"1st day of school." Rachel smiled Skyping her friends. "Are you guys ready?"
"Ready!" Mercedes, Tina, and Quinn responded turning from their computer to their closets.
"Dang!" Mercedes yelled after looking through her closet. "The skirt I bought is at my mom's house."
"I thought you were at your mom's." Tina questioned peeking over at her computer monitor.
"Nope. It's Monday so I'm with my dad." She explained. "Joint custody, what can I say." she continued to look through her closet. "I can never go wrong with leopard."
"Have any of you seen my white jacket." Rachel asked.
"You left it here." Quinn held the jacket out into sight as proof. "You mind if I wear it?"
"Go a head."
"Thanks." Quinn laid the jacket in her bed and returned to her closet to gather the rest of her outfit. "Tina what are you wearing?"
"White shirt, lame skirt." Tina pouted.
"T!" Mercedes warned.
"What?" Tina smiled. "Just until I get out the house, then" she pause, her smile grew bigger "Imma blow all y'all away."
"Ok." Rachel skipped back over to her computer. "1 hour, we meet in front of the school?" Everyone nodded and close their conversation.
"Open the door!" Rachel yelled banging on the bathroom door. "Artie you have 5 seconds to get out of there!"
"Don't get your leg warmers in a twist!" Artie spoke out. "Perfection takes time, and I'm worth every single second." The door quickly opened and Artie slid out. "I look good." Artie admitted taking pictures of himself.
Rachel quickly shuffled her hands through his hair and ran as Artie chased her.
Rachel reached the kitchen and discovered both her dads, Shelby Corcoran and Nancy Abrams.
"Come on you two." LeRoy begged before noticing they weren't dressed. "Get dressed. You don't wanna be late."
"Artie, please go comb your hair." Nancy rubbed her hand through her son's hair.
"Hello Mrs. Abrams." Rachel smiled. "How are you?"
"I'm great darling. Just here to take Artie to school." Nancy answered earning a grunt from Artie. "It's your last year of jr. high. You should be happy." Artie turns leaving the kitchen with Nancy following behind him.
"Rachel." Shelby called her over. "Go get dressed and put these on." She hands Rachel a box. Open the box Rachel discover a beautiful pair of shoes.
"Oh they're amazing. Thank you." She squealed.
"I seen them at a boutique in New York and I knew I had to get for either you or Beth, and no one year old is ready for those bad boys." Shelby laughed. "Now go get ready."
"Morning Dad." Mercedes strutted into the kitchen and grabbed an apple off the table.
"Hey honey." Hugged his daughter. As he released her they hear the doorbell. "It's probably your mom."
Mercedes ran to get the door. "Hi mom."
"Hey beautiful." Her mother smiled "Did your dad give you breakfast?" she asked, noticing the apple in her hand.
"I have to go get my bag. I'll be back." Mercedes announced as she started her way upstairs.
"Okay." She smiled before noticing her ex husband leaning in the doorway of the kitchen watching. "Hey honey," Mercedes stopped on the third step. "Tell your father he needs to pick you up today after school." She announced without taking her eyes off Mercedes's father.
Mercedes step down to the first step. "Why can't you two just talk to each other?" she asked looking back and forth between her mom and dad. "I'm the kid. You're supposed to be the adults." She pointed before walking upstairs. She quickly walked back down. "And Malcom is suppose to pick me up today." She reminding her parents of her plans with her older brother. She speeded back up stare to get her bag. Her parents smiled, wowed at how wise their daughter has become.
This story is AU (I think. I barely know what that means)
Artie is Rachel's brother but Nancy is his mother. Shelby has a bigger role in Rachel's life then on the show.
I don't own Glee or Bratz.