Hey guys! I didn't realize it had been a month already, so I'm sorry! This chapter really didn't go the way I planned it to and I'm not sure whether that's a good or bad thing yet... Thank you all for your support last time and I just wanted to let you know that most things have gotten better but something got a lot worse tonight which is kind of what inspired me to write, I'll let you know more about that at the end of the chapter, don't want to spoil it for you! Sorry again for the wait, hope you enjoy!

Beca shook herself out of the slight panic that came from being alone with the co-captains. She pulled her gaze away from them and headed quickly towards the door. However, even before she made it past the piano a pair of shoes came into her view and she stopped abruptly, softly bumping into the person standing before her. The scent of strawberries instantly told her it was Chloe, that along with the, slightly hesitant, hug. Beca remained still throughout the embrace, her gaze directed down at the smooth skin of Chloe's shoulder. Eventually the redhead took a small step back, letting her hands trail down Beca's forearms as she went until she grasped the shorter girl's hands. Beca twisted them free. Refusing to look up and see the look of hurt that she knew would be there, the small brunette instead side stepped and carried on towards the door until Aubrey's voice rang out.

'Beca, stop.'

The brunette kept walking.

'Now Beca.' Aubrey's voice carried a more authoritative tone than before and Beca once again came to a halt.

She stayed silent, her gaze on the floor. She heard one of the girls behind her sigh, though she couldn't say which one. After a few minutes of silence Aubrey spoke again.

'Can you sit down Beca? We'd like to talk to you.'

Beca raised her eyes upwards before stating,

'I don't have time Aubrey, Stacie's sick remember? I told her I'd pick her up some soothers.'

Beca turned to face the two girls while speaking, finally raising her eyes to meet theirs. She was met with looks of concern, frustration and something she couldn't quite place that made her heart stutter nervously. Turning away again, she took the final steps towards the door.

'I'll talk to you next practice, okay?' The brunette offered half-heartedly, knowing full well that she wouldn't but she would say anything to get herself out of there. However, she wasn't expecting Chloe to voice that fact.

'No you won't.' The three words were said in a voice so laced with sadness that Beca felt her heart break just a little. And, as if that wasn't enough, the redhead continued.

'You won't talk to us at all and we all know it. You're acting like we're the enemy but that's not rue Beca, we're your friends and we're trying to help. You've just got to let us in sweetie.'

The small girl jumped at the feeling of the older girl's hands on her shoulders, she hadn't heard her moving closer, too focused on not letting the tears that had accumulated in her eyes fall. The jerky movement destroyed that focus though and Beca held her breath as two tears fell, hitting the floor like small raindrops. Chloe, being the ever observant friend gasped quietly and spun Beca around to pull her into a crushing hug.

'Oh, honey.'

That simple statement tore through Beca like wrecking ball, knocking down the thin walls she had left. Tears began to leak out of her eyes in a steady stream as she fought to rein them in, holding her breath in an attempt to stop the sobs forcing their way up her throat. Chloe wasn't fooled though; she pulled the small girl's shaking body closer even as she began struggling to get away.

'Shhh, Beca, it's okay. I'm right here and I'm not letting go, okay? I've got you.'

Beca choked on a sob, coughing slightly into the girl's shoulder as she still moved to escape. She put her hands on Chloe's ribs, trying to get some leverage to push away but the redhead just held on tight.

'Let me go.' Beca forced out between sobs, her voice thick. She swallowed in an attempt to clear it before speaking again.

'Chloe let go!' Beca's voice had risen as she started to panic. She was being weak and stupid and she hated herself for it. Hated the two girls for being able to do this to her, hated that she let them be able to do this to her.

She pushed harder against Chloe's sides, forcing the girl's arms to loosen lest she hurt them both. Taking her chance she ducked down through the small gap and backed up before the other girl realised what she was doing. However, despite being greeted with her back hitting the door (through which she would have immediately run) she hit something soft, dread curling in her stomach as another pair of arms came up to encircle her. Aubrey's voice was stern as she spoke.

'Beca, you need to calm down.' Her voice becoming strained towards the end, as Beca began struggling against her as well.

