SBT and Riff offs
30 minutes. They had to meet up in 30 minutes so they could go to the Sigma Beta Theta frat house together. Aca-Nazi nagged a lot about being on time. If anyone dared to be late they'd have to do cardio for an additional 30 minutes per practice for two weeks. Needles to say not even the badass alt girl was late that day. She found the Bella's huddled over the piano whispering to each other. She was an hour early for their meet up so she could only guess how long the other Bella's have been around for. What she didn't notice was that Fat Amy was right smack in the middle of that huddle and was just about done showing the Bella's what she had stumbled upon a couple of nights ago.
It was the video of Beca singing her heart out. It had just ended when Beca entered the rehearsal space. The girls were quiet. Nobody knew Beca outside of the Bella's well with the exception of Stacie and Chloe. Stacie admitted that she never knew what Beca had been up to ever since she had to move away very abruptly. So she never knew what the tiny brunette had to go through when she was gone and Beca never opened up about the past. They were all quiet.
'Hey guys who died?' Beca asked the girls. She was a bit peeved as to why they were deep in thought.
The girls were brought out of their daze. Fat Amy saved them the trouble of explaining themselves since a loud growl from her stomach echoed throughout the hall. Beca and the rest of the girls cringed.
'We were just wondering what kind of food to get while we wait for the two cap'ns' Fat Amy said with a big burst of confidence. 'So short stack what'd you suggest cause we got stuck between a man-sandwich and a foot long but I much prefer a man-sandwich would you prefer tacos over the other two choices?'
'I think I'll pass on food Amy if that is what you are in fact talking about.' Beca said with a small smile creeping up on the corners of her lips.
Not long after Beca had arrived the two Bella captains entered the rehearsal space. They suited up for the gig and they looked horrible. The only ones who looked good in the flight attendant uniform were Chloe and Aubrey. Beca was sceptical about performing for a bunch of frat guys. Especially when she knew that deep down inside they weren't ready. Sure they practiced but they didn't feel like they were a team, a group or a sisterhood. They felt like they were in the military. They were like robots. Stiff and uncomfortable. They had only been together for a few weeks and the Aca-Nazi expects them to instantly gel and perform well together. Well she is in for the biggest surprise of her life.
They were bad. They were really bad. Their voices were scattered all over the place their choreography was garbage and Beca was smirking because she knew this would be a total failure. She told Chloe so last night before the red head left her dorm after making her watch a god forsaken movie. She couldn't say no to the redhead anyway. What she noticed though was that Chloe wasn't hitting the right notes most of the time. When she looked over to the red head it looked like she was in pain from trying to go higher than a G#. She was worried about Chloe. The redhead never mentioned being sick or anything to her.
The head guy whoever he was approached Aubrey and demanded that they stop whatever the hell it was they were doing. He didn't pay them well who could blame him. Even Beca admitted it to herself that she wouldn't pay them to perform for anything after what had just happened. They left with their heads down well they did, Beca didn't care. She was just here to prove to her dad that college wouldn't make her change her mind about moving to L.A. and becoming a DJ.
Aubrey threw a fit once they got outside the frat house. She had to remind them how horrible they all felt so that they wouldn't want to ever feel that way again. "way to boost morale sergeant" Beca thought to herself. Then Aubrey turned to her best friend Chloe and practically screamed her lungs out to her. This made Beca glare at the senior blonde woman. Captain or not Beca wanted to slug her in the face. She needed to hold herself back though. She didn't need anyone to know that she had feelings for Chloe so she gritted her teeth and took it in. Stacie noticed how Beca's knuckles turned white as soon as Aubrey began frantically screaming about how Chloe didn't sound aguilerian at all.
Stacie noticed a lot of things about Beca. She never would admit it to her but the reason Stacie left her all so suddenly all of those years ago was because She was beginning to fall in love with her best friend and she got scared. Stacie had a feeling about Beca liking Chloe. She saw it during hood night. She saw it every time the three of them were hanging out together. She thought that it would hurt. She thought that she still had those feelings. Turns out that she outgrew them or she was never really in-love with Beca in the first place and because of that she royally screwed up their friendship. How she regrets leaving now. Besides her attention is on someone else now. Aubrey Posen.
"For serious Chloe! What the hell is wrong with you?!" -Aubrey
Chloe took in a deep breath. She didn't want tears to spill out. "I have nodes!" Her voice sounded like it was about to crack.
