Major Writer's Block..I can't get chapter 6 of We're Teenager's completed for anything! So just enjoy this one shot while I try to come out of it. My mother's recently been diagnosed with Cancer..so the muse has sort of went "POOF!" so I guess I'll just throw up life as an excuse for not updating like I promised.
Anyways I always like to throw in completely random things that make you want to hear the story of how it ended up happening..I'm just evil like that.
Hopefully you take this as my truce? or token? or apology? whatever you prefer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or its characters, that credit goes to the FOX crew & Ryan Murphy; No matter how much I wish I did. The storyline is very much mine though. It came from the brilliant part of my brain called my imagination.
Enjoy!
Rachel had a feeling that today might be different, better even. Somehow it did turn out to be different. The changes that occurred even she wasn't oblivious to but the brunette just wasn't sure if it could be considered better...or not. Staring at the TV screen as Puck continued to kill zombies with Kurt, who was actually rather good, on COD she replayed the day over in her head...
"Did you really think you could do something like that, Santana, and me not respond to it?! How could you?! I-I thought...I thought we were over this dance after Sam!" The Blonde's anger easily hid the betrayal and hurt in her voice but of course Santana would notice it regardless. She just couldn't win.
By her locker Rachel felt her skin crawl at the sound of Quinn's voice rising. She not only heard the venom laced words, she felt them. The feeling wasn't something she planned on experiencing anytime later, either. She'd gladly take a slushy bath in her favorite owl sweater her Daddy's mom made for her before she passed and let Jessie and his neanderthal choir Vocal Adrenaline egg her three times over again instead of being on the other side of the Cheerios raft.
Okay so maybe she wouldn't let them egg her again but...you get her point.
It was plain terrifying for Rachel at that moment. She'd get the backlash from one of the girls after this argument or maybe even both..and she just knew she needed to leave before it played out. Things had been going so good for her in school she didn't wanna risk it. However, despite Rachel's many dancing classes and her exorcising routine, which she took very seriously, her limbs wouldn't budge. The brunette was rooted on spot. So she shrunk back and tried to make herself as little as possible.
"It wasn't a big deal or anything! You said it yourself Q, 'It's not love or anything...just a little fun', So what? Are you gonna turn around and tell me now, when it's already been done, that it was love? Or is this just you being insecure and jealous again?" The Latina was really tired of the girls act and wished she would just get the stick out of her ass already. She was planning on this sort of reaction from Quinn she couldn't handle her co-captain being in denial anymore, it made her a weak link.
Sure she'd acted rash and done the only thing she knew how. But for her to ever be sorry about kissing Charlie, Quinn would really have to be in love with the girl and that, Santana knew, wasn't true. She just kept saying it to get a rise out of Quinn which was becoming her new favorite hobby. It was just to damn easy sometimes. The way the blondes cheeks were flushing let Santana know she'd succeeded again. Today was gonna be totally awesome. Quinn wouldn't get through a minute without thinking of something to piss herself off and the Latina found it weirdly hilarious when she did.
"It wasn't..I just...you know what, no, you knew how I felt about he-" Quinn spotted someone out of the corner of her eye, "...Rachel?" Turning on her heel she caught he brunette's doe eyed expression. Had she not have been so pissed off before she noticed the girl Quinn knew she'd be rolling on the floor clutching her side. Thankfully all it did was calm her down. She really didn't wanna make a fool out of herself.
Rachel was positive that Quinn had been about to say 'her' and she was quite literally flipping out in her head with this new-found information. Debating her options in her mind the brunette realized that running out would be a little bit to showing and Quinn would instantly feel the need to keep her quiet and, God, she did not want to deal with that. Or did she?
So swallowing once, twice, three, four times she cooled her expression a little and turned to look at the poster on the wall behind Quinn and responded...she tried really hard to keep the tremble out of her voice, she really did.
"Y-Y," swallowing again she gave herself a mental slap, "Yes Quinn, How might I be of service for you to today?"
"Oh umm.." Seriously, could Rachel have worded that even the little bit different?! "I don't need anything from you...what did you hear?"
"N-Noth-Nothing really, I swear it."
Quinn fought so hard to keep the smirk off her face. If Santana hadn't of left as soon as Quinn turned around she knew the Latina would be high-fiving her.
"Do not play games with me, Berry that's not where you want to go. What did you hear?"
"Quinn the only thing I heard was the last thing you said to Santana..I was little distracted. You know running over songs for Glee in my head and whatnot.." Ha, songs. If Rachel thinking how sexy and terrifying Quinn was looking a few seconds ago was considered a song then Rachel hadn't just told her second lie of the day. Both of which were to Quinn. Rachel had definitely took note of that by now.
