Date Written: 01-22-18

Edited: 05-01-18

-Sky

Once In A Lifetime

"Who are you?" Chloe asked with a confused look as she dared to take a step forward.

But the vague image just moved farther away from her. Although there was some distance between the stranger and her, Chloe was able to see the image smile at her.

"Finally."

Chloe woke up to the sound of her alarm clock, barely opening her eyes open, she tilted as she yawned before shifting on her side as glances at the clock on her bedside table. She still has some time left, although it wasn't a lot. She then sat on her bed, stretching the remaining sleep on her body whilst her brows knit together as she uses the back of her hand to wipe a single tear straining her cheeks.

Wow, again. Chloe whispered to herself, she really is being weird these past few days. She moved to the edge of her bed, picking up the diary she had found almost a week ago, placing it back on her study table. Ever since, Chloe did not stop studying its content. Even though her progress is moving slowly, at least she's getting somewhere.

Well, for one, she had found out that it isn't entirely a diary like what Chloe had thought at first. Yeah, it is something like that, but some of its contents appeared to be some written poems or songs. Either way, Chloe is already liking it. She thinks it's romantic because if she'll be honest, she'd never had someone do something like that for her.

Maybe it's probably because they're living in the 21st century and, it's more like of a 'chivalry is dead'.

It also had been a week after a single tear had unexpectedly escaped her eyes, and after that, Chloe started to have these weird dreams, again. And each time, it gets more vague and more strange for Chloe's thinking. She's seeing images that she's not sure if she had seen before.

Or faces she had never seen before, to be exact.

She had told her mom about it and her mother thought that maybe it's the traumas that she had from being involved in unwanted situations from before. Chloe accepted the thought and even agreed to seeing her doctor again. The same doctor who is helping her after that one tragic accident.

Chloe took a deep sigh as she locks the screen of her phone after shooting Aubrey a message that she might be late to their Bellas' practice because of her doctor's appointment. She then leaned back on her chair, patiently waiting for her name to be called. Untangling her earphones, Chloe rested her eyes for a moment as she inserts the earbuds into her ear, blasting the saved playlist she had on her phone.

Just as her mind seemingly starts to relax, another bleary image popped into Chloe's mind. And this time, was an image of a guy. She shots her eyes open as she heard her name being called, she turned in her seat as she raises her hand. The nurse smiled at her telling her to follow her in. Chloe relents as she grabbed her bag, entering her doctor's office.

A woman in her early forty's, welcomed Chloe with a warm smile, asking her to sit down. Chloe smiled back, greeting the woman with such enthusiasm.

"How are you, Chloe?" Dianne, the Beale's trusted family psychiatrist, also a close family friend and acting as Chloe's second mother, asked the redhead with a soft smile on her face.

"I'm good, Dianne. How about you?" Chloe answered as she settled herself on the chair across Dianne's table. The older woman nodded her head slightly, before leaning forward her arms resting on the table.

"I'm doing fine, darling. What is going on, lately? Your mother kind of gave me an insight." Dianne responded almost immediately, her face turning serious and concerned at the same time.

Chloe pursed her lips for a moment, her fingers toying with the strap of her bag as she searched for words that will explain the things that are bothering her now.

"Well… you know that when I was twelve I always have those weird dreams right?" Chloe started off, looking at the other woman who nodded her head, she then proceeded knowing that Dianne wouldn't speak until she's done telling her everything.

"And… for the past few months, I started having them again. Though this time I'm seeing vague images." Chloe added, she saw Dianne lean back on her chair while nodding her head.

"What kind of images are you seeing?"

"Like… random visions of people I don't think I have seen before. Places I've never been into. It kinda repeats itself sometimes." Chloe answered while she looks directly at the other woman.

"Do these people in your dreams talk to you?" The question made Chloe nod her head quickly as a response. "What do they tell you?"

"Oh, they're usually one to three words. Like, finally… it's you. Something like that." Chloe fills in, causing Dianne to furrow her brows at this.

