Dark Side
By: TracyCook
Disclaimer: I own nothing. These characters belong to the creator of Glee.
Couple: Quinn/Rachel
Rating: M
Chapter 12
Single
"Oh no." Hiram said as he looked over the letter that was sitting on the piano. He and LeRoy were used to getting little letters from their daughter to tell them what she was up to or where she was going, but this letter was a little different. "Oh no." He repeated and this got his husband's attention.
"What is it?" He asked in a slightly less worried tone as he walked up behind him and looked over his shoulder. Hiram could be a bit over-dramatic like their daughter at times.
"Look at this letter that your daughter left us."
"Uh-oh, you called her my daughter, it must be really bad."
"If you consider something that could risk her entire future to be bad, then yes, it is bad." He said, handing LeRoy the letter and watching him closely as he read over it. His facial expression went from calm and relaxed to worried in an instant.
The letter read :
'Dads,
Quinn and I have decided to take a little break from school and to travel the country for a week or two. We needed a break from everything going on, but I promise that we will return within a week or two. I will catch up on my studies when I return and you have nothing to worry about.
Your dearest daughter,
Rachel Berry.'
"Our dearest daughter." Hiram scoffed dramatically. "As if my dearest daughter would disappear over night, putting her life and future in jeopardy. That doesn't sound anything like my dearest daughter." He paused and his brow furrowed as he said, "Maybe she has been taken over by some extraterrestrial being? Because no daughter of mine would skip out on two weeks of school, singing and dance lessons, and Glee practice."
"Don't be so dramatic. There has to be a logical explanation for her leaving."
"A logical explanation for why Rachel is acting so illogical? I say we look up the GPS that we had installed in her cellular device and we find her right this minute!"
"And then what? Force her to come home?"
"Precisely." He stated with a nod like it was the most obvious solution.
Perhaps it was, but LeRoy had to have faith in their daughter. He knew that if she was doing this then there had to be a reason and sometimes kids just needed to make mistakes. Reaching out he placed his hands on his husband's arms and guided him to the couch, pushing him down into a seated position and wrapping him up in a tight embrace. "Or, we could just let the two of them do what they need to do. Everyone needs a break sometimes, and this is the only way they will learn that they are making a mistake."
"Not true." He dismissed the point. "We could find her and tell her what a mistake she is making. Then she will understand much faster."
"No, then she will only rebel more. I have a feeling that Quinn and Rachel just need some time to themselves and then they will come around."
"And we are just supposed to sit here and wait for her to get home?" Hiram asked, earning a nod from LeRoy. He couldn't understand the logic in that. "We're supposed to just wait around while our daughter gets behind in her classes and destroys her entire future?"
Deciding upon another approach, his smile stretched from one ear to the other and he lent his head against Hiram's shoulder. "Do you remember that time the two of us went on that road trip together?"
"I distinctively remember not being in high school."
"Perhaps not. But, don't you recall how much fun the two of us had. For that month we forgot about all of the troubles of the world and we just escaped from reality. We went and saw the grand canyon and the Hollywood sign. That month was one of my favorite months of my life and it really solidified our relationship for me." He snuggled closer to him. "That was when I knew for sure that you would be the man I spent the rest of my life with."
Hiram couldn't help but smile at that. He finally was understanding what the other man was getting at. Though he still did not approve. "It was fun, wasn't it?"
"Mmhmm."
"We should still call the Fabray residence to make sure that they got the message."
O
Brown eyes were fixated on the scenery as it rolled by. She couldn't believe that this was actually happening. That Quinn and her were actually leaving Lima, Ohio, and heading to the wonderful city of New York. She had never felt like she belonged in Lima. She had always felt like she was too big for the small town, that she was too different from everyone else living there, that she needed more.
She had always felt like she belonged in New York City. Performing on Broadway.
That was her dream.
'And now I am heading there and I'm not with Finn like I always thought I would be... I'm with Quinn...' She chewed on her cheeks as she thought about it. Something deep inside of her told her that she always wanted it to be Quinn who shared these moments with her. But, she ignored that voice. It didn't make sense. Not after years of chasing after Finn and trying to make things work with him. 'I still love Finn... I know I do... But, I am so happy that I am sharing this with Quinn...'
"I can't believe that we are actually doing this right now." Rachel admitted with excitement and nerves in her voice. She couldn't tell if she was more excited or anxious about what they were doing and the consequences that would follow. She cast her eyes over at the blonde who was driving and she continued speaking, "My dads are going to kill me when we get home."
"I'm sure they will understand." She smiled. 'At the very least they will understand the situation better than my parents...'
