The Other Side Of You - pt3
More of the Mitchsen thing (AubreyXBeca) this ship is pretty fun to write aha no clue whether I'm doing it justice but hey, boom. Also on AO3
Beca awoke to see an empty space beside her where Aubrey no longer lay. She rubbed her eyes as she slowly sat up "I wonder what time it is? I feel like I've been sleeping for years" she mumbled to herself as she checked the time on her phone. "This is the first time 9 am has felt like a lay-in that's for sure" she said as she climbed out of bed and prepared to get ready.
She tied the red scarf-like tie back around her wrist as she headed out of Aubrey's cabin.
As she wandered towards the meeting area she bumped into a familiar face. "Hey, Beca!" Riley greeted her as she grabbed her by the hands and pulled her towards her "I was thinking-- oh" her eyes trailed down to the tie on Beca's wrist. Beca was confused as to why she seemed hesitant to continue her sentence "you were thinking?" she questioned her.
Riley hesitated as she stared at the tie once more. "Never mind, I didn't know you were an employee here now." Beca raised an eyebrow "What does that have to do with anything?" before their conversation could continue Riley's phone rang "Sorry, I've gotta take this, I'll uh catch you later?" Riley then hurried off.
Beca was confused about the waitress's behavior but she carried on for her search for Aubrey. She still had no idea about how to confess to her, even after going over several different ideas with Stacie.
She sighed. "Are you looking for Aubrey?" one of the male workers asked, Beca glanced up half startled by his voice "Oh? er? kinda? I guess I am but I'm not sure if I want to find her" the man laughed "That's an interesting response. Although you probably should avoid her"
Beca raised an eyebrow "Why?"
"Well, it turns out that someone broke her violin, she loved that thing. I think it was one of the very few things that soothed her, so without her morning practice, she's in a foul mood. Be prepared to work overtime newbie" he said glancing down at the scarf on her arm. "It's too bad you work here now" he commented as his eyes continued to look at the scarf. Beca raised an eyebrow "Why do people keep saying it like its a bad thing"
"Ah, so you have another suitor? well, relations aren't allowed between employees. And the red scarf means you're a captain so it's even worse" he said pointing. "Guess that's that" he then walked off.
Beca then thought back to Riley and how she reacted when she saw the scarf. "I knew she was getting pretty close but I assumed she was just a close talker like Chloe..." Beca then thought back to the few instances where Aubrey had seemingly got funny for no reason. A smirk crawled onto her face "Don't tell me she got jealous."
A small smile appeared on her face at the thought, "Who knows, maybe we can be a thing after all. I think I finally have an idea" Beca then pulled out her phone and texted Chloe.
Aubrey was walking around in a strop. It was now 3 pm and Aubrey hadn't so much as heard from Beca, let alone seen her. "is she seriously still sleeping?" she huffed as she made her way towards her cabin. She was stressed, upset and frustrated and was taking it out on everyone.
She swung her cabin door open "Beca! You're unbelievable---" her words trailed to a stop as she noticed the bed was empty. But that wasn't the only thing she noticed, her violin's case was on the bed with a post-stick note that said 'Open Me' on it.
Aubrey furrowed her brow "I have no need for my old case" she mumbled to herself, feeling saddened as she was reminded of the mental image of her broken violin.
But the more she eyed the note, the more intrigued she became. As she lifted the lid, her eyes widened as she saw a brand new violin inside the case.
"W-What the" she tilted her head confused, her violin was physically snapped in half so she had no idea how it could have been fixed and getting a new one was a difficult task given it was a rare make. That's when another post-stick note caught her eye, it was in the upper lid of the case.
Aubrey pulled it off and read it,
{'Now that I've got your attention, do you want to go on a date with me?'}
Aubrey's eyes widened as she scanned the rest of the words
{'I mean, you like don't have to but uh. I drove like 3 hours to get this, who knew violins were so complex. So y'know at least maybe give me an hour of your time?