"What? Oh my God!" Aubrey said in a very concerned tone now, that Beca had to roll her eyes to keep herself from slapping the senior blond captain.
"Wait What the hell are nodes" "What are nodes?" Beca asked genuinely curious and worried at the same time.
"Vocal nodules. The rubbing together of vocal chords at an above average reate without proper lubrication."-Aubrey
"They sit on your wind pipe and crush your dreams" -Chloe said tears finally spilling from her crystal blue eyes.
"Isn't that painful? why would you keep singing?" Beca asked.
"Because I love to sing!"
Stacie decided to interrupt them right then so that Beca wouldn't become too obvious about her toner for Chloe. "Yeah it's like when my lady doctor told me not to have sex and I did it anyway!"
Fat Amy replied to her saying something about Stacie listening to her doctor but Beca wasn't paying attention. Her eyes were on Chloe. She wanted to help the redhead. She wanted to comfort her. She couldn't risk being suspicious though. She couldn't risk others finding out about her feelings towards the bubbly redhead co-captain. She settled on steeling herself and grounding herself until she could privately text and talk to Chloe.
"I have nodes! I am survivor! I just have to pull back because I am limited because I have nodes!"
With that out of the way the Bella's dispersed. What a day they had though. First Amy showing them that video of Beca being so vulnerable and then them failing miserably at their first ever performance then finding out that Chloe has nodes. Damn. All they wanted to do now was just sleep off the day and forget about everything except the fact that they knew nothing about one Beca Mitchel and they were determined to change that. Amy thought blackmailing Beca was a bad idea since she saw and felt the raw emotion Beca put into the song plus it wouldn't be funny anyway.
The next day Beca made it her mission to look for Chloe. She hadn't answered any of her messages since yesterday. She was worried about the redhead. She managed to wiggle herself into her life. The price of that was Beca's love. Wait. When did she love Chloe. Fuck it. She was sitting out in the quad watching the people pass by. It was right smack in the middle of the campus so she could see everyone going to and from classes. She saw the other Bella's and did the whole smile and wave thing. She saw Aubrey and didn't bother to lift a finger. She never saw red though. She was getting pretty worried. What happened to her? Was she okay? Did she go see a doctor today? Damn it Red! I hate that I care so much about you. You have a fucking boyfriend to care for you. As she was just about to leave the spot she was seated at She heard Jesse Call her name.
"BECAW! Hey LESBRO!"
"Sure Jesse say it out louder for the whole world to know."
"Aww come on dude! I thought you were you know out and about?"
"Yeah I am just not to the Bellas! oh and everyone else I don't care to know about."
"Oh so Chloe knows? Stacie Knows?"
"Chloe...Doesn't know. Stacie was once my best friend in the whole world. I came out to her first."
"Okay. Why didn't you tell Chloe? I'm sure she wouldn't judge you or anything like that."
"Drop it Jesse." Beca said venom lacing her voice. She didn't need Jesse picking on her about Chloe.
"Okay!" He said rasing his hands in surrender. "By the way are you guys getting ready for the riff off?"
"What the hell is a riff off?!"
"Oh! You don't know yet?! Damn me and my mouth! sorry dude! Can't tell ya Trebles honour" Jesse then left her and began running.
"Damn it Jesse! Get back here!" Beca then gathered up her stuff and ran after her lesbro.
She lost him as they neared the diner near Baker hall. She looked inside through the big glass window and that's when she finally saw Red. Chloe. She was about to make her way inside the diner but then she noticed that Chloe wasn't alone. What was that guy's name? Tim? Don? Nate? Tom? Whatever. She was with her boyfriend. This broke Beca's heart. Seeing Chloe's eyes sparkling for another person. Seeing her happy with another person. She didn't think that it would be this painful. She left. She went back to her dorm. She would see her at practice later anyway.
Aubrey told the Bella's to be at rehearsals that day at 5:00pm sharp. Beca set her alarm to 4:30. She didn't live that far away anyway. She got up and got ready to face the rest of the Bella's. She put on her trademark alt girl bad ass look and locked in her scowl. She put up her walls once again. When she entered the rehearsal space at exactly 5:00pm it was Stacie who first noticed the change in Beca's demeanour and aura. She felt darker somehow. She shivered because this was a Beca that you wouldn't want to mess with. She sat beside lily and even the Asian sadist went quiet and felt dead scared. Chloe watched Beca from the corner of her eye. She felt scared of Beca. There was something off about her. She was exuding so much of the touch me and you die vibe. Stacie looked towards Chloe. She could see that the redhead was trying to hide the fact that she was itching to get near the brunette and pester her. She guessed that because of Beca's aura even the redhead was afraid to approach her.
