A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the wait, here's chapter 11 featuring the Barden Bellas getting involved in their usual shenanigans and certain legacy. I'm not actually using a song this chapter, planning to take a break from that.

Thanks for all the support so far! Thanks for the comments and reviews too! On that note, I have to deal with a family emergency (which is about a thousand miles away) so I won't be able to update for a while. Expect the next chapter to be up around the last week of April. I'll finish up my other fic ('In Every World') by then as well.

I don't own pitch perfect.

It was days like the one Beca was having that she was incredibly thankful she was no longer a Bella. Finals were coming up, and she's scrambling to finish papers for her classes. Her gig at the radio station has gotten her busy too.

Apparently Bellas rehearsals were grueling as they kick it into high gear get ready for regionals. Amy returns to their dorm room all ready to just sleep the rest of the day away whenever she comes back. Even Stacie was beat whenever she drops in.

Chloe had been busy too but the redhead still makes it a point to come see Beca whenever she can. They have a routine set-up already, truth be told. They grab coffee every Tuesday afternoon at the coffee shop Chloe took her to. Lunch at the quad every other day – Chloe couldn't am it every day because of a study group – with Chloe listening to whatever new mix Beca just finished. During late afternoons, just after their last Bellas rehearsal of the day, Chloe would find herself at Beca's dorm room, and the two would study together, with Amy either sleeping from the fatigue or going out.

Amy did, however, expressed her opinions on one thing – Chloe got to touch and wear and use Beca's precious headphones – but Beca just shrugged it off.

Beca wasn't going to lie. She loved it. She loved every minute she could spend with Chloe. Whether it was spent in comfortable silence with each other or filled with talking endlessly about everything they could possibly talk about. She loved hearing Chloe's laugh, she loved seeing Chloe's smiled. She felt secure in her touch, in her embrace.

And slowly, Beca was realizing that it wasn't so bad, letting people in.

For as long as said people was Chloe.

It was three days before finals and they were in Beca's dorm room again, studying. Chloe's gotten tired of rereading all her notes when she pulled Beca into a movie marathon. Beca tried to protest at first, explaining to Chloe how she hated movies.

"So what if they raises expectations?"

"It's not real, Chlo. Up only to find yourself disappointed."

"Well, sometimes life turns out alright anyways. Sometimes we need that hope Beca – that feel good feeling you get when you watch movies. I'm not asking you to like them, if you don't that's cool. Just, give 'em a try. For me?"

Beca sighed. She could never say no to a Chloe Beale. She did feel good about not being called weird for not liking movies though. Chloe was shocked, yes, when she said it. But then she just giggled.

As if it was a 'like-yeah-duh!' moment.

And so Beca gave in. Chloe immediately set aside their notes and sat up on Beca's bed, setting up her laptop. "So what's your plan for the break Becs?"

"Nothing much." Beca replied truthfully. "I'm planning to stick around and stay over at Luke's. Matt's going home and Luke and I haven't really made plans to go home. My dad's inviting us for dinner with the step-monster though."

"Are you going home?"

Beca shrugged. She hadn't really thought about it. "How about you?"

"Oh, I was planning to go home but Aubrey wanted to stay at Barden for last minute prep, you know, get everything ready for regionals. Besides she doesn't really feel like going home."

"And you get stuck here as her hostage?"

"She needs me Becs." Chloe replied as she started the movie. "Look at the bright side, at least I can sneak away and hang out with you when I get the chance."

Beca smirked. "I like that idea Beale. Except how sure are you that Aubrey won't keep you locked in going over and over about choreography?"

"I have my methods Mitchell." Chloe then replied with hint of mischief in her eyes.

The two settles in on their movie, with Beca not really paying much attention to it at the beginning.

However, Chloe knows how to pick her movies to get Beca interested in them at least.

At first, she was scared she would pull up some feel good Disney movie or romantic comedy. She was thankful that Chloe didn't. Instead the redhead surprised her by pulling up an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki.

Beca really got into which ended up with Chloe shooting her a triumphant look. They were huddled together on Beca's bed when Amy and Stacie finally came back with dinner. And they weren't alone. She barely registered the sound of the door opening. She only noticed her friends coming in with a box of pizza because Chloe sat up and reached for her laptop to pause the movie. Beca looked up and saw Luke along with Amy and Stacie who were exchanging silent looks. Of course her step-brother is grinning from ear to ear.

