Oh my god; I'm totally blown away by the response to this!
There is more! I'm such a review-whore. Oh god; that rhymed. Ick.
Anyway, I'm so easy; people pleaded for more so I sat at work-heh-and waited for inspiration to hit. Most people wanted them to meet the rest of the Gleeks, so here be their meeting. I'm also thinking about doing some set in high school, one where the Gleeks are supernatural and one when they aren't...If anybody has any scenario ideas let me know and I'll do my best to do them justice. I don't think this is as good as the first one, and it's also not beta'd. But I did run it through spell check on Word, so can I claim mistakes are Bill Gates'? No? Never mind. Let me know what you think-but only if its good or indifferent. Heh.
Glee does not belong to me, blah blah blah...but Ryan Murphy hasn't claimed Itty-Bitty Vamp-Puck, so can I have him? Please?
"A special school?" Rachel looked distrustfully up at her guardians "and I'll be safe there?"
"Much safer than your last school" Liam nodded
"And Puck will be there?" she checked. The three adults exchanged looks
"Well…no" Liam admitted "but you can still see him on weekends"
"But it was Puck that saved me from the bad guys" Rachel glared at Liam, her wing tips turning red
"It's…very expensive" Sara explained "and now that Puck's mommy has a new baby, and his daddy left…" she trailed off
"Well if Puck isn't there, I'm not going. I'm not going anywhere without my Mate" Rachel crossed her arms and stomped her foot "no way"
"Why don't we just not go to school?" Puck suggested on the way to their first day at the new, safer school for exclusively supernatural and preternatural children "we could learn at your place, and have loads of recess. That's my favourite lesson"
"Well you might just like it here, Vampire" Liam told him "you'll be taught to hone and control your power"
"Home my power?" Puck echoed confusedly "that sounds stupid"
"Hone" Rachel corrected with a giggle "it means…" her eyes unfocused "to make more acute or effective; improve; perfect" she recited
"I don't need to go to school" Puck squeezed her hand and looked at Liam "I have Rachel and she can find out everything we're ever going to need to know"
"You'll need to learn things that aren't in the books in our library one day" Liam told him patiently "you need to make friends interact with other species, make allies…"
"Friends?" Puck eyed him suspiciously "why would I need more friends? I have Rachel"
"And I have Puck" Rachel piped up
"And we don't need anybody else" Puck scowled "remember our last new friend?"
"That was very…unfortunate, and I promise that will never happen again" Liam struggled to keep him animal form at bay as his irritation rose at the rude young vampire
"He tried to kill my Rachel" Puck pressed "and then I had to save the day and bite him. And he tasted gross"
"Then don't make friends" Liam found himself glaring at a six year old. He'd never felt so belittled
"We won't" Puck smiled smugly. Rachel was his and his alone-she had the bite mark to prove it. He wasn't going to share her with other people who wanted her to be their friend.
"Oh thank god" Liam glanced out of the window "we're here" he didn't even wait for the driver to open the door; he leaped out and breathed in fresh, calming air deeply. Rachel and Puck watched him interestedly, climbed out after him and started copying. The driver turned firmly away and hid his laugh with a cough. Liam glowered at him then at the kids, who blinked up at him innocently. He just knew they knew what they were doing to him. And they were enjoying it. The brats.
"Inside" he growled at them, pointing firmly across an empty playground to a sparkling white/silver doorway. Rachel grabbed Puck's hand and went to skip across the space, but Puck refused to do such a girly thing, and ran at full speed instead. Rachel giggled and fluttered her wings, hovering alongside Puck, letting him pull her at his supernatural pace. They crashed-literally-through the sparkling door, and landed in a heap, jumping to their feet just as Liam joined them, growling in a decidedly inhuman way under his breath. Obviously recognising they'd gone too far, the two children held hands and looked at the floor contritely
"Aw, aren't they adorable!" before Liam could snap at them, a smiling wood-fairy arrived and dropped to her knees to talk to the children face to face. Liam's eyes flickered feral gold. They'd sensed her too? And he'd thought they were being apologetic. Ha-they were sending him to an early grave
"You must be Noah and Rachel"
"Puck" they corrected together
"Puck and Rachel" Rachel held out her free hand "I'm Rachel, and it's a pleasure to meet you" she smiled brightly "Are you our new teacher?"
