A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the wait, I ended up binge-watching Orphan Black for some time… Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the last chapter, I was screaming internally while I wrote it, so, yeah… sorry for the fluff?

At any rate, may I present to you, chapter 24 featuring Bechloe, the Bellas being Bellas, and a certain pool scene that everyone loves. Songs listed below.

I don't own pitch perfect.

Beca's lips was on hers. And no, it wasn't a dream, she was kissing Beca Mitchell and Beca was definitely kissing her back.

She felt Beca stumble back a little, but there was no way Chloe was going to let her go, not even an inch away, and somehow they didn't fall back onto the ground or crashed into anything. They were both just in that moment. Beca's hands felt warm to the touch, reminding Chloe that her clothes were soaking wet from the rain but she didn't really care at the moment.

What mattered to her was that all the unsaid words, the unspoken attraction, they were all coming to some fruition with the inescapable truth of their feelings catching up to the both of them. And all as they pour everything they've ever felt for each other into that kiss.

Beca had placed the song in some sort of loop, Chloe noticed, when she realized that titanium was somehow still playing in the background.

And really, Chloe wouldn't have noticed it in the first place if it wasn't for the fact that she ended up hearing Luke say something along the lines of "At least you're not by the dashboard."

Beca instantly snapped out of the perfect dream they were sharing and pushed Chloe away. She had her had covering her own lips looking shy all of a sudden, with her face flushing a deep shade of breath. Chloe couldn't help but feel the same way, being all giddy inside that she had, in fact, been kissing Beca Mitchell and that kissing her has had quite the effect on the said DJ.

Luke was beaming at them. "I have a feeling it's too early to give the obligatory big brother speech but then again I also have a feeling I don't need to give it to you of all people Chloe." he said, leaning on the door to the station. "And as much as I'm happy for you ladies, I have a job to do. You both have had quite the night… or should I say morning?"

"Shut up Luke." Beca grumbled as she clumsily gathered up her things before returning to Chloe's side. Her brows creased a little as she took note of Chloe's own damp hair, her fingers playing around with a loose strand. "You shouldn't have ran through the rain like that. You just had surgery and all."

"Well, you should've just called instead of doing all this." Chloe pointed out with a light smile, making Beca blush again.

"Ehem, ladies. You're literally standing in the way of my shift." Luke pointed out and Chloe noticed they were still blocking his way towards the booth. She instantly grabbed Beca's hand, and smiled at the DJ who shifted her gaze to the floor, a bright smile settling on her face. "Piece of advice Beale, don't take Beca back to her dorm room. If Emily's state earlier – I might have called our not so little Bella-to-be –was any indication, I'm thinking it might not be safe for either of you to be there at the moment." Luke said and they both nodded shyly before Chloe pulled Beca to her side, leading the way.

The rain hadn't stopped. Chloe looked back at Beca, missing the softness and warmth of her hands after slipping away to run back to the station and borrow Luke's umbrella. Chloe waited patiently, letting out a giggle when Beca got back all soaking wet, only opening the umbrella to offer it to Chloe. But Chloe simply chuckled and started running through the rain, extending an open invitation for Beca to follow her.

Beca stared at her with a mixture of adoration and curiosity before running straight after her.

Chloe woke up the next day, the sun filtering through her curtains, blinding her eyes a little. She wanted to move a little, be sure that none of it was a dream, but she didn't need to. Because she woke up in a place she's always dreamed of belonging, safe in Beca's arms.

They had quite a late night adventure, or really Chloe should say early morning, but really who cares? Her heart was just glad that it had found peace with her mind on the events of the past four hours. They were both drenched when they reached her and Aubrey's apartment, with the blonde looking half amused and half exasperated by their antics as soon as they entered the door. Beca had been looking down on the floor with tight-pressed lips while Aubrey went on lecturing the both of them on their level of insanity for running through the rain, twice for Chloe, especially since the storm seemed to have picked up minutes before they arrived. A sneeze from Chloe reminded Aubrey they needed to dry off, grabbing towels for the two of them in the process.

