#kudos to aubrey and the rest of the bellas for dealing with beca and chloe and the rest of their bs sdsjknk

[pinkpastels113]

Could you maybe do "I'm worried about you."?

(and yes, I've just read one of your one-shots and now i'll probably check out what i missed on AO3)

not me going through my inbox one day and being like shit yea i have stuff to write lmao.

(also sorry this is so late sdbdsjkn, the fact that i haven't had a break since school started until now says a lot about my mental capacity, but thank you so much for checking out my stuff!! it's been a while since i've worked on something again :))

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Aubrey’s having the best time of her life.

Well, not exactly the best, but compared to the absolute shitshow of the week that she’d just had, yeah, this is pretty great.

She sips her tea. It is the yearly Bella reunion “that does not exclude previous or new Bellas” and Aubrey is amused with the way things are going. In particular, things with the way the two Bella co-captains are skirting around each other.

She had known that Beca and Chloe would eventually end up together. It is only a matter of time, as they say, for things that are so obvious that it is actually kind of painful to think about. Because how can something so obvious be so difficult for two people to understand? 

Apparently very, Aubrey answers for herself, as she smiles fondly at the little snort of laughter that her longtime best friend, Chloe, lets out at the joke that tiny but actually proven to be pretty okay Beca made. They appear to be engaged in some sort of game, a game where one of them is trying to see how long it would take for the other to look at them directly in the eyes.

The record is pointing Beca to be the loser. She’d already glanced Chloe’s way more than twice, both of which she was lucky in that Chloe was paying attention to something else. Aubrey finds it hilarious that all it takes is one wrong (or right?) turn for them to both be essentially eye-fucking. 

Someone sidles up next to her chair. “So, what’s been going on these days?”

Aubrey tilts her head to the side enough to let Emily know that she is listening without taking her eyes off the show. “Oh, nothing much. Just busy. You?”

Emily says something similar, and then there is silence for a few beats before she continues. “I’m worried about you.”

“What?” Aubrey puts down her tea, rotates fully to the side. “Why?”

Emily appears to be nervous, as though she had not expected Aubrey to be so serious in taking in that comment nor herself to voice it in the first place. “Because you’re distant. You don’t talk in the group chat anymore, and when you do, it’s only for generic purposes. And I know that you’re busy, what with your new job and your dad and stuff, but I just can’t help the feeling that something is off, y’know?”

Dang. Aubrey is a little bit taken aback. Out of all the people that she has in her life, Emily is the person who is calling her out on her closed-offedness? Even her own best friend, whom she calls routinely every two days, has not said a word about how she is struggling to make ends meet between her personal life and social one. 

Or maybe that is the issue, Aubrey realizes, as Chloe whines about how Beca is being an idiot in trying to get her to spill how the disaster at the gym went to all the Bellas, she is relying too much on other people to get her to open up about how she is feeling. Other people have their lives too, and realistically, the hard but unfortunate truth is that their lives do not revolve around Aubrey’s.

It’s about time that she needs to figure out what she wants by herself, without expecting an outside force to push her.

“Yes, actually,” Aubrey replies, rising from her seat to guide Emily into the living room. “There are a few obstacles in my life lately that are making me feel off. Do you mind if I discuss them with you?”

And Emily may be the last person with whom she thought she would share her worries and insecurities to, but she is the first one that Aubrey can utilize as an example to live up to her own potential. 

Even if they are not the stars of the show.

[bechloeislegit]

THE TREBLE VS THE BELLA Chapter 2

Beca stood by silently as she watched Aubrey gather the rest of the Bellas and lead them out of the amphitheater. Accidental kiss or not, continuing the kiss wasn't her best idea; plus, Chloe was into it as much as she was. She knows Chloe kissed her back.

Chloe slapping her brought back memories of her drunken mother. Is that why she felt so bad for Chloe when Aubrey yelled at the redhead? Because she knew what usually happened after the yelling. Getting slapped was terrible enough, but for some reason thinking of Chloe getting slapped, or worse, turned her stomach.

