Author's Note: Time line – 'Glee' – just after Kurt transferred to Dalton. 'Ouran' – a few weeks after Ritsu Kasandora finds out that Haruhi is a female. So basically everything in the first thirty-five chapters have all ready happened.
Also please remember that there is a major time difference between Lima and Japan. While it's day time in Japan it's night time in Lima – and vice visa. So whenever I write the scenes just remember that they do take place on the same day – just twelve hours apart. Also whenever I decide to do 'spirits' talking to one another – it can happen when the person in Japan is asleep while the Lima person is wide awake.
Oh, and I have decided to bring in 'Fruits Basket' into this story also. I'm not going to forces big time on them. Because I truly just want this too be a Glee and OHSHC crossover story – but 'Fruits Basket' is the only other shojo manga that I have read. I just want to add more characters that Rachel; and whomever from Lima visits her too meet while they are out touring Japan.
CHAPTER THREE
I'M WITH YOU
LIMA, OHIO
PUCK'S HOUSE
"How's your arm?" Puck finally spoke as he sat down next to Quinn on the couch. He wanted to reach out and touch her; but ever since they had gotten into his truck – Quinn had the whole no touching vibe screaming from her. They hadn't spoken since leaving choir room.
Swallowing thickly Quinn blinked as she looked at the fingers shaped bruise on her skin. "Um -" She licked her lips. "Um-" her mind had come to a sketching halt the moment she had realized that Finn had such a tight hold on her skin. She remembered Finn begging her to realize that Puck was just brain washing her to hate him – like he did too Rachel; but the moment her gaze drifted down to her arm; and seeing his hand on her white skin; and seeing the bright red in between his fingers – she went into panic mode. The next thing she knew she was sitting next to Puck on his couch. How did she get here? "Um-" Her breath hitched.
"Let me touch you. Please." Puck carefully kept his voice soft and low. He remained where he was seated; with enough distance that none of his body was touching hers; but the moment she allowed it he could wrap her in his arms in a mere move.
"Oh um -" Quinn blinked as she tiredly lifted her head from her skin; and met the compassionate eyes of the boy next to her. "I asked to see you alone, didn't I?"
"Yes baby Mama you did." Puck was relieved that Quinn was coming around. That she actually remembered why she was here alone with him. "I thought it would be best to talk privately at my house." His eyes widen; "My mom is home. I can totally get her and she can be here also."
"It's okay." Quinn licked her lips. "I don't want to be alone right now." She breathed in deeply "I don't want you to raise your voice to call her either. I just want some quiet."
Puck nodded. "You do want some ice?" He pulled out his cell. "I can text my mom."
Quinn could feel the heat of her skin. She nodded lowering her eyes.
Puck quickly shot a text to his mother. Explaining everything so she would be prepared when she walked into the living room. He just prayed that she would act genuine with Quinn right now; not to bring up her past stiffness towards Quinn that she had over Beth. He rapidly blinked back the tears that the thought of his daughter brought to him.
Mrs. Puckerman walked into the living room with a ice pack in her hand; and a towel in the other. She took one look at the blond girl whom her son had gotten pregnant the previous year; and all her mistrust towards the blond disappeared for all time. What she truly saw was a lost soul whom truly needed the most tender of all cares. She wrapped the towel around the ice pack; and sat down on the table in front of the two teens. Her breathe caught at the finger prints on the young girl's arm. It reminded of all the finger prints that had been left on her body due to her ex. She slowly reached out; and took Quinn's arm in her hand; and gently laid the towel over the bruise. "Keep the ice on for twenty minutes. Then air it for twenty. Then ice it for another twenty. Repeat this for two hours. I'll put some cream on it; and it should help the healing faster." She softly spoke; as she looked into the hazel eyes of the lost teen.
"Why are you being so gentle with me?" Quinn husked out.
"I remember being as lost as you." Mrs. Puckerman replied.
Quinn's eyes lowered.
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL
HOST CLUB ROOM
Haruhi sank down on the cushion next to the American teenage girl whom had joined the host club. No; she couldn't really call the club a club anymore. It was a family. Truly it was a family. It was like having six brothers. Her breath hitched at the thought of six. But she wasn't ready to admit to any feelings at all. No feelings were always the best things to admit here. Well; she fully admitted that she enjoyed the boys. Even though it took a while to feel comfortable with them. More time with a few of them than others – but she truly did enjoy being with the boys. She honestly felt more comfortable with them (dressing drag and all) than she did the females of the school. Although having the females think she's a male she is finding that the females aren't all that bad. That they were just like every other female that she had come across from her old school; and her neighbor hood.
