DAY 05 - FA-LA-LA-LOCKER MIXUP

Prompt from FanFiction Guest: Chloe writes Beca a Christmas love note. She thinks she places it in Beca's locker, but she placed it in the wrong one. So Chloe has to avoid the other person. Come to find out Beca already likes her and gets jealous of seeing someone else trying to get her attention.

A/N: I've made this a High School AU.

Chloe meandered down the hall trying not to attract too much attention. The only problem was when you look like Chloe Beale everyone was going to be paying attention to you. She took her time, stopping to check out the activities bulletin board and saying a quick hello to one of her fellow cheerleaders who stopped next to her.

Chloe looked down the hall at the students at their lockers. She was really only looking for one student in particular: Beca Mitchell. She watched as Beca got her books while laughing at something Fat Amy said.

The warning bell rang, and everyone started hurrying off to class so they wouldn't be late. Chloe hung back and waited until the hallway was clear before hurrying over to Beca's locker.

Chloe looked up and down the hall to make sure no one was hanging around. She jumped a bit when she heard voices coming from the side hall. She got nervous and quickly shoved the noted into the locker before hurrying off in the opposite direction of the footsteps. She made it to class with seconds to spare and flopped in her seat next to her best friend, Aubrey.

"I did it," Chloe breathed out in a whisper to Aubrey.

"Did what?"

"Put the note I wrote to Beca in her locker."

"It's about time. You've been carrying it around for weeks. You've had crushes before, but I've never seen you act this way over anyone. What is it about her that's got you all besotted?"

"Besotted? Really? Who even says that?"

"Just answer the question."

"Fine, I'll tell you what's got me so besotted. She's gorgeous, hot, and funny and smart. And, don't forget talented. And she-"

"Okay, okay," Aubrey said putting up a hand to stop Chloe from saying any more. "I get it. You really like her."

"Yeah, I do," Chloe said dreamily thinking about the girl of her dreams. "I just hope she likes me, too."

"Alright class, settle down," Mr. Johnson said causing the two friends to face forward and start paying attention.

~25 Days~ ~25 Days~ ~25 Days~ ~25 Days~

Chloe was excited for the end of the school day. She and Aubrey walked towards their lockers.

"I'm going to ask Beca to be my date for my family's Annual Christmas party," Chloe said with a big smile.

"That's only five days from now," Aubrey said. "Do you think you'll be dating by then? What will your parents say."

"I feel good about us," Chloe said. "Plus, I already told my mom how much I like Beca. It was her idea for me to ask Beca. Now, all I have to do is get her to want to go out with me in the next few days. Hopefully, the note will let her know I'm interested."

A few halls over, Beca was putting her books in her locker and pulling out what she needed to take home when Tom Henderson, Captain of the football team and major douche, came up to his locker. Unfortunately for Beca, it was right next to hers.

"Mitchell," Tom said with a smirk.

"Henderson," Beca said back.

Tom opened his locker, and a piece of paper fell out. He bent down to pick it up and saw it was a note. He looked up and down the hallway before opening it. He smiled when he saw it was from Chloe Beale and then let out a high-pitched yell when he read what was on it.

"Damn, Henderson," Beca said with a laugh. "You sounded like a girl."

"Shut it, Mitchell," Tom said. "Not even you are going to ruin this for me."

"So, what is it?"

"For your information, it's a love note," Tom said and waggled his eyebrows. "From Chloe Beale. Merry Christmas to me!"

"What?" Beca's stomach dropped to her feet.

"Yep," Tom said. "Looks like Chloe's got it bad for me. She called me her sexy brunette. She wants to meet me at the Roadhouse Diner after school so I guess I'd better get going."

"Um, don't you have practice, like right now?," Beca asked.

"Shit, I totally forgot," Tom said. "I'll just have to find Chloe and ask her to meet me later." Tom closed his locker and turned to walk away. "There she is. Hey, Chloe!"

