Author's Notes: Ok guys, this is it, the last chapter. Thanks for playing along with me, I don't think I've ever written a story this big, this fast before. I'm so glad so many of you enjoyed it. If you're still into the Becommissar ship, I do have another story written for them. If I have any more ideas, I'm sure I'll start writing again, but until next time, thank you for reading! :D
February 15th, 2017
Beca's living room was full of snoring and empty wine bottles. Beca hadn't seen this many empty bottles in her house since she was in college. She sits on a stool in her kitchen, eating a bowl of cereal, looking at the disaster zone that is her living room. Chloe and Lena were on one couch spooning, Chloe looks to be getting a little fresh with Lena's boobs and somehow neither had pants on. Michael on the other hand was half on the other couch and half on the floor, still holding his glass from the night before. But by the look of it, he passed out first. Chloe and Lena had drawn all over his face.
'Mature!' Beca sniggers.
Beca hadn't decided how she was going to wake them up yet. She had already called the office to inform them that Lena and Michael wouldn't be coming in. She also decided since her boss drank everything in her apartment, he was giving her the day off again too. Chloe, luckily had the week off, so no trouble would follow her with her job.
As she takes another bite of her cereal, she couldn't help but love these idiotic morons. They may have gotten shit faced and passed out in her living room, but they've always been there for her and last night was no different. While they drunkenly meddled all night, they made sure the night wasn't so tense, given the fact that Beca was terrified. But she had just had one of the best nights of her life and all they really did was talk. Ok, maybe they did a little bit more than talk. Memories of last night tugs at the corners of Beca's lips. She tries hard not to smile, but she couldn't fight it. She was really happy. For the first time in her life, it felt right. She didn't know if things would work out with Luisa, but she was willing to give it a try.
Beca watches as Chloe wraps her leg around Lena, sighing as she gets more comfortable in her sleep. Beca laughs to herself as she finishes her cereal. She gets up off her stool and places her bowl in the sink. She opens a draw and pulls out a wooden spoon, she moves to a cupboard and pulls out a small frypan. She tucks the frypan under her arm as she walks over to her friend's slumber party. She takes her phone out and snaps a few pictures, laughing to herself.
'Never know when I'll need these.' Beca thinks, smirking.
She places her phone down, taking her place in the middle of the living room. She ready's the frypan and the wooden spoon. Taking one last glance at her blissfully sleeping friends, Beca starts to hit the wooden spoon against the frypan, making as much noise as she possibly could.
*BANG BANG BANG*
"GOOD MORNING!" Beca shouts, as she beats the frypan.
Her three friends all jump up extremely startled, but regret the fast movements immediately. Michael falls to the ground and Chloe tries to untangle herself from Lena.
"AAAHHHH" they all shout, grabbing their heads.
"Reggie! What are you doing?!" Michael yells, trying to sit back up on the couch.
"Becs…" Chloe cradled her head in her hands, "Why?"
Lena just places a cushion over her head and tries not to move.
"Hey guys, how are we feeling this morning?" Beca beams, keeping her voice high pitched and cheerful.
The three hungover souls groan in unison, as Beca drops the frypan to the floor in a loud clang.
"Whoops!" Beca says, loudly, as she watches her friends.
"Stop talking… stop everything." Lena moans, from under the cushion.
Beca laughs at the state her friends were in, it felt good to get them back for their drunken antics from last night. She was also going to make them clean her apartment, but she was going to have to wait a few hours as she's not sure they're even capable of proper movements yet.
"Did you guys drink too much?" Beca asks, amused, placing a hand on her hip, "I'm surprised at you guys, I didn't know that I was friends with a bunch of alcoholics. You all got drunk on a Tuesday."
Beca moves over to her windows and reefs back the curtains, causing them to recoil covering their eyes.
"What a beautiful day! There's not even a lot of smog this morning." Beca comments, loudly.
Lena lifts her hand and flips Beca off.
