The Bond That Tied ch. 6
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I'm a part of the girls' basketball team although I wasn't planning on joining any sports teams but Hyori had all but begged me to try out with her. It wasn't in me to not help out a friend in need so I tried out and in turn, I gained a friend in the form of Tina Cohen-Chang as well as a spot on the team as the three of us with Kurt in tow are picking up our home jerseys and away-game jerseys. Our letterman jackets aren't coming in for another couple of days but it doesn't matter since I'm not even sure if I'm planning on wearing it to be honest as I never saw myself as becoming an athlete. I've gotten used to be on the bottom of the social hierarchy that's been established at McKinley but I never considered myself a loser or beneath anyone here despite what has said or what I've been told. I don't let it get to me as I worked on getting good enough grades to move to New York to accomplish my dream but I do want to be able to leave something as my legacy for future generations to remember me by.
Plus I plan on making a certain head Cheerio realize that we belong together and if being on the basketball helps in any kind of way then I'm going to utilize everything in my arsenal to prove that I am worthy of her affections. Hyori wraps her arm around my shoulders, pulling me out my thoughts as she grins at me like we won the lottery as it seems that her plan for taking over the world through basketball is right on course. I don't see how basketball has anything to do with world domination but I'll let her have her delusions when we stops suddenly to see Quinn stand in front of us with her arms folded over chest, looking intimidating to most people but I think she looks radiant as ever. Tina and Kurt flinch under the head Cheerio's intense gaze but the basketball player didn't look fazed in the slightest, giving her a small salute.
"Hello Quinn, what do we owe this pleasure?" I asked keeping my voice even.
"I need to talk to you. Privately" Quinn said seriously.
"Anything you have to say to me, you can say in front of my friends"
Quinn looked taken back by response but she quickly masks it with a look of indifference and it takes everything in me not to try hug her but I know that I have to stick to the plan.
"Joining the basketball team? Seriously Rachel, what were you thinking?" Quinn asked frowning.
"I was just helping out a friend is all" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"She was awesome" Hyori said patting me on the shoulder.
"I should've known that you were behind this" Quinn scoffs. "Ever since you came to this school, you've been nothing but a nuisance"
"Ouch, harsh much. Someone woke on the side of the bed this morning?" Hyori asked raising an eyebrow.
"You got Rachel thinking that she can become something that she's not. She's equipped to become a jock and you're more likely pressuring her into it" Quinn said glaring Hyori down.
"You got to be kidding me. Rachel was amazing out there on the court and the captain saw that she has some serious skills. I believe in her and so should you"
"You don't know how cruel people are at this school and I'm trying to protect from getting hurt"
"Quinn, thank you for trying to look out for me but I couldn't care less about what my peers think of me because everyone that I will come cross with will form an opinion whether I like it or not. Plus I would like to think that I have grown a rather thick skin for it to be honest" I said smiling. "honestly I didn't think that you cared about me that much but I'm glad that I was wrong. If you ever want to hang out with us then you know where to find us"
"Well that was weird" Tina said scratching her head. "What was that about?"
"Don't worry Tina, we'll catch you up on what's going on" Kurt said patting her on the shoulder.
"But did you see how angry she got though? It looked like she was already to beat me down which means that everything is going according to plan" Hyori said smirking. "She's totally jealous"
"I don't know about all of this, Hyori. I think that this might come back to bite us in the butt later" I said unsure about this plan.
"Okay, we'll cool it for now. We're gonna have our hands full with conditioning and practice to actually worry about anything else but I'm just saying no one reacts like that if they ain't jealous"
"I'll admit that she confronted you about joining the team if she wasn't interested" Tina said after Kurt everything to her.
"I wouldn't know but I'll have to take your word for it. Lets go before we're late to class"
Throughout the day Quinn was glaring holes into the back Hyori's head every time she saw us together although she had pulled me aside in passing of fifth period, trying to make sure that I wasn't being pressured into joining the team. I reassured her that I'm doing of my own accord but I couldn't stop myself from teasing her about her being concerned about little ol' me and the cheerleader rolls her eyes, lightly pushing me. The rest of the day was rather boring to be honest as Tina, Hyori and I joined the rest of the gym inside of the gym as Esmeralda turned up the notch on practice, pushing us to the limit. By the time I got home, all I was able to do was take a shower and fell asleep as my head hit my pillow but sleep didn't last too long when my door is forced open as Santana strutted into the room, taking my shoes and my pants off since I don't like wearing pajama bottoms to bed. She pulls the cover over me, ruffling my hair slightly quietly closing the door behind her.
