Quinn is a successful actress. Faberry endgame. Canon through Season 3. Future fic.
Quinn looked out at the audience. Sure, these kinds of gigs kind of came with the job, but these informally formal shows always grated her nerves. They never wanted to know about the things she wanted to talk about, they just wanted gossip. She was mentally berating herself for agreeing to an exclusive interview with Robbie Hunter. At least it was Robbie and not some douche like Dan Scott or Dean Sampson. Robbie was a respectable man, and if she had to do this interview, it might as well be with him.
Robbie: So glad you could join us, Quinn.
Quinn: Thanks for having me
Robbie: Anytime, Quinn, anytime. Now you've just finished filming another movie, right?
Quinn: Yes, we finished filming on Tuesday.
Robbie: Now I understand that there are certain things you can't talk about, but what can you tell us about this new film?
Quinn: Well it's called Taking Chances. And it's about, just that, taking chances. My character is Haley. And Haley is what I like to call repressed. About just about everything. She's trying so hard to be exactly who her parents told her she should be, rejecting everything that doesn't go with the life they've planned for her. When she meets Jason, Kevin Roberts, she doesn't want to associate with him. He doesn't fit into the future that's laid out for her. But circumstances required them to spend time together, and he teaches her the importance of living for herself.
Robbie: And is it true that you've fallen for Kevin much like Haley undoubtedly falls for Jason?
Quinn: *laughter* Oh he wishes, no, Kevin and I are just friends.
Robbie: Well a woman such as yourself is well sought after, you must have a boyfriend, come on, out with it.
Quinn: Now come on, when have I ever been public about my personal life?
Robbie: Well there's a first time for everything.
Quinn: Well you wanted an exclusive, right? That's why you're all watching so intently. You don't want to know about my new movie, even though, if I do say so myself, it's going to absolutely fabulous. No, you want the dirty details that no one else knows.
Robbie: What can I say, Quinn, it's people like me who live vicariously through stars like you.
Quinn: *laughter* Well that's certainly good for my ego. But I did promise you an exclusive, Robbie, so I hope you've got time. You're all about to hear my E! True Hollywood Story, except that it's never been on E!.
Robbie: Why do I get the feeling I'm going to cry at some point during this?
Quinn: Because you probably will.
Robbie: Oh God.
Quinn: Robbie, I'm in love.
Robbie: Oh wow, and who, may I ask, are you in love with?
Quinn: You can ask all you want, but that is not something I'm going to be telling you, at least not today.
Robbie: Okay then…
Quinn: *sings* Grew up in a small town and when the rain would fall down I'd just stare out my window. Dreaming of what could be and if I'd end up happy I would pray. Trying hard to reach out, but when I tried to speak out, felt like no one could here me. Wanted to belong here, but something felt so wrong here, so I prayed I could break away.
Robbie: Quinn, that was…
Quinn: Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway"
Robbie: Yes, and you sang it beautifully.
Quinn: Thank you, Robbie. I felt like it was a good prelude to my life story, and it fits rather well with it actually. As you know, I grew up in the small town of Lima, Ohio. What you probably didn't know is that my name isn't actually Quinn. I was born Lucy Quinn Fabray.
Robbie: So your name is really Lucy?
Quinn: Legally, I suppose so, but I haven't gone by Lucy since middle school. Now let me ask you a question, Robbie. Do you think I'm pretty?
Robbie: Are you kidding, Quinn? Have you looked in a mirror lately? You're freaking gorgeous.
Quinn: *chuckles* Thank you, Robbie. I wasn't always pretty. Actually, I used to be fat with glasses, red hair and acne. Or more accurately. Lucy had been fat with glasses, red hair and acne. I found out in eighth grade that I was actually decent at sports, so I took them up and lost the weight. Used ProActiv to clear away the acne. Got contacts. Bleached my hair. Got a nose job. And started going by Quinn. By the time I got to high school I was a completely different girl, not just by looks or by name, but by personality as well. I was a bitch and I was ruthless in high school. I was a cheerleader. In fact, I was the head Cheerleader. I started dating the quarterback. Sophomore year my boyfriend and I joined Glee Club. And that ended up being a good thing, because that year things started getting tough. I had a war going on inside me and I made a lot of bad decisions. I really only have one regret through everything, but we'll get to that later.
Robbie: Alright, well why don't you tell us about high school. If I'm not mistaken, you went to William McKinley High School?
