100 Perfect

by SCHawn12

Cousins Lexa Woods and Beca Mitchell start their freshman year at Barden University with a silent promise to keep each other protected. Their castle high walls were firmly in place around their hearts, they wouldn't let the other be broken again. But what happens when Clarke Griffin and Chloe Beale are able to create cracks and slip into their hearts? Will they be broken again?

17. Kiss and Make Up

A/N #1: Okay so this is a SUPER long chapter, over 15,000 words, and I posted this as soon as I finished it! I have been waiting for this chapter since I started this story! Some of you guessed parts of it...other parts I thought were fun but they probably suck...oh well! Enjoy and there is still more to come after this. Looks like there will be a total of 19 chapters.

Chapter Seventeen – Kiss and Make Up

Chloe

The next morning Chloe woke up with a weight on her shoulder. She looked over to her left to see a head of brown hair resting there and a very much asleep Beca. Sometime in the night Beca had gotten up off the couch Chloe had insisted she sleep on and moved to the recliner that had been brought in yesterday for Chloe to sit in when she got sick of lying in bed. She had moved it so it was directly next to Chloe's bed, she was still in the chair but her head was leaning across onto Chloe's shoulder and their hands were clasped on the bed between their bodies. Chloe saw that someone had covered Beca with a blanket because there was no way that she could have draped it like that herself, it was probably her nurse. Beca would totally forgo her own comfort just to be close to her girlfriend. Not wanting to wake her Chloe stayed still and smiled to herself, she looked around the room for the source of what had woken her.

She noticed her door was slightly open and Calvin was sticking his head inside seemingly to check if she was awake. She smiled and waved him in then placed a single finger over her lips so he wouldn't wake Beca. He nodded and did the same motion out the door. He came in followed by not only her parents but also Nathan, Bryan, Tyler, and Bruce. Chloe put on one of her face splitting smiles and waved to them all. She was so surprised to see them there…and now she had no choice but to wake up Beca. She quickly motioned for her board and markers and Cal handed them to her. With her orange marker she quickly wrote out a message to her family. She is such a cutie! They all smiled and Nate stifled a laugh.

Chloe laid down the board and turned to place a kiss on the top of Beca's head…she didn't move. She squeezed the hand that was being held and it only got squeezed back slightly. This time she moved her free hand to cup her face and rub her thumb across her cheek. Nate started to move to wake up Beca but Chloe shot him a glare and he put his hands up in surrender and backed away. Smart move.

Time for drastic measures. Chloe shrugged her shoulder…hard… and Beca's head knocked against it. That caused her to slowly wake up and look at Chloe. "Morning, babe. Did you sleep okay?" Chloe smiled at the grogginess of her voice and nodded. She quickly gave her a kiss and when Beca went in for more she stopped her, Beca's eyebrows pulled together in question and Chloe just pointed to where her family was standing. As Beca noticed their audience she shot off Chloe's hospital bed and settled in the recliner like normal. It was too late though. Nate and Bryan doubled over in laughter. Calvin was trying his best to give her a dirty look but his smile was showing. Tyler was smiling, Bruce was looking anywhere but at them, and her parents were just looking on in pure bliss that their daughter was happy.

Beca was trying her best to not look embarrassed but Chloe thought the red in her cheeks looked adorable. Beca was half scowling at her now and Chloe just smiled. Then Beca noticed her board laying in her lap, her earlier message still there. "Chlo, you spelled badass wrong again!" The whole family cracked up at that one and Chloe felt herself roll her eyes and struggle to keep the laughter in. After a few minutes the nurse came in to check Chloe's vitals and told her the doctor would be in with the speech therapist. She nodded and the family went back to their conversations. Beca had changed in the bathroom attached to Chloe's room and was now feeling much more confident about her previous actions.

It was almost two hours later that the doctor walked in followed by a girl who looked only a year or so older than Chloe herself. "Hey there Chloe feeling good this morning?" Chloe nodded in answer and saw Beca retreat in her peripheral vision. That was weird. "Feel like talking today?" She rolled her eyes and nodded enthusiastically at the doctor. He checked her throat quickly before the other girl stepped forward.

"Chloe, my name is Hillary, I'm a speech therapist. I am going to help you with your vocal work today. I know you are scared about singing and all that but we need to start with speech first. If you can't talk then you can't sing. Are you ready?" She nodded again. "Okay when you are ready go ahead and say your first words. It may be a little uncomfortable at first just as a warning." She nodded shyly and felt herself get a little nervous. She knew exactly what she was going to say though, she had known for a while now.

She looked around and noticed that her family had crowded around her bed and Beca was no longer in sight. She scowled and pulled her board to write on it (in black), I need Beca. She flipped it around to them all. "Beca, she is asking for you." Nate said over his shoulder. He and Bryan split apart to reveal Beca standing back in the far corner of the room away from everyone else, what is going on with her? Chloe wondered. Beca looked up and saw the board and moved to her side instantly.

"I'm here Chlo." Chloe took her hand and smiled up at her. She made sure she had her full attention before she started. Those stormy blue eyes were so calming and understanding that she knew she could do this and would never regret it.

"Beca," she started softly and her voice caught a little on the 'a'. Beca just smiled down at her and nodded for her to continue because she could tell there was more. "I love you." She held her gaze and saw only a second's worth of shock before there were tears clinging to the corners of her eyes and a smile creeping on her face. Chloe was too worried about the fact that she hadn't said anything to smile herself yet.

"I love you too, Chloe." Beca leaned down and placed a G rated kiss to her lips. As soon as it was over her family started cheering and they saw Calvin hand Nate twenty dollars.

"So your parents bet your brother about our relationship and your cousin bet him about the first words that would come out of your mouth after your surgery? Does Calvin have a problem that I should know about?" Beca quizzed her as they were walking hand in hand out of the hospital that evening. Chloe only laughed and swung their joined hands a little.

"No he just likes being right. He usually is so he likes to make money off of it." They both laughed and basked in the feeling of Chloe being able to actually talk back without any problem. Her vocal lessons had taken off running. As soon as she heard those words back from Beca everything fell into place. Talking was really simple, after she got over the roughness of not having talked for a whole day, humming started out really weird, and once they got to singing she was sure she would be fine for Nationals.

Humming had felt very strange at first, Hillary said that it was due to the location of the nodes, her doctor said that since they weren't there anymore she would feel things differently. He compared it to wearing something every day and then suddenly taking it off, you still moved as though it was there but it felt strange when you noticed it was missing. Her singing range hadn't been pushed that much yet. She sang a few things that were right in the middle of her normal range and she seemed unfazed. Beca had made the suggestion that she sing her solos for their current set (knowing Aubrey wouldn't have changed it). They were as perfect as always was what Beca had said. Chloe still had to go in for lessons every day for the next couple of weeks to make sure her progress didn't change.

They were nearing the Jeep and Chloe felt Beca unlace their fingers and wrap her arm around her waist and pulled her into her side as they continued their path. She was supposed to be going home with her parents. Beca was headed back to the dorm with Lexa, hoping to get answers tomorrow from Clarke, and they would meet up later. It had taken Chloe hours of begging and convincing, and a few well-placed pouts and puppy-dog eyes, to get Beca to agree to show up for Bellas rehearsal tomorrow. She still didn't want to, not because she didn't want to be a Bella, but because she didn't want to have to stand there and watch Aubrey and the others kick her out. Chloe didn't want to watch that either but she did agree to stand on Beca's side regardless of what happened.

"What are we going to tell them, Chlo?" Beca had slowed her paces falling farther behind the Beales.

"About what exactly?" Chloe asked. "There is a lot that we haven't actually told them." She was ready to come clean about everything, the secrets were starting to eat away at her happy exterior and that was just not allowed to happen.

"Well I know that you will tell them about your surgery when you are ready so I guess…" She sighed and ran her free hand across the back of her neck and pulled Chloe tighter with the other. "About us, what are we going to tell them about us?"

"What do you want to tell them, Bex? I'm the one that decided to keep it a secret in the first place so you get to decide what and how we tell them." They stopped walking completely and Chloe turned to look into those stormy blue eyes that she knew were holding back the most amazing person she had met.

"I want to tell them that we have been together since the riff-off and that we had a fight after semis but we made up. I want to tell them that I love you, and there is nothing they can do or say to change that, there never was." All she could do was smile, nod, and try not to cry. Instead of trying to piece words together Chloe just closed the space between them and kissed her with abandon.

