Lexa

"Dude, I can't believe I just did that." Neither can I. Lexa thought. She knew Beca meant that she couldn't believe she tried out for the Bellas. What Lexa couldn't believe was that Beca sang that song. Instead of saying anything though Lexa just looked at her shoes as they walked back across campus to their dorm. The last time Lexa heard that song was over four years ago. Lexa didn't realize how quiet she was until Beca spoke again. "Hey," a hand stopped Lexa from walking on without Beca. "I'm sorry. I honestly didn't know what to sing and when I saw the cup that popped in my head, plus I knew that I could sing it acapella…well sort of acapella." All Lexa could do was nod.

"I know you didn't think about it Bex, it's okay I'm not mad. I'm the one that doesn't sing that song, or any song for that matter, anymore." Beca's turn to nod. "Plus I could never ask you to stop because it was as much a part of your childhood as it was mine." Lexa started walking again looking at her shoes. She didn't want to have this conversation with Beca right now. Things were hard for Lexa as it was and she knew that Beca was the one person that actually understood her in this universe so she had to get it out. "I just miss them you know."

"Yeah, I do too. Not near as much as you do Lex and I would never say otherwise." Lexa felt Beca's hand on her shoulder and she felt a little better, they weren't really huggers after their mothers died so that was their way of telling the other that they were there for them. "Let's just go back to the dorm. I just have the finishing touches to put on your mixes for tomorrow." Beca explained.

"Thanks Bex." She shoved her sister's shoulder with her own as they laughed a little and continued up to their dorm.

Lexa had trouble falling asleep that night. She kept hearing the song over and over in her head, only this time there were more voices and more cups. When she closed her eyes she could see everyone sitting together. When she opened her eyes again she realized it was a dream from the sunrise out their window. She couldn't fall asleep after that so she got up pulled on her tank top and capris, grabbed her phone and earbuds, tied her shoes and headed out the door.

Lexa turned up her music as loud as it could go to drown out the song still ringing in her ears. She regrettably turned on her Demi Lovato playlist. Some of the songs were the originals and others were Beca's mixes of the songs (though if you asked Beca she would deny making any of them). Lexa liked the singer and her lyrics actually spoke to her at times. Lexa ran as fast as she could toward the woods she found doing a similar thing early in the year. She sprinted through the trees as they started to blur at the edge of her vision. She jumped over roots that she knew the place of, launching herself off of fallen tree trunks in an almost parkour fashion. Her feet pounded the ground rhythmically with the music blaring in her ears. As she reached the next tree she could launch herself over she noticed that there was a spot of yellow in her path. She couldn't stop herself without getting hurt. Lexa pushed herself forward faster and launched herself off the log faster than she had before to get over the person on the other side of the tree. When she landed though she over judged her speed and slide slightly to her left, falling to the ground.

She didn't hear the person walk up to her and ask if she was okay because her headphones were still in on full blast. Lexa jumped when she felt the hand on her bare arm. Lexa looked up to lock eyes with cobalt blue ones filled with concern. "Clarke?" Lexa took out her headphones to talk to the girl. "What are you doing out here?"

"I could ask you the same question." She responded with a laugh. "Is that Demi Lovato I hear?" Clarke laughed out loud as Lexa fumbled with her phone to turn off the music as heat reached her cheeks. As Lexa scrambled to get her phone she noticed Clarke's sketch book lying where she was sitting. A rather high note out of her headphones pulled her eyes back to the task at hand and she quickly silenced the song. "Why did you turn it off? I love Demi!"

"Really?" Lexa was honestly shocked.

"Yeah, her songs have really good messages lately. Any way why are you out here in the middle of the woods so early?" Lexa smirked at the fact that they liked the singer for the same reason and went on to answer Clarke's question.

"Running, I needed to clear my head and running through the woods has kinda been my get away lately." Lexa took the chance to really take in Clarke. She was in a simple pair of jeans with a pair of worn out converse and a Barden University hoodie on.

"Prepping for your first game later?" Lexa shot her eyes back to Clarke's face feeling caught.

"No…yeah…kinda, I just needed to run." Lexa needed a subject change now, that was the whole reason she was out here. "How long have you been into art?" Clarke was the one to fumble around this time trying to cover her current sketch. They both took the opportunity to stand up.

"Kind of forever but it's just a hobby." Lexa hadn't really seen what Clarke had been drawing so she couldn't comment on her skills…yet.

"Can I see?" Lexa gave Clarke her trademark smirk.

