CHAPTER 9: YOU CAN'T DO THIS ALONE...
RACHELS NEIGHBORHOOD..
Rachel road her motorcycle two blocks from her house before leaping off and rolling into a bush. The motorcycle was designed to be a silent vehicle and operated like the rest. The brunette sent the veheicle back to base, She activated her night vision and kept to the shadows. She ran cautiously toward her street. She looked back and forth to be sure she was clear. There were still riots going on in certain parts of Lima that were just being hit but Rachel realizes her street has already been turned, there were zombies everywhere. She was greatful that it was still dark. Thanks to it being winter, it was 30 below and the wind was harsh. The sun wouldn't be peeking out until around 7:20 am. It was officially day 4 that the New Directions were trapped in her basement.
She ran toward the last house on her block activating her vertical climb she leaped in the shadows scaling the building. She stood a top carefully because the wind could knock her over. She ran leaping roof to roof, taking in the scenary of her former neighbors who were now zombies. She felt guilt for not getting there in time. She kept going until she got to her house. She walked over to the chimney retracting her helmet and listened because from the roof she couldn't see if the house had been broken into. She heard nothing, she climb up and crossed her arms in a X close to her body and reactivated her helmet. She dropped down threw the shoot and landed like a cat on her feet at the bottom and waited to see if anything came. She was clear.
She crawled out and looked around. Sue did good. All the blinds were shut and everything was still intact. She swept through the house to be sure it was safe, the place was freezing. She could see the temperture stats on her facial screen. She went back downstairs and walked to the basement door. She pulled her helmet back and listened. She heard nothing. Gently she gripped the door and slowly opened it. She decended down cautiously, It was straight down than make a turn down 6 more steps. She reached the bottom of the first steps leaning against the wall she poked only her head around and saw the dogs over puckermans snoring body. Still, in the same position they had him in yesterday when he tried to leave, only all their eyes were on her. No one noticed or heard her except the dogs. She took them all in. Most, of them were huddled together for warmth while the rest were huddled on the opposite side. Finn, Kurt and Carol where huddled with Burt trying to give him body heat. Sue was standing by the far corner staring forward.
Rachel retracted her helmet and walked down the rest of the steps. Everyone jerked up in fear and some screamed. Rachel raised her hands and shushed them.
"It's alright, it's just me." She whispered. Everyone calmed down but heard zombies as they began running back and forth outside the window searching for the sound. Everyone jumped to their feet and ran to her except for Puck who made to move but the dogs growled at him for trying to get up he froze with his hands up in surrender. Again she raised her hands and Mouthe for them to stop, They did. She motioned for them to sit back down and they looked confused.
"SIT!" She whispered harshly and they obeyed not wanting to piss her off as they did at the school. She motioned for Sue to follow her upstairs. Sue nodded.
Once they were upstairs she swept through again to certain nothing got in while they were down there. She walked back up to Sue and began debriefing.
"Is the van in the garage or out?"
"in."
"Anyone wounded or were there any attacks on the way here?"
"No."
"Anyone try to leave?"
"Puckerman." Rachel shook her head that explains the dogs gaurding him.
"Burt?"
"He's not going to make it down there another day. His pulse is barely there." Sue said seriously.
"Last meal?"
"4 days ago. There wasn't much to grab when we came down, it only lasted 8 hours, we've been keeping hydrated by sink water." Rachel nodded, she noticed how everyone stumbled to their feet uncoordinated and fatigued. They had dark circles under their eyes and they were shaking from the cold with chapped lips and pale skin. Rachel needed to get them back to base as fast as possible.
"let's go load them up." Rachel turned and lead the way back down to the basement everyone perked up. "At ease." The dogs let go of Puck and flanked her sides. Everyone was amazed at their discipline. Puck scrambled to his feet and thats when Rachel caught a whiff of urine. Puck ducked his head in embarrassment. The dogs refused to move and he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Everyone except for Finn and Puck, please follow me." Everyones eyes bulged out of their sockets but did as they were told in confusion Carol and Kurt the only ones apprehensive to follow. Puck and Finn jumped to their feet in fear.
"What?! No I'm sorry I tried to leave, I-I- was scared and tired of be-" Puck rambled in fear.
"Rachel?! Whatever it is I did, I'm sorry! Please don't leave me behin-" Finn started with worry an ending with panic.
The two continued to plead their case begging the brunette for forgiveness. Rachel felt a headache coming on and was feeling the exhaustion she's been fighting hit her like a ton of bricks.
