Author's note:

I know I should really be working on my other stories right now but this story has been begging me to be published for a few weeks now(yes my stories have minds of their own). And I figured that I should try to finish it before the real Shelby storyline begins in September when season three begins. This is going to alternate between Rachel's POV and Shelby's. Anyways this is Finchel, Shell, Quick, Brittana, and Samcedes. Along with a little bit of Kurt independence because I don't particularly like Klaine.

Rachel

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Or simply didn't want to believe what I was hearing. I had to be hallucinating or something. Though I hadn't hallucinated since I had been hopped up on whatever Dr. Carl had given me at the dentist. So this had to be real and I was, for lack of a better, more mature word, PISSED!

"You're leaving me?" I asked my dads in disbelief. We had been having a completely uneventful dinner together when they'd dropped the bombshell on me.

"I wouldn't put it as leaving you, honey." my dad, Hiram said in the most calming tone possible. However, it wasn't going to work on me.

"Then what would you call going to Europe for six months WITHOUT me?" I asked in my overly dramatic tone.

"Rachel, we love you, but we haven't left Lima for more than a week since you were born. And we figured that since you have Glee club and Finn-" my dad, Leroy was trying to justify their actions further but I cut him off.

"You think that because I finally have friends and a boyfriend that I don't need you?" I asked loudly. "Well forgive me, Dads but you are mistaken!" I continued. "Why can't I just come with you?" I asked. I had nothing against Europe. I always wanted to see a show on West End.

"Sweetheart, you can't miss six months of school in your senior year." My dad Hiram said.

"You'd never graduate on time." my dad Leroy added.

"Then why can't you wait till next summer to go?" I asked.

"we already bought our tickets. They're nonrefundable." Leroy explained. I couldn't take much more of this.

"And where exactly am I going to live while you guys are gallivanting across Europe?" I asked. I knew they wouldn't leave me here alone(especially not after they'd come home from their last vacation to find all of their alcohol drank and replaced with cheap substitutes(damn, Noah).

"With your mother. She's moving back." My dad Hiram admitted and then braced himself for my imminent freak out. I hadn't seen my mother in over a year and I'd only awkwardly chatted with her on Facebook a few times. Living with her was definitely not something I would choose for myself. Especially since she had chose to adopt Quinn Fabray's(one of my tormentors since freshman year)baby.

"And you waited until two weeks before your trip to tell me because...?" I asked. Both of my dads looked down at the table.

"We knew that you would take it badly." Hiram said quietly.

"Badly? HA!" I think I lost it. I don't remember ever freaking out on my dads like this before(well there was that time when they got me a Barbie for my sixth birthday instead of a stage recording of Into The Woods...)"No if I was reacting badly I would have stormed out by now! I'm FUCKING PISSED OFF!" I screamed. My dads were speechless. I never swore and I was never this angry. I couldn't take this anymore. I got up from the table and stormed out the front door.

Luckily it was still August so I didn't have to grab a jacket. My dads didn't attempt to stop me(which was probably a good idea on their part). I knew where I was going. I ignored my car(I wouldn't need it) and began fast-walking down the street. Finn's new house was only three blocks from mine so I would be there in a matter of minutes. In the mean time I finally broke down into tears.

I figured it would be more polite to call him first but my emotions were going crazy so I ignored my phone and knocked on Finn's door unannounced. His step-dad, Burt was the one who answered. He saw my face and yelled towards the staircase,"Finn, Rachel's here!" I could hear Finn's footsteps on the floor and then he appeared at the top of the staircase. He too saw my tearstained face and got a concerned look on his face.

"Burt, we'll be in my room." He said and motioned for me to come upstairs with him. I made it halfway up the stairs before Burt called,

"No funny business, you two." a small smile spread across my face. Burt knew that I was always on my best behavior. It was Finn he was adressing.

"Burt!" Finn said in embarrassment. Then the two of us made our way down the hall to Finn's room in this house was far bigger than his room at his old house. It was big enough to hold a king sized bed, a decent sized dresser, some workout equipment, a leather loveseat, and a 24" TV complete with Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Finn's old room could barely fit his bed. "Ok now tell me what's wrong." Finn said as he sat down on the loveseat. I sighed and sat next to him. He wrapped his arm around me.

"My dads are going to Europe for six months without me." I said. I might as well not beat around the bush.

"That sucks." he said. I could tell he didn't know what else to say. We both stayed silent for a few minutes. "So where are you going to stay?" Finn asked.

"With my mother." I replied. The more I said it the worse it sounded to me.

Shelby

I looked down at my phone for probably the hundredth time. I was expecting a text or a phone call that would make me get back to my apartment. My baby, Beth had the flu and where was I? At a bar while she was in the hands of some eighteen year old. I didn't really want to be away from Beth but I felt as though I should probably be at this event. I had been a choreographer for a new Broadway show for the past three months. It was titled, "CrossRhodes: The April Rhodes story" and tonight was it's last show.

I had known from the start that the show was going to be a bust but, Miss. April Rhodes pays well and I didn't plan on staying in New York for very long. I was surprised that the show lasted as long as it final show had ended an hour before and our star was already completely wasted(that wasn't new).

"Hey Shelby! Join the party!" April called over to me. I pointed to my phone as if I were expecting a call."For once, just loosen up!" April said and downed the rest of her drink. It's depressing to think that I could have ended up like her. Our pasts are very similar. We were both stars in high school and we failed to make it big time afterwards. We're also both from Ohio.

