"Come in." Chloe calls out from the bed. Once Beca had left, she got out of bed and put on a pair of pyjama shorts and a tank top. She watches as Aubrey enters the room.
"Morning sleepyhead." The blonde states with a smile. There is another knock on the door and Stacie walks in, standing next to Aubrey.
"Hey, are you and Beca okay? Because we totally heard you two last night going at it and I just saw Beca and she was acting weird. Like Azrael weird." Stacie asks and both girls shake their heads, frowning at what could be causing Beca's weird attitude.
"Well I might go catch up to her and find out yeah?" Stacie suggests before leaving allowing the two best friends to talk.
"I'm sorry you heard us last night." Chloe says quickly once the door shuts and Aubrey smiles, moving over and lying next to Chloe on the bed. She looks into Chloe's eyes and smirks slightly.
"Please, I was proud of you two. As much as I wish I had cut my ears off. I was happy to see that you were happy, that you found that happiness with Beca. She's been cut down, abused, betrayed and bullied all her life without cause. She had been to hell and back and she did it for you. That is how much she loves you and I know that she would never hurt you because she knows what it is like to be hurt in every kind of way. You make her happy and she makes you happy, that's all I ever wanted." Aubrey replies before leaning over and hugging the redhead, pressing her lips gently on Chloe's temple.
"Thanks Aubrey." Chloe smiles, returning the hug.
"Now you lost your virginity so as your best friend, give me details." Aubrey jokes and the girls laugh as Chloe begins to explain how the best night of her life went.
"Beca wait up." Stacie calls out when she finally spots Beca at the front door of the hotel, heading outside. The smaller brunette stops when she hears Stacie's voice, allowing her best friend to catch up with her.
"Are you sure you're okay? I mean you finally did it, you finally let your guard down with Chloe. You finally got what you wanted so why aren't you happy?" Stacie asks, pulling Beca to a halt only Beca pulls out of Stacie's grip and continues walking. Stacie watches for a moment before running to catch up and pulling Beca back again, this time Beca doesn't fight back but instead looks down at her feet.
"Beca, seriously what is going on? Last night should have been the best night of your life! So why are you acting like it was a mistake!" Stacie starts to yell making Beca shrink in her stance. This doesn't go unnoticed by Stacie and she settles down, knowing even though Beca was better, there was still a long way to go.
"I'm sorry Becs, it's just you know? You finally got the girl." Stacie watches as Beca slowly lifts her head, mumbling something that Stacie doesn't understand, when Stacie asks for clarification, Beca speaks again, only louder and angrier at herself.
"Yeah I got her, and last night was the best night of my life, trust me. I'm so happy Chloe and I had last night together, it just fermented our love for one another but I really have to be somewhere so I will see you all later for the internal celebration." Beca states and Stacie clicks, this had something to do with the League, something to do with what happened in Israel.
"Beca, what happened in Israel? What happened when you got us on that bus and went back in? What happened to Hailee?" Stacie asks and Beca turns her head to Stacie, her storm blue eyes turning a dark grey, almost black. Stacie notices Beca's mood shift and takes a small step back. The leggy brunette realising she just re-awakened Azrael from her dormant state.
"Nothing that I want to talk about Stacie now if you don't mind, I need to go." Beca finally replies and Stacie nods gently giving Beca a sad look before turning and heading back toward Chloe and Aubrey. Beca starts walking in the other direction, trying to rid herself of the oncoming slaughter of memories. She knew this day was going to be hard enough for her, she hated her birthday.
"Stacie hey, is Beca okay?" Chloe greets Stacie as she walks into the room. Stacie glances up at the bubbly redhead, seated on her bed next to Aubrey and it's then that the two girls notice the tears pooling in Stacie's eyes.
"Something is wrong, I saw Azrael again. I don't know what she is doing but it has something to do with the League, something to do with what happened after we left. She's closed off again." Stacie answers and the other two girls in the room turn their attention to the short brunette assassin's intentions.
"What happened in Israel? Chloe, you were in there longer then us, you went back in. Are you sure Michael is dead? That she isn't still working for the League?" Aubrey asks and Chloe shakes her head. Stacie stands up and heads for the door.
"No I killed him, I shot him and watched him take his last breath. Stacie where are you going?" Chloe asks and Stacie stops, her hand on the door handle.
"I'm going to follow Beca if I can find her which shouldn't be too hard since she hired a luxury sports car. We don't know what happened with her sister, they could both be working together and still doing their part for the League, the sister assassins. Her sister could have brainwashed her to believe the League was the right thing again, you both saw what Beca looked like when she turned back up again. She was covered head to toe in marks, bruises and bandages, she went through that torture again." Stacie confesses, Aubrey and Chloe glance at each other before standing up, the three girls heading out the hotel room, letting the other Bellas know that they would be back in time for the celebrations on their way out of the hotel.
Beca arrives at the cemetery, stepping out of her car and making her way past numerous gravestones till she reaches the three graves all next to each other. Sophia Mitchell, John Mitchell and Hailee Mitchell. Beca stands in front of Hailee's grave before dropping to her knees, she places the flowers she bought down on top of the grave before sitting back on her knees.
