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It's All About Finding Yourself - Chapter 16
Aubrey, Jesse, Stacie, Beca and Chloe all sat at the same group of tables in their art class. As you can imagine, not a lot of progress got made between the five, well...Aubrey and Jesse were both really good at art so they managed, but the other three? One time there was paint...everywhere.
"Why are you so fucking useless!?" Beca exclaimed at her left hand after she once again failed at trying to get her drawing of an apple correct. "Why am I drawing an apple? Apples can go fuck themselves."
"You know they say leftys tend to be more talented at art." Chloe chimed with a chuckle.
"Where did you find this sick joke?" Beca tried to keep a straight face as Stacie flailed her arms widely in Jesse and Aubrey's direction. "Try and prove this then Red? Bree's a righty and Jesse's a lefty and both of their drawings are fucking perfect!" Stacie exclaimed.
Aubrey and Jesse lifted their heads at the sound of their name's being called.
"Don't even look at me." Stacie turned away from the couple who had just been brought back to reality.
"What did we do?" Jesse asked laughing.
"Drawed." Beca rolled her eyes.
Aubrey opened her mouth but Chloe beat her to the punch to correct Beca.
"Drew." She said softly, not wanting to aggravate the girl she had just kind of became a couple with.
"Okay Miss I'm in the highest English class." Beca rolled her eyes before chuckling. Instead of replying, Chloe rubbed her leg up against Beca's discreetly underneath the table.
Beca tried not to smile like a complete idiot at the gesture. In a way she kind of regretted telling Chloe that she didn't want any kind of public announcement because she really did want to hold her hand down the hall or kiss her in front of everyone but she just couldn't bare anymore of the homophobic comments.
"Jess, Bree?" Stacie's voice brought Beca back to reality very much aware that Chloe hadn't moved her leg.
"Mhm?" The couple hummed in response but continued to draw away.
"What're you guys doing for your birthdays next week?" The brunette asked, twirling her pencil between her fingers.
Jesse glanced at his girlfriend before back at Stacie.
"I think my parents and John have split the cost of a joint meal together on my birthday which is the Saturday." Aubrey filled in and Jesse nodded.
"Do your parents know about you dating Jesse yet?" Beca asked as she tapped the back of Chloe's hand with the end of her pencil without realisation she was doing it.
"My mom does but my dad doesn't." Aubrey replied with a sigh and Jesse put his pencil down to snake his arm around her waist.
"You better tell him soon or it's gonna end up an awkward dinner after you kiss the boyfriend he didn't know you had in front of him." Stacie scoffed.
Later that night Jesse was lying on his bed, shirtless with just a pair of sweatpants on, his hair still damp from his shower. He paused his game on his Xbox as his room door swung open unannounced.
"What's up nerd?" Beca climbed up onto his bed and swung her leg over him so she was straddling his thighs.
"Must you?" Jesse asked, motioning his hands in her direction.
"Guess what?" A smile spread across her face as she ignored him. She drummed her hands off his abs excitedly as he finally answered with a confused 'What?' "I'm kinda dating Chloe now." She bit her lip in anticipation for his response.
Jesse grabbed her hands as his eyes lit up. "Dude that's awesome! Wait, what do you mean by kinda going out?"
"Uh well, her and Tom broke up and then we kind of kissed and I'm guessing we're together but haven't made it official." Beca rambled, linking her fingers with Jesse's as she watched their pairs of hands move around aimlessly.
"To make it official why don't you sing a song to her in glee club tomorrow?" He suggested.
Beca contemplated this. "Hm, maybe I could." She pondered, climbing off of him and the bed. "You're amazing, weirdo." Beca sang as she danced out the room leaving Jesse chuckling, unpausing his game.
"Dad where's the phone?" Beca yelled as she walked downstairs. She wandered into the kitchen, happily humming to herself to find Sheila and her father hovering over the stove.
"Somebody's in a good mood." John chuckled, noticing his daughter's behaviour.
