A/N: So more jumping and hopping around the place and time. Hope y'all like it.
Brittany doesn't notice her mother looking at Rachel, she was actually quite scared that Quinn wasn't ok since she wasn't awake.
Brittany turns around before asking, "Mommy, why isn't Quinn moving?"
Holly's gaze briefly meets Rachel's who suddenly disappears upon contact, "Quinn is probably just sleeping," She tells Brittany, before picking her up and walking out of the room, "Papi said Quinn's mommy told him that she's ok when he saw her at the station. That's when Papi told us we could come visit, remember? Let's go find something for Quinn since she's still asleep," she adds before moving down the hall.
-o-o-o-o-
Alexis slowly walks towards Quinn's room. Mr. Lambchop clutched tightly in her hand, she didn't want to cry, she promised she wouldn't cry anymore, but stepping back into their house reminded her how close she was to losing her sister, her mother, her everything.
She slowly opens the door, and quietly slips in. Quinn was still apparently asleep. She places the lamb beside Quinn, and the small blonde's face turn towards it nuzzling it's fluffy head. And Alexis, sits beside her bed. Just watching, keeping guard.
-o-o-o-o-
It didn't really take long for Quinn to wake up, she turns her head and smiles wide when she sees Mr. Lambchop right beside her, "Mr. Lambchop!" she squeals happily before holding him closer with just one arm.
"What no love for Sissy?" Alexis pipes up from her seat.
Quinn smiles at her and shaking her head no, and clutches her precious lamb closer.
"Ouch, no fair kiddo," Alexis tells her before turning her head towards the knock at the door, "Are you expecting your boyfriend Quinn?" she teases her sister and laugh at the look that crosses Quinn's face.
"Ew, boys are yucky!" Quinn exclaims, trying to cross her arms on her chest frowning when she could only do so with one hand. She pouts at this and turns her attention to Alexis who was opening the door.
A blur of blonde hair and brightly colored balloons zoom past Alexis, who whips her head around to find a very excited pig tailed blonde hopping beside Quinn's bed.
"Quinn! You're awake, I have some balloons for you and a duck, but you already have a lamb, oh that's sad," she says in rapid succession, starting off really loud and happy before tapering off to sad and depressed.
Alexis' eyebrows go up in amusement before finding herself looking at an older woman who was chuckling to herself, "I apologize for my daughter, she's usually a bit chipper after eating something sweet," she says with a smile.
"But that's ok," Brittany starts again, "You could be like old McDonald, he had a farm right, he had ducks and chickens and all kinds of animals," she says with a final nod, quite proud of herself, "Yeah Quinn! Do you have a dog and cow?" she asks still jumping up and down.
Quinn laughs at this, "You're funny Brittany! Thank you for the duck, it's really cute."
"Wow, she's uh energetic alright," Alexis tells the older woman, while gesturing that she enter the room.
Holly just smiles at her, placing a gentle hand on her arm, "My name's Holly, Brittany's in the same class at Quinn."
"Lexi, can Brittany sit with me?" Quinn asks, "And can she draw on my arm, Like in the movies?"
Alexis smiles at her sister, quietly blown away at how after all of this, she's still able to smile, "Sure Kiddo, Let me just find a marker or something," she says while walking over to pick up the other small blonde and placing her beside Quinn. She smiles wider when Quinn and Brittany start giggling, the way children should be, happy and carefree. "Could you stay awhile, I'm just going to find markers for them," she asks Holly.
"It's ok, I can do it," Holly answers, "I used to work here, so I know all the best people to ask," she adds with a wink, before turning around. She knew Rachel was somewhere in the room, silently watching them, and her, "Follow me," she whispers softly knowing the brunette could hear. "I'll be back as soon as I find them ok girls," she says loudly for the mortals to hear before stepping out of the room.
The door clicks shut, and Holly walks away knowing Rachel was not far behind.
-o-o-o-o-
'I'll miss you so much Quinn.' She thinks to herself, watching her former ward laughing and having fun with Brittany and Alexis. She absently wipes her tears away looking at Quinn one last time before disappearing.
-o-o-o-o-
Quinn stares at the corner of her room, thinking she just heard someone sniffling, before looking at Brittany again.
