Three weeks had passed since Beca met Chloe and the brunette found herself gaining what could turn into a friend. Not something that was normal for Beca. Yes, she had Jesse, he was her friend, and Beca could probably play off the people she worked with at the fire department as friends, but she would okay be lying to herself.
No matter how much she denied it to Jesse, Beca found she liked Chloe. She couldn't figure out why, at least she had not answer than would be approved by her standards. Beca just kept telling herself it was because she pulled the girl out of that building. It was something special that Beca couldn't share with anyone else.
But no matter how Beca spun it, she didn't HAVE to talk to the redhaired girl. She could just leave it at the level of working together, but no. Beca gave the girl her number and they had talked everyday since. Now that Beca was free from paramedic school for a couple months, she had been spending more time at the fire department, well more than normal. There were even times when she'd be there without Jesse, which never happened. But he had started hanging out with that blonde girl that joined with Chloe. Becca had to admit, it kind of hurt, him not being with her. At least it kept Jesse from questioning her about Chloe constantly.
While Beca had a part time job, she hadn't been working for whatever reason. She just hadn't been scheduled, which was okay, it wasn't like Beca needed the money or anything. So instead of working, like she normally would be on a Saturday night, she found herself alone at the fire department. Bitter and bored.
Well almost alone. There were a few other people there, but no one the brunette really talked to too much. It looked like it was going to be a pretty dull night, so Beca pulled out her laptop and started going through some songs to categorize for some mash ups. "Damn you Jesse." The short girl mumbled to herself. Her friend was supposed to be there with her, but last minute date change with that blonde girl. Beca never bothered learning was that girl's name was, as soon as she took Jesse's time up, Beca could only refer to her as the Blonde Witch. She didn't really mean it, but Beca just missed her friend. This caused Beca to pull her phone out and send a quick text to Jesse. 'Hate you'. That's all she put as she sent the text. Content, Beca threw her phone into her pocket and went back to what she was doing before. Nothing.
There had been no calls all day, and while Beca knew that was technically a good thing, she wanted some action. Just one call would be great. The girl sighed and continued with her songs. Beca knew it was destined to be a dull night, so she probably could just leave, even though she wouldn't dare.
About thirty minutes had passed when Beca hit her head against the table she was sitting at. "Someone shoot me." She wasn't really talking to anyone, so when she got a response, Beca almost jumped out of her seat.
"But then I will lose my private teacher!"
Beca turned to find Chloe standing at the doorway into the kitchen. "When did you get there?"
"Uh...probably two minutes. I thought I would sneak up behind you and scare you, but then I decided against it. But then I changed my mind, so here we are." Chloe walked over to the table the brunette was at, and placed her purse on it. "You jump like a girl by the way." The girl found teasing Beca could be fun. Watching the short girl unable to find words was very humorous.
"I am a girl…" Beca whispered. It was the only thing she could think of. Well...the only thing she could that of that didn't involve how Chloe's eyes sparkled in the light. But it those eyes weren't the only thing Beca had come to notice. No, Chloe had an amazing smile. It became so distracting at that moment, Beca didn't realize that the redhaired girl had asked a question.
"Beca." Chloe snapped her fingers into the spacey girl. When Beca's gaze was back to earth, Chloe spoke up. "You're always in another planet aren't you?"
Frowning, Beca stood up. "What did you say?" There was a pause before Beca added "I'm sorry."
"I was asking what you were doing on your computer you goofball." Chloe sighed. She really wanted to know where Beca went during her space outs, but she determined it wasn't her place to ask. Well, not yet anyway. She wanted to change that.
"Oh. Nothing, just sorting music." The short girl immediately shut her laptop. "I didn't know you were coming today." Beca sort of snapped at the girl that had asked an innocent question.
The way Beca was acting sparked Chloe's curiosity. There was something about that girl, she was a mystery. "I had nothing else to do, my roommate it out of town with her parents, so I came here. Besides, my class started last week, I figured I'd come a practice."
Beca let out a long "Ohhhhhh". She forgot, Chloe joined just in time for the upcoming classes. She got into the everyday a week firefighting class. Meaning she would be done in a short period of time. While she still had other classes she had to take before riding, the redhead was clearly on her way. "Need help with anything?" Even though Beca had regretted ever offering to help Chloe three weeks previous, she was so bored, it would give the short girl something to do.
"Of course." Chloe winked at Beca and walked out to where all the equipment was.
Beca followed behind and grimaced. She suddenly had a feeling of uselessness. "I don't know how much help I can be here. I don't know exactly what you need help with but-"
Chloe cut Beca off before she could finish. "Search and rescue."
The girl's choice took Beca by surprise. "Search and…" It left Beca beaming, when she spoke again, Beca wasn't even sure if she was the same person. "Sure!"
The redhead actually was pretty okay with search and rescue, she got the concept and everything, but she just wanted to be closer to Beca. But before Chloe could get any time with Beca, and call came in. Disturbing the two's alone time. That made an unhappy ginger.
