A/N: Hey you awesome nerds! I'm glad that most of you like my last chapter, but some of you still don't like Zach. You guys need to understand that not only is Zach Beca's cousin, and they were like best friends their whole lives, but there are still some things you don't know about him. Plus, his parents both died in one night, cut him a little slack until you know the whole story and Beca isn't trying to protect him, she's protecting Avery. Thanks to everybody who reviewed! I smile every time I read what you guys have to say about my writing! Enjoy chapter 9.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pitch Perfect, its characters, or any of the songs mentioned.


"Why is it that we can never go to a normal party, with normal people, and actually stay with the group?" Beca complained as Jesse once again pulled her away from the acapella groups at another acapelle gathering.

"Because the Aca-Halloween Party is a tradition, we aren't normal, and because I want to show you something," Jesse stressed as they turned the corner of the path they were walking on.

"I didn't go to it last year!" Beca huffed. She could see her breath not that it was the end of October and around 11 at night last time she checked.

"That's because it didn't exist last year," he said in an obvious tone. Beca stopped Jesse from walking.

"Are you serious!"

"Yeah why?" Jesse narrowed his eyebrows.

"Then it can't be a tradition!" Beca faked rubbing her temples.

"I know," Jesse smirked and Beca face palmed. "So are you going to come with me willingly or are you going to be stubborn?"

"Lead the way nerd," Beca gave in. Jesse took her hand and they climbed up the rest of the hill. When they got to the top there was a small well that looked like it was from a fairytale.

"When I was little, my mom used to call my brothers and I her three wishes. She got her first wish when she blew out her 24th birthday candles. Two days later she found out she was pregnant with Damian. Her second wish was on a shooting star and she got pregnant with Mikey. And then five years later she took a walk to a wishing well. Nine months later and here I am," Jesse laughed as Beca made her way to the well.

"Is that what you are going to use your three wishes on? Aca-children?" Beca laughed but Jesse shook his head seriously.

"Nah, I already used mine on you. For my 18th birthday I wished that I would find an amazing beautiful girl in college to be my girlfriend. When we went stargazing on the roof I wished that I could find the courage to tell you I love you. And then I came up here the other night and used my last one."

"Hmm, do I get to know what you wished for?" Beca asked. She leaned over the side of the storytale well and peered down.

"Not yet. I can't risk not having it come true," Jesse wagged his eyebrows causing Beca to laugh. "But I want to know what you are going to be for Halloween."

"Nothing," Beca said a bit to quickly.

"You're lying! You always bite your lip when you lie," Jesse caught on to her.

"I do not!"

"Yeah you do. Everybody does something. My brother's pupils dilate, Benji blinks, Chloe plays with her hair, and I... nevermind," Jesse thought better of it.

"Oh my god seriously?" Beca smile dropped off her face. She needs to learn to be more observant.

"Yeah," Jesse laughed, "Now what are you going to be?"

"You can find out tomorrow because I'm going to make you suffer with me," Beca said annoyed.

"See, this is why I love you," Beca rolled her eyes, "No seriously. I know your not usually into jewelry and stuff other that ear spikes but I got you something." Jesse reached into his pocket.

"Jesse-"

"No arguing, I never got you something for your birthday because you wouldn't tell me when it is," Jesse accused.

"And I still won't," Beca nodded in agreement.

"Oh you don't have to. It's August 9, your dad told me. Now as a late birthday present and a Halloween present you are going to accept this necklace," he pulled out a silver chain with an outline of a star lined in small gems. Beca sighed.

"It's beautiful. Will you put it on for me," Beca asked as she moved her hair. Jesse clasped the necklace and Beca turned to face him.

"Thank you," she smiled and leaned closer too him.

"You're welcome," he stuttered and moved back, "We should probably get back." Beca laughed.

"What?"

"Were dating and you're still awkward around me," Beca stood on her tip-toes and gave Jesse a quick kiss. When she started walking back down the hill Jesse was still staring at the spot she had just been standing in.

"I already left nerd!" she called back at him.

"Right. Wait I'm coming."


"I hate Aubrey." Beca growled when she looked at herself in the mirror.

"Aww, I think you look kind of cute!" Chloe squealed. Beca glared. Chloe was dressed as a cat which Beca thought was very fitting.

"I'm dresses as a munchkin. I know I'm short, but I'm dresses as a munchkin! Come on! This is college, aren't the boys supposed to dress up like each other and the girls are supposed to dress up as sluts?" Beca begged. She would not leave this house with ribbons in her hair. "Can I please change? I have to see Jesse tonight."

"Wait, Jesse is coming?" Stacie perked up. She just wore slightly worse clothes than normal and said she was supposed to be a pole dancer. Very fitting, Beca thought.

"He's not going to marry you, Stacie," Aubrey entered the room dresses as cheerleader. "And no Beca you can not change."

Beca opened her mouth and raised her finger, "And no, you cannot stay here!" Beca scowled and muttered fine.

"It could be worse," Amy told her, "You could be dressed as a hobbit." Amy played with the wings of her angel custom from last Valentines Day.