"No!" Clarke shot out fast and Lexa took a step back feeling she struck a sore subject. "Sorry, it's not finished yet." Clarke gave Lexa and apologetic glance. Lexa felt her knees start to weaken at the sight and shook it off to keep herself upright. She watched as Clarke's eyes scanned her body quickly. "Is that a tattoo?" Shit, Lexa thought. She had totally forgotten about her arms being uncovered at the moment.

"Umm…yeah, I have a few actually." No chance of getting away from that one, it was obvious that it was a real tattoo on her right bicep.

"Can I see them? I always wanted to get a tattoo! What are they of? They are such an interesting form of art! Do your tattoos have any meaning to you personally?" Clarke kept firing questions off before Lexa could answer, though she wouldn't be answering all of them.

"I'd love to show you them sometime but right now is not exactly the best, seeing as we are in public." Lexa gave a smirk again and saw Clarke start to blush. Okay so Lexa's less visible tattoos were not in a "naughty" place, but they were close. "It's not like that Clarke. Yes, they are personal and it can be a big deal for me to reveal them to people." Why was Lexa saying all of this to Clarke? She didn't talk to people that weren't Beca. This school was going to give her a complex. "Hey, I'm sorry to run but I need to get home and shower before I need to be at the field." Clarke's face seemed to fall a bit. Lexa felt the need to make her happy again. "Will I see you tonight?" That did the trick.

"Yes, I'll be there cheering your unstoppable force on." Lexa left with a smile on her face for the run back to her dorm. When she arrived Beca was at her desk with Lexa's iPod plugged into her computer.

"Hey Lex, I just finished uploading your mixes for you. I hope they help." Lexa thanked her sister and promised to listen to them after she took a shower. Her shower was uneventful compared to Beca's from the night before. Though she did start to think about the fact that it was her first college level lacrosse game and she would get to wear her jersey for the first time. She couldn't wait to show her parents…her parents. They wouldn't get to see it, they wouldn't be there, they weren't going to be screaming from the crowd to embarrass her as much as they could. Lexa's mood shifted after that. She retreated back to the girl who hid her feelings from everyone and just went through the motions.

She finished her shower and got dressed in her basketball shorts and t-shirt before heading back to her room. Beca's head whipped around at the door opening and their eyes met for the briefest of seconds and Lexa knew she had been caught. She marched to her side of the room and started putting her things away when Beca came to sit on her bed. "Hey, why did you come barging in here last night? You never told me." Beca was trying to get Lexa in a better mood and she could tell but Lexa's reflex was to defect the fact.

"I told you last night it's not important anymore." Beca saw right through her, she always did.

"Lex, are you okay?" Lexa nodded, again knowing Beca saw through it. "Dude, talk to me. You know I can tell when something is bothering you."

"I talked to Clarke yesterday." A truth that is what Lexa could give her.

"Dude that is awesome, why are you so down right now?"

"I'm not down about Clarke." The smallest of smiles made its way to Lexa's face at the thought of the girl. Then it was gone with the reason she was so down. "That was the reason I barged in yesterday. Today is my first college game Bex. It hit me in the shower. In a few hours I will be starting in my first college lacrosse game and they won't be here." Beca didn't say anything, she knew better. Lexa sat down next to her and felt a hand on her shoulder. Lexa knew she would be okay, Beca knew she would be okay too. It would pass in a few minutes. Beca handed Lexa her iPod back and Lexa scrolled through the mixes randomly picking one. When 'Stars' started playing Lexa lost it and laughed out loud, Beca would put a Demi song in her pre-game mixes.

"Hey by the way, I found out her name." Beca pulled Lexa out of her thoughts, though Lexa had no clue what she was talking about. She gave her sister a confused look. "The super-hot redhead. Her name is Chloe. She sent me an email on my school account for something about the Bellas." Lexa sat up a little straighter.

"Did you get in?"

"Yeah I think so, I don't exactly know it was kinda a cryptic message. She even said see you tonight at the end and I have no clue what she means." Lexa thought for a moment.

"Maybe she knows about us and she is gonna be at the game. I don't really know just throwing ideas out there." Beca gave a shake of her head and bounced off the bed muttering something about showering before there are more people to barge in there with her. Lexa laughed and turned the music back on letting it soothe her into a rest before her game.

Beca

Even though Beca loved her sister and loved watching her games, she hated sitting with her father who insisted on being present. Unfortunately Beca didn't know anyone else and she didn't want to sit alone so she had no choice but to sit next to her father in the bleachers waiting for the teams to come out. Beca came to the field when Lexa did because she basically didn't have anything better to be doing. Her dad showed up only minutes later claiming Lexa told him to come that early (Beca knew Lexa would not subject her to such turmoil). They were currently two of the few people already at the game that were only spectators. Beca was ignoring her father by keeping her headphones in her ears at all times. Her phone buzzed in her hand with a message from Lexa

Lex: Did you happen to grab my athletic tape before we left the dorm?

