VALENTINE'S DAY DARE

Prompt from Tumblr User Anonymous: Bechloe Valentine's Day prompt. Highschool AU. Chloe is the popular girl and gets dared to ask the loner music nerd Beca to the valentines dance.

Beca was minding her own business as she walked down the hall toward the music room. She was knocked down as the turned the corner and ran into some of Barden High's cheerleaders.

"Sorry, Beca," Chloe said as she reached to help Beca. "Are you okay?"

"Leave the loser on the floor where she belongs," Alice, the Captain, said.

"Don't be such a bitch, Alice," Chloe chastised as she helped Beca stand.

"I'm okay," Beca mumbled, adjusting her bag on her shoulder. "Thanks."

Beca moved to go around the group and Alice stepped in front of her. Beca moved to the left to get past her; Alice moved again to block her.

"Come on, Alice," Aubrey said. "Leave her alone and let's go."

"She ran into us," Alice said, staring at Beca. "On purpose."

"It was an accident," Stacie said.

Beca looked up to find Alice glaring at her. "I'm sorry."

"That's true," Alice said, laughing. "You really are sorry. A sorry, lonely little music nerd."

Alice laughed harder and looked around at the other cheerleaders. They just stared blankly back at her.

"Whatever," Alice mumbled.

Beca sighed and moved to her right to get past Alice and again Alice moved to block her path. This time Beca was ready for her and as soon as Alice started moving, Beca moved quickly to the other side and passed Alice, bumping her shoulder in the process.

"Did you see that?" Alice screeched. "She purposely bumped into me again. Get back here, you bitch."

Beca kept walking, and Alice made to go after her, but Chloe, Aubrey, and Stacie stopped her.

"Leave her alone, Alice," Chloe said, holding Alice's arm. "You've had your fun."

"Yeah, Alice, watching you torment Beca is getting old," Stacie said. "What is your problem with her anyway?"

"Let's go," Alice said, ignoring the question. "We have practice."

The girls sighed and slowly followed Alice to practice.

~ 2020 BeChloe Valentine's - Valentine's Day Dare ~

Friday night found the Cheerleaders at Alice's house for a sleepover. The girls were in their pajamas, sitting on blankets in the basement.

Alice leaned over to whisper something to Emily. Emily swallowed and turned to the group.

"Let's play Truth or Dare," Emily said.

"That's a great idea," Alice said with an evil smile.

"I don't like this," Chloe whispered to Aubrey and Stacie. "Alice looks like she's up to something."

"The three of us had better be careful," Stacie said. "She may try and get us back for standing up to her when she was harassing Beca Mitchell the other day."

"I have an idea," Aubrey whispered. "If one of you gets picked before I do, pick me. Okay?"

"Okay," Chloe and Stacie reply.

"Truth or Dare sounds fun," Aubrey said. "Who's first?"

"Before we start, I need to know if everyone is in," Alice said. The girls all agreed and Alice continued. "Emily since the game was your idea, you'll go first." She paused before adding, "Right after I explain the rules."

"We know the rules for Truth or Dare, Alice," Chloe said.

"You don't know my house rules," Alice said, glaring at Chloe before smiling her fake smile. "The house rules are that if you've already chosen truth, you must pick dare on your next turn. If you choose truth and someone knows you're lying, they have to speak up and tell us the real truth. If you choose not to do the dare, then I will make you kiss whoever I tell you to."

The girls erupted and started arguing with Alice.

"What if we don't want to follow your house rules?" Stacie asked.

"Then, you won't be cheering for three games," Alice said.

"You can't blackmail us into playing," Jessica said.

"You all have already agreed to play," Alice said smugly. "Anyone who backs out now will be sidelined for three games while the rest of us are on the field cheering our team on to victory."

"I'm out," Chloe said, standing.

"Me, too," Stacie said.

"Me, too," Aubrey said.

The rest of the girls joined Chloe. Alice's face was red with anger; she did not expect them to band together against her.

