A/N: Is it so hard to fall in love with Skylar after watching Pitch Perfect? I don't think so. I've watched the film around 10 times already and still squeal at Beca and Jesse's scenes. Just, the dynamic of their relationship was heart tingling. It's not too sweet and not too intense. Just the right amount of knowing a person at the right place and at the right time. And probably sharing such good voices. It's a shame they never did a duet. But then again, the film would have been a bit icky if that happened.

So here is something I did about Beca and Jesse's relationship. This takes place in two of the film's situation: First, Spring Break when they first fought and Aftermath, after they get together. I should call this as the story in which Jesse found his and Beca's theme song where he realized what he was looking for in his relationship with Beca and vice versa.

PS: For better appreciation of the story, please listen to Lifehouse's Aftermath song. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to and I have been listening to it all throughout I've written this.

I would love some reviews!

The familiar smell washed over him and still, his heart was breaking. Sure, this wasn't the first time that he really felt something special about a girl but Beca really did pull up a lot of strings in his heart.

He's never met a girl who's so afraid of feeling something and he can't help but reach out and tell her that it's okay to be afraid, or to cry, or to be angry or really just to laugh and smile.

She had the most beautiful smile after all.

"Jesse? Is that you?" he heard his mom call for him.

"Yes mom!"

"Get in the house Jesse! You look like you've seen a ghost. You just got suddenly stuck in the pathway!" his brother teased. "What are you, sick or something?"

"Coming in already!"

Jesse caught himself staring in the space again as he ate dinner with his family. His little brother was teasing him all throughout the day but he can't seem to stop himself from feeling, well, ill about his and Beca's situation.

He tried so hard to reach out. He always taught that he was a good guy. He's never experienced a girl yelling at him the way Beca yelled at him. It was like; he never existed in his life, like he never shared anything with her. She never acknowledged that I cared for her.

When she shouted at him at the semi-finals, not only did she embarrassed her in front of everyone, she really refused him.

How could I have been possibly a bigger idiot than that time? He thought he was already breaking Beca's walls. She showed him her work, she watched The Breakfast Club with her and she smiled at him- more often and possibly genuine (or it could just be his imagination) than what she shared so far with the people she was with all those time.

I knew her better. I knew her better.

If we can make it through this storm

And become who we were before

Promise me we'll never look back

The worst is far behind us now

We'll make it out of here somehow

Meet me in the aftermath

Oh, meet me in the aftermath

"What-what is that you're playing Riley?" Jesse woke up with a sweet song in his ears. He followed the song and saw his brother Riley following a song with his piano.

"Oh, morning college person!" Harry annoyingly called him that after failing to come up with something witty. "It's just Lifehouse's Aftermath. It's from their latest album, Almeria."

"Has that ever been used to anything?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean in a movie or commercial?"

"I'm not sure really. Although it just came out." Riley looked at Jesse quizzically. Jesse was grinning from ear to ear. "Could you teach me how to play that Riley?"

"...wake me in the aftermath…"

"Yeah! You got it dude." Riley patted Jesse's back as Jesse perfectly sang Aftermath for the nth time while playing the piano.

"So…who's this girl?" Riley asked Jesse.

"What girl?"

"Oh come on, you only play like this when it's about a girl. I must say though, this seems a little different. You don't go to the dramatic, deep meaningful ones."

"What are you saying? That I'm not deep enough to be taken seriously?" Jesse half protested to his brother.

"I'm just saying…this girl's going to have it special. I've never seen you wanting to learn a piece ever since you're last serious girlfriend in 7th grade. And that saying something 'cause you're pretty much serious about this love thing all the time anyway. Every girl is special and needs to be treated as such," Riley mocked, "Such a softie."

"Hey...at least I get straight girls and don't accidentally become someone's beard" Riley gave a Jesse a punch in the shoulder and pretty soon the two brothers are wrestling their way to lunch.

Jesse laid his hand on the piano as he finished playing Aftermath again.

How I wish I could tell you all this. I wish I could ask you to go back to how we were before. I'm even willing to wait for you until you can accept what I feel for you. But Beca...I don't understand why you push me away. I'm not even in my stage yet where I put myself between you and everything. Not that I'm planning to. But, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere and I care for you. What don't you want me to? Is it a manly or feminism thing? I've nothing against women. I've nothing against your ear spikes or eyeliner either. I respect who you are. But if you can't even recognize me as part of your life, then what am I doing in your life? I don't have any right to invade it if you don't want me to. And yet you've made me believe that I can come in your life. Why is that? I'm no expert in figuring women that's for sure. But I'm not thick. I have feelings for you. Please, don't push me away. And...how I wish I can still be with you after all of this, we could stay as we were together, after this aftermath.

Jesse sighed to himself as he thought of what he would have said to Beca if...if she ever comes back to him.

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