She slightly shook her head. Clearing her thoughts. She had taken this seat for a reason. She turned her head to face the side of the long haired brunette's head. "You don't want to be here. I mean in Tokyo."
"No offense to your country; but no." Rachel turned her head so she was facing the bobbed haired brunette. Whom was the same height as she. "When my fathers had transferred me out of McKinley; I honesty thought they would enroll me in the sister school of Dalton – that's where my best friend; Kurt Hummel; attends." She swallowed. "I never once dream t that my fathers would feel that I would be safer out of the country. Way out of the country. In a country that I don't even know the language of. A country that I truly don't have the desire to learn the language of."
Haruhi smiled. "I'm sorry."
Rachel tilted her head; "Now that I have meet the host club; and you all have taken me into your family. So willing. I feel that I may be in the place I'm truly meant to be at this time in my life." She blinked back the tears at the back of her eyes.
"When I first met the host club I basically jumped out of my skin." Haruhi laughed; "I was looking for a quiet place to study. I'm going to be an lawyer. I thought the music room as abandoned; at least that's what I heard in the halls. But; when I opened the door six boys were looking at me seductively and said 'Welcome to the host club'. I was so shocked that there was a host club in an high school – that I allowed myself to be pulled into the room; instead of closing the door; and getting the heck out of that hallway."
Rachel smiled as she listened to the story. She laughed at the picture that was forming in her head.
"So I got pulled into the room; and I was point blank told that I was gay." Haruhi grinned. "None of them knew I was a girl at this point. Although I think Kyoya senpai figured it quickly out; I noticed something in his voice as he told the others that I was the honor student. Well; then Hunny senpai found out when he gave me his bunny to hold. The twins found out when they tried to help me change into the uniform; and Mori -" She caught Rachel's quick widen eyes. "Mori told me that I was allowed to call him that at a Ohtori corp group swimming theme park that we went to. So anyway Mori senpai found out when he picked me up to 'rescue' me from Tamaki. Tamaki senpai found out that I was a girl when he walked in on me changing into a fresh uniform when I got drenched." Her face lighted up in pink. "Boy was he ever shocked." She laughed at the thought of his face once more.
So that's how it is? Rachel smiled privately to herself as she was witnessing a young romance at bloom. She already knew that Tamaki was head over the heels in love with Haruhi – he had no problem hiding the fact. Although Tamaki wasn't ready to proclaim the girl of his dreams. Not yet. But he was willing to patiently wait for Haruhi to truly be ready. He would wait till the end of time if need be. Rachel knew that she had met her soul mate in this area. She too would wait till the end of time for her love. She pretty much was sure that this would be the case.
"I accidentally broke an 80 million yen vase." Haruhi shook her head; "I'm now thinking that Tamaki had planned that all long. He kept backing me up towards it after all." She smirked; "I knew that he wanted me to remain in the club after he raised my quota to 100 million yen after the twins drenched me, and another girl in water."
"Tamaki just wants his family around him." Rachel finally spoke. She looked across the room at where Tamaki was relaxing in a chair next to Kyoya whom was typing away on an lap top. "You can't blame him for that."
"I fought it for as long as I could." Haruhi also stared across the room. "I had lost my mother a few years ago; it was just my father, and I. I figured that was all the family that I needed. Even though after my mother's death; I shut myself off from my father." She frowned. "Even more than I did when my mother was still alive. Tamaki is helping me realize that I need my father. That I shouldn't be afraid to be close to him; to love him; even though he is going to die some day. Just like my mother."
LIMA, OHIO
PUCK'S HOUSE
Mrs. Puckerman looked into her son's eyes. "So when is your flight?"
"Thursday." Puck folded his arms tightly across his chest. "It was the earliest one that I could get." He frowned darkly; "Who knew that every jack and harry is going to Japan this week?" He glared a hole into his right jean knee. "What the hell is up with that?!"
Mrs. Puckerman's drifted over to the quiet blonde. "Seeing how this little turn of events happened; I feel it's better that you have to wait three days." She looked back at her son.
Puck's eyes slanted sideways to look at his baby Mama, and than back at his mother. "Yeah. I just hate the fact that she's over there alone. Without really any contact from me. I mean email is great and all; but I can't get a text in. Japan is on the other side of the world. She's sound a sleep right now." His right hand rose and ran though his Mohawk. "I hate this." He grounded out through this teeth.
"D-do you think you can get me a ticket on that flight?" Quinn's voice spoke up.
