Hey guys, I know it's been a while. A long while, actually. I'm so sorry for how long I've been gone and I hope you all are still with me. I don't know if I'll be updating any of my glee pieces for a while, because I've been really focused on the story that this Author's Note is attached to. I have a Pretty Little Liars/Glee crossover somewhere in my notebooks, and maybe I can work up the nerve to finish that up, and hopefully even post it, but I make no promises. I'm going to try and post as often as I can, even though this story is only going to be around ten chapters long. I really hope you enjoy this story, even if you're a little irritated with me for not posting in so long.

As for OC's, I have a lot of them in this story and their faceclaims will be at the top of the chapter in which they are introduced.

Scott Mitchell - Josh Blaylock (If you watched VGHS, he plays BrianD)

"Alright guys, one more time. From the top!" Beca announced, making sure the newbies that they added that year were following. Luckily, they didn't have to do a hardcore Bella's Boot Camp that year, but she wasn't afraid to go into it if people weren't paying attention. They were working on getting their fourth consecutive ICCA's win and Beca wasn't going to goof around with slackers.

God, she sounded like Aubrey.

After they ran it a few more times, Beca called it for a day. It was a Friday, which meant she was working the night shift at the studio. Luke left her in charge when he left, so she really didn't want to let the man down. She watched as the girls all grabbed a water bottle and dissipated from the practice room, smiling at her teammates.

She didn't have to be at the station till seven due to Jesse having morning classes and taking the day shift. They had a general manager who took over for either of them while they both were in class, but Beca was the one in charge. Seth, the GM of the student station, was a graduate of Barden. He graduated the same year as Chloe and Aubrey. He was 5'11 and always had a little scruff, but he was a lovable guy and quickly became a good friend of Jesse and Beca.

Beca was cleaning up the practice room when she heard someone walk in. She turned and smiled when she saw Jesse and Scott walking towards her, Jesse carrying a small stack of USB drives and Scott carrying a couple books.

Scott was Beca's little brother on her dad's side. He was six years younger, but he skipped his freshman year of high school, and started elementary a year early. Now he was a freshman in college,and he had a knack for art and history, almost as strong as Beca's love for music. He looked more like Sheila than their father, but he was still her brother,so she loved him even if she hated his mother. She didn't hate him, and luckily, he didn't hate her.

"Hard practice?" Jesse asked, walking up to hug her.

"Don't do that- I'm all gross." Beca complained with a small laugh, hugging him back anyway.

"I don't care. So, what songs are you guys doing?"

"Why, so you can steal our set?" Beca smirked and grabbed her water bottle and jacket before she led them towards the door.

"How dare you accuse me of such a thing! Bumper might of been a dick, but I'm not like that."

Beca rolled her eyes. Her boyfriend was an idiot sometimes. "You keep thinking that."

The three of them walked to Beca's dorm, where she showered and changed before they went to an early dinner. This has become a Friday ritual for them: Jesse would meet up with Scott after his class and they'd drop their stuff off at their dorms, then they'd go and get Beca from practice. Seth would cover for her for the hour or so, then Beca would go to work. It was a way they could all catch up after the long week, and Beca surprisingly enjoyed every minute of it.

They arrived at a small diner just off campus that was always rather empty when they got there. It wasn't very popular, but that added to their nights. They always got a booth next to a window that viewed campus, just so that they could occasionally people watch and pick out people they knew that led into new stories to talk about. Beca sat down first, then Jesse sat next to her and Scott across from them.

"So, how was your week, Scott?" Jesse asked, leaning on the table. They always went youngest to oldest.

