why is she in my head so much? I don't even know her! Beca pushed the girl out of her thoughts and continued walking through the Activities Fair.
Beca was walking home from her class and listening to her music when she thought about her again. She couldn't get that girl out of her mind, no matter what she tried. she still hadn't told Jesse, because that would just turn into another 'clique possibility'. Once you got him started on those, you would never be able to get off the subject. So she hadn't mentioned it to anyone yet. She just tried to think of anything but her.
Until that thing that happened.
Beca had just finished her mix of '500 miles' and 'Titanium' and saved it to her computer. It was about 1 AM and she still hadn't showered. She grabbed her shower bucket and started her stroll to the showers in her robe, since nobody would even be awake at this time. She started to hum Titanium subconsciously louder and louder the closer she got to the showers. By the time she reached them, she was actually beginning to sing the words as well. She reached a stall and started singing louder. She turned on the water and started her usual shower routine. She was singing confidently now.
"You can sing!" The voice said.
Beca jumped and turned around to see that girl again, but now a very naked version. She tried to avert her eyes from roaming.
"Dude!" Beca yelled and shut the curtain that she had pulled back.
"How high does your belt go?" asked the girl, totally unaware of her personal space.
"My what? Oh my god…" Beca said, breathlessly.
"You have to audition for the Bellas." The girl said, staring directly into her eyes.
"I can't concentrate on anything until you cover your junk…" Beca said. It was true actually, the girl's body was very distracting. I shouldn't even be looking at her like this… What have I become? Beca thought.
"Just… consider it," the girl said, "one time, we sang backup for prince. His butt is so tiny that I could hold it with like, one hand." she held up one hand and gave her a little smile.
Beca's shampoo bottle slipped out from her hands and dropped to the floor. The look on her face must have been priceless.
"Oops!" The girl said. It would be nice if I could get a name… Beca thought.
"Seriously? I am nude…" Beca said.
"You were singing Titanium, right?" The girl asked.
Beca was amazed that she knew that song, "You know David Guetta?" She asked with a smile.
"Have I been living under a rock? Yes. That song is my jam." The girl said bobbing her head. She leaned forwards. "My lady jam." She said with a smirk
"That's nice…" Beca couldn't believe how open this girl was with someone she didn't know.
"It is… that song really builds." She had a look in her eyes that she didn't want to describe. Then she gave Beca a wink. She felt a feeling that she couldn't put a label on.
She pulled off a , "Gross."
"Can you sing it for me?" The girl asked.
Beca couldn't believe what was happening in this moment, "Dude, no! Get out!"
"Not for that reason… I'm not leaving here until you sing so…" the girl told her. She gave her an impatient look and stayed where she was. Beca ran through what she would do when she gave Beca a heavy sigh.
She knew she wouldn't be able to get out of this one, so she shyly turned around and nervously began,
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose.
Fire away, fire away.
The girls singing voice was more beautiful than any she had heard before.
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
Shoot me down, but I won't fall
I am titanium
Shoot me down, but I won't fall
I am titanium
They didn't break eye contact until Beca's eyes took a mind of their own and started to roam the girl's body. She realized quickly and looked at the ceiling.
The girl gave her a huge smile. There was no way she hadn't noticed. She kept a smirk on her face and started to walk out, "See you at auditions!" she said as she walked out.
Beca wasn't going to get her out of her mind very soon, she could imagine. And she most definitely didn't want to see what would happen if she auditioned.
Author's Note
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Tell me if I need to change anything, I'm a new writer. Anything helps! I'll try to update ASAP.