Puck moved sideways so he was facing the girl. "I'm sorry but no; Quinn." Her head jerked up; and she glared into his eyes; before it dropped once more. "I don't think it would be right that you show up unexpected in Japan right now. Let me go and lay out the ground work for you. I just think that I need to see Rach on my own. Make sure that she's all right. That perhaps she's found a place there. I'll tell her that you want to contact her. That you truly are ready to be her friend now." He wanted to reach out and touch his baby Mama; but he knew that this wasn't time.
Quinn's jaw worked underneath her hair reach covered her face. A tear dropped onto her hand. "I just want to see her again. I need to see her. I need to touch her. I need to know that she's all right." She chocked out in between heavy breathing.
Puck finally moved forward, and touched his knees to the side of Quinn's thigh. His hands reached out, and cupped her cheeks. He gently turned her head so that her eyes were locked onto his; "I promise you; Quinn. Rachel will want to see you. There is no way that she wouldn't want to."
Quinn's hazel eyes drifted down ward. "I have given her every reason not to."
"She wants too." Puck softly said. "I promise you she wants too." Rachel had repeatedly talked to him about her feelings for Quinn over the years. He knew that he could get his Jewish Princess to make the first move and send a video in an email – inviting Quinn to Skype with her at some point. Yeah; with Rachel on the other side of the world right now; Skyping may not happen for a while. But; Rachel would figure something out. She was very smart on these things. "I just need to see her alone at first."
Quinn's hazel eyes rose; and she slowly nodded.
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL
HOST CLUB ROOM
"I didn't know my mother until middle of last school year. She decided that she didn't want me." Rachel frowned down at her hands. "I wasn't the baby that she willing gave up sixteen years ago. So she decided to walk away from me again; and start all over again." Heat rose in her body as she thought of Shelby. She desperately fought to keep down the raw anger that she still felt to this day of Shelby deciding that she wasn't good enough to be her daughter. It happened. It was over. Sides it would make a good chapter in her memoirs.
Haruhi stared opened eyed at the bowed head of Rachel.
"She chose the baby girl of my cr …. of Quinn. She was my fellow member of New Directions. She was head Cheerio. That's the cheer leading squad at McKinley high. She was the HBIC …. head bitch in charge, Although Quinn truly isn't a bitch. She just tries desperately to hide behind that mask to keep the world out." Rachel still spoke down at her lap. "She got pregnant because she was running from whom she truly is. She cheated on her boyfriend with his best friend – which still confuses me. I mean if she wanted to truly hide from herself what she truly was; then she would have slept with Finn; that was her boyfriend. But; she chose to sleep with Noah. For some reason Noah didn't have a condom with him – Quinn didn't think of raiding her parents stash; so she fell pregnant. I'm truly surprised that Noah didn't give her a STD; I mean he is a man whore after all. So they have a beautiful baby girl together. They named her Beth. Noah sang 'Beth' to Quinn; and Quinn agreed that was the perfect name for her daughter. My mo-; Shelby; told Quinn some sob story; I don't know what it is – I truly don't give a damn what it is." Rachel breathed in deeply to keep the anger from her voice. Her palms laid flat on her legs. "So Quinn decided that the best mother for her daughter was mine own. So now Shelby has a baby daughter to raise."
Tamaki stared sideways at the newest member of his family. He had stood from the table; and moved closer to the two girls without either knowing. He had taken a seat on the window seat closets to the couch. But away so he didn't force himself on them. He had been looking out the window enjoying the beautiful winter day as he listened to Haruhi finish telling Rachel about the boys learning that Haruhi was actually a girl. But his ears truly picked up when Rachel began to speak about her mother. There was so much hurt in the American girl's heart and soul when it came to her mother. Tamaki could understand. He; himself was separated from his mother. But neither one wanted the separation. The separation had to happen. But at least he and his mother knew that they loved each other. That no matter what their love would never dim.
"At least Beth is safe. Quinn would make a wonderful mother. But; I can understand why she's afraid to have her beloved daughter in her arms right now. Hopefully Quinn will be able to be reunited with Beth before Beth's a teenager. I'm sure that Shelby wouldn't be cruel to keep Quinn away from her daughter." Rachel swallowed. "Shelby did say that she regretted be apart from me from the moment my fathers left the hospital with me." She bit her lip. "Shelby will allow Quinn to see Beth when Quinn is ready. I'm not worried about that."
"I think perhaps we need to go much easier on Rachel; than usual." Hikaru whispered into Kaoru's ear.
Kaoru smiled on the inside. "You are right, Hikaru." He softly said.
"She's cute. Think I may have a chance with her?" Hikaru mused.
