Hey Guys! I'm sorry I haven't been updating anywhere near as much but Ive been super busy and also went through a small rough patch. My ex-girlfriend died and it hit me pretty hard. Anyways I've also been busy with my 2 jobs but I have also been applying to be in the PP3 movie. I honestly don't think they will pick me but if they do, I'll let you guys know. Also I noticed this story has now got over 20,000 views which is amazing and makes me so happy. You guys are the reason I write these stories and if you have any ideas then please feel free to mention them and I'll see what I can come up with. Anyways please enjoy this new chapter!
"Beca, open up." Aubrey knocks on Beca's door, the rest of the Bellas standing behind her. When Beca doesn't answer, Aubrey tries a different approach.
"Beca, we don't know what you are going through but we want you to know that we are always here for you if you need us, just like we need you now because Semis is tonight. Remember that promise you made me, you promised to look out for everyone and do what you can for the Bellas. Don't turn your back on that promise now and please don't turn your back on us. We miss you." Aubrey says and the Bellas listen intently, not knowing about Beca's promise. Little did any of them know that Beca was leaning her back on the other side of the door, crying into her knees. The assassin knew she had to finish the task which meant she had to get up and go to Semis. Besides, Beca nor Azrael ever broke a promise so she stands and unlocks the door, opening it to find all the Bellas standing on the other side. The Bellas noticing Beca's demeanor, the dark bags under her eyes, the shaking in her hands, the noticeable streams of tears that had been running down her face. The girls walk in the room and help get Beca ready before leaving for Semis, not a word spoken.
On the road to Semis:
The Bellas all stuck to doing their own thing on the bus they hired to get to Semis. Beca was sitting behind Fat Amy whom was driving, Aubrey sat on the other side to her and Chloe was behind Aubrey. The other Bellas were all bunched up at the back of the bus talking about something that Beca didn't care about although she knew it was about her, she had directed her hearing to their conversation and heard her name a few times. They were probably wondering what was wrong with her. Beca having enough of hearing the conversation, put her earphones in her ears and switched on her music, her music flowing through the earpieces as she continued to draw out floor plans and strategies to kill Chloe's parents without having to kill Chloe. Aubrey was going over the plans for the performance, worrying that it wouldn't be enough for the Bellas to get through. Chloe was listening to music, humming away whilst she edited the final parts to her thesis.
Fat Amy pulls into a gas station to fill up the bus and all of the girls except for Fat Amy, Lily, Beca and Cynthia Rose get out for a bathroom break.
"Don't you flat butts worry. I got this. I'm just going to pump and dump." Fat Amy mentions before leaving the bus. Beca not even looking up from her notepad, trying to focus but unable to as the stress of the task got to her. Beca sighs as her hand hovers over her stomach, she hadn't eaten in days but that was part of her ritual before a task, her muscles ached as she knew she had overdone her exercise. Her mind also occasionally drifted back to the last conversation she had with Chloe before she started ignoring the redhead. They hadn't talked properly since Beca got the call from Michael to kill Chloe as well.
"I don't care what you say, Cisco live. Best performance I've ever seen. Thong Song wasn't his only hit you know." Bumper tells the rest of the Treblemakers as they sit in their tour bus, on their way to the Semis also. The new Treblemaker, Kolio looks away from the group for a moment and out the window in front of the bus and notices a familiar shaped girl.
"Yo, Bump is that Fat Amy?" He says as he points in the direction of the Australian whom is currently moving around the bus to fill it up with gas.
"Donald, slow down. Slow Down! Yeah!" Bumper yells as he rushes to the front of the bus and yanks the side window open. The other Treblemakers including Jesse all get into a position where they can view what is about to happen, watching as Bumper hold the burrito in his hand, waiting for the perfect moment.
"Hey Amy! Sabotage!" Bumper yells out the window as he lets the burrito fly out the window, the Mexican food hitting Fat Amy squared in her chest.
"I've been shot. I've just been shot!" Fat Amy yells attracting the attention of the three girls in the bus. Beca perks up at what Amy says and is out of the bus as fast as Cynthia Rose and Lily stand up.
"Amy!" Beca calls out as she approaches Amy.
"Amy!" Cynthia Rose calls out as she leans over the top of the blonde, trying to give her mouth to mouth only to be stopped by Fat Amy.
"No, I'm- I'm sitting up." Fat Amy says and Cynthia Rose moves back to allow her teammate to sit up. Beca takes a deep breath before she and Lily help her. Cynthia Rose noticing that her Bella's uniform is wrecked but thankfully, Aubrey was extra Hitler-like about packing another uniform for "emergencies."
