A/N this is my first attempt at fic so please be nice. I love the shelby/ Rachel storyline so decided to do my own interpritation. Spelling has been checked as much as possible. Contains violence and possibly Femslash - dont like, dont read. Rated T to be safe. Please read and review and let me know if you want more. :)
It's 9pm and the rain is battering down on the roof of Shelby Corcoran's house. Shelby sits quietly on the sofa with a mug of coffee, wrapped in a blanket. She has the TV on low volume, and an episode of Friends is playing. She hears a gentle tap on the door and at first she ignores it, but when the tapping gets more urgent, Shelby opens the door to find a soaking wet Rachel unconscious on the porch of her house, with a tall blonde stood next to her.
"Ermm ... Mrs Corcoran?" Quinn asks hesitantly
"What ... what happened to my baby girl?" Shelby sighs exasperated
"It's ... a long story" Quinn sobs gently "Rachel was annoyed after Glee, that idiot St James hurt her, and she wanted to come see you. She was so upset and then it started raining so hard, she passed out a couple of minutes ago"
"Oh sweets, both of you come in and I'll help, promise" Shelby smiles warmly. She knows that Rachel and she have had their differences, but it makes her slightly happy inside that Rachel would come to her for help.
Quinn scoops Rachel up in her arms and carries her inside Shelby's house. Shelby takes Rachel from Quinn's arms and tells Quinn to help herself to the coffee that's in the kitchen. With a last, worried glance at Rachel, Quinn smiles and walks into the kitchen. Shelby holds her daughter close to her chest, not worried about getting wet and resumes her place on the sofa with Rachel lying on her lap. Not that Shelby would ever let her hard exterior show it but she cares deeply about Rachel, and is horrified that Jessie would hurt her. As she gently strokes Rachel's hair, Shelby comes across marks on her daughter's neck. Quinn re-enters the room at this point, seeing how horrified Shelby looks and starting to well up herself.
"Did Jessie do this to her" Shelby asks Quinn in her firm voice. Quinn can only muster a quiet nod as she falls to the floor sobbing. Shelby moves Rachel closer to her and cradles her gently. How did that monster get away with this?
