Hey y'all, how are you great people?

Okay first thing first I have to say thanks again for all the support you guys are giving me, it means a lot to me. When I see a new review, favorite, or follower it literally makes my day. Which I need since school sucks so much.

So this is a prompt from Hammo59, this one is for you. I really hope I didn't disappoint you, I live to serve.

I'll put the prompt at the end, I think you'll get a better read if you see it after.

Okay onto the story, all mistakes are mine of course.

Bonus points to those who get the title reference.

But I Can't Hear a Word You Say

Chloe really loved the park.

Everyone who knew here knew that more often than not if she had free time she was at the park.

A big reason was that Chloe's passion was photography, she was a photo teacher at a high school, and she loved taking photos in the park more than anything.

You never know what you're going to get when you take pictures at the park, the people always change and the scenery does as well.

Recently she has noticed another person who is at the park a lot as well. A girl probably, 25 or so, a little younger than her, she had brown hair and piercing blue eyes that always caught Chloe's attention during the rare times the girl looked up. She had a few tattoos and piercing that Chloe could see and a rocking figure with soft facial features.

She was beautiful.

Chloe had caught herself taking photos of the girl every time she saw the girl under the same tree every day, always with her head phones on and her head down as she wrote in a notebook, or sometimes working on her computer.

She fascinated Chloe but something about the girl made Chloe caution to approach her, something that she hasn't experienced before. She was normally super confident and forward but maybe it was the way the girl carried herself that made her weary to approach.

To be honest, she seemed like someone who wouldn't give Chloe the time of day.

It was 3 weeks after she had noticed the girl always being at the park as well that she worked up the courage to make some contact with the girl.

She took a deep breath before she walked over and stood next to the girl, who hadn't seen her yet.

"Hi, you look lonely over here", Chloe started and groaned at herself, that was so lame.

The girl didn't even move to look at her as she wrote an email, or that's what it seemed like she was doing.

Chloe cleared her throat but still nothing, she assumed she just couldn't hear her due to music or something. She felt awkward just standing there, and finally when she started swaying the girl looked up.

She looked startled to see the red head standing there and she just furrowed her eyebrows as she look at the red head.

To Chloe dismay the girl didn't reach up and remove her head phones, she just left them on but Chloe assumed she put down the voice to her music or something. At least she hoped so.

"Hi, I'm Chloe. I noticed you come here a lot and decided to come say hi. Mind if I sit?" Chloe motioned to the ground next to her.

The girl cocked her head to the side for a moment before she nodded and motioned for Chloe to sit down.

Chloe smiled at the action and sat down, internally cheering when the girl turned to her a little more.

"What's your name?" Chloe asked and the girl again looked at her funny before nodded and turning to reach into her bag, turning back with something in her hand.

She handed Chloe a card and she read it.

Beca Mitchell

Architect

Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Number: (xxx) xxx-xxxx

Chloe was happily surprised as she got this and was intrigued to see the girl was an architect. That was really cool.

"Architect huh? That's really cool. I'm a photo teacher at a high school", Chloe happily turned to the girl, who smiled and gave her that thinking look again. Chloe only got a thumbs up in return, causing the teacher to frown. Maybe this girl was really shy.

"I just going to take a few photos now, I'll talk to you again later?" Chloe asked, maybe the girl, Beca, was just really busy and that's why she wasn't really responding.

Beca nodded while smiling at her and returned Chloe's wave before going back to her computer.

Chloe looked at her for a few more seconds before turning and walking towards the middle of the park.

She was now determined to learn more about the mysterious girl. She would break her out of her shell, or at least around Chloe she would.

With that in mind Chloe stopped to take photos of the fountain and people around it but not before sneaking in a photo of Beca, who was focused completely on her computer.

Well she knew her name, that's a good start.

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Chloe reached Beca's usual spot on Saturday but was disappointed to see the girl was not there. Chloe decided to sit down and wait but within 5 minutes she had passed out in the shade of the tree.

When she woke up to the sound of a kid shrieking and was she surprised to find Beca sitting next to her, doing her usual thing, writing in her notebook with her headphones on.

But now that she was close enough she could tell that Beca was never writing.

She had been drawing the whole time. Chloe couldn't see what since the sketchbook wasn't angled towards her.

"Hey Beca, what are you drawing?" Chloe asked as she sat up and stretched a little. She checked her phone and decided she must have been asleep for at least 40 minutes.

Beca gave her that look again before blushing; she bit her lip before handing Chloe the pad.

Chloe looked at drawing and was blown away. Beca was amazing! Probably the most talented drawer she had ever seen in action. Next she blushed seeing what Beca had been drawing.