"Okay… that's really weird, isn't it? How are you after the recent accident you got involved to?" Dianne asked once again while her hands grab the folder on her desk, scanning it quickly.

"I'm… good, like, it does not bother me at all." Chloe answered with a pause, she tilted her head and stared at the woman in front of her. "You don't think that it's because of the accidents I've been into, don't you?" She added with her brows slightly raised.

The other woman shifted her head to the side, her brows furrowed as she starts analyzing the things she had heard from the young woman. Chloe had been her patient since she was ten, after being involved in a car accident with her father, which was the most traumatic and unfortunate event for Chloe. Her dad died a few hours after being brought to the hospital, while Chloe was in coma for a few weeks.

After recovering, Chloe started to have those nightmares which caused her mother to bring the young Chloe to her. They tried therapies and some sessions, whatever was needed for the betterment of Chloe and her mental health.

This went on for years until they were all sure that Chloe is doing well. In spite of getting in other names of troubles throughout those years, that didn't stop the redhead from being the loving, bubbly and a ball of sunshine that she is now. Chloe could cope well with any situation. Almost every situation, actually.

"Well, the traumas that you were getting from those unwanted situations could be one. Also, the stress could be also a factor. But as what you have said, those dreams aren't nightmares, right?" Dianne stated, receiving a small nod from the redhead.

"What do you feel each time you are having these dreams?"

Chloe stopped for a second, grabbing a hold of her own thoughts. Aside from feeling weird about it, she wasn't so sure about anything else. Well, it does confuse her. And…

"It kinda makes my heart wrench in pain, there are mornings where I would wake up with tears in my eyes." Chloe responded which made Dianne cross her arms over her chest, brows furrowed.

"Okay, that's odd. In your dreams, were you included in the picture or were you looking at the image in a third person's point of view?" the curiosity and bewilderment plastered on Dianne's face.

Chloe couldn't respond quickly as she tried to remember the dreams she had had over the past week. She nipped her lower lip before answering, "I'd say I'm seeing it on a third person's view. It's like these dreams are trying to show me something."

Dianne nodded as she jots the information down, before facing the younger woman again. She then stood up, carrying the file folder in her hand.

"I want you to lay on that chair."

Chloe stood up from her seat, following the older woman to the spacious part of her office. As soon as Chloe had settled comfortably on the chair, Dianne stands beside her, before asking the redhead to close her eyes and relax her mind. Chloe obediently relents as told, following each count that Dianne is muttering with an inhale and exhale exercises. The next few minutes of doing just that seemed to relax Chloe's mind, all her thoughts suddenly leaving her occupied mind.

"Okay, Chloe, I want you to think of the recent dream that you had. And tell me what you see." Dianne softly hushed, careful not to disturb Chloe in her peaceful state of mind.

Chloe having heard what Dianne had said, she tried her best to get a grip of the image of her last night's dream. Her physical body was aware of the noises she's hearing, she knew that Dianne was saying something else, but her mind seemed to be distracted as she was mysteriously brought back to the scenario she had last night. Only this time, it's like she's watching a movie. She could see herself standing out of nowhere.

It's like an island, or rather, a beach. The calm sounds of the ocean's waves seemed to be clearer for Chloe, the ocean breeze grazing over her skin. She felt cold all of a sudden, her vision started to spin around, fuzzy images of some random person popping out of nowhere. The whirling motion only stopped when she heard a voice calling her.

Dianne watches as Chloe's eyebrows furrowed as if she was brought in another world, and it confuses her.

Whilst Chloe heard the same voice, calling her again. But this time, Chloe wasn't sure if the voice was actually calling her, since the name sounded almost like her own, but it sounded different.

Just as then, Chloe's mind had brought her to a place where it's all dark. She felt shudders, her heart thumping abnormally. She could hear Dianne calling her from the real world, just as she tried to turn around, she was almost blinded as a bright light came out of nowhere, Chloe brought up her hands as she tried to block the ray of light striking at her direction.

"If 't be true thou art out th're, giveth me a signeth to alloweth wend."

