"Shut up, Aca-bitches!" Yelled Aubrey. Everyone immediately went silent. "Thank you. Now, the riff-off is tonight. We're going to have a little rehearsal. As Chloe and I are the only members that have ever been in a riff-off, we will be team captains. My team will represent the Bellas, Chloe's will represent the opposition. Any questions?"
"Yeah," Barden's resident badass DJ stepped forward. "What the Hell is a riff-off?"
"Chloe?" Aubrey turned to the tall red-head.
"What?" She sounded... Angry.
"Will you please explain the riff-off to Beca?"
She started to speak in a monotone, not looking at Beca at all. "A riff-off is where all the A-Capella groups representing a collage get together and basically try to out-sing each-other. It's a test of musical knowledge, and general talent. You are given a category and you have to think up songs in that category. You can start singing at the start if you have a song idea, but if someone else is already singing, you need to match their word, or you're cut off."
"Any other questions?" Aubrey took control again. "No? Good. Now, team A, representing the Bellas, will be myself, Lilly, Fat Amy, Beca, and Stacie. Team B will be Chloe, Jessica, Cynthia-Rose, Ashley and Denise. Divide!"
The group immediately separated and the 2 teams stood at opposite sides of the room. Stacie looked around and ran across the room, realising that she was on the wrong team.
Aubrey walked over to a box on the piano. She opened it and pulled out a gun. A few girls stepped back, nervous. Aubrey just laughed. She aimed it at the wall in a darker part of the room. A giant wheel with different categories on it appeared. The wheel turned and stopped on a category that no one could quite read, except Aubrey.
"The category is break up songs!" Beca and Chloe groaned.
Does she know I broke up with Chloe? Beca thought.
Does she know I broke up with Beca? Chloe thought.
Cynthia-Rose stepped forward.
Here's the thing, we started out friends
It was cool but it was all
pretend
Yeah, yeah, since you been gone
You dedicated, you took the
time
Wasn't long 'til I
Beca charged forward.
I locked up my heart yeah
There you stood
Your blue eyes hidden beneath
your hood
Why did I let you go
You're to good to be true
I messed it up and now I don't know what to do
We ran in circles and wasted time
From right to wrong
From right to wrong
If I knew that you were mine
I wouldn't have wasted time
I wish I could erase the past
Now its all collapsed
In my lap
My mind is blank just like a clean slate
Will I
Chloe took a few uncertain steps forward.
I never known Remembering her comes in flashbacks and echoes
Missing her was dark grey all alone
Forgetting her was
like trying to know somebody you've never met
But loving her was red
Oh red
Burning red
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But
Stacie, oblivious to the 1 on 1 riff-off she was interrupting, interrupted Chloe
But it never was enough, I never got your love
I loved you so much but you
never gave a f***
So
Chloe took back control. She looked down at the floor.
so low, how will I ever get back up
When I am broken and I've just had
enough
Pick up the pieces
Beca looked her in the eye and started singing.
pieces, yeah,
I'm falling to pieces
They say bad things happen for a
reason
But no wise words gonna stop the bleeding
'Cause she's moved on while I'm still grieving
And
Chloe took a few steps towards Beca
And I just want to tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you
And I
It was Beca's turn to step forward.
I feel so numb
Staring at the shower wall
It's begun, the feeling that the
end has come
And now the water's cold
I tried to eat today
But the lump
in my throat got in the way
In this time, I've lost all sense of
pride
I've called a hundred times
If I
Chloe stepped even closer. There was less than half a foot between them, now.
I realize
If you ask me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth,
No matter what I say I'm not over you
not over you
Teams forgotten, Beca started singing the verse, and Chloe fell silent.
Damn, damn girl you do it well
And I thought you were innocent
Took this heart and put it through hell
But still you're magnificent
I'm a boomerang, doesn't matter how you throw me
I turn around and I'm back in the game
Even better than the old me
But I'm not even close without you
Chloe reached out, and took Beca's hand. Then they started singing the chorus together.
If you ask me how I'm doing
I would say I'm doing just fine
I would lie and say that you're not on my mind
But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two
And finally I'm forced to face the truth,
No matter what I say I'm
Everyone was amazed how good they sounded together. They seemed to know what the other one was about to do at all times.
No matter what I say I'm
No matter what I
say I'm
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Not over you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
Not over you
There was total silence in the hall. Beca leant forward, taking Chloe's head in both hands. They kissed. Chloe gripped Beca's hips, and brought them closer together, making the kiss more... intimate. The rest of the Bellas stood there, in stunned silence. No one knew they were together.
They pulled away. "Wanna get outta here?" Chloe asked, smiling.
"I thought you'd never ask." Beca grinned, and Chloe dragged her out of the room. Beca put an arm around her and kissed her cheek. "I don't ever want to have to get over you."
"That's cheesy."
"Yup. This is 1 week of missing you coming out."
"Wait until we get back. Your place or mine?"
"Yours. Kimmy Jin is studying."
Back in the hall, the Bellas were slowly realising what they had witnessed. The silence was broken by a loud Australian voice. "What the fuck just happened?"
Aubrey dismissed practice, as it was near the end anyway. Amy walked off, talking to herself. "3 in 10? That can't be right. I'm the best statistician in Tasmania. With arms. Hmm."