Strings

Chapter 8: Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

"That's a pretty weird tattoo to get..."

She raises a questioning eyebrow at me whilst she looks down at the tattoo in question. "Yeah I guess it is, are you only after noticing it now?" I nod at her with a small grin on my face. "Hmm, thought you would've noticed it when you know barged into my shower or when you wanted a fresh start and barged into it again!" I laugh at that and hit her playfully on the arm. "Hey! I was preoccupied with other things..." Beca smirks at that and I can see her glancing at me from the corner of her eyes. "Preoccupied? With what might I ask?" I shake my head and laugh, I know exactly what Beca is trying to do. "The first time was getting you to join the Bellas, and the second time was coz I wanted to have a fresh start and that involved going back to where we first met!" Beca smirks a little wilder and raises an eyebrow. "But didn't we meet at the activities fair first? Face it Beale you just wanted to see my naked body again." I shake my head at that and blush incredibly red as I shove her a little. "Whatever helps you sleep at night Mitchell." "So it wasn't because of my amazing body? I'm shocked Red!" I just scoff at her and she laughs a little. "You're a dork!" The small girl then sticks her tongue out at me, it's so cute because her nose goes all crinkled and her eyes are squinted shut.

"So you still haven't told me about your tattoo." She looks at me with a confused expression and I let out a sigh. "The story behind it?" Beca blushed a bit and her gaze falls to the ground, she bites her bottom lip nervously and I can't help but find her incredibly adorable. "There isn't one-" she finally speaks up- "I was walking through the city one day and saw a tattoo parlour and I wanted something really cool you know? And I saw this really cool music tattoo where there was a treble clef and the curl on the bottom kinda came up into a heart beat like what you'd see on a heart monitor in a hospital so I pointed at it and said I wanted it but I think the guy thought I was pointing at a stupid grasshopper and that's what happened..." I immediately burst out laughing, that has to be the best tattoo story I've ever heard! "Beca that story proper Tumblr material!" Beca lets out a loud snort and pats me on the back. "Wow Tumblr? You really are gay!" My face drops suddenly at Beca's outburst and her face son follows when she realises how loud she let my biggest secret and insecurity in the street. "Sorry Chloe I wasn't thinking, I'll be careful from now on I promise."

We stay walking for another little while just enjoying each other's company, Beca is the one to break the silence this time. "So umm how is the whole 'accepting' situation going?" Okay I was not expecting that so I just shrug a little. "Okay I guess, I mean I know I can't change who I am, there's just so much hate towards people like us, so I guess I'm just scared in case I lose friends or even... family over it." I see Beca nod understandingly, I'm really glad I can talk to her about this stuff, it's nice just to have someone who understands and also to have someone who won't push me into it, coming out that is.

We stop outside a two storey house, classic Notebook style, white with blue shutters and a white picket fence going along the outside to match, all the works really. I look to at Beca who has some sort of explanation to what we are doing here.

"Relax Beale, it's my father's house, he's still at work and so is the step monster, you wanted to talk somewhere private and we're both hungry so c'mon!"

Beca extends her hand to me and I take it as we walk up the pathway and towards the front door, she opens the door for me and I head inside our hands are still joined when she scoots in beside me and closes the door. "I thought we were going to a burger place?" I ask slightly confused. Beca lets go of my hand and steps in front of me, she stretches her hands out at her sides and lifts her head up to the ceiling in a very dramatic way. "This is it! Best burgers in Georgia are made right here!" I begin to laugh and shake my head at her, she is such a dork! She looks back at me with a smirk across her face. "You don't believe me do you?" I shake my head and say 'nope' whilst popping the 'p' at the end. She lifts her hands up and starts to bend her fingers a little. "These hands can do a lot more than just make a girl scream you know." She winks at me and my breath hitches in the back of my throat, she laughs then and takes off down the hall, I'm frozen in my spot in front of the door and my gaze immediately falls to her ass, and it is perfect! Especially in those jeans! I bite my bottom lip just looking at it but it disappears quickly into another room.