Author's Note:
Oh my god. I might not get to publish this in time. Uh-oh.
I'm moving, so I probably won't get to update(or publish) this until next Tuesday or Wednesday or maybe even Thursday. Don't kill me, I love you, and I apologize in advance for the days that I won't be writing, due to lack of internet.
In other news, this will be a chapter on their visit to the zoo. Probably not too much on their trip to the zoo. I can't just sit here and write about animals; I prefer dialogue and stuffs. Probably a lot of family oriented stuff, too. Maybe some friend-time in there, as well. I think I'm going to establish a better Blaine-Rachel friendship. Maybe even a brotherly-bonding day for Finn and Kurt. But, there will be tons of family time, hopefully. They can't go to Lima to visit their family and then not actually visit with their family.
(BTW: I'm writing this to the tune of sappy love songs. I'm on Unchained Melody right now; the Glee version)
((BTWBTW: I'm obsessed with Adam Lambert and might use one of his songs in the future chapters.))
As Rachel and Finn got out of the car, Rachel realized how nice it was outside, today. It was a fairly hot day, but not too unbearable; about 84 degrees with even cloud coverage. It wasn't too windy and the sky was a bright, vibrant blue.
Santana groaned as she passed them, Lux and Clover following closely behind her. Lux was staring at her like she was some kind of god and Clover was copying her every movement, as if memorizing Santana so that she could replicate her when she was on her own. Rachel snorted and nudged Blaine lightly, gesturing towards their "monkey see-monkey do" attitude. Blaine snickered.
"They really love Santana, don't they?" Blaine said, catching Kurt's attention. Kurt nodded and chuckled, shaking his head slightly.
"They always have, really. If Santana-ism was a religion, those kids would be the priests." Finn said, eliciting a giggle out of Rachel and a snort out of Blaine.
"Those kids would have written the fucking bible." Kurt added, grinning. Rachel giggled again.
"I wonder if they celebrate her birthday as a holiday." Rachel said. Finn snorted.
"Probably. They probably hang her picture in their rooms and pray to it, and then, every year on Santana's birthday, they decorate a tree with Santana's earrings and make human sacrifices to their Dark Princess." Finn replied. Kurt laughed loudly at this, drawing the children and Santana's attention.
"What are you laughing about, Twinkle Toes?" Clover asked, glaring. Lux narrowed his eyes at Kurt and Santana rolled her eyes at the twins.
"Probably something that the hobbit said. What animals are we going to see first, munchkins?" Santana asked, mussing up their hair. Lux grinned and pointed to a cage that was filled with exotic looking birds in a replica of a scene from a tropical rainforest.
"Birds? Whatever, let's just get this over with. How many exhibits are in this zoo?" Santana asked Kurt, flipping her hair back slightly as Clover mimicked her movements.
"I'm not too sure... I think about 35 or so." Kurt responded, clasping his hand with Blaine's and walking towards the bird exhibit. Santana groaned loudly at this and walked towards the bird exhibit, as well.
"It's going to be one long ass day." Santana muttered under her breath.
4 hours, 38 exhibits and many bottles of water later, they had seen every single exhibit in the zoo and were now ready to head home. Finn's stomach rumbled loudly and he rubbed it, feeling the full weight of his hunger. Burt's did the same as he was in the middle of a deep conversation with Blaine, distracting him temporarily.
"Am I the only hungry one?" Burt asked the group after he finished up his conversation with Blaine. Rachel shook her head and put her hand on her stomach. Santana groaned.
"I am starving. Let's grab some fast food or something." Santana said, sounding desperate. Her day had to have been the longest out of all of them. Lux and Clover had followed her everywhere she went, asking questions on her opinions about the animals or just random questions that had nothing to do with what they were originally talking about.
"No fast food!" Kurt shouted as a reflex. Blaine chuckled and wrapped his arm around Kurt's waist.
"Do you think you could spare us one dinner, Kurt? Please?" Finn begged, clutching his stomach. Kurt rolled his eyes but nodded hesitantly.
"But, tomorrow night, you are eating healthy." Kurt said, directing his statement at his father. Burt murmured something unintelligible back.
"So, what are we getting? McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell?" Rachel asked, smiling. Finn's eyes lit up.
"Let's get KFC!" Finn shouted, grinning. Blaine nodded eagerly and high fived Finn, causing both Rachel and Kurt to stare at their loved one's antics.