Lexa could seriously forget her head if it wasn't attached.

Bex: I did actually but you have to come out here and get it.

Lexa didn't text back but appeared in front of her family only a moment later. Beca took her sister in, she looked good. Like really good, the green of her jersey complimented her eyes perfectly and the…wait was that…war paint? "Dude," Beca took her headphones off. "What is on your face?" Lexa let out a small laugh.

"We decided to go with war paint for the first game. Does it look weird? The team said I look badass but I'm not convinced." Beca studied her again to take in her face paint this time. It covered around both of her eyes back toward her ears, while dripping down her cheeks in streaks. To be honest it made Beca a little scared of her sister. Her eyes seemed to glow from behind the "mask" of the black paint, it was defiantly intimidating to say the least. Yet before she could give her opinion her dad spoke up next to her.

"It's definitely something." Lexa just gave her uncle a smile and looked back to Beca for the only answer she could trust.

"Trust me when I tell you that it actually is pretty badass. Plus the jersey matches your eyes and they kinda glow behind it." Now that was a real Lexa smile. Beca reached into her jacket pocket and handed Lexa the roll of tape.

"Thanks Bex! I have to get back before coach has my ass." She gave Beca's arm a smack and ran back down toward the locker room, with her uncle yelling some nonsense about language after her. Before Beca could put her headphone back on like she so desperately wanted to her father's hand stopped her.

"So did you take my advice and join a club or something? I know Rush night for the sororities was last night."

"God, dad no I did not join a sorority! Yet I did take your advice and auditioned for the Bellas last night. Before you get all excited I don't know if I got in, but I did try." That was all he had asked her to do so if she didn't get in then she expected him to still move her to LA.

"I'm glad you tried Bec and I'm sure that you got in. You know I always liked it when you girls would sing together. Did Lexa audition too?" Beca had not seen Richard Mitchell smile like that since he married Sheila (she may have hated the woman but she knew her dad was happy).

"No dad, you know she doesn't sing anymore. Not even along with the radio." More fans were starting to fill the stands at this point and Beca moved back to their seats before they lost them. Once she sat down she reluctantly put her headphones away in her pocket and watched the field for the players to come out. Her father thankfully dropped the conversation they were having and sat next to her in silence, until some of his students came up to talk to him. Beca ignored the conversation until he said her name and she smiled and waved like she was raised too then went back to staring out at the field.

Two girls that were seated together in the front middle row (just off to Beca's right and down a few rows) started cheering as loud as possible as soon as they saw green jerseys. The two guys in Sigma Beta Theta t-shirts behind them joined in soon after. The team made their way on to the field with their helmets hanging on the net of their sticks so their war paint was in full view of the crowd. There were a few "that is so cool" and "they look kinda scary" comments from the people around Beca. Yet her eyes were locked on Lexa, though it was pretty clear that Lexa's paint was way better than everyone else's. She looks like she is in command of the team and the field right now. Beca was proud of her sister she always had been. At that point Lexa made eye contact with Beca and smirked. Beca returned it with a thumb up. She saw Lexa's eyes drift to her right toward the two still screaming girls. Beca followed her gaze a little confused until she looked back at her sister and saw her wink. Beca sat back down in her seat laughing to herself as she realized that the blonde of the two girls must have been this Clarke she was talking about all the time.

The game went off without a hitch. Lexa scored at least twice but assisted in every goal the team made, she also never left the field during play. There was a smaller girl who seemed to know exactly where Lexa was at all times and where Lexa would throw the ball. Beca made a mental note to ask Lexa who number 3 was (and if she was in fact winking at Clarke). The sun had set before the game got into the last minutes. As soon as the buzzer sounded ending the game (Barden Knights 4 - Visitors 0) the SBT guys ran from the stands back toward the school.

"They must be headed to round up guys for hood night." Her father answered the question in her head. He stood next to her and started to make his way toward the field to congratulate Lexa. Beca followed then once Lexa saw them and took off her helmet Beca ran ahead of him. She high fived her sister and placed her hand on her shoulder to congratulate her in their way. "You did great Lexa. I'm very proud of you." He knew better than to hug her so he too placed his hand on her shoulder and gave it a quick squeeze. He said his goodbyes and was off back to the house leaving the girls behind.

"You really did do great out there! You were like commanding the field the whole time! I'm gonna start calling you Commander when you get in this mode." Beca teased her sister.

"Whatever you say Tiny Demon!" Lexa had that smile that always made Beca feel better on her face. Then there was another jersey next to Lexa's.

