I own neither Beca, nor Chloe, nor the Pitch Perfect universe. Shame, really.

Chloe loves learning new things. There's something so exciting and satisfying about having new information fill your mind, there's so much that can be done with it!

So when she's sat in her Psychology class on a Wednesday afternoon and her teacher mentions they'll be learning about human attraction, she quickly sits up in her seat, readies her pen, and focuses all of her attention on the board. Because, without sounding too immodest, she's young, she's attractive, and this could prove to be very useful.

Chloe leaves the class an hour and a half later with a distinct spring in her step. In her notebook is a list of the most common signs that people display when in the presence of a person they are attracted to. She's decided she's going to conduct an experiment of sorts. She's not necessarily going to run around with a little bow and arrow and cupid wings, but she's certainly more than interested in finding out who has the hots for who around here.

A massive grin is etched onto her face as she makes her way to the Bella's practice, excited at testing out this new information, when she bumps into a much taller body.

"Hey, Chloe!"

It's Tom, Chloe's 'sorta ex.' They used to be 'friends with benefits', as much as she hates the phrase, but they'd ended it a while ago. Tom has shown quite a bit of interest in continuing their arrangement, but Chloe's heart wasn't really in it. And that was the problem. Chloe was tired of spending her nights watching crappy rom coms and eating ice cream out of the tub. Not that she totally hated doing that, but she just wanted someone to do it with her. Someone that wasn't Aubrey, that is. She wanted someone who she could cuddle up with when it was raining, or when she was sad, and someone who would like her for all of her weird little quirks. Someone who wouldn't mind that she only wears odd socks, and that she can't start her day without her favourite sweetened coffee.

Her attention is turned back to the boy in front of her, when she realises he's waiting for her to respond.

"Oh, hi Tom. I'm kind of in a rush actually. You know how it is with the Bellas and everything." She smiles and makes a move to brush past him.

"Okay, no worries, maybe I'll catch you later?"

"Sure." She smiles and gives him a small wave before rushing off in order to make it to practice in time. Aubrey may be her best friend, but that's no excuse for tardiness. So with a small sigh, she picks up her pace and rushes off to meet the other Bellas.

She's sitting in her allocated chair, attempting to listen to Aubrey's long-winded action plan for their next performance while all the other girls appear to be mirroring her lack of interest. She feels a little bad for Aubrey sometimes, but that girl can talk for hours.

So instead, she opens her notebook, occasionally nodding at the older girl's speech when it seems appropriate, and goes over her list from Psych class. She glances around the room and decides it's time to put her plan into action.

Person A may look in Person B's direction a lot. If caught mid-action, then Person A will most likely turn away quickly in embarrassment.

Now, Chloe is aware that the Bellas may consist entirely of girls, but that doesn't mean she's going to rule out any chance of romance in this room. And to be honest, everybody has their suspicions about Stacie and Cynthia Rose. So she decides that they shall act as her guinea pigs.

She shifts her seat a little from her place on the second row, so as to ensure a better view of the two girls at the front. To her delight, she notices the two shooting several short glances at one another throughout the space of the next fifteen minutes, and by the time Aubrey is wrapping up her marathon of a speech she has made a tally of fourteen looks directed towards one another.

Chloe makes a small squeal of approval, and snaps her notebook shut, very pleased with her findings. And to think, today is only the first day of her experiment! She is totally going to ace her class.

A huge grin is etched onto her face as she looks around the room, searching for the time on the large clock that hangs on the wall. And that's when it happens.

Dark smoky eyes meet hers, and there's a split second of connection, before the other girl snaps her head away, cheeks hastily reddening.

Chloe just caught Beca Mitchell staring at her.

She gapes in surprise at the sudden turn in events, unsure of how to react.

Beca was definitely looking at her, and she was definitely embarrassed to have been caught doing so. But that doesn't mean anything, right? Maybe she was just wondering what Chloe was doing that had her acting so giddy. But Beca hadn't looked curious; she'd looked rather, well, content. Chloe had noticed a small smile gracing the other girl's lips before she had widened her eyes in panic and turned away.

Was it possible? Could Beca...like her?

She was pulled back to reality by the sound of chairs scraping around her. Aubrey had dismissed the group, and Beca had shot out of her seat and all but sprinted out of the room before Chloe even had time to acknowledge her surroundings.

"Chlo, you okay?" Aubrey had walked over to her, looking slightly confused at the redhead, who was still rooted to her chair, mouth parted in shock. She quickly shook herself out of her reverie and jumped up next to Aubrey.

"Huh? Oh yes, I'm fine, totally. I mean I'm totally fine. I mean-" Aubrey raised a hand and cut her off mid-ramble.

"You know what, it's fine, forget I said anything." The blonde linked arms with her and ushered her out of the room. "There was no way Beca was listening to anything I said today. She just sat there, ear monstrosities in full view, rolling her eyes every few minutes and chewing on her pen. So rude."

And just like that, Chloe's thoughts were returned to Beca. The corner of her mouth turned upwards in to as small smirk, eyes glinting with excitement.

She believes she may just have found a new guinea pig. And if she's being honest with herself, she likes the prospect of the end results a whole lot more this time round.

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I'm thinking that this will probably only be a few chapters long, and I don't know how often I'll be able to update it, but I will try my best! Also, if anyone could suggest any other signs of attraction I could use, that would be great!