"Come on VC, let's go get the TrebleMakers," Aubrey called.

"VC?" Beca asked as all the girls headed out the door.

"Vertically challenged." about half the girls explained.

"Of course," Beca muttered.

When the Bellas got to the Treble house Beca decided to hide behind her so called friends for as long as possible. The Trebles were waiting on the doorstep for the girls.

"Hey ladies!" Jesse called, "Where's Becs?" The Bellas all side stepped, reveling a very short, ridiculously dressed Beca. The Trebles all burst out laughing.

"That's it, I'm going home!" Beca called and tried to leave.

"No you're not!" the girls stopped her. Jesse stepped up.

"Hold on, these are probably the least original customs I have ever seen. Munchkin, angel, dancer, cat, cheerleader, dead prom queen, and vampire. Really?" Jesse mocked.

"Like you guys are any better," Beca countered, "Jedi, Zombie, Napoleon Dynamite, Astronaut, Sexiest Man Alive, Donald and Bumper are obviously each other, Hat's just wearing a weird hat, and you..." she trailed off. "What the hell are you supposed to be?"

Jesse was wearing black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt. He had pictures of baby chicks taped all over him.

"I'm a chick magnet," he smirked. Beca shook her head and sarcastically laughed.

"Wow, no. I didn't think there was anyway for your ego to get any bigger. But congratulations, you've managed it," Jesse just winked.

"Can we go before all the good candy get's taken?" Bumper whined.

"Yeah, come on guys. Follow the yellow brick road," Jesse laughed.

"I'm a victim," Beca muttered.

"You better stop complaining midget, or I'm going to send you back to the Keebler factory," Jesse told her and everybody laughed except Beca.

"Wow. A short joke. Isn't my boyfriend just so original?" Beca spoke in a dry tone.

"Hey Jesse, how do you make a midget mad?" Bumper asked between laughing.

"How?"

"You give them a yo-yo," everybody started laughing again while Beca glared.

"Shut up!"

"Wait, wait, I got one!" Uni said as he bent down and pulled one of those mushroom weeds from the ground and walked over to Beca, "Grow Mario, grow!"

"I'm not happy!" Beca yelled.

"Well than which dwarf are you?" Kolio asked trying to be serious, but failing miserably. Beca wasn't going to put up with this anymore so she decided to kick Kolio where it hurts.

"Angry," he whimpered as he fell to his knees, "Defiantly angry."

"No more short jokes," Beca said angry, "Understand?"

"Yes, I'm sure we can reach an understanding," Jesse laughed.

"We fell short of them anyway," Hat added. Beca slapped both boys in the back of their heads and walked faster so she could get away from them.

"Where's she going?" Hat whispered to Jesse.

"Probably back to the Shire," Jesse responded.

"I'm going to kill you!" Beca screamed back at him.

"I love you!" Jesse called back.

"Stop mis-using that!" Now everybody was laughing at Jesse.

"Way to go, man! Good luck getting some tonight now!" Donald clapped Jesse on the back and rolled his eyes. Beca wasn't like that. Sure enough if anyone wasn't to far behind to see Beca's face, they would know she was smiling.


"I can't believe we only got like thirty pieces of candy!" Bumper complained as the group walked into the Bellas house.

"Yeah well no one wanted to give you and Donald candy because they didn't think you were dressed up. Thinking that would happen, I went to the store and bought candy earlier," Beca said pulling out bags and bags full if candy from a cabinate in the kitchen.

"I love you Beca! I take back every short joke I ever made about you!" Bumper cried as he got on his knees and started kissing the floor below her.

"Get off my girlfriend," Jesse said as he walked through the door and picked Bumper up by his shirt collar. Bumper took the candy into the other room.

"I'm going to change. I have feeling this is going to last awhile," Beca told Jesse and he nodded.

When Beca came back down stairs wearing jean shorts, a black tank top, and of course the necklace Jesse had given her, she saw that everybody was sitting in a circle.

"Come on Beca, were going to get high on candy!" Bumper called. She walked over to them and sat down next to Chloe and Donald crossing her legs.

"Alright, were going to play truth or dare first."

"I'll start," Donald says pointing to Beca. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to go get in that cupboard," Donald told her pointing to a very small cupboard.

"You're kidding right," he shook his head, "You know how lame that is?" he just shrugged and Beca went to climb into the cupboard. She of course fit and Donald locked her in.

"Alright since Beca's in the cupboard, it's my turn. Jesse, truth or dare?" Bumper asked.

"Dare," he said bravely.

"Okay, I dare you to make out with Aubrey," Bumper declared. Jesse face paled and he glanced at the cupboard.


A/N: So as depressing as this might seem, I didn't look up any of those jokes. I have been told every single one of them and about 95% are written in my yearbook. I'm in 8th grade and I'm about 4' 6". Some kids at my school are pretty original. My personal favorite is the Keebler factory one. What's yours? And yes, I was a munchkin for Halloween one year. I have also been an angel, cat, cheerleader, and dancer. And I have been dared mulitiple times by multiple different people to fit in various cupboards. Anyway, please review!