Aubrey was unfazed by everything. She continued on with their practice for regional's as if there was nothing going on in the background. She ended practice for regional's by 7:00 pm She made them stay for a bit to tell them about the riff off and to practice a bit.
"Basically a riff off is a contest between the campus a-capela groups. There are different categories and you just sing a song that fits that category. If one group ios already singing then you have to cut them off with the last word they say if the group doesn't get cut off they automatically win. If a group doesn't come up with the right word to match the previous one then they are cut off. So let's try it. lets divide ourselves into two one will be composed of Me; Aubrey, Stacie, Beca, Fat Amy, Lily the other group will be Chloe, Cynthia Rose, Denise, Ashley, and Jessica. So anyone give me a topic?"
"Songs about butts!" Stacie exclaimed.
"Okay then! 1...2...3...go!"
Cynthia Rose Stepped forward
'Shawty had them Apple Bottom Jeans (jeans)
Boots with the fur (with the fur)
The whole club was lookin' at her
She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know
Shawty got low low low low low low low low
Them baggy sweat pants and the Reebok's with the straps (the straps)
She turned around and gave that big booty a smack (a smack)
She hit the floor
Next thing you know
Shawty got low low low low low low low low
The rest of her team joined up with her giving her the beat for the rap
I ain't never seen nothin' that'll make me go, this crazy, all night spendin' my dough
Had a million dollar vibe and a bottle to go
Dem birthday cakes, they stole the show
So sexual, she was flexible
Professional, drinkin' X and O
Hold up wait a minute, do I see what I think I whoa
Did I think I seen shawty get low
Ain't the same when it's up that close
Make it rain, I'm makin' it snow
Work the pole, I got the bank roll
I'ma say that I prefer them no clothes
I'm into that, I love women exposed
She threw it back at me, I gave her more
Cash ain't a problem, I-
Stacie interrupted them with her group singing the melodies and dropping the beats
I pull in my Driveway girl
Can tell by now I want you
You's a sexy thang Boo what's your name
Cause you're the finest thing that's walked in the club
Your girls they don't compare
to you can't help but stare at you
let's make a toast to the good life
ooh ma tell me how'd you get that in those jeans
the way you popping it is killing me
look over here come follow me
tell me
how'd you get that in those jeans
the way you dropping it is killing me
I'll meet you in the V.I.P
Chloe's team wasn't able to come up with a comeback. so Aubrey told us to pick another topic.
Amy suggested songs that had names as titles.
Aubrey stepped forward after whispering to her group her song choice.
Stacy's mom has got it going on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Stacy's mom
She's-
Chloe stepped up front followed by her group
She's watching him with those eyes
She's loving him with that body I just know it
and he's holding her arms late late at night
you know I wish that I had Jesse's girl
Chloe was looking at Beca. She didn't know that she was but the other Bella's saw where her eyes were focused on.
I wish that I had Jesse's Girl
Where can I find a Woman like that
Like Jesse's Girl
Where Can I-
Stacie decided to interrupt Chloe
I just want to let you know that
she like the flashing light
I love the way that you like candle light
stay close by my side
I just want a chance to show that
If only you could believe in yourself the way I believe in you
I-I do
If only you could see all of the beautiful things that I see in you
It's true-oo-oo-oo
Chloe, I know your sister turns everyone on
But oh baby I have no doubt you're the one that I want
You think She's got it All but that don't make her better
You got my heart and that's the only thing that matters
Chloe I-
Stacie was interrupted by Chloe
I found myself in wonderland
Get back on my feet again
is this real is this pretend
I'll take a stand until the end
oohh I'll get by
oohh I'll survive
When the world's crashing down
When I'm falling hit the ground
oohh I'll get by
Ohh I'll Survive
When the world's Crashing down
When I'm-
To their surprise Beca Joined in cutting Chloe off
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most the peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm fast one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Ground control to Major tom...
She stopped singing then left. Aubrey called off practice. What the hell was going on?
