A/N: This one's a bit shorter, but I hope you enjoy it. Thanks again for making my day with all the amazing support!

The girls were back on the field and were ready to start the second half. Their opponents were still in deliberation, but as soon as the umpires blew their whistles indicating that it was time to start again, they quickly took their positions as well. They started the game and Beca immediately directed her players to the right positions. Barden soon won the ball and Lilly made another run along the backline. She was stopped before making a real break, like she was the entire first half, and looked extremely frustrated.

"Lilly, remember what I said during halftime," Beca shouted during their next free hit. Lilly nodded in response and ran away from her defender to be able to receive the ball. She again ran towards the backline, but before she completely reached it, she cut back inside. Her defender was already positioned in the backfield and couldn't react quickly enough. She did try to block Lilly with her stick, but hit the girl's foot instead of the ball, causing the Barden girl to fall down face first.

Beca was relieved to see that Lilly was able to get up immediately. She was even happier when she saw that the umpire was pointing with two hands towards the goal, indicating a penalty corner for her team. She joined the huddle at the top of the circle, and realized she had to say something as their captain. She looked around, saw Chloe, and an idea popped into her head.

"Chloe, after the injection, I will play a low push to your forehand and you are going to tip it in from the near post, like we did in practice. Stacy, you are going to stop for me. Lilly, Jessica, you set up a decoy castle. Let's do this!"

The girls all nodded, although Beca could see the hesitation in Chloe's face. They had practiced this variation a few times, but not too often. Beca had confidence it would work, knowing Chloe's skills. And if she would score, it would help her to regain some confidence.

Beca lined up with Stacy in front of her and Lilly to her right. After the umpire had lowered his hand to indicate they could play, she nodded at Chloe, who injected the ball flawlessly. Right after her injection, she made her way to the goal, stopping exactly at the right spot for Beca to pass the ball. She put down her stick, angled it perfectly, and the ball shot off her stick into the goal.

All the Barden girls immediately joined in the celebration of their deserved goal. Several girls were hugging Beca, but she made her way towards Chloe and threw her free hand around the other girl's shoulders.

"I knew you could do it, you're amazing!"

Chloe was beaming as she ran back to her spot in defense. From then on out Barden was dominating the game. Stacy drove her opponents crazy with her amazing stick skills and Lilly managed to break through several times by making quick turns. The midfielders were finding the offenders every time and everybody was coaching each other. The goals didn't come too easily, though, because their opponents had a beast of a goalie. Stacy did manage to get one past her halfway through the second half, but the game was only decided by a third Barden goal right before the final whistle.

They girls shook hands with their opponents and were all wearing a big smile. They hadn't just won, but they had also played an amazing game. The teammates hugged and high-fived like they had just won a championship game. Both coaches were pumping their fist in the air and congratulating the girls with the game.

In the locker room and on the ride home the team was still ecstatic. Chloe had called Aubrey and all the girls joined in on the conversation. When they got back, Beca received a lot of compliments and pats on the back from the girls. They had wanted to celebrate, but after the long day, most of the girls were actually too tired. They might gather for a small get-together later in the evening after everybody had taken their afternoon nap.

It wasn't too long before Beca was just left with Chloe. The redhead was looking at her with a weird look Beca couldn't make out. She raised a questioning eyebrow, but didn't receive an explanation in response. Chloe just linked her arm with the brunette and dragged her along. They walked to Chloe's apartment. Beca could use some relaxation after all the excitement of the day, but was also intrigued by Chloe's weird behaviour, so she didn't protest.

When they arrived Chloe first checked on Aubrey. When she came back she reported that the blonde was fast asleep, before approaching Beca. She hesitated for a moment, before closing the distance between them and connecting her lips with the confused brunette. Beca didn't really process what was happening and had forgotten to respond before Chloe pulled back. Her brain wasn't working properly, so she didn't really know what to say and therefor uttered probably the worst thing she could say at this moment.

"What are you doing?"

Choe looked shocked. "I thought this was what you wanted. Oh, god, I'm so sorry, I read the whole situation all wrong. I'm so sorry, Beca."

Beca had now started to process the situation and immediately felt guilt for her response. She hadn't meant to sound angry. And now Chloe looked to be on the verge of tears. Well done, Mitchell. Get it together!