"Well somebody might just have herself a girlfriend." Beca sang, grabbing the landline phone before hopping up onto one of the counter tops.
John and Sheila slyly smiled at each other. Sheila was proud of her fiancé for finally coming around about Beca's sexuality.
Beca held the phone between her ear and her shoulder as she waited for it to ring, drumming her hands off of her thighs.
"Hello?"
"Ally, hey is-" Beca took the phone in her hand as she was cut off practically straight away.
"Oh my god Beca, you made Amber's nose bleed today it was so awesome!" Beca laughed at the twelve year old's excitement.
"Just as long as she isn't bothering you anymore. Listen Ally, I really need to talk to your sister, is she there?" Beca hopped down off the counter, making her way through to the living room before throwing herself onto the couch.
"I'll go get her." Ally replied followed by the sound of movement down the line. "Stacie!" She practically screamed forcing Beca to pull the phone away from her ear with a wince.
"What is it?" Beca heard Stacie ask on the other line.
"Phone."
"Hello?"
"Stace it's me." Beca finally spoke. "Get Aubrey on the line."
"Ugh you're only making me do it because you know for a fact her dad will answer." Stacie groaned but Beca could still hear her dialing the number.
"This is Mr Posen." The deep voice of Aubrey's father joined the line and Beca kept silent.
"Hi, uh is Aubrey there? It's Stacie."
"I'll get her for you." Stacie and Beca stayed quiet as they waited for Aubrey to speak.
"Hello?"
"Bree hey, Beca's on the other line." Stacie explained.
"Oh hey, what's up?" Aubrey asked, perking up a bit from when she first answered the phone, calls on the landline don't normally scream interesting.
"Well..." Beca began, trailing off. "I have to tell you guys because it's been driving me crazy all day but Chloe and I are kind of a thing."
"Totally called it." Aubrey said as Stacie squealed down the line.
"Stacie shut up, I need you guys' help. You see we haven't exactly made it official yet and Jesse suggested that I should sing to her in glee tomorrow." Stacie squealed once again. "Fuck, Stacie."
Aubrey ignored Stacie's squealing and cooperated properly as you do as a Posen. "Well what kind of music does she like?"
"She's always singing Katy Perry songs around me." Beca shrugged, fiddling with the belt loop on her jeans.
"Oo I know!" Stacie exclaimed. "You make me! Feel like I'm living a teenage dream! The way you turn me on!" She sang down the phone making Aubrey laugh and Beca shake her head with a smile.
Beca went through the lyrics in her head, cursing to herself that she knew all the lyrics to a Katy Perry song. "Holy shit Stace, you're a genius. That's perfect!" Beca exclaimed, holding the phone between her ear and shoulder as she grabbed her laptop off of the table and began searching up the guitar sheet music for Katy Perry's Teenage Dream.
"Hola classe!" Mr McKay announced as he walked into the choir room, tossing a pen up into the air before catching it again.
"Mr McKay can I perform something before you start?" Beca asked and Mr McKay lifted his head to face the girl.
"Sure, why not? The floor is yours." He shrugged with a smile on his face. He had noticed that Beca had been a little down lately and he didn't know why but he was glad that she was willing to express herself through song.
Beca removed her guitar from it's case and threw the strap over her shoulder. She pulled over a stool and sat down of it before plucking each string on her guitar to make sure it was in tune.
"Beca do you want to tell us why you want to sing something for us today?" Mr McKay asked as he took a seat next to the rest of the kids.
Beca shot a quick glance at Chloe before back to Mr McKay with a shake of her head "You'll figure it out." She said with a grin. She began to strum her guitar and noticed the way Chloe's eyes lit up as she instantly recognised the song.