(songs used: Low-Flo Rida, Tell me-Bobby Valentino, Stacy's mom-Fountains of Wayne, Jessie's Girl-Rick Springfield, Chloe-emblem3, Alice-Avril Lavigne and Major tom (Ground control) - David Bowie)
Chloe didn't know what Beca's problem was. She had been avoiding her for the past two days. Chloe didn't know what she did to deserve this treatment from her friend. She was feeling frustrated. She had a feeling that this all began because of Tom's new rule about no phones when they're together. When she got back to their apartment that night she saw a bunch of messages and voicemails from the brunette. Asking her if she was fine. Making sure she was okay. Okay so maybe she knew why the brunette was in fact avoiding her now. She never did explain or get back to her about her whereabouts that day. She missed Beca. She was moping in her room the whole day. Aubrey finally had enough of it when she came back from classes and Chloe was still in bed and in her PJ's.
"Chloe! I swear to God that if you're still in bed then I am going to make you run around campus in your birthday suit!" Aubrey barged in and Chloe fell off her bed.
"Well you've successfully gotten me out of bed Bree. What's up?"
"You've been moping about the whole day! What is wrong with you?" Aubrey asked her best friend raising an eyebrow to make a point.
"IthinkBeca'smadatme" Chloe mumbled
"What? I can't quite understand you speak clearly"
"I said I think Beca's mad at me"
"Why would that bother you? She's pissed at everyone Chlo. Not just you. It's her nature."
"You don't know her like I do Bree. It's like she just put up all the walls I've managed to tear down and I guess it's all because the one time she actually shows me she cares is the same time Tom enforced the no cell phone policy during dates and I never got back to replying to her when I came home." Chloe was close to tears.
"Oh Chlo...You know as well as I do that Beca just isn't worth the trouble. She's just not the type of person you could be friends with and this just proves it. You'll get over it. Now in the mean time I can't have my Co-captain unfocused. the Riff Offs are taking place tomorrow night and we need to show those ding-a-lings that the Bella's mean business." Aubrey then left her best friend's room. She cringed inwardly at how harsh she sounded. She didn't want Chloe to know about the bet she and the other Bella's made about when they think the two will finally realize that they got massive toners for each other. She immediately phoned Stacie to help her with her Bechloe predicament.
"Copy that Captain Posen!" Stacie replied to Aubrey after she'd been told about what was going on between the two resident love birds and of course what she needed to do about the pole up Beca's ass.
Aubrey prayed that Stacie would go easy on her former best friend. She didn't need Chloe to find out that it was her that had sent Stacie to kick one tiny bad-ass brunette's ass. The next thing she needed to do now was prove that tom was in-fact the no good guy that She has been hearing about. But that can happen some other time. Chloe still hasn't mentioned her true feelings for the alt-girl.
Stacie made her way to Beca's dorm. She didn't bother knocking and opened the door. The tiny brunette was focused on her computer. Headphones on her ears. Head banging to music. Hands expertly moving about to complete her current mix. Kimmy Jin upon seeing the Busty brunette enter their room sensed trouble and immediately left.
Stacie quickly pulled Beca's heaphones off her head and as she whipped around to fight back Stacie put a sack over her head and hugged the tiny brunette tight arms tucked into her sides. She carried Beca all the way to her car and tied up the brunette properly there. Gift wrapping bow and everything. She then drove to Chloe and Aubrey's apartment dumped Beca at their doorstep and rang their doorbell.
"Damn it Stacie! This was so not the plan!" Aubrey cursed one Stacie Conrad for giving her the burden of getting the huge pole out of Beca's ass. Stacie just felt lucky that she was able to make it out alive. Before anyone could see the bundled up human body on their door step Aubrey hauled in the tiny brunette who was trying to wiggle free of her bindings and trying to probably scream through the cloth tied to her mouth. Her sounds were muffled but not enough for Chloe to not notice that there was something amiss in their home.
Chloe made her way to the living room where she found Aubrey struggling with a bound and gagged person. Her eyes widened in shock. Aubrey Posen was not Capable of killing anybody no matter how much she threatened she would. She quickly made her way over to her best friend to demand answers. When Aubrey saw her she was only told that this was an early birthday gift to her and that she would be leaving their place for a bit and the blond was gone. Chloe looked at the bound person. Tiny. Feminine. Wait. Tiny and feminine?
"Beca?"
A muffled sound came from the gagged mouth of the brunette.
"Hold still Beca I'll try to be as gentle in getting you untangled from here"
She first focused on the hands bound at the tiny woman's back. Then she had Beca sit up so she could remove the rope from the brunettes legs. Then she removed the rest of the rope and ribbons tied to the younger woman.