"You dawg!" Bumper's voice brings Beca out of her revery. "You just kissed the hottest Bella, and you lived to tell about it. Kudos to you!"

Beca just glared at Bumper when she noticed the rest of the Trebles standing around him. She caught Jesse's eye, and he just shrugged and gave her a small grin. She shook her head and looked away from him.

"That kiss was hot," Donald said, smiling and nodding his head.

The rest of the Trebles were nodding in agreement. Looking around at them, Beca realized kissing Chloe wasn't the only mistake she made recently.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

"Are you okay, Chlo?" Aubrey asked as Chloe sat on the sofa in their shared apartment.

"I'm fine, Brey," Chloe said. "It wasn't that big of a deal."

"Not that big of a deal?" Aubrey asked flabbergasted. "A Treble forcing a kiss on a Bella is a big deal. And in front of all the acapella groups, too. That's not how things are done around here, and the sooner Beca learns that, the better."

"She was drunk, and I already slapped her, Brey," Chloe said softly. "I'm a little drunk, too, and I lost my balance when she grabbed my arm. It was accidental, and it took me a few seconds to react to what was happening. I just want to forget it ever happened."

"Chloe," Aubrey said. "We can't let this go unpunished."

"No, Brey," Chloe said as she stood up. "I slapped her! I've never slapped anyone before in my life. So, we are not going to do anything; I've done enough. I'm going to bed."

Before Aubrey could say anything else, Chloe walked away and went to her bedroom. She leaned her back against the door and ran a hand through her hair. She sighed as she thought about the kiss. She really liked it and probably would have kept kissing Beca if Aubrey hadn't yelled at her. She gave a heavy sigh. She knew she was going to have to make sure she stayed away from Beca except during riff-offs and competitions.

Chloe pushed herself away from the door and walked over and flopped down on her bed. She laid there for a moment before turning over onto her back. She put her fingers to her lips and couldn't help the smile that came to her as she thought about the kiss.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

"So, how was it?" Jesse asked with a gleam in his eye. "I bet it was hot. Chloe's hot."

"Shut up," Beca said and looked down at the ground. "And I'm not talking about this with you. I'm not one of your 'homeboys' who are nothing but horny dirtbags."

"I told you not all guys are like that," Jesse said frowning.

"Really?" Beca questioned. "Name one Treble who isn't off thinking about that kiss right now and getting off on it?"

Jesse furrowed his brow and looked at her. She laughed because it actually looked like he was thinking about it, too. She saw a dopey look cross his face.

"Oh, my God!" Beca said. "You're thinking about it right now. Gross, dude. You're my brother, and that's just wrong."

Jesse shuddered and grimaced. "You're right, you're right. I'm sorry."

"I'm going to my dorm," Beca said as she stood. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"I'll drive you," Jesse said.

"No, thanks," Beca said. "I'd rather walk."

Once Beca was back in her dorm, she sat in her room and couldn't stop thinking about the kiss. Initially, she had planned to pull Chloe close as if she was going to kiss and then laugh and push her away. But, she pulled a little harder than expected, and Chloe stumbled. Instead of pulling back, Beca leaned in, and they were kissing. After that, she kind of blacked out because the kiss was so good. And, when Chloe kissed her back, she got lost in it. It was a really good kiss.

"Argh!" Beca screamed into her pillow.

"I can't be having these thoughts about Chloe," Beca thought. "I'm the enemy according to their Bellas code." Beca ran a hand through her hair and sighed. "How am I going to get her out of my head?"

Beca laid there with thoughts of Chloe running through her head as she drifted off to sleep.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

A few days later, Beca was sitting under a tree on the Quad. She was stuck on a mix. To take her mind off it for a while, she decided to do some of her school work. She was typing away on her laptop when she sensed someone and looked up. Walking past her was Chloe.

Beca set her laptop down and jumped up calling Chloe's name. Chloe looked back at hearing her name and seeing Beca, continued walking.

"Come on, Chloe," Beca called out following the redhead. "Just give me a minute. Please?"