(A/N Listen to Katy Perry's Teenage Dream)
You think I'm pretty
Without any makeup on
You think I'm funny
When I tell the punchline wrong
I know you get me
So I let my walls come down, down
Beca let her mind cast back to the moment she first met Chloe, they way she found a ten times more confident version of herself just by being in the presence of the bubbly redhead. She thought about all the times she did or said something embarrassingly dorky and how Chloe would just giggle.
Before you met me
I was alright but things
Were kinda heavy
You brought me to life
Now every February
You'll be my Valentine, Valentine
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance, until we die
You and I, will be young forever
She thought about what she was like before she met Chloe. She was pretty much the same apart from the fact she thought she used to be into guys. Chloe had made her realise the truth about herself. She's gay, she accepts herself, Jesse accepts her, her dad accepts her and all of her friends accept her.
You make me feel
Like I'm livin' a
Teenage dream
The way you turn me on
I can't sleep
Let's run away and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
Beca thought about the first time they kissed. How for a moment she turned into a sexually frustrated teenage boy when Chloe kissed her and sent sparks through her body to her core.
We drove to Cali
And got drunk on the beach
Got a motel and
Built a fort out of sheets
I finally found you
My missing puzzle piece
I'm complete
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance, until we die
You and I, will be young forever
Then she started to think about the second time they kissed and she had come out to Chloe. It didn't matter how many times Beca snapped at her that night, Chloe stayed by and kept telling her how it was okay to be gay.
You make me feel
Like I'm livin' a
Teenage dream
The way you turn me on
I can't sleep
Let's run away and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
The third kiss. Oh god even thinking about the third kiss got Beca hot. The way Chloe's body felt flush against her's was perfect. The way Chloe moaned when Beca spoke in a voice much lower than normal.
I'mma get your heart racing
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Yoooouuu
You make me feel
Like I'm livin' a
Teenage dream
The way you turn me on
I can't sleep
Let's run away and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
No
My heart stops
When you look at me
Just one touch
Now baby I believe
This is real
So take a chance and
Don't ever look back,
Don't ever look back
I'mma get your heart racing
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me
In my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
(Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight)
Beca tried to bite back a smile as she looked down at the floor once she had finished the song. She refused the lift her head, feeling rather embarrassed that she just serenaded Chloe in front of everyone. A pair of feet stopped in front of her and she slowly lifted her head to be met with the cerulean eyes she had just been singing to.
'Wow' Chloe mouthed before beaming down at the brunette. The redhead removed Beca's guitar and carefully place it down on the floor. She then sat herself on Beca's lap and wrapped her arms around the brunette's neck before pressing her lips triumphantly against her's, earning the pair a round of applause and of course a squeal from Stacie.
Beca felt another pair of arms wrap around them before breaking away from the kiss only to find that Stacie had joined the embrace. "Group hug!" The taller brunette exclaimed and everyone else got up from their seats and gathered round the couple, arms wrapped around each other. "I haven't said this to more than about two people at one time but I think I'll feel better once I say it to all you guys. I'm gay, like as queer as a three dollar bill and it was all thanks to Chloe." Everyone smiled down at Beca who was still on the stool with Chloe.
"You mean thanks to your girlfriend?" Chloe challenged with a raised eyebrow. Beca was slightly taken aback before she smirked at...her girlfriend.
"Beca we're so proud of you for coming out, don't worry about what anyone else says because we'll always be here for you." Mr McKay said as he stood with one arm draped over Jesse's shoulder and the other over Luke's.
"Thanks guy...It uh means a lot."
"Since it's like confession time or whatever I want to say something." Luke spoke up with his strong Londoner accent.
"Go ahead Luke." Mr McKay removed his arm from the said boy.
"Uh it's more of an overdue apology. Aubrey." As he said the girl's name she lifted her head to look at him. "I was such an idiot to you, I treated you horribly and you didn't deserve it. Although I'm with Rach now I should've never put you through that. Jesse's a good guy, you guys are perfect for each other but what would make me even happier is if you would forgive me. We're a team now." Luke held his arms out to Aubrey along with his charming grin.