"Loe, come one you can kiss your girlfriend later! I'm hungry!" Calvin called out to them from beside his parents' car where they were getting in. Chloe shot him a glare before he sat down and shut the door.

"It's okay Chlo-bear. I really need to go check on Lexa. I have texted her but she hasn't been responding even though she knows I need her to. I'll see you tomorrow at rehearsals." She leaned in and kissed her soundly again. "I love you."

"I love you too. Let me know that Lex is okay. I'll text you later and see you tomorrow." After one last kiss they split and Chloe headed for the car across the way that was housing her family. As she opened the back door she glanced over her shoulder and sent a small wave and smile at Beca.

Chloe headed to their rehearsal space the next day, forcing herself to arrive just before start time so she didn't have to face Aubrey alone just yet. Beca had texted her earlier and said she had gotten a break through on the whole Lexa and Clarke thing and was going to be late (and yes she knew that meant less of a chance of getting back in with Aubrey but she didn't care in the slightest). Stacie was there when Chloe had arrived, Aubrey was currently pacing the floor around the grand piano. Sheet music had been laid out and the white board had a brand new flow chart on it. She had locked eyes with Stacie giving her a questioning look while flicking her gaze to Bree and back. Stacie's eyes grew wide and she shook her head. With that Chloe sank back toward the door and waited for the others to show.

Once all of the Bellas were accounted for (Amy cutting it close at exactly 1:59) Chloe shut the door and walked toward where they were all sitting. Aubrey had already launched into a speech and the girls were all so excited to be there, for her though it just felt lonely. The closer she got to Aubrey and her tyrannical rant her confidence grew, she could do this!

"I told Beca." Was all she said as she went to take a seat, she saw just about all of the girls perk up with the information.

"You did what?" Aubrey turned to her shocked out of her mind. The fact that Aubrey was still pissed about something she honestly could only see one way was starting to make Chloe crazy.

"She makes us better." She heard a few sounds of agreement from behind her.

"That's not an opinion for you to have, Chloe." Are you being serious right now? It's MY opinion!

"Why? Because it's not yours?" There was a moment of shock in Aubrey's eyes, this was the first time Chloe had ever openly stood up to her or disagreed with her since they became best friends. "You're not always right you know."

"We will win without her." She took the sheet music she was handed (already knowing the music by heart) rolling her eyes and sat down. Bullshit!

They started off running through the songs once before jumping into the blocking of choreography. They were starting their full run through after working Beca's positions out of the group. It was killing Chloe to keep her mouth shut about everything flying through her head about how bad this was. Not only because Beca was gone but because it was the same thing that cost them semis. As soon as they were hitting Eternal Flame all hell started to break loose.

"Okay STOP! What is happening to us?" Aubrey was officially in panic mode and Chloe officially didn't give a shit! "Chloe, you sound like you smoke three packs a day!" Because I had nodes surgery only two days ago and it takes a little longer for my voice to warm up now! Honestly you would know this if you were actually still trying to be my best friend! Yeah Chloe was so done. "Stacie, you are so behind on choreography. Jessica and Ashley, it is like you haven't been here all year long!" Poor Jessica looked close to tears with how disappointed Aubrey was acting. The pair instantly started to defend themselves and the other started to step up.

"Aubrey," Fat Amy stepped up from around Stacie to confront Chloe's co-captain. "Please just give us a break. It's kinda not the same without all of us here." There was a round of nodding.

"We need Beca." Cynthia Rose said from over Lily's shoulder.

"Maybe if Aubrey loosened the reins a little bit." Chloe couldn't keep it in any longer, the Beca-like comments were making themselves known.

"Okay, shut it Chloe!" Aubrey spat, Chloe fumed, she was sick of this shit.

"Whoa…" Stacie let out, she looked concerned and angry all at the same time. That was when bitchy Aubrey came out to play.

"I'm sorry, that was rude." Chloe knew this soft kind tone that was laced with sarcasm, she readied herself for the blow. "Chloe, could you please get your head out of your ass? It's not a hat!"

OH HELL NO BITCH IT IS ON! Chloe usually never swore, not even in her own head. Now though, this shit was personal and she wasn't going to take the hits. She was going to serve them. She let her initial shock play out for only enough time for Aubrey to move back to her starting position and clap her hands at the girls telling them to start again. Fuck no, this ends now!

"Okay no! You know what Aubrey? Fuck you!" Every mouth fell open as Chloe started in on her best friend. "This is bullshit! You can't treat people like this anymore! You are not right okay? You haven't been right about anything all year long! I'm not going to stand by anymore and watch you do this to the Bellas! I am a captain too and I get to have a say! I have been there for you for so many years and all you do is treat me like shit…" She was cut off from her rant and not exactly happy about it. At least it wasn't Aubrey who cut her off.

"Okay, okay just shut up!" Amy had moved to them finally breaking Chloe's gaze from Aubrey's shocked expression. The others were now standing and watching the whole interaction take place like a Ronda Rousey fight. "Come on, I joined this group so I could hang out with a bunch of really cool chicks. Also I needed to get away from all of my boyfriends but that is beside the point! This though, this is a bunch of horse shit! It sticks! I don't want to be like the old Bellas!" With that she stomped off toward the rows of seats where their bags were.

"Yeah, I wanna be how we are now." Cynthia Rose stated and followed her.

"Me too." Well at least that was what Chloe thought Lily said, it was hard to read her lips.

"You should have listened to Beca. We all should have." Chloe gave Aubrey a once over as she passed her and got ready to follow all of the others out of the hall.

"Oh so it's my fault?" Okay not exactly a lie but Chloe wasn't blaming Aubrey entirely.

"That's not what I'm saying…"

"But that is what you are all thinking! That I'm the jerk! That I'm the girl obsessed with winning!"

"Aubrey you are too controlling! It's going to ruin all of us!" Chloe tried to reason with her now but her anger was taking hold and she was letting it.

"You know what, I can lose control if I want to. I can let go! THIS TIME I'M NOT GONNA CHOKE IT DOWN!" Chloe stood tall and strong with her hands on her hips glaring at Aubrey with a look that said 'prove it'. She knew what would come next. Aubrey placed her hands on her knees and Chloe just watched as she finally let out everything she had been holding in all year...in the form of vomit.

Yes, it was gross, but the more that came out the better Chloe felt. She watched Aubrey let go as she let her emotions take hold. She heard every comment anyone had ever made to her, she felt every sexual look that wasn't from her girlfriend, she saw every time Beca stood up for her, she replayed every fight Beca had with Aubrey, she watched all of Aubrey's decisions for this years' Bellas, and lastly she saw Beca walking out the door at semis and let every single feeling she had ever had fill her body with pure rage.

She taunted Aubrey on as the Bellas retreated up the stands to keep themselves from the projection. She didn't care about the screaming, she didn't care about the mess, hell she didn't even care about the smell. She was totally and utterly finished with the way Aubrey was running things. So as soon as Aubrey stopped, Chloe snapped.

"WE COULD HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONS!" Chloe took off around the puddle of vomit to get to Aubrey. Being smart Aubrey took off too. "Give me the pitch pipe you bitch!" Amy stopped Aubrey with a bear hug, Chloe was so focused on Aubrey she didn't notice any of the other girls.

She clawed around Amy to get to Aubrey's hands where she had a death grip on that pitch pipe. Bree was kicking her legs like crazy and Chloe could only get on hand near the pipe while she used the other to try and keep Amy in one spot. Once she felt the metal with her fingers she clawed at it. Aubrey pulled in the opposite direction causing it to fly from their grip across the floor. The both watched as it landed and rolled slightly. After glancing back at each other they got out of Amy's grasp and jumped for it. Both of them landed mere inches away from being able to claim it as their own. They fought each other for it until they felt Amy land on their backs and wrap them each in a headlock. That didn't stop them from trying though. Chloe squirmed and wiggled her way around, the chaos being the only thing filling her ears. That is until her favorite sound broke through.

"Guys, stop! What the hell is going on?"

