It's a normal day, nothing extraordinary, just a regular Friday for all Barden University students; well, all except for one: Beca Mitchell. Today it's a day that will define her destiny. At least from her point of view. The reason? Her stepfather made her realize an uncomfortable truth: "fight for what you want." Simple and clear, but yet, complicated as fuck.
You'll see, our friend Beca has trust issues. It's not her fault. Her father left her mother and herself for another woman when she was thirteen years old. Right in the middle of puberty. And truth to be told, puberty it's bitch and if you add the fact your father left you and your mother, well, let's say Beca became the badass girl. With her heavy eye liner and tons of piercings and tattoos and all the badass image nobody messed with her.
Nobody but Chloe Beale. Oh! Chloe Beale, the red haired girl with the baby blue eyes and perfect body that everybody loves. Chloe is the reason our friend Beca will fight for.
They have been friends for almost 18 years now. They met in kinder garden and their friendship has become in something more in the summer of 2012, when Chloe was 18 years old, went to Florida for her brother wedding. She went with braces and a messy curly hair but when she returned 4 weeks later it was a different person. For Beca she had the best smile in the world, her hair was flawless, her skin was so shinny and, in that moment, Beca fall in love with her best friend.
Beca has denied her feelings for 4 years because she rather to have Chloe in her life as a friend that not to have Chloe at all if she expressed her feelings. That until her stepfather talked with Beca about how much he loves her mother and how everybody judge him for have a lot of tattoos and a motorcycle and a badass reputation. Everybody thinks he is a bad person or that he doesn't care about anyone or anything but boy! They are so wrong.
"You'll see kiddo, it seems like I don't have a heart but trust me when I tell you that you and your mother are the world for me and, despite what people say about people rebellious like us, and we have more heart and soul than other people, like your father, that chose to leave you when you were a baby." Beca smacks Dave's arm at the word baby "People think that they are better than us because they don't have tattoos but they are hypocrites, while you fight and stand for what you truly want, you don't need anything else in the world" Dave gives Beca a key "If you want to be in LA making music, do it Beca. If you want to conquer the world, do it. As long as you have one person who truly believes in you, you'll do whatever you propose" Dave removes a long black sheet and a Triumph Thruxton 900cc appears in front of Beca.
The joy she felt in that moment was indescribable. She was speechless. Her only reaction was to hug Dave and in that moment she knew what she wants. She want be a huge music producer at Residual Heat right there in Baton Rouge beside the love of her life: Chloe Beale. No matter what people said about the perfect girl and the rebellious girl.
And that's how today will be a define day for Beca. Today, she will leave behind all her fears and doubts.
Beca arrived in her motorcycle and notes Chloe surrounded by her fellow Bellas and some guys from the football team. As you can assume, the quarterback is flirting with Chloe but it seems she is no comfortable around him, so that's when Beca accelerates and stand in front the group.
"Hey Chlo, would you like to break the rules again and come with me to somewhere?"
Before Chloe responds, John, the QB, steps in front of Chloe looking directly to Beca "No, weirdo, she is fine where she is. So fuck off"
Beca closes her fists ready to punch the guy in the face but Chloe reacts immediately "Sorry John, if you really knew what is fine for me, you could tell it's not beside you. So, excuse me, I'm going with my best friend" Chloe left the football team speechless while the Bellas smiled and encouraged her to go with Beca because all the team knew the feelings of her fellow Bella to her rebellious best friend.
Chloe climbs on the bike and immediately lays on Beca, closing her eyes smelling the fresh aroma of her best friend. It's a smell that always calms Chloe, remembering home. That's how she felt with Beca, like she was her home, like she was complete.
Beca smiles and winks at the Bellas leaving behind a very angry John.
By the time Chloe opens her eyes she recognizes the lake where Beca and she goes when they run away from the problems or the real world. Chloe feels they stop and Beca is turning off the engine. Chloe is ready to climb off the bike but feels Beca's hand stopping her from her embrace, which makes Chloe smiles because she knows that Beca doesn't like physical contact, except with her.
"Something's wrong Bec?" but she gets no answer.
"Becs?" she tries again and again there is no answer.
This time Chloe decides remove her right hand from Beca's stomach and put it in Beca's ear, removing her hair and whispering directly into her ear: "Beca, honey, are you alright?"