Chloe seemed to hesitate, so Beca stopped and stood there waiting. She watched as Chloe stopped as well and looked around. Chloe turned to face her and let out a breath.

"What do you want?"

Beca moved closer so she could talk to the redhead without raising her voice. "I, uh, I just, um, I wanted to apologize for my behavior the other night. I was just messing with you and didn't intend actually to kiss you. And, I'm also sorry that I got you into trouble with Aubrey."

Chloe looked at Beca. "Is that all?"

"Wow," Beca muttered before shaking her head. "Yeah, that's all."

"Fine," Chloe said and turned and walked away.

Beca watched Chloe walk away. "Well, so much for trying to be the bigger person," Beca mumbled as she went back to gather her laptop and other belongings.

A couple of hours later, Beca met Jesse for lunch. Bumper and a couple of other Trebles were already at the diner when they arrived.

"Jesse, come over here," Bumper said. "You, too, Beca. You're both Trebles now so you should see this."

Jesse and Beca walked over to where Bumper was sitting and took the booth behind them. They knelt on the seat and looked over Bumper's shoulder at something he was watching on his laptop.

"Wait," Beca said, looking at the screen. "Is that the Bellas rehearsal?"

"Yep," Bumper said. "We don't care about their routine because they're planning to use the same songs and choreography as they did last year. We just like to watch Posen with the new recruits because that's when she's most likely going to blow chunks."

Donald and Uni both laugh and nod their heads. The Trebles watched as Aubrey mentioned kicking out one of the Bellas for sleeping with a Treble. She then turned her glare on another Bella sitting in front of her.

After Aubrey embarrassed the girl and kicked her out, Donald and Uni high-fived each other.

"Wow, they are really serious about the no sleeping with Trebles rule," Beca muttered.

"I did Kori," Donald said with a leer.

"I did Mary Elise," Uni said and the two high-fived each other again.

"You guys purposely slept with one of the new Bellas?" Beca asked.

"It's tradition," Donald said. "Every year, we all try to sleep with a Bella at Hood Night. Last year they lost four girls."

"But I thought it was against the Trebles rules," Beca said.

"Nope," Bumper said. "That's a Bellas rule. The Trebles don't have any such rule, but we do enjoy trying to see how many Bellas we can make break it." Bumper smirked and snickered. "Posen is bound to blow chunks knowing she only has six new girls now. They'll have to redo their choreography for seven instead of nine."

"Should we be watching this?" Beca said. "It feels like cheating."

Bumper closes his laptop and turns to look at Beca. "This is war, Beca. The Bellas think they're hot shit because they are one of only a handful of all-girl acapella groups around and they made it to the ICCAs. All boy, excuse me, all men acapella groups are not uncommon. That's one of the reasons we chose you. After winning the last three ICCAs we needed to do something different. Having a hot girl who can also sing will get us noticed. We'll be talked about, in a good way. Not like how the Bellas are talked about after last year's Pukegate."

"It still doesn't feel right," Beca said and turned to sit fully in her seat.

"Now, let's talk about the riff-off," Bumper said, ignoring her.

Beca popped back up and asked, "What the fuck is a riff-off?"

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

The night of the riff-off, Beca stood back and watched as everything unfolded. All four of the Barden a cappella groups were there and positioned in the empty pool. Why there was an empty pool, Beca didn't know and wasn't sure she cared enough to ask.

Other students were sitting and standing around the outside of the pool, drinks in hand, yelling and cheering.

Tommy, the emcee of the riff-off, made a motion toward the BU Harmonics and suddenly the air was filled with the sounds of sirens. The spectators quieted as Tommy strode to the middle of the groups and yelled, "Are you ready for the riff-off?"

The crowd cheered, and Beca looked around. The BU Harmonics quieted down; the High Notes were giggling; the Bellas were looking rather anxious; the Treblemakers were looking smug and confident.

"The first category," Tommy said, facing the wall and using what looked like a flashlight to shine a spinning wheel. The wheel stopped, and Tommy called out, "Ladies of the 80s."

Aubrey said something to the Bellas and ran to the middle, but Bumper beat her to it and started singing Mickey by Toni Basil.

