I'm going to be writing several chapters, starting off with all the characters in elementary school, then middle school, high school etc. I have a few ideas as to where the story's gonna go, so I'll upload the next chapter soon :)
They were eight when they first met. It was morning recess, just before class was going to start. She was new, starting at their elementary school half way through grade three. Quinn, a beautiful blonde with hazel eyes, watched as the girl scribbled in her notebook on one of the swings as the rest of the kids played on the play structure. She was small, with olive colored skin and beautiful chestnut brown hair tied in two braids, that rested on her shoulders as she hunched over while she wrote. Brittany and Santana, Quinn's two best friends, hung from the monkey bars as Quinn sat in the sand, mezmorized with the new girl. Brittany jumped down and crawled towards Quinn.
"Meow," She nudged Quinn with her head and cuddled into her. "I'm a kitty." Santana jumped down after her and walked towards them with her arms crossed.
"Don't do that B, you're my wife you can only cuddle me." She pouted while Brittany giggled.
"I'm a kitty San, kitty's cuddle with everybody they like.. but okay. Since we're married I'll give you extra cuddles." She smiled innocently and crawled towards Santana who was now sitting in the sand and crawled onto her lap, nuzzling her head in the crook of the brunette's neck as Santana wrapped her arms around her.
"That's better." She rested the side of her head on top of Brittany's and sighed happily.
Quinn payed no attention to the two girls, she continued to watch the beautiful brunette across the playground.
"Guys... who's that?" She finally asked, her eyes still fixed on her.
"The girl on the swings?" Santana asked, following Quinn's gaze. "That's Rachel Berry. Pretty isn't she?"
The blonde nodded. Rachel Berry. So that's her name... she thought.
"Pretty but annoying," Santana continued. "She's in our class, she started yesterday while you were away... she's just too smart. She knew the answer to every question the teacher asked, and was reading a book without pictures. And all she does is talk! When she was introducing herself yesterday we got her entire life story." She rolled her eyes. " Not to mention, look how she dresses. What third grader dresses like that? She looks like a mix between a toddler and our librarian."
"She has a really pretty voice though..." Brittany chimed in. "She was singing on the bus this morning. She has a voice like chocolate."
"How does she sound like chocolate?" Quinn asked, confused.
"BritBrit likes chocolate, so she's saying she likes Rachel's voice." Santana shrugged, as if it were obvious. She's the only one who ever understands what Brittany's talking about.
Quinn looked back at Rachel, and as she did so, Rachel looked up and looked right at the blonde. Her big brown eyes had to of been the most beautiful things Quinn had ever seen. She smiled, her braids falling down her back. I was wrong, Quinn thought. Her smile is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Quinn smiled back, biting her lip before Rachel gestured to the swing next to her. Quinn got up and slowly walked towards the brunette.
"Hi." Rachel said still grinning, holding out her hand. " I'm Rachel Berry." Quinn placed her hand in Rachel's, the girls touch making her dizzy.
"I'm Q-Quinn Fabr-ray.." She pulled her hand back and sat on the swing next to her.
"Quinn? That's a pretty name.. it suits a pretty girl like you." She giggled. Quinn blushed a deep red and looked at the ground, gently kicking the sand below her. Why am I blushing? I'm constantly being told what a beautiful girl I am...
"Are you usually this shy Q?" Rachel asked, closing her notebook which had her name written in pink on the cover with a gold star sticker next to it. Oh god she called me Q...
"What were you writing in there?" Quinn asked curiously, changing the subject.
"Oh..." A bright pink color rose in Rachel's cheeks. "It's nothing really.."
"Come on it must be something." She smiled softly at the blushing brunette who bit her lip and handed Quinn the book.
"I write my songs in there." She said quietly. "I know they're not very good, song writing is one of the few musical talents I struggle with." Quinn looked at the first page, and noticed the song title was called My BubbleGum.
"I like gum." Rachel shrugged, and the blonde giggled. Her song wasn't the greatest, but it was cute, and Quinn loved bubblegum too. Then she remembered what Brittany said about her having a pretty voice.
"Rach... could you sing this song for me?" The brunette was taken off gaurd, but she quickly nodded and began to sing, smiling as she did so. As soon as she began to sing in that beautiful, angelic voice, Quinn began to feel butterflies in her stomach. It was the most amazing voice that she had ever heard. For the few minutes Rachel sang, Quinn heard nothing else. The sounds of the kids playing were blocked out, and all she heard and felt was Rachel. When she finished, she smiled and took the book from the blonde's hands.
"That was so pretty Rachel.." Quinn said, still amazed. "It made my tummy go all weird." She admitted. Rachel bit her lip and giggled.
"Why thank you Quinn.. now I was wondering.. could I hear you sing?" Quinn's eyes widened.
"N-no... no... I don't have a pretty singing voice like yours..." The brunette placed her small hand on Quinn's knee and smiled softly at her, showing her dimples. Those dimples made the blonde's heart flutter.
"Like mine? I don't want your voice to be 'pretty like mine'.. I want your voice to be unique, like yourself." Quinn looked down, nervously playing with her fingers, before she took a deep breath and began to sing the chorus from her favorite Britney Spears song. As the blonde looked over and saw that Rachel was smiling and swaying a long to her voice, she began to get more into it. She sang louder, and with more confidence. By the time she finished the second verse and the chorus came around again, Rachel was singing a long. When they finished, both of them were breathless. They didn't say anything for a moment, they just looked at each other. It was a comfortable silence, but Quinn wished Rachel would say something.
The brunette reached into her school bag on the ground next to her and pulled out a little box full of gold star stickers.
"My dad's gave me these," She began, taking one of the stickers out of the box. "I'm gonna be a star someday," She kissed the gold star before leaning over and placing it on Quinn's cheek. "And you are too." Quinn smiled at the beautiful girl, and she smiled back. Right then and there, Quinn knew Rachel was going to become someone special in her life.