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Disclaimer I don't own Glee
AU Rachel Berry lies in the shadow of her best friend Quinn Fabray but decides she needs to star doing things for herself starting with joining Glee club. Finn Hudson is the step son of congress man Burt Hummel who moves the family to Lima to work on his next campaign and to get away from the public eye. Finn, Rachel and Quinn find themselves in a difficult situation
Being Quinn Fabray's best friend was not easy Rachel Berry could tell you that much. An outsider looking in would say she was more of a personal assistant than a BFF but Rachel liked to think she was more of a sidekick.
Four years before 12 years old Rachel had moved from Cincinnati with her fathers in the middle of the school year after her daddy had gotten a great job offer in a local office. The first neighbors to say hello were of course the Fabray's even though Mr. Fabray was a little concerned with a gay couple living so close he chose to keep it to himself. His youngest daughter Quinn was the same age as the Berry's only child and they had liked each other right away; often Rachel could be found joining Quinn in her cheerleading competitions and Quinn will try and listen to Rachel's songs even if she found them so boring. The pair remained friends relying on each other especially when the transition from middle to high school seemed so hard.
"Morning Quinn" Rachel greeted on a particularly cold November morning.
"Must you always be so loud? Rachel is Monday" Quinn rolled her eyes tightening her high pony tail and making sure that her cheerios uniform was spotless not casting a second glance in Rachel's direction.
"Ok. I got your coffee" she got a tall mocha from a tray she had carried all the way from the Lima Bean.
"Sure" Quinn took a sip. "Rachel did you put caramel on this?"
"Mmm. I ask for it on mine but they must have putted on both. Sorry"
"You know I can't have this. Coach Sylvester wants me to drop five pounds by Friday. Do you know how many calories are there on a spoonful of caramel?"
"Five pounds? She is insane. You are really fine just the way you are" Rachel tried to be supportive having heard hours of whining and complaining from Quinn about the coach demands from the Cheerios.
"Of course you wouldn't understand. You would need to be able to wear the uniform to feel the pressure that comes with it Rachel is not all flips and happy faces" Quinn snapped and walked away leaving Rachel standing in the middle of the hallway it was then when she spotted Mr. Shue putting up an ad in the bulletin board.
Curious about what her Spanish teacher was up to she went to take a closer look at the little poster. He was trying to start a Glee club, auditions being held in the auditorium every day until Friday after school.
"Mr. Shue?" He turned around at the sound of her most applied Spanish student. "Were you able to talk principal Figgins into letting you have glee club? I tried all last year but he always said the budget was not enough" she told the teacher at top speed.
"Yes I did Rachel. He cut the Cheerios' confetti machine and international dry cleaning. Apparently some important politician is moving here and his children are into the arts. Lucky for us" he responded passing a pen to Rachel. "You will be the first one to sing up for auditions and I'm sure you will spread the word"
Rachel quickly wrote her name and ended with the customary star at the end of it. Metaphors are important she thought to herself, no matter what a certain friend said about it being so childish. She still kept a stack of gold star stickers because dad had given them to her and even if the whole school laughed about them she will put them everywhere her name could be found.
Now she only had to convince Quinn that joining the glee club will not affect her popularity or reputation because according to Quinn everything Rachel did reflected on her. "People know that we are friends. You can't walk around in those awful sweaters, they have animals on them. I know you haven't grown an inch since seven grade but your clothes make you look like an overgrown kinder gardener".
Later that day after an awful session of gym class (not Rachel's favorite subject) she decided to check the glee club audition sing up list and found some of the usual people had signed up. Mercedes of course, Rachel hoped she didn't think she could get all the solos, Artie Abrahams and Tina Cohen-Chang she didn't know but the more the merrier. Now she only had to practice her audition song and maybe post a video on her my space page, she was so lost in her thoughts she didn't she Quinn coming down the hall stopping right by her side.
"Rachel I can't believe how selfish you are being" she yelled "Don't you know joining glee club would be like the ultimate social suicide and you know I can't let your poor choices affect my status in this school". Rachel rolled her eyes and people said she was dramatic. "Listen Quinn I know that you don't like it but this is something that I want to do and is not like I'm asking you to join even though I think you have a lovely voice and will do great in Glee club". Quinn just looked more pissed. "You know very well that I don't have the time or intention to join Glee club Rachel coach Sylvester will kick me out the squad or worse put me at the bottom of the pyramid" She exclaim in horror "and let me tell you she is not happy about this so she will be out to get whoever is in it and you don't want to face her do you?. Rachel thought she couldn't let Quinn win on this they were always doing what she wanted and for once Rachel wanted to do something on her own. "Look Quinn I know you don't like it but I hope if you cannot be supportive at least be respectful of my decision ok I am my own person and this is what makes me happy just like cheering makes you happy" and with that she does one of her famous diva storm out.
This is my first fic so please read and review.