When I look in your eyes,
I start smiling on the inside,
The more I'm with you,
The more I want to,
Kick off these old shoes,
And dance
"For your audition, each of you will be singing sixteen bars of Kelly Clarkson's Since You've Been Gone. If a group likes you, they will contact you directly. My tone-deaf sidekick Justin here will be collecting your information." A loud voice boomed across the auditorium.
"If I could sing a lick, in any human way possible, I would but I can't. And I hate myself everyday because of it!" Justin said while walking by.
"I know. But if you think this is just some high school club, where you can sing and dance your way through any big social issue, or confused sexuality, you have come to the wrong place. There is none of that here. That's high school. This shit is real life! Now, don't just bring it, sing it. And let's do this." He said using various hand motions to get his point across.
"Hey Bellas. Remember when you tried to play in the big leagues and you choked? That should really be a lesson to everyone. If you sing the same girly shit every year, you will blow chunks. All over the place. Vomit everywhere." Bumper said as the other Trebles snickered.
"My fellow a-ca-people. We will not let egotistical, big-headed, garbage dirtballs, whoever you may be, and get in our way. I promise you, we will return to the ICCAs and finish what we started last year." Aubrey said standing up and speaking in an I won't take any crap voice.
"And here's our first one up. Good luck." Justin interrupted and walked on the stage.
~Pitch Perfect~
"Okay. That is everybody. I'm really not that impressed this year guys." Justin said to the a Capella groups. Beca watched from the side of the stage, not sure if she should still go out.
"Uh wait, there's one more. Hi." Chloe said as Beca cautiously walked in.
"Hello. Um...I didn't know we had to prepare that song." Beca said nervously. She walked out farther to the stage.
"That's okay. Sing anything you want." Chloe says as the wheels in Beca's head turns.
"Uh...may I?" Beca asked motioning to the cup on the desk. When she gets a brisk nod from Aubrey she spills the pens and pencils onto the desk. She can tell that Aubrey was slightly peeved at the mess that Beca made. Beca performed cups, she had learned it when she was young and had taught Jesse.
She could hear noises of surprises from the a Capella groups and other people that had auditioned. But Beca tried to tune them out and focus on the task at hand.
"Wow," Jesse murmured as he watched his girlfriend. He wasn't aware that she was going to audition. She didn't tell him, but he had told her that he was going to audition. Her voice sounded like ear porn to him, and he had told her this over the years. He always got a smirk and her face would turn red.
He loved it.
~Pitch Perfect~
"The sopranos. Jessica, Mary Elise, Lilly. The mezzos. Cynthia Rose, Stacie, Kori. And our altos. Fat Amy, Denise, Ashley and Beca. We shall begin by drinking the blood of the sisters that came before you." Aubrey says into the dark room. It looked like a horror movie and frankly Beca was a little freaked out. There were hundreds of candles around the place and it made it spooky.
Wait, drinking blood? What the hell?
"Dude, no." Beca said as Chloe tried to pass her the goblet. Beca wasn't that crazy.
"Don't worry its Boone's Farm." Chloe whispers to her. Beca cautiously takes the glass and takes a small sip. She passes it on as it goes from person to person. Fat Amy takes one large gulp, which was at least half of the glass. The last person placed the glass back on the table and they all looked towards Aubrey and Chloe.
"Now, if you'll place your scarves in your right hand." Aubrey says and places her own scarf in her hand as the other Bellas do the same.
"I, sing your name…" Aubrey says and motions for them to do the same.
"I…" They all sing their names, terribly out of tune. Beca winces at the overall sound.
"Promise to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Bella woman." Aubrey states.
"Promise to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a Bella woman." They all repeat after her.
"And I solemnly promise to never have sexual relations with a Treble maker or may my vocal cords be ripped out by wolves." Aubrey states.
