Another prompt of my own: What happens when you get the kiss you've been wanting only to find out you were kissed because you were under the mistletoe?


Beca Mitchell was sitting in the corner of the auditorium while the Bellas annual Christmas party went on around her. She hated having to be here but it was mandatory according to Bellas Captain Aubrey Posen. She was sipping at her fruit punch when she felt a presence next to her and looked up to see the Bellas Co-Captain Chloe Beale.

"Beca!," the redhead exclaimed and pulled Beca into a hug. "Why are you sitting here all by yourself?"

"Parties still aren't my thing," Beca said.

Chloe smiled and suddenly leaned in and kissed Beca on the lips. Beca was taken by surprise. Chloe is always hugging her, or touching her arm, but this is the first time she's ever kissed her. It only lasted a few seconds, and all Beca's brain could think about was how smooth Chloe's lips felt and that she could taste the alcohol that Chloe had been drinking. Beca was about to deepen it when Chloe pulled back with a smile.

"Um, Chloe," Beca asked with a small smile. "What was that?"

"You're sitting under the mistletoe, silly," Chloe said pointing up over Beca's head where she was holding a sprig of mistletoe.

"Oh," Beca said her face dropping with disappointment.

"Come join the party," Chloe said grabbing Beca by the hand.

Beca let Chloe drag her over to the other girls. She just found another chair to sit in and watched the girls dancing and laughing. She saw Chloe kiss CR on the cheek and point over her head to the mistletoe she was holding. CR laughed and kissed Chloe on the cheek as well. Chloe took the mistletoe and went around the room and kissed all the Bellas. It was usually a quick cheek kiss and her pointing to the mistletoe she held over their head.

"I guess the kiss I got really didn't mean anything to Chloe," Beca thought. "I just wish it hadn't meant so much to me."

"Dance with me, Becs," Chloe said standing in front of the younger girl.

"Pizza's here," Aubrey called out.

"Oh, darn. Sorry, Chloe," Beca said not looking sorry at all. "Pizza's here."

Aubrey and Amy carried the pizzas down and set them on the table. All the girls grabbed slices and sat down, some on the floor, and some in chairs. Chloe sat next to Beca.

"Alright girls," Aubrey said. "After we finish our pizza we can open gifts."

"Yay," everyone yelled and Beca smiled at everyone's enthusiasm. She remembered back to when the group first came together. One of the first things Chloe talked about was the annual Bellas Christmas Party. She said they would always have it in the Auditorium so they had plenty of space for dancing, would order pizzas, have drinks of an alcoholic nature, and exchange gifts. Beca worried about the gift exchange. The only gifts she ever really gave at Christmas was to her grandmother. She just didn't have any friends to exchange them with, so she had no clue what to do for the girls.

"Okay, girls," Chloe says standing to get their attention. "It is time for presents."

Chloe throws her arms up in the air and let's out an ear piercing "Woo Hoo!" The other girls laugh and "woo hoo" as well. Aubrey and Chloe walk over to the tree and start distributing packages. Beca was surprised when she was handed not one, but several wrapped packages. She had expected one from Chloe for sure, and maybe Amy and CR since she they had become close. But, it looked like everyone got her something. She was glad she gave everyone a little something as well.

"Okay," Chloe said. "That's everything. Now, we go around and each take a turn opening a gift until we've opened them all. As Captain, Aubrey will start and we'll go around to her left, ending with me."

Aubrey opened her first gift and then each girl took their turn. Beca was surprised and smiled when she opened a Taco Bell gift card from Ashley. It was perfect. Chloe's turn came next and she looked through her pile of gifts until she found what she was looking for.

"This is from Beca," Chloe said holding the small package.

Chloe tore the paper off to reveal a thumb drive with a piece of paper wrapped around it. Chloe opened the paper and found a list of songs.

"You gave me some of your mixes?," Chloe asked with a big smile. "You never let anyone hear them."

"It's Christmas," Beca said with a shrug.

"Looks like Beca gave us all a thumb drive," Amy said holding an identical package. "Play it, Red. Let's see what she gave us."

Chloe pulled up her laptop and inserted the thumb drive. She clicked on the first song and a mix of "Titanium" and "Bulletproof" came through the speakers.

"Wow, Becs," Chloe said. "This is awesome."

