A/N: Hello Pitch Perfect Fans. Sorry for the delay, life just got in the way. We present Chapter Twenty-One, we hope you like.
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Love at First Bite
Chapter 21 - We Have a Problem Two
She shouldn't have allowed her to go.
This thought had just kept repeating in Beca's head. It had haunted her, ever since Chloe had left.
The waiting was grating on Beca more than anything. She had always been an action type of person. She wasn't the sit back and allow others to take the lead. This being relegated to the sidelines was grating on her. She stared outside the window and into the night, hoping to spot Chloe, though she knew it was probably futile.
Would she see her again?
The question squeezed Beca's heart, and made it made it hard to breath. She could only pray to a god that she wasn't sure she believed in, that Chloe would return.
A noise caught Beca's attention, causing her to turn from the window. There was Chloe standing just inside the doorway, smirking at her. The redhead was a bit disheveled, but nothing too bad.
Beca thought maybe she had never looked more beautiful.
With a weird combination of being weary and wired, Chloe slipped into the suite she now shared with Beca. Her eyes immediately fell upon the beautiful brunette as she entered. She was staring out the suite's window, dressed in an oversized sweatshirt and jeans. Chloe got the feeling that Beca was dressed to leave on a moment's notice.
Remembering what just happened, Chloe could understand the young woman being ready.
Tension built as two more vampires appeared on the street. All of them were dressed like they were ready to hit the alternative clubs, and none looked much older than twenty. With lots of tattoos and piercings, their look didn't fit with any of the elder Families, but there were too many to be rogues.
"Looks like we don't have to go far for our first feeding of the night," the lead vampire said over his shoulder in Spanish. "We got delivery today."
Aubrey, Chloe, and Lily remained completely still and silent.
"Let's feast," the lead vampire declared as he sprung into the air. His intention was to take the women quickly, while inducing the greatest amount of terror.
Immediately the petite brunette pushed away from the window where she was standing, and ran towards the redhead; the entire time, her eyes were locked on Chloe's. Without a second thought, she jumped into Chloe's arms and wrapped her legs around Chloe's waist. She crushed her lips against Chloe's. She kissed her like it was their first kiss ever.
The image of the petite brunette leaping through the air triggered more memories for Chloe.
The vampire flew towards the three friends. In a counter move, Lily immediately leaped up and met the vampire in mid-air. Caught by surprise, the vampire wasn't ready for Lily's feat of dexterity, which allowed her to dodge his attack while landing her foot squarely in his solar plexus.
The couple pulled apart when they each needed breath. Chloe smirked at her girlfriend, and started to tease, "Did you miss…" Beca surged forward to capture Chloe's lips again, cutting off the rest of what she was going to say. The petite brunette used her weight to press herself further into the redhead until her body was as flushed with Chloe's as she could be.
When they broke for air again, Beca leaned down further, and placed a series of kisses along Chloe's neck and onto her shoulder. All the while she nuzzled into Chloe for warmth.
"I'll take that as a yes," whispered Chloe.
"Yes," Beca breathed into Chloe's neck. "I was so worried about you."
"There was nothing to worry about," Chloe said, even as she remembered.
The vampire fell hard, Lily landing on his chest, then his head, as she performed a quick hop. A dagger seemed to appear in her hand, and in one fluid motion she knelt and stabbed the vampire through his chest.
The rest of the vampires stood there shocked. One in the back of the brood broke the silence.
"What the Fuck!?"
Another vampire moved forward as three more appeared from the doorway behind them.
"God! I was so worried about you," Beca said in between kisses, a bit overcome with emotion. "I don't know what I would do if something happened to you…" Tears streamed down Beca's face, even as she was so happy because Chloe had returned, as promised.
One of the vampires had circled from the left. Aubrey met this vampire with a quick toss of a silver throwing knife. She threw it with such power and accuracy; it caught the vampire perfectly in the chest. With an audible gasp, the vampire disintegrated into dust. The trouble was, two more vampires filled in behind.
At the same time, Chloe was dealing with her own threat. Three of the vampires had tried to circle them on her side. The redhead calmed herself and then threw herself into the fight with as much determination as she possessed. She managed to block the first blow on mere instinct and then her assailants sprung apart to attack her from multiple directions.