Aubrey glanced at Jesse before back to Luke. "Well..." She started as she walked towards him with folded arms. "You are my boyfriend's teammate and I guess you are mine too..." Everybody silenced in anticipation. "I guess forgiving you won't be such a bad move." She looked up from her feet with a smile and took one last step towards him so she was toe to toe. He waved his outstretched hands around a little to show her he was still awaiting his hug. "It's not going to be that easy Evans, I'm a Posen and I don't let people walk all over me without getting them back." Aubrey brushed past him and through the gap between Bumper and Donald so she could retrieve something from the piano.
Aubrey returned to the circle with a slushie in her hand making the rest of her peers 'Oooooh' and Luke throw his head back with a laugh.
"You wouldn't Posen." Luke challenged.
"You want a bet Evans?" Aubrey shot back, removing the straw from the plastic cup and sticking it in her mouth before tipping the icy substance over the blonde's head.
"My slushie." Beca pouted making Chloe giggle.
"Hey Rachael it's your turn next time, you're the only one who hasn't had a slushie facial." Stacie laughed.
"Looks like I'm never returning to glee club." The blonde joked.
It felt like this was the first time everyone had been able to accept each other and have a joke around without any fighting.
After school, glee rehearsal was held in the dance studio for some choreography lessons.
"Rachael you're on the cheerleading squad but you suck so bad at cartwheels dude." Stacie folded her arms across her chest. As everyone was taking a break the girls had decided to show off their gymnastic skills.
"Shut up Stacie, like you could do any better." Rachael shot back as she wiped her brow with the back of her hand.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Beca interjected from the floor where she was sitting down with Chloe and Aubrey as they watched the two other girls.
"Eleven years of gymnastics and dance classes girl, I could beat your ass at this any day." Stacie challenged.
Beca rolled her eyes and rolled her head to the side so she was looking at Chloe. "This always happens. Just so you know I was also in those classes." Beca smirked.
"Me too." Aubrey piped up before glancing back down at her phone.
"Didn't have you pegged as a gymnast." Chloe teased, nudging Beca playfully.
"Well I'm a mystery Beale." Beca chuckled, pulling herself up to her feet. "By the way I wasn't as dedicated as daddy long legs over there, I only stayed in the class for a couple of years." Beca spun around on her heel but didn't notice that Stacie was in the middle of one of her spectacular tumbling routines. All Beca saw was a flash as something hit her face, knocking her backwards and throwing Stacie's move off that she fell to the ground with a groan as she landed on her wrist.
"Oh my god." Beca could hear Chloe's shriek but couldn't see her since she refused to open her eyes, only keeping her hand pressed to her face.
"Is everything alright over here?" Beca opened her eyes as Mr McKay jogged over to them followed by the rest of the boys. Beca felt something drop onto her hand that was covering her nose and mouth.
"Beca I'm so sorry." Aubrey had helped Stacie to her feet and the brunette was rolling her wrist around as she tried to ease the pain. Beca could taste the metallic taste of blood gathering in her mouth.
Jesse placed his hand on the small of Beca's back. "Why aren't you saying anything?" He asked softly. Beca removed her hand and blood dripped off it, she stepped back and leaned forward slightly as the blood continued to ooze from her nose onto the floor. She opened her mouth and more blood ran out with saliva. "Fuck." Beca spluttered before glancing up at Stacie noticing how white she had gone.
"Stacie turn away." Jesse ordered quickly as he stood by Beca's side.
Chloe stood there unsure of what the hell happened. Stacie didn't turn away though, Jesse and Beca watched the all too familiar way the brunette's eyes rolled back. "Aubrey!" Beca quickly exclaimed, nodding towards Stacie whose legs gave way.
Aubrey quickly put her arm around Stacie's waist and lowered her to the ground onto her back. "Never fails." Aubrey sighed, brushing the hair out of Stacie's face.
"Does she always faint at the sight of blood?" Chloe asked.