"Will you two shut the fuck up!" She hissed in anger than motion to the window because they were protesting rather loudly. "If you cause those things to figure out there are people in here and get everyone killed. Not only will I save you but I will chop both of your dicks off and feed it to them as an appetizer allowing you to watch before I feed the rest of you to them on a fucking platter!" She spat in a aggressive hiss. "Now, sit the fuck down and shut. up!" Both boys sat immediately at the same time.
"I need to load everyone else first and than activate the stretcher in the back of the van. In case anything happens no one will be able to carry Burt while trying to get back to the basement while I take the zombies down should they get in. Burts the last to be loaded and you two will be helping me bring him up seeing as how you are the biggest ones here. Understood?" Rachel said sarcastically as if she were speaking to two 5 five year olds.
They nodded blushing in embarrassment as they heard the others snicker (Santana) at their outburst. Rachel turned and headed for the stairs, Making sure everyone followed. They reached the van through a door from the inside of the house that led to the garage. Rachel checked the garage before letting anyone else follow her out. She loaded everyone, Sam had Artie over his shoulder and helped him into his seat.
As soon as everyone was situated the brunette locked them in as she went to get Burt and the boys. They stood up in relief that she meant what she said and came back. After crossing Burts arms in an X , she motion for them to lift him from both sides and she at his feet. They lifted at the same time with Rachel instructing them to keep his head steady. Once they made it to the van they entered and Rachel handed his feet to Puck while Finn took over holding his upper body.
The brunette ran to the back and typed in a code on the right side of the wall. You could clearly see large indention panels stacked on top of each other with about five inches between them. There were 3, one of the panels lifted outward and a glow eminating from inside the box that extracted from the wall, brightened the van.
Rachel motioned the boys over and instructed them to ease Burt inside gently. They did as they were told only bumping his head twice trying to manuver him in. Rachel was annoyed. After getting him in Rachel ushered them to their seats as she took over. She grazed her hand over a corner. 'wows' were heard and everyone eyes widened in wonderment as a hollographic projection pulled up.
The brunette began typing in different codes, it was important that Burt was secured in for what was about to happen. She put a oxygen mask on his face to help him breathe. She also injected him with two syringes one to help bring his heart pace up a little and one to keep him knocked out. Once she was finished she type in another code and straps covered him across his forehead, chest, forearms, waist, thighs and ankles.
She typed one more code and a clear lid slid over like a coffin only completely flat. Then the box was pulled back into the wall like a drawer. The brunette checked the time and ran to the front hopping in her seat and starting the vehicle. She looked behind her one more time to make sure everyone including her dogs were strapped in.
"Brice, activate house lock down except for the garage door." Rachel watched as a steele panel shut over the door they left the house from. "After I pull off, make sure the garage is secure before locking it down as well."
"Yes, Ms. Berry."
Rachel took a deep breath and press the button to lift the gate for the garage. Slowly the muffled sounds of moaning and growling begin to pierce everyone's ears as the garage door opened. Hordes of zombies swarmed the garage and van as Rachel began to pull out running over all that she could. Everyone felt the van lift as it rolled over it's victims. Feeling grossed out by it. Banging sounded against the walls of the van. Causing the survivors to whimper as tears poured from their eyes as the view from their seats through the front windshield revealed the harsh reality that the world as they knew it was coming to an end.
They began screaming as they saw the horde beginning to cover the windows and the van began to rock a little. As soon as Rachel knew she was clear to drive forward she did. She could barely see because two of the zombies were dangling from the roof banging on the windshield. The brunette looked to the side mirror. The entire neighborhood of zombies were chasing her and more began to follow after she rounded the corner.
She had to zig zag through the abandon cars on the streets. She crashed into a fire hydrent trying to manuver past a bus. They were still on her tail. Dawn approached as the skies darkness was barely allowing sun to peek through but it was peeking. Every street she pass caused attention luring more to follow.
She made a snap decision, She knew if they continued like this, they'd lead the North side of Lime to the South all the way back to the base. She whipped another corner, the van swerving slightly. Burning rubber to concrete causing the zombies on top to fling off in another direction as she left smoke and trek marks in her wake.
The horde continued their chase without fail. Rachel saw her chance of escape in the distance along with zombies running head on into her as soon as the spotted the van approaching. Everyone was still screaming in the back due to the zombies and the brunettes reckless driving. The brunette made it to the beginning of the upward hill side driving at top speed.