Or don't. Uh this was stupid.
Beca.'}
Aubrey laughed as she saw where her name was written but then crossed out. "So that's why I haven't seen her." Aubrey then seemed to get hit with some form of jolt "Wait, why is that the part I'm focusing on" she glanced back over the words to double check "S-She asked me on a date" Aubrey began to go red in the face.
"S-S-She's ridiculous. If she thinks replacing my cherished violin is going to change anything then she's wrong, absolutely wrong. I mean, it's not like that's one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. D-Driving three hours isn't a big deal and-and" Aubrey dropped her voice to a mumble "they're pricey now that I think about it"
She began pacing the room "We wouldn't work, we're opposites, she's infuriating and ridiculous and--" Aubrey stopped in front of her bedside table eyeing the framed photo of her and Beca.
"We do look pretty happy together here. I swear, this was a miracle shot" she mumbled to herself "which I guess is why I got it framed" she found herself staring at Beca's smile "Maybe it would be nice" she then quickly shook her head as if to try and clear the thought. "No! I need to analyze this more, Beca Mitchell wouldn't do something this nice for me for no reason, there's got to be a catch I mean, I mean"
she began pacing around frantically again
"How did she know it was broken? Why did she do this for me?"
"I did it because I like seeing you happy"
Aubrey jumped, she abruptly turned towards the door, she was hit with a wave of anxiety.
"Don't worry I haven't been here long. I never knew you were one to talk to yourself" Beca said whilst leaning up against the door frame with a slight smile.
"Did you really drive three hours to get it?" Aubrey asked softly. Beca nodded "It soothes you for some reason, so if its important to you then its important to me." she said whilst walking into the room and closing the door behind her.
"It's uh, not a big deal, I just couldn't stand the thought of you-" she hesitated momentarily as she tried to think of a reason "- yelling at me because you were in a foul mood... uh, that's why I did it. Like I said, no big deal"
"No Beca, it is a big deal" Aubrey said as she walked forward, standing in front of her. "It was sweet. And well, you're infuriating and you shouldn't have done it, but you did and..." she glanced down to the floor. "T-Thank you" she stuttered as she looked up again. In one swift motion, Aubrey leaned in and planted a soft kiss on Beca's lips.
Aubrey stepped back looking more flustered than before "B-Be ready at seven! and I don't like fast food places and-- I'll meet you here so don't stand me up!" Aubrey then stormed out the room, looking as flustered as ever as she slammed the door behind her.
Beca stood there in a daze, a slight tint of red brushed her cheeks and she tried to comprehend what had just happened. She found herself doing a mini fist bump. As her mind flashbacked to the kiss, she felt warm, happy, so happy that she couldn't stop herself from smiling.
She rushed to grab her phone and instantly called Stacie. Before Stacie could even go to speak Beca started speedily talking down the phone
Beca: "Okay so, I'm not normally the kind of girl to get all giddy and rush to make a phone call. But this is a big deal and for some reason, I feel the need to tell someone"
Stacie: "Whoah, what is it? I can't even begin to think about what would get you so excited"
Beca: "Okay so, my plan worked. She said yes and there's more, she kissed me dude"
Stacie: "What? Aubrey made a move?"
Beca: "It was just a quick peck, I didn't even have time to react but yeah and uh, it made me feel... really happy"
Stacie was grinning as she did a twirl in the Bellas living room.
Stacie: "My ship has sailed!" she shouted loudly as the girls shot her some judgy looks "Its a good thing Chloe knew the model of her Violin"
Beca: "Definitely! I was just going to get her one that looked the same, but yeah, apparently it's a rare make. The drive was worth it, her reaction alone was enough."
Stacie: "So what are you doing for the date?"
Beca: "Yeah, I uh, I didn't think I'd make it this far if I'm honest, so I kind of stopped planning. Uh, she wants me to meet her at seven so..."
