"Hey, Stacie. Do you know anything about the Bellas?" Kacee asked her roommate from her desk.
"Why? Do you want to join?" Stacie asked feigning ignorance despite the smile on her face. Also, Kacee had yet to turn around from her desk, so it didn't matter if she saw her or not.
"Yeah, I was thinking about it." Kacee didn't seem too enthused.
"I heard they practiced in Field Hall auditorium at 5 on Fridays." Kacee furrowed her brow at Stacie's detailed answer before shrugging it off and writing it down on a post it note.
Carrying the post it note on her index finger, Kacee made her way to Field Hall. Only a few feet into the building and she could already hear the terrible singing. She could turn away now, but she wasn't joining to win anything. And she wasn't the best singer herself, so she couldn't judge.
Sighing, Kacee made her way into the auditorium in the middle of their dastardly practice. Amongst the awkward group of girls, she was shocked to see both Beca from the activities fair and her roommate Stacie doing the stiffest choreography she'd ever seen.
"Oh. Hello." The redhead from the beginning of the semester greeted.
All the girls stopped what they were doing to see who was being addressed. Stacie had a smirk on her face and Beca gave a small wave.
"Hi, my name's Kacee and I'm well aware that I'm too late to audition, but I'd been informed that you ladies were in need of another member… multiple times… by multiple people." The blonde was not happy at all and was angry at her word choice for making them seem desperate.
"We-" Aubrey started. "would love to hear you perform." The redhead finished, ignoring the death glare from the leader.
"Right now?" Kacee asked, not really having prepared anything, like a dumbass.
The girls nodded, eager to hear her sing. "Ok. Umm,
Find light in the beautiful sea
I chose to be happy
You and I, you and I
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me, I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight I left the energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
So shine bright, tonight you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky"
Kacee ended there, not wanting to sing the whole song, especially if this was going to end the way she expected.
All of the girls offered expressions or sounds of agreement to show that they enjoyed it, except Aubrey of course. She seemed like the only person who didn't recognize the song which wasn't surprising in the slightest to Kacee.
The blonde in question stomped right up to her, which was an improvement compared to the last time they met. At least now she had the balls to tell her she didn't want her in her group.
"What exactly are your qualifications?" Kacee would've been surprised that Aubrey was actually giving her a chance if she hadn't seen everyone else's reactions. It would've been hard to say no when 9 people were obviously thinking yes.
"I'm an alto, I can rap and most importantly, I am well versed in all genres of music ranging from the 50's to now." Kacee stated pointedly to Aubrey, knowing she'd take it offensively.
The two girls glared at each other, Aubrey not wanting to announce her as a Bella, Kacee not wanting to give her more attention than she already had.
"Can you dance?" the redhead butted in.
They spent the rest of practice introducing their selves to Kacee and trying to catch her up on the music and choreography.
"Welcome, Bella." Stacie taunted before packing up to leave. Kacee shook her head at her roommate, making a mental note to get revenge one of these days.
She seriously had no idea this is where she went every night. She'd come to the dorm exhausted, so of course Kacee thought she'd been having sex at a guy's dorm for once instead of theirs.
"We were talking the biggest shit at the beginning of the semester-" Beca started.
"And yet, here we are." Kacee finished. "Maybe they put a spell on us or something because none of us look like willing participants here."
"Chloe cornered me in the shower." Beca admitted, causing Kacee to laugh.
"Aww, I'm jealous. I just fell for the whole Mariah Carey chart topper thing." Kacee joked.
"It was the only music related club where I didn't have to play an instrument." Beca admitted.
"Well, what exactly were you looking for?" Kacee asked out of curiosity.
"A DJ club." Beca whispered out of embarrassment.
"Oh really? You DJ? That's so cool! I can't do it for real, but I am pretty good at DJ hero." Beca just stared at Kacee blankly. "You've never played?" Kacee asked rhetorically, not waiting for Beca to answer. Instead, she pulled Beca's arm, leading her back to the dorms. "You are coming over and playing it right now!"
After playing for about a half hour, Beca had gotten the hang of it and had started to beat Kacee at her own game. "Ok, ok. I believe that you are a DJ." Kacee put down the turntable, finally admitting defeat.
"A damn good DJ." Beca added pointing to her score on the screen which was significantly larger than Kacee's.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm not blind." Kacee said before turning her wii off.
"Oh! Oh! You just joined the Bellas and I know how much you hate Aubrey, but you have to watch this video!" Beca got up from Kacee's bed and went to her computer to pull up a video on youtube.