"Have fun cheering alone, Alice," Chloe said and started walking toward the stairs.

"Wait," Alice said, jumping in front of Chloe to stop them all from leaving. "Fine. You can choose not to do the first dare, but you will have to do a different dare no exceptions. The rest of the rules will still apply."

Chloe looked at the girls. They all shrugged and nodded, accepting Alice's rules.

"Okay, we'll play," Chloe said.

The girls returned to their original seats and sat.

"Emily, you're up first," Alice said.

The game started and things were fairly tame. The girls were laughing and enjoying themselves.

It was Jessica's turn and she chose Aubrey.

"Aubrey, Truth or Dare?"

"Um, I'll take truth," Aubrey said.

"Okay," Jessica said. "Do you have a crush on someone at school? And, if so, name names."

Aubrey chuckled. "That's easy. I have a crush on Jesse Swanson and Stacie."

"You can't name two," Ashley said.

"Yes, I can," Aubrey said. "She said to name names, plural. And, since I'm bi, I have a crush on a guy and a girl."

Stacie smiled and kissed Aubrey on the cheek.

"We'll accept that," Alice said. "It's your turn, Aubrey."

Aubrey looked at Chloe and then Stacie. "Alice, you chose dare last time so you have to tell the truth this time?"

"I'm fine with that," Alice said. "Go for it."

"Tell us why you hate Beca Mitchell so much," Aubrey said.

Alice's look of surprise wasn't totally unexpected. Alice pulled herself together and said, "I'm not answering that."

"You have to," Ashley said.

Alice glared at Ashley for a moment. "Fine. She hurt someone I care about. Plus she's a loser, so that's why I hate her."

"No, it isn't," Jessica said with a laugh. "I was there, remember?"

"Tell us, Jessica," Aubrey said.

"I'm going to get more chips," Alice said and stomped up the stairs.

"Jessica?" Stacie said.

"Okay," Jessica said. "Me, Alice, Beca, and a few others grew up in this neighborhood. We became friends in Kindergarten and stayed friends through Middle School. In eighth grade, Beca came back to school after Winter Break and told us she came out to her parents and she was gay."

"And Alice didn't accept that?" Chloe asked.

"No, Alice didn't have a problem with it," Jessica said. "One day, Alice went to Beca's house and tried to get Beca to kiss her because Alice had never kissed a girl and wanted to know what it was like. Beca refused and said she didn't think of her that way. Alice was hurt but seemed to accept it. Fast forward to after Spring Break; Alice had a sleepover and we were all there. Beca was excited and told us she had her first girlfriend. The rest of us were happy for her; Alice became livid. She started ranting and yelling at Beca. Saying things like, what did that girl have that Alice didn't? Called her a loser dyke, among other things."

"What did Beca do?" Stacie asked.

"Nothing," Jessica said, shrugging. "She let Alice rant at her. Alice ended her rant by telling Beca that she was no longer her friend and that she needed to leave. Beca said she was sorry Alice felt that way and left."

"Wow," Emily said.

"What did you do once Beca left?" Chloe asked.

"We didn't know what to do," Jessica said. "We stayed but we all got together the next day and made sure Beca was okay. After that, we had to divide our time between Alice and Beca, but never the two together."

They all got quiet when they heard Alice coming back downstairs.

"I believe it's my turn," Alice said as she rejoined the group.

The girls looked at each other, confused by Alice's behavior. They soon found out it was the calm before the storm.

"Chloe?" Alice called out, causing the redhead to look at her. "You chose truth last time, so you get a dare."

Chloe took in a breath and heard Aubrey mumble, "We got your back."

"Go ahead," Chloe said.

"I dare you to slap Aubrey across the face," Alice said and smiled.

"What?" Chloe screeched. "No way. I'm not going to slap Aubrey, not even on a dare."

"Do it, Chloe," Aubrey said. "I guarantee she's got something worse planned for your second dare."

