Chapter 8 is now up.


Rachel made her way up the stairs toward where Sam said Nickki was. Last door on the right. As Rachel walked down the hallway, she heard Nickki talking.

"Dude, calm down….I said it was okay….Puck I said I'm not mad…" She must be on the phone. "Don't worry about it…..I'll handle it tonight….No, I don't know if she's coming. I mean it's not like she's talked to me during rehearsal. She just glares and talks 'about' me" Oh, she's talking about Jessica. Should I really be listening. She is on the phone, in her room, so I should let her have your privacy. "Yeah, about that what exactly did you say to her?" But then again this could be beneficial to Jessica and Nickki's relationship. Rachel decided to stick around and listen.

"That's it!" Nickki laughed. "Oh, well, that I can handle. But for now I gotta go. Oh, and Puck? Thanks, I know you were just trying to help….Yeah, yeah, yeah. See ya." Rachel stood there in silence. "So, what are you doing here?…Rachel?…I know your there. " Rachel took a deep breath and rounded the door frame.

"Sam, told you I was here right?" Rachel half smiled at Nickki who was laying on her bed facing the door.

"No…Your reflection told me your were here." Nickki pointed behind Rachel where there was a full length mirror hanging on the door opposite Nickki's room. "So, what's going on? The sleep over is not for another 40 minutes." Nickki switched over to lay on her back and looked up at the ceiling.

"I wanted to talk." Rachel stood there in silence, waiting for a response. When she didn't get one she started again. "I would like us to be friends again." Nickki slowly moved her head so she was looking at Rachel upside down. "I know you are mad about me trying to push you and Jessica together. But I need to talk to someone about Quinn, and…"

"I'm not mad." Nickki said as if it were a afterthought.

"Wait, what?" Rachel stepped closer to Nickki in order to hear her better.

"I said I'm not mad." Nickki slid over on the bed, and waited for Rachel to join her. Rachel joined Nickki on the bed. Both girls were looking up at the ceiling. "I never was mad." Nickki continued. "But you on the other hand." Nickki turned and arched her brow at the diva. "What made you so mad at Quinn?"

"I'm not mad at Quinn." Rachel kept staring at the ceiling.

"Really?" Nickki said unconvinced.


3 Hours Earlier


"You talked about having sex with me?" Rachel stood and said cutting off Brittany's answer. "WITH SANTANA AND BRITTANY?" Rachel shouted over the music making everyone look at the couple.

"Rachel? Is everything okay?" Mr. Schuester asked.

"Yes, everything's fine, Mr. Schue." Quinn answered with a nervous smile.

"Alright. Are you sure?"

"Yes, everything is alright. I am sorry about the outburst." Rachel answered as she sat herself between Sam and Kurt so Quinn couldn't sit beside her.

"Alright then, um…Nickki, you guys can start over again." Mr. Schuester turned his attention back toward the stage. Santana sat down next Brittany, and Quinn next to her which put her behind Sam.

"Give me your seat, Sam." Quinn leaned over the chairs and whispered to him. Rachel turned around and looked at Quinn.

"Sam is going to stay right here." Rachel grabbed Sam by the knee to stop him from getting up. Quinn arched her brow at Rachel which was quickly mirrored.

"Sam if you don't move I will have Santana humiliate you in front of your stupid jock friends." Quinn threatened the boy while she kept eye contact with Rachel.

"Please, like Sam is afraid of you." Rachel countered.

"Actually-"

"Please Sam, let me speak." Rachel raised her hand and interrupted Sam. "Sam is not going to let you bully him into moving from his seat. Sam is going to stay right here, beside me and enjoy the show." Rachel finalized her statement by facing the stage, where Nickki's group was dancing to "Magic" by B.O.B. At this moment Finn was dipping Nickki, while Puck did the same with Jessica and there were two people dressed in black shaking strings of glittery stars in between the dipping couples. Looks like the boys are putting a spell on the girls…oh, Magic.

"I just want to talk to you, Rach." Quinn leaned over and whispered in Rachel's ear.

