Barden's Passion Play

A Bechloe Fanfiction

Author's Note: Hey guys. I really just wanted to do a Phantom of the Opera/Pitch Perfect story. It's not really a cross-over, but it's so fun to write. I'll be working on it this month so I'll update it as I get it done. Please review! :D

Part 1: Overture

Spring semester, Barden's two most promising acapella groups decided to treat the student body with a one night production of "The Phantom of the Opera". They got together with the drama department and auditioned only Bellas and Treblemakers as the lead roles.

Jesse Swanson made it pretty obvious that he wanted to play Raoul, and so no one else even tried out for the part. Likewise, Beca Mitchell, who had came up with the idea in the first place, was promised whatever role she wanted. Being a brunette, and a total Emmy Rossum fan, she was promised the role of Christine. This was most of the reason why Jesse wanted to play the viscount. But it was to be expected. Jesse was really into Beca and lately the two had been flirting pretty hard.

Anyway, the rest of the casting was the real issue. For example, who would play the phantom? Carlotta? Madame Giry? Meg? And so one Saturday evening, auditions were held in front of some high-ranking faculty in the music and drama departments. All of the Bellas and all of the Treblemakers showed up save for one person- Chloe Beale. It was completely mysterious. Beca, who had only shown up to support her friends and to do any duets that needed being done for practice, got really anxious when Chloe didn't show up.

"Aubrey," she said, leaving Jesse with Benji as she walked over to talk to the blonde. "Where is Chloe? She's coming right?"

Beca and Aubrey weren't exactly friends, but they weren't enemies either. Beca was really close to Chloe and so was Aubrey and so they agreed to get along for her. But, it was kinda awkward unless Chloe was actually there. "I don't know," she replied, "Haven't you talked to her?"

"Well yeah," the DJ held up her phone. "I've called her and texted her but she'd not responding or answering." She looked around one more time to make sure the redhead hadn't already arrived. "Wait, don't you live with her?" She lifted an eyebrow. "Did you not see her before you left?"

"No," Aubrey shrugged. "She wasn't there. I texted her too and told her I was leaving to come to the auditions. I assumed she'd just meet me here."

By this point Beca was kinda worried, so she huffed and walked off to ask the other Bellas. It was just like the brunette to get protective over Chloe. They had a totally weird friendship that sometimes dipped a little deeper. Yeah, they'd seen each other naked in the shower once, and anytime either of them were too stressed out, the other gave them a tremendous massage. But it wasn't as if they had kissed or anything. They were just really close and intimate, in this innocent way.

Beca asked Amy is she'd seen or heard from Beca and the Australian shook her head. "Like maybe she's wif a boy? You're probably bein' a total cock-block Beca."

The brunette rolled her eyes and moved on to Stacie and Cynthia-Rose, who were talking in the hallway outside of the audition room. The boys were auditioning first, so everyone else was just waiting. "Why you so worried?" Cynthia-Rose asked. "You into her or somethin'?"

She didn't let the comment get to her; Cynthia-Rose was always trying to prove that everyone else gay to take some of the focus off of herself. "She's my best friend," she told her. "I just don't want her to miss auditions."

"Well," Stacie pointed past Beca. "Doesn't look like she will. There she is."

Beca spun around and saw Chloe stroll in, wearing a peat-coat looking jacket and a long purple scarf. She strolled up to her happily and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "Chlo," she said, "You had me totally worried."

The redhead hugged her friend back, a little suprised at the sudden contact. "Did I? How so?"

"Well I called you like five times," Beca said, "And sent you half a dozen texts. I thought we were gonna meet up here."

"We did." Chloe said, and smiled. She thought Beca's protective freak-out was really adorable. "My phone died earlier," she explained. "I've been practicing in my car. Just driving around."

The DJ stepped back, feeling a little foolish. "Oh. Okay. Well," she said, "The boys are almost done. So. I guess the girls are next."

"Yeah, I'm going to go last."

Chloe and Beca went to find Aubrey again and they all three sat in the floor and waited. The Treblemakers all left to have dinner and Jesse pulled Beca back to her feet and kissed her on the cheek in front of everyone.

"I'm gonna head out, okay?"

Beca was a little taken aback by the PDA but she didn't wanna make a big deal out of it so she just nodded. She really had no idea where the two of them stood. They'd kissed at the end of the finals last semester, but had barely talked over winter break. This first month they'd started to see each other again, and hadn't actually kissed or anything yet. She did like him, or at least she thought she did. She liked being around him, anyway. "Okay," she told him. "After rehearsals I'll probably go back to my dorm and get some rest, okay?"

He gave her a big smile and left her there to sit back down in the floor, and get looks from all the other girls.

"Oh are you two gonna finally date, or what?" Amy asked, and flipped some blonde hair over her shoulder. "Because the sexual tension is killing me."

"It's a bad idea," Aubrey said. "I mean you know the old rule."

"The old rule that we got rid of!" Stacie reminded her. "If Beca wasn't to sleep with a Treblemaker then let her!"

Beca's face pinkened. "I don't wanna.. I mean..." She looked to her right at Chloe who was really quiet and withdrawn. She put her hand on the redhead's knee. Then her eyebrows furrowed. "Hey Chlo, you alright?"

