Author's 1st Note: So, I wanted to post this yesterday in honor of the 4th of July, but I got busy and couldn't finish it until now. xP
This one shot was not requested, it's just a cute little idea that came to me the day before the holiday. x) Hope you guys like it! :D
Title: Happy 4th
Rated: T (for language)
Chloe packed the last few items she needed into her trunk and smiled before shutting it closed. Today was the fourth of July, and even though she knew Beca wasn't really into celebrating holidays much, she decided to plan something special for the two of them. She got in her car and drove off to the Bella house.
Chloe pulled up in the driveway and texted Beca to come outside. It took the brunette a few minutes until she finally came out of the house and looked around for the ginger.
Chloe rolled down her window, "Hey, cutie," she winked. Beca smiled and approached her girlfriend,
"What's up?" she asked, leaning into the opened window.
"Get in."
Beca slightly furrowed her brow, "Where are we going?"
"Just get in," she chirped. Beca didn't budge and narrowed her eyes,
"What are you up to?" she smirked.
Chloe shrugged and innocently shook her head, "Nothing."
Beca wasn't buying it, but Chloe never let her down before. What ever she had planned, Beca knew it was going be fun. Chloe had a knack for surprising the DJ with random gifts or field trips. Beca always claimed she didn't like surprises, but Chloe knew deep down that the brunette actually loved them.
Beca sighed, "Fine," she surrendered and opened the door. Chloe grinned widely as the younger woman got into the car.
"Buckle up!" the red head sang and drove out of the driveway. Beca shook her head, amused by her lover and enjoyed the ride.
They took turns blasting their favorite tunes and blissfully chatted as Chloe drove them to their destination. Beca tried to figure out where they were going by occasionally looking out the window and checking to see if she recognized her surroundings. When they arrived, Beca wasn't familiar with the area, but the place itself was undeniably recognizable.
The brunette raised an eyebrow as she looked out the window, "A carnival?" she asked, turning to search her girlfriend for confirmation. She got her answer when the red head bit her lip and nodded her head in excitement.
Beca snickered, "You're killin' me, Chlo."
Chloe shut off the car, "Oh, come on, Bec! It's a fourth of July carnival!" Beca secretly loved the way Chloe would get so excited about the simpilest things, "Plus, I hear they have an amazing firework show at night." Chloe's energy started to drop a bit when Beca's mood didn't seem to change, "I just–thought we could have a fun day together." The red head began to regret her decision, until she was delightfully surprise to suddenly feel Beca's lips on hers.
Beca pulled back and grinned, "You're cute." She said and gestured towards the carnival, "Come on, let's go." Chloe gleed and the two exited her car.
"Wait, Bec. Come here." Beca turned around to see Chloe calling her over to the back of her car. The red head opened her trunk and pulled out some fourth of July accessories that included red, white and blue star necklaces and two American flag bandanas.
"Seriously?" the DJ chuckled.
"Well we can't be at a fourth of July carnival without being at least a little festive," Chloe happily stated.
Beca eyed the inside of her trunk, "And what's the rest of that stuff?"
Chloe quickly slammed it closed, "You'll find out later," she grinned, and handed the younger brunette a bandana and some necklaces. Beca slid the necklaces over her head and tied the bandana around her wrist. Chloe chose to wrap the bandana around her head and Beca joked about how she looked like a hippie.
The festive carnival was vibrantly decorated and packed with all kinds of people. There was music playing, rides and many different concession stands. Beca and Chloe looked around for the ticket booth and stood in line when they found it. Chloe bought the tickets and let the DJ decide the first ride. Beca looked around and found the bumper cars to be intriguing.
The couple gave their tickets to the man and got into different cars. Chloe picked a light blue one while Beca went with one that was dark purple.
"You better watch out, Chlo." Beca smirked as she buckled herself in.
Chloe grinned back and narrowed her eyes, "You're so on."
The buzzer went off, cueing the electric cars to start moving. Beca wasted no time in turing her steering wheel towards her girlfriend and the ginger did the same. Just as the DJ was about to collide with her, a random car rammed right into her side and bumped Beca into the wall next to her. Chloe couldn't help but burst out into laughter, only to be quickly silenced when another car bumped her from behind. It was now Beca's turn to laugh and she turned her wheel to remove herself from the wall. Chloe looked up after her whiplash and giggled as she rapidly turned her car in the opposite direction to get away from the tiny attacker.
She successfully maneuvered through the cars and looked back,
"Ha-Ha!" she laughed, when she saw the brunette get caught in the middle of multiple cars. Chloe managed to work her way around the track, only getting bumped twice in the process, and looped back to get right behind Beca.
Meanwhile the brunette lost track of her girlfriend and was currently driving around searching for her.
"Hey, Beca!"
