AN/ OKAY GUYS, SORRY FOR THE WAIT BUT I'VE BEEN MEGA BUSY WITH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, SO DIDN'T GET CHANCE TO EDIT, LET ALONE UPDATE. THIS IS PART ONE OF TWO/THREE (DEPENDING ON HOW IT WORKS OUT) SO WHEN I HIT 10 REVIEWS ON THIS BIT I'LL POST THE NEXT PART.
SONG LYRICS MIGHT NOT QUITE MAKE SENSE YET, BUT THEY APPLY TO THE WHOLE DISNEYLAND VISIT, SO IT WILL BECOME CLEARER IN THE NEXT PART. I PROMISE.
"It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at all
Up here in the cold thin air I finally can breathe
I know I left a life behind but I'm too relieved to grieve
Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore.
Let it go, let it go, turn my back and slam the door.
And here I stand. And here I'll stay.
Let it go, let it go, the cold never bothered me anyway..."
"Welcome to the happiest place on Earth, pitches!" Amy drawled as their minibus pulled up at Anaheim the next day. Beca didn't know how Amy had acquired a minibus with less than twelve hours' notice, nor did she know how Amy had managed to get the Bellas' logo on it either.
"Oh-my-aca-g…" Legacy squealed in excitement as she all but danced her way off of the bus. It was Emily's first time at Disneyland, and, as Beca smirked from the back of the bus, she couldn't help thinking Emily would make the perfect child in the Disneyland advert.
"Honestly Em," Beca laughed, "it's lit just a theme park, calm down."
Naturally, Chloe smiled at the exchange between Beca and Emily. The two had an amusing relationship to say the least. Emily's constant excitement and happiness was something that irritated Beca, mostly because she couldn't understand it. Beca's sarcasm was always lost on Emily, so Beca always got a lot of kicks out of teasing Junk.
"Give her a break Beca," Chloe said lightly as she followed the youngest Bella off of the bus.
"Ugh, I can feel the cheesiness in the air." Beca deadpanned, looking past Chloe to Demi and Lauren, who were stood chatting with Aubrey. "Hey Lauremi," she shouted, making the pair cringe and jump apart, "let's go!"
The rest of the Bella's laughed at that. Beca Effin Mitchell might be one of the most miserable people on the planet, but she was a soft touch really. It was clear from the ways her eyes shone that she was overexcited. Disney was something she secretly loved. She might belittle Emily's love of the animated films, but all of the other Bella's fondly remembered a drunk Beca belting out 'Part of your world' in an ICCA after party. They all knew if they asked her she'd deny it, but there was no doubting Beca's passion for the House Of Mouse. She had watched every film at least three times, and when Frozen had come out, she'd dragged the Bella's out to see it on opening night.
"What are we all stood laughing at?" Beca demanded, "Can we like, get a move on? I want to go on Thunder Mountain, get a picture with Pluto and go see all of the Princesses…"
"You want to go hit on all of the Princesses?" Demi teased, making the girls roar with laughter again. "Well, Beca, we can't keep you waiting, let's get going…"
The group started to walk towards the gates, Beca and Emily skipping ahead in excitement.
"Hold up," Aubrey began, making Beca groan as the girls' walking ground to a standstill. "Disneyland gets very busy, so let's all make sure we keep the buddy code."
"Alright, mum!" Beca scoffed, looking at Aubrey like she had been sent to test her patience. Aubrey gave her the same look back. Amy laughed at that – the two might have joined forces over Beca's work, but there was only so much civility the two could bear.
"Okay then girls, let's get into pairs."
Stacie paired with C.R. Amy paired with Legacy. Jessica and Ashley just stood slightly closer together – they were already a pair. Lily stood there and muttered to herself "womb twin, we're together, aren't we?" causing all the other girls to jump away. Flo stood and looked at Aubrey who nodded at her.
That left Beca and Chloe with no partner. Amy was quick to point that out.
"So that leaves Ginger with Shawshank then."
There was silent laughter from the other girls as Beca and Chloe exchanged an awkward glance.