Stacie: "Well that's good! you have like 4 hours-ish to prepare"
Beca sighed,
Beca: "Yeah, but I brought jack shit with me. As it is I had to borrow a shirt."
Stacie: "Say no more bestie. I was coming to you anyway so I'll bring you some clothes and things"
Beca: "What? why are you coming here?"
Stacie: "It saves you time for starters. Besides, I can help you plan"
Beca groaned down the phone "You'll over complicate it"
Stacie: "Well I'm coming to you anyway, even if it's just to hang, a girl is allowed to miss her best friend. Meet me by the front gates. I'll be 45 mins"
Beca rolled her eyes "Okay, I can already tell you won't change your mind, I suppose it'd be helpful anyway. Oh and Stace, bring me clothes from the wardrobe I'll actually wear! just because the revealing outfits you got me are in there does not mean I want you packing them. I'd of thrown them out if they weren't a gift"
Stacie sighed "Dammit, I was so close to getting away with packing them too. But fine, I'll bring all your boring clothes with me. see you soon"
45 minutes soon passed.
Beca got up from the bench she was sitting at when she saw Stacie pull up. Stacie shot her a goofy grin, looking more excited about the news than she was. She opened the car door and got in, closing it behind her. "Stop grinning at me like that" Beca said looking uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry but I've been hoping for this to happen for some time now, so I'm more than a little happy" Stacie said as she started driving "so did you think of anything whilst waiting?"
Beca pressed her head against the window and sighed "If I'm honest I have no idea. We've been having dinner together at the restaurant onsite, so I kind of want to avoid a meal"
"Let me help" a voice said from behind her.
Beca jumped "Holy crap!!" she yelled as an overly familiar red-haired girl smiled at her, putting on her seat belt "Hiya Becs, I thought I'd tag along" Beca shot Stacie a look "Did you know about this?" Stacie just pretended to focus intently on driving as she hummed to herself.
"You should be happy to see me! I know Aubrey really well if anyone can help you plan its me. How comes you never told me?" Beca shrugged "I wasn't aware of what my feelings meant, and it's weird, you're her best friend, talking to you is basically like talking to an enemy spy"
Chloe gasped "You're both my best friends silly. Besides, I won't tell Aubrey. But she's told me a few things when it comes to her feelings I think she's as confused as you are. Either way, I'm excited for this to play out"
"Yeah, me and Chloe have been secretly rooting for you both, so we decided to come and watch the magic happen together."
Beca just rolled her eyes as she sunk into her chair "you're both unbelievable"
Beca then leaned over the back of her seat to look at Chloe. "So what did she say? I don't want you being an enemy spy for her, but I'd sure as hell would like you to be one for me"
Chloe grinned "Well, she called me freaking out about having a date. She was so flustered and was trying to over analyze the meaning of everything. I think she's still a bit in denial, I asked her if she likes you and she insisted there was no way she could like someone who 'irritates' her so much. But then she told me she kissed you so" Chloe giggled "She'll try and act composed but she's as nervous as you are Becs. But I have high hopes that it'll go well"
"Besides I placed a bet against Cynthia that you'd get with her, so this could win me some big money Becs" Stacie commented. Beca rolled her eyes "Seriously? you're so weird."
"Anyway did you guys know that Aubrey has like a bunch of the Bellas stuff. Like, I even saw your Assassin's Creed eyeshield Stace"
Stace smiled "Don't you remember? she asked everyone for something to remember them by before graduating"
"Yeah, we all gave her something" Chloe chimed in, to which Beca seemed confused "Oh, well, uh. I never gave her anything but she had my shirt"
"The one you thought you lost?" Chloe inquired to which Beca nodded. Chloe and Stacie then both grinned "Aww, so cute! she must have been afraid to ask you for something, but she took something anyway because she's liked you all along!" Stacie teased.
Beca rolled her eyes "Stop it."