"I can't," Chloe said, a pained expression on her face. "You're my best friend."

"Are you declining to do the first dare?" Alice asked.

"Stop it, Alice," Jessica said. "This is cruel even for you."

"You all knew the rules and opted to play," Alice said. "So, what's it going to be, Chloe? Slap Aubrey or do I give you dare number two?"

"You don't have to do anything you don't want to, Chloe," Stacie said.

"Yes, she does," Alice yelled. "Make a decision. Slap Aubrey or second dare?"

Chloe looked around the room and took a breath, slowly letting it out.

"I'll take the second dare," Chloe said.

The smile that came to Alice's face sent shivers down everyone's spine.

"I dare you to ask Beca Mitchell to be your date for the Valentine's Day dance," Alice said, causing gasps from everyone in the room. "And then stand her up."

"That's not right, Alice," Ashley said. "Just because you're a bitch to Beca doesn't mean you can make someone else hurt her for your pleasure."

Alice sat with a smug smile on her face. She looked at Chloe. "I understand you have an offer to attend Barden University on a cheerleading scholarship. Do you think you'll keep it if you are no longer a cheerleader? Because, I don't think you will."

Chloe was staring daggers at Alice. She knew Alice would find a way to kick her off the squad and she needed that scholarship in order to help pay for college.

Tears stung Chloe's eyes as she said, "I'll do it."

"Chloe, no," Aubrey said. "This isn't you. You can't hurt someone on purpose and be okay with it."

"I need that scholarship," Chloe said. "What else can I do?"

"Wait," Stacie said and looked over to Alice. "Chloe will do it, but she has conditions."

"I do?" Chloe muttered.

"You do, trust me," Stacie whispered.

"What conditions?" Alice asked.

"Chloe gets to choose when and where to ask Beca," Stacie said. "And, um, you have to leave Beca alone from now on. If you mess with Beca once, the dare becomes null and void and Chloe doesn't have to do it."

"That sounds good," Chloe said. "Those are my conditions."

Alice furrowed her brow and looked at Chloe and Stacie. "Fine. I'll accept those conditions BUT none of you can tell Beca anything about the dare."

"Fine," Chloe said.

"Now that that's settled, who wants to do karaoke?" Alice asked.

"I'm going home," Chloe said and started gathering her stuff.

"I'm going, too," Aubrey said. "Stacie? I can give you a ride if you want to leave."

"Thanks," Stacie said. "I'd like that."

"Hey, Chloe, can I get a ride with you?" Emily asked. "I want to go home, too."

"Sure," Chloe said.

Alice watched as all the girls gathered their belongings and left.

~ 2020 BeChloe Valentine's - Valentine's Day Dare ~

Monday came, and Chloe had been anxious all weekend. She and Beca were in a couple of classes together, but at the end of the day, Chloe still hadn't talked to her.

Chloe was slowly making her way to cheer practice. She was walking past the music wing when she heard piano music coming from the rehearsal room.

Chloe stopped and listened for a moment. The music was mesmerizing and she found herself entering the rehearsal room. She stopped and stared when she saw Beca Mitchell sitting at the piano.

Chloe stood and watched until Beca finished the piece. Chloe started clapping, startling Beca.

"That was amazing, Beca," Chloe said, walking over to the piano.

"Um, thanks, Chloe," Beca said.

"What is it called?" Chloe asked, sitting on the bench with her back to the piano.

"It, uh, doesn't have a name yet," Beca said. "I'm still working on it."

"You wrote that?" Chloe asked, surprised.

"Yeah," Beca said. "I write a lot of music."

"How did I not know this about you?" Chloe asked, smiling at Beca.

"Well, we're not exactly friends," Beca said, looking down at the keys.

"I think we should fix that," Chloe said. "I'd like to learn more about your music. Can you play some more for me?"

"Um, sure," Beca said.

Beca started playing another song and Chloe sat listening. She glanced at Beca's face a few times and found herself smiling.

