Chloe
Chloe hated the Bellas' house these days. It was a drastic change having only her and Aubrey staying there since they were the only upperclassmen left in the group. She missed getting up in the mornings to hear someone singing in the shower, girls rushing to not miss a lecture, she especially missed making a big breakfast for everyone before they left for classes. She didn't even feel like making food for herself anymore so she just ate cereal and waited for Aubrey to come down stairs. Her phone had been going off a lot this morning with texts from Tom. She didn't know what to tell him about not technically wanting to be with him anymore. There was nothing wrong with Tom he was a great guy and he cared, but they didn't have that much in common anymore. She sighed and picked up her phone yet again as it beeped with his name on the notification.
"Tom feeling neglected?" Chloe jumped as Aubrey spoke from behind her.
"What? I'm not neglecting him," Chloe hated lying. "I just don't know what to say to him right now."
"Why not try the truth Chlo." Why did Aubrey always have to be right.
"I don't even know what that is right now. I still like Tom and part of me does still want to be with him but it's like something is missing." Chloe saw blue eyes in the back of her mind and felt a pang of longing.
"This better not have anything to do with that alt-girl from the activities fair Chlo." Aubrey was staring her down from the other side of the island. Chloe began to panic.
"What? I have no clue what you are talking about." Play dumb that should work right? Wrong.
"I can see it on your face, I saw it then too but I was hoping it was just to get her to audition."
"Fine Bree, yes okay? I can't get her out of my head and we don't even know each other's names." Chloe felt better after letting it out but she still wished she had at least gotten a name. Aubrey didn't pester any further on the girl and Chloe was glad. She looked down at her cereal and noticed she hadn't really eat more than a couple bites. She cleaned up her bowl and grabbed her things before throwing a wave at Aubrey and heading out to class. She threw her headphones in and started her favorite playlist for when she didn't know what she was feeling. Music helped keep her mind focused and off of other things (like girls with brown hair and piercing blue eyes). She absent mindedly started singing along with a Christina Aguilera song and gained a hop in her step. After she hit one of the higher notes she felt a pain in her throat and rubbed it slightly. She made a mental note to just sing a little softer from now on.
Clarke
Clarke didn't know how she felt about today. She was ready to start college, she was even ready to start her pre-med classes. What she wasn't ready for was not having a single class with either of her best friends. They had made plans to have lunch between lectures and try to hang out in the evenings but Octavia had lacrosse practice late and Raven could work forever if she didn't watch the clock. Clarke had learned early in their friendship to not be surprised if either girl was late or didn't show up at all. Clarke got up early that morning, no thanks to the annoying phone call she got from her mom, and decided to get coffee before her first class started.
Even with the line being as long as it was at the shop she was still early to her class. Early enough that there were still students in the hall waiting on the professor. She waited with the rest outside the door SnapChatting with Raven and Octavia who had teachers straight out of a horror story it seemed. Eventually the professor showed and everyone stood to head into class. Clarke went to put her phone in her bag as she went through the door only to run into someone. "Sorry."
"It's okay. We should really stop meeting like this though." Clarke snapped her head up so fast she thought she would get whip lash. She saw the green eyes and smirk that filled her dreams the night before.
"To be honest I really don't mind it." Clarke had no idea how she had any power to speak. The girl's smirk grew into a smile and Clarke knew she needed to say more. "I'm Clarke Griffin."
"It's nice to finally meet you Clarke. I'm Lexa...Lexa Woods." Lexa stepped back to let Clarke into the room and she followed close behind. "Would you like to sit together?" Clarke had to resist swooning at the words. She nodded and moved to a table basically in the middle of the room. Lexa sat next to her and took out her books looking more prepared than Clarke for this class. The professor started class and Clarke was glad for the fact that it was a woman and her voice didn't make her want to fall back asleep.
Class seemed to drag on anyway though, mainly because Clarke just wanted to talk to Lexa (she really liked that name). Once they were given their assignment they were dismissed, Clarke noticed they were done almost an hour before class was scheduled to be finished. She was glad she had plenty of time before her next class. Clarke took extra time to try and leave exactly when Lexa did. Then she thought that she didn't need to make a reason to talk to her and she should just do it. "So what brings you to Anatomy and Physiology 1?"
"My major." Clarke thought she heard sarcasm in the girl but wasn't completely sure. Then Lexa looked up and her with that smirk again. "I'm a double major in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine." Clarke was mildly impressed with the fact that Lexa was a double major. They flung their bags over their shoulders and started back for the door. "What's your major?"
"Umm...I'm pre-med actually." Lexa turned around after walking out the door with her eyebrows raised continuing to walk backwards. "Are you shocked by that?" Clarke couldn't help the flirty tone she gave off. She wanted Lexa to be impressed and she didn't even know why.
"Actually I'm jealous. I wish I had enough focus and free time to become a doctor."
