Originally posted on my old account, thanks to dr gleekforever for fixing all my mistakes
This story begins on the day of the All-State Women's High School Basketball Finals. Rachel and Santana were hanging out in the library, before Rachel had to head to the last practice before the big game. Rachel is the captain of the best team in the state, the McKinley Panthers. Before Rachel became a part of the team they barely even qualified for competitions, but now that she's their star player. They have been invited to compete in several tournaments and have won most of them. With the team's new status, Rachel become a local celebrity which she enjoyed greatly.
Rachel and Santana have been best friends since they were four years old. They have managed to stay the best of friends along with Brittany and Quinn, who completed their little group. Rachel and Quinn have been dating for the past three months.
Rachel and Santana were both trying to get their homework done before Santana broke the silence.
"Are you nervous, Raeman?" Santana asked, while hitting Rachel gently on the arm.
"When have I ever been nervous?" Rachel asked with a smirk. She saved her work and turned to face Santana.
"Good point. Are you coming to the after party?" Santana asked while also saving her work and turning to face Rachel.
"Umm... I don't know S. I might just ask Quinn to come back to my place and watch a movie or something. I'm always so tired after a big game." Rachel said.
"Right... watch a movie. Have fun watching a movie." Santana said while making air quotations around the word movie and with her signature smirk on her face.
"Dude, we haven't slept together yet. We're taking things slow okay?" Rachel said hitting Santana on the arm.
"Wow. Seriously, how are you coping with the whole no sex?" Santana asked, jokingly.
"Hey, I really like her. Besides you know how long I've wanted to be with her. I don't want to rush into anything. So can you stop with the jokes." Rachel said looking right into Santana's eyes, giving her the 'I'm your best friend, please stop look'.
"Okay, I'll stop." Santana conceded as she throw her hands up in surrender. At that moment Brittany and Quinn walked into the library.
"Hey guys, over here!" Santana shouted to them, while Rachel turned her head to see who she was talking to. Once she saw Quinn she turned back to Santana and shot Santana her usual look that crept onto her face every time Quinn was near her.
"Hey cupcake." Rachel said turning round to Quinn as she walked over.
"Fuck you,Berry!" Quinn said while taking a seat on Rachel's lap.
"You know you want to cupcake." Rachel said wrapping her arms around Quinn's waist and kissing her shoulder blade.
"You guys are so cute together!" Brittany giggled as she pulled a seat over to them.
"Shut up." Quinn said hiding her face in the crook of Rachel's neck.
Rachel and Quinn have been friends forever but have only been dating officially for three months now. Before they had gotten together Rachel was the biggest bitch in the entire school. Even more so then Santana . She slept around with a lot of girls and got into several fights. She didn't care about anyone's feelings minus her friends of course.
"She's just messing with you babe." Rachel said kissing Quinn on the cheek. Tina walked up behind the group and coughed.
"You ready, Berry? It's almost time for practice." Tina asked tapping Rachel on the shoulder.
"Yeah T-Time." Rachel said as she tapped Quinn on the hip signalling for her to stand. Quinn nodded before getting off Rachel's lap.
"I'll see you guys at the game." Rachel said before kissing Quinn on the lips. She waved to the others before leaving the library with Tina.
"You guys are like the cutest thing ever!" Brittany said hitting Quinn on the arm. Quinn started to blush a deep red.
"Shut up, guys." She said covering her face with her hands.
"Leave her alone!" Santana said to Brittany while laughing at Quinn.
"But all joking aside, I'm really glad you guys are together. finally." Brittany said bumping her shoulder against Quinn' shoulder.
"I'm glad we are together too. I mean I've liked her for so long and now I've finally got her." Quinn said smiling at Santana and Brittany. Quinn always smiled brightly when she talks about Rachel. It's spent the rest of the day talking and giggling about nothing really. Quinn was also trying to text Rachel about them taking the next step of their relationship.