Beca had been drawing her sleeping and the park around her, it looks so realistic. She even put shadows and made it seem like she caught the birds in motion.

"You're amazing! I mean like seriously talented", Chloe looked at Beca and motioned towards the sketch book, "May I?"

Beca again blushed and nodded, dropping her head.

Chloe started flipping through the pages and her mind was absolutely blown at the skill of this girl. A lot of them were drawing of beautiful building that Chloe decided Beca had probably designed herself. But others were just drawing capturing random moments of time, like one of a little girl dancing with a beaming smile on her face and a man playing a saxophone in the back. These were as amazing as a photo.

She looked up and noticed Beca giving her a nervous look, like she wasn't sure how Chloe would react to the drawing. Chloe wondered why the girl was so worried, she was amazing but before she said anything the picture she flipped to catch her attention.

It was her; she was standing and taking pictures of Ms. Jefferson, another regular at the park, feeding the birds. Chloe was beyond words just trying to describe the drawing.

She looked up and Beca gave her a shy smile before reaching to grab her sketchbook. When Beca did this her attention was drawn to something next to her leg.

A piece of paper, it was written on. Oh! This was from Beca.

[Writing: all writing in italic, Chloe is straight italic, Beca is bold and italic]

I hope you don't think I'm too weird for drawing you

Chloe looked up at the girl and noticed her smiling to herself a little as she continued her drawing; she knew Chloe was reading the paper. If this is how the girl wanted to communicate then so be it. Maybe she really likes her music or had speech problems she wasn't proud of {AN: I KNOW I HAD THAT PROBLEM}. Not that it would bother Chloe at all.

Chloe reached over into her bag and grabbed a pencil.

You're really good so I'm flattered. Plus I would be a hypocrite then cause I'll admit I always take pictures of you

She smiled and passed back the paper to Beca, who blushed when she saw what Chloe wrote. She thought for a second before writing back and passing it to Chloe.

Thanks, I kinda have to be good for my job. And why take pictures of me when there are so many amazing scenes going on around us? I'm no sight.

Chloe scoffed, the girl was beautiful. How could she think she wasn't a sight to behold?

Trust me, you're a great sight to look at. You're beautiful, own up to it

Chloe bit her lip and thought erasing it before she had a moment and decided to be bold giving Beca the paper.

Beca looked down and blushed as soon as she read what Chloe wrote and quickly wrote back, not looking at Chloe as she slid it to her.

Please, you're the beautiful one here

Chloe stomach flipped after reading that and she beamed at the girl before writing back.

Then lets agree we're both beautiful (even though, I think you're more beautiful). Let's learn more about each other.

What's your favorite color?

How old are you?

They spent the next 2 hours at the park just passing the paper back and forth learning more about each other, not once speaking.

Chloe was extremely disappointed when Beca told her she had to get going soon to pick up a friend. She was really enjoying Beca's company, like a lot.

Beca packed up her stuff and they both stood up, not that she would say anything but it annoyed Chloe that Beca still had her headphones on, plugged into her phone.

Beca smiled at Chloe and handed the high school teacher 2 things before she waved and walked away. Chloe watching her go till she couldn't see the short girl anymore.

She looked at what she was given and her heart skipped a beat as she saw the finished drawing of her sleeping on top and the paper they were writing on under it. But what really made her happy was the note Beca put on top.

I really enjoyed hanging with you today. If you want text me sometime. Here's my personal:

(xxx) xxx-xxxx

-Beca

Chloe smiled and did a little victory dance in her head, she didn't want to wait and she didn't care how eager she seemed as she input the number into her phone.

She saved the number under 'Masterpiece' and shot her a text.

Thanks for the drawing, for sure making it on my fridge ;)

As she was walking to her car she smiled as she felt her phone vibrate.

Then I expect a photo to put it in my office. Just not of me pls :p

Okay maybe what she was feeling for Beca wasn't all friendly, she can admit that.

She definitely had a crush. And she was proud of it.

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It was probably the 4th of them hanging out that Chloe worked up the courage to ask the one thing that was always bothering her.

You see, they had a weird friendship they only communicated through pictures, drawing, and writing. Beca had been opening up to her a bit more but still after all their texting but Chloe was yet to hear her speak or see her without her headphones on. She always had them on.

She was curious to what her crush, yes she refers to Beca as this in her head, was listening to.

Just out of curiosity, what are you listening to you? I have never seen you without headphones on

Beca's face and body langue changed. She literally froze and she looked conflicted before her shoulders dropped and she took off her headphones and, to Chloe's surprise, passed them to the red head.

