So, being stuck in the world of fluff, I decided to write a second chapter. ^^
Chloe tried to keep the roses as long as she possibly could; trying every trick she could remember since she was a member of the Flower Arrangement club back in high school. She tried everything but cut flowers can only last as long, even with the best care. There was one curiosity though. Chloe made a noise of confusion as she was staring at the vase of roses and wondered if Beca had a hand in this. She got up with a steely look of determination, she had to ask the brunette or this'll keep her awake all night.
Rushing out of her room, she almost collided with Stacie who seemed to only have arrived in the Bella house.
"Whoah there red! Where's the fire?"
"I - Where've you been? It's three in the afternoon…" Curiosity always got the best of Chloe as she peered at Stacie.
"Around." Stacie purred as she pushed up her boobs and gave the redhead a saucy wink.
"Yeah, anyway, have you seen Beca? I have something to ask her."
"Oh yeah, I think I saw her hanging out in the backyard."
"Thanks!" Chloe bounded down the stairs and out the house only to see Flo practicing her back flips in the backyard.
"Hey Flo! Have you see Beca anywhere?"
"No…" The Guatemalan drawled in her thick Spanish accent. "She was probably kidnapped and sold for drugs."
"Not helping Florencia Maria de Jesus y Fuentes." Chloe deadpanned. "Kind of in a rush here."
"Alright, alright! I think she was going over to the Barden café."
"Gracias!"
"Never call me by my full name again unless you want me assassinated!" Chloe called to the retreating back of the redhead who was bouncing out of sight. "Ah, dios mio!" she exclaimed before going back to practicing her gymnastic skills.
The bell above the café's door rang loudly as Chloe made her entrance. A quick sweep of the place informed her that the brunette she was looking for was MIA but she did spot Jessica and Ashley on the love couch, each enjoying a Frappuccino.
"Hey Jessica, Ashley! Have you seen Beca around?"
The two girls looked at each other before looking up to the antsy ginger.
"I think I saw-"
"—someone who looked like her-"
"—rush out of here when-"
"—we were entering."
It was freaky how Jessica and Ashley completed each other's sentences and Chloe blink at them in disbelief. "Did you see where she might have been going?"
"I think she was heading for the little park behind Baker Hall." The two girls chorused.
"Okay, thanks!" Chloe beamed before making off in a blur of red hair and blue eyes.
At the park, the only person Chloe spotted was Lilly who was hacking away at watermelons swinging on the monkey bars with a wooden sword which she was sure was called a bokken.
"Hey there Lilly! Watcha doin'?" Chloe chirped.
"I need to bring honor back to the family. I must defeat the samurais." Lilly whispered straight-faced.
"Uhmm… Okay. Good luck. But hey, have you seen Beca? I heard she was here."
"Beca-san is heading to the greenhouse as we speak."
"Yay! Arigato!"
Lilly bowed at the retreating form of Chloe before turning back to attack the enemy watermelons.
Chloe was sure that this time she would find Beca in the greenhouse. The afternoon was getting late and she must, must have the answer to the question plaguing her.
"Hello?" she called out as she barged in the room filled with thick foliage.
"Not again!" an exasperated voice was heard.
"Beca?" Chloe tentatively called.
Fat Amy's head popped out of one the bushes and grinned sheepishly at the redhead. "Sorry red, just me."
"And me." Bumper's head also popped out just beside Amy.
"What are you…?"
"Yeah, I was just showing Bumper how to do the mermaid dance, if you know what I mean."
"Gross. But yeah, did any of you see Beca?"
"She walked in here probably 15 minutes ago when Bumper was sinking his pirate ship into my mermaid's cove."
"TMI Amy! Did she tell you where she was heading?"
"Nawh…she bolted out of here faster than a dingo with rabies."
At this Bumper shrugged but then offered his two cents. "I think she said something about needing to wash her eyeballs out. She's probably by the lake dock."
"Oh! Awesome! Thanks you two!" Chloe smiled broadly before sprinting towards the direction of the lake.
Beca was contentedly sitting on the dock with her leg's swinging under her as she appreciated the sunset's colors wash over the horizon. This was how Chloe finally found her as she breathlessly sat beside the tiny alt girl.
"I've been looking everywhere for you!" she flash Beca one of her brightest smiles.
"Well, you found me. What's up?" the brunette smirked back, turning to face her.
"I have a question. Remember the roses you gave me?"
"That was two weeks ago. What about them?"
"16 days and 5 hours to be exact. Now you know how cut flowers can only last so long? Because you know they're dead?"
"Yeah I know but I do wonder how you know the exact time frame…" Beca squinted at the redhead.
"Well, this one…" Chloe pulled out a flower she got from her vase of roses from the inside of her jacket and twirled it between her fingers. "This one is fake. Were you gypped by the flower shop or…?"
Beca's eyes widened and then turned her gaze back towards the horizon.
"Beca?"
Beca then dropped her gaze and stared at her hands on her lap while she mumbled something unintelligible.
"Sorry, what was that?"
A softer unintelligible mess of words met Chloe's ears. She sighed softly placing a hand under Beca's chin and gently raised girl's face to meet hers. "What is it?" her beseeching baby blue eyes matched her voice.
Beca bit her lip and blew out some air before facing Chloe again.
"Just…" Beca clasped Chloe's hands in hers and scooted closer. Chloe thought her heart would beat out of her chest as Beca slowly leaned in. She closed her eyes and the next thing she felt was Beca's warm whisper into her ear "Please let me love you until the last rose fades."
THE END! (again)
Be patient. I have been drinking all kinds of caffeinated drinks, checking which one has the highest content so….yeah… Also, my fingers can't type as fast as my mind churns out these shameless fluff fics so bear with me. I promise the next chapter would have the real ending of these two chapters and some other stuff…. I dunno yet…. Wait, what? .