"I love you too, Lena." Beca laughs, "But come on, get up!"
"Why Reggie?" Michael grimaces, at her loud voice.
Beca moves closer to Michael, throwing her arms around his shoulder.
"Well Boss! You see, you're such a good music producer, and you can't miss work today. How else are you gonna win another Grammy?" Beca says, loudly, causing Michael to flinch.
Something about Beca's words trigger a memory for Michael. It causes him to groan in embarrassment.
"I kinda highjacked your night last night, didn't I?" He looks at her with bloodshot eyes.
"Only a little bit, but you'll be happy to know, I came home right in time." Beca grins with glee.
"Oh shit, I gave you a curfew." Michael mutters, to himself.
Chloe and Lena snigger a little at Michael, but regret the sound coming out of their mouths.
"How much do you guys even remember from last night?" Beca asks, interestedly.
Chloe frowns, willing her brain to work.
"The last thing I remember is you slamming the door on us up on the roof." Chloe moans, "I'm so sorry, Becs!"
Beca moves back into the middle of the room.
"It's ok, Chloe. I'll forgive you. And you can stay here and sleep." She smiles, softly, "But only because you have the week off. Lena, Michael, chop chop!" She claps her hands, causing her friends to cover their ears.
"Make the room stop moving." Lena moans, from under the cushion.
"I'm too old for this shit." Michael groans, looking like he was going to throw up.
Beca smiles smugly, "So, are you saying you guys can't make it to work?"
"Reggie, I'll promote you above me if you stop talking right now!" Michael curls up on the couch, covering his head.
"I'm never drinking again." Lena mutters, with Chloe nodding slightly beside her, "I need bacon."
"Mmmm bacon…" Chloe and Michael close their eyes thinking about food.
"Well, you'll have to get it yourselves." Beca sighs, pretending to be disappointed, "Some of us have to go to work."
"Just call in sick, we won't tell your boss." Michael suggests, groggily.
"Michael, you are her boss." Lena throws a cushion at him.
"Fine! I won't tell me either!" Michael snaps, trying to get his face out of the light.
Beca throws her head back laughing, "Go back to sleep, you morons. I'll go order you some food."
Beca grabs her phone and walks into the kitchen, hearing Chloe behind her start to whine.
"Guys! Where are my pants? Lena! Where are your pants? Why are we not wearing pants?"
February 17th, 2017
Beca nervously travels down to the fifth floor. Beca is taking Luisa out on their first actual date. It wasn't anywhere fancy, Luisa asked for Beca to show her some of her favourite places, so there was no pressure. Even if there wasn't any pressure, Beca still felt it. It didn't matter that she wasn't scared of her anymore, the thought of being that close to a woman who is that beautiful was still frying Beca's nerves. Beca takes a deep breath as she readjusts the gift she was holding for Luisa. She had received so much from Luisa, and she knew that as silly as they were, a lot of thought was behind them. Beca wanted to do the same for her. Beca knocks on her door, willing her nerves to settle.
"Tiny maus!" Luisa lights up at the sight of her.
"Wow!" Beca says, in awe of the German goddess.
Luisa was in a pale pink, bat wing sweater, that came off on her right shoulder. She had it paired with a pair a dark denim jeans and a pair black vans. Her hair was in a loose pony tail and she had a light smokey eye. It was a causal look, but on Luisa it looked like the most amazing outfit Beca had ever seen.
"You are staring, Maus." Luisa smirks, though secretly loving the look of awe on Beca's face.
"Sorry." Beca snaps out of it, "I've just never seen you not in black."
"There comes a time in ever girl's life when black mesh crop tops are not a viable clothing option anymore." Luisa explains with a sigh, causing Beca to snort.
Luisa ushers Beca inside. Her apartment is much the same as Beca's. Exposed brick with an open plan living room and kitchen. Though, she had drawings and pictures all over her walls. Up against one wall is an easel with paints and next to it is a desk covered in paper and other art supplies.
