Title: Real Magic- Chapter 10
A/N: On to the next one.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee, the Walt Disney Company, or anything that both entail within.
Waking up with Rachel in her arms was one of the best things that Quinn had become accustomed to since the start of their relationship. Quinn loved the smell of strawberry from her shampoo, and reveled in the warmth that they shared. If Quinn had her way she would say that they should just stay in bed all day together.
Unfortunately she knew that Mr. Schue would never allow them remain behind while the whole club went out, and they had promised to spend the day with Mike and Tina.
However she was going to milk all of the time that she could out of the situation she was in. Wrapping her arm tighter around Rachel's waist, Quinn loved the small sigh of contentment that the brunette made in her sleep.
Unfortunately, Quinn could hear Mercedes moving and getting ready across the room, and Tina talking to Brittany in the living room. Sighing, Quinn began to gently shake Rachel, "Rachel, it's time to wake up."
"Mmmh…No."
Quinn chuckled as Rachel snuggled back into her and buried her face in her pillow. "Everyone else is getting ready to go Rach, we gotta get up."
Rachel turned her head around and looked at Quinn out of the corner of her eye with a smirk on her face, "Rach, huh?"
Quinn smirked back, "I think it's cute, just like you."
The explosion of giggles from Rachel shook through both of them, "Wow, you are so corny Quinn." Turning around completely to face Quinn, Rachel continued, "But I like it too."
"Good." Quinn placed a quick kiss on Rachel's lips before rolling over and hopping out of bed."
"Quinn! How could you leave me after that?"
"We spent half the night making out, and I'm sure we will again later, so I think you can survive off that for now."
Quinn hurried into the bathroom to change before Rachel's pouting broke down her resolve. She definitely wanted to stay in bed just as much as Rachel did, but she knew that they had to get going. Quinn quickly showered and changed into the green baby-doll dress she was wearing for the day. Coming back out of the bathroom she found Rachel still lying on their bed, having not moved at all since she left. Quinn decided she needed to use an alternative means to get Rachel out of bed.
"Hm, I guess since my girlfriend isn't going to be joining me for breakfast I'll just have to hang out with Sam and Finn."
Watching Rachel spring out of bed like a cannon left Quinn in stitches, even if it had been a little messed up. "You are a mean girlfriend Quinn Fabray."
"If someone wasn't being so lazy I wouldn't have had to be so drastic, would I?"
Rachel stuck her tongue out before hurrying to get changed. Quinn couldn't help the ear-to-ear grin that she was sporting when she entered the living room and sat down at the kitchen counter to wait for Rachel. It didn't take long for Rachel came bounding out of their room in one of her impossibly short skirts and a cute polo.
"Ready!"
"I'm not the one who slept in extra, so…yeah, been ready."
"You could have left and I would have met you down there."
"Nope, can't let you out of my sight. Now come on, it's bacon time."
Rachel grimaced as she took Quinn's hand and walked them out of the room. "That's terrible, Quinn. Think of all the cute little piglets growing up all alone because of your carnivorous obsession."
"Rach, that's the opposite of what I want to think about while eating. I thought we weren't going to worry about my bacon eating ways?"
"You brought it up!"
"It's a reflex, I can't control it."
"You are infuriating sometimes Quinn Fabray."
"Yeah, but you love it."
"Mmh, I do."
They shared a quick kiss in the elevator before heading across the lobby to Cape May Café, where Mr. Schuester was waiting outside again. "Good morning girls! You two are running a little late this morning, so hurry and grab something to eat."
"Thanks Mr. Schue." Walking past him, Quinn turned to Rachel, "Did you hear that? Late."
"Hush you."
Grabbing plates and bacon/fruit, they looked around for a place to sit and noticed Brittany waving them over to the table that she was sharing with Mike and Tina. Quinn found it extremely odd and more than slightly disconcerting that she could see Santana at another table with Puck, Artie, Finn and Sam.
Quinn addressed her curiosity as she sat down. "Hey guys. B why aren't you sitting with S?"
"I'm mad at her. She stole all of my blankets last night."
Assuming that this meant that they would be fine later Quinn decided it wasn't worth wasting any concern on.
"Well I hope that you and Santana can work out your differences and enjoy your time here together."
Quinn missed the worrying frown that crossed Brittany's face as she replied, "Me too, Rachel."
After eating a satisfactory amount of bacon, Quinn decided to ask, "So has Mr. Schue said where we're going today?"
Looking around the table, it was Mike who answered, "No, he said he wanted to wait until everyone was here and had eaten."
Quinn shot Rachel a pointed look, which got a blush in return. Coincidentally Mr. Schuester decided to speak up at that exact moment. "So, now that everyone has eaten I guess it's time to let you all know that today I've decided that we're going to go to EPCOT—"
"Yes!"
Twelve heads simultaneously turned toward the unexpected outburst and landed on the figure of one Noah Puckerman. Most of the club was confused and shocked into silence. It continued until Rachel broke through it, "Noah, EPCOT is an extremely educational park and does not seem that it would be your ideal type of experience. In addition to that fact that your previous actions have given the appearance that you weren't aware of the finer details of Walt Disney World."
"Hey, I can do research too Berry. I, uh, wanted to look up roller coasters before we showed up."
Quinn could tell that there was something off in his answer, even if no one else noticed. She knew he wasn't lying, but he had definitely left something out of his answer.
She didn't have time to think it through further as Mr. Schue continued, "Yes, well both of you are correct. EPCOT is a far more educational experience than the other parks, but there are still several thrill rides like Mission: Space and Test Track, so there should be something for everyone. Alright, it's 8:30 and the park opens at 9, so hurry up, finish your breakfasts and meet me in the back of the lobby in fifteen."
Watching Mr. Schue walk out, Quinn turned back to their table and asked Rachel, "So what do you think?"
"While my first choice would have been Hollywood Studios with its extreme focus on showbiz, it does seem to be interesting with its split between Future World and the World Showcase."
"We're going to the future?"
Quinn couldn't help but smile at the typical comment from her blonde friend, "No B, half of the park is based on technology that they think will be in the future."
"But how do they have it if it's from the future?"
Realizing that it was probably going to be futile to explain, Quinn decided to indulge her friend's view of the world. "I don't know B, they must have some special way of getting it."
"Like a time machine!"
"Maybe, B, maybe." Looking over and seeing the amused look on Rachel's face, Quinn decided to put the focus back on Rachel. "So which part are you more interested in?"
"Well Quinn, I would have to say that the World Showcase with its wide range of countries will be of more use to my future career as a world famous superstar, so it is imperative for us to pay close attention."
"Us?"
"Yes Quinn, Us."