The car then slowed to a stop as Stacie pulled up into a mall's carpark. "Why are we at the mall?" Beca inquired "We need inspiration" Stacie said casually as she opened her car door and got out of the car.
As the three girls walked around the mall, Beca was non-stop thinking about what to do for her date. She didn't want to be cheesy or boring or over the top and it was difficult for her to think of anything that she wanted to do.
Beca was dragged out of her daze as she found herself being pulled into a store by both Stacie and Chloe. "Dudes! what the hell" she yelled as her eyes set upon an endless amount of lingerie "No way! I'm not buying anything from here" she said adamantly.
"Think of it as a future investment" Stacie said with a wink. Beca just frantically shook her head "Not cool" Beca then found herself eyeing a manikin that had bowling pins on the bra.
Noticing what her eyes were fixing on Chloe leaned in close to her ear. "Oh Beca, that's not really um, sexy" Chloe said in a whisper making Beca go red. "NO! That wasn't why I was looking" she yelled, she then noticed a worker walking over and the last thing she wanted was to be asked for help so she dashed out the store forcing Chloe and Stacie to follow her.
"No need to be embarrassed Beca, sure bowling pins aren't sexy but hey, maybe you could make it work? maybe Aubrey would be into it" Stacie said but Beca insisted that wasn't the case "Lingerie will never be my thing. I was staring because I was thinking maybe we could go bowling! its simple, and casual and fun and hey, I'm actually pretty damn badass at bowling so I won't actually make a fool of myself."
"Oh" Both Chloe and Stacie exclaimed. "That's a good idea, I reckon you'd have a lot of fun" Chloe said with a smile. "Ooh Chloe we should totally go and watch them from the lane over" Stacie said with a grin. "No!" Beca said sharply "No spying on me. You will both get an update afterwards."
"Okay, Okay" Stacie smirked "Let's grab a coffee, then we'll get your things out the boot and you can wow her!"
Beca squinted her eyes "I swear to god. If you brought one of the things you bought me" Stacie pouted "But this was that nice dress I got you! you look so good in it Becs"
"Nope. I don't do dresses, that's why it was on the top shelf of shame, I chose Bowling for a reason. Its casual. I can wear jeans, I-I like jeans."
Chloe just laughed "Give up, for now, Stace"
Seven pm came by fast. Too fast, even after having hours to prepare herself Beca still wasn't mentally ready. Aubrey had already given her a quick kiss, which was something she couldn't get out of her head. 'Are we going to kiss again?' 'What if she regrets kissing me?' 'What if I screw up!" countless doubts flooded her mind as she paced around Aubrey's cabin.
She turned her head upon hearing the sound of the bushes rustling. She saw Aubrey standing there, the aroma of her perfume wafted towards her, she smelled good and she looked it too. This was probably the first time Beca had managed to catch a glimpse of her outside her work clothes.
Beca was dressed pretty casually, but Aubrey had put on a nice casual dress. Aubrey smiled "So what are we doing?" she inquired
"How would you feel about bowling?" Beca said as she awkwardly slid her hands into her pockets. "I mean, I'm good at it, but hey, at least if the dates terrible then you can mock me when you inevitably win?"
Aubrey laughed softly "Bowling sounds fine" Aubrey then reached into her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper that looked to be some sort of list. "Yikes. Is that a do's and dont's list?" Beca half-joked, she wouldn't have been surprised if it was.
Aubrey titled her head and looked at her for a moment "No? you asked for a list of things that people don't know about me right? so" Aubrey cleared her throat as she averted her eyes "I was just keeping my word is all..."
Beca smiled "Oh right, I look forward to reading it" Beca then went to shove the list into her pocket "n-n-no!" Aubrey said grabbing her arm stopping her from sliding it in. "It's just. I think I'd rather you read these things first, before things, well, I don't know what will happen! but I'd hate you to dislike me, or find me strange afterward and--"
Beca had never seen Aubrey look so nervous before. It was weird to see her looking vulnerable "Hey, there's nothing you could ever write on a list to make me dislike you Aubrey" Aubrey smiled slightly "Thank you. But I still want you to read it, preferably on the way there."
