Where The Blood Lies

Chapter 9: Courting My Love

"Chloe you can't be serious, you decided that on yours and Beca's first date is to watch Twilight? Please don't tell me she's a Twilight fan." Aubrey said groaning in displeasure as she was currently on Chloe's bed, helping Chloe pick out an outfit for her big date with Beca. Chloe laughed, "Of course she's not a Twilight fan, she doesn't even like movies but-" Aubrey gasped, "How does she not like movies?! I must admit some of them are completely fabricated but most of them are tolerable. I even enjoy a good Harry Potter marathon from time to time." Chloe nodded, "I know, I know but Beca seems to dislike them for some reason." Aubrey chuckled slightly, "So you thought the best movie for you guys to watch together would be a classic love story like Twilight?" Chloe smiled knowingly, "It's just a little inside joke between the both of us, but after that I'm gonna take her to my favorite spot. Now anyways, how about this one?" Chloe asked Aubrey gesturing to an outfit off a hanger that she pulled out of her closet. Chloe had a light blue shirt and some dark skinny jeans in her hands. Aubrey nodded, "Yea looks good, so are you guys gonna stay here to watch the movie?" Chloe shook her head no, "I actually booked the auditorium for the rest of the night." Chloe said walking to her bathroom to get changed into her newly picked outfit. "How did you manage that may I ask?" Aubrey asked her curiously. Chloe chuckled while slightly shouting through the bathroom door, "I may or may not have bribed the theater instructor." Aubrey laughed, "Wow, you're actually going all out for this girl huh?" Chloe finished putting her outfit on and walked out of the bathroom to grab her shoes from the closet, "She's not just some girl Bree, she's-" Aubrey groaned, "I know I know she's the one or whatever, but to be fair you say that about everyone else you decide to date. Don't blame me for being a bit cautious, I mean you don't pick necessarily good people to date Chlo." Aubrey said shrugging. Chloe sighed and nodded in agreement, "I know I don't but Beca's different, I promise once you actually speak more than three words to her than you'll understand where I'm coming from." Chloe said smiling at Aubrey with a smirk. Aubrey rolled her eyes with a sigh, "Ugh, Fine but don't get your hopes up too much. I still have to evaluate her if she's going to be a good match for my best friend." Chloe awed as she stood up from tying her shoes and rushed Aubrey with a tight hug, "You're such a softie Bree, why don't you let Stacie see this side of you? I'm sure once you do she will be on you like peanut butter on jelly." Chloe said deviously, wiggling her eyebrows up and down suggestively at Aubrey. Aubrey chuckled and gently pushed Chloe off of her, "I haven't decided if I want to further pursue our friendship." Chloe rolled her eyes, "Oh come on, she's practically perfect for you Bree you can't deny that. I bet you feel the same thing I feel for Beca, you're just too scared to admit it." Aubrey's jaw slacked in defiance, "I will have you know that Aubrey Posen is not scared of anything." Chloe raised her eyebrows in amusement, "Then prove it hot shot, ask her out on a date tomorrow." Aubrey gulped, "W-Well I-" Chloe stood up with a wicked smile on her face, "How about this, if you don't ask her out tomorrow then I will personally come to your side of the hospital and ask her out for you myself." Aubrey gasped, "You wouldn't dare!" Chloe smiled knowingly, "Oh wouldn't I? We both know I don't stand down from a challenge, especially if it's to help one of my best friends to stop being a chicken shit." Aubrey growled in annoyance, "You know sometimes I hate that we were roomed together in freshman year, I should have made a complaint years ago." Chloe laughed loudly, while walking back to her own bathroom to start on her hair, "We both know you love it when I meddle." Aubrey groaned defeatedly as she fell back onto Chloe's bed.

Beca texted Chloe asking when she will be ready and she got a text back saying to pick her up in a couple minutes. Now Beca hasn't dated anyone since Vanessa and that's been about a year from now. So Beca decided to pick up a couple flowers from the shop and drive over to Chloe's dorm. Beca parked her car in front of Chloe's dorm and walked to the front. From Chloe's text she was on the highest floor, Beca surely wasn't gonna stay out here for some random college kids to see her until Chloe came down so she did the next best thing. Beca looked behind her and all around her before she put the small bouquet of flowers in her leather jacket for safe keeping. Beca looked to side of Chloe's dorm building and saw that there was a fire escape that she could climb. Beca smirked as she used her vampire abilities to jump as high as she could to jump onto the fire escape. Beca kept doing that until she reached Chloe's dorm room, she then saw Chloe coming out of her bathroom looking absolutely fantastic. Beca breathed in a deep breath and pulled out the slightly crumpled flowers out of her leather jacket, knocking on Chloe's window to her bedroom. Chloe looked confused for a second then turned to her window and jumped in fright. As soon as Chloe recognized that it was Beca looking at her cheekily with a bouquet of rose flowers in her hands she chuckled and walked to her window to let Beca inside. "You do know that I could have just buzzed you in right?" Chloe asked her in complete amusement. Beca shrugged as she jumped down and into Chloe's bedroom, "What else is more romantic and creepy than your date climbing a fire escape to come pick you up for the first date?" Chloe chuckled and nodded, "True but the more important question is are those for muah?" Chloe asked Beca knowingly, pointing at the beautiful flowers in Beca's hands. "Well they were originally for Aubrey but I guess they can be for you too." Beca told Chloe playfully, handing them to her. Chloe awed and pecked Beca on the cheek, "Thank you Beca they're beautiful, now let's go put them in some water and then we can say goodbye to Aubrey. I know you're especially looking forward to that before we leave." Chloe said winking at Beca teasingly and grabbing her hand, leading a groaning Beca out of her bedroom and towards the kitchen. They said goodbye to Aubrey which Beca wasn't completely fond of but I guess she had to get to know Chloe's best friend eventually. Beca and Chloe finally made it out of Chloe's dorm. Beca started to lead Chloe to her car but Chloe stopped her, "Actually what I have planned for us is this way." Chloe said smiling at Beca and pointing toward a large building across from Chloe's dorm. Beca licked her lips in confusion but nodded nonetheless and they headed towards the building together. Chloe turned on the theater lights and Beca slightly gasped at the sight before her. On the stage there was blankets and pillows with an abundant of snacks surrounding it. Above that was a huge white sheet hanging on top of the theater stage lights. "So it may not be much but it was the best I could do according to my college funds at the moment." Chloe said cheekily, as she shifted back and forth nervously on her feet. Beca smiled widely and turned to Chloe, "Honestly? This is the most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you Chloe, you didn't have to go through this much trouble just for me. Especially someone who just admitted to you that they were a vampire." Beca said chuckling, grabbing Chloe's hands gently into hers. Chloe smiled in relief at Beca, "I'm really glad you like it Beca and I told you I don't care that you're a vampire. You're just Beca to me, sure you have to drink blood every once and awhile to sustain-wait! I'm such an idiot! You can't eat these snacks can you?!" Beca chuckled, "I can eat them, it's just they don't taste very good to me. Don't worry though I'm not hungry at all, I sort of ate before I came here." Chloe nodded, "Oh okay, well should we start with the movie? I'm pretty sure you can resonate with it." Chloe said smiling knowingly at Beca with a sly wink.