I'm pretty sure the end of this chapter dips just a little into the rated-M material so if you can totally skip this chapter if you want. Anyways, I wrote the first part to show a little preview of what's going to happen in the next chapter, so... Enjoy? Sorry, it's late and it seems very rushed because, well, it is. Sorry guys, hope you like it anyways.

Disclaimer: I do not own any familiar songs, characters, movies, etc. that I mention below.

On the sixth day of Christmas my weirdo gave to me...

Six Pounds of Secret Santa Presents

Let's do it tonight

The girls take stand in their final poses, panting and sweating profusely in the arts center, where it was decorated in holiday decorations, and their backdrop was reused from the school's production of The Nutcracker. They scramble off the stage as the Trebles and Harmonics take their places, allowing the girls a couple of minutes to get back on stage for their group performance of "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Fat Amy collapses behind the curtain, begging for some water.

"Amy! Hurry up and change! We're back on in five minutes!" Aubrey urges the limp blonde, nudging her with the toe of her stiletto heel. Fat Amy whimpers and mumbles something about being as "dry as a pommy's towel". Beca runs and throws her a water bottle, all the while struggling to get out of her high-waisted pants. Hangers flew around the room. Clothes were being tossed into the air. It was chaos.

They hear the other two groups start the song, indicating that the girls had only a minute left to quickly get changed and out on the stage with them. Beca straightens out her dress and pulls on her shoes and santa hat, leading the girls out onto stage.

Toys galore scattered on the floor...

Beca sings, blending in with the voices around her as they sang the rest of the song. Soon enough, the first part of the concert was over, leaving them with a ten minute intermission. Jesse walks up to Beca, offering her some of his water bottle, but she shakes her head and lifts up her own. She rubs her throat, trying to warm her voice up for their song.

"This is torture. I don't understand why you would ever organize such an event, especially with this line-up." She groans.

"Well, you can relax knowing this isn't exactly how it'll go tomorrow. The local acts, plus the emcee, aren't even here. It'll be longer and a lot more exciting, trust me." He says, rubbing her back soothingly. She crinkles her nose, still not liking the idea. "Our duet is coming up." He whispers in her ear, making her jump.

"Don't even mention it, asshole."

"Mention what?" Fat Amy appears, holding a slice of pizza in one hand and her santa hat in the other. "Gobbys? Cheeky root behind the curtain during the show?"

Jesse and Beca exchange a look, not wanting to know what their friend was talking about. "Er, nothing, Amy. Where'd you get the pizza?"

"Ordered it. Except, I called them, like, two hours ago so I got it for free. It's snowing cats and dogs out there." Fat Amy shrugs, then takes a bite out of said pizza.

"What?!" Jesse hustles to the exit to check and see if her statement was true. The snow hits his face as he opens the door, seeing that there were a few inches on the ground. "That's weird. It never snows this much."

"ONE MINUTE LEFT, LADIES!" Aubrey yells, and suddenly, backstage erupts in chaos. The girls pull on their outfits and scurry onto the stage, taking their places. After their song ends, the Trebles take their places, then the Harmonics, and finally, it's duet time. Everyone gathers in front of the stage, seating themselves for what they assumed would be a very interesting show. They sing, with Jesse putting his all into it and Beca putting no effort whatsoever. She sings with a straight face, but his goofiness gets the best of her and she finds herself smiling by the end, forgetting all the whistles and hollers that were coming from the audience.

...Oh baby, it's cold outside

The first to jump up is Chloe, who squeals and grins once they finish. The smile on Beca's face disappears, suddenly remembering that they actually just did that. Like, they actually just did that. She puts on her straight face as her fellow aca-people clap wildly, while Jesse bows and waits for Beca to curtsy. She rolls her eyes at him, does a little curtsy, and they leave the stage. The Bellas, excluding Beca, file onto the stage and begin their last group song, with Beca joining in the back after around thirty seconds of vocal rest.

"Oh my God, you two were so adorable!" Chloe coos, pulling the brunette into a tight hug once the Bellas finish up, waiting for the Trebles to finish up their song so that they could all wrap up their dress rehearsal. "I can't wait until you actually do it tomorrow. Ugh, I can't handle it." She squeaks, making Beca smile just a tiny bit.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it more than I did."

