Here's another chapter for you guys! Sorry for prolonging the drama but it's coming soon. Maybe even a plot twist you guys weren't expecting! Let me know how you guys like it!
Beca's POV
Beca slid out of bed and rubbed her eyes. Three days. She hadn't slept in three days and it was getting to her. She'd been tired for a year and a half now, sleeping was hard for her. Every time she tried to fall asleep she would wake up after having a terrible dream about Chloe, or the Bellas. Most usually it was Chloe telling her that she meant nothing to her and that the Bellas were better off without her. She had that dream a lot. So instead of waking up hating herself, she just decided not to sleep. And the 3,064 mixes on her laptop and on flash drives proved that. She stretched and got in the shower to wash her hair. She was washing the conditioner out of her hair when she suddenly remembered what she was doing today. She gasped and almost slipped, grabbing onto the shower curtain and catching herself.
"I'm getting my Bellas back today!" She yelled at no one. She smiled excitedly and finished her shower, a smile on her face the entire time. She was ready to see her friends. She was ready to see Chloe. She was so fucking ready to be a Bella again. Beca dried her hair and applied a little makeup, mostly eyeliner as usual. She pulled on a purple Residual Heat t-shirt and her usual black ripped jeans, her white hi-top converse calling to her today. She checked her phone and saw a few messages from Theo asking how many passes she'd be needing, and explaining to her that her set was gonna be a surprise, no one knowing that she was filling in for the other DJ. She messaged back saying she'd call soon, and slipped her phone into her back pocket.
Beca grabbed her wallet and room key and slipped them into her pocket, opening and locking her door. She knocked on Amy's door, the Australian calling out that she'd be right there, so she leaned against the wall and waited. She pulled out her phone and called Theo.
"Hey, superstar. What's crackalackin'?" Beca snorted.
"Don't say that, you weirdo." She rolled her eyes when he laughed. "I need 10 passes for Coachella, if that's possible." She heard a shuffling sound.
"Uhhh, yeah I think that's possible. I can meet you at 2 to bring you the passes?" She nodded even though he couldn't see her.
"Yeah, that's totally fine."
"So, who are these 10 people you wanna bring?" Amy's door opened suddenly and she nodded her head at her. They started walking towards the elevator, Amy scrolling through her phone while she waited.
"I wanna bring the Bellas." Theo paused on the other end of the phone. He was silent and Beca sighed. "I know we haven't talked in a while but I'm just inviting them to try and rekindle our friendship. I want to apologize for the way i left." Theo let out a long breath.
"Well, if you think that's smart then do what you have to, boss." Beca nodded again and they agreed to meet somewhere at 2, saying goodbye and putting her phone in her pocket.
"So, Ames. Where to? And where's Demi?" Amy locked her phone and turned to Beca.
"Breakfast, shorty. D went back home." Beca nodded and rubbed her stomach. It wasn't unusual for Demi to randomly go back home, Beca understood she had things to do.
"I am starving." Amy rolled her eyes and they stepped onto the elevator, pressing the button for the lobby. They make small talk on the way down, Amy making fun of her mostly.
"So, see, because you're so short, it would be better for you to wear heels all the time. Or at least like some heeled boots or something." Beca rolled her eyes and they stepped out of the elevator.
"Okay, Amy." Amy nodded and waved her fingers at the doorman they were approaching. It was the same one from the other day and his eyes widened when he recognized Amy.
"Can you please stop harassing everyone you come in contact with?" Beca laughed and apologized to the doorman as he held the door open. He nodded and forced a smile as they headed out the door.
"Tag! How was your day off?" He smiled at Beca and opened the door to the SUV.
"Great, Ms. Mitchell." She made a face. "Sorry, great, Beca." She laughed and climbed into car. Amy climbed in after her and Tag shut the door, running around to climb in the drivers' seat.
"Are you able to come to Coachella with us next week?" Tag nodded and started the car, putting it in drive.
"Yeah, I can. Do I need one of those fancy passes?" Beca shook her head.
"No, ill let them know you're my bodyguard and driver and they'll give you some kind of headset to wear so you can stay in contact with me. I'll be with Amy though, so you can go enjoy the festival if you'd prefer." He nodded and focused on the road, driving them to their favorite breakfast spot in New York. After eating breakfast, and stopping to take pictures with a few people who recognized her, they got back in the car and headed to the studio. She needed to finish the set for Coachella and she had a couple hours to kill before she had to go meet Theo. They pulled up to the studio, all sighing at the small crowd of paparazzi gathered there.
"Not a moment of privacy." Tag pulled up and immediately the flash of cameras started, none of the paparazzi wanting to miss who was arriving here. She grabbed a pair of the sunglasses they kept in the car for this specific purpose and waited for Amy to put hers on too. She knocked twice on the window, signaling to Tag that they were ready and he opened the door, pushing the paps back with his arm. Beca shielded her face and pushed through them, Tag pushing them out of the way. They got to the door and he opened it, Beca rushing inside and taking off the glasses. Amy came in behind her laughing.
"What's so funny, Amy?" The Australian wiped a tear from her eye and turned to Beca.
"This one guy touched my boob so I offered for him to come back to my place and he started crying. They're really too easy." Beca just stared at her.
"You're weird." Amy nodded and started walking to the recording booth.
