A/N thanks for the reviews and story alerts for chpater 1, good to see people are enjoying this! This chapter is a little bit more risky - I have done some research on adoption but I dont know everything okay? so sorry if it offends anyone.

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Disclaimer – I don't own Glee. Everything in this is pure fiction. Title is inspired by the song 'Rule the World' by Take That, which I do not own nor claim to own.

Chapter 2 - Building the Foundations

They are walking along when Rachel's mobile goes off. She picks it up out of her pocket and presses a button, holding it to her ear. Hollie looks at Brittany before studying Rachel very carefully, unsure as to what this device is. When Rachel is finished with the call, she places it back in her pocket and turns to look at the two girls.
"My dad's just wanted to know where I was. I said I was with friends heading home and they said they were happy for you to stay for tea if you wish"

"How did you find that out?" Hollie asks curiously

"Well, they phoned me" Rachel replies hesitantly

"What's a phone?" Hollie asks, drawing a very confused look from Rachel.

Brittany leans into Rachel and whispers, "We've never even had a phone, not even a corded one at the hostel. Obviously, I know what one is because my Aunt had one and I see people with mobiles at school but Hollie doesn't know."
Rachel suddenly feels guilty and takes her phone back out of her pocket, giving it to Hollie.

"You press the buttons to put a number into it and then you can hear someone else's voice and they can hear you," Rachel explains

"Wow, that's so cool!" Hollie smiles, pressing the buttons in a random order and giggling. Rachel just smiles and guides the two girls up to her doorstep. Taking out a key, she unlocks the door and the three of them head inside.

"Dad, daddy!" Rachel shouts through the house "I'm home"

Hollie looks around the beige staircase in awe, smiling at all the pictures stuck onto the walls. Brittany takes hold of Hollies hand and squeezes it gently.

Rachel's dads, Hiram and Leroy, come out of the kitchen to greet the girls.

"Hi sweetie" Hiram says, hugging Rachel softly "Good day?"

"Decent enough" Rachel softly giggles, "This is Brittany, she's a friend from school, and her sister Hollie"

Both blondes give a small wave, which is returned
"Hi girls, nice to meet you." both Hiram and Leroy say

"Let me show you to the living room" Rachel offers as Brittany and Hollie follow her. Rachel sits down on the sofa and ushers to the girls to do the same. Picking up the TV remote, Rachel flicks through until she finds a half-decent cartoon.

"You girls watch this, yeah? I need to talk to my dads," Rachel says. Both of them nod and Rachel plus her dads walks out of the room and into the kitchen.

"Rach, sweetie, what's this about?" Hiram asks

"Brittany and Hollie live in an abandoned hostel. It's all horrible and smelly, I've seen it. There are six people there and they're living in filth. Word got out at school and poor Brittany is now a laughing stock. I really want to help them."

Hiram and Leroy just stare at their daughter for a minute, processing the information.

"Well, im proud of you for wanting to help princess, you did the right thing inviting them over." Leroy says, surprised at his daughter's genuine compassion for the two girls "I'm not sure how we can help though."

"You're lawyers; can't you sort something out so they don't have to live to live there anymore?"

"It's not that easy Rach. Adoption is a very long process, can take up to a year, and nobody would want to take all 6 or even 2. They would all be split up, which would probably be worse for them in the long run."

"Couldn't we look after Britt and Hollie?"

"I can see what I can do Rach, but im not promising anything. It would have to go to court to decide what happens to them and that might be too strenuous for someone as vulnerable and young as them."

"At least talk to them about it and sort something out? For me?"

"Ok baby"

Rachel smiles and hugs her dads before going back into the living room.