"Oh Shit, Bumper threw a big ass burrito at me. I'm going to kill him, I swear, I'm going to finish him like a cheesecake." Fat Amy adds as the girls try to clean up her face and neck, Cynthia Rose trying to wipe the excess burrito off of Fat Amy's jacket. Lily runs back to the bus and grabs Amy's bag bringing it back out so she could go change. The three girls heading back inside the bus. The other Bellas all return including Fat Amy wearing a different Jacket and her new Bella uniform, unnoticed by Aubrey or Chloe. Chloe looks over to Beca and notices that she is crunched up close to window, listening to her music and staring out the window, if only she knew what Beca was thinking about. Beca was thinking about how she reacted when Amy called out. She was willing to go to war for her. They leave the gas station and everyone goes back to doing their own thing.
Beca wasn't enjoying the peace and quiet on the bus as much as she should have been. The voices in her head were running rampant so she decides to put her music on again, flicking it onto a song 'The Kill' by 30 Seconds to Mars that she listened to all the time. She looks forward and notices a small bit of burrito filling still sitting behind Fat Amy's ear. Beca smirks to herself before leaning forward.
"You got a little something there." Beca points to Fat Amy's ear and the blonde leans her head back without taking her eyes off the road to reply.
"Just leave it. It fuels my hate fire." Amy replies and Beca smiles again before sitting back in her seat. Her music stops for a second as she receives a text message. Beca unlocks her phone and sees the text is from Chloe. Beca glances back at the redhead who shares the glance before looking back down to her notes she is working on. Beca wasn't sure what, probably one of her assignments but she opens the text message and reads what it says.
Chloe: 'Hey. I wanted to know if you were okay. Also I kind of want to tell you something :).'
Beca: 'I'm fine and what did you want to tell me?'
Chloe: 'Beca Mitchell! I am so in love with you that it hurts just to see that you don't think you are worthy of love. I love you, this team loves you, even Aubrey in her weird ways. I don't want to psychoanalyze you but normally when you don't feel worthy of love, it means that you haven't been shown any love in your life. Anything you want to talk about? How about this? We play a game, we answer 3 questions truthfully about each other :)'
Beca reads the message and she can't help but smile a little, considering the idea of Chloe's game, she worries about what Chloe could ask her, but she had felt bad for shutting Chloe out and hopefully Chloe won't delve too deep, it was only three questions. So Beca texts back.
Beca: 'Game on Red. Me first and this is one question I promise, where did you get the scar on your forehead and why do you cover it with makeup all the time?'
Chloe: 'Technically it's two questions but I'll allow it for you. I was 2 and I fell and hit my head on the brick wall outside my house. I cover it up because I used to get teased a lot about it. I was called the female Harry Potter, after that it just became habit.'
Beca: 'I can't believe people teased you over something that makes you so beautiful. You should stop covering it. Okay question two, what does your dad do as the Representative for Israel? I mean I've seen in the news that we are looking at going to war with them.'
Chloe: 'Well for you I'll stop covering it. I can't believe you even noticed it in the first place. Israel has been flooded with Islamic State followers, the US wants to drop bombs on major hideouts but it will cause huge numbers of casualties. My father has insisted on going to Israel and speaking to Parliament there. He is trying to come up with a peaceful solution and a way to rid Israel of the terrorists. I'm actually worried about him because he has been getting threats lately from both sides, Israelis that want the war and US citizens that believe in our parliament and stopping ISIL.
Beca: 'Fair enough. But why would Israelis be trying to start a war in their own country. Okay my last question is how are you going with your nodes? I mean I know now what they are, seeing as I looked them up after you mentioned them. But truthfully, how are your nodes?'
Chloe: 'Because they believe that the Prime Minister of Israel is weak and needs to be taken out of the big seat. Some believe that they can conquer Israel from the inside. And I actually need to talk to Aubrey the nodes because they are getting worse and I'll need surgery soon so I'm thinking maybe after Semis, like as soon as possible so I'll be healed up for Finals. Aubrey won't be too happy because my range will never be as high again but I won't be in so much pain anymore when I sing. Okay my turn :) First question: What has been going on lately?'
Beca: 'That's horrible, you should talk to Aubrey. Umm I've just been really distracted lately, I've got a lot on my mind and what that other girl said in class the other day was not true, I know the myths and what I said was true.'
Chloe: 'Becs that girl was just putting her opinion in, doesn't mean she was right but anyways question two: What did you mean that you know the myths?'
Beca: 'I said on my first day, I've been to the Middle East and this myth, the League of Angels is printed on their walls, literally. There are wanted billboards almost painted on the walls of towns in the Middle East, the name Azrael is only mentioned so much because they are the most dangerous. They fimrly beieve that this group is real and so do I.'
Chloe: 'You actually believe the League of Angels exists? Why? What has you so sure?"
Beca: 'That's three questions but I'll let it slide for you and because there are some deaths that are so weird, so unexplainable. They label certain deaths as drug overdoses but they were criminals with money and that sometimes probably had families and were happy so why overdose? And at these scenes of crime, there is never any evidence, the League always cover their tracks.
Chloe: 'To cover the secret and not expose the League. I know but what if they weren't happy. What is their deaths were just overdoses?'
Beca: 'I don't know but it just seems so real.'