"Oh come on, Beca! You totally loved it. Everyone could tell, even with that straight face in the beginning. Plus, you guys sound so good together. Let me tell you, your melody is, like, a total eargasm."

"Thanks, I guess." Beca snickers. The Trebles finish up their set, indicating that their finale was on. Their final song goes accordingly, with Jesse taking care of some things before he allows everyone to leave. By everyone, he means the Harmonics, who weren't taking part in the secret santa activity. They all gather around backstage, with the six pounds of presents sitting in the middle. Fold-out tables are put up, with pizza and a variety of junk food put atop. Jesse's busy with consulting the emcee, who just got there, leaving Beca to mingle with some of her peers. She sees some drinks and grabs herself a red cup, swallowing some before finding her way to Stacie, Fat Amy, and Chloe, each with their own cups of liquor.

"You know what, Beca? I like your boyfriend. He lets us have some fun before a big performance." Amy says, smiling with a dazed look in her eyes.

"Well, sorry, I don't want there to be another Aubrey moment the next time we're on stage."

"You have good intentions." Chloe nods, glancing to see if their blonde friend was nearby. She sighs in relief, spotting her chatting with Unicycle.

"Beca, you're gonna love my present for you." Stacie strays off topic, winking at the smaller brunette.

"Aren't Secret Santas supposed to be secret?" Beca asks, raising an eyebrow.

Stacie shrugs, not caring. Suddenly, Jessica appears in front of them, her fist full of multi-colored bendy straws. "Pick one!"

They each do what they're told, and she walks away, offering them to the others.

"Aw shit! Chloe's got the short straw!" Amy yells, causing a wave of relieved sighs ring through the air. Chloe grins, jumping from her spot on her stool and brings it around the gigantic pile of presents, eager to give hers away.

"Everyone, please gather around! We're starting!"

Everyone does what their told and brings their chairs so that they circled the pile of presents. Chloe picks up hers and scans the faces around her, not finding the one she was intending to find.

"Where's Jesse?"

"I'm coming!" They hear him yell from behind the curtain. They take this opportunity to grab a couple snacks and refill their drinks before he pops around from the stage.

"Good. From your Secret Santa." She hands him her present and he unwraps it in front of everybody. "Do you like it?!" she asks, her blue eyes big and unwavering.

"It's awesome, thanks Chloe." He raises his two shot glasses up in the air, as well as a box of popcorn and two movie passes. He looks more closely at the glasses, loving The Grandfather theme.

"You're welcome. Beca told me that you're a movie buff and I figured you like that."

Beca nudges the ginger beside her, nodding her head at all the underaged people in the room. "Way to promote sobriety, Chlo."

"Oh shut the fuck up. Look at you!" she narrows her eyes at Beca, who was holding her drink firmly in her hands.

"Relax, she's just jealous. I'll share my wonderful new shot glasses with you, baby." Jesse grins, walking over to the two women. Beca rolls her eyes and pinches his arm, earning a yelp. "Okay, well I was Aubrey's Secret Santa, so here you go." He hands the blonde his carefully wrapped present.

"Oh, I love it! It matches my kitchen wallpaper." Aubrey beams, "thanks!"

Beca leans onto Jesse's side. "Should've gotten the cuckoo clock." she whispers, earning a slight shake of the head, "I'm positive that would've matched her entire house." He shakes his head slightly, amused at how she just wouldn't let it go.

Aubrey announces that she was Unicycle's Secret Santa. Beca laughs out loud when she sees what the ex-leader got the guy. He shows everyone his new helmet and knee pads, his face baffled at the thought of actually using those.

"Typical." she snorts. Aubrey glares at her from her spot next to Chloe.

They go around until eventually, Stacie receives her present, a set of manicure products from Lilly, and saunters over to Beca with her carefully wrapped present. With a mixture of uncertainty and nerves whirling around in her stomach, she cautiously begins to tear apart at the present. She sighs in relief. It was nothing more than a box for a perfume.

Suddenly, the lights begin to flicker and the power goes out. Some people scream, either in fright or excitement, while some groan.

