I know it has been a very long time and I have no excuses. So I am very sorry and I hope you are all still interested. :) So I hope you enjoy. I have one more chapter finished after this one and I will continue to update this fic now. :)

Hope you like it.

Disclaimer can be found in earlier chapters. I only own a few OCs.

CHAPTER 9

A whole month has passed since the crew of five arrived at Barden. Beca is and will never be a morning person. So why her dad signed her up for a morning class is a mystery to her.

Amy laughs from her bed when Beca slams her fist down on the small alarm clock on the shelf by her bed. She hits it so hard Amy is sure it is broken.

"Don't you have class?" Amy asks and Beca groans.

"I'm allowed to miss a certain amount of days." Beca says curling up in a ball.

Amy shakes her head and goes back to planning her first party. She promised Beca she would wait. But they are still waiting for someone to make a move on the artifact. Benji installed his own security system and no one has triggered it yet.

And just to make things worse her dad shows up.

Beca heads to the showers and bumps into Stacie on her way.

"Hey, you heading for the showers?" Stacie asks and Beca holds her arms out showing her towel and shower bag.

"No, I'm joining you for a run." Beca drawls out and Stacie rolls her eyes.

"No need to be bitchy." Stacie says adjusting her sports bra. "What did your dad want?" Stacie tucks her iPod into the pocket of her running shorts.

"He wants me to give college a chance and then maybe he'll give my mixes a chance." Beca says and Stacie smiles.

"That's good right?"

Beca sighs. "Yeah, but I am already giving college a shot by just being here for Chloe."

Stacie pats her shoulder in a comforting gesture. "Everything will work out."

"Thanks for trying."

Beca walks into the showers singing 'Titanium.' She hangs up her robe and towel. She hooks her bag to the hook and turns on the shower.

Once the water is at the desired temperature Beca steps under it. Years of being a thief has taught Beca many things. One of them being that she knows when she is being watched and when someone is following her or when someone is approaching her. She stops singing for a second and the curtain to her shower is ripped open.

She is ready to lash out when she sees it is just Chloe.

"Dude!"

"I knew it was you!" Chloe shouts stepping into the shower. "You have to join the bellas!" Chloe exclaims reaching over and shutting off the shower.

"Chloe! I am nude!" Beca shouts.

"I've seen it before." Chloe rolls her eyes.

Beca grabs the shower curtain to cover herself. Beca continuously tells herself to not look at Chloe's naked form. But her eyes betray her and she glances once. "Not to be rude, but can you get out?!" Beca shouts.

"Not until you agree to come to auditions." Chloe says putting her hands on her hips and Beca looks again.

Damn it Mitchell! Stop looking! Beca scolds herself.

Humming is heard and Beca hopes it is enough to get Chloe out of her shower but Chloe hums and lets out a sigh. She isn't bothered by it.

Stacie steps past the stall and when she sees Beca she pauses. She gives Beca a thumbs up and Beca gives her a look saying 'help me.'

Stacie rolls her eyes but clears her throat. "Beca?"

Chloe tenses at the appearance of Stacie.

"What is Chloe doing in your shower?" Stacie asks furrowing her brow.

"I'm trying to talk her into coming to auditions." Chloe says curtly.

"We'll be there." Stacie grins and Beca glares at her. "Now can you get out of my girlfriend's shower?" Stacie asks with a smile.

Chloe visibly flinches at the word 'girlfriend' and Beca furrows her brows. Why would having a girlfriend bring such distaste to Chloe?

Chloe casts one more glance to Beca and a small scar catches Chloe's attention. She didn't notice it before but the shower curtain had moved a bit exposing a part of Beca's abdomen. She wonders where Beca could have gotten it. But she decides she should leave.

Chloe smiles at Beca. "See you at auditions." She sing-songs on her way out of the stall.

Beca smiles at Chloe but once she is out of sight Beca glares at Stacie. "Why would you do that?"

"Do what?" Stacie asks innocently.

"Agree to go to auditions! I am not joining an acapella group!"

Stacie rolls her eyes. "You need something to do. All you do is sleep, work on mixes and only go to a handful of your classes." Stacie points out and Beca glares.

"Sleep is a very important thing." Beca defends.

Stacie laughs. "Just finish your shower." Stacie strips in front of Beca and joins her in the stall.

"What are you doing?" Beca asks. This she is comfortable with. She and Stacie have seen each other naked enough times to be okay with this and even sharing the occasional shower.

"What does it look like? I'll wash your back if you wash mine." Stacie winks and Beca scoffs.

"No funny business." Beca grumbles as she turns the shower back on.

The night before auditions Benji's alarms go off waking him instantly. Security is always a precious thing to them. They can't get their identities out there. Even if they were Andrew and Brandon would make sure to cover it up.

Benji opens his laptop and shuts off the sound before it can wake Jesse. But thankfully the boy fell asleep watching movies so his headphones are plugged in and resting on his head blocking out any outside noise.

Benji calls Beca immediately and then the others before they head towards the History building.

Benji has a tablet in his hand as he watches the security feed.

"They haven't taken it yet, but they are inside." Benji informs.

"We know how thick the case is, it will take a while for them to get through it or even lift it." Lilly whispers as Benji pulls out a PDA.

"What are you doing?" Amy asks.

"I bugged campus police, this." He waves the PDA. "Tells me where they are all at." He tells them with a proud smile.

"Good work." Beca smiles and Benji's smile widens.

"Now to activate the alarms." Benji presses a button on the PDA and the silent alarm is triggered. The five watch as the red dots start coming their way. "They'll be here in about two minutes." He looks at Lilly. "Got the replica?" Lilly opens a sack and pulls out the replica she made in the art room after sneaking in after hours.