"It's okay, Becs, I understand," Chloe said as she reached up and caressed Beca's cheek, sending shivers down her spine, partly because Chloe's hand was still chilled from the cool night air outside, and partly because Chloe was watching her with eyes that burned with such intensity as they looked at her.
Performing a roundhouse kick at the face of the first vampire that tried coming at her, Chloe hoped to make a debilitating blow but was ultimately blocked. The vampire held onto Chloe's leg as he spun around, lifting the redhead off the ground. She responded by swiftly kicking him with her free leg. With a grunt he released Chloe, but momentum sent her twirling through the air and into a wall. Chloe let out a grunt as she slammed against the wall. She spun and simultaneously shoved against the rough wall as she dodged the next attack.
Chloe bent down as Beca lifted her face a bit to give each other another short kiss, a kiss that said that which Chloe had not said in words 'I´m back as promised'. Chloe felt she would let her actions speak for her.
It was okay; Beca could understand Chloe clearly.
Everything around her disappeared into the background, just as Lily had taught her. All of Chloe's focus was in the moment and this fight. Before her attacker had time to get up, Chloe moved in and snapped his neck.
She kicked out catching one of the vampires in the knee, crumpling him to the pavement.
Every fiber of Chloe's being was focused on the moment, because she knew she had a promise to keep.
The next kiss was a bit more forceful, and just a touch painful for Beca. Chloe wrapped her arms tightly around the smaller woman, almost as if to make sure she couldn't be taken away. Chloe explored the petite woman's body like she'd forgotten her. It's clear that Chloe is overwhelmed with need. And she's not the only one; Beca had been craving her as well.
Lily was retrieving her stiletto when a hard blow to the back of her neck caught her off-guard, stunning the highly durable minion long enough that a pair of large, strong hands were able to grab her and fling her across the street.
The one who threw Lily to the pavement gave a malicious smile as he followed and swung a kick towards Lily's head. It never connected as Chloe jumped on his back, and sunk her teeth in his neck. Off balance, they both crumbled towards the rough stone of the back street.
Chloe stopped kissing Beca, and placed the petite woman back on the floor, before stepping back. It left the younger woman confused.
"Undress," Chloe said in a husky whisper. She somehow sounded both demanding and begging at the same time.
Beca didn't hesitate to begin undressing, though she did it slowly, seductively; Chloe watched her with the same intensity. Beca pulled her Barden sweatshirt, the one she wears when she needs comfort, and then one of Chloe's tee shirts which she wore because it smelled of the redhead, over her head. Each time her eyes recaptured Chloe's. Of course, Chloe's eyes never left Beca's body, even as she was also undressing.
Whirling around in an impressive display of grace, Aubrey dodged one attack, while launching an attack of her own on a vampire who was about to attack Chloe while she was still on the pavement. With vicious precision, the blonde's foot caught the would-be attacker in the groin. He crumpled as his legs gave way, and Aubrey finished him off with a dagger through his chest. Then even as that vampire disintegrated into dust, Aubrey drove the blade into the chest of the vampire that was on top of Chloe, as the redhead withdrew her fangs from his neck.
In short order, both were standing there naked just looking at each other. Chloe admired the delicate curve of Beca's hips, and the inward slope of her waist, and the swell of her chest, as she swept her eyes up the petite body. The redhead reached out and ran her hand along Beca's waist. She bit her lower lip as she moved her hand up Beca's abs. She savored the feel of Beca's muscles beneath her touch.
"You are so beautiful," Chloe whispered, her hot breath now only inches from Beca's ear, as she leaned forward. Chloe's lips descended, and Beca watched in fascination as the red-haired beauty kissed her neck, sending a shiver through her body. The feel of those lips, that kiss, that caress. Oh God, so sensual! Beca thought.
Beca submitted to Chloe's desire and felt her body responding to every touch, a mutual symphony of eroticism. Chloe's hands slid more urgently now across her body, not just caressing but fondling, pinching, claiming. A small moan involuntarily escaped Beca's lips.
Chloe took the moan as a signal, and with a deft and hungry pull, Chloe shifted, pinning Beca's arms to her sides, so that only her elbows could move.
