A loud banging rang through the loft the next morning, making everyone exit their rooms and exchange questionable looks with one another. Beca turned to Chloe when she heard Matthew's voice coming from the hallway.
"Open up! I need to talk to all of you."
Jesse grabbed Curt by the arm and led him to his bedroom. Curt walked over to the other end of the room and ran a hand down his face. He knew this would happen and he was in the process of explaining to Jesse that it'd be best if he went back to the institute.
"This has gone long enough, Jesse. I can't just sit here while you all cover for me."
Jesse sighed and shook his head, "Just hang tight. We'll take care of it." He shut the door and went back to the living room, turning to the station set up by the window. Jesse grabbed the supplies and notes and stashed them under the couch. He turned to Beca and gave her a nod.
Beca unlocked the door and slid it open. Before she can muster out a polite hello, Matthew grabbed her by the collar of her T-Shirt and pushed her up against the metal door.
"Where is he, Mitchell?!"
Beca yelped in surprise, "So much for..talking."
"Daddy!" Chloe exclaimed, grabbing her father by the shoulder, trying to pry off his grip on her girlfriend.
Matthew only tightened his grip and gritted his teeth, "I'll ask you one more time. Where is he!"
Beca shrugged, "I-I don't know who you're tal-"
Matthew shoved a folder against her chest, "Funny. These tell me otherwise."
He let Beca loose long enough for her to look through the photos that showed Spider-Man fighting off the inmates in Ravencroft. One photo showed her and the Green Goblin flying away with Curt.
"Umm..-"
Matthew raised his hand, "I consider myself a reasonable guy, Mitchell. From what happened last year with this lunatic, I can't seem to understand why you would want to break him out. Not to mention that you obviously had a helping hand, for which I will question you about later. But in the mean time, I want you to tell me the truth before you force me to do my job and turn in the one responsible."
Beca shifted uncomfortably under his gaze. She looked over at Jesse who had his hand over his eyes, sliding it down to lock eyes with Beca. He nodded slowly and Beca turned back to Matthew, ready to confess.
"The guy that was helping me was..Jesse. He was exposed to Performance Enhancers in Oscorp and the only one able to develop an antidote is Dr. Conners." She spoke softly, her eyes looking anywhere but at the man in front of her.
Matthew exhaled through his nose and rested his hands on his hips. He turned around and looked at Jesse.
"Can you tell me where he is, son?"
Jesse fiddled with his fingers. He's never lied to a cop before. The very thought made every worse case scenario rush through his head. Making him think that the next thing to come out of his mouth can land him in jail..which would mean he would never amount to anything..live off minimum wage, oh god, now he's hyperventilating.
"U-Uh..I...please don't arrest me."
Matthew chuckled lightly, "I'm not. But if I'm going to help you I need to talk to Conners."
Jesse nodded and shuffled his way to his room.
Beca turned to him, "You're helping us? But can't you get suspended or something?"
Aubrey sighed, "Beca...shut up."
Matthew shot Beca a look, "Would you rather I do my job and turn you in for breaking into a containment facility?"
Beca looked away, "No.."
"Then shut it." Matthew turned to Chloe and shook his head, "Really?"
Chloe giggled, "She's a sweetheart, daddy."
Beca smiled and went over to stand next to her girlfriend who hugged her from the side.
Jesse came back out of his room with Dr. Conners close behind. Matthew folded his arms and waited for the scientist to approach him. Curt readjusted his glasses and prepared for the worst.
"Captain Beale."
Matthew looked between the kids and back at Curt, "How do you plan on helping Jesse?"
Curt went over to his station where Jesse was organizing the supplies and putting them back in their place.
"Firstly, I'm going to need to find the source of Jesse's anger. Something must be triggering it."
Beca, who sat on the armrest of the couch with Chloe on her lap, turned to Curt and raised her eyebrow.
"How do you plan on doing that exactly?"
Curt turned to Jesse and shrugged, "I do have an idea but it's a bit stretched."
