Pitch Perfect - An Experimental Road Trip
Chapter 2: New Things
Universal owns the rights to "Pitch Perfect", I just own the story...
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"Lollipop, lollipop, oh, love's gonna get you down," sang Benji, a former Treblemaker, who was currently on his way to meet Jesse, his best friend and also fellow now-ex-Treble.
All of a sudden, a young girl's voice cried out, "Hey! Benji! Wait up!"
The acapella singer turned around, and smiled widely when he saw Emily, who was the new leader for the Barden Bellas.
She'd also stolen his heart, and after they had kissed before the performance at the world championships, Benji had hoped to finally take her out on a date, but he'd never gotten the chance... Until now, probably...
"H-hi, Emily," said Benji, after they gave each other a hug. "How's everything?"
"Um... Well... Still super stoked that we won the world championship," grinned Emily. "Plus I've been working with Beca to get my single out, and I can't wait for next semester when I'm the new leader of the Bellas!
"Oh, wait, what about you?"
Benji said, in a minor nervous tone, "I was just gonna tell, er, Jesse about a... thing... And since you're here, right now, in front of me..."
He began rubbing his neck, saying, "Err, would you like... to... go eat somewhere or watch a movie or...?"
Emily just chuckled, and said, "Well, that was certainly better than the first time... Yeah, let's do it!"
Beni almost felt like his heart had stopped. "R-really?"
"Of course! I mean... Yeah, that sounds fun..." replied Emily, not trying to sound too excited. "I'm free this Saturday... We can go to the beach or something."
"Even better," said Benji, now grinning. "Sure! I'll come pick you up at 8am... B-but if that's good for you."
Emily nodded her head, and before kissing him for a few seconds on the lips, she handed him a slip of paper. "Here's my number... Come by the Bella House!"
As she walked away, Benji waved goodbye, and said, "I'll be there! Bye, my angel... I mean, uh, Emily!"
He began cursing himself for that, but then, Jesse came over, saying, "Well, what do you know? My boy's FINALLY got a date with an acapella girl! Whoo-whoo!"
Benji rolled his eyes, but laughed. "Oh, shut up, just because you've only been with one girl here..."
"And I'm fine with that," replied Jesse. "My girl's awesome... And yours is, too... Just sucks you found her after graduation."
His best friend said, "Well, I'm sure me and her will talk about that on Saturday...
"Anywhoo, speaking of girls, you tell Beca yet? It's too late for a refund, man."
"Not yet," replied Jesse. "But I'm going to when its right... Not when she's, like, working or something... She's probably doing important stuff."
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"Yeah, come in!"
"Uh, sir?"
Beca's boss turned in his office chair, seeing the brunette with a familiar-looking big girl.
"Yes, Rebecca?" He asked, still not exactly getting the hang of just calling her "Beca".
The young DJ-mixer said, "Oh, um, I was wondering if I could have my best friend here help me out with anything I need when I'm working."
Beca's boss replied, "Sooo... You want her to be an intern for you?"
"Well, more of like a personal assistant," said Beca.
"You expect me to pay her like I'm doing for you now?"
"What do you mean paying her-" began Fat Amy, but stopped when Beca gave her a look that meant they would talk later.
Her boss took a closer look at Fat Amy, and said, "Oh, wait, I know you..."
"Here we go," muttered Fat Amy, who was expecting some snappy comment about her wardrobe malfunction when the Bellas performed for President Obama.
"Yeah, you're the girl of that Bumper guy from the Voice," replied Beca's boss. "He doesn't shut up about you..."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Fat Amy said, "Uh, yeah, that's me... Nothing else..."
Turning her attention back to Beca, the music producer said, "Ok, I'll pay Amy the minimum wage, but if she's gonna be your personal assistant, her paycheck better include some money from your own pocket until I say so. Got it, Mikela?"
Beca just nodded her head, while Fat Amy said, "Um, actually, sir, her name is Beca, and people just call me Fat-"
"No, not calling you fat," replied Beca's boss. "I'm a respectful businessman, and I don't like people who make fun of... big boys and girls so-"
He stopped when he spit out some of the coffee after taking a first sip. "Damn it!"
Pressing a speakerphone button on his desk, Beca's boss said, "Dax, I swear that if you put too much sugar in my coffee again, I'll toss you into the streets! Get your shit together, dude!"