The battle felt as though it went on forever, yet strangely it was somewhat muted, almost silent in the shadows. As Chloe rose from the pavement, Lily and Aubrey protected her. A vampire lashed out at Lily with a series of punches, while a second came at her with a vicious kick. With centuries of practice, Lily easily dodged both of these undisciplined attacks. She did it with such ease that it served to increase the rage of the two vampires. But this was the nature of this nest of vampires, undisciplined and uncoordinated — the exact opposite of Aubrey, Lily, and Chloe. So, while the two vampires were solely focused on Lily, they missed the blonde and redhead who attacked from their blindsides and quickly dispatched them.
Chloe felt so invigorated by her feeding. Taking a group of predators down had galvanized her. She easily lifted Beca bridal style and carried the petite musician to their bed. As she carried Beca, she again kissed her deeply.
She deposited Beca on the bed, as her desire wanted to take Beca wantonly.
As Chloe took control, Beca's heart beat so rapidly that she thought it would burst from her chest. The petite woman didn't have to wait long as Chloe moved in. Lost in the passion of the moment, Chloe moved her kisses down Beca's jaw and neck, sucking lightly. She grazed her fangs on Beca's soft skin, eliciting a sweet moan.
Suddenly, Chloe pulled back. Her eyes wide in shock and fear.
She had been so tempted to bite.
She had this strange overwhelming urge running through her that she couldn't seem to quell.
Lost in the moment of passion, she had not noticed the growing need within her. She had surrendered too much power to her urges for her own good.
It was at that moment she realized just how tempted she was to bite Beca, and it had nothing to do with hunger. This urge was different, and now it ached within her. Beca's enticing skin was entirely too irresistible.
She actively fought to tamp it down, yet it gnawed and burned within her. It twisted like a writhing serpent. With all of her will, Chloe bit her lip, hard. The metallic taste of blood on her tongue, mixed with the sharp pain, was just enough to pull her out of the overwhelming urge.
Chloe felt great fear; greater than she had ever known. She started to panic. She opened her eyes knowing full well that they were full blown and darkened to their vampire black. Her nostrils flared. Beca's scent was overpowering, and not willing to leave her.
"Chlo?"
Beca had noticed something was off with Chloe. Chloe reacted on instinct and summoned all her will, and focused all her ability to compel towards Beca.
"Sleep…"
She breathed the word, more than she said it. Beca's eyes widened, and then she was asleep.
Chloe remained there, wordless, counting Beca's heartbeats, which she could feel where Beca's back was pressed up against her chest. She found herself keeping track of the brunette's breaths, as she gently snored.
When she was sure the brunette was resting soundly, Chloe slipped from the bed, got dressed, and then left the suite.
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Twenty minutes later, Chloe was standing on the beach in the same place she and Beca had been hours before. She stood there, taking in the smell of the sea, the sound of the surf, and the feel of the cool night breeze, yet she was unable to enjoy any of it. She was in total despair.
There seemed to be no conceivable way of fighting this growing urge. An urge she had felt before but could not fully explain. Now she did though, and it scared her more than anything she had faced before.
She sensed Aubrey before she heard the blonde approaching. Even without looking, the redhead knew it was her oldest friend and sister. Aubrey was walking the same path Chloe had just walked from the hotel. Her steps were quick, and Chloe could picture the determination on Aubrey's face.
Hesitantly Chloe turned towards her oldest and most dear friend, figuring that Aubrey had sensed her panic and come to see what the matter was. But as she turned to her friend and saw the turmoil on her features, she truly sensed Aubrey's feelings of unease and despair.
Aubrey was dealing with something entirely separate from what Chloe was dealing with.
"Brey?"
The blonde had the same look of distress Chloe was feeling. Aubrey answered the unasked question, "Couldn't sleep." She stepped next to Chloe, but didn't look at the redhead, instead stared out into the dark night.
"Me, either," Chloe nodded, as she turned back towards the sea.
Both women just stood together, yet felt alone as their thoughts consumed them. A good fifteen minutes passed with nothing but the sound of the waves and the sea breeze, each woman wanting nothing but to be lost in the silence. Yet it could not last, and the silence was finally broken when they both spoke at the same time.
"I almost bit Beca."
"I almost bit Stacie."
The two best friends stopped and stared at each other, not really sure they had heard the other correctly. They simultaneously asked, "What?"
"I almost bit Beca," Chloe repeated. "It was this overwhelming urge that I barely fought down." Chloe's words are rushed, and almost panicked.
Aubrey listened this time, concern growing. She doesn't speak right away, but when she does, she says it softly. "I almost bit Stacie. We were in the midst of…"
She trailed off speaking, and it took Chloe a second to realize what Aubrey was referring to and she excitedly whisper-shouted, "Us, too!"
