Title: Let Me Catch My Breath Before You Steal It Once Again
Author: violentsweetperfect
Rating: M for #maturity
Pairing: Beca M & Chloe B
Chapter 3
Beca and Aubrey walked toward the big dining hall for the freshman-centered Baker Hall. The hall was big, it was fairly decent with floors that needed waxing- or at least some other form of bleach. She figured it was meant to be off-white, shook her head and decided that the floors weren't all that interesting.
Beca's fears were confirmed when she saw Chloe and Stacie surrounded by three boys. One was a stocky boy with sandy brown hair who looked like a short football player. The tallest in the group had wavey blonde hair with a body of an Abercrombie and Fitch model. The third one, a skinny boy who had short curly dark-brown hair, looked like he didn't belong in the group of athletic guys. But, surprisingly, he did.
There was one thing interesting about what she was seeing, however: Chlos did not look at all interested in the guys surrounding her. Somehow, still, this did not comfort her.
Aubrey was scanning the hall for her boyfriend, Luke Morgan. He was a tall boy with a nicely-tanned built body, which he often showed off to other girls when he's doing yard work or cleaning pools. He was sitting with a few kids he probably had just met, when the girls approached him, he smiled shyly and stood up. He gave a gentle peck at Aubrey's cheek.
Aubrey and Luke had been going out for almost a year yet Beca still couldn't get used to seeing her best friend in a relationship, as she had always talked about being a strong independent woman who didn't need a man to validate her existence. They walked to look at the food selection. Beca sat down on one of the tables, her direction facing where Chloe and Stacie were.
"You're not eating?" Aubrey asked Beca as she took the seat next to the brunette, placing her tray of food on the table. Luke sat across from Aubrey.
"I'm not in the mood," Beca replied, her eyes glancing once in a while at Chloe's direction. She took out a pen from her pocket and played around with it, doodling on napkin she had taken from her friend's tray.
"How do you like this place so far?" Luke asked the two girls, then biting onto his sandwich.
"It's not bad." Aubrey said, "I wish I didn't have to live here though."
"What? Are you kidding me? All your friends are here." Luke responded. "I'm here," he added.
"I don't mind it here." Beca said, "I just don't think I'd get along with my roommate. She's like a mini-me of my mother."
"You would have that kind of luck." Aubrey said, smiling at her friend.
It had been four years since Beca and Aubrey have been friends. They met each other at Mount Hope High School, when they had their lockers next to each other. Beca had a difficulty opening hers, and Aubrey helped her, deciding that the brunette girl shouldn't be kicking the lockers to get them to open. From then on, they've been best friends- even though they didn't really talk a lot with each other until half of the first year had passed.
Beca spent the rest of her day in her dorm, trying to put her things in order and setting up a part of her desk with her DJ equipments. She hated when things are messy. She sat on her newly-made bed, the hunter green comforter added more comfort to what would be a hard bed. She looked around and was already bored, after her first day of being away from her mother and what life she had led before.
When it was almost time to sleep, although her definition of "time to sleep" changed depending on what was happening, around 10 PM, Stacie came back in pajamas from the bathroom. She was followed by Chloe, who was wearing a light pink pajama set with Cheer Bear printed all over. She was also holding a pink Love-a-lot Bear, clutching it tightly, making Beca smile.
