Here's the New Year's bonus chapter as promised. It's set in High School. Hope you enjoy it! Oh yeah, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to 2018.

It was the day before the Christmas break at Barden High School and Beca Mitchell had finally worked up the courage to ask Chloe Beale out. They were both seniors and had been talking a lot during class and at lunch and Chloe seemed interested so Beca was ready to see if they could be something more.

"Hey, Chloe," Beca said as she walked up to the redhead with a smile.

"Hey, Beca," Chloe said grabbing her books out of her locker.

"Um, so I was wondering," Beca said. "I mean, I thought that maybe, um, would you like to go out with me? On a, on a date?"

Chloe's eyes got wide and her mouth opened but no sound came out. She just stood there, staring at Beca.

"Chloe?," Beca said. "Are you okay?"

"I, um," Chloe mumbled.

Chloe kept opening her mouth to say something but no actual words would come out.

"I'm sorry," Beca said feeling embarrassed. "I thought that you-. That we could-. You know what? Never mind. I guess I read things wrong. Sorry to have bothered you."

Beca turned and left Chloe standing at her locker, with a look of disbelief on her face.

"Chloe?," Aubrey asked as she walked up to her best friend. "Chloe? What is wrong with you?"

"Beca just asked me out," Chloe whispered.

"That's great," Aubrey said getting excited. "When are you going? Where are you going?"

"Oh, God," Chloe said and banged her head against her locker. "I'm such an idiot."

"Why?," Aubrey asked. "You've been wanting her to ask you out since school started."

"I know," Chloe sighed. "And when she did, I just stood there like an idiot. Not saying anything. Then she said never mind and walked away. What am I going to do?"

"Why the hell didn't you just say yes?," Aubrey asked.

"I don't know," Chloe said. "I was taken by surprise. I never thought she'd actually ask me. She probably thinks I'm such a dork."

Before Aubrey can say anything the bell rings and the girls have to hurry off to class. Chloe doesn't hear anything her teacher says during the hour she sat there. All she could think about was that Beca Mitchell asked her out and she may have blown her only chance..

The bell rang and Chloe gathered her stuff and made her way out the door. She was halfway to her next class when she realized that Beca was in that class with her. She stopped and leaned against the wall, running a hand through her hair. Maybe I should just explain and ask her out, Chloe thought.

"Hey, Chloe," Tom said. "Can I walk you to class?"

"What?", Chloe said distracted. "Um, yeah, whatever."

Tom smiled and put his arm around Chloe's shoulders. Chloe reached up and grabbed his hand to remove it. Just then Beca saw Tom and Chloe walking together, Chloe holding Tom's hand. No wonder Chloe didn't answer her. She was probably trying to let Beca down easy because she was already with Tom. Beca just shook her head and hurried past the couple and entered the classroom.

Tom stopped outside Chloe's class. He leaned down to kiss Chloe and she pushed him away.

"Tom," Chloe said. "What the hell?"

"Come on, Chloe," Tom said. "I deserve a kiss for going out of my way to walk you to class."

"No, just no," Chloe said moving into the doorway.

"You're going out with me," Tom said grabbing Chloe by the wrist to stop her. "I'll pick you up on Friday night at 6:00."

Before Chloe could answer, Tom let go of her and ran off down the hall to his class. Chloe turned to see Beca looking at her with hurt in her eyes. Beca looked away quickly and Chloe's heart dropped. Chloe sat down and kept stealing glances at Beca. Beca kept her eyes on the teacher, afraid that if she looked at Chloe, the tears she had been fighting would start falling.

Class was over and Beca was the first out the door. Chloe called out to her but Beca ignored her. Chloe met up with Aubrey and told her what had happened with Tom.

"So, now your'e going out with him?," Aubrey asked.

"No," Chloe exclaimed. "I didn't get a chance to turn him down because he ran off."

"And, Beca heard him say you're going out?," Aubrey asked.

"Yeah," Chloe said.

"Why don't you just ask her out?," Aubrey said.

"I would if I could get her to talk to me," Chloe said. "She ran out of class so fast and when I called her name she just ignored me."

"Do it at lunch," Aubrey said.

"That's a good idea," Chloe said with a smile.

It was time for lunch and Beca grabbed her lunch from her locker and headed out to sit in the bleachers to avoid the cafeteria. She didn't want to see Tom and Chloe together. She's so bad at reading people, but she thought for sure that Chloe liked her. She guessed Chloe saw her as a friend and nothing more.