Beca

Leaving Chloe to go off with her parents had been hard. Things between them were finally perfect and Beca really didn't want to be away from her side. Like she said though things between them were perfect so it was time to help Lexa. As she opened the door to her dorm she noticed that Lexa was actually sitting up on her bed instead of laying down, she didn't really know what to make of it. Lexa actually made eye contact with her as she came farther into the room. "Hey Lex. Sorry I was gone so long." Beca started softly hoping Lexa would finally speak. She didn't. "I told you that I was going to fix things with Chloe and stay with her for a couple days because she had her nodes removed. Do you remember?" Please Lexa give me something here.

She nodded. THANK GOD!

"Good. Okay, so surgery went well and the first thing she said when she could talk was that she loved me. I said it back of course because, you know, I'm in love with her too. Things went okay and she can still sing, which is a good thing because we found out that one of the other schools got kicked out of Nationals because they had a high schooler in their group. So I have to go to practice tomorrow after noon." Lexa just nodded along but would no longer look her way. Okay screw being nice, time to play hard ball!

"Look Lex, I know you are hurt and that Clarke broke you and I want to help I really do, but I can't if you don't let me!" Still as a statue. "Please just tell me who hit you? Was it Clarke?" Beca watched for a change in her eyes, facial expression, or body language. There was none. "One of your friends?" Nothing. "Luna?" Nothing. "Clarke's friends?" Still nothing. "Damn it Lexa! I can't let you go on like this! It was hard enough when we were kids and there was literally nothing I could do to help you. This time I can but you won't let me! Do you know how it feels? Do you know that it tears me apart to come home and see you like this every night? Do you know that the farther you fall in the harder you pull me with you? I need you Lexa, you are my sister, when you hurt I hurt. It's just how it works."

Lexa was still. She would blink and her breaths were in a steady rhythm but she wouldn't move. "Fine, don't talk to me! Let me sit here and freak out that I am slowly losing the one person I have loved longer than any other! Let me feel helpless, let me sit here and watch you fade away just like I did my mom!" Beca didn't mean for that last part to come out but it seemed to work. Lexa turned her head to look her way with nothing more than shock on her face. "Yes Lex, that is how I fell. I'm terrified. I miss you like crazy and I can't lose you! I just spent the night in a hospital room with Chloe and tried my damnedest to not have a panic attack there. Every time the doctor or nurses would come in I shrunk into the corner just like I had when mom was there. They had always cast me aside when it came to her treatment, told me to step back and let them work, and mom let them. But when it happened with Chloe, she always pulled me closer. I want to talk it through with you, tell you how it made me feel, tell you how I'm not scared to be in a hospital anymore, to tell you that I'm going to be okay. I even want to hear you tell me you told me so. I just want you back, Lex." All she did was look away. Beca sighed in defeat and went to change. She forced herself onto her side facing away from her sister once she got in bed. She shared a few texts with Chloe about everything before falling asleep knowing that no matter what she had to get answers from Clarke's side tomorrow or she would undoubtable loose her sister.

Her body woke up naturally in the morning, though it was definitely uncharacteristically early for that to be happening, she rolled over and saw that Lexa was facing away from her on her own bed. She sighed, she had been a straight up dick yesterday but it made her feel a little better, she still felt bad about the things she had said though. She reached over to her shelf where her cell phone was plugged in and charging to check her messages, there weren't any. Okay something has to be wrong with me if I am awake before Chloe can send a text. Yet she was pleased that she got to send the first message of the day.

DJ Love: Good morning, beautiful! I'm gonna go smack some shit out of people today so I may not respond fast. I love you!

She decided to get out of bed and take a shower because she hadn't since she came back from the hospital. Once she got back to her room she checked Lexa (still asleep and obviously dreaming about something she didn't like) and then her phone.

Chlo-bear: Morning babe! How is it that you texted me first? Try not to actually smack anyone please! I love you too! XXX

The message made her smile and a warm feeling started to spread from the center of her chest out over her whole body. That was how Chloe made her feel, warm and full of love. Once she realized what she just felt she remembered the last time she felt that.

Her mom's funeral was over and they had just gotten home. Beca had gone straight to her room and changed and crawled in bed, a few moments later Lexa walked in and sat down next to her. She never said anything she just sat there. After a few sniffles from Beca though Lexa had placed her hand on her back and looked at her silently promising to never leave her. Beca had cried for almost an hour while Lexa just rested her hand on her back, once she had stopped Lexa moved. She got up and gathered Beca's laptop and headphones from her desk and deposited them on her bed.

"Mix something Bex. It will help you get the feelings out. I'll be around when you are ready to do something, if anything. Maybe we can go to the gym and I'll let you beat the shit out of me or one of my instructors, they live for that shit!" Beca looked up at her with a sad smile and went for her headphones. "You will always have me, Bex. And I know that I will always have you."

She couldn't wait any longer she needed to get that Lexa back! That Lexa was what held her together all those years ago. That Lexa fought for her and loved her even though they had never really said it. That was her sister. Beca's eyes shot to her alarm clock beside her bed, 8:30 am. Damn it! It is too early to go pounding on doors right now! She relented to mixing for a few hours, finally getting back into the grove of happy, lovey-dovey mash-ups that she titled with Chloe's name. An hour and a half passed and she saw something move across the room.

Lexa had woken up and sat up on her bed staring at Beca. She saved her progress and let her headphones drop. "Hey, you want something for breakfast?" Beca didn't know what else to say. Things were definitely weird between them. Lexa shook her head no and looked down at her hands resting in her lap. There was so much sorrow in her body that Beca could feel it. She needed to try something. "Lex, I'm sorry about what I said yesterday…"

"Don't," Lexa spoke but only in a whisper, Beca instantly shut her mouth and her laptop to give her full attention to her sister. "Don't apologize. You were only trying to help, I was being selfish."

"No Lexa you weren't. You have every right to feel the way you do. I just want to help you get through this."

"I don't know if I can, Bex. This hurts worse than before. I can't feel anything but pain and loss. I never meant to do this to her, I never meant for any of this to happen, I never should have let myself fall in love with her. But I did, I feel in love with her and trusted her and I let her trust me and I broke all of that! I smashed it and there is no way to put it back together!" Lexa was starting to cry again. Beca had watched this cycle before.

She would cry just before going down the Hole, she would be motionless and void for a couple days in the Hole, her emotions would surface for a day and make it so people thought she was getting better, and then she would plummet down to the farthest depths of depression and not come back out until she had rid herself of ever having the feelings that broke her again. The Lexa that came out of the Black Hole tended to make rash and crazy decisions, Beca didn't want to see that again. The only way to stop it was to keep Lexa in her emotional state and not let her fall again.

"There is always a way, Lex." Beca took her headphones off and rolled her chair so she was in front of her sister. "I thought that there was no way for me to let Sheila into my life as anything more than the woman who tries to replace my mom. But I have, she isn't that woman she never was, she is the woman that makes my father happier than anyone else. She is the person he was meant to have in his life forever, she is the person that wanted him even after knowing he had two distraught and heartbroken daughters that he had to care for. She is our mom, she may not be either of our mothers but she is a mom to us. She always was, I only just saw it now. I let her in Lexa and I know that my mom doesn't care, she is glad someone wants to be there for me and she knows she won't replace her. She just added to my heart. Just like Chloe.

"I denied my feelings for her for too long. I didn't tell her how much she made me feel, she had no clue how much she hurt me. I had no clue how much I hurt her either. When I tried to push away the feelings I had for her it was unbearable. I need Chloe more than I ever thought. I had no choice but to fight for her to get her back. I needed that crazy, psycho in my life or my heart wouldn't beat anymore. It worked too. I fought for her, told her how much I needed her that I forgave her for something she had every right to do. If you want Clarke back, or to at least understand what happened, then you have to get off your ass and make her! Take your stand Lexa, fucking fight for her! Do something crazy and over the top that would only be seen in a movie! What the hell does Jesse call those…oh yeah…the big romantic gesture! Do something she would never expect but know that it came straight from your heart. Prove that she is your heart. Fight for it Lexa. Fight for you!"

Lexa had watched her rant with watery eyes but as soon as she was done there was a knock on the door. Beca saw Lexa retreat back, thinking about what she had just said, and went to open the door. As she did looking through the crack in the door, knowing to not let people see Lexa, she came to see Raven and Octavia fidgeting outside the door.

"Umm, hey Beca. Is Lexa here?" Octavia stammered out looking terrified. Beca looked back in the room and saw that Lexa had laid back down facing the wall. She took a deep breath and opened the door just enough for her to slip into the hallway with them.

