I Do Not Own Glee

Chapter Ten

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Rachel didn't bring up Quinn's strange behaviour and no other glee kids approached the group in an attempt to get them to rejoin. The only thing that put a damper on the afternoon was Jack's sudden absence from the group. Rachel was the only one who really noticed but the fact that Rachel was so concerned about his absence pissed Quinn off to no end and she continually had to hold her tongue whenever the diva brought him up.

Santana and Brittany managed to calm Rachel's over active imagination down enough so that she wasn't too worried about the jock and in her distracted state she even agreed to let the trio drive her home which caused Quinn to smirk triumphantly. By the time Quinn dropped Rachel off at home she felt confident that any issues with Jack had been avoided and that the Diva would forget him in no time.

Later that night…

Rachel was quietly doing homework in her room when she heard a knock at the door. She ignored it thinking her fathers would deal with it because she certainly wasn't expecting any company so when there was a knock on her bedroom door she was certainly surprised.

"Hey Rachel it's me Jack. Can I come in?"

Rachel stood up to open the door, "What are you doing here Jack I wasn't expecting you and where were you all afternoon?"

Jack shuffled nervously into the room before answering, "Yeah about that Rach maybe we should sit down and talk because I pretty sure you are not going to like this."

Jack explained the situation with Finn and Quinn and when he was finished Rachel was stunned.

"Let me get this straight both my ex and Quinn Fabray came up to you today and accused you of being in love with me and Quinn threatened you to stay away from me." Rachel said her face completely blank

"I know how crazy it sounds believe me but I just wanted to let you know what I have been told and I wanted to say that I don't care that Quinn threatened me I will still be your friend, if you will let me."

Rachel let out a sigh of frustration, "You know the really crazy thing about this whole debacle? I completely believe you this is exactly something Finn and especially Quinn would do the only thing I'm surprised about is that you're still willing to stick around. And of course I will have you as my friend I mean you are pretty much my only friend except for Kurt of course."

The two smiled and each other both happy that they were both okay. The two friends decided to hang out the rest of the night and just watch some T.V. Both were very absorbed in the television until Rachel interrupted them.

"I know this is going to sound crazy but I have to ask; you are not actually in love with me right?"

Jack chuckled at the diva's question which prompted her to hit the jock with a pillow in an attempt to shut him up. This only caused his chuckle to break out into a full out belly laugh and a pillow fight ensued. Both were breathing heavy when it was over from laughing so hard and when they caught their breath's Jack replied.

"I think you are really great and anybody would be lucky to be with you but I just see as a sister or something."

Rachel just nodded her head.

"Rach?"

"Yeah?"

"What are we going to do tomorrow?"

Rachel moved so she was looking directly at Jack, "Tomorrow I'm going to be your friend and your going to be mine, OK?"

The two smiled brightly at each other, "OK."

The Next Day…

Jack had slept over that night much to the Berry's hesitation but one look from Rachel and their resolved crumbled and Jack was allowed to stay as long as he slept in the guestroom. Jack drove Rachel to school and they chatted about everything they could think of on the drive over trying to distract themselves from their nerves.

When they were a couple minutes away from the school Rachel's got surprisingly quiet. Jack attempted to say something but one look from Rachel shut him up; the diva obviously didn't want to talk about it. Jack pulled into the school and the two waited silently in the car both hoping the other one would be brave and get out first. After a very awkward wait Rachel finally couldn't take it.

"This is ridiculous Jack! Why are we hiding in your car? We are the ones that have been wronged and we should be angry not scared; in fact Quinn and Finn should be the ones who are afraid considering what I plan to say to them when I see them. So let's get the hell out of this car!" And with that Rachel pushed open her door and got out of the car like a true star and Jack hesitated a second stunned, by the fact that Rachel cussed. The two headed towards the school looking a lot more confident then they felt.

Meanwhile…

The Unholy Trinity stood outside the school waiting impatiently for Rachel.

"Where the hell is she? Rachel is always obsessively early, she should be here by now." Quinn moaned in frustration

"Don't get your granny panties in a twist. Your hobbit will be here soon, there is still like twenty minutes before the bell rings." Sneered Santana

"Shove it S. You would be freaking out too if Brittany was late."

Santana looked like she was going to say something back Brittany quickly gave Santana a looked and the Latina looked away holding her tongue. The three went back to waiting in silence but they didn't wait long.

"Oh look there's Rachie, and Jack. Wow Rachel looks extra fun sized when she stands next to Jack." Brittany said while hopping up and down excitedly.

Quinn's head snapped to look at what Brittany was pointing at. "I thought I told that oaf to stay the fuck away from Rachel" Quinn grumbled under her breath.

"You What!" Gawked Santana

"Quinn that was a terrible idea why would you do that?" Questioned Brittany

"What do you mean why would I do that? That oaf is always hanging around Rachel he is obviously in love with her and she's mine." Snapped Quinn

Brittany shakes her head at Quinn and frowns, "Quinn, Jack is not in love with Rachel and even if he was you have no right to do anything about it. Rachel is not yours I know you want her to be and it makes you a very sad kitten that she's not but you have to remember that Rachie doesn't see that way right now. You have to respect how she feels and you can't chase away her friends just because you are jealous."

Quinn's face drops and shame quickly crosses her face but then her mask comes up and her face twists into a snarl, "Just shut the fuck up Brittany." Snaps Quinn before she storms off into the school.