Weight Room
Rachel wells on the heavy bag not caring about the sharp pain that is shooting through her right hand or that the uneasy feeling is back. The hurt and pain from hearing what her team mates said cut her deep. She knows she part of the reason they treat her the way they do, she was just trying to protect herself from more heart ache. First her father's left her and then her mother shows up out of nowhere to only leave again. That's why she was so afraid to let anyone in, until the boys came along and showed her that she did have people who care. Four guys that would always care and love her for her. They really helped bring out the real Rachel Berry and she was thankful for that.
"Whoa, Streisand do all you mouth breathers hit defenseless object or is it just you and Frankenteen that get kicks out of it?" Coach Sylvester asks walking over toward Rachel.
Rachel stops hitting the bag and turns to glare at Coach Sylvester. Sue raises an eyebrow daring her to say something.
"I'm not in the mood Sylvester." Rachel grounds out still glaring at her.
"Diva has some claws." Sue says in an amused tone. Rachel just groans before walking over to her bag. She really doesn't have the patience to deal with Coach Sylvester now. Deciding that it's best to ignore her, Rachel takes the scissors from her bag and cuts the tape from her hand wincing a little from the throbbing pain.
"What did you do to your hand?" Sue asks walking over to Rachel and gently taking it into her hands to look it over.
"Nothing." Rachel winces as Sue examines her hand.
"Doesn't look like nothing." Sue let's go of Rachel's hand and walks over the ice bin in the corner. "It looks like you bruised a bone. It needs to be iced."
"Thanks." Rachel mumbles taking the ice that Sue gives her. Sitting down on the bench near her bag she puts the ice bag on her hand.
"Do you have any Advil or anything?" Sue asks taking a sit beside Rachel. She seemed to actually be worried about Rachel and that shocked and amazed Rachel, because Sue cared for no one but herself and her Cheerios.
"No." Rachel replies shaking her head no.
"Well, come on Streisand. I'll get you some from my office to help you with the pain." Sue stands up and walks towards the door not waiting for a reply. Rachel picks up her bag and follows Sue.
"Why are you helping me?" Rachel asks curiously looking over at the cheerio coach.
"I heard what some of those mouth breathers said earlier." Sue replies keeping her eyes forward.
"How?"
"I have my ways." Sue smirked finally looking at Rachel. "Just like I seen you punch Frankenteen in the face and I must say I was impressed."
"Although I strongly believe fighting in any other place then a ring is wrong, he deserved it." Rachel smiles at Sue. For someone who everyone feared and tried to avoid at all cost, Rachel felt strangely bonded to the cheerio coach. Maybe, it was because both have always been misunderstood.
"Your not half bad, Kiddo." Sue smiled at the tiny brunette as they enter her office.
"I was thinking the same thing about you."
Sue laughs and walks over to desk to grab the bottle of Advil, taking two out of it and handing them to Rachel along with a bottle of water she grabbed from the mini fridge behind her desk. Rachel nods her head in thanks as she took the pills. She really hopes they kick quick, because her hand is start to hurt worst.
"Even though you're not as bad as I thought your still pretty stupid. If I didn't come in when I did you probably would have broken your hand by now." Sue smooth's out her black and green track suit before sitting down behind her desk.
"I know." Rachel mumbles looking down. "I was just so angry and hurt, that I didn't care."
"I've been there before." Sue tells her with a sad voice. " I've also come to realize that no matter what people say or do I shouldn't let it affect me to point where I injure myself, because they're not worth it."
"Sue!" Coach Beiste yells busting through the door wielding a golf club that was covered in blood, with a terrified looking Emma Pillsbury who was carrying a duffel bag.
Rachel looks at the Sue who just looks as surprised as her, before turning to look at the two woman at the door.
"We need to get out to the choir and then get out of here." Beiste opens the bag Emma is holding and hands both Sue and Rachel a bat each.
"What is going on?" Sue asks taking the bat.
"I don't know really. All I know is if we don't get a moving we're all going be in trouble. Put the bag down Red and take a weapon and let's go."
All four them creep out of the office, Beiste was leading followed by Emma, then Rachel, and Sue brought up the end. When they get to the hallway they hear banging and moaning, that sounds like it's coming from the hall where the choir room is.
" What's the plan, Beiste?" Sue asks quietly as she looks around the hall.
"I'm not sure. I've just been winging it." Beiste sighs leaning back against the wall. " I was sort of hoping you had plan."
Sue looks at Beiste with frown and shakes her head. She had no idea what to do. She felt helpless, because normally she had a plan for everything, but crazy people or what ever they are attacking the school was definitely something she never planned for.
