Stacie Conrad's Soulmate

Summary : Beca goes to visit Stacie a few months after the USO tour and when she meets Bella, the total unexpected happens leading to something even more unexpected. (Soulmate AU. The soulmates name appears in their own handwriting on the wrist of their soulmate after the age of 25.)

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"Hey Bellas!" Stacie shouts. She's currently stood outside of her house welcoming all the Bellas to her house in LA. They're here to celebrate Beca and Stacie's birthday. (Beca's being on the 13th of January and Stacie being born on the 15th of the same month, they celebrate on Stacie's birthday.) and, of course, to see baby Bella.

"Stacie!" The Bellas shout in unison.

Beca is the first to grab Stacie into a hug and when she does, she doesn't let go. All the Bellas join the hug and pull back a moment later. Beca doesn't though. She stays attached to Stacie.

"I missed you so much." Beca whispers into Stacie's ear.

"I missed you too Bec." Stacie says, matching Beca's volume.

"Alright Lovebirds. Break it up. I wanna see the mini Stacie." Beca flushes at Fat Amy's comment and let's go of Stacie reluctantly. The Bellas all grab their bags from the cabs they took and lets Stacie lead them into the house. All the Bellas leave their bags in the hall and follow Stacie.

"Bella is in the living room. Try not to be too loud." Stacie warns.

"Awesome. I can't wait to meet Bella." Beca says.

Once they get to the living room, Stacie leads the group of women over to her daughter and introduces them all.

"Guys, this is Bella. Bella, these are Mommy's friends. Can you say Mommy?" Stacie asks. Bella only babbles and laughs. "I can't, for the life of me, get her to say anything."

Beca is the first to approach Bella and she sits down next to the girl. "Hey, Bella. I'm Beca." Beca holds out her hand and Bella, surprisingly, takes and shakes it, laughing as she does. "Can I play with you?" Bella doesn't answer but she hands Beca a block, the toy she was playing with, and picks up another one for herself.

Stacie watches with adoration in her eyes. She can't believe the sight in front of her. Stacie has always had a thing for Beca, she's never known how to explain it, but she has a thing for Beca. She feels like Beca feels the same - exhibit A being the hug about 10 minutes ago, when she didn't want to let go - and she feels like she has for a long time but, they were both waiting until they turned 25. When the youngest of the soulmates, turns 25, tattoos of their names appear on the wrists of their soulmates. Stacie is excited to see if she can finally go for it with Beca. But when she thinks about it again, she cares more about Bella than she capfuls anyone, soulmate or not, and she wouldn't do anything that would harm her in anyway.

But seeing this, Beca and Bella interacting, she thinks that, if Beca is her soulmate, then she would stick by her and Bella no matter what.

-o0o-

It's a few days before their birthdays when it happens.

Bella says her first word.

Mama.

"Mama." Bella says. Stacie looks up at Bella to see who's holding her just in time for her to say it again. "Mama." Beca, the one holding Bella, looks shocked and when she meets Stacie's eyes, it's for a split second before Stacie runs off into the bathroom.

"Chloe. Hold Bella." Beca hands Bella over to Chloe and then she stands and runs after Stacie.

"Stace, come on." She knocks on the door. "Can I come in?" She asks.

She hears the door unlock so she opens it and enters, closing it behind her.

"Stacie, I am so-" she's cut off before she can continue.

"I'm such a bad mom." Stacie says.

"No, you're not." Beca reasons.

"I've been with her since she was born, you've been here about a week and she's already calling you 'Mama'. I'm a terrible mother."

"You're not a terrible mother. You're amazing and I think that you're the most amazing mother I've ever known." Beca says. "And so what if Bella called me Mama? That doesn't make you any less of her mother. It just means that she likes me. I think."

Stacie laughs and hugs Beca. They stay like that for a while before Chloe comes and checks on them.

-o0o-

It's the night before Stacie's birthday, day after Beca's. Beca doesn't have a name tattooed on her wrist - a good sign for her and Beca being soulmates.

Stacie is excited for midnight. She finally gets to know if Beca is her soulmate.

-o0o-

There is about 30 minutes until midnight and Stacie is getting ready to go to the bathroom to wait and see if her tattoo appears. She waits another 10 minutes before she does.

What she doesn't know is that Beca has done the exact same thing. She's already in the bathroom that Stacie was going to go in and is sat on the lid of the toilet.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Stacie leaves immediately.

"No, no. Come in. It's fine." Beca says. "I'm just getting some time away from the Bellas. I love them, but they can be loud sometimes." Stacie gives Beca a pointed look. "Okay, all of the time." They both laugh. "Are you excited to see if your name comes?" Beca asks.

"I am, I want to know who it is. I'm just hoping that it's someone that I already know." Stacie's says. "Then we won't have to do all the nervous first dates - well we could still do the first dates - but it wouldn't be awkward, you know?" Stacie adds.

"Yeah, I totally get it." Beca replies.

"Well, only 5 minutes." They stay in silence until they both let out a sharp gasp of pain. "I didn't know it was going to hurt, damn." She grips the area on the side of her wrist where the name is.

"I know right, that hurt like a bitch." Beca replies. Stacie sees that Beca is also holding her wrist, the exact same way that she is.

Stacie instantly removes her hand from her wrist and reads the name.

'Rebekah'

Stacie's eyes snap up to Beca who's looking at her weirdly. She slowly removes her hand from her wrist and reads the name.

'Anastasia'

Beca's eyes meet Stacie's and she smiles uncontrollably.

"So..."

"So..." Beca repeats. "What does yours say?"

"It says 'Rebekah'. And yours?"

"'Anastasia'." She says. "And it looks like your handwriting." Before Stacie can comprehend what's happening, Beca's lips are on hers. It takes her a second but her brain catches up and she moves her lips against Beca's. Beca moans at Stacie shifting her position against her lips and Beca swipes her tongue across Stacie's, requesting access. Stacie grants it, but before they can explore each other's mouths, the doors bursts open.

"Hey, What- Oh!" Cynthia-Rose says.

Stacie practically throws herself backwards into the bathroom sink while Beca goes in the opposite direction, towards the toilet.

"Hey, CR. What's up?" Stacie says, annoyance edging her voice.

"We were just wondering what you guys were doing. I guess now I know." She says. "I'll see you later." And with that she leaves, but not before looking at Beca, who's gaze is fixed as a glare at CR.

Once the door is closed Beca drops down onto the toilet seat and rests her head in her hands. She stays that way until she feels a tap on her shoulder.

"Hey, are you okay?" Stacie asks.

"Yeah, just fighting the urge to kiss you again." Beca laughs. It turns into a soft smile when Stacie presses her lips softly against hers. Stacie doesn't take the kiss any further, instead pulling away a moment later.

"We should probably go out there and face them." She says.

"We probably should." Beca pecks Stacie's lips one last time before she grabs her hand and stands. Beca leads Stacie out of the bathroom and to the living room to see all the Bellas sat on the couch, floor and armchair.

"Well, well, we'll..." Chloe says. She smirks and Beca blushes slightly. "Is there anything you want to tell us?"

"No." Beca says and shrugs.

"What?" Fat Amy asks. "CR just told all of us that the two of you were lacking in the bathroom."

"If you let me finish. I would have said, 'No, but I guess we can show you.'" Beca adds. She looks to her side and nods to Stacie. Beca slowly lifts their joined hands and shows the Bellas the newest tattoo on her arm.

"You're soulmates?" Emily asks excitedly.

"Yeah, legacy. We are." Stacie says.