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Rachel

I was disappointed. My fathers noticed but didn't know why. I never planned on telling them about Quinn's visits. It's how those things went when you were a child. If you have a secret, half the fun is keeping it from your parents. I was always surprised that my fathers never asked where I had been after my hour long visits to the meadow. I didn't mind though, because I wanted Quinn to be only my friend.

The second day of school came and I was starting to have second thoughts. Maybe I had chosen the wrong school. Maybe she wasn't going to just come waltzing into my life like I had assumed. I don't know what made me choose McKinley out of all the other schools in the area. It seemed big enough that my chances of finding Quinn were reasonable. From the information she gave me on her visits I knew we were the same age. If she was here, it would only be a matter of time before I saw her.

Glee Club was held every day after school and some more members started to join. A boy named Artie showed up at practice in a wheelchair. I was about to tell Mr. Schuester how impossible it would be to have him on the team until he started to sing. He was really good and everyone should be given the opportunity to sing. That's how we found ourselves as a Glee Club with only five members, desperate for more if we were hoping to perform at sectionals.

The next week rolled around and Mr. Schuester had a surprise for us. He escorted a tall football player into our practice. His name was Finn Hudson and would be joining our club. I was excited to have another male in the club that could hopefully take over the lead vocals from Artie. I took it upon myself to get to know Finn.

He was placing some books into his locker when I decided to approach him.

"Hello Finn."

The boy smiled and greeted me. I wasted no time in delivering my statement. "Since we will undoubtedly be singing together most of the duets in Glee, I figured I would take the opportunity to get to know you on a more platonic level."

Finn seemed to take a moment to wrap his head around my words. I stood patiently waiting for him to respond. However what he said caught me off guard. "I think it's flattering and all that you like me, but I have a girlfriend. So we can only be friends. And I can only be seen with you guys inside the choir room."

I laughed at his assumption that I was romantically interested in him, but did not acknowledge the fact that he had a girl friend. It made no difference to me, considering the fact that I would always be in love with one person. I gave him my promise that I would only consider him as a friend and walked down the hallway. I was close to my own locker when I felt the push. Someone had shoved me into the row of lockers. It caught me off guard but I quickly regained my composure. The offender was a Latino girl and a blond at her side.

"Stay away from Finn, Treasure Trail."

This was a name I had never heard before so I was sure the girl had me confused with someone else. I opened my mouth to object but she finished for me, "My girl Q has had her eye on you and your games. We all know you made Finn join your stupid little Glee Club so you can get into his pants."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Listen to my advice and stay away from Finn, or else the Queen Bitch herself will come after you." I watched the two cheerleaders leave, hooking pinkies along the way. The attack had left me confused. I could see how one would assume I may be interested in Finn. He was the quarterback and I was the Glee star. The real question was who was this "Q" figure. My mind started running circles around itself and brought me back to another day in the meadow.

I was ten at the time. Like always, I was in the meadow with a pile of clothes waiting for her to appear. She showed up and got dressed. We sat quietly but I could tell something was wrong. Quinn looked very young. Almost the youngest I had ever seen her.

"How old are you?"

This question seemed to take Quinn by surprise, as if she had forgotten that I was there. She answered softly, "Seventeen."

"Why are you so sad today Quinn?"

The blond looked at me and started crying. "I'm so sorry Rachel."

"For what? You didn't do anything to me," I tried to protest but she continued to apologize. She said sorry over and over again until she disappeared.

Whatever Quinn had been apologizing for that day in the meadow was going to happen soon. It scared me but was exciting at the same time. It meant one thing: I was going to see her.

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The Glee Club was still in desperate need of new members. I had been doing my best to try and convince people to join, but they all avoided show choir like it was the plague. At lunch I voiced my frustrations to the rest of the members.

"I don't understand. It's like we all have some rare disease."

Kurt moved the food around on his plate and looked at me, "Rachel you have to understand something. Here at McKinley we are at the bottom of the social ladder. Be glad that we even get a spot on it, but don't expect to have everyone come running to join the club."

"Well how did we get Finn to stick with us?"

Mercedes snorted, "Stick with us? He only talks to us behind the closed doors of the choir room. Rumor has it Mr. Schue black mailed him into joining."

It was frustrating to see so many people afraid to be who they are. At my old school these kids would be top contenders for all the plays and musicals. It was a shame to see it wasted. I let the rest of the group return to their idle chat, while I scanned the cafeteria. There had to be some closet singers waiting to be welcomed into our club. The football table was making so much noise, it was becoming hard for me to concentrate. Throwing a glare their way I saw Finn laughing along with his friends. He had so much potential to be something great. He could change the future of McKinley. If only he would stand up for what he believed in. He could be a revolutionary. I saw a blond cheerleader approach him and sit down in his lap. Of course, he couldn't give up his reputation because he would lose the girl. Well she looked like every other blond in this school. He could find another one who appreciated him for who he was.

