A/N: I'm back! Sorry it took so long but I was busy with exams. I wanted to get a chapter up the weekend of the 8th/9th but I was too busy preparing for my exams that I didn't get chance to write and I didn't want to just do an A/N chapter. Anyway I've finished them all now. I had my last one on Tuesday so as a reward for finishing them all I plan to write all my stories including a new one on yet another tv show. I now have all summer off though so I have time. also I will be going to the boat most weekends now so I won't be able to update on them but I won't have much else to do other than write on them. Anyway sorry for the wait and here it is. I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: (Because I remembered and I don't know whether I have done one in a while) I do not own Pitch Perfect or any of the characters etc.

So on with the next chapter...

Chapter 28

Beca arrived in the house to find almost everyone else had already gathered. She headed straight over to Jesse who was stood with Benji. He greeted her with a kiss and slipped and arm around her pulling her against him, she returned the gesture and turned to the front to hear what the day's plans were. As it turned out a competition between the Trebles and Bellas was planned for the next day. It was to be somewhat like finals, how this was supposed to help make peace Beca wasn't sure, and they had until tomorrow night to prepare, although that included the travelling to the venue, which was naturally a secret, time as well. They were then set free to have lunch and plan their performances as they liked. It took another half hour of questioning before it was also revealed that they were expected to sort themselves in to 'appropriately sized' groups to perform in and each group would perform and points would be added up to give the winner. The two a Capella groups were then left to sort themselves out.

Everyone quickly filtered back into the lunch room already being late due to the delay. No one would have been surprised if they cleared the food at normal time anyway so they all hurried to get their lunch just in case.

"So how well do you think this sorting ourselves out into groups thing is going to go?" Beca asked Jesse.

"Well, that will probably take all afternoon. For you Bellas at least." He added with a grin.

"You think you're more organised?" She raised as eyebrow.

"We're not a picky." Beca didn't respond she just picked up her food and started heading for an empty table, she knew Jesse would follow.

"And how well do you think this competition will work in ending the war?" She wondered.

"Depends on the winner and the groups." He guessed. They had just sat down at an empty table when suddenly they were surrounded by a bunch of Bellas.

"You have to leave." Stacie said to Jesse. "This is a Bellas only meeting."

"What are you talking about?" Beca queried.

"We don't have time to waste. We have to sort out groups, pick a set list and create a dance routine and we only have just over 24 hours to do it in. We have to start now. He can't be here." Aubrey cut in. Jesse rose from his seat.

"I wouldn't want to interfere. I'll go did over there." He offered. A slight smirk on his face as he noticed Beca silently scolding him for leaving her with them.

By the end of what was left of their hour long lunch break they were still no closer to sorting out groups. Beca glanced over to where the Trebles were gathered. It looked as though Jesse had been right after all. They were all split into groups already while the Bellas hadn't even started to resolve their groups problems. Jesse caught her eye and smirked. Yes, she had every intention of killing him tonight. That was if the Bellas ever set her free so she could. She spotted Benji sat next to him. She couldn't help but find herself going back to one of her last conversations with Benji during her time at Barden. Their penultimate conversation if you like.

Forth Year at Barden

Beca was once again sat alone in her room in the Bella house. It had been a few weeks since the truce had been called and now everyone was getting ready for finals. Beca hadn't spoken to any of the Trebles since the fire had been ruled an accident and the truce had been called. Not even Jesse or Benji. Not that she spoke to Jesse at all really anyway but she hadn't heard anything from Benji and that was unusual. Not even a 'Hello, how are you' text that she used to get almost weekly. She hadn't heard anything from him since the fire over a month ago.

That was why it had come as a surprise when the person knocking on her door turned out to be Benji. She opened the door wider to let him in. Neither had spoken and she was unsure what to say. He came in silently and sat on the end of her bed. She closed the door behind him and hovered by her desk opposite her bed. She wasn't really sure where to sit or what to say. The look on his face wasn't his usual 'you can tell me anything' look. She bit her lip and waited for him to make the first move. That was always her policy in situations where she didn't know what to go. Admittedly it didn't always pay off but it this one she couldn't see it making it any worse.

After a few minutes of silence Benji looked up at her. He also seemed lost for words but she could finally read the look in his eye. Disappointment, hurt and perhaps the slightest bit of anger. An emotion that seemed foreign when related to Benji.

"You really went too far this time Beca." He sighed. He wouldn't tell her off, she knew that, it wasn't his style. He wasn't going to make her feel guilty either, at least not intentionally. He was going to do what he always did. He was going to look for a reason. Something that would justify it. Something that would make it just a little bit okay, not that it ever would be, but just something that would make it not totally pointless. He was going to try to find some redeeming quality in her about this one. But she knew he wouldn't find it this time. There was no reason that she didn't even try to stop this. The prank that almost got him and two others killed. There really was no forgiving this time.

"I know." Was all she could say.

