Facing the Mistakes of the Past Chapter 25 Will You Listen?, a pitch perfect fanfic

A/N: Sorry it's been a while but I have still updated when I said I would. I do intend to update about once a week only it won't be every 7 days it will be some point every calendar week. I took me a while to get into this chapter so that's why it took a while. Also I may start another story. It's about the last thing I should do right now. It's not a Pitch Perfect one but I don't want you to find out I have started another story when I've reduced this to once a week updates. This will still be priority. The new story will only be a about 12-13 chapters which should only be about 2,000 words long. It also has a really simple plot, I already know roughly what is happening in each chapter so it shouldn't take time away from this. Just wanted to warn you in case it pops up and you think I'm neglecting this and stuff. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think.

So on with the next chapter...

Chapter 25

Beca woke the next morning to find herself wrapped in someone's arms. It took her a few minutes to remember that those arms had no right being where they were. Last night's conversation was still hazy in her mind and she was still too sleepy to process what had been said. She cursed herself when she remembered him asking about her dream. Her response was not exactly one she was pleased with now that she wasn't seconds from falling asleep. She managed to roll over so she was facing him. He was still sleeping peacefully. She watched him for a moment before deciding to detach herself from him before he woke up or she lost track of time watching him sleep. It was a somewhat hypnotising sight. She carefully pried his arms off her then managed to wiggle out her sleeping back, he was lying to the zip, and crawl over to her bag. She dug some clothes out and quickly changed hoping he wouldn't wake up before she was dressed. They may have talked last night but he was in no way forgiven, she wasn't even sure he wanted forgiveness, part of her didn't want to hear what he did want. Okay, she admitted she was putting her walls back up; the walls she had worked so hard to keep down all week.

Noises could be heard from outside as Beca finished getting ready, there weren't really any facilities so all she could really do was change her clothes, brush her hair and put her make up on but at least everyone was in the same boat. As she stuck her head out of the tent she noticed quite a few people seemed to be up and breakfast was already cooking, the fire had been relit and people were starting to pack up the empty tents. Beca managed to slip out of the tent without disturbing Jesse; she wasn't ready to deal with him yet. Fat Amy spotted her as she emerged and she hurried over to support Beca and help her over to the logs again. Her leg was a little better for the rest but by the time they reached the logs Beca was leaning heavily on Amy again. She felt she may be able to limp small distances, very small distances; a theory that Fat Amy disagreed with completely. It was strange seeing the crazy Australian's maternal instincts kicking in. Something she would never had thought possible back in college. She had always been the type to laugh at you when you tripped over then ask you why you did it, now she seemed more concerned for Beca's health and her injury. Beca guessed it had to do with being a parent, and before she could progress with that train of thought she decided to change the subject.

"So, what's for breakfast?" She asked Amy.

"Whoa there, where did that come from?" Amy asked. Beca looked at her confused. She suddenly realised that Amy must have been talking.

"Sorry, I was distracted. What were you saying?" Beca tried to recover, she knew they were on good terms now but the damage she had done in the past had never been fully repaired, and she knew their friendship was still a delicate one. She realised she had been so caught up in trying to sort things out with Jesse that she had neglected her friends. Fortunately Amy wasn't one to hold a grudge for that reason.

"Don't worry about it; I can't say I'm surprised. So, did you guys talk?" She asked sounding hopeful. Beca couldn't help but feel as though Amy was more on Jesse's side than hers.

"Whose side are you on?" She asked a little more accusing than she had intended.

"Yours Beca, but talking to him will help you." She tried to convince her.

"Well I don't think I want to hear what he has to say."

"You don't know what he has to say, that's the point. He's-"

"Stop. I don't want to talk about it. So what is for breakfast?" Beca cut her off as she had done with Jesse the previous night.

"Beca." Amy said with the scolding tone mothers tend to use with their children. Beca sighed knowing her friend wasn't going to give it up until Beca had at least given her something.