Quinn loved how sure of herself Rachel was when she included both of them in her plans for the future. She couldn't help but lean in with the intent to capture Rachel's lips with her own, but was quickly stopped by a harshly whispered, "Quinn!"
Looking at her girlfriend in confusion she realized Rachel was looking back and forth between her and something else, and she turned to see what it was. She realized that Finn and Sam were both still at their table and that the taller was looking directly at them. "Oh."
Rachel smirked at her, "Don't worry, as soon as they're gone we can get back to where you were headed. But right now we need to go meet Mr. Schue."
Quinn rose to follow her girlfriend and saw the smirking and knowing faces of Mike, Tina and Brittany and could only mutter, "shut up."
Realizing that they were still surrounded by the entire club, Quinn had to monitor her actions so they didn't seem overly friendly. It was only a short walk before they arrived at the designated meeting place with Mr. Schue and were simply waiting for the table of the boys. It didn't take long before Puck came out rolling Artie, with Finn and Sam following. Quinn didn't like that they were all smirking, especially with Puck looking highly mischievous and with Finn's goofy attempt aimed at Rachel.
Before Mr. Schue could begin talking and leading them out, Puck spoke up, "Hey Mr. Schue, before we leave we just wanted to say something."
"Okay, guys, what's up?"
Finn was the one who continued their thoughts, "Well Mr. Schue, we just thought that since this is a bonding trip that today all of us should spend the day together. I mean the last two days we split up and you can't really bond with people who aren't there."
Quinn was seething and was sure that anyone around could feel the anger radiating off her. She didn't think she could handle spending all day with Rachel having to hide their relationship while watching Finn try to bumble his way back with Rachel.
Unfortunately she didn't really have a choice when Mr. Schue answered, "That's a great idea guys! This trip is all about coming together as a group, and having to share your experiences together all day will definitely help." Quinn shared a look with Rachel, who didn't seem to be thrilled with the situation either. "Alright, before I send you off together we need to walk over to the park, so everyone follow me."
Quinn saw Finn walking towards them with a purpose, so she quickly threw her arm around Rachel's shoulder and headed after Mr. Schue. She felt Rachel turn her head towards her and heard her whisper, "What do we do now?"
Leaning down Quinn whispered back, "We're gonna have to act like friends unless you want the inevitable blowup to happen today."
"No, I would prefer to wait until after the competition ends this week." Together the group headed out of the back of the lobby and down the path until they reached the path around the lake. Instead of heading right towards the pool, Mr. Schue headed left. This took them straight towards the bridge that Quinn and Rachel had been making out on last night. Quinn turned and gave Rachel a smile, which was returned. "That was fun."
"Yeah, too bad we're gonna have to hold off until we get back to bed tonight."
"I am greatly displeased with the change of our plans."
"Yeah, me too."
Instead of heading right towards the bridge, they went left and started heading down a slight incline to the back entrance of EPCOT. After going through the gates Mr. Schue stopped them again. "Okay, guys, before I let you go I need to let you know about the reservation I set up for dinner. We are having dinner tonight at a restaurant called Teppan Edo, which is in the Japanese pavilion at 6 o'clock. So I want you guys to meet me in Japan at 5:45. Until then go on and have fun."
Once Mr. Schue was done talking Quinn, with her arm still protectively wrapped around Rachel, followed the rest of the group as it walked up the small path they were on until they reached the back of the United Kingdom pavilion. Realizing that the area they were in was empty Quinn turned to Rachel, "Why is there no one around?"
"Quinn, the World Showcase portion of the park doesn't open until 11 in the morning and as it is currently 9:05 we are being herded through here to Future World."
Quinn couldn't help but laugh at the speed and certainty with which Rachel answered. "Is there anything you didn't learn before we came here?"
"Quinn it is best to be completely thorough when investigating any topic that has impact on your life." Rachel smirked at Quinn before continuing, "Plus I am quite intelligent, as illustrated by my current status as valedictorian of our peers at William McKinley."
"You are only five-hundredths of a point ahead of me, and its only fall of junior year. Don't get so cocky yet, Rach."
Now passing through Canada, Rachel giggled into Quinn's side, "I suppose I should keep that in mind. Wouldn't want the big, bad HBIC to get everything she wants."
"I already have everything."
Once again Quinn found herself leaning in to kiss Rachel, when Brittany yelled, "Quinn! Rachel! You're going so slow! Hurry up!"
Quinn looked up and noticed that the rest of the group had made it through Canada and was about to enter a path to Future World, while they had lagged hundreds of feet behind. "Okay, B."
Picking up the pace with Brittany in tow, they quickly headed towards the small path that the others were heading down. It didn't take long to catch up with Brittany setting their pace. Quinn barely had time to notice the scenery around them until they had left the path and caught the others who had stopped to look at what Quinn thought was a waterfall. It took her a second to realize that they were staring because the water was going up, instead of down.
Spending a minute to look at the abnormal water feature, Quinn looked around at the rest of the group and asked, "So where are we going right now?"
It was Puck who seemed to have taken over the group's plans for the day who answered, "We're gonna head over to The Land where there's supposed to be this mad popular ride Soarin'."
Quinn nodded and followed them as they began to move again. It was a short walk to get to the pavilion that they were planning on. Up a short, winding hill was the entrance, which was proclaimed by the large sign with The Land in huge letters. Beyond the sign and the trees that occupied the middle of the hill, Quinn could see the building rise up in a pyramid-esque giant glass roof.
As they headed up toward the main entrance, Mercedes and Kurt dropped back to where Quinn, Rachel and Brittany were in the back of the group. "So, I take it that you two are less than pleased with this arrangement?"
Quinn couldn't help it when she snapped back, "What do you think Kurt?"
"Quinn, be nice. To answer your question, yes we are not pleased that the boys have concocted this plan, but we will stay and attempt to work on this 'bonding' experience."
Quinn made a face that was not missed by Mercedes, "Come on girl, it'll be nice to hang out as a team. Just chill on the PDA and you're good."
"Yeah, that's gonna be a problem." Quinn smirked at the slightly disgusted looks from Kurt and Mercedes and at the massive blush on Rachel's face.
They reached the entrance and walked into what turned out to be the top floor of the building. It was a bright, open space from the glass roof with a group of hot air balloon sculptures hanging in the open space, and the top floor was less of a floor, than it was a circular pathway around the edge of the building. As they walked to the edge of the floor in front of them they could see down to the bottom. They could see the entrances for Soarin' and another ride that Quinn didn't know on opposite sides of the building and a large food court taking up the middle of the room. There was an increasing level of traffic, especially in front of the sign for Soarin'.
