A/N: It would help if you listen to the song Still Into You by Paramore while reading this. This will be it today, but be happy. I just wrote like 5,000 words in one day.
We walk into an underage club downtown. There is a line for karaoke; for that I'm thankful.
Shay pulls on my arm and drags me over to the sign-up sheets.
"Come on, Beca! We're singing Still Into You By Paramore and then Jesse's making you sing alone too, so you can pick that song."
"Shannon, are you coming to Barden next year?"
"Yeah, I think so. I mean, I already go accepted. I just don't know if I'm good enough for the Bellas and I don't want to be there if my brother is the lead of an a capella group and I can't even get onto one."
"Shay, I'm the captain. Even if you suck royally, you still have a chance," I add, "And if you're anything like Jesse, there's going to be some people with toners in the crowd."
"Oh, yeah! What's a toner?"
"It's the new name for our a capella group for this season only. Since the Trebles got bumped out of the match and lost people, we joined forces and Aubrey picked our name. She's the former captain and she had it out for me. She thought I had a musical boner for Jesse last year. When she said that, I told her it was my dick."
Shay spit her punch back into her cup, "Oh my God," she laughed, "That's priceless."
"It's our turn to sing, Shay."
"Ooh! Yay!"
We got up on the stage and spotted the boys near the drinks. I think I caught Nate spiking the punch. Finally.
The music started to play and I looked over to Shay, telling her to start.
"Can't count the years on one hand
that we've been together
I need the other one to hold you
Make you feel, make you feel better."
When she got to the nest part of the song, I joined her, "It's not a walk in the park
to love each other
But when our fingers interlock,
Can't deny, can't deny, you're worth it
'Cause after all this time, I'm still into you!"
Shay stopped singing and let me take the lead. I started smiling when I saw the smile that graced her features.
"I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah after all this time I'm still into you!"
We continue the song, until it comes to the part where you need a really wide vocal range. Shay told me during the break in the lyrics to take it because she wasn't confident enough. I told her to go ahead, but I still ended up doing it. Shay took the backup vocals and I started singing, locking yes with Jesse.
"I'm into you, baby not a day goes by
that I'm not into you
I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah after all this time," I sing.
Shay joins me and we finish the song, "I'm still into you
I'm still into you
I'm still into you!"
I go over to Shay and hug her to my surprise. I'm not much of a hugger unless it's Jesse. Maybe it's just the Swanson family.
As we walk down the stairs, everyone is clapping, and telling us that we were amazing singers.
"It's true, Shay! You are definitely on the Bellas next year."
"Really?"
"Of course! You were aca-awesome!"
She laughs and we get over to the boys.
Shay's POV (I couldn't help myself! I thought it would be better coming from someone else for this part...)
I look behind my back where Beca had just been, but she seemed to be a bit occupied. I walk the rest of the way to Nate and Cam and stand next to them.
"Good job, sis," Nate says, taking a sip of the spiked punch.
We all lean against the table and look over at Beca and Jesse. They are currently making out against the wall about ten yards away from us. I smile.
"You know," I say, "I was so prepared to hate Beca because of how she made Jesse feel, but I just can't. They're both so happy."
"Me too," Nate agrees.
Beca and Jesse detach themselves and Jesse says something to her, her face lights up and she starts smiling. She looks around the room until her gaze lands on us and we all smirk simultaneously.
She rolls her eyes and grabs Jesse's hand, dragging him over here.
"I can kiss my boyfriend if I want to! And we were telling you that all of us are singing No Diggity in about two minutes. Oh! And I'm rapping," she smiles really big.
"Beca, you can rap?" Cameron asks her.
"You should've been at the riff-off last year. It was amazing."
Beca smiles at the compliment and leans into Jesse. He wraps his arms around her and I start to smile a little bit. I'm really happy for the both of them. Especially Jesse. I've never seen him this happy. He's so in love with her.
"What the hell is a riff-off?" Cam exclaims.
"That's exactly what I said," Beca laughs.
We all go onto the stage and the music for No Diggity starts playing.
We all stand behind Beca because she's starting with the rap.
"You sure she can rap?" I ask Jesse.
He smiles down at me.
"Positive, baby sister," He replies.
I direct my attention towards Beca who begins to rap. And rap she does.
"It's going down, fade to Blackstreet'
The homies got RB, collab' creations
Bump like Acne, no doubt
I put it down, never slouch
As long as my credit can vouch
A dog couldn't catch me, straight up
Tell me who can stop when Dre making moves
Attracting honeys like a magnet
Giving 'em eargasms with my mellow accent
Still moving this flavour
With the homies Blackstreet and Teddy
The original rump shakers."
She looks back to us and smiles as we all start singing. We're doing a shorter version of the song, to Beca's request because she's tired.
"Shorty get down, good Lord
Baby got 'em up open all over town
Strictly biz, she don't play around
Cover much ground, got game by the pound
Getting paid is a forte
Each and every day, true player way
I can't get her out of my mind
I think about the girl all the time
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to bag it up, baby
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to bag it up, baby
I like the way you work it
No diggity, I got to bag it up!"
We finished the song and got off the stage. We got into the car at twelve and started driving home, but with Jesse and Beca in the back this time around. I look back to see Beca's small frame curled up with her head in Jesse's lap, sleeping.
I smile as them, but Jesse doesn't see me. He's too busy staring at Beca and smiling to himself.
"What's going through your head right at this moment?"
He looks up at me and then back down at Beca, "I am so glad that I kept trying to push down her walls at the same time she was building them higher. I love her more than I love anything else in the world."