Beca finished and Chloe gushed about how good it was.

"Do you play any other instruments?"

"A couple."

"A couple? I can't play one and you can play a couple? Maybe I should get you to give me piano lessons. I'd love to learn how to play."

"Sure, if you want," Beca said. "I have a piano at home if you'd like to come over sometime. I can teach you."

"I'd love that, Beca," Chloe said. She jumped up when she saw the clock on the wall. "I have to go. I'm late for cheer practice."

"Oh, okay," Beca said as Chloe started for the door.

"Hey," Chloe called back. "Want to get ice cream tomorrow after school before my first lesson."

Beca smiled. "I'd like that. I'll see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow," Chloe said.

Chloe hurried to the field where cheer practice was held. She ran up and stood next to Aubrey.

"Beale, you're late," Alice said, looking down at a clipboard in her hands.

"Sorry," Chloe said. "I was talking to Beca."

Alice's eyes shot up to look at Chloe. "Did you ask her?"

"Not yet," Chloe said. "But, I will."

"Good," Alice said. "Everyone into positions."

~ 2020 BeChloe Valentine's - Valentine's Day Dare ~

Beca and Chloe began hanging out more over the next week. Chloe was learning the basics on the piano and growing fond of the petite brunette as each day passed.

It was Friday and Chloe had to cheer at the basketball game. She invited Beca to come to the game to watch her cheer and to go out for ice cream after.

Beca didn't usually attend any of the games but made an exception for Chloe. Alice walked over to Chloe while they waited for the game to start.

"I see Mitchell is here," Alice said. "Did you ask her yet?"

"No," Chloe said. "I'm planning to do it tonight."

"Make sure you do," Alice said. "It would be so sad to see you lose your cheer scholarship."

With that Alice sauntered away; Chloe frowned. Aubrey and Stacie came up to Chloe

"You okay, Chloe?" Aubrey asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Chloe said. "I feel really bad. I've gotten to know Beca this past week and she's a lot of fun and really sweet. I hate what I have to do to her."

"You're falling for her, aren't you?" Stacie asked.

"I kind of am," Chloe said blushing. "But, she's going to hate me when I stand her up for the dance."

Stacie looked into the stands and saw Beca talking and laughing with some other girls around her. An idea came to her and she had to figure out a way to make it a reality.

"Let's go, girls," Alice called out.

"Alice, I need to go change my skirt," Stacie said. "My zipper busted."

"Go change," Alice said. "And hurry up."

Stacie raced off to the locker room and came back ten minutes later.

~ 2020 BeChloe Valentine's - Valentine's Day Dare ~

Barden won and everyone was in a good mood. Chloe and Beca were sitting in Chloe's car at the ice cream shop.

"Are you okay?" Beca asked Chloe.

"I'm fine," Chloe said and set her ice cream on the dashboard. "I want to ask you something but I'm afraid to."

Beca looked at her as she took a bite of her ice cream. "Does this have anything to do with the dare Alice gave you?"

Chloe's head shot up to look at Beca. "You know about that?"

"Yeah," Beca said. "CR told me."

"How does CR know about it?"

"Stacie told her."

"Wait. What? Stacie wasn't supposed to tell you about it. That was part of the conditions Alice gave."

"I know." Beca smiled. "Stacie told CR all about the Truth or Dare game and what Alice is making you do. It's okay, Chloe. Just do it. I don't want you to lose your scholarship because of me."

"I don't want to do something that will hurt you," Chloe said, tears stinging her eyes.

Beca saw a tear slide down Chloe's cheek and reached over to wipe it away.

"I like you, Chloe," Beca said. "This past week has been one of the best weeks of my life. We're friends and I know you would never hurt anyone intentionally."

"What if I said, I don't want to be just friends?" Chloe asked.

"Then I would say, would you be my date to the Valentine's Day dance?" Beca replied.

"I'd love to, but Alice can still kick me off the squad," Chloe said.

