A/N: So it's the last chapter. I hope you guys like it. This was my first fiction and I'm just glad a lot of people actually liked it and didn't think my writing was a bunch of crap. So thanks for sticking with this story and everything, I appreciate it. I'll have new Faberrittana stuff coming out in the next week or two. So if you like my writing, then yeah, check it out. Okay, I'll shut up now. Enjoy!
-Seena
"Ugh, Puck, this isn't going to work!" moaned Quinn.
Puck and Quinn were in the choir room after school. They had decided the best way Quinn could start making thing right with Rachel was to do what they did best in Glee Club; sing about it.
They had been practicing a song for the past hour and a half trying to perfect it and Quinn was close to just packing up and leaving. Brad the pianist looked pretty fed up as well but simply sat at his piano and waited patiently until the two decided to call it a night.
"Trust me, Baby Mama. It'll work. Have faith in the Puckasaurus," Puck winked.
Quinn sighed and stood straight again, signalling the band and Brad to start.
"Okay, from the top."
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"Okay guys, listen up," Mr Schue announced with a clap of his hands.
"Today, I wanted us to go over some song choices for Sectionals. We've left it way too late and we need to figure out how we're going to work this out. I've got a couple Journey and Queen songs written down and I really think that-"
Quinn cleared her throat slightly loudly from her seat in the back, effectively interrupting the rant that was undoubtedly escaping Mr Schue's lips.
"But first, Quinn and Puck wanted to perform something. The floor's yours, guys," said Will, sitting down.
"Thanks, Mr Schue," said Quinn, walking to the front of the choir room with Puck in tow.
Rachel eyed them suspiciously from the front as Puck picked up a guitar and stood with the band.
"First of all, this performance is dedicated to someone...who means a lot to me. I know I've been an ass and I really don't expect you to forgive me straight away. But I just want you to know that I'm willing to work on this for you...for us. I always told you that I would be there and I want to keep that promise. And I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me."
Quinn made quick eye contact with Rachel before turning away. Finn watched curiously, from his seat.
Quinn looked at Brad and nodded. He started playing and Puck started strumming the opening chords to the song on his guitar.
Quinn took a deep breath and began to sing.
Verse 1:
Falling a thousand feet per second
You still take me by surprise
I just know we can't be over
I can see it in your eyes
She had changed the pitch of the song to suit the tone of her voice better and it sounded really good. You could really feel the passion and meaning in every word she sung.
Making every kind of silence
Takes a lot to realise
It's worse to finish than to start all over
And never let it lie
And as long as I can feel you holding on
I won't fall
Even if you said I was wrong
At the chorus, Quinn looked up at Rachel to see her listening intently while gazing at Quinn. The fact that she wasn't storming out of the room gave Quinn the strength to attack the chorus.
Chorus:
I'm not perfect
But I keep trying
Cos that's what I said I would do from the start
I'm not alive if I'm lonely
So please don't leave
Is it something I said or just my personality?
The rest of the Glee Club, apart from Finn, Santana and Brittany, seemed to be confused at the person Quinn's song was directed to but were enjoying the performance nonetheless. Santana and Brittany sat in their seats with a smug, knowing look on their faces while Finn was fuming at the fact that the song wasn't directed towards him and Quinn was blatantly singing to Rachel.
Quinn held eye contact with Rachel throughout the second verse.
Verse 2:
Making every kind of silence
It takes a lot to realise
It's worse to finish than to start all over
And never let it lie
And as long as I can feel you holding on
I won't fall
Even if you said I was wrong
Chrous:
I know that I'm not perfect
But I keep trying
Cos that's what I said I would do from the start
I'm not alive if I'm lonely
So please don't leave
Is it something I said or just my personality?
Bridge:
When you're caught in a lie
And you've got nothing to hide
When you've got nowhere to run
And you've got nothing inside
It tears right through me
You thought that you knew me
You thought that you knew
A tear cascaded down Quinn's cheek as she held that note. Because Rachel did know hew. Knew her better than anyone in this world. She always has. She had tried to keep a part of her hidden for so long but now, there was no point. Now, she has nothing left to hide. She wanted Rachel and she wasn't afraid to proclaim that. She was anything but perfect but she was willing to try, for Rachel. She would always try for Rachel.
Chorus:
I'm not perfect
But I keep trying
Cos that's what I said I would do from the start
I'm not alive if I'm lonely
So please don't leave
Was it something I said or just my personality?
Quinn gave it then to give the song all that she had and let her emotions out.
Final Chorus:
I'm not perfect
But I keep trying
Cos that's what I said I would do from the start
I'm not alive if I'm lonely
So please don't leave
Is it something I said or just my personality?
By the time Quinn got to the last few bars of the song, both she and Rachel were in tears.