Jesse turns his phone on under his chin so that his was the only face they could see in the darkness. "It's alright, we'll just have to wait for the power to come on..." he shouts over the explosion of chatter in the black room.

"Can we just fucking leave?" Someone asks, clearly not enjoying the holiday spirit.

"No, so shut up and stop whining," Beca yells back, all the while flipping the bird in the direction of his voice. "Now, Benji, this is yours." she smiles sweetly at him, using the light that leaked out of her phone to show. He smiles brightly at the snow globe and thanks Beca, instantaneously intrigued by the glass ball and its contents.

"This'll make my collection a hundred times better."

They go on with opening presents, with each person getting a couple phones illuminated in their direction as they opened their own. Beca figures it's the right time to smell her new bottle of perfume, since the spotlight wasn't staring her down. She opens the box in the darkness, feeling that it was previously opened judging by the tapeless flaps.

That's weird, she thought. She shrugs it off, figuring that Stacie probably spritzed some onto herself while she could, since it was something her friend would do. She pulls out the bottle, squinting in the little light they had, only to realize that it wasn't a bottle.

"What..." Suddenly, it dawns on her. She knew exactly what it was. "Jesus, not another one." She groans, lowly enough for only those close enough to her could hear. She shoves it back into the box, hoping no one saw.

"Another what?" she hears Chloe ask beside her, poking her in the side.

"Nothing, Chlo."

The lights come back on just as Chloe opens her present, the last one of the bunch. Everyone cheers and runs to the liquor table. The only problem was that there was no liquor.

"Who took the booze?!"

Everyone looks to a suspicious looking Fat Amy. "Uhh, I don't know what you're talking about..." she stammers, her eyes flickering from the exit to the inside of her jacket. With everyone's attention currently off in the distance, Beca doesn't realize that Stacie's face is up in hers once she turns back around.

"Soooo, do you like your present?" Stacie asks, a smug grin on her face.

"I already have one, but thanks."

"I've never seen this scent in your dorm, though, Beca..." Chloe snatches the box from Beca's hand. Beca tries taking it back, but Chloe turns the other way. She opens the box, her eyes widening and mouth grinning at the sight.

"Oh, yeah, Beca already has a vibrator. Got it for her birthday this year." She pipes, handing the box back to the mumbling Bella. "Nice packaging, by the way."

"You can never have too many friends, Beca."

"I'm perfectly fine with my current friend, thank you."

"Who's your friend?" Jesse asks, sitting down next to the stoic Beca.

The girls ignore him. "At least I was classy enough to hide it in a perfume box!"

"Because we're obviously keeping it PG here." Beca raises an eyebrow at Chloe, who shrugs innocently. "But, again, thanks Stace."

"He'll replace your old friend real fast. You'll see!" Stacie winks. She saunters away towards Donald, who came to help out like Aubrey and Chloe.

"Seriously, who's your friend?" Jesse asks again, still as clueless as ever. "Should I be concerned? Do I need to fight this guy?"

Chloe glances at Beca, a glint of amusement in her blue eyes. She stands up and walks towards Fat Amy, leaving the two alone. Beca pats his cheek before pressing a kiss onto it. "There's nothing to worry about."

"Well, okay, if you say so."

Their fingers interlace. "How about we leave and put those new shot glasses of yours to good use?" she smirks, mischief running through her eyes.

"And what ever do you mean, Miss Mitchell?"

"Tequila, limes, and salt. Just the two of us." She whispers into his ear, making the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. She bites her lip, almost too temptingly for him to refuse.

"Oh. I was hoping that we could watch The Godfather while I tell you all about it." She rolls her eyes, not enjoying his jokes at the moment. "But, your idea sounds much, much better. I'll just have to kick everyone out so I could lock up."

She pouts. "Not to sound like a needy bitch, but can't you make Benji lock up for once? I really, really, really need this after a day like today. Like, a lot." Her fingers start to trail up from his chest to his abdomen. Not only did she want to just leave, she was also feeling a bit... Heated, at the moment. She was losing patience by the second.

He gulps, and nods, taking her by the hand and throwing the building's key at Benji. "Thanks Benji!" Confused, Benji waves the two off as they run out the door, earning a loud whoop from their friends inside.