Title: Another World
Author: QuickFan09
Summary: In an alternate reality Quinn and Rachel have been friends since the start of Glee. What happens when the Quinns switch places? How are the realities different and why did they switch in the first place?
Ratings: PG-13 for language in later chapters just to be safe.
Spoilers: From the Pilot to Hold on to Sixteen
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
AN: Okay so I got this idea after watching Hold on to Sixteen and I'm running with it. This is my first Faberry story so any comments/criticisms are appreciated.
AN2: The regular Glee reality should always end up focusing on Rachel and the alternate reality should focus on Quinn. If there's a point where it will be different... well we'll cross that bridge when we come to it :). Flashbacks and thoughts are in italics.
AN3: Okay so I'm super excited because I've already gotten a bunch of alerts for this story :). I noticed that there were no breaks in the story. I had put lines in between certain parts but they didn't show up when I posted the story. Hopefully I've fixed the problem :)
Chapter 1
Quinn sat outside principal Figgins' office with a far-off look in her eyes. Suddenly, she was pulled from her thoughts by the office door opening.
"Well my suspension is officially over. It'll still be on my transcript though. I'm just hoping that the admissions department at NYADA see it as a sign of my artistic rebellious attitude." Rachel announced.
"Good luck with that." Quinn replied smiling.
"Are you going to go tell Figgins about Shelby?" The brunette asked tentatively. "Because I just, I still think that it's a really terrible idea."
"I came here to talk to you, actually. To tell you, I'm not going to tell."
Rachel looked bemused, "Why?"
"Because, I love Beth, and I don't want to ruin her life" the blonde said sincerely. "I wanted to thank you, actually."
"For what?"
"For keeping me from doing something stupid, something I would have regretted my entire life."
Rachel looked down shyly "We're kind of friends, huh?" She asked quietly.
Quinn smiled, "Kind of" she said, standing. "What do you think of Yale?"
Rachel gave her a confused look.
"For me?" she continued "I'm not the singer that you and Kurt are but Yale has an amazing drama program and I really do like to perform."
"Yeah, I think that's a great idea" Rachel said, also standing "I mean especially since you won't have me to compete with" she chuckled.
Quinn looked down with an unreadable expression.
"You're a lot better than you know." Rachel said putting her hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Thank you" Quinn said meeting Rachel's gaze.
"I'm going to hug you now"
"Okay" Quinn laughed.
Glee~
Quinn awoke with a start at the sound of her alarm. She was still feeling tired as she fumbled for the snooze button.
I'm never this tired in the morning she thought.
When her alarm sounded again she cracked open her eyes to look at the clock.
"Why the hell is my alarm set for 5:30?" She questioned out loud.
After turning her alarm off and failing to fall back to sleep, she decided to embrace the early morning and get ready for school. She stretched and headed to her closet.
That's weird, I thought that I had picked out an outfit for today. "At least I have time to figure out another one." she sighed.
Quinn was showered and ready for school by six thirty.
"Quinn, were you going to come down for breakfast?" Judy Fabray's cheerful voice rang out.
She's asking me if I want to have breakfast? She must have something she wants to talk about.
"Uh, no... I think I'm going to head into school early" Quinn said as she bypassed the kitchen and opened the door to the garage.
"Okay, have a great day at school Quinnie. I love you!"
"What the hell is she on?" Quinn asked herself as she started her car. "And why do I have such weird feeling about today?"
~Glee~
When Quinn got to school she was at a loss for what to do. She had all of her homework done and there were barely any other students there. She decided to go to the auditorium and read until it was time for homeroom. As she settled in, her phone buzzed in her pocket.
Hey Lady! I hope you're having a great morning :) - Rachel
Quinn stared at the text. It seemed a little weird for Rachel to be so enthusiastic about their sort-of friendship, especially since they just became friends yesterday.
It's Rachel, she get's over-enthused about everything. And besides who are you to judge how friends act?
She sighed. She really wasn't the person to ask about friendship. Between being an outcast in childhood to spending most of her teen years tearing others down in order to be on top, she hadn't really maintained any strong bonds with her peers. Deciding to take the high road she typed a message to Rachel.
If I'm a Lady does that mean you're a Tramp? ;) I hope you're having a wonderful morning too.
She regretted hitting send almost immediately.
Cheesiest line of the century, much? She scolded. You don't have to go all super dork just because you have a real friend now. And besides you don't want to go giving Rachel anything that she can hold against you if this friendship thing doesn't work out.
She put her phone away and went back to her book.
~Glee~
When the first warning bell sounded, Quinn emerged from the auditorium and headed to her locker. As she was grabbing her History book someone put their arm around her waist in an awkward one-armed hug.
"I've been looking for you all morning" Rachel said as she pulled away and started to open the locker next to Quinn's.
"Rachel!" Quinn hissed as she looked up and down the hallway. Oddly no one seemed to have noticed the two girls' little encounter.
"What?" The brunette asked taking books from her locker. When she turned to face the blonde her eyes widened. "Quinn where is your Cheerios uniform!"
Quinn was growing more and more confused "What?"
"Your uniform! You need to go change before-"
"Q!" Coach Sylvester's voice echoed down the hall.
"That happens" Rachel said in a deflated tone.
"What is going on today! Am I still asleep or something?"Quinn asked no one in particular. She pinched herself. "Nope, definitely not dreaming."
"Q, where is your uniform?" Sue demanded once she had approached the pair.
"What are yo-"
"Um, Coach Sylvester" Rachel cut in hastily "Y-yesterday in Glee club I noticed a spot on Quinn's uniform and, knowing how you strive for perfection, we decided to send it to the dry cleaners straight away. We were actually just going to the locker room to get her spare."
