CH.11 - MAC

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Mitchell and Conrad

Summary : Beca Mitchell, new to Barden University, joins a club and organises the music for said club. Her one mission: find someone to tear down her walls. She thinks she might have found the perfect person for the job.

Disclaimer : We don't own Pitch Perfect or any of its characters.

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CHAPTER 11

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"So, are you sure that you still want to help me? You can always change your mind." Beca says. "I'm not going to force you."

"Beca, I've told you about twenty times now. Yes I will still help you. I really don't mind." Stacie answers. "Besides, Luke is a dick and no-one deserves to be harassed by him."

"Thanks, Stace."

"Oh, were using nicknames now?" Stacie asks with a smirk.

Beca smirks in return and says, "Well, apparently, were dating now so..."

"Touché." Stacie says. "No problem Becs."

"So I think we should come up with a story about the whole thing." Beca says. "You know, about how we met and how long we've been dating and all that."

"Yeah, good idea." Stacie replied. "So what are you thinking?" She asks.

"Well I was thinking that we could've met at the end of my senior year. I went to visit campus and my Mom knows so it's believable."

"That's cool."

"We could've met at a coffee shop or something and hit it off?"Beca says.

"Yeah. So that would be like four months, right?"

"Yeah, it was about a month before school ended for me. So about four months. What are we going to say to your mom about why you didn't tell her?" Stacie asks.

"I'll tell her that we wanted to see where it went and didn't want anyone to interfere with us." Beca answers.

"What about the group?" Stacie says.

"Well I think that we should just act like a couple and see how long it takes them to notice." Beca says.

"Beca!" Stacie scolds.

"What? I think that it would be hilarious." Beca sees the look of contemplation on Stacie's face and waits until she relents - which only takes about a minute before she's smiling and agreeing.

"Fine. That leads me to my next question. How much is too much?"

"What do you mean?" Beca asks.

"Well how far can we go? Like holding hands or kisses on the cheek...or...lips?" Stacie says with a smirk.

"Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd think you were propositioning me." Beca laughed. "But seriously, obviously were going to have to hold hands and, like, kiss because that's what couples do. And also we're going to have to go out on, like, dates and stuff."

"Yeah, I agree." Stacie says. "So when are you taking me out? I need to know so I can prepare and get hot." Stacie asks.

"Are you saying that you're not hot now, because...if this is you not trying then I can't wait to see what you trying looks like." Beca has absolutely no clue what possessed her to say that and she knows that she can't take it back because she had said it out loud for Stacie to hear. But she's not really that sure she wants to take it back. Which is confusing in itself because about two days ago she was crying her eyes out about the mother of her children. And now she's not really sure how to play it off as a joke when, as she was saying it, it didn't feel like a joke. The silence filling the air finally breaks when Beca speaks again. "How about Friday at 7, I'll pick you up at your dorm?"

"Sounds perfect, but I live in an off campus apartment. Not a dorm. I'll show you where it is when you drop me off there." Stacie suggests, to which Beca agrees.

They talk out a few more details and an amount of time - they're not really sure because they weren't paying attention - later they exit the room and they finally notice the time.

6:47 pm.

They had been talking for so long they hadn't even noticed the time. Once they started, they really couldn't stop and once they finished one topic, they had absolutely no problem moving on to the next. And the next. And the next. And now it was just past quarter to 7. And Beca knows so much about all the useless things about Stacie but she finds herself wanting to know the important things. Like about her parents. And if she's and only child. Or if she has siblings. And if so, how old are they. All of the big important things in Stacie's life, Beca feels like she needs to know about them.

Beca leads Stacie to the lounge once again to see her mother sat there.

"Hey, Mama. We have to leave now but I'll see you on Thursday." Kim stands and hugs Beca good bye, whispering that she knows that she'll have to tell her about Stacie then. "I know. But we really have to go."

"Okay," she turns to Stacie, "I guess that I'll see you some other time. Maybe at the twins birthday party next Friday?" Kim asks.

"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world."

They say good bye one last time before Beca is walking Stacie to the car and opening the door for her. She rounds the car and sits in the driver seat. Pick a radio station before even putting her seatbelt on and then proceeds to drive out of the driveway of her mothers house. Stacie tells her the directions to her apartment block and when they get there, Stacie turns to Beca.

"Thank you."

"For what?" Beca asks confused.

"For sharing such a big part of your life with me. I know it couldn't have been easy to do that so thank you." Stacie says.

"You're right it wasn't easy. But i want to thank you for being so open to them. For being so open to the idea of 'dating' me, knowing about them. It means a lot."

They said there goodbyes and a promise to see each other the next day at rehearsals.

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Upon arriving back at her dorm, Beca walks straight into her room to try and sort through the events of the whole afternoon. She had no idea what to think. So many things where going through her mind at the moment.

And 3. Stacie and her were dating. Well, sort of...

So, yeah, she had no idea what to think.

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The next day Beca and Chloe arrives early to rehearsals, as they always did.

Earlier on in the morning, Beca had told Chloe how the evening before had gone and she was all caught up with everything that was going on. Stacie had done the exact same with Aubrey but that had happened last night when she got in.

She was immediately bombarded with questions as to what she had been doing, where she did it and who she did it with by Chloe when she saw Beca in the kitchen that morning. She had answered all the questions and after that, there really hadn't been much more to talk about with Chloe.

Stacie had texted Beca a little later on on the night to tell her that Aubrey was all up to date with where they were at and also telling her a goodnight. Beca had returned the sentiment and returned to her most recent song. After a few hours, she decided that she needed to sleep so that's what she did.

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When Beca woke up in the morning, her senses were filled with the smell of bacon and eggs. Groggily, she opens her eyes and slowly sits up as she adjusts to the blinding light pouring through her window.

"Hopefully, this turns out okay." Beca says as she walks away from her window. She goes to sit at her desk when she hears the door to hers and Chloe's shared dorm open and close. Her bedroom door opens but, the door being in a spot where the sun from the window doesn't shine, Beca can't see what walks into her room. The shadow, as Beca deemed it, walked closer to her and once in the light of the window, Beca could see exactly who it was, startled and confused.

So startled and confused as her late partner, Maria, steps into the light.

"Hey, Becs. Miss me?"

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A/N: Cliffhanger...

Sorry for the long wait with this chapter, exams and writers block are not a good combination.

Hope you enjoy this and Ill try get the next chapter up as soon as I can.