Chapter 5: a shot in the dark

I'd been sat at home for 2 hours crying, I wasn't good enough to be a producer they said I was only good at producing covers, I needed an original song that I'd made and produced. I was good at singing and producing, but I wasn't good at song writing.

I'd decided enough was enough I was going out for a drink I needed to go and enjoy myself. I picked up my phone and called Emily ... she was a Bella but she was never really with them like the others. She was in the same class as me and we got along quite well she was a good friend, but I had never spoke about Chloe to her which was good because she didn't know about our drama therefore I'd have no questions or conversations about her.

"Hey beca!!! What's upppp? How you doing?!? How did it go tell me everything!!!!"

"Hey woah em breathe! I was wondering if you wanted to do the honours of getting drunk with me tonight? Things didn't go too well"

"Awww no sorry bec! But Fuck yeah! Let's go partyyyy...see you at 9?"

"Agreed! Bye!"

I ran to my wardrobe and pulled out a black t-shirt and a red flannel, a pair of black skinny jeans and some old school vans of course! After a quick look in the mirror and some fresh eyeliner applied I was ready!! Soon after Emily knocked at the door and we were off to town!

2 hours later*

The night was great we were definitely smashed I'd lost count on how many jäger bombs we had thrown back, but it was a lot ! Not to mention how many actual drinks I'd had... no wonder I was hallucinating seeing Chloe bounce around the club, it was crazy I needed to get a grip was I actually that fucked that I was hallucinating?? When I next looked to see her she was gone That was until she appeared to be stood next me smiling.

"Oh fuck!"

"Oh beca hi, nice to see you too! you're actually out of your dorm?... so ermm I'm sorry I've not spoke a lot recently I've been erm busy"

"Chloeeeee!! You're alive great can't believe you're here! So erm I've got to go! Bye!"

As beca turned to walk away Chloe grabbed her hand and pulled her in

"Ya know, this ginger has had her jiggle juice, come dance with me"

She leaned back and looked at beca with her baby blue eyes, her teeth looked perfect as she gave a big grin and a cheeky wink.

"I listened to your mixtapeeee, it was kinda cute"

She then continued to pull beca to the dance floor.

Beca followed but she knew in her heart this was just alcohol making its statement and that if it wasn't kept controlled they both would be waking up with regrets.

They had been dancing in what felt like forever, it was natural and perfect, Chloe had been leading throughout dancing as she always did, but the grinding and how intimate she was being beca knew that the moment felt right, she was going to take a shot in the dark and see if she could finally get to kiss Chloe!

Beca gently spun Chloe around and pulled her into wards her they were stood face to face, beca looked at Chloe and smiled as she leaned in slowly, trying to gauge Chloe's reaction. Chloe's blue eyes were flickering between becas eyes and mouth, she smiled and slowly leaned into beca.

Just as their lips grazed with each other beca was being yanked away from Chloe! Her eyes shot open and she found her balance quickly. She spun around to see Jess standing behind her and a fist coming towards her face.

"I see you stole my girlfriend in the end then?"

Jess threw another punch as beca heard Chloe scream for beca to move away.

But beca was always taught if you don't throw the first punch throw the last.

"You never treated her like a girlfriend to start with! You just fucking abused her"

She could feel the anger launching her at Jess, she wasn't thinking she was acting impulsively to where she hit Jess that hard it pushed her to the floor, they rolled around brawling throwing punches and kicks everywhere. Beca was pretty sure she'd even been bitten.

It was at this point that Jess was now the one pinning beca down throwing punch after punch and everything slowly began to fade to black, the only sounds beca could hear was the sound of Chloe crying and talking to beca and a paramedic saying they were taking her to hospital. Certainly not how the night was supposed to end.

13 hours later*

Beca could feel her eyes stinging as she tried to wake up, the light was bright and the sounds were loud. She could feel the whole of her body aching by time she was able to only just see, she could just about see Chloe resting her head down next to beca on the bed, she had been laying there next to her this whole time.

Beca tried to move to see Chloe better but it hurt as she did she let out a loud cry of pain, which woke Chloe up!

"Beca woah! Careful don't move yet I need to get a nurse"

She jumped off the bed and ran out of the room. The nurse had come back and explained to me that I had broken 2 ribs and that I had minor concussion and not to mention a few cuts and bruises, they had taken pictures of all my injuries and the police were involved and had a jess under arrest.

