This is my first story in awhile. I'm going to try and get back into it but life is a bitch.

I'm going to try and keep updating this and my old stories but with very little free time I can't make any promises.

AU. Everyone's also a little OOC. Some more so than others. You'll see.

Sorry for any and all mistakes.

Enjoy!

Waking up and preparing for her morning, Beca Mitchell didn't expect to step out of her house with her dog, a black German Shepard named Mykah, and almost step on, what looked like, an Akita puppy with a blue bow around his neck.

"Um, ok…? Where did you come from?" she questioned running a hand through her long brown, loosely curled, hair. She stooped down to look at the pinto colored puppy, who looked back up at her, his brown eyes meeting her navy blue. Then she noticed a note tied around his bow.

" 'We had to move suddenly and couldn't take him with us. We know you love dogs so please take care of him'." she read out loud before looking at the puppy again, smiling as Mykah introduced herself to him. He was a little intimidated, but quickly warmed up to her, wagging his curled tail lightly. She easing her hand out to him. "So you've been abandoned, huh? I know how that feels…" The pup sniffed her fingers a bit before giving her a light lick and a small nuzzle. Beca rubbed his small head, taking the hint.

"Alright then, I guess I'll take you in. I'd hate to leave you out here and taking you to a shelter is out of the question." She picked the puppy up and made her way to her car, a 2014 Buick Enclave, Mykah following close behind. She opened the door for the backseat and nodded for Mykah to jump in. After Mykah was situated she put the puppy on the seat. "I guess our first stop is the pet store now."

"Woof," Mykah barked happily. She always got excited when she heard "pet store".

"Arf," the puppy copied in his small voice, making Beca smile.

"You're sickeningly cute," she said to herself reaching for the camera around her neck to take a quick picture of the both of them before pulling off.

Getting to the pet store, she decided to take her dogs inside with her while she picked up the things she needed. She got food for the pup and picked up some treats for Mykah. She got some bowls, toys, a small bed, a leash, a harness and a collar for him thinking that would be enough for now. After paying for everything and replacing the bow around his neck with a black leather collar, that was nearly identical to the collar Mykah wore, she drove to the nearby park to meet one of her longtime friends - the main reason she was leaving the house to begin with.

"Well, look who finally decided to show up," called a familiar voice as they approached the main entrance. The woman that called out to her, Cynthia Rose, had short, boyishly cut dark hair, chocolate brown eyes and a playful smirk on her face that turn into a curious frown when she noticed Beca's dogs. "What's with the... animals?"

"Well, you know I've had Mykah since she was a pup," Beca answered simply with a small shrug. "And someone left this puppy on my doorstep this morning so I decided to keep him." Cynthia Rose crouched down and reached out to them, only to have Mykah snort and turn away.

"That was rude," She gasped.

"Mykah be nice," Beca said halfheartedly, watching as the, bigger than average, dog sat heavily beside her.

"It's fine. She just takes after her owner, that's all." She reached her hand out to the puppy instead. "How about you little man? You haven't picked up any of these bad habits yet, have you?" The puppy wagged his tail at the thought of making another new friend.

"Hm," she began rubbing his head. "I thought that whole dog-on-the-doorstep thing only happened on t.v." She paused rubbing his ears. "I love his fluffy pointed ears."

"Yeah, but I couldn't just get rid of him and Mykah doesn't seem to hate him so that's always good." The taller girl stood up straight.

"What's his name?" Beca shrugged again.

"I don't know. I haven't really been calling him anything." They started to walk into the park, both dogs following Beca obediently.

"Then how do you been getting his attention?"

"I just say 'hey'."

"Come on, Bec. As creative as you are, you couldn't think of anything better than that?" Beca gave her a light glare.

"If I could, don't you think I'd be calling him that by now? I can't think of anything that really suits him."

"Hm, think of something different. Like Juno or something."

"I was thinking maybe something simple. Like... Hunter."

"It's not great, but I kind of like the idea of you having your own H and M." They shared a chuckle.

"Hunter it is then." Hunter barked as if agreeing with the decision.

"How cute," Cynthia said reading Beca's mind.

"I know right." The other girl reached out and tapped the camera around Beca's neck with her forefinger.