In the cafeteria, Chloe was looking around for Beca. Instead, Tom came over and threw his arm around her shoulders. Chloe pushed his arm off of her and turned to face him.

"Tom, just stop," Chloe said. "I'm interested in someone else and I don't want to go out with you."

Chloe turned and stomped off to sit down next to Aubrey. Their friends Stacie and Amy were also at the table.

"Did you ask Beca out yet?," Aubrey asked.

"You're going to ask Beca out?," Amy said. "Way to go, Ginger!"

"Don't get too excited," Stacie said. "Beca asked Chloe out earlier and it didn't go well."

"She turned Beca down?," Amy asked.

"No," Aubrey said. "She got flustered and couldn't say anything so Beca didn't think she was interested. And, now Chloe's going to ask Beca out."

"I was going to, but she's not here," Chloe said with a tear in her eye. "At least I set Tom straight and told him I wasn't going out with him."

"How'd he take it?," Aubrey asked.

Just then Tom slammed both hands on the table in front of Chloe causing her and the rest of the girls to jump.

"What the hell, Chloe?," Tom said. "You tell a guy you'll go out with him and then tell him you're interested in someone else. You embarrassed me in front of my friends."

"I never said yes, Tom," Chloe told him. "I'm sorry if you were embarrassed, but you didn't give me a choice."

"Who's the guy you're interested in?," Tom asked her. "I know I'm better than him. Give me a chance to show you."

"No, Tom," Chloe said. "Just stop asking. It's never going to happen."

"I think that's your cue to leave," Aubrey said to Tom.

"Bye, Tom," Stacie said waving at him.

"Yea, bye, Tom," Amy said also waving at him to go.

"You'll come around," Tom said to Chloe with a smug smile. "They always do."

Tom looks at each of the girls with a smirk. He then turns and struts away. The girls all watch and then burst into laughter.

"What a douche," Amy said.

"Hey, Beca," Jesse says walking toward the brunette. "What are you doing out here? I thought you'd be sitting with Chloe making googly eyes at each other."

"She's dating Tom Henderson," Beca deadpanned.

"What?," Jesse said. "Since when?"

"I don't know," Beca said and proceeded to tell him how her morning had gone.

"Damn," Jesse said. "That's too bad. He's such a douche and she deserves so much better."

"Whatever," Beca said.

"Hey, since you're here,"Jesse said. "I want to know if you're available to DJ for my New Year's Eve party? I can pay you. Maybe not what you're worth, but something. What do you say?"

"Sure," Beca said. "Why not? Not like I'll have a date for New Year's anyway."

"Great," Jesse said. "The party starts at 10:00 pm. You should get there about 9:00 to set up. I can pay you $300 to play until 1:00 am. My folks want everyone gone before 2:00 so if you stop playing, they'll stumble home. Sound good?"

"I can work with that," Beca said. "I gotta go. I want to get to my locker before Chloe so I don't have to see her."

Jesse watches Beca leave and gets up and hurries into the cafeteria. He looks for and finds Chloe sitting with her friends from the Bellas. He walks over to the table and stands in front of Chloe.

"What is wrong with you?," Jesse said. "Why the hell would you be with a douche like Tom Henderson when you could be with Beca? You do know he cheats on every girl he goes out with, right?"

"Jesse, I," Chloe starts.

"Save it," Jesse said not wanting to hear what Chloe had to say. "Beca is one of my best friends and it took a lot for her to get up the courage to ask you out. She really thought there was something happening between you two. Or were you just leading her on for laughs?."

Chloe's jaw dropped in surprise. Jesse shakes his head and doesn't wait for a response before angrily stalking off. As Jesse storms off, Chloe puts her elbows on the table and her head in her hands.

"Could this day get any worse?," Chloe mumbles.

"Hey, Chlo," Luke says walking over to the table.

"Oh, great," Chloe says not looking up. "It can."

"I heard that you weren't interested in dating Tom," Luke says with a smile. "That you were interested in someone else. It's me isn't it?"

Chloe just looks at him in stunned silence. Luke pulls up his shirt to show his abs.

"I mean," Luke says, "with abs like these, what girl wouldn't be?"

"Go away, Luke" Chloe said. "Please, just go away."

"So, what does that mean?," Luke asks putting his shirt back down. "It's not me?"

"No," Chloe jumps up yelling. "It's not you. It's not Tom. I'm not interested in either one of you. I like Beca Mitchell!"

The cafeteria goes silent. You literally could hear a pin drop. Chloe plops back down in her seat.

"Shit," is all Chloe can say.