The Bellas co-captain perked up. "Hmm? Oh. Yes. I was just going over my songs in my head. Sorry."

The group focus moved away from Beca then and everyone started to talk about the upcoming play and how great it would be and how the drama department had promised them a nice set and how Aubrey's dad was helping fund it and how they could use ticket sales to get some new sound equiptment for the Bellas and the Treblemakers. In between their discussion, the girls got up and auditioned. Aubrey was second to the last. They thought they could hear her belting out "Think of Me" from the hallway, but it was as sound-proof room so probably not.

When she came back out, Chloe got up. "You guys don't have to wait for me if you don't want to," she told the group. "I'll be a little bit. I'm going to talk to the people for a little about arrangements for the play and stuff. So."

Stacie and Amy and the other Bellas that weren't Aubrey and Beca said goodbye and headed out. But Aubrey and Beca remained in the hallway.

"We can wait," Beca said. "It's not a big deal." She didn't like the idea of Chloe walking to her car in the dark anyways.

Aubrey said, "Yeah. I mean we're going back to the same place anyway."

The redhead shrugged and went into the audition room. There were three drama teachers and two music education teachers. She knew all of them fairly well, and she really wasn't nervous at all. The one in the middle, who would serve as production manager was Ms. Tripenny, the head of the drama department. Chloe's parents were friends with her.

"Hello Chloe dear," she said. "How are Jill and Frederick?"

Chloe's parents were divorced and had been for a while, but Ms. Tripenny knew her mother from college and still sent them both Christmas cards. "They're really well," she said.

"Wonderful. So are you auditioning for a certain role or are you open to any role?"

Chloe shook her head. "I'm auditioning for one role in particular. Actually, I'm pretty intent on getting it. Even if it is a little bit unconventional."

Ms. Tripenny and the other teachers looked curious. "And what role is it that you wish to try out for?" she asked the college senior.

"Erik," Chloe answered. "The Phantom."

The woman's eyebrows lifted on her forehead. "The Phantom? That is unconventional, since he's generally played by a male. Do you think you could handle his vocal range?"

"Yes. I had nodes last semester but I had surgery. I can get much deeper now. But I've been working on my audition all week and I think I can sing any of his songs a few octaves higher and make them sound even better."

"Is that so?" The drama teacher replied, interested. "Well go right ahead then." She was aware that all of the trebles, save for Jesse, had tried out for Erik's role. But she was really curious to see if Chloe could handle it. It was true that the redhead had a beautiful voice and she was sure that if any girl could sing his role it would be her.

Chloe turned on the cd of instrumnetal versions of the songs and sang them "Music of the Night". She didn't miss a single note. She kept her chin held up and gave them a flawless performance. And then, when she was done, she reached into her pocket and applied a fresh coat of lipgloss.

The board was clearly impressed. Mr. Greyson, one of the music education teachers said to her, "You are a delight to listen to," and he seemed to really mean it.

Ms. Tripenny nodded. "Indeed. Tell everyone that the roles will be posted tomorrow afternoon outside of my office."

Chloe left the room and found her two friends sitting in the hallway. Aubrey was playing a game on her phone and Beca was listening to some music with earbuds in her eyes. She popped them out when she saw that Chloe had returned.

"Well," she said, "How did it go?"

"Fairly well. I think I'll get the role I'm after."

Aubrey got up and the two of them pulled Beca back up. "It better not be Carlotta," the blonde teased, and elbowed her roommate playfully.

The next day, the Bellas all got together and headed to Ms. Tripenny's office for the posting of the cast-list. A bunch of the Treblemakers were already there and they were chatting to themselves. When Beca and Chloe walked up, they shoved Jesse.

"How do you feel about Beca kissing another girl?" Luke, one of the better Trebles said.

Beca turned to look at Chloe and then at Aubrey, and finally at Jesse. "Um, what are they talking about?"

The blonde strutted up to the roster. Her name was first, followed by Carlotta's name. She was pleased. Then she drug her finger down the paper and gasped when she saw Chloe's name. "Ohmygod," she said, running all the words together. "Chloe...Did you know?"

The redhead tilted her head to one side. "What is it?" She strolled up, hoping it was true, and when she saw the results, she couldn't help but smile. "Awesome!"

"More like aca-awkward," Amy said, once she'd read the list. "You and Beca are gonna be smoochin' on stage."

The brunette was still totally confused, so she strolled forward and read the list. It said:

Carlotta: Aubrey

Christine Daae: Beca

Madame Giry: Amy

Meg Giry: Stacie

Firmin: Donald

Andre: Luke

Piangi: Benji

Viscount Raul: Jesse

Erik/Phantom: Chloe

She stepped back, her heart beating really fast. She thought about the movie, her favorite movie, and Chloe as her favorite character. She thought about the romantic scene when the Phantom sang Christine "Music of the Night". Then thought about the tense and sexual scene when they did a duet of "The Point of No Return". Then she thought about the kiss they shared at the end. Her head was suddenly really light. She'd have to kiss Chloe. She turned back around, doing her best to not let her face reflect any sort of emotion.

"You're okay with me playing the Phantom," Chloe asked her, "Right?"

Beca blinked a few times, scanned the hallway, and saw that every pair of eyes there were focused on her. "Um. Of course I am." She smiled at her best friend and then nodded. "Yeah, it'll be great."