It didn't help that right next to Luke was Beca's rather preppy cousin…

"Beca! OMG, you're watching a movie! You're smiling! You're cuddling! Oh, um… hi…"

Chloe giggled at the rather enthusiastic and tall brunette who entered the room before Luke closed the door. Beca chuckled, of course Chloe would find Emily amusing.

"Hey Ems, what are you doing here at Barden?" Beca said, finally acknowledging her presence.

"Well, I figured I can come and say hi and all. I heard from Luke you've been busy with the…" Emily started to say but before anything Luke jumped in.

"Ems came to see me at the station Becs, looking for you. I told her you were done with your CD stacking duties so she waited for me to finish up to take her here. We wanted to surprise her."

"Yep, what he said." Emily then said.

"Did you yell at her for almost coming into the booth when she saw you?"

"Hey!" Emily jumped in as Luke laughed. "How'd you know that happened?"

"I figured cause you're, you know, you." Beca said and Luke reaffirmed her suspicions.

"Anyways, we ran into these two and invited them for dinner, you know Shawshank, switch things up a bit." Amy said.

"Shawshank?" asked a confused Emily who turned to Luke for help.

"You can join us too Chlo." Stacie then said as the group started to settle down.

"I think I'll go. It is getting late and I promised Bree to pick up take out tonight. We have our own roommie traditions too you know." Chloe then replied. "Nice to meet you, Emily right?"

"Right." Emily said with a smile.

"But…" Beca started to say, and she can't believe this but she was actually disappointed that she didn't get to finish the movie with her.

"Next time Becs." Chloe said with wink as she gathered her things and left.

Chloe had barely closed the door and Beca already missed her presence.

It didn't help that sans Emily, she was left in a room full of sharks giving her a teasing look.

"So, you were watching a movie with Chloe, huh?" Luke said with a whistle.

And so, Beca feared, the inquisition begins.

"I can really hang out at the booth!" Emily exclaimed all wide-eyed as she joined Beca on her way to the radio station.

"Calm down Ems." Beca chuckled and Emily eagerly nodded. "Just don't touch anything, okay. You're pretty and talented but you're a whole lot clumsy. Consider this my thanks for being at dinner earlier."

Emily looked at Beca curiously. "Why do you need to thank me for that?"

"Just…" Beca started to say, she was acting strange, Emily could tell. Like she was all nervous and fidgety. "Well… things could've gone a whole lot differently."

Emily had no idea what on earth Beca was talking about. She simply nodded along pretending to understand.

Beca was busy with her usual callers for the first half of her show. Requests fluxing in rapidly. "You should consider having like a social media account for the Midnight DJ persona too, and have requests come through it." Emily suggested as she watched Beca be in her element.

Beca smirked. "Not a bad idea Ems." She said, queuing up the next song. "By the way, why didn't I get a heads up you're coming to visit?"

Emily shrugged. "You know, the usual. Mom and Dad won't be back from their won trips until Christmas day. They said they'll drop by Barden to pick me up and say hi to you and Luke." Beca simply nodded at her reply. Her mom was Beca's mom's cousin. They were close growing up too. Because her parents were always busy when she was little, Emily ended up staying over with Beca and her mom and eventually with their new family too.

Which meant that Beca' love for music was also evident in Emily.

It didn't help that both their moms loved music too.

Especially Emily's mom who was a former Bella.

Which brought a particular question to Emily's mind, "Oh right, how are the Bellas?" Emily asked with her usual enthusiasm. She couldn't wait until she herself became a Bella.

"I quit." Beca replied simply and Emily couldn't help the shock that had spread through her features. Beca smirked as she watched her be almost brought to the verge of tears upon hearing what she said. "But just because I quit doesn't mean you can't join them when your time comes."

"But Beca!"

"Being a Bella was your dream Ems. I couldn't even remember that name growing up. Besides my mom wasn't the Bella, it was yours, so you should carry on the legacy."

"But Beca! It would have been so much more fun if we were both Bellas. We could be in the same team!"

"You're forgetting I'm only here for a year Ems." Beca replied with an understanding look.

Emily misses Beca. A lot. They weren't really able to spend a lot of time the last two years before Beca left and while they were close – Emily was Beca's number one fan – Beca had always kept even her at a distance.

So yeah, can't blame a kid for wanting to have more connections with her idol, right?

"Right. I guess that's true." Emily said a little disappointed.

"I can introduce you to the Bellas though." Beca then said.

And that was enough to return the enthusiasm she felt. "Wait, really?"

Beca chuckled. "Yeah, that's easy. You already meat three of them."