"Wow! You weren't kidding! Did you really draw all of these?" Beca asks, in wonder.
"Ja, I'm currently working on a children's book. It's about fairies." She smiles, pointing to the pictures above her desk.
Beca remembers she's holding her gift for Luisa, it is a small white pot, holding a purple orchid.
"Um, this is for you." Beca blushes, holding out her gift.
Luisa smiles, "It's a beautiful Orchid, thank you maus." Luisa takes the flower, her insides singing at the thoughtful gift.
"I figured, since you were still new to the building, it could brighten up your new apartment." Beca says, nervously.
Luisa goes and places it on her coffee table, it would be one of the first things people would see on entering her apartment. She takes the card attached, it gold card with a big red heart on the front.
"To Luisa, you give me a heart on, love Beca." Luisa throws her head back laughing, "Why didn't I think of that one?"
Beca breathes a sigh of relief, she didn't know if writing a cheesy card to Luisa would work the same way as it did on her. But it seemed to have gone over better than she was expecting. Luisa takes the card and walks over to a memory board in her kitchen. She pins the card to the board, trying to conceal the hopeless grin that keeps appearing on her face.
"So, are you going to tell me where we are going?" Luisa asks, turning to look at Beca.
"Well, there's this park that has a food truck gathering on Friday nights. It sounds a little weird, but it's not like burgers and crap. They do lots of gourmet and experimental dishes, it's really fun." Beca explains, wondering if she would ever get used to having those blue eyes looking at her.
"That sounds wonderful. I am very hungry." Luisa looks positively delighted at the thought.
"Awesome, then I thought we could go to see the Urban Lights." Beca says, with a tad bit of excitement.
"What is that?" Luisa asks, interestedly.
"It's an art instalment on the street outside the art museum. It's massive amount of white street lights in rows. It's actually really beautiful." Beca sighs, it was one of her favourite places.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Luisa says, picking up on Beca's excitement.
…
"That food was heavenly." Luisa remarks, dreamily.
Beca laughs at her expression, she looks like she could float away, she was so content.
"I'm very impressed with how much you ate. I think you could put Amy to shame." Beca says, with great respect.
"That was nothing, maus. I am German, I eat more than that for breakfast during winter." She brags.
Beca laughs, feeling more relaxed. The more time she spend with Luisa, the more she decided that she always wanted her around. Beca was sure it wasn't love, at least she was pretty sure. People don't fall this fast, right?
"So, where are these lights of yours, maus?" Luisa asks, scooping up Beca's hand and lacing her fingers through Beca's.
Just as Beca was getting used to being near Luisa, she goes and touches her. Beca's heart nearly stops at her touch, her brain is desperately sending out signals to keep her alive and functioning.
"…Just a bit up further.." Beca stammers out, trying to remember how to breathe.
Luisa grins, Beca has a similar effect on her that she has on Beca. It was just Luisa was better at hiding it. Luisa's heart pounded at the sight of Beca and she had butterflies in her tummy. She never thought a tiny American could make her feel like a giddy school girl. She would cop ridicule from her former teammates, but she didn't care. Nothing made her happier than the fact she found her tiny maus again.
"Is that them?" Luisa gasps at all the lights.
Tall, white rustic looking street lights stand in rows and rows. Luisa can see people happily walking through them, admiring the beautiful sight.
"Yeah, this is my favourite place in LA. When I'm in a rut or feeling down, this is usually where I come." Beca admits, nobody but Chloe knew she came here.
"What do you do here?" Luisa asks, wanting to know everything about Beca's special place.
"I usually grab a coffee from that van over there and I just walk through the lights until I feel better or my mind is clear." Beca explains, pointing to the coffee van.
"Well, that's what we will do. Wait here, I shall get us some coffee." Luisa says, excitedly, leaning in and kissing Beca on the cheek before walking over to the van.
