High School Heartbreak
Prompt from Tumblr User Anonymous: Bechloe prompt: High school AU - Beca loves Chloe but Chloe is dating Tom. Chloe finds out Tom is cheating and thinks it was Beca but Beca was taking the fall for Chloe's best friend Aubrey.
Beca was walking to her locker in the near desolate hallway when Aubrey suddenly came out of the janitor's closet.
"Oh, um, hey, Beca," Aubrey said, smoothing her hands over her hair. "Are you riding home with me and Chloe?"
"Yeah," Beca said, taking in Aubrey's appearance and looking back at the door to the janitor's closet. "I just have to grab a few things from my locker. Chloe said she'd meet us at the car."
"Oh, good," Aubrey said. "I'll just go wait with Chloe."
"Okay," Beca said. "Tell Chloe I'll just be a few minutes."
Aubrey smiled and stayed in front of the door. Beca shook her head and continued walking toward her locker.
Beca slowed her walk when she heard what sounded like a door opening and then some harsh whispering. She got to her locker and stared down at the lock. She pretended to be opening it as she cast a side glance toward the sounds, and noticed Aubrey and Tom Henderson in a heated discussion.
Beca's eyes almost fell out of their sockets when she saw Tom kiss Aubrey before hurrying down the hall toward the boy's locker room. She noticed Aubrey glance in her direction but Beca was going through her locker. She gave another quick glance and saw Aubrey hurrying toward the exit.
Beca stood with her mouth hanging open. It was obvious what Tom and Aubrey had been doing and she was shocked.
"Holy shit," Beca thought. "Aubrey and Tom? I can't believe Tom would cheat on Chloe and with her best friend. I can't believe Aubrey would do that to Chloe either. Should I tell Chloe? If I do it will hurt her. But if I don't and she finds out I knew, it will crush her."
Beca grabbed what she needed and hurried out to meet Chloe and Aubrey.
"About time, Mitchell," Chloe said as Beca approached the car.
"Sorry," Beca said. "I had, uh, had to look through my notes to see if I needed my History book."
"Let's go," Aubrey said.
Beca got into the back seat and noticed Aubrey looking at her nervously. Beca could tell she was trying to figure out if Beca saw Tom coming out of the closet.
Beca got lost in her thoughts. Debating with herself on whether she should tell Chloe what she saw. She also thought about confronting Aubrey to find out what was really going on between her and Tom.
"Are you in, Becs?" Chloe asked from the driver's seat.
"I'm sorry, what?" Beca asked, coming out of her thoughts.
"We were talking about a girl's night," Chloe said. "Just the three of us. Maybe catch a movie and grab a pizza or something. What do you say?"
"Um, when are we planning this for?" Beca said.
"I have a date with Tom on Friday," Chloe said smiling. "So, how about Saturday? We could turn it into a sleepover."
"Sounds good, Chloe," Aubrey said.
"I'm in," Beca said as Chloe pulled in front of her house.
"Great, it's a date," Chloe said. "See you tomorrow, Becs."
"See ya," Beca said as she climbed out of the car.
Chloe waited until Beca was in her house before pulling off.
"Did Beca seem off to you?" Chloe asked Aubrey.
"What do you mean?" Aubrey asked.
"I don't know. She was awfully quiet on the ride home." Chloe said, furrowing her brow. "I hope everything's okay with her. You know how she gets when she gets lost in her own head."
"It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday," Aubrey said. "Maybe she's tired."
"You might be right," Chloe said as she pulled in front of Aubrey's house. "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow," Aubrey said and climbed out of the car.
Chloe waited for Aubrey to get inside her house before pulling off.
~ High School Heartbreak ~
Beca spent a restless night, thinking about what to do about Aubrey and Tom. She knows she should tell Chloe, but she also knew how devastated Chloe would be. Maybe she could talk to Aubrey and get her to confess to Chloe.
The next morning, Beca was quiet on the ride to school. Chloe noticed but didn't say anything until they arrived at school.
"Hey, Brey," Chloe said as Aubrey was unbuckling her seat belt. "I'll catch up with you later. I want to talk to Beca for a minute."
"Sure," Aubrey said hesitantly. "I'll see you later."
"I really should get to class, Chloe," Beca said, starting to get out of the car.