"That was insane! Seriously I have never played that well in my life!" Beca took in the number 3 on the jersey and remembered the questions she had for her sister. Yet her sister wouldn't be answering them. "Hi, I'm Octavia." Beca shook the hand that was offered.

"Hi Beca, I'm Lexa's sister."

"O is the one that I'm practicing with in the mornings." Lexa cleared everything up with that.

"Okay now I understand why it was like you could read each other's minds out there." Beca laughed. Then the two screaming girls were flanking Octavia.

"O come on get changed we have to celebrate! Oh hi Lexa!" The girl spoke fast as she took in who Octavia had been talking to. Beca turned to her sister to see a hint of something in her eyes, the face paint made it harder for Beca to read. "Lexa you did really great out there, your whole team did great, but you were…wow!" If there hadn't been paint Beca knew everyone would have been able to tell her sister was blushing.

"Thank you Clarke." Lexa seemed to remember that there were other people around at this moment because she started falling over her words quickly. "Clarke this is Beca, my sister. Bex this is Clarke." Beca gave her sister a mischievous grin before shaking Clarke's hand and saying it was nice to meet her.

"Lexa, Beca this is Raven. Raven this is Lexa and her sister Beca." Octavia introduced the other girl standing with them. "Well we have a celebration to get to, you coming to change Lexa?" Lexa nodded and headed back to the locker room with Octavia leaving Beca with Clarke and Raven.

"So…I don't mean to be rude but are you guys like adopted or something? I mean you are the same age right and you really don't look that much alike." Raven had turned to talk to Beca. Luckily Clarke stepped in.

"Rae you cannot just dig into someone's personal life right after meeting them."

"Seriously you can't say that you aren't curious."

"It's okay guys." Beca needed this to stop. "We are not adopted but there is a story, and I can tell that Lexa hasn't told you yet?" She looked at Clarke who shook her head in answer. "Then it's not my place to say. You will just have to hear it from her." Beca was relieved to see that both girls accepted the answer and left it alone. Lexa sent Beca a text at this point telling her to meet her at the back entrance to the locker room since it was closer to the dorm. Beca told the girls goodbye and left to make her way around.

Beca leaned with her shoulder against the wall waiting for Lexa to come out when everything went black. She screamed, of course she screamed, you would too if a bag was just thrown over your head and someone wrapped their arms around you so you couldn't fight back. Not that Beca had much fight in her, she's tiny! Then she heard Lexa.

"Hey let her go! Beca! Let her go asshole…oh." She had heard Lexa running toward her then stop.

"She is okay I'm not going to hurt her, I promise." Beca had heard that voice before but she couldn't identify the owner in her panicked state. "Beca, its Chloe." She was instantly calm as the memory of the email flooded over her. Chloe…redhead Chloe…Bellas Chloe.

"What the hell is going on?" Lexa was closer now. Beca couldn't bring herself to call out to her sister for some reason. Then she felt the grip around her tighten slightly, it made Beca feel safe, but she still hated hugs. "I'm her sister tell me what is going on before I kick your ass!" Lexa was angry that was not a good thing.

"Seriously you better tell her." Beca finally spoke. "You can let go too I won't run or take the bag off."

"I'm Chloe Beale." She felt the arms loosen before dropping completely. "It's campus hood night, Beca is being accepted into the Bellas and if I don't get her back to the rehearsal space my co-captain will more than likely kill me." Beca did as she promised and didn't run or take the bag off.

"Chloe, well I'm Lexa. Will she be back tonight?" Beca could hear the smirk on her sister's face. She was thankful for the bag because in that moment because she knew Lexa put the pieces together and it made Beca blush.

"Oh totes! But it will probably be really late." Beca heard the smile in her voice. "We really need to get going though. I'm sorry if I scared either of you but you honestly scared the crap out of me when you came running out of there." Lexa's laugh was low and short but Beca knew she was kinda proud of scaring Chloe.

"Sorry. You guys go. Congrats Beca! We will celebrate for both of us another time." Beca knew Lexa was a little disappointed. "Don't worry about me I'll go hang out with Anya from the team and meet you at the dorm later." Beca heard the footsteps retreat and knew she was alone with Chloe with a bag over her head. Then she felt a warm hand intertwine with her own and pull her forward.

"Come on we are gonna be late and Aubrey doesn't do late." Beca stayed quiet and just felt the warmth of the hand around her own and the way it fit almost perfectly, she could faintly smell lavender and vanilla coming from beside her as well. Chloe was standing incredibly close right now and Beca wasn't sure if it was to guide her through the campus or just because Chloe wanted to be close. Beca really didn't care either way, though she would never admit it. Chloe opened a door awhile later and then Beca lost the feeling of Chloe's hand in hers only for it to end up on her shoulder. She was stood in a spot and told not to move. "Let the aca-initiation begin!" Chloe whispered in her ear sending a shiver down her spine.