"Yeah, thanks. You too." Beca just shook her head and followed her in, Tag and Amy settling on the couch while Beca sat at the desk and opened up the mixing program on the desktop computer. She slipped on the headphones and got to work. They sat there for a while, Beca mixing and Tag and Amy chatting about things Beca didn't even register, she was far too focused on this mix. She pressed one last button and sat back with a smile. She slipped off the headphones and turned to Amy and Tag.
"It's done." They both pauses and looked at her. Beca was.. done? She usually worked on something until the minute it had to be ready. She had a week until Coachella and she was done? Even Beca herself was skeptical. She looked at them expectantly.
"Well? Do you guys wanna listen to it?" Tag and Amy immediately started nodding and they leaned forward, motioning for her to press play. She took a deep breath and pressed play, sitting back to watch their expressions. This might be one of her favorite mixes ever. She had put some of her songs in there, made a couple beats to insert, and had used some of her favorite edm songs. She closed her eyes and smiled, the music bumping through the speakers making her feel at home. She might be a singer and a producer, but she would always be a DJ at heart. She opened her eyes to see Tag and Amy smiling at her.
"Amazing, shortstack. Everyone's going to love this." She stood to high-five Beca, who cheerfully high-fived her back. Tag nodded.
"Insane, Beca." She smiled at him and closed her eyes again, leaning back in her chair and just listening to the music play. Coachella wasn't ready for her.
After listening to it twice and working on some paperwork, she looked at her phone.
"Guys, we gotta meet Theo in 15 minutes. We ready to go?" They nodded and she gathered all her stuff, heading to the front door. Tag opened the door slightly and seeing no one, he turned back to Beca.
"No paps." She nodded but slipped on her sunglasses anyway, the New York sun was unusually bright today. She smiled the whole way to the car, the whole ride to meet Theo. She was excited. She was gonna talk to her Bellas today, she was performing at Coachella as a DJ. The thought made her smile wider as they pulled into the cafe Theo wanted to meet at. She assured Tag that they were okay to go in themselves and they got out. Theo sat at a small table by the window and waved to them through the glass. Amy flipped him off and he grabbed his chest dramatically.
"I'm wounded, Aussie. Don't you love me?" Theo said as they walked in and sat down. Amy licked her lips and Theo's eyes widened.
"I can love you. Want me to show you?" Theo shook his head and turned to Beca who was watching the whole interaction with a smile.
"You guys are annoying." They both shrugged and Theo turned to his bag, pulling out a handful of passes and lanyards.
"So," he said laying them in front of Beca. "These are the passes for your friends, and Amy, Tag will get his earpiece when you guys check in, and you don't get anything because you're the star." Beca stuck her tongue out and he rolled his eyes. "Dramatic." She shrugged and Amy put the passes in her bag to keep safe.
"So, the Bellas huh?" She nodded and picked at her nail.
"I miss them. They're my family." Theo nodded.
"I understand, Beca. But make sure this is the right thing for you to do." She looked up at him.
"I did something bad, yes, but I really hope they'll forgive me. This has been one of the best years of my life, career-wise, but emotionally I have been a wreck. I miss my friends, my family. I can't sleep, I.. I just need them back in my life." Theo nodded again and stood.
"Well, I'm off to do manager-y things, I guess. Where you girls headed?" Beca looked at him with a dumb expression. "Right, meet the Bellas. I'm gonna leave now." Amy snickered quietly.
"He's so weird." Beca nodded.
"You guys would be great together." Amy shook her head as they stood to go back to the car.
"Nah, I prefer my men manly." Beca laughed loudly and playfully slapped Amy's shoulder.
"That's mean!" Amy just shrugged and they slid into the car, Tag putting the car in drive and heading to the restaurant they're meeting the Bellas at.
"So, I'm gonna go in and wait for them all to arrive, once everyone is here, I'll text you and let you know. You can wait in the car." Beca rolled her eyes at Amy.
"Okay, boss." Amy mumbled something like 'That's what I thought' as she slid out of the car. Beca pulled out her phone and looked at the time. 3:30. She opened up Instagram and scrolled through for a minute, liking a few pictures. She clicked on her notifications, mostly just likes and comments from fans. She smiled and clicked on a few, liking them. Beca loves interacting with her fans, after all, they're the ones who made her as successful as she was. She clicked on her DM's, replying "Hi!" to a couple of them. She scrolled through the messages for a minute and was about to close them when she saw Chloe's picture. Could that be? Chloe was messaging her on a Instagram and she hadn't noticed? She clicked on it and sure enough it was Chloe, she scrolled all the way to the top, amazed at how many messages there was. She read through them and smiled sadly. They were mostly messages about her day, how much she missed Beca, about dogs or animals she had met that day. She let out a sigh. Why did she ignore all of her friends? She got to the very last message and noticed the date was the day before yesterday. She started reading, the smile dropping from her face slowly. A message popped up at the top of her screen from Amy, telling her all the Bellas were there. She finished reading the message and opened the door, hopping out and walking quickly to the door. She opened it angrily, and looked around for a second, seeing the Bellas sitting at a table in the back. Amy was standing in front of them, none of them noticing Beca walk in. She walked over to the table briskly, walking around the table to stand in front of Chloe. The Bellas gasped when Beca slammed her phone on the table in front of Chloe, who jumped slightly.
"What the fuck is this, Chloe?"