Oh, Mickey, you're so fine You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey, Hey, Mickey

Oh, Mickey, you're so fine You're...

One of the BU Harmonics stepped forward and cut-off the Trebles with Madonna's Like a Virgin.

You're so fine And you're mine I'll be yours 'Till the end of time

'Cause you made me feel Yeah, you made me feel I've nothing to hide Like …

Aubrey jumped in with Pat Benatar's Hit Me With Your Best Shot.

...like the one in me That's okay, let's see how you do it Put up your dukes, let's get down to it

The rest of the Bellas joined in to backup Aubrey.

Hit me with your best shot Why don't you hit me with your best shot Hit me with your best shot Fire away

Beca started laughing when one of the High Notes stepped up and cut Aubrey off. Aubrey stopped confusion written on her face as the girl sang.

Ay, But it's over now It's over right now

Tommy looked at the girl a bit confused and then pointed his hands at her and said, "The side effects of medical marijuana." The girl laughed and looked back at Tommy. "You are," everyone clapped twice, "Cut-off!"

The girl went back to her group and Tommy faced the wall again. He spun the wheel, and it stopped on Songs About Sex.

The Trebles started whispering, but the Bellas beat them to the first song. Beca smiled as she saw the girls, Stacie and CR, dancing provocatively together as they sang Rihanna's S&M.

Na na na, na na, come on Na na na, come on, come on

'Cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it Sticks and stones may break my bones But chains and whips excite me

'Cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it Sex...

Donald stepped up and cut them off with Salt-N-Pepa's Let's Talk About Sex.

sex, baby (sing it) Let's talk about you and me (sing it, sing it)

CR went back to the group, but Stacie faced down Donald and stood in front of him with her arms crossed.

Let's talk about all the good things And the bad things that may be

Aubrey rushed over to grab Stacie's arm to pull her back to the group. Stacie held up a finger and turned back to Donald.

Let's talk about sex, baby...

Stacie cut Donald off with I'll Make Love to You by Boyz To Men.

Baby all through the night I'll make love to you When you want me to And I...

Beca had an idea and pushed Donald aside to stand in front of Stacie. She smirked at her as she cut her off with No Diggity by Dr. Dre.

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

Stacie turned away in a huff and walked back over to the Bellas. Beca glanced at the stunned group and smiled when she saw Chloe's mouth drop open in surprise as Beca started to rap the next verse.

She's got class and style Street knowledge by the pound Baby never act wild, very low key on the profile Catchin' feelings is a no Let me tell you how it goes Curve's the words, spins the verbs Lovers it curves so freak what you heard Rollin' with the phatness You don't even know what the half is You gotta pay to play Just for shorty, bang-bang, to look your way I like the way you work it Trumped tight all day, every day You're blowing my mind, maybe in time Baby, I can get you in my ride

The Trebles came out of their stunned state to provide back up to Beca. The crowd around them start humming and getting into the song.

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

'Cause that's my peeps and we row g Flyin' first class from New York City to blackstreet What you know about me, not a motherfuckin' thing Cartier wooded frames sported by my shortie As for me, icy gleaming pinky diamond ring We be's the baddest clique up on the scene Ain't you getting bored with these fake ass broads I shows and proves, no doubt, I be taking you, so Please excuse, if I come across rude That's just me and that's how the playettes got to be Stay kickin' game with a capital g Axe the peoples on my block, I'm as real as can be Word is bond, faking jacks never been my flavor So, teddy, pass the word to your nigga chauncey I be sitting in car, let's say around 3:30 Queen pen and blackstreet, it's no diggity

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up

I like the way you work it

No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up We out!

The crowd erupted in cheers, yelling and screaming. Of course, the Trebles won the riff-off because they, meaning Beca, made it through the entire song without being cut-off. Beca was laughing as she accepted congratulations from all around.

The Bellas stood away from everyone in their own little world. Beca looked over and could see Aubrey was pissed. Beca saw Chloe looking at her, so she smirked and mouthed, "You're welcome."