Aubrey smirked at the pair, who – currently – were standing as far away from one another as possible. They didn't look too happy with the pairing. Neither looked like they were prepared to spend much time with the other. What was it Beca had said last night? She said she had every intention of keeping her distance from Chloe, at least until she was ready. Well, keeping her distance would prove impossible for Ear-spike today. Maybe, she'd grow a pair and set things right with her lover. But more than that, Aubrey hoped Chloe would warm up to Beca again, particularly with how cold she had been towards the tiny DJ lately. Especially given what Beca was sacrificing to get Chloe back. Maybe Mitchell would say something to Chloe about her meeting at work. She really should, because Aubrey knew that Chloe was clueless.
"Well," Aubrey said with a burning sense of satisfaction, "now we have paired up with our 'buddies' for the day, I think that means we can begin our adventure."
"Finally…" Beca muttered under breath, "we can go now…"
"I see your toner through your jeans…" Aubrey mused.
"That's my dick." Beca announced, smirking as a woman glared at her has she walked past with her family.
"Let's go girls."
As the girls wandered around Disneyland, it quickly became obvious that Bechloe were trying to keep as far away from one another as humanly possible. Chloe stood at one end of the group immersed in conversation with Jessica about her pursuit of a solo career in NYC, while Beca was thirdwheeling with Demi and Lauren, deliberately dropping jibes about the Lauremi ship being real. Aubrey stood in the middle of the group with Amy and Stacie, and the trio were discussing the uncomfortable encounters between their favourite ex-couple.
"You set those two up there, didn't you?" Stacie said pointedly to Aubrey.
"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies, Legs," Aubrey replied back in a low voice.
"Well," Amy boomed in her Aussie accent, "this will either be your best idea Posen or your worst."
"So no pressure then Amy?" Aubrey countered.
"I think we should switch things up a little after lunch," Amy suggested.
"And why would we do that?"
"To make Chloe jealous."
"And how will we do that?"
"Pair Beca up with Lovato."
"But they're just friends…" Stacie interjected, "like look at how Lovato is with Kittens. Those two are together."
Demi had one arm wrapped tightly around Lauren's waist, pulling the other girl as close to her as possible. Stacie then picked up on the flannel shirt wrapped around Demi's own waist. She smiled knowingly at what it connoted to. Yep, Lauremi was definitely a thing, even if it was just in secret.
"Yes, Stace," Amy nodded to the brunette, "but Beca and Demi's friendship is one filled with sexual innuendos and blurred lines. Like, there's no actual attraction between the pair beyond them being BFFs, but if you watch them together it sometimes gets slightly flirty."
The trio paused their conversation to listen in on what Beca and Demi were saying to each other. There was something in there about 'Magical Mitchell' followed by raised eyebrows and winks from Demi. There were also references to which Disney princesses the two would want to be, but more importantly, which one's they'd hook up with.
Stacie raised an eyebrow at Aubrey as if to ask whether this was normal for the two. Aubrey nodded in confirmation.
Looking in the opposite direction, she saw that Chloe's gaze was fixated on Beca and Demi, and the way Beca was acting in her usual off hand manner, causing Demi to laugh hysterically. The smouldering look in her eyes told Stacie that she had interpreted the interaction as something beyond friendship. Beca wasn't that funny a person, not really, and she only ever made an effort at humour when flirting. Chloe knew that better than anyone. So, it was no surprise that Chloe looked impossibly jealous.
"I suggest we have Beca and Demi together as much as possible this afternoon," Amy continued, "and make sure Chloe is close enough to them to see how Shawshank acts with Lovato."
"Amy, isn't that a little cruel?" Aubrey said, slightly shocked by Amy.
"Nah," Stacie shrugged, "if the two won't talk when they're forced together, then we need to force a reaction out of them somehow."
"And a jealous Chloe always reacts pretty intensely." Aubrey concluded her sentence.
"Remember Komissar?" Amy asked, and Aubrey nodded, vividly remembering the power the blonde giant had over 'Tiny Maus' Beca Mitchell and could render her speechless. Beca couldn't handle the German, and would often blurt out random comments such as 'your sweat smells like cinnamon' and 'you're huge – it'd cost a fortune to mail you!' during their battles of wit. In Copenhagen, Beca would gravitate towards wherever DSM were, just to stare at Komissar; much to Chloe's displeasure.
Aubrey smirked at that thought, remembering how Chloe had pulled Beca into the most intense kiss she'd ever seen in front of Komissar to make a point. Or, as Amy had put it, to mark her territory.