It was the Bellas performing at last year's finals doing the same song and choreography that she'd seen them doing today at practice and they were so stiff and boring, it was actually painful to watch.
Not too long into it, Aubrey completely threw up all over the first few rows including the person holding the camera. Kacee laughed hysterically at what had to be Aubrey's most embarrassing moment of her life.
"No fucking way." Kacee got out between laughs and Beca nodded.
"Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed it was the same song and dance-" "No! I saw it too and I was only just here today. What the hell? Why are we doing the same fucking routine?" Kacee asked, outraged.
"Something to do with redemption?" Beca offered.
"Making 10 other girls suffer for your mistake is unfair. Hasn't she heard of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few? I do not want to do that basic ass choreography, ever!" Kacee ranted.
"Going rogue already?" Beca teased, glad the she wasn't the only Bella opposed to Aubrey's leadership.
"Don't tempt me." Kacee answered, lifting a warning finger to her newfound friend.
Together, Kacee and Stacie made their way to the empty pool on the edge of campus to what Chloe referred to as a Riff Off.
She nearly slipped off the ladder when she saw the guy who told her to join the Bellas. He was looking extra cute in his plaid shirt and peacoat, but her smile immediately faltered. A crush is not what she needed right now.
Besides, he was a treblemaker and there was that whole pact she had to make about wolves and stuff and Kacee believed keeping her throat would be essential to staying in the Bellas. Or maybe she should get involved in a treble so she could get out of the worst club ever founded.
The boy was shocked to see her there, promptly giving her a nice bright smile that made her feel incredibly warm inside.
For a second, she thought he was trying to distract her because now, she'd missed the rules.
Their first category was ladies of the 80's and although she may not have understood fully, Aubrey was taking her sweet ass time trying to come up with something, so without permission, Kacee ran to the middle of the four groups, beating the treblemakers there and belting,
"There's a boy I know, he's the one I dream of
Looks into my eyes, takes me to the clouds above
Ooh I lose control, can't seem to get enough
When I wake from dreaming, tell me is it really love"
She tried her hardest not to look at the cute one as she sang, but she could see his grin in her peripheral as he stood next to their short leader. She finally loosened up when the rest of the girls started to provide back up.
"How will I know (Don't trust your feelings)
How will I know
How will I know (Love can be deceiving)
How will I know
How will I know if he really loves me
I say a prayer with every heart-"
The treblemakers interrupted with their version of "Hey Mickey", startling Kacee who'd been singing with her eyes closed.
"-heart when you take me by the hand
Oh Mickey, you're so pretty, can't you understand
It's guys like you, Mickey
Ooh what you do Mickey, do Mickey
Don't break my heart, Mickey"
The cute one smiled as they got in her personal space, cutting off her Whitney jam with the cheesy cheerleading anthem. Rolling her eyes, Kacee walked back to the Bellas to figure out their next move.
"Oh Mickey
You're so fine
You're so fine
You blow my mind
Hey Mickey! Hey! Hey!
Hey Mickey! Hey! Hey!
Oh Mickey
You're so fine-"
But their rude asses got cut off by the harmonics. Kacee liked 80's music. Maybe she should've joined their group.
"-fine and you're mine
I'll be yours till the end of time
Cause you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
Shiny and new
Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like-"
And Queen Aubrey to save the day with her boring ass choice of an 80's song.
"-like the one in me
That's O.K., lets see how you do it
Put up your dukes, lets get down to it!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Why Don't You Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Hit Me With Your Best Shot!
Fire Away-"
The Bellas were pretty solid until one of the stoner girls cut them off and it was obvious no one had any idea what song she was trying to express through her drug riddled brain, but whatever it was, it was unsuccessful, causing the High Notes to get kicked out of the game. But as usual, they cared about nothing.
The next category was songs about sex and right away, Amy nudged Kacee "Go ahead Ms. Spontaneous."
Blushing, Kacee shook her head. She could sing about love all day, but sex was a different story. Especially when there was someone present that she wouldn't mind having sex with.
Doing the same thing Kacee'd done in the round before, without much thought, just gut feeling, Cynthia Rose jumped in with "S&M" lyrics by Rihanna.
"Na na na na na
Come on
Na na na
Come on
Come on
Come on
Na na na na"
And Stacie went to join her in the chorus, totally grinding on her in front of the treblemakers. It was positive that they were adding this moment to their spank bank. The Bellas may not be magnificently talented, but if they were one thing, it was pretty.
