Beca felt like she was staring out into the ocean. The ocean on a calm day, the setting sun reflecting beautifully off of the sea in front of her making it glow. But she was not looking at the ocean but at two alluring eyes, she knew she was staring but she didn't care it was the first time she was moments from exploding to now mellow. She noticed the red heads lips moving and then curving into a smile, her red hair bouncing slightly when she talked. She noticed the girls smile falter and a frown start to form on her face.

"What did you say?" Beca said in a slightly harsh tone.

"I said, I'm sorry for startling you" She said her eyes lighting up again, "I'm not great with introductions, can we start again?" She said smiling brightly.

"Whatever" Beca mumbled lowering her eyes from the girl. If the girls smile was any brighter it would be blinding.

"Hello, I'm Chloe" She chirped holding out her hand "What's your name?"

"Beca" Beca said tucking the mail under one arm and the other shaking Chloe's hand. The brief skin contact sent a buzz through Beca, Chloe was warm and her hands were soft. They stood shaking hands for a lot longer than was considered normal, Beca was the first to drop her hand and stood awkwardly crossing her arms.

"I guess we're neighbours!" Chloe beamed taking a step towards Beca, "I think we're going to be really fast friends" She said placing her hands on Beca shoulders squeezing slightly, Beca looked from one shoulder to the other than back up at Chloe's face.

"Is that so?" Beca said sarcastically taking half a step back, Chloe giggled slightly shaking her head. Beca had to refrain from smiling trying to keep her calm and collected persona.

"Of course!" Chloe said tracing her hands down Beca's arms. "I thought I recognised you from somewhere, so I thought I might as well introduce myself and maybe it will jog my memory!"

"Hmm I think you have me confused with someone else." Beca said looking at Chloe's hands dangerously near her wrists, Chloe withdrew her hands completely and with one started to stroke her chin like she was thinking.

"Well I'm pretty sure you were the brunette from earlier eyeballing me"

Beca's eyeballs nearly popped out of her skull, damn she knew she was staring but she didn't think she made it obvious! Luckily Chloe let out another giggle sending shivers through Beca. Beca tried to keep her embarrassment bay but she knew she was blushing.

"I don't think that was me" Beca said trying to keep calm to which Chloe shrugged.

"Maybe not, I mean you are a lot cuter" She said winking. If Beca was blushing before she was beetroot red now. She tried to say something but only splutters came out, Chloe did giggle but her eyes screamed panic.

"I'm sorry" She mumbled putting her head in her hands "Gosh you must think I'm so weird!"

"No why would I think that?" Beca said every word laced with sarcasm. Chloe's head shot up scrunching her nose.

"Shut up!" She said lightly slapping Beca's arm, Beca feigned pain grabbing her arm and wincing. "See we are already bonding!"

"Hey you just slapped me!" Beca said smiling, "That's not a friendly that's a bullying!" She said grinning like a little kid.

"I am not a bully!" Chloe's gasped putting her hand on her chest for effect.

"God you are weird" Beca muttered, Chloe just narrowed her eyes at Beca still smiling.

"I best be going in now" She gestured to the door where a lady was shouting for Chloe. "Will I see you at school tomorrow?"

"You might do" Beca said shrugging her shoulders smiling, Chloe beamed slightly bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"Goodnight Beca" She said turning to walk away with Beca doing the same, before the entered her house Chloe leaned back on the door and waved to Beca. Beca waved back slightly before opening her door and walking inside. Beca kicked off her shoes walking into the kitchen where her mother was dishing out the dinner.

"What's put you in a good mood?" Beca's mom asked putting the plates full of food on the table, Beca's arm shot up to her mouth to feel her smile, internally cursing herself for grinning so much.

"Nothing" Beca said sitting down to eat her tea, her mother eyeing her from across the table.