Chloe glared at her before turning back around to listen as Aubrey continued to rant about what just happened.

Aubrey didn't waste any time before hurrying the Bellas out of the pool. Beca saw them leave and went to stand by Jesse, who handed her a drink. She looked down at it and frowned; Jesse should know she didn't drink because of their mother.

"Here's to my sister," Jesse called out to those around them. "The baddest Treble of them all."

"Hear, hear," the guys all raised their cups before taking a drink. Bumper stood nearby, holding the 'trophy' microphone and smiling smugly. Beca set her drink on the table and ignored it.

Beca saw a few of the Bellas come back and start dancing and drinking. She laughed when she saw Fat Amy doing a keg stand.

It was getting late, and Beca decided to head back to her dorm when she saw some other people leaving. She hadn't gotten very far when she saw Stacie drunkenly making her way down the sidewalk. Stacie stumbled and fell into the grass. Beca ran over to make sure she was okay.

"Hey," Beca said, kneeling next to the girl. "Are you okay?"

"M'fine," Stacie mumbled and then laughed. "I'm, um, name. Who am I?"

"You're Stacie," Beca said with a laugh.

"Yeah, that's me," Stacie replied and started giggling.

"I'm Beca," Beca said. "Where's your dorm?"

"It's, um, Cake Ball. No, it's Bunker Hill. Or something."

"Baker Hall?"

"Yeah, that's it."

"That's my dorm, too. Come on; I'll walk you the rest of the way."

"Thanks," Stacie said. After a bit of a struggle, Beca got Stacie on her feet. "Oh, you're that rapping Treble girl. I can't do anything with you. It's against the rules."

"I know," Beca said. "And, the only thing we're going to do is make sure you get back to your dorm room safely. Okay?"

"You're not going to make a move on me?" Stacie asked with a small pout. "Why? I think you're hot. Don't you think I'm hot?"

Beca let out a small laugh. "You're plenty hot enough. And you're also drunk. I don't take advantage. So for tonight, a walk home is all we're going to do."

"Okay," Stacie said.

Beca managed to get Stacie to her room and into her bed. She put a trash can next to the bed and quietly let herself out. She made her way to her room and went to bed.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

Early the next morning, Beca was awakened by someone pounding on her door. She heard her roommate groan and yell, "Make it stop!"

Beca struggled out of bed and opened the door to find Aubrey and Chloe standing there.

"What?" Beca asked with a yawn.

"We are here to tell you again to leave the Bellas alone," Aubrey snapped out.

"What the Hell are you talking about?" Beca asked. "I haven't bothered any of the Bellas since I tried to apologize to Chloe."

"I know you were with Stacie last night," Aubrey said. "I saw you."

Chloe stood next to Aubrey with her arms crossed and glared at Beca.

"Oh, that," Beca said.

"Yes, that," Aubrey said, shaking her head. "You Trebles are all alike. Taking advantage of drunk girls-"

"What the actual fuck?" Beca interrupted, her anger flaring. She stepped closer to Aubrey. "I didn't take advantage of anyone. For your information, I was walking back to my dorm and saw her stumble and fall. All I did was help her up and get her back to her room safely. I left her sleeping in her bed and came to my room to do the same. Did you even bother to check on Stacie before coming here? Ask her what happened? Make sure she was okay?"

Both Bellas' faces reddened as they looked at each other and then down at the floor.

"That's what I thought," Beca said with a sneer. "Now, kindly fuck off!"

Beca slammed the door in their faces and crawled back into bed. Aubrey and Chloe jumped back when the door slammed.

"We should, um, probably go check on Stacie," Chloe mumbled.

Aubrey nodded her head and started walking away. Chloe took one last look at Beca's closed door and slowly followed behind Aubrey.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

Later that day, Beca saw Stacie in their Introduction to Philosophy class and walked up to her.

"How are you doing?" Beca asked.

"Not so loud," Stacie said, causing Beca to chuckle. "Thanks by the way for getting me back to my dorm last night, and not, you know, taking advantage of the situation."