"Oh, I was gonna drive?"
"Change of plans" Aubrey said pulling her car keys out of her pocket as she began walking in the direction of her car. Beca then laughed "Okay then"
Once inside the car Beca unfolded the piece of paper. Aubrey glanced over, awkwardly trying to watch her reaction as she reluctantly looked back at the road. "Chill" Beca said as she placed her hand on Aubrey's leg, initially she was going to pull her hand away again but she decided to keep it there.
"Just remember that you asked for it" Aubrey said softly. Beca smiled reassuringly before glancing down to read over the list.
{'I'm the jealous type. And I can be a handful
I love the sound of Violin's
I've always been intense. I even used to make my Barbie girls do pushups
When I was younger I bragged about being an excellent swimmer, my dad wanted to watch me swim, But I couldn't, I jumped in and had to be rescued.
I spent some of my childhood living in Africa.
I wasn't liked as a child. No one wanted to be my friend. When it came to playing kiss chase even the girls would run from me. Chloe was actually one of my first ever friends.
I actually tried to search up on deejaying so I could get closer to you. But that didn't go so well, I just snapped at you and well, I apologize for being a bitch.
This list is getting long, so it'll suffice.}
Beca smiled as she glanced up "you're an interesting one Aubrey" Aubrey glanced over awkwardly "I don't know why you were so worried dude. I for one am glad you shared those things with me, and screw those assholes, they missed out of chasing someone pretty damn beautiful"
Aubrey turned her head and smiled.
Once inside the bowling alley, the two girls slid on their bowling shoes and prepared to bowl. "You go first" Aubrey said as she sat down. "Why me?" Aubrey smirked "So you can set the standard Becaaa, I don't want to over-do it" she said confidently.
"Pfft just so you know I'm pretty awesome as this" Aubrey looked her up and down "we'll see" Beca then grabbed one of the bowling balls from the rack, she got into form and launched the bowling ball down the lane. The sounds of the pins all clanged together as they all fell down. Beca turned and smirked "Strike" she said looking smug as she walked back over "Beat that"
As Aubrey stood up she appeared confident, but she was feeling nervous. "Impressive Beca, but what you're about to witness will be even more impressive" Beca raised an eyebrow"Will it?"
Aubrey then grabbed a ball from the rack, she took on some sort of weird form as she launched the ball, it bounced across to the opposing lane, it then slid down and crashed into the pins, impressively knocking them all over but Aubrey was flustered. "I-I-I"
Beca just laughed "well, that was certainly impressive alright. It takes someone special to get it into someone else's lane. I'll admit the fact you got a strike is impressive but" Beca stood up and pulled Aubrey close to her "something tells me you didn't intend for that to happen" she said almost brushing her lips against hers.
Aubrey jerked back "i-its your turn." Beca half smiled as she walked back over to the rack, she threw her ball once more and knocked over several pins.
As time went on it was safe to say Aubrey was terrible at bowling. Her balls curved in the weirdest of ways, they would almost certainly go down the gutter just before it was about to hit a pin. Beca glanced up at the scoreboard and snickered "you know, I find it highly amusing that you' haven't hit a single pin"
"T-That's not strictly true. I hit some pins!" Beca then smirked again "Yeah, in the other lane dude" she teased "On the bright side that dudes girlfriend won because of it, so hey, you did good!"
Aubrey pouted "I shouldn't have agreed to come here. I should have taken us go-karting, or perhaps paintball, you wouldn't be looking so smug then"
Beca dropped her smirk "are you not having fun?"