"Having you here is a bit stretched," Matthew said, looking over at Beca and narrowing his eyes when he saw her eyes drift down away from his daughters eyes, "Even for you, Beca. Keep your eyes up."
Beca averted her eyes, hiding her blush behind Chloe's shoulder. Chloe leaned back into Beca's embrace and playfully glared at her father who seemed pleased with himself that he was able to make New York's hero want to cower away in the corner.
"Be nice, daddy."
Curt cleared his throat and Matthew turned back to him.
"So what's your plan?"
Curt gestured towards a wristband looking device, a screen attached to the center with what looked to be a heart monitor displayed on it.
"The most affective way to trigger anger is physical activity. Fighting, to be more specific. So..Beca?"
Beca frowned, "You want me to fight Jesse?"
Jesse bit his lip, "I don't know. It doesn't seem like a fair fight."
Curt grinned, "You have similar healing powers. Not to mention the Performance Enhancers were initially supposed to be used in combat either way so your agility and overall performance should match hers quite well."
Amy smirked from her place in the kitchen doorway, "I got ten bucks that says Jesse will pussy out last minute."
Jesse narrowed his eyes, "Hey. I can fight. But I'm a man of principles so I stand by the no-hitting-girls rule."
"So you're saying you WOULD beat Beca in a fight?" Stacie asked, her eyebrows raised and her mouth agape.
Beca snorted, "I'm sure that's not what he's saying, Stace- "
"I actually DO think I can take you. But you're a girl so.." Jesse shrugged, a small smile placed on his boyish face.
Chloe's mouth made an O shape as she turned to Beca. She knew her girlfriend was a competitive person..not to mention her giant ego that would overcome anything if given the chance to.
Beca rolled her shoulders back, "It's on, dude."
Spider-Man landed perfectly on the head of a streetlight, waving at a little boy as he pointed up excitedly while walking across the street with his father. The hero looked further down the street, checking each corner for any sort of disturbance. She swung two blocks down, flipping in the air as she descended down onto a moving bus to ride the rest of the way towards the school. Spider-Man swung off the bus and perched herself on a building when she saw Chloe walking with two of her classmates. The hero had left after her lecture for a quick patrol since she had a free period after. Chloe must be out for lunch.
Spider-Man was about to make an appearance in front of the girls when another little boy started pointing up at her, tugging at the sleeve of his mothers shirt.
"Look it's Spider-Man!" The child yelled, jumping in the air with a big smile on his face.
Chloe and her friends turned around to see what the noise was and smiles were immediately brought up on their faces. Chloe's eyes locked briefly with pointed white eye pieces. She smiled and bit her lip while Spider-Man dropped down to greet the little boy.
"What's up, kiddo!" The hero raised her hand for him to high five.
"Wow!" He exclaimed, looking up at his mom with big cartoon like eyes.
The mom raised her phone, "Can I have a picture?"
Spider-Man nodded, "Of course. Come here, bud" She bent down and picked up the little boy who spread his arms out wide as he smiled at the camera.
"Thank you, Spider-Man!" He smiled, raising his own hand.
Spider-Man high fived the tiny hand and watched them continue their stroll. Knowing that she had just made a little boys day brought a smile to her face. Being a role model was a lot of pressure. But she seemed to be handling it quite well.
Spider-Man turned her head and saw Chloe giggling softly while being pulled over to the hero by two eager girls.
"That had to be the cutest thing!"
"Can we have a picture too!"
Chloe stood behind them with a knowing smile on her face. She watched her girlfriend pose with her friends while she held the phone, snapping about five pictures. The blonde to Spider-Man's right, Hazel, gestured Chloe to take a picture.
"When do you have a chance to take a picture with Spider-Man!" Hazel exclaimed, pulling Chloe over and squishing the two together while her other friend, Alex, stood back and watched.
Chloe gave the hero a subtle squeeze on the arm as she positioned herself next to her. Spider-Man wrapped an arm around Chloe's waist and pulled away once the flashing ceased.