"I have some jelly beans, you want some?" Brittany asks her holding out her hand that had a few jelly beans.
"Thanks Brittany," she answers grabbing a couple and putting them in her mouth. She furrows her brows wondering why she suddenly felt cold.
-o-o-o-o-
Rachel finds Holly on the roof, she stands beside her and they both watch the sun set.
"I know you're there," says Holly breaking the silence, "You don't have to hide from me."
Rachel eyes squint, immediately cursing the fact that Santana was called away, she could have used a little help right now. Instead she turns her focus on Holly, she imagines herself, slowly getting rid of barriers and walls only to gasp in surprise when she hears Holly's voice in her head.
'You don't have to do that either Rachel.'
"You know my name," Rachel gasps in surprise, materializing in front of Holly.
Holly gently smiles at her, "I know a lot more than just your name Rachel."
"How do you know who I am?" Rachel asks again.
"I was actually surprised when I saw you with Quinn. I thought you'd have transitioned by now. He said your request was approved," Holly tells her sitting on the ledge.
"Who are you?" Rachel asks voice eerily calm.
Holly holds her gaze, "Who I was isn't really important, do you report to coach now? I miss hanging out with her, we used to have so much fun," she mock whispers, smiling wide.
"You know coach?" Rachel asks, more confused than ever.
Holly nods her head, before standing straight and moving towards the door, "I know a lot of things, one of which is that you shouldn't be here anymore, don't worry about Quinn. I'll take care of her. You should go before you get into more trouble. He won't like it if he found out you were here."
"Wait, I don't understand—" Rachel says catching up to Holly, her small hands holding unto an arm.
"Rachel, when the time is right you'll know everything you need to know. But right now you need to leave, Quinn will be fine," was the only thing Holly says before she leaves Rachel behind.
The sun has long set, and Rachel stands her ground. She wants to see Quinn, but she knew seeing her will only make things so much harder for her, "Is it time?" she says out loud.
A hand is placed on Rachel's shoulder giving it a small squeeze, "Yes it is."
Rachel nods her head once, before turning to look at her friend, "Thank you for everything Santana."
Santana smiles, wiping away her tears, "Let's get to work," she says.
-o-o-o-o-
A few months after
The courtroom was packed and it was mostly due to the influential man on trial, and the horrific things his family endured.
The jury didn't really take long to reach a decision. Most of them were still reeling from the video interview of a small blonde in a cast. Her tear stained face and fearful voice made the decision easy. A monster like that deserved time.
Two figures sat in the jury box, one of which was shooting daggers at the impeccably dressed man in the defense table. And the other was wringing her fingers in anticipation, she'd feel fury in behalf of a small girl every time her eyes fall on the smartly dressed man smirking and pride when her eyes fall on two blondes, a mother and daughter sitting proud in their seats, fearful but not showing it.
Rachel's eyes widen when she sees Santana standing right in front of Russell Fabray, her lower body disappearing beneath the table, "Santana, what are you doing!" she chastises her friend who was at the moment, had her hands on Russell Fabray's neck.
"Just having fun," Santana tells her, before muttering to herself, "Let's find out if you like this Russie boy," and she squeezes, knowing in her translucent form the desired effect would be much less so. She jovially laughs when said man started sputtering and rubbing his neck.
"Santana, I don't want to get in trouble," Rachel tells her, standing right beside her, each and every fiber of her body was screaming at her for retaliation, but she stood her ground, "He will be dealt with the way their law deems fit, and at the end of his life, he shall be dealt with ours. There is no need for this childish behavior."
Santana's murderous gaze whirl around and pins Rachel to where she stood, "He deserves nothing less than death for what he did," she tells Rachel eerily.
"Don't you think I know that, that I want nothing more than to drag his good for nothing soul down to the pits of hell myself? He hurt my Quinn, he hurt her sister, and her mother and he shows no remorse whatsoever," she shrieks at her friend, eyes aglow.
"I'm sorry Rachel, I didn't mean anything by it," Santana says the energy around them is once again different, she knows the mortals could feel it too.
"He is a vile, vile poor excuse for a man," she huffs, "And the only thing stopping me from doing anything is knowing that once I do something, I will never see Quinn again. And that's something that I cannot allow."
