Chapter One
TITLE: We aren't kids any more Chapter One
PAIRINGS: Eventually Faberry, (Quinn Fabray, Rachel Berry)
RATING: M
A/N: I know you're probrobly thinking, why are you posting another story when you have two others to finish. To be honest, I actually don't know, but I have a horrible case of writers block, and I can't get rid of this idea, it's so awesome in my mind. So please review, and thanks again for my amazing beta-reader SoBrittanaProudlySo.
SYNOPSIS: When Quinn was younger, she was best friends with Rachel Berry, who used to look after her when she was getting bullied. Now Rachel's finally found her as a new girl in her high school, but it's not the Quinn Fabray that she used to know.
-/- Lucy's POV
It was nearly break time, where all the bullying would start, and the new girl would see that I'm a stupid ugly weak girl who gets picked on. It's those big pretty girls that usually do it all, the worst one is called Santana Lopez, and she hates me. She tells me everything I already know, that I'm ugly, that no one likes me that I'm a geek and although I know all these things, it still hurts. My mom always tells me that sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, well that saying sucks because words hurt a lot more. The bell is ringing, so I make my way up to the teacher to ask if I should help her tidy up and she shakes her head. That only means one thing, that I have to face them sometime today, just like every single day of my life. My name is Lucy Fabray, and I am nine years old and I live in Lima Ohio. I love reading fairy tales because there is always a happy ending, and it makes me believe that one day I will make a friend who will help me defeat Santana Lopez.
I make my way outside, and see everyone playing in the playground, skipping and talking and laughing with each other. I spot Santana and her gang almost immediately, and they've spotted me. I look around for the new girl; I don't want her to see me get hurt. But she's looking at me, with a confused look. She starts making her way over to me, skipping in her step and smiling happily. She reaches me first, before Santana has anyway.
"Hey, I'm Rachel Berry, what's your name?" she asks cheerily, handing me half of her chocolate bar and smiling through her sunglasses.
"I'm Lucy, Lucy Fabray." I stutter, wondering why she's speaking to me. It's the first time someone's spoken to me nicely in years, and it makes me smile that she wants to know my name.
"Why are you on your own?" she asks, a confused look on her face. Before I can answer her, Santana pushes her away and smirks at me.
"Making new friends goggle eyes?" she asks and I notice Rachel standing up shakily and staring at me, a hurt look on her face before making her way up to Santana.
"What did you just call my friend?" Rachel asks sternly, facing Santana full on even though she is a little bit too small and has to look up to see Santana.
"Excuse me?" Santana replies slowly, and I notice the danger in her voice.
"Rachel its okay, I can deal with it." I say, not wanting her to get hurt.
"Yeah do what goggle eyes says midget, run along." Santana says meanly, but Rachel just stands in front of me, like she doesn't want me to get hurt.
"Leave. My. Friend. Alone." Rachel says with a scary icy tone in her voice, but it makes my heart warm that she wants to be my friend. Santana seems to get the message though, and send me one last glare before leading her group away from me. She turns and faces me and smiles.
"Do you want to be my friend?" she asks linking my arm with hers, and I nod, a little surprised.
"Thank you for that." I say and she pulls our arms away from each other and pulls me into a hug. I can't help but smell her soft lavender smell in her hair and she pulls away all too soon.
"Do you want to come over my house tonight?" She asks me and I nod excitedly, and we sit down at a bench, nibbling on our chocolate.
"Have you ever kissed a boy?" I ask curiously, thinking of Prince Charming that I haven't even met before and she shakes her head.
"I've never kissed anyone except my father's before." She explains and I send her a confused look, doesn't she have a mommy?
"Don't you have a mommy?" I ask my thoughts aloud, and she laughs.
"My dad's are gay, I do have a mommy, somewhere in the world." Rachel explains and I nod, even though I find it a little hard to work out.
From that moment, Rachel and I became best friends and we found out everything about each other. I found out that she wants to be a singer on Broadway and she loves to sing. I also found out that she is a vegan, and doesn't eat any meat which I find strange because I love eating bacon and I don't know how she can live without it. Every day we meet up a few streets before school, and walk to school together, chatting happily about everything that comes into mind. Then when we arrive at school, we sit next to each other in every lesson and ignore all the teasing from Santana and her gang and get on with our work. Then at break-time and lunch time, we go to a music room and I play the piano to Rachel while she sings along to all the tunes she knows. Every day after school we go over each other's houses, until one day my mom stops me.
"No Lucy honey, Rachel can't come over tonight." My mom says firmly, and I send her a look of confusion and hurt before turning to Rachel and pulling her into a small hug.
"I'm sorry Rachel." I apologize and she smiles weakly.
"See you on Monday Lucy." She replies cheerily before making her way home by herself, and I feel so bad.
"Why couldn't Rachel come over?" I demand when we get home, and I look around our house. All of our furniture is packed away in boxes and the pictures from the walls are gone.
"Lucy baby, we're moving away." My mom explained and I stared at her in shock, this can't be happening!
"NO MOM!" I yell and I start crying helplessly, and I expect her to cuddle me or tell me it's going to be ok but instead she leaves me, crying on the floor. I lay there for hours, and I'm still there when my father returns from work and he stares at me in confusion before staring at the house in confusion.
"What's going on?" he asks me and I look up at him, tears falling from my eyes.
"Were moving daddy, but I don't want to go." I sob and he pulls me into a short hug before walking into the kitchen hurriedly. At first, all I can hear is angry talking but then they start shouting really loudly. I put my hands over my ears, but I see my mom walking towards me.
"Darling, were leaving, go into the car right now." She demands, trying to look happy but I do what she says because she's in that mood where I don't argue with her. I can't see daddy any more, I wonder if he's coming or not. I get into the car, and lock the door behind me and sit there for ages. Finally my mom comes outside, and gets into the driver's seat. She takes one last look at the house before turning on the engine and driving away. I don't know how, but I know for sure that were leaving and never coming back.
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