DAY 12 - SADIE HAWKINS CHRISTMAS DANCE

Author's Prompt: High School AU. Beca likes Chloe. Chloe likes Beca. The school has decided to have a Sadie Hawkins Christmas Dance before Winter Break. You know the deal - the tables are turned, and the girls ask the boys to the dance. But what happens when you're both girls and want to go to the dance together?

This is just a fun little story (shorter than the others) that I had sitting on my computer but never finished. I decided to use it for Christmas, and here it is. I hope you enjoy it.

Please, see additional Author's Note at the end.

Chloe sat with her chin on her hand, staring across the cafeteria at Beca. She sighed as her best friend, Aubrey, sat across from her. Her eyes barely glanced at Aubrey before looking back to stare at Beca.

Aubrey looked back to see what Chloe was staring at and shook her head. "Stop staring, Chloe," Aubrey said. "It's creepy."

"I can't help it," Chloe said. "She's so cute."

"So ask her out," Aubrey said, taking a bite of her salad.

"I can't," Chloe said. "I think she and Stacie are a thing. I mean, they do everything together."

"That doesn't mean anything," Aubrey mumbled.

Across the cafeteria, Stacie smiled at Beca. "Don't look now, but a certain redhead is staring over here at you."

Beca quickly turned her head only to see Chloe looking down at the table. "She was not."

"I don't know why you don't ask her out," Stacie said. "It's obvious she likes you."

"Doubtful," Beca mumbled. "Besides, I think she and Aubrey are together."

"Why would you think that?" Stacie asked.

"Think what?" Fat Amy asked as she joined the two brunettes.

"Beca thinks Chloe and Aubrey are together," Stacie said.

Fat Amy looked over at the other table. "Sounds reasonable," Amy said. "They are always together."

"That doesn't mean anything," Stacie said. "I'll prove it. Aubrey's hot, and I'll ask her out. If Aubrey says yes, then you'll know Chloe's single."

"Do it," Fat Amy said.

"Okay," Stacie said and stood up. "I'll do it."

"Stacie, sit down," Beca hissed. "You don't need to prove anything."

"You're right," Stacie said. "I don't. But I do want to ask Aubrey out, and now is as good a time as any."

Before Beca could say anything more, Stacie was walking toward Aubrey's table.

"Hey, Beca," Jesse said as he sat next to her.

"What do you want, Jesse?" Beca asked.

"I saw a poster for a Sadie Hawkins Christmas Dance," Jesse said.

"A what?" Beca asked.

"A Sadie Hawkins Christmas Dance," Jesse repeated.

"I don't know what that means," Beca said, watching as Stacie talked to Aubrey.

Beca noticed Chloe paying close attention to the two. She glanced in Beca's direction, and Beca would swear she saw a blush on Chloe's cheeks when she caught Beca looking at her.

"It's a dance where the girls ask the guys," Jesse said. "I'm available in case anyone wants to ask. Just sayin'. Think about it."

Beca was still watching Stacie, with quick glances at Chloe, and didn't notice that Jesse left.

Beca turned back to the table, saying, "Jesse, I'm gay. Where'd he go?"

"He left," Fat Amy said with a shrug.

"I have a day-ate," Stacie said as she returned to the table. "See, Beca. It's easy."

"For you," Beca mumbled and focused her attention on her lunch.

~ Day 12 of 2019's 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases ~

"I can't believe you accepted a date with Stacie," Chloe said, shaking her head.

"Why not?" Aubrey asked. "She's smart, funny, hot, and she wasn't afraid to ask."

"Shut up," Chloe said, looking toward Beca. "Beca's shy, and I don't want to scare her away."

"I saw Jesse Swanson over there a few minutes ago," Aubrey said. "I'm sure he didn't have a problem asking her out."

"But she's gay," Chloe said. "She'd never go out with him."

"Maybe," Aubrey said.

"Hey," Jessica and Ashley said simultaneously as they joined Chloe and Aubrey.

"Did you see the flyers about the dance?" Jessica asked.

"What flyers?" Chloe asked.