"You seriously need to calm down Rachel," Santana says urgently, "You're eyes are all glowy and stuff," she adds.
Rachel for her part closes her eyes, trying to reel in her emotions. She could feel something beating inside of her suddenly reminded of something Quinn had told her before falling asleep in her arms:
'I can hear your heart, Angel, it's like mine.'
She places a hand on her chest, it was there. But it was faint.
"Quinn," she whispers thinking of her ward.
-o-o-o-o-
Quinn puts a small hand on her chest, before turning her head left and right, she knew she heard someone whisper her name.
Her thumb brushes the star she got from the hospital, she smiles thinking of the girl with the sad smile.
"Will Mommy and Lexi be gone long?" she asks Holly.
"I'm sure they'll be here soon," Holly tells her, "Why don't you help Brittany feed the ducks, she looks like she's having fun."
Quinn looks at her friend, and looks at Holly before nodding her head, "Ok, I'll be right back," she says before getting on her feet and running towards the lake.
-o-o-o-o-
"All rise," the bailiff announces, Rachel and Santana take a seat by the window sill, behind the court clerk who was tapping away.
Rachel watches as the judge takes his seat, she then watches as the jurors fill the jury box. The bailiff walks over to the jury box, obtains a slip of paper and moves to give it to the presiding judge.
"Have you reached a verdict," she hears the judge ask the Jury.
"Yes your honor," the lead juror says.
The judge asks the verdict for each crime, and each crime only had one answer.
Guilty, Russell Fabray was guilty.
The applause in the courtroom was deafening, even Judy and Alexis' cries of joy was lost under all the cheering.
Amidst all the happiness, a small brunette walks away followed by her loyal friend, the walk away from the celebration of freedom and justice. They still had a job to do after all.
-o-o-o-o-
A month after the trial
"You have no idea how thankful I am of you and your husband Holly," Judy says unloading one of the many boxes from her car, she walks towards the front door of their new house, a few houses down from the Pierce's. It was smaller, cozier and felt more like home than their previous house.
Holly just smiles holding a box similar to the one Judy was holding, "You don't have to thank me, we're just happy we could help at all. "
Brittany zooms past the older blonde, quickly followed by Quinn.
"Quinny, be careful," Judy calls out to Quinn.
Quinn stops to look at her mother with the biggest grin, "I will mommy!" she says before running after Brittany.
Judy and Holly reach the kitchen, and begin unloading the box, "Seth tells me Alexis is taking his self defense class, and that she's pretty much embraced it." Holly says, unwrapping plates and other kitchen utensils.
"She is, Quinn wants to do it too, but I feel as if she's too young," Judy answers putting away the cutlery.
Holly nods her head, "Brittany too, I might let her do it since summer is just around the corner"
They unload the boxes around them, and start cleaning up when they hear excited squeals and little feet running towards the kitchen.
"Mommy! Mr. Pierce is getting ice cream, can I come?" Quinn asks excitedly.
Judy silently thanks God, for the existence of the Pierce family in their lives, "Well if it's ok with Seth I don't know why you shouldn't," she answers before adding, "But ask Alexis and Tina if they want some too."
"Ok mommy," Quinn says running out of the kitchen, "Lexi, Tina! Ice cream!" she screams at the bottom of the stairs, before running out of the house to join Brittany in jumping up and down in excitement.
They hear two sets of stomping from upstairs, and down the stairs, "Mom! We'll be right back," they hear Alexis say, before hearing the front door close, and a car driving away.
They continue unloading boxes and pretty soon was done with the kitchen, Judy makes some coffee, giving Holly a cup, before sitting down beside her.
Judy breaks the silence after a few minutes, "My Lawyer called this afternoon, he signed the divorce papers," she says.
"That's a good thing," Holly tells her, "Do the girls know?"
"Quinn was jumping on the bed when I told them, when she was done she told me she liked the bed she had at the hotel, since it made noises when she did," answers Judy, "Alexis was pretty ecstatic too, I'm still reeling from the hug they had me in."
"What's wrong?" Holly asks after seeing the smile on Judy's face fade.
"I just want this happiness to last as long as possible, he could still get out. I don't know how we'd handle that."