Chloe: 'Agreed it does seem really real, and the way you talk about it, is like a historian You are so cute when you get all passionate about history.'
Beca: 'Hey! I am not cute, I'm a total badass.'
Chloe: 'You are a total softie and I know what else will add to my argument.'
Beca: 'And what would that be? Puppies? Because for your information, puppies are adorable with anything and anyone.'
Beca waits patiently but doesn't receive a reply from Chloe. She glances back in Chloe direction and finds Chloe looking out the window, humming along to a song then she just starts breaking out into song and Beca cringes at the song Chloe was singing.
I hopped off the plane at L.A.X.
With a dream and my cardigan
Beca crosses her arms over her chest and slowly sinks down in her seat. 'Fucking Miley Cyrus of all things.' She says to herself as Cynthia Rose joins in with Chloe.
Welcome to the land of fame excess
Am I gonna fit in?
From in front of her, Beca hears Fat Amy jump in along with some of the Bellas in the back, including Stacie who finally stopped doing her nails. She glances at Aubrey waiting for her to put a stop to this.
Jumped in the cab,
Here I am for the first time
Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous
Beca shuts her eyes when she hears the blonde Hitler join in. 'God Dammit I'm done now.' Beca's voice echoes in her head. She sinks a little further into her seat as the rest of the Bellas continue.
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous,
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
Chloe reaches over and taps Aubrey's shoulder pointing to Beca then leans back catching Stacie's gaze and also pointing to Beca. All the Bellas realize that Beca isn't singing then and work out that they could get their Beca back and cheer her up so they start leaning in towards her.
"Oh my God!" Beca says leaning back and looking at the two captains with wide eyes.
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
And a Jay-Z song was on
All the Bellas stop singing and just wait, all eyes were on Beca and she was looking around, Stacie was stood up and beckons her to start singing. Beca's gaze shifts to Chloe and the redhead simply nods with a small smirk. Aubrey was looking at her like she would get killed if she didn't sing. Beca knew the song, Hailee used to run around singing it all the time with their Mom, the thought brought a smile to Beca's face as she finally admits defeat, rolling her eyes before she starts singing, thinking in her mind 'God if Michael saw me now, I'd be lashed till I died.'
So I put my hands up
They're playing my song,
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like yeah
Movin' my hips like yeah
I got my hands up,
They're playin' my song
I know I'm gonna be OK
Yeah, it's a party in the USA
Yeah, it's a party in-
The girls all stop singing when the bus starts groaning and jumping forward. Fat Amy glances at the fuel gauge in front of her and realizes the tank is empty.
"What the hell." Aubrey comments as she looks to the driver. The other Bellas start looking out the windows thinking they are breaking down.
"Um, It's pretty cool actually. I think we're just running out of gas." Fat Amy replies nervously, she double checks the gauge which is on the E. Beca looks over Amy's shoulder and sees the same, looking back to Aubrey and Chloe with a shrug.
"No, that can't be, you just filled the tank." Aubrey's voice starts to raise. Chloe sits in her seat shocked at the revelation.
"Yeah I did, and maybe, yeah maybe I didn't because I got hit by flying Mexican food." Fat Amy adds and Beca remembers back to the flying burrito incident that they never told Aubrey or Chloe about.
"And we're out." Fat Amy says as the bus stops on the side of the road. Beca watches as all the Bella's faces physically drop.
"Aca-scuse me." Aubrey questions, slightly agitated.
"Aca-believe it." Amy snaps back sarcastically. Beca looks back when she hears Stacie groan and the two girls eyes meet and Beca knew that Stacie's gaze was saying they needed to talk which both scared Beca and made her slightly happier.
"What are we gonna do captain?" Amy adds as she swings around to face the aggravated face of the blonde captain.
"Maybe we could call-." Chloe tries to suggest an idea but is again cut off by her best friend.
"No, don't even say it Chloe. How dare you." Aubrey snaps harshly, forcing Chloe to sit back into her seat again. Fat Amy clicks on to what Chloe was going to suggest.
"Oh no, that is a good idea actually. I've got Bumper's number." Fat Amy says as she reaches into her bag to try find her phone.
"Why do you have Bumper's number?" Aubrey asks quickly in reply and all the girls watch as Fat Amy starts to shrink in her seat.
"Uh, uh, uhmmm." Fat Amy thinks about her next words carefully before just going back to finding her phone, without answering Aubrey's question. Cynthia Rose, Mary Elise and Stacie all let out hushed laughs while Beca feels her phone vibrate.
Chloe: Softie ;)
Beca: I have no idea what you're talking about Red ;).
So there you go! As you guys have probably noticed, I'm sort of sticking to the original story line of PP1 but it will go off course soon when all hell breaks loose.
Anyways this chapter was a sort of filler with a bit of cute BeChloe but I promise it is just a build up. Chapter 25 and 26 is where everything will go crazy so heads up.
As for Beca, what do you think she is going to do?
So as usual, please review what you think and see how right you are.
That's me again, stay beautiful everyone!