Beca watches her walk away, still feeing the kiss on her cheek. A goofy, lopsided grin appears on Beca's face. This woman was really something else. Beca watched her order their coffees, waving at Beca from a far.
"I've never seen that look on your face before." Comes a voice from her left.
She turns, "Sami!" Beca gasps on surprise, taking a step back.
"So, is your 'secret admirer' the reason you look all giddy?" He uses air quotes.
Beca scowls at her jealous friend, "Your eyes might be green, Sami. But green isn't a good look on you."
He returns her scowl, "That's unfair, Beca. I've been wanting something with you way before this admirer came on the scene. You owe me a chance."
That last comment made Beca seethe with anger. It no longer matter that her and Sami were suppose to be friends, he had crossed a line.
"I don't 'owe' you anything, Sami!" Beca yells, "And who I have in my life is none of your God, damn business!"
"So, you're telling me this woman is better than me?" Sami fights, holding out some hope that Beca would miraculously decide that her being gay was a joke and she was ready to be with him.
"Sami, I'm not interested in you." Beca yells, exasperatedly, "I'm gay, dude!"
Before Sami gets to say another word, Luisa appears next to Beca.
"Is there a problem?" She asks, in a clear, calm tone.
Beca knew that voice all to well, that was the tone of voice The Kommissar used to speak to her in. Luisa might not be The Kommissar all the time, but she was certainly still there. The intimidating look on Luisa's proved that.
"Luisa?" Sami gasps, in shock, recognising her as one of his new customers, "You are Beca's secret admirer? You told me the woman you were giving that gift to was an old friend you met in college."
"I did not lie, I met Beca when we were both in college. I never said we went to the same one." Luisa takes a step forward, "Now, I will ask you again, is there a problem?"
Sami eyes the tall German, he wasn't frighten of a woman. He was bigger than her anyway. He didn't want to fight her, he didn't hit women. But he was pretty furious right now.
"I deserve a chance with Beca." He seethes, his eyes flashing, "She should belong to me."
Fury shoots through Beca, she didn't belong to anyone. How dare he! Beca gears up for a fight, she was going to make sure he was going to regret ever thinking he could own her. But before she can speak, she notices an angry flash run through Luisa's face. It was the scariest thing she had ever seen, her beautiful features seem to turn to stone. Luisa steps forward to Sami, a giant, muscly man wasn't going to scare her.
"I would suggest you leave now, while you still have the ability to reproduce." Luisa says, her voice is stony and calm.
"Excuse me!?" Sami yells, feeling threatened, "Nobody threatens me."
Luisa takes another step forward, drawing herself to her fullest height.
"I think you will find that I just did, Schmutziges Schwein!" She spits, letting a small amount of emotions seep into her words.
Sami wasn't sure what she just called him, but the look on her face rattles him. He didn't know her well enough to know if she was unstable or not, but he wasn't going to hang around to find out.
"This is who you wanna be with?" He glares at Beca, but taking a step back, "An unhinged, nazi?"
Beca snaps, it was one thing to be rude to her but now he was out of line. She jumps forward towards Sami.
"How dare you! You piece of sh…" the rest of the words don't come out. A pair of strong hands grabs her and pulls her back.
Beca looks up and sees Luisa holding her back, Luisa wasn't going to let her fight a giant. Though she is sure Beca would have a good go at it.
"It is ok, maus. He knows he has lost. Leave now." She glares at Sami, while keeping a firm grip on Beca. Who was still fighting to get to Sami so she could punch him.
Sami looks at the liveried face Beca was wearing. He knew he had crossed a line that he could not come back from. He had gone too far to get her, and now he had lost her for good. Not that she was ever his in the first place.
"Fine! Be a dyke!" He slurs, getting one more insult in, to make himself feel better, before stalking off.
Beca shakes with rage, but starts to notice that all the tremors weren't just coming from her. Luisa was also shaking a little, Beca begins to calm herself down.
"Are you ok?" She asks Luisa, her voice still a little nervy.