A police car suddenly rushed passed them, lights flashing and siren wailing.
"Alright, girls," Spider-Man said, "That's my cue." She gave Chloe a nod before swinging off towards the police car.
Chloe smiled at the swinging hero while her friends fangirled over meeting the hero. Little did they know that behind the mask was the most amazing girl they'll ever have the chance to meet. Sure they met Spider-Man but behind the mask lied Chloe's true hero. Chloe looked down at the photo on her phone, giggling softly at the pose Beca decided to make: her right arm wrapped around Chloe while the other was awkwardly rubbing the back of her neck. In the photo, Chloe had her hands resting on the heros shoulder, her body pressed up against the side of Spider-Man's and her foot lifted slightly off the ground. Definitely lockscreen material and a certainly amusing inside joke for her and her friends.
While Beca responded to a police call, Chloe and her friends changed course when they realized the time and made their way back to school for their next class. The front of the school was beginning to be filled with the other college students who were released from their morning classes. Lucky bastards, she still had about three more to go. Chloe was about to reach the last set of stairs when she heard her name being called when she came to the landing.
Chloe turned her head and was immediately met with Aidan's brown eyes staring back at her, his lips curving up in a smile while his arm stayed above his head, calling her over.
Chloe excused herself from her friends and walled over. Aidan lowered his arm.
"Hey, how you doing?"
Chloe looked around for a moment and smiled, "Good. How are you?"
Aidan shrugged, "Doing alright. Here," he held out a brown paper bag, "My friend ditched me so you can have the second one."
Chloe grabbed the bag and pulled out a butter croissant.
"Thank you." She giggled, taking a bite out of it. She raised her eyebrow and waited to swallow before talking.
"You leave early today?"
Aidan scratched the back of his head, his eyebrows raising slightly as he averted his eyes back to her from their previous place over by the street.
"Yup. Good thing too cause I'm hungry."
Chloe nodded, "Lucky you. I have to wait until 2:15 before I can leave and get something to eat," gesturing to the half eaten croissant in her hand, "You kept me tamed though."
Aidan chuckled, stuffing his hands in his front pockets, "How about I pick you up and we can grab a bite?"
Chloe froze momentarily. She took a second to think of every possible meaning to that very sentence. All of which pointing towards him asking her on a date. Because she's a good person and hated to see people upset, Chloe made an excuse and said she didn't want him to come all the way back.
"It's no problem. I live pretty close anyway. So is that a yes?" Aidan asked hopefully.
Chloe opened and closed her mouth, looking away, "I don't think so.."
Aidan frowned, "Why not?"
Chloe raised her eyebrows, "I have a girlfriend, Aidan."
"What, two friends can't get something eat together without it being a problem?" Aidan asked quietly, barely audibly but Chloe picked up on it.
"Would it have been a 'just friends' thing to you?" Chloe asked, taking the silence as a confirmation. Normally she would have agreed if it was anyone else. But while lying in bed late last night with Beca she had told Chloe of the talk she and Aidan had had in the alley. Relationships only worked if the two people were considerate of the others feelings and if Beca didn't trust Aidan and provided enough evidence not to, then Chloe believed that she should be considerate and act upon Beca's suspicions if Aidan did something to prove them right.
Chloe then pointed at the entrance of the school, "I should get to class."
Aidan nodded, "Yeah, totally."
Chloe walked passed him and up the stairs where her friends stood waiting for her.
"Chlo?"
Chloe turned back around.
Aidan smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry."
Chloe nodded and smiled, turning back around and walking into the school with Hazel and Alex.
A/N: Captain Beale on board! How do you feel about that?
Beca and Jesse having to fight to get Jesse angry?! In what way can that go wrong?
You all already hate Aidan so i wont even ask lmaoo but if you have anything to say feel free to review.
Felicia will be back in the next chapter :) any ideas what will happen?
Hope you're liking the story so far
have a good one!