A/N: Okay guys, I admit my writing has been very shitty the past few chapters and I am really sorry for that. I am in my scatter-brain phase wherein I am stuck between thinking how to do things, and how to actually do things. Maybe that guest reviewer also has something to do with my sudden loss of motivation to actually continue this story at all. Again, I'm sorry for deleting this story. When I did it, I got a bunch of messages asking why I deleted this story when it's actually good and doing great. Well, to be honest I got really discouraged. I mean, yeah it's good for me to receive constructive criticism because it is for my own good. But dude, that review was like really harsh. I know I'm not the best writer in the world, but you don't have to be a dick about it. So yeah, my emotions got the best of me resulting for me to delete this story. Once again, I apologize.

Thank you to all of you lovely readers for you non-stop support and love for this story. For every reviewers, you all made me so happy. Thank you all so much. I love you guys to the fullest!

So this chapter really took me a lot of time to think about since the reasons are stated above. Hopefully, you guys will like this overdue chapter. Enjoy reading!

Disclaimer: None of the characters (except my OCs) of Pitch Perfect are mine. None.

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CHAPTER 10 – Hope

Horror movies are stupid. Stupid scary music. Stupid jump scares. It's stupid.

For Beca, though, it's quite tolerable. Everyone knows that she's not very fond of movies in general, but she has to admit that Chloe got her to watch movies. Only Chloe Beale can get her to watch movies though. Stacie and Beca know each other practically their whole lives since they were neighbors and classmates and schoolmates since kindergarten but when Stacie invited Beca to watch their very first movie together in a theater, since they were old enough to enter the theaters themselves, back in 7th grade, Beca undeniably turned the offer down. Stacie was secretly annoyed since the movie was a chick flick, but since Beca's her best friend, she thought of something else to do that day after class. Jesse was a total movie dork during freshman year in high school, and since he was the new kid in town (or school), he asked Beca and Stacie out for a movie during the weekend. Stacie agreed but then again the little brunette decided to pass the offer, so the plan was cancelled since Stacie doesn't want to be issued dating Jesse because she was so not into him. It has been established then that Beca doesn't like movies because according to her, they're predictable and she gets bored before the ending. So her logic was: might as well save her from suffering and wasting some precious time by turning down movie-watching invitations, they thought. When sophomore year rolled around wherein Chloe Beale was the new kid in town –who became Aubrey Posen's best friend, who started to date Jesse Swanson –thought that it'd be cool to invite Beca Mitchell to hangout after school, and Beca agreed. Little did Beca know that they were heading for the movie theater that afternoon, so when they stood outside the building, Beca looked at Chloe and saw those bright blue eyes with excitement just because they were about to watch a movie and hangout. Beca couldn't deny the feeling that it will really hurt the redhead if she bailed right then, so needless to say, she went to the movies with Chloe Beale…and it has been their thing since then, with the occasional sleepovers in each other's houses and more movies. To say Stacie and Jesse were surprised when they knew that Beca and Chloe watched a movie, is an understatement.

Beca has been able to watch each and every genre of movies with Chloe. Thus, she knows that Chloe has a different attitude in each genre of whatever movie they are watching. Like in drama, the redhead will always need a box of tissue because she cries every time. In action, Chloe will give a comment here and there whenever a character is acting stupid. In chick flicks, Chloe likes to cuddle whenever the scene is the sweetest part of the movie or if the couple in the movie is acting so adorable together. In comedy, well, Chloe laughs like she's going to have abs. In horror movies though, which is Beca's favorite thing to watch with Chloe, the redhead tends to jump from her seat when jump scares occur and then holds on to Beca for her dear life. It's the very reason why Beca likes to watch horror movies with Chloe, because she gets to see the redhead's adorable scared pout; gets to hear that cute squeal; gets to touch her and to feel like she can protect her from the scary monsters from the screen.

Now it made so much sense why Aubrey decided to have them watch a horror movie as the plan.

Well played, Aubrey Posen. Beca thought.

Beca didn't know how, but she ended up being between Stacie and Chloe. She got nervous and excited simultaneously since she kinds of know what's going to happen inside the movie theater. Also, they only have one huge bucket of popcorn and she got the responsibility to hold onto it since she's in the middle, and the two ladies beside her will just conveniently grab a handful of popcorn whenever they wanted. She can feel Chloe's wary actions, and it made her feel that the now-blonde woman doesn't want to have any direct contact with her, which made her sigh mentally. This plan could either turn out to be amusingly successful or an embarrassing failure. She looks around subtly to look for Aubrey, and saw the blonde sitting a few chairs away on the row above them, then she returned her gaze back at the screen as the movie started.

The inevitable occurred halfway through the movie. Chloe jumped in her seat and locked her arms on Beca's neck as she hid her face behind Beca's head. The brunette stiffened, her eyebrows raised as she tried to turn her head to look at Stacie, who was looking back at her with her hand on her lips to control her amused laugh. It has been a few seconds and Chloe still has her arms around Beca even if the scary scene has already passed. Beca cleared her throat and took the courage to rub the blonde's shoulder.