Luisa softens her face, as she turns to Beca, "I am ok, are you maus?"
"Yeah." Beca nods, "I just didn't expect that from him. I guess he was only ever my friend because he wanted to get into my pants." Beca sighs, disappointedly.
The two woman hear Luisa's name being called out, their coffees were ready. They walk over to collect them, the guy in the van asks if they were ok, having witnessed the confrontation. They assured him they were, he waved them off promising to call the police if Sami came back. They walk towards the lights, Beca was angry that Sami tried to ruin her date. He wasn't even sure how he knew she was here. Maybe it was a coincidence, Beca decides she couldn't be too careful. She could see that Luisa was still visibly upset. Beca reaches out and takes her hand. It startles Luisa for a moment, but then softens her face, feeling her stomach doing flip flops at Beca's touch.
"I think maybe I should start calling you feisty." Beca jokes, trying to lighten the mood.
Luisa smirks, "I still think you win that category, maus. I would never tell you who to fight, but I'm not sure it would have been wise to take on a giant."
"He insulted you!" Beca protests, fiercely.
"You could have gotten hurt." Luisa says, sadly, stopping them walking.
Beca could see that Luisa was just as upset as she was. They barely knew each other, yet they were both ready to throw down because a guy insulted the other. As bad as the situation could have been, it made Beca realise that maybe her feelings ran deeper than she initially thought.
"Maus… you know when I say meine maus, I'm not saying that I own you, right?" Luisa asks, sadly.
Beca sighs, realising that she had heard most of the conversation between her and Sami, she smiles at Luisa reassuringly.
"I know that, when you say it, it's more endearing. And I promise I won't attempt to fight giants again, unless it's absolutely necessary." Beca says, seriously, but winking at the end to make Luisa laugh.
Luisa feels a little bit lighter. She lets go of Beca's hand only to wrap it around Beca's shoulder, Luisa feels Beca shiver at her touch. Her heart soars when Beca moves her arm around her waist. Neither woman knew what their futures held, but they were excited to see where it would go.
"The lights are calming, I see why you come here." Luisa comments after a while, "Thank you for showing me this place."
"You're welcome. I'm glad we came here together." Beca sighs, happily, ignoring her pounding heart.
Luisa couldn't help be swept up in the atmosphere of the lights.
"The lights are very romantic, no?" Luisa observes, giving Beca a sidewards glance.
"I suppose it is." Beca says, coolly, playing hard to get, "It's a shame that I have no one here to be romantic with."
Luisa feigns offence, "Well, I will not be inviting you in tonight."
"Ahh! No fair, I was joking! The Kommissar is still absolutely savage!" Beca covers her heart, pretending it's broken.
"I may invite you in, if you could convince me why I should." Luisa says, huskily, setting a challenge for Beca.
"You may regret that." Beca says, smirking.
"Try me, maus."
Both women start to laugh, as they move closer together, forgetting all about the stressful situation they just had. Forgetting they ever had a weird past. The only thing that mattered was the two of them. Luisa brushes her lips against Beca's, Beca groans needing to feel Luisa against her. Luisa continues to tease her, Beca reaches her hands up behind Luisa's head and pushes her head forward, feeling the electricity as their lips meet. Luisa giggles at Beca taking control, it made it more exciting for her.
"I think I will invite you in tonight, maus." Luisa purrs, pulling away slightly.
"Success!" Beca whispers, with glee, as she moves forward capturing her lips once more.
As their lips moved in sync, they let themselves be swept up in each other. It was just the two of them in their own world and at that moment, nobody else mattered. If you had told Beca Mitchell three weeks earlier that she would be going on a date and making out with her former rival, she would have smacked you up the side of the head for even thinking something so ludicrous. But here she is, the happiest she's ever been in the arms of the most beautiful woman she had ever laid her eyes on. The two former rivals found their own bless in each other and they were perfectly happy that they did.