The DJ instantly recognized the voice behind her and managed to mutter an "Oh shit" before getting roughly hit from behind.
"Damn it!" Beca laughed as the ride came to an end and the cars started to slow down until coming to a full stop. She unbuckled herself from her car and turned to face her smirking girlfriend. "You got lucky," she stated.
Chloe shrugged, "If you say so."
The red head continued to tease her little lover as they walked around to locate another ride. Chloe's eye was caught by a spinning one called "The Scrambler."
"Oh, let's do that one!" she grabbed onto Beca's arm and eagerly dragged the younger woman through the crowd. The line wasn't too long and they were the second group to get on. Chloe was about to get in first but stopped, "Actually, you should go in first."
Beca looked at her confused, "Why?"
Chloe smiled, "Believe me, you'll thank me later."
The brunette decided to trust her and hopped in. Beca had never been on this ride before and found herself a little anxious to find out why Chloe suggested she get in first.
"Hold on." Chloe suggested, as the ride started to move. They started to spin slowly and Beca didn't understand what the big deal was,
"This isn't so bad," she said. Chloe bit her lip in anticipation. Sure enough, the ride started to pick up speed and their cart spun outward so forcefully, it caused Beca to uncontrollably slide over to Chloe and push her against the wall. "Oh my God, Chlo!"
The red head laughed, "I told you to hold on!"
Beca couldn't control her laughter as the ride continued to rapidly spin. She had to admit, she rather enjoyed being repeatedly forced up against the gorgeous red head and it pleased the ginger to see her girlfriend enjoying herself and having a good time.
After the Scrambler, they walked with their arms linked and passed by the carnival games. Chloe spotted a big, stuffed Panda bear and it immediately captured her heart.
"Aw, Beca! Look! Isn't so cute?" The brunette looked up at the stuffed animal and grinned at how giddy Chloe became.
"You want it?" she asked.
Chloe looked at her, "No, babe. It's fine," she said, "Don't waste your money. Nobody ever wins these things."
Beca didn't listen to her and unlinked their arms to take out her wallet. "You underestimate me," she smiled and approached the stand.
"Beca!" Chloe whined, but was secretly happy she was going to try anyway.
Beca called out to the man, "Hey, how do I win the Panda?" she asked, gesturing to the fluffy creature on the top shelf.
The man smiled, "If you want the Panda, all you gotta do is get one ball into the basket." He pointed to the wooden baskets that were lined up and titled at an angle.
Beca raised an eyebrow, "That's it?"
The man nodded, "That's it. Five bucks for three balls."
The DJ shrugged and pulled out a five dollar bill. She could feel Chloe come up from behind her,
"Beca, don't." She advised, but the brunette ignored her, handing the money to the gentleman.
"Shh..." she replied. The game seemed simple enough. Beca was confident she would win it on the first try.
The man gave her a bucket with three wiffle balls in it and Beca took out the first one. She focused on the basket and tossed it in. The ball bounced right out.
"Hey!" Beca complained. The man chuckled and even Chloe had to bite back a giggle.
"Try again." He said.
Beca huffed and grabbed the second ball, she crouched down a bit and tried tossing it a little lighter than the first time. Unfortunately, the result was the same.
"Oh, come on!"
This time Chloe couldn't hold her laughter back. Beca was so cute when she got worked up. Especially when it was over the silliest things. The red head caressed her arm,
"Babe, it's fine. It's no big deal."
No. Beca was going to win this. She had to win it. Chloe planned this whole surprise for her. The least she could do was win the girl a teddy bear. If Chloe wanted it, she was going to win it for her.
"I got this," she said to the ginger and grabbed the last ball. She narrowed her eyes on the basket and took a deep breath. It took her a moment before she finally tossed the ball forward and lit up when it finally stayed in the basket. "Fuck yeah!" she shouted, jumping up in place.
"Oh my God! You got it!" Chloe cheered and hugged the tiny brunette.
The man brought the stuffed animal down and handed it to Beca, "Congratulations." He smiled.
The DJ smiled widely at her accomplishment and turned to Chloe, "Here you go, babe." She handed her the plush, "Told ya I'd get it," she grinned. The red head pulled her in for a sweet kiss, sending tingles throughout her body.
"Thank you. That was really sweet of you." Chloe smiled.
Beca confidently shrugged, "Anything for ma' lady." She grinned.
Chloe gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, "You hungry?" she asked.
"Yeah, kinda. Let's go grab something."
The couple made their way to one of the food stands and ordered two burgers with fries. They sat down at one of the picnic tables and chatted as they ate, occasionally stopping to just watch the people around them. After they finished, Beca suggested they hold off on the spinning rides until their food properly digested. Chloe agreed and pointed out the fun house.