"Oh, I highly doubt that." The starlet laughed and shook her head. "My dads are very insistent upon me never missing any of my singing lessons or dance lessons and I have never missed school before, let alone for as long as we plan. They are going to be so disappointed in me."
Quinn could hear the doubt in her voice and it worried her for a moment. She was terrified that Rachel was going to ask her to turn around and head back to Lima. That would kill her. She was finally feeling like the two of them were going to take on the world and get a break from the insanity back home, she couldn't lose the opportunity now.
"I mean how on earth can I expect them to understand what I am doing when I myself cannot understand?" Rachel continued to ramble, she was starting to psych herself out. Her brow was furrowed and her heart was racing sporadically. "Perhaps we should head back?"
Quinn's eyes landed on the sign that said welcome to Pennsylvania and she let out a laugh. "It's too late to turn back now, Rach."
"Are you implying that even if I wanted to return you wouldn't allow me to do so?" She asked, her full lips twisting up into a smile as she watched the other woman laugh even harder. She was beyond relieved to see her laughing again. 'That makes whatever punishment I may suffer worth it to me... I just want her to be happy... Just for a few weeks, is that too much to ask?'
"That is exactly what I am implying."
"Quinn Fabray!" Her voice heightened dramatically and her eyes widened. "Are you kidnapping me?"
"I can't kidnap someone that wants me too." She said, her voice playful yet serious. She knew that even if Rachel was having her doubts and allowing her worries to get the best of her, she was excited to go on the road trip with her. She could see it written all over her face.
"This is very true." The diva said with a nod of her head as she reached into the pocket of her jacket and pulled out her Ipod. "At the very least you can allow the kidnap victim to pick the music."
"I didn't kidnap you!" Quinn stated with a bright smile on her face, her voice cracking as hazel eyes watched Rachel Berry start to hook up her Ipod and look through it in order to pick the song. "You chose to come with me, willingly!" The other girl was wearing a sly grin and it was obvious that she had only used the kidnapping as an excuse to allow her to pick the music. 'Why do I find that to be so cute? Damn it, I've got it so bad for her... gah! You two are just friends... This is just a friendly trip... There will be no more heated make out sessions that cause your body to-NO! Just stop thinking about this right now!'
The blonde couldn't help but watch as the beautiful girl in the passenger seat started to sing along to Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson. Watching Rachel Berry sing was truly mesmerizing. It was the only time that she was completely in her element and lost in the emotion. It was like she didn't notice anything else around her.
Currently, she was singing into one of the bottles of water she had brought along with her, pretending like it was a microphone.
"You are such a dork." Quinn informed.
"You love it!" She shot back with a smirk as a blush tainted pale cheeks making it evident that she definitely did love it.
'I love it more than you even know...' She thought to herself, returning her attention to the road and trying to force the heated blush from her skin. She hated how easily the other woman affected her. It made her feel like she had no control over her body. She hated not having control over herself.
"Quinn, your part is coming up!" Rachel exclaimed holding the bottle up so that she could sing into it.
"I don't have a part." She laughed it off.
"Sure you do!" She loved pushing Quinn out of her comfort zone. It had always been one of her favorite things to do. She knew that she had a lovely voice and she thought that with some practice she could really do something amazing with it. It was so unique and beautiful. "Please sing with me? I need your alto to help compliment my voice!"
Finally, she gave in. Over the years she had found that saying no to Rachel Berry was nearly impossible for her to do. No matter how many times she tried to deny her, no matter how many times she tried to ignore her words of advice, she always gave in. Leaning over she caught brown eyes with hazel for a split second, before returning her gaze to the road so that the two of them wouldn't die, as she sang into the "microphone" with Rachel.
Their voices complimented each other perfectly.
They always had.
O
"So, your plan is to just sit around and do nothing while we wait for our daughters to return home?" Judy asked with a confused look on her face. She couldn't begin to fathom that plan. It wasn't a plan at all.
"What do you propose we do?" Hiram wondered. He knew that the Fabrays weren't going to go along with what they had decided. They didn't seem like the type of parents to sit back and allow their kids to learn from their mistakes. If Quinn made a mistake they disowned her. They wanted to have complete control over their daughter's life. They had a vision in mind of who she should be, and if she didn't meet those expectations then they were going to try and force her to.
"I propose that we call the police." Quinn's mother said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Then we tell them that our two seventeen-year-old daughters stole the car that is under my name and drove off to who knows where! From there the police would handle it. They would have our children back home by morning."
"Isn't that a little much?" LeRoy asked. That would go on their permanent record.
