Disclaimer: I don't own Pitch Perfect.

AN: This is an idea that hit me after I watched the movie Winter's Bone and I know it's not that new of a movie but I just watched it. This story isn't going to be like that movie, really, but I thought what would it be like if Beca had a younger brother and sister and brought them to Barden with her because she couldn't leave them with her mother who was on drugs. It would definitely change things up a bit, so this is that story. It will have a Bechloe endgame and all of our favorite characters are included! I'll be following the movie for the big parts, but mainly this story is AU. Any constructive criticism is welcome. Hope you enjoy!

Also, this story mentions drug and alcohol abuse but only briefly. Nothing too explicit at all. Just in case anyone has a problem with that, I give you fair warning.

Extenuating Circumstances-special circumstances that account for an irregular or improper way of doing something.

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Beca took a deep breath. She could do this. She pulled the car to a stop right outside of where her new apartment was. Barden University. Her dad had given her a choice; free college education or cutting her off completely. It really wasn't a hard decision to make. It wasn't really a choice actually. She needed the money and it wouldn't hurt to have a college degree under her belt, she thought. Even though what she really wanted was to move to LA and work at a production company making music. That was her dream, but right now it wasn't realistic. Not when she had other responsibilities. Looking in her rearview mirror she smiled at those responsibilities.

"All right, come on guys. Grab a box and let's head inside." Beca said to her younger brother and sister that were sitting in the back seat. That's right, she wasn't a normal college freshman student. Beca had brought along her younger siblings. They were sitting wide eyed and looking all around at their new environment. They were more excited than she was, which she admitted wasn't a hard feat. They saw it as a fresh start and she couldn't blame them. This was a lot nice than anywhere they had ever lived before. When her dad had first given her the ultimatum she had made the decision to bring her younger siblings with her. She couldn't leave them. She couldn't in honest consciousness leave them with their mother.

After her mom and dad had divorced it was like her mother had just lost everything. She had forgotten that she even had a daughter. Beca was left to watch as her mom continued in a downward spiral, falling deeper and deeper. No matter how hard Beca tried to pull her out it was for nothing. She always went back. It was different every time. First it was drinking and then that turned into drugs, which of course she couldn't give up as easily as the drinking. With the drugs came the men, which was how she got two younger siblings. She wasn't even sure who their fathers were, but she couldn't help but look after them. They were innocent in all of this. Not like her.

So when her dad gave her the choice, it was actually a very easy one to make. She could get them out of their bad neighborhood and bad schools. She could get them a chance. It would be tricky at first, but Beca quickly came up with a plan. She agreed to go to college and her father was ecstatic. He signed her up immediately and when she got her acceptance letter in the mail she went to work. Calling Barden University she asked for an application for family housing. Beca had done her research and found that Barden was family friendly. They had apartments on campus for those attending Barden that had families to consider. It cost more, but Beca knew that with her father working at the school that she just might be able to upgrade her dorm room to a family apartment for little to no cost.

The tricky part would be doing this without her father's knowledge. Her father didn't know about her younger brother and sister. Her father didn't know much about her at all. It seemed that once he got a new wife, he had left and never looked back. He sent the yearly presents for her birthday and Christmas and there was the occasional phone call, but he never came back to visit. It seemed Oregon was too far from his beloved Atlanta, Georgia and new wife. Beca was too angry to let him back into her life anyway though, so it was probably best that he kept his distance. He was very consistent with his child support though and Beca was grateful for that. She would use that to keep her brother and sister fed and clothed. Then Beca worked to keep a roof over their head. It was hard at the best of times but they had made it through together. She couldn't offer them much, but she always made sure they were taken care of. After that, she could deal with everything else.

After a phone call to the administrative office it had been rather easy to make her files confidential, even from the prying eyes of her father who happened to be on the faculty. He hadn't mentioned anything yet, so she was assuming he hadn't noticed. She knew that would change eventually because he had said that he wanted to build a relationship with her. Whatever that meant, like he could take away years of abandonment with a college education. It didn't make sense to her what he was thinking, but as long as it helped her take care of her two sidekicks then she was all for it. So Beca took another deep breath before she exited her car because so far everything had gone smoothly. So far everything had worked out with her plan and that usually meant something bad was going to happen. She figured she would deal with that when it happened, like she always did. One thing at a time.

At the sound of her voice and the car door being opened her siblings quickly unbuckled their seatbelts and scrambled out of the car. They both were sporting big grins as they met her at the trunk of her car. She couldn't help but smile back at them, their excitement was contagious. She was happy to see them so happy as they both grabbed a box.

"Hey Becs, do I get my own room?" Her brother asked excitedly from beside her as they made their way towards the apartment building.

"Sissy, can Baloo get his own room too?" Her little sister asked from her other side after hearing her older brothers question. Baloo was her sisters favorite stuffed bear that she took with her everywhere, and yes she got the name from the Jungle Book. She rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but feel like she still wasn't giving them enough. They deserved more than even this one bedroom apartment. Even if it was better than their old place, they still deserved so much more.

"Sorry, guys, but there's only one bedroom. You guys can share and I'll take the living room couch." Beca felt her stomach sink at their disappointed looks and she just couldn't stand those looks so tried cheering them up, "But who knows how big the room is, we can decorate one side how you want it, Matt, and then, Sohpie, you can decorate your side of the room. I'm sure we can even find some space for Baloo to have his own bed." This seemed to work and both of them were excited again at the prospect of having their own space to do with as they pleased.

"Awesome!" Her brother exclaimed and she couldn't help but chuckle at how easy it was to make them happy. She knew it was always the little things in life that mattered. She smiled even wider when she heard her little sister say, "Yeah, awesome!" copying her older brother.

The walk wasn't far since their place was on the second floor. There were a good amount of people around that were also moving into the building. At least it wasn't as crowded as it was around the regular dorm rooms, Beca thought. Beca was glad to see that there were other kids around, not a lot, but maybe Matt and Sophie could make some friends at least. Finding their room number she looked between her two siblings, "Well, here it is."

Putting the key in the knob she pushed the door open and it was a second later that both Matt and Sophie pushed her out of the way in their excitement. She laughed as she went and placed her box on the kitchen counter and watched her younger brother and sister catapult themselves into every room with shouts of joy. It was a good sound and a sound that she didn't hear often. Looking around herself she couldn't help but feel that this was a good place to be. They had a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Everything was in good condition and everything was clean. It was one of the best places she had lived in since her father left her and it would certainly be the nicest place that Matt and Sophie had lived in. She took a deep breath in and just soaked up the emotions running through her. It was a relief to finally be here. It had been hard leaving her mom, but this was what was best for all of them. This was going to be a great start for them. She could feel it.

AN: So, that's the first chapter. Beca and Chloe will meet next chapter.Let me know what you think and if I should continue. Thanks for reading!