Bechloe - I'll Make A Man Out Of You

Chapter VIII

It was the day of the eclipse and Beca and Chloe were more than a little nervous. They had done as much study on the 'Eclipse Wish' as they could but unfortunately, there wasn't much about it online so their main source was Lily, whom of which Beca and Chloe didn't trust completely but Lily was the only person they had.

Beca was sitting on the bed, bouncing her knee up and down as the clock ticked forward, creeping closer and closer to the twelfth minute of the eclipse. Beca's doubt quickly consumed her and she was sure that the whole thing wasn't going to work and that she would be stuck as a man forever. However, she kept remembering what Chloe said about how Beca was going to turn back into a woman and even if they were unsuccessful, Chloe would still love Beca no matter what. That put Beca at ease but then she would have a LOT of explaining to do to her friends and family.

"Oh, there you are," Chloe said as she peered into their bedroom. "Lily's waiting downstairs. It's five past."

"I know..."

Chloe examined Beca's nervous expression and sat down next to her.

"It'll be okay, Becs," Chloe said reassuringly. "No matter what, it'll be okay."

"I know I just... I want to be me again. Sure, it's been a fun experience being a guy but I want to get back to being who I am and getting on with my life. I still can't believe that this has happened to me."

"Me, too," Chloe chuckled softly. "I am sorry, Becs,"

"You don't need to apologise, Chlo. You weren't to know that this would have happened. I mean, how could you have known? How could have anyone known?"

"Lily knew."

"Yeah, but it's Lily."

"True."

Beca turned to Chloe and gazed into her baby blue eyes. "You will still stay with me?"

"Yes, baby," Chloe clasped Beca's hands and kissed them. "I can't live without you and we'll work it out if you stay the same. We just need to try our best, believe that it'll work, and go from there."

Beca nodded.

"Now, come on, Lily's waiting. We only get one shot at this so let's give it our all."

"I couldn't agree more." Beca smiled faintly then followed Chloe downstairs where Lily and the rest of the Bellas were waiting. "Oh, come on, girls, this isn't a ceremony."

"It kinda is, Becs," Stacie spoke. "It's not every day your friend gets turned into a man then back into a woman."

"I'm surprised you don't have popcorn."

"I suggested it but..." Fat Amy uttered.

Beca rolled her eyes and joined Lily in the middle of the room.

"Do you remember what you have to do?" She asked the couple.

"Yes," they answered.

"Good. There are two minutes left until the twelfth. So, get ready."

Beca nodded then turned to Chloe. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Chloe leaned in and gave Beca a kiss. "And I'll love you no matter what."

"I'm so gonna marry you one day..." Beca uttered, making Chloe giggle.

"Aww! You guys are giving me all kinds of feels!" Fat Amy teased, hugging a couch cushion tightly.

Beca and Chloe laughed softly then gave each other a hug and held themselves together until the twelfth minute.

"Alright, three, two, one... Go!" Lily said.

Beca and Chloe pulled away as Chloe looked at Beca.

"Beca Mitchell, you are so girly you may as well be a woman and I mean that. You always fuss about your hair, you're so picky when it comes to painting your nails, and you're so frustrating when it comes to your clothes. You may as well be a woman since you're suited better for it."

Beca smiled at her girlfriend.

"You are absolutely terrible as a man. You don't maintain yourself, you smell all the time, and you don't even lift! It's a crime that you're a man. You need to be one-hundred percent woman. You may as well be a woman and I won't have you any other way than as a woman."

Beca and Chloe smiled happily at each other until Lily interrupted them.

"And that's time!"

"Now what?" Chloe asked nervously.

"Now, we wait. We'll see whether or not it worked tomorrow. It happens overnight."

"Okay, why don't we take a vote?" Stacie said. "All those in favour of Beca giving us a show of her male anatomy, raise your hands."

"That'd actually be interesting," Fat Amy raised her hand.

"Amy!" Chloe hissed.

"What? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!"

"Sorry, guys, I'm not showing my bits, and if I'm stuck like this, I'm going to regret showing you them," Beca stated. "And I don't think Chloe would be happy if I showed you anyway, regardless if I stay this way or not."

"No, I would not," the redhead agreed.

"Fine, you're no fun," Stacie huffed.

"So," Chloe turned to Beca. "Anything you want to do on your last night as a man?"

"Just spend it with you and the Bellas as I try not to worry if the wish worked or not."

"You'll be fine, babe. We'll get through this together, remember? I'll love you no matter what."

"I know you will, which is why you're the best."

Chloe grinned and gave Beca a soft kiss.

"Okay, lovebirds, we've got a movie marathon tonight and pizza so get ready," Fat Amy announced.

"Oh, not a movie marathon!" Beca groaned.

"You'll be fine, babe. You'll probably just work on your mixes like you always do," Chloe giggled.

"Yeah, you're right - I will."

Chloe just shook her head with a smile. She knew how much Beca disliked movies and she would always say no to watching them but with Chloe, it was an exception. When they started dating, Beca forced herself to sit through entire movies with Chloe but for anyone else, she said no. The more Chloe got to know Beca, she quickly realised that Beca only watched movies because of her so sometimes she gave the brunette permission to do something else when a movie was on and Beca was extremely grateful for that.

"Come on, handsome," Chloe said, linking her arm with Beca's. "Let's get this movie marathon on the road."

"Let's hope I'm never called that again,"

Chloe giggled and pecked Beca's cheek. "That's all we can do."