"Oh cool, well..." Quinn was trying to think of something quick to make it seem less suspicious, " actually I could use your umm..services then. Can you tell me a few of them? I'm kind of drawing a blank for this weeks assignment and I could use the help."
Rachel deadpans either she thought of something for Quinn to do in the next ten seconds or she told Quinn what she had really been doing. Her limbs decided then would be a good time to hightail it out of there and as she took a hurried step back she tripped over her forgotten book bag on the floor and went flying. She knew the moment she felt all traces of solid ground gone away from her she couldn't stop it.
So Rachel braced herself for the fall but it never came. Once she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and opened her eyes she thought someone decided it would be a good idea to turn the heat up all of a sudden. Why? You might ask.
Because when Rachel opened her eyes she was looking straight at hazel orbs the laughter in them hard to hide, even for Quinn, and would have been in a bridal-style position had her feet not been loosely on the ground with Quinn kneeling at her side. One arm looped around her lower back the other around her neck and shoulders.
"Alright I get it I don't deserve the help," Rachel was actually to busy trying to wrap her head around how the blondes voice was just so soft and completely disarming all of a sudden to hear what Quinn was actually saying. It was giving the brunette mental whiplash, how fast Quinn's tone done a total 180 within a few seconds, "Next time just tell me you don't feel up to helping me out instead of nearly killing yourself trying to escape from me, okay Rach? You could have gotten seriously injured just then. "Quinn bit her lip in thought and Rachel felt as if someone had suddenly turned the heat up from hot to scorching, and had Quinn just called her Rach? "Have I not been acting civil enough these past few weeks for you to realize I think of you as an equal now? You-" Quinn was cut off mid-sentence from the sound of her phone ringing. Pulling herself and Rachel up Quinn grabbed her phone from her Letterman jacket and turned away.
"Hello? Shit!" Quinn put her hand over the phone and sent a smile and little wave to Rachel as parting gift and sped down the hallway voice fading slowly until she turned the corner, "I'm on my way hide the boys in the janitors shed and..."
"What the hell just happened?!" She mumbled out of shock and once it dawned on her that she had actually just cursed, Rachel threw her hand over her mouth. Turning back towards her locker she let her forehead hit the locker.
She didn't go to the auditorium or the choir room for her normal before school vocal exercises, no, Rachel stood stunned until Puck accidentally bumped into her, knocked her out of thought and more into the lockers than she already was. The small talk made was enough for Rachel to now have a Date with the boy and his X Box 360 after school and she was totally gonna kick his ass at Halo.
However this was also something that had her barely paying attention in first period. Because now Noah wanted to be Jewbros?
...
"Hey, wait! We have next period together. Will you walk with me?"
Rachel turned her head to see Brittany scurrying up to her. She actually loved the presence of Brittany and, no matter how surprising, it was always nice. How could she say no?
"Of Course Brittany. Is there a reason you want to though?"
"Oh because we can be friends now. I've always wanted to be your friend, Rachel," The blonde looped her arm around Rachel's, "San just said I had to wait until Q was ready. When she told me today that I could, I got so excited! I can't believe Quinn's finally ready. It always made me so sad for Quinn when she would beat herself up in denial, it made her so unlike herself. I wish she could have came around quicker but like San said it would take time to warm Quinn up to the idea of being..Oops I forgot I couldn't tell you that. Quinn has to. It's gonna be so cool now that you can hang out with us."
"What do you mean? What can't you tell me?"
"Oh, you'll know Rachel. Quinn will probably tell you later. She's always wanted to be your friend too, ya know just like me but she was to afraid to."
"Umm okay...Were you afraid to?"
"Oh of course not! I just knew I had to wait. I wish I didn't have to because now I'm gonna have to start late." Brittany sighed dreamily.
Rachel was of course having a hard time making sense of the words coming out of Brittany's mouth. She knew the blonde wasn't lying she just couldn't actually accept what the girl was saying to be true.
...
"Watch your... never mind."
"Ouch! Why do I always hit the tops of the doors.."
"Because you're a big dumb ogre that's why.."
" What was that Artie?"
"Oh nothing Finn."
"Well we tried right?"
"He's never gonna learn to duck!"
"Kurt let's uhh leave before they see us...maybe then I'll have something to finally keep me amused!"
"Sure, Santana..."
"Yeah..I can't wait to see what my baby mama's got up her sleeve this time. 'Cause really those two are so hot it's wrong."
"Really, Puck?!"
"Ow! Why'd you smack me 'Cedes."
"Because! Now let's go guys. I agree with Satan on this actually. Let the girls talk...they're starting to give me a headache with all the back and forth they do!"
"Umm guys! What about me?"
"Do whatever you want. Oh, I'm sorry are your froggy lips keeping you in spot like an anchor does a boat? I can give you a push if you need one."