"It's so you, Chloe," CR said with a laugh. "It sounds really good, Beca."

"I guess we won't need to open Beca's present now," Amy said. "Since we all know what it is."

"They're not all the same," Beca said quietly.

"What was that, Beca?," Jessica asked having heard Beca say something since she was sitting right next to her.

"I said," Beca said a little louder. "They're not all the same. I made you each one with music that you like."

Nine pairs of eyes look at her not blinking.

"You made us all our own individual mixes?," Aubrey asked.

"Yeah," Beca said looking a little frightened. "Why? Is that okay?"

"Is that okay?," CR said. "Damn, girl, that's awesome. I want to see what's on mine."

CR looks through her gifts and rips the package open. She looks at her list of songs and lets out a low whistle.

"This is. Wow." CR said. "You've got some really cool old school stuff on here. Ella Fitzgerald. Duke Ellington. I'm amazed. Thank you!"

"I remember you saying that you liked jazz," Beca said. "Only you liked the older stuff better."

The rest of the girls dig through there stuff and open Beca's gift to see what songs she picked for them. Chloe stands there smiling at Beca. Beca sits there with her cheeks red and accepts all the thank yous that are thrown at her.

"Okay, girls," Chloe says getting everyone's attention. "Let's move on. Aubrey, I believe it was your turn."

Beca looked at Chloe and mouthed a thank you. Chloe kneeled next to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek causing Beca to smile. That is until she saw Chloe holding mistletoe over her head.

"It's tradition," Chloe sing-songed as she stood up.

Chloe looked at Beca and noticed her frowning. She was just smiling a second ago. Chloe wondered what caused her to frown. She tried to get Beca's attention but Beca wouldn't look at her. Chloe made a mental note to ask her about it later.

The girls finish opening presents and Chloe puts the mix Beca made for her on. Everyone was dancing and drinking. Beca sat in her seat on the side and watched. She saw Stacie take Chloe's mistletoe and go over to Aubrey. She tapped Aubrey on the shoulder and pointed at the mistletoe she was holding over Aubrey's head. Aubrey laughed and Stacie leaned in and kissed her. The kiss turned into a mini make-out session as the rest of the Bellas whooped and hollered. Stacie finally pulled back from the kiss.

"Damn, I love mistletoe," Stacie said causing Aubrey to blush and the other girls to laugh.

"I wonder if Stacie meant anything by that kiss," Beca thought to herself. "That would definitely be an interesting pairing."

"Hey," Chloe said sitting down next to Beca. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Beca said. "I think I'm just going to head back to my dorm. It's been a long day and I'm really tired."

"I'll walk you back," Chloe said getting up.

"No," Beca said quickly. "I mean, no thanks. Stay and enjoy the party."

"Okay," Chloe said. "Text me to let me know you made it, okay?"

"Sure," Beca said and started to leave.

Chloe grabbed her arm and tried to pull her into a hug. Beca pulled back avoiding the hug by grabbing her bag of gifts. She said good night and turned and left. Chloe's smile faded as soon as Beca pulled away from her. She watched until Beca was out of sight, just standing there. She sighed and went back to join the other girls. She danced and sang along to the music but her smile was forced.

"Are you okay?," Aubrey asked as they both were getting something to drink.

"Yeah," Chloe said not sounding okay.

"Want to try that again?," Aubrey said. "You don't sound okay. And you're not acting very okay. What's going on?"

"I think Beca's mad at me," Chloe said. "And, I don't know why."

"Did anything happen?," Aubrey said.

"No," Chloe said. "At least I don't think so. She did kind of frown after I kissed her on the cheek after everyone opened her gift to them. I was going to ask her about it, but she left."

"That's it?," Aubrey asked. "Doesn't sound like a reason to be mad at you. I figured she'd love it."

"What do you mean?," Chloe asked.

"Maybe I'm just drunk enough to say this to you," Aubrey said. "Beca has a toner for you. Probably as big as the one you have for her."

"Shut up," Chloe said smacking Aubrey's arm.

"It's true," Aubrey said with a laugh. "Everyone sees it. I'm pretty sure the girls have bets on it."

"What?," Chloe said. "What kind of bets?"

"Something like, who admits it first, and when," Aubrey said.