Quinn: Yes. I had some of my best and worst moments there. Like I said, I was the head cheerleader, well on and off. Freshman year I made friends with two other cheerleaders. Santana and Brittany.
Robbie: Wait. Santana and Brittany? Like the stars of the Brittana Show?
Quinn: *chuckles* Yes, the very same. In high school, we were like a unit, the three of us. We were called the unholy trinity. Anyway you'll find that McKinley has given the world a number of well known celebrities. Aside from Santana, Brittany and I, there's Rachel Berry.
Robbie: Like Broadway star Rachel Berry?
Quinn: The one and only. There was never any doubt that she would be a Broadway star really. Her voice is magnificent, always has been. If you haven't seen one of her shows, I definitely suggest you see one. I along with most of the people who were in my high school Glee Club have seen most if not all of her shows.
Robbie: And who else has McKinley turned out?
Quinn: Kurt Hummel. I'm actually wearing him now. It's not really his usual style, but we've stayed in touch, and he makes things especially for me. I'm sure Rachel's closet is full of Kurt Hummel originals as well. They were always close.
Robbie: He is definitely talented. Is that all?
Quinn: Tina Cohen-Chang was the year below us, she made her dream of being on Broadway come true as well. Mike Chang. His name isn't as well known in the real world, but he and Brittany are excellent choreographers. Let's see here. I believe Matt Rutherford made it to the NFL? We can't take all the credit for that I suppose; our football team was pretty shitty when he was there. He had to transfer after sophomore year though. My good friend, Sam Evans. We've worked together on a number of projects. Noah Puckerman formed the band Puck This. Finn Hudson is the drummer. Marley Rose. Jake Puckerman. David Karofsky's now a Sports Agent I believe? Unique. Blaine Anderson. Coach Sue Sylvester of course, though I hear she's moved on from McKinley. Director Artie Abrams. Mercedes Jones, of course. April Rhodes attended there for like a week. Jesse St. James was there for a brief period. Sunshine Corazon started at McKinley. Ryder Lynn. Kitty Wilde. Irish Singer Rory Flanagan spent a year with us. Joe Hart. Sugar Motta.
Robbie: Wow. That's a lot.
Quinn: Yeah. I'm pretty sure everyone from our Glee Club made it. Unless I'm forgetting someone. It's funny though, because for a while there. We really thought that Rachel would be the only one who would make it.
Robbie: I got you off track there with McKinley's celebrities. Please, do continue your story.
Quinn: Where was I? Ah, yes, high school. Well Santana, Brittany and I ruled the school. I started dating Finn. And things were going pretty good. At least until Mr. Ryerson got fired for molesting some poor boy, and Mr. Schuester took over the Glee Club.
Robbie: Was Mr. Schuester really that bad?
Quinn: Oh God no. Mr. Schuester was really a great teacher. At least for Glee. His Spanish needed work. But see that was the moment when everything changed. Because unlike a lot of teachers, Mr. Schuester, he actually cared about us.
Robbie: I don't understand. How did Mr. Schuester taking over Glee make things bad then?
Quinn: It didn't. But that was the start of a long chain of events. God someone's probably going to sue me for over sharing. But hey, this is my life story. See I was dating Finn at the time. And Finn was blackmailed into joining Glee Club. I don't really know the specifics of it. There've been so many retellings of what happened that I don't really know which version is real. So anyway Finn joined Glee, and it turned out he actually liked it. Now Robbie, you have to understand that at the time. Glee Club was like the lowest of the low. The only lower you could really get was Jacob Ben Israel, and that was mostly because he was creepy and all up in everyone's business all the time. Anyway, after Finn joined Glee I felt him pulling away, so I thought if I joined Glee that it might fix the rift. It didn't.
Robbie: So what? Did you break up?
Quinn: Eventually, but not because of that. See sophomore year I got pregnant.
Robbie: So he freaked out and broke up with you?
Quinn: God no, when I told him I was pregnant, he tried to be a good man. His intentions were all in the right place, I mean he was a little slow on the uptake, but I knew he would stand by me. No, the problem was when he found out he wasn't the father. Which honestly, I think on some level he must have known. I mean, he and I, we hadn't done the deed, so to speak. I fed him some bogus story about a hot tub, and he bought it. But the first problems came with the bills. And then getting kicked off the Cheerios. And Finn announcing to my parents that I was with child thus getting me kicked out. And getting kicked out of Finn's after they found out it wasn't his baby, but rather his best friend's.
Robbie: So you slept with your boyfriend's best friend?