"KFC it is, then." Carole announced, smiling. Blaine and Finn fist-pumped and Kurt and Rachel both raised their eyebrows.
"I'm just letting you know that you're completely ridiculous." Rachel told Finn, smiling fondly. Finn grinned and leaned down to kiss her cheek.
"Thank you, babe." Finn replied, smiling his signature crooked grin. Rachel hid her blush as well as she could as they entered the car.
After eating at KFC, they headed back to the house for the rest of the day, all feeling quite tired. They would be leaving in 3 days to go back to New York City, but even the fact that they didn't have much time didn't inspire them to spend some quality family time together through their exhaustion. The fact was, that as much as they had tried to deal with the children's disobedience, but even Santana had grown impatient and weary with their presence.
"Are you as worn out as I am?" Blaine asked, nudging Finn slightly. Finn yawned loudly as he nodded, rubbing slightly at his eyes. Rachel had her head underneath Finn's arm, tucked against his chest as she slept, curling herself into him in a way that made Finn's heart do funny things. Blaine was in the opposite situation, Kurt sleeping and holding onto Blaine with such a tight grip that it made Finn chuckle lightly.
"I think they are, too." Finn said, gesturing towards his girlfriend and his brother with a laugh. Blaine nodded, letting out a chuckle of his own.
"Yeah, I'm guessing." Blaine replied, laughing slightly again.
As they pulled into the driveway, Finn shook Rachel's shoulder in an attempt to wake her up. Rachel furrowed her eyebrows in her sleep, snuggling closer to Finn and tightening her grip. Finn chuckled fondly at her and shook her again, a little more forcefully. This time she startled a little, but didn't loosen her grip on him as she woke up.
"Did I fall asleep?" Rachel asked after she was a little more awake. Kurt, who was now awake, responded.
"You didn't snore, if that's what you're worried about. Blaine would have complained about it to me the moment I woke up." Kurt said. Blaine stuck his tongue out at his fiancé and opened the car door.
Carole had driven them all home as Burt dropped off Lux and Clover at their mother's house. Santana had decided to grab a ride with Brittany so that they could talk a little bit more, something that Rachel had suggested in an effort to make her roommate happy.
"Thank god." Rachel muttered to Kurt, who was climbing out of the car. Finn turned towards her, smiling softly.
"Are you still tired? I'm exhausted." Finn said, following Rachel as she got out of the car. Rachel nodded sleepily and leaned into him as they walked into the house and up the stairs to their room.
"I'm so sleepy." Rachel murmured, collapsing onto Finn's bed. Finn smiled at her fondly as she closed her eyes and went to get changed into more comfortable clothing. When he returned, he had expected Rachel to already be back to her sleeping state, but found the girl sitting up slightly, looking uncomfortable.
"What's wrong, baby?" Finn asked as he settled into the bed next to her. Rachel blushed a little and turned away.
"It's stupid." She responded, taking her hair out of it's ponytail. It had gotten so hot at the zoo that she was forced to pull it up so that it was off of her neck. Finn frowned and took her hands, making Rachel face him.
"Tell me." Finn demanded gently. Rachel blushed again and pulled one of her hands away to play with the threads of the blanket and muttering something that Finn couldn't hear. Finn put on his confused face and looked at her again, forcing her to repeat it, slightly louder.
"I can't sleep unless you're next to me." Rachel said, her face completely flushed as she flopped over on the bed and turned away from him. Finn smiled at her, even though she couldn't see, as his heart jumped in his chest and he felt compelled to take her in his arms. So, that's what he did.
Rachel squeaked in surprise as Finn pulled her towards him as they were lying on the bed, kissing her softly and passionately and wrapping his arms around her waist. As their lips finally parted from each other, Finn pressed his forehead against Rachel's and smiled at her. Rachel's blushing had died down, but at his crooked smile, she flushed further.
"What was that for?" Rachel asked after a moment. Finn's crooked grin grew a little before he responded.
"That was for you being adorable." Finn replied, kissing her again and closing his eyes as he drifted to sleep. Rachel stared at him for a moment before wrapping herself around him and following his lead, falling asleep quickly and dreaming of Finn and summer air.
It had been a long day, that was for sure. But the ending to their day was absolutely perfect.
I knew I would never update this on time. It's Tuesday. I started writing this Friday, actually, but my power got turned off and I didn't get my WiFi back until today.
I'm moved into my new house, by the way.
Also, to any Klainers, I put up a cute little one-shot in my spare time. It's called Eternity, but if you just click on my username, you should find it.
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