"I don't think I've ever seen you smile like that." Aubrey commented, handing Chloe a cup of tea after decided to let Beca run a quick shower and change to something nice and dry from the redhead herself.

But Chloe wasn't able to give any response, she didn't know what to say. What Aubrey was saying was true, and she herself wasn't quite sure on how to articulate everything she was feeling then.

Happy couldn't do the trick anymore.

Beca meekly stepped out into the kitchen, letting Chloe have the shower herself. She remembered looking back to see Aubrey offering Beca her own cup of tea, like everything was simply falling to place. Broken things pieced together, torn up pages being all stitched up.

"Hey Chlo." she had heard Beca say after knocking on the bathroom door a full five minutes after she had gotten it. "We really ought to talk. Uh, Aubrey went back to bed and uh…"

"Just wait for me in my room Becs." Chloe shouted back, over the noise of the water beating down on her from the shower head. "I'll be out in a few."

"Right. Yeah." Beca responded.

But instead of finding Beca all awake and patiently waiting in her room – Chloe honestly thought she might've started pacing or fidgeting nervously at a corner – she instead found Beca dozing off on Chloe's bed, her feet still hanging off the side of the mattress. At least she tried to fight her tiredness off, Chloe thought before tucking Beca in and sliding to her own side of the bed.

Chloe could feel the lids of her eyes starting get heavy as she studied every detail of Beca's face, keeping a few inches in between them for now. She didn't want to rush things, she wanted them to take their time. She figured, it took a while to get to wherever they were now but they still made it, so she'll let Beca set the pace.

She felt a hand snaking around her waist, Beca scooting closer, before she dozed off. Her last thoughts still lingering on the fact that Beca Mitchell had felt the same way. And Chloe had to admit, waking up in Beca's arms the next morning felt just as perfect.

"Beca." Chloe whispered, turning around to face the tiny DJ. "Beca, I know you're starting to wake. Beca."

"Yeah?" she finally grumbled as a response, eyes still shut tight as she somehow moved closer and clung tightly on Chloe.

Chloe smiled, she knew Beca could be adorable sometimes, but the way she was acting that moment never crossed her mind before. It was a whole new level of cute she could use to tease Beca in the future. "I'm hungry." she eventually said.

She could feel Beca's body move a little as she filled her lungs with air, taking in a slow deep breath before she responded. "Me too, but this feels nice and I don't want to move."

"Beca, I've got a class in about half an hour." Chloe pointed out.

"Skip it." Beca simply replied.

"You've got a class too, if I remember correctly?"

"I can skip it."

"And I'm not sure Aubrey would be too pleased to have Dr. Mitchell barge into our apartment to get you to your class." she said with a teasing tone.

"I'm pretty sure my dad's all aboard our ship, he'll understand." Beca replied, holding her impossibly tighter.

Like she won't ever let her go.

"Beca," Chloe persisted, "I can hear your stomach grumbling. You're hungry."

"I… that's beside the point Chlo." she mumbled as a reply, finally opening her eyes and looking up.

"I'm making pancakes." Chloe said with a sense of finality as she tried to get herself untangled from Beca and actually get up."

"Nooo, Chloe…" Beca whined, trying to fight her efforts and keep her by her side.

"For someone who hates invading personal space you sure like to cuddle." Chloe said with a chuckle, winning their brief battle.

Beca smiled, seating herself up. "This is all your fault Beale." she responded. "We really need to talk though."

"I know." Chloe replied. "How about pancakes first, then class, then I have all afternoon free. We can talk then?"

"Yeah, sounds perfect." Beca said with a nod.

It was something about meeting Chloe Beale. Since then, Beca noticed, she's ran the most distance in her life.

Case in point, she was rushing towards her dorm to change into something more 'Beca Mitchell' and less Chloe's hoodie and jogging pants that were both a little big for her small frame, at least before her first class.