The horde still behind her. She rounded the curves for 4 levels, checking behind her to be sure they were still there. She pressed two button and everyone of her passengers head, chest, wrist, Thighs and ankles were strapped over in there seats on top of the racecar like seatbelts they were already strapped with.
She slowed down just a bit so the zombies could catch up, once they were close enough with a few latching onto the van she pressed her foot to the gas and broke through the railing. Soaring the van through the air as everyones eyes widening as they were engulfed in fear as they were descending into the side of the mountain.
They screamed for their lives. Zombie after zombie jumped to their deaths chasing after the van. Their bodies made impact with the rocks, splattering them into nothing. The van made it's own impact rolling continuesly the few feet down the mountain, finally reaching a cliff that sent it soaring while still rolling through the air for 12 seconds before landing on its right side in Chester Lake.
Everyone growned, some grossed out because a few people vomited all over themselves causing it to hit the person next to them. Some survivors soiling themselves from fear. Everyone heard a groan from the back of the van and screamed because they couldn't move, thinking it was a zombie.
Rachel stood up dazed from where she was thrown, she had forgotten in her haste in making sure everyone was secure that she didn't secure herself. Now, she was bleeding from her forehead, nose and mouth. She felt dizzy and vomited the second she was on her feet. She walked forward stumbling until she fell again. She decided to crawl her way back to the front. She leaned on the control panels while still on her knees and pressed a few buttons. Everyones emergency straps released the only thing holding them down now was their actual seatbelts. Once they were able to move again they realized other than dizziness and nausea, they were fine. There wasn't a sratch on them.
"OH SHIT! Puck shouted and that's when everyone notice the van was partially in the lake sideways. Everyone minus Sue and the dogs screamed and yelled.
"WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP, ALREADY! LIKE SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCK?! I'M SICK OF HEARING YOU SCREAMING! I GET IT! YOUR SCARED SHITLESS BUT AS I ALREADY PROVED ON SEVERAL FUCKING OCCASSIONS. I. GOT. THIS! NOW, SHUT HELL UP!" Rachel shouted chest heaving rom exertion. The brunettes body was throbbing in pain and her head was pounding from her injuries, not to mention she was starving, thirsty and exhausted.
She pressed a few more buttons and the tires turned from their position from upright to facing themselves downward, than the rims turned perpendicular to the tires and the van began to right itself in the water as a panel from the roof opened and extracted a long inflated arm to help push the van upright. The rims began to spin as perpellers would once the vehicle was in position. The van began to pull forward like a boat shocking everyone. Rachel felt her headache strengthen when the sun shined through the windshield. She pressed a button and a pair of shades popped up. She put them on and sailed the van to their exit point.
They had reached the woods by 9 am, when Rachel remembered she was suppose to call Quinn when she was on her way. She put the van on auto pilot as she opened the keyboard function to type a message to Quinn who would recieve it through Barnaby. She didn't want to say the blondes name only to have everyone in the back start asking questions because her head hurt. She informed the blonde that she had the New Directions and that to bring down the family members of the names she listed and for Cornielius to have a stretcher ready.
Quinn recieved the message 15 seconds after it was sent. She rounded everyone on the list up and had them in the garage within 12 minutes because everyone was in the dining hall eating. It was 22 minutes later when the van was driving down the ramp. The van looked it had been to hell an back. The occupants on the inside were still floored by everything from entering through a mountain wall to the cars in the massive garage.
The occupants outside the vehicle were anxiously waiting to be reunited again. Rachel parked the van and turned in her seat. "When you exit this vehicles some of you have family members waiting, while some of you don't because I have to go back out for them. Do not under any circumstances go near any of my vehicles or try to wander off. You will wait outside against the wall until I can get Burt out. Than I have Sue instruct from there, Understood?" Everyone nodded.
She unlocked all the seatbelts and made a gesture with her hand for them to exit. They scrambled out the car looking for their families. Santana spotted her father and burst in to tears as she ran into his arms. Marley Found her mother and they did the same, followed by Britney and Kelly. That was it everyone besides Finn and Kurt who knew where their parents were cried but the New Directions members spotted Quinn and they engulfed her in a hug in happiness. It seems all of them made it safely, It wasn't until Quinn got a whiff of god knows what the hell, that she pulled away sheepishly but they understood. Rachel finally exited the vehicle and Quinn gasp than ran over to help the limping brunette.
"Oh my god! Rachel, What happened?"
