A/N:

I'm back!

I've read all of your reviews and thank you for your kind words. You guys always make me smile :)

Sorry if you've been waiting for this update; I've been a bit busy. I caught up on Teen Wolf and started running and working out to get back into shape for soccer. Also, I watched the new Disney Channel movie, Descendants. Did anyone else?! I love it and I'm such Malvie (or Eval?) trash that it's not even funny. And I also have a Fifth Harmony fic I'm writing on tumblr. And I met them?! I'm still in shock and it's been over a week. Anyway that's what's going on in my life lately. Back to this chapter.

I kind of warned you in the last chapter that shit was about to hit the fan. It starts here. There's been a bit of a time jump and we're about to find out who Beca's attacker is and then we're going to run into some semi-finals drama. Because you all need more angst in your life don't you?

So here ya go! :)

It had been three and a half weeks since Beca told the girls about what had happened. That was almost a month and things had been running smoothly. Even though her mysterious attacker had tried to get her to quit the Bellas it didn't seem that they were too concerned with her anymore. She hadn't heard anything from anyone about her quitting or any threats so the freshman took it as a good sign. It still didn't help with he uneasiness she felt everytime she turned a corner or went somewhere alone though. When she first told Stacie, Aubrey and Chloe, they had insisted on someone going with her everywhere she went just to be sure. Most of the time it was one of them, but on the off chance that they couldn't walk with her to wherever her destination was they would get someone to go with her, careful not to make it obvious that something was going on. Most of the time it was Cynthia-Rose or Fat Amy but when they weren't able to then Beca would ask Jesse to walk with her.

Aubrey was hesitant to let Jesse at first because of two reasons; the first being that he obviously had a thing for Beca, but the second reason being that some part of Aubrey, deep inside, believed that maybe Jesse had been the one to attack Beca. She trusted Beca though and Chloe reminded her that Beca didn't recognize her attacker's voice. If it had been Jesse then their girlfriend surely would've known it was him. They spent so much time together that it was practically impossible for the brunette to not recognize his voice. It put Aubrey at ease somewhat to know it wasn't Jesse, but she was still constantly worried. Beca had yet to remember why the voice sounded familiar or who it belonged to. Not knowing put Aubrey and Chloe both in constant fear that Beca would get hurt while they weren't around to protect her. After a little more than two weeks though, everyone seemed to ease up, and Beca started going more places on her own gradually.

Beca had begun spending more time with the two Bellas captains too. After becoming official they had gone on a few dates but most of the time they opted to just spend time together at Chloe and Aubrey's apartment. They were happy together and Beca finally felt comfortable somewhere for the first time since she had arrived at Barden. Chloe was still her usually bubbly self, but she still managed to seem happier than before. And Aubrey seemed more calm and collected, at least, until they had begun preparing for semi-finals.

The blonde had been going fairly easy on the Bellas until it got down to crunch time. She was still patient and gentle outside of practice with her girlfriends, but inside it she was pushing everyone through extensive cardio, vocal exercises, and dance routines. It was stressful for everyone to say the least, especially the three girlfriends. Things were different during practice; Aubrey was pushy and controlling, Beca was trying to get her to make changes to the set list, and Chloe was just trying to keep the peace. She had done a good job too. Beca and Aubrey would bicker throughout almost entire practice's but Chloe always knew how to cut them off in order to prevent them from blowing up completely. After practice, they would be back to their normal selves and the fighting would be over.

Nothing feels right. They're standing backstage preparing to go on for the semi-final competition and all Beca can think about is how wrong everything feels in that moment. They had to catch a ride from the Treblemakers because their bus ran out of gas and Aubrey was furious to say the least. At the moment, Chloe was trying to calm Aubrey down while the Footnotes, who all of the Bellas knew would probably crush them, were performing. Beca knew she should be with her girlfriends, but something felt wrong. Very wrong.

The moment she had stepped onto the Treble's bus she had felt uneasy and uncomfortable. She had put on her headphones and listened to her music to try and relax but she never could shake that feeling. Even backstage, she felt off. Almost as if there was something important she had forgotten and was doomed to remember when it was too late. It was a dark comparison but in her mind it was the only one that made sense.