Beca let go Chloe's left hand and places the main support of the bike in the ground allowing Beca to change positions and now facing Chloe. When she lifts her gaze she meets those baby blue eyes from her best friend and that million dollar smile.
Chloe whispers "Hey you"
"Hey" Beca whispers as well like she was preventing to break their bubble.
"What are we doing here Becs?" Beca can feels the strawberry smell from Chloe's breath. It's intoxicating.
"I wanna show you something" Beca takes a paper from her back pocket and Chloe immediately recognizes her draw.
"I thought I lost it" Chloe reaches the draw. They are pink lotuses, the favorite flowers of Beca's grandmother. "I know how much Nanny liked them." When Beca's grandma passed away all the flowers her family brought were pink lotuses.
"I'm sorry I take it Chloe but I used as a base for my tattoo" Beca smiles and Chloe lifts her eyes to Beca arching her eyebrow. "Yeah, I made another tattoo Chlo. Do you want to see it?" Chloe nods rapidly.
"You need to come closer Chlo, it's on my back" Chloe blushes but Beca doesn't say anything. Beca removes her leather jacket and puts her head on Chloe's shoulder "Low the collar of the shirt Chloe. Can you see it?" Beca whispers.
When Chloe sees the tattoo she traces with her index finger the lotuses on Beca's skin. It seems Chloe loses the time notion because Beca is the one who speaks first "Uhm… Chlo? Can I sit straight now?"
"Oh, sorry Becs" Chloe flushes and removes her hand abruptly. "It's beautiful. Nanny would be so proud of you Becs" Beca adjusts her shirt and smiles tenderly to Chloe.
Beca could loses herself in Chloe's baby blue eyes, just like now. They are look into each other's eyes like they were the only persons in the world. Memorizing each other faces, each feature and each flaw, from their foreheads to their chins. As if it were the last time they were seen. And just like that the lean at the same time, feeling their breaths in their mouths, glazing their lips and back to their eyes.
When Beca feels their noses touch she whispers "Chlo, I need to tell you something"
Chloe froze in her spot and whispers back "Yeah Bec" and looks directly in Beca's eyes.
"I – I can't keep holding this feeling Chloe. It's been 4 years that I realize that I felt in love with you. I've been keeping this feeling to myself because I was scared in losing you but the world is for the brave ones and for the people who express their thoughts, so, what I'm trying to say here is: can I have an opportunity to be more than just your best friend?"
Chloe stays there, in silence, in shock. Did her best friend just confessed her feelings for her?
"I'm sorry Chloe for being so straight forward but I don't regret telling you this and if don't want hear from me ever again then tell me to sh…" Chloe crashes their lips in order to shut up Beca.
Their lips molded perfectly moving effortlessly and synchronized, they fit like two pieces of puzzles. And as cliché as it could be both girls are feeling butterflies erupted from their stomachs and watching fireworks just like the predictable romantic movies. The both friends kissing by the lake on the motorcycle holding each other like their life depended on it.
Chloe breaks the kiss for the lack of air but Beca follows her lips like a lost puppy and Chloe smiles at the action. Beca opens her eyes and watches Chloe's blue eyes admiring her like she was curing cancer or something like that. "What? Do I have something in my face?" Beca's tone it's a bit aggressive and Chloe senses it so she cares Beca's cheek from her lips, all the way to her ear lobe. Beca instantly relaxes at Chloe's touch and looks into her eyes once again "By the gods you are so beautiful Chloe"
Chloe kisses Beca but with more passion and more lust this time. Beca begins to move her hands under Chloe's blouse, while Chloe holds into Beca's hair firmly. When Beca squeezes Chloe's boob she gasps into her mouth and breaks the kiss once again "B-Becs w-we sh-should m-mov…" and Beca squeezes again her boob while devouring Chloe's mouth.
It's not until someone whistle to them that they break apart. Beca holding Chloe by the waist in order to balance Chloe and not to fall down. "Let's go back to my apartment Bec". The only answer Chloe gets it's another sweet kiss from Beca. After the small kiss Beca adjusts herself to go back to Chloe's where they were going to discuss a lot of things or maybe where they were going to demonstrate a lot of things.