"It's nothing I'm fine." She replied dismissively as she waved over Cornielius. The brunette was covered in dried and wet blood as well as bruises.
"Your not fine, will someone please tell me what happened!" Quinn looked around for answers but every person that exited the van was wide eyed and frozen staring at the fully functioning robot.
"I can tell you what happened." Quinn's face lit up at seeing Sue. The blonde couldn't help it, she always felt a pull to the woman. She ran to her engulfing her in a hug. Sue hugged her back just as fiercly. They pulled apart and Quinn went back to Rachel's side to help her but the brunette was being stubborn. Citing she had to get Burt to the infirmary. Cornielus and Rachel went back to the van as soon as Quinn was distracted by Sue. Sue stopped Quinn from following after the brunette as she tried to reason with her. Sue lowered her voice speaking over Quinn's shoulder.
"Let her be, she won't rest until she knows everyone in the van is taken care of and is ok. If I were you, I'd try to make it to the infirmary before she does. So you won't get locked out, than when she secures him you can secure her." Quinn locked eyes with Sue over her shoulder in disbelief that Sue would help her. The older women gestured with her head toward the elevator and mouthe 'Go, I've got everyone down here.' Quinn nodded with a thank you before taking off to the elevators while Rachel and cornielius were unloading Burt. Sue looked around.
"Everyone who has a family member here. They will escort you to your shared personal housing and everyone with no family follow me to your temporary courters until your family is found. If family is not found that will be your courters permanently. Britney and Kelly stay with me, I need to speak with you after." They nodded. Rachel and Cornielius left to a different elevator that led straight to the infirmary as Sue took everyone in the one Quinn rode. Quinn was the first off the elevator with a 'I'll catch you guys later.' Over her shoulder to the group.
Quinn waited outside the infirmary door. She couldn't believe how injured Rachel was. The brunette looked like she got into a fight with a gorilla and whats worse is she acted like it was no big deal. The elevators dinged and Quinn watched Rachel and Cornielius exit with Burt. Rachel spotted her and shook her head with a small smile.
Quinn moved aside from the doorway so they could enter. Than followed them in, Rachel was still limping. She watched the brunette and Cornirlius work in unison. They lifted him to one of the many patient beds and began hooking up the heart monitor and all the other machines. She grimaced as Rachel inserted a needle in his vein to set up the IV. Burt was down and it was severe. He looked pale and his lips were slightly tinged blue.
Quinn was beginning to understand Rachel's hurry in getting him to the infirmary. The moment he was set up the brunette began drawing up a chart. Quinn waited over an hour until they were finally done. Rachel turned her tired eyes on Quinn and smiled, the blonde returned it. Rachel walked over to one of the patient beds and sat down. Quinn and Cornielius followed. Quinn sat on the rolling stool as she watched Cornirlius set to work on cleaning Rachels cuts than numbing her face before promptly beginning to sow shut the gash on her forehead. Quinn sighed for some reason it hurt her severly to see Rachel this way. It was driving her crazy with worry and she knew Rachel would leave out there again and there is nothing she can do about it.
"Your thinking too loudly." Rachel said tiredly.
"Are you going to tell me what happened?" Quinn replied.
"We drove off a cliff." Rachel sighed out. Quinn's eyes bulged out of her head.
"What?! What do you mean you drove off a cliff, Rachel?"
"What do you mean, what do I mean? Like I said I drove us off a cliff."
"Why?!"
"Because there was most likely the entire North side of Lima chasing us. I had no other choice, they would have followed us here if I hadn't."
"That doesn't explain why your the only one who looks like they've be hit by a bus."
"I was rushing to secure everyone else and forgot to buckle my own seatbelt so I was tossed to the back of the van while we tumbled down the side of Willow mountain." Cornielius had just stepped back from fiishing her stitches. Quinn stared at her with her mouth agape for 2 full minutes before shrieking in anger.
"YOU IDIOT! DO YOU REALIZE THAT YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOURSELF KILLED!" She grabbed a pillow and wailed on the brunettes side as to not actually hurt her.
"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!" Quinn shouted.
"Hey, it wasn't a big deal! I'm alive, aren't I!" Rachel retorted as she finally got a hold of the pillow. She gulped the second she saw the look on Quinn's face and though she's very capable of taking down grown men, fear shot down her spine.