"Just a minute, Beca," Chloe said, jumping out of the car to stop her. "I just want to make sure you're okay. You've been a bit off since yesterday."
"I'm fine, Chloe," Beca said. "Just a lot going on with school and things at home. I promise I'm okay."
"If things are getting to be too much at home for you, come talk to me," Chloe said. "Okay?"
"I will," Beca said. "Now, I really need to get to class."
Choe looked as if she was going to say something else. But, instead, smiled and linked her arm with Beca. "Let's go."
The rest of the day passed quickly. And no matter how hard Beca tried she could not get Aubrey alone to talk to her. She knew Aubrey was avoiding her but Beca was determined to find out what was going on with her and Tom.
~ High School Heartbreak ~
The next morning, Beca woke to a text from Chloe asking Beca if she would mind driving to school that day. Beca responded that she didn't mind.
Beca got dressed and drove to Chloe's house first. Chloe got in and Beca looked at her. Chloe looked upset which concerned Beca because Chloe was definitely a morning person.
"Are you okay, Chlo?" Beca asked.
"I think Tom is cheating on me," Chloe blurted out.
"Um, why do you think that?" Beca asked.
"Can we just go?" Chloe asked, ignoring Beca's question.
"Sure," Beca said and pulled off.
Chloe was quiet for the short drive to Aubrey's. Aubrey was waiting for them and got into the back seat. She looked at Chloe and then at Beca.
"Is everything okay?" Aubrey asked.
"Chloe thinks Tom is cheating on her," Beca said, looking at Aubrey.
Aubrey swallowed and turned pale. "Why, um, why do you think that, Chloe?"
"I called him last night to confirm our plans for tonight, and he didn't answer," Chloe said. "So, I texted him asking him to call me. He did and we talked for a bit. A few minutes after the call, I got a text from him. Only, it wasn't meant for me."
"What did it say?" Beca asked.
"It said, sorry, babe, Chloe just called," Chloe said. "He then sent another text that said, meet me tomorrow at the usual place."
"That's messed up," Beca said and glared at Aubrey. Aubrey looked away, avoiding Beca's glare.
"Did you text him to let him know he was texting you and not this other person?" Beca asked.
"No," Chloe said. "I decided to confront him at school about it."
"We should go so we're not late," Aubrey said quietly.
"Right," Beca said.
The rest of the drive to school was quiet. Beca split her time looking at Chloe and glaring at Aubrey. Beca noticed Aubrey texting and frowned because she was sure Aubrey was texting Tom to give him a heads up.
Beca parked in the school's lot and turned off the ignition. Aubrey immediately got out of the car, while Chloe remained, looking out at the school.
"You okay to go in, Chloe?" Beca asked, lightly touching the redhead's arm.
"Yeah," Chloe said. She chewed her bottom lip and looked at Beca. "Do you think it's weird that I'm not that upset over this?"
"Um, kind of?" Beca said.
"I thought so," Chloe said. "Well, I guess we should go in."
Beca nodded her head and the two got out of the car. Aubrey had already made it to the door of the school and turned to look back.
Beca saw this but Chloe was looking down at the ground as she walked. The first bell rang and Aubrey continued inside.
"Are you going to be okay, Chloe?" Beca asked as they reached the main doors. "Do you want me to come to class with you?"
"No, I'm good," Chloe said, turning to look at Beca. "I won't be able to talk to Tom until lunch. Will you be there?"
"Of course," Beca said.
The two quickly parted ways and went to their classes. Beca was on edge the entire time before lunch.
Beca left her class and made her way to her locker. She noticed Tom standing by the janitor's closet, looking around. He then went into the closet.
Beca was fuming. Was he really trying to meet up with Aubrey now?
Beca stormed over to the closet and jerked open the door. She rushed in slamming the door behind her. Tom let out a squeal and Beca rolled her eyes at him.
"Um, uh, B-Beca, what are you doing here?" Tom stuttered.
"Are you seriously expecting to meet up with Aubrey right now?"
"She, uh, texted me to meet her here before lunch."
"I can't believe you're cheating on Chloe," Beca said, shaking her head. "And with her best friend. What is wrong with you two?"
"It's not like that," Tom said, leaning his back against the wall and running a hand through his hair. "It just happened."