"Looks like we have to walk around to go down."
Quinn looked to where Finn was pointing and saw that around the other side of the floor were two sets of stairs and escalators, and an elevator in the back. Puck grabbed the back of Artie's chair and started walking, "Let's go."
Following the pair the rest of the group headed around to the elevator, where Artie said, "You guys should go down and grab us Fastpasses. Puck and I can meet you there."
"Alright dude, see you in a minute." Finn grabbed their tickets and led them down the set of stairs to their right, which put them right in front of the entrance to Soarin'. Walking under the sign they found the Fastpasses to the right of the ride entrance in a small room. Quinn had to let Rachel go to use their own machines, but hurried back to her girlfriend as soon as she was done as she saw Finn eyeing Rachel.
Coming back together, with Puck and Artie just showing up, an annoyed looking Santana asked, "These ain't good until 9:40 and that's in a half hour. Someone's gots to have a plan to kill time or I'ma go Lima Heights on someone."
Quinn just took the outburst in stride, too used to her friend's antics to worry, but Rachel looked worried and spoke up quickly, "Well we could go on Living with the Land. It is right across the way, appears to have a very short line currently, and should be perfectly timed to allow us to be back right as our time arrives. It fits all of the criteria that should be assessed in this situation."
Quinn saw most of the group nodding, but Santana had to speak her feelings rather than just nod, "God, midget, I asked for a suggestion, not an essay. But it ain't the worst idea ever, so let's listen to the hobbit."
Quinn gave Rachel a reassuring squeeze, before allowing Rachel to lead them across to the food court to the entrance to Living with the Land. When Rachel reached the entrance to the line, a cast member standing there asked, "How many in your party?"
"There are currently twelve of us, kind sir, however just so you are aware our friend Artie is handicapped, and I am unaware if that affects our group in any way."
"Yes it does, so if you'll just follow me." Quinn followed Rachel as she led them after the cast member, who had taken them around from the entrance to a handicap entrance that was right at the loading dock. "If you'll just wait here you'll be loaded in a minute."
"Thank you very much, sir"
Quinn joined the chorus of thank you's after Rachel and then went to stand beside the brunette. It didn't take long before Finn asked, "So, Rachel, what is this ride about anyway?"
"I am glad that you asked, Finn. The Living with the Land attraction is a slow-moving boat ride that provides and educational look on agriculture and the new technology that is making agriculture more efficient and also more environmentally friendly."
Quinn knew that the mix of blank and angry stares was not a good thing. She was especially gearing up for a confrontation with Santana who looked murderous, but she and Rachel were saved by Artie. "That sounds really interesting Rachel"
"It does, doesn't it? You know as a dedicated vegan I am especially fascinated by the multiple greenhouses where they grow their own vegetables that are served in restaurants in EPCOT."
Quinn liked that Rachel was enjoying discussing this with Artie, but Santana still looked ready to erupt. Thankfully another cast member arrived before she went off. "Hi, are you all together?" At their simultaneous nodding she continued, "Great, well if you'll follow me we can load your group."
They followed after her as she led them up to a series of attached small boats, which were lined with several rows of benches. They were led to the front of the first boat, where there was a space to roll Artie's wheel chair. "Okay, so we need three in the front with the wheelchair, and four to a row after that."
Quinn looked around at the group as they attempted to figure out who would go where, but as soon as she saw Finn looking at them again, she grabbed Rachel and Mike and Tina and hopped into the second row. "We'll go here."
She couldn't help the smirk that crossed her face when she sat with her arm around Rachel, but it was wiped off by her confusion at the rest of the group's seating arrangement. In the front row Artie was joined by Kurt, Mercedes and Brittany, who was seated right next to her ex-boyfriend. Glancing back wards quickly, she saw Finn and Sam right behind her and Rachel, with Puck cozying up to Santana.
She was confused and worried at what was really going on between her two best friends if they were hanging out with their exes. However she didn't really have time to dwell, as aside from the bouncing brunette next to her, the guide of their boat had climbed into the front and was starting the tour. "Hello, my name is Maria and I'll be taking you through one of the most innovative areas here in EPCOT. For your safety please keep your arms, legs and heads inside the boat at all times. I'll be back once we reach the greenhouses, until then sit back and enjoy Living with the Land."
Their guide sat down as the boat began to move into a dark tunnel and a soft melody began to play through speakers in the boat. "Welcome to a voyage of discovery and awareness with the richness, diversity and often surprising nature of Living with the Land."
The boat was passing through a replica rainforest during a thunderstorm. Quinn smiled when Rachel snuggled closer to her with the cold, moist air around them. "Our Journey begins as dramatic and sudden changes are sweeping over the land. The approaching storm may seem violent and destructive to us, but to nature it's a new beginning in the cycle of life."
The ride continued through the rainforest as the narration continued, "Beneath the surface of the land, roots trap the falling water and extract precious nutrients and minerals. These elements when combined with sunlight create the rich living systems of our planet. One of those systems is the rainforest, one of the most amazing concentrations of life on our planet. These small and beautiful forests cover only a tiny portion of the earth's surface, but contain more than half of its plant and animal species. Rainforest are also rich and productive living systems, providing us with oxygen, food, and other elements that are useful in our lives."
They finally came out of the rainforest area and into a desert scene, where the air began to heat up and dry out. Quinn was actually enjoying the nice slow ride, and its educational spin until she heard the complaining behind her.
"This ride is so boring. Why would anyone want to learn while on vacation?"
It was bad enough that Sam was saying these things when Rachel could hear, but the fact that Finn continued it was so much worse. "I know dude, who cares how plants drink and stuff. I just wanna ride a roller coaster."
Quinn couldn't concentrate on the ride anymore, even as the ride moved through the desert and into the American prairie. She could feel Rachel shaking under her arm, and a quick glance showed Rachel quietly trying to hold back tears. As they passed into a tunnel with many screens showing different scenes of people working on the land Santana threw the last dagger. "Who would possibly think this was a good idea?"
Quinn watched as the tears started to fall and she couldn't believe that they would do this. She knew Finn and Sam weren't smart, but this was moronic, and Santana hadn't been happy about the ride, but she knew about them and had said she was happy for her. It seemed wrong that she would attack Rachel like this.
Quinn squeezed Rachel as close as possible and leaned down to whisper in her ear, "Don't listen to them, Rach. They're morons who can't appreciate anything intelligent. I'm having fun, and I'm sure anyone here who has half a brain is too."
Rachel seemed to calm down and as the tears ended whispered back, "Thank you, Quinn."