"Really?" She said tucking in, "It's nice to see you smile for a change rather than that frown you wear constantly"

Beca stuck out her tongue and started to eat her tea which was surprisingly edible, the two sat in silence both finishing at different times. Beca retired to her room for the evening, turning on her laptop creating a few mixes almost forgetting about the strange redhead from earlier.

*.*.*.*.*

Beca awoke with a start, Stacie had text her to say she was setting off in five minutes and Beca was nowhere near ready. She dashed around her room putting on the first thing she saw which was a plaid shirt and jeans, she heard beeping and faint music from outside which had to be Stacie. Beca ran downstairs nearly tripping over her own feet, she grabbed a slice of toast and rushed out to Stacie. She did glance over to Chloe's house but figured that she would make her own way to school and regardless, she hardly knew her so it would be a bit weird to ask a girl she just met a ride to school.

"Any time today Mitchell!" Stacie shouted from her car so Beca decided to walk at a frustrating slow pace. "I'm going to get out and drag you in the car if you don't hurry up!"

Beca strolled up to the car opening the door and slid in, Stacie was glaring at her for being so annoying. She reached over and took the remaining bit of toast from Beca hand and stuffed it in her mouth.

"What are you doing?" Beca half shouted at Stacie

"Payback for taking so fucking long" Stacie growled speeding off down the street. "Now I'm going to have to speed to get to school on time you asshole!"

"Oh please it's like you've never been late before!" Beca said grabbing the dashboard.

"Well unlike you I actually want to graduate this year and leave school." Stacie said matter-of-factly. Beca mouthed Stacie's words back to her mockingly which earned her a slap on the arm. They both broke into laughter moments later.

"So did you find out who moved in next door?" Stacie asked turning into the school car park "Is it a cute guy?"

"No it's not" Beca said "It's a girl actually"

"Oh yeah?" Stacie asked questioning Beca "Is she cute?"

"She's not my type Stace" Beca said exiting the car, "But yeah she's cute"

Stacie just sighed leaving the car and locking it, Beca left out the part that the new neighbours was in fact the red head from the theatre and that she was in fact Beca's type. She left it out because Stacie would try and try to get them together even though Chloe is probably straight. Stacie did it before and the poor girl ended up moving schools. They both parted ways and promised to meet up at lunch, Beca walked to her Business Studies class hoping it wouldn't be a big class like it was last year.

Beca entered the classroom thankful that the table at the back corner was free, she walked over slumping her bag under the desk staring out of the window, she figured she must be early as only a few people where in the classroom. Moments passed until she felt a small tap on her shoulder, wondering why someone would be tapping her on the shoulder she turned around with a death glare only to be stopped by two bright eyes.

"Hey!" Chloe greeted with a smile, "Can I sit here?" Beca looked around the classroom noticing free tables where Chloe could have sat, why would she want to sit next to her?

"Why?" Beca said to which Chloe's smile faltered, "I mean it's like an unwritten rule that no one sits next to me." Chloe's facial expression changed into a mischievous one.

"Well rules are made to be broken." She said sitting down next to Beca.

"Really?" Beca said flicking one hand in the air, to which Chloe sat smugly. "You're not going to move are you?" Chloe shook her head "Thought so." Beca exhaled this was going to be a long two hours. They sat in silence for a while waiting for the teacher to arrive, Chloe doodling on her notebook and Beca staring out of the window.

"So what else do you study?" Chloe asked breaking the silence.

"Erm music and photography" Beca said facing Chloe,

"They're pretty cool subjects, are they really fun?" Chloe said swinging her whole body around to face Beca.

"Are you kidding?" Beca scoffed "I suppose so." Beca said looking at the confused look on Chloe's face.

"So what do you want to be when you leave here?" Chloe asked resting her arm on the back of the chair.

"What are you a careers advisor?" Beca asked to which Chloe giggled.

"I just want to get to know you" Chloe said smiling resting her hand over Beca's on the desk. Beca tensed up at the movement but it went unnoticed by Chloe. "We are neighbours, and it wouldn't hurt to make new friends here." She added a squeeze to Beca's hand after finishing that sentence.

