Chase to the Max !
Chloe Price could deal with many things in her life, the loss of her father, the loss of her body, but she absolutely refused to part with Max. The previous encounter with the doe eyed hipster had proven difficult, their usual rapport replaced with the coldness between rivals. Up to this point in time, Victoria had been a complete and total bitch to her first mate, often ridiculing her awkward social skills around Blackwell. She understood Max's aversion to her well, but the sheer amount of distance between them stabbed at her like a knife at every given moment between them. This couldn't stand, she wouldn't allow it !
Her pirate crew would reunite !
Unfortunately ,whether she liked it or not, the sheer reality of being Victoria Meribeth Chase was an obstacle that she couldn't easily overcome. She soon figured out that her new life was anything but leisurely, often finding herself being carted around town by her two minions to shop and have parties.
When she had first arrived to this time period, she thought that running wild with her hella cash would be the best toy that she could have imagined, but her latest trip to the mall thoroughly dashed that dream. She should have predicted that they would go shopping, considering that they would all have to go to the Vortex Club at the end of the week, but the entire trip seemed to feel more and more like a trial as time went on. They walked up and down the aisles of the shopping center, picking up makeup, shoes, and a cashmere that she was going to look awesome in, but the price tag gave her pause
She glumly looked over her portion of the total haul, a thousand dollars worth of merchandise that she was blowing on a fucking stupid teen bitch urge. A thousand dollars could do so much for her family,it was certainly a good amount of money to add to the Paris fund, but here she was blowing her shot at her dream vacation for some stupid party......
Not to mention Max.......
Chloe felt her shoulders slump as she thought of her friend's freckled face, before this whole swap had happened, she had felt a real connection, a connection
"Victoria" Taylor said, grabbing Chloe's hand "I can tell when you have something on your mind, so spill"
Chloe cursed herself, disgusted that she had broken character so drastically that someone had questioned her on it These two cronies didn't even know her, and they had somehow managed to read her.
"I'm fine" Chloe said, casting her face upward pompously "I'm just angry that Caulfield managed to snag an answer from me during class.She thinks she's so special, answering a question from Mark like that.....I just want to"
"Kiss her ?"
Chloe quickly shielded her face,"No way ! Why would I like that twee hipster, I have taste you know ?" growing ever more convinced that the two flunkies had some sort of access to her inner thoughts. How could they of all people know such a thing ? She hadn't told anyone !
Courtney excitedly took her position at Taylor's side "Aww look Taylor, she's blushing", placing her hands over her mouth, covering her nauseatingly sappy smile. It was getting increasingly difficult for Chloe to keep up her facade with the two idiots looking at her like she was the world's cutest bun bun, but strangely enough, she felt like she could trust them with the secret.....
Opening up her posture, Chloe regained her Victoria-esque appearance "Yeah I like her,what of it ?"
"Girl" Taylor said excitedly "We want to help of course !"
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Skipping first period was a no brainer for Chloe Price, easily brushing her cohorts concern for her GPA aside as she explained her plan. One thing she knew about Max from the other timeline was that she never held a grudge against someone was was willing to change, and that would be hella easy for her, since she didn't want to be Queen Bitch anyway.
While some things about her situation were immutable, others could be easily changed with some effort. It would be weird for her to abandon something like Victoria's general demeanor, or for her to dye her hair blue and get a hella sweet tattoo, but she could easily make the pitch for trying to be a better person. Icky Vicky was a piece of work, but everyone had the option to change their ways.
The preparations had been made hours ago, Taylor coaching Chloe in basic social skills, while Courtney had given her fashion advice for the day. She didn't need either really, but they gave her an excuse to be a little nicer to people, AND had built their relationship together somewhat. Victoria was so independent , so above it all , that they had felt like they needed her more than she needed them. The chance to help her had kicked them into overdrive, working hard to help her strike up a relationship with her ex-rival.
Chloe sat down against the pavement, arms falling slack to her side as she looked to the sky, considering her budding friendship with Taylor and Courtney
"Jeez......Life is strange......."