And Beca was thinking it was the running, that's why people were staring at her on her way back from Aubrey and Chloe's apartment but as soon as she opened the door to her room and heard what was playing from the radio, it hit Beca that the reason people were staring wasn't her running at all.

"And this goes out to our favorite DJ, inspiring us with her little act of bravery at the early hours of morning."

Boy, did she have a lot of listeners.

Including her two other best friends who were currently sitting on the edge of Amy's bed, wide grins on their faces as they watched Beca trudge into the room before slumping down the side of her own bed. "What?" Beca asked trying to keep it cool.

Except her heart was still banging against her chest, her mind still filled with last night's memories, and all her senses were flooded by everything that was Chloe that she was really barely able to keep it cool.

But somehow, barely was enough for Amy and Stacie.

"So where were you last night Shawshank? You didn't even do your proper sign off. All we hear was a certain redhead's name, and nothing." Amy teased with a knowing smile.

Beca simply shrugged in response.

Stacie chuckled. "Come on Amy, let her be for now, she's got class in a few and so do we. We can interrogate her later." Stacie said, standing up. Amy gave out a huff of disappointment as Stacie ushered her out. Beca was about to let out a sigh of relief but Stacie did drop one last comment before shutting the door close, "Don't think you're off the hook Mitchell." she said giving her a wink. "We need details!"

Beca let out a chuckle before falling down on her bed, face first into her pillows. She could still feel Chloe's lingering warmth, the scent of her perfume clinging onto the hoodie that Beca had borrowed. She could still taste the chocolate chip pancakes she made for breakfast, one she had no choice buy share with Aubrey who kept eyeing them suspiciously for some reason. And of course, as soon as Chloe had her back turned on them Aubrey jumped right into her, 'If you ever hurt my best friend…' speech.

She could still imagine how it felt to have Chloe's lips on her, her heart washed with a wave of relief, her soul screaming 'Finally!', her heart finding home.

Beca never felt that way before.

I only pray you'll never leave me behind (never leave me)
Because good music can be so hard to find (so hard to find)
I take your hand and hold it closer to mine
Thought love was dead, but now you're changing my mind

She's felt broken, she's felt sad, she's felt disappointment, and she's felt all kinds of pain and sorrow.

But she's never felt whole, complete.

Not until Chloe.

My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every no-o-o-te
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo

Beca smiled, the DJ currently on air was none other than Jen, the girl who took over some of Luke's morning shifts when he rearranged the schedule over Christmas break.

Cat's out of the bag now, a freshman was in the booth. But that didn't seem to bother anyone.

They were more interested in making it known, they're all happy for Beca.

Stacie couldn't help but notice that everywhere she went on campus that day everyone seemed to have only one topic in mind. Beca Mitchell was the hot topic, and the one thing on every one's lips was the great romantic gesture she just made to the one and only Chloe Beale.

So much for her badass reputation. Although, people seem to have a new found respect and adoration for her so perhaps it's a win-win situation.

But thankfully no one made a big deal about Beca doing all that for a girl. For one thing, everyone likes Chloe so no problem there.

Truthfully, Stacie was still in awe and surprise at the courage that Beca had suddenly found, getting her desired results. And that said something, a lot actually. The girl who was afraid to be vulnerable had left herself open and hanging, and not just in front of Chloe, but also everyone tuning in on her radio show. Beca was bearing her soul to the world, knowing full well that she could very well end up on the losing end.

It was high risks and high rewards.

And perhaps it was time Stacie snapped out of it, find her voice and confidence, and fight for what she wants.

After all, if Beca Mitchell can do it, then Stacie Conrad could too.

Stacie got to the diner to meet the Bellas for lunch for their emergency meeting. They were supposed to talk about what final decision they have come up with on Aubrey's invitation to form the Bellas back but everyone has been reduced into a screaming pile of fan girls because of what Beca had done.

If anything, it was an indication that it's going to be a long afternoon for them all.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

"Hey." Chloe said, sitting down next to Beca under the shade of a blossoming tree at the quad, her smile more brilliant the shinning sun. The last few days had been dreary, culminating in the downpour of rain they had survived together.

