Bechloe Week Day 4: Why?
"I can't believe you're actually hanging out with that freak." Alice says with a disgusted tone. "She's actually not that bad." Chloe tries to defend Beca Mitchell, the tiny alternative DJ she has had a crush on since forever, the little brunette she had kissed the previous night. "You're lucky that we actually need her to DJ at the dance, thank our lucky stars she's a decent DJ." Aubrey can see the conflicted look in her best friend's eyes. She has known that Chloe has had a crush on the DJ since she moved here 3 years ago. Sadly the brunette was shunned into exile by the popular girls so Chloe never really go the chance to get to know her, until the dance that was.
Chloe want's to protest the leader of the group but quickly shuts her mouth when Alice starts speaking again. "Good call in trying to seduce her to DJ for free, I knew you had it in you Beale." Chloe meekly nods her head. "I've got to give it to you Beale, I never thought you'd have the guts to do it." Clair another semi leader of the group chimes in. "I guess being able to manipulate a scrawny senior isn't as hard as you make it seem." Chloe says in her most fake voice she can muster, almost being in pain having to say the sentence.
Beca is almost in tears, staring at the one person she thought she could trust, the one person that would never hurt her. How could Chloe betray her so badly, toy with her emotions as if it was nothing. The worst part was that the redhead never had the chance to see the brunette in the door opening. If only she had seen the broken expression on the young DJ's face she could have fixed this. She never even realised anything had happened until she heard the door slam shut behind her.
Chloe turns around with a start and lets out a soft 'oh no' before running after the brunette. Aubrey quickly follows her best friend because she knows she'll need it. Chloe really messed up and even Aubrey knew that the brunette wouldn't forgive her easily. According to Beca's best friend the DJ didn't trust many people and Chloe is one of the biggest exceptions so after what she had heard just now it would be a miracle if she ever spoke to Chloe again.
It takes them a few minutes to actually catch up with the brunette, Aubrey a few paces behind to give the two some space. "Beca... Beca please wait, please!" Chloe shouts after the brunette but gets ignored completely. If it wasn't for Beca trying to unlock her bike Chloe wouldn't have caught up to her. "Beca please you have to believe me, I didn't mean any of that stuff." The only reaction the redhead gets is a scoff. "Please let me expla-"
"No, you don't have to explain Chloe, I heard enough back there." Beca snaps, really holding back the tears. "Out of all the people that could have done shit to me, you were the last one I'd expected it from." Chloe wants to take a step closer but Beca instantly takes a step back. "Do you even realise how much it hurts me when I hear people talk about me, you... us? But every time I pushed it aside and actually believed your words." Beca clears her throat trying to find some stability yet not being able to stop one stray tear from rolling down her cheek, quickly wiping it away.
"I know I hurt you Beca but you have to bel-" Once again Beca cuts the redhead off. "You don't even know why I'm angry Chloe, it wasn't about all the things you said that might have been true or all the things you said that might have been lies. You don' t even realise how badly you hurt me, I'm angry because you're the first person ever that made me cry." Chloe can't stop her own tears from flowing down her cheeks. "Why Chloe, why did you do it in the first place? Why did you say it?" Beca whispers in such a pained tone that it's enough for Chloe to break down. "I-I can't do this anymore, this is goodbye..."
Beca doesn't look back when she steps on her bike. It's only when she knows she's far enough she lets her tears flow freely. The last 3 weeks of school were going to be pure hell for her but it won't stop her from following her dream of going to LA, now nothing could get in her way.
Aubrey slowly walks up to her best friend who had fallen to her knees when the brunette had ridden of on her bike. She has no idea how to calm her best friend down, she had never seen her this heart broken. "I love her Bree and I fucked up, I need her." Aubrey's heart shatters into a million pieces. Her best friend was dead serious and there was no denying it after the f-bomb she just dropped. "We'll fix this Chlo, I don't know how but I know we will." First I need to find out where she lives.
Aubrey rings the doorbell to a tiny house that is supposed to belong to the Mitchells. Surely a few minutes the door opens with a loud creak. "What the hell are you doing here?" The blonde isn't completely surprised by the reaction she just got. "I need to talk to you." She calmly says. "If you're worried about the stupid dance don't worry I'll still do it." The blonde shakes her head. "No, it's not about the dance. It's about Chloe."
Beca tries to slam the door in Aubrey's face but fails when the blonde puts her foot in between. "Please, I only need 5 minutes, I'm begging you." Beca lets out a sarcastic chuckle. "Never thought I'd hear Posen beg." With a heavy sigh Beca opens the door again and lets Aubrey inside. "How did you even find me?" She asks as Aubrey makes her way into the living room. "Being the head of the student council has its perks." Aubrey answers with a shrug.