It took a moment for me to realize that my feet had carried me over to the football table. My presence made an eery silence come over the group. Finn turned his head to look at me and gave a strange expression. Following his lead, the blond on his lap turned her head as well. My mouth was open to launch into a speech about loyalty when I saw her face.

Quinn.

It was Quinn.

She was right here.

Right here in front of me.

"What do you want Hobbit?"

At first it didn't register that those words came from Quinn. She was glaring at me. It would have been frightening if I wasn't so excited to have actually found her. I had to restrain myself from throwing my arms around her.

"I asked you a question. Don't just stand there and stare at me you freak."

I started to begin before Finn cut in, "Oh we are lab partners. I forgot we were supposed to go over the last piece of the assignment before class. Um come on Rachel. We can go to the room early." I turned to look at Finn, not fully registering what he said until he stood up and began directing me out of the cafeteria. I took one glance back at the table and found Quinn's eyes still staring me down.

Finn walked us into the hallway and out of range of everyone else. "What were you thinking? Are you trying to publicly humiliate me?"

To answer his questions I said the only thing on my mind, "You're dating Quinn. Quinn Fabray?"

"What? Yes, what does that even matter? Rachel you almost ruined everything!"

My legs felt weak. I could barely stand. Quinn was so close, so close I could still smell her perfume that I always adorned while spending time with her in the meadow. Finn was waving his hand in front of my face, trying to capture my attention once more.

I decided to give him some piece of mind. "Sorry Finn. The New Directions need more members. I know you don't want to ruin your street cred, but think about the impact you could have on this school if you showed you can play football and be in Glee. Don't you want to change the future of McKinley. You could be a legend."

I knew as soon as that last sentence left my mouth that I had won him over. He lit up like a little boy on Christmas. "Yo-you think I could be remembered forever?"

"Definitely. Finn Hudson, the man who made it okay to wear a uniform and sing show tunes."

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I knew it was wrong to use Finn in the way I did, but desperate times called for desperate measures. I had to figure out a way to get closer to Quinn without freaking her out. If she joined Glee Club that would be the best case scenario.

It took some coaxing but eventually Finn came out to the school as a member of the Glee Club. He was tormented pretty badly. I thought he was going to bail on us, but he promised he wouldn't. As if to seal the deal Finn arranged a performance of "Don't Stop Believing". It was really good. Mr. Schue said we had some things to work on, but for the first time I felt hopeful about the Glee Clubs future.

As much as I enjoyed being in Glee with my new friends, it still couldn't block out what happened in the hallways. After the run in with the Latino girl and her blond side kick, later finding out their names were Santana and Brittany, I figured the threats would stop. Once Finn announced he had joined loser town, they came back full force. The slushies, the taunts, the never ending brutality left me crying myself to sleep at night. The worst part was I knew who the hidden face was behind it all. She never attacked me herself, but I knew she was the one orchestrating it all. The day in the meadow began to make more sense. Considering we were fifteen now, I could only hope that Quinn's methods would stop sooner than two years from now.

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It was a Wednesday and I was wiping off the last remnants of a purple slushy when she came into the bathroom. We had never been alone before. Quinn avoided complete eye contact with me as she checked her make-up in the mirror. I wanted to say something. I wanted to tell her what I knew, but I remembered the instructions from the girl in the meadow. I had to let history take its path.

"What are you staring at Berry?" It was the first time she had addressed me by an actual part of my name. I turned my head away from her.

"Why do you always refuse to answer my questions? Are you afraid of me or something?"

I was close to bursting. The hot tears began to brim at the corner of my eyes. Quinn noticed my struggle to keep them in and laughed, "Pathetic." She then took her exit from the bathroom. As soon as I knew she was gone I let myself cry. It was so hard watching this shell of a person you have known your entire life look at you and know nothing. How long would I have to wait? Would she have to travel right in front of me before I could say something?

My instincts kicked in at that point. I walked out of the bathroom and saw her down the hall. She didn't hear me coming so when I grabbed her hand, she was on the defensive. I let it all go and pulled her into a kiss. I could feel her return the kiss and it felt amazing. The thought of what was happening seemed to register in her mind and she pushed me back.

"What the hell are you doing?" Quinn took a hand and placed it on her mouth.

I stumbled in my mind, trying to find the words to say but came up short. She looked at me one last time and said the words I will never forget, "Stay away from me you freak.