"Oh, are you sure you don't want to talk to Santana and Brittany first? Because apparently that is what you do." Rachel fired back her shoulder. Quinn huffed.

"Fine, I'll do that and you do what you do when you need to talk, and run to your ex. And who exactly would that be now? Oh, right…Nickki." Quinn hissed back and then stormed out.


Present


"Rachel?" Nickki noticed Rachel had been silent for a while.

"Quinn's right." Rachel spoke under her breath.

"About what?" Rachel slowly turned her head and looked at Nickki.

"I've always gone to my exes for advice. Puck, Jesse, Finn, and now you."

"Well, it makes sense. Relationships take trust and the people we go to for advice are the ones we trust." Nickki gave Rachel a small smile. "So, what am I suppose to be advising you on? Quinn?"

"Kind of."

"Alright lay it on me. Why are you mad at Quinn?"

"I'm not mad at Quinn…That's…the…problem." Rachel looked back up at the ceiling.

"Okay…but you're mad at something. Unless you just like to yell in the middle of a performance from your greatest competition." Nickki laughed.

"I am sorry about that unprofessional outburst during your group's performance. I…got a little heated."

"Apology accepted. Now, what's the problem?" Nickki poked Rachel in the side trying to ease away the serious tension that had developed.

"The problem is that Quinn decided to talk to Santana and Brittany about a private matter in our relationship, before she talked to-"

"You mean she needed advice so she talked to her friends." Nickki tried to talk some sense into Rachel.

"Yes…I mean, no…I mean. Look I'm not mad at her, and I am not going to get mad at her for doing exactly what I am doing now. It's just…something's different."

"Well, what's different? The way you feel?" Rachel looked back at Nickki.

"Yes. I thought I should have been mad, so I have to admit that I went a little overbroad to hide the fact that I wasn't."

"Ya think?"

"Well, I was mad until I saw Quinn." Rachel turned her body toward Nickki and propped her head up with her right hand. "It was like everything was okay because she was smiling. Her smile erased any anger I had. As long as she looks at me I feel funny"

"Funny, huh?" Nickki's grin slowly grew into a full blown smile. "I see what's going on here."

"You do?" Nickki nodded her head

"Yep, you're finally getting all hot and bothered for someone." Rachel gasped.

"If you are implying that I only want to have sex with Quinn, you are sorely mistaken. Me and Quinn are in a committed relationship because we care for each other and want to be in each other's lives. Not because we want to "get it on"" Nickki laughed at the diva's air quotes.

"I am not implying that you just want Quinn for her treasure. I'm just saying maybe your obsessing so much about Quinn because you actually want in her pants. From what Brittany told me, you two had always had a bit of sexual tension between ya'll. Maybe being in an actually relationship with her has overwhelmed your hormones and you don't know what to do with them."

"So, you're telling me that I need to have sex with her." Nickki shot up on the bed.

"No, that is not what I'm saying."

"Then what?" Rachel sat up on the bed and eyed Nickki.

"She means that you should talk to Quinn, and if you find out that you are both on the same page, then you and Quinn could go out together and discover a new favorite flavor of yogurt that I think you'll both love." Nickki laughed at Rachel's confused expression, as Rachel got up and walked over to Jessica.

"I'll have you know my favorite flavor of yogurt is Strawberry Banana, but I guess it is a good idea to have a adult conversation with Quinn." Rachel said to Jessica as she left the girls to themselves.

"I don't think she knew what I meant when I said a new favorite flavor of yogurt." Jessica stood in the hallway and watched Rachel walk away.

"Yeah I don't think so either." Nickki leaned on the doorframe and smiled at Jessica. "Does this mean you're talking to me tonight?" Jessica turned her head toward Nickki.

"I guess we'll see. Your guests are waiting." Nickki arched her brow and clicked her tongue when Jessica winked at her and then proceeded down the hall.

"I do believe, this will be an interesting night."


I know it has been a while and I feel horrible. I will try to make it up to ya'll.