Holly gathers the other woman into her arms, "We'll cross the bridge when we get there, you have a new life to look forward too. You should focus on that."
"Mommy, I got you your favorite!" they hear Quinn exclaim from the door, "Lexi wanted to eat it though, but I stopped her!"
"I just wanted a taste," Alexis mock argues, "You make it sound like I wanted it all."
"But you already had a big sundae, you even finished Tina's ice cream," Quinn counters. Judy and Holly hear a squeal, and wasn't surprised when Quinn comes running into the kitchen hiding behind her mother.
"No fair, no hiding behind Mom," whines Alexis.
Quinn sticks out her tongue at her sister, handing the container of half melted ice cream to her mother, "It's not my fault you're so slow sissy," she taunts giggling happily.
"We'll see who's slow when I catch you," Alexis singsongs, "Brittany has your ice cream Mrs. Pierce," she adds breezing past Holly in attempt to catch Quinn who was already out of the living room.
Both kids were out of the room when they hear Alexis, "Catch her T!" followed by a "No fair!" from Quinn.
There was soon a thud, followed by giggling then laughter.
Judy smiles, for the first time in years, she's finally in the home she's always wanted, a home full of love and laughter with her girls.
-o-o-o-o-
"We can't keep sneaking around like this Rachel," Santana whispers to her friend, as they were perched on top of a tree.
Rachel nods her head, not really listening to her friend. She watches Quinn run around their new house from the window, "She seems so happy doesn't she?" she asks.
"Yes, she does," Santana answers, "Which is the complete opposite of what coach would be if she finds out you've been creeping in the trees again."
"I just wanted to check on her, there's no harm in checking. Besides if she finds out, not when. She's too busy to check on all of us under the organization," Rachel says eyes still glued on the young blonde, who was batting away at her older sisters hands.
Santana shakes her head ruefully, "Thumbelina, we really should go. I don't want to get in trouble," she says checking their surroundings for any indication that Coach was about to bust them for making a detour.
"Alright, who are you and what have you done to my friend? Is it possible that I've found your weakness? Are you really that afraid of Coach Sylvester?" she mocks. Upon seeing Santana's wide eyes, she giggles almost falling off the tree, "Oh you so are!" she adds laughing gleefully only to stop cold.
"I like knowing I instill fear on all my subordinates Tink, but I think you still need to learn that Sue Sylvester knows all, sees all, hears all," Sue says standing at the bottom of the tree.
"Coach I can explain—" Rachel says.
"No need for explanations Tink, I know what you're going to try and say. I think you'll enjoy the new set of assignments I have for you and Santana." Sue says before disappearing.
Rachel turns her head to look at Santana suddenly fearful of what that meant, "That's why she scares me," Santana says, with a frown, "I hope you're ready, you're in for one hell of a ride."
-o-o-o-o-
Quinn sits by the window Mr. Lambchop clutched in her arms, "We finished moving today, I love our new house! And Mr. Pierce took us out for ice cream, I like him he doesn't drink special juice and he's really nice, like Brittany and Mrs. Pierce. Our neighbors said hello too, Mr. Berry and Mr. Berry, I like their names it's funny, I asked Mommy how two boys could be married she said all you cared about was love, and that it didn't matter if it was between a boy and a girl or a boy and a boy. I love my new room too! Sissy helped me put the stars on my ceiling, they glow at night, just like the sky." She says looking up at the sky.
"I want to thank you God, for blessing me, mommy and sissy. Please bless Mr. Pierce, and Mrs. Pierce and Brittany too. Also Ms. Morris, and Puck even if he still pulls my hair, can you make him stop? Or ask the Jewish god to tell him to stop for me?" she asks sidetracked, before remembering her prayers, "oh and Finn, he's nice even if he keeps turning red when I talk to him. And bless Mommy and Sissy and Me! I love you God, thank you, Amen." She ends her prayer looking out the window right at the tree in front of her room.
She places a hand against the window, before turning around when she hears a knock against her door.
"Ready for bed baby?" Judy asks.
Quinn nods her head, before jumping to her bed. Judy tucks her in with a kiss to her forehead, "Goodnight Baby," she says.