"No, I didn't mean it like that. I did want that, I just thought you didn't. I mean, you're gorgeous and sweet and perfect and I'm just an awkward freshman."

Chloe face went from night to day and she immediately responded.

"Are you kidding me, you're beautiful, extremely talented and passionate. I know you're trying to pretend like you don't care about anything, but you're not fooling me. Plus, you're extremely sexy when you take charge in the field."

Beca was dumbfounded. She had decided in her head long ago that her crush on Chloe would stay just that. She hadn't expected Chloe to be into her at all. And why would she, the redhead was a gorgeous senior, not to mention her captain. Sure, they had fun together as friends, but she hadn't counted on it possible evolving into something more that a relationship.

"You're kind of freaking me out, Beca. Did I do something wrong? Can you please talk to me?"

Beca snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Chloe. The redhead was looking at her worried. She was fumbling, obviously wanting to place her hands on Beca, but holding back. Beca realized they were both still standing at an awkward distance from each other. She decided that she needed to do something to show Chloe that she had done nothing wrong, but words weren't her strong point. Actually, neither were feelings, she was not even near her comfort zone right now.

She decided the best she could do right now was to pull Chloe in for a hug. This seemed to have the desired effect, because Chloe melted into her arms. They stayed like this for a while, before Beca pulled Chloe towards the couch. They sat down and Chloe looked at her expectantly. Beca took her time to gather her thoughts and decide what to say.

"Okay, so, I'm not really good with words, so please bear with me. I'm sorry about the way I reacted, you definitely caught me by surprise. Just to get this clear, I do like you, a lot. I just never thought someone like you would ever go for someone like me, I mean, look at you."

Before she could continue, Chloe had interrupted her.

"I am looking at you, and I see a beautiful, perfect, amazing, tiny woman."

Beca tried to glare at her before breaking into a smile. "Right, so what do we do now? Because I'm really not good with these kind of things."

This earned her a look of adoration from the senior, who looked like she was trying to decide what to say in response. Apparently she hadn't gotten to this point when thinking of what she was about to do.

"I want to take you out on a date," she stated, watching Beca with a questioning look.

Beca looked at her pondering over her options. Her whole body was screaming yes, but her head was still a mess of emotions. Of course this is what she wanted, but it shouldn't be. They both would go their separate ways after this year at Barden. Getting into something now seemed just plain stupid. But here was this insane girl with her incredibly cute pout and her big blue eyes staring at her, asking her for a date. How was she supposed to say no to this happy, optimistic, beautiful creature.

So she said yes, and received another kiss in response. This time she reminded herself to respond properly and brought a hand up to the other girl's cheek, amazed at how soft it was. She enjoyed Chloe's hands moving along her back and brought her other hand up to her neck. The entire experience was amazing. They both got lost in it for a while, before Chloe pulled back.

"Let's save it for the date, Mitchell," she said with a wink, before getting up and offering Beca something to drink. Beca was still thinking back to the amazing moment they just shared when Chloe returned to the couch. The redhead gave Beca her drink and put her hand on the brunette's leg. They sat in silence for a while, both lost in their own thoughts.

Beca couldn't suppress a yawn, after being exhausted by the long and emotional day. This led to Chloe telling her she should get some sleep. Beca argued she could sleep against Chloe on the couch and she could see that the redhead actually liked that idea, but her captain managed to reason that Beca should get proper sleep, because she had to be looking fresh for their date the next day. Beca eventually agreed and got up.

They lingered at the door for a while, both reluctant to say goodbye. Chloe initiated their goodnight kiss and Beca happily returned it. Chloe told her she would pick her up after her afternoon lecture the next day for their first day. Beca nodded and pecked the redhead on the cheek one more time before making her way back to her dorm, happily replaying the events of the afternoon in her head.

A/N: I wanted to give a short explanation of some of the umpire's signs I described in this chapter.

When the umpire extends both arms towards the goal, it indicates a penalty corner. While everybody is setting up, the umpire will raise one hand, indicating that the injector is not allowed to play the ball yet. When they drop their hand, the attacking team is allowed to start the penalty corner.