"It was...Okay. Professor Schmitz assigned a twenty page report on the Revolutionary War and how it impacted the United States. It's not that bad, aside from the fact that the Revolutionary War is my least favorite war. If it were the Civil War or World War I, I'd be fine. Then, Teddy's been up playing Pokemon all night as of late, so I've barely gotten any sleep." Teddy was Scott's roommate. He was older than Scott, but he had a love for video games, specifically Pokemon. The older boy had become a good friend to Scott, but he couldn't help but find it cliche: the history nerd and the gaming idiot as roommates. That's why Scott always went to study with Beca. Because of her brother, Beca was acing a few of her classes (meaning that she was actually trying).

"Have you asked him to stop?" Jesse asked, glancing away from Scott only to smile at their regular waitress and gave them their drink orders.

"Of course. Then he just puts headphones in, but it doesn't take away the flashing lights." Scott complained, tapping his finger against the table.

Beca chewed her lip and looked at the time on her phone. She gave her usual order to the waitress and politely excused herself to go make a phone call. Jesse and Scott gave her a confused look, but she ignored it as she dialed a familiar number.

"Hey, Dad? It's Beca."

"Hey Becs! Thought tonight was diner night? What's up?" Beca sighed at her dad's attempt of "being cool".

"I was wondering how Scott's present was coming along. He's been having roommate issues, and he's running out of space for his books in his dorm." With the help of her father, Beca had managed to get a two and a half bedroom apartment. Beca promised to get a second job to help cover rent and costs, and she knew her brother was already looking for a job, so her father agreed.

"It's almost completely furnished. It should be ready by his birthday next week."

Beca smiled. She couldn't wait to see her brother's face when he saw the apartment. It was going to be amazing. "Alright, thanks, dad. I'll talk to you later."

After finishing up with her father, she went back inside to join Jesse and Scott at the table. She was next to talk about her week, which consisted of work, school, Bellas, mixing, and repeating, with a little bit of eating in the middle. Jesse went after her, and his was almost entirely similar, minus the mixing part. By the end of the night they were exhausted, and all ready for the weekend to finally arrive.

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On Scott's birthday, Beca had Jesse move all of Scott's things to the new apartment while she took Scott shopping for anything he wanted. It was a hard block in her wallet, but she needed to distract him (as well as make up for birthdays when she didn't know Scott existed). Over 20 bags later, Beca loaded everything into her Jeep and drove towards the new apartment. It was about five minutes from campus, and it was quite spacious despite the furniture that they had added. Her dad was getting Scott a playstation (even if the boy wasn't obsessed, he still loved a video game or two) to go with the apartment, as well as the old flat screen that they were getting to put in the living room. In Beca's words, the apartment as a whole looked badass.

"Hey Beca? Where are we going? We just passed campus." Scott stated, looking out the window.

Beca didn't answer. She pulled into the parking lot to the apartments and parked, then go out, Scott following her. She bit back the grin on her face as she led her brother up the stairs and knocked on the door. Jesse answered, and let them both inside.

"You got a new apartment? That's cool." Scott started, looking around. He furrowed his brow when he saw his blanket on the back of the scouch. "Is that my blanket?"

"Yeah- Beca brought it over." Jesse smirked, looking at his girlfriend.

Scott looked to Beca, looking hurt. He couldn't believe his sister was taking his things, and bringing them to her boyfriend's house.

"C'mon Scotty. Let me show you around." Beca smiled and led him down the showed him her room first, which left him confused. But he was angry when he entered what he thought was Jesse's room.

"What the hell, Beca? Did you give him everything of mine?!"

Beca just laughed at her brother. "I'm just waiting for you to realize this is our new apartment- not Jesse's."

Realization came over Scott's face and he smiled big. He hugged Beca tightly and spun her around, both of them laughing. "You're serious? You got us an apartment? How?"

"Dad says happy birthday from him and I." Beca smirked and Scott hugged her again.

"You're kidding! Dad got us an apartment?" Scott exclaimed, his grin lighting up the room.

Beca could only nod as she laughed along with her brother's excitement. She watched as he ran into his room and looked at everything that was neatly organized (thanks to Jesse) and looked on in awe at the color scheme. Beca had gotten right to painting when the got the apartment, and she was glad that her brother liked it. She was glad that her brother was happy in general.