"Mr. Lambchop too," she murmurs sleepily holding out her stuffed lamb.
Judy smiles, kissing the stuffed toy, "Goodnight Mr. Lambchop, I love you baby."
"Love you mommy, " Quinn answers sleepily burrowing under the covers, Judy smiles before leaving the room with the door ajar.
-o-o-o-o-
Rachel places her hand against Quinn's window, the glass pane the only thing separating her from Quinn. She smiles at how adorable her ward is when sleepy, and laughs when she makes her mother kiss her toy too.
She leaves the minute Judy leaves the room.
This was the last time she was going to see Quinn. She'd need to stop, if she wanted to survive an eternity without her.
-o-o-o-o-
Four years later
Rachel has her eyes screwed shut, hands covering her ears, "Are they done yet?" she asks Santana, when she doesn't hear an answer she opens her eyes and shuts them just as quickly. She turns around for good measure.
Santana on the other hand, keeps watching the scene in front of her, offering Rachel some of the popcorn she was currently munching on. "Want some?" she asks not waiting for an answer.
"We've been here for hours, how can they last this long?" Rachel asks absentmindedly, she then catches sight of her friend tilting her head to the side, brows furrowed in amusement and wonder.
Shaking her head in disbelief, "Props to this chick, I didn't even know that position was possible at all, " she says prompting Rachel to turn around just for a few seconds before returning to her previous position.
"Can we just come back, I think they've gone through the entire Kama Sutra and back," Rachel pleads, "And I really don't want to see or hear anything else. I need bleach for my brain eyes, and ears if we stay here," she adds in a huff.
"What? You don't like hearing 'faster, faster! Yes! Harder! Right there, who's your Mommy you big baby?'" Santana says laughing at the face that Rachel makes."
"Santana, please! I'll do all the paperwork for a week," Rachel bargains, she could hear them gearing up for round whatever, 'seriously how much Viagra did the old man take? It's been hours', she thinks to herself.
"A month and you've got yourself a deal," Santana counters. They shake on it and Santana smirks at Rachel when the moans of pleasure turn into worried questions and frantic screams.
"Santana!" Rachel exclaims, "You did that on purpose!" she accuses her friend, on the bed, the younger woman grabs the hotel phone stating there was emergency. Beside them the older man stands in all his naked glory.
Santana makes the mistake of looking at the old man, she covers her eyes, throwing a cloak at the man, "You might want to cover up pops, it's chilly where we're going," she tells him.
"I'm talking to Becky, I refuse to partake in any other assignment as ridiculous as this, I'm done being punished," Rachel mutters under her breath before disappearing, followed by Santana and their latest assignment.
-o-o-o-o-
6 years later
Quinn sits on her mother's bed kicking her legs, as Judy rattles off a list of things Quinn needs to remember, and do.
"Mooooom!" she says stretching out the word, "I'm seventeen, I'm hardly a baby! I'm already Cheerio captain, I'll be fine," She whines.
Judy just smiles at her daughter who plops down in bed in frustration, "You'll always be my baby Quinny!" she says pinching her daughter's cheeks, laughing as Quinn rubs her cheek once she lets go.
"That's so embarrassing, you do know I'm no longer a child right? Getting my period meant I was a young woman right? Or did you not get that Memo?" she grumbles, her cheeks were still stinging from her mother's pinching.
Judy just smiles, placing her folded clothes into her suitcase, "Don't worry I'll do the same thing to Alexis once I get there, can you just imagine how big her tummy is now?" she asks excitedly.
"Mom, Lexi sent us pictures, I know she looks like a boat!" Quinn says smirking, Alexis would deck her if she found out Quinn said that.
"I'll tell your sister you said that," she says, zipping up her case, "Are you sure you don't want to come? We can close the shop, and you're practically ahead in all your classes you could miss a few."
"I'll be fine mom, I'll be at B's" Quinn says gently, grabbing the suitcase hauling it down.
The leave the house just as the house phone rings, the answering machine picks up, "Judy, call me when you get this, He's out." says the disembodied voice.
TBC
A/N: I now have a tumblr account (.com), and will be posting excerpts there and other random things I might think about at a certain time of day. Follow me, so I can follow you and we can follow each other :)
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