Beca is in her last class of the day and has managed to avoid Chloe all afternoon. She's sitting, waiting for class to start when Tom and Luke walk in. She looks up to see both of them glaring at her.

"Oh, shit," Beca thinks. "Chloe must have told Tom about me asking her out. And he doesn't look too happy about it. I am so dead."

Beca keeps an eye on Tom and Luke, who both continue to throw glares at her. About ten minutes before the bell is supposed to ring there is a knock on the door. Mrs. Green answers it and turns to the class.

"Beca Mitchell," Mrs. Green says. "Gather your stuff and go to the Principal's office.

Beca frowns but gets her stuff together and heads toward the door. She is stopped by Mrs. Green.

"Here," Mrs. Green says. "This is your homework packet for the break."

"Thanks," Beca says and walks out the door.

She turns toward the Principal's office and hears Jesse calling her name. She turns to see him waving her over to him.

"What's up, Jesse?," Beca said. "I have to go to the Principal's office."

"No you don't," Jesse said with a smile. "One of the perks of having my mom working in the front office. I told her what happened and she wrote the note for you. I thought you can get to your locker and get out of here before Chloe can find you. Hurry up and I'll talk to you later."

"Thanks, man," Beca said and hurries to her locker.

Jesse heads back to the office and Beca grabs everything she'll need to take with her for the break. She rushes out of the school and is driving away just as the final bell rings.

Chloe hurries out of her last class and rushes to her locker, searching for Beca the whole time. She gets to her locker and waits for Beca to show up to hers. Aubrey and Stacie come by and help her watch for Beca. They are there for fifteen minutes and everybody has cleared out. Chloe slumps her shoulders and gets her stuff.

"I guess I'll be going home," Chloe said.

"Call me later, okay?," Aubrey said. "Come on, Stace. I need to see Mr. Maxwell before I go."

Stacie gives Chloe a quick hug and Chloe leaves. Stacie and Aubrey start walking toward Mr. Maxwell's office when they see Jesse Swanson.

"Hey, Jesse," Aubrey calls out causing him to stop.

"What do you want, Aubrey?," Jesse asks.

"You're Beca Mitchell's best friend, right?" Aubrey asks and Jesse nods yes. "Why didn't she come to her locker after last bell? Where is she hiding?"

"She left so she wouldn't have to see Chloe," Jesse tells her honestly.

"But, Chloe wanted to talk to her," Aubrey said. "This morning was a big misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?," Jesse said. "What do you mean?"

Aubrey and Stacie filled Jesse in on what had transpired from Chloe's point of view.

"She actually admitted to the whole cafeteria that she liked Beca?," Jesse asked.

"Yep," Stacie said.

"And Chloe's not with Tom?," Jesse said.

"Nope," Aubrey said.

"Huh," Jesse said. "So, Chloe wanted to say yes when Beca was asking her out but-"

"Couldn't form a coherent answer," Aubrey said.

"And Beca took that to mean Chloe wasn't interested?," Jesse asked.

"That about sums it up," Aubrey said.

"So, what are we going to do about it?," Stacie asked.

"I have an idea," Jesse said with a smile. "How would you girls like to come to my New Year's Eve party? Beca's DJing."

It was the day after Christmas and Aubrey, Stacie, and Chloe were at the mall exchanging some of their gifts that didn't fit. The were also taking advantage of the huge after-Christmas sales.

"We have to get some killer outfits for Jesse Swanson's New Year's Eve party," Stacie said.

"I don't think I'm going to go," Chloe said. "I've texted and called Beca and she hasn't responded to anything. I really don't want to see her there with someone else."

"You have to go," Aubrey said. "You don't want to be the sad girl sitting at home on New Year's Eve."

"Yeah, Chlo," Stacie said. "It won't be the same without you."

"Alright," Chloe said with a sigh. "I'll go. But, I'm not staying for the whole thing. I plan to be gone before midnight so I don't have to watch Beca kissing someone who isn't me."

The three girls spend several hours looking for the right dress. Chloe finds one she really likes. It's got short sleeves, a v-neck that shows just the right amount of cleavage, and ends mid thigh. She chooses it in dark blue because it reminded her of Beca's eyes.

"Girl, you got it bad," Stacie said. "You should just go up to her at the party and kiss her."

"If that dress doesn't get her attention," Aubrey said. "I'd go with the kiss. That will definitely get her attention."

Chloe doesn't say anything. She chews her bottom lip and looks at herself in the mirror. She smiles and thinks, yeah, this is the dress.