Beca stood and watched as Tom hurried over to Chloe. Beca had a huge crush on Chloe and hearing that she liked a douche like Tom Henderson made her feel physically ill.

"Hey, Chloe," Tom said as he stopped in front of her. "I got your note, and I'm afraid I can't go to the diner after school."

"What?" Chloe looked at him confused and leaned to the right slightly to look past him to see if Beca was still at her locker.

"Don't worry, babe," Tom said. "I'm not saying no, it's just that I have practice. I can meet you later, say around six-thirty?"

Beca stared at Tom's back throwing imaginary daggers at it hoping one of them would strike him dead. Chloe was still confused.

"Tom, what are you talking about?"

"The note you left in my locker," Tom said holding up the sheet of paper. "By the way, I think you're sexy, and I like you, too. So, what do you say? Meet me at the diner at six-thirty?"

"Oh, no. Tom, that wasn't meant-"

The rest of what Chloe was saying was drowned out by several of Tom's teammates who were yelling and started pulling him away to head to practice.

"I'll see you later, Chloe," Tom yelled back at the still stunned redhead.

"Shit!" Chloe ran a hand through her hair and looked back to see Beca standing at her locker. Beca shut her locker door and turned to walk away in the opposite direction.

"Beca! Wait!" Chloe could only stand there as Beca disappeared around a corner. Chloe stopped and mumbled, "Now what do I do?"

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"It's not funny, Brey," Chloe whined.

"I'm sorry," Aubrey said still laughing. "But you put a love note in the wrong locker, and now the biggest jerk in the school thinks you like him. This is priceless. How did that even happen?"

"When I went to put the note in Beca's locker I heard someone coming from around the corner," Chloe said. "I wasn't paying attention and must have slipped the note into Tom's locker instead of Beca's by mistake. They are right next to each other."

"Are you going to meet Tom?," Aubrey asked.

"I have to," Chloe said. "I have to tell him it was all a mistake."

"Do you want me to go with you?," Aubrey asked. "For moral support."

"Would you?," Chloe asked. "I'd feel better if someone was with me when I told him."

"I'll go," Aubrey said.

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Aubrey and Chloe arrived at the diner before Tom and got a booth. They sat, and Chloe nervously waited for him to show up.

"Welcome to the Roadhouse Diner, my name is Beca, and I'll be your server this evening."

Chloe's eyes shot up, and sure enough, there stood Beca Mitchell in her Roadhouse uniform. Worried about what she was going to say to Tom, she had forgotten that Beca worked there.

"Oh, um, hey, Beca," Chloe said.

"Would you two like your usual to drink?"

"Yes, please," Aubrey said.

"Thank you," Chloe said.

"Do you want the usual to eat as well?," Beca asked with a smile. "Or are you going to be daring and change it up a bit today?"

"We're, uh, waiting for someone," Chloe said.

Beca just nodded her head; she knew who Chloe was waiting for. "Then I'll go get your drinks and be right back."

Beca walked away, and Chloe dropped her head on the table.

"I can't tell Tom while Beca's here," Chloe said. "He'll want to know who the note was really meant for."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll wait and tell him about the mixup tomorrow."

The rest of Chloe's "date" with Tom was awkward and uncomfortable for Chloe. Tom kept hitting on the other two waitresses, and Chloe spent most of the time trying not to stare at Beca. She was glad when it was finally over.

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The next morning, Beca was at her locker before the first bell when Tom came strolling over with a dozen roses in his hand.

"He must be going to apologize to Chloe for the way he acted last night," Beca thought. "He was such a douche, hitting on Stacie and Jessica in front of Chloe. She never said anything to him about it. How could she be okay with that?"

"What are you staring at, Mitchell?," Tom asked.

"Not staring," Beca said. "Just lost in thought. But, now that you mention it did you screw up that badly with Chloe yesterday that you need flowers to apologize?"