"She's not exactly allowing visitors right now. I however want to talk to you both." Their faces paled and their eyes widened in fear. "Meet me outside the building in a few, I just need to grab some shoes and my jacket." The both nodded and ran off.

After grabbing her things and telling Lexa to think about what she said and that she would be at Bellas practice if she needed anything, she headed out of Baker Hall. Raven and Octavia were sitting on a bench just outside the building waiting for her. She motioned for them to follow her because she honestly couldn't stand in one place anymore and this needed to be done before Bellas' rehearsal started. They headed toward the quad in silence, which was not exactly going to work out, so she broke the ice for them. "What exactly did you want to talk to Lexa about? I figured you two would be the first ones on the roster for Team Clarke."

"We wanted to apologize." Raven tried to keep her voice even but it sounded as though she was a kid who just got told to tell the truth to their parent.

"How we acted was uncalled for and we really are sorry for what we did." Octavia was all kinds of jumpy in her voice and that is what caused Beca to spin on them.

"So it was you two, huh?" They looked at her for only a second before looking at each other. "You two are the ones that left physical signs of her pain?" They nodded while looking down slightly. They were obviously sad, scared, and sorry. "Explain." So they did. About why they acted the way they did, about how they found out the truth, and finally about how Clarke hadn't spoken to them for two days after they found out about The Black Hole.

"We had no idea what was happening. We never meant to make things worse." Raven was shifting on and off of her bad leg clearly in pain but Beca didn't give a shit about her pain at the moment. "Anya ripped me a new one once she found out that I was the one that gave her the black eye. I was only trying to take care of Clarke, we are all she has and last time I was the reason for half of her pain. This time I wanted to make sure I was protecting her instead of hurting her. I over reacted and I'm so sorry."

"I am too. Lexa was a great friend to me, taught me a lot during lacrosse season and even helped my boyfriend be there for me when Raven got hurt. All I did in return was take a cheap shot that I knew would take her down. I killed one friendship for another, in the process we caused Clarke to turn on herself." Octavia added her piece of the story and things were starting to form in Beca's mind.

"What do you mean Clarke turned on herself?" Beca had thoughts that didn't make sense.

"She basically is blaming herself, well and us, for this whole mess. We didn't let her see Lexa when she came to tell her about what happened with Luna. When we told her what she said the two of us and one of her sorority sisters convinced her that she was lying about it." Octavia explained what happened right after Lexa had left the sorority's door step that night.

"When Anya and Monroe came back from practice and told everyone what happened, Clarke kinda snapped. She told us that she betrayed the trust Lexa put in her and about her parents. She told us that because we didn't let her talk to or see her that night that it was her fault. If she had seen her she could have seen the honesty in her eyes. She told us everything that night and we have been trying ever since to work up the courage to face Lexa and do all of this." Raven finished out.

"So what you are saying is that Clarke has forgiven Lexa for the kiss with Luna?" They nodded. "She is pissed at you two for not believing Lexa and convincing her that she was lying?" Nodding again. "Now she is pissed at herself because she thinks that is it her fault that Lexa is in the Hole?" They nodded for the last time. Beca thought things over in her head, they are both mad at themselves for the same thing. Neither of them think they can get the other to forgive them. Both of them are wrong! "Oh my god! This is perfect!"

"I'm sorry but how exactly is this perfect?" Raven snarled.

"Yeah this is like awful!" Octavia agreed.

"No you don't get it! Okay I will explain everything, but you have to promise me that you will help get them back together no matter what I ask you to do deal?" They looked from her to each other and then back. "Trust me. I can fix part of this. You can't say anything to Clarke about it because this might be the only way to get Lexa out of the Hole." They looked at each other again before looking back and answering at the same time.

"Deal!"

She walked into the rehearsal space and opened the door to hear a whistle, a lot of yelling, and the sound of something wet sloshing around. The sight she saw was even scarier. As she raked her eyes over the group of girls spread around the room she saw many questionable situations. Stacie was crawling up the seats with, judging by the green band, her rape whistle held in her mouth while Cynthia Rose was basically gripping into her ass chasing after her. Lily was making snow angels in a pool of vomit, Denise was attempting to get her to stop without throwing up herself. Jessica and Ashley, or Ashley and Jessica, were huddled together over to the side looking both terrified and disgusted. Then there was Aubrey, Amy, and Chloe. Aubrey and Chloe were side by side on their stomachs, on the floor reaching for what looked like the Bellas' pitch pipe. Amy was on top of them both with her arms around their necks. What the fuck? Okay this needs to stop!

"Guys stop! What the hell is going on?" They all froze and turned to look at her. Chloe wasn't the only one that looked happy to see her. There was a moment before anyone moved. Lily sat up, the whistle fell from Stacie's lips, and Amy's grip loosened. Aubrey reacted first, she grabbed the pitch pipe and stood up.

"Nothing. This is a Bellas' rehearsal." That came out in her general voice but Beca knew she had to play nice or things would only get worse.

"I know." The others were starting to right themselves and Chloe shot her a small smile. "I just…wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have changed the set list without asking you guys. It was a really dick move and…Aubrey if you will have me…I want…back in." She looked to her captain who instantly averted her eyes downward. Beca saw Chloe turn towards Aubrey and cross her arms and wait for her to answer, she looked really pissed, and kinda hot. Aubrey evaded all eyes.

Beca knew she was defeated. She looked around the room one last time and noticed the chair acting as the bench for the grand piano. The picture of Mary Elise during their first practice flashed before her eyes. She locked eyes with Chloe again who looked at her sadly, knowing that Beca had to go and wouldn't come back to the Bellas with her. Beca turned to walk away and as she did she took hold of the chair and drug it, scraping across the floor. Part way to the door she looked back to see Aubrey drop her gaze again, Chloe's jaw clenched in anger, and all the others were flicking their eyes between her and Aubrey. She turned back and headed toward the door. Just as she was stepping up to leave the building she was stopped.

"Wait!" Aubrey called. Beca felt relief flood through her.

"Thank you, that would have been embarrassing." She saw eight sets of shoulders drop as she headed back to the group. She stopped just before Aubrey not knowing whether to press her luck or not.

"Beca, I know I have been hard on you." Aubrey finally broke her statuesque figure. "I know I have been hard on all of you, but I am my father's daughter. Like he says, 'If at first you don't succeed…pack your bags'." In that instant Beca finally understood a small part of Aubrey's brain. All she had been trying to do all year, it was the same things she was doing. Trying to prove her father wrong.

"I get it." Aubrey had moved to sit down in the stands and Chloe followed to try and comfort her. After Beca spoke they both looked up. "My dad gets on me too, not exactly like that but…I guess that just shows how little we know about each other." She looked around to see everyone gathering together and couldn't really think of anything personal about them that she had learned herself. She had learned things through Chloe but that was it. "About all of you really. This is a good idea! Why don't we go around the room and say something about ourselves that no one knows?" She placed a chair across from Aubrey and saw Denise lay a towel on it for Lily to sit. She pulled another a bit more in front of Chloe for herself, the others followed suit.

"Well, I'll say something about myself none of you know." Stacie spoke up first. "I have a lot of sex."

"Yeah we know, Stacie." Amy rolled her eyes.

"You didn't let me finish. I have a lot of sex…with Aubrey." There was a collective gasp and Aubrey's eyes popped from her head. Beca however was unfazed. She shot Chloe a look that read 'I told you so' and smirked.

"Bree?" Chloe asked eyeing her best friend, her voice gave away a small amount of hurt.

"Okay, okay!" Aubrey cracked. "We have been seeing each other since New Year's Eve." As she spoke Stacie moved through the center of the circle that had formed to sit beside her. She laced their fingers together and smiled. "And we are actually pretty happy." Chloe gave her a side hug from her seat, Beca looked around the room for someone else to take a turn. She wasn't ready for her own confession just yet.

"Okay," Cynthia Rose waved her hand a little and stood. "This is kind of hard for me to admit to you guys."

"Here it comes." Beca faintly heard Amy whisper to Chloe before speaking loudly. "Lesbi-honest." Oh Amy! You have no idea how gay this group really is!

"For the past two years, I've had a serious…gambling problem." Just about everyone looked at her really confused for a second. "It started when I broke up with my girlfriend."