After they got everything to feel more at home, Beca and Jesse had to depart to their respective a capella groups for rehearsal. The Semi-Finals were next week, and they needed to work on their finishing touches for their performances. The Bellas had a more slowed down performance with little choreography but powerful voices, and Beca was still making sure that her girls were giving it all they had. SHe wasn't going to give a half-assed performance, slow songs or not.

The Treblemakers, on the other hand, were doing a mashup of upbeat songs. The high rivalry between the two groups had subsided a little after Bumper left and the captains dating, but there was still competition there. Even if Beca helped mash-up their songs (much to Amy's reluctance). Beca knew that since it was their last year for most of them, Bellas and Trebles,that she really needed to get the Bellas to the top for the fourth time, so even if she did help the Treblemakers with their song, she made sure that the Bella's song was ten times better. She knew that the Trebles wouldn't stand a chance without her help, but at least this time the competition would actually be interesting.

The week passed by fairly quickly and Beca felt her nerves settling in. They had a simple stool performance with little movement from them, but it was a moving piece. The songs meant something to Beca personally, and as the sopranos went into the first verse of "Everytime" by Britney Spears, and the mezzos started Paramore's "The Only Exception", she couldn't help the grin that appeared on her face. When the chorus came she held the mic to her face and looked out to the crowd, her eyes scanning quickly as she fell into the chorus lyrics of "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz. The medley was falling together perfectly, and Beca could see people swaying along. She remembered how she felt when she wrote that mix, and it made her heart swell at the memories that came. Even if they weren't always about Jesse.

As the song came to a close, Beca grinned at the roar of applause that came with the end of their song. The Bellas stood and took a bow, before the Trebles took the stage, performing a mashup of The Neighborhood's "Sweater Weather" and "Afraid". Beca would admit, the songs really fit the Treblemakers and by the way the crowd was reacting, they were really good. It was going to be a close call. Beca chewed her lip and watched as they finished and exited the stage. It all came down to this. The top 2 went to the ICCA's at Lincoln Center.

When the judges returned to the stage with the winning envelope in hand, Beca couldn't control her excitement. She was bouncing in her seat, her knees shaking as she looked up at the stage. Years ago, she would of hated being here. But she loved it. IF it wasn't for this group of nerds she wouldn't have the amount of friends that she did now. Sure, she had the option of going to LA after her freshman year, but much to her father's' surprise, she chose Barden, claiming that she took them to victory that year, and she owed it to the Bellas to continue doing so.

She knew that in the long run she couldn't do much without a college degree, so she made her major music and her minor was visual art. She was really there for the Bellas and Jesse, and now Scott, anyway.

Her heart stopped a moment and she crossed her fingers. It was hers, and a lot of the Bellas, senior year, and Beca wanted it to make it a good year for them.

"And in first place…" The announcer started, creating tension in the room. "The Barden Bellas! See you at Lincoln Center!"

Beca was ecstatic. She and the Bellas ran on stage, and the Trebles followed due to their second place win. Beca wrapped her arms around Jesse in a hug, then went to join the Bellas in jumping.

When they left the theater, Beca immediately scanned for her brother. Their dad couldn't make it, but that didn't surprise Beca at all. He was slowly working on being a good father, for the both of them. When she found Scott she grinned and ran at him.

"Congrats, Becs! You're going to New York! Can I come with?" The boy joked, pulling Beca into a hug. Beca just laughed and hugged her brother back.

"You' have to ask the other Bellas, Scotty."

After a moment the two pulled back and Bella went to look for the other Bellas. SHe walked up to Stacie with a grin, not noticing who the other brunette was talking to.

"Beca?"

Beca froze a moment. She knew that voice anywhere, all too well actually. She turned slowly, and her eyes were met with piercing blue eyes that rivaled the ocean on a sunny day.

"Chloe, hey."