Quinn: Well I wasn't really planning on it. I was drunk off wine coolers and I was having issues in my own head, and it was later revealed that he's always had a thing for me. I mean Puck, he's a good guy at heart, and he'll always have a special place in mine, after all, he is the father of my child, but he just wasn't it for me.
Robbie: Okay, so you got pregnant.
Quinn: Yes. And when I got kicked off the Cheerios, that's when I realized just how good being in Glee was. We were like a family. Kinda messed up, but we had each other's backs when it counted. For the most part. I remember that Rachel had to give Jacob Ben Israel a pair of her underwear to keep him from running a story about me being pregnant, that was before everyone found out. In the end it didn't really matter, because Coach Sylvester found out and had him run it anyway. It was the thought that counted, I suppose. Not that I really appreciated it then. I didn't appreciate anything as much as I should have back then.
Robbie: Wow, that was really…she must have really cared for you.
Quinn: I'd like to think we all really cared about each other, but given the time that occurred, I think it was more for Finn's sake than for mine. She had a thing for him.
Robbie: So I'm assuming you didn't keep the baby?
Quinn: Right well, back to my story. Regionals for the Glee Club. We were against Aural Intensity and Vocal Adrenaline. Jesse St. James had recently transferred back to Vocal Adrenaline after breaking Rachel's heart. I mean seriously? Who uses somebody like that? He came into her life as a pawn, and left when he was done. But the way he left. You're not going to believe this Robbie. He texted Rachel and had her come outside where he and his teammates egged her. Like literally through eggs at her. Keep in mind that Rachel Berry is vegan. It was horrible. They also destroyed our choir room. And in turn, their tires were slashed, but the damages were paid for and everyone moved on.
Robbie: So, regionals then?
Quinn: Yes, regionals. Another thing you should know for this story is that Coach Sylvester had this on again off again obsession with destroying the Glee Club. And she was one of the judges at Regionals, so we weren't very optimistic about the outcome of this competition. But anyway. We performed at Regionals. I think we did a great job, but in the end it didn't matter. It was just after we performed when I saw my mother. I hadn't seen her since I'd been kicked out. She told me that she'd finally kicked my father out. And she wanted me to come home with her. And that was about when my water broke. I was rushed to the hospital while Vocal Adrenaline took the stage. Turns out, while I was giving birth, Vocal Adrenaline won Regionals. We didn't even place. But I still won, because I had a beautiful baby girl in my arms, and Puck and I, we couldn't have been more proud of that little girl. But you were right. We didn't keep her. I mean. How could we? I wasn't sure where I stood as far as having a home, and I didn't know if I went back to live with my mother if I would get kicked out again, and I couldn't put her through that. So we gave her up for adoption. Puck and I, we still get to see her every once in a while. Like I said, we couldn't be more proud of her.
Robbie: So that was a rough year then.
Quinn: Oh you have no idea. And giving her up, that was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do. I love her so much, but Puck and I, we couldn't give her what she needed, so we had to give her to someone who could. As much as it hurt me, us, I gave her a chance by giving her up. I got really lost after that. By senior year I was so lost that I'd cut my hair off and dyed it pink. Started smoking and skipping classes. It was not my finest hour to say the least. But with a little help from my friends. I pulled it together in the end. Got my acceptance to Yale.
Robbie: You're definitely an inspiration, Quinn.
Quinn: Thank you, Robbie.
Robbie: So what happened at Yale?
Quinn: Oh nothing too much. Classes and such. I really focused at Yale. And obviously, I've done pretty well for myself. A far cry from the homeless pregnant girl I was in high school.
Robbie: Definitely.
Quinn: Well I think I'm just about done with my story.
Robbie: But how will we ever find out who you're in love with if you don't continue the story?
Quinn: Let's just say I'm stuck on someone I went to high school with, and the person that I fell in love with, they have no idea.
Robbie: Well didn't this just turn into the juiciest story? You'll let us know if you ever get with mystery high school heart throb, won't you?
Quinn: I highly doubt I will, but if I do, I promise you another exclusive, given their permission of course.
Robbie: Well thank you, Quinn, I wish you the best of luck with your new movie and your love life.
Quinn: Thanks Robbie, and thanks again for having me.
Robbie: No, thank you. I'm Robbie Hunter and this is Quinn Fabray. Thank you for watching and good night!
Chapters will not be in this format, only ones that I deem to be interviews.
I've never done a story like this before, so any feedback would be appreciated :)
~ Phoenix