"Can she?" Beca asked with a smile. "CR also said that you had to ask me to the dance and then stand me up. Correct?"

"Yeah," Chloe said hesitantly.

"Did she say anything about standing me up if I asked you?"

"What?" Chloe asked and then a smile broke out on her face. "No, she didn't. Ask me again."

"Chloe Beale, would you like to be my date to the Valentine's Day dance?"

"Yes."

Chloe squealed and pulled Beca into a hug. Beca pulled back smiling and almost immediately leaned back in to kiss Chloe. Chloe pulled Beca closer and deepened the kiss.

~ 2020 BeChloe Valentine's - Valentine's Day Dare ~

The next week, Beca and Chloe kept their new relationship to themselves and didn't tell anyone; even their best friends.

Friday night came and Chloe walked into the Valentine's Day dance alone.

"Well, well, well," Alice said, walking up to Chloe. "I didn't think you had it in you. I really wish I could see the heartbroken look on Beca's face when she realizes you stood her up."

"Sorry to disappoint, Alice," Beca said from behind the cheer Captain. "Chloe didn't ask me to the dance so she couldn't stand me up."

"That was the dare," Alice said, looking at Chloe. "You were supposed to ask her out and then not show up."

"I was going to, but Beca beat me to it and asked me to the dance," Chloe said. "So, your dare became null and void."

"You're off the squad," Alice said, her face red with anger. "Good luck with keeping your scholarship."

"Is that right?" Miss Miller, the cheer Coach said, joining the small group.

Alice gasped. Several of the other cheerleaders gathered around when they saw Miss Miller joining Alice and Chloe.

"Miss Miller," Alice said. "I didn't see you standing there."

"Obviously," Miss Miller said. "Chloe, don't worry, your scholarship is safe and so is your spot on the cheer squad. "As for you, Alice, you are no longer on the squad. I heard about your dare and your bullying Beca Mitchell. These actions are unacceptable. I'll be talking with the Principal on Monday about what disciplinarian actions can be taken against you."

"You can't do that!" Alice screamed.

"I believe I just did," Miss Miller said. "As for you girls on the squad, Chloe will be your new Captain. If anyone takes issue with that, we can discuss it at Monday's practice. Enjoy the dance."

Miss Miller took Alice by the arm and led her away from the group. The girls congratulated and hugged Chloe. Chloe pulled back and saw Beca standing a few feet away; she walked over to her.

Chloe pulled Beca into a kiss and then pulled back as they both started laughing.

"What?" Aubrey said excitedly. "When did this happen?"

Chloe turned to the girls. "Last week. She found out about the dare and said that Alice couldn't say anything if she asked me. So, she did and I accepted. And, we're girlfriends now."

"I'm so happy for you," Aubrey said, hugging Chloe.

"Thank you, Stacie," Beca said. "We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you."

"What did you do, Stacie?" Aubrey asked.

"I told Beca's friend CR about the dare, and she told Beca," Stacie said.

"But, Alice said we couldn't tell Beca," Ashley said.

"That's true," Emily said. "Alice said we couldn't tell Beca, but she didn't say we couldn't tell anyone else about it. Right?"

"Exactly," Stacie said.

"We should be thanking, Alice," Beca said.

All the girls looked at Beca.

"Explain yourself," Jessica said.

Beca laughed. "If Alice hadn't made the dare, chances are Chloe would never have talked to me, and we wouldn't be together here at the dance."

"Or," Chloe said. "I would have talked to you because you're so darned cute, and once you saw how awesome I am, you couldn't help but want me to be your girlfriend."

"That theory works, too," Beca said and leaned in to kiss Chloe. "Happy Valentine's Day, Chlo."

"Happy Valentine's Day, Becs."

Full prompt from Tumblr User Anonymous: Highschool AU. Chloe is the popular girl and gets dared to ask the loner music nerd Beca to the Valentine's Day dance but realizes there's more than meets the eye.