Sue eyed both girls with scrutiny and then, to Quinn's amazement, her eyes softened. "Good looking out Streisand. I don't know what Q would do without you at her side." she stood staring at the two. "Well what are you waiting for? Get to the gym!" she commanded.
"Oh! Of course!" Rachel exclaimed. She closed her locker and grabbed Quinn's hand, pulling her in the right direction.
Once they were in the locker room Rachel released the blonde's hand and turned to look at her. "Okay what is up with you today?" she inquired.
Quinn couldn't recall ever feeling as confused as she did in that moment. "What's up with me? What's up with the world today! My mom wants to have breakfast with me, Coach Sylvester thinks I'm still on the Cheerios and you're acting like we've been friends for years! Nothing is making sense!"
Rachel flinched slightly as Quinn's voice reverberated off of the tiled walls. She took a tentative step forward. "But, Quinn, all of those things... are true" she said quietly.
Quinn stared at the girl in front of her. As she kept her eyes locked on Rachel's she saw confusion swirling in brown eyes. Suddenly something like realization seemed to wash over the brunette.
"That doesn't make any sense" They said together.
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When Rachel's alarm went off she woke with energy, ready to face the day. She was changed and on the elliptical by five forty-five. When she had finished her work out she headed down to the kitchen for breakfast.
She walked through the quiet house with a small smile playing at her lips. Befriending Quinn was something she'd been trying to do ever since they became teammates, now that she had finally accomplished this goal she had a feeling that her last few months at McKinley could be the best yet.
As she made herself a shake she sighed. She wished that her parents weren't such workaholics, that way she could share her good mood. It's not that her fathers were neglectful in any way, it's just that they wanted her to have everything. And, in order for that to happen, they needed to sacrifice family bonding for more hours at work.
She wore a more serious express as she returned to her room. She was about to shower and get dressed when she noticed that she had an alert on her phone.
Hey Rach, have a great work out this morning! I'll see you at school :) - Quinn
That's a little out of character. How does she even know I exercise in the morning? She wondered. I must have mentioned it in Glee.
Rachel smiled. "Maybe being friends with Quinn won't be as hard as I thought." she said to herself.
Thank you Quinn, I hope you are having a wonderful morning and I'll see you at school. She sent back before she continued to get ready.
~Glee~
Rachel went straight to her locker once she arrived at school. Being the quarterback's girlfriend may bump her up the social ladder a few pegs, but she was still considered a loser and therefore was still a potential target for slushies. As she was grabbing her things Quinn entered the school. Rachel had a momentary feeling of Deja Vu as the blonde made a beeline for her.
If she is going to tell me anymore of her schemes I'm going to have to- Her thoughts were interrupted as she was engulfed in a hug. Before Rachel could fully understand what was happening the blonde pulled away.
"Good morning!" Quinn said brightly as she tried to open the locker next to Rachel's.
"Q-quinn It's nice to see you so cheerful this morning" the brunette replied. She watched the blonde struggle with the locker with a confused look. "Quinn what are you-"
"Hey Fabray, you batting for Lopez's team now?"
Rachel watched with a horrified expression as Quinn turned to the speaker and was covered in blue slushy. She stood rooted to the spot as the blonde took a few shaky breaths. Suddenly she wiped the liquid from her eyes and went after the jock.
"What the hell was that Simmons?" She barked.
"Just saw the little love fest you had going with Berry, thought I'd give you a wake up call." he replied as he high-fived another boy.
"Come on Quinn I've got some extra clothes." Rachel said as she ushered the shivering girl into the bathroom.
"I can't believe that just happened." Quinn exclaimed once the door closed. "I haven't seen someone get slushied since, since"
"Yesterday?" Rachel offered. "It still happens everyday Quinn, you must be blind to it by now."
The brunette watched as Quinn wiped the rapidly melting drink off of her face. "I'm surprised that guy had the balls to slushy you though. But I guess everyone is still hyped up over Santana's news. I have to admit I was surprised that you hugged me in public, or at all for that matter." She was rambling, she knew it but she couldn't stop. Usually Quinn would have told her to shut up by now. "Especially since we've only just agreed on being friends. Not that I'm not happy about being friends. It's great! Fantastic even-"
"Rach, what are you talking about?" Quinn asked now that her face was clean.
"Well I'm just surprised that you'd be so comfortable being seen talking to me when we've only just begun our friendship" She explained
"Yeah, that's what I don't understand" Quinn said with a confused look. "We've been friends for like two and a half years. And why are you being so formal?" She smiled. "Oh, I get it you're messing with me. Are you practicing for another audition? You're actually getting pretty good at lying." She said smirking.
Rachel was bemused. What was Quinn talking about? Oh God maybe this whole let's-be-friends thing is a trap. She's trying to distract me and any second now Santana and Brittany are going to burst through the door and humiliate me.
"Did you say you had some extra clothes?" The blonde asked shivering.
"Oh, yeah. Sorry" The brunette said timidly. She handed Quinn her emergency slushy bag. "They might be a little tight, although I do tend to leave bigger clothes in my locker in case Tina" Rachel hastily looked away from the blonde as she started to get dressed. Why didn't she go in a stall? "O-or in one odd case Kurt, needs a clean set of clothes."
As Quinn turned around to pull on the new shirt something caught Rachel's eye. "Quinn?"
"Yeah Rach?" the blonde replied turning back around.
"Where's your tattoo?"
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Okay so we've got some stuff happening here. What do you think? I'd really love to know if this is hard to understand in any way. I really want to try and make this story good so feedback would be great :)