Chapter one: The Smell of Summer
Rachel grabbed her keys and shut her car door before making her way up the front steps of a very nice cottage. She smiled as she looked around, noticing the lake and small beach that came with it. "Hey." Rachel jumped and searched for the sound. She was a bit confused when her eyes landed on none other than Blaine Anderson. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "Well, Kurt was supposed to meet me here three hours ago. We were supposed to be staying for the next two weeks but I guess not." The boy answered giving an almost convincing smile. "Why are you here?" "Well, Finn told me the same thing Kurt told you. But I was supposed to be here hours ago. I got stuck in traffic." Rachel sighed and sat down. "Where do you think they are?"
Blaine's phone buzzed from inside his pocket.
Hey Blaine, I'm really sorry but I can't make it to the cottage, my grandmother fell ill this morning. But you're more than welcome to stay if you'd like -Kurt
"Kurt's not coming." Blaine said suddenly. Rachel gave him a confused look before feeling her phone vibrate. She looked down and saw that Finn was calling.
"Hello?" Rachel said.
"Hey. I can't make it." Finn breathed.
"That would explain your absence. Now what am I supposed to do? I can't go back home! My dads are having very special company over, remember?"
"Yeah, Rach. I know. Look, I'm sorry but my grandma got really sick. Me and Kurt are at the hospital now. You're welcome to stay. I'm coming up there as fast as I can if my grandma gets better, I swear!"
Rachel sighed. "I guess I'll stay. Talk to you later."
"See ya."
Rachel angrily threw her phone in the dirt. "What's wrong?" Blaine wondered aloud as he made his way over to Rachel. "I'm stuck here for two weeks with nobody." Blaine smiled before saying, "Well, maybe not with nobody. I have to stay too. My parents took my little sister to New York for a small vacation while I'm here and I don't have a key to my house."
Rachel's face lit up a little bit. She and Blaine had always been good friends. At least she wouldn't be alone for two weeks in the middle of nowhere. "So it's settled. We're both staying." She said, a smile spreading across her tiny face. "On one condition," Blaine said. "We do fun things." "Well, Mr. Anderson. You tell me about your idea of fun while we unpack!"
Rachel quickly tied her hair into a ponytail before jogging over to her car. She pulled out a rather large bag covered in gold stars and hoisted it above her head. "Heavy." She said to herself as she carried it inside and upstairs into a bedroom. She plopped it down on the bed and began to put her clothes into the closet.
"Hey, you didn't see another bedroom, did you?" Blaine called from downstairs. "No. There's only one up here." Rachel called back. She realized what that meant as soon as her answer left her lips. "Do you mind sharing then?" Blaine yelled. She heard footsteps coming up the stairs and turned around just in time to witness the door swing open. "Not at all." She said with a smile.
The two continued unpacking their belongings. Occasionally one would run back outside to get another back from their car. The only sound that broke the silence was Blaine's quiet humming. Rachel recognized the song immediately and began humming too.
When Rachel finished unpacking she pulled a swimsuit back out of drawer and headed towards the bathroom. "I'm going to get some sun, okay?" she told Blaine. "Ooh! Sounds fun! I'll be out when I finish unpacking." He replied.
Is this your idea of fun, Blaine? Lying out on the beach? We didn't really talk much about your idea of fun… Rachel's mind raced and she tied the strings of her swim suit together. She looked at herself in the mirror. I'm like a ghost! Good thing I came out here. And with that Rachel Berry took off down the stairs grabbing both a towel and a water bottle on her way to the back door.
She spread her towel in front of the lake and looked up at the window that belonged to the bedroom that she and Blaine would be sharing for the next two weeks. I wonder how long it's going to take him to unpack..
AN: I started a Raine story earlier and never got around to finishing it. I never really knew where it was going in the first place. This one is definitely going places though! I promise, the next chapters will be longer. It's going to be a very Rainey two weeks! Oh gosh, that was terrible. Ignore that and review please