"Never know if you don't ask." Kaoru replied. He already knew that Rachel wouldn't fall head over heels for his brother – but at least Hikaru was willing to take the chance. His brother truly was trying to expand his world. He was very proud of him.
"Maybe once she's been here for a while." Hikaru nodded. He leaned back in his chair as he kept a firm eye on the newest female member of their group. He daydreamed over spending some alone time with her. Like how he spent alone time with Haruhi. But; at least this time he wouldn't miss any small hidden clues – like the fact that Rachel may or may not be afraid of thunder storms.
Rachel looked up and met the concern eyes of Haruhi; then she silently allowed her eyes to drift around the room and she found all the others looking concerning at her. Licking her lips; "I hope you don't mind if I go to my room right now. I'm still pretty tired. It's going to take me some time to get used to the time differences. To me right now it's two am." She husked out.
Tamaki stood up and walked over; he held out his hand for Rachel to take. Once Rachel's small hand was in his; he gently helped her stand to her feet. "Of course." He began to led the way towards the bedroom area. "We'll make sure that we are quiet while we entertain our guests." He moved so that he was touching her hip. "Don't feel embarrassed that we were listening in. I know it's quite rude to listen in on peoples private conversion; but sometimes it an necessitate."
"I understand." Rachel nodded. "I don't mind that you were listening. Saves me trouble of having to repeat myself later."
Tamaki stopped in front of the door that led towards the hallway that led to the bedrooms; he turned to face the side of Rachel's face. "Do you love your mother?" He asked gently.
Rachel stared at the golden colored door.
"No lies. Not even with yourself." Tamaki firmly but gently commanded.
"Y-yes." Rachel breathed. She turned the handle of the door, passed through.
Tamaki had a gentle pleased smile on his lips as he stared at the closed door.
"Boss?" Kaoru called out.
Tamaki turned around and faced his family. "Now hear this men. No loud funny business today!" He walked towards the group. "We must allow Rachel some time to rest peacefully this afternoon – but; we must carry on business as usual. We can't disappoint the young ladies after all."
Kyoya tapped the send button on the email; that he had just finished writing to their clients. He had all ready foreseen the turn of events for that afternoon session. Even before Tamaki even thought of Rachel's needs; he knew what was called for. He closed the lap top.
LIMA, OHIO
PUCK'S HOUSE
"Rachel?"
"How is your arm?" Rachel sat down in front of her. She reached over and gently took Quinn's arm into her hand. She traced the bruise carefully with her fingers.
"Better now that you are here." Quinn whispered. She couldn't keep her hazel eyes off of the lowered head of the brunette diva's. "I wish you were actually here."
Rachel's eyes lifted; "I'll always be here for you; Quinn." She softly smiled; "You know that."
"Why?" Hazel eyes stared into open chocolate ones. "I have been nothing but cruel to you. Even when I was pregnant; and my emotions were all over the place – I was never that nice to you." She swallowed the lump in her throat; "Why are you always here for me? Even before I knew you existed; I knew you were here for me. Why?"
"I can't answer that." Rachel replied. "At least not now. Perhaps in the future you'll be ready." She looked back down at the bruise. "But not now." Her eyes lifted once more; "Just know that I'm always going to be here with you."
Quinn blinked back the tears. "Is it time for the creme yet?"
"Of course dear." Mrs. Puckerman gently spread the creme over the bruise. "Just keep reapplying this for the next few days; and than the bruise will heal." She handed the tube to Quinn.
"I have some at home. Thank you through." Quinn nodded her thanks. She stood to her feet. "I need to go home now." She walked out of the living room.
"Uh Quinn; I still need to go over the game plan with you." Puck remained seated.
"We have three days Puck. There will be time to go over the game plan before you leave for Japan. I just need to go home; and be alone right now." Quinn didn't even pause.
Puck stood to his feet and followed her. "Are you sure you want to be alone?" He asked as he looked at her straight back.
Quinn opened the front door, "Yes." She passed through it leaving it open for him.
"Don't push her; son. Let her have this time alone right now." Mrs. Puckerman had put her hand on her son's right shoulder to keep him from following the blonde. "If you fight her on this – then you will just push her in the wrong direction."
Puck took a huge breathe. "I just wish she'll allow others in to help her in times like these." He watched as Quinn got in the passenger side of his truck; and buckled herself in.
"She's beginning to learn whom she can truly trust with her heart." Mrs. Puckerman looked at her son's truck from behind him. "Give her a little time."
"I promise." Puck lifted his right hand to place over his mother's. "I'll be back soon." He moved away from his mother – closer to Quinn.
END CHAPTER THREE