She didn't even realize she had walked on stage with the rest of the Bellas until she heard the pitch pipe and immediately snapped out of the daze she was in to start performing. As they danced around and sang the outdated songs one thing was obvious. Everyone hated it. People were practically falling asleep and they were bound to lose anyway so Beca stepped in and did the only thing she knew how to. She mixed it up. She smoothly began singing "Bulletproof," which gained her some looks of confusion from her teammates but the audience seemed to enjoy it a little. She even noticed Chloe look back at her with a smile because of how good it actually sounded. As the song came to an end and they moved onto the next one Aubrey looked back to shoot Beca a glare, to which the younger girl offered a smirk, not realizing how pissed the blonde really was at her.

As they were walking off stage Beca heard Aubrey's determined footsteps quickly coming her way.

"What the hell, Beca? Were you trying to screw us up?" She shouted. Beca paused for a moment in shock that her girlfriend would even ask her that. She would never intentionally do something to hurt the Bellas. She knew how much they actually meant to her and how she didn't want to jeopardize that.

"Are you serious?" She asked incredulously.

"News flash: this isn't the Beca show." She said angrily. Ouch, Beca thought. That one actually hurt considering she had told Aubrey that she never wanted to take her place as captain or steal the spotlight. Chloe's eyes widened at Aubrey's remark and Stacie took a step forward to get beside the redhead, ready to step in if things went too far.

"Okay, I'm sorry, that I messed you up, but in case you hadn't noticed, everybody pretty much dozed off during our set." She said confusedly. She thought that Aubrey would have noticed the audience's reaction to their performance.

"It's not your job to decide what we do and when we do it. Why don't you ask the rest of the group how they felt about your little improvisation?" Beca glanced around at them for a second. She couldn't ask Chloe because it would be wrong to put their girlfriend in the middle of it and she couldn't ask Stacie because Aubrey would just argue that, as her best friend, the taller brunette was biased. Her eyes settled on Amy who was trying to avoid her gaze.

"Amy?" She asked softly.

"It was cool... But, it did take us a little bit by surprise." She said.

"Yeah a lot by surprise!" Aubrey exclaimed before adjusting her stance. "I told you she wasn't a Bella." Chloe glared at the blonde, who knew she had taken it too far but was too angry to care.

"Aubrey, don't." She said warningly. Beca shook her head.

"No, that's okay. You don't have to pretend you're allowed to have a say in the group, right?" She said. Chloe looked at her sadly, knowing Beca was just trying to keep her out of the middle. Aubrey glared at her. She knew better than to say anything else but she let the words fly out of her mouth before she could stop them.

"Your attitude sucks, you're a grade A pain in my ass, and I'm sick of putting up with all of it." Beca was about to respond when a voice came from behind her.

"Oh is there a cat fight going on? Me-ow." Beca froze at the sound of Bumper's voice as that feeling came back that something wasn't right. She had to get out of there before she comepletely lost it.

"If this is what I get for trying..." She said, her voice trailing off.

"Are you gonna quit?" Bumper asked with a laugh as Beca's eyes filled with fear as she finally recognized the voice and she took off down the hall quickly. He paused for a minute before following after her as the Trebles headed off to get their microphones ready.

Chloe turned on Aubrey quickly in a rage.

"What we're you thinking? Why would you say those things to her? You know that she was trying to help and you basically attacked her!" She yelled as a tear fell from Aubrey's eye. The rest of the Bellas except Stacie fled to avoid another conflict. The long legged girl stood between Aubrey and Chloe as the puzzle pieces connected in her mind. Beca looked like she was terrified when she heard Bumper's voice taunting her. She finally realized who her attacker was. Stacie's eyes widened when she remembered that Bumper had taken off right behind the small girl, following her out.

"Shit, Beca..." She breathed out as she took off down the hall behind the two of them. The two Bellas captains stood in shock at the girl's sudden outburst before taking off behind Stacie to see what was wrong.

"You know it's rude not to answer a question." Bumper said as Beca stumbled out the door and into the cold air outside with him following closely behind her. She turned quickly while trying to calm down but she couldn't manage to catch her breath.