Once inside, they first maneuvered through a room with colorful punching bags hanging from the ceiling. The next room had many funny mirrors that distorted their figures when they stood in front of them. Beca laughed when she found one that made her look like a round Oompa Loompa and Chloe found one that made her look like a really tall stick. Next was a hallway with shifting floors that lead to a staircase. They followed the stairs and found a room with clear walls that formed a maze. This room took them the longest to get through, especially when Beca accidentally ran into one of the walls and Chloe stopped to check on her and kiss her forehead.
They finally reached a slide that came down to the exit, which was a giant spinning circle. Chloe made it out easily, but the same couldn't be said for the struggling brunette.
"I don't think this was such a good idea!" Beca hollered as the rotating walls kept making her lose her balance. She eventually fell and the walls continued to roll her tiny figure around. "Chloe!" she cried.
The red head laughed and put her Panda down so she could extend both arms into the circle, "Grab my hands."
Beca struggled to look up and reached out as far as she could. Chloe leaned in a little more, grabbed her girlfriend's hands and successfully pulled her up and out of the death trap.
"You okay?" she giggled.
Beca straightened her clothes out, "That was embarrassing," she muttered.
"It's okay. I still like you," the ginger teased. Beca just rolled her eyes.
The DJ picked the next ride, which wasn't really a ride, but a big slide you used a potato sack to slide down with. After that short thrill, they only had enough tickets for one more ride and walked pass the ferris wheel. Beca tried to avoid it, but Chloe stopped them in their tracks.
"Oh! Let's do the ferris wheel."
Beca looked up at the ginormous contraption, "Um...Can we not?" she suggested.
Chloe furrowed her brow, "What? Why not? Who doesn't like the ferris wheel?"
"Me." Beca simply stated.
Chloe analyzed how fearful Beca's eyes looked as she looked up at the ride again,
"Oh. My. God. You're scared, aren't you?"
Beca snapped her eyes back to the red head, "What? No." She said, defensively.
Chloe's jaw dropped, "You totes are! Oh my gosh, that's so adorbs."
"Chloe, I'm not scared." Beca tried to convince the red head, but the ginger wasn't buying it.
"Oh yeah? Then let's get on," she said, crossing her arms. Beca looked back up at the giant wheel. She had never been a fan of heights and hadn't told anyone about her fear. The DJ snapped out of her thoughts when Chloe slid her hands onto her shoulders.
"Hey," she spoke softly, "I'll be right there next to you. There's nothing to be afraid of when I'm with you. Okay?" She wanted to help Beca conquer her fear and spoke from the heart. Chloe would never let anything bad happen to Beca. She hoped the brunette knew that.
Beca stared into her light eyes and could feel slightly relieved but looked back up at the ride and gulped.
"Babe, we don't have to if you really don't want to." Chloe mentioned. She didn't want to force her girlfriend into anything she didn't really want to do.
Beca looked back at her and shook her head, "No, it's okay. I wanna try it."
"You sure?" Chloe double checked.
"Mhmm," Beca nervously nodded, "I can do this." She really did want to give it a try and she didn't want to look like a scaredy cat in front of Chloe. She swallowed her fear as they stepped inside the cart and sat down. Chloe placed her Panda bear on the floor between their legs and smiled at the younger woman,
"You ready?"
Beca bit her lip as she nodded, "Yup."
Chloe was so proud of her girlfriend. She knew this wasn't easy for her, but was glad she was willing to try it anyway. The wheel started to spin and Beca was fine until their cart got higher and higher. The brunette grew anxious and grabbed Chloe's hand.
"It's okay." The red head consoled her, but noticed she was slightly hyperventilating. "Hey, look at me." Chloe turned Beca's chin so the DJ could look at her. "I'm right here," she smiled. Beca nodded and eased her breathing when Chloe wrapped her arm around her, switching hands so she could still hold onto it. "Just keep looking at me. I'll tell you when to look out, okay?"
"Okay." Beca agreed. She couldn't believe she was letting such a simple ride get her so worked up. Luckily staring into Chloe's eyes and feeling the security of her wrapped around her made the brunette feel so much better.
Chloe smiled brilliantly, "You know I'm really proud of you for doing this."
Beca couldn't stop the small smile from appearing on her face, "Yeah?"
"Yeah. I know it took a lot for you to get on with me, so thank you. I'm glad you're sitting here with me."
Beca felt herself relaxing and forgetting that she was even on the ride in the first place.
"Well I couldn't let the Panda make a move on my girl."
Chloe laughed and even Beca chuckled at her own joke. She hadn't notice they were already at the top until Chloe spoke,
"You can look now," she smiled.
Beca turned her head and could see the entire carnival along with the buildings and structures surrounding the park. It was one of the greatest sights she had ever seen.
"Woah..."
Chloe joined in on looking at the beautiful view, "Pretty cool, huh?"