Chloe excitedly grabbed them and put them on, waiting for whatever Beca listens to, to play but was confused as nothing played.

"I can't hear anything", Chloe was completely confused as she turned to Beca and slipped the headphones down to her neck.

Beca looked conflicted still and gave Chloe that thinking look she got a lot before she wrote something down and looked at her feet as she passed Chloe the paper, refusing to look at the red head and her reaction.

Me neither, that's why I read lips

Chloe was super confused for a moment before it suddenly clicked in her mind.

Oh! Oh…

Beca was deaf.

Suddenly a lot of things made more sense but a few questions still lingered in her mind.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Chloe asked, making sure to say the words extra.

Beca sighed as she grabbed the paper.

Because of that, you just said everything slower. I didn't want you treating me different, ppl act like I'm different since I can't hear. And I hate it

Chloe felt bad reading that, she had been thinking of Beca a little different in her head for a few seconds.

Chloe thought of a reply and one came to mind quickly, she grabbed the paper and wrote it down.

You're still Beca Mitchell to me.

That sentence might not seem like that big of a deal but it really was and Chloe could tell she said the right thing by the look on Beca's face, a beaming smile.

Chloe had a lot more she wanted to ask but she didn't want to upset Beca, who seemed to realize this.

You can ask me questions, I don't mind

Thanks, I just have a few. A big one being why do you wear head phones all the time?

Idk, I guess it's a way of trying to get ppl to not talk to me or something. normally works but there was one red head who I'm glad didn't see it that way

Like anything would have stopped me

Okay so have you've been deaf your whole life?

No, happened when I was 14. Long story that I don't feel like telling today. Another day I promise

I'm holding you 2 that

Chloe smiled at Beca, who returned it, and Chloe knew that this information didn't change her feelings at all. Not one bit, well actually she thinks her crush might have just grown a little more.

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You see Chloe was a very busy person, between teaching and her outside passions. Then you add on the night classes she has been going to for the last 3 months.

She felt pretty confident in its topic now and she was almost shaking as she was about to use it for the first time, and it had the possibility to change a lot.

She was meeting with Beca for breakfast, something they do every Saturday now, and she was more nervous then she had ever been before.

Just one look at Beca and her heart started speeding up, her palms were now sweating, and her stomach turned in both a good and bad way.

"Hey Becs", Chloe's voice was steady, thankfully, and she got a smile and wave in return. Her heart filled with happiness as she watched Beca slid a coffee to her, she knows how much Beca hates to order.

Beca grabbed a pen and wrote on her napkin before sliding it to Chloe.

U ok? U look a little off

Chloe took a deep breath and grabbed Beca's pen, writing quickly.

I have something to do really quick and I really don't want to mess it up. It means a lot to me, so give me a second?

Chloe held her breath as she watched Beca read it before looking up with a confused look and a nod.

This was it her big moment. She can do this. She quickly wiped her hands on her jeans before bringing them up and doing the exact moves she had been memorizing and practicing for the last 2 weeks.

Will you go out with me?

[Anything underlined is being signed, Chloe is again just underlined, Beca is bold and underlined]

She let out a breath after she did it, she had been going to sign language classes for 3 months now as a surprise for Beca.

The look on Beca's face made it all worth it. Beca was absolutely beaming and Chloe could practically feel the happiness coming off her. What really shocked Chloe were the tears that were gathering in the younger girl's eyes. Beca wasn't a very emotionally person.

Beca let out a small sigh that almost sounded like a laugh.

You learned sign language?

I've been taking night classes for like 3 months

Beca shook her head in disbelief before she suddenly light up again and blushed as she smiled.

Yes

Chloe was confused for a second before it clicked in her mind, Beca just agreed to go out with her. Yes! A smile over took her face as she reached over and squeezed Beca's hand, who squeezed back.

Great! How's this Friday for you?

Sounds great. More detail later

Chloe nodded and the waiter came over asking for their order, Chloe ordered for both of them.

After the waiter left Chloe noticed Beca at some point had slid a note to her.

I've been working up the nerve to ask you out for weeks now. Guess you beat me to it. Thank you for putting in the time and effort for me to learn a new language. It's the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me

It was worth in Chloe mind. Anything that involved getting closer to Beca was worth it to her.

Cause Beca would always be worth it to her.

XX

It was now a month into their new relationship and they found it easy to transfer from friends into more. Very little changed, the biggest changes probably being the fact that now kiss and do far more than kiss in the bedroom.

They were enjoying a relaxing Saturday morning in the park with a picnic Beca had packed. Said girl was currently laying down sideways with her head in Chloe's lap as the red head combed through it with her fingers. She was sketching the scene to the best of her ability while laying down.