Beca's blood freezes in her veins as she realizes what this means. If Jesse is a Treble then they have already broken that rule. Would it really matter if she had already broken it before it was established? It's not like its real anyways? But no matter what she should be relatively careful, Aubrey wouldn't worry to throw her out. And for some reason, Beca wanted to stay, that and it would be part of her deal with her father.
"And I solemnly promise to never have sexual relations with a Treble maker or may my vocal cords be ripped out by wolves." Beca says quietly with the other girls.
"You are all Bellas now." Aubrey says, smiling at the group. Beca can feel a drop of dread fall into her stomach mixing with the uneasiness.
All of the girls scream simultaneously and jump around congratulating each other. Amy walks over and takes another sip of the wine as Aubrey and Chloe watch on. Beca awkwardly interacts with the other girls and tries not to overly stand out. She already did with her dark make up and small frame. All of the other girls had at least an inch or more on her.
~Pitch Perfect~
"Ladies welcome to a-ca-initiation night. Prepare to soften the beach." Aubrey says as they all walk up behind her. Beca cautiously walks behind her, her eyes searching for Jesse. He had texted her saying simply that he got in. Beca was slightly worried about the oath that she took, she was pretty sure that it wasn't real.
"I don't know what I'm doing here." Beca said to Fat Amy, as the Australian approached her. Hoping that this would take her mind off of all of her anxieties and worries.
"Just living the dream. I still can't believe they let my sexy fat ass in." Fat Amy said as she went back off into the crowd of a Capella singers. Beca sighed and went back to looking for her boyfriend.
"Beca! Beca!" She turned her head to see her boyfriend make his way towards her. Oh my god, he is drunk.
"Wow," Beca murmured. She hadn't seen Jesse this drunk and or on the verge of being drunk since their junior year. Where he had gone around and told everyone that he was Batman's daughter. That was an interesting evening.
"Be-caw! Be-caw. Do my eyes deceive me or are you a Barden Bella?" Jesse asked, his eyes partially glazed over.
"No." Beca said, hoping he would leave it at that.
"You're one of those a cappella girls, I'm one of those a cappella boys, and we're gonna have a-ca-children. It's inevitable." Jesse said, slurring slightly.
"You're really drunk right now. I don't think you're gonna remember any of this." Beca said, she didn't need him getting onto their future conversation. Beca wanted to go to LA and be a producer and would be satisfied with that life. Jesse wanted to score movies and liked the idea of having a family to come home to.
"No. I'm not drunk at all, you're just blurry." Jesse said, pointing at her. Beca chuckled; a drunken Jesse is much more entertaining than a sober Jesse.
"Can you pass a sobriety test right now?" Beca asked using a single finger and poked him in the chest. He slowly stood back up.
"Yep," He replied, smiling cheekily.
"Can you stand up straight?" Beca asked pushing him in the chest again.
"See how I come right back? And I come right back." He says as she pokes him a few more times before she was satisfied with the result.
"Right. Wow." Beca said, surprised that he had not fallen over. She had tested that theory multiple times. Especially when he had dragged her to parties and he had to drag her. She was more of a Netflix and take out type of girl.
"Can I get you a drink?" Jesse asks while he takes a swig from his own drink.
"It sounds great." Beca says sending a small smile his way. A grin lights up his face when he sees hers.
"I'm gonna go get you a drink." He says and Beca slightly shakes her head at his behavior.
"Go for it." Beca said moving her hands in front of her to signal him to do what he wanted.
"I think you need to get on this level." Jesse says nodding and then taking another drink from his red solo cup.
"Please be careful." Beca warned as he walked over chairs to get back down to the drinks. She watched as he walked around people tottering and trying not to run into people. She fidgeted in place as she waited for Jesse to come back. While she waited for him, Chloe came up and referenced to when they met in the shower. Beca had tried to get off of the topic and avoid how the redhead had seen her and Jesse leaving. After Chloe left to get something else to drink she started to wonder where Jesse was. Mary Elise had come up to her to ask if she thought that the oath was real. And Beca had replied that she thought that it wasn't.