Quinn tried to pay attention to the guide as she began to give the tour, but her anger at the three behind her was keeping her from really focusing on what was said. She was able to pick up the general overview as they went through the different areas of the greenhouse, starting with the tropical section with things like bananas and pineapple. They then passed into an aquacell where they practiced fish farming, which she could tell wasn't sitting well with Rachel.
They followed through a temperate greenhouse, which included a nine-pound lemon, a vertical greenhouse with Mickey Mouse shaped pumpkins (which Brittany wanted one of immediately), and the last, which grew plants from rafters with their roots hanging in the air.
They finally passed through a final dark tunnel, where there was a light-up collage of different types of fruits and vegetables. It didn't take long for them to return to the docking area and begin to disembark.
Quinn kept her arm tight around Rachel's shoulders as her girlfriend's eyes were still watery and bloodshot and she didn't want Rachel to have to answer any embarrassing questions.
However it wasn't as easy as Quinn hoped, as Rachel was seemingly assaulted by people. It took Quinn a second to realize that it wasn't the people from the row behind them but was their other friends.
"That was really cool Rachel."
"Yeah good way to kill twenty minutes."
"All that food is giving me a craving."
"Rach, you totally have to get me a Mickey pumpkin for Halloween."
Quinn couldn't help but smile as the look of shock changed to one of happiness. "Thank you. I too was pleased by the interesting look at alternate ways to grow food that could be used to meet the needs of the future."
She should have known that it was too good to be true, but she honestly didn't think that Finn would be insensitive enough to say anything when he knew Rachel could hear. "What are you guys talking about? We were so bored in our row."
Quinn had had enough of Finn, "Yeah, well not all of us have remained gigantic man-children, and we actually like learning about interesting things. Come on, Rach."
Quinn led them away, in no mood to deal with any comeback that Finn might try to use. It was only a few minutes away from them riding Soarin' anyway, so Quinn figured they might as well head over there anyway.
"Thank you Quinn."
"Don't worry about it Rach, I was just telling the truth."
"It still means a lot to me."
Quinn gave Rachel a smile as they arrived at the entrance to Soarin' and hesitated, "We should probably wait, I don't feel like getting in trouble for sneaking away on 'group day'."
"Okay."
It took a minute for everyone to catch up and Quinn saw that Finn was walking straight for them. "Rachel, I'm sorry about what I said. I didn't mean anything, it's just, I'm not good at, like, school and stuff, you know?"
"Of course, Finn, I understand. Thank you for your apology."
"No problem, Rachel, I'll totally make it up to you."
Quinn was glad that Finn at least realized he was wrong (even if someone had to explain it to him), but she wasn't thrilled about his idea of making it up to Rachel.
"Well let's get it on then."
Quinn winced at how Santana made even the simplest things sexual, but added her voice to the chorus of agreements and headed towards the fastpass line.
They began winding their way through the beige hallway that had been designed to resemble an airport. They climbed the short incline and walked by the people unfortunate enough to be stuck in the regular line. However as they kept moving past the stalled line next to them, their line stopped climbing and continued below the other. They finally reached another section of the hallway that was filled with neon blue ambient lighting and continued until they reached a cast member who directed them to their left, which was labeled Concourse 1.
This led them down into a dimly lit loading area that looked like it was also looked like it was a part of a small airport. Once there a cast member directed them into two rows, one of eight and one of four, and left them to wait.
Quinn remained with Rachel as they were placed in the front of the first row, but Quinn was beginning to get annoyed by the fact that Finn had been hovering next to them the whole walk and was now set to be in the seat next to Rachel. She didn't have time to dwell on the problem as the video monitor above them began to show a safety video.
"Hello, and welcome to Soarin! My name is Patrick and I will be your chief flight attendant for today. You'll begin boarding in a few moments but first I like to go over some safety instructions. When the doors to your flight open, please take a seat, and store any carry-on items in the under seat compartment. This includes cameras, toys, dolls, glasses, and of course…these little beauties." Quinn couldn't help but chuckle with everyone else as they showed a man removing a Mickey ears hat.
"Next, fasten your seatbelt, inserting them in the buckle to your right. If smaller aviators don't measure up to the high indicator on the seat, just put the belt through the loop before fastening. Soon, you will be airborne, so if you or your little aviators have a fear of flying or fear of heights, you might want to wait for you party at the arrival gate. Have a nice flight!"
As the door to her right opened, Quinn led them through to their glider, and moved across to the last seat on the right. She strapped in and watched as Rachel and the others did the same. It took an extra few seconds so Puck could transfer Artie from his chair into his seat, but they were soon ready to go.
"We are now conducting final preparations for our flight. For your safety, remain seated with your hands and arms inside at all times and supervise young children."
As the cast members made final preparations Quinn leaned left to Rachel, "You excited?"
"Yes Quinn, this is supposed to be one of the most popular rides here and it looks like it will be very enjoyable."
Quinn shared a smile as the narration voice cut through one last time, "Soarin' to tower, we are ready for take-off!"
Quinn felt her stomach drop as the ride rose up in front of the giant Imax screen, and then began their 'flight.' Between the motion of the glider and the wind effects it felt like they were really flying and gave an odd sense of their height. As they flew the video was a highlight reel of aerial views of California, from the Golden Gate Bridge, to snowy mountains, forested rivers, rocky seashores, desert canyons, a golf course and an aircraft carrier.
It culminated flying down Main Street and Disneyland, up over the castle and ended with a firework show. As they glider floated back down the narrator once again voiced through, "On behalf on our entire flight crew, thanks for soaring with us!" Everyone was applauding the great experience that the flight provided.
Quinn turned to Rachel, "So what'd you think?"
"It was wonderful Quinn! I have never had such a unique experience before!"
Quinn chuckled at Rachel's excitement, and had to agree that it was a one-of-a-kind experience. As the glider landed everyone began to unbuckle their belts and disembark, but Quinn couldn't get her belt to unlock. As she struggled with it the rest of the club began to move towards the exit, not noticing her problem.
When she did manage to get it undone, she turned to follow the group and catch up to Rachel, when her blood began to boil. She saw Finn had taken Rachel around the shoulder, and the smaller girl was looking at her with a silent plea.
Help.
As Rachel unbuckled herself from the belt on Soarin', she didn't notice that Quinn hadn't followed her right away until no arm had wrapped around her after a few seconds. She was so used to the comforting presence of Quinn's arm around her shoulder that she knew something was wrong when it didn't reappear directly after the ride ended.
She was about to turn when an arm did make its way around her shoulders. Only it was so wrong. The arm was too long to fit perfectly across the length of her back, and it was so heavy that she felt like she was being crushed. And Quinn certainly didn't have that much arm hair.
Turning she found that it was Finn who had taken her around her shoulders, "Hey Rachel."