"San...quit being rude."
"Sorry, Britt. Sam, you still have a trouty mouth," Holding the door open, "Giants, ladies, and freaks first." Santana glanced back at the two on stage currently locked in conversation as the others exited. The blonde let out a sigh and turned around to get her thoughts together. Santana had to bite her lip to keep from laughing at the emotion on the blondes face. This conversation was definitely doing on a number on Quinn. She locked eye's with her Captain across the auditorium and upon the blondes horrified face just nodded her head, winked and scurried out the door after everyone else.
...
After the conversation they just had, Rachel wasn't sure if she was actually in her world or woke up on some other dimension today. However, after she asked Quinn about what her and Santana had been arguing about that morning, she wasn't sure she was even awake. Since when was Quinn Fabray, Fabgay? Yep, she was definitely dreaming.
Scurrying after the blonde she jumped off the stage and tried to catch up with her. She'd forgotten all about Quinn asking her for help on this weeks Glee assignment. She spotted her rounding the corner and when she got by her side she went to grab for the Cheerios wrist before she entered the choir room and got her hand instead.
"Rachel? What are you doing?" She asked, turning to face the diva, with confusion laced in her tone and clouding in her eyes and despite her comment the blonde didn't pull her hand away she just laced their fingers together. The brunette also saw something else in the hazel orbs but didn't know what it was.
"N-nothing, I just wanted to take you up on that offer to help with this weeks assignment. Ya know, if it still stands." She muttered nervously. Rachel didn't know what to think about Quinn's hand holding hers. She just didn't plan on pulling it away. She actually liked the feel of Quinn's fingers laced with hers it was just so..warm. Now she really didn't know what she should think about that either. And seriously? When did she start stuttering so damn much?
"Yeah, of course it does. I'd like that. Just text me directions and I'll be there around 5." She shot the tiny girl a grin, kissed her knuckles before dropping her hand and strutting into the choir room with a bounce in her step.
"Quinn! I don't have your number, how can I text you directions?" She finished stopping in front of her.
"Oh, I know. Here, give me your phone." Rachel grabbed her phone out of her back pocket slowly and handed it to the girl. She stood patiently waiting for Quinn to hand it back to her so she could take her seat before...
"Okay, guys! Anyone got something for this weeks assignment?"
Rachel flopped herself quickly into the seat next to the blonde, without thinking. When Quinn looked up with mirth in her eyes and handed Rachel her phone back the brunette almost squeaked, almost. What had she done?
After looking through her phone for nearly 10 minutes she finally realized why Quinn had looked so smug.
She tricked her into sitting next to her!
Rachel had to admit that was pretty damn sneaky and chuckled to herself. Quinn looked up and grinned before slinging her arm across the back of Rachel's seat as casual as she could. The diva relaxed that much more into her seat and when Quinn rested her hand on the brunettes shoulder it was so warm. Rachel definitely didn't feel tingles there at all.
...
"I can't believe I just got beat by a gay dude and a girl. I really need to up my game."
"No Noah, you don't. We're just that good. See ya tomorrow."
Puck pulled her into a giant hug before shoving her out the door gently.
"Bye, princess. I can't believe you actually wooped me!" He winked before he shut the door.
"Do you wanna come over tonight, Rach?" Kurt asked slowly. She wasn't sure if he was still trying to get over Puck kissing him on the cheek or just acting strange.
"Nah, I have plans tonight. Can you give me a ride home though?"
"Sure. and with who?"
"Oh just Quinn. She's coming over in a few hours and wants me to help her on her song for this week." Rachel smiled softly to herself at the thought and when she looked up from tugging on the ends of her sleeve Kurt was giving her a strange knowing look.
"It's fine. Me and 'Cedes can accept that as the perfect excuse to ditch out on our diva nights."
...
"Hey, Rach. Sorry I was late coach was riding us all hard at practice today and I fell asleep." Quinn said as she walked out the door, stopping to kiss Rachel on the cheek before continuing out to her car.
"Oh...no, that's uh..that's okay. See ya tomorrow, Quinn!"
The blonde grinned at her over the top of her car before sliding into her car and driving away.
2 hours later and her dads started to worry because Rachel was only managing to mumble 3 worded sentences, at the most in response to their inquiries about her day.
So that's why Kurt took so long to recover.
She really couldn't blame the boy.
...
"I think...San, I wanna ask her out." Quinn mumbled into the phone.
"Geesh, Q. A few hours and your already jumping the gun. Don't scare the girl, try being her friend or at least start hanging out with her for a couple weeks, first. Then make your move."
"Yeah...that's probably a good idea. Night, S. Love you!"
"Sure, whatever. B said she loves you too. Night, Q."
And done! Don't forget to R&R!
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