"Jealous Chloe loses all restraint." Stacie reminisced. "So, we can bet she'll do something to mark her territory this time."
"Well, we'll just need to make sure she does." Aubrey confirmed, watching Demi part from Lauren and Beca to walk into the toilets. "I'll follow Lovato and tell her our plan."
"Shouldn't we just leave them to do their thing then? We don't want Demi to not behave like she is now?"
"Oh Stacie, you're new to this," Amy said, shaking her head in mock disappointment. "Demi is on our side in trying to get Bechloe back together. If we make her aware that Chloe is jealous, she'll start to lay it on thick, and Shawshank will be none the wiser."
"Ahhh… You guys are evil, you know that, don't you?" Stacie asked, kind of shocked by the genius of the two blondes who she could never have imagined joining forces, ever.
The two looked at each other and shared a knowing glance.
"Well, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind." Aubrey stated.
"We're more than willing to cause some evil to contribute to the greater good," Amy agreed.
"Okay then Dumbledore, Legs," Aubrey said, "I'll go talk to Demi whilst she's alone; you two usher the girls towards the queue for Thunder Mountain."
"Beca's favourite?"
"Definitely that one – Chloe knows it's her favourite so it will make her that much more jealous."
Seeing Stacie's confusion, Amy added, "There was a picture of them kissing on the ride on their fridge, I'd bet Bumper that Chloe will constantly be reminded of that while we're on it…"
"Let's hope you're right Amy," Stacie decided, as they walked over to the group.
"Alright Aca-Bitches!" Amy announced as they stood in front of the Bellas. "Aubrey Posen, the aca-nazi herself, has given us permission to queue for Thunder Mountain, and then we get to go see the Princesses."
"Thank the aca-god!" Beca said dramatically, getting down on her knees and miming out praying. "I swear Posen has been keeping us away from the rides I like all day."
"Well, Mitchell," Demi laughed as she and Aubrey wandered back to the group, "We all know that Ariel is one ride you won't be getting today."
"Your unwavering confidence in my abilities to get girls is admirable Lovato."
"Something like that Mitchell," she giggled, leaning into Beca so only Beca could hear her next words, "but seriously, you'd be running after the wrong redhead if you did that. Go get yours woman!"
Beca looked at Demi in mock horror that quickly turned into a smile. "I have every intention of doing that, Lovato, but just not right now." Grabbing Demi by the wrist, she excitedly pulled her into the queue so they could run to where they would board the rollercoaster. "Hurry up slowcoach!" she squealed, forcing Demi to run faster, making the pair run right past Chloe.
The way the pair approached the ride was not lost on Chloe. She more than noticed their glee at getting on the roller coaster, and she was fully aware of Beca's excitement. It stung, in a way, to see Beca act like that with somebody else. This laughing, carefree version of Beca had always been one she'd reserved especially for Chloe. And now, that version of Beca belonged to Demi.
She knew the two were extremely close, but had Beca really moved on that quickly? It had only been a week since she'd told Beca she wouldn't go back to how things were before, and from what Demi had said to her when she visited the vets with Batman yesterday, Chloe was under the impression Beca was trying to change things so they could get back together.
Perhaps she was trying to change things, the thing in question being the girl she was in love with. Watching the two, Chloe felt certain that that girl was no longer her, and the reality of it hit her like a punch in the stomach. She'd been shitty towards Beca, and now she was paying for it.
Karma was a bitch. There, Chloe admitted it. The jealousy she felt at that moment, seeing Beca board the rollercoaster they had loved with another woman, was beyond anything Chloe had felt before. She needed to fix this, to make Beca see that the person who would make her happy was not Demi Lovato.
She wanted Beca to see that the person she needed was Chloe Beale.
But how would she do that?
She didn't know.
But she knew one thing: she needed to act, and act quickly, or else she faced losing Beca forever.
And that couldn't happen.
She needed Beca.
She loved Beca.
All she wanted was for Beca to want her back.
But would she?
Aubrey always said miracles happened at Disneyland. Chloe had to trust in that.
Suddenly, Chloe had an idea.
She knew how to get her girl back...
AN/ THANKS TO THE MOON AND BACK FOR ALL SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY TO EVERY READER BECAUSE IT IS AWESOME THAT YOU GUYS ACTUALLY READ THIS.
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