The roll of Aubrey's eyes silenced the panicking redhead. "It wasn't anything I've ever felt before…"
"I have," Chloe interrupted.
"Really?"
The redhead nodded. "I thought it was just hunger and that we needed to feed…"
"Which explains our hunt last night," Aubrey observed, more to herself.
"Yeah! I asked Lily because the urge to feed was so strong," Chloe admitted. "I, uh, had the urge to bite Beca earlier and I thought being sated would keep Beca safer."
"We fed so much, we should have been comatose," Aubrey said. The look of revulsion she always has when discussing feeding etched on her face. Aubrey had never liked that she needs to feed. The very thought of it can still make her nauseous, even after all these centuries.
"Yet, it was the exact opposite. I was so charged I was ready to rip Beca's clothes off. I had to resist the urge…"
"Oh, you were able to resist that urge?" Aubrey asked, her cheeks going quite crimson.
"You didn't?"
"Let's just say I owe Stacie a new blouse, bra, and…" Aubrey dropped her face into her hand, "and those sexy faded jeans are now in two pieces."
"Oh," Chloe didn't know what else to say.
The silence drew out. When Aubrey had regained her composure, she looked at Chloe and said, "One thing is for certain…"
"What's that?"
"We have a problem. Our urge to bite the women we love has nothing to do with hunger."
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Beca awoke with a start and sat bolt upright where she slept. She may never have slept sounder. It was too bright for Beca as she stretched and yawned. She reached out for Chloe but found nothing but cold, empty sheets.
"Chlo?"
Confused, Beca looked around, trying to find some clue to where Chloe was. At first glance, there was none. She inched her way slowly off of the bed, crawling out from under the sheets, and looked some more. Chloe's clothes were gone from where she had deposited them the night before.
Beca could feel the warmth of the sunlight coming through the window. It was at least late morning. She tried to remember if she had any commitments this morning, but was coming up blank. If there were, she would cancel. For now, her most immediate concern was the lack of a gorgeous redhead by her side in her bed, where she was supposed to be.
With a final grunt, Beca didn't so much get out of bed as fall out of it, though she did manage to land on her feet. Another quick look around the suite confirmed Chloe wasn't there at all. This spurred her need to find Chloe, so she started picking up her clothes from the night before, and made her way to her suitcase.
Ashley and Jessica were really good at making sure her clothes were stored neatly, so Beca never went out in public disheveled. In short order, she went through the carefully folded clothes and found something suitable to wear. Her outfit was simple and unassuming, nothing that would bring attention to herself.
Dressed and still bleary-eyed, Beca checked the entire room one last time for any signs of Chloe. Not finding any, Beca shook her head to clear the last cobwebs that still lingered and walked out the door of the suite. With purpose, Beca headed to the elevators and traveled down to the hotel lobby.
The elevator doors opened up to a lobby that was already bustling with business people and travelers. Beca stepped out almost tentatively and looked around.
There was no sign of Chloe.
With a deep sigh, Beca decided she needed a plan of action.
First came coffee. If she was going to function at all, she needed coffee. Beca suddenly smelled the heavenly aroma of roasted coffee and looked to her right to find there was a small stand set up with a barista. Without conscious thought, Beca's feet began to shuffle towards the coffee stand. There was no wait, so Beca was able to order and get her coffee in no time.
With a steaming cup now in hand, Beca began her quest in earnest to find Chloe. It concerned her that she couldn't sense Chloe. A concern which grew with each passing moment as she recalled Chloe's sensing someone watching them last night and then leaving to do God knows what with Aubrey and Lily.
Walking past the hotel's cafe, she saw people sitting down for their midday meal, and she realized she was ravenous, but that would have to wait. She sipped at her coffee, hoping that would sate her hunger for the moment.
Passing a few people, Beca offered a few nods to their greetings, but mostly she concentrated on sipping and not spilling on herself, as her eyes constantly scanned for the familiar red hair and cerulean blue eyes.
Beca doesn't see Chloe, but she spots Lily, which was weird because she never seemed able to catch sight of the nearly silent woman. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she walked swiftly towards her. "Hey Lily, how are you? Um, have you seen Chloe?" Beca kept her tone light and casual, but the worry was starting to creep up. Chloe was an early riser, yes, but this was unusual, and although Beca couldn't sense Chloe, she felt something was wrong.
