CHAPTER 2:
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Okay, so I've had plenty of time to figure out my plan for the remainder of this chapter so here goes: Since Chloe is not a student in this re-telling, the captains of the Bellas will be Beca & Stacie. And I will introduce a new character to fill Chloe's spot. But this new character will not have that many lines as the story goes on. Enjoy.
At the Activities Fair, the Bellas are all set up at a booth hoping for many new recruits to come by.
"I wonder how many people will get to audition this year." Beca said.
"Well, given the amount of national titles we've won, I have a feeling that getting people to audition shouldn't be too hard." Stacie said.
At that point a freshman named Kelly walks up to the booth..."Oh, my god; Do my eyes deceive me or am I talking to the Barden Bellas?" Kelly asked excited.
"Wow, you seem like someone interested in joining the Bellas." Beca said.
"You planning to audition?" Stacie asked.
"Absolutely! I hear about you Bellas a lot and I feel like being one of them could be a dream come true." Kelly said.
"Really? What's your name?" Beca asked.
"Kelly Beale." She said.
"Kelly Beale? Any relation to Chloe?" Stacie asked.
"Oh, yeah; she's my cousin. She talks about you and the Bellas all the time." Kelly said.
"I can definitely see that. She & I have met for lunch on a weekly basis. I should call her and let you know we've met you." Beca said.
"By all means, I'm hoping she'll visit me on campus soon." Kelly said.
"I don't doubt she would." Stacie said.
"Well, Kelly...I guess we'll see you at auditions." Beca said.
"I'll be there! See you then." Kelly said taking a flyer before heading off.
"It definitely sounds like Chloe's personality runs in the family." Stacie said.
"I'm not surprised. She'd definitely make a good Bella. But let's see who else comes along." Beca said.
At that point, another freshman named Emily walks up to the booth.
"Hi! Any interest in joining our acapella group?" Beca asked Emily.
"Yeah! My mom was a Bella and I came to Barden to follow in her footsteps." Emily said.
"Really?" Stacie asked.
"My mom, Katherine Junk was a Bella back in the early 80s." Emily said.
"And you plan to follow in her footsteps?" Beca asked.
"Yep! Looking forward to auditions." Emily said.
"We'll see you then." Stacie said as Emily grabs a flyer before heading off.
"Well, looks like we may have at least two potential Bellas." Beca said.
"Now we wait for auditions to come and see what happens." Stacie said.
At that point, Beca sees a text from Chloe that reads "You free for lunch tomorrow? I'll pick you up at the Bella House."
She responds by saying, "Yep! I'll see you at Noon tomorrow."
"Looks like Chloe & I are having our weekly lunch meet tomorrow." Beca said.
"How exciting! You should tell her that we met her cousin today." Stacie said.
"Oh, I will. She'll probably be thrilled to hear about it." Beca said.
The next day, Beca & Chloe were having lunch at a nearby diner.
"So, how's the recruiting going?" Chloe asked.
"Amazing! We have two great potential Bellas and one of them happens to be your cousin." Beca said.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot Kelly applied to Barden." Chloe said.
"Well, until yesterday I didn't even know you had a cousin." Beca said.
"Yeah, well if I know her voice like I think I do, she'll definitely make a good addition to the Bellas." Chloe said.
"I got a good feeling about it too. Auditions are in a few days, so I'm looking forward to it." Beca said.
"Got an audition song in mind for the new recruits?" Chloe asked.
"Now that you mention it, I should probably think of one quickly." Beca said.
"If I know your taste in music like I think I do, you'll definitely figure out a good song." Chloe said.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: See, I told you I'd make sure Chloe had some sort of role. I can easily say that Beca & Chloe's weekly lunch meets will not be part of every chapter, maybe a few but we'll have to see what happens.