"So, are you going to quit, or not?" Bumper asked with an expectant grin. Beca grit her teeth.

"No. Aubrey won't get rid of me that easily." She huffed out. The truth was that she probably had just quit but she refused to let the boy know that. He can't beat me that way, she thought to herself. He sighed and combed a hand through his hair before shrugging.

"Oh well, I warned you." He said. Before she could ask what he meant, Bumper though Beca to the ground in one swift movement. She knew what was coming next and tried to move her arms to guard her body as he began to kick at her small and frail body. She tried not to cry out but it was almost impossible as she felt and heard something crack within her body. The kicks kept coming, each more powerful than the last and bring more pain each time.

"Get off of her you prick!" Someone yelled, lunging forward and knocking Bumper away from her and onto the ground. Beca curled into a ball and opened her eyes to see Stacie holding the Treblemaker down and repeatedly punching him until he was out cold. After a moment she stopped and got off of him to move to where Beca was just as Chloe and Aubrey came running through the doors.

"Beca!" They both shouted as they dropped to their knees beside her with Stacie. Chloe pulled out her phone and immediately called the police.

"Beca, can you get up for me?" Stacie asked quietly. The smaller girl nodded after a moment of hesitation and then carefully moved to sit up. She let out a hiss as she felt all of the pain hit her full force at once and Aubrey instinctively moved to help support her small body. Her eyes filled with tears as she took in Beca's state. She was shaking and had her arms wrapped around herself defensively. She also had a small cut on her eyebrow from where she assumed she had hit her head on the ground and the look of pure terror in her eyes broke both Aubrey's and Stacie's hearts. Chloe hung up with a simple thank you and moved back over to the three of them sitting on the concrete.

"Beca," The redhead asked hesitantly, "Can you look at me sweetie?" They all grew silent for a moment as the DJ hesitated before looking up into Chloe's eyes. Within a split second she began to sob and launched herself into the girl's arms.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so fucking sorry. I didn't meant to ruin you guys' chances at winning and upset you guys. I'm so sorry." The two co-captains' hearts shattered at the sight of their girlfriend and Aubrey glanced over at Stacie to see the girl glaring at her. Aubrey took the hint and placed a hand on Beca's shoulder gently.

"Beca, you have nothing to apologize for. You were just tying to help and I overreacted. I'm so sorry. You didn't ruin it and we aren't angry. I was out of line with everything I said to you. I'm so sorry." She asked as tears filled her eyes. Beca was about to respond when two policemen came running towards them. One went over to Bumper and started handcuffing the boy before waking him up and walking him to the patrol car in his delirious state and the other went over to the group of girls sitting on the ground.

"I know you're probably still in shock but I'm going to need you all to answer some questions." He told them. They all nodded and allowed Beca to start recounting what had happened to him while he wrote them on a small pad of paper. When she was done, he put the notes in his pocket and looked her over for a moment.

"Would you like me to call you an ambulance?" He asked.

"No, I just want to get home." She said. Chloe and Aubrey were about to object but Stacie shot them both a look, reminding them that if they determined Beca need to go to the hospital they could take her back at Barden. He nodded and thanked them before leaving to take Bumper to the local police department. The girls stayed where they were in silence for a little while, still reeling from what had just happened before heading back to get on the bus. They knew they hadn't won so now all that was left was to get home and settle down for the rest of the night. Stacie warned the other girls not to say anything to any of the three girls and to act normal. After a quick second glance at Beca and the two seniors protectively at her sides they left it alone and minded their own business the whole trip back to Barden. Stacie would explain everything to them when Beca was ready for them to know.

A/N:

Wow, this chapter was the longest one so far. It's my favorite too. Very intense and angsty. I'll make up for it in the next chapter which will be full of fluff and cuteness while Aubrey and Chloe take care of poor Beca. And congrats to anyone who guessed it was Bumper. I don't think it was hard to guess. Everyone who review/messaged me said either Bumper or Jesse. It almost was going to be Jesse but I like him and Beca's bromance. Plus I feel bad that he's always the bad guy in most of the fanfiction.

Thanks for reading!