"What dance?" Aubrey asked.

"The school is having a Sadie Hawkins Christmas Dance," Ashley explained.

"What's that?" Aubrey asked.

"It's a dance where the girls ask the boys to the dance," Jessica explained.

"Sounds sexist to me," Aubrey said. "Why do we need a particular day or the school's permission to ask boys out? It's 2019, for goodness sake."

"And what if you didn't want to go with a boy?" Chloe asked. "Can you still go if you go with a girl?"

"I hadn't thought about that," Aubrey said.

"Us either," Jessica and Ashley said.

~ Day 12 of 2019's 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases ~

A few days later, the talk around the school was centered on the Sadie Hawkins Dance.

"It doesn't seem fair to me," Beca said. "I'm gay, and there are plenty of gay girls and boys in the school. What about them? Does it mean we can't ask who we want to go to the dance with us?"

"I agree," CR said. "I'm not going to ask any boy to a dance. Ever."

"We should talk to Mr. Smith," Stacie said. "It's the boys' football team who is sponsoring the dance to raise money for their awards banquet. Maybe we can have them change it to just a Christmas dance."

"Good luck with that," Bea sneered. "He's homophobic, and the dance was probably his idea so he wouldn't have to see same-sex couples at the dance. I don't see him changing anything about it."

"Let's go to the Principal," CR suggested. "He is Mr. Smith's boss. He can overrule him."

"I doubt it," Beca said. "Smith's teams have won something like twenty championships since he's been coaching. Principal Banks will never go against him. But that's okay because I have a better idea."

The girls sat and listened as Beca outlined her plan. They all agreed and set out to implement it.

"What are you going to do, Beca?" Stacie asked.

"I'm going to get two of the most popular girls in school to help," Beca said with a mischievous smile.

~ Day 12 of 2019's 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases ~

Beca was walking to their next class when she saw the person she was looking for.

"Hey, Chloe," Beca said, catching up to the redhead. "Could I talk to you for a minute?"

"Sure, Beca," Chloe said and moved to stand near the wall to get out of the flow of students. "What's up?"

"I know we don't hang out and stuff, but I like you. And, I was, um, I was wondering if you'd like to go to the Sadie Hawkins Christmas Dance with me? As my date."

Chloe smiled and looked at Beca. Her smile fell when she remembered what the dance was.

"I'd love to, Beca," Chloe said. "But it's girls ask guys. I don't think they'll allow us to attend as a couple."

"I have a plan to get around that," Beca said and explained what they were planning to do.

"I don't know, Beca," Chloe said. "We could get into trouble."

"How?" Beca asked. "We will be following the rules of the dance. We just need to get some of the guys to help us out. And I think you and Aubrey can help us with that."

"If Aubrey is okay with it," Chloe said. "I'm in."

"Great," Beca said. "Come on. We can ask Aubrey in class."

Beca and Chloe hurried to class and found Aubrey. They quickly explained what they wanted to do.

"I'm in," Aubrey said. "I already said this whole dance idea was sexist, and they needed to do something different."

"Good," Beca said. "I'll make up the list of girls who want to go with girls, and you two can work on the guys. Okay?"

"How many girls do you estimate?" Aubrey said. "I need to know how many guys we need to ask."

Beca counted in her head and said, "Well, there are five couples, so we'll need ten guys."

~ Day 12 of 2019's 25 Days of BeChloe Christmases ~

The next few days were interesting. Each of Beca's friends set up a very public display of asking one of the guys out.

Beca was there to witness them all. She had to hold back a laugh when CR asked out Donald. It was painfully awkward, especially when Donald hugged CR, and she almost punched him.

Beca felt a stab of jealousy when she watched Chloe ask out Benji until she remembered it wasn't a real date between Benji and Chloe.

The night of the dance was finally here, and Beca was nervous. She couldn't wait to dance with Chloe, but she was also worried about what Coach Smith and Principal Banks might say.

Beca's date, Todd, came to the door, and her parents took the obligatory pictures. They were finally able to leave, and Beca was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Todd. They hadn't spoken more than two words to each other before that night.