"Not that it's any of your business," Tom said turning to face her. "But, I may have messed up a bit yesterday. But as soon as I give Chloe these roses, she'll be putty in my hands."

"You do know she's allergic to roses, right?"

Tom turned to look at Beca, and she gave him a smug grin.

"She is?" Tom couldn't decide if he should believe Beca or not. But, why would she lie?

"Yeah, she is," Beca said. "She gets all blotchy, and her throat closes up so she can't breathe."

"Shoot," Tom said. "What do I do?"

"Hey, Tom," Chloe's voice came from down the hall. "Don't leave yet. I need to talk to you."

Beca and Tom both looked behind Beca to see Chloe and Aubrey coming towards them.

"Uh, here," Tom said and thrust the roses into Beca's hands. Beca threw them in her locker and slammed the door.

"Hey, Beca," Chloe said as she and Aubrey stopped in front of her.

Atchoo! Chloe sneezed and rubbed her nose.

Tom looked panicked and looked at Beca's locker and then at Beca.

"Uh, Chloe, didn't you say you needed to talk to Tom?"

"Um, yeah, I do," Chloe said and sneezed again.

"Maybe we should go over here," Tom said and led Chloe to another part of the hall.

"What's going on?" Aubrey looked at Beca with narrowed eyes. "You both are acting a bit off."

"Tom bought Chloe roses to apologize for messing up yesterday," Beca said. "He, uh, changed his mind when he saw Chloe coming."

"So why are you acting weird?"

"Because I'm an idiot and let him know she's allergic."

"So, why does that make you an idiot?"

"I had two choices. One, let him give her the roses and have her go through the sneezing, blotchiness, and possibly not breathing. Or two, throw the roses in my locker and help him out."

Beca opened her locker to show Aubrey the roses.

"Oh," Aubrey said. "So, you opted to make sure Chloe was okay and ignored your dislike for Tom?"

"Yeah."

Beca looked over at Tom and Chloe. Tom's back was to them, and Chloe was doing all the talking.

"What does she see in him anyway? He flirted with two other waitresses the whole time you guys were there last night. Why would she like him?"

"She doesn't. She likes someone else."

"But, she put a love note in his locker. I saw it."

"It wasn't meant for him. That's what she's trying to tell him now."

Beca watched as Tom's shoulders slumped and he walked away from Chloe. Chloe frowned as she watched him walk away.

"So, who was the note meant for?"

"That's not for me to say," Aubrey and went to comfort her best friend.

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Beca spent the rest of the day wondering who Chloe liked. She noticed a lot of guys coming up to Chloe throughout the day, but she didn't seem to be interested in any of them so far.

"Hey, Beca." Beca turned when she heard Chloe's voice call from somewhere behind her.

"Hey, Chloe," Beca said as Chloe caught up to her. "Are you okay? You seem a bit upset since talking to Tom earlier."

"Yeah. Tom thought I liked him because I left a note in his locker. I had to tell him it was a mistake."

"Yeah, Aubrey told me about the mixup."

"She did? What did she say?"

"Basically, what you just told me. Although she wouldn't tell me who it was you actually liked. The curiosity is killing me. Care to share that little piece of information?"

Chloe stopped, and Beca stopped as well. Chloe looked at Beca and took a deep breath.

"It's-"

"BECA! BECA!"

Beca and Chloe turned their heads to see Jesse Swanson rushing towards them.

"What do you want, Jesse?"

Chloe bit her lip and looked down at the floor. Beca looked agitated, but Jesse was oblivious.

"Can you give me a ride home?"

"I'm talking to Chloe," Beca said. "Meet me at my car, and I'll be there when I'm done."

"That's okay, Beca," Chloe said. "Go ahead. I'll see you tomorrow."

Chloe turned and walked away before Beca could stop her. She turned back to Jesse with a glare.

"What? Oh! Did I interrupt something?"