"Chloe!" Dianne called out, shaking the younger woman as she notices that Chloe is starting to look pale. Luckily, Chloe snapped out of that dream… or whatever it is. She leaned forward, her heart beating wildly as if she had just run a marathon. She felt cold beads of sweats formed on her forehead, while she tries to calm her breathing.

"What did you see?" Dianne asked, completely worried and dazed to what had just happened. Chloe took a deep breath as she shots her head up, meeting Dianne's gaze.

"I… there's an island. It's like a setting in a movie, I could both see myself standing in a middle of nowhere," Chloe pauses as she briefly recalls the scenarios. "Then… it's spinning, there's images of people I, I have no idea who are they. It was blurry, then there's this voice."

"What does the voice say?"

"I can't remember the exact words… but it wasn't in modern English." Chloe answered, which causes more puzzle to both their minds.

"How did you know it wasn't in modern English?" the tone that the older woman used was full of curiosity. Chloe looked up to her with a small smile.

"I was, uh, studying some stuffs about the Elizabethan era… and I could tell that it was in Shakespearean language." Chloe admitted, her eyes diverting on her own hands.

Silence fell upon the two of them, despite the years of experience that Dianne had and her countless encounters with patience who's having real weird dreams and almost the same problem as Chloe's, or even worse, she would have to admit that this one is tricky and really confusing.

Meanwhile, Chloe was personally taking in the peculiar dream she just had. And out of nowhere, another thought had crossed her mind. She quickly shot her head up, eyes full of astonishment as she asks Dianne a question that she was sure she had never had someone ask her before.

"Do you happen to believe in… reincarnation?"

The warmth of freshly brewed coffee gave Chloe a relaxing sensation as she held the cup of Starbucks she had just bought on her way back to Barden. As expected, her meeting with Dianne took longer than expected. She, of course, anticipated the answer she received from Dianne. Dianne's a firm believer in power of science, despite her being an open-minded person. Chloe, too, felt foolish of herself when she asked her that. But, she's just too curious, maybe that was just it.

She stood on the side walk, waiting for the traffic light across her to turn green so she could cross to the other side when she started zoning out again.

Maybe she had zoned out for a little longer that she hadn't noticed the other people already crossing the street, that she only came back to her senses when an old woman tapped her shoulders, a mesmerizing smile spreading across the other woman's lips. Chloe smiled back as she turned, realizing that she only had a few seconds left to cross, she hurriedly run towards the crosswalk.

Just as then, Chloe wasn't sure when did the light signalled to a stop so quickly, and the next thing that Chloe knew; a loud honking noise was heard all over the streets, surprising almost everyone on the road. There wasn't enough time for her to process the moment, she jumped as she watched a black car surging towards her.

Then everything happened in a slow motion as if the time had stopped, Chloe saw the world around her go slow, her first reflex was to throw her arms to her side, aiming to protect herself as if it would save her from getting hit by the car, her coffee immediately forgotten as it directly and incidentally hit the car's hood.

It was weird as hell, specially when the time seemed to resume in its normal motion, the loud screeching of a car's break echoing at the street, almost hitting Chloe, everyone turning their attention at her who was standing half way through the crosswalk, her coffee splashed at the hood of the car that had almost hit her. She didn't even get the time to calm her breathing when the driver went out the black BMW. The redhead tried to open her mouth, quickly shutting it close as she was still in the state of shock.

"What the hell, dude?"

Chloe gazed absentmindedly at the smaller woman standing not too far from her, a brunette with a heavy dark make up, wearing a dark faded jeans and gray shirt paired with a leather jacket and combat boots, sporting a very annoyed expression as she glares at Chloe who was still dumbfounded.

Badass. Was the first word that entered Chloe's mind to describe the petite woman.

"Dude! Look what you've done!" The younger brunette snapped, her voice sounded as if she's trying her best to not yell at Chloe. Whilst the redhead cracked out of her own trance, her mouth hanging open as she turns her eyes to the car, down to her cup of coffee now emptied and back to the brunette.