They arrived at the dance and walked in. Stacie and her date, Mark, were the first to greet them.

"Wow, Beca," Stacie said. "You look hot."

"Thanks, Stace," Beca said, blushing. "You look hot, too."

"Where's Benji?" Todd asked, looking around.

"They haven't arrived yet," CR said, joining the group.

"Hey, Jessica," Beca said as Jessica, and her date walked up. "It looks like we're missing half the group. Maybe we should get a couple of tables so we can sit together."

The five couples found two large tables and took over both. Beca kept watching the door and jumped up with a smile when she saw Benji and Chloe walk in.

Beca's eyes widened when she saw what Chloe was wearing. She and Todd made their way to the other couple.

"Chloe," Beca whispered as she pulled her into a hug. "You look amazing."

Chloe blushed as she pulled out of the hug and said, "Thank you. You look amazing, too."

Benji kissed Todd and said, "Let's find a seat."

"We already have tables," Beca said.

"Well, then," Benji said, taking Todd's hand. "Let's go."

Todd and Benji walked off. Beca offered her hand to Chloe and said, "Shall we."

"Definitely," Chloe said.

The ten couples got drinks and snacks while waiting for the music to start. Once it did, all ten couples got up to dance.

Everything was going well until a slow song played, and couples pulled each other close to dance.

Beca pulled Chloe to her. She wrapped her arms around Chloe's waist, and Chloe had hers around Beca's shoulders.

"What is the meaning of this?" a voice demanded, causing the couples to pull apart and look at the man.

"What's wrong, Coach Smith," Principal Banks asked, hurrying over to see what the commotion was.

"They're dancing together," Smith said. "Boys with boys and girls with girls. This is supposed to be a boy/girl dance. You know, where the girls asked the boys. Not boys asking boys or girls asking girls."

"But we did ask the boys," Beca said, speaking for the group. "I asked Todd, Chloe asked Benji, CR asked Donald, Stacie asked Mark, Aubrey asked-"

"I get it," Principal Banks said, cutting Beca off. "You kids go have fun. Coach Smith, we need to talk."

Coach Smith sputtered and got red in the face. "This is wrong. It's a sin."

"Shut up and follow me," Principal Banks said, taking Coach Smith by the arm and dragging him away.

The group let out a cheer and went back to dancing. Beca pulled Chloe off the dance floor and over to a corner.

"Thank you for coming and being my date," Beca said.

"I'm glad you asked," Chloe said, wrapping her arms around Beca's waist and pulling her closer.

Beca's hands went to Chloe's shoulders, and she leaned in when they were bumped into. They pulled apart and found Stacie looking up over their heads.

Beca and Chloe both looked up to see mistletoe hanging above them. Beca frowned, and Chloe bit her bottom lip.

"Get it, girls," Stacie said, before walking away.

"Um, we don't-" Beca started.

"Come on," Chloe said, grabbing Beca's hand and leading her to another spot. She looked up and didn't see any mistletoe and smiled.

Chloe then pulled Beca close her again, and Beca let out a yelp. "Chloe, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to kiss you," Chloe said. "And I don't want you to think it's because we're under some mistletoe. I'm going to kiss you because I want to kiss you."

Beca smiled and smashed her lips against Chloe's. Chloe let out a moan and kissed Beca back. They finally pulled back from the kiss and looked at each other.

"Merry Christmas, Becs," Chloe said and smiled.

"Merry Christmas, Chlo," Beca said and kissed Chloe again.

A few minutes later, they were still making out when they heard Stacie, "I told you they were here."

Beca and Chloe looked over to their friends, looking at them with smiles on their faces.

"Let's go, you two," Aubrey said. "We're dancing!"

The group let out a whoop and danced their way over to the dance floor.

"Shall we?" Chloe said, holding her hand to Beca.

"Definitely," Beca said as she took Chloe's hand.

A/N: Hey, everyone! My apologies that this is a day late. I spent the entire day in bed fighting a cold (or something) and wasn't up to posting or doing much of anything. Day 13 will be posted later today.