The day before Semis:
Beca's mental health was struggling over the past few days. She kept hearing the voices of those she had killed over and over in her head. She had attempted to shut off her emotions again but it was like her switch was stuck in the on position, she couldn't switch it off again and she knew why, she didn't want to because being with Chloe was amazing. She felt happier with Chloe, but she was also more vulnerable which scared her. She had not let anyone in since the night her family died and letting someone in was new to her again. As Beca watches Chloe sleep, her arms wrapped around her, watching Chloe's chest slowly rise and fall, it brings a small smile to her face. Suddenly, the vibrations of an incoming call on her phone snap her out of her thoughts. Beca slowly removes her arms from Chloe and answers the phone, leaving the room.
"Michael." Beca answers.
"Azrael, good to hear your voice. I needed to speak with you about your plans again. The plans to eliminate Mr Beale and his wife are perfect but what about his daughter?" Michael asks and Beca freezes in place.
"Wait, the target was James Beale and Evelyn Beale, you said nothing about Chloe being a target too. You know I don't kill innocents unless I have to. Having to kill the Simmons girls was bad enough but you asked for no witnesses and I killed two innocent people to give you that, to keep the secret of the League as I have for 11 years but I am not killing Chloe unless I absolutely have to." Beca stands up to Michael, she felt bad after the history lesson a few days before, knowing that she was now a killer as well, at least in the past she could justify her kills by saying they were criminals, rapists, murderers, thieves and arsonists but with Denise and Ebony, it was different, they did nothing to hurt anyone so why should they have to die, to protect a secret that she now wasn't sure about.
"You will do as I order you too Azrael. Miss Beale will know it is you who has killed her family. I want James, Evelyn AND Chloe Beale dead. Do not disappoint me Azrael. I want you back here in Tse-elim when you have completed your task." Michael orders before hanging up the phone. Beca stares at the phone screen for a few minutes before heading back into the room to find Chloe awake.
"Morning." Chloe groans, bringing a small, almost identifiable smile to Beca's face.
"Morning Love." Beca replies as she climbs back into the bed and cuddles into Chloe.
"Is everything okay?" Chloe asks gently, feeling Beca shaking from both fury and fear under her grasp.
"Yeah, just cold." Beca lies, cuddling further into Chloe. She couldn't do what Michael wanted. She couldn't kill Chloe Beale. She couldn't kill her soulmate.
Beca was walking to class when she looks up from the ground to see Stacie walking toward her, however when Stacie notices Beca, she turns and walks out to the courtyard. Beca had had enough of this avoidance from Stacie.
"Stacie!" Beca yells out as she runs after the taller brunette. Stacie stops walking and turns to face Beca, refusing to meet the assassin's eyes.
"Stacie can we please talk?" Beca asks and Stacie drops her head. Beca knew that she had scared off the taller brunette when she told her about being an assassin but Beca left before explaining.
"Beca, I'm sorry I'm just not ready yet. It's probably just best if we only talk when we have to with the Bellas." Stacie suggests and Beca drops her head, feeling like even more of a monster than she had been for the past. She watches as Stacie starts to walk away but she stops her with a brilliant idea.
"Stacie, wait, I can't tell you everything but just come to my history class. Please just come and it'll explain everything." Beca says and Stacie nods before following Beca.
Stacie and Beca arrive to the class and Stacie sits at the top while Beca moves down next to Chloe, giving her a small peck on the cheek. Stacie watches the exchange between the two and thinks to herself how Beca had changed since being with Chloe, her attitude was lighter and she smiled which Stacie hadn't seen at all before the two got together. Chloe was changing Beca and Stacie knew that although Beca's lifestyle was not something she could accept, seeing Beca be a normal person was something she could accept. The class begins and Stacie gets a text from Beca. 'You want answers, listen up.'
"Okay so the League of Angels is yes a group of assassins but is what they are doing so wrong? They hunt people that are darkening the world, murderers and other criminals so how is what they are doing so wrong?" Dr Matthews speaks up and Stacie watches as a few students hands go in the air, wondering why she was hear listening to a class about a group of assassins and then it came to her, this myth, The League of Angels, maybe it wasn't a myth, maybe Beca was a part of this group.
"Because they are taking away free will and defeating the idea of justice. Those criminals should be locked away for their crimes not murdered by a wannabe group of masked avengers. They probably got paid for doing what they did, murdering people. It was like a job for them and honestly they should be killed for killing those people." A student answers and Stacie notices Beca's face turn darker than she had ever seen before raising her hand.
"Yes Miss Mitchell? I'd love to hear your opinion on this." Dr Matthews says and Beca drops her hand and Stacie listens.