"Oh wow" the woman melted completely in the face of the tiny girl's beautiful manners, and shook the offered hand "No darling I'm not your teacher; I'm the headmistress here, my name is Tania, but you must call me Mrs Willow"
"Because you're a wood fairy" Rachel giggled "Willow" she nodded
"That's right" Mrs Willow smiled at her "I chose that name myself because Willow's are my favourite type of tree" she turned her smile on Puck who was eyeing her suspiciously "I thought your name was Noah"
"It was" he shrugged "but Puck is more badass. Only Rachel is ever allowed to call me Noah"
"And only when we're alone" Rachel confirmed
"Puck is fine, but you must watch your language-'badass' is not an acceptable term for six year olds to be airing"
"But it's ok for adults?" Rachel frowned "that isn't fair. And Puck is badass. He saved me from the evil demon who was pretending to be a boy"
"I bit him" Puck smirked then made a face "but he tasted gross"
"Just-don't say it, ok kids?" Liam sighed
"OK Liam" they chorused with matching innocent smiles. He groaned inwardly-that could only mean trouble
"We won't say…it" Rachel promised, her eyes twinkling. Liam eyed her bright yellow glittering wing tips. That definitely meant trouble
"Excellent; I think you'll settle in and do very well here; the both of you" Mrs Willow beamed at them "I'm sorry; I tend to focus just on my students when they are around. Would you like to come along with us to the classroom Mr…" she looked at Liam
"Just Liam" he shook her hand briefly "and yes I will-a brief personal security check"
"I understand" Mrs Willow offered her hands to Rachel and Puck but they looked up at her, then at their joined hands "You're very good friends, aren't you?" she laughed
"Rachel's my Mate. I Claimed her; we're way more than friends" Puck informed her derisively
"Claimed her?" Mrs Willow looked at him, then up at Liam who confirmed with a sharp nod
"See?" Rachel pulled back the neckline of her summer dress to display neat, twin puncture holes just above her collar bone
"That's…unusual" Mrs Willow said finally
"Special. Not unusual; special" Rachel corrected her
"Because we're special" Puck confirmed
"The classroom, ma'am?" Liam prompted when the headmistress continued to stare in disbelief at the mated pair. She thought she'd seen it all, looking after young gifted preternaturals…apparently not so.
"Oh yes; excuse me" she shook her head "I was just-wow; Mated at six years old" she rose a slightly accusatory eyebrow at Liam
"They did it themselves" he told her stiffly "I would not align my six year old charge to anybody for eternity by choice"
"I knew she was mine" Puck spoke up, looking between the adults
"And I knew I was his" Rachel added "shall we go to our classroom now?"
"Of course; this way children" Mrs Willow managed a smile, and then led them down the main corridor
"These halls are huge" Rachel whispered to Puck "perfect for flying practice"
"I'm afraid not Rachel" Mrs Willow shook her head, glancing back at the pair "no flying inside unless you are in the gym and have permission"
Rachel and Puck exchanged looks. That wasn't going to work for them…
"Just try not to get caught" Liam murmured as they stopped outside a small classroom with 'Mr Schuester' on the door, with a list of the abilities/species of the children in the class
"We'll add your names after your first assessment" Mrs Willow told them, knocking on the door
"Finn, would you get the door please?" a voice requested from inside
"Sure Mr Schue!" the door flew open to reveal a slightly podgy, tall boy who beamed up at Mrs Willow
"Hi Mrs Willow! Wow" he caught sight of the two children "I like your wings" he told Rachel shyly
"Thank you" she smiled politely
"I'm Finn" he smiled bashfully at her
"My name is Rachel" she offered her hand, but Puck hauled her back and growled at the other boy, his fangs elongating "Puck?" she turned to him with a frown
"Oh dear" Mrs Willow murmured
"You can say that again" Liam sighed "the last boy who tried that ended up dead. He was a demon, but still…"
"Well, you must be my new students" they were joined at the door by the teacher "there's no need to ask what you are" he looked at Puck's fangs "and you…must be a fairy-you have beautiful wings" he complimented Rachel
"I'm not a fairy" she informed him tightly "my wings change colour" the tips were turning red "see? Fairies can't do that"
"Fairies are lame" Puck announced "Rachel's way better than any lame fairy. She just likes to fly" Rachel nodded her confirmation
"They're uh…special" Mrs Willow told Mr Schuester as Liam herded the pair through the door-pushing a hissing Puck quickly past the cowering boy who'd answered the door
"W-wow" an Asian girl approached them shyly "you're wings are s-super pretty"
"I know" Rachel preened; fluttering the now-orange tips flashily "what are you?"
"A cat" Puck reported
"Y-yeah" the girl gave him a wide-eyed stare "how did you know?"
"You smell" he told her with a smirk
"Oh" her eyes went downcast
"He meant by your scent" Rachel comforted her, frowning at Puck, who rolled his eyes and looked around for Liam, who was taking details on the rest of the children. There was only eleven of them, and they smelled pretty boring; two wolves, a wizard, a soothsayer and a Drow made up the boys-and the one who'd answered the door smelt half giant, then the girls; the cat, a witch, a half-angel, a siren and a harpy.