But today, well, the sun was shining brightly like never before.

"Hey." Beca replied.

"So we really need to talk." Chloe said playing with the bit of grass that surrounded her before looking up at Beca who was busy setting all of her things aside. "Should I start?"

Beca nodded, she was never good with beginnings. She was clumsy with her words. How she found the strength to speak up live on air during her last shift was still a mystery to her.

Chloe smiled yet again. "I'm sorry for the way I've been acting the past few weeks. I'd like to say I don't know what's gotten into me, but I do and I let it get the best of me." she started to say before reaching out to Beca. Her hands felt warm, as she gently placed her hand on top of Beca's own. "So I was being an idiot, huh?"

Beca chuckled, she was feeling a little nervous, but the look in Chloe's eyes had the butterflies in her stomach going wild. "I'm still trying to wrap my head around the idea you'd be jealous of anyone."

"You have no idea how much you mean to me Beca." Chloe muttered, her voice dropping a little low. "I though… I knew… I figured that if one day you'd be with someone else and that person isn't me then I'd be okay with it. And if it was me, then I'd wait forever. I just, well, I got blindsided with how much it actually hurt."

"But Jesse and I… look Jess, he's a good guy who just got it all wrong."

"Yeah, and I know that now but that doesn't mean that every time I saw you with him didn't feel like I was dying on the inside and I… well, I thought you were with him and I didn't want to be around you knowing I can't keep smiling through the pain. I needed time and somehow not talking actually made it so much worse."

"Yeah, that's pushing masochism up a notch. Emotional torture." Beca mumbled agreeing to what Chloe said, understanding what she meant. "That's sort of how I felt every time I thought of you with Tom."

Chloe smiled. "Is that why you didn't hesitate to punch him?"

"Like hell will I ever let any guy hurt you." Beca replied adamantly and Chloe laughed a little.

"Well you are the badass Midnight DJ. Which by the way, why didn't you tell me?"

Beca shrugged looking away as she felt Chloe's intense gaze on her. "I don't know, I was shy? Embarrassed? I didn't know how to tell you that you were talking to me on air and all… and there were other reasons too. It's not that I didn't trust you Chlo, I just, well trying to keep it a secret with my dad and all and apparently he knew all along."

"Can I let you in on a secret?" Chloe asked and Beca found the strength to look back at her. "I kind of knew."

"I had a feeling." Beca replied honestly, but then again, it was always like that with Chloe. Many things were always left unsaid but they still manage to have the best conversations without words anyways. Whether it be music that expresses their thoughts or an exchange of meaningful glances, a touch of the hand or a simple smile.

They fit perfectly together like that.

"And if we're being honest, mind if I ask you how I broke your heart? Aubrey said something about it." Chloe asked.

"I saw you kiss someone else too. I think you were on a date."

"Yeah, that was a stupid mistake." Chloe admitted with a sigh as she looked away and Beca took that opportunity to have their hands both intertwined with each other, giving Chloe's hand a gentle squeeze.

"Hey, no, well, maybe yeah it was a mistake, but it made me realize something. It made me think, if I really didn't love you then why would my heart be continuously breaking from that? You weren't mine, you weren't with me, I had no right. But then I realized that it's because I wanted to be with you." Beca said before knotting her brows together with a confused look. "Chloe, are you okay? Did I… Did I say something wrong or…"

But Chloe was still looking at her in awe and amazed. "I swear Chlo, if you start crying without reason…" Beca started to say genuinely concerned with whatever was happening to Chloe.

But Chloe smiled with a breath of relief, all glassy eyed. "You love me?" she asked, her voice cracking up with the dozen or so emotions taking hold of her at that moment.

"Well, yeah. I do…" Beca replied in a whisper before panic had started to take her over, rattling her nerves. "I mean… I… Don't you?"

Chloe smiled even brighter giving out a little laugh, "Of course I do, you idiot." she said before leaning over for a chaste kiss. "I love you very much Beca Mitchell. Just didn't think you'd beat me to the punch."