"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"
By this point, all the girls had joined in and were jamming to their rendition to one of the most sex fueled songs in existence, and they had just gotten started!
"Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex-"
"-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-"
The Trebles cut in and Kacee was surprised they were actually singing songs that weren't written by anyone with a y chromosome. Cynthia Rose walked back to the Bellas, but Stacie wasn't having any of it.
"Baby all through the night
I'll make love to you
Like you want me to
And-"
Excited that she pulled a Boyz II Men song, Kacee was eager to join despite how sultry it was. But as soon as she stepped forward, the cute treble stepped up to her singing "Feels like the first time" by Foreigner, causing her to walk away without hesitation. She was not going to let him seduce her.
"And I know that it must be the woman in you
That brings out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all that my eyes can see"
Kacee was trying to hide the fact that she was embarrassed, but even her complexion couldn't hide the blush on her face. And it didn't help that he was looking directly at her as he sang it.
"And it feels like the first time
Like it never did before
Feels like the first time
Like we've opened up the door
Feels like the first time
Like it never will again, never again"
Kacee couldn't help but to laugh as he pulled his peacoat open as he sang and she could tell Aubrey was pissed that they couldn't figure out a way to get back in.
"Feels like the first time, it feels like the first time
It feels like the very first time, very, very, it feels
It feels like the first time, oh it feels like the first time
It-"
"It's going down, fade to Blackstreet
The homies got RB, collab' creations
Bump like Acne, no doubt
I put it down, never slouch
As long as my credit can vouch
A dog couldn't catch me ass out
Tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
Attracting honeys like a magnet
Giving em eargasms with my mellow accent
Still moving this flavour
With the homies Blackstreet and Teddy
The original rump shakers"
Kacee knew the words, it was definitely up there in her favorite 90's R&B songs in existence. But she was stunned that Beca even knew it existed, let alone all the lyrics to it!
The other Bellas seemed lost though and when Kacee realized that Beca needed some assistance, she took the stage, so to speak.
"Shorty get down, good Lord
Baby got em up open all over town
Strictly biz, she don't play around
Cover much ground, got game by the pound
Getting paid is a forte
Each and every day, true player way
I can't get her out of my mind
(what)
I think about the girl all the time
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to back it up
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to back it up"
At this point in the song, all the Bellas had joined in (except Aubrey who Kacee suspected hadn't ever heard the song in her life) and even the entire pool crowd. Beca's singing lead, Cynthia Rose is killing the harmonies, the surrounding groups are chiming in with the 'hey yo's, Chloe and the other girls were taking care of the humming and keeping the beat, Lily was pretending to shoot the boys while Kacee, Stacie and Amy were taking care of the 'No Diggity's. Kacee even backing it up on Amy, keeping true to what the song was really about.
"I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to back it up babe
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
No diggity, I got to back it up babe
Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to back it up"
Everyone cheered for the Bellas except the treblemakers, the cute one's smirk still permanently on his lips.
In the midst of their celebration, one of the judges walked up to them hands on his hips before stating "Tough blow, ladies. The word you had to match was 'it', and you sang 'it's'." Then they did the ridiculous cut off thing like they did earlier, the trebles overreacting to their win.
"You hate R&B, don't you? Look me in the eyes and tell me you don't." Kacee tried to argue with the judge, but he just walked over to the trebles to hand them their precious mic.
As Aubrey pulled the girls away, the bane of Kacee's existence approached her, catching her off guard. "So you joined…" He stated, not even trying to hide his satisfaction on his stupid face.
Doing her best to not be intimidated by him, Kacee looked him square in the eyes while talking to him, her blush hopefully long gone. "You know, I don't even know your name."
"Jesse." He answered with a smile on his face. "Yours?"
She'd been watching the leader of the trebles sexually harass Amy with the stupid prize microphone and she could see how uncomfortable she was. "Hold that thought."
Running up to the pair, Kacee snatched the mic from the creepy hobbit and starts hitting him with it until he runs away.
Ignoring the insults the midget was giving her, she walked back to Jesse, handed him the mic and said, "Kacee" before walking right past him to the Bellas.
At the regionals, Kacee had enjoyed the Sockapellas far more than she enjoyed their own performance. That is until Fat Amy tore up the stage like she expected. What did Aubrey expect when she allowed Amy to take Chole's solo?
Leaving the stage, Kacee made a face at Jesse and he mouthed that they did great, causing her to playfully flip him off before they took the stage, knowing they were going to kill it.
