The last thing she remembered was being slammed in the face by a fist, then she was suddenly pushed against the wall, causing her head to be thrown against it. On impact, she fell into a sudden darkness. No sounds, no sights, and certainly no touch. Nothing.
5 months before.
Beca parked her car and turned the engine off. She let out a small sigh, sitting in silence staring at the wall in front of her. The wall belonged to the cafe that Chloe worked in. Unbuckling her seatbelt, she got out the car and shut the door behind her, locking it and made her way to the front of the cafe. Timidly, she opened the door, making the bell that hung above the door ring loudly throughout the room. Nobody turned to look apart from the ginger blue-eyed girl behind the bar.
That was Chloe. She grinned, and watched as Beca made her way over.
"I'd like a chocolate chip muffin and a glass of coke, please." Beca smiled, pretending she was a regular customer.
"That'll be £500." Chloe replied smiling back, handing over a plate with the muffin and as requested, a glass of coke.
"You wish mate." She chuckled under her breath, giving Chloe a fiver and telling her to keep the change.
"Hey, I'll take my break and sit with you," Chloe rushed round the corner, taking off her green apron and telling her boss she was taking her lunch break.
"Sooo, what brings you here Becs?" asked Chloe, knowing Beca usually organised a visit rather than turn up out of the blue.
"Oh, no reason, just wanted to see you." Beca responded, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks and smiling. Beca was never good with showing her feelings, let alone her affection. She liked to keep to herself; she wouldn't really open up to anyone. Apart from Chloe.
Chloe was there for her when her mother passed away; it was an extremely tough time for Beca. She would ring Chloe up crying down the phone and Chloe would arrive at her doorstep as soon as possible. They would hardly exchange words but Chloe would hold her until she fell asleep, then cuddle the girl in her bed. Then in the morning, Beca would thank Chloe, and they would have breakfast with each other and go to school and pretend the night never happened. It was a normal routine they went through.
"That's sweet of you Beca."
"Don't get used to it." Beca smirked, keeping up with her badass persona she took on.
"So how was yesterday's date with Tom? Give me the details." Beca continued. One thing Beca had forgotten to mention to Chloe many years ago was that she was hopelessly in love with her. The amount of times Beca had the chance to tell her, they all somehow got ruined. Unfortunately so much time had now passed, that Chloe had started dating, and she had found a guy called Tom, who Beca secretly despised.
However she would never admit that to Chloe.
"Oh it was totes great! He took me to the cinema, and then we had a picnic out by the stars, then," she leaned in a little, invading Beca's personal space bubble, "a very heated make-out sesh, tongue and everything, but he was so sweet." Every word was a bullet to Beca's heart, but she had to be a supportive friend.
"Thats great." She said through slightly gritted teeth, smiling back at Chloe. She looked down and started unwrapping the wrapper around her chocolate muffin.
"How have you been?" Chloe said, knowing Beca was struggling recently with her emotions, even though Beca had never shown any signs she was. Unfortunately for her, Chloe was no stranger and knew there was something up.
"I'm okay." She said, keeping her eyes down and eating her muffin.
"Beca." She replied sternly, raising an eyebrow showing her concern.
"Seriously Chlo I'm okay." She used her nickname and smiled, trying to throw her off. Of course, it hardly worked, but Chloe knew to respect the fact Beca was not willing to open up. She just wished she stopped putting her walls up.
"Alright babe." She sighed and checked the time.
"Listen I gotta go, but come back at 5 and we'll go to mine and have a sleepover." Beca smiled, Just like old times she thought.
"Okay. I'll see you later."
"Good. Bye Becs." Chloe kissed her cheek then got up. Beca finished her muffin and drink, then exited the cafe.
Unbeknownst to Beca, Chloe had a secret herself, but she couldn't force her problems onto Beca, she'd be a bad friend, right? Carefully she rolled her sleeve up, revealing a very fresh purple and blue bruise on around her wrist. The skin surrounding it was a red sore colour. She let out a shaky sigh, then quickly pulled her sleeve down and put on the green apron. Closing her eyes for a minute she refreshed herself into the bubbly state she usually was and continued out to the front, serving more customers and pretending as if her life was filled with rainbows and happiness like usual.
It was turning up to be 5, and Chloe was just closing the cafe when Beca's car turned up. She smiled, quickly finishing up inside and rushing to Beca.
"Hey Becs." She said, slipping inside the vehicle and doing up her seat belt.
"Ready?"
"Yup."
And with that she began driving, heading to Chloe's house. During the drive, Chloe's phone buzzed.
"Ooh, text from the bae?" Beca asked, pretending to be interested. Chloe chuckled and muffled a "Yeah."
Tom: Hey babe.
Chloe: Hey.
Tom: Can't wait for our next date. :)
Chloe: Haha, yh. :)
Tom: I'm sorry about your arm. Accidents happen. It was a mistake. Forgiven?
Chloe: It's okay.
It wasn't. It really wasn't.
Chloe let out a sigh which gained Beca's attention.
"You alright there Beale?"
"Just tired you know? Long day. Don't worry, I'll wake up when we're home. It's gonna be movie night!" She squealed excitedly. A loud huff escaped Beca's lips but she didn't complain. She never complained if it was Chloe.
"You're gonna love it Becs, trust me." She smirked, thinking about which of the many movies she owned she could torture her with.
"I don't like that tone, Beale. You better not be up to something."
"Me? Up to something? Have a little faith." Beca shook her head and laughed. Chloe was far from innocent when she had that cute smirk on her.
Shit. Beca cursed herself mentally, she mustn't keep complimenting her, she's just going to make everything worse. She needed to move on, it was getting too much.
The rest of the car journey was filled with Chloe singing along to the radio; she occasionally tried to get Beca to join in but Beca would just glare at her instead.
They had finally turned up.
A/N: Hello, this is my first fanfic! I absolutely love Bechloe :) This might seem to start off a lil bit slow but it'll pick up pace once the chapters are published! Please, dont be afraid to tell me if you see any mistakes, I embrace any feedback! I hope you like it, I will try and post on a daily basis, follows and favourites are also embraced! What do you reckon guys, will Beca figure out Chloes secret anytime soon? Stay tuned to find out :D