Beca and Fat Amy just looked at each other, and Beca said, "I'll just be going then..."
"Sounds good," her boss replied.
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A few hours later, Beca and Fat Amy were in their new apartment, which Beca had gotten after coming back from the Acapella World Championship event.
It had taken a lot of back and forth talk between the two best friends, but they'd agreed on making the place comfortable for both their Bellas and Trebles companions since Beca was dating Jesse, Amy with Bumper, and Emily was crushing on Benji.
"Why an alligator poster?" asked Beca, in confusion. She was currently on the couch, working on random arrangements.
"Cause they're cool reptiles," said Fat Amy.
Beca just smirked, and went back to her MacBook until she was interrupted a few moments later by Amy, who waved her arms around in front of her.
"Yeah, what's up?" Beca asked, removing her Dre Beats headphones.
"Can we go out and eat somewhere? I'm super hungry right now..."
Beca laughed, and said, "Yeah, sure, let's go."
"All right," exclaimed Fat Amy, following Beca out of the door.
They decided to walk around in order to find a place to eat, and as they looked, Beca pulled out her phone since she had just received a text. "Oh, good, Chlo's at her old house now."
Fat Amy smiled, and said, "Awww, you miss her already."
"Well, duh, but I'll be over it eventually," replied Beca. "She can't be on my mind every second."
"Wish I could say the same for her," muttered Fat Amy.
Beca raised an eyebrow. "Amy, please, Chloe does not think about me 24/7."
"Never said she does," replied Fat Amy. "But she obviously thinks about you everyday. Hell, you're probably on her mind right now."
"So, I'm a bad best friend if I don't think about Chloe every day?" asked Beca.
Fat Amy was about to answer when suddenly, they heard someone cry out, "Beca! Be-CAW! Be-CAW!"
"Yo, what up, Chess!" replied Fat Amy as Beca's boyfriend came over. "I mean, Jess!"
After giving Beca a quick hug and kiss, Jesse gave Fat Amy a warm hug. "Hey, congrats, heard you get to work with my girl!"
Fat Amy gasped, and said, "Beca, you said you wouldn't tell anyone!"
"I never said that," said Beca. "Besides, come on, you two are cool."
"Well, okay then," said Amy, who then looked at Jesse. "But don't tell Bumper, leave that to me. You can tell Legacy's Treble toner man, though."
Jesse chuckled, and said, "Well, they haven't actually dated yet... at least not until this Thursday."
"Whaaatt?" Fat Amy replied, as they all went into a burger joint. "OMG, Beca, we got to talk to Junk Girl tomorrow."
"What for?" Beca asked.
Fat Amy looked at her as if the answer was obvious. "Uh, to prepare her for her date, duh... Can't leave everything on what Jesse is gonna tell Benji."
"Hey, he won't be that-"
Jesse interrupted, saying, "She's right, Becs. They're both gonna need pointers."
Beca rolled her eyes, and said, "Well, okay, fine, but I don't like it when someone's boundaries or personal life or whatever are pushed past the limit."
After ordering their food, they sat down at a table, where Fat Amy said, "Oh, so you mean like what Chlo's done with you for almost 4 years since the shower incident?"
Jesse held back a laugh, while Beca said, "That's NOT what I meant... And we can't blame Chloe for that, its just how she is."
"I dunno, Becky," shrugged Fat Amy. "Chlo's never been that friendly with me or Stacie or Rosie or even Aubrey. I don't even know what happened to that Tom dude."
Beca groaned, and Jesse laughed, wrapping his arm around her. "Hey, Becs, it's fine... I miss Chloe too. We've gotten to be good friends since you girls beat us after you and Amy arrived."
"Really?" said Beca. "What do you guys talk about?"
"Not a lot, but when we do, it's pretty much acapella stuff," replied Jesse. "And our friends. And you."
"That's not a surprise," whispered Fat Amy, talking to herself.
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Meanwhile, in San Diego, at her old home, Chloe was in her room, listening to her iPod while trying to fall asleep.
All of a sudden, her phone vibrated, and Chloe saw that she'd received a text.
"Hey, Chlo. Glad you made it safely. Have fun. Take care... Oh, and Amy said to not talk to anyone wearing blue."
Chloe chuckled to herself, after reading Beca's text, and after replying, she went back to her iPod, with memories of Beca in her mind as she fell asleep to the relaxing sounds of the music entering her head.
