'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM'
Beca's head thumped rhythmically as she sat at her desk, trying to think of ideas for her english essay.
'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'
The irritated brunette had spent 30 minutes at her desk, yet the only thing she had written was her name.
'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'
There was a bright ray of light shining right into her face from the window, so she stood up to close the curtains.
'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'
Groaning, Beca rested her head in her arms as she laid her head on her desk, wondering when her throbbing head would stop. Her body ached with fatigue, her nose was blocked, her chest was sore. But, this essay was due soon. Beca decided to power through and get it done.
"Hey guys!" Chloe said, walking through the front door of the Bella's house and setting her keys down on the table.
"Hey Chloe." Stacie said as she leaded across the bar in the kitchen.
"What are you guys doing?" Chloe asked, sitting on a barstool next to Flo and Cynthia Rose.
"Were just making cookies." Stacie said, motioning to the oven which had the sweet treats inside. "How was work?"
"It was good, thanks." She said plainly. The redhead worked as an intern at a vet office. She would be lying if she said it wasn't a fun job to have, but man, it was a lot of work. "Do y'all know where Beca is?"
"She's in her room. She said she was working on an essay, but little B didn't look too hot." Cynthia Rose said, reaching for a fresh cookie.
"Yeah. She even told me to keep the music down while I was having lady time. And you know how much she loves music." Stacie said, causing Flo and Cynthia Rose to give her an odd look while Chloe's face showed a glimpse of concern.
"I'll go check on her." Chloe said, standing up from the barstool and making her way to Beca's room.
Making her way to the brunettes door, she left a few light knocks before walking into her best friends room. This had become routine. Everyday after work, Chloe would make her way to Beca's room, usually seeing the brunette be occupied with work or school, and force her to stop whatever she was doing to talk to her. Beca was always reluctant, but always gave in to the redhead eventually. This was always Chloe's favorite part of the day. She loved spending time with the brunette.
"Hey Becs." Chloe said softly, closing the door behind her. Looking over at the brunettes desk, her face dropped as she looked at her best friend, slumped over in her chair with her head resting on the desk.
"Hey." a muffled voice came back in response from the desk.
"You okay?" Chloe asked sympathetically as she made her way over to the brunette and began to rub small circles on her back.
"Mhm." came the reply.
"Beca," Chloe crouched down beside the girl, hand still on her back as she lowered herself to eye level. "Look at me."
Beca rolled her head to the side to face Chloe and to see her best friend looking back at her with concerned eyes. The redhead immediately realized how pale, sweaty, and exhausted the girls face looked.
"Oh sweetie." Chloe said softly as she stood up beside her sick best friend and began to stroke her hair out of her face. At this action, Beca leaned her head against Chloes abdomen, seeking her warmth and comfort. "Lets get you to bed Becs."
Carefully, Chloe lifted the brunette up from under her arms until she was standing. She watched as the brunette tried her best to balance on her own, but eventually the redhead held the girl and guided her to her bed. Slowly but surely, Beca laid down on her bed with Chloe standing by her side.
"Can you tell me whats wrong?" Chloe said, stroking Beca's hair off of her forehead.
"Head, throat, nose." She listed off in a barely audible mumble.
"You feel warm Becs." Chloe said quietly as she paused the movement of her hand to press it against her best friends hot forehead, resting it there to cool her head down.
"Mm." Beca grumbled, leaning her head into Chloe's cold hand.
"Let me go get a few things and I'll be back as soon as possible." Chloe said, exiting Beca's room and going back to the kitchen.
"Everything okay Chloe?" Stacie said, still at the kitchen island as she watched Chloe rummage through the medicine cabinet.
"Beca's sick." she said, frantically pulling a bottle of tylenol out of the cabinet before going to the fridge for a bottle of water.
"Beca's been sick before, why do you look so stressed?" the tall brunette said, grabbing another pan of cookies from the oven.
"She was still sitting at her desk when I got in there and had her head down. It look a minute before she could look up at me and she was all pale and sweaty. I practically had to carry her to bed and she isn't even coherent enough to form a whole sentence." Chloe rushed out before grabbing a towel to wet in the sink.
"Shit, shes got it bad." Stacie said, earning a concerned glare from Chloe. "She'll be okay Chloe. You don't need to worry so much. Besides, she has you to take care of her." she said with a wink.
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"C'mon, you two are so oblivious." the girl rolled her eyes, earning a look from the ginger that told her to hurry and get to the point. "You two are so in love with each other."
