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The ICCAs
“The Bellas! Ending their new and improved setlist with a winning pose!” Gail exclaimed, surprised by the new and improved Bellas. John grinned at her, he felt the same way as his companion, the Bellas were about to win their first ICCAs.
Beca, and all the Bellas, moved to get off the stage. They took their seats near the Trebles and the rest of the groups. “I told you, endings are the best part!” Jesse looked at her with a goofy smile.
The brunette smiled back, “You’re such a weirdo!” she punched him playfully, but he grabbed her softly, pulling her face forward. Beca wasn’t able to react on time, so he kissed her. Chloe’s blue eyes filled with tears, Aubrey tried whispering something to her but she wouldn’t listen, she ran away.
Beca pushed Jesse off of her, “Dude! What were you thinking?” Jesse’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I-I’m sorry, I thought-”
Beca turned around aggressively, looking around for the redhead with blue eyes, Aubrey shook her head when Beca’s eyes met hers. “She left”
“Fuck…” Beca ran her hand through her hair, “I need to go after her, this is not what it looks like”
The blonde nodded, she made a sign to Fat Amy who gladly hollered for everyone to move out of the way. The brunette took that as her sign to run, so she did, she ran as fast as she could to reach Chloe. The corridors were long, she felt like she’d been running forever, then she saw the entrance. She barged outside with force, only to see that there was no one there.
Beca’s breathing hitched, she couldn’t see Chloe, there was no trace of her. Maybe she left… that was the only consideration Beca made before looking at the sky. What a weird cloud formation… is the sky… red?
She felt a drop on her face, she quickly realized it was raining. But the rain didn’t look normal, it look like the sky was bleeding. The sound of thounder scared Beca, it had always scared her, she knew that something was strange. Atlanta wasn’t a place where the sky turned red randomly, so she decided to run inside.
The lightning came just as quick as the rain, it was crimson almost completing the tense atmosphere that the weather was creating, completely alarming. The storm emerged almost too fast, Beca wasn’t able to run inside in time. The rain and lightning completely engulfed her body, she felt trapped, she couldn’t move.
She had no idea how much time had passed… Once she woke up, everything felt different. She noticed the sky, it was full of stars, a bright full moon shining. Then she noticed the smells, oak tree, fresh grass that had been soaked by rain water, something sweet that smelled like lavender and roses.
The sounds were the next thing she noticed, the sounds of the night creatures that probably roamed around… the woods.
Beca’s eyes widened at the realization, she wasn’t home anymore, she was in some woods who knows how far from the city. When she tried to incorporate herself she felt a sharp pang at her side, when she looked at her hands they were covered in blood… her own blood. The brunette started to breathe heavily, what happened to me? At the sight of the blood she looked around to see if she had any other wounds, but she was horrified to find something even worse. She was completely naked in some woods that she didn’t know without anyone to help her.
She stood up, her legs wobbling under her, she had to move. She was completely naked, scared, and she needed to find help quickly. Her ears twitched, there was a sound behind her, “There she is!” she heard a man scream.
“Oh shit” she muttered under her breath, she tried to run, but her legs were weak. The pain she felt from her side was expanding to her whole body. She didn’t know how or when, but suddenly her body felt lighter. She was running faster, coordinated, and somehow there was something telling her where to go.
The sweet smell became intense, something amazing that made Beca feel warm inside instantly, her body knew where to go. The brunette managed to run towards a house, a big house that looked way too fancy to be in some woods. Once close to the door she slowed down, her body stopping completely before she collapsed.
A woman opened the door, “Oh, Beca… what happened now” she carried the taller girl in, preparing everything to cure her pupil once again.
A couple of hours later…
The morning sun hit the house, its rays illuminating the walls, the windows, and the red hair of the lady. Chloe turned around to see the rising sun, humming when its warmth hugged her face. She smiled quickly before readjusting her posture, she stood up to check on her uninvited guest “Beca, Beca, wake up…”
The brunette groaned, unable to open her eyes, Chloe giggled softly, what an idiot she thought to herself. The brunette turned around, her heavily bandaged body moving softly, “Five more minutes…”
Chloe frowned, usually Beca would simply open her eyes, no matter how rough the night before had been, “Come on, sleepy, we have things to do”
“No…” she moaned, but then she opened her eyes. Her usual dark blue looking up at Chloe’s baby blue eyes, “Hey, Chlo” she smiled.
That just made Chloe frown more, Beca never used that pet name with her, let alone smile so early in the morning. “Are you okay, princess?”
Beca frowned as well, “Why are you calling me that?”
Chloe sighed, “Well, at least that’s normal” she moved, touching Beca’s wounds, making sure she cured her completely. Beca blushed slightly, but that went unnoticed by Chloe who was concentrating. “You seem okay, what happened last night? Did the kids rough you up too bad”
Beca opened her mouth, “K-kids?”
“Yeah, the younglings, you were supposed to check their advancements on surprise attacks last night”
Beca couldn’t understand anything, but she played along, she felt that was the only thing that could give her answers, “Yeah, they were rough”
Chloe smirked, “Well! I guess I trained them well then”
Beca nodded slowly, “Sure, could I use your bathroom”
Chloe arched an eyebrow, “You’re awfully formal today” but she stood up anyways, giving Beca space to move.
Beca stood up slowly, when she did she noticed something, “I thought I was smaller than you”
Chloe smiled, “You’re acting crazy today, you’ve always been taller”
Beca ran her hand through her hair and nodded, “Yeah, you’re right, maybe they gave me a nasty kick on my head”
Chloe looked at her, really looked at her, suspicion in her eyes, “Whatever you say”
Once in the bathroom, Beca splashed some water on her face, Where the fuck am I?