"Whoop there it is!" She heard Amy groan out under her breath but everyone still heard her. Denise made a small sound beside her. "What was that you said?"

"I can easily shoot about three different types of guns and my brother said I have better aim than half the snipers in his platoon." Denise gave away her favorite hobby of sharp shooting and trick shots.

Lily's hand rose into the air right as she finished and everyone went very quiet. "I ate my twin in the womb." The fuck? Okay I guess it's now or never.

"Umm…okay. So I have never really had any friends that I could count on or even really cared about and now I honestly can't see my life without you weirdos in it." Chloe smiled at her from across the circle and gave her a small nod. Beca could do this she could come clean and all would work out. "Also…I'm in love with Chloe." She waited a beat for it to sink in. "We have kinda been dating since the riff-off, yes we had a fight at semis and had a falling out but we moved past it and all is well and good." She looked across at those baby blue eyes and saw that face splitting smile that she knew was just for her. "I love you, Chlo." Chloe stood from her seat beside a shocked Aubrey and moved into Beca's lap and threw her arms around her shoulders.

"I love you too, Bex." Then Chloe kissed her and the whole room erupted in cheering.

"God, it took you two long enough!" Stacie called toward them.

"Well wait who had bet that they were already dating? Seriously because that was a shit ton of money and I had that they would be together by Nationals!" Amy was raving.

"Why does everyone bet on us?" Beca asked as she buried her face in Chloe's neck. "Was I seriously the only one that saw the whole Stacie and Aubrey thing coming?" No one seemed to answer and Chloe just wrapped her arms tighter around her.

"Jessica, Ashley, Amy, and Chloe haven't given up their truths yet." Denise reminded them all.

"Well, I have a strange obsession with puzzles and knitting. Sometimes I feel like my grandma!" Jessica rattled off quickly but everyone finally realized why her winter hats were always so original.

"I know all of the dances to every song on every single Just Dance game by heart." Ashley said straight faced. "And I'm not ashamed!" They had a good laugh at that one and Chloe mentioned something about a Bellas game night with those games soon.

"Amy?" Beca asked once they died down again.

"Well you guys know me! I'm an open book. I mean you all call me 'Fat Amy'!" She laughed. "I guess I'm just not living unless I'm being completely honest." Then her face suddenly fell. "And my really name is 'Fat Patricia'." No one really commented at that.

"Okay." Chloe shot off of Beca's lap and stood in the center of the group. "Over Spring Break I made the courageous decision to remove my nodes." Again collective gasp, seriously these girls could suck down air! "The doctor said I might not be able to sing above a G sharp maybe ever! I thought…the season…was over!" Her last words were broken with soft sobs and Beca was instantly on her feet wrapping her girlfriend in her embrace and trying to hold her together.

"Beca?" Aubrey was standing now too. "What do we do?" Beca was so confused for like three seconds and then Aubrey was tossing the pitch pipe at her. Okay so if it hadn't been mentioned before let's cover this again. Lexa was the one in the family that got all the athletic ability okay? ALL OF IT! Beca was coordinated for sure but sports and shit like that did not mix with her small stature. So when she finally figured out that she needed to catch the pitch pipe it was too late. It bounced off her hands and rolled across the floor into the brownish orange puddle of puke. "I'm sorry." Aubrey whispered shaking her head.

"Maybe not here." Beca answered and got ready to round up the troops. She knew just the spot they needed to go, the first place they really connected as a team. She sent a text to Lexa incase anything happened and started out the building with her friends.

She lead them all to the empty, drained in ground pool where the riff-off was held. Her hand was still firmly wrapped in Chloe's as they headed toward the "Sweet Spot", which was basically directly over the drain in the deep end of the pool. "Okay, let's remix this business!" Beca dropped Chloe's hand and turned to face the group. "Aubrey, will you choose a song for us please?" Preferably from this century. She kept her snarky comment to herself for the time being.

"Bruno Mars," Bree started, "Just the Way You Are."

Beca and Chloe locked eyes and shared a small smile. Then Beca gave Aubrey a nod and started to head up the group. She refused to use the pitch pipe ("No offense Bree, but I will not be touching that until it has been in bleach for at least twelve hours.). "Chloe, you okay to take the lead?" She nodded and Beca got the ball rolling with the beat of the music. The others filled in as needed in different keys and layer by layer they formed the song. As Chloe got to the second part of the verse Beca instantly layered over the top of it with Only Just a Dream like the mix she had put on Chloe's flash drive at Christmas. Aubrey picked up the Beca and they blended the two songs seamlessly, Chloe and Beca never broke eye contact the whole time. Beca had always thought of herself signing both songs to Chloe while she had made that mix, every word was true, even more so now that they had fought and almost lost each other over something so stupid. Beca swore to herself that she would never let that happen again.

As they finished off their cover they were all smiling bigger than they had before and no one really knew what to do next. "Hands in!" Aubrey said, they hadn't tried this in months and Beca honestly didn't know how this would go. Finally they were all able to get on the right cue but then a rather loud, low note sounded from Chloe. "What was that?" Aubrey asked her, while everyone else basically looked at her shocked.

"I don't know. I've never made that sound before."

"Chlo, remember what I told you before?" Beca soothed as Chloe started slightly panicking.

"With your messed up vocal cords you can hit the base notes!" Cynthia Rose exclaimed.

"Do you all know what this means?" Aubrey looked like a kid in a candy store. Lily entered the circle that was still there from their hand shake with her own hand in the air. "Yes Lily?" Everyone closed in to be ready to hear what exactly she said.

"I think I have something that may be able to help us!" That was the loudest thing they had ever heard from her and of course Amy made a comment. They all started laughing and Beca wrapped her arm around Chloe's waist as they headed toward the shallow end of the pool to head back to the Bellas' house for some much needed sister time. Though once they turned the group in front of the couple stopped dead in their tracks and went silent. Beca looked around them to see Lexa standing in the shallow end of the pool looking dejected.

"Lex?" She let go of Chloe and pushed through the group toward her sister. "Lexa, are you okay?" She looked her over, it appeared that she had showered and actually put real clothes on. It may have just been jeans and her Barden Softball sweatshirt but it was better than anything else recently.

"I need your help." Lexa's voice was still quiet, not Lily quiet but more so than normal. "I thought about what you said Bex and you are right. I need to at least try and get her back. I have an idea but I need your help. All of you." She looked up past her sister to the Bellas that were standing watching. Chloe made her way over and stood at Beca's side trying to show her support for them both.

"What do you need us to do Lexa?" Chloe asked as she held fast to Beca's arm. Lexa drew her hands out of the pocket to her hoodie and presented a plastic yellow cup. One that was identical to the one Beca had used for her audition to the Bellas. Then she pulled a second up from where they had been stacked together. Beca instantly knew what was about to happen.

"Lexa no, you don't have to do this…"

"Yes Beca I do. You were right and if I do this she will understand. I have wanted to do this for her since our first date. I need to do it this way so she knows how deep my love goes." Lexa sat down Indian style on the floor of the pool and placed the cups in front of her, one directly in front of her legs and the other farther away. Beca knew what she wanted but she stood there shaking her head. She couldn't let her do this, it would send her farther in. "Please Beca. I need to do this and I can't without you. It wouldn't feel right just yet." Beca was near tears as she eased herself to the ground behind the second cup.

The Bellas gathered closer to them as they started the familiar pattern of taping, though with the last flip of the cup they placed their own in reach of the other person and started the pattern again on the new cup before them. They both started the first verse together just like they always had when they were kids. Lexa's voice sounded as perfect as it always did. Her middle range was only slightly higher than Beca's but she had a wider range that she could reach over all. A quick glance around the group showed Beca that they all heard the talent in Lexa as well, so when the second verse started she dropped out and let her sister solo. Luckily Lexa didn't stop and kept right on through the solo, Beca added in some extra vocals on the last chorus and as the last cup came down Lexa broke into sobs. Chloe dropped to her knees and wrapped herself around Lexa's upper body and Lexa leaned into her touch. Beca held her from the other side and just let her sister cry as the memories of her parents set it.

Beca remembered when she first felt this after her mom's death, she knew Lexa was happy that she had finally started singing again and that she could feel her more now. After a couple minutes they got her standing and started back toward the Bellas house. The night was spent planning with Lexa instead of planning for Nationals, but they still had PLENTY of time for that. After they had finalized Lexa's plan Beca cashed in her deal with Raven and Octavia and set things in motion.