Beca grinned and nodded without removing her eyes from the sight.
"Glad you got on?" Chloe asked.
The brunette looked at her and smiled, "Definitely."
"Good." Chloe gleed. If Beca was happy, she was happy.
By the time they finished the ride, the sun had started to set. Chloe didn't forget about the other items she had in her trunk and handed Beca some money,
"Can you buy me a cotton candy and get yourself something too? I'll be right back. I'm gonna go get something from my car."
Beca took the money and shrugged, "Alright." She looked around, found a food stand close by and stood in line while Chloe went to her car. Beca bought the cotton candy and decided to get a funnel cake for her and Chloe to share. She also bought a water bottle since she assumed they would want some water after eating all of the sugary treats. She exited the line and struggled to balance her purchases, turning to see Chloe standing there with something bundled under one arm and a small box in her hand.
"So what do we have here?" Beca smirked.
Chloe grinned, "Follow me and I'll show you." The DJ did so and followed the ginger to a cleared grass section. Some people had already started setting up chairs and blankets, so the couple walked pass them until they found an open spot. Chloe unrolled the big bundle and revealed a large blanket with a smaller blanket inside and two small pillows. Chloe dropped to her knees to straighten out their cute little area.
"Well aren't you prepared." Beca grinned.
Chloe finished setting it up and patted on the blanket so Beca would sit down. The brunette did and set their treats down as well.
"I figured if we were going to watch the fireworks, we could at least be comfortable." Chloe toyed. Beca gestured to the small box sitting next to her,
"So what's in there?" she curiously asked.
"Oh!" Chloe reached over and brought the box in front of them. She opened it and let some of the items inside fall out. "I figured we could light some if you wanted," she smiled.
Beca instantly recognized the sticks from when she was younger, "Are those Sparklers?" She asked, feeling the childish grin spread across her face.
Chloe happily nodded, "Mhmm. Wanna light one?"
Beca didn't hesitate to answer, "Hell yeah I wanna light one."
"Yay!" Chloe cheered and took out the lighter she had in her pocket. They stood up, away from their blanket and Chloe gave Beca one of the sparklers. The DJ's face lit up as soon as the sparkler did and she couldn't control her inner child from escaping. Chloe lit hers as well and the two giggled as they waved their little sparklers around.
"Hey, Chlo. Check it out." Beca spelled out her name in the air, letting the bright light trail behind as she moved her hand.
"Nice! Here, tell me what this spells." Beca payed attention to the red head's hand movements and watched as she wrote the letter 'I', then made a heart shape, and finished the sentence with the word 'YOU'. Beca smiled at the message and pulled her girlfriend close to her,
"I love you too," she said before capturing her soft lips in a quick kiss. Beca looked down at the box, "Can we light another one?" she asked, trying not to sound so eager.
"Of course." Chloe smiled, giving Beca another one and deciding to handle two of them herself. Once they were lit, the DJ spun her stick around in an endless figure eight pattern. She stopped to watch and admire a cheerful Chloe dancing around to the music that was playing. She loved watching the red head get lost in her own world. There was something mesmerizing about Chloe that always captured the brunette's gaze.
Beca was too caught up in watching her lover to pay attention to the dying sparkler in her hand. Her fingers were too close to the end and she wound up burning her finger tips.
"Ow!" she shouted when the pain registered in her brain. She immediately dropped the sparkler and examined her fingers. Chloe heard the DJ shout from behind her and turned to see what was wrong.
"Beca, you okay? What happened?" she asked, walking over to her.
"Nothing, I just burned my finger." She grumbled.
"Aw, baby." Chloe looked around and saw the water bottle lying on their blanket, "Here, put the cold bottle on it. It'll help numb the sting." The red head brought the DJ down onto the blanket with her and put the water bottle on her finger.
"Chlo, I'm fine. It's just a small burn."
Chloe shrugged, still looking at the tiny injury, "I know. I just wanna make sure it doesn't hurt." Beca loved the way Chloe would take care of her, even over the smallest things. It was nice knowing someone cared so much for her.
After the pain went away, the couple got comfortable under the blanket and shared their sweet treats with each other. They finished just as the fireworks started to go off and laid back onto their pillows, intertwining their arms and legs together to cuddle. The colorful explosions went off one after another, earning 'Ooo's' and 'Woah's' from the crowd. Beca turned to face Chloe and leaned forward to give her sweet and gentle kiss.
"Thanks for the surprise," she smiled.
Chloe smiled back, "You're very welcome."
They kissed again and turned their attention back to fireworks to delightfully enjoy the rest of the show.
Author's 2nd Note: Aww... I wish I spent my 4th of July like that!
But sadly, I did not. *wipes tear*
Welp, there goes another one-shot. Hope you guys liked it! :) Let me know!
Happy 4th of July everybody! :D