Clarke

"So that was the infamous Lexa then?" Raven had always been the one to fill the silence. She and Clarke were still waiting on Octavia to come back out of the locker room after Beca had left.

"Yes that was her, you didn't tell Octavia did you?" Clarke had started to panic slightly due to Raven's teasing tone in her voice. Clarke had confided her undeniable crush to Raven but was hesitant to tell Octavia due to the friendship she had with Lexa.

"I didn't but I still don't understand why you won't just tell her already. I mean you basically gave it away when you tried to talk to her while she was in uniform."

"Can you blame me? You saw her! That jersey and those eyes," Clarke let out a slight moan. "And that face paint! Damn!" Clarke could still see the image when she blinked. Yes she had always thought Lexa was attractive but Lacrosse Lexa was hot as fuck.

"Okay calm down Clarkey or you might combust right here. Yes she looked good in uniform and her face paint was way cooler than Octavia's. I mean she covered her eyes then smudged it down twice and up once…it kinda looked like she drew and 'A' over both of her eyes." Both girls laughed a little. Octavia's paint was still intimidating but nowhere near Lexa's, no one's paint was near Lexa's. Octavia came out of the locker room then back in normal clothes and sans face paint. She walked toward them and threw one arm around each girl's shoulders wedging herself in the middle of them.

"Well let's get this party started!" They turned toward their dorm and started walking.

"You know our celebration is only sitting in your dorm eating pizza and hoping we get kidnapped right?" Clarke asked. She and Octavia rushed last night and they ended the night by both doing a suicide bid, meaning they only bid on one sorority so if they didn't get into that one then they didn't get into any, for Sigma Zeta Psi. Clarke really liked what that sorority stood for. They were basically all about the sisterhood. They accepted you for who you were not for what you looked like. Each girl that rushed stood behind a wall and talked about themselves for a couple minutes, answering questions about their major and why they wanted to join a sorority, before they walked around the wall and came face to face with the sisters. Clarke had met a few sisters that were also pre-med majors and couldn't wait to pick their brains about chemistry (she was starting to struggle and hate the teacher).

"Yeah but that will be the fun part and then if they don't show up for one or both of us then we will all be together and can break out the emergency ice cream." Octavia knew that Clarke would be upset if she didn't get into the sorority.

"I just can't wait to watch them carry you out of the room with bags over your head. I'm taking pictures so there is your warning." Raven laughed and both of the others knew she was serious. They made it back to the room only having to wait five minutes for the pizza to get there as they ordered before leaving the field and from the on campus shop.

They were just getting to the camping scene in We are the Millers when the fire alarm went off. They all jumped up and grabbed shoes and phones before heading out the door. They rounded the corner to the stairs and headed down, Raven in front with Octavia followed by Clarke. As they came out the exit on the back corner of the building Raven was pulled out of the way by someone on the other side. Octavia and Clarke ran to her rescue but they never saw where she went. Clarke was blinded by a bag, picked up by the waist and thrown over a shoulder. All of her instincts told her to fight back and at first she did, then she remembered the reason they had stayed in that night and stopped her assault. She could hear Raven's laughter drifting away as she was carried off. Octavia's constant yelling and name calling wasn't getting any farther away, Clarke had heard this side of O before.

"O calm down they aren't here to hurt us!" Octavia's cries broke off. "Remember the reason we stayed in tonight?" She knew O would be embarrassed now. At least she has a bag over her head. Clarke thought.

"Right. Hey wait they took us both! Clarke we both got in!" Now Octavia's cries were of joy. Clarke just laughed and enjoyed the ride to wherever they were going. She could feel the laughter from the person carrying her with their conversation. It wasn't long before they were put down and forced (nicely) to their knees.

"Tonight as the sister of Sigma Zeta Psi we have come together to grow our sisterhood and welcome this year's freshman pledge class!" A female voice boomed over top of everyone, Clarke felt herself shudder with anticipation of being that voice in the future. Clarke wanted nothing more than to have a family of more than just her mother and two best friends, suddenly she wished Raven had rushed with her and O.

"Welcome Clarke Griffin!" All of the sisters said together as the bag was suddenly pulled from her head. She took in the sight before her and she suddenly felt guilty. She pictured a dark room lit only my natural flames, all of the sisters holding candles and wearing some form of hooded robe. This was not the case. They were in what appeared to be a living room with extra furniture than a modern family would need and an abundance of pictures not only on the walls but covering every flat surface that wasn't meant to be sat or walked on. The sisters were just standing around the room all wearing different forms of Sigma Zeta Psi t-shirts. Clarke noticed that the colors of their shirts closely reflected the color choice in the room. This must be the house. Clarke thought. Seeing the happy look on everyone's face instantly made her smile as well.