Lily didn't respond with words, but instead, signaled for Beca to follow. There was a slight rumble in Beca's stomach, as the coffee wasn't appeasing her hunger. Lily smiled and produced an apple and a banana.
"Thanks, Lily," Beca said earnestly, as she accepted the banana first and devoured it. She then took the apple and ate it as she followed Lily out of the hotel. It didn't even seem weird that Lily hadn't said a word.
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Standing alone, overlooking the city, Chloe stared out over the Mediterranean Sea. She stood in the shade, but the day's sun was still beginning to affect her. It was going to be very painful returning to the hotel. It was one of the reasons Aubrey had already left and returned to the hotel. Chloe hadn't wanted to because it would mean seeing Beca, and Chloe wasn't sure she was ready to see Beca at this moment in time.
Perhaps subconsciously, this is why Chloe had waited; maybe the pain would be a type of penance.
She loved this spot. Standing here yesterday, with Beca, had made this place special. It made her want to stay and soak in the scenery longer, but the more time spent here meant greater risk to her very life.
Suddenly, she sensed Beca approaching. She turned and saw Lily guiding Beca to the spot. Her old friend halted about fifty feet away, and indicated Beca should continue. She turned and waved to Chloe. It seemed such a natural gesture and struck Chloe as weird, but still, she waved back.
Beca approached Chloe as if on a mission. Determination etched on her features. Chloe tried to school her features into an innocent look, to try and hide the concern she had, but Beca wasn't buying it. She gave the redhead a look that just screamed, 'Don't fuck with me.' It was enough for Chloe to turn and look back out over the sea.
Beca didn't say anything as she stopped at Chloe's side. She stood silently staring at the side of Chloe's head, trying to get the redhead to look at her. Chloe continued to look out over the beautiful blue water.
"I'm okay, you know," Chloe said, as she finally turned her head to meet Beca's eyes for the first time since Beca had come over.
Beca looked deeply into Chloe's eyes, her brow furrowed with concern for her beloved redhead.
Chloe's chest burned at the connection. She wanted to make more denials but caught herself. Beca could read her even better than Aubrey could, so there was no point in trying to hide it.
"Are you really okay?" This was the only question Beca had. She was worried, and she knew that Chloe was also worried. She didn't know what Chloe was worried about, but it was something major, and she wanted to know what was going on. "Because it doesn't seem like you're okay." She waved her hands around, indicating where they were currently standing. "I know how dangerous it is for you to be here. You have told me how much pain being in the open sun can cause, yet you are here, without your hat, without sunscreen."
Chloe went to say something, but Beca cut her off. "If everything was okay, I'm pretty sure I would not have woken alone this morning. I also think something would have happened last night, but I realized something as I made my way up here…"
"And what was that?" Chloe was actually curious.
"I wasn't sore this morning, I didn't have any of the tell-tale signs that I have become accustomed to," Beca said in frustration.
Chloe looked at her with a furrowed brow, "I'm not following…"
"WE DIDN'T HAVE SEX!"
The brunette's eyes grew wide as she realized what she had just shouted. She turned red with blush as she looked all about, but there was no one around to hear her.
This did elicit a chuckle from Chloe, but then she sighed. "You're right. We didn't have sex."
"Why? I know we were starting to. I can remember a pretty steamy kissing session. I know we both got naked. That memory is crystal clear." The blush returned to Beca's cheeks.
"Yes, we started, and yes your memory is correct…"
"But?"
"But something happened," Chloe answered reluctantly.
"Are we going too fast? Is it the stress of the tour? Or is it the schedule? Whatever it is we can fix it," said Beca, a bit of desperation in her voice. She knew firsthand the effects of a tour and all the traveling can have on people. There's little rest, little alone time. She also had come to realize that their journey through Europe, and the danger it entailed for Chloe and Aubrey was taking its toll. Over the last few days, she was beginning to better understand just how dangerous a world Chloe is a part of.
Beca also realized by virtue of her connection with Chloe, how dangerous a world she was now a part of.
"I'm worried," Chloe said simply, leaning forward quickly to press a kiss to the curve of Beca's mouth. "And we need to talk."
Hearing the tone, and seeing Chloe's demeanor, all Beca can say is, "Uh-oh."
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