Beca smiled. "Well I'm not that emotionally stunted, but that's good to know." she replied.

And Beca knew, nothing in this world could make her as happy as the moment that she first heard Chloe Beale say it out loud, that she loved her too.

Things weren't going to plan at all, far from it, they were heading into all kinds of dead ends with their 'negotiations'.

Friday had finally arrived, and it was a long wait too. Amy was thankful that it wasn't too much of a drag to wait, with Beca and Chloe keeping things interesting. Beca didn't show up in their dorm room that night again but Luke revealed that she was simply hiding away at the radio station for the most part of the evening before going back to his and Matt's apartment, wanting some space to think about a few things. He didn't say anything at all, but Amy did catch Chloe with Beca earlier that day at the quad and once again at a coffee house on campus and so she's not worried that all of Beca's efforts just quickly went down the drain.

It started off well, Aubrey was actually apologizing for her past mistakes and for not listening to the Bellas, because they too had a voice in things and they too must have a say on things.

But things went down south when Aubrey noted how the Bellas had to put their focus into things too, how Ashley and Jessica were simply just not there at all during practice…

"We've literally been here the whole time Aubrey!" they chorused in response.

Or how Cynthia Rose was just distracted, how Stacie kept messing up the choreography – which, to be honest, she was only doing on purpose to get Aubrey's attention – or how Denise needs to pull her weight.

"You're being too controlling Aubrey and we're going to lose because of it!" Denise finally let out and Aubrey was immediately back into gear with being strict with the Bellas.

All while Chloe was barely succeeding in refereeing the scream match. It's not like she could yell to get everyone's attention and chill. She did reveal to everyone else earlier that she had her nodes surgery.

"Guys! Guys! What's going on?" Beca asked, stepping inside the rehearsal space all confused with the bizarre situation going on with the Bellas. They were all pretty much in each other's throats, Chloe trying to diffuse the situation as always, Aubrey had thrown up by quite a lot and Lilly, Amy wasn't entirely sure, was forming snow angels in what Aubrey had thrown up.

"Beca!?" they had all chorused in a mix of surprise and confusion, with Chloe smiling proudly at Beca.

"What took you so long Mitchell? Was it really this hard of a decision to make?" Aubrey then asked prompting an even more confused look from the Bellas. "What? I'm not as stuck up as you all think I am, I know Beca makes us better, as so happily pointed out by a certain redhead I know." she said, giving Chloe a glance before addressing the Bellas. "We've been so out of sync and we've been in each other's throats that even a blind man can see. We need each other, all of us to win."

"So wait, does that mean, you're joining us again shorty?"

Beca gave a light shrug. "Well I can't exactly leave my favorite band of nerds hanging, now can I?" she replied prompting Amy to fist pump.

"We're back in business pitches!" she shouted victoriously in the air

"But Aubrey is right guys, we're not just a bit out of sync. We're really out of sync. We've known each other for a long while now but we haven't… well… we need a lot of work." Beca commented.

"Okay, how about we get a bit of truth time. I'll confess something, I like sex." Stacie said.

"Yeah, Stace, we all know that." Jessica then said.

"Yeah, well, the hunter hasn't exactly been getting any lately." She then said, slumping down her seat sounding frustrated. Aubrey turned at Stacie, quirking an eyebrow at her before shaking her head and pulling up a chair herself. The rest of the Bellas followed, sharing their own secrets and talking about how they felt, Beca and Chloe sneaking a quiet smile at each other while Stacie and Aubrey were still sneaking glances off of each other.

And Amy had to admit she was a little bit disappointed that Aubrey's deep dark secret was that she had this thing for Unicycle after meeting him at clown school once and that the jerk had broken her heart.

Cynthia Rose spoke up, admitting to her gambling problem that started to get worse after she broke up with her girlfriend, and Denise spoke up saying she still loved her.

Surprisingly, Jessica and Ashley admitted that they had a thing going too.