"Fine, yes we talked and no, not about that. Like I said I don't want to hear it." She tried to placate her. Amy eyed her suspiciously before deciding that Beca had given all she was going to give.

"The normal you know, bacon, eggs, et cetera" Beca was a little thrown off by the sudden change in topic but was more than grateful that Amy had done it.

"Great, I'm starving." Beca followed.

"Alright you stay here and I'll go get use both some breakfast." Amy then headed over to fetch them some food. Alone with her thoughts Beca started to think back again.

Fourth Year at Barden

For the last time Beca was on her way to the ICCA Semi-finals. She felt quite confident going into this competition. They had had a tough time since their loss at regionals. They had participated in the competition at Barden against the Trebles, the BU Harmonics, the Sockapellas and some groups from other colleges. The High Notes had decided not to enter, they had other concerns. The Bellas had taken a tough blow then. They had not had the chance to prepare their new girls nor had they had the time to prepare a real routine. For the Bellas the results were disastrous. Not only had they been beaten by the Trebles but the Sockapellas of all the groups. They had beaten them at Regionals but the loss was still hard to take. After that Beca had made everyone work extra hard. She was determined that it wasn't going to happen again. Now she could be confident that they were ready for the next step in the ICCA's.

They had also had to wait for the Trebles to get their payback. Beca knew it was coming but the longer they waited the more on edge they all got. They were constantly waiting for the next prank; it was over a month before they had retaliated. One morning they were woken to find that they were being temporarily moved out of their house while it was fumigated. Apparently the Trebles had finally decided to get them back, but somehow Beca still didn't feel any better. The Bellas prank had still been much worse than the Trebles'.

As they all stepped off the bus Beca lead her Bellas into the building, the Trebles had already arrived. Beca immediately spotted the Trebles, more specifically Jesse and his girlfriend. Beca felt the by now familiar jealousy bubble up inside her, 'I have no right' she had to remind herself. A fact she hated very much. She had seen him about once or twice with her since Benji had broken the news of Jesse's relationship status to her. She knew Benji was right; somehow though she was struggling to actually take his advice. As usual the Bellas were called to perform first. They put on a strong performance and Beca was proud of her group. The Trebles went out again towards their usual cheers although the fans were still quite clearly split. Beca watched them, Jesse doing his signature move that made all the females go crazy, he had done it in every single competition as well as she could remember. She had to turn away before they finished, it was too much, listening to him sing and knowing to would never again be directed at her hurt too much.

Despite the Trebles' performance the Bellas still took the trophy. Beca hadn't been able to resist showing it off to the Trebles. It may have seemed a little childish but she didn't care. Still she could see through the masks the Trebles put on, pretending to argue and fight back but underneath they didn't even want to look at the Bellas' faces. Not that Beca could blame them. Their last prank had made it pretty clear that they had no intentions of going as far as the Bellas; they didn't intend to break the law in the name of this war. It had left Beca feeling empty as they all got back onto the bus ready for the drive back to Barden. Spirits were still high from the win as Beca climbed in last. Winning was still one of the most important the Beca, she needed it. Now Jesse had seemingly moved on it was the only thing really holding her afloat. After this win Beca was quite confident about going into the finals. They were looking strong.

Looking back now Beca could see that she should have seen that her friends were still there and she should have let them help her, perhaps she had even been on the edge of depression. About to topple over when she was caught and pulled up, whether it was permanent or not she wasn't sure, at graduation. Beca was once again pulled from her thought by the appearance of someone. A rather unwelcome, in her mind, someone.

"I don't want to talk about it." She asserted before he could say anything.

"Please Beca, I need to explain and you need to hear it." He begged.

"Look, I'm not ready to hear it."

"You don't even know what I'm going to say"

"I don't want- I'm not ready. I can't hear about how it's too late and you don't want to work it out and stuff alright. Not yet." She continued almost talking over him.