"Okay" Beca agreed, she silently cursed herself. 'Why did I just agree like that? Normally I would have laughed in the persons face and told them to look somewhere else if they wanted a friend' Beca thought. She was confused did Chloe really have that much of an effect on her that saying 'okay' came naturally out of her mouth without thought?

"Great!" Chloe said excitedly clapping her hands, Beca couldn't help but eye her suspiciously then laugh at her weirdness. "You know Beca the whole idea of getting to know someone is you ask the other person questions as well." Chloe said smirking.

"Oh right, you see I'm knew this" Beca said gesturing from Chloe then back to her. "The friends I have now where people who I tried to avoid but they kept stalking me and now I can't get rid of them" Beca said with a smirk, Chloe just laughed shaking her head.

"I doubt that" Chloe said biting her finger which sent ripples of something Beca never felt before through her body.

"It's true ask them yourself" She said automatically trying to keep her calm.

"Oh I will, can I sit with you at lunch today?" Chloe said hopefully.

"Won't you of had enough of me by lunch?" Beca asked, "I'm not exactly a fun person."

"I don't think so" Chloe said grinning, "You are keeping me entertained."

"Thanks I guess." Beca said trying to suppress a smile, "But what do you study?"

"Oh well I'm studying Math, English and Psychology." Chloe said beaming, "I don't know what I want to do yet but I'll figure that out later." She smiled and turned to face the front of the classroom.

The teacher had walked in and had started teaching but no matter how hard Beca tried to concentrate she just couldn't. Chloe's hair was like fire in front of her eyes, the sun was shinning on it making it glow and every time she moved her curls would bounce slightly.

"Beca Mitchell are you listening?" The teacher shouted at Beca making her blush violently, she quickly ducked her head and started to work. Chloe glanced at Beca smirking, she knew Beca was staring but wasn't irritated by it.

The rest of the lesson went by uneventful only slight interactions with the pair but after being caught out earlier Beca made sure not to stare at Chloe again. The bell finally rang and Beca started to clear away, Chloe had already packed her books away and was waiting for Beca nervously ringing her hands. Beca finally looked up to see the nervous Chloe.

"Are you okay?" Beca asked to which Chloe nodded. Beca smiled and nodded and went to walk past Chloe but she grabbed Beca's arm.

"Would you mind if I stayed with you for lunch?" Chloe asked hopefully. All Beca could do was smile she nodded to which Chloe grinned slightly squeezing Beca's arm. The both walked to the cafeteria passing by year photos which Beca had to keep dragging Chloe away from before Chloe could find her on one.

Beca walked through the cafeteria doors with Chloe by her side, brushing their hands accidently against each other as they walked past the rectangle tables with kids throwing food at one another.

They got to Beca's table which she would always sit for lunch, Jesse was already there but he was too busy on his phone to notice Beca walking up. Beca held up one finger to Chloe so that Chloe knew to wait a moment, Beca leaned over the table and snatched the phone out of Jesse's hand.

"Hey!" He screamed scrambling out of his chair. "Give it back Beca"

"No!" She said walking backwards looking at his phone. "Who are you texting? Is it Aubrey?"

"Give it back!" Jesse said snatching for the phone but Beca kept squirming away from his grip. Chloe was giggling at them both until Beca accidentally walked backwards into Chloe accidentally standing on her foot.

"Ouch!" Chloe said to which Beca spun around.

"Oh shit are you okay?" Beca asked with genuine concern, Jesse seized his opportunity and took his phone back from Beca.

"Thank you!" He gasped, "You are a real jerk!" Beca just shrugged.

"What are you two doing?" Stacie called walking up to her friends. "Oh hey, Beca who's the fresh meat?"

Beca looked to Chloe who had scooted so close to Beca that she could feel her slightly trembling. Beca automatically put her hand on Chloe's upper arm to calm her nerves, Chloe seemed to relax into Beca's touch which made her slightly smile.

