Chapter six
The next few months were rather uneventful. Aubrey and Chloe went to lectures and seminars whilst Beca went to work. It was all rather mundane, Aubrey had assumed that having a puppy transform into a human that relied on you would make her life slightly more exciting, apparently not.
Beca was currently sitting at Aubrey's desk messing around with the mixing programme she had downloaded onto Aubrey's old laptop. Aubrey had given it to her when her father had sent her the latest model, he said he wanted his daughter to have the best tools in order to succeed.
Beca had used the money she had made from the radio station to buy a launchpad after Aubrey had informed her she didn't need to pay rent as Chloe's mum was on the board for the university so she got them the apartment for free. She wouldn't allow Aubrey to hear her mixes yet as she wanted it to be a surprise.
Aubrey was sitting at her desk having just finished an essay for her architecture class and was now observing the girl sitting cross legged on her bed nodding her head to a beat that Aubrey couldn't hear.
Smiling she shut her textbook before standing up unnoticed by the deeply concentrated brunette on the bed.
She slowly crept over towards the bed so as to not alert Beca to her presence. As she got closer she could hear the telltale piano riff of her favourite song 'just the way you are'. Observing Beca as she clicked away at the keyboard with various dials and programmes open on the screen she raised a confused eyebrow before shrugging to herself.
Smiling slightly she tapped Beca on the shoulder who jumped violently letting out a surprised bark.
Shocked at the brunettes sudden deviation back to her canine roots, Aubrey jumped back slightly with an open mouth before giggling.
Suddenly she couldn't hold in her laughter and her usually composed self broke down in hysterical laughter, falling onto the bed next to a bright red Beca.
"That's not funny" the brunette whined slapping the taller girl gently on the stomach as she continued to giggle.
"I can't help it" Beca mumbled with a pout as Aubrey's giggles subsided slightly.
"Sorry, it's not funny" Aubrey agreed although she still had an amused look on her face. "So, what are you working on?" She asked peering over the girls shoulder at the confusing screen.
"Nothing you need to know about" Beca tells her, taking of her headphones and shutting the laptop.
"Fine, but i expect to be the first one to hear it when your done" Aubrey orders receiving a nod from Beca in reply.
"There's a new guy starting at the station tomorrow" Beca informs Aubrey laying down on the bed next to Aubrey "He's going to stack records because Luke's giving me shifts in the booth" Beca tells her with a happy grin.
"That's great Becs, you deserve it" Aubrey encouraged with a proud smile before yawning, the red bull had finally run out and she was feeling tired from writing the majority of her essay. "What time is it?" she asked sleepily.
"Too late" Beca told her with a yawn "You should go to sleep" Beca muttered sitting up, only to be pulled back down onto the bed.
"I was thinking maybe you shouldn't sleep on the couch anymore" Aubrey mumbled, half asleep "It's bad for your back" she added.
"Where should i sleep?" she asked looking hopefully towards Aubrey's comfortable pillows.
"With me, silly" Aubrey replied quietly pulling the girls down and falling asleep almost instantly. Beca carefully removed Aubrey's arm from around her, then picking up the laptop and headphones and putting them on the desk. She gently shifted Aubrey until she was under the covers before climbing in next to the blonde and wrapping her arms around her waist. Sighing in contentment she quickly drifted off.
Aubrey had stopped escorting Beca back and forth after a few weeks. Of course she had threatened Luke with variable injuries if he let anything happen to Beca and had also subjected the girl to various situational tests in order to school her for the real world. She had extended Beca's training period by a week after she answered the question 'What would you do if a stranger offers you Jerky if you get in a strange white van' with 'Only go with them if they have Hickory Smoked' whilst nodding determinedly.
Chloe had convinced Aubrey to let go of this worrying memory and allow Beca to go to work and back alone. It had been a struggle but a pleading look from Beca had caused her to reluctantly relinquish control.
Today, however she had decided to surprise Beca by picking her up after work as she was on her way back from a lecture anyway.
Wrinkling her nose in distaste as she approached the station, she didn't understand why Luke couldn't light a candle of something it smelled like forty year old records.
Entering the dusty room she saw a figure in the back of the room stacking records. It was a strange occurrence that anyone other than Luke or Beca would be in the station so she couldn't help but eye him curiously, he looked oddly familiar.
"Aubrey! What are you doing here?" Beca asked exiting the sound booth with an excited grin.
"I was walking by so i thought i'd just wait for you so we could walk together" she explained still peering at the boy from the corner of her eye.
"Oh great" Beca said happily before turning to see the guy walking towards her "Oh Aubrey, this is Jesse" she introduced as the boy walked up and held out his hand with a smile.
"Hey Aubrey, Beca doesn't stop talking about you" he teases the brunette who blushes faintly.
Aubrey raises an eyebrow at him trying to piece together why this guy looked so familiar. Then it hit her. He was guy she had seen arguing with professor Mitchell months ago. Plastering on a fake smile she replied "All good things i hope" whilst trying to keep her voice lighthearted. Who was this guy? Was he working with professor Mitchell?
They lapsed into an awkward silence with both brunettes smiling similarly disturbing smiles at the blonde.
"Well we should really get going" Aubrey hedged feeling slightly disturbed at the quiet. "Come on, Becs" she said pulling the girls away from Jesse and out of the station.
"Oh, okay bye Beca" Jesse called after them. "Bye Jesse" Beca called over her shoulder as she was pulled out of the station.
"Do you like him?" Aubrey questioned as soon as the door closed behind them, dropping her grip on Beca's sleeve before crossing her arms.
"Well of course, why wouldn't i?" she asked confused about why Aubrey wasn't happy.
Aubrey gritted her teeth, she couldn't tell Beca about him meeting with Professor Mitchell because that would lead to questions of why it was a bad thing. She still wasn't sure if Beca remembered anything of her abuse and she sire as hell wasn't going to trigger any memory's for the girl.
"No reason" Aubrey dismissed before glancing behind her "You know what, i actually forgot something in my class. Meet me back at the house" Aubrey says not waiting for an answer before walking in the opposite direction, leaving behind a dumfounded Beca.
She rounded the side of the station spotting Jesse walking away with his hands in his pockets. She quickly catches up to him, grabbing him by the scruff of the neck and leading him into an alleyway behind the station.
"What the hell!" he yells jerking her hand away from him and glaring at her.
Aubrey, ignoring the fact that he is clearly taller and stronger than her, shoves him backwards into the wall of the station. "What the fuck do you want with Beca?!" She growled her eyes narrowed dangerously as a sneer broke out on her face.
"Want with Bec- What are you on about?" he replied nervously his eyes shifting from Aubrey's to the end of the alleyway.
"I saw you talking with Professor Mitchell months ago, so you better tell me what the fuck you want" Aubrey ground out harshly shoving him again.
"Okay, listen." he urges lifting her hands away from where they were gripping his shirt. "It's complicated. Beca, she-we have a past" he says slowly as if he is trying to figure out what to say next.
"A past?" She questions her anger fading quickly into confusion, how could he and Beca have a past if she was a dog up until a few months ago.
"Yes. Okay Beca we're- she's my sister" he says stumbling over his words as he sinks into the wall.
Aubrey's hands drop in shock. "You're lying, Beca hasn't mentioned a brother" she reasoned shaking her head in disbelief.
"Fine, I'll prove it" he says determinedly "I hope you know about this" he mutters under his breath before shifting away from the wall slightly.
One minute a shorter than average, slightly stocky brown haired boy was standing in front of her, the next there was a tiny dog sitting calmly in front of her with the exact same brown eyes.
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