"Oh yeah? Your fine?" Quinn ask sweetly and Rachel nodded. A scowl made it's way onto the blondes face as she pointed her finger into Rachels face and open her mouth to speak than snapped it shut as she clenched her jaw. She glowered at the brunette before she spun around exiting the infirmary, slamming the door behind her. Rachel sat wide eyed not understanding what had just happened. She looked at Cornirlius and shook her head glancing back at the door.
"What the hell was that about?" The brunette ask out loud.
"I believe that was what you have referred to as a perfectly executed Diva storm out, Ms. Berry." Cornirlius replied.
"But why?" Rachel ask stumped even though it was obvious to anyone with eyes but her.
Cornielius looked at her as if he were trying to figure out a complicated math equation before sighing as if he were annoyed. "You know, Ms. Berry. There is a phrase I am quite fond of that you humans use when one is oblivious." Rachel looked at him confused. "Wake up and smell the coffee." Cornielius finished the statement with a light pat to her knee before exiting the infirmary to continue with his to do list.
Rachel sat perplexed, she glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 11: 32 am. .She leaned back, laying on the patient bed tiredly. She was sore and felt like shit but four days with no sleep will do that to you. Her eyes drifted shut and finally she past out from exhaustion.
QUINN'S APARTMENT WITH BETH..
Quinn paced back and forth like she has been for the past hour angerily rambling about how Rachel was a dumbass with no self preservation what so ever and how she could have gotten herself killed, continuing with what's to stop it from happening on her next trip. All the while Barnaby, Cornielius and Beth along with Athena watched (well Beth was asleep). From their respected seating. both robots on the couch, Beth in her swing and Athena on her dog bed.
"I just don't understand why she does things like this. I mean, did I tell you how she locked me in her suv while she ran all over my campus, leaving me for god knows how long to worry about her!" Both robots nodded. "It's like she doesn't care that I worry myself sick! Especially, When she doesn't call! and I know she can call through that stupid space mask helmet thing, so don't even try to defend her!" Quinn said whipping around on the robots pointing her finger at them with a raised eyebrow. They both lifted their hands in the universal sign of surrender and replied in unison.
"No!"
"Never!"
Quinn sighed as she plopped down between the robots on the couch with unshed tears. She didn't understand why she was so emotional but seeing Rachel come back in that condition ripped her to shreds inside. "I just-I just want her to be safe and I don't know how I can be sure when I'm not with her."
"You know, You could always ask Brice to give you 24 hour survalience streaming. You could see her every move through her camera in the suit." Cornielius suggested.
"Yes, but That won't be the same as keeping her safe. That would only make me worry more from watching her put herself in danger." Quinn said sadly but appreciated the thought behind.
"Or.. You could always just go with her." Barnaby said. Quinns eyes widened and she leaped from her seat, Smiling.
"That's it! Barnaby, Your a genius!" Quinn went to Beth's swing and lifted her out, she nodded for the robots to follow and walked straight to her mothers apartment she shared with Charlie.
RACHEL'S BEDROOM...
Rachel groaned in pain as she began to stir. She had a massive headache and her face along with her entire body throbbed. Her muscles protested against her movements, she was stiff as a board. She needed a hot soak and fast.
"Morning sunshine."
"AHHH!" Rachel screamed almost falling out of the bed. The brunette looked around frantically and finally relaxed when she realized she was in her room but it also confused her because she remembered falling asleep in the infirmary.
"Are you ok?" Quinn ask from the doorway. She was bringing Rachel a tray of food since she didn't get to eat when she first returned. So she was going to leave the tray by her bed.
"Wha- How did I get in here?" Rachel ask groggily.
"I had Barnaby and Cornielus roll you up here, than get you into your bed and since you gave me authorization to your office through Barnaby. I was allowed to come up, so I brought you something to eat. You just happen to wake up, it's a good thing though at least now your food won't get cold." Quinn said quietly. She knew the brunette must have a headache and didn't want to hurt her by speaking to loudly. As Rachel began to sit up, Quinn took that as her cue to enter with the tray, setting it on the brunettes lap. Rachel smiled gratefully, her stomach growled in anticipation. Rachel moaned in satisfaction at the taste. Quinn smiled.
"Good?" The blonde ask.
"Amazing, I don't recall Cornielius ever making this before." Rachel replied with surprise in her voice.
"That's because he didn't." Quinn said smugly.
"You made this?" The brunette ask with an impressed look.
Quinn shrugged her shoulders lightly with a 'I know I'm the shit' sigh and a shit eating grin. "It's a gift."