Initially, Kacee found them too theatrical and their choice in song questionable, but when she realized they had Jesse singing the lead for most of it, she found the performance very enjoyable.
Their choreography was gimmicky, but she could stand it just to hear Jesse rap.
But she wasn't expecting Jesse to point in her general direction before closing his eyes and stroking his neck while singing a song about getting head! Every time he performed it was like he was trying to kill her.
All in all, the Bellas were satisfied with moving on to the next round and on their way out of the auditorium, they stopped on the stairs, seeing the trebles arguing with a group of older guys. One of them had Donald in a headlock and another was trying to get Jesse into it as well, but he was trying his hardest to avoid him.
Not wanting to get involved due to her history with violence, Kacee chose to stay on the stairs, but Beca and Amy went to his rescue. First with Beca slapping the guy, then Amy kicking him in the nuts. Then Amy took the first place trophy from Jesse and threatened to shove it up the guy's butt and it appeared that he wanted her to, but Beca wasn't having it.
They both took hold of the trophy, Beca's tiny grip being a little bit stronger, causing the rest that Amy'd been holding onto to fly right out of a closed window.
The trebles and the old guys ran away, Amy following behind, but Kacee and Jesse chose to stay behind as Beca's witnesses while the police approached.
The whole hour Beca was in jail, Kacee tried reasoning with the cops that it was an accident using physics to explain that it would've been impossible for someone of Beca's strength to break that window by herself. Not to mention, the piece she was holding onto was still in both her hands!
"It should be required for cops to take a physics course before they get their badge." Kacee suggested, taking a seat next to Jesse in the waiting area.
"They're letting her out in like 5 minutes, don't worry." Jesse assured.
"Yeah? How'd you make that happen?" Kacee asked.
"I called her dad." Jesse admitted, nodding to the ginger guy in a peacoat talking to Officer Jacobs.
"Noooo. Oh no. Jesse, she fucking hates her dad." Kacee informed him.
"Yeah, well do you have $200 to bail her out?" Jesse tried to reason, but Kacee was serious.
"I know Beca and I know that she'd rather spend her night in jail waiting for the Bellas to round up $200 than have her dad ever find out about this." Kacee couldn't believe that he wasn't aware of how proud of a person Beca was.
While Jesse was walking out with Beca, Kacee took the time to try and soothe the nerves of Mr. Mitchell, attempting to debunk whatever the policeman had told him.
"Dad, it's not a big deal." Beca assured her father.
"Yeah, it's a big deal. I get a call in the middle of the night saying my daughter's been arrested for destruction of property?" He reminded, completely brushing off everything Kacee had told him.
"I'm sure Officer Jacobs and Kacee have already told you it was a complete misunderstanding. I was protecting my friends. I was putting myself out there, making memories!" Beca defended, but he wasn't listening.
"If you think I'm paying for you to go to L.A. after a stunt like this, I'm not. Get in the car." The asshole demanded.
"You're not even gonna hear what I have to say about this?" Beca asked, pissed off that he wasn't trying to get her side of the story.
"No, not tonight. Just get in." Kacee hugged Beca before allowing her to get in the car with her dad.
Both Kacee and Jesse felt guilty for two different reasons as they watched the car drive out of the parking lot.
And since neither of them had a car, they decided to walk back to the dorms together to keep each other company.
"You know, I think a prison break would've went better than that." Jesse broke the silence only half joking.
"Are we talking Shawshank or the Great Escape?" Kacee asked, the two most famous prison break films coming to mind.
"The Great Escape for sure. But film wise, I'd have to say that Shawshank is better." Kacee grinned at him, trying her hardest to stay cool when talking about movies.
"I would have to agree. I mean, that was Frank Darabont's first feature film!" Jesse lit up at their conversation, not ashamed to spaz in front of her.
"That score was definitely a huge part as to why I liked it." Jesse confessed, stopping in front of the girls' dorms.
"If you like movie music, you should stop by the theatre tomorrow, we're playing Inception. I've never seen it with a decent sound system before." Kacee offered before she could stop herself.
Jesse looked taken aback and instantly, she was reminded why she never flirted with anyone, because she always ended up freaking them out and scaring them away.
"I'd love that." Jesse said, accepting her offer.
It took Kacee a minute to realize he said yes, resulting in her having a delayed reaction. "Oh! Ok, great. Then I will see you tomorrow."
Jesse nodded with a smirk, waving goodbye before going in the opposite direction to the boys' dorms leaving Kacee to stare at his retreating form before heading upstairs.