Auditions were almost over, and still no sight of the tiny brunette that had, in two meetings, managed to capture at least a piece of Chloe's heart. Probably the whole thing, but Chloe was too out of her element to be sure. She had dated a few guys, even thought she had been in love once, but this was something entirely new. This was chemistry, lust, desire like she had never known before. She wanted Beca, she needed Beca. All Beca had to do was show up…Chloe had no intention of being shy about it. That wasn't her style. She was going to dive into this, whatever this was, head on. But Beca was nowhere in sight. After the last candidate butchered the closing notes of the audition song, Chloe's heart sank. Beca wasn't coming, which probably meant she didn't want to see her again. Hell, Beca was probably straight. Chloe was straight…wasn't she? No, Chloe was fluid. Chloe liked people, she had just never met a girl like Beca. She started to gather her stuff, Aubrey nattering away at her side about the potential new Bellas and such, when she caught a glimpse of Beca standing at the side of the stage. She looked so nervous, it was adorable.

"Wait!" Chloe practically screamed, "There's one more!" She flashed a warm smile at Beca, instantly melting Beca's heart and giving her the courage to walk across the stage.

"I, uh, didn't know we had to prepare that song…" Beca said uncertainly. The rest of the newbies had performed "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, but Beca hardly knew how it went.

"It's okay," Chloe reassured her, "sing whatever you want." Another soft smile from Chloe and Beca knew it was all over for her. She had to get into the Bellas, she had to get closer to Chloe. So she sat down on the stage in front of Chloe and Aubrey, and leaned over to grab the cup sitting on their table, making sure to give Chloe a good view of her cleavage. Chloe, of course, took notice and made no attempt to hide her stare until Aubrey, who had no idea what had happened or what was going on between the two girls, gave her a sharp elbow in the ribs. Chloe glared at Aubrey and motioned for Beca to begin. Beca started tapping out the beat to a song Chloe had never heard before but would later learn to be "Cups" by LuLu and the Lampshades, and Chloe thought it was amazing. Beca had incredible talent, which Chloe already knew, but the best part was how Beca didn't take her eyes off Chloe even once during the entire song. The sparks flying between them were visible to everyone in the room, but when the song was done Beca had to leave and Chloe had to go and debate the potential candidates with Aubrey. Beca stood up, with one last glance at Chloe, and something in her eyes made Chloe's heart jump. But maybe Beca just really wanted to get into the Bellas, Chloe chided herself. She knew that was unlikely, though, because Beca had made it perfectly clear that she thought a cappella was lame when she first met Aubrey and Chloe at the activities fair. So maybe she really had come for Chloe…or so she hoped. She had been doing a lot of that, lately. Hoping. Much more than she was used to, since she usually just let guys drift in and out of her life without putting much effort into her relationships with them. They never really caught her attention; they were more just a way to pass the time. Sure, she treated them well. She treated everyone well, she loved people. But none of them had been special. Beca, on the other hand, was so much more. Beca was special. And Chloe hardly even knew her.

Beca walked out of auditions and blew out a breath, relieved to have that over with. She was a little shaken up about almost missing it – her phone died so she had no alarm to wake her up, and yeah she probably should have plugged it in the night before but she didn't. Sue her. She hadn't exactly planned on coming to auditions anyway. Sure, she hadn't been able to stop thinking about Chloe – I mean hell, the girl was literally something out of her dreams. But she didn't know about all this a capella business. It seemed kind of lame to her – which is exactly what she had told Chloe at the activities fair. Which would explain Aubrey's look of confusion when she had walked out on stage today, and her disdain when she realized Beca could sing. Truth be told, Beca was a phenomenal singer and she knew it. She had just lied to Chloe and Aubrey that day to get out of the awkward situation. But after seeing Chloe's face light up as she walked into auditions, Beca was glad the feisty ginger had caught her in the shower that day. Beca normally despised people who had all the temperament of a bouncy, playful kitten but Chloe was simply intoxicating. So she had kind of maybe set some alarms to kind of maybe make it to auditions but somehow forgot to plug her phone in to make sure she actually made it on time. Hence the situation she had found herself in, which wound up working to her advantage if the megawatt grin on Chloe's face at the end was anything to go by. And to think, Beca had almost missed them.

She was abruptly snapped out of her reverie when she bumped into something solid that proceeded to laugh at her. She took her headphones off and glared at the offending person only to find it was none other than Jesse, the guy she interned with at the radio station.

"Hey, Beca!" He grinned cheerfully. "I saw your audition! Where did you learn to do that?"

"Just something I picked up." Beca muttered, looking away from him. She didn't really feel like fending off his advances right then.

"That was awesome! Maybe you can teach it to me sometime?" He asked hopefully. Jesse looked so much like a sad little puppy right then that Beca almost said yes out of pity. Fortuantely, her good sense took over.

"Uh, YouTube is a much better teacher than I am. Listen, I've gotta go, I'll see you at work." Beca started walking away from him, barely hearing him say something about seeing her later at hood night instead. She had no idea what the hell hood night was, and she didn't much care. All she wanted right now was a hot shower and some time alone with her mixing equipment.