A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for the comments so far! Sorry for being all cliff-hangery with the last chapter, I might have gotten a little carried away with the suspense building… Anyways, here's chapter 2 and I'm planning to upload chapter 3 soon too, so…

Comments are always appreciated! Sorry if this chapter may come across a bit more dramatic than I intended, but an accident is serious matter.

I promise the next chapter will be lighter, we'll have Beca and Death again being all witty and snarky at each other…

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In his whole life Jesse had only two fears. The first was an unsatisfactory ending to a movie. The second was the thought of losing someone he loved.

It was bad enough that those two fears could possibly come true if Beca doesn't pull through, but right now that was the least of his concerns. He was coming face to face with a third fear he never thought he'd have.

The fear of course had a name. He just never thought it would be Chloe Beale.

One might ask what a sweet and sensitive guy like himself would have done to incur the wrath of the usually happy and bubbly redhead. Well…

It started with Beca, like all of his interactions with Chloe. What else could it have been?

At first, Chloe and Jesse really had nothing going for them. She was a Bella. He was a Treble. They were both helplessly in love with Beca – at least in one point in time for him, Chloe however will always be. He knew that of course, but maybe that's why he learned to trust and respect her as much as he did now, becoming sort of good friends because of it. Chloe loved Beca so much that she never forced her love on her, she set her free, and if anything, that was damn admirable.

And yes, at first he was jealous that Beca had always placed him second place to Chloe, but he understood. It was a slowly dawning realization he had made during the end of their third year but he eventually got there. He pretty much stayed with Beca since then if only to let the girl make the same realization herself, give her room to think. He was pretty much trying to avoid what had happened earlier, that is, the whole argument.

He knows it didn't make complete sense to some. But at least he was there when Beca needed him to be.

Except he unexpectedly failed at that.

So yeah, he wasn't the first choice. He wasn't the person listed as Beca's primary emergency contact, but he was listed second. That's how he heard about it.

Well, not exactly. He heard from Benji that an accident happened near the radio station, he wanted to check that his best bud was okay. With the torrential downpour happening outside, Jesse wasn't at all surprised.

It wasn't after the phone call he received a good thirty minutes later that dread had filled the pits of his stomach. Just the phrase "Ms. Mitchell was in an accident" was enough for Jesse to realize what had happened. Jesse ran as fast as he could towards the Bella house after that, wanting some answers from Chloe, wanting to know why she hasn't told him that Beca was in an accident, wanting to know if everyone has gone to see her without even telling him.

Chloe opened the door a little frustrated upon seeing a disgruntled Jesse all soaking wet and being a little confrontational.

"Slow down! What about Beca?" Chloe said interrupting his endless mumbling. And that was when it struck Jesse that Chloe doesn't know.

"Check your phone." Jesse sullenly said and sure enough Chloe had several voicemails – because yeah, she was that upset with Beca that she just had to turn off her phone – from the University Hospital about being the primary contact of a certain DJ who got into an accident.

There was a whole fiasco about how to get to the hospital and who will drive what car. The students were given an advisory about staying indoors thanks to the storm but Chloe wouldn't back down. She wanted to get to back fast.

Jesse, however was trying to be rational. He wanted them to wait out a bit to try and avoid another accident. He called Beca's dad as soon as he heard, he was already on this way to the hospital while the whole discussion was going on. Dr. Mitchell's house, after all, happened to be closer to the hospital than the Bella house.

They might have gotten a little off topic with the argument and Jesse mentioned their break-up and the ensuing argument, sans the part about Beca being in love with Chloe, and Chloe pretty much nearly tore him down right then and there. The thing about Beca's internship was also brought about, and that really didn't help Jesse's case.

"I trusted you with her, you idiot! What could you have done to upset her like that?" Chloe snapped. The Legacy tried to remind Chloe that they also had a brief argument and that's why Beca left but Amy nudged her to shut it before Chloe focuses her anger on her.

It couldn't be helped. The Bellas and Jesse soon found themselves on the way, Amy driving the Bella's bus, Chloe being inconsolable at a corner. The fury in her eyes was still quite clear as she glared at Jesse and Jesse swore to himself to never ever get the redhead that angry again.

But while Jesse feared for his life from the way Chloe was acting – he swears she'll rip his heart out if he makes one more mistake – he understood her. She was upset. She was mad at Beca for walking out, mad at herself for letting Beca walk away and snapping at her when she was only being a concerned friend.

They eventually get to the hospital, Chloe leading the pack before she slumps down her on her knees at the sight of Beca. Even Jesse couldn't help the tears back, no one could. Dr. Mitchell was already there, he was talking to the doctors, but he hasn't seen Beca.

Two hours pass. Jesse never really payed attention to the passing of time before, he never gave importance to it. The sounds of the machine, the sound of the ticking clock, they all drove him insane. Sure, he has long accepted they were just best friends but Jesse still loved Beca.

He almost jumped out of his skin when Chloe sat down beside him. "Sorry." she slurred, handing him a coffee.

"No worries, I get it." Jesse replied honestly before a thought occurred to him. He started laughing and Chloe glared at him again.

"There's nothing funny about anything going on here Jesse."

"No, you're right. It's just, I've always wondered why whenever you're upset Beca was a mess. Even when she would come complaining to me about a discussion between the two of you and she'll tell me about how she was right and you were wrong, she always ends up being the one to admit she's wrong and appease you. Now I know why."

"Still nothing funny about it. And did you just insult me?" Chloe replied, although a smile was tugging at the corner of her lips at the thought of Beca doing something incredibly sweet to make it up to Chloe whenever they fought.

Jesse sniggered, although truth be told he was little bit nervous Chloe would flare up again, she was still very much emotional. "No. It's just, I can hardly imagine Beca Effin' Mitchell coming home to the Bellas and as soon as you say something, no matter how ridiculous it is, she's all 'yes dear'. She's not like that with anyone. Just with you."

Chloe smiled. "Yeah, well, I guess I scare her enough."

"Nah, maybe, but I don't think that's it. I mean, I get why she's pretty much a nervous mess, but, the fact that she does something special for you, things she won't even do for me, is quite something. That's why I know, I can already see it. She'll wake up and be all 'I can't die, Chloe will kill me if I do!' the moment she opens her eyes."

"Tad bit ironic don't you think?"

"Ironic but true. "

The two of them sat on the chairs near Beca's bedside, enjoying the silence for a little while longer.

"She'll wake up." Jesse commented a few minutes later even though the fear was overwhelmingly taking him over.

Chloe nodded, trying to desperately hold back the tears. "She'll come back."

It was Jesse's turn to nod his head along.

Dr. Mitchell soon joined the two of them, the other Bellas all finding their own places to catch some sleep or grab some food, and informed the two of what had happened to Beca. He found out that the student who had accidentally struck Beca was a bit drunk when he was driving and he lost control. He had a few minor injuries so he was also still in the hospital, but he'll be fine. Apparently he was the one who also called for the ambulance to help Beca, so he had that going for him.

Chloe nodded as Jesse vocally expressed his opinions about the matter. Soon though, the redhead stood up and marched out the room and Jesse could only guess where she was headed.

Beca better come back, and soon too, if only to save the poor guy who hit her with his car in the first place.