Sparks Fly

"Sarah, she-"

"Is amazing. I got it. Thanks." Sarah rolled her eyes. Beca and Chloe had only been reunited for about a month now, and Beca wouldn't stop talking about how amazing Choe was. It was getting a little old.

"I mean, Aubrey still doesn't trust me, but she'll come around... I hope." Beca said.

"I'm sure she will." Sarah said.

XXXXX
A month ago

Sarah watched as Beca ran after Chloe.

"I swear, if she hurts her again-" Aubrey started.

"You'll what?" Sarah said turning to Aubrey. Aubrey scowled at her.

"You didn't see Chloe after Beca left. She was heartbroken."

"And you don't think Beca was too? Look, I get that she hurt your best friend, but Beca wasn't doing any better."

"So this isn't Beca's fault?! Beca knew what she was doing. If she was as heartbroken as Chloe, she would have stayed." Aubrey said.

"I've known Beca for a long time now, and I can tell you confidently that Beca loved Chloe... Beca's a closed off person, she doesn't let people see what she's really feeling. I'm probably the only person Beca's trusted with her feelings for a while now, but she never told me about Chloe. Not until a week ago. And when she told me, she was a complete wreck. I've never seen her sob like that before." Aubrey was silent. "She knows, Aubrey, she knows what she did was stupid."

"Then why didn't she fix it sooner?" Aubrey said. Her anger was steadily rising.

"She was scared. I don't know if you know this, but, for some reason, she thinks that if she lets people get to close to her- allows herself to fall in love- that she'll end up getting hurt." Aubrey opened her mouth, but Sarah cut her off. "I know what you're going to say. She hurt Chloe. I know. But she's trying to fix it now. That's all that should matter."

"So, was this a set up, a way for Beca to talk to Chloe?"

"Yes and no. I set it up. Beca had no idea until she saw you and Chloe here."

"Why?" Aubrey asked.

"The night she broke down, it was scary. I've never seen her like that before, especially over a person. I just- I figured if I brought Chloe here, and they could make up, Beca would be better. She didn't tell me much, but Chloe was special to her." Aubrey nodded. Sarah walked to one of the desks, and got out a slip of paper and a pen. She scribbled something on it and handed it to Aubrey.

"What's this?"

"It's my number."

"Why do I need your number?"

"Because I'm going to get Beca and Chloe together and it would nice to have a little help." Sarah said with a hopeful look. Aubrey glanced at the paper, and then looked back up to Sarah.

"We'll see."

XXXXX

Chloe and Aubrey were sitting in their suite- Aubrey flipping through a magazine, and Chloe scanning brochures.

"Ooh, Aubrey, they have a carnival on the fourth. We should all go." Chloe said.

"Define we."

"Me, you, Becs and Sarah. It'd be fun."

"Alright, but you're calling." Aubrey said. Chloe picked up her phone and dialed Beca's number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Becs, it's me, Chloe."

"Yeah, Chlo, I have caller I.D." she chuckled. "What do you need?"

"Aubrey and I are going to the carnival that's on the fourth, and we were wondering if you and Sarah would like to come." Chloe said. She heard muffled talking, but she couldn't understand what was being said.

"Yeah, we'll be there." Beca confirmed.

"Great! We'll meet you there. Is seven okay?" Choe asked.

"Yeah, see ya then."

"See ya." Chloe said and then hung up.

"I take it she said yes?" Aubrey asked. Chloe turned to Aubrey and nodded with a huge smile on her face. After a moment, Aubrey cocked her head at Chloe.

"What?" Chloe asked.

"You still like her, don't you?" Aubrey asked, well, stated actually. Chloe coughed.

"What? Beca? I mean- I- she... we're friends, that's it." She said, her face getting redder by the second.

"I know you Chloe, and you still have a toner for Beca. It's pretty distracting actually." Aubrey finished with a chuckle. Chloe made a face at her, and Aubrey asked another question. "Why don't you tell her?"

"Because of what happened last time, I don't want to lose her again. If that means being just friends for the rest of my life, then I'm okay with that."

"I may not like Beca, but I'm your best friend, and I want you to be happy. If that means you're happy with Beca, then I guess I'd be okay with that. And she may like you too. You'll never know unless you go for it." Aubrey said.

"If she wants a relationship with me, then she has to make the first move. Like I said, I'm not going to lose her again."

"Whatever you say. I'm going to grab a coffee from the lobby, want one?" Aubrey asked.

"Okay, one, it's like seven at night. Two, I like hot chocolate."

"I take that as a no?"

"No, it's a yes, but it's a yes to hot chocolate." Chloe said, and Aubrey laughed.

"Okay, I'll get you your hot chocolate." She said and then grabbed her bag and left their suite. As soon as she was safely in the elevator, she pulled out the slip of paper from her bag and sent a text to Sarah.

I changed my mind, I'm in. But we got a tiny problem. Chloe wants Beca to make the first move. Think you can talk some sense into the girl?

Aubrey got out of the elevator and headed to the coffee machines. She was waiting for Chloe's hot chocolate when she got a reply.

I'm glad you've come to your senses- welcome to the dark side... It's a maybe in regards to Beca. She knows what she feels, she's just scared of rejection. I'll give her till the fourth, and if nothing happens then, I'll take a direct approach. Speaking of which, we need a plan to get these two alone at the carnival. Meet me for breakfast at Ed's tomorrow at 8?

Aubrey put the cap on the cup of hot chocolate before answering. She needed a plan to do this without Chloe tagging along, but she figured she'd come up with something when the time comes.

Sure. See ya then.

...