"Taken any picture of him yet?"

"Just a few. I got a really good one of him playing with Mykah in the pet store." Cynthia sighed softly.

"I still find it hard to believe you got so into photography. We all thought for sure you'd be a music producer or a DJ or something." Beca chuckled and nodded.

"I, honestly, didn't think I'd get into photography either. It just kind of happened."

"How?"

"I still got my degree in music production and business management, but one of my cooler teachers told me to pick a photography class for an elective. She thought I'd be good at it, so I gave it a try and I ended up liking it so much I took every photography class they offered. No one expected me to end up loving it. Not even the teacher that recommended it. I even took some drawing classes."

"Yeah, I looked you up and you're definitely good at it. Great, in fact."

"Thanks."

"And who'd of thought we meet up again on the same project after not seeing each other in so long? And that you'd be so famous. I, sure as hell, didn't." Beca chuckled again at the memory.

"I could tell by the look on your face that you were a little surprised. But I'm hardly famous."

"You knew all about it, didn't you? That we'd be working together I mean." Beca nodded.

"Yeah, I saw your name in the file and you would've saw mine if you read yours." Cynthia waved off the idea.

"I don't read those damn files. Why read through a thick stack of papers just for a few bit of information?"

"That's why I only scan through them find whatever I need to know and ignore the rest."

"Well next time I'll call you for the summary."

"I remember you saying you wanted to get serious with your singing, but I'm not surprised you turned out to be a journalist." The other girl shrugged.

"I did always have a way with finding the good gossip." They walked in silence for awhile. "Whatever happened to your sister Emily? You guys still close?"

"Oh yeah," Baca answered easily. "She's living with me while she finishes school."

"I should've known. That girl's been following you around from day one." They were quiet for a moment.

"Hey do you know what ever happened to Lilly? She kind of went M.I.A. after graduation."

"She texted me not long ago. Apparently she's coming back to here soon and wants to see all of us."

"Where the hell has she been?"

"Korea."

"…Should I ask why?"

"I didn't." Beca nodded.

"That was probably for the best." Suddenly Cynthia's phone started to vibrate loudly. She pulled the device out of her pocket to see who was calling.

"Oh shit, it's my boss give me a minute." Beca nodded and watched her friend walk a few feet away. She looked down and saw Hunter attempted to play with Mykah. She chuckled when Mykah, who was laying in the grass, laid her paw on the small puppy affectively pinning him down.

"Sorry Bec, but I have to go. There's a story that needs to be covered and I'm the closest one to it."

"Oh, okay."

"Sorry about this Beca. We'll get together again soon and not just for the project." Beca smiled reassuringly.

"It's fine. You have my number just text me."

"Of course. Later." With that Cynthia Rose started jogging back toward the main entrance where she was parked, leaving Beca, Mykah and Hunter to themselves. She looked down at them.

"Well? You guys want to leave or find a spot and relax?" Mykah stood and gently tugged on the leash to pull Beca further into the park.

"Relaxing it is then." She took the lead. "Come on Hunter." He came running after them, slowing down once be caught to the older dog. Beca led them up a small hill and found a nice shady spot under a tree. She sat down and leaned against the tree trunk. Mykah came over and sat beside her, while Hunter climbed into her lap, nipping at her fingers playfully. She rubbed the soft fur on his head before raising her other hand to rub Mykah, who nuzzled her head deep into Beca's chest.

"You guys can go run around if you want to. Just don't go too far," Beca said unhooking both of their leashes. Mykah trotted away from her happily, Hunter scrambling out of her lap to keep up with the other dog making Beca chuckle again.

"Is that Beca Mitchell?" she heard someone call. She looked up and saw an exceptionally beautiful brunette coming toward her wearing a black quarter sleeve off shoulder shirt, white jeans shorts and black flats. Beca stood up slowly, looking at the woman questioningly. The woman's hair was long and looked silky to the touch, her bluish-hazel eyes met Beca's own navy orbs as she approached. She was smiling beautifully as she reached her, she spoke again. "It is you, right?"

"Yeah, that's me...," Beca answered trailing off before realization struck. "Stacie Conrad?!" The woman just continued to smile.