"I'm so sorry I failed you again Hales, I'm so sorry I couldn't bring you back. I promised I would always protect you and be there for you but I let you down twice." She says aloud, running her hand through her hair, unable to hold her tears back any longer.
"I don't know what to do now. My whole life has been darkness, killing for the League and now it's gone. I don't know how to live a normal life, I never have. I wish you were here so we could learn this life together. I promise this to you, this life, this second chance I've been given, I will live it for us both. I will make it count for us both. I will never forget you Hailee, I will never forget any of you. Mom, I love you so much and thankyou for putting your life before mine or Hailee's, you did all you could for us and I will never forget that and John… Dad, you made our lives hell but if it weren't for you doing that then Hailee and I wouldn't have been as strong as we were. The truth is, I forgive you for what you did Dad, I forgive you." Beca confesses as she stands up. She moves over to the gravestones and runs her hand gently over each, kissing the top of her sister's.
"Beca?" The young assassin turns around to find Aubrey, Stacie and Chloe standing behind her. She quickly wipes the tears off of her cheeks.
"What are you guys doing here? You shouldn't be here." Beca says as she steps away from the graves. Stacie tilts her head to glance at the names of all of Beca's family on the gravestones.
"Beca, what is this? What are you doing here?" Chloe asks and Beca shakes her head, unable to confess her unforgivable sin, unable to face the hard hitting truth. Beca feels at war with herself again, similar to how she was in the League, being torn between right and wrong, between being a puppet and being who she is, between Azrael and Beca Mitchell. The only one of the three visitors to the graveyard that seemed to understand Beca's inner turmoil was Stacie.
"Beca, what happened in Israel? After you made us leave. You won't tell anyone but we can see it affects you. We can see that something happened to you, what happened?" Aubrey asks and Beca flashes back to what happened. She remembers every single detail of it, how the sweat beaded on Hailee's brow after they had been fighting for over half an hour, how the wounds she had sustained burned, how her sword plunged into Hailee's chest.
"Beca?" Chloe asks and Beca's eyes turn to the ground, ashamed of what she has done. Stacie gets the confirmation she is after and the leggy brunette turns to the redhead and the blonde.
"Go back to the hotel, I'll bring her back. Please." Stacie says, handing the keys to her car to Aubrey. The two girls look to Beca then back to Stacie. The brunette's eyes showing understanding and determination. Chloe and Aubrey knew, Stacie had figured out what was going on in the mind of Beca Mitchell.
"I'll figure it out okay? I love you babe. I'll see you back at the hotel." Stacie adds, pecking Aubrey on the lips. Aubrey and Chloe head back to the car, Chloe looking back to find Stacie stepping toward a frantic Beca, her hands raised in surrender.
After Chloe and Aubrey leave in the car, Stacie turns to her best friend, raising her hands, worried if Beca will react in a dangerous manner.
"Becs? I know you are stuck there right now but I'm here, focus on me. What happened in Israel? To the League? To the Hierarchy? To Michael? To your sister?" Stacie asks and watches as Beca flinches at the mention of Hailee and Stacie pieces it altogether, Beca's reaction, why she was so badly injured when she got back, why they were currently standing in front of her families grave. Stacie knew that Hailee was dead.
"Beca what happened to Hailee?" Stacie asks carefully and finally gets what she is after when Beca breaks down, her knees buckling but the leggy brunette catches the assassin before she hits the ground. Stacie wraps her arms around her best friend, holding her tight.
"It's okay. It's okay, I'm here Becs. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere, remember, nothing you say will make me leave. I'll always be your friend." Stacie comforts and Beca pulls Stacie tighter, her fingers clutching to her best friend like a lifeline.
"I killed her Stacie. She… I couldn't stop her. I couldn't save her. I didn't want to do it but I had no choice, she wasn't Hailee, she wasn't my Hailee anymore. Michael made her into a monster like he did me. I had to kill her, I had no choice." Beca cries and Stacie's heart immediately breaks for the younger brunette. She holds Beca tighter, she feels Beca's grip tighten on her shoulders, as if the tiny brunette was gripping to Stacie to keep breathing.
"Becs, I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry that you had to do that and I'm sorry that you've had to suffer through the memory of it alone and nothing I say will help make you feel any better but I want you to know that I will always be here for you, no matter what, and so will Chloe and Aubrey and the rest of the Bellas. Here look." Stacie reassures before looking to the graves, Beca's head turns to face the three gravestones also.
"Your real family, your blood may be here but your friends, the Bellas. We are another family so don't ever feel like you are alone Beca Mitchell, don't ever feel unloved, like you have no one that will unconditionally love you because we all do. We love you Beca, I love you. You're like my sister and I will love you like my sister so you have me and the others, for life." Stacie adds, tears now falling from her eyes too.
"We will always have your back Becs, now do you want to go back or stay here a little while? I'll stay with you if you want." Stacie asks and Beca finally lets go of the hug, hardening her features again and pushing away the memories flooding her.
"I want to stay a little longer, and stay with me." Beca replies hoarsely. Stacie nods with a small smile and the two girls sit down in front of Beca's family.
"Hey Stace. Thankyou. I see you as a sister as well and I love you too." Beca smiles, placing her head on Stacie's shoulder and the two stay in that position.