"I'm sure you're all wrong," Chloe said. "She avoided my usual goodbye hug before she left."

Chloe looked sad and Aubrey hugged her friend.

"Maybe you should go talk to her," Aubrey said. "This is making you sad and a sad Chloe is a not much fun Chloe."

"I'll talk to her tomorrow," Chloe said. "It's late and I'm a little drunk right now."

"Okay, then," Aubrey said. "It's time to dance!"

She dragged Chloe onto the makeshift dance floor and all the girls joined in. The party finally ended about 1:00 am.

Beca left the auditorium feeling confused. She liked Chloe a lot. She had really liked it when Chloe kissed her. She thought it meant something. But, it turns out it was only because she was under some mistletoe. Then she thinks back to the other time Chloe kissed her. Like everyone else it was just on the cheek under the mistletoe. But, the first time Chloe kissed her it was on the lips. But, only because she was under the mistletoe. But, Chloe hadn't kissed anyone else on the lips. So it had to mean something, right?

By the time Beca reached her dorm she had given herself a headache. She put her bag of gifts down by the bed and dropped face first onto the mattress. She was asleep in minutes.

Beca woke up around 9:00 the next morning. She was still in the clothes she wore to the party. She decided to walk down to the coffee cart close to the dorm and grab a cup of coffee before she showered and changed. She left and made the walk to get her coffee. About 20 minutes later, coffee in hand, she entered her building and decided to take the stairs up to her room.

Chloe was up early. Thinking about Beca kept her awake most of the night. She showered and got dressed and decided to see if Beca wanted to get coffee and talk. She made her way to Beca's dorm. She knocked on Beca's door and got no answer. She listened at the door but heard nothing to indicate anyone was in the room. She went to the elevator and had just gotten in when she saw Beca exit the stairwell. She put her hand out to keep the door open and was going to call out to Beca but frowned when she realized Beca was still in the same clothes as last night. She let the door close.

"Oh, my God," Chloe thought. "Beca's just getting home? She must have hooked up with someone. That must be why she left the party early."

Tears came to Chloe's eyes and her heart was broken. She hurried out of the elevator and ran all the way back to her apartment. She hurried inside and slid down the door onto the floor as she let the tears fall.

"Hey, Chlo," Aubrey says as she comes out of her room. "Did you talk to Beca?"

Aubrey stops when she sees Chloe sitting on the floor by the door with tears pouring down her face.

"I'll kill that alt-girl," Aubrey mutters as she hurries over to Chloe.

Aubrey gathers Chloe in her arms

"What did she say?," Aubrey asks.

"I, I didn't t-talk to her," Chloe said through her tears.

"Why not?," Aubrey asked. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"I got to her dorm room and she didn't answer," Chloe said quietly. "I was on the elevator when I saw her come out of the stairwell. I was going to call out to her but I noticed she was carrying a cup of coffee and wearing the same clothes she had on last night. She looked like she just woke up."

"She was doing the walk of shame?," Aubrey asked

"That's what it looked like," Chloe said. "I guess she isn't as into me as you thought. She's seeing someone else."

Aubrey didn't know what to say to Chloe. She sat there with her for a few minutes before Chloe started to get up. Aubrey got up with her.

"I'm going back to bed for a while," Chloe said. "I didn't get much sleep last night and I've got a headache."

"Okay," Aubrey said. "We don't have any ice cream so I'm going to go stock up. I'll see you later. Just call me if you need anything before I get back."

"Thanks, Brey," Chloe said giving her a hug. "You're the best."

Aubrey watched as Chloe walked away looking sad and dejected.

"Alright, Beca 'I'm too cool for a capella' Mitchell," Aubrey mumbles as she walks out of the apartment. "You're about to meet Aubrey 'I take no prisoners' Posen."

Aubrey stomps across campus to Beca's dorm. Aubrey Posen was in no mood to deal with anyone, and people were falling over themselves to get out of her way. She gets to the building and goes in. She's tapping her foot impatiently as the elevator slowly makes its way up to the third floor. She storms down to Beca's room and bangs on the door.

"Beca Mitchell open this fucking door," Aubrey yells causing those in the hall to look her way.

Aubrey glares back at them and they all rush in different directions to get away from her.

"Aubrey," Beca said standing in the doorway. "What can I do for you?"