"C-Chloe, it's…"

Chloe released immediately the moment she heard Beca's voice. She pulled back and saw Beca was giving her a small smile, despite the darkness of the theater. It was a good thing it was dark though, that way the blush creeping at her cheeks can be hidden. Little did she know that Beca was having the same thought.

"God, I'm sorry. I'm…I'm sorry."

"It's cool. No worries." Beca answered sincerely, and Chloe can't help the butterflies erupting inside her stomach at how caring and sincere Beca's voice is towards her. They locked eyes for a moment before blinking away and returning her eyes to the screen. She shook her head to ignore those thoughts and to just focus on the horror movie even though she knows that it is not going to help her either way. She sighed as she adjusts herself in her seat.

Beca, on the other hand bit her lip as she tries to control the smile that was threatening to appear on her lips. She knows Chloe way too much to not notice that caught-a-deer-in-the-headlights look on Chloe's face when they looked at each other, and she's not complaining. Chloe's flustered and Beca is happy that she still has that effect on the woman.

Later on, Chloe brought up her hand and reached for the popcorn bucket that is currently on the brunette's lap. She was thinking too hard about how to control herself when the scary scene would come out and not to touch Beca again, that she didn't realize that another hand was also inside the bucket. She felt another hand and look beside her to see Beca looking back at her with an amused look on her face. Chloe moved her eyes to her hand that was inside the bucket to see Beca's hand inside it too. Her eyes widened that she pulled out her hand immediately, but not without hitting Beca in the face.

"Oww…" Beca hissed in a whisper and Chloe's eyes widened. So much for planning not to touch Beca.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Becs, it…I…I didn't mean too!" she hushed worriedly.

"It's okay, Beale. Really." Beca chuckled at Chloe's worried tone. The blonde lifted her hand to caress the brunette's cheek to look at the damage she has done, even if it's kind of stupid since it's dark inside the theatre and she can only see the reflection of the light from the screen on Beca's face, and can't help but notice how Beca subtly leaned into her touch. Beca lifts her hand to touch Chloe's hand that was cupping her cheek, and rubs her thumb softly on it. "I'm okay, Chlo." She whispered, unconsciously leaning in. "I'm fine."

Chloe was mesmerized at how familiar and intimate their little bubble was, and it resulted for her to lean in a little bit. She blinked once or twice and looked at the brunette's face. Her thin eyebrows, her nose, her thin soft lips that she missed kissing. And most of all, those eyes that were screaming nothing but pure love and she's hoping that it was a look meant for her. Well maybe not, but she has a feeling that it is for her. She now just noticed how close their faces were. The closest it has been after…god, it has been almost a year, since she left her. She looked at those dark blue eyes, and see how beautiful they are. Her eyes were drifting close as they continue to lean in when suddenly they heard a loud gurgling noise made by Stacie who was sipping her now empty drink with her straw. They both looked at her.

Stacie looked up as she felt two pairs of eyes burning a hole at the side of her head. She raised her eyebrows innocently, because she has no idea what moment she just ruined. Beca was giving her 'wtf dude' eyes, and Chloe was expressing a disappointed look. She pulled the straw out of her mouth as she shrugged at the two ladies looking at her. "What?" she asked, and she just received an eye roll from Beca and a sigh from Chloe. She furrowed her eyebrows. She looked down at her vibrating phone indicating a message from Aubrey.

Aubrey: You ruined their moment, Stace. They were like 2 inches away from kissing.

Stacie widened her eyes and looked at Beca who was slouching on her seat. She leaned towards the little brunette and tapped her shoulder.

"I am so sorry." Stacie whispered.

"You have like, the worst timing to sip your empty drink. Seriously, Stace." Beca muttered, her eyes directly focused on the movie screen. She crossed her arms over her chest to feign annoyance, but she started to think if the interruption between her and Chloe's almost kiss truly annoyed her. In all honesty, she was scared at the thought. If the kiss would've happen, maybe it would've made things a lot more awkward and a lot more complicated. Or maybe it would be a good thing since she and Chloe could start talking about it, and start a conversation about what happened to their relationship.

"I didn't know, okay!" she heard Stacie defended from her left side.

"Yeah, well…maybe I am a bit glad you did ruin that moment."

Stacie furrowed her eyebrows and gave Beca a confused reaction, but still, the grumbling little brunette has her eyes focused on the screen.

"What do you mean?" Stacie asked.

"I think that kiss would only spell trouble." Beca whispered back and by the look on Stacie's face, she didn't get what her friends had said. It only made her confused even more. Beca didn't say anything else after that.

When all three of them walked out of the theatre, it was a bit quiet. No one was talking about the movie plot, or how intense the thriller parts were, or how scared they were just by thinking about the scary scenes. The main reason was that they were all too preoccupied with their thoughts or whatever they were doing to actually focus on the movie itself. They walked towards the main lounge of the movie theatre before Chloe turning towards the two brunettes.