"Stacie this is Chloe" Beca said pointing form Stacie to Chloe, "Chloe this is Stacie"

"Hey!" They both said beaming at each other as they shook hands.

"Are you three going to stand their while I eat my sandwich or are you going to sit down?" Jesse said moodily.

"Oh yeah Chloe this is Jesse" Beca said pointing to Jesse, "He is actually the jerk not me" She said to which Chloe chuckled.

"Hey Chloe wasn't you that girl at the theatre?" Jesse asked shaking Chloe's hand as the girls sat down. To which Stacie gasped at the realisation of what Beca said to her the other day.

"Oh yeah that was me" Chloe said smiling slightly.

"Are you trying out for the show?" he asked to which Chloe shrugged.

"I'm too scared to sing my own." She said bluntly taking out her lunch.

"Well can you sing?" Jesse asked to which Beca rolled her eyes,

"I like to think I can." Jesse sat back smugly looking from Beca to Chloe.

"Well now you don't have to be scared to do this on your own" Jesse began leaning forward again. "I will sing with you" he grinned to which Beca scoffed. Of course Jesse would jump at the chance to get close to a pretty girl.

"Really thank you!" Chloe said giddily grinning at Jesse, Beca did feel slightly disappointed for some reason but she didn't understand why.

"Maybe Beca might join us." Jesse said, Beca huffed eating her sandwich looking to Stacie hoping she would get him to shut up but she was staring intently at Chloe almost as if she was trying to work her out.

"Do you sing Beca?" Chloe asked turning to face Beca, eyes burning into the side of Beca's face.

"No and I won't do this stupid show!" Beca said looking at anywhere but Chloe.

"She can Chloe" Jesse said looking at his phone again. "Maybe you get her to change her mind."

"Oh I'll try" Chloe said somewhat suggestively that made Beca slightly blush.

"How are you enjoying the school Chloe?" Stacie piped up resting her head on her hands.

"Oh yeah it's great" She said looking at Stacie but keeping her body turned to Beca. "It's nice to get to meet some great people!"

"Why did you move here?" Stacie asked to which Chloe tensed up.

"Oh my dad got a new job." Chloe answered her smile had faltered, Beca looked at Stacie to get her to change the subject.

"Oh okay" Stacie said to which Beca breathed a sigh of relief. "Where do you live?" Beca glared at Stacie, what was she doing interviewing Chloe.

"It's funny actually" Chloe said now turning her whole body to face Stacie. "I live next door to Beca!"

This was news to Stacie, Beca had found something interesting in her sandwich because she would not look up from it. How could Beca lie to Stacie? Chloe was Beca's absolute type right from her red hair to her un-manicured nails probably due to her nerves from starting a new school.

"Oh really" Stacie said leaning forward, "Beca never mentioned" Chloe's face dropped again

"With good reason" Beca mumbled, "You would scare her off Stacie"

"No I wouldn't" Stacie said shaking her head. "Hey Chloe do you want to come to the football game tonight?"

"Oh no Stacie" Beca began before Chloe answered. "She's probably got other things to do"

"Was I asking you?" Stacie said to which Beca huffed and sunk into her seat. She knew what Stacie was doing and she didn't like it.

"I would love to" Chloe said sweetly looking at Beca. "It will be great to get to know you all better." Beca blushed and smiled all the while Stacie was formulating a plan in her head. She watched Chloe and Beca, she could almost touch the chemistry it was that strong.

"Great I'll pick you both up tonight" Stacie said to which Beca grumbled. Jesse whooped making all three of the girls jump he mumbled his apologies and went back to staring at his phone. Beca shook her head smiling saying something to Chloe which Stacie couldn't quite hear but Chloe giggled so it must have been funny. Stacie watched the two of them share smiles and small talk, Stacie smiled oh she was going to have a fun night with the two of them tonight.