"Ok, anyway... do you want some lemonade? I just made some." Aubrey cocks her eye brow in surprise. "Yes Posen, I'm not that hopeless as you might think." The blonde casts her eyes down in embarrassment. "Besides, I know this is going to take more that 5 minutes so you might as well make yourself comfortable." The blonde looks up in surprise. "I uhm I guess some lemonade does sound nice." Beca rolls her eyes. "Do you want something to eat as well?"
Aubrey shakes her head but quickly realises that Beca can't see it from the kitchen. "No thank you, that's nice of you to offer though." Beca returns with a pitcher and two glasses. "I'm actually not sure why you're here though, I know that Chloe is your best friend and all but I thought you'd be happy that she won't be hanging out with me any more." Beca says casually as if today never happened. "That's where you're wrong. Ever since you moved to town 3 years ago Chloe has had a crush on you, and you have no idea how excited she was when she got the task to talk to you about being the DJ at the dance. She saw this as the perfect opportunity to get to know you."
Beca sighs. "Look, I don't care whether she had or has a crush on me. Today she betrayed my trust and that's something I hold very high. What she said today really hurt my feelings, I didn't expect her to admit anything to you guys but I at least hoped she would stand up for me a little." Aubrey nods her head. "I guess she never really cared as much as she made me believe. You can tell her not to worry about the dance, I won't bail on you guys but I don't want to talk to her."
"Isn't there anything she can do to make it up to you?" Beca shakes her head. "This wouldn't have worked anyway, she's the most popular girl in school and I'm the outcast, I'm still surprised you're here at all." Aubrey rolls her eyes. "That doesn't mean I don't like you." Beca raises her brow challengingly. "Ok, I used to hate you but ever since Chloe got to know you and I heard her talk about you I started to hate you less and less." Beca rolls her eyes with a smirk. "That's the nicest thing you've said to me Posen." Aubrey chuckles. "I guess you're not half as bad as I thought'd be."
"Alright, now you're just being mushy." Beca says with a growl. "I guess that now were on these awkward 'I have no idea what we are' terms I should warn you about Bumper." Aubrey raises her brow questioningly. "I heard her wants to throw water balloons at the cheerleaders when you enter the ballroom." Aubrey's jaw drops. "That little rat." Beca chuckles. "I know he's your brother and all but I thought I'd let you know so you can save yourself and Chloe."
Aubrey smiles genuinely for once. "Never thought that I would ever say these words but... thank you Mitchell, you're a great person and Chloe would be damn lucky to have you in her life, I just hope you'll give her a chance to make it up to you." Beca lets out a sigh. "Like I said before Posen, she broke my trust and it will take more than an apology to fix this." The blonde hums in agreement. "I understand, I'm just asking for you to listen to her when you're ready."
Beca agrees and shows Aubrey out the door. "Oh and Mitchell?" The brunette hums to show that she heard the blonde. "That lemonade was aca-awesome." Beca frown at the ace prefix. "Oh god it's contagious." She semi jokes. "Shut it Mitchell, you find it charming when Chloe does it, don't deny it." Beca just shrugs her shoulders. The mention of the redhead's name still send chills down her spine.
1 WEEK LATER
It's prom night, all the seniors are arriving in their hired limousines and fancy tuxes and dresses. The popular kids are showing off while the nerds make sure no one sees them. Beca looks around the different social groups and rolls her eyes. She hates the big school events and if it wasn't for her DJ-ing that night she would have probably stayed home. The brunette checks her watch and sees that the playlist she put up was almost at it's end, which of course meant that she had to go do her thing.
Beca walks back into the gym and makes a beeline to her little set up. They put her on a platform so she could look over the crowd with a little stage next to her where the huge king and queen announcement would be made later that night. "Mitchell..." Beca internally growls as she hears Alice shout her name over the music. She slowly turns around to face the other girl. "What do you want?" She asks in between gritted teeth. "First you need to clean up your attitude and second you'll need to change."
The brunette looks down at her outfit. It's a black pantsuit with a white semi corset underneath that really showed off her assets. Not that she cared or anything but she though that at least once she could look decent. "First of all, you have no taste in music so I'm going to ignore you and second you can go fuck yourself, have you even seen what you're wearing? It looks like something died on you." Without giving the other girl a chance to say anything else, Beca turns around and climbs up to her place for the rest of the evening.