Emily could barely contain her excitement after that. She eventually realized that Beca wasn't kidding considering the redhead she met in Beca's room looked incredibly familiar.

Yeah, Emily was a total ICCA nerd. She follows the competition every year.

The next day was spent being busy with more studying for Beca who Emily was mostly tagging along with – it was fun to sit in on some of Beca's classes though, and Emily is thankful for the huge class size of Beca's intro classes that the professor didn't send her out. Luke was also keeping her busy with stacking CDs at the radio station since a lot of the intern s were bailing out and Beca was surprisingly the only one on top of her scholastic progress – that was actually all thanks to a certain Chloe Beale, but Emily didn't know about that – so Emily got to hang out more with Stacie and Amy during the day.

Beca seemed reluctant at first for letting her hang out with them alone but she relented when they promised they would keep Emily out of trouble.

"Besides Shawshank, Legacy here wants to be a Bella. I'm sure she'd want to watch us in action, or you know, practice." Amy said with a huge grin on her face.

"Legacy?" Emily asked curious at the nickname.

"Aren't you planning to join the Bellas once you enter Barden?" Amy asked.

"Yes." Emily replied.

"And didn't you say you're mother was a former Bella?" Amy asked again and Emily nodded. "Then Legacy it is. Trust us, this will be an experience of a life time." the Australian added before turning to Beca. "So what do you say Beca? We promise that Emily will have good clean fun only. Plus, this is like her own Bella internship, see how we work, how it's like."

"And that would keep her out of your hair and Luke's for a while." Stacie added with a smile entirely too saccharine that made Beca look uncomfortable.

Even Emily thought that there was something hidden behind that smile but she shrugged it off. She was going to meet the current Bellas.

She may or may not have been fangirling at that moment.

"I don't know. I mean, Posen might not be too keen on that."

"Don't worry, I doubt Bree wouldn't like her the moment she declares herself the Bellas' number one fan."

"I actually am, you know. I'm president of the current fan club." Emily then beamed with pride.

"Now that's just a little weird." Amy then commented and with a sigh Beca agreed.

Luke met Beca with an unusually annoying grin on his face when she finally showed up at the radio station. And that was saying something, considering that Luke's grin was mostly annoying.

Jesse was back on his full friendly swing having been already forgiven. He was going on and on about something about some movie. All Beca heard was movie and all she could think of was the animated film she and Chloe had started to watch last night.

Luke left the booth for a while to ask Jesse to buy him some burgers, getting some alone time with Beca. The teasing smile on his face was the first thing that caught her eye while she busied herself stacking CDs. "What?"

Luke shrugged. "If I knew that Chloe Beale was all you needed to be the way you are not, I would have introduced her to you earlier."

"What on earth do you mean?"

"If mm sees you she'll be super happy. Heck, I bet she already loves Chloe even though they haven't met." Luke went on.

Beca's eyebrows furrowed. "I don't need Chloe Beale?"

"Are you trying to convince me or yourself? That sounded like a question." Luke said matter-of-factly catching Beca of guard. She didn't even realize. "Beca, she makes you smile. She makes you open to the world, and she even brought you to the Bellas. Piece of advice, Chloe means something to you. I know what that is, I'm not sure you do. Figure it out before life passes by or you know, before your loving friends decide to step in. She is someone important to you, right?"

Beca chuckled as she let Luke's words sink in, the truth behind them still a little far from reach from Beca. But she knew the truth. That much she's admitted to herself. "Very."

"That's all that matters then. Don't let your dreams stay as dreams Beca. Wake up and don't forget to chase them."

Beca stared at Luke as he made his way back to the booth curious about what he just said.

What she knew for sure though was that her heart was racing at the mention of Chloe. That Luke was right, she smiled more, she felt lighter, all thanks to Chloe.

Emily's eyes glistened with such admiration as she watched the Bellas have their practice and prepare for the regionals.

"This is a closed practice. No visitors allowed." Aubrey growled at first sight of the tall brunette and already Emily wasn't sure if she was afraid or at awe of the Bellas' fearless leader.

"And this is Emily Junk. Name rings a bell?" Stacie then said introducing her.

Really that was all it needed for Aubrey to welcome her with open arms into the fold. Chloe also seemed to recognize the name. "You didn't tell me that last night!" she said in passing to Emily at one point during the practice.

"Oh, well, just sort of forgot." Emily said and shrugged. "I'm sorry for, like, disrupting your date last night and for tagging along earlier." she then added causing Chloe's cheeks to turn a deep red before turning away mumbling something incomprehensible.