"Why Beca?" He asked a deep sadness to his tone. She realised her knew. He knew that this time there was no reason that could justify her actions. He had known when he arrived that he wasn't going to find what h had come for. He had come just to hear that there wasn't a good enough reason. He had come to end his friendship with her. She couldn't blame him. She had put him in the middle and continuously put him in the middle even when he tried to stay on the edges, out of it. He had always been hurt by the Bella's pranks even though he had never taken part in any of the Treble's.

She stayed silent. There was no answer she could give him. He knew that. His voice almost begged her to give him a reason. One he knew didn't exist.

"I'm sorry." She managed. He had become like a brother to her. He was the only one she had confided in about Jesse, sure she had told Aubrey most of it. But that had been after she had calmed down. Benji was the one that got the emotionally side. She knew she was about to lose that now though. And she wasn't sure what she was going to do when she did. She knew logically she could turn to Aubrey. She hadn't kept up with Chloe as much as she dreaded to think what Chloe would tell her if she explained everything they had done since she left. The current Bellas were a definite no. Even if she could find someone else though it wouldn't be the same. Benji couldn't be replaced. And he didn't deserve to be replaced just like that either. Honestly though she wasn't sure she would have made it though these last two years without him, even if he didn't come often he was always there when she needed him.

"Me too." He agreed. She knew what that meant. It was never good. "I wish it hadn't come to this."

"I guess it's my turn to understand." She half laughed, it wasn't funny really, only somewhat ironic.

"Take care Beca." He said quietly as he stood up from her bed and made his way to the door.

"You too." She whispered as she watched him nod his head and leave. She collapsed on her bed the moment he was gone. She didn't cry this time. She wasn't sure she could. She just lay there staring at the ceiling in silence for what could easily have been hours. She had just lost the one friend she was completely honest with. That thought sparked another. Maybe it was time she tried to fix what she broke with Amy. That was, if she could, if it wasn't already too late.

Lunch hour was finally over, it gave Beca an excuse to get up and put away her dirty dishes and escape the madness going on with the Bellas. Jesse spotted her and followed suit.

"I don't think we're ever going to settle on anything. We can't even get into groups." She admitted to Jesse. She felt a little guilty for telling a Treble but she couldn't exactly tell this to a Bella and she had made a promise to herself on the plane from L.A. that she would tell him everything if she got the chance. She was going to be 'Beca the open book' as far as Jesse was concerned. Granted this wasn't exactly one of those kind of situations where she needed to tell him but the justification won't just the same.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get it." He reassured her though she sensed he didn't exactly believe his own words. "Is Aubrey taking charge again?"

"Of course. I love her but she's a bit of a control freak. Still."

"Have I got competition?" he teased.

"Nothing could compete with my passionate love affair with Aubrey." She said seriously. He looked at her in disbelief.

"You're such a nerd." She said under her breath as she leaned up to kiss him.

"You don't want to be late. It looks like the Bellas are already heading out. He pointed out as he leaned back to catch him breath.

"I hate you." She told him as she looked over to see the others stood be the doors beckoning her impatiently.

"No you don't." He grinned before giving her a final kiss and heading back to the Trebles. She cursed him and his cheeriness at her plight under her breath before she too turned and headed back to her own group.

"So any progress?" She asked as she reached them ,praying they would say yes.

"Some." Aubrey answered.

"Define some." She frown a little sceptical.

"Well, The newest year think they should be together because they don't all know the older ones." Aubrey offered trying to sound positive although he tone came off more as hopeful.

"Great." Beca failed to keep the sarcasm from her voice.

They had all returned to the Bellas house and after another 2 hours of planning and discussing they were no closer to picking more groups but they had at least picked three songs that everyone agreed on and enough people could sing. After Beca had graduated the Bellas performances had not been the same. Beca had done all the mixing for the sets and looking back now she realised she probably should have spent more time teaching the new leader to do it at least to a degree. As a result most of the time they didn't. Now everyone had turned to Beca for a set list. It had been no secret that while Beca was a Bella they had been more successful than ever before or after. She had a tough time explaining that there was no way she could make up enough set lists I the time they had left then create dance routines for them when they didn't even know how they were splitting the groups. Not to mention she hadn't actually bought all her music equipment with her.

They had just spent 15 minutes arguing over this point when someone clearing their thought caught everyone's attention. They all turned to the door to see Jesse stood in front of the Trebles, all of who were now in the Bella house.

"You figured out your groups yet?" He asked. The Bellas all turned to Beca with accusing eyes. She grimaced before answering him.

"Not yet why?"

"Well," he started. "We had an idea."

Okay, I hope you liked it. I know it was only 2,000 words again but I promised to have the next chapter for both my stories up today and neither was finished at lunch time and I wanted to end it there anyway. So let me know what you think. Also to the Guest who reviewed to chapter 10. If you're still reading I know exactly where that song is going to go. You are right it is perfect. Anyway. Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and let me know what you think. And see you in the next chapter. (*smiles*)