It's New Year's Eve and the girls all plan to spend the night at Stacie's since she lives only three houses from Jesse. They can walk to the party and stumble back after. Aubrey picks Chloe up and drives them to Stacie's.

"Isn't that Beca's car?," Chloe asks as they pass Jesse's house.

"I think so," Aubrey said.

"You don't think there's something going on between them, do you?," Chloe asked as they parked in front of Stacie's house.

"No way," Aubrey said. "They're just friends. You know Beca's gay."

"She could be bi," Chloe says.

"I don't think so," Aubrey says getting out of the car.

Stacie lets Aubrey and Chloe in and they go up to her room to put their stuff away and get ready. Meanwhile, Beca was setting up her DJ equipment where Jesse had told her. There were speakers throughout the house so the music would be heard all over. When she was done she used Jesse's room to change into her DJ party outfit. She came back down and Jesse's eyes bugged out. Beca was wearing her favorite black skinny jeans with a loose fitting red spaghetti strap chiffon cami top.

"Damn, Beca," Jesse said. "You look hot. If you weren't gay-"

"It still wouldn't happen between us," Beca finished for him.

"You wound me," Jesse says putting his hand to his chest.

Just then the doorbell rang and the party started. Beca got behind the table and started her first mix. She had her headphones on and was really getting into it. She was surprised at how many people were on the dance floor already.

Stacie, Aubrey, and Chloe came in around 10:30 and looked around. Tom made a beeline over to Chloe and pulled her to him.

"Hey, Chloe," Tom said. "I guess now I have someone to kiss at midnight."

Beca looks over just as Tom pulls Chloe to him. She looks away and sets up a 30 minute track and goes looking for Jesse. She finds him in the kitchen and grabs him by the ear dragging him out the back.

"Ow, ow, ow," Jesse says until Beca let's go. "What the hell, Beca?"

"You didn't tell me Chloe was going to be here with Tom," Beca says angrily.

"She's not with Tom," Jesse said still rubbing his ear. "It was all a misunderstanding. She turned him down."

"Then why was he all over her as soon as she came in the door?," Beca asked.

"What?," Jesse said. "No, that can't be."

"I saw them, Jesse," Beca said. "I don't think I can stay."

"You have to, Becs," Jesse pleaded. "Everyone loves the music. Please? There's so many people, you probably won't even see Chloe until later. Or maybe not at all."

"Fine, I'll stay," Beca spits out. "But, you're lucky I'm DJing or I'd be gone already."

"Thank you," Jesse said and let out a breath.

Meanwhile, back inside.

"Get away, Tom," Chloe said pushing him. "I told you, I'm not interested. And, I sure as hell am not kissing you at midnight. I'd rather kiss an ashtray."

Tom glares at her and Aubrey pulls Chloe away from him. Stacie follows and they head to the kitchen.

"Let's get a drink," Aubrey says.

Beca had just come back into the house and skirted around the crowd to get back to the DJ table. She put her headphones back on and queued up some more songs. She was bopping her head and smiling as she watched everyone dancing and drinking. Jesse had come back in with her but stayed in the kitchen.

"Hey, Jesse," Stacie called out when she saw him.

"Hey, Stacie," Jesse said. "I'm glad you could make it. Hey, Aubrey, Chloe."

"Hey," Chloe said and gave him a small wave. "This music is really great."

"Yeah," Jesse said. "The benefits of having a live DJ. Can I get you ladies a drink?"

"Three beers please," Aubrey said.

"Coming right up," Jesse said reaching into a cooler and pulling out three beers.

Jesse unscrews the tops and hands the girls their beers. He tells them there is food laid out around the house and to help themselves. The girls thank him and start walking around saying hi to friends.

"I love this song," Stacie says grabbing Aubrey's hand. "Let's dance, babe."

"Go ahead, Brey," Chloe says. "I'm fine."

Aubrey and Stacie make their way to the dance floor. Chloe stands on the sidelines watching. She looks around and sees the DJ table. She looks to see the DJ and her eyes widen.

"Holy shit," she mutters when she catches a glimpse of Beca.

She bites her bottom lip and watches as Beca's cami dips low and her breasts bounce to the beat of the music. Chloe gets a wam feeling all through her body. She licks her lips and can't stop staring.

"She's pretty hot, right?," Jesse said startling Chloe.

"Um, what?," Chloe says.

"Beca's looking pretty hot," Jesse said.

"I didn't know she could DJ," Chloe said trying to hide her pink cheeks.

"She's been making mixes for years," Jesse said. "But, this summer she started doing some DJ gigs for money for college. She's really good."