After a day of giving statements and getting drugged up on painkillers, Chloe was nice enough to take me home. She stayed the night in case I needed anything. The only thing I wanted was that kiss I missed out on, but I knew the moment had long gone.

Chloe sat on the bed next to me and looked down at me.

"Last night shouldn't have happened"

Chloe had a look of sadness in her eyes as if she felt guilty about what had happened between me and Jess

"Chloe we didn't know she was around, no one has really seen her for a while! Besides It doesn't matter she's being dealt with"

I grabbed Chloe's hand and held it as tight as I could and brought it too my mouth and kissed it gently.

"I wasn't talking about Jess bec, I was talking about us, seeing the way you acted last night freaked me out. I wish you'd listened to me when I said to move away!"

Beca felt her world crumble again. She then proceeded to tell Chloe how she felt and then it span into an argument, which resulted in Chloe leaving... again.

7 weeks later*

My cast had finally come off, No thanks to the help I had off Emily. She had been helping me in my recovery in the past few weeks, I could walk better and I felt better I was finished at my first year of Barden, which meant I could finally leave to L.A.!

Whilst Beca been in recovery She had told em about what had happened at the record label. Em had spoken about how she writes songs and would love to collaborate with beca, they found a record label in L.A called Residual heat. They had spent the past few weeks working on a demo and had sent it off! Only to receive an email saying they wanted beca as a in training producer and they wanted em as becas first client!!

Beca packed everything up, she was ready to go start her new life in L.A her dad paid for a sweet little condo up there for her and got her a new car, Emily was also moving up to L.A and was going to stay at becas place until she could afford her own! The only thing left to do was say goodbye to Chloe.

You see after their argument Chloe messaged her a few times to say "hi hope you're okay" or "you feeling better?" But it never really went past small talk, beca hadn't told Chloe she was leaving she didn't feel the need to until it was time to actually say goodbye. Beca put the rest of her bags into her car and walked over to Chloe's dorm.

She hesitated and then finally knocked. Chloe opened the door in her sweats with her hair in a messy bun. It was obviously a lazy day for her.

"Beca? Hi I wasn't expecting you? Come in!"

Beca stepped in and took a seat on the nearest chair.

"So what do I owe this unexpected visit?"

Chloe remained stood but still near beca she had a bewildered look on her face, she was lost in reasons as to why beca could be there.

Beca cleared her throat, and looked at Chloe awkwardly.

"I've come to erm, say goodbye. I'm leaving to head off to L.A I got a job a label so I though I'd make my rounds to say goodbye to everyone before I left"

Chloe was staring at the floor and beca noticed a single tear fall, then Chloe took a breath and put on a happy face!

"I'm so happy for you bec! Congratulations when do you leave?"

Beca never quite understood how Chloe was so good at changing her reactions and her deminer, its something she wished she could do in situations like this instead she hesitated before she answered

"I erm t-t-Tonight"

Beca stood up and Chloe stepped forward and put her arms around beca. They stood holding each other in silence beca slowly looked at Chloe as she rested her forehead against Chloe's.

Chloe wispered a small goodbye before leaning into kiss beca. Chloe lingered before making her move, as she slowly moved into the kiss she felt beca do the same, they gently locked lips and gave a single kiss. It's was all that was needed it was a kiss that spoke a thousand words. As they slowly came out of the kiss beca looked at Chloe smiled and said goodbye. Shortly after she was gone.

Chloe walked out of her dorm to see beca getting into her car, she watched as she lit a cigarette and drove away.

Chloe knew that was the final goodbye. She returned to her room a cried thinking over everything that had happened with her and beca. Everything they had been through, Jess getting sent to prison for aggravated assault for 6 1/2 years on good behaviour, after hers and becas statement. The kiss, the shower, the night she slept in a bed with beca, the night she saw beca at the Italian, seeing how beca looked the night of the fight, the phone calls the texts, everything that had happened was flying around in her head.

She played becas mixtape for the hundredth time... she truly loved beca she really did, but she knew that all she had ever done was hurt her, so made a decision to finally let her go and let her find her own happiness in L.A. and that if it was meant to be beca would come back to her.

A/N:- The question is, we know they will but how will their paths ever cross again... the next chapter is going to be about beca seeing the light about Chloe and making the choice of letting her go for good, and also we will be following how her life has changed in L.A !! Please leave a comment tell me where you want to see this go! How do you want Bechloe to meet again? What will happen when they do?

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