Title: Barden State Penitentiary

Author: Jamiexh

Rating: R

Summary: New inmate, Chloe, joins a prison gang, the Bellas, for protection while serving her sentence. After befriending the most feared inmate, Beca, Chloe's life begins to change.

Chapter 2

…

After her shower, Chloe headed back into her cell to find it completely full of people.

"Welcome back," Aubrey announced. "These are the Bellas."

"Hi, everyone," the redhead greeted, nervously.

"No need to be scared," Stacie reassured her. "These are our sisters."

"Yeah, Red," the Australian girl smiled. "We don't bite."

"Much," an Asian girl whispered.

"Ignore them," an African American girl said. "I'm Cynthia Rose. That's Fat Amy and Lily," she introduced, pointing to them as went along. "That's Jessica, Ashley, Kori, Mary Elise, and Denise. And your bunkmate is Beca, but she's not here right now."

"Great," the blonde leader cut in. "Now that introductions are done, we can really start this emergency Bellas meeting. Now, we all know that the Society just tried to attack one of our own and the hacks broke it up. That means that a fight between us is still inevitable. We need to be prepared for any attack at any moment. I guarantee that they will strike before Beca gets out of the hole. They don't want to face her. So, be ready. The attack is coming. You're dismissed."

With that everyone, but Aubrey, Stacie, and Chloe left the cell.

Awkwardly, Chloe stepped forward. "Do you want me to leave, too?"

"You live here," Aubrey answered. "You don't have to leave."

"Can I ask a question," the redhead asked.

"Isn't that a question," Stacie laughed.

The blonde just shook her head. "What do you want to know?"

"Why are you doing this all for me? I mean, I wasn't even a Bella until a couple of hours ago. And you covered for me with the Society. Why?"

"Our rivalry with the Society existed long before you got here. And they were going to attack you the minute that they saw you placed in our cell. You may have refused to join us when we first offered it, but we knew the writing was on the wall. You needed our protection, and we were prepared to help you," Aubrey explained.

"So you knew that I was going to join you," Chloe asked.

"We knew that you would no other good option. And we do welcome you. Everyone has something to offer. And we need everyone we can get. The Society has had the upper hand for a while now. We're trying to change that."

"What you need to understand," Stacie added, "is that this is prison. It's all about survival. And we can help you survive."

"There is no need to explain any further," Chloe said. "I am grateful. Thank you."

"Well, you're welcome," Aubrey said. "We should go and head out now. We'll be taken to the cafeteria for dinner soon."

…

"So," Fat Amy started, "my ex told me that he bought this new mustang. He was like, I bet you can't hot-wire my car. And I was like, I totally can. So I did. I hot-wired the car. And then the real owner came out. And my ex disappeared. Real sweetheart, right?"

"Yeah," Chloe agreed. "Seems like it."

"So, what are you in for," the Australian asked.

"Drugs," the redhead answered quickly, not really wanting to go into detail. "So, who exactly is Beca? I've heard her mentioned a bit, but I know nothing about her. She's my bunkmate and I haven't met her yet. I heard that she's in this place called the hole. I have no idea about any of it."

"Beca is our resident bad ass. She was arrested for burglary or something, but rumor has it that she committed murders on the outside too. She's killed a couple of people in here, all Society members. She's tough. She's dangerous. And she was sent to the hole, or solitary confinement, earlier today because she attacked someone who looked at her wrong. You're a Bella so she's going to be on your side. Don't worry."

…

Tension was in the air for the Bellas and the Society members. The tension lasted two days, when one of the Society members distracted the guards while the others attacked. Shelia came at Aubrey, who was quick to fight back. Barb tried to choke Stacie, while Cynthia Rose quickly came to her rescue.

Meanwhile, Chloe was the biggest target. Kimmy Jin, one of the most dangerous Society members, came at the redhead with a homemade shiv. Chloe turned and ran towards the gym, looking for anything that she could use as a weapon to defend herself. The Asian girl just followed her, and made sure to the block the security cameras. She didn't want them to see her kill the redhead who helped cause the tension.

Chloe tried to throw the weighs at her attacker, but she wasn't that coordinated in a fight, and missed. Kimmy Jin stalked towards her and slashed her shiv at the redhead. Chloe used her arms to try to push the homemade knife away, but all that resulted in was a deep gash on her arm.

"Say goodnight, Red," the Asian girl taunted. Chloe closed her eyes and prepared for the killing blow when a choking noise caught her attention. Opening her eyes, she found Kimmy Jin, with a pale arm around her throat. As the Asian girl struggled, Chloe could see an unfamiliar short brunette behind the Society member. Quickly, the short girl grabbed Kimmy Jin's right hand, which was holding the shiv, and plunged it into the Asian girl. The girl quickly let go, as Kimmy Jin fell to the floor.

"Is she," Chloe asked.

"Dead," the girl answered. "Yeah."

At that moment, the guards burst into the gym. They grabbed the brunette girl upon seeing the Asian body on the ground.

"Already Mitchell," one of the guards yelled.

"She didn't do it," Chloe yelled. The guards all turned to the redhead. "She came at me," Chloe explained showing them her gash on her arm. "I fought back and in the scuffle she stabbed herself. When she got here the fight was already done and my attacker was on the ground."

"This how it happened, Mitchell," the guard asked.

"Yeah," the girl agreed.

"Fine," the guard said. "I'll take you to the infirmary, Beale. Allen, Applebaum, escort Mitchell back to her cell."

…

"Beca," Aubrey greeted when she got back to her cell. "We didn't expect to see you here. You missed out on a big fight."

"Not completely," the short brunette answered. "Came back in the nick of time to save a redhead from Kimmy Jin."

"So, you've met Chloe," Stacie smiled. "She's your bunkmate and our new Bellas sister."

"Is she," Beca asked. "Didn't really get the chance to talk. I just saw the perfect opportunity to take out that bitch."

"Take out," Aubrey asked, lowing her voice. "How are you not back in the hole?"

"Red took the blame. She claimed self-defense. Kimmy Jin cut her before I got there."

"Damn," Stacie swore. "Guess Chloe is already proving her worth."

"Seems like it," the leader agreed.

"Yeah," Beca said with a smile. "I can't wait to really meet this girl."