Abruptly, the bell rang, drawing Chloe to her feet as students started piling out onto the courtyard, scanning the crowd for a flash of pink, a slight glance of a freckled face. Gently excusing her way through the throng of teens, Chloe managed to catch sight of Max, quickly placing her books away inside her locker. Making her move, she made her way through the rest of the horde, quickly slamming her hand against the adjacent locker door, fighting off the immediate urge to scream as her hand cried from the sudden abuse.
"Hey Caulfield"
Her reaction measured, Max turned to face Chloe skeptically "Hey Victoria......" closing her locker slowly "What's up"
Feeling her confidence rise, she turned up the charm, face drawing closer to Max's, a slight smirk coming upon her face "Did you sit in sugar ?"
The confusion growing on her face was clear, Max Caulfield's world was falling apart, everything she knew about the universe seemed to be proving itself wrong. She stepped back, gulping nervously "No.....why?"
"Because you've got a sweet ass
Chloe's heart lifted as Max's face went red, backing up slowly to retreat, her advances seemingly striking a chord.
"I....I have to go"
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"Here's to a successful day ladies !"
Clicking their glasses together in a toast, the Victori-clique jovially took a swig of their respective sodas, before plopping down on Victoria's surprisingly soft bed. Taylor lifted her glass "So don't keep us in suspense, tell us how it went "
Chloe leaned back, smiling stupidly as the memory hit her, from the hella cool pick up line to Max's reaction, she never could resist her punkish charm. "It went perfectly of course" Chloe said posing majestically "I'm Victoria Chase"
"Don't put on that regal act" Courtney said lightly slapping her shoulder "We remember you at the mall you little cutie pie" pinching Chloe's cheeks affectionately. Brushing her aside, Chloe turned to face the two girls, "Look you two" she said smiling appreciatively "No matter what happens, I just wanted to say that I'm grateful for what you did. It was hella cool of you"
" That's what friends are for Tori, we love you"
Taylor and Courtney gently moved to surround Chloe, folding their arms around her in a hug that she gladly joined into saying "Thanks Sweet T" before sharing a moment with her new friends . A shrill ring broke the silence, causing all three girls to pop apart in shock, Chloe looking towards her counter excitedly "That's my phone"
Scrambling to the phone, she unlocked her screen to see an IM from none other than Max Caulfield grace her screen
MaxFactor43 - Victoria....you awake ?
Taylor pushed her way onto Chloe's shoulder whispering "Oh my god it's her, quick answer her
QueenofBlackwell69 - Always for you ;D
MaxFactor43 - Yeah....anyway what was that today in the hall
QueenofBlackwell69- I thought that was obvious >3>
MaxFactor43 - It really isn't.....
Courtney tugged at her hair furiously "How dumb is this hipster ?!" seething at Max's response.
QueenofBlackwell69 - How dumb cna you be Caulfield ? I like you, I have a big gay crush on you ok ? The kissy face emojii wasn't just for show you know
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Chloe,Courtney and Taylor all crowded around another, the blinking dots steadily ticking away as they awaited Max's response. "Maybe I came in a little heavy there" Chloe thought to herself nervously "She might be hella pissed"
MaxFactor43 - Look....Victoria. I think you're cute, and I'd love to date you, but you're so mean
QueenofBlackwell69 - I know I am.....
MaxFactor43 - Maybe .....we can hang out for a bit.....if you start being a little nicer to everyone
Taylor shook Chloe furiously "Yes ! Yes ! Say yes !"
QueenofBlackwell69 - Fine, I'll play nice in the streets
MaxFactor43- Good, we'll walk to class tomorrow
QueenofBlackwell69- But I'll be a monster in the sheets =D
MaxFactor43 - <3 <3 <3
QueenofBlackwell69 - =D
MaxFactor43- Oh one more thing
QueenofBlackwell69 - Taking me up on the sheets offer ?
MaxFactor43 - No more elaborate displays like today, you almost gave me a heart attack
QueenofBlackwell69 - Shit......
MaxFactor43 - What did you do ?
QueenofBlackwell69 - You MIGHT be getting a few stuffed animals tomorrow, ones with personalized messages....
MaxFactor43- >.> That's fine, but what do you mean by a few ?
Queen ofBlackwell69 - .......100.....ish ?
-MaxFactor43 has disconnected"