"Hi."
She couldn't get anything else out as she turned to find where Quinn had gone. Rachel had nearly turned fully around when she saw that Quinn was still in her seat and was trying to unbuckle herself. When the blonde had finally gotten free, Rachel caught Quinn's eye and could see that her girlfriend was furious, so Rachel tried to convey her need for help to Quinn.
Rachel knew that Finn still had feelings for her that she couldn't return, but she did want to remain friends. This unfortunately prevented her from telling him about her relationship with Quinn until she thought he was ready, and thus to stop him from touching her without arousing suspicion.
"So, Rach, I feel like we haven't hung out at all since we've gotten here."
The use of the nickname sounded so wrong coming from someone other than Quinn, and the statement as a whole answered any questions about why Finn had suggested 'group day.' "Yes, I suppose that is a factual statement. I have been otherwise occupied with alternative companions who have partaken in enjoyable experiences with myself."
As they were walking back through the same hallway as the entrance but in reverse, Finn responded, "What?"
Rachel sighed and took a moment before dumbing down her sentence, "I've been having fun with others, Finn."
Re-entering the food court, Finn had a look of comprehension on his face, "Oh! Why didn't you just say so?"
Rachel turned to roll her eyes and muttered, "I did," under her breath. As the group came back together Rachel could see Quinn was still upset and she couldn't deny that she felt the same way. It was bad enough that they couldn't act like the couple they were, but now they were separated as well. It did seem that Brittany and Puck were trying to distract the blonde, but Rachel could see that she wouldn't be happy until they were together again. And frankly neither would she.
Sam finished rolling Artie to the group, and it took a second for anyone to say something. Kurt broke the silence, "So, are we just going to stand here? I have far better things I could be doing."
Finn replied in what Rachel assumed was his attempt to be the leader of the team. "Yeah, Kurt is right. We need to decide on where we're going."
This led to another silence before Mike finally made a suggestion, "Why don't we go to that giant golf ball."
"Spaceship Earth?"
Mike nodded at Rachel's answer, "Yeah, it's the main attraction here right?"
"Yes, Spaceship Earth, with its iconic 'golf ball' look is the main symbol of EPCOT Park."
Following various consents, the group began to make its way upstairs and to the elevator. Rachel was stuck with Finn as they made their way up and around to the front of the pavilion and started out the exit. It wasn't long before Finn was once again questioning her and the question was not one that she appreciated. "So, why have you been hanging out with Quinn?"
"Because we have agreed to put our mutual past behind us and have come to appreciate each others company."
"But, like, why? She's always, like, yelling or not being nice, even to her friends."
Rachel was beginning to get angry, not a very common occurrence, and she wanted to tell Finn how great Quinn really was. How she cared for Rachel, how she made her feel safe, how hanging out with Quinn the last few days were some of the most enjoyable of her life. But she couldn't yet, so she settled for, "I've found Quinn to be genuinely kind, Finn, and I enjoy her company."
As the group passed through the large tunnel in the middle of Innoventions, Finn continued, "I don't like it Rach. What if she's just trying to hurt you?"
Now Rachel was really upset and couldn't help but snap, "I don't like what you're insinuating! Quinn and I are friends and you need to accept that!"
Finn seemed shocked and immediately got defensive, "Whoa, okay. I'm just trying to look out for you."
"You'll never need to protect me from Quinn."
Rachel stopped talking and took in the sights that surrounded them as they entered the central plaza of Future World. To her right was a very large fountain that took up most of the space, but there was also an open-air pin shop with an elaborate sunshade extending around the roof. From where they were the group headed left and walked around and under the side of Spaceship Earth.
Rachel was ignoring any looks that Finn may have been giving her and it didn't take long for them to reach the entrance to the line in front. Thankfully Rachel took note of the short five-minute wait as they entered the line, as well as the large painting that showed both cavemen and astronauts working on their own forms of communications.
Walking into the entry door, Finn finally spoke again, "Look, Rach, I'm sorry about what I said about Quinn. If you wanna be friends that's cool, but I'm not sure me and Quinn will be okay again."
Rachel could see his point about their past and decided to be lenient, "I understand that you and Quinn will probably never have a great relationship, but you must respect that we are going to be friends."
"I got it, Rach."
They made their way through the short hallway, into the loading area, where four person cars were constantly moving to allow people to get in. However when they noticed Artie, the cast members halted the ride to allow him to be transferred to a car. This allowed the whole group to spread out over three cars, with Rachel being seated next to Finn in a car with Santana and Puck.
Rachel was able to share a quick, loving glance with Quinn as she entered the car behind her, but she wished she was able to sit with her, as she had for all of the rides so far. It felt odd riding with Finn.
Still Rachel was interested in the retrospective look on the history of human communication. But even as she tried to pay attention to the narration as they passed from the time of cavemen, to the Egyptians, the Greeks, Romans and onwards, she could feel Finn creeping closer and she was beginning to get uncomfortable.
She tried to squeeze over as far as possible, but it didn't stop the advance of the large boy. It wasn't long before Rachel was stuck between the side of the car and Finn's body. She could no longer concentrate on the ride as she was beginning to panic, especially as she saw Finn leaning over. "Finn, stop."
"Come on Rach, I'm ready to get back together, and this ride is boring me."
He leaned closer and Rachel started shrieking, "Finn! Stop!"
"What's wrong?"
"I am not doing this with you! Please remove yourself from my vicinity"
Finn looked confused and Rachel thought there might have been a hint of anger, but he did move over to his seat. Rachel just wished the ride would end so that she could get away. She blocked out everything as the ride cars turned and began the descent in reverse. When the car reached the unloading area she jumped out as soon as the door opened and made a beeline for the exit.
Storming past everyone else she barely had time to hear Brittany ask, "Where are you going Rachel?"
Rachel shouted, "Bathroom," as she passed straight through the game and activity filled exit area and out of the building. She didn't know where a bathroom was, but thankfully there was one right across the way that she hurried across to.
Rachel felt ill, even though it hadn't been nearly as bad as it could have been. Finn may have been less intelligent than average, but he wasn't cruel or abusive. She just couldn't even imagine someone other than Quinn kissing her right now.
It didn't take more than a couple of minutes for Quinn to barge into the bathroom with a look of concern on her face. "Rach, what's wrong?"
The sound of her voice put Rachel back at ease, "Nothing Quinn."
Rachel loved it when her girlfriend crossed the room and wrapped her in a tight hug. "Then why, pray tell, did you run out of there? It certainly doesn't seem to be because you needed the restroom."
She figured honesty was the best policy. "Finn attempted to kiss me on the ride."