"Then why didn't you break up with Chloe when it did?"
"I wanted to," Tom said. "But, Aubrey said she wanted to talk to Chloe first. She knew Chloe would be upset and she wanted to find a way to tell her about us without Chloe hating her."
"And you kept stringing Chloe along while still messing around with Aubrey?" Beca said. "God, you both are such dicks. You need to break up with Chloe and tell her about you and Aubrey."
"I can't do that," Tom said.
"Yes, you can," Beca said and turned to walk away.
Tom grabbed her arm and pulled her back to him. He turned her around and was holding onto her arms.
"Please, Beca," Tom said. "Let Aubrey handle it."
"You're nothing but a fucking coward," Beca yelled and opened the door.
Aubrey saw the janitor's closet door open and Beca step out while facing Tom. She quickly hid around the corner when she saw Chloe walking by, turning back in time to see Chloe stop at the same time Beca yelled at Tom.
"You tell Chloe or I will."
Aubrey gasped and watched as Chloe stared wide-eyed at Beca.
"Chloe," Tom mumbled.
Beca turned to see Chloe standing behind her, looking angrily at her and Tom. She had tears in her eyes.
"Shit," Beca muttered.
"Beca? You're the one Tom's been cheating on me with?" Chloe asked, looking at Beca.
"What? No, Chloe," Beca said, reaching out a hand toward Chloe. "It's not-"
"I can't believe this," Chloe said, moving away from Beca. "You're supposed to be my best friend. I hate you! I hate you, both!"
Chloe turned and ran off down the hall. Beca stood there unable to move.
"I thought she wasn't that upset about Tom cheating," Beca thought. "What's changed since this morning?"
"Beca," Tom said, reaching for her.
"Don't. Fucking. Touch. Me," Beca said through gritted teeth.
"Give her a chance to calm down," Tom said. "Then you can talk to her and clear this up."
Beca turned to face him. "How about you grow a fucking pair and tell her the truth?"
"Why didn't you just tell her yourself when you saw her standing there?" Tom yelled.
"I don't know," Beca yelled back. She lowered her voice when people started murmuring around them. "She surprised me." Beca felt tears stinging her eyes. "You know what? Tell her, don't tell her; I don't care. It's probably for the best anyway."
Tom didn't know what to say or do, so he stood there and watched as Beca walked away. Once Beca was out of sight, Aubrey ran over to Tom.
"Are you okay?" Aubrey asked.
"You need to tell Chloe about us."
~ High School Heartbreak ~
Chloe rushed into the cafeteria, looking around for Aubrey. She was upset and sat down at a table and put her head in her hands. Jessica noticed Chloe sitting alone, looking upset and walked over to her table.
"You okay, Chloe?" Jessica asked.
Chloe lifted her head and said, "No."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Jessica asked.
"I can't," Chloe said. "Can you sit with me? I don't want anyone to bother me."
"Sure," Jessica said and sat across from Chloe.
Aubrey came running in a few minutes later and rushed over to Chloe.
"I heard what happened," Aubrey said, sitting next to Chloe. "Are you okay?"
"I was just betrayed by my best friend," Chloe mumbled. "I don't think I'll ever be okay."
"What happened?" Jessica asked.
Chloe told Jessica that she knew Tom was cheating on her and found out that it was Beca he was cheating on her with.
"I don't believe that," Jessica said. "Beca wouldn't do that to you."
"I didn't think she would either, but she did," Chloe said.
"I'm sure it's not what you think, Chloe," Aubrey said.
"I saw them, Brey!" Chloe said, turning angrily to look at Aubrey. "What else do people do while hiding out in the janitor's closet? And she said if Tom didn't tell me, she would. She wants to be with Tom."
"I'm so sorry, Chloe," Jessica said. "Can I do anything for you?"
"I think I want to go home," Chloe said.
"I'd take you, but, um, Beca drove today," Aubrey said.
"Don't say her name around me," Chloe said, gritting her teeth.
"I have my car," Jessica said. "I'll take you."
"Thanks, Jess," Chloe said.
"Chloe!"
Chloe and Aubrey both flinched when they heard Tom call out to Chloe.
"Go away, Tom," Chloe said. "We're done and I don't have anything to say to you."
Aubrey sat staring down at the table. She knew she should say something but couldn't find the words.
