I know I know! It's been a couple of weeks but I'm working nights and sleeping during the days so I haven't even had time to finish writing the next chapter yet however I do have the weekend off so hopefully I can finish the story for you guys!
"We're here." Amy calls out from the driver's seat. All of the Bellas lift their heads from their sleeping positions. They had left the League base three hours before, having stopped to buy food and new clothes on the way plus medical supplies for Chloe, whom was getting worse, both in her depression and her infection.
"Chloe, we are at the airport. What was the name of the guy we had to find?" Aubrey says, rocking Chloe gently awake. Her body feeling hot under the blonde's hand.
"Alek." Chloe murmurs. Stacie, Jessica and Lily all jump out of the van and head into the airport, in search of Alek leaving the other Bellas to keep an eye on Chloe.
"Okay, Jessica, check all the international airlines. Lily, check through security and I'll check private flights. Text the other two if you find him." Stacie orders and the girls break apart, heading to the areas Stacie gives them. Stacie walks up to the private jets department and to the customer service desk.
"Welcome to Jerusalem Airport, how can I help you?" The receptionist asks and Stacie offers a small smile.
"Hi, I was actually wondering if you knew an employee here in the airport named Alek. A friend recommended for me to speak to him about a flight back to America." Stacie replies. The receptionist looks Stacie up and down before shaking her head.
"No I'm sorry, there is no-one named Alek here but there is an Alek that is regularly asked for. He works in security. I can call for him if you would like?" She replies and Stacie nods. The receptionist pulls out a staff walkie talkie, calling out for Alek over it. A minute later, a young man, aged in his mid-twenties with a chiselled jawline and dressed in a security outfit walks over, his nametag confirming it is Alek. Stacie steps away from the reception desk and moves toward Alek.
"Hello there. How can I help you?" Alek asks and Stacie allows a small smile to cross her face.
"Hi there umm Azrael sent us. We need a way back to Barden. One of us, she has an infection, she has a high fever, she is in and out of consciousness." Stacie states and Alek's face turns stoic before he lets out a small smirk.
"Azrael called me and let me know you were all coming. She said 8 possibly 9 of you. Where are the others?" Alek asks and Stacie points outside where the Bellas van sits and he makes his way out to the van, Stacie texting Lily and Jessica to meet them back at the van.
Alek jumps onto the bus and moves over to Chloe, he pulls out a syringe to inject into Chloe's neck.
"Woah, what are you doing?" Aubrey asks, pulling Alek away from Chloe. Stacie steps in and stops her girlfriend.
"Babe, this is Alek. He is trying to help." She says and Aubrey stops herself and lets Alek go to continue helping Chloe. Stacie watches as Alek injects the substance into Chloe's neck.
"What is that? Antibiotic?" Stacie asks and Alek pulls the syringe out, nodding.
"Laced with a small dose of adrenaline, yes. She will be awake in about 3, 2, 1." Alek counts down and as he says 1, Chloe springs awake, frantically looking around the bus at the staring Bellas.
"Chloe, are you okay?" Aubrey asks as she sits down next to Chloe, putting a hand gently on her best friend's shoulder. Chloe nods her head.
"Yeah, I'm good. I'm actually good. Who are you?" She asks Alek and he smirks, getting down on one knee next to the redhead and half bowing.
"Forgive me Miss Beale. I'm Alek Mihtal, Azrael called me in advance and told me you were all coming and needed a way back to Barden. I have a private plane ready to take you back to Atlanta and a friend in US customs to help you through and a couple of cars to take you back to the university, Azrael organised everything for you all. I just dosed you with an antibiotic laced with adrenaline to allow the infection to clear quickly. When you are all ready, I'll escort you all to the plane." Alek replies as he stands up and holds out his hand. Chloe reaches out and takes it and the Bellas follow Alek out of the van and to the plane.
The Bellas all marvel at the private plane waiting for them on the tarmac. Alek helps Chloe and the rest of the Bellas onto the plane and moves to the cockpit to speak to the pilot. As he finishes, he moves back to the cabin, to Chloe.
"Azrael told me that you were her taw'am alrruh." He smiles before bowing before the redhead.
"It was a pleasure to meet you Chloe Beale. May your journey be safe and your life fulfilling." Alek compliments before turning to leave but Chloe's voice stops him.
"Wait Alek, Beca gave me this but it's in Arabic. Can you please translate it for me?" Chloe asks, handing Alek the note that Beca gave her. The security guard opens the note and scans it quickly, a small smile forms on his face as he starts to read it. He pulls out his pen from his chest pocket and starts writing underneath the Arabic. After five minutes, he hands the note back to the redhead.
"I have to go but I translated it for you, the English translation is there." He confirms as he leaves the plane and the door closes.
"Well he was an extra side of yummy." Fat Amy says and the Bellas laugh as the plane starts to take off. Chloe hating flying, decides to distract herself by reading the note.
Dear Chloe
I didn't want to say this to you while you were standing in front of me otherwise I wouldn't have let you go. I wrote this in Arabic so Alek can translate it for you and that way I know you will be as far away from the League as possible.
I'm so sorry that I never told you the truth, I should have said something right from the beginning but I was worried that I was going to lose you. The truth is, Chloe I fell in love with you from the moment I first saw you in that blue dress at the activities fair. My sole purpose in that moment was to get to know you for the mission I had but as soon as I laid my eyes on you. I felt like I couldn't breathe, my heart had managed to stop beating and my legs felt as they were in quicksand.