She saw how the other woman clenched her jaw in infuriation. Chloe furrowed her brows, as she felt her cheeks dampened, she brought a hand up and wiped her cheeks, and just as then, she realizes that a tear had just escaped her eyes.

In another mostly odd and unexpected time.

But the pissed off brunette didn't notice the motion as she walks towards the redhead, when they were just a few feet away, she stopped on her tracks, her eyes quickly widening as if she had just seen a ghost. She then shook her head, as she confronted the taller woman.

"Are you crazy? I just fucking cleaned my car, and you freaking spilled your damn coffee on it!" The brunette said as if Chloe had no idea of what had just happened. The tone of the brunette ringed on Chloe's ear and she wasn't too sure if she liked it.

"You almost hit me, for your informati—"

"Dude, it was a green light for me!"

Chloe raised an eyebrow when the brunette cut her off. She would admit that the woman is pretty, except for her attitude. The redhead turned to look at the side where she was just standing a moment ago, her brows furrowing when she didn't see the old woman who tapped her on the shoulder earlier. She then checked the traffic light and was even more confused because she was sure that she still had enough time left to cross the street.

So, what happened?

Just as when she was about to say a word, a police car had arrived.

"Chloe, what happened?" Aubrey and the rest of the girl came in to the precinct hurriedly, worried expressions in their faces, mostly posted on Aubrey's. Chloe huffed as she stood up from where she was sitting, glancing at the brunette sitting in front of her.

The cops had decided to bring the two of them over since the other woman was clearly fuming mad about Chloe's 'carelessness' and they had to settle the dispute in front of a police officer.

The redhead frowned as she noticed that the brunette is still glaring at her. And she'd been glaring at Chloe ever since they got there. Chloe wasn't the type of person who keeps grudges, she's the nicest and most forgiving person you'll ever meet. She did try to be nice to the brunette after settling the issue, but the other woman seemed to be 'allergic' to people that she ignored Chloe's offer of hand shake and apology.

Oh, and that woman has a name.

"Beca?"

Everyone turned their head to Emily who had just arrived along with Stacie. Chloe's eyes widened while the said Beca seemed to lighten up as she stands from her seat, the redhead felt a little bit of anger when she saw how both Emily and Stacie run towards the younger brunette, engulfing her in a tight hug.

"Triple brunettes, wow." Fat Amy whispered jokingly, earning a glare from Aubrey.

Beca? The name repeated on Chloe's mind, her mouth agape as she could not believe the scene before her. She sure does look like a badass but has a soft side.

And it just catches Chloe's attention and curiosity.

"Uh, who is she, Stacie?" Aubrey asked with curiosity in her voice. The three other girls pulled away from their mini group hug, facing Aubrey. Chloe had once again noticed the glare that Beca had thrown at her direction, and it quickly changed into an unreadable expression as soon as her eyes landed on Aubrey.

"Oh… she's the friend we're talking about. She's also transferring in Barden. But look, she's already gotten herself in trouble." Stacie answered, slightly mocking the smaller brunette who just rolled her eyes. "She's Beca, by the way. Beca Mitchell." Stacie added, before turning to the other brunette, a wide smile on her face.

"Beca, they're the bellas. The group of girls we mentioned, we got in. Ha!" the tone of Stacie's voice was of confidence, the brunette just shrug, her cold façade and badassery already getting on Aubrey's nerve. Just as then, Stacie knits her brows together, as she studied Beca's expression.

"What are you doing here anyways?" Stacie asked before glancing at Chloe who was now looking away.

Both Emily and Stacie exchanged glances, their mouth both muttering a silent "Oh."

Stacie knew by then that Beca would be more annoyed if she'd learned that she would have to meet Chloe more often than not. Since they're sisters now, as what was according to the oath they took.

Before the silence completely take over, their faces filled with questions and curiosity about the new brunette, another brunette had arrived at that police station.

"I'm here, I'm here!", shouted the brunette guy who seemed to have been coming there in a rush. Chloe noticed the frown on Beca's face as she turns her head and saw the man.