Beca saw from a distance that Jesse was teetering towards her. She smiled, that nerd always took his time. She could hear him singing along to the song playing as he made some hand gestures to her that she didn't understand.
"This is awesome," Jesse says after he hands over the drink.
"It's definitely something." Beca says nodding. She thinks that Jesse is hilarious when he is drunk.
"We are the kings of campus!" Jesse yells into the night. Beca was thankful that no one was paying attention to him, or else she would die of embarrassment. She took a sip of the drink and almost gagged. It tasted all fruity, which was something that Beca did not like at all.
"Beca," Jesse said in a sing song voice as his nose touched hers. Beca gave him her 'I'm seriously annoyed with you right now; but I love you so I'll put up with it' face.
"Yes?" She asked, pulling back slightly. Jesse started laughing slightly and she shook her head. He could be such a child. Beca decided that it would be best if she took Jesse back to his room, before he said anything about their relationship to anyone, just in case.
"I'll be right back," She said as she looked back at him, worriedly.
"M'kay," He murmured as Beca walked away. Beca headed towards Chloe who was dancing around and against many people.
"Hey, I'm gonna go help that nerd get home. He's had too much to drink." Beca yelled over to Chloe. Chloe winked at her and kept singing at the top of her lungs. Beca walked back up to where Jesse was waiting for her and talking to, no one?
"Hey," She said as she approached him. Jesse looked up and he waved. Beca sighed and walked closer to see his empty cup on the ground.
"Let's get going," Beca said, grabbing his arm to lead him out. Jesse nodded dumbly and agreed. She led him up the stairs and he followed willingly.
"I love you," He slurred. Beca looked back to see the dopey look in his eye and kept walking. She didn't say 'I love you' often. But Jesse knew that she loved him.
"Aren't you going to say it back?" He asked trying to walk faster to catch up to her stride. He ended up almost tripping and falling onto the floor. They entered his dorm building and she realized that the stairs would be fatal.
They walked to the elevator and Beca pushed the button waiting for it to arrive. Jesse started trailing his fingers down her arms, slightly hinting at what he wanted. Beca shook her head as he kept trying to hint at what he wants. She sighed and turned to him as he tried to put on his most innocent look. He looked like an overexcited puppy. Beca pulled him into the elevator and they were lifted to his floor. Beca pulled him down the hall and found his dorm. She took the key to his dorm out of her pocket. He had given her a key the first day they got back. She unlocked the dorm room and helped him walk in. He was leaning heavily on her as she took him in. Benji was gone, she assumed that he would be here and be able to help her get Jesse ready for sleep.
"Come on," She murmured as she got him to sit down on his bed. She pulled his shirt off and his Trebles jacket and placed them on his office chair. He was in a white T-shirt and his jeans. She bent down to untie his shoes and pull them off. Beca motioned for him to stand up and he stood on wobbly legs. Beca unbuttoned his jeans and pulled them down; he lifted one leg at a time so she could pull them off. Beca pulled back his blankets so he could get in. He lies down and let out a large yawn he lifted his arms and motioned for her to join him.
"Dude, no." She said. She would rather sleep in her own bed but she saw he was using his puppy dog eyes that were her kryptonite. She sighed and gave into his drunken demand.
"Fine," She mumbled. She pulled off her shirt and put it neatly by his, took off her shoes and socks and then she pulled off her skinny jeans. Beca was left wearing a camisole and boy shorts. Beca got into the bed and crawled into his arms. She fit into him like two puzzle pieces that were made for each other and she was glad. He pulled her closer so he was spooning her from behind and Beca welcomed it. He cocooned her in his warmth and she enjoyed it, a lot more than she cared to admit.
"I love you," He murmured sleepily. A smile lit up Beca's face in the dark.
"I love you, too." Beca replied.
A/N: Thank you guys for such a positive response, it was so sweet. I've never had a story get such positive response. So here is the third chapter please let me know what you think and what you think should happen. The song is And Dance by Louisa Wendorff. Please review, favorite and follow.
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