The look on Quinn's face when she pulled back was one that Rachel knew meant Quinn was on a path to destroy someone. "I'm going to end him."
The detached way that Quinn delivered the threat was slightly disconcerting, but Rachel knew she could corral the situation. "I stopped him, Quinn. I am perfectly fine and you do not need to do any harm to Finn."
"He tried to kiss you."
"He does not know we are together. You can not blame him for thinking I might get back together with him, even if we both know it will not happen."
Rachel could tell Quinn was calming down somewhat, however slight it was, so Rachel pulled her back into a hug. "I'm not happy that he tried to kiss you."
"I know Quinn, I was not thrilled either, but you know I am yours."
Quinn had a smirk across her face, "Mine, huh?"
The smirk was returned, "Yes, yours. And you, Lucy Quinn Fabray, are mine."
"All yours."
If Rachel had been thinking clearly she would have thought it a bad idea to start making out in the public restroom in Walt Disney World. But when Quinn pulled her in for a soft kiss, Rachel couldn't help but want more.
She didn't know how long it went on, or when tongues became involved, but she was acutely aware when she heard, "Totally hot," from across the room.
Breaking apart she saw Brittany standing near the door with a smile on her face, "See Q, I told you that you'd get Rachel back."
"Yeah, thanks B."
Rachel looked at Quinn with concern, "You thought you would lose me?"
"No! I just didn't know how I would get you away from Finn."
"Oh, well, this seems to have worked for the best then."
Rachel smiled as Quinn returned her arm to its rightful place around her shoulders. "Yay! You guys are so cute!"
The three of them walked out and saw the rest of the group huddled, waiting for them. Seeing everyone looking ready to rush off, Rachel asked, "So where are we going next?"
"Puck said we get to go to space! Isn't that like the best! I want to see aliens."
"Brittany, I believe you mean Mission: Space, which is an astronaut simulator ride."
Rachel could see that Brittany was confused, but didn't have time to explain as the rest of the group was swarming her.
"Are you okay?"
"What happened?"
"Ya know throwin up breakfast isn't good for your vocal chords, despite the fact it might actually make your body look like a girls."
Ignoring Santana, Rachel held up a hand until she received silence, and answered, "I am perfectly healthy, thank you. Moving past that, what are we doing? It is shortly past 10:30 and we must continue moving."
"Alright you heard my fellow Jew, get moving." As the group began to move Puck turned to them with a smirk that made Rachel slightly uneasy, "We're going to Mission: Space, Berry. So just hold onto my baby mama, and follow the Puckasaurus."
Rachel rolled her eyes, but said, "Thank you, Noah."
Following after the group with Quinn and Brittany, they made their way back to the plaza behind Spaceship Earth, and made their way towards the tunnel through Innoventions East, directly opposite where they had entered earlier. While walking, Quinn said, "I think Puck knows."
"Totally."
"Yes, it did appear that Noah knew that there was something more occurring than our masquerade as 'friends.'"
"What do you want to do?"
Rachel turned and shared a look with Quinn, "I suppose we should find a time when it would be opportune to confront him and hope he will assist us, rather than tell Finn and Sam."
"Why would he tell Sam?"
Both Quinn and Rachel turned to Brittany, "Because Sam wants to get with me still, B."
"No he doesn't."
"Brittany, would you be so kind as to explain what you mean by that?"
"Sam totally wants to get all up on Kurt."
Stunned into silence, Rachel and Quinn couldn't think of anything to say as they passed out into the East side of Future World and could see the easily recognizable, planet decorated front of Mission: Space. Finally Quinn regained her voice, "B, Sam asked me to hang out just yesterday. I don't think he's secretly pining for Kurt."
"Q, Sam is capital G gay."
"Brittany if Sam was interested in Kurt, why would he be asking Quinn to 'hang out' yesterday?"
"'Cause he's totally a pressed lemon like Q was."
Rachel didn't really see where this conversation could go, as they were rapidly approaching the building, and getting too close to the group to continue without being overheard.
Rachel decided she would observe Sam and see if there was any validity to Brittany's assumptions, but at the moment he seemed to be having normal interactions with Artie and Puck as he pushed the former's wheelchair.
Arriving at the entrance area, the group came fully together once more and Rachel was about to voice her concerns about this ride but was beaten to the punch by Artie, "I'm not coming in, since you have to stand on this ride."
Rachel could see that the boy was upset that his disability prevented him from participating. It did provide her with an alternative reason for decision, "I have had concerns about the intensity of this ride, so I will remain here and keep Artie company."
"Are you sure? I can stay too if you want."
Rachel smiled at Quinn's thoughtfulness, "No, go on and enjoy yourself. I don't want you to miss this experience because of me."
Quinn nodded, but then Kurt spoke up, "Rachel, is that normal for this ride?"
Following his line of sight, Rachel saw a man who had just exited and was throwing up into a garbage can. "Unfortunately yes, Kurt. Those with weaker dispositions are often left with negative side-effects afterwards."
"Then I am staying here with you."
"If you bitches want to pussy out, fine by me, but you're holdin' me up, so gets up outta here."
Rachel couldn't help but feel that Santana's use of horrible English actually made her request sound dangerous, so she took over pushing Artie from Sam, and began to move them towards a bench where they could wait. They ended up across from the ride giving them a perfect view of the exit. Rachel was surprised to see Tina already walking over to where they were sitting.
"Hi guys."
"Hello Tina, has something happened that requires our attention?"
"No, I just thought it over and decided that I didn't want to risk feeling sick from the ride."
"Well, then you must join us as we wait for the more risk taking members of our club."
Tina took her seat, and Rachel wondered how long it would take for the rest of the group to be done. It was already 10:45 and the line was supposedly forty minutes long, plus the length of the ride, so she figured it would probably be an hour. She figured it would be best to spend the time speaking with her fellow Glee club members and actually trying to accomplish Mr. Schuester's goal of 'bonding.'
Her decision to start a conversation was hindered by the question that Artie posed to her, "What is going on between you and Quinn, Rachel?"
Rachel was stunned into a stuttering mess, "N-nothing… w-why would you think something is going on?"
"I was only asking about your new friendship, but… the way that you just denied that anything was happening makes me think that it's something more serious."
She knew that she had stepped in it and needed to backtrack ASAP. "That's what I meant! Yes! Quinn and I are friends!"
Artie had the most skeptical look on his face and Rachel could tell that he probably didn't believe a word that she had said. Sitting there trying to put on a convincing smile didn't last very long as Kurt interrupted, "Sweetie, you're busted, Just give up now and explain."
"Fine!" Rachel turned back to Artie and sighed, "Yes, there is something going on. Quinn and I are dating."
