Author's Note: This first chapter is pretty short, but it's all fluff. Please review and bare with me because this is the first ever story I've written, and I really don't know what I'm doing :D

By the way I unfortunately don't own Glee. Enjoy!

But She's A Cheerleader- Chapter One

Rachel was watching her dad, Elijah and Kevin, pack her many pink bags into their car. She was standing on the curb, or more so bouncing up and down, with a grin from ear to ear. She had been thinking of this moment for as long as she could remember. Going off to Columbia in New York City, the city of her dreams to pursue music. She picked Columbia because of their amazing music program and their collaboration with Julliard. She also wanted to study to be a music teacher, for when she retired. She thought maybe if she studied teaching, she wouldn't lose all her students like she did the summer before senior year. She was also thrilled to get away from Quinn Fabray, the queen bee of McKinley High School, the girl who tortured her for four years straight. College was going to be great, new city, new school, new people, new Rachel.

Quinn sat on the corner panting from the combination of the humidity in the night and all the work she had to put in to pack her bags into her red jeep. Of course she had to do this all alone. Her dad was an asshole and her mom pined over her dad and did whatever he wanted, which was to not help Quinn. She was just ready to be 11 hours away, from her family, at Columbia University. Although Quinn never really showed her emotions, she knew she was really looking forward to college. Columbia was pretty much her dream school. They were ranked one of the highest schools in academics, they had a pretty good cheerleading squad, and it was far, far away from Lima. She could leave and never look back, and that's what she planned to do

"Hi Quinn!" A giddy blonde walked over to the other blonde that was lost in thought on the curb.

"Brittany! Sorry I was kind of daydreaming. You can just pack your stuff into the car too. There's more room in the back seat," Quinn said to the excited cheerleader. She was really excited that Brittany was coming with her so she would at least have a friend in the city. Brittany got into Julliard for Dance, and even though her grades weren't at their requirement, they made an exception for her because she had so much talent.

"Okay! I'm so glad we're going to be in the same city Quinn, and so close! It's good because I get lost a lot," she said this with a worried look on her face.

"Don't worry Britt, you can call me anytime." Quinn and Brittany finished packing everything into the car and started on their way. They had a really long drive ahead of them. It was about 11 am when Quinn parked in the Julliard parking lot. Quinn was dropping Brittany off and helping her settle into her dorm. She knew that the other blonde would need help, but she also knew that she didn't have to stay long because Brittany could make friends with whoever she met, so she was confident her roommate, another dance major, would help her out.

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"Rachel sweetie! We're in New York!" Elijah exclaimed to the sleeping Diva. Rachel had dozed off after the 6th hour in the car and didn't wake up. She had been up all night and day before the left trying to pack everything she needed. She practically packed up her whole room. Even though she was still sleepy, she demanded that her dads wake her up. She didn't want to miss even a minute of being in the wonderful city.

"This is so exciting! Look at all the signs and taxis! Look, there's a billboard for wicked! One day, I'm going to be on one of them! I just have to be." Rachel was running out of breath but she knew how to handle it. She had amazing lungs from all the times she challenged them for singing. She was properly trained for minimum breathing in times like this. In just a few short minutes they were pulling into the Columbia campus. Her dads were struggling to get the excessive amount of bags out of the car while Rachel was just standing there looking around and taking everything in. It was everything she had ever hoped for.

"Rachel, honey," her taller, African-American father, Kevin, called to her, "I know you're trying to soak all this in, but you have to at least take this one bag." He handed her a pink suitcase. She wasn't thrilled about having to carry it, but at least it had wheels.

"Okay! We'll let's go! Let's just say I'm more than to excited to take in my surroundings and see where I will be residing for the next year!" Rachel practically ran off and her dads followed. Rachel and her dads walked into the moderately sized dorm room. It was about the size of her room at home except it had two beds and not nearly as much closet room. There was a bed on each side of the room with dressers at the end of each bed and a closet on each side of the room. There were also two small desks and a microwave and mini fridge along the wall, dividing the two sides. Rachel set up her furniture and started to unpack her clothes. She put the comforters on the bed and the cases on the pillows. She kissed her dad and daddy goodbye and told them she loved them. Elijah, her Caucasian father, dad, hugged her tightly while Kevin, who she called Daddy, started to tear up with the small brunette. Rachel was going to miss them so much, but she knew they'd talk almost every day!

Her dads left and Rachel let out a sigh. She was excited and scared at the same time, she was also really anxious to meet her roommate.

Quinn arrived at Columbia after helping Brittany at around 1:30. She walked up to her room and found her key, her key that symbolized her freedom. She was about to embark on a whole new step in her life. She was excited to say the least. When she walked in no one was there but she saw a pink and orange comforter and clothes laid all over on her roommate's bed, dresser and closet. She didn't care about the mess, she was just happy to be there. Quinn was anxious to know who this mystery girl was, she assumed that she went to the bathroom or to see the campus a little bit, so she just started to set up her things and unpack her clothes. She was unpacking her things when she heard footsteps and her roommate putting in her key. She was here. Quinn was excited to meet her. She turned around as the other girl walked in. Quinn's brow immediately dropped. It was Rachel Berry.