"I'm sorry I cheated on you, Chloe," Tom said, keeping Chloe from walking away. He glanced at Aubrey and then returned his gaze to Chloe. "I didn't mean for it to happen, it just did. But, you got it all wrong. It wasn't-"
"Shut up!" Chloe screamed. "Beca was my best friend and I-." Chloe stopped and swallowed. Her voice was quiet as she said, "She was my best friend."
Chloe shoved past Tom and Jessica jumped up to follow her. Aubrey looked up at Tom before she, too, stood to hurry after Chloe and Jessica.
Tom whispered, "I'll call you later," as Aubrey walked past; Aubrey nodded without stopping.
~ High School Heartbreak ~
Beca doesn't know how she did it, but she made it through the rest of the day. After school, she got to her car and, without thinking, waited and watched for Chloe and Aubrey to come out. It took her a minute to realize that Chloe would not be meeting her for the ride home.
Beca started the car and looked once more toward the school's entrance. Her eyes widened when she saw Aubrey and Tom walk out together. Beca turned off the car and got out. She stormed over to Aubrey and Tom stopping just in front of them.
Aubrey stepped back into Tom when she saw how angry Beca was. She thought that Beca would physically attack both of them.
"Are you two really going to keep doing this?" Beca asked. "Do you plan to tell Chloe about this at all?"
"We don't need to now," Tom said with a shrug. "She broke up with me so I can be with anyone I want."
Beca's fists clenched and it took everything she had not to punch him. She turned her glare to Aubrey.
"And you're okay with this?" Beca asked her. "Chloe's devastated and she needs her best friend. Is he really worth giving up a lifelong friendship?"
"What about you?" Aubrey asked. "You gave up your friendship with her."
"She said she hated me," Beca yelled. "She threw our friendship out the window and I let her for my own stupid reasons. But, I thought by now you two would have pulled your head out of your asses and told her the truth. You and Tom only care about yourselves. You're both selfish bitches and deserve each other."
Before either could say anything, Beca turned on her heel and stormed off. She was halfway to her car when she was stopped by Jessica and Ashley.
"Beca, are you okay?" Ashley asked.
Beca looked at them as tears ran down her face. Jessica looked at Beca and took her by the arm. She led Beca to her car; Ashley followed.
Jessica let go of Beca's arm and looked around. They were in a somewhat deserted area of the parking lot.
"I took Chloe home during lunch," Jessica said. "She is devastated by what happened, Beca. But, I think she was more upset with you than she was with Tom."
"I'm not the one who Tom cheated on her with," Beca said.
"But you know who it is, don't you?" Ashley asked.
Beca looked at Ashley and then turned her head away without answering.
"We believe you, Beca," Jessica said. "But, Chloe thinks it was you."
"Is this supposed to be a pep talk?" Beca asked.
"No," Jessica said and sighed. "I promised not to say anything, but she told me something that I think you should know."
"Don't tell me," Beca said quickly, shaking her head. "I don't want you to break her confidence like that. It would hurt her if you did. I think she's hurting enough today, don't you?"
"But-"
"No, please, don't say anything more," Beca said and started to walk away.
Ashley grabbed Beca's arm to stop her.
"Beca, let her tell you," Ashley pleaded. "Jessica wouldn't suggest breaking Chloe's confidence if she didn't think she should."
Beca sighed and looked down at the ground. She looked up at Jessica and slowly nodded her head.
Jessica told Beca what she and Chloe talked about while she drove Chloe home.
~ High School Heartbreak ~
About two hours later, Beca was sitting in her room, going over in her head what Jessica told her.
"Chloe told me that she wasn't that upset about Tom's cheating," Jessica said.
"She told me as much this morning," Beca scoffed. "Tell me something I don't know."
"Okay," Jessica said. "Did you know that she's had a crush on you since last year?"
"What?" Beca asked, clearly surprised by this.
"That's what she told me," Jessica said. "She said she wanted to tell you but that she didn't think you felt the same way."
"That can't be right," Beca mumbled.
"It's true," Jessica said. "Don't you wonder why she is more upset that you were the one who she thought Tom was cheating on her with than the fact that Tom cheated on her? Because she likes you, that's why."
Beca didn't know what to say to that. She stood there with her mind racing. Could it be?