I don't know why I'm so worried over Berry since I never cared what she did or who she was with but I can't shake the feeling that I can't trust that bitch Hyori that's hanging around lately. I might not like the tiny nerd all that much but she doesn't deserve to be played around with and manipulated so when I went to talk to Jacob Ben Israel, I have do some snooping for me on the bitch as I meet him in the part of the park where no one would notice us. I hate meeting with the little creep but he's the only one that I know that can handle the jobs I need getting done with discretion as the bug-eyed blogger wanted in return was a pair of one of the Cheerio's panties. He doesn't have to know that I just buy a new pack of panties and I'm not about to give him none of girls' underwear to this freak.
"Good to see you Fabray" Israel said smiling creepily.
"I'm gonna stop you right, Israel" I said holding up my hand. "Did you get the info that I asked for?"
"Do you have what I want?" Israel asked excitedly.
"Yeah, here" I said tossing him the panties.
Israel fumbles to catch them before lifting him up to his nose, inhaling deeply like it was a drug and I stop myself from making gagging noses before getting his attention back to the task at hand. He hands over what he found as I flip through the notes that he collected but none of was I was looking forward or able to use to get Hyori to leave Rachel alone until I came across something in her medical records.
This is it! Watch out Hyori, I'm coming for you. You messed with the wrong head Cheerio's nerd. Wait what?! Where the hell did that come from? Nevermind, not important.
I got the information that I need and now I just have to utilize to make sure the this bitch leave Rachel alone, going back home as I take a quick shower before going down for dinner. I went into my room to grab something when I see Mercedes holding Hyori's medical records as she looks up at me in shock and I knew that I was in big trouble if I didn't start explaining myself.
"Quinn, why the hell do you have Hyori's medical records? Explain yourself" Mercedes said putting the papers down on my desk.
"I… I'm trying to protect Rachel and that bitch's manipulating her. I need something big to make sure that she stops" I said frowning.
"And you think that blackmailing her about having an miscarriage at fifteen is the way to go about it! Are you crazy?! This isn't something to play around just because you're jealous that Rachel might have feeling for someone other than you. Get over yourself" Mercedes said angrily.
"I'm not jealous!"
"Oh please, you've gotten so used to having Rachel's head so far up your ass since forever and now that she might be moving on to someone else, you can't handle it" Mercedes scoffs.
"Don't be ridiculous. I have a boyfriend that I'm madly in love with" I said crossing my arms.
"Gurl, stop frontin'. I know you better than anyone and I know that you care less about that boy and the only reason why you're dating him is because he's popular which is pretty shallow and you're better that, Quinn. I know that you are but you'll have to see you deserve better" Mercedes said looking at me pleadingly. "Please don't do this, sis. You're going to regret it for the rest of your life and if you truly care about Rachel then stand by her decision even if you think that she's making a horrible decision"
I looked down at the at information and I knew what'll happen if I spread this around school, thinking about what Mercedes has said I know that it's wrong idea as I would never be able to forgive myself or look myself in the mirror. I wouldn't be able to look my parents in the eyes because they didn't raise me to be intentionally cruel to others so I shredded the notes. I'll just have let my nerd make her own decisions no matter how much I don't like them but it doesn't mean that I can't look after her and make sure that doesn't do anything to outlandish. The diva looks at me with a proud smile on her face, wrapping her arms around my shoulders as we walked down stairs for dinner.
"You know if you and Rachel ever have children, they'll be tiny terrors" Mercedes giggles.
"Don't even joke about something like that" I said scrunching my face up in disgust.
"What?! What I heard from Santana, the pint sized nerd is packing" Mercedes teases. "You think that you're gonna be satisfied with Finn and his baby penis"
"Please stop talking" I said covering my ears.
Mercedes laughs as we walk into the kitchen to find Mama standing over the stove putting the finishing touches on dinner, Daddy reading up on his cases but Riley's the only one that isn't here. I assume that he was still out with his friends or something as I sit across from Daddy when he looks up, smiling warmly.
"How are my two favorite girls?" asks Daddy putting his papers away.
"We're good, Dad" Mercedes said smiling.
"Are you sure? Sounded like you were having an intense conversation" Daddy said raising an unconvinced eyebrow.
"Oh … you heard that, huh?" I asked slumping in my chair.
"You two were loud but I'm not really sure what the argument was about"
"We were arguing which boy band was better: New Edition or Boy II Men but we let it go because we weren't getting where" Mercedes said waving off Daddy's concern.
Daddy looks between us for a moment when Mama sets the food on the table and he turns his attention to loading his plate with food which I'm glad that he didn't dig into our argument further even more so that Mercedes covered for me. I don't think that I would have been able to lie to him because I've never been able to get away with anything especially with my parents since they've been able to read me like an open book. I dug into the food and forget about what happened, putting it behind for the moment.
~Nicole The Dragon Rider signing off
End of ch. 6
