Guess who's back? ;)

I know this is short but I just wanted to give you guys something


The tension between the girls dissipated after Beca told them her story. She was still laid back and didn't do much physical exercise but she told them it still hurt her to sing, so she didn't do it to her full potential.

When they went back home, Beca helped a lot. She was early to every rehearsal and usually was the last one to leave. She helped the girls by telling them what they were doing wrong and she corrected them. The girls were very thankful and they could see the change in their captain. She was finally their captain.

Chloe was still in doubt, but she felt more and more at ease everyday. She did, however, feel confident the Bellas could actually win at the World's.

One afternoon, after rehearsal, Stacie made her way up to Chloe's room and got in, finding the redheaded captain folding her laundry and putting most of it away.

"Chlo?" she asked carefully.

"Yeah?" Chloe asked.

"Can I talk to you?"

"Sure." Chloe answered distractedly.

"Umm it's about Beca." Stacie said.

"Yeah?" Chloe said as she folded one white sweatshirt and put it in a pile with the others.

"I just.. I don't know, I.." Stacie sighed as soon as she noticed she couldn't get a sentence out.

"You..?" Chloe asked, folding a pink top.

"I feel bad for talking to Beca like that." Stacie said.

Chloe looked up at her and sighed, stopping what she was doing.

"Me too." she said. "I shouldn't have.. told her it was stupid."

Stacie sighed.

"But you know, we should be apologizing to her, not to each other." Chloe warned.

"Right." Stacie nodded.

Chloe gave her a look and went back to her laundry.

Stacie sighed and left the room.

Chloe finished folding her laundry and putting her clothes away and sat down on her bed. She thought about everything for a good 10 minutes before grabbing her purse, putting on some sneakers and leaving. She went to the auditorium, hoping to find some peace and quiet so she could take notes, go over the choreography in her head but she found a tiny brunette sitting by the piano, looking through her laptop, sometimes writing stuff down on a small notebook.

"Beca?" Chloe said. She was surprised to find her there, she thought she was at the Bellas house.

"Oh, hey." Beca said, putting her laptop on top of the grand piano.

"Sorry, I didn't think anyone would be here." Chloe said, putting her purse on one of the chairs.

"Oh. I can— I can go." Beca closed her notebook and her laptop, standing up.

"No, it's okay." Chloe said with a sigh. "I actually was hoping I'd run into you."

Beca looked surprised and she sat back gown, putting her stuff on the floor.

"Beca, I'm sorry I was a bitch. You trying to kill yourself is not at all stupid, for any reason." Chloe said, getting closer to her. "I wanna know that if you let me, I'm gonna support you through your recovery."

Beca offered her a small hint of a smile.

"Thanks." she said.

Chloe nodded towards the seat next to Beca on the bench.

"Can I..?"

"Yeah, go ahead." Beca said and sat closer to the edge to give Chloe more space.

"So were you working on the set?" Chloe asked, nodding towards the piano.

"No, I was.. I was writing some stuff." Beca scratched the back of her neck. "Well, a music producer wants to hear my work and I.. well through recovery I discovered that writing music calms me down so… I'm taking a shot."

"Oh, that's cool." Chloe asked. "Is it done yet?"

"Umm yeah, I— I just finished." Beca said, opening her notebook.

"Can I hear it?" Chloe asked.

Beca looked surprised, she hugged her notebook to her chest.

"What— really?" she asked.

"Yeah." Chloe said.

Chloe was giving Beca another chance, the girl had been showing she deserved and all the other Bellas agreed. She couldn't shut the girl out, she knew if she did, that'd make things worse.

"Okay." Beca said, putting her notebook up so she could read her notes and positioned her hands on the piano.

Chloe cringed when Beca's hands made an awful combination of notes and the brunette immediately took her hands away, cringing as well.

"Sorry, wrong key." Beca said and looked closer at her notes. She took her pen and corrected it with an eyeroll and a quiet 'so stupid' mumble which made Chloe giggle.

Beca hit the right keys this time and nodded at herself.

"And another one bites the dust
Oh why can I not conquer love?
And I might have thought that we were one
Wanted to fight this war without weapons

And I wanted it, I wanted it so bad
But there were so many red flags
Now another one bites the dust
Oh let's be clear, I'll trust no one"

Chloe watched as Beca shut her eyes and concentrated. So far, the lyrics were beautiful and she saw how much emotion Beca was putting into the song, it was amazing.

"You did not break me
I'm still fighting for peace

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard
I may snap and I move fast
You won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart

Oh, I've got an elastic heart
I've got an elastic heart"

Beca had a determined look in her eyes. She completely forgot Chloe was there, she was singing to herself only, she was telling herself she was strong and she would get through this.

"And I will stay up through the night
And let's be clear, won't close my eyes
And I know that I can survive
I'll walk through fire to save my life

And I want it, I want my life so bad
I'm doing everything I can
Then another one bites the dust
It's hard to lose a chosen one"

Chloe bit her lip as she watched Beca pour everything into those last verses, both had tears in their eyes. She had known Beca for 4 years now and she knew the brunette wasn't a songwriter, she didn't typically write songs.

"You did not break me, oh
I'm still fighting for peace

Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard
I may snap and I move fast
You won't see me fall apart
'Cause I've got an elastic heart

I've got an elastic heart
I've got an elastic heart
I've got an elastic heart"

The last words were sang softly as Beca played the final keys and ended the song, looking at the piano keys as she breathed heavily. She then raised a hand to wipe her tears and jumped when she heard a sniff.

"Beca, that's… that's so beautiful." Chloe said, still crying. "So, so beautiful."

"Thanks." Beca said, wiping her tears. "I'm working on another one, the guy said I should have two original songs."

"I can't wait to hear the next one." Chloe said.

"Thanks." Beca said. "I'll play it to you when I finish it."

Chloe offered the brunette a small smile and patted her knee.

"So how's recovery?" Chloe asked.

"The first couple weeks were the hardest. I've been visiting a doctor and a therapist every week and I feel better." Beca said. "A lot better."

"That's nice to hear." Chloe said.

"Thanks." Beca sighed.

Chloe offered a small smile and sighed.

"Listen, I know Stacie wants to apologize to you too." Chloe said.

Beca nodded, closing her notebook and putting it in her bag.

"Beca, I…" Chloe sighed.

"Yeah?" Beca asked.

"Okay, I'm gonna risk this. Do you wanna go out for a cup of coffee?" Chloe asked.

Beca looked at her and Chloe could see she was happy, her eyes lit up immediately.

"Really?" she asked with a smile.

"Yeah. But not as in a date.. yet." Chloe said. "I think I still need—"

"— No, don't worry, I get it." Beca said. "You wanna see if I'm worth a date, it's cool. I'm up for it, I'm taking all the chances you give."

Chloe smiled.

"Okay, so tomorrow? At five?" Chloe asked. "Our regular coffee shop?"

"Sure. I'll be there." Beca said.

Chloe smiled as Beca got her bag ready and stood up.

"Thanks, Chloe." she said. "Really. I won't screw this up again."

Chloe nodded and Beca waved and left, claiming she was gonna pick up some dinner before going home.

Chloe sighed and felt good about this. It wasn't a date, but she was going to see if Beca was worth going on a date with. She was still earning her trust after all.


I bet you were expecting another song right? I was going to have Beca write 'Just Give Me A Reason' but 1. that was too cliché and 2. the lyrics to 'Elastic Heart' can relate to Beca a little bit more and I think it makes it more beautiful.

Listen to Elastic Heart cover by Madilyn Bailey for this