"You should go talk to Chloe," Ashley said. "We know you have a crush on Chloe." At Beca's shocked look, she added, "You don't hide it very well. Maybe you can tell her how you feel about her and work things out."
"She's right, Beca," Jessica said with a smile. "I, no, we both think you two belong together. The question is, do you think you two belong together?"
Beca swallowed and ran a hand through her hair. "I, um, I-. Thanks for telling me."
"You're welcome," Jessica said. "Go talk to her. And we hope everything works out for you two."
Beca nodded and watched as Jessica and Ashley got into Jessica's car and drove off. Beca slowly made her way to her car and drove home.
Beca thought about calling Chloe but feared she'd ignore her calls or has already blocked her number. What she needed to do was to go over to Chloe's and make her talk to her.
Beca wasn't sure she could tell Chloe how she felt because she couldn't believe that Chloe really said those things about having a crush on Beca. Or that she did say it but didn't mean it.
"But, what if she did?" Beca thought.
Twenty minutes later, Beca found herself sitting in front of Chloe's house. She took a deep breath and got out of the car.
She was halfway up the walk when the door opened and Tom and Aubrey stepped out. Beca stopped and her jaw dropped when she saw Chloe hug them both.
"What the fuck?" Beca mumbled.
"Oh, hi, Beca," Aubrey said when she noticed Beca standing behind her.
"Beca?" Chloe said, moving so she could see Beca, too. "I'm glad you're here."
Beca continued walking and stopped in front of Aubrey and Chloe. Tom stood behind the two girls.
"I'm guessing they told you what they'd been up to?" Beca asked Chloe.
"Yeah, they did," Chloe said with a smile.
"What the fuck, Chloe?' Beca asked, causing Chloe's smile to drop. "They told you they'd been fooling around behind your back and you're okay with it and hugged them? I didn't even do anything and you said you hated me. This is all kinds of fucked up!"
"Beca, listen-"
"No," Beca said, moving back a step. "I can't believe you. Or you two."
Tom and Aubrey tried to hide their smiles at the way Beca was acting.
"You think this is funny?" Beca asked as she glared at the two of them.
"Beca, let-"
"Unbelievable," Beca scoffed, cutting Aubrey off.
"Beca, please, just let me-"
"Let you what, Chloe?" Beca asked. "Let you tell me you hate me again? No thanks-"
Suddenly, Beca yelped as Chloe's lips smashed into hers. Beca pulled back and looked at Chloe with wide eyes.
"Sorry, but I needed you to shut up," Chloe said.
"You could have just told me to shut up," Beca grumbled.
"I like this way better," Chloe said, smirking. "May I talk now?"
"Whatever," Beca said, shrugging her shoulders.
"Remember how I told you I wasn't that upset over finding out Tom was cheating on me?"
Beca looked over at Tom and nodded.
"It's because I was planning on breaking up with him because I was interested in someone else. Deeply interested in someone else."
"But why did you get so mad at me when you thought I was the one Tom was cheating on you with?"
"Can we stop talking about my cheating, please?" Tom asked. "I've apologized and it's all good now."
Beca glared at him.
"Beca, I was upset because I thought it was you Tom was cheating with," Chloe said.
"Seriously? More about my cheating?" Tom asked, throwing up his hands. "Brey, can we go?"
"No," Aubrey said, smiling. "I've been waiting for this for a year."
"I'm getting confused," Beca said, looking from Aubrey to Chloe. "What are you talking about, Chloe?"
"I was upset because you're the person I was interested in and wanted to break up with Tom for," Chloe said, letting out a breath.
"So, Jessica was right. You do like me?" Beca asked, a smile spreading on her face.
"Yes, I do," Chloe said. "So, does this mean you like me, too?"
"I do," Beca said. "Is being boyfriend-free so you could be with me the reason why you so easily forgave those two?"
"Yeah," Chloe said. "Don't get me wrong, I was upset when I found out Aubrey was the 'other woman.' But, they explained everything and I realized I was glad because now I'm free to pursue you."
Chloe smiled as Beca's face reddened.
"Pursue me?" Beca asked. "You do know you already have me, right?"
"I do?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah, you do," Beca said and kissed Chloe.
Aubrey smiled and looked at Tom. "Now we can go."