A/N: Hi guys. So due to requests for a continuation of Distracting Toner Alert one shot, I made this 2nd chapter. I still don't know if it'll be a 3-chapter fic or more. Sorry for taking so long. Thanks for waiting!
Ray of sunlight flashes through the window and hits her skin. She scrambles on the bed and tries to cover herself with a blanket or a pillow. Apparently, nothing came out of reach. She slowly opened her eyes and groaned when sunlight hit her eyes. She rolled over, lying on her stomach. She opened her eyes once again and tried to gain her vision. She blinked slowly and noticed that she didn't have anything beside her. The blanket and pillows are on the floor and she noticed that she's not in her dorm. She looked at the night stand beside the bed and saw the clock. It was almost lunch time and she feels like her head had been hit. She sits up and sees an Ibuprofen and a glass of water with a note underneath. She took it and read the note.
Went out for a run. Be back later. Maybe you're awake by then. See ya! xx – Chloe
Beca rubbed her eyes and scratched her head, threw her head back and sighed.
How did I even get here? She thought but she can't remember what happened last night. She went out of Chloe's room and went to the kitchen to have a cup of coffee. She saw the redhead taking out something from the refrigerator.
"Chlo."
"Oh hey. I made you coffee and pancakes. They're on the table. I figured that you'll be up in any moment."
Beca took a seat and drank her coffee. Chloe came after, holding a pitcher of orange juice and set it on the table.
"What am I doing here?" Beca asked Chloe, looking very confused.
"You don't remember?"
Beca tried to recall but she can't remember anything. She had a thought of what might've happened and gasped in shock.
"Oh god. D-Did we do something? Did something happen?"
"Something did happen but it's not what you're thinking." The ginger laughed at the brunette.
"We were at this bar and you were kind of drunk. I told you I'll just go to the restroom and when I got back, you were gone. I was looking for you in the bar and when I got tired, I went home and I saw you inside Aubrey's room."
"I was in Aubrey's room?! What was I doing there?" Chloe didn't answer and went to get the food from the microwave. Flashbacks came to Beca's mind.
"Heeeeey, did you dye your hair? Why are you blonde? You're blurry."
"She saw my toner but she didn't know I have a toner for her."
"You're the one who's silly, Beale. I've been talking to you about my crush on Aubrey. You didn't know?"
"No. No no no no no." The DJ kept repeating the same word and she started to panic.
"What no?" Chloe took a seat across Beca.
"Please tell me that it was you who I was talking to last night? I told you about my crush, right?" Beca's eyes pleaded and brows furrowed.
"Ummm. No. I only got that information when I got to see you here. I think you told the details to Aubrey."
"Shit!" Beca stood up and began pacing. Chloe watched the brunette and giggled.
"You're cute."
"I'm not cute, Beale! This is not cute. This is not okay. I told about my crush to MY CRUSH!" Beca groaned in frustration and buried her face in her hands.
"It's fine Beca. Don't worry."
"Don't worry? How can I not worry? Is Aubrey mad at me? Did she say something? This is so frustrating!"
"She said nothing, okay? She just brought you to my room and put you to bed then she went to her room."
"She did that? Ugh. The fact that she didn't say something scares me!"
"Do you remember all the things you told her last night? I need details! Come on. I'll help you." Chloe wiggled her eye brows and the brunette sighed heavily.
Beca ignored Chloe and sat down. She tried to calm herself down while Chloe just watched her. The older woman remembered what happened earlier that day.
xxxxx
Aubrey was in the kitchen, holding her mug of coffee near her lips, staring blankly at her plate. She can't take the brunette's confession out of her mind. While she was busy in her thoughts, she didn't notice Chloe.
"Hey Bree, good morning." The red-head greeted her best friend and made her own breakfast. When she didn't hear any response, she looked at the blond and walked towards her.
"Bree. Bree, are you okay? Aubrey." Chloe snapped her fingers at Aubrey's face to get her attention.
"H-Hey. Good morning. I didn't see you."
"I noticed that. What's on your mind?"
"Nothing. I was just thinking about my essay." She lied. She put her mug down.
"It's too early for thinking about school. Think about it later. By the way, thanks for the medicines." Chloe smiled at Aubrey and grabbed a toast on Aubrey's plate. The blond just smiled back.
"I'd like to ask you something." Aubrey looked at Chloe and raised a brow.
"What happened last night? How did Beca ended up in your room? What did she do?" Aubrey wasn't expecting those questions but she tried to play it cool.
"She was looking for you but she was too drunk to recognize who I was. She thought I were you and started pulling me towards my room. She told me she has a… crush on me." Aubrey felt her cheeks heat up from her last statement. She looked down and took a sip on her mug to hide her face.
"Really?! That's so cute!" Chloe squealed and laugh, too much for Aubrey's embarrassment.
"Stop it, Chloe! You might wake her up." Aubrey hissed and buried her face in her hands.