Aubrey doesn't say anything and pushes her way into Beca's room.

"Oh, please, do come in," Beca says sarcastically.

"Lose the sarcasm," Aubrey says. "I'm not in the mood."

Beca sits on her bed and just looks as Aubrey paces back and forth in front of her. Beca realizes that Aubrey is pissed, and apparently she's pissed at her.

"What do you want, Posen?," Beca asks.

"What kind of game are you playing with Chloe?," Aubrey asks as she stops in front of Beca.

"Chloe?," Beca asked standing up. "Game? What the hell are you talking about?"

"Who did you hook up with last night?," Aubrey asked. "After you left Chloe at the party."

"What?," Beca asked confused. "Not that it's any of your business, but I didn't hook up with anyone last night. I left the party and came straight here."

"So why did Chloe see you doing the walk of shame this morning?," Aubrey asked.

"I don't know what Chloe thought she saw," Beca said. "But, once I got here last night, the only time I left was to shower this morning."

"Chloe said she saw you coming in when she came here earlier to talk to you," Aubrey said. "She said you were wearing the same clothes you wore to the party and looked like you just woke up."

"Chloe came here?," Beca said. "To talk to me? Why?"

"Answer my question first," Aubrey said.

"I'm not even sure what the question was," Beca said. "But, I fell asleep in the my clothes last night. I woke up and decided to go down to the coffee cart to get coffee. I didn't bother to change because I was coming back to shower and change after I had my coffee."

"So, you didn't hook up with anyone last night?," Aubrey said.

"No, I didn't," Beca said. "I've answered your questions, now answer mine. Why did Chloe need to talk to me?"

"She thinks you're mad at her," Aubrey says.

"Oh," Beca said.

"Oh?," Aubrey says. "So, you are mad at her."

"No, yes, I don't know," Beca said. "Maybe. She's got me all confused."

"Confused about what?," Aubrey asked.

"I can't tell you," Beca said fidgeting with her hands. "You'll think it's stupid."

"I won't think it's stupid," Aubrey said. "You can tell me."

"I like Chloe," Beca practically whispered. "And, I thought she might like me, too, because she kissed me. But then I realized she only kissed me because I was under the mistletoe. And then went around kissing everyone else. And it hurt because I really like her. I told you it was stupid."

"It's not stupid," Aubrey said taking Beca's hands in hers. "My best friend is almost a basket case because she thinks you hooked up with someone last night that wasn't her. You don't act like that unless you care. Come with me. You two need to talk. Really talk."

"You really think she likes me?," Beca said. "I mean, like likes me."

"I know she like likes you," Aubrey said. "Now let's go."

Beca reluctantly followed Aubrey out of her dorm room. Aubrey started walking away from campus and Beca made her stop.

"I thought Chloe was in your apartment," Beca said. "This is the opposite direction. You're going to take me somewhere and kill me, aren't you?"

"Not this time," Aubrey says with a smirk. "I have to get ice cream to take back."

Aubrey grabbed Beca's arm to get her to start walking again. They get to the store and Aubrey got Chloe's favorite Ben & Jerry's flavors. Beca offered to carry the bag and they headed back to Chloe and Aubrey's apartment.

"You know," Aubrey said as they walked. "Chloe's my best friend. And I've seen her have a lot of crushes before. She's usually confident and doesn't have any problems telling someone she likes them. But something about you is different."

"I'm sorry," Beca said.

"No, it's not a bad different," Aubrey said. "It's just. I can't explain it. I don't know why she can't tell you she likes you."

"I probably don't make it easy for her," Beca said. "I tend to hide behind these walls I've put up because I don't want to get hurt again."

"May I ask why?," Aubrey said.

"I don't usually talk about it," Beca said. "But, it all started when my dad left my mom. I was daddy's little girl and when he left, he never looked back. I was five years old and devastated. Then, it was just me and my mom. For five years, everything was great. She helped me get over not having my dad around."

"What happened to her?," Aubrey asked.

"Jack happened," Beca spit out. "She met Jack and he didn't want a kid, so when I was ten my mother dropped me off at my grandmother's and pretty much forgot about me. I've only seen her twice in the past eight years."

Beca stopped talking. Aubrey sensed she had more to say so she kept quiet to give Beca time to gather her thoughts.