Clarke

Clarke was fine, she was totally fine. Yep, life was moving and she was fine. Okay she was also lying. She hated life, she hated her friends, and most of all she hated herself. So maybe hate was a strong word, she really just didn't like anything at the moment, because it reminded her of Lexa which in turn reminded her of what she did to Lexa. Yeah, she would never forgive herself for what happened. She did eventually start talking to Raven and Octavia again because she desperately needed her friends and she really never had been able to stay mad at them for long. They helped a lot, she was able to actually leave her dorm room for a few hours without crying now. It had been nearly a week since everything started and she just wanted everything to end. Yet, it was the end of spring break and that meant going back to classes…classes that she had with Lexa…classes that she had to go to for her major. She would see her again and she didn't know how she felt about that.

She heard the door squeak open slowly and someone move into the room. Kimmy Jin was still with the Korean kids on their trip so there was only two other options that it could be. Raven and Octavia, who had basically stolen her key and made copies when she finally started talking to them again, they were worried and wanted to be sure they could get it. They had sworn to give the keys over once school start back up. "Clarkey?" Raven called quietly from the door, she was making her way toward Clarke's bed. The uneven foot falls gave her away to Clarke instantly. She rolled herself over to lie on her back and looked up at her friends.

"Hi guys." She had been spending a lot of time sleeping these past few days. It was either sleep and study or sit and ponder her thoughts which was not a good idea.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Octavia moved from the door once she had spoken.

"I'm okay I guess. Basically the same as everyday but I know I need to get back to normal before Kimmy Jin comes back tomorrow." It was the last weekend of spring break and her last chance to do anything before her classes resumed on Monday. Damn it all she was already pondering her thoughts!

"Good, that is a good idea! So now that you are up for trying normal things…we are going out!" Raven shot off with an overly enthusiastic grin on her face.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Clarke sat up and ran her hands over her face and through her hair. She reached over and brought her phone to life (silently praying that there would be something other than the time, there wasn't) and saw that it was nearly six o'clock in the afternoon.

"We are going out. All of us." Octavia started. "You, me, Lincoln, Raven, Anya, Harper, Monty, Monroe, Drew, Jasper, Maya, Bellamy, Murphy, Emori, Ontari, Samm, Cam, and basically all of the other sisters. You have no choice!" With that Octavia took off to her closet and started rifling through her clothes. She threw some jeans and a hoodie and Raven who threw them at Clarke and then continued her search.

"I still don't understand what is happening."

"Everyone wants to be there for you Clarke, they know you are sad but they want to help. They have all been talking about going all out for their last Saturday before classes and we all agreed that if you hadn't pulled yourself back up by now then we would do it for you." Raven explained. "Put those on, we are meeting the girls at the house to get ready together." Clarke sighed but didn't fight it.

"Where are we going anyway?" She asked as she gathered her things to go take a shower before they left.

"A club, where else?" Octavia said from the depths of her closet.

Clarke just rolled her eyes and headed for the showers to rid herself of the slump she had been sitting in for the last few days. She gave herself a full treatment and as the water started to run cold reality dawned on her. They were going to a club…the majority of their group were under the age of twenty-one…there was only one club they could go to. Arkadia. Plus it was Saturday, that meant that Beca would be spinning, that meant that…OH FUCK NO! After finishing off her shower and doing the last of her bathroom routine, she threw her clothes on and sprinted back to her room and threw the door open with a bang making her friends jump.

"Like hell you guys are dragging me there! I'm not fucking going!" Clarke declared as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What are raving about now Clarkey?" Raven asked innocently.

"I am not letting you drag me to Arkadia because Beca will be the DJ and that means that…that…SHE will be there to support her! I can't go!" Clarke didn't know why she wasn't able to say her name, it was really stupid when she thought about it, it was just a name. But the idea of running into Lexa while she was supporting her sister in the club that they had their first double date with them in was utterly heart dropping. Her whole body felt numb, her brain raced with scenarios of what could happen, and she couldn't breathe.

"Clarke, calm down!" Octavia put her hands up as she approached her to try and help her. "Lexa hasn't left her dorm room in days, Clarke. No one has seen or heard from her. Remember we told you that Beca won't let anyone see her and we had to apologize through her?" Clarke nodded. "I doubt she will be able to force herself to go out to a club just to watch Beca push a few buttons on her laptop. Come on Clarke."

"You have to do this Clarke. Even if she is there, you have to do this." Raven started in on her now. "This person, the one that hides in her dorm and spends her time trying to avoid even thinking about her pain, that isn't you. You need to face your problems. It's time for you to think about it and make a choice, like you mom said, either get up and make a new day or get up and fix an old one so your future can begin again." Fuck, they are right.

"Fine, I'll go! Now I just have to find something to wear." As Clarke started to turn toward her closet her friends each grabbed an arm and headed her out the door.

"Already taken care of!" Octavia chittered as they left.

They had spent over three hours at the house getting ready and well most of them were "pre-gaming". Clarke refused every drink she was handed so far, if she was facing Lexa tonight then it would need to be with a clear head so she didn't make an ass of herself. Most if not every one of her closer friends had a part in helping Clarke get ready for tonight, and damn it if she didn't look fucking awesome! Now though she had stolen away to Emori and Ontari's room in the house to try and collect a more than half-assed apology speech. She paced the floor in her nearly stiletto high heels as she started and restarted her speech in her head. She was jerked from her thoughts when there was knock on the door. Niylah poked her head in and Clarke waved for her to enter.

"Hey, Clarke. You ready?" She asked while closing the door behind her.

"Yeah I guess." Clarke shrugged because there really wasn't any more that she could do now.

"I'm glad you are finally moving on," What? Who said anything about moving on? I thought I was fighting to get her back. "It's hard to watch you be so sad, you deserve to be happy Clarke. Lexa is a fool for what she did to you."

"Niylah, Lexa didn't actually do anything to me, you know that. I'm not doing this tonight to get over her, I'm trying to get her back." Niylah's face changed into one of anger and Clarke had to rethink everything quickly. Niylah had been spouting off things about Lexa being a player and a cheater since that time they all went to watch her play. Recently Niylah had been spending more time trying to convince Clarke that Lexa was the bad guy and that she shouldn't go back to her. Now there was all this nonsense about how Lexa didn't make Clarke happy, which was utter bull shit because that was basically the only time Clarke really did feel happy. The time that she spent with Lexa was always at the top of her day. Add all those to the face she was seeing right now and the light bulb clicked on. "Oh my god, Niylah. Are you…do you like me?" Bingo!

Niylah's face dropped and she looked a little scared but mostly relieved. "God Clarke yes! I have liked you for so long! But you were with Lexa," she said her name with a sneer, "and I knew I would have to either wait or find a way to get you to see me. Now you have and we can try this right?" She had started toward Clarke and instantly Clarke backed away.

"No Niylah we can't. I'm sorry but I don't like you like that. Honestly right now I'm having trouble calling you a friend. You have done nothing but bad mouth and bash Lexa for as long as I can remember and I don't appreciate it. I love her Niylah and that won't change." The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, then it dawned on her. "HOLY SHIT!" The scream was so loud everyone in the house was headed toward the room. Clarke beat them to the action though.

She bolted from the room down the stairs, vaguely comprehending that Niylah had followed her, and came face to face with everyone they were going out with including the boys who had just arrived. "Clarke, what happened?" Bellamy asked from the front door. "We heard you scream." A huge smile broke out across her face as she looked at all her friends in turn and slowly came off the steps on to their level.

"Clarke?" Raven asked from beside her.

"I'm in love with Lexa!" She said loud, not scream loud but you know, and proud. There was a second where no one moved or said anything and she started to worry. Then someone finally broke the silence.

"It's about damn time you said it out loud!" Octavia sighed from her other side and the room erupted into laughter. "Come on then let's go get your girl!" The all headed out the door and piled into cars and made their way to Arkadia leaving Niylah behind.