"Hey, uhm, I gotta go. I have a shift later this evening and I still had to meet up with Kyle. But thank you for inviting me to the movies anyway, even if that was scary as hell." She said and took a shy glance towards Beca, who was giving her a small smile. "Again, Beca, sorry for choking you and for hitting you on the face. I didn't really mean it." Beca replied with a small chuckle and a wave of her hand.

"Don't worry about it Beale. I'm practically used to it." She said casually and received a smile from Chloe.

"Well then, I better get going. Let's catch up again some other time." Chloe said, walking towards Stacie as she gave her a hug before going to Beca. They both looked at each other for a brief second of hesitation, but hugged each other anyways and pulled back almost immediately. "I'll see you two soon." She waved as she was walking backwards before turning around and heading for the escalator. Beca released a relieved sigh when Chloe disappeared from their sight as the escalator took her to the floor below them. Stacie nudged her, a playful smirk on her lips.

"A hug, an almost kiss, a light conversation and a next time. I think this date worked." Stacie nodded in satisfaction. Beca looked at her with a quirked eyebrow before shaking her head as her own lips curve into a grin. "Say, would you explain to me what you said a while ago? What do you mean by that kiss only spelled trouble?"

"Well, if that kiss happened, there would be no hug, no light conversation and no next time. There would only be an awkward-filled air among us." Beca stated, matter-of-factly. "I don't think a kiss would have been a proper way for us to just be together once again. Trust me, I wanted to kiss her hard right there and then but If I'm going to get Chloe back, then I have to do it right. I have to make her fall in love with me again."

Stacie looked at her in awe. Amazed by how mature her best friend is handling things. The determination she sees on the eyes of Beca is the very reason why she wants to protect the little brunette even more. She can't handle Beca being weak. She was used to Beca being a hard-ass and being stubborn, like a hard nut to crack. If everything that they planned would go to a waste, she would be there for her best friend, 120% sure. She gave Beca salient nod and a warm smile. They were about to walk on when there were yanked back by their shoulders as Aubrey decided to appear out of nowhere.

"Congratulations on our first plan bitches! It was a huge success!" Aubrey exclaimed, and got a small laugh from either brunette. She released them from her grasp as she walked in front of them with a grin on her lips. "Now, we have somehow made a progress in Beca Mitchell and Chloe Beale's relationship."

"What's our next move, Bree?" Stacie asked.

"Well then, we just have to find another day for Beca and Chloe to bond." Aubrey shrugged.

Beca nodded. "Like we were on high school, we got a lot closer by hanging out. This is like retracing steps."

Aubrey pointed at Beca with a grin. "Exactly, Beca. Although, everyone should be there. Like, Kyle should be there so Jesse could start talking to him." The three started to walk towards a restaurant and found a booth to sit in. "The closer we get to Kyle, the more information we could get out of him about his relationship with Chloe."

"Well, how about the Music Smash party in Ti-Cube next week?" Beca asked that made Aubrey and Stacie looked at her. "I did invite Kyle to go to my club during the engagement party, so I think it'll be the perfect opportunity to hang out with him, along with everyone else. It can also be Luke's go-away party since he's leaving after a few more days."

"Wait Bec, what's the party all about?" Stacie asked.

"Oh, it's like a traditional party every January wherein I invite all my DJ friends to play their music in Ti-Cube for a non-stop 12-hours party." Beca grinned. "It's one of the most awaited club parties in L.A. that made my club a bit more popular. Chloe knows how fun it is, I'm sure she can convince Kyle to join. Although I'm pretty sure Kyle would be down."

Aubrey nodded. "Alright then. But Beca, I need you to reserve us a very nice V.I.P. room." She said with a raised eyebrow.

Beca scoffed. "As if I would put you on a regular table. C'mon, Posen, what do you take me for? If I have to impress Chloe and Kyle, I'll do it like I do my mixes – filled with spontaneity and pleasure." She smirked through the end. Aubrey rolled her eyes amusingly as Stacie just shook her head with a laugh. They both think it's a huge risk, especially for Beca. They have no idea if the things they are planning will go exactly 110% the way they planned it. They knew that things could end up either good or bad, and neither wanted it to be bad.

Maybe it's a little too much, or maybe it's just the right amount of confidence Beca needed because this is her golden ticket towards the goal of getting Chloe back. If she'll be able to get Chloe back in her arms, they'll have the talk and they'll have closure, and everything will be back in order like before. If truth be told, from what Beca has gathered from the hug, the almost-kiss, the light conversation, and the 'next time' that Chloe has said, she was sure that there's still hope, shining like a bright star, guiding her in the darkness.

She can't help but feel excited about this. Like she knew what Santa Claus is about to give her for her very early Christmas present.

She hopes it'll be Chloe Beale.

Oh please be it Chloe Beale.

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