Beca smiled in happiness as she turned to look up at Chloe who was already looking right at her causing Beca to blush. She sat up and crawled up so that she could plant her lips on the red head's with a smile.

Chloe hummed into the kiss as put her hand on Beca's neck to deepen the kiss, which Beca happily recuperated.

They pulled back when air became a problem.

Both leaned their foreheads together for a moment as they tried to catch their breath. Chloe was the one who leaned back so she could put up her hand for Beca to see.

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Beca smiled as she did it back. That was their way of saying I love you. Beca had surprised Chloe and been the one to say it first last week, Chloe had been trying to hold it back; to be honest she had been in love with Beca before they even got together.

Chloe smiled as she got up and started packing up some of the food they had already eaten.

"Chloe! I'm back!"

Chloe's head snapped up at the voice and a hand shot up to her mouth as she saw her older brother walking towards her. He was in the military and she hasn't seen him since Christmas.

"Charlie!" Chloe was up and running before Beca even noticed someone else that Chloe knew was in the park.

They embraced in a hug halfway and Beca couldn't resist grabbing Chloe's camera and capturing the sweet moment of the sibling reunion. She recognized him from photos; they had just been over the Beale household last night for dinner. Plus it wasn't her first time there so she had seen the photos all before many times.

They happily walked back over and Beca's heart soared at seeing how happy Chloe was, she knew how much Chloe worried about her brother.

"Hi I'm Charlie, you are?" Charlie had seen his sister kissing the girl but decided he needed to grill her a bit.

"This is-" Chloe started but was cut off by her brother.

"I think she can introduce herself", Charlie gave the girl a challenging look and was surprised when he got an amused look back, he knew how physically intimating he was.

Chloe as well knew this was going to be amusing, "If you insist."

Beca stood up and put her hand out for him, making sure to give him a strong shake as well, which surprised him.

But nothing beat the look of surprise on his face as she started signing to him. He was confused before he realized why Chloe went to introduce her and then he was embarrassed and blushing.

"Can I introduce her now?" Chloe asked amused and got a nod in return, "Charlie this is Beca my girlfriend and yes, she is deaf."

"I'm sorry. Wait how do I say that in sign language?" Charlie asked his sister, who he guessed learned sign language.

"She can read lips dumbo", Chloe laughed as he turned red again and even Beca cracked a smile.

Beca signed something and he looked at Chloe completely confused, "She said that you shouldn't feel bad, a lot of people make that mistake."

Charlie nodded before turning to Beca with a set look and threated her, "Don't hurt my sister or you'll really regret it."

Beca waved him off and pointed herself first before making a heart with her hands and finally she pointed at Chloe, saying I love her in simple terms.

Chloe heart flipped and she couldn't resist leaning in and kissing Beca's cheek.

Charlie could see how happy his sister was and if she was happy then he was happy. It was totally obvious how much the girls loved each other.

He was pretty sure from one encounter that they would end up together for life.

And his thoughts were confirmed almost a year and a half later as he watched his sister crying happy tears and signing 'I do' at the altar back at Beca before they walked down the aisle as a new wedded couple.

Beca had never been happier that someone had ignore her headphones for once.

Chloe couldn't help but be overjoyed that her parents had led her to her love for parks, because that love led her to a stronger one.

A forever kind of love.

Some people might think it was hard for her to be with Beca but it really wasn't. It wasn't for one simple reason.

That reason being she loved Beca with everything she was and then some.

Like they say, love conquers all.

Boom.

First and most importantly I hope I didn't offend anyone who read this in any way.

Fun Fact: Chloe's brother's reaction is based off my first encounter with a friend of mine.

I hope you guys liked the story and again a big shout out to Hammo59.

Oh the prompt was:

Your officially one of my favourite writers
Prompt: person A is deaf so person B asks her on a date using sign language from a class she had been taking just for person A

So the first part warms my heart, thanks for that it really does mean a lot.

KINDA IMPORTANT: Oh, I'm also going to be working on another BeChloe story that has been in my head for a while, a multi chapter one. So my time will be split.

So thanks for reading guys, and if it doesn't inconvenience you too much please review, follow, or favorite, it really does mean a lot to me if you can take the time.

LOW KEY IMPORTANT: So last thing here, I'm looking for someone who I can bounce ideas with because I have a lot in my head and it's hard to choose sometimes what I want to do. So really like a PM buddy who I can chat with about ideas for new chapters, if anyone would be willing. Not absolutely needed but would be nice.

Till next time.