talk me down

pt. 3: i wanna come home to you [1/2]

And finally, there's the "psychologically damaging" fight.

This fight is very rare for them. It's happened only a few times, the most notable being in their third year at Barden:

The girls start noticing something very, very wrong with Beca the moment she steps into practice.

She's practically bristling with anger the whole time, letting Chloe take over for the entire practice session. Beca's not always a happy camper during Bellas rehearsal, but she's never been this livid before.

It's scary.

This goes on for the past couple of days. It's definitely confusing- especially since she refused to talk to anybody about whatever was pissing her off. But with WBUJ always playing in the house, the girls slowly, but surely, begin to piece it all together.

For the past week, the Bella house has been vibrating with songs by people screaming and cursing, backed up with earsplitting guitar solos. People were beginning to wonder if WBUJ was being run by a bunch of emo middle schoolers.

Apparently, Beca's rage even goes as far as passive aggressively dedicating certain songs to a certain person. And these song choices were not exactly pleasing to hear or hard figure out.

Angry Beca was never fun. She pushed for harder workouts and she snapped at every little thing. Plus, she managed to kick Fat Amy out of their own room- and Amy's never a pushover. In fact, Amy even admits that she's scared of Beca's steamroller of rage. All of the Bellas were.

Chloe finally calls for an emergency Bella meeting without Beca. She's had just about the last straw when Eamon's "Fuck It" blares out the speakers for the twentieth time that week, and she's determined to put an end to this.

"Ladies, we have a problem with Beca," she begins, promptly scanning the girls' faces for any sign of confusion. "She's exhibiting all signs of post-dramatic breakup syndrome, and we need to do something about it before she drives even me insane."

The girls murmur their agreement.

"I think it's traumatic, Chlo," Ashley points out. "But I agree. What should we do?"

"Yeah, what could we even do? Hook her up with a hot dad?" Everyone shows their disapproval of Amy's idea with a frown.

"No, Ames. We all know Beca is crazy in love with Jesse, even if she won't admit it. And Jesse's crazy for Beca."

"Are we sure? Her music choices lately say otherwise."

"Give her a break, she's going through her angry breakup stage right now. It'll be all sad Adele and Sam Smith songs for the next month if we don't do anything about it."

"I don't think this is a good idea, you know, the whole butting into their business thing. Shouldn't we let them figure out whatever they're fighting about themselves?" Cynthia-Rose tries, but the girls shake their heads.

"They're both stubborn. It'll never end unless we butt into it. It's practically our job as her very best friends," Chloe sighs matter-of-factly. "Any ideas, ladies?"

"Chloe, are we sure we want to get involved?" Jessica asks, eyebrows knitted together in contemplation. "Maybe it was meant to be?"

Chloe gapes at her. "I refuse to believe that this is the end of Jesse and Beca. It's impossible. They're... They're Jesse and Beca."

The girls burst into hushed whispers amongst themselves. "It's entirely possible. How about we try to ask Beca what happened?"

"We couldn't get it out of her even if we tried," Amy shrugs. "She kicked me out of my own room, for Christ's sake."

"Hmm, how about we get it out of Jesse?"

Lilly squeaks her disagreement. "He's not talking, either. Donald told me."

Stacie groans. "So now what?"

The girl leaves Beca alone for another week. The music stays pretty the same, except for that Chloe was right; Beca's stuck in a few sad Adele and Sam Smith into WBUJ's daytime slots. They weren't sure butting in would be necessary, but then Chloe spots Beca wearing Jesse's Treble hoodie every night.

Yep, whatever it was, it was definitely something bad. And Beca sure as hell wasn't over it.

Chloe's contemplates ambushing Beca in the shower again in order to get something out of the raging brunette, until a different opportunity arises. She's in the dining hall with Amy, yet again trying to swap the Bellas' dirty dishes with new ones, when they spot Benji quietly munching on a grilled cheese sandwich in the corner.

She nudges Amy, who immediately charges for him.

"Benji, how are you, mate?" Amy calls. The boy looks up from his food and lends them a welcoming smile.

"I'm good. What about you two?"

"See, Benji, that's the problem. We're not."

He's a little confused, but shrugs it off. "Um, may I ask why?"

Amy pulls a seat out from the table and sits across him, her elbows propping her head up. Chloe goes along with it hesitantly, unsure of what Amy's next action would be.

"Beca kicked me out of our own room, so now I'm crashing in Chloe's for the time being," Amy sighs dramatically. "And it's no fun. Chloe here is a snorer."

"Hey, you're not allowed to say that in public!"

Amy rolls her eyes. "See, no fun at all."

"Oh," Benji chews on his lip, unsure of how to react. "So Beca kicked you out?"

She nods solemnly. "I heard that she and Jesse are going through something."

Benji drops his head towards his empty plate, desperately trying to find something distracting. Amy clears her throat loudly, rubbing her hands together darkly.

"Do you know anything about this?"

He raises his head reluctantly. "Um, er, sort of. Jesse's been pretty sad lately."

"Has he told you anything?" Chloe pushes, and she swears she can physically see him break into hives.

"No, uh, he hasn't."

Amy slams a hand on the table threateningly, making him jump. "Are you sure? Tell me the truth so that I can sleep in my own bloody bed again!"

"I am! He hasn't said anything. But Beca has," he says in a small voice, nearly jumping out of his skin at her demand.

The girls lean in, as if they were about to hear secret information. "Go on," the redhead urges.

"It's... They fought about the Bellas."

Amy and Chloe exchange a bewildered look. "What?"

"He said that she never finds the time to hang out with him- says she's always with you girls. She denied it, he got hurt, she fought him, he fought back, and now they won't speak to each other."

"That's it? That's what this whole blow-up is about?"

Benji nods. "She likes to rant to me."

Chloe will admit that she's a little hurt that Beca wouldn't go to the girls to rant, but at the same time, she can't blame her. Nationals was upon them and Beca really was with the girls 24/7- Not that it was a bad thing, unless, you know, you're Jesse apparently.

"Um, so is this the end of them? I don't want to believe it, but it's been the longest they've gone without speaking to each other," Chloe asks, sighing at the end.

"I don't think so... They're just going through a rough patch. They just need to apologize to each other and rationalize a bit. Jesse won't stop watching The Breakfast Club."

"And Beca's been wearing out that Treble hoodie of his," Amy points out.

"This calls for an intervention."

A/N-

Somehow this three-shot turned into a three-shot with a part two attached to the third piece... Confusing, I know. I didn't really intend for it to go this way, but hey, it happened. I'll admit that it was pretty fun and refreshing writing in another person's view, let me know if I didn't fail completely lol.

Sorry for not updating, it's been a hectic midterm season!