As they waited in line outside the club Clarke felt herself start to get nervous, for what she didn't exactly know. Maybe it was just all the unknown that she was worried about. Ontari told her not to worry about Niylah because she was just like her sister Nia, she would bounce back soon enough and have some girl hanging all over her in attempt to make Clarke jealous that she passed on her. Octavia and Raven were both basically bouncing in their spots like kids that were waiting to see Santa before Christmas. They made small talk as they waited and Clarke finally let herself think about Lexa, specifically all of the happiness she had from her. She couldn't wait to try and fix things, she just hoped it would all work out for the best. They had been there for nearly twenty minutes and they still weren't even close to the front door, that was when someone recognized her.

"Clarke? Clarke Griffin?" Tyler was making his way toward her.

"Yeah, hey Tyler! Looks like Beca has this place hopping!" Clarke tried to be pleasant with him and didn't even consider getting him to let them in before the line of people.

"She hasn't started yet it's just the house DJ for right now. Hey how many people are in your party?" He asked looking at all the people with her.

"A lot actually. Probably upwards of twenty, why?"

"Did you really think I was going to let you wait here in line all night…no not happening! Follow me guys." With that he split the velvet rope and everyone with Clarke filed out and up to the door where Bruno was waiting. Everyone was carded and given a band before walking through the door. Things were a little different from the last time she was here but she couldn't put her finger right on what it was. The of age people in the group made a beeline for the bar while the others split into dancing and finding a table to claim for their group. Clarke had lost sight of Tyler as they came in, she had wanted to ask when Beca's set was supposed to start. That would give her a time frame of how long until it was certain that Lexa would more than likely appear.

She got lost in dancing with her sister's and friends and just out right having a good time that she hadn't noticed the time passing. Suddenly the music faded out and Tyler was on a stage near the booth with a microphone in hand. So that is what is different, there totally wasn't a stage there before. He must be starting live music or something. Clarke concluded in her head.

"Hey everyone! Welcome to Arkadia and thank you for coming out!" Everyone cheered. "My name is Ty and I am the owner of this club and tonight I know is the last Saturday of maybe everyone's spring break am I right?" There was another round of cheering. "Yeah I thought so, well for that reason tonight we have a special surprise for all of you. I have the extreme pleasure of being related to someone who knows about girls with talent…so without further ado…party people I give you, The Barden Bellas!"

The lights went out and all Clarke could think was that none of this was right. The Bellas weren't supposed to be performing, Beca was supposed to be playing her mash-ups. She could faintly hear people moving up on the stage and then a single note quietly filled the space. Then a spotlight hit center front stage and the most beautiful voice Clarke had ever heard filled the air.

Did you forget

That I was even alive

Did you forget

Everything we ever had

Did you forget

Did you forget

'Bout me

The stage had filled with spot lights over each individual girl as they had filled in the background music but the soloist kept her head down until the last word of the phrase. When she looked up Clarke felt every single bit of air rush out of her lungs. There was no way that Lexa was singing, she couldn't be. She hasn't sung since her mom died because it brought her too much pain. But there she was, looking incredible (in her light blue skinny jeans, white V-neck, and black leather jacket) and sounding even better, and looking directly into Clarke's eyes.

Did you regret

Ever standing by my side

Did you forget

What we were feeling inside

Now I'm left to forget

About us

But somewhere we went wrong

We were once so strong

Our love is like a song

You can't forget it

The vocals from the actual Bella members started to shift at this moment, sounding familiar to Clarke but blending with the last song as well, Beca's work no doubt but how had she gotten Aubrey to finally give up the hold she had.

You set fire to ashes

You fought through the darkness and brought me back to life,

you brought me back to life

So even if I lose it all

I got so much left to give, I won't give up, no, no

My heart's on the front-line, I'm not afraid

Lexa's eyes never left her own as the girls started to move with the new beat of the music and as the chorus to the new song began to drop Lexa looked like she was trying even harder to make sure Clarke knew it was her she was looking at and singing to.

I will love you,

Like I've never been hurt

Run through fire for you,

Like I've never been burned

I'm gonna risk it all like I've never lost

Gonna give it all I've got

I will love you,

I will love like I've never been hurt, never been hurt

Clarke took a shaky breathe silently praying that Lexa honestly meant every word she sang, she had to have, she could have picked any song but no she chose one that Clarke would love and would get her point across right? Again the beat changed as yet a third song was added into the mix. The Bellas were keeping the elements of the previous songs through the background music and vocals that were being added in but it was clear that it was Lexa's time to shine and they were doing this for and with her.

Don't look at me that way

I see it in your

Eyes

Don't worry about me

I've been

Fine

I'm not gonna lie

I've been a mess

Since you left

And every time I see you

It gets more and more intense

But somewhere we went wrong

We were once so strong

Our love is like a song

You can't forget it

The mix of the songs was something Clarke found herself being drawn to. Each one played an important role in what Lexa was trying to tell her, so far Clarke had figured out that Lexa was willing to fight for her even in Clarke wasn't willing to reciprocate. She was even willing to confess that she had been in a horrible place and was desperately trying to get out. She felt herself starting to move through the crowd that was dancing and cheering for the Bellas. She was being drawn toward the stage, toward Lexa and she didn't know why. Sure her performance was powerful and damn perfect but it was the emotion playing out that was pulling her in. That was when Lexa broke into the bridge and started hitting high notes and really playing into her performance.

You were the only one I wanted

And you were the first one I fell for

You're the only one that I'm in need of

And I don't want to be lonely anymore

The beat slowed and Clarke felt her feet stop moving. She wasn't prepared for the next section of the bridge or the new chorus that followed. Her eyes locked with Lexa through the bridge and the chorus but when she got to the ending of the song her feet were moving her again and she wasn't watching Lexa any more, no she was moving into action.

I will love you and forever

I will love you like I never

Like I never heard goodbye

Like I never heard a lie

Like I'm falling into love for the first time

Yeah

I wanna get back

To the old days

When the phone would ring

And I knew it was you

I wanna talk back

And get yelled at

Fight for nothing

Like we used to

Oh, kiss me

Like you mean it

Like you miss me

Cause I know you do

I wanna get back

Get back

With you

Get back

(Please don't forget)

Get back

(Like she's never been hurt)

Get back

(With you)

Get back

Oh, kiss me

Like you mean it

Like you miss me

Cause I know that you do

I wanna get back

Get back

I wanna get back

Get back

I wanna get back

Get back

Get back

Yeah!

By the last line Clarke was on the stage and making her way past shocked Bellas to their current front man. Clarke grabbed Lexa by the forearm and turned her so they were face to face. The crowed that had been cheering louder than a rock concert instantly fell silent and watched what was happening on stage. Lexa looked at her with an expression that was scared and confused and full of sorrow that Clarke felt her knees try and buckle at the sight, then she went to speak.

"Clarke, I'm…" Clarke didn't let her finish she knew what she wanted to say and she knew how she felt and she knew Lexa loved her too. She pulled against the arm in her grip and collided their lips together. Lexa was shocked for a second before she wrenched her arm away from Clarke's hand and warped both around Clarke's waist. There was way more cheering this time and she could hear her friends and the Bellas all going crazy.

She just kept on kissing Lexa, she wrapped her arms around her neck and smiled against those soft lips that she missed more than anything. She reluctantly pulled back and rested her forehead on Lexa's and looked into her eyes. "Can we talk?" Lexa nodded and pulled her off stage with the Bellas and her delinquents in tow, they were headed for the Sky Box.

Lexa

She zeroed in on the hidden staircase that would lead them to the Sky Box. A million thoughts ran through her head. Does this mean she wants me back too? Did she only kiss me so I wouldn't be making a fool of myself in front of everyone? Does she understand what it took for me to do that? Is this the end or the beginning? Her heart was racing from the performance (damn did she miss singing) and the fear of what was about to happen. As she reached the door she looked over her shoulder to see a still smiling Clarke and literally all of their friends, not exactly what she wanted at the moment. Clarke stood even with her just outside the door with a questioning look. Lexa looked from her to their crowd and back, getting the message Clarke gave her a small nod. "Give us like five minutes." Lexa said to them all and guided Clarke through the door and shut it behind herself.

They walked all the way upstairs in silence and Lexa took the time to run through her pre-planned speech again. Her nerves were officially getting the better of her, there were too many ways for this to go, and if it went one of the bad ways Lexa didn't know what her emotional state would be. She took a few deep breaths and followed Clarke to a small booth in the corner of the room. She moved toward the seat across from the one Clarke had taken but felt a small pull on her arm and when she looked back at Clarke she was guided into the same side of the booth right next to her.