The brunette guy stopped as he looked at each of the faces in the room before his eyes landed on the particular short grumpy woman. His eyes then lit up as he takes the long steps towards Beca. His gaze met first with Stacie and Emily who both shrugged at him.

"And who is he?" Aubrey asked, her brows raised. Just as when Stacie was about to open her mouth, the brunette guy beat him to it.

"I'm Jesse. Jesse Swanson, the bestfriend." The guy answered with a goofy smile on his face, extending his arms towards Aubrey. The blonde hesitatingly shook his hand, then his gaze went to Chloe who was standing beside the blonde. He stopped for a moment, and Chloe felt even eerier at the looks he was giving her.

"Let's go." Beca, who has been silent for almost an hour now, stated, causing everyone to look at her. Her face then turned alerted as she looked at her friends, her eyes moving back and forth.

Jesse nodded as he lets Beca walk before him, and Chloe was sure she saw the petite woman throw one more glance at her before walking away. Whilst Jesse looked at her almost apologetically, yet, there was something else in his eyes.

"That's awkward." Cynthia Rose muttered under her breath, earning slight nods from the rest.

"She, what?" Aubrey almost yell in disbelief after hearing Chloe's story. The redhead huffed as she leaned back on the couch, her expression a bit pissed off upon remembering what had just happened.

"I can't believe she's Stacie and Emily's friend, though." Chloe muttered, her gaze meeting Aubrey's, whose face was frowning. It wasn't a shocker that Aubrey was pissed off by what had happened, she's like a sister to Chloe and not to mention that her inner protective always shows when it comes to Chloe's being.

"You didn't zone out while crossing the street, didn't you?" Aubrey asked her brows furrowed.

Chloe fell silent for a second as her mind drifted back to the previous scenario. She nipped her bottom lip, before tilting her head to the side her eyes narrowing as she pictured the old woman from before who snapped her out of her trance.

Aside from being weirded at how the time appeared to be both in slow motion and then in a quick second, was back to normal, Chloe was also astonished at how the woman just disappeared.

"Chloe?"

It's as if there's something going on that she could not point her finger to. It's really strange, but she was sure she isn't going crazy.

"Chloe!"

The bubbles forming in Chloe's head popped out when Aubrey snapped her fingers in front of her, gathering Chloe's presence back. The blonde looked at Chloe as if she's suspecting her from not being herself lately.

Chloe showed her bestfriend a small smile as she looked back at her. Aubrey eyed her bestfriend carefully, narrowing her green hazel eyes at the redhead. Chloe looked away, biting her lower lip as she secretly wishes that Aubrey wouldn't ask her more questions. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw in her peripheral the way the blonde slumps her shoulder and puffs an air.

"Stacie invites us to their mini welcome home party at her friend's house this weekend. We can say no if you want, but the other bellas are going." Aubrey stated quickly gathering all of Chloe's full attention.

The redhead seemed to weigh her options for a few seconds, as what Aubrey could tell. Chloe tilted her head to Aubrey's direction, putting her hand under her chin, using her elbow to support her head's weight, pressed against her knees, her brows furrowed.

"Welcome home party? I thought they just moved here?" Chloe asked confusedly. Aubrey shrugs her shoulders, rubbing the tip of her nose before answering,

"I'm not sure, but Stacie said something about that alt-girl living here for some years before moving to the states and not quite sure why she moved back here again." Chloe nodded her head lightly at Aubrey's explanation, her lips pouting a bit. She glanced at her bestfriend quickly before leaning back against the couch.

"I guess we'll be seeing the girl more often not only because she's Stacie and Emily's friend, but she'll be transferring to Barden as well. Maybe we could like, you know, try to be friends with her." Chloe reasoned out, her decision being obvious to Aubrey. The blonde didn't say anything else, as though she kind of did not like that Beca on their first meeting, maybe she and Chloe could give it a second shot.