"Let's do this." Beca says as they spot the lights from the security golf carts.

They get into position. Benji hands Beca the tablet with the security feed and goes running up to the campus police.

"They're inside. I was out for a late jog because I couldn't sleep and I saw some shady looking people break in!" Benji stammers and one of the officers tells him to stay put by the golf carts as he and the other officers run to the history building.

Lilly is in the shadows on the ceiling with the replica in hand. Amy is positioned at the crew's entrance to prevent their escape and Stacie is removing all of Benji's equipment to eliminate any trace of them being there.

Beca watches before giving the all clear for Lilly to swap the masks and for Stacie to get out. A minute later Beca tells Amy to leave and they meet Lilly and Benji at Beca and Amy's dorm room.

The five celebrate with beer and after one they call it a night. They have auditions tomorrow.

Beca tells Amy she'll meet her at the auditorium where the auditions are being held the next day as she puts the finishing touches to a recent mix.

There is a knock on her door as she gets ready to go.

"Come in!" She calls and the door opens revealing Brandon in his tall raven haired and blue eyed glory steps into her room. "What's up?" Beca asks and Brandon holds up a mask.

Not just any mask, but the mask they had stolen from that other crew just last night.

But the mask in Brandon's hand is the replica.

"What's that?" Beca asks going for innocence.

"Don't play dumb Mitchell. I had to bail my sister out of jail because she and her band of misfits got caught trying to steal this last night, a curator came in and deemed this one fake, Lilly is good, but the facts remain the same. Where is it?" Brandon asks and Beca crosses her arms.

"If, we stole that mask what could we possibly do with it?" Beca asks quirking a brow up.

Brandon sighs. "Beca…" he trails off and Beca drops her arm with a huff.

"Fiiiinnneee…" She drawls out going over to her desk and grabbing the sack the mask is in. "Here."

Brandon takes it. "Really though?" He asks and Beca rolls her eyes.

"We helped put some guys in jail didn't we?" Beca asks and Brandon nods.

"Yes, you put some thieves in jail, the only reason my sister isn't going with them is because I got the school to believe that she had the original and I am here to retrieve it from where she hid it." Brandon explains and Beca raises a brow in curiosity.

"Your sister is one of the thieves from last night?" Beca asks with an amused smirk on her face. She doesn't know much about Brandon's family but she does know that almost all of them are in the criminal justice profession. Either lawyers, cops, FBI and CIA.

Brandon rolls his eyes. "She is the black sheep of the family but I'm her older brother, it's my job to look after her." He says lifting the mask a bit. "Thanks for this."

Beca nods. "But just so we're clear, she has no idea who we are right?" Beca asks and Brandon nods.

"She has no idea." Brandon assures and Beca nods before looking over at the clock.

"Shit!" She curses when she realizes the time.

"What?" Brandon asks worried.

"I have to get to auditions, Stacie roped me into auditioning for Chloe's acapella group and Chloe is expecting me." Beca rolls her eyes at how lame it sounds.

Brandon snickers. "You? You're joining an acapella group?" He starts to full on laugh now.

"Don't you have a sister to take care of?" Beca glares.

Brandon clears his throat but his smile remains in place. "Alright, alright, but I can't wait to tell the Director about this." He grins and Beca gasps.

"You wouldn't dare?"

"Oh but I would young Mastermind."

Beca and he lock eyes in a staring match to see who will call the bluff. Neither seems to back down and Beca sees that he will in fact tell Andrew all about her auditions for an acapella group, which would lead to Andrew telling his wife, Kelly, and Kelly telling Beca's mother and Beca doesn't need that. So she pulls out her secret weapon. She knows it is playing dirty but she isn't up for the phone calls from Kelly and her mom gushing about how cute it is that she and Chloe will be singing together like old times and the embarrassing stories.

"I got shot." Beca says and Brandon is thrown off guard. His smirk falls and his face falls into one of disbelief.

"That's not fair!" Brandon shouts and Beca smirks.

"Yes, but it is the truth." Beca grins. She's won this round and she knows it.

Brandon sighs signaling his defeat. "Fine, but that doesn't keep you safe from my teasing." Brandon grins and Beca groans.

"Why did we have to get saddled with a handler like you?"

"Because I'm the only one other than Andrew who can stand you and the others. Also I don't have the urge to throw you all in prison like the other agents." Brandon says and Beca nods.

"This have anything to do with your sister?" Beca asks and Brandon scoffs.

"Don't you have somewhere to be?"

Beca snaps her head to look at her clock. "Damn it!" She pulls her boots on and heads for the door. "Show yourself out!"

Brandon laughs as he watches her go shaking his head in amusement.

Stacie, Amy, Lilly and Benji all look around for Beca.

"Maybe she isn't coming." Amy says and Stacie glares at her.

"You were supposed to make sure she got here!" Stacie snaps.

"You need to have some faith." Amy huffs crossing her arms.

"Wait! There's one more!" Chloe calls and all four of them rush to the wing doors and see Beca awkwardly walking across the stage. How did she get past them?

After her audition Beca is engulfed in a group hug by her friends and she scowls until they pull away.

"So, when are we going to get paid for the mask?" Amy asks all giddy. Beca frowns.

"About that…"

"What happened?" Stacie asks.

"One of the members of that crew last night was Brandon's sister. The black sheep of his family. Anyway, he took the mask back to get his sister released and the charges against her dropped." Beca explains and they all look at her with jaws slacked and eyes wide.

"He never mentioned a sister." Stacie says.

"We've known him a whole year and never once was a sister brought up." Benji comments.

"He doesn't have to share everything with us." Beca says and they head out.

So, there is a bit of Brandon back story and how they came to know each other. Some jealous Chloe and soon Thanksgiving with the Beales and Mitchells. :)