"I'm going now" Liam told them "Someone-probably Sara and or Roger-will be here at three thirty to pick you up. Try not to get into too much trouble" he looked pointedly at Puck, who shrugged unrepentantly
"As long as they all stay away from Rachel they'll be fine" he reasoned
Because I can't be bothered to write long introductions: Mike & Matt-Werewolves, Finn-Half-Giant, Artie-wizard, Kurt-Soothsayer, Sam-Drow.
And the girls: Tina-cat-shifter, Quinn-siren, Brittany-half-angel, Santana-Harpy, Mercedes-witch
"What do you know about other species and abilities?" Mr Schuester asked interestedly as he gathered everybody for a 'welcome session'
"I know what everybody here is" Puck told him "because they all stink" he smirked and all the girls looked insulted. The boys looked secretly pleased
"I can tell what species people are" Rachel told him "but not any individual powers"
"I know giants are huge and dumb and if you touch Rachel I'm going to bite you" Puck snapped his teeth threateningly at Finn, who was edging closer to his Rachel
"Finn's just being friendly Puck" Mr Schuester soothed "aren't you here to make new friends?"
"Nope" Puck smirked
"Liam told us not too" Rachel confirmed "because the last person that tried to be my friend was evil so Puck had to bite him"
"And I don't mind biting again" he glared warningly at Finn
"I'm sure Liam didn't mean you not to make friends" Mr Schuester laughed
"Then why did he say not to?" Puck challenged rudely
"I'm starting to understand" Mr Schuester muttered to himself "ok" he said aloud "I won't force you to make friends, but I do insist you don't intimidate your classmates. You'll be spending a lot of time together, and nobody in here is evil"
"How do you know?" Rachel questioned
"The silver door you came through to get into school has a protection ward on; it doesn't let in anyone who wishes to do others harm"
"So Puck won't really bite me?" Finn asked eagerly, shifting until he was sitting right at Rachel's feet
"Oh, I will" Puck flashed his fangs and moved himself between Rachel and Finn
"He didn't mean any harm when he entered the building" Mr Schuester clarified "but I still won't let him bite you"
"Try and stop me" Puck snorted
"He's super fast" Rachel smiled at her Mate adoringly
"You won't bite anybody here, Puck it isn't allowed, and Finn is only being friendly"
"He can go be friendly to someone else" Puck hugged Rachel to himself protectively "and I have to bite Rachel, so I'll bite someone every day"
"You bite Rachel?" Mr Schuester asked concernedly
"I Claimed her" Puck said slowly "Mrs Willow told you, I heard her"
"I thought she meant metaphorically-uh, not literally" he explained at Puck's confused look
"She meant literally-see?" Rachel pulled back the collar of her dress with a smile to reveal the bite mark and Mr Schuester gaped at it
"You really-she-bite-" he blinked "you're Mated at six years old?"
"Why does everyone ask that?" Rachel frowned "yes, we are; I knew I was Puck's"
"And I knew she was mine, so I Claimed her" Puck shrugged "not too confusing to me"
"Or me" Rachel agreed
"So…are you going to get married?" Quinn asked eagerly
"No" Puck looked disgusted "do I look like a girl?"
"Yes we are" Rachel pouted at him
"We don't need to get married" Puck told her "we're Mated. That's way better"
"We can do your wedding" Quinn told Rachel excitedly "I got married last week, to Sam" the blonde boy next to her waved obediently when ordered then went back to his talk with the werewolf on his other side
"OK!" Rachel agreed happily
"Great" Quinn jumped up "now you and Puck aren't allowed to see each other again until the wedding" she held her hand out for Rachel to take
"Hell no" Puck shook his head, tightening his grip on Rachel
"It's tra…something" Quinn shook her head
"Traditional" Mr Schuester corrected quietly
"Tra-dit-ion-al" Quinn enunciated "so you have to stay away, with the boys and Rachel stays with the girls"
"Only girls?" Puck looked sharply at Finn
"Only girls" Quinn nodded
"They'll be just across the room; she won't be out of sight" Mr Schuester promised
"OK" Puck let Quinn tugged Rachel out of his grasp "just for a while" he agreed reluctantly
OK, I know that isn't really an end, and I might try working on their cute little wedding-I already have a mini-plan for it, but that's where my inspiration stopped, so that's what I've given you. Constructive criticism will be more than welcome; I'm not wholly happy with the flowing-ness of this but it wouldn't fix itself, so it is how it is. And if you want more, I will keep trying. But it's still marked as complete, and I can't make any promises.
Oh! Also, a Drow is from Scottish legends, I didn't know what to make Sam but I knew I wanted him in it, so I looked through mythological creatures and liked the sound of it; 'an elf-like creature in Scottish folklore which lived in caves and forged magical metal work'
If I do more, I will try to incorporate more of the Gleeks powers into it...and, you know, actually mention them all.
I couldn't resist putting Santana as a harpy, lol...it's totally what she'd be in 'real' life if they were supernatural beings