Here is the next chapter. Hope you all enjoy. Should have the next one up soon! :)
Quinn waits for Rachel patiently; when she hears the doorbell ring she hobbles down the stairs to answer the door. She opens the door and comes face to face with the girl that has been plaguing her thoughts.
"Hey Rachel."
"Hey Quinn."
"Well let's go up to my room and I'll try to explain things to you." Quinn motions for Rachel to walk into the house and up the stairs. Quinn follows behind her leaning heavily on the stair rail.
Once they are both in Quinn's room Rachel turns to hug Quinn, Quinn tries to backpedal away from her but ends up tripping over a book she left on the floor. Quinn hits the floor and whimpers in pain at the jolt that runs through her shoulder. Rachel is by her in seconds.
"Quinn what's wrong? Tell me where it hurts?"
Quinn shakes her head, "Just help me to my bed Rachel and I'll show you."
Rachel helps Quinn walk to her bed. Once Quinn is sitting on her bed she reaches down and proceeds to pull the baggy white shirt she is wearing over her head. It takes her a moment as the movements she has to go through to get the shirt of make her left shoulder and side scream in agony. Once the shirt is off Quinn is sitting there in a sports bra and boy shorts.
"Rachel come here, I'll show you why I freaked when you tried to hug me." Quinn watches as Rachel tentatively walks over then Quinn turns so she can see her back. Starting on Quinn's left shoulder a huge dark bruise spreads down her side and some of her back.
"Oh my god Quinn, what happened?"
Quinn turns back around to face Rachel. "I fell."
Rachel looks at Quinn suspiciously. "You fell?"
"Yes Rachel I fell. Although I fell off a motorcycle going about 25 miles an hour on dirt track and landed on my back. But yes I did fall."
Rachel is staring at Quinn, "Wait are you telling me you were on a dirt bike today? Were you at McKinley with it?"
Quinn hangs her head, "Yes I was at McKinley and I was the one who beat up Finn. I just can't believe he would stoop so far as to hit a girl. If you're upset with me for that you can go if you want, I completely understand."
Quinn feels tears threaten to fall and she can't bear to look at the brunette who has stolen her heart. Quinn feels the bed shift and then feels a hand under her chin lifting it up. She looks up into the eyes of Rachel Berry expecting loathing but what she finds is caring and compassion. Rachel pulls Quinn into a light hug, being very careful of the other girl's bruises. Quinn lets out a shaky breath and then pulls away. "Ok now that that is over how were the musical performances?"
"Well ours was good but the person who ended up playing the Phantom wasn't Finn and I desperately want to know who it was. And then there was a girl who performed, I don't even think I know who it was. She was wearing a dark dress, a cameo necklace and had black straight hair and blood all over her. Her performance was chilling but at the same time liberating. I really want to know who she was."
Quinn gets up from the bed and hobbles over to her desk. She opens the first drawer on the right and pulls out a picture of her as Shiloh Wallace and Sam. She then walks back over to the bed and sits down. The she hands Rachel the picture while saying, "I'm glad you liked my performance I was a little nervous doing it."
Rachel's eyes go wide at the sight of the picture. "Quinn…that was you? But how? It didn't even look like you."
Quinn smiles, "Never underestimate the power of makeup. It can do wonders."
Rachel looks at Quinn and yawns. Quinn turns and looks at the clock on her bedside table, and see's it reads 11:36 pm. "Rachel would you like to stay here for the night? I mean it's really late and your probably tired…" Quinn is cut off when Rachel places a finger against her lips.
"I would love to stay Quinn, but I don't really have anything to wear."
"I'm sure I could find you something to wear in all the clothes I have."
After Quinn has found some pj's for Rachel and she has changed the two girls are sitting on the bed just enjoying each other's company.
"Quinn why did you come back to school today?"
"Brittany called me."
Rachel shook her head. "No its more than that, you came back for another reason."
Quinn sighs, "I came back to help you. I can't believe he would do something so stupid. I'm surprised Santana didn't do something."
"I think Santana was protecting me. Which is a little odd because she's always been so mean to me."
"Well she better because you mean so much to me." Quinn mumbles under her breath.
Rachel looks at Quinn oddly, "What did you say?"
"We should probably get some sleep."
Rachel looks at Quinn who is still just wearing a sports bra and boy shorts. "Do you want help putting on a shirt?"
"No I think it would hurt too much to do that at the moment, so I'm just going to sleep like this if you don't mind."
"No just do whatever is more comfortable."
Quinn and Rachel both get under the covers after Quinn hobbles over and turns off the light. The two girls are lying face to face when Quinn whispers.
"Rachel I want you to know that you should never have to settle, not for Finn or anyone else for that matter. You should follow your dreams and be the star I know you can be."
Rachel stares into Quinn's hazel eyes, "Thank you Quinn, thank you for believing in me."
And with that the two girls fall soundly asleep.
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