"Aw you remember me I'm touched." Remember? Of course she did. She met Stacie in college at the same time she met Cynthia Rose, Lilly, Fat Amy and Aubrey. She thought the taller girl looked like a model back then and she still looked like one now. With her mile-long legs, killer looks and amazing sex appeal. How could she forget?

"Of course I remember you. How've you been?" She was surprised when Stacie embraced her in a tight hug and blushed slightly. Beca cleared her throat softly in a failed attempt to cover her blush.

"I've been good. Really good actually? How've you been? You look good." Stacie slowly looked Beca up and down, admiring her simple white t-shirt, black skinny jeans and black and white vans.

"I've been ok. Can't complain." There was a pause in conversation and Beca couldn't handle the way Stacie was staring at her. "S-so, uh, what brings you here? Are you with friends or a boyfriend or something?" Stacie waved off the question.

"No, it's nothing like that. My cousin just moved here and I was showing her around but she had to use the restroom and I saw you and I just couldn't resist coming over here." Stacie's smile widened slightly and she took a small step closer to Beca. "I'm actually very single, right now. How about you?"

"Oh, we were here meeting an old friend of mine, but she had to leave early so we thought we'd relax a little before leaving." The taller girl's curiosity was peaked.

"We?" Beca took glance around before using two of her fingers to whistle.

"Me and my dogs." Before long Mykah came sprinting over to them. She was surprised when Mykah dropped a tennis ball at her feet. "Where did you get this?" Beca asked, kneeling to pick up the ball. "And where the hell is Hunter? Mykah did you leave him all alone?!" Soon after, she heard his little barks as he ran over to them as fast as his little legs could go.

"Aw," Stacie crooned, stooping down and holding her hand out to the german shepherd. Mykah sniffed her fingers before nuzzling them with her wet nose. "They're so cute."

"Thanks. That's Mykah and this-" she paused to pick up the puppy as he reached them. "-is Hunter." Stacie stood up and started to pet Hunter while meeting Beca's eyes, her smile shifting a bit into something Beca couldn't identify.

"They're adorable. But you know, when I said 'How about you,' I was really asking if you were just as single as I am." Beca blushed again.

"O-oh... Y-yeah, I'm single, but I-I'm usually so all over the place I haven't really been looking for-," Stacie cut her off by chuckled.

"You're so cute." The shorter girl's eyes widened in surprise and her blush deepened. "I thought the same thing when we first met. You were blushing a lot then too." Beca scratched her heated cheek and smiled sheepishly.

"Y-yeah, I tend to blush a lot."

"I was told, despite how easily embarrassed you can be, that you were a little bit of a player in college." Natsuki chuckled sheepishly.

"Yeah I heard the same thing." They shared a laugh and just as she was about to respond, her cell phone rang. Stacie gave Beca an apologetic smile before turning away from her.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Where did you go Stacie? You know I don't know my way around yet." It was, as she expected, her cousin.

"I'm not too far away. I saw someone I knew and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to speak with them."

"Well, that's great. I hope she's cute since you abandoned me."

"I wouldn't do that to you. Don't be so dramatic."

"Should I come meet you or are you coming back?"

"No, I'm coming back. Just give me a sec." They hung up and when she turned back around the shorter girl was looking at her wrist-watch. "If I was taking too long you could've said something?" she teased gaining Beca's attention and making her blush.

"N-no, it's not that. I just have to meet another one of my friends for lunch and I didn't want to be late. She turns into a she-devil when I'm late for, like, anything."

"You're not late, are you?"

"No, I still have some time. What about you? Isn't your cousin waiting?"

"Yeah, that was her calling me actually so I really should get going." Beca smiled reassuringly.

"It's okay. It's not like we won't see each other again."

"Well, here, take my number. Maybe we can hang out sometime?"

"Uh sure. Definitely." Beca pulled a pen from her pocket and handed it to Stacie but before she could even reach for the notepad in her back pocket, Stacie grabbed her hand and wrote the number across her palm.

"Call me whenever. I'm almost always free," the leggy brunette said handing back the pen. "Are you still going to be here? Maybe I can go get my cousin and come back." Beca reached down and reconnected Mykah's leash.