Beca and Sarah arrived at the carnival's parking lot at about the same time, so they walked in together. They met up with Chloe and Aubrey a little ways past the entrance. Upon Beca's arrival, Chloe's demeanor instantly brightened. She ran up to Beca and gave her a hug.

"Becs,"

"Chlo," Beca said while hugging the red head back. The two didn't notice the knowing smile Sarah and Aubrey sent to each other during the exchange.

"So, what's up first on the list?" Sarah asked as Chloe and Beca pulled apart.

"Well, I want to ride rides but Chloe wants to play games." Aubrey said.

"We could split up." Beca suggested.

"Yeah," Sarah said. "I'm all for rides, they've got some cool ones here. We'll meet at the food stalls for dinner in an hour, yeah?" Everyone nodded and Chloe grabbed Beca's arm.

"Come on, Short Stuff, you're with me!" She said while dragging Beca towards the game stalls. Beca rolled her eyes at the nick name.

"How do you even know I want to play games?" She asked.

"Because that's what I'm doing."

"Someone's confident this evening."

"Someone actually happens to know Beca Mitchell very well." Chloe said. Before Beca could come up with her own retort, Chloe continued. "I even heard they saw her naked." She whispered in Beca's ear, the action sending chills up Beca's spine.

...

Throughout the hour, the two girls managed to spend all but four of their tickets, but had no prize to show for it. Noticing the time, Beca told Chloe they better go and meet Aubrey and Sarah near the food stalls. As they walked, Chloe snaked her arm through Beca's who couldn't keep the goofy grin on her face from creeping up.

When the two pairs met, they each got a small meal from one of the stalls. Beca noticed that Sarah had the biggest cup of lemonade she had ever seen.

"You sure you can finish that?"

"Beca, I have a stomach and bladder of steel. I can finish anything."

"Whatever you say." Beca said, still unconvinced.

After thirty minutes, the quartet was finished eating. Once all the trash was thrown away, Beca looked at the time, and then turned to the group.

"It's a few minutes until the firework show starts. Think we could make it to the ferris wheel on time? I bet it'd look cool from up there."

"That's a good idea! Let's go!" Aubrey said and then led the group to the wheel. Surprisingly, the line was not long at all, and they were close to the front in no time.

"Um, guys?" Sarah said. Everyone turned to her. "I have to go."

"Where?" Beca asked.

"The bathroom." She said sheepishly.

"Oh my gosh. I knew you shouldn't have drunk that huge lemonade!" Beca said with a huff.

"Its fine, I don't need to ride this anyway. Can I get a bathroom buddy?" Beca let out a loud groan.

"I'll go with her." Aubrey said.

"You sure?" Chloe asked. Aubrey nodded, and Sarah grabbed her arm.

"Come on! I've got to go!" She said and then dragged Aubrey off. Beca turned to Chloe.

"And then there were two." She said. Chloe gave her a small smile, and they got on the ferris wheel. The ferris wheel got started, and Beca was looking everywhere but Chloe. She was afraid she'd be caught staring. Along the way, the wheel stopped a few times to let people on, but it never stayed still longer than a few seconds.

That is until Beca and Chloe's cart got to the very top. The ride stopped, but after a minute, it still wasn't moving. Beca finally turned to Chloe. The red head was staring straight ahead, and her knuckles were white around the bar.

"You alright, Chlo?" Beca asked concerned for her friend.

"Who me? Yeah, I'm completely fine."

"Chloe," Beca said as she put her hand over Chloe's.

"I'm just not very good with heights, that's all."

"Why didn't you say something beforehand?" Beca asked. Chloe turned to Beca.

"Because I wanted to ride with you." She stated. Beca pried Chloe's fingers off the bar and intertwined them with her own. And there it was again, that spark, that electric current. It was becoming more and more prominent with each day that passed. Every time they touched, it was like someone was setting off fireworks in Beca's stomach. They held each other's gaze, only turning when their faces began lighting up with rainbows of color.

"Wow." Beca said as she watched the fireworks shoot into the sky and rain back down in a shower of colors.

"Yeah, wow." She faintly heard Chloe speak. She turned to face Chloe. She was watching the fireworks in awe; her face was lit with blue, greens, and reds with each explosion of color. Beca was captivated.

The wheel began moving again and Beca turned to look over the cart. She turned back to Chloe who was oblivious. Beca just watched, completely content with staring at the red head before her.

After a few minutes, they were at the ground, and Beca squeezed Chloe's hand to grab her attention. When the red head looked her way, Beca motioned behind them. Chloe smiled at her, and they got off the ferris wheel together. Neither had noticed that they're fingers were still interlaced until Chloe received a text and had to grab her phone.

"Unbelievable!" The red head exclaimed.

"What?"

"Look!" Chloe said as she thrust her phone into Beca's hand. She read the message on the screen from Aubrey.

I met this reeeaalllly great guy. Don't come to the room tonight ;) I bet you can stay over with Beca. Oh yeah, and tell Beca that Sarah left already.

"Are you that opposed to spending the night with me?" Beca teased.

"So you'll let me?"

"Of course I will, Chlo, you're my best friend." Beca said.

"Aw! You're so sweet!" Chloe said while linking their arms.

"I'm not sweet; I'm a bad-ass music producer." Beca stated as she led Chloe to her car.

"But you're a sweet, cute, bad-ass." Chloe teased.

"Whatever, Beale."

XXXXX

A/N: Okay, I know I said this was going to be the last chapter, but once I got started with this chapter, it started writing itself, and it felt better to stop the chapter here. Oh, and I got a tumblr yesterday, figured it was about time. You can follow me if you want, I'm

puckelltine

Oh, and uh, it's my birthday tomorrow (the 28th), just to let ya know...