Perfect Timing and a Perky Redhead

Chapter 2

Beca leaned her head against the building that she had run behind. What the hell? She wondered to herself. Her mind was racing as she kept picturing the perky redhead in her mind. A girl? Beca kept questioning. Honestly, she did not even recognize that she was even gay, or whatever she could label this. She had a few boyfriends in high school, but even those weren't very relevant. She knew they would never last, so the second the guy wanted something deeper or more serious, she broke up with them. Commitment wasn't her thing, and neither was wasting her time.

The girl thing didn't even freak her out too much – Beca was always drawn to certain women, she was open minded, and frankly she could do a whole lot worse than what her soul mate had turned out to be appearance wise – but the whole perky thing…

Beca shuddered. That whole 'opposites attract' rule clearly came into play for this situation.

Also, acapella? Beca loved music, and singing was always an attractive quality to her, but acapella? Beca sighed. This was going to be interesting, no doubt.

Beca replayed the last few minutes in her mind, and then promptly groaned as her face fell in her hands. Not only did she literally run away from the girl, but she was so articulate saying her first words to the person she was destined to be with.

"So much for a good first impression," Beca mumbled to herself. The young DJ sighed and headed back to her room, wanting nothing more than to drown her embarrassment out in the mixes she planned on creating back in her 'Batcave'.

Chloe and Aubrey were exhausted after advertising at the activities fair, reviewing the girls who had shown interest in possibly auditioning. There were some…interesting characters for sure, and Aubrey was stressing out over the success the Barden Bellas would have this year. The two were now in their shared dorm room discussing the situation.

"Oh come on Aubrey, I'm sure they are great singers and yeah they may not be bikini ready, but I bet once auditions happen we are going to see how aca-awesome they all are!" Chloe said with optimistic enthusiasm.

Aubrey sighed, rubbing her temples trying to fight off the headache that throbbed in her head. "I suppose you're right," Aubrey relented. "As long as they all don't run away as fast as that alt girl did."

Chloe giggled. "She was kind of cute though," the red head teased.

Aubrey half smiled. "What happened to Tom?"

Chloe waved her hand dismissively. "I got bored of him. You can only have a boy toy for so long before he gets old. But that new girl? She could be some fun," Chloe smirked.

Aubrey raised an eyebrow. "You already have a crush on her?"

Chloe let out a loud laugh. "Of course not! She's just really hot in a dark kind of way. It would be fun for both of us for a while and then when I graduate, well, then I can try to find a more serious relationship," Chloe concluded. "You know me Bree, I don't want a relationship right now. Friends with benefits are so much more appealing," Chloe winked at the blonde.

Aubrey smiled and rolled her eyes playfully. Chloe was her best friend, and vice versa, but Chloe couldn't help but occasionally flirt with the blonde. It was strictly friendly flirting that never escalated to more than a drunken kiss, but it didn't bother Aubrey; Chloe was flirty by nature hence her lack of a stable relationship since her sophomore year at Barden. "Whatever you say."

Chloe smiled brightly and nodded. "I'm off to take a shower, so I will see you tomorrow! Night Bree!"

Beca made her way down to the showers noticing it was already midnight. She had spent all day working on her mixes to take her mind off of the redheaded girl. It was semi successful, but she still found herself spacing out with brief thoughts of her future with the red head. Would it move fast? Slow? Beca had no idea.

As she entered the communal area, she began to softly sing the lyrics to "Titanium," by David Guetta. She had seen him in concert a month ago, and loved his work. She turned on the shower, her voice increasing slightly with confidence. Beca had taken a few years of choir at her high school, and she didn't have a bad voice. Plus, how many people could be taking a shower this late?

Apparently, the answer was one.

"Wow, you can really sing!" A familiar voice exclaimed from behind Beca. A naked, wet Beca in the shower.

"Dude!" Beca shouted, prepared to give this person a piece of her mind for invading her personal space when she realized why that voice was familiar. As the young DJ turned she became face to face with a very naked perky redhead. Beca felt the wind knocked out of her as she tensed up, her damn eyes wandering briefly.

Might as well see what I'm working with here… Beca thought.

Beca was definitely not disappointed. She quickly focused back in on blue eyes though as Chloe smiled at her. "You have an excellent voice! You really should audition for the Bellas. Especially if you keep singing songs like 'Titanium'…I'm Chloe, by the way," the red head added.

Chloe. Beca was a bit speechless at the situation. "Uh, I'm Beca…you like David Guetta?" Beca said, some surprise shining through. Although, she should have known her soul mate would have an excellent taste in music.

Chloe smirked and inched forward so that Beca was now backed up against the tiles and there was very very minimal space between the two naked women. Beca tried to cover herself as much as she could, but Chloe seemed to have no problem being exposed. "Of course. That song is my lady jam," Chloe husked out as Beca's breath hitched.

Chloe smiled wider and leaned in so her lips lightly brushed over Beca's ear, "It really builds," Chloe whispered out.

My soul mate is going to kill me, Beca concluded to herself as she felt her body temperature rising to dangerous heights at the proximity of Chloe's presence.

Suddenly, Chloe backed up, leaving a more comfortable space between the two. "So, Beca, I hope to see someone as talented as you at auditions! They're in two days, five o'clock in the auditorium," she said, smiling innocently as if nothing odd had occurred.

Beca could hardly process anything, but managed out a "maybe," at the suggestion.

"Consider it, Beca," Chloe asked, winked, and then walked out of the shower giving Beca quite a nice view of Chloe's bare back.

A few moments after Chloe had departed, Beca felt as though she could finally breathe again. Her body temperature was still insanely high, and Beca quickly turned the water from steamy to practically ice cold in order to process everything. The young DJ couldn't believe it, but she knew exactly what she was going to do next.

Well, I guess it's time to check this acapella thing out…