"No, I was actually about to get going too."

"Oh, okay."

"But I'll call you and we'll hang out."

"For serious?"

"Uh yeah… I guess." Stacie smiled and winked flirtatiously.

"I'll be waiting, Beca." Beca blushed again and smiled, watching her walk away. She looked down at the phone number written neatly across her hand before turning to her small family.

"Come on, guys. Time to go."

After leaving the park, Beca pulled into the parking lot of a small bistro. She noticed her blond friend sitting out on the patio wearing one of her favorite white sundresses looking at her watch as she drove by. She turned off the car and turned to the dogs in her backseat.

"Ready to meet some more people, Hunter?" she asked quietly while pocketing her cell phone. He barked and his tail wagged swiftly with excitement. She smiled and got out of the car, opening the back door for Mykah to jump out and catching Hunter when he tried to do the same. "Whoa there. Let's wait until you're a little bigger before you start jumping out of the car."

She put Hunter on the ground and grabbed her messenger bag before latching on both his and Mykah's leashes. Aubrey looked up at her as soon as she started toward the patio. The blond was about to greet her until she noticed the tiny puppy trying, and failing, to run out ahead.

"Beca please tell me you didn't," she called out with a half-hearted scowl.

"It's really not what it looks like Brey."

"Really Beca?" Aubrey questioned as Beca took the seat opposite of her, Mykah laying down beside her while Hunter tried to scramble up into Beca's lap. "Because it looks like you got another dog."

"It's not like I went out and bought him. Somebody left him on my doorstep." She bent down the pick the puppy up once he started to whine. "I couldn't just leave him out there and I refuse to take him to a shelter. Who knows where he'd end up." Aubrey sighed, nearly melting when the pups brown eyes met her emerald green.

"What about Mykah? Is she ok with this?"

"She doesn't love him yet, but she definitely doesn't hate him. She hasn't growled at him at all and I even caught her playing with him a couple times."

"Beca why couldn't you have given him away to someone else? I'm sure you know plenty of people that would want him."

"Because I want him Brey. Hunter's already a part of the family now. And look at his fluffy face." Aubrey couldn't help but smile at how happy the puppy looked with his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. "I can't just give him away now."

"Well he is pretty adorable." Aubrey rubbed his head softly after he sniffed her fingers. "Do you what kind of dog he is?"

"I think he's an Akita." Aubrey smiled when Hunter licked her finger tips softly. "That means if I'm right he'll be even bigger than Mykah."

"He seems like a little sweetheart."

"Yeah, he is. He's really social and loves everyone, but he's not very well trained. He was literally everywhere when I met up with Cynthia Rose this morning at the park-,"

"I forgot you told me you were meeting with her this morning. How is she?"

"She was good. Hasn't changed much really." She paused when a waitress came out to ask what they wanted to drink and if they were ready to order food. Beca ordered black coffee and two bottles of water for Mykah and Hunter while Aubrey ordered a chai latte. Once the waitress left, she continued, "Guess who else I saw at the park."

"Who?"

"Stacie Conrad."

"Wait wait wait... Stacie Conrad? As in Stacie Conrad from college?" Beca nodded. "Wow. Talk about a blast from the past, huh." Beca chuckled.

"Hey, I don't appreciate the sarcasm ok. You wouldn't even know how to use sarcasm if it wasn't for me."

It was no secret that Aubrey and Stacie were academic rivals back then. And it was also no secret that their "rivalry" was pretty one sided. With Stacie placing first and Aubrey getting mad when she placed second.

"So, what happened?"

"Nothing. We just said hi and stuff."

"Hm, and you're blushing like that because you 'just said hi and stuff'?" Beca blush deepened a bit.

"Yeah well. You know me." Aubrey's smile turned knowing.

"She was flirting with you wasn't she?" Beca rolled her eyes.

"You don't know that."

"Beca we're best friends. You don't have to lie to me."

"Ok, maybe she was flirting a little. So what. It didn't mean anything."

"Oh come on, Beca, really?" She could only shake her head at Beca's confused expression. "She's been trying to get in your pants since the day she first met you."

"What? That's not true."

