Thanks to everyone who's been reviewing! I really appreciate it!

I'm hoping that this story will be able to explain the odd disappearing acts that Sugar sometimes does on the show, while also following the Brittana relationship. Don't panic people, Brittana is endgame!

I don't own Glee, or the songs they use.

I Am Unicorn

Mr. Motta had needed persuading.

"You want me to track down who?"

"Shelby Corcoran. She'll be somewhere in New York. Check the theatre circles."

Al looked up from his newspaper that he had been reading in his office before Sugar all but busted down his door. Sugar shut the door behind herself and locked it to make sure they wouldn't be interrupted or overheard. Just to be safe, she closed the blinds, blocking the view from the hallway.

"It'll cost you. But I should be able to track her down within a month or so."

"I need you to find her faster."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah really. Hire a private detective or something. It needs to get done this week."

"And what do I get in exchange?"

"All the results of the MLB playoffs for this fall. The World Series is coming up isn't it?"

Al placed his paper on his desk and smiled up at Sugar, "You've got a deal."

Sugar handed over the results that she had copied by hand out of the sports almanac last night. She was keeping the almanac in her bag at all times because if Al Motta got a hold of it, he would have no reason to help her. Sugar hated having to give over so many results for one favour, but when it came to the futures of her moms and Aunty Quinn, no price was too high.

"I want my usual cut," Sugar said.

"Of course," Al replied, greedily scanning the piece of paper, "Thirty percent is yours."

"Al, you better be using different aliases to make these bets. Especially these bets for the baseball playoffs. A guy can get lucky once or twice but not that many times. We don't want to attract attention."

Al scoffed and waved away her concerns, "Sugar, please. I'm not an amateur. This isn't my first morally blurred rodeo."

Sugar smiled, "Good. Then we won't be having any problems."

Sugar felt so proud of herself a few days later when she sat down in Mr. Figgins's office with Mr. Motta and Shelby. Sugar had to keep reminding herself not to call her Shelby, but Sugar was such good friends with Beth, that it made it hard not to.

Holy crap, I wonder if I could see Beth as a baby…

"Mr. Motta, just so I'm clear," Figgins was saying, "In exchange for this very generous donation, all I have to do is hire Ms. Corcoran to start a second show choir at McKinley which features your daughter."

"For which I will cover any and all expenses."

With money you're making from me, Sugar thought, but I have to admit, he is selling this really well. Not that Figgins would ever turn down easy money like this.

"My Sugar is a supernova, Figgy."

"You have a deal! Mrs. Danny Brown! Mr. Motta has just ended our toilet paper shortage with this enormous cheque! Wipe away!"

As they left the office, Al Motta was quick to leave. He had bets to place after all, but Sugar didn't mind. His quick exit gave Sugar time to work on Shelby.

"So, when do we start?" Sugar asked.

"Well we need to get some more people first."

"How about Quinn Fabray? She's not in the New Directions anymore, so that won't upset Mr. Schue. She's a good singer."

"Quinn's not in the New Directions anymore?"

"No, and her hair's pink too. Gross, right?"

"Are you sure about that?"

"The hair or that it's gross?"

"No, that she left New Directions."

"Well, she hasn't been performing with them."

"I'll talk to her," Shelby said as she walked away, looking concerned.

Sugar walked the hallways and couldn't help but laugh at the campaign posters that Kurt had put up for class president. Squinting at one until her eyes got used to the sheer amount of pink, she was able to see… a unicorn? She threw her head back and laughed. Only one woman loved unicorns this much, and the wall of stuffed unicorns from Sugar's childhood proved it.

Oh, Mom. I see where you got your ideas for my bedroom when I was a baby. She turned around the hallway and stopped when she saw her moms talking.

Mom looks upset. Did she just say she failed her precious unicorn?

Sugar watched as her Mami cheered up her Mom by calling her a genius and a unicorn. Sugar smiled; this was exactly the kind of thing she had hoped she would get to see. They were so cute together. They were glaringly obvious considering they were trying to keep things a secret, but so cute.

Sugar skipped her way to rehearsal with Shelby. She decided she had to keep singing badly so that Shelby would be more than willing to scoop up her moms once they were ready. Sugar hadn't made up her mind yet about which mom she was going to convince first, but she was leaning towards her Mom. Then again, her Mami and Quinn had always been good friends.

Friends with a really weird dynamic that included a lot of slapping, sure, but still friends. If Shelby's return to Lima means that Quinn will join the Troubletones, maybe the easiest mom for me to convince will be Mami after all…

Sugar entered the classroom and saw Shelby sitting at a piano. Shelby seemed to be preparing herself for the stressful hour ahead. Sugar smiled in spite of herself as Shelby seemed to physically brace herself when she saw Sugar walk in.

"We're going to start with the basics," Shelby said, "We'll work on your range, and I want you to sing the phrase 'I am a shining star.'"

"That so describes who I am."

Shelby gave a strained smile and began to play the piano. Sugar took a deep breath and sang in her most off key voice:

"I am a shining star. I am a shining star. I am a shining star."

Shelby had stopped playing the notes, which Sugar took as a good thing.

"Ok, stop. Stop. Stop! I am a shining star. I am a shining star. Do you hear the difference?"

"Yeah. I sound good. You know, why don't you take the day off? I need to catch up on my Strange Addictions episodes and you kinda have this irritating nasally quality that I can only take so much of."

Shelby stared at her.

"Sorry, Asperger's."

Sugar couldn't help but give Shelby a big hug before leaving. Beth was Sugar's best friend and Shelby was Beth's mom. Kinda.

On Sugar's way out of the classroom, she saw Quinn coming in. Sugar had to stop herself from squealing with happiness, but allowed herself a happy dance once she was out of sight. Everything was going according to plan. She was watching her moms fall in love and she was saving Aunty Quinn.

The next day, Sugar almost dropped her armful of textbooks when she saw a blond-haired, dress-wearing Quinn walking toward the auditorium. No cigarettes, no bad attitude, no denim!

What the hell is this? Quinn was supposed to join me and Shelby! Mom and Mami always talked about how proud they were of Quinn during the Troubletones performance of Lady Gaga at Nationals. So why didn't Quinn join Troubletones? It would've been the perfect excuse for her to see Beth!

Sugar followed Quinn to the auditorium. She watched as Quinn joined Booty Camp and her friends. But what Sugar couldn't believe was that no one noticed how sad Quinn looked standing at the back of the group. Except Puck; he seemed a little scared of her, not that that comforted Sugar any more.

If Mami and Mom had been there, they would've made Quinn smile. Quinn's not any better now than she was when her hair was pink.

Sugar sighed. Do I have to do everything?

So, as you can see, I'm embellishing episodes that have aired. Some of the episodes will pretty much write themselves, but I have some questions for you guys regarding the episodes that I'll have to embellish a lot:

Do you want to see more of Al Motta?

How involved do you want Sugar to be in other glee clubbers lives? She'll definitely be involved in the Unholy Trinity, Artie, Rory, and Troubletones girls, but do you want to see her interact with other people too? She'll talk to everybody, but I mean more in terms of her influencing their futures.