"Yet you have enough focus to be a double major?" Lexa laughed at the comment and Clarke knew she could hear that for the rest of her life and never get tired of it.
"Yes. That and play two sports a year." Clarke's turn to be jealous. She never did have much time to play sports like other kids. Other than the occasional game of catch with her dad.
"What do you play?" At that moment Lexa's phone went off and she hurried to get it out of her pocket. Clarke studied her as she checked the screen. She was stunning, her jawline was perfect, her hair flowed in soft waves across her shoulders, her eyes told their own story with just one look, and her lips. Clarke caught herself before she stared at them for too long. Wow, O and Rae were right. I haven't been like this since Finn, she thought to herself.
"Sorry I don't mean to be rude but I really need to go. I'll see you in class Clarke." Again Clarke felt the need to swoon. She gave Lexa a wave as she ran off leaving her alone in the quad.
They indeed did run into each other in class again...that same day...twice more. They had three classes together, anatomy and phys, chemistry, and advanced mathematics. Lexa had explained that she ran off to let her roommate back in their dorm after forgetting her key when she went to shower. They didn't spend much time talking after their classes as Clarke had to meet Raven and Octavia for lunch and then Lexa had to run off to get ready for practice (for what Clarke still didn't know). Clarke went back to her dorm to finish her assignments for the day and wait until O sent her the message that she was almost done with lacrosse practice and they could head to the garage to get Raven.
She made it through one assignment before she was sketching in her notebook. She didn't even notice that there were two green eyes on her page until she was basically done with the picture.
Lexa
Lexa had been looking forward to lacrosse practice all day. She barely even told Clarke goodbye before she ran off after her last class. She went to the locker room and as soon as she opened the door a smile crossed her face. Then she noticed that no one was changing into their practice clothes yet. A girl she had met at the booth at the activities fair, Lexa forgot her name, pointed to the wall next to another girl saying, "Freshmen wait there until you are all here."
Just then the door flew open and a smaller brunette girl walked in like she owned the place. Though her attitude dropped almost instantly when everyone was staring at her. She was ushered over next to Lexa and the other freshman girl. The girl from the booth walked over flanked by two others and started introducing herself, to Lexa's surprise she was actually nice about it. "I'm Anya Green and I will be your captain this year. You three are lucky to be on this team, don't get me wrong we are glad you are here since we are short players, but we are a very good team and we expect to win." Lexa liked this girl, well liked what she stood for. "Identify yourselves and your major, and then we will give you your locker number which already has your uniforms and gear inside." Anya pointed to the girl who was there before Lexa to begin.
"Harper McIntyre. Massage therapy." The team started to clap and cheer as Harper was ushered toward her locker and then every eye turned to Lexa.
"Lexa Woods. Double major in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine." Lexa tightened her grip on the strap of her backpack reflexively. The attention she got from the group sent her into overdrive in her head. She feeds of crowds and cheering, she always has. She walked back toward her locker next to Harper's and immediately pulled out her jersey to check her number. When she signed her agreement to play for Barden the one thing she asked was that she be her favorite number for both teams. She smiled at the 12 on the back of every shirt in her locker. The 'Woods' across the top of her game jersey was enough to make her wish she could show her father. He would be so proud.
"Octavia Blake. Psychology, with a focus toward therapy." Lexa looked up at the girl as she made her way to the locker on the other side of Lexa. She too pulled out her jersey and smiled at the number 3 under Blake. Harper was number 9. The team stopped to look at them all while Anya spoke again.
"Welcome to our team. Everyone will introduce themselves once we are out on the field with coach. Coach will assign an upperclassman to be your mentor while we get the season started." She turned to address everyone in the locker room this time. "Get changed and be on the field in five minutes. If anyone leaves a freshman behind they get laps." Just like that everyone was in their practice gear and headed out the door.
Practice was perfect. Coach decided to find each girl's strengths by pitting them against each other in drills. Lexa loved going one-on-one with people. She got paired with almost everyone on the team. No one was able to better her at any drill, Octavia was able to keep up with her and actually put up a good fight but she couldn't best her. Octavia and Lexa were a force to be reckoned with at passing drills too. They impressed all of the girls and the coach. They liked each other and even started up a tentative friendship.
Coach called last break and Lexa saw Octavia send a text from her phone before throwing it back in her bag. Anya made her way over to where Lexa was stretching on the field. "So I'm guessing you are the one that got the full ride to play right?"
"Yeah that's me." Lexa was proud of her scholarship and wasn't afraid to say so.
"I can see why. You are damn good Woods…it is Woods right?"
"Yeah it's Woods, but I prefer Lexa. Except during actual practicing and games."
"Understood. Well Lexa, coach made me your mentor so if you need anything just let me know. I'll give you my number before you leave. You really are very, very good." Anya smiled and punched Lexa's shoulder lightly. Lexa smirked and said thanks and went back to stretching. Coach started up practice again with a few plays and then let the girls loose for a team on team scrimmage. There weren't enough girls to fill every position twice but they still had fun with it.