"I'm sorry Chloe…" Beca rushed over to her gear and rushed to put it on as she hopped into the fire engine. Before she did though, Beca waved at the watching redhead.
Chloe's mouth dropped. While she had already seen Beca in her gear before, Chloe found herself awestruck. Something about Beca in that gear...it was very attractive. She didn't want to admit it, at least to Beca, but she did have a small crush on the girl. Even if they only knew each other for a few weeks, the mysterious girl was just amazing, Besides, Beca DID save her life. No matter how corny it was, and no matter how many times she said it, Chloe knew that it was true. From the moment Chloe, half conscience saw the firefighter helping her out of that building, she found herself constantly thinking about it. Even if she could barely remember it. So when Jesse had told Chloe how she made a lasting impression on Beca that day, it was needless to say the ginger girl was thrilled. Even though she wasn't sure if Jesse was speaking the truth.
Left to her lonesome, Chloe decided to study for class. Sadly, it wasn't even close to thrilling.
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Beca hopped out of the engine. They were dispatched for a car accident. from the looks of it, the accident itself wasn't that bad, but Beca still had to set up the traffic cones. She walked to the back of the engine to pull out the large orange cones. Quietly, she set them up. They were on the highway, and with a speed limit of sixty-five, the short girl knew she had to be careful.
Cars whizzed by, some honking. Beca was wearing reflective gear so she knew they could see her, but that didn't mean they cared. When she finished placing the cones down, Beca rushed back to where the rest of her crew was. They were inspecting the cars. Originally, Beca had only seen two cars, but there was a hidden car that landed itself in a ditch. It was totalled for sure.
It was a blue Ford Focus. The front had been smashed in and the side doors were all banged up. Beca could see, with the help of the lights that had been pointed at the car, that the airbags had deployed. But where is the driver?
Beca's then realized, there was a person in the car. Their boy was limp. As a group, Beca and her crew went to a car. They knew they needed to get the person out of that car. However, as Beca got closer, she saw the person's eyes were open. They were the same color as Chloe's, but they had a glossy look to them. Suddenly, it snapped into the short girl's head. The person was dead. Dead and...and...Beca started panicking. She knew it wasn't Chloe, but that's how she saw it. The eyes were almost the same, she could only picture them being on the ginger's head. What if that wa what her eye's looked like when Beca found her in the building? How could she ever be okay...
"Beca! Go get the spreaders now. Ashley, go with her." Luke was yelling, not in anger, but in a he needed to get his point across.
Ashley grabbed Beca's arm when the short girl didn't move immediately and started for the engine. Beca regained control of her body, but she wasn't focused. She was just out of it. The spreaders...the jaws of life...the...it's no use. That person is dead. Ashley's grip on Beca's hand left as the came up to the engine. However, Beca was so out of it, she kept walking. She was walking into the unblocked part of the highway.
Right before she reached it, Ashley yanked on Beca's coat and tugged her back while screaming Beca's name. Between that and the honking of a passing car, Beca was snapped back into reality. She turned to the girl who had probably just saved her life. "I..I'm sorry...Thank you." Beca's voice was full of shame. The taller girl didn't answer Beca, she just pulled out the spreaders and waited for Beca to help her.
The short girl did just that and they started walking towards the car. "What the hell was that Beca?" Ashley's voice was so quiet. She wasn't really talking to Beca, but she felt the need to say it out loud. Beca didn't even hear the question anyway. They set the spreaders down and waited for their directions.
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Beca felt sick to her stomach on the way back from the call. Nothing in Beca's mind was making sense anymore. Left was right and up was down. She couldn't think straight. How could she just lose her mind like that? She had seen dead people before and she had never freaked out like that. In her mind, all she saw was Chloe. They were her eyes. They were gone. At that moment, it wasn't some stranger. It was someone Beca saved. But not this time. She couldn't save the redhead. She couldn't protect her. Protect someone she barely even knew…
When they got back to the fire department, Beca searched for Chloe. Ashley had tried catching the short girl's attention, but Beca brushed her off. "Beca…" Ashley ran her hand through her brown hair and frowned. Something was really off with Beca and if it wasn't fixed, the short girl could be playing with fire, and her life.
The ginger hunt wasn't going well, Beca was having a difficult time locating her target. The brunette's mind must have been playing tricks, because as she searched for the girl with the startling blue eyes, Beca was starting to convince herself it was Chloe in that accident.
However, upon a further search, the short girl found Chloe walking around outside the building. Without thinking, Beca ran out to the girl. "Chloe!"
The girl turned to Beca, and her blue eye's reflected in the moonlight. The brunette sighed and made her way to Chloe. Without even thinking, Beca pulled Chloe into a hug and began crying.
What the hell is wrong with me?
Okay, another chapter down. I really hope y'all enjoyed. If it's confusing, I'm sorry. I'm trying my best to not mess up the character. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and there's more to come (obviously).