"Yes, she is," Chloe said her eyes never leaving Beca.

"You know she's single, right?," Jesse asked with a smirk. "And she didn't bring a date tonight."

Before Chloe could answer, Jesse smiled and walked away. Chloe stayed rooted to the spot and was able to observe Beca without being noticed by her. Stacie and Aubrey danced for a while before finding Chloe to see if she wanted another drink. The three girls went back to the kitchen and got another beer. They stayed there for a while and chatted with some of their classmates. They were heading back to the dance floor when Chloe was grabbed from behind.

"Hey, Red," Luke said putting his arms around Chloe. "Come dance with me. I can't think of anything better than to have you grinding against me. Let's go."

Chloe pulled away and pushed through the crowd. She found Stacie and Aubrey and started dancing with them.

"You okay, Chlo?," Aubrey asked over the music.

"Luke just grabbed me and tried to force me to dance with him," Chloe said. "I wish he and Tom would just leave me alone."

"Don't worry," Stacie said. "I have a plan to make sure they do."

"What's your plan?," Chloe asked.

"Kiss Beca at midnight and they'll leave you alone," Stacie said.

Chloe stopped dancing and looked at Stacie.

"You want me to do what?," Chloe asked with her mouth hanging open.

"I'm with Stacie on this," Aubrey said. "She's DJing so she doesn't have a date. You're single, she's single. What's the problem?"

Chloe stood there not knowing what to say. Should she just go for it? What if Beca rejects her? Even if she does, Chloe would have at least one kiss with Beca. Chloe smiled and looked at her two friends.

"You really think I should just go for it?," Chloe asked them.

"We do," they both said.

"You've got about 20 minutes to decide," Stacie said looking at her watch.

Stacie and Aubrey started dancing again. Chloe joined them looking over at Beca. They had been dancing about 15 minutes when they heard Beca's voice come through the speakers.

"Okay everyone," Beca said through the mic. "We have about five minutes until midnight. So, grab a drink and grab your kissing partner."

"Come on," Stacie said. "Let's get another drink."

Stacie leads Aubrey and Chloe to the kitchen ahead of most of the crowd. She managed to grab them all a beer and get out of the kitchen. Chloe took her beer and started pushing her way through the mob to get to the DJ table. She looked over and Beca was gone. She looked around and didn't see her.

"Where'd she go?," Chloe muttered to herself.

Stacie and Aubrey came over to her. The also looked around and didn't see Beca.

"There she is," Stacie said pointing at Beca.

Beca was standing next to Jesse talking. She looked at her watch and then made her way back to the DJ table.

"Get behind us," Stacie said to Chloe. "We'll keep you hidden so you can surprise her."

"Okay," Chloe said hiding behind the two girls.

Beca was back at the DJ table just as the song was ending.

"This is your one minute warning," Beca yelled into the mic.

Everyone cheered and hit the dance floor, waiting for the countdown.

"Here we go," Beca yelled and laid the microphone on the table. The sounds of Auld Lang Syne could be heard starting up in the background. "In 10. . 9. . .8"

Chloe moved from behind Stacie and set her beer on a nearby table. She stood about a foot from Beca. Stacie started kissing Aubrey before the countdown ended.

"5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1" Beca pushed up the volume and Auld Lang Syne echoed throughout the house.

"Happy New Year!," everyone screamed.

Chloe grabbed Beca by the arm and spun her around. Beca squealed in surprise.

"Chlo-", Chloe crashed her lips against Beca's while pulling her closer by the arms. It took Beca about two seconds to put her arms on Chloe's waist and kiss her back. Chloe's hands moved up Beca's arms and behind her neck, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. Beca pulled Chloe closer as well and they were now flush up against each other. They continued to kiss until breathing became tough and they both pulled back. They looked at each other and smiled.

"Yes," Chloe said trying to slow her breathing.

"Yes?," Beca asked confused.

"Yes, I'd love to go out with you," Chloe said. "You didn't stick around long enough to get my answer. And, the answer is yes."

"What about you and Tom?," Beca asked.

"There is no me and Tom," Chloe said. "Or me and Luke. Or me and anyone else except you. You're the only one I want."

"Good," Beca said. "Because you're the only one I want."

"Get it, Chloe," Stacie yelled and whistled causing both girls to look over.

Chloe took her hand and turned Beca's head back to face her. She smiled and leaned in to give Beca another kiss. It was sweet and tender.

"Happy New Year, Becs," Chloe whispered.

"Happy New Year, Chlo," Beca whispered and grabbed Chloe in another kiss.