"Welcome Octavia Blake!" The chorus of voices continued down the row next to her. She and O shared a smile and bumped shoulders before the next name was called.

"Welcome Harper McIntyre!" Clarke watched as Octavia's head whipped around so fast to the girl next to her that she was sure she got whip lash. Harper didn't hesitate to look right at Octavia and give her a smile. O turned back to Clarke who gave her a how-do-you-know-her look. O just smiled and mouthed 'lacrosse'.

"Welcome Zoe Monroe!" Harper looked at Zoe the same way that Clarke had looked at O when her bag came off, it made Clarke wonder if they too were best friends.

"Welcome Legacy, Niylah Lumi!" None of the other freshman seemed to know this girl but two of the sisters, including the one front and center, gave her a knowing smile.

The initiation was nothing like Clarke had seen in movies. There was an oath, introductions of the counsel, introductions of the sisters, a house tour (though no freshman could live there), and then it was explaining the many, many, many traditions of the group. Did I mention there were many? Songs, chants, games, rules, things they all were to follow to the best of their abilities while pledging. Then it was time for the pledge challenges. This was what Clarke was waiting for, the list of things they had to accomplish in order to become a real sister.

"You will be given a task every couple of weeks. Don't freak out, you won't be asked to break any laws and there will not be hazing. We are a family and that is not how family treats each other." Nia, the president, told the girls. "Now let's get this party started! Tonight we stay in together and start forming bonds between your soon-to-be sisters, later the big frat parties will come!" There was a chorus of cheers from the sisters again. That was all it took for the music to turn on, drinks to be poured, conversations to be started, and bodies to be moving. Clarke saw Niylah stand up and be enveloped in a hug with Nia and the other girl in the back as the party started. As expected she didn't get too far before being pulled by Octavia toward Harper.

"Clarke, this is Harper she is on the lacrosse team with me. Harper this is Clarke one of my best friends." Harper had explained a little further who she was exactly on the team by telling Clarke her number and Clarke of course congratulated her on their win yet again.

"Thanks, I didn't get to play much but it was still awesome to be a part of! Clarke, Octavia, this is Zoe she and I have been best friends since we were three. We were neighbors and her mom babysat me while my parents were at work." Harper motioned to the smaller brunette looking girl next to her. Zoe reminded Clarke a little of Octavia, yes she was short and had brown hair, but it was her can't lose attitude that made the comparison click for Clarke.

"It's nice to meet you both, feel free to call me Monroe most people do." Clarke smiled and nodded but couldn't help but look at the last pledge just over Zoe's shoulder. She was pretty, blonde, and about Clarke's height. Clarke walked past Zoe to introduce herself because she couldn't bear the thought of leaving the last girl out of their circle.

"Hi, I'm Clarke." She extended her hand toward Niylah who eagerly shook it.

"Niylah, nice to meet you!" Clarke introduced the other three freshmen behind her before asking the question that had been plaguing her.

"So they called you a legacy? What exactly does that mean?" This got the attention of all the pledges and a few sisters around them.

"A legacy means that someone in my immediate family was a Sigma before I was." Niylah answered without looking to anyone for guidance. Clarke didn't even have to ask the next question before it was answered. "My mother was a Sigma, along with my aunt, my older sister, and my cousin." Niylah finished with a smile and then Clarke put the pieces together. "Nia is my sister," Niylah motioned toward the unnaturally tall blonde girl. "Then Ontari Neve is our cousin, my aunt's daughter." A black haired girl walked up to put her arm across her shoulders in a hug.

"Being a Sigma kinda runs in the family!" Ontari threw in. "Enough chit chat someone bring out the games!" Soon the living room was divided in a heated battle of party games. It wasn't until Cards Against Humanity was started that Clarke found out how much fun she was actually allowing herself to have. She hadn't felt this happy since before her dad died, and she missed it.

Chloe

Chloe had waited for this night for so long. Her last hood night party ever, the thought brought fear and sadness into her heart. Due to her anxiousness about finally getting Beca into the Bellas and getting to actually know her, she had downed the rest of the Boone's Farm before they left for the amphitheater. She followed behind her new Bella sisters making sure no one got lost.