However the blonde had clearly foreseen this and simply slid down the door she was pressed against; bringing Beca with her until the small girl was sat between her legs. At which point Beca, who was becoming hysterical started to twist and kick out in a desperate attempt to get away. Her efforts were thwarted as Chloe grabbed her flailing legs, pinning them to the floor. Beca choked harder on the sobs she was still holding back, though it was becoming increasingly harder to do so with Aubrey's soothing noises and words.

'Shh, Beca, we've got you, it's okay, just breathe okay? Come on, just take a deep breath for me, come on baby.'

But Beca refused to embarrass herself any further, despite the fact that she was actually beginning to feel calmer within the embrace. Finally choking down the last few sobs, she stilled her body, her head still hanging so that her face was covered by her hair. She could feel the heat that was already in her cheeks increase as embarrassment and anger slowly crept their way into her mind. She felt Chloe hesitantly let go of her legs and heard her shuffle forwards. A soft hand reached out and brushed some hair away from her face and Beca raised her head to meet the redhead's eyes. She watched as Chloe flinched from the blazing anger Beca knew was in her eyes and felt slightly satisfied when the girl dropped her hand.

'Beca – '

'Let me go.' The brunette cut the older girl off abruptly. Chloe gave Aubrey a hesitant look but Beca wasn't having any of it, this wasn't their decision. She raised her head higher.

'Let. Me. Go. Posen.' She spit out roughly and immediately scrambled up when the blonde's arms slackened around her. She picked her bag up from where it had fallen during the previous struggle and stared at the two girls blocking her way. They were staring at her worriedly, Chloe biting down on her lip hard. Aubrey stepped forward slightly, levelling her gaze with Beca's.

'You need to talk to us B – ' Again, Beca cut the sentence short.

'I don't need to do anything, Posen.' Beca was fuming. 'How dare you! How dare you do that to me! Do you know how many of my fucking rights you just violated?! Do you?! God I can't believe you two! Why can't you just stay out of my business, huh? Is it that hard to understand that I don't need and especially don't want your help?! Did that even occur to you?! Or did you just ignore it like Chloe ignores the meaning of the words personal space?' At that Beca directed her glare towards the redheaded girl, her anger faltering slightly as she saw the tears pouring down the other girl's face. She shook her head and rolled her eyes towards the roof. Looking back at the girls with a much calmer gaze she spoke again.

'Why can't you just leave it alone? I just want you to leave it alone, leave me alone. Okay?' She didn't wait for either girl to answer as she pushed between them to open the door. Her heart broke as she heard Chloe let out a single sob before she took off running.

Finally Beca came to halt in a small alley between two of Barden's buildings. She didn't know how long she had been running, nor where exactly she was, having never had a class on this side of campus. What she did know however was that her chest was burning and so was her mind. The small brunette dropped her bag as she gasped for air, bringing her hands up behind her head to open up her chest. She closed her eyes but immediately opened them again as images of what just happened flashed through her mind. God, she was such an idiot! A weak, pathetic idiot. Here she was making such a big deal out of nothing, crying like some stupid child. The co-captains were so worried about her, she could see that, but the minute they found out it was all over nothing surely they would hate her. They would think she was pathetic just as she did. She wouldn't be able to look them in the eye if they ever found out. God! Why was she such a fucking, useless, bloody -

Suddenly Beca turned to wall, letting out a short scream of frustration and slammed her hands hard into it, revelling in the stinging pain it brought about. Again and again she lashed out at the wall, kicking it, slapping it, screaming at it. However as her hand was brought down against it in a particularly fast arc, a shooting pain ran all the way through her forearm, travelling up to and back from her elbow. Beca gasped, grabbing her now injured arm and bending forwards, as though trying to protect it from further damage. She rocked slightly as she blinked away the involuntary tears, straightening up slowly. Her face was screwed up in pain as she took a deep breath. It hurt a lot less now, just a dull throbbing and Beca shook her head to clear it. She needed to get back to Stacie. With soothers, she reminded herself as she pulled her bag from the ground with her less painful arm, lots of soothers...and chocolate.

Ok, so I think what really inspired me to write this chapter was how angry I was feeling earlier. Like I said before the chapter didn't go the way I planned and I think that was because all my emotions just started pouring out onto the page. Obviously, they are more focused on Beca's situation but it just really helped me vent, having a character who was justified in feeling the same amount of anger that I'm feeling (or was feeling). Anyways, I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I just wanted to let you know that the next one is already underway! Would love to hear what you think!

Taylor x