Author's Note: So here it is: chapter 1. Hope you'll like it^^ Review!
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Encounters

Quinn was standing under the bleachers at her usual stop during the lunch break. She didn't really like being that much of a rebel but she didn't want to be seen as vulnerable to the student body.
She hated the taste that the cigarette left in her mouth, she hated missing class. Laugh all you want but she actually liked school. Well not school in general. She liked stimulating her brain, learning. She was a book lover in her free time and always had the best grades in English class.
The only thing she liked about the Skanks was the outfits. She loved the way she looked now with her pink hair. It gave a picture of her less boring, less obedient parents' daughter. Personally, she thought she rocked that look (and quite frankly she did!).

She could hear footsteps approaching. Who would dare to come here, in the "dark places" of McKinley? Only maybe Santana would. But that was it. So who was that mysterious visitor?
A hand came into sight, then a sleeve, a foot, a leg and then a full Rachel Berry, out of everyone, was there! What did she want? Quinn was puzzled. You could see it in her face: her eyebrows were slightly scrunched up in reflection as she tried to figure out why on earth Berry would come here. It wasn't as if they were friends.

"Quinn?" Rachel spoke, slightly hesitant.
"What do you want Manhands?" Quinn barked.
"Well, why don't you just abandon your rebel sort of phase and come back to Glee? You are loved and missed there Quinn. Don't throw your life away simply because you are hurt!" Rachel stopped there as Quinn was having an other horrible coughing fit. "I'm sorry you're so sad, Quinn, and maybe you're not going to believe me because we were never really close but… I'm sad not seeing you in the choir room. And we've all been through so much together, we're a family, and this is our year to get it right. We would love to have you back in the Glee Club, when you're ready, okay?"

Quinn stared at Rachel, wondering how she could do this all. She constantly teared the girl down and yet, Rachel was willing to help her. That amazed Quinn.
Quinn licked her lips to refrain herself from saying thanks. The last thing she wanted to be seen as was a softie. Especially with Sheila, Ronnie and The Mack.

Rachel turned on her heels and waved a discrete goodbye. She was almost past the end of the bleachers when she called out, « Oh and Quinn? Please go see a doctor about that cough. You look so thin and frail. Please do it. Do it for yourself.»
After saying that, Rachel walked away hoping that Quinn would make the best choice.

The meeting with Rachel had really gotten Quinn thinking. Was she really throwing her life away? Did she really fall so low? Was there no hope now? She wondered.

She had to make things right. Starting with Beth. She was going to get her back.

Quinn had decided to go see Puck. Afterall, he was the only person she could go to about Beth. He was the father. He had the right to know what she was going to do.

After nights of planning, she had decided. She was going to babysit for Shelby and while Shelby was out Quinn was going to plant evidence to prove that Shelby was an unfit mother. And then a ring to Child Protection and bam! Beth was hers again.
She went to find Puck in the school, a huge grin illuminated her face. She found him outside of Shelby's classroom.

"Psss! Puck!" she whispered. "Come! We need to talk! I have a brilliant idea.""I got a great idea!"
Quinn grabbed a suspicious Puck by the wrist and dragged him into an empty classroom.
"What do you want?" Puck questioned.
"So, I had the best idea to get our baby back!" the pink haired girl said.
"I said it already: Beth is better off with Shelby," Puck replied.
Quinn still went ahead and exposed her well prepared plan. Puck was sitting on a desk looking at the girl he got pregnant with sadness. He jumped off the desk then came up behind her. He embraced her frail body with his muscular arms. Quinn was getting thinner and thinner by the day her noticed. She felt so fragile and delicate in his strong tanned arms. It felt as if she was made of glass. One too tight hug and it might break her Puck feared.

"Lucy," Puck started. "Listen to me. Are you out of your insane mind?! Why would you want Beth back when you know that Shelby is the better parent?! You may be Beth's mother but that's all you'll ever be. Her mother. Shelby is Beth's mom. The one that can support and love her without restraint!
Maybe if you drop the attitude, maybe, just maybe, you'll get a chance to be in her life! Consider your options carefully Quinn. Make the right choice. I mean it you know?
By the way, I am not on board with your evil plan! If you do it, I'll go tell Shelby. In which case you can be sure to never see your daughter again."
Puck caught his breath and said gently, " I'm sorry you're so sad Quinn. I really am."

Quinn's body was shaking. A lone tear rolled down her redden eyes to fall on the floor.
She was tired. So tired. Not only she was physically exhausted but mentally too.
"You don't get it Noah do you? Beth was -is- the ONLY perfect thing I have and can't screw up!" Quinn whispered, her voice thick with emotion. "I'm only 17 and I already wasted all my life. My parents were horrible to me, kicked me out when I needed them most. I got pregnant and I don't even know wat the fuck I'm doing with my life know! People say I have it all, far from it in my opinion."

Puck's heart broke when he realized just how much Quinn was really broken. How could he have been so blind to her suffering? He pulled her into a tighter hug and comforted her.
He told her to drop the attitude and come back to Glee Club where she was part of a family. A family that watched out, supported and loved each other. Noah thought that Quinn really needed her family now.
As Puck dried her tears, the ex-cheerleader felt secure into his arms. She felt better after Noah's harsh words of reality that had managed to pierce her ice façade. The world was clearer to her now.

She could get this right if she tried hard enough.

Author's Note: And that was chapter 1! Please review^^

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