"Everytime." Aubrey confirmed.
Beca sat down on the chair that Luke had brought over for her. "That must've been some hit." Luke chuckled slightly, stepping over the puddle of blood so he could kneel in front of Beca.
Mr McKay came over with a bunch of tissues and handed them to Luke. "I was prone to nosebleeds as a kid." Luke said, holding the tissues under Beca's nose. "You know the bone just here." He pointed on his own nose and Beca hummed in response. "Pinch just underneath that and it'll stop in no time."
Beca pinched where Luke told her too and held the tissues with the other hand.
"Is she alright?" Beca's voice sounded funny now that her nose was pinched as she nodded over towards Stacie.
"She'll come around in a sec." Mr McKay was now by Stacie's side, holding her water bottle as he waited for her to wake up.
Everyone went silent as Stacie groaned, slowly her eyes fluttered open and she looked around with confusion. "What happened?" She pressed the heel of her hand into her forehead as Mr McKay helped her into a sitting position.
"Basically you kicked Beca in the kisser, she started bleeding and you hit the deck." Bumper explained with a shrug.
"You're alright, you only fainted. Here take a drink of water." Stacie turned to Mr McKay and took the bottle from his hands.
"All I remember is saying sorry to Beca."
"Lucky Aubrey was right next to you or you would've felt it for sure." Jesse chuckled. "Oh and don't look over there, Beca's marked her territory." He added pointing to his left.
"I bled, I didn't pee." Beca finally spoke up, taking the bloody tissue away from her nose once it had finally stopped.
"You've both been in the wars." Mr McKay chuckled as he helped Stacie to her feet, supporting her until she got her strength.
"No I've been in the wars, she's just a pussy who can't stand the sight of blood." Beca corrected her as Chloe wiped her blood stained face with a wet wipe.
"Stace, you're a girl how can you faint at the sight of blood." Chloe scoffed, wiping the blood off of Beca's hands now like she was a child covered in chocolate.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Donald asked.
"She doesn't look." Beca filled Chloe in and the redhead stopped what she was doing and raised her eyebrow at Beca. Mr McKay fled the teenage conversation and let them get in with it.
"How is that even possible?" Chloe asked, spinning around to face Stacie who was now sitting on a chair sipping on her water.
"I'm so confused." Benji muttered.
"Stacie manages apparently." Aubrey joined in the conversation, shaking her head at the oblivious males in the room.
"Growing up with you girls has it's perks but knowing exactly what you're talking about right now is certainly not one of them." Jesse shuddered.
"Dude, what is she not looking at?" Donald leaned over and whispered to Jesse.
"When she gets her period you bunch of morons." Beca finally explained. God no wonder she wasn't into guys. They all made faces apart from Jesse who basically had a monthly cycle himself since he's been part of one too many of these conversations.
The boys had cleared off after an awkward silence and Aubrey sat down next to Stacie whilst Rachael worked on her cartwheels.
"Better?" Chloe asked, wrapping her arms around her girlfriend's waist.
"Much."
"Hey I forgot to ask how you knew how much I loved Katy Perry?" Chloe asked with a smile as she played with the hem of Beca's tank top.
"Your attitude screams I'm a Teenage Dream that's Wide Awake because of Fireworks and Dark Horses that keep on Roaring."
"You're so lame. I can't even express how hilariously bad that was." Chloe couldn't stop laughing at what Beca had just said, it was just so something that she would make up on the spot.
"You love it though because you're lame too so we can just be lame together." Beca's fingers danced on Chloe's back and pulled her forward.
"That we can." Chloe giggled, placing a kiss on Beca's nose before moving down to her mouth. "You still taste like blood." She scrunched up her nose.
"Are you sure because I'm pretty sure you just drowned me in baby wipes or whatever they were."
The glee club's really coming along! Whoop! Luke's turning into a lil cutie
Question - What are your thoughts on Luke? and what are your thoughts on Jesse's relationship with the girls?