The second shot that Chloe had thought about was giving her second thoughts as well. After their first and unfortunate meeting, it doesn't only seem like the brunette had been avoiding her, because she totally is avoiding Chloe. That one time they saw each other in hallway, Chloe felt a bit insulted by the fact that as soon as their eyes met, the brunette quickly changed her direction, heading at the opposite path in order to not cross with Chloe.

It's as if Chloe has some disease. The second time they met, the brunette was with Stacie and Emily. Fat Amy and the rest had invited the petite woman to join them in their table and Chloe had never been introduced to 'awkward' in her entire life.

And what's even funnier is when they attended the supposed to be a welcome home party for Beca, which was coordinated by of course, Stacie and Emily along with Jesse. When they arrived at Beca's house, the brunette wasn't there, the party was for her, but look, she missed it. Which Stacie nor Emily nor Jesse didn't mind at all, it's as if they had expected that to happen beforehand.

They had also learned that Beca's father, was Dr. Mitchell who teaches in Barden. He's a nice guy, he cracks jokes more often than not, owns a turtle, and he used to smile a lot, which makes them wonder as to why Beca seemed to be grumpy and always frowning each time they would see her in the hallway.

He even apologized to Chloe, after learning the way how Beca had acted on their first meeting. So, Chloe and the other girls thinks that Beca's father is really nice, so where did Beca got this distant and grumpy attitude?

It wasn't that hard to befriend Chloe; the redhead is incredibly known for her bubbly personality. Chloe loves people, she does not do 'hate', specially 'awkward' but when it comes to this new stranger, named Beca Mitchell, Chloe kinds of feel this way. And Chloe certainly does not like it.

Chloe tried, but she wasn't so sure if Beca is still flaring at her from their unpleasant first meeting. She tried to take Stacie's; 'She treats her car like her own' and she would apologize to her, again, for spilling her coffee on the hood of her car. But she wasn't given any chance to do so since Beca, seemingly, has a talent for avoiding people.

Beca appeared to be shutting almost everyone out, which was also half confirmed by her own father, and it isn't just Chloe that she is avoiding. And when Chloe says 'shutting everyone out', it meant that they only see Beca once to thrice a month, and those meetings are brief. Stacie and Emily would always apologize for their friend's strange behaviour, but they don't really give any excuses as to why Beca seemed to be an 'overly closed-up' person.

Chloe shook her head slightly, freeing her mind from her own thoughts as she stopped for a quick break from her morning jog, grabbing her tumbler filled with lemon water. She walked to the nearest bench and sat on it, enjoying the view wherein the sun is starting to rise behind the huge building of Barden. She took a sip from her tumbler as she tries to catch her breath. For a moment, she stayed still, her head bobbing, music blasting through her earphones.

Unknowingly, Chloe started humming to a melody she isn't sure if she had heardbefore. It's like an unknown melody but it sounded, or at least, seemed familiar to her. Chloe knitted her brows together as she tries to figure out the song, she tilted her head to the side, giving up, Chloe tried to distract herself instead, as she started to sing along with David Guetta's Titanium out loud.

I'm bullet proof, nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

Ricochet you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

You shoot me do—

She loves this song, in fact this is her lady ja—

"Holy-!" Chloe jumped from her seat when she saw Beca, in the corner of her eyes, suddenly popping out of nowhere.

Or… how long has she been standing there?

"Dude, what the fuck?!" Beca exclaimed, irritation already present in her tone. Chloe furrows her eyebrows at the same time that Beca raised hers.

Chloe eyed the petite brunette, standing a few meters away from her, wearing a plaid suit. It's early in the morning so why is she dressed up like that? Not like it's Chloe's business. And totally not like she thinks Beca looked hot in her outfit. Because, she does not.

"You scared me!" Chloe snapped back, standing from her seat. It was by then that she just noticed the surprised, and confused expression on the smaller woman's feature, her eyes then landed on the purple lilacs that Beca was holding, decorated with some yellow daffodil. Chloe narrowed her eyes, her gaze stilling on the flowers that Beca is holding.