"Beca I'm not-"

"No! Stop! Please just stop." She asked her tone turning pleading towards the end. Fortunately Beca was saved by Fat Amy returning with food. She promptly chased Jesse off, verbally- no vertical running needed, then handed Beca the plate and proceeded to eat uncharacteristically in silence.

Soon everyone gathered around the logs with their food. As they finished they all started to organise themselves again. It seemed everyone was taking this singing game seriously. It was a Bellas' turn next. Beca watched as two got up, seriously they were going a bit too far with all the duets now, they were from a middle generation of Bellas. Beca recognised the song as soon as she heard it. It reminded her of the good times, when it all started to go right. The two girls sang 'Just the Way You Are' and 'Just a Dream' the two songs that they had sung for the Bellas first mix when Beca had taken over leadership from Aubrey. The girls explained how they had heard of the 'legend' and how that mix was important in Bella history. As it turned out one of the girls had also suffered unrequited love for a Treble during her time as a Bella. The other Bella had not shared her story for the song but Beca got the feeling that it was a somewhat similar situation. They had waited through another set of songs before someone stepped up again. No one had even considered going twice; in fact Beca was sure it was probably against one of Aubrey's rules somewhere. Still, none of that had stopped Jesse from standing up to sing a second time. He walked into the centre and looked right at Beca. She felt his eyes on her, pulling her own to look at him. Almost against her will she found herself looking him in the eye. The moment their eyes locked she was frozen, unable to look away. He held her there. Not allowing her to move.

"I'm sorry Beca. But I couldn't think of another way to get you to listen." He told her. Then he did the one thing that she couldn't resist, the one thing that could make her listen. He started to sing.

"A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles that separate
Disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face" She could hear and see the truth in the verse. They had not seen each other for so long and she couldn't help me feel as though she had aged in their years apart pure because they were apart. It was also true that he had changed. The war and lies had affected them both, perhaps him even more than her and they would never be able to see their relationship or each other the same as they had before the war but at the same time none of it really mattered if they could be together. She just hoped he meant it.

"I'm here without you, baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you, baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me" She could definitely relate. It was almost as though he was reading her mind but she also got the feeling that it was real, he really was feeling that.

"The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that it gets better as we go" As he kept singing she could feel herself gaining hope. Maybe?

"Everything I know, and anywhere I go
It gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls
When it's all said and done
It gets hard but it won't take away my love"

"I'm here without you, baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you, baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you, baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight, girl, its only you and me" As he finished Beca felt her heart racing. They hadn't lost eye contact the entire time, she wasn't even sure they had blinked. She knew it may be foolish, but the song had planted hope in her. It had seemed to real and genuine as he had sang it. Looking into his eyes she saw for the first time all week that they weren't guarded, they were open and honest. He was lying himself out there for her.

"So Beca, will you let me explain now? Will you give me a chance?" He asked her again, praying this time she would listen.

Beca looked at him, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment for the first time since he caught them then she opened them and looked him in the eye once again. She opened her mouth to speak. This was it.

Okay, that may have been a little mean to cut it off there. I do have two reasons. One I'm just evil like that and two it's 2am and I still haven't even washed up or got sorted for bed. It's lucky Mum and Dad went to the boat and I didn't or this chapter wouldn't be up now. Graduation was mentioned again. We are 7 flashbacks away from it. Also next chapter we get the big war changing event that was almost discussed last chapter. What do you think this one will be?

Thank you to the guest reviewer who suggested Just the way you are and Just a Dream. I hope you liked how they were used.

And again thank you to OneShotWoman15 for suggesting the song Jesse sang Here without you by 3 Doors down. (This was the song suggested before that I had a special purpose for) I hope you liked how it came in. You're still awesome.

So Jesse has sung to Beca, I figured he owed her a song or two. Do you think she will listen and forgive him? Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoyed it and see you in the next chapter. (*smiles*)