Quinn had been thinking about doing this for quite some time now, but wanted to wait till she and Rachel were in love. She knew Rachel had never been in love with anyone and has certainly never had sex with anybody she actually cared about before, this would be a first for both of them. Quinn had this feeling that Rachel would never say that she was in love, even though Quinn knew that Rachel was in love with her.
Meanwhile, Rachel and the team were working their ass's off. This was their last practice before the big game. Rachel is the captain of the team and Tine the co-captain and her best friend on the team.
"Alright, guys that's it for today. Go get something to eat and rest. Seriously, don't over do it, get some rest. I'll see you guys back here at 5" Rachel said clapping her hands and turning to Tina as the rest of the team cleared out of the gym.
"We got this Raeman. Stop worrying." Tina said hitting Rachel on the arm playfully.
"I know, it's just I was talking to Quinn during our breaks and she said she wanted to...well.. you know... take the next step in our relationship." Rachel said looking really nervous.
"What's the problem, you used to have sex like what...everyday and sometimes twice a day. Before you and Quinn got together. Apart from basketball, having sex is one of the things you're best at. You've said so yourself." Tina stated as she sat down beside Rachel.
"I know it's just all those times it didn't mean anything. It was just sex. This time it's different, it's with Quinn. The girl I have had a crush on for like forever. The one girl I never thought I'd have a chance with ya know. It means something this time. I just don't want to mess it up." Rachel said while playing with the basketball ball in her hands.
"You love her. Don't you!" Tina said standing up.
"I don't fall in love, everyone knows that. Including Quinn." Rachel said standing up beside Tina.
"Whatever you say Rae. I know what it looks like when someone is in love and you my friend are in love." Tina said before making kissy faces at Rachel and running into the locker room to get away from her.
"I'M NOT IN LOVE!" Rachel shouted before running after Tina.
The gym was in full swing, the other team was sitting on the benches waiting for Rachel's team to come out. The team was in the locker room getting ready when Rachel called everyone to come together for their pre-game talk.
"Alright guys, we have worked way too hard and way too long for this to be taken away from us. So let's go out there and beat their asses. Panthers on three." Rachel said while putting her hand in the rest of the team did the same and together they all shouted one, two, three panthers.
The team all started to make their way out of the locker room. Rachel waited until everyone had cleared out of the locker room before she started to head out herself. As she was heading toward the door she noticed Quinn walking in, wearing one of Rachel's old basketball jerseys.
"Hey you." Quinn said walking over to Rachel and wrapping her arms around Rachel's waist once she reached her.
"Hey, what you doing in here?" Rachel ask as she wrapped her arms around Quinn's neck.
"I came in to wish you good luck and to see you in your uniform before you get all sweaty." Quinn said before kissing Rachel on the lips.
"Well thank you for wishing me good luck and I would really like to stay in here and continue doing this but I have a match to win." Rachel said kissing her on the nose.
"How about we go back to yours after the game and continue this?" Quinn asked while winking at Rachel.
"Yeah sure, why not. But right now I have to go. You should go out first then I'll follow." Rachel said unwrapping her arms from around Quinn's neck.
"Okay." Quinn said walking away, before stopping at the door and turning around to face Rachel. "I love you." Quinn said before leaving the locker room.
After Quinn walked out of the locker room she immediately ran over to where Brittany and Santana were sitting in the stands.
"I told her." Quinn said while sitting down beside Santana.
"How did she take it?" Santana asked, bumping into Quinn's shoulder a little.
"I don't know, I walked out right after I said it." Replied Quinn while putting her head in her hands.
"I'm sure she'll be fine." Brittany said rubbing Quinn's back.
"Yeah maybe not, she still hasn't come out of the locker room." Santana pointed out.
"I'll go tell Tina to get her, before they start the game without her." Brittany said while getting up to head over to where Tina was standing.
"What if I have ruined everything? What if she gets so freaked out that she doesn't want to be with me anymore?" Quinn said. She felt like she was about to have a panic attack when the crowd started cheering and clapping loudly around her.
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