She only then shot her eyes back to Beca's when the brunette hid the flowers behind her back, her eyes a bit widening. It's just fall, so why is she holding a well bloomed daffodil? Doesn't it only bloom at early winters or spring? Chloe would admit that she doesn't know that much about flowers but really, she would watch her mother plant flowers in their garden a few times a year. And she isn't sure, but she was aware that daffodil is usually planted during autumn and it will bloom in spring, or in early winter. Another thing is that, lilacs also blooms mid-spring, usually around May.

As if Beca senses the questions clouding her mind, the brunette cleared her throat, taking a step towards her direction.

Another thing that is buried deep in Chloe's mind was that, how did Beca got here without her even noticing?

"Here."

Chloe reaches out for the flowers that Beca is handing her. She looks at them, inhaling its scent, her eyes then darted back to Beca who is currently looking at her. Though she thought it's odd that Beca is standing just a few feet from her noting that the brunette had done nothing but avoid her the whole time they'd met, she gazed back at the brunette.

"Thank you."

"I don't know how… or why, but, you're so weird." Chloe squinted her eyes at Beca's statement, she didn't even have the time to think what that meant when Beca talked again, which, so far, has been the longest sentence she had muttered at the redhead,

"Purple lilacs mean the first emotion of love. While daffodils symbolize regard and chivalry, unrequited love. One portends bad luck, while having a bunch of them means joy and happiness. It also indicates new beginnings and…" Beca trailed, her eyes darting down at the flowers, whilst Chloe studies her tentatively.

"…rebirth, and eternal life..." Beca filled in, Chloe held her gaze towards the other woman, visibly unsure of what should she make out of the 'information' that Beca had told her.

It was completely random, but Chloe appreciated it and felt somehow 'connected' to the flowers she was holding.

"I… I didn't know you have a lot of knowledge about flowers." Chloe muttered, hesitatingly. Her heart almost jumps out of its cage when she saw a half-smirk now plastered across Beca's lips.

"I wandered lonely as a cloud."

Chloe looked at Beca, with a confusion filled face. She saw the way Beca licked her bottom lip, a small smile now formed on the corner of her lips.

"It was a poem written by William Wordsworth. He did an amazing job on referencing to daffodils." Beca added, glancing quickly at Chloe before turning slightly, she shoots her an awkward smile as Chloe continued to look like a lost puppy.

"I will assume that this would be the first and last time you'd do that. Whatever it is that you did." Beca said before walking to the opposite direction, leaving Chloe dumbfounded.

Chloe snapped out of her own daze, she may or may not have been staring at the flowers, neatly placed in a vase on her study table for three days now. She is of course, still confused to what had happened three days ago.

How Beca had suddenly showed up, her general information about these flowers, about the poem and about her, doing something that Beca hoped would be the 'first' and 'last' time. It honestly drives Chloe insane. And she hadn't stopped thinking about all of it since then.

Chloe may or may not have been looking and studying the certain poem that Beca had mentioned. But it only tires her brains out. Not only did the brunette acted strange, she also now had this mysterious vibe that got Chloe curious.

Chloe may or may not have been thinking and recalling over and over again what it was that she did that Beca was referring to. She grinned at herself at the thought of summoning Beca.

It really is weird.

But then, it happens again. And both were really stunned. And this time, Chloe was sure that Beca had popped out of somewhere. Which almost made Chloe freak out or at least, pass out.

She was singing to some song, probably a song from their rehearsal when Beca had just suddenly appeared in front of her, this time, the brunette is wearing just a bathrobe which pulled a blush from Chloe.

"Dude!" Beca's tone wasn't yelling but it was more of a surprised, her eyes rounder, her mouth opened in surprise.

"H-how…" Chloe trails off, looking at Beca with the same expression.

"Fuck."

AN: So, we met the other characters. Just like how necessary Stacie's character is, Jesse is also necessary. As well as (I'm spoiling it to you, lol), Chicago's character. But we'll meet him a little later in the story. Theo would be also included in this one.

PS: This isn't a mystery, so I'm pretty sure you guys already have an idea as to what this is about. (Except for the whole flow of the story, lmao)

Thanks for reading!