As soon as Aubrey gave them the go ahead the girls scattered. Chloe stayed off to the side and watched each girl as they went. Aubrey and Fat Amy made a beeline for the beer. Ashley and Jessica started toward a group of BU Harmonic members who were gathered around what appeared to be hard liquor. Lily instantly disappeared and when Chloe scanned the crowed to find her she reappeared on the other side of everyone. Stacie and Cynthia Rose were waiting for their turn at the keg, Cynthia Rose not even trying to hide the fact that she was checking out Stacie. Kori and Mary Elise were talking to some Treblemakers, she hoped that Aubrey wouldn't see them. Denise was practically being pulled into a High Notes smoke ring, and then there was Beca.

Chloe saved her for last for a reason. So she could watch her longer, if she knew where and what all the others were doing then she would feel better about watching her. Beca was standing toward the back of the theater just watching like Chloe was, then someone called her name. A Treble made his way over the tops of the rows toward Beca calling her name. Chloe watched as the interaction took place. It was obvious they knew each other from somewhere, and even more obvious that the Treble was hitting on Beca. Chloe was sure she heard the word "aca-children". She didn't like this guy, not because he was Treble but because he was talking to Beca. That was what she wanted to be doing. So she couldn't stop herself from running over to Beca as soon as she left.

All ready in her hazy state of mind, and her blatant disregard for personal space boundaries, she grabbed Beca by the wrists and pulled her face close her hers. "Hi!" Really Chloe you couldn't have thought of something better? She berated herself. She hardly even heard Beca's reply before she spoke again. "I'm really glad I met you. I think we are gonna be really fast friends!" Fast friends? Why not just ask her to never think of you as more! Chloe needed something to feed off of.

"Well you saw me naked so?" Beca smiled but Chloe could still hear the sarcasm. She needed more to drink so she could do this right…ish.

"Well this ginger needs she giggle juice," adding the butt shake for good measure so she will still think about her. "See you in a bit!" Chloe sprinted toward the vodka and took the bottle and a cup since she had no clue if someone else had drank straight from the bottle already. When the music started and everyone was singing, and she had had about three shots she decided to head back to Beca who still hadn't moved. The Treblemaker was back and had handed her a drink. Chloe waited for him to turn around and get distracted before she made her move.

"Well hello again." Beca was the first to speak this time.

"Hey sorry about earlier when I kidnapped you. Your sister seems…protective." She hoped that was the right word, she figured it was when Beca laughed.

"Yeah, we are pretty protective of each other, that was why I told you to tell her because she honestly would have kicked your ass."

"Well there is no need for that. She looked really scary with that face paint thing going on."

"She still had it on when she came out? I figured she would have already showered when she told me to head around to meet her." That was when Chloe remembered Beca had her hood on.

"Oh no she was still in complete uniform when she came out." Chloe thought back to Lexa and how she looked. "Is one of you adopted or something? I mean you look similar like you are related but you don't really look like you could be sisters let alone twins since you guys are the same age right?" Chloe stop invading people's space! Especially Beca's! She will never go out with you like this. Chloe hated what she had said as soon as it came out, she blamed the alcohol and tried to correct herself. "No wait forget I said anything, that was really rude and it's not really my business to know your personal life. Though I won't deny I want to know it." Shut up Beale! So she finally took her own advice and shut herself up with another shot…or two.

"Whoa, slow down there! You are gonna end up in a bush somewhere if you're not careful." Beca had wrapped an arm around Chloe to steady her as she swayed. The action made Chloe blush. She smiled up at Beca and said thanks. Their faces were close together again and Chloe noticed Beca's eyes. Sure Chloe's eyes were blue too but Beca's were a rich, dark, almost navy blue. Chloe watched closely until suddenly she was looking at pale pink lips, she snapped her eyes up and stood up straight instantly feeling much more sober. Beca's arm dropped and so did her eyes down to her shoes. They needed to be talking, talking about something other than what just happened that is.

"So who was that Treblemaker guy you were talking to?" Chloe really did want to know. Even if it was just so she knew the competition she was up against.

"Oh Jesse? Yeah, he and I work together at the school radio station, nothing really exciting there." That was what Chloe needed to hear. Her smile was back and plastered across her face as big as it could be. "Plus Aubrey had that whole thing with the wolves." Beca let out a chuckle through her smirk, that smirk made Chloe drunk again.

"God, I'm so pissed that she added that to the oath!" Yep, Drunk Chloe was back! Drunk Chloe tended to have word vomit. "She seriously just hates them because they are good! No one can say otherwise they are good! We are good too but they won't ever compliment us so yeah there's that but it's whatever."