Rachel giggled and they fell into light conversation over things they could cook and others that they've burned. Quinn bursted into laughter at Rachel's recountment of the great kitchen fire of '07 by one Leroy Berry. After Rachel finished Quinn lifted the tray from the brunettes thighs and prepared herself for a huge arguement.
"Rachel?"
"Yes?"
"I want you to know how brave I think you are. I know that everyone really appreciates everything you've done and everything we're sure you will be doing. I know it must be hard going out their risking your life everyday, it must be scary." Quinn said as she scooted closer, grabbing the brunettes hand with one hand, she stroked the top o it with her other. She gazed into Rachels eyes, softening her own with unconditional understanding and admiration. "I know it must be hard on you to have the burden of the world on your shoulders." The brunette unconciously nodded slightly as she drowned in a sea of green. Not understanding why she felt as if she couldn't move. Her mind became fuzzy, all that mattered was the green depts that seemed to have hypnotised her, along with the caring caress of soft gentle hands and she was gone to the world. "I know how strong you are but you can't do this alone, which is why I want to come with you." It was like someone ripped the record from the record player that was playing the hypnosis music and it made a loud unflattering scratch sound breaking the trance. Rachel jerked back and ripped her hands from Quinns.
"What?!" Rachel said in disbelief and slowly became angry for being played.
"I want to come with you." Quinn repeated strongly this time. Rachel was shaking her head as she pulled her sheets from her waist and began to get up from her bed. Her body protested against the quick movements.
"No, absolutely not!"
"Rachel, I could help! It would help you get things done faster and you will have an extra set of hands and eyes watching your back!." Quinn said as she followed after the brunette.
"I said no, Quinn! You could get yourself killed and I don't need that on my shoulders."
"Oh please! I could die tomorrow by a zombies!"
The brunette glared at the blonde over her shoulder as she dug through her drawers for a change of clothes. "Don't even joke about that! It's not funny!" She said as she slammed the last drawer shut.
"I'm not! I'm just saying it could happen, anyway!" Quinn said as she followed Rachel to her bathroom but stopped short as the bathroom door slammed in her face. "I could help make things easier on you! I'm a fast learner, I'll be careful!" Quinn spoke loudly through the door. She heard the shower turn on and huffed her aggrevation. She stomped down to the living and sat on the sofa waiting to begin round two. She was not giving up that easily.
"Rachel stepped under her shower head angerily. Fustrated with herself for easily being lured into a false sense of security, only for the blonde to strike. She doesn't even know how the fuck that happened! It never happens. Her mind began to run wild 'Doesn't Quinn understand that I couldn't take her. If something were happen to her while she's with me I'd never forgive myself. I understand where she's coming from. Honestly, would it be nice to have an extra set of hands "yes!" Would it be great to have someone to keep gaurd while I sweep the perimeter or vice versa "Yes!" It would be easier and yes they'd be able to get things done faster because Quinn was nothing if not effecient. She's just as much of a perfectionist as I am and very hyper aware of her surroundings. She is also a fast runner and gymnist, scaling buildings and houses would be a breeze for her. She's also extremely intelliegent as well as strategic. It would be easier.. Having a partner at the daycare would have prevented the red head teacher from dying, none of that would have happened. It wasn't Blaine's fault, he was loading the children But if I was paying more attention I would have seen her before she got that far past me...' Rachel's mind rambled on and on as she began to turn Quinn's words over in her head.
Quinn sat with her leg bouncing rapidly as she waited while watching the clock on the wall. She saw Rachel round the corner of the stairs and stood up immediately. She was prepared to plead her case. Rachel faltered just a moment upon seeing the blonde than continued forward.
"Rachel I know I blind sided you and I'm sorry but just hear me out-" Rachel grabbed Quinn's gesturing hands and gently pushed her back down on the sofa.
"You can come." Rachel said calmly.
The blondes eyes widened in surprise. "Wha-what did you just say?"
"You can come." Rachel said again. Quinn stared at her for 4 seconds before squealing with an 'I'm so happy!' and tackling the brunette causing her to bellow with laughter.
"Ok, Ok but first you have to run it by Judy, Jade and Charlie first."
"What do you take me for? Some sort of ameture I took care of that hours ago." Quinn said smugly.
Rachel smiled at her as she shook her head at the blonde. 'see, strategic.' the brunette thought to herself. "Of course you covered all your bases."
"I wouldn't be Quinn Fabray if I didn't" They both chuckled at that.