"I doubt that. Beca's not a morning person and she's a sound sleeper. Aaaaand maybe she's busy dreaming of you so she'll be asleep more." Chloe winked at her best friend who just groaned and stood up.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"I'm going to study in the library. I can't study here and I have to focus."
"You haven't finished your breakfast."
"I'm not hungry and you can have them. I need to relax." Chloe didn't push her anymore. She knows her best friend reads or studies when she's tense or nervous. Aubrey left her mug in the sink and went to her room. She changed her clothes and went out.
xxxxx
Chloe came back to her senses when she heard the door open.
"Aubrey's here! What am I going to do?" Beca panicked.
"Chill, Becs. Just be normal. Don't stress yourself." Chloe held the brunette's hand and Beca looked at her, seemingly calming down and nodded.
Aubrey showed up in the kitchen and saw the two. She looked at them and her eyes noticed their hands. Beca looked at her and quickly took her hand off of Chloe's touch. The blonde looked away and went to the fridge to get water. Silence filled the room. It was starting to get more awkward when Aubrey and Beca stole glances at each other, which made their hearts beat faster and seem like their rapid pounding is the only sound the two of them hear.
"Let's have lunch together later, the three of us." The bubbly red-head told her friends. The two other women shot a look at the one who spoke, processing any response possible.
"I can't. I'll be studying and doing my essay." She doesn't know why but she's trying to distance herself. Maybe it's a bit awkward for the blonde and she's trying to distract herself with other things. She's still thinking if the brunette remembered what happened last night or maybe she's too drunk to remember even a thing she did.
"Bree, you just got home from the library. And it's just lunch. It will not take long." Her best friend whined. Aubrey opened her mouth to say another excuse but she didn't continue. She knew her best friend wouldn't let her skip a meal. On the other hand, Beca was silent. Aubrey thought she wouldn't win to Chloe too.
"Fine. Just call me later. I'll be in my room." She placed the glass of water at the sink and walked out of the kitchen. Just when Aubrey was out of sight, Beca exhaled heavily and rested her nape on the chair. Chloe stood up and placed her hands on the table.
"Beca, don't forget to breathe." Chloe smirked at the brunette. The DJ rolled her eyes and groaned as Chloe laughed and left her in the kitchen.
Beca decided to go back to her dorm to have a shower and change. She needed it, actually. She needed time to think and reflecting while inside the shower is quite effective for her. She just stood there inside the stall while water constantly flowed to her hair and skin. She stared at the wall for several minutes, trying to contemplate all the happenings and especially the feelings she's trying to hide and control. She never got this feeling. She didn't care about feelings before. She ignored everything, thinking that each thing that may give her such feelings would just give her pain in the end. With the dark past she had with school and her family, she decided she wanted to be numb and disregard any emotion towards another person, especially when it comes to love and relationships. She had her walls up but when she entered Barden, things changed. Her friends (she's still surprised that she actually gained friends) are trying to break down those walls slowly, but not enough to change her perspective about love and relationships. When her fingers started to wrinkle, she dried herself up and went back to her room.
She's thankful that Kimmy Jin was out for class. She didn't want her to glare at her for constantly scrambling on her bed and groaning at her pillows. She dialed on her phone and called Jesse.
"Yo Becaw."
"Ugh. Stop it Jesse."
"Grumpy much? What's up?" Beca sighed and tried to think of what she will tell her best friend.
"Last night, I was so drunk. I was gonna tell Chloe about my crush but I was so stupid and drunk that I told it to my crush instead." She placed her fingers at her temples and began massaging them.
"Oh. Nice move Bec!"
"I didn't know who I was talking to, Jes! I thought I was talking to Chloe."
"Chloe's not your crush? Damn, I always thought it was her!"
"What the hell, Jesse? Why were you guessing anyway? No, it's not Chloe."
"Well, she is the closest girl friend you have now. And you always hang out and do things. You open up more to her than me." He sounded gloomy at his last sentence which Beca noticed.
"Oh, so you're the jealous best friend now?" Beca rolled her eyes.
"Sometimes... But hey, who's that crush of yours?"
"Do you have to know? And didn't you have any other guesses aside from Chloe?"
"Of course, because I am your other best friend and I don't have any guesses anymore. You're love life is too private that I can't even figure it out."
"Who does that? Are you a stalker or something?" Beca scrunched her face and rested her arm on her forehead.
"Just answer it Beca. It's just a simple question!"
Beca sighed again but when she was about to speak, a loud thump and crash was heard from the background of the other line.
"Hey Jesse, what's happening there?"
"I'm alright!" Benji shouted from the other line.
"Benji was chasing after his pet who has escaped and hit his collections. Let's just talk later, okay? Bye Becs." Jesse hung up and stared at her phone with a frown on her face.
"I was gonna ask for help! What am I gonna do?" The brunette whined and kicked her legs just like a kid. And as if on cue, her door opened, showing an excited red-head pulling a tall blond lady with her and entered the room.
"Let's go for lunch now, Becs!"
Beca froze and stared at the two women in front of her, with mouth agape and thought to herself.
Oh god.
