A/N: So here goes nothing! Here is an Aubrey fanfic. I thoroughly enjoy her character and the backstory behind her. Hope you enjoy! Please leave reviews unless you're going to hate!
Chapter 1:
"I am Aubrey Rose Posen. I am not a disappointment. I don't care what my father says." she repeated over and over again. Tears were forming in her eyes as she squeezed her pillow and brought her knees to her chest. "Why can't I just make him happy for once?" she said aloud. She fell onto her side on her bed in her and Chloe's dorm room. She was going to cry herself to sleep until she heard the door swing open and heard two familiar laughs. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and tried to hide the puffiness.
"Bree are you okay? What's wrong honey?"
Aubrey collapsed into her best friends lap and started crying. She told her about the phone call she just got from her father about how he was disappointed with her. Again. Her redheaded friend stroked her head kindly as she comforted her. Aubrey glanced up at her and then glanced at the tiny brunette that was sitting on Chloe's bed. She hadn't said a word. Her face looked pained. "Is that sympathy?" she thought. She sniffled and rubbed her eyes as she sat up.
"Beca and I were just going out! Would you like t-"
She was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Hey KimmyJin said you'd be in here!" a familiar voice said. "Do you think I could get those DVDs back? I was going to have a marathon this weekend. I don't really think you and Chloe really watched them all-"he trailed off. "Oh my god. Am I interrupting something?" he asked.
"Uh Jess. I'll go get the DVDs. Wait here." Beca told him as she slid past him, out into the hallway. Aubrey had tried to mask her puffy looking face, but to no avail, Jesse came walking over.
"Hey. Everything okay?"
"Why do you care?"
"Just trying to be a nice friend. That's all."
"We're friends now?" she spat.
"Ouch. That hurt Posen." He said sarcastically.
"Well join the club." She mumbled.
Beca walked into their room carrying a huge stack of movies. She handed them to Jesse and walked over to Chloe.
"Are we still on for tonight?" she asked.
Chloe looked over at Aubrey, who was huddled in a ball on her bed.
"I don't know if I should leave her alone." She told Beca.
"No no! It's fine! Go have fun! I'll be alright. I'll order pizza and get fat, so my dad has another reason to be pissed at me." Aubrey told her friend. Jesse quirked his eyebrow up. "Was her dad really that mean? Ouch." He thought.
"You sure?" the redhead asked.
"Positive."
Chloe kissed Aubrey on her cheek and stood up to Beca. She grabbed her hand and walked out of their dorm room. Aubrey was left sitting on her bed with Jesse standing there awkwardly with his DVDs.
"You can leave now." Aubrey told him.
"Not until you tell me what's wrong."
"Why would I tell you my problems? You're a treble!" she hissed.
"Yes, but I'm also a good listener. And I have all the time in the world to listen to your problems unlike Chloe. So shoot."
Aubrey sighed but gave in. "Fine. Since you're obviously not going anywhere."
Jesse put the movies down on the desk and pulled the chair out. He turned the back towards Aubrey and straddled the chair. "Okay. Begin."
Aubrey started telling him about how she could never please her father with anything she did. She scored a 98 on a test. "Why not a 100?" he would ask. She won class VP. "Why not President?" She graduated second in her class. "Why not first?" Nothing she ever did made her father proud. She was such a disappointment. And now that the Bellas were out of the running for Finals, he reminded her once again how she was a failure. Aubrey choked on her words as she said this. She could feel the tears forming in her eyes again. "No. You aren't going to cry. It's a sign of weakness." She thought as she struggled to hold her tears back. Jesse saw this and hopped off the chair. He sat down beside her and hesitantly put his arm around her, not knowing how she'd react since he was, after all, a Treblemaker.
"Hey. Look at me. You are not a failure. You are a very successful and talented woman. Your dad should be proud to have you as a daughter. You are amazing. You are not a disappointment. He doesn't know how amazing his little girl is. She's smart, talented, funny, beautiful, humble, and everything a girl could be. Don't ever consider yourself a failure. You are far from it." He assured her.
Aubrey turned and looked up at him. "You mean it?" she asked.
"100%." He said, taking his thumb and wiping away her tears.
Aubrey stood up and adjusted herself. She pulled her hair back into a bun and tried to unwrinkled her shirt.
"I'm sorry you had to see me while I look like this." She said frustrated. She put on a hoodie so she wouldn't have to mess with her wrinkled top anymore.
"You're fine. Friends can see friends at the worst. That's allowed. And if this is you at your worst, that's nothing." He assured her.
"Um…thanks, I think." She grumbled. "Well since you're already here, do you want pizza? I can't eat a full one by myself, and Chloe is out at dinner. It'd be pointless to waste."
"Oh! Um…Yeah! That's fine!" Jesse was stunned that she offered. Maybe she just wasn't thinking straight.
"Cheese okay?"
"Yeahyeah! That's fine!"
It didn't take too long for the pizza to arrive, so there weren't that many awkward silences. Jesse sat on the edge of Chloe's bed and fidgeted with his phone. Aubrey went to the bathroom and put on some sweatpants since she wasn't going out anywhere.
"Do you want to watch a movie? It could help clear your head." He asked innocently.
Aubrey hesitated before she replied. "What are you doing, Bree? He's a treble, and you're a bella. That doesn't happen." She thought. "Um…uh…er…I guess that'd be fine."
"We don't have to if you don't want to! It was just a thought." He blurted out. He could see how uneasy she was about the idea.
"N-no! It's fine. That's fine. Why don't you pick something out while I go get the pizza!" she said, running out the door.
Jesse made his way to his pile of movies and picked up one he thought she would enjoy. "Classic." He said quietly. He put the movie into the dvd player and turned on her television. He plopped down on Chloe's bed, figuring she wouldn't mind. Aubrey walked in with the pizza box and sat down on her bed.
"Do you have plates, or are we being lazy tonight?" he asked, standing up to get his pizza.
"Oh. No plates. We haven't been to the store to pick up anymore this week."
"Okay then." He mumbled as he grabbed the remote.
"What are we watching?" Aubrey asked as she watched Jesse sit beside her and reach for the pizza.
"A classic. Pretty in Pink. I figured you would like it."
Aubrey smiled when she heard the familiar title. This was one of her favorite movies as a teenager. The two leaned against the wall her bed was on as they watched the movie and ate their pizza. Jesse caught glimpses of Aubrey. "Wait. What is she doing?" he thought. "She's quoting the movie!" he thought excitedly. A huge smile erupted onto his face. Aubrey definitely noticed this.
"What's wrong with you?!" she exclaimed.
"I believe I just saw the Aubrey Posen quoting a movie! Do you indeed know how to have fun?" he teased.
"Oh shut it. I happen to enjoy this movie thank you very much."
Jesse laughed and returned his attention to the television.
When the movie was over, Jesse looked over and saw Aubrey sound asleep. He slid out of the bed, being careful not to wake her. He pulled her blanket over her and grabbed the pizza box to throw out. He turned the tv off and then her lights. "Goodnight Aubrey Posen." He whispered as he opened the door. He opened the door to a very bubbly Chloe.
"Jesse! What are you still doing-"
Jesse cut her off by putting his finger to his mouth to tell her to shut up.
"She needed company. She's sound asleep now. She'll be okay." He told her.
Jesse slid past her and dumped the pizza box into one of the hallway trashcans. Chloe crept into her room with a smirk on her face. "Well! Who would have ever guessed that one!"