Beca began stretching her muscles. She made a move to remove the sack over her head but she felt Chloe's hands rest on hers. Stopping her from removing the sack. "Becs...I don't know what I did for you to give me the cold shoulder. I'm not even sure if it's because I never replied to your messages or if it's because of something else. If it is because I never replied to you then I am so sorry. If it is because of something else then please tell me. You're one of my best friends Becs. Please." Chloe could feel the tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
Beca removed her hands from Chloe's very gently. She removed the sack from her head. "It's not your fault Chlo. I over reacted over something very petty. I'm sorry." She whispered in Chloe's ear whilst pulling the redhead into a tight embrace. Beca Mitchel never initiated contact. This was new even to Chloe. So she gave in immediately into the embrace. "Does this mean I have my bestie back?"
"You never lost me Beale and you're never going to lose me"
"Good"
Chloe then explained everything to Beca about Tom's new rule about Cell phones. Beca thought it was just a lot of bull-shit since she heard the same rumors as everybody else. That he was just playing Chloe. That made her blood boil. If she ever did catch him in the act she would make him pay.
Riff Offs were tonight at 8:00 pm in an unused pool in the old athletics building. There was a huge crowd gathered. The 4 a-capella groups were already in the pool and Justin the host produced a mini projector so they could find out what topic they would be singing about.
The first Category is...
Ladies of the 80's!
The trebles made their way to the middle and began with mickey
Oh Mickey you're so fine you're so fine you blow my mind
hey mickey! hey hey hey mickey!
oh mickey you're so fine-
Then the BU harmonics came in with Like a virgin
You're so fine and you're mine
I'll be yours \till the end of time
'cause you make me feel
yeah you make me feel
so shiny and new
Like a vrigin
touched for the very first time
like-
The Bella's answered with hit me with your best shot
Like the one in me
that's okay
Let's see how you do it
Put up your dukes
Let's get down to it
Hit me with your best shot
why dont you hit me with your best shot
hit me with your best shot
fire away-
Then a high note decided to sing well laugh
ay! it mustve been (laugh) love (laugh)
but it's (giggle) over now! (giggle)
but it's over right now (laughing)
Justin then cut them off and proceeded to pick out a new topic. Songs about sex.
Cynthia Rose didn't wait for the rest of the Bella's as she made her way to the center singing Rhiannas S&M
na na na come on
na na na na na come on come on
'cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air I don't care I love the smell of it
sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me
'Cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it
Sex-
Donald from the Trebles cur her off with Sex Baby
Sex baby
Let's talk about you and me
Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be
Let's talk about sex
Let's talk about sex
Let's talk about Sex baby-
Stacy cut him off very sexily singing I'll make love to you
Baby all through the night
I'll make love to you
Like you want me to
And I-
Jesse then saw his opportunity to Challenge his lesbro he sang Feels like the first time
And I guess that's just the woman in you
That brings out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all in the world to me
It feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time
It feels like the first time
It-
Beca had enough. She ran to the middle and began rapping No diggity.
It's going down fade to blackstreet
the homies got abe collab creation bump like acne
no doubt I put it down never slouch
as long as my credit could vouch a dog couldn't catch me
straight up
tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
attracting honeys like a magnet giving em eargasms
with my mellow accent still moving this flavor
with the homies black street and teddy the original rump shakers
When no one backed her up she continued to sing the verse. The other Bella's though noticed Chloe practically rape Beca through her eyes. They finally found Chloe's other weakness towards the brunette rapper.
Shorty get down good lord
Baby got em open all over town
Strictly bitch she don't play around cover much ground got game by the pound
Gettin paid is a forte each and everyday
true playa way
I can't get her outta my mind
I think about the girl all the time
(Beca turned to face Chloe then turned back to the other Bella's who were now singing along with her)
I like the way you work it
no diggity
I gotta bag it up Baby
I like the way you work it
No diggity
I gotta Bag it up
(the rest of the crowd and the Bu harmonics joined in giving them the ayoo's)
I like the way you work it
no diggity
I gotta bag it up
We out!
Justine still declared the Trebles the winners but Beca felt good about what they did that night. It was spontaneous and it was fun but Aubrey had to put their moods down by saying that they shouldn't celebrate 'cause they still lost. The night ended with everyone of the Bella's in a sour mood. Except for the ever exuberant Chloe Beale. She remembers how Beca turned to her when she sang the lines from no diggity to her and she felt like there were butterflies in her stomach. She was practically skipping back to her and Aubrey's car unaware of the watchful eyes of her best friend.