"So is everyone else dating and or has hidden desires for someone else in this group?" Amy asked hoping to get a verbal confirmation from Beca and Chloe of their current relationship status or at least prompt Stace and Aubrey to confess they had whatever they were having. Chloe and Beca exchanged looks and smiled but said nothing while Aubrey and Stacie quickly turned to look away. So much for that. "Yes?" Amy continued, ignoring the silence of the group. "Well I guess it's you and me against the world Lilly." she then said, turning to look at the quiet Bella who thought that that was the best time to admit to eating her twin in the womb. "Never mind then." Amy then said as an afterthought.

They took turns speaking, passing the pitch pipe while speaking before Aubrey tossed it to Beca for her turn, sadly missing Beca and hitting the pile of vomit at the corner.

"Sorry." Beca mumbled for not catching it.

"We'll get a new one." Aubrey muttered as a response.

"So, what are we going to do now? Nationals is right around the corner." Amy piped up, she was genuinely concerned. She maybe all awesome and all, the Bellas too, but this was some serious business. They wanted to win, they needed to win, and they were still just starting from scratch.

"I think I've got an idea. Follow me." Beca said before standing out and marching off to God knows where for the nth time.

But this time she wasn't walking away from the Bellas, and they all knew it. That's why they wasted no time in following her.

"Mitchell, what are we doing here?" Aubrey asked as they reached the old empty pool where they had the riff off. Chloe had to admit, she was a whole lot curious too. She looked over with Beca who simply smirked.

"Alright, let's remix this business. Aubrey, pick a song." Beca suddenly said after the Bellas all caught up with her.

"Bruno Mars, 'Just the Way You Are'."

"Um, okay, Chloe you good to take the lead?" Beca asked turning slightly to face her.

"Yeah." Chloe responded, having faith in whatever Beca had in mind.

Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday.

Yeah, I know, I know when I compliment her, she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so sad to think that she doesn't see what I see
But every time she ask me do I look okay?
I say

Chloe sang for the first time since her procedure. She tried to focus on just hitting the right notes, the Bellas providing her back up, laying down the beat and rhythm of the song.

And that's when Beca jumped in.

I was thinking bout her, thinkin' bout me
Thinkin' bout us, what we gon' be
Open my eyes yeah, it was only Just A Dream
So I traveled back, down that road
Will she come back, no one knows
I realize yeah, it was only Just A Dream

The Bellas picked up the change, it was like Beca's tweak on their Regional's performance that the rest of the Bellas performed.

And it sounded great.

No more than that.

Extraordinary.

The way the two songs were mixed, like Beca's carefully crafted pieces, it was just magical, giving her goosebumps.

Chloe smiled as their eyes met, the two songs felt heavy and deep with its meaning, especially pertaining to the two of them.

The Bellas sang their hearts out, loosening up a bit, becoming more and more melded into a perfect harmony.

And Chloe smiled even bigger.

She's got Beca back.

And now the Bellas too.

Songs in this chapter: 'Stereo Hearts' by Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine; 'Just the Way You Are' by Bruno Mars; and 'Just a Dream' by Nelly

PS: Next chapter is actually going to be a few scattered moments in prep for Nationals (aka, the training montage chapter) but at the heart of it will be Staubrey with a dash of shenanigans from Luke, Amy and Bechloe ;)

It may or may not include a not so innocent song by Maroon 5 that as embarrassing as it was, a friend of mine actually had to explain to me what it was about when I listened to it first (the chorus in particular). I loved the guitar part at the end of the song that it was on repeat on my playlist for a good while :P GUESS WHO SINGS IT? (Also, points for who can guess the song! I don't think it's that well known)

PPS: There is still one main conflict of interest that I failed to address (it's a minor thing at this point) in the talk this chapter, that'll come up later, I promise!

PPPS: So I may actually have another fic idea… I'll keep you guys posted on the next chapter but that might not be up for a good while… I'm just not sure of the possible response to it so if you're interested in hearing what it's about and help me make up my mind, just shoot me a message ;P