Glee

Rachel opened her eyes for a moment before she closed them once more. She didn't want to get out of bed. Her mattress was so comfortable and she felt well rested for the first time in a long time. She was so warm as well which made staying in bed for a bit longer more tempting. Rachel exhaled before opening her eyes once more.

Her gaze landed on the 'putting green' walls which wasn't too light or too dark. On the wall opposite her bed was a picture frame with a picture of her, a guy (must be her dad) and a woman. For a moment Rachel frowned, they all looked perfectly happy in the picture.

"RACHEL," a woman shouted causing her to jump slightly.

Rachel then reluctantly got out of bed and put her slippers on when the woman called up the stairs again "Rachel, it's time to get up!"

After Rachel opened her bedroom door and walked down the hallway, she descended down the stairs and there in the kitchen stood a tall man with blonde hair and a woman who was slightly shorter than him. The woman had brunette hair and her smile brightened when she noticed Rachel stood in the doorway.

"Here's your coffee," She said as she carefully handed over a steaming cup of coffee.

"Thanks," Rachel replied.

"What's the grumpy face for sweetie?" The man asked as he placed his cup in the sink.

"Uh, nothing. I uh, I just had a really weird dream." Rachel said frowning slightly, she couldn't remember what it was about but she had snapshots of pictures in her mind that she couldn't make sense of.

"Do you want to talk about it?" The woman asked softly.

"No, it's fine… so, what are we doing today?" Rachel asked before bringing the cup to her lips and taking a sip of the drink.

The man… wait, no. Her dad picked his jacket off the side and let out a sigh "I'm off to work now so I'll see you girls later," he said as he approached Rachel. He stopped in front of her and offered her a smile before asking softly "You sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine," Rachel lied; to be honest she was so confused about everything which was making her feel guilty about being in a muddle in front of her parents.

He nodded his head before walking past her and down the hallway where a moment later the front door was heard being opened then closed softly.

"Were you still wanting to get your hair cut?" Her mum asked as she put two pieces of bread in the toaster.

"I, uh…" Rachel said and then ran her fingers through her hair. Maybe a bit of a change will do some good? "Yeah, if that's okay." She said wondering if her parents thought that she was acting odd.

"Well I've booked the appointment at the hairdressers for twelve; I figured you'd still want to go through with it." Her mum smiled at her before she turned her back to Rachel to get a breadboard and a small plate out.


Quinn couldn't actually lay still long enough for her to fall asleep. Her mind was racing with thoughts about Rachel and where she had been today. Quinn figured that she'd wait until the morning to talk with Figgins if Rachel still hadn't shown up.

She'd sent a dozen texts to Rachel and called a couple times but there was still no word back from her. Quinn was wondering what the hell was going on with Rachel.


"I wasn't too sure about it at first but now… I think it looks pretty good," Rachel said as she turned this way and that in front of the mirror in the front room. She'd come back from the hairdressers full of regret, she'd gone from long hair to it now just hanging around her shoulders.

"I think you look gorgeous," Her mum said smiling brightly from the sofa.

Rachel turned to look at her "You have to say that regardless so isn't that a bit bias?" she asked but couldn't help the smile on her face.

"I'm allowed to be biased about my daughter," Her mum said as she stood up "I'll always think you're gorgeous." She added.

Rachel smiled at her but inside she just kind of felt… like an outsider. Like she was out of place. Her smile faltered slightly, what if she was losing her mind?

The thought genuinely scared Rachel.

"I'm sorry," Rachel apologised as she sat down on the sofa feeling deflated and slightly upset now. Her mum came to sit beside her.

"What for?" she asked softly as she placed an arm around Rachel's shoulders.

Rachel looked up at her "For being like this…" she said "I can't lie to you, I don't remember anything about this. My family. Where I live… obviously there is something wrong with me." She admitted, it felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders slightly.

"Look," her mum began "you've always been a bit confused after these dreams but we pick you up and eventually you settle down again. You don't have anything to apologise for." She finished before dropping a kiss to her temple.

"What about when it happens again? What then?" Rachel asked feeling scared.

"I don't think they'll be a problem anymore sweetie," Her mum reassured her.

Rachel let out a sigh "How can you be so sure?" she asked.

"I just do," was the reply. Rachel allowed herself to be pulled into a hug.


"Are you okay Fabray?" Figgins asked softly from behind his desk.

Quinn looked him in the eye "I'm fine, it's a bit of a shock that's all." She answered partly telling the truth. She wasn't okay. In honesty she was doing her best to hold back the tears she felt stinging her eyes "Did… Did she say why she wanted to transfer?" she asked.

Figgins facial expression gave nothing away as he said "She wanted to widen her experience, she was quite insistent."

"Can you tell me where she went?" Quinn asked anticipating the disappointment of the 'no'.

Figgins shrugged his shoulders lightly "I'm afraid that is confidential information," he said not looking or sounding apologetic.

Quinn stood from the chair "Thank you for your time," she said politely before leaving the room without a glance back. That feeling in her gut was still there despite being given an explanation as to why Rachel was gone. Maybe it hadn't sunk in yet…

Or maybe something was off. She didn't know but she was going to find out.


A/N: I do plan on making future chapters longer, I'm just going on what I've already planned for this. Hope you enjoyed :)