Stay strong, Quinn. Finish the song.
I'm not perfect
But I keep trying
Puck strummed the final chords of the song and brought it to a close.
The Glee Club burst into applause and cheered.
Quinn was still staring at Rachel with a hopeless look on her face that screamed, "Give me another chance."
Rachel stared at her for a moment, trying to decipher the emotion she saw in her eyes. When she seemed to have found it, she stood up slowly and tackled Quinn into a hug while her body shook with sobs.
"You're such an idiot, Quinn Fabray. Don't ever think about doing that to me again, ever! I missed you so much. You know I can't cope without you. You're such an asshole," Rachel cried into Quinn's shirt as Quinn held her.
"I know, I know. I'm so sorry, Rach. Shhh. Please forgive me," Quinn choked out.
"Of course I forgive you, you idiot. Iit's the two of us forever, right?" said Rachel.
Quinn gave a watery chuckle and nodded into Rachel's hair and hugged her tighter.
They girls were brought out of their emotional embrace when they heard a large bang. They turned around and saw a chair on the ground and a red faced Finn standing and staring at the two of them, angrily.
"WHAT THE HELL?"
"Finn, sit down!" yelled Mr Schue from his seat, trying to calm the boy.
"No, Mr Schue! This is bullshit! Everyone is acting like this okay! She breaks up with me to run off and become a dyke with her! This is bullshit!" Finn screamed, a vain in his temple throbbing.
Santana stood up, her eyes having a dangerous flare in them, "You better watch what you're saying, Frankenteen. Don't make me cut off those things you call balls and feed them to you one by one."
"Oh, shut up, Santana!" Finn yelled, "she's my girlfriend! She's not supposed to be gay! She's not like you and your idiot girlfriend!"
Santana looked like she was about to pounce on the giant when Puck sensed the danger and quickly restrained the angry Latina.
"Woah! Finn, you need to calm the hell down or get outta this room right now!" shouted Mercedes at the boy.
Before Finn had any time to throw a retort at Mercedes, Mike and Sam had grabbed Finn by the arms and tugged him towards the door before he could make a bigger ass out of himself. He put up a good fight but eventually Mike and Sam managed to get him out of the choir room to cool him off.
"What an asshole. Lucky I didn't prevent him from ever having offspring again," muttered Santana, sitting back down next to Brittany as Puck released her.
Brittany smiled at her girlfriend, lovingly and kissed her on the cheek.
Mr Schue looked baffled by what had just happened and decided it was best if they just called it a day and so he dismissed everyone.
Quinn grabbed their bags and dragged Rachel out into the hallway by the hand. The rest of the Glee Club hung back and opted to listen to the conversation through the doorway.
"So I'm guessing the break up didn't go to well," said Rachel, trying to lighten the tension and toeing the ground.
Quinn chuckled and shook her head.
"He shouldn't have reacted like that. I'm sorry you had to see that."
"He'll get over it," said Rachel, "but...where does this leave us?" asked Rachel, biting her lip.
"Well I've sort of come out to my mom and pretty much outed my feelings for you in front of the Glee Club. My guess is, the school should know by tomorrow morning," said Quinn, shrugging.
"And..." Rachel pressed.
"And...I'm pretty sure I've been in love with you since I was in kindergarten. I've been pretty blind not to realise it after all these years. I might have needed a push in the right direction-"
"You mean a fucking shove!" shouted Santana from the choir room.
Rachel giggled.
"Okay, well maybe a bit more than that," added Quinn, rolling her eyes at her friend.
"But the point is, I...I wanna be with you, Rach. I know we might get shit for being together and at times it might get hard, but I meant what I said in that song. I want to try. I will always want to try for you. It's always been you, Rach."
Rachel beamed up at Quinn with a mega-watt smile.
"You no idea how happy it makes me to hear that, Quinn. I...I love you too."
Rachel was pretty sure this was the happiest she's ever felt. She felt like the world could stop and it didn't matter because she had her girl. Her thoughts were cut off when Quinn tugged her by the hem of her shirt into a passionate kiss.
Quinn wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist and smiled into the kiss. This was where she belonged. Here with Rachel. The one she loved.
They heard members of the Glee Club cheering and wolf whistling from the choir room as they all stuck their heads out the door to watch.
"Totally hot, Jew Babe. Keep the Faberry action coming!" cheered Puck.
Rachel pulled back from Quinn and rolled her eyes at her team mates. She looked back to Quinn and smiled.
"How about we get out of here?"
"That sounds wonderful, Miss Berry," Quinn said, offering her arm and curtseying.
Rachel giggled and accepted the arm as the two walked towards the parking lot.
In that moment, with Quinn by her side, Rachel truly was the happiest she had ever been.
Yup, it was always Quinn Fabray.