Previously - Rory's mind was racing, she felt paralysed. She saw Charlie grab the knife and was up and out of her nest between Chloe and Beca in a heartbeat.
She ran to the bathroom, breathing ragged and heart heavy.
TW for this Chapter
Chapter 9
Rory slammed the bathroom door closed and slid down it, pulling her knees up to her chin. Her cries were deafening. Rory can't remember the last time she had made so much noise, she always tried to live by her father's rules of 'Children should not be heard'. The teen took in gasping breaths while surveying her surroundings. She could hear voices that conveyed distress coming from outside the door. Aurora's mind was still racing, feeling everything that she had tried so hard to keep down, despite all the things she had shared with Chloe and Beca. The huge ice berg beneath had risen and the voices in her head were unbearable. And all it took was a stupid scene from a stupid movie. Aurora had become more panicked as her eyes darted around the small, blue themed bathroom. The grey orbs had landed on the medicine cabinet above the sink. Without thinking about the fact that her body was the only thing stopping Chloe and Beca from bursting into the room, she leaps out of her position. Rory swung open the cupboard and grabbed the first orange bottle she saw and began frantically trying to open it without so much as reading the label or the 'Child-proof' sticker.
Outside the door, Chloe was crying. The therapist was usually strong and held initiative in these situations with her clients, but this was different, this was her fault.
Beca was the one trying to open the door to get to Rory. Both women feared the worst.
Suddenly the was no force coming from inside the bathroom and Beca fell forward with the door. Chloe gathered herself as she could hear the teenager's sobs become clearer.
"RORY!, CHLOE HELP ME" Beca was frantic as she approached the overwrought girl. Chloe runs in after Beca.
"I- I CAN'T GET IT OPEN, I WANNA DIE, LET ME DIE" Beca grabs the girl from behind as Chloe pry's the pill bottle out of the hands that were skin and bone, so much so she was afraid of breaking them.
"LET ME DIE, WHY WON'T YOU LET ME DIE" Rory was struggling against the brunette's hold. Beca forcefully held her arms down, all concern of hurting the teen gone.
Chloe kneels, holding Rory's legs, while smoothing her hair trying to calm her down.
"We need to get her to a hospital" the phrase sends the already unstable girl into hysterics again.
"Shh, Shh. Call Aubrey Chloe." Beca says, somehow remaining calm with the screaming teen in her arms.
Chloe reluctantly leaves the situation.
"Hello?" a tired voice answers the phone, the tone unnoticed by the panicked Chloe.
"Bree, I- We need you here." Chloe's voice breaks with tears.
"Chloe, slow down. What's going on?"
"Rory- Beca and I's foster daughter- tried to kill herself."
"I'm coming"
The line goes dead as Chloe puts her head in her hands. She's a therapist for god's sakes. Why can't she help her? I've failed, I'm a complete and utter failure. Chloe composes herself, she needed to be strong right now.
As the read head enters the bathroom, she sees that the scene had somewhat calmed. Although the sobs were still coming from the blonde that was still in Beca's arms. Beca was cooing to the young girl.
"Aubrey's coming." Was all Chloe said as she took over from Beca, lying Rory's head in her lap.
Beca moved around to the front of the teenager, and kicked the pill bottle she was eying further away.
Aubrey had pulled up at the apartment complex and was making her way to up the stairs to Chloe and Beca's apartment. As she got closer to the door, she could faintly hear the commotion. Hurriedly, she pulled out her key, but was surprised to find the door already unlocked.
"Chloe?" she called out, slightly panicked, but mostly in her Doctor mode.
"In the Bathroom!"
Aubrey runs towards the sounds, both Beca and Chloe relieved to see her. Aubrey immediately takes notice of the crying figure between them both.
"Hi Rory, I'm Aubrey. Can you let me help you?"
"DON'T HURT ME, Beca?! I want Beca!" the teen cries out, she was still clearly very agitated. Nothing Beca or Chloe were doing was helping her calm down from her state.
"Ro, I'm right here. Please let Aubrey help you."
"But…. I…. wanted…to…die!" she chokes out between sobs as once again she tries to break away from the now three women holding her down.
When Rory slumps back down against Beca, Aubrey takes the chance to inject her with a sedative. The teenager soon goes limp in the Brunettes arms.
Aubrey, Beca and Chloe sit there, in the newly found silence. Tears were making their way down both Beca and Chloe's cheeks.
"Are you two okay?" Aubrey knows how distressing this situation is for a parent.
"Uh, yeah. Let's get her up to her room?" Beca says while half-heartedly trying to wipe away her tears.
Beca and Aubrey carry the teen up to her room and lie the girl on the bed, Chloe following close behind.
The three women make their way back to the kitchen, knowing Rory will be out for a while as the sedative wears off.
"Thank you for coming Aubrey." Beca says gratefully.
"I would do anything for you too, you guys know that. We're Bella's" Aubrey gives a little smile at the mention of their college Acapella group.
Beca notices her wife seemed to be in a world of her own. "Chlo?" No response was givin from the red head whose blue eyes were focused on the tiles in front of her.
"Chloe, honey?" Aubrey says, Chloe snaps out of her trance. "Mmm?"
"You doing okay?"
"Yeah, Fine. Just worried about Rory."
Aubrey furrows her brows, knowing Chloe better than to just accept that as the truth.
"I'm going to stay with you two tonight."
"No, Bree you have Chris to get home to, and Mason will want his mum. We'll be fine." Beca replies, not wanting to put Aubrey out.
"You two need me tonight. I don't have work in the morning, so I'm going to stay." Chloe and Beca reluctantly agreed. They loved having Aubrey over, but they just wanted to be with Rory tonight. In the end, Chloe figured with Aubrey being a Doctor, she'd be able to help them if anything else happens.
The trio made their way over to the couch, all flopping down exhausted. Beca turned on some mindless reality tv, knowing that they wouldn't really be focusing on it.
She was right. The three women spent the next hour or so in an uncomfortable silence. Although Aubrey had struck up a conversation about when Rory officially became their foster daughter. She had known about the situation due to Beca and Chloe having to decline an invitation to go out with her family for dinner a few nights ago. Chloe was surprisingly the one to explain how it all became official that morning. Neither of them could believe how contrastingly different the mood was to how it felt only 10 hours ago.
Around 9pm they decided to eat some cereal. No one really felt like eating, but Aubrey insisted that it would not be healthy for them to skip the meal.
"Bree, I just wanna go to bed." Beca whined.
"Beca, just eat. You've had a traumatic ordeal and your body needs to replenish its energy."
"But that's what sleep is for"
All it takes was Aubrey to raise her eyebrow in Beca's direction for the younger women to continue eating. Chloe smiles and chuckles under her breath at the fact that Beca could still be intimidated by Aubrey.
Chloe and Beca decided to give Aubrey their bed, and climbed in on either side of a sleeping beauty. Aurora looked so peaceful compared to the hysterical mess she was earlier. Although there was still evident tear tracks on the princess's cheeks which Chloe softly brushed with her thumb.
"We'll be okay Chlo." Beca says, sensing her wife's worry.
Chloe nods. "I love you."
"I love you too."
The two women turn to the sleeping girl in-between them. Beca whispers softly,
"And we love you, Aurora."
I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays! Right now where I am, it's 3 hours until 2017. I hope the New Year bring's you so much joy! I appreciate the positive feedback on this fanfiction so much. Thanks for the support!