"Yes, it is. I only introduced you two because she wanted to meet you and wouldn't leave me alone about it." Beca looked unconvinced.

"You're kidding."

"I'm not. After you two met she wouldn't stop coming up to me and asking about you." The waitress came back with their drinks. "She would ask me if I knew whether or not you were good in bed and if you're a good kisser. And she seemed so shocked when I told her we've never messed around in that way so I wouldn't know."

"Me and you? Ew."

"I know right." They paused again once their waitress brought their food out, handing Beca her bacon cheese burger deluxe with fries first, then turning to Aubrey and handing the blond her grilled chicken caesar salad with extra croutons.

"But then again," Beca continued after thanking the waitress and Hunter on the ground. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Everyone thought we were a thing back then. Or at least that we used to be a thing."

"That's disgusting."

"But it's true, Aub. Everyone thought we were like an old married couple-," Aubrey cut her off with a look.

"You know I hate when you call me 'Aub'. And that's only because we've known each other forever. I know how you think and vise versa. Which makes how much you irritate me even worse." Beca chuckled, feeding Mykah and Hunter one of her fries. They ate in silence for a while, Beca finishing her burger and Aubrey halfway through her salad.

"Don't you have to go get Emily from school?"

"Oh shit!" Beca exclaimed. She jumped up, startling her dogs and ran towards her truck. "Come on guys!" Mykah ran after her while Hunter followed barking playfully.

"Wait! You didn't pay for yours," Aubrey called already knowing the responds she would get.

"I'll pay you back!" Beca yelled back while helping Hunter into the backseat. Aubrey couldn't help be shake her head as Beca sped off toward Emily.

~Meanwhile on the other side of town~

"It was Beca Mitchell," the brunette said suddenly, gaining the redheads attention.

"What did you say, Stace?" the redhead replied. Stacie turned to look at her cousin with a smirk.

"At the park, Chloe. The person I had to say hi to, was Beca Mitchell." Chloe dropped her ice cream cone. She and Stacie had been sitting in an ice cream parlor not far from her new home when the conversation randomly came up. She tightened her hand on her ice cream, not wanting to drop it on her royal blue skater dress.

"Beca Mitchell? You mean the one you met in college?" Chloe asked, her icy, yet warm, blue eyes searching Stacie's for an answer.

"That's the one. This has to be the universe giving me another chance."

"Really Stacie? I thought you were over the whole sleeping around thing."

"I am, Chlo. But still, I would love to have Beca as a fuck buddy or something."

"A fuck buddy? Why not a one-time thing?"

"Because in college I used to hear so much about what she can do with her mouth and I heard she really dominate too. Which is so crazy because she's always so shy. I really want to know if those rumors are true and if they are I'm sure I couldn't just leave it at one time." Chloe nodded.

"I guess that does make sense."

"But the one I really have my eye on is her best friend Aubrey."

"And you're talking about the same Aubrey that was a total bitch to you?"

"Yeah she was kind of a bitch to me." Stacie chuckled. "But you know I've always had a huge thing for her, Chloe. The only reason I studied so hard in college was so she'd notice me. It wasn't the attention I wanted, seeing as she kind of hated me, but at least she noticed me."

"Are you sure Beca and Aubrey aren't together?"

"I asked Aubrey years ago. She said they've never ever messed around, like, at all. She looked at me like I was crazy when I asked. And I kept asking and teasing her about it because it was the only way I could get her to talk to me."

"Maybe she said that back then, but things change Stace. What if they're together now."

"I asked Beca earlier and she said she's still single."

"And did you ask about Aubrey being single?"

"Of course not. That would've been so weird."

"Then how do you know they're even still friends. Or that Aubrey doesn't have a girlfriend already. Or a boyfriend for that matter. Do you even know if Aubrey likes girls?"

"First off, Aubrey and Beca have always been more like sisters. They'll probably always be friends. Second, as for everything else… you got me there." Chloe finished her ice cream and wiped her mouth with a napkin.

"Well now that Beca has your number you can get in good with her and find out. That is, if she actually calls you."

"Annnnd maybe Beca and I can quick fling while I'm trying to get Aubrey."

"They're best friends Stace."

"I'm kidding."

What do you guys think?

Should I continue?