"Want to sit together?" Beca asked, and Stacie nodded.

Beca led the way to some seats, and the two sat down.

"For the record, I would never take advantage in a situation like that. What did Aubrey and Chloe do to you?"

"What do you mean?" Stacie asked.

"They paid me a visit early this morning because Aubrey saw us and, of course, jumped to the wrong conclusion," Beca said. "I yelled at them and thought they might actually go check on you to make sure you were okay."

"Oh, they did come by," Stacie said. "I was expecting to get a lecture for going back to the party and getting drunk. But, they seemed concerned about my welfare."

"Did they ask you about seeing us together?" Beca asked.

"No," Stacie said. "They made sure I was okay and told me to be careful."

"Hmm," Beca said. "I'm glad they realized that nothing happened between us."

Stacie was going to say more, but the Professor started his lecture. The two began taking notes, and before they knew it, the class was over.

"Hey, you want to grab a bite to eat?" Stacie asked as they stood. "I didn't have breakfast, and I'm starving."

"Um, I don't know if that's such a good idea," Beca said as they walked out of the lecture hall. "What if one of the Bellas sees us? It could mean trouble for you."

"Okay, how about we go back to our dorm and order delivery," Stacie said. "We could study while we eat."

"That sounds like a better plan," Beca said. "I have to make a stop at the radio station first. Why don't you go to your room and order pizza? I'll meet you there when I'm done."

"Okay," Stacie said. "What kind of pizza do you want?"

"I like pepperoni," Beca said and the two separated as they left the building.

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

After that, Beca and Stacie became friends and would often hang out in each other's room to study or to talk.

One day, while they were studying, Beca put her book down and looked at Stacie.

"Hey, Stacie," Beca said. "What do you know about an SBT Mixer?"

"How do you know about that?" Stacie asked.

"Bumper told us about it," Beca replied. "He said all the Trebles had to go."

"It's an annual frat house party," Stacie said. "The Bellas are supposed to sing."

"Oh," Beca said. "I guess that why Bumper is making us go. So the guys can make fun of you. Don't worry. I promise I won't be joining in."

"We're not ready to perform," Stacie said. "But, the Bellas do it every year, and the money they make helps pay to get to competitions."

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

At the SBT Mixer, Beca grimaced while watching the Bellas perform. They were uncoordinated, off-key, and all-around bad. Beca actually felt sorry for them.

"They look like a barnyard explosion," Bumper said, causing the Trebles to laugh.

Beca gave him a side-eyed glare and looked back at the Bellas. She could see Chloe was embarrassed when one of the frat guys shut them down. Aubrey wore her usual thin-lipped frown as she ushered the girls out around the side of the house, yelling at them about remembering this feeling.

Beca quickly followed them to see what was going to happen. She saw Chloe walk away from the group with her shoulders slumped and her arms around her midsection.

"What is wrong with you, Chloe?" Aubrey asked. "You didn't sound Aquilerean at all."

Chloe turned around, and Beca hid behind the corner of the frat house.

"I have nodes," Chloe said as a tear fell down her cheek. "I found out this morning."

"What are nodes?" Ashley asked.

Beca stood back and listened as Aubrey and Chloe explained what nodes were. "Why does she keep singing? It's got to hurt," Beca thought to herself.

The question was echoed by one of the Bellas, and Chloe responded by saying she loves to sing. Beca shook her head and quietly made her way back to the party.

About an hour later, Beca left the party and went back to her dorm room. A few minutes after that, there was a knock on the door. Beca opened it to see Stacie standing there; she stepped aside to let her in.

"We sucked so bad today," Stacie said as she flopped down on Beca's bed.

"I saw," Beca said as she sat in her desk chair. "I can't believe that Aubrey doesn't try something different. I mean if you're going to entertain a group, shouldn't you be using something that you don't plan to compete with?"

"She told us to consider it a dress rehearsal," Stacie said. "Do you mind if I hang out here for a little while."

"It's fine with me," Beca said. "Want to listen to some music?"

"Sure," Stacie said and sat up on the bed.