"Coach Beiste do you have any idea on how many of them there are?" The tiny brunette asks looking up at the larger woman.
"10 or so." Beiste replies.
Rachel nods trying to figure out a plan of some sort, but the pain in her hand and the sick feeling in her gut was making it difficultly to think. She knows that they can't just go in there swinging. They have no idea what they're dealing with really. Deciding that she needs to get a better look she takes off walking towards the corner.
"Kiddo!" Sue whisper yells. Rachel turns towards her and motions for her to stay put.
Walking closer to the corner Rachel could hear the shuffling of feet and she could smell blood. The smell made her stomach churn more than it already was. It was so strong that she surprised that she couldn't smell it back at the end of the hall where the three other woman stood watching her. Take a deep breath she creeps closer until she reaches the corner, leaning up close to the wall she peaks around the corner. What she saw made her eyes go wide. Those things were shuffling around the hall right in front of the choir room doors. Banging against lockers and the windows beside the doors that lead to the room. Squinting she could see that one of the windows were cracking. That window wasn't going to hold for very much longer. Looking back over at the things in the hall, her eyes land on the woman she saw in the park. Did she lead them here? Was them attacking the school her fault? Shaking the thoughts from her mind, because now wasn't the time, she takes off back down the hallway towards the three woman.
"The window by the door is cracking, it's not going hold up much longer." She tells them once she reaches them. "We have to act fast and I have a plan."
"What's the plan, Kiddo?" Sue asks looking at the tiny girl. When Rachel avoids eye contact with her that's when she realizes what she was thinking.
"Absolutely not. There has to be another way."
"Like what? You know there's not. I know that it's not really the best plan, but it's the only choice we got."
"What are you two talking about? What plan?" Beiste asks looking at the cheerio coach then at the tiny brunette.
"She wants to lead them away from the room." Sue replies still looking at Rachel.
"How?" For the first time Emma speaks up causing the other three to look at her.
"By being the bait."
"No, Rachel. You can't do that, it's to dangerous." Emma says with wide eyes, shaking her head at the younger girl.
"Red's is right. I'll do it." Beiste says taking a step forward.
"No, I'm faster then all of you." Rachel says stopping Beiste from going any further. " I'll be fine."
"I'm not going be able to talk you out of this am I?" Sue asks quietly as she looks at Rachel. She would never admit it out loud but she was afraid and worried about Rachel doing this.
"No."
"Well, what you need us to do?" Sue asks.
"You can't seriously be agreeing to this Sue!" Beiste looks at the Cheerio coach like she was crazy.
"No matter what we say to her she's not going to change her mind."
Beiste continues to glare at Sue. She couldn't believe she would just go along with this. It was crazy and stupid on so many levels. It was suicide.
"Shannon, Sue is right it's the only way. I don't like it anymore then you do, but it's the only way for us to get to the kids safely." Emma walks up behind Beiste and slips her hand into the larger one squeezing it, action didn't go unnoticed by the tiny brunette or the Cheerio coach. Beiste sighs and hangs her head in defeat before nodding.
"How do you plan on getting away from them?"
"I was thinking maybe if I lead them into the auditorium I could simply slip out the back exit or side exit that leads to the east wing, while you guys lead them out to the parking lot where I'll meet you." Rachel says with a little shrug. Three woman look at one another before looking back at the tiny girl and nod.
"Well lets go." Beiste says pulling Emma down the hall leaving the Rachel and Sue behind.
"Wait 15 minutes if you can. If not go and don't look back. Have Noah lead you to my estate that's about 25 minutes away, it will probably be the safest place for now with the big fence and iron gate." Rachel says softly looking up at the cheerio coach. "Promise me you will not wait anymore then 15 minutes."
"Rachel-"
"Promise me." Rachel pleads with Sue. She wasn't about to let everyone she was trying to save sit in a parking lot for hours waiting and hoping for her to be okay. 15 minutes of waiting was long enough.
"You know they're not going want to leave that room or school until they know where you're at."
"Just tell them you sent me to the parking lot already so it would be quicker or something. All you have to do is make them believe it for a little awhile a least."
Sue nods looking at her with sad eyes feeling tears form. She couldn't believe that she was actually agreeing to this. It was absolutely crazy, but she knows that there is no way of talking the brunette out of it.
"Okay, well I guess I'll see you in a few." Sue says pulling the smaller girl into a hug.
"Yeah." Pulling back Rachel gives her a small smile before walking down the hall.
"Please God keep her safe." Sue whispers under her breath as she watches the tiny brunette, who she realized was nothing like everyone pegged her to be, walk to where Beiste and Emma stood.