Hey guys. Here's a new chapter. A couple days later than I had planned but sooner than before, right?

So I've been going crazy with work and stuff so I haven't had a chance to respond to the follows and favorites of this story like I want to but know that each and every review, follow, and favorite is very much appreciated and if you haven't received a message of that sentiment yet, it is coming. I love sending you guys messages and interacting I've just been a little behind lately.

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Aca-Initiation

Chloe can feel the sun on her face. She doesn't need this right now. She flops onto her other side and squeezes her pillow and her eyes tighter. She goes back to her quirky dream of singing ladybugs on a quest to recapture their stolen spots from cheetahs.

In the middle of the ladybug's song, a noise sounds and all the ladybugs scatter. The signal. The operation was in jeopardy. They were on high alert. The noise stops and all is good. The ladybugs come together to discuss what happened, but before anyone could speak, the noise sounds again. And once again, the ladybugs jumps into action. This time the ladybugs fight off ants who have broken the security perimeter. The noise stops. The ladybugs are now at a round table. The leader begins a song about the skills needed to defeat the cheetahs, that sounds like "Be a Man" from Mulan. The noise sounds again just as they were about to breakout into the dance number.

"Chloe," a voice breaks into the ladybugs' battle to defend their territory. They really needed better security. These breaches were interrupting their planning. They needed to take those cheetahs down.

The noise continues. "Chloe." Ladybug Chloe pulls off the headset, that she was using to tell another ladybug directions to the store to pick up the pizzas she had ordered, and looks around. "Chloe." The room around her shakes. "Damn it, Chloe, wake up." The room shakes again and human Chloe jumps awake.

She groans with the movement. That damn sun. She pulls her pillow over her face to block it out. Chloe's eyes close to fall back asleep. The noise sounds again.

"Chloe, if you don't answer your damn phone," a groggy voice threatens from beside her.

Chloe throws her hand out in the direction of her nightstand. She misses her phone and, of course, swipes the ringing object onto the floor.

"Damn it," Chloe whispers. She wouldn't dare open her eyes and deal with the blistering sun, so she twists her body at her waist to lean over the bed and stretches her arm to the floor. A hand from the other person in bed is placed on her thigh, anchoring her so she won't fall completely off the bed. A few circular motions of her hand on the floor, with her eyes still closed, is all it takes for Chloe's hand to find the phone which has started ringing again.

Chloe pushes herself back onto the bed with a grunt. She presses the green button.

"Hello," Chloe says with a suddenly dry mouth.

"Hangover?" The other person asks.

Chloe groans. "Mom. Everything okay?"

"Yes."

"Why were you calling me so much?" Chloe tries to clear her throat and swallow but her mouth is dry.

The person next to her gets out of the bed and crosses over to the bathroom.

"That was your aunt. She wanted to torture you with awful, loud music as soon as you answered. I just managed to get the phone away from her and send her to see if Angela needed anything."

"Yeah, she does that every morning after I mention a party. I should probably stop telling her." The person comes back with a cup of water and two pills and offers them to Chloe. "Thanks, Bree," Chloe says before taking downing the pills.

"I'll go make breakfast," Aubrey says and then leaves.

"At least Aubrey's there. Do you want me to let you go?"

Chloe positions herself against her headboard with a groan. She positions the pillow between her head and the headboard and pulls it around to rest on her should and block out the sun. Getting up to close the blinds would be too much.

"No. I want to talk to you, Mom."

"What's wrong,Chlo?" Maura asks. She recognizes Chloe's uncertain tone.

"I just—," Chloe sighs. "I don't know. We never really talked about me liking Beca. And I just really like her and - I don't know. I know I'm not making sense."

"Chloe, I don't have anything against your attraction to Beca. If she's who you want to be with then I support you."

"I just really like her and I barely even know her. And I can't really talk to Bree about this because she's not really fond of Beca, you know, and she would just tell me to forget about her or whatever, but you know the initiation party was last night and I have no idea if Beca's even interested. And there's this guy, who's obviously into her too."

"You think she's interested in him?" Maura interrupts Chloe's rambling.

Chloe has no idea how to answer this. Of course she hopes Beca isn't into that treble maker she and Aubrey spotted her talking with, but Beca's nonchalant attitude throws Chloe off a bit. On one hand, when Beca was talking with that guy she could have been either disinterested or amused. But that could lead to flirting, right? That guy was definitely flirting with Beca. But that didn't mean Beca was interested, right? And on the other hand, Beca seemed amused with Chloe too. She didn't push Chloe away when she got close. She pushed that guy, and he was farther away than Chloe. Chloe was really close—kissing distance. That had to be a point in Chloe's favor, right? And the looks Beca gave her when she was dancing. Oh yeah, Chloe had definitely caught Beca's eyes on her on more than one occasion. But Beca also didn't initiate anything with Chloe. She just stayed on the steps and watched everyone. But that also meant she didn't really encourage much with that guy either.

"I honestly have no idea," Chloe answers her mother.

"Just give it some time. Get to know her more."

"Yeah," Chloe's says for lack of anything else.

"So I have good news," Maura starts.

Chloe sits up. Giddy. Her headache is almost gone and she loves the phrase her mother has just said. "Tell me."

"Jane and I will be at regionals."

"Oh my god. Really?"

"We already have the time off."

"It's gonna be so great," Chloe squeals. "Everyone seems great so far. Much better than the old Bellas. You'll love them."

"That's a nice change. I wasn't too fond of the girls before."

"I know, but putting up with them was worth it to sing."

A knock sounds on Chloe's door before Aubrey slips her head in.

"Hey, breakfast," Aubrey announces.

"Okay. Thanks." Chloe says before Aubrey closes the door. "Hey, Mom, I'm gonna go eat. We'll talk later?"

"Of course. Have a good day, honey."

"You too." Chloe disconnects the call and flops back on the bed with a sigh.

This thing with Beca would be interesting. And possibly full of mixed signals by the brunette if these few meetings were any indication of the future. Chloe would just have to take it one interaction at a time and see where it goes.

She pushes herself off the bed and makes her way to the kitchen for breakfast and to inevitably discuss, with a not hungover Aubrey, if any of the new Bellas had broken the oath they had taken last night.

Alrighty people. You've made it to the end. Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? What say you all. I know this chapter might have seemed a bit Chaubrey but they are just best friends.

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