"Come on, Shell. Have one drink!" said our director. He himself looked pretty drunk.

"I would but I have to get home to my daughter." I said as I grabbed my purse and stood up from the table.

"Buzz kill!" April slurred at me as I walked out of the bar. It was only ten so I had an hour to kill before I had to actually be home. I just didn't feel like being pestered by April to drink for an hour. I was thinking about what I was going to do when my phone started buzzing. I looked at the screen and it read(to my surprise), Leroy Berry(one of my oldest daughter, Rachel's gay dads). I hit the answer button and immediately asked,

"What's wrong with Rachel?"

"What makes you think that we would only call you if there was a problem with Rachel?" Leroy asked. The way his voice sounded made me think that he was using speakerphone.

"Because If it weren't for Rachel, you wouldn't even know me. Let alone be talking to me." I said truthfully as I began walking down the street. My apartment wasn't far from the bar April had us meet at.

"We told Rachel about our trip." Hiram spoke up. Yep definitely speakerphone.

"And how did she take it?" I asked. I already had a good idea of how she might have taken it since Rachel is so similar to me. I supposed she wouldn't be too happy.

"She went ballistic!" Hiram exclaimed.

"Yeah and she cursed! Rachel hasn't cursed since she was thirteen and somebody bought her the Avenue Q CD and she memorized every song." Leroy added.

"Well I figured as much." I stated. I had known Rachel wouldn't like being abandoned by her fathers for six months. What teenager would react well to something like that? I had by then made it to my apartment building and began climbing the four flights of stairs.

"This was really bad, Shelby." Hiram said. "I have never seen her so mad." he added for emphasis.

"Well did you tell her about her living arrangements?" I asked. It was what concerned me at the moment."

Barely. She stormed out before we could explain much." Leroy said in a tired tone. I sighed in annoyance. If I was Rachel's age I would have done the same thing but that didn't make it any less irritating.

"Well she deserved to know when she was going to live for a half a year beforehand." I said. It was the truth. Sometimes I think the Berrys overprotection of Rachel isn't healthy. I heard them both sigh in annoyance. I clearly wasn't helping them at all.

"We have to go." Leroy said.

"Bye, Shelby." Hiram called and it sounded as if he were walking away from the phone.

"Ok bye. I'll see you guys in a few weeks." I said and ended the call. By this time, I had made it to my floor and unlocked the door to my apartment. The babysitter(a girl in her late teens from down the hall) was fast asleep on the couch with Beth's baby monitor next to her head. Her glasses were still on like she didn't expect to fall asleep. This was further proved by the fact that she had a Harry Potter book laying open on her chest.

I began to make my way through the maze of boxes that was my stuff. My leg accidentally bumped one of them and the babysitter awoke and sat up as if she expected someone to be robbing the place.

"Oh hey, Miss. Corcoran!" she greeted me sleepily. "Beth was an absolute angel! I gave her her medicine and she's asleep now." the babysitter added.

"That's good." I said as she collected her things into her backpack and walked over to me. I got her twenty-five dollars out of my purse and handed it to her.

"Thanks." she said and made her way to the door. I made sure she made it through the boxes ok before I opened the door to Beth's room. My baby was fast asleep in her crib. She was just as beautiful as the day I brought her home except she was slightly paler than normal due to her illness. Luckily with the antibiotics she was on, she would be better in a few days. I smiled and closed the door so I wouldn't disturb her.

She was one of the reasons why I was moving back to Lima. New York is amazing but there were lots of things on the city I didn't want my daughter around. Rachel had grown up in Lima and she turned out to be a smart and responsible girl.

Rachel

Finn rolled over so that he was on top of me. He kissed me passionately as I grabbed his left hand and put it on the side of my breast. I had a feeling he was thinking about the mailman right now. This was as far as we'd gotten before. It wasn't really clear how we had gotten to this. First I was crying on his shoulder and the next thing I know we're kissing and he's feeling me up.

We must have been caught in the moment because neither of us heard the door open. All we heard was Kurt scream,"My eyes!" Finn immediately got off of me and said, somewhat annoyed to Kurt,

"Kurt what do you want?" Kurt looked somewhat disgusted."I need to talk to you guys." he said. Finn was further agitated.

"Why didn't you knock first?" he asked.

"I did but you didn't answer. Trust me I wasn't expecting to see you on second base with Rachel." Kurt said as though Finn had been implying that he'd walked in on us on purpose.

"Well what do you want?" I asked. I was a little embarrassed that I'd been caught in this compromising situation by one of my best friends but it was better him than Burt or Carole.

"Mercedes just texted me that Quinn is throwing an end of summer party at her house for the Glee Club tonight. Do you guys want to come with?" he explained. I was a little hesitant. Quinn and I weren't on the greatest of terms and it was still awkward for Finn to be around her too much since they broke up.

"I'll go if you go." I said to Finn.

"Sure I'll go." He agreed. Kurt smiled and clapped his hands together.

"Fantastic! Rachel, come with me to my room. I have the perfect outfit for you." Kurt said happily and went back to his room(where he apparently keeps a heap of girls clothes for when I finally let him give me a makeover). I sighed and stood up. I whispered to Finn,

"I have a bad feeling about this." I heard him laugh as I left the room and went across the hall to Kurt's room.

Good? Bad? This is only the beginning so I can introduce the basic storyline. But please review if you think I should continue.