Chloe Marie Beale, I will love you for every second of the remainder of my life and then for the rest of eternity. I sent you all away and stayed because when I said that the League needed to be burned to the ground, I meant in its entirety, I meant including myself. My odds of getting through this and managing to live to see your face, touch your skin and taste your lips again are less than 1% but I promise you that I will fight with everything that I have and I will make it back to you, hopefully in this life but if not, the next.
For now though, I ask that when you get to Barden that you move on from the trauma you escaped back here in Israel, that you go out and be the best history teacher that you can be. You even have some confirmed Middle Eastern myths to explore in your lessons now. My wish for you Chloe is to live the life that every cell in you deserves whether it be with me or without me.
I will love you always and promise to find my way back to you in this life or another. Live your life Chloe Beale and make sure you win the Finals with the Bellas too.
Love for eternity.
Beca.
"Oh Beca." Chloe folds the note up and puts it away, turning her head to look out the window of the plane. Aubrey gazes in Chloe's direction and watches a small tear stream down her best friend's cheek, knowing that whatever was in the letter was a way for Beca to say goodbye to the redhead, her way of saying one last I love you and the thought of Chloe's heart breaking made Aubrey's heart ache for the small assassin too.
3 weeks later: Barden University
"Okay girls, we are one week from Nationals and the set is almost ready. You are all doing really well. Let's run it one more time and then we can go home." Aubrey calls out and all the Bellas agree, nodding their heads but without smiles. They all still missed having Beca around, they missed her voice, her attitude even her fights with Aubrey over the set list but at least Aubrey had finally accepted Beca's choice and mix up the set list, making something different for the Bellas to perform. Chloe's wounds had healed but the scars remained, reminders of what happened, who she lost and what she did to get out alive. Stacie's wounds were the same and all of the Bellas, including their strong minded captain still had nightmares about what they witnessed back in Israel. When they got back, people asked where they were for a week. They all decided to tell the story that a friend had died and they were at the funeral in Europe.
"Chloe, take it from the top." Aubrey says, staring into Chloe's dull blue eyes, dragging dark black bags underneath. Aubrey had heard Chloe scream and have nightmares, the blonde knew her best friend wasn't sleeping well. Chloe nods and the Bellas get back into positions.
"Well well well. Look who's back from their week off." The Bellas all turn to the voice at the door. Jesse, Tom and Bumper all stroll in, the rival acapella group also competing in finals. Jesse now their captain. Jesse looks around the room, scanning for one person in particular.
"Where's Mitchell? I have a bone to pick with that short sprout." Jesse jokes and Aubrey strides up to the boys.
"This is a closed practice Jesse, Beca's not here, she's gone so just leave." Aubrey replies and Jesse laughs. He stands up taller, his face getting right into Aubrey's.
"You don't tell me what to do now where is Mitchell!" Jesse yells in Aubrey's face and all of the girls quiver away in fear, their thoughts immediately jumping back to when they were in the League and Michael was about to kill them. Aubrey's hands start to shake.
"She's gone! I don't know where she is." Aubrey yells in reply and Jesse turns to his friends.
"Trash the place. Take the music." Jesse calls out. Bumper and Tom move around the room and start overturning the chairs and pushing over the whiteboard while Jesse moves over and steals the music off of the piano.
"Hey wait!" Chloe pulls Jesse back but he turns around and pushes the redhead over. Chloe hits the ground hard on her back and the guys laugh at her as she struggles to get back up.
"Hey! What the hell is wrong with you guys? Chloe are you okay?" Fat Amy kneels down and helps Chloe sit up. Both girls look up at the laughing Trebles with dark glares. The rest of the Bellas moves over to Chloe and Fat Amy and stand together against the Trebles.
"What is this? Aww you're all standing together. Girl Power Right?" Jesse jokes and the Trebles start to laugh along.
"Yeah well the Bellas are a family unlike all of you." A voice calls from the door, all of the Bellas turn around and smiles instantly form on all of their faces. The person they never thought they'd see again was standing at the door, a few cuts and bruises littered her face but it was her. Beca Mitchell, standing right in front of them.
"You want me Jesse, you're just going to end up like you have the past few times. So bring it on because I'm not letting you hurt these girls." Beca says as she moves forward and steps between the Bellas and the Trebles. Jesse's face turns dark as he steps forward, swinging his arm around, Beca dodges it, grabbing his arm and twisting it behind his back, until his shoulder pops. Jesse roars out in pain.
"Go Jesse, don't make me hurt you more. Go to a doctor and get your shoulder put back in and we'll see you at Finals okay? You guys help him." Beca states, pointing to Tom and Bumper. The two Trebles pick up their captain and take him away. Beca turns to the Bellas with a smile on her face.
"Surprise." She says and as the Bellas run to give her a hug, she stops them, walking through the group to the redhead whom stood in shock.
"Hi." She whispers, snapping the redhead out of her shock, this was happening, Beca Mitchell was standing right in front of her, not dead in Israel. Chloe surges forward and puts her lips to Beca's to see if it was really real, when it is, she pulls away.
"You're here, you're real. How? How are you here?" Chloe breathes out. Beca moves forward, touching her forehead to Chloe's.
"I died but I came back for you." Beca replies and Chloe pulls away and along with the Bellas calls out.
"You died!" They all yell out and Beca jumps at the reaction. Stacie notices the glove on Beca's right hand and that she isn't wearing one on her left hand.
"Beca, what's wrong with your hand?" Stacie asks.
So Beca is alive! Next chapter will cover what happened to her as well as a bit of fun Bellas stuff.