"n-no, I'm having fun really, I just like to complain. But I'm enjoying myself, I promise, I'm able to be myself, I don't feel ashamed for failing, it's fun. Even if I do want to throw you down the lane for all the times you've mocked me"
Beca grinned "Hey, maybe you'd hit a pin if you did that" Aubrey huffed but soon smiled "you're--" "ridiculous, I know" Beca said with a smile "c'mon lets put the barriers up" Aubrey shook her head "absolutely not, that's embarrassing."
"C'mon dude! I want a fair game. Your balls are being eaten up by the gutter. If you leave here with a score of zero then I'm sure you'll set some form of record."
"well, admittedly I wouldn't want my name associated with such a thing" Aubrey paused before folding her arms " f-fine. Do it. But I'm only doing one throw" Beca grinned "you can't possibly miss this" she said placing a ball in Aubrey's hands.
Aubrey eyed the pins intensely. She took a deep breath then launched the ball.
"Yikes, too much power!" Beca yelled as the ball bounced up into the air, it landed on the rim of the barriers and began rolling down balancing on top of the barrier perfectly before dropping down into the gutter at the end.
Aubrey just stood there amazed at her own 'accomplishment' Beca covered her mouth and desperately tried not to laugh.
"This game is rigged!" Aubrey said turning on her heel to face Beca who was bent forward trying her best not to burst out laughing. "Don't you dare laugh Beca."
"I'm sorry but--"
"I mean it Beca, this isn't amusing! I am going to contact the manager and"
Beca burst out laughing "It's funny how much you suck at bowling" Aubrey shook her head in disapproval as Beca continued to laugh, a smile then found its way on her face "I guess it was pretty funny"
Beca stood up straight, she took her turn and got a spare before returning back to her spot opposite Aubrey.
"Okay, this is the last round. You need to at least hit a single pin" Beca then handed Aubrey another ball "Let me guide you" Aubrey stood there awkwardly as Beca pressed herself up against her back, she then positioned Aubrey's hand on the ball and placed her own hand on top of hers.
Aubrey tensed up slightly "Relax dude" Beca said softly. "P-People are watching" Aubrey said shyly "So? we'll give em a show" Beca said confidently.
"Okay, so bring your shoulder back like this, and aim for the center" Beca then gently pulled Aubrey's arm back, they then swung and launched the ball full speed ahead.
Aubrey's eyes widened and her face was filled with joy as the ball struck down all the pins. "I got a strike!" she said excitedly as she turned to face Beca almost jumping up and down with the excitement. Beca smiled "You seem pretty happy Aubrey"
"well, of course, this is a big deal! I mean, I'm winning, I beat you in the final round"
Beca glanced up at the scoreboard and laughed "Uh, that's not how it works Aubrey there's a point system. You've literally been losing the whole time. Don't you know how bowling works?" Aubrey became red in the face "Of course its-- um"
Beca smirked "As if you never found the time to go bowling" Aubrey laughed "well, I'm glad my first time bowling was with you" Aubrey said as she took a hold of Beca's hand. Beca was surprised by the contact but she didn't pull her hand away, instead, she interlinked their fingers "What other things haven't you done? I've decided, we're going to do all the things you've missed out on"
Aubrey smiled "I'd like that"
"Maybe for our next date we can go Go Karting?" Aubrey then suggested to which Beca glanced up with a smirk as they made their way to the reception "Oh? next date? does that mean you actually want to give me your time of day"
Aubrey halted them to a stop, she turned Beca to face her. "Yes. You've Become important to me Beca." she said seriously as she gazed into her eyes "I guess, you always have been. I just didn't know it" she said sincerely which made Beca get hit with a wave of butterflies.
"Well, you're pretty special yourself Aubrey"
"You drove three hours to get my violin, you supported me, made me laugh and showed me you cared. You made me feel happy, you made me feel like I could actually be fun and have fun too. So anyone who can do that is more than deserving of my time, dedication, loyalty and affection t-that's if you want it I mean--"
Beca wrapped her arms around Aubrey's neck as she tip-toed up and kissed her on the lips.
"You talk too much."
- End -
I’ll probably write more? maybe?