"You're cute when you ramble." Did that seriously just come out of Beca? Did she really just call Chloe cute? "I mean you're really drunk right now, and you are going on and on about things that I'm sure you would never say if you were sober because, you know, Aubrey is like your best friend right?" Their eyes locked again and Beca cut herself off. "I'm gonna go get you some water. Sit here and I'll be right back." Chloe didn't even fight as Beca took the bottle of vodka out of her hand and ran off.

Chloe sat and waited for Beca to return. In her drunken state she started singing along with the next song that rang out in the theater. Being drunk as she was, she had no clue how loud she was being until the pain rocketed through her throat again. She stopped singing instantly wrapping her hands around her neck hopefully to soothe some of it away. Beca appeared in front of her then.

"Hey, are you okay? Why did you stop singing? Can you breathe? What is happening?" Beca was rambling and it was absolutely adorable! The sight made Chloe smile again.

"I'm," Chloe coughed. "I'm okay, it just hurts sometimes when I get to loud or too high." Beca handed Chloe a bottle of water and sat next to her. "It's been happening since this summer. I made an appointment with a doctor just in case. I go in soon, I'm fine I promise." Chloe gave Beca her best smile.

"Well do you want me to take you back to the Bellas house? Maybe you should rest."

"NO! I am not missing my last hood night party!" Pain.

"Okay, okay just try not yell." Beca laughed a little. They sat in silence for a bit while Chloe drank the rest of the bottle, then Beca got her another. Chloe hated silence, okay so there wasn't silence, there were tons of voices and music around right now but the dead air between them was deafening. "Yes." Beca spoke quietly after a few more seconds.

"What?" Chloe was feeling much better and seriously confused.

"Yes, one of us is adopted." Oh she is talking about her sister. Chloe realized. "Lexa is biologically my cousin. Her mom and my dad were siblings." Chloe instantly picked up on the word.

"Were?" Chloe couldn't let Beca do this, she needed to stop it. "No wait, don't answer that! I don't want to pry into your life like that. I mean I do but you don't have to tell me." Word vomit was back. Beca was looking at her like she was trying to read her mind. Of course Chloe wanted to know about her past, she wanted to know everything. She wanted Beca to want to tell her about it more though.

"No it's okay we get that question a lot actually." Beca let out a small laugh. "Just earlier some friends of Lexa's lacrosse teammate asked the same thing. For some reason though I feel like I could tell you everything and never worry about anyone else finding out. I hate when people feel sorry for us."

"Why do people feel sorry for you? Oh and yeah I'm really good at keeping secrets! You really don't want to know the stuff I have on Bree." Shit way to go Beale! Chloe gave Beca a pleading look.

"Oh trust me I think I do want to know, but I won't say anything to her." Beca was reading her again. "Maybe I can tell you everything when there aren't as many people around?" Chloe nodded eagerly. "Maybe like a couple weeks from now? I know Bellas rehearsals are going to be hell so I want to get a few in before I tell you anything more."

"That's fair. Yeah Bree can be a bit of a dictator at times, she grew up as an army brat and her dad is a general so there is that." Chloe's eyes grew wide as she realized what she just let out.

"Don't worry your secret is safe with me." For the first time that night Chloe saw Beca truly smile.

"You should smile more, it makes your eyes sparkle a little." Chloe would blame the line on the alcohol later. Just then the Cha Cha Slide started to play and Chloe jumped up to join the line dance. She grabbed Beca's hand and pulled. "Come one Bec you have to dance with me!" Beca shook her head.

"I don't do line dances. I'll watch from here." Chloe gave her the puppy dog pout, winked, and then ran off to dance. When she started the dance she forgot what Beca revealed to her and about the pain in her throat. Bellas rehearsals started tomorrow morning and she could talk to Beca then, for now she wanted to dance. Aubrey slid in step next to her, followed closely by the rest of the new Bellas. When they turned to where they would be facing toward Beca, Chloe looked right at her and gave her the most seductive look she could. Beca didn't budge, and then she saw Jesse was next to her watching the group and talking with Beca. Chloe started to dance a little more sexually when she caught Beca's eye again. I will win this war Jesse, just you watch!

A/N: Neve is actually Latin for "snow" and Lumi is Finnish.

Will Lexa and Beca finally get the balls to let Clarke and Chloe into their hearts? What is with Lexa's tattoos? What was Clarke drawing that she didn't want Lexa to see? Will Octavia ever find out about Clarke's crush on her friend? Why doesn't Lexa sing? Will Sigma Zeta Psi be everything Clarke hoped for? WILL OUR COUPLES EVER GET TOGETHER?! Tune in next week to find out more!

Okay I know I'm a loser for writing that but I couldn't help it! Thank you to everyone who left reviews! I am open to criticism and I will try to work on everything you give me! Reviews and everything inspire me to write more! Thanks again everyone!

S.C.