The Bella's rehearsals were slowly getting better, Aubrey wasn't afraid to admit it. After their second place showing at regionals, Aubrey knew she could turn this group of misfits into a contender. She just needed to get the most out of each practice session, even if it meant breaking down the will of these girls so she could re-mold them into a perfect Bella.
It was time for their scheduled 5-minute breather so all the girls did their own thing and disappeared momentarily, Aubrey scolding them to not leaving the building for their safety. This left only Chloe, Aubrey, and Beca seated at the bleachers, the latter of course was seated high above the captains alone.
"Go on Aubrey." Chloe said trying to nudge her best friend to go talk to Beca.
"Chloe Beale, I swear, stop that!" Aubrey said in a hushed tone.
"Bree, stop being so dramatic and take a risk."
"What are you talking about Chlo?" Aubrey replied angrily.
"I know you like her. And do not give me any of your bullshit either."
Aubrey rolled her eyes agitated, she got drunk one time and confessed a few things to her roommate and now Chloe is trying to play matchmaker. "I would never date a girl like her. She is infuriating and gets on my nerves. Besides, she's just so…so alternative."
Chloe loved Aubrey to death. She has been her roommate since freshman year and are practically sisters. Chloe and Aubrey have hit every frat house and big-time party Barden had to offer in their tenure and Chloe has seen Aubrey wasted several times. But she has never once babbled and confessed her feelings openly like she did a few weeks ago at hood night. It frustrates Chloe because she knows Beca likes Aubrey, she noticed the thumb drive on Beca's desk labeled 'Aubrey's Favorites'. And even though Beca denies it, the night Beca stayed on her and Aubrey's couch, she caught the small brunette masturbating to a framed picture of Aubrey on the coffee table early one morning on her way to the bathroom.
Chloe being Chloe didn't mind at all. She saw the girl naked in the shower, so why would peeping around the corner be any different? Beca seemed to think so, but Chloe laughed it off and embraced Beca. She thought it was so sweet that Beca thought of Aubrey in that way. So now Beca tries to stay away from Aubrey so Chloe won't tease her. Chloe shakes her head because both of these girls are too stubborn for their own good.
"Ok that about does it for this conversation, time to grind." Aubrey says trying to hurry away calling all the girls in, "Ok, we will take it from turn the beat around."
Halfway through there session, alert tone went off from cell phone irritating Aubrey. It was usually Beca's so that's where she started,
"Beca! I said no phones! Silence it now!" Aubrey hissed grabbing the bridge of her nose.
"Dude it's not mine!" Beca griped back in defense.
"Aubrey its yours!" Chloe said shockingly.
Aubrey kept her phone on for school and Bella emergencies, in case someone needed to contact her, and with the mischief going on around campus, it had to be serious. "Oh my." Aubrey said checking her phone.
"What's wrong?" The majority asked.
"The school is shutting down all activities for the remainder of tonight. All activities and buildings are closed and everyone is to return home at once. Anyone caught outside and on campus at 9:00pm will be arrested." Aubrey read off the alert.
"But why?" Stacie questioned.
"Remember the girl that went missing last week?" Aubrey quizzed. "They found her dead on the quad…"
All the girls went into panic mode and started to flee for the door,
"Wait!" Aubrey yelled. "Nobody is leaving without a buddy. I will partner you guys up so you can look after each other."
"Yeah that is a good idea." Someone said.
"Ok." Aubrey said taking a deep breath, Denise and Cr, Lily and Amy, Jessica and Ashley, Beca and Stacie, and…"
"Actually Bree, I was going to stay the night with Stacie." Chloe said with an exaggerated wink disturbing Aubrey,
"Gross." This really put a fork in her plan. "Ok, who is going with Beca? She and Stacie are the only ones in Baker."
"Well why can't she go with you to the apartment?" Chloe grinned innocently. Beca and Aubrey both jumped up and pleaded against the idea,
"I can walk myself home. She can go with you guys." Aubrey hissed hurting Beca internally. Beca really wanted to go home with Aubrey, but didn't want to admit it, this could be her chance to protect and show off to Aubrey.
"As if I want to walk home with you anyway." Beca shot back.
"Can you to just suck each others dicks and get it over with. We want to go home, there is a serial killer on the loose for heavens sake!" Amy shouted.
Aubrey just stood there, jaw on the floor and flustered face, Beca much the same and wouldn't dare make eye contact with Aubrey.
"Good its settled, everyone text in the group when you get home to let us know you're safe." Chloe said tugging Stacie out the door.
Everyone left except Beca and Aubrey. Too stubborn and too proud to be the first to cave. It was ridiculous and they were getting close to 9. Beca really didn't want to go back to jail so she caved,
"Oh for god's sake," she said jerking Aubrey by the wrist and out the door.
"Hey! Let go of me, your hurting my wrist! Beca!" Aubrey finally freed her arm and stopped. She missed the smaller girls touch as soon as she jerked away but Beca needed to know that Aubrey Posen ran the show.
"What dude? We got to go!"
"Listen! I am perfectly capable of walking myself! I don't need your help."
"Ok, but can we please get a move on? We have a few blocks to go Bree."
"Don't call me Bree either." She said shoving past Beca.
Beca huffed in frustration and followed Aubrey. Deep down, Beca was scared of the dark so she hurried back to Aubrey's side.
"What's wrong Beca? Afraid of the dark?" Aubrey teased.
"No! Shut up!" Beca pleaded.
"You so are!" Aubrey teased trying to pass the time.
A noise behind Beca scared her, "Shut up!" Beca said in a much quieter tone. "I hear something."
Aubrey did as told and listened, "it's just the wind Beca, let's go we are almost there."
"Did you hear that!?"
This time Aubrey did hear it, and it wasn't the wind. "Just keep moving Beca, and don't look back."
The girls pace slowly sped up and Aubrey glanced behind her to check. Scared shitless, she turned around and grabbed Beca's hand.
"Bree what's wrong?" Beca asked frightened.
"There's a man following us across the street. Don't look!" Aubrey insisted, grip getting tighter on Beca's hand.
"Bree look." Beca said stopping in her tracks.
Aubrey looked forward and under the street light at the next intersection was another man waiting. He looked to be holding a blade of some sort. This was it Aubrey thought. With no where to go, Beca jerked her into an alley way.
"Are you sure about this Beca?" Aubrey asked concerned.
"Bree its our only option."
All of the possible scenarios started playing in Aubrey's head, and all of them ended in death. "Beca."
"It's ok Bree, we are close to the end."
"And so you are." A third voice came from ahead stopping the girls dead in their tracks. They turned to run and ran into the other two men following them. They both grabbed a girl and gagged them, not giving them enough time to cry for help.
From the best that they could tell, they were tossed into a van and probably headed to some type of hideout. Sometime later the van came to a screeching halt and the rear doors shot open and the girls were thrown out and drug inside and placed into chairs. Once they were secured their captors removed the bags from their heads.
"Welcome ladies."
"Who are you?" Aubrey asked.
"That's not important. What is important is, who are you?" the man asked.
"Aubrey don't tell these fuckers anything." Beca insisted. The man looked at the guy behind the girls and nodded towards Beca. Beca received a swift blow to the head earning a gasp from Aubrey.
"Feel like talking yet?" The man asked again. "Fuck you." Beca spat earning another blow across her face.
"Why are you doing this?" Aubrey cried, earning a blow herself.
"You whores will shut up right now. You only talk unless we ask a question. And you will answer our questions."