"I shoulda known you were going to bring this up." Chloe muttered, palming her forehead. "We'll have this conversation later." Chloe said, grabbing the supplies and heading back up to the brunettes room.
The sight before her about made her heart melt. The sick brunette was facing away from the door with a thick blanket covering her small body which was curled up into a ball. Badass Beca was nowhere to be seen.
Chloe made her way over to the bed and sat on the side, stroking the brunettes hair until she looked over at her.
"Can you sit up for a second sweetie?" She said before Beca sat up slowly and lazily, keeping her eyes closed and swaying side to side slightly.
Chloe unscrewed the bottle to the tylenol and gave two capsules to the girl, followed by the water in which she quickly took and layed down onto her back. Chloe placed the cold towel onto Beca's forehead and sat down next to her, stroking her hair gently until she figured the brunette would be coherent enough to talk.
"Are you cold?" Chloe said, noticing the brunette begin to shiver.
"Yeah." a hoarse voice comes in response, followed by Chloe tucking herself under Beca's blanket before pulling the brunette closer to her, sharing her warmth with her best friend.
"Is this okay?" Chloe asked, stroking the brunettes arm.
"More than." was the reply before Chloe noticed her body becoming more limp as she fell into a deep sleep.
A small smile across Chloe's face as she looked down at the sleeping girl with her head on her chest. Beca was never one to open up to anyone. Chloe remembered meeting the short alt girl at the activities fair and immediately becoming interested in her. She remembered when Beca was closed off and reserved and hated any attention on her. She remembered when she would shut everyone out and barely had any friends. Chloe remembered trying her hardest to become friends and break down the alt girls walls. Now here they were, four years later, with that same closed off girl. The girl that had indeed become her fast friend as she predicted. The girl she had fallen for over the past four years, cuddled into her side as she slept. Chloe knew she would do anything for Beca. Her Beca. Her thoughts began to slowly fade as she too fell into a deep sleep.
Hours later, Chloe was woken up by the feeling of Beca's body shoot up off of hers with a loud sneeze. Followed by another. And another.
"You okay there?" Chloe asked, blinking a few times and rubbing Beca's back.
"I can'd breathe." the brunette said, followed by a sniffle.
"Do you want me to grab you some more medicine?" Chloe laughed and sat up.
"Yeah, bud make sure ids the sduff thad's non-drowsy. I don'd wand to fall asleep again until beddime." She said, making Chloe laugh again at how funny she sounded.
"Whad's so funny?" Beca asked, giving Chloe a glare.
"Nothing! Nothing, I'll go grab your medicine." the redhead got up and made her way out of the room to the kitchen.
When Chloe returned, Beca was nowhere to be found. Her bed was empty, her bathroom was clear, and her desk chair didn't have a small brunette sitting on it.
"Becs?" Chloe called after a minute of searching.
"I'b right here." came the reply from the other side of the brunettes bed. Walking over there, Chloe found her friend lying on the floor, a thick blanket still on her body.
"What are you doing on the floor, Beca?" she asked curiously.
"The bed was getting udcomfy." the girl said, peaking out from under the blanket at her best friend who stood over her.
"Let's head to my room then. I don't think your body will appreciate being on the floor."
Chloe helped the girl up and almost carried the brunette to her room across the hall. She helped her down onto her own bed and turned the TV on for them to watch.
"Here's your medicine. Take it then you can rest." Chloe said, sitting next to the brunette and cuddling up next to her.
"Danks Chlo. Your by favorite." Beca said hoarsely as she laid her head on the girls chest.
"You're welcome, Becs." She said before kissing her forehead.
Halfway through the movie, soft snores were heard coming from the brunette when there was a light knock at the door.
"Come in!" Chloe said quietly to not wake Beca.
"Damn. Beca is whipped." Stacie whispered as she entered.
"What do you mean?" Chloe questioned.
"Do you see her right now? Chloe it's obvious she's in love with you. Just admit your feelings already. I'm tired of feeling all this tension every time you guys have eye sex across the room."
Chloe paused for a minute to think before she responded, "..Maybe you're right. I'll tell her later. For now, this poor girl needs sleep." Chloe said, softly stroking the brunette's hair
Stacie let out a soft laugh, "Sickness 1, badass Beca 0." She said, leaving the room and hoping the two would confess soon. Little did she know, that night would be the beginning of the next chapter. Bechloe.
A/N
Hey yall! That took me like a hundred years to update so i'm sorry about that. Hopefully yall like this one! Lmk if yall have any suggestions for future one shots :)