As they were gathering their things to leave Lexa asked Anya to run through coach's play again before they went in. After the second run through they headed to the bench to grab their bags. When Lexa took off her helmet she saw Clarke standing there talking to Octavia. Clarke met her eyes over Octavia's shoulder and Lexa felt her heart stop as it did every time she looked in them. She smiled and waved at Clarke, who returned both, grabbed her bag and made her way to the locker room. Trying her best to look as badass as she felt. After she had changed and hung her gear back in her locker Octavia turned to her. "How do you know Clarke?"
"She is in like three of my classes." Lexa had no reason to lie to her teammate, that wasn't something she did.
"Oh, well she's like my best friend and she was saying how good you were out there and when I told her who you were she said 'oh yeah I totally know her' then just stared at you for a while." Lexa felt herself start to blush at the fact that Clarke both stared at her and complimented her skills. She looked down at her shoe that she was trying to tie to hide the fact from Octavia. Lexa could feel Octavia's eyes on her as if she was studying her. "You are really good you know."
"Thanks, you are too. I've never had a teammate that could actually keep up with me before. Maybe we should practice together and try to be like an unstoppable force." And you can give me all the incite I want on Clarke. She thought. Lexa stood up having finished tying her shoe and grabbed her book bag.
"Yeah sounds like a good plan to me. Hey wait, who is your mentor?" She asked before Lexa could walk away. "I got Indra and Harper got that Echo chic."
"Anya is my mentor." Lexa recognized the names to be the two girls that had flanked Anya in the locker room before practice began. Octavia gave an approving nod and said goodbye to Lexa. Lexa went out the back way as it was a closer shot to her dorm, and to avoid having to see Clarke not having taken a shower yet, and popped her headphones in to listen to one of Beca's mixes saved on her phone.
Beca
Beca knew she wouldn't live down the interaction with the redhead at the activities fair. Lexa had given her an ear full once she found her at the lacrosse team's table. Already being on the team Lexa was just getting to know some names before practices started. "I figured you could use some time to go gaga over that cute little redhead." Beca had rolled her eyes and punched Lexa's arm even though that was exactly why Beca stayed as long as she had, she was bisexual and could never lie that the girl wasn't super-hot. At least Beca had found a radio station to intern at for the year.
She hated her classes. All of them. There was almost no point in what she was taking now for her major. She chose music therapy just to keep her dad off her back. Plus it would be something to fall back on if in fact she wasn't able to make enough money as a music producer, she shuttered at the thought of that. She left her last class and headed straight toward the radio station.
Her first shift was awful! The only good thing was that her station manager was actually kinda hot. Not as hot as her activities fair redhead but still hot. The other freshman intern tried to hit on her…again. Having also done that when he saw her on move in day beside the taxi. She trudged up the stairs to her dorm, knowing full well Lexa would be glad she got that much exercise for the day, and threw the door open with a bang. Lexa didn't jump but Beca did, Lexa had lacrosse practice that night and shouldn't have been back yet. "Dude, the fuck?" Beca asked as she saw her sister.
"Sorry didn't mean to scare you but I live here too." Lexa laughed as she answered. "How was the station?"
"Aren't you supposed to be at practice still? Why are you home so soon?" Beca ignored her question for now.
"Practice ended at seven tonight Bex. It's eight-thirty." Beca looked at the clock on her side of the room. Lexa wasn't lying. How did she lose so much time tonight? Oh yeah that's right, stacking stupid ass CD's and records!
"Guess time flies when you're having fun." Beca knew Lexa would hear the sarcasm in her voice in an instant. Her sister was the only one it didn't work on anymore. "Lex that internship sucks balls! All we did for five hours was stack CD's!"
"We?"
"Yeah there is another freshman that is interning. His name is Jesse and he spent the whole time hitting on me and trying to make me smile." She flopped back down on her bed with a sigh.
"What a dumb ass! Don't worry soon everyone will know that I am literally the only person that can make you smile! Was he at least hot?" Beca rolled her eyes.
"He was okay, the station manager Luke is hot though. He thinks my name is Becky." Both girls laughed at the mistake. "What am I gonna do Lex? That was the one thing I actually looked forward to since we got here."
"Why don't you make a few mixes and take them to Luke, Bex? I mean you are super talented and he may even put them on air." Lexa was beaming at her when Beca popped herself up on her elbows.
"You are seriously a genius sometimes Lex!" Beca sat up all the way but stopped before she hopped of the bed to start mixing, intending to leave her homework for God knows when. "How was your day?" She stood up and moved to start up her computer before mixing and at least let Lexa talk about herself for that time.
"Dude you will never guess who is in like three of my classes!" Lexa threw her book to the opposite end of her bed and sprang to her feet faster than Beca ever could have. "Remember the blonde I told you about with the amazing blue eyes?"