A True Family

6. First Bellas Rehearsal

After the party, Chloe walked Beca to her dorm and gave her a good nite kiss before heading to her apartment dorm she shared with Aubrey for the night. It's now the next morning and Beca awakens with a groan as her alarm goes off. She turns it off and quickly dresses before heading to the rehearsal hall.

Ten minutes later, the tiny brunette walks in the doors and Aubrey instantly sees her cousin. The blonde captain nudges Chloe and gestures to the brunette walking in. The redhead smiles and squeals before running and hugging the small girl. "Oof!" Beca sounded at the force of her girlfriend's hug. "Morning to you too!"

Chloe pulls away giggling. "Sorry. Good morning." She replied and pulled Beca's head up for a peck on the lips. "Sleep well?"

"Not exactly. Well, I guess, but I'm not a morning person. I could really use some coffee right now." The brunette replied before yawning.

Chloe giggles. "You'll be ok. We can get coffee afterwards if you still need it."

Beca smiles and pecks her lips. "I love you, Dork."

"I love you too."

"Alright! Sopranos in the front and Altos in the back!" Aubrey commanded.

Everyone dispersed as said and Aubrey told them about Kori's Treble-boning last night. Beca looked at her cousin shocked. "That oath was SERIOUS?!?"

"Dixie Chicks serious." Aubrey said. "You can fool around with whoever you want to. Just not a Treble. Not that I have to worry about YOU. You're with Chloe."

The said redhead turned and winked at the Dj at that and the brunette blushed. Stacie then spoke up at the statement before that. "That's not going to be easy. HE'S a hunter." She said pointing to her crotch.

"Stacie... The Trebles don't respect us. If we let them penetrate us, we are giving them our power." Aubrey replied making the leggy brunette close her legs frowning.

Amy made a joke making Beca hold in a laugh. Mary-Elise then confessed she did the same and was kicked out. Again, Beca looked at her older cousin shocked. "Was that really NECESSARY?!?"

"Beca, I love you, but it's MY job as captain to make sure that my soldiers are prepped and ready at go time with three kick-ass songs sung and choreographed to perfection. Regionals are in four months, so if you have a problem with the way that I run The Bellas, then you should just..." Aubrey said and turned trying to keep from stress vomiting.

Chloe walked over and comforted her best friend while Beca suddenly looked guilty before standing up. She started to walk out when Chloe noticed and ran over grabbing her arm to stop her. The brunette freshman looked at her with tears welling in her eyes. "Becs, what's wrong? Where are you going?" The redheaded co-captain asked concerned.

Beca pulled her to the door for more privacy before speaking. "I obviously don't belong here. I upset my cousin not meaning to and now I'm going to my dorm." She said turning to leave again as the tears started to silently run down her face.

Chloe stopped her again spinning her around to face her. Gently lifting her chin with her finger to make her look her in the eye, she finally spoke. "Babe, don't go. You're wrong. You DO belong here. Aubrey is just stressed. She didn't mean what she said about leaving. And as for you being the cause of her stress, you're wrong. It's not your fault. It's just her first year as Bellas captain and it puts a lot of pressure on her shoulders because she wants to make sure she doesn't screw up. It's her last year and that doesn't help. Now come on..." She said gently wiping the tears away with her thumbs. "Come back and sit down. No matter what, that girl loves you. You're her little cousin and you've been through a lot. You need each other and right now, she needs you to give her some slack. She'd do the same for you if the roles were reversed. Now come sit down."