"Wow. I did not see that one coming."
"Yes it was quite unexpected, but it has also been overwhelmingly delightful."
"How come you haven't told anyone? Well I guess Kurt knows, but you clearly haven't announced it."
"Well, as it so happens I believe that most of the Glee club is well aware of our status by this point."
Rachel felt slightly embarrassed at how poorly they had been able to keep their secret, but she had a more pressing matter in the hurt look that crossed Artie's face. "So I'm not lucky enough to be included in the secret?"
"No, it most certainly was not like that. Most people found out on their own, and we could not have informed you yesterday because of the company you were in."
"Finn and Sam?"
"Yes. We are aware that they have been attempting to reconnect with Quinn and I, and do not wish to antagonize them during our competition this week."
"That makes sense. So, I guess you don't want me to tell them?"
"Could you please not? We have had enough team unity problems around competitions and would like to avoid that this time."
"Don't worry, I'll let you tell them on your own."
"Thank you Artie."
"No problem."
Rachel was slightly worried about the idea that their secret was safe. The entire club definitively knew, Puck, Finn and Sam withstanding, and Puck had probably guessed as well. It was getting to the point where it was worth talking to Quinn about whether revealing the secret was going to do less damage than keeping it.
Settling all matters Quinn, the conversation between the four moved to simple banter. Eventually it moved to Disney related topics as they waited.
"So what are you guys looking forward to most for the rest of the week?"
Rachel bounded upon Artie's question, "Well, I am very excited to go to Hollywood Studios and see the various attractions that deal with show business, as they will be excellent learning tools for my future stardom. But, I also will enjoy Animal Kingdom, as my love for animals is also extremely important, as my vegan lifestyle shows."
"Of course, Rachel. I am looking forward to a night when Mr. Schuester allows us to go out on our own again, so I can take Mercedes and go to Downtown Disney on a shopping spree."
Rachel laughed, "We should have guessed that you would want to shop while here." She gave him a playful shove as he flipped his hair at her. Looking further down she asked, "What are you looking forward to, Tina?"
"I know it's probably cliché given my style, but from what I've heard I want to ride the Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror."
"Really? I would of thought that you would have wanted to go to China here at EPCOT."
Rachel watched as Tina leaned forward and glared at Artie, "That is racist!"
Unable to think of a way to end the awkward silence caused by the ex-couple, Rachel hoped Kurt would do something. Checking her watch she saw that it was 11:43, and right around when she expected the group to finish their ride. Her estimation was fairly close as it only took another few minutes for the rest of the group to start appearing through the exit and save them from the silence.
Rachel got up to look for Quinn, but noticed that most of the group had already exited the building and Quinn was nowhere in sight. It took almost another minute and the whole group nearly arriving at the bench for her to finally see Quinn coming out being held up on her feet by Brittany.
Without thinking about it Rachel began sprinting past the group, ignoring confused look from Finn, or the smirks that, not shockingly, dominated Puck and Santana's faces.
She flew to Quinn's side and placed herself under her unoccupied shoulder, taking the weight of her girlfriend from Brittany. "What happened?"
Getting only a weak moan from Quinn, she turned to Brittany, "Quinn doesn't feel very good from the ride. I don't either, it made my tummy sick, but Quinn got all dizzy and couldn't walk great."
"Quinn, baby, are you okay?"
"Yeah, Rach, I just need to walk it off." Rachel could see that Quinn was whiter than even her pale complexion normally was, and she had a sheen from her sweating.
"Okay, just hold onto me and I'll help you to the group." Rachel wasn't used to supporting someone else's weight and it slowed her down considerably, even as Quinn seemed to be looking slightly better.
Coming up to the group, Rachel could see that those who had been outside with her seemed far more worried than those who had ridden with Quinn, and that Finn and Santana didn't seem concerned at all. Rachel was pissed that they were taking this lightly when Quinn could have been seriously ill.
Kurt calmed her down when he asked, "Oh my god, Quinn! Are you okay?"
Quinn was able to give a small smile and answer, "You think after years of Sue Sylvester that a thrill ride will be able to stop me? What's next?"
"Quinn! You can not be serious right now! You need to relax until you feel better"
"C'mon Rach, I'm good to go. So what's the plan?"
It was Santana who, seemingly taking glee from their argument, answered, "Test Track, Q. You think you're up for that?"
Santana punctuated her question by looking over her shoulder to the large, circular, mirrored building behind her. Rachel could see the track that wrapped around the exterior, and the cars that were whipping by at incredibly high speeds. "Bring it, S."
Rachel was less than thrilled, but followed after everyone with Quinn still hanging onto her. As they moved she whispered, "I really wish you wouldn't do this."
"I'm getting better by the second and I don't want to seem weak."
"Quinn, you don't have to act strong all of the time. It doesn't matter to me if you are feeling too sick to participate."
Quinn gave her a smile, "I know that I don't have to put up a front for you anymore, but I can't let S get the best of me this time. Plus I really am getting better." To prove her point Quinn removed any weight still leaning on Rachel and returned to her normal position with her arm wrapped around Rachel. "See?"
"You had better be okay when this is over, or I will not be happy with you for the rest of the day. Including tonight."
Rachel was pleased to see a hint of panic in the blonde's eyes, "I swear I'm fine."
"Okay, I believe you."
They walked through the outer entrance of Test Track and into through the door of the building. The inside looked as though they had entered a crash dummy-testing lab, with displays filling all of the empty space with real tests performed by motor companies. The re-enactments of the tests were unbelievably loud and made it hard for anyone in the group to communicate.
Rachel just held onto Quinn, happy to be together for an extended period of time for the first time since they were at the Land earlier that morning. The line led them to be ushered into a small room where their attention was dragged to a video monitor, which began to show pre-ride instructions.
The first one on screen was a women working at a computer. "Bill!"
A man from the background responded "Yeah."
"The next group's ready."
"Oh, thanks. Hi, everybody. Welcome to the Test Track. My name is Bill McKim, I'm up here in the control center and in just a couple of minutes you're gonna be out there on that track. But first, let's, ah, put together your test schedule. These are the same kinds of tests that are run at, ah, GM test facilities all over the world."
The video continued with the two narrators selecting different tests, including incline, rough road, anti-lock brake, environmental, and cornering tests, with a 'surprise' that showed a collision test.
They were then shuttled out of the room and onto a loading dock where they were loading people into cars with two 6-person rows. Rachel noticed the numbers quickly and turned to Quinn, "Grab someone quick, before Finn tries to sit with us!"