Emily remembered how cute that reaction was. She liked Chloe. She was happy that Beca found a girlfriend like her.

She was, however wondering why the rest of the Bellas were all chattering among themselves and looking at Emily with keen interest throughout the rest of practice after she had made that passing comment.

But she shrugged it off.

Chloe seemed to bring out the best in Beca, and that made her happy. She's never seen the DJ smile so naturally, so relaxed, in her entire life. Not until Chloe. Emily made note of this. From how Beca was at ease with the two of them huddled closely while watching a movie – a movie for crying out loud! Beca 'I'm a badass who doesn't like movies' Mitchell was watching a movie! – to their lunch at the quad earlier and the quick coffee break they spent together.

Emily has always believed in love. She wasn't sure if love at first sight existed or if it's a slow process that eventually takes over you. She's never experienced it so she still doesn't know. She did believe in soulmates though. And she believed that if love was true, if feelings were strong and real, if it was that unconditional love, then it is inescapable.

And not even Beca Mitchell could outrun it.

It was all in the ways, Emily thought to herself. It was in the way Chloe looked at Beca like she was the most brilliant star in the sky. It was in the way Beca would smile to herself as she sneaked a glance at Chloe as if she was shining brighter than the sun and she was the reason behind Beca's bright days. It was in the way that Chloe stole a bite out of Beca's sandwich when she wasn't looking, and in te way that despite Beca feigning indignation, she had let her.

It was in the way that the air around them changed. Like it was charged and filled with sparks that Emily could hear the crackling sound of electricity. It was in the way that you can see the chemistry between the two perfectly mixing, complimenting each other, blending into one.

It was in the way they look at each other and when Emily glanced up to see both of them staring into each other's eyes for mere seconds – which totally felt like an eternity – and all that Emily could think was that was love. She sees love, and there were no other words to describe it.

It was in the way that Beca Mitchell had her walls down and Emily wasn't even sure if she knew it. And Emily can't help but think it was as if she was stumbling upon some sacred secret of the world.

And Emily couldn't help but see the same look around the room.

Every time Chloe smiled to herself at practice whenever Beca was brought up, or how she would blush lightly when Stacie or Amy would make a comment about her missing Beca especially when teaching new choreography. Yep Emily totally saw it there.

And it was the same look on Aubrey's face whenever she's irritated at Stacie whenever she tried to flirt with her.

Then there it was again as a Stacie chooses to keep her eyes on Aubrey as she huffs away.

And there Emily was, a prisoner to her own thoughts as she watched, wondering if the same kind of love will ever come her way one day.

She was snapped out of her thoughts at the end of practice by Stacie who kept her seated where she was as Chloe left the rehearsal space with Aubrey.

"Why aren't we leaving?' Emily asked curiously but was only met with a grin from both Stacie and Amy as a response.

"We're here to welcome you to our fold Legacy." Cynthia Rose then said, taking the seat right next to her.

"What do you mean?"

"You were apologizing earlier to Chloe for interrupting her date with Beca." Jessica said eagerly.

"So, spill. Were they on a date? Are they dating? How did this happen without any confirmation under our noses?" Ashley then asked.

Emily scrunched up her face getting more and more confused by the minute.

"Wait, isn't Chloe Beca's girlfriend?" Emily then asked.

"That's what we're asking you!" Denise exclaimed.

"Looks like Shawshank didn't spill anything to Legacy during their bonding moment last night." Amy then commented.

"Or that Beca's still oblivious with what's going on" Stacie sighed before Emily started panicking.

"What's up Legacy?" Cynthia Rose asked.

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! I texted my mom and my aunt that I really like Beca's girlfriend! And she doesn't have one!?"

"Not yet anyways…" Jessica commented.

"Yeah, not if we can help it." Ashley sighed.

"They're Fated." she heard Lilly whisper.

"Don't worry Legacy, we're on it. But we might need a little bit of help from you too." Stacie then said with a wink.

Emily looked a little uncertain but then again she strongly believed that Chloe and Beca were supposed to be together – their friends too, and she's already guessing Luke shared the same sentiments – so she nodded. "What do you have in mind?" she asked. This is for Beca, her happiness, and for Chloe.

And for that love that she sees to truly manifest, experienced, and lived.

"Nothing too drastic yet, but I might have an idea or two up my sleeve." Amy then said and from the smile that was on the Australian's face, Emily knew, she wasn't entirely sure with what she just signed up for.