"Yeah, you kinda did," Beca said and walked off toward the exit.

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The next morning, Beca made her way to Aubrey's locker. She was hoping Aubrey could give her some advice on dealing with her crush on Chloe.

"Hey, Aubrey," Beca said as she stopped at Aubrey's locker.

"Beca," Aubrey said. "What can I do for you?"

"I was, um, wondering," Beca said, her voice anxious. "Do you, um. Ugh! This person that Chloe likes. Does she like really, really like him? Or is it just a crush where someone else who might really like her has a shot if they asked her out?"

Aubrey took in a deep breath and let it out. She looked at Beca and Beca started fidgeting and looking around.

"I know she's your best friend," Beca said looking down at the ground. "And I don't expect you to betray her confidence or whatever. It's just that, I really like her and I wanted to know if you think I might have a chance."

Aubrey gave Beca a small smile and went to answer her when Chloe was suddenly standing there.

"Hey, guys," Chloe said causing Beca to jump. "What's going on?"

"Um, what? Oh, nothing," Beca said.

"Beca was just asking if she could borrow my notes from English class yesterday," Aubrey said causing a moment of panic to cross Beca's face. "I'll get them for you." Aubrey gave Beca a look and shook her head as she reached into her locker.

"Oh, right," Beca said. "Notes. English. Yeah, that's what's going on."

"So, Becs," Chloe said. "I was wondering if we could finish that talk we started yesterday. Maybe after school."

"Um, yeah, okay," Beca said. "Meet me at my locker?"

"Okay," Chloe said and smiled. "Come on, Brey. We're going to be late."

"Here you go, Beca," Aubrey said handing Beca a folded sheet of paper.

"Huh? Oh, right. Thanks," Beca said.

Aubrey and Chloe walked away. Beca looked at the paper Aubrey had given her.

"These don't look like notes," Beca muttered and as she opened it to see what it was.

The person she likes has the locker right next to Tom's!

Beca read it and looked up to see Aubrey looking over her shoulder at her. Aubrey gave her a small smile and turned back to continue walking away. Beca broke out into a big smile as she stood there looking like a lovesick idiot. She had to run to class when the final bell finally brought her out of her reverie.

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Beca couldn't help the smile that formed when she saw Chloe waiting for her at her locker.

"Hey," Beca said as she got to her locker. "Been waiting long?"

"No," Chloe said. "I just got here."

"So, about our conversation yesterday," Beca said as she began opening her locker.

"Um, yeah, about that," Chloe said. "I, uh-"

"Before we start," Beca said. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure," Chloe said and put a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"I was wondering if you'd like to get pizza and go to a movie with me on Friday night?"

"What?" Chloe looked up confused.

"I'm asking you if you want to go out with me on Friday night?" Beca leaned in to whisper, "Because, I kind of like you."

"Really?" Chloe smiled and said, "I'd love to go out with you!"

"Great," Beca said. "So, can I give you a ride home?"

"Yes," Chloe said. "Aubrey's waiting for me, but she'll understand."

Beca and Chloe walked out to the parking lot to find Aubrey waiting by her car. She looked up when she saw them. She smiled when she saw them holding hands.

"I take it your conversation went well," Aubrey said as they reached her.

"It did," Beca said. "Thank you."

"Beca's giving me a ride," Chloe said. "I'll talk you later?"

"Count on it," Aubrey said.

Aubrey got in her car and drove away. Beca and Chloe went to Beca's car, Chloe leaned against the car and smiled at Beca.

"There's something I wanted to ask you."

"What is it?"

"Would you be my date for my family's Annual Christmas Party on Saturday evening? I know it's short notice but I hope you don't have any other plans."

"I can't think of anything I'd rather do," Beca said and opened the car door for Chloe.

Chloe started to get in when Beca stopped her. "I just thought of something I'd rather do."

Before Chloe could say anything, Beca leaned in and kissed her.