Beca turned and opened her laptop. She clicked a few buttons, and one of her mixes started playing. Stacie listened for a minute and sat up.

"Who did this?" Stacie asked. "It's really good."

"I did," Beca said with a shrug. "It's kind of what I do. I've been trying to get the station manager, Luke, to play something of mine. I don't think he's listened to any of them."

"That's too bad," Stacie said. "I bet a lot of people would love to hear something like this."

"Thanks," Beca said. "So, you want to order food?"

~oOo~ The Treble vs The Bella ~oOo~

The rest of September passed by in a blur for Beca. Between working at the radio station, Trebles rehearsals, and classes, she felt like she was drowning. It wasn't until the end of September that she found her groove and was better managing her time.

One day, Beca and Stacie had met for coffee after their respective rehearsals, and Aubrey and Chloe saw them. Beca pretended like she had run into Stacie accidentally and asked about some notes from one of their classes.

Aubrey glared at her and Chloe only looked between Stacie and Aubrey. Beca told Stacie to slide the notes under her door and walked away. She glanced back over her shoulder and saw Aubrey saying something to Stacie. Chloe caught her looking and raised an eyebrow at her, so Beca turned her head around and continued walking.

After that, Chloe and Aubrey continued to give Beca dirty looks whenever they saw her. Beca just smirked and winked at them, which seemed to rattle Chloe and make Aubrey angry.

Beca and Jesse were becoming like the old Beca and Jesse. They hung out, and Jesse only brought up their dad once. Beca immediately shut him down, repeating that she didn't want anything to do with him.

October and November came and went. For Thanksgiving, Beca decided to stay at Barden but told Jesse she was going to their grandmother's so he wouldn't try and talk her into going to their dad's for dinner.

She decided to spend the Christmas/Winter Break at her grandmother's. She was still angry at her grandmother for agreeing with her father and making her go to college. She spent most of the time closed up in her room working on mixes. For Christmas, her grandmother gave her a car. It was used, but Beca was ecstatic and left a few days early so she could drive it to Barden. By the time she left, she wasn't as angry and promised her grandmother she'd come home again for Spring Break.

Beca and Stacie texted back and forth a lot during the break. Stacie had become a really good friend and confidant despite the Bellas no fraternizing with the Trebles rule.

Before she knew it, Beca was back on campus. Stacie came to her room as soon as Beca let her know she was back.

Beca asked Stacie about their set. She already knew what they were singing; she was more curious to know if Aubrey was actually making them do the same songs and choreography that the Bellas used the year before at the ICCAs.

"Why are you asking?" Stacie asked. "Are you going to try to sabotage us?"

"What? No," Beca said. "I thought I'd proven to you that I'm not interested in cheating to win."

"I'm sorry, Beca," Stacie said and ran a hand through her hair. "Aubrey's been shoving the whole Trebles are all bad thing down our throats, and it's starting to take its toll on us."

"I get it," Beca said, sounding frustrated. "I was just asking because I'm curious if Aubrey was still determined to use the same set as last year."

"She is," Stacie said.

"If you're interested, I had an idea and was wondering if you wanted to hear a mashup I put together. I think the Bellas could kill it. It will definitely make the judges sit up and take notice."

"I'd love to listen to it," Stacie said. "But there is no way Aubrey will even consider using something other than the setlist we've been using."

"You're never going to win with it," Beca said. "It's old, and it's tired. They really should take a page out of the Trebles book. We will never sing the same song, or do the same set twice. I tried to get Bumper to listen to it, but he's as stubborn as Aubrey, and said he decides what songs the Trebles will sing."

"I need to do some reading homework," Stacie said, holding up her textbook. "Do you mind if I hang out here and listen to your music while I read."

"I don't mind at all," Beca said.

Stacie got settled on Beca's bed while Beca put on one of her playlists.

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Song lyrics used:

Mickey by Toni Basil Like a Virgin by Madonna Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar S&M by Rihanna Let's Talk About Sex by Salt N Pepa I'll Make Love to You by Boyz To Men No Diggity by Dr. Dre