Quinn provided an almost imperceptible nod, before grabbing the closest person to her, which happened to be Noah. "Puck, you're gonna sit with Rach and I, and you're not gonna say anything about it until we talk."
Rachel saw the look Quinn gave Noah and knew that the 'talk' they had to have was about his probable knowledge of their relationship. He just smirked and answered, "Anything for you Baby Mama. You know I can't resist you or my fellow Jew."
"Thank you, Noah."
It took a couple of minutes before they were loaded up into their cars and they were pulling up to the start. Once there the car display turned on. "Hello, we are just about ready to hit the road. So, make sure that your seatbelt is securely fastened as they always should be in your vehicle," said the tester. "Okay, let's head for the first test."
The car simply went up a steep incline, earning a "This is a thrill ride?" from Noah.
"I'm sure it is only the beginning Noah."
On the downhill they passed over varying levels of blocks, bouncing them all over the place. This jerking led to a moan from Rachel's left, where she saw a quickly whitening Quinn.
"Quinn, you said you would be okay!"
"Rach, berate me later, let me concentrate on my stomach for now."
Rachel unhappily complied, as they came up to a cone filled 'road' and the voice came back on. "OK, we'll take you right up to the cones, hit the brakes, and see if I can steer you through."
The car accelerated quickly until they heard, "Breaking…now!"
The car tried to brake, but simply stopped short and jerked them around, causing another moan of sickness from Quinn. "Quinn…"
"I'll be fine."
The car turned into another cone-lined turn, "Okay, we're back on track. Let's try that again, this time with the anti-lock brakes."
Rachel braced herself and saw Quinn do the same, but the car braked and entered the turn far more smoothly.
"Alright, that's the way it ought to be. You see how ABS let you keep control of the vehicle while braking."
"Well that was much better." Rachel turned and saw Quinn trying her hardest not to feel anything and Noah smirking across the car in a way that made her want to tell him off.
"Okay, let's demonstrate some extreme test conditions." They slowly passed through a room full of hot lights, one with refrigeration (Where Rachel leaned into Quinn for warmth) and one with 'corrosive acid.'
After they passed into a handling test, where they drove through a hilly, mountain set up around sharp turns. It seemed to be going well until a pair of truck lights and a horn went on right in front of them causing Rachel to scream.
"Haha, c'mon Berry."
"Shut it, Puckerman!"
Rachel's nerves didn't get better as they entered the room marked Barrier Test. "Ready for the barrier test. Hang on tight!"
Their car accelerated directly at a solid wall and showed no signs of slowing down. Rachel started screaming again, but the wall suddenly flung open and shot them out onto the outer track. Everyone was now screaming, some for fun, some decidedly not, as the car headed away from the building to a curved embankment. The car did the loop and then shot back toward the building, where there was a radar clocking them at 65 mph, and then continued in a loop around the exterior.
By the time they slowed down to re-enter the building Rachel had gotten over the fear and was laughing at how much fun the loops were. Her joy was slightly dampened by seeing that Quinn still didn't look great, but the blonde did have a small smile on her face as they looked at one another.
They pulled back into the loading area and exited to the opposite side of the car, where Rachel wrapped her arm around Quinn once again. "How are you?"
"It's not as bad as before, and once we stopped jerking around it settled down, so I should be good in a few minutes."
"Alright."
The exit led them into a car showroom where there were different kinds of GM cars sitting around to be looked at. While everyone was looking around Rachel grabbed Noah and pushed him into the front seat of a car, while climbing into the back with Quinn. "Noah, I believe it is time to have our conversation."
"Sure thing, Berry. Just admit that you two are goin at it like rabbits, and tell me I can join and we're all good."
"Noah! We are not going at it like rabbits, we are dating and you certainly will be nowhere near us when our relationship reaches that stage."
"Come on, me with both of you is like a top three all time fantasy."
"Noah!"
"Alright, fine. I already guessed your 'secret', so what'd you want Baby Mama?"
Quinn finally joined the conversation, "You to be quiet, so your best friend doesn't go apeshit over this."
"Yeah, I can do that for you two."
"Really?"
"Sure, anything for my little Jewish American Princess."
"As much as I despise that you would refer to me as such, I must thank you for your assistance Noah."
"Don't worry about it. I'll see you two in your room later."
Before Rachel could yell he was already out of the car and walking away smirking. "He is incorrigible!"
"Yup, but he is a pretty good guy when you need him to be."
"I agree, Quinn. It is very nice to know that Noah is willing to help us over telling Finn."
Quinn smiled, "It is, but we need to get out of this car, or our secret will be blown anyway."
They climbed out of the car and walked around to find the group had gathered right outside of the exit. "So, fellow Glee Club members, it is currently 12:41, and I think it would be an intelligent time to consume our lunch."
Rachel found that her suggestion was met with universal agreement, leaving her with a beaming smile. It didn't take long for Mike to ask, "So where should we go?"
Looking around Rachel found all eyes on her. "What?"
"You're a walking encyclopedia, hobbit, we want your suggestion and make it snappy. I gots to get my eats on."
Rachel thought about it and answered, "Well the best place that will be most accommodating to all tastes nearby would probably be the Electric Umbrella, located in Innoventions East."
"Alright, Rach, lead the way!"
Not thrilled with Finn's enthusiasm, Rachel did as she was requested with Quinn still hanging off of her. They had to walk back across the middle of the East plaza, and enter the tunnel through Innoventions. When they reached the end Rachel turned right, putting them right at the entrance for the restaurant.
They headed inside and jumped onto several of the lines that led to cashiers at the counter. Taking a closer look at the menu, Rachel sighed in resignation. "You are going to order the Bacon cheeseburger aren't you?"
"Rach, you know me so well."
"Yes, I know about your obsession. That is not necessarily a good thing."
Rachel ended up ordering a Greek salad without the feta cheese and stood by as Quinn ordered her bacon. The group grabbed several tables next to each other and ate their lunches while making small talk.
It wasn't until they were done that Puck made his announcement, "Alright, when Schue told us we were coming here I did some research just like Berry. But, my research wasn't about the rides or restaurants, that's not my thing. My research led me to this, and that's why I wanted everyone together today."
Puck handed out sheets of paper while the guys were smiling conspiratorially. Rachel received her sheet and looked at the title with a growing sense of dread. She had seen this in her research, but didn't think about it because of the near impossibility that she would need to know about it.
Puck spoke up again, "We are goin Drinking around the World in EPCOT."
A/N: Okay, another long chapter compared to earlier. I could've split the Quinn and Rachel pov's into 2 chaps, but figured I'd just put the whole morning into 1. Next chapter is one I've really wanted to do since BIOTA last season, so it should be fun, but the extra motivation of reviews also helps.