"The League of Angels were said to be a group of orphaned kids that were trained to do what police and court rooms can't. Some people are too sick to live in this world and the justice system is so corrupt these days that criminals for high profile crimes are getting let back out in 15 to 20 years, even less if they had a good enough lawyer. The truth is The League of Angels didn't do what they did for the money. They did it because they believed they would be making the world a better place and stopping anyone else from being subject to the crimes of some of the criminals in the future. They may have be taking away free will but money does the exact same thing. Welcome to the corruption of the fucking world." Beca answers and everyone including Chloe, Stacie and Dr Matthews are taken aback by Beca's answer. They are all in even more shock when they watch as Beca leaves the class. Stacie didn't know what to think until she met Chloe's eyes and they both stare at each other, concerned.
Beca makes it back to her room, thankful that no one followed her. She throws on her gloves and starts to beat the crap out of her punching bag in her room. She felt like a true monster, she murdered people for a living. She thought she was doing it to make the world better, rid people like her father away for good but it just made her soul shrivel up and caused the darkness to grow in her until that was all she was, darkness. The crushing weight of the task, killing more people, the people she had already killed, having to now kill someone she cared about, someone knowing her secret and even Amitiel was making her crazy. She continued to picture the punching bag as her father, as the other criminals she killed like Gary Simmons and Stacie's father while beating it. Punch after punch, she thought to herself. Was she doing the right thing? It's only when she can't breathe that she stops pounding the bag. She looks at the time and realises she had been going at it for hours, she was expecting Chloe any minute but she didn't feel up to facing her. She walks over to the door and locks it before turning off the light and hopping into bed until she hears a knock at the door five minutes later.
"Beca, it's me. Please open up." Beca hears Chloe's voice on the other side of the door. She stays still in her bed not being able to help the tear stream down her cheek. Beca knew that Michael wanted Chloe dead along with her parents and her loyalty for Michael and the League was always going to come first to her. They took her in and looked after her after the night her family died, the League was practically her family.
"Beca please." She hears Chloe whimper again and it broke Beca's heart. She stays in her bed, silently crying and for the first time in her life, she didn't know what she would do. She didn't know what love was but she was pretty sure what she felt for Chloe was it and now she had to choose, family or love. She fell asleep listening to Chloe on the other side of her locked door and the thoughts swirling in her head along with words that Amitiel said to her,
'They made you a weapon not a human. They just point their precious weapon in the direction they see fit and pull the trigger.' It was one of the last things Amitiel said to her before she killed was then, just as Beca dozed off, that she felt like a true monster and not a human anymore.
"Where is Beca?" Stacie asks as she arrives to the last Bellas rehearsal before leaving for Semis.
"She isn't answering any of our calls, she didn't go to our history class which is not normal because she loves that class, especially what we are studying now. I honestly don't know where she is or what is going on. None of us have seen her or heard from her since her outburst in class yesterday." Chloe replies and all the Bellas including Aubrey feel bad. The blonde not being able to help but feel responsible for adding more stress to Beca's plate and causing her breakdown.
"Well let's just get through this rehearsal and then we can go find her before we leave." Aubrey suggests but Chloe shakes her head.
"She has locked her door. I tried last night but she didn't answer. I'm worried about her. She's just completely shut down and the last time I saw her do it was when she got back from her trip. Something is wrong and I'm really worried." Chloe replies and all the girls drop their heads, they all knew that needed Beca in the group, with Denise gone it was hard enough and the group was already small enough. They didn't want nor could they afford to lose Beca too, especially Chloe and Stacie.
"I can't help but feel this is partly my fault, I was so hard on her." Aubrey speaks up and all the girls shake their heads, supporting the captain.
"It's not your fault, she was really off with me yesterday morning and then she had the outburst in class." Chloe adds.
"I feel partly to blame too, she told me something really personal a few days ago and I have been avoiding her." Stacie says and all the girls look in the leggy brunette's direction.
"It's no one's fault. There is more going on and I know it. Who knows what is going on in the mind of Beca Mitchell." Chloe replies, trying to remain strong herself. All she wanted to do was walk out of rehearsals and kick Beca's door down to see if she was okay.
"She recently lost a close friend and then Denise died. She told me some stuff about her past that she said she hadn't told anyone. Now she has told Aubrey and Stacie too. She just needs time and space." Chloe adds sadly, not wanting to give Beca space but she felt like she had to listen to her own words and give Beca the space she needed. Although, she was really worried that the girl she liked was shutting down again.
"Okay well, we can try again after rehearsal but for now, let's just get through this rehearsal. Come on girls." Aubrey calls out, diverting everyone's attention away from the small brunette sized hole in their group.
Sorry I haven't been updating, been doing my DJ stuff.
So what are the Bella's going to do? Who is going to get through to Beca? Will they get her back?
And what is Beca going to do about having to kill Chloe? Will she choose her head or her heart? The League or Her Soulmate?