"I knew I was gay when I was fourteen," Beca continued. "My grandma tolerated it more than accepted it. But, at least she didn't kick me out. I met Cathy when I was fifteen and she became my girlfriend. I loved her and I thought she loved me. She left left me on my seventeenth birthday because she liked someone else. We had been together for two years and when she left it was like I no longer existed to her. So, the only times I've ever loved anyone, they just walked away and forgot about me, leaving me heartbroken. So, I put up these walls so it wouldn't happen again."

By now they were standing in front of Aubrey's apartment building. Aubrey looked at Beca and wiped a tear from her cheek.

"Beca," Aubrey said. "Chloe is not like that. I promise you, if you give her a chance, you guys could have something really special."

"I hope you're right," Beca said.

"Does that mean you're going to give her a chance?," Aubrey said.

"I kind of have to," Beca said. "I think I've kind of fallen in love with her."

"Well, then let's get you to together shall we?," Aubrey said with a smile.

Beca smiles back at Aubrey and they head into the building. They get to the apartment and Aubrey lets them in. She takes the ice cream and puts in the freezer.

"Chlo?," Aubrey calls out. "I'm back and I have a surprise for you."

Beca is standing in the living room waiting for Aubrey to get Chloe. Aubrey walks to Chloe's door and lightly taps on it.

"Hey, Chlo?," Aubrey said and opens the door to find Chloe laying on her side facing the wall. "I have a surprise for you."

"Can you just bring it in here?," Chloe says without turning around. "I don't feel like getting up."

"Sure," Aubrey says and motions for Beca to come to her.

Aubrey gives Beca a little push and whispers "Go on." Beca looks back at Aubrey and Aubrey quietly closes the door. Beca looked around the room and smiled. She took something from Chloe's dresser and stepped closer to the bed. She cleared her throat and Chloe looked over her shoulder and saw Beca standing there.

"Beca?," Chloe said and sits up on the bed. "What are you doing here?"

Beca doesn't say anything and sits on the bed next to Chloe. Chloe sat nervously playing with the blanket.

"I was at this party last night," Beca said turning to face Chloe. "And this girl that I really, really like was there. She kissed me and it was awesome. But, it turns out she only kissed me because I was sitting under some mistletoe. I felt something when she kissed me. And, I wanted to see if maybe she felt it too, so I thought we could try it again."

Beca looked up as she finished, causing Chloe to look up as well. Over their heads, Beca was holding the sprig of mistletoe Chloe had used the night before. They both looked down and their faces were just inches apart. Beca leaned in and captured Chloe's lips. Chloe returned the kiss before Beca pulled back.

"Not bad," Beca said. "Now, let's try it like this."

Beca tosses the mistletoe aside and grabs Chloe's face with both her hands and pulls her into another kiss. Chloe eagerly returns the kiss and finally pulls back and lays her forehead on Beca's.

"Even better," Beca whispers and kisses Chloe again.

Beca pulls back from the kiss and stares into Chloe's eyes. She smiles and Chloe smiles back.

"Would you like to go out with me?," Beca asked. "I'd love to take you to lunch right now."

"I'd love that," Chloe said. "Let me just freshen up and we can go."

"Okay," Beca said. "I'll wait in the living room for you."

Beca gives Chloe a quick kiss and gets up from the bed. She smiles down at Chloe and turns and leaves the room. Beca is all smiles when Aubrey sees her walking into the living room.

"I take it things went well," Aubrey said.

"Yeah, it did," Beca said. "I'm taking her to lunch."

"I'm really happy for you two," Aubrey said with a smile.

Chloe comes out and walks over to Beca. She takes her hand and smiles at Beca.

"Ready?," Chloe asks.

"Wait one sec," Beca says and goes into Chloe's room.

She comes out holding the mistletoe and tosses it to Aubrey. Aubrey catches the mistletoe and looks at Beca.

"Chloe won't be needing it anymore," Beca said with a grin. "And, I heard Stacie say she didn't have any plans for today. Merry Christmas."

Beca shoots Aubrey a big smile and grabs Chloe's hand leading her to the door. The two girls left Aubrey sitting there looking at the mistletoe.

"I wonder if Stacie's home right now," Aubrey thought.