The evening is pretty slow at first but 2 hours in and the party is fully in place. Beca had received many compliments from many of her classmates and others who she had never even seen before. She had seen Jesse and Benji dance in a corner, Stacie flirting with the entire football team and a girl named Fat Amy or at least that what she was told pour something in the punch.
When the room grows quiet, except for the music playing, Beca knows something's up. She looks up from her laptop and her stops breathing for a second. Chloe walks in with a guy named Chicago at her arm. They looked like the perfect couple, except they never dated. The redhead looked amazing in her navy blue gown that flowed around her, making her look like she floated on air. Beca can see the fake smile in the girl's face and the pain in her eyes.
The two girls lock eyes for just a brief moment but that moment was enough for both to realise how empty they are without the other. They had already known before but now, seeing each other at what is supposed to be the most memorable night of their high school lives it really hit them hard.
Chloe is the first one to break the eye contact as she has to say hello to all of her friends. "She misses you." Beca jumps up at the voice behind her. "Dude, what the hell." Aubrey lets out a laugh and climbs up to stand next to the DJ. "I know you're still angry but please talk to her, even if it's just a second. She needs you, I have never seen her this broken in my life." Beca sighs. "I can't promise you anything Posen, but I can tell you one thing, I don't want the last time I talk to her to be because I hate her."
Aubrey nods her head and looks down at the crowd. "You're doing a great job tonight, you really surprised me." Beca smiles while changing to another track. "I guess I'm full of surprises Posen." The blonde playfully pushes the brunette before making her way down to her best friend.
20 minutes later the principal walks up the small stage and Beca hands her a microphone. "Students, settle down. I know you're having fun so I want to do this as short as possible. The prom King this year is... Chicago Walp." The crowd erupts in loud cheers and some weird chants can be heard from the football team. "As for the... Ok, as for the prom queen..." The principal says while putting a crown on the brunet's head. "We had 2 nominees and I would like both to com up on stage... Alice Young and Chloe Beale."
The crowd goes wild and many shout either Chloe's or Alice's name. Beca just glares at the black haired girl while trying to avoid Chloe's eyes. "This year's prom queen is... oh my, I did not see this coming, the prom queen is ... Chloe Beale, congratulations." As hard as she might try, Beca can't help the tiny smile forming on her face. Of course this doesn't go completely unnoticed by Chloe.
Alice throws her hands up in the air before lunging forward to grab the crown from Chloe. "That's supposed to be mine!" The girl scream but the minute she even reaches Chloe she gets pulled back by someone who easily pins her down. "Miss Young, I would like to see you in my office... now!" The girl stands up and finally sees who pinned her down. Beca grins as she sees the angry yet defeated look on her greatest enemy's face. "I will get you for this." Alice hisses at the brunette before being escorted out of the room by the principle.
"I believe this is yours." The brunette holds out the crown, slightly higher so she can put in on Chloe's head. "Thank you." The redhead whispers gently. "I guess now it's time for the traditional royal dance. King take your queen away." Beca retakes her place behind the turning table and waits for the couple to make their way down. Chicago has a funny look on his face and takes a step back. Before anyone can question what's going on Chloe starts talking.
"I know everyone is probably wondering why we're not going down to have the first dance, and I will explain right now. Last week I hurt someone I really care about. When she confronted me about it she asked me one thing... Why... why did I say the things I said. I thought about it for a very long time and came to one conclusion..." Chloe finally turns to face Beca who is staring at the redhead with a slacked jaw.
"... Beca, I'm so sorry for what I said, and I know you won't forgive me but I have to tell you this. I was terrified of what other's thought of me, I let Alice dictate my life. I would do anything to please her because that's what I thought I had to do. But when I started hanging out with you, you showed me what it was to be a real person. You made me laugh and actually listened to what I had to say. So my answer to your question... I did it because I was scared to be outcasted but I really couldn't care less about that if I lose you in the process."
Beca has no idea what to do or say yet her body decides for her. The brunette walks up to the redhead and wraps her into a long hug. "I don't want to lose you either." She whispers quietly and presses a gentle kiss on Chloe's cheek.
Chicago taps the DJ on her shoulder and looks down at her with a smile. "I won't be needing this, you're the queen to our queen." And he places the crown on Beca's head which results in the entire gym to cheer. Beca thanks the quarterback and turns to face Chloe again. "Can I have this dance?" She asks the redhead with an insecure smile. "With you, always." Beca wants to go and put on some music but stops when she sees Luke already in place. "Go have fun Becky, I got you covered."
The two girls don't wait for anything else to be said and descend to the middle of the room to have their first dance. Nothing could have been more magical. Or so they thought until they danced their first dance on their wedding day.