Again they sat in silence, Clarke silently playing with Lexa's fingers that she never let go of, neither of them knowing where to start. Lexa took the plunge first, "Clarke, I'm sorry I hurt you. That is something I never wanted to do. There is really no excuse for what happened, but I need you to know that I didn't want it. I never did and never will, you are it for me, you are the only one I see."

"Please stop apologizing, Lexa. I am the one that needs to do it. I let some jealous bitch tell me lies about you and they got in my head and when I saw what Luna did I believed the lies instead of you. It took a lot for you to put your trust in me and I broke that. I'm sorry I didn't believe you, I'm sorry my friends hurt you, I'm sorry that I am the one that forced you back into that place. Mostly I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you when you fell in." Clarke and fully taken her hand in both of hers as she spoke. Lexa didn't know what to say. It wasn't Clarke's fault that she fell in, and it wasn't her job to get her out either.

"It's not your fault. I was hurt yes, but you did have a reason to be angry with me. I know that cheating is the first thing that is on you 'Hell No' list and you thought that I was. I just…"she paused not knowing if this was going to be the right thing to say. "I just need to know if you still think I was cheating on you." She held her breath uncertain of the answer and looked down at their joined hands. Clarke placed a single finger under her chin and lifted her head up so they were looking in each other's eyes.

"No, Lexa. I don't, Anya and Monroe came and told me what happened at your practice." She smiled softly and dropped her hand from Lexa's chin. "I just can't help but think that if Raven and Octavia had let me talk to you that very night then I could have seen the honesty in your eyes and none of this would have happened."

"Don't blame them Clarke, they thought they were protecting you because they didn't with Finn. That is why I never told anyone who hit me. I guess they had come to apologize while I was…in the Hole…and they told Beca what they did. They are lucky they still only have one asshole each." They both laughed a little and fell back silent. Lexa had to make this right, she needed Clarke more than she could understand and she needed her as more than a friend. "I forgive you Clarke. I forgave you long before you even knew what you did."

"I forgive you too, Lex. I did the moment Anya and Monroe walked through that door." They smiled bigger than they had in a week and Lexa wrapped her arm around Clarke's shoulders. "By the way, I loved that performance. Oh my god, and your voice. Yeah, please tell me you are going to keep singing because I need that in my life!" Lexa let herself full out laugh because it was obvious that her voice turned Clarke on, oh hell yeah she was still singing.

"I'm glad you liked it, it took Beca and I awhile to get the lyrics to work together but I knew what songs I wanted to use instantly. Yes, I plan on singing more. I feel closer to her when I sing…my mom that is. Just like I feel my dad when I play softball, but it was a lot when I first sang again with Beca. I like it though, I missed it a lot." She paused as she watched Clarke nod with understanding. "I missed you a lot. I meant every word I sang tonight Clarke. I will love you forever and I really want to get back together. Will you be my girlfriend again? I mean if you need time I will understand. I just kinda need you to feel whole and like my old self again and I…"

Clarke cut her off by kissing her again. "Yes, Lexa. I will be your girlfriend again, I missed you so much!" Lexa pulled her back into another soft but desperate kiss again. Clarke pulled back add looked at her again. Lexa watched as sky blue eyes searched her soul through her own and Lexa felt a soft smile break on her lips. She missed those eyes. "I love you, Lexa."

"I love you, Clarke." They said it at the same time both of them broke into a small giggle after. Lexa had wanted to say it since before their fight. She realized it the night Clarke got both her and Beca out of holding at the police station. Clarke closed the gap between them this time with a hand on the back of Lexa's neck. Both of them smiling like idiots into the kiss. Suddenly there was cheering coming from the door, they broke apart quickly to see their friends filing in.

There was a round of congratulations and hugging from many people. Raven and Octavia apologized again for hitting Lexa but she just brushed them off, she was past it now, the whole thing was over and she was happy about it. Beca and Chloe slid in the booth across from them raving about how awesome their performance was. "Wait when did this happen? Are you guys back together?" They spent a few minutes catching Clarke up with all that had happened over the past week. Lexa was so relieved to have Clarke back her in life, and that Beca had Chloe back in hers. They both deserved happiness and they were damn lucky to find it at such a young age. That was when Aubrey spoke over the group and got everyone's attention.

"Hey guys, I just wanted to say thank you to both Lexa and Beca for making this performance possible. Beca you gave up an amazing opportunity to DJ here tonight in exchange for a performance to help your sister get the love of her life back, and you worked your tiny ass off on an amazing set list for it." Lexa tightened her grip around Clarke's shoulders and gave Beca a smile. "Lexa you gave the Bellas something to fight for and a chance to have a real show stopping performance before we head to Nationals." The Bellas erupted into cheers about their upcoming competition. "Oh that note I would like to ask you a very important question." Aubrey looked at Stacie and took something from her before she stood and made her way to Lexa. She stopped just beside the booth and held a yellow and blue paisley scarf in both of her hands out toward Lexa. "Would you become a Bella sister and help us make Nationals even more perfect?" Lexa's jaw hit the table, people around gasped, and the others sounded like they were the audience for a game show giving her the answer.

Lexa snapped her mouth closed and gave Clarke another smile before standing and looking at Aubrey. "I would be honored!" Aubrey placed the scarf in Lexa's right hand and in front of all her friends she recited the oath, Aubrey left out the part about wolves and vocal chords but Lexa remembered it any way. "I mean it's not like you have to worry about me doing that anyway!" They all laughed and Beca stood and tied Lexa's scarf around her wrist like the others had done tonight.

They all headed back downstairs to the dance floor, being greeted with another round of applause, and started their night again. Lexa had pulled Clarke toward the bar for a quick drink of soda to recharge after her performance and then they moved their way back into the crowd next to Chloe and Beca. Lexa thought over their talk again and was happy with it, everything was right, well except for one thing.

"Clarke," she said in a normal volume directly in her ear. "You said you let some jealous bitch cloud your mind with lies about me," Clarke nodded, "who was that?"

Clarke spun in her arms so their fronts were flush together and leaned into her ear. "Niylah, she likes me and well she wanted you out of the way. Like I said, jealous bitch." They laughed and Lexa kissed her again. They spent the evening with their bodies pressed impossibly close together and Lexa sang every song, dirty or not, to Clarke wishing she had done it sooner. She could literally watch Clarke getting turned on with every new song that flipped on. "Can you stay with me tonight? Kimmy Jin isn't back until late tomorrow." Lexa nodded instantly. She let Beca know and went back to shamelessly grinding on her girlfriend, who could blame her though, she looked fucking hot! Part of her couldn't wait to get her alone, but would Clarke be ready for that? Only time will tell I guess.

Apparently time was on her side though because the longer they danced together the less innocent their movements became. At one point Lexa actually had to go back to the bar for another drink before she started making out with her on the dance floor. Bellamy must have seen her pain because he tapped her on the shoulder. "Mind if I cut in for a few?" Then he whispered in her ear. "I swear nothing will happen, she is like a second sister to me. I can tell you want to cool down before you do something you may end up regretting though." Lexa nodded and smiled her thanks at him and headed for another drink. She watched at Clarke danced with Bellamy and smiled at how it was completely different from how she danced with her.

Then Clarke caught her watching. She still kept her distance from Bellamy but it was blatantly obvious that Clarke was trying to seduce her back onto the dance floor. Lexa shook her head and finished her drink before making her way back to her girlfriend. "Thanks for keeping her safe Bellamy. You are a great guy."

"No problem! Thanks for the dance Clarke." He gave her a hug and put his hand on Lexa's shoulder again whispering in her ear. "Good luck with that one tonight!" With another pat to her shoulder and a laugh he was gone. Lexa swallowed hard and Clarke pulled her by her hips back into her own, she was now grinding into Lexa's ass and suddenly Lexa got nervous for a whole new reason.

A/N #2: So the rating is going to change next chapter...yes I decided to write smut and I will probably be terrible but it needs to happen. So please REVIEW this for me because I want to know if people love it or hate it. I can take your hate mail I really can! But I like hearing that your guys enjoy this too!

Songs used: Don't Forget, Never Been Hurt, Get Back all by Demi Lovato (and if you don't know the reason re-read the story and figure it out!)

S.C.