Russel lent forward in his chair with a scowl on his lips. He was starting to realize why Rachel was always full of unrealistic dreams and goals, her parents didn't know anything about parenting. You didn't just let your kids run off and do whatever they pleased. You had to enforce rules. "Your daughter convinced my daughter to run off to God knows where, and you think that's a little much?"
"Who says it was our daughter who did the convincing?" Hiram asked, suddenly growing defensive. He had a feeling that it had been the other way around considering how adamant Rachel was about not missing school.
"It doesn't matter who's daughter convinced the other to go, what matters is that they are gone." Judy interrupted before the men could start fighting about the subject. "What matters is that they are missing school and they are throwing their futures out the window on some emotional impulse."
LeRoy didn't think that Rachel would risk her future for some emotional impulse. She could do some impulsive things, but that wasn't something she would do. He clenched his jaw and refrained from raising his voice. "This is Rachel we're talking about. She would never miss too much school or do anything to jeopardize her future. There is no way that the two of them will be gone long."
"Maybe you don't know your daughter as well as you think." Russel said sternly.
"I think that we know our daughter better than you know yours." Hiram bit back. He was already regretting calling them.
"So, you know why our daughters decided to run away then, right?"
"Why's that?"
Russel didn't really want to tell the other men why their daughters had run away. It was embarrassing to him to even think that his daughter could possibly be a lesbian. It made him feel ashamed. Deep down he knew that it was only a phase though, and now he was grateful that she had got pregnant in high school, because at least that proved that she was interested in men. "A tape got leaked of the two of them engaging in some inappropriate behavior. And while the two of you obviously support this. We do not."
Both of Rachel's dads exchanged shocked looks. Neither of them had known that Rachel harbored feelings for Quinn. Last they knew Finn and her were dating. Now everything was making a lot more sense.
"Sounds like that is even more of a reason that the two of them should get away for awhile." Hiram said. He knew that the wrath of Russel was not something that Quinn deserved and he was now fully supportive of their escape. Well, not fully supportive, but he understood it better.
"I can't believe that the two of you are so okay with this!" Judy practically shouted as she looked between them.
LeRoy crossed his hands over his knee and nodded his head. "Our girls obviously just need some time away in order to figure some things out. These feelings they are going through are probably confusing and they don't need the added pressure of school right now." He paused when Russel glared in his direction, and then added. "Rachel said that they would be home within a week or two and I believe her."
"Quinn didn't tell us anything and she won't answer her calls." Her mother said. She looked like she was on the verge of tears. After everything that had happened with the pregnancy she didn't want to lose her daughter completely.
"She just needs some time."
O
Rachel watched as Quinn started to doze off before reawakening and refocusing on the road. They had been driving all day and it was blatant that the blonde was becoming too tired to drive, though she was being stubborn about it and insisting otherwise. She would switch off and drive for a while, but she had never learnt how to drive. Her dads had always driven her everywhere and she didn't know the first thing about it.
She could feel her heart leap in her chest as hazel eyes fluttered closed for a moment and they nearly drove off the side of the road before she reopened them. She was starting to really fear for her and Quinn's safety.
"Quinn, you are falling asleep at the wheel."
"I'm fine, Rach." She didn't want to stop. She didn't want to give the other girl the opportunity to change her mind and go back home. Because, even if she had told her she wouldn't, if Rachel really wanted to go home, she would take her. They were so close to New York City and she was convinced that she could make it without falling asleep. "We are so close to New York."
"I am aware, but it is better to be safe then sorry." She paused and looked off in the distance, noticing a small Inn at one of the upcoming exits. "Look, there is an Inn at that exit. We can stop and get some rest and then we can finish our journey in the morning."
She bit down on her bottom lip and insisted, "Seriously, I'm fine."
"I understand that you want to get to New York tonight and I do as well, but I would rather not risk both of our lives in the process." She stated with a deadly serious look. She couldn't stand the thought of either of them dying on their adventure. It just wasn't worth it to her to make it sooner. "Besides, I too am getting sleepy and I feel uneasy falling asleep in moving vehicles."
Quinn shook her head and laughed a little at that. She knew that Rachel was only trying to convince her to stop and once again she found that she couldn't deny her, as she turned off the exit.
'I just really hope she doesn't change her mind over night... Please God just let her still want to continue on to New York in the morning...'
She parked the car in one of the vacant parking spaces and then the two of them got out of the vehicle and headed into the Inn. It was small, but there were a lot of cars parked outside. She assumed that a lot of people traveling to New York stayed there on the way. Suddenly, she felt something warm against her side and looked down to see that Rachel was holding onto her arm tightly. She blushed instantly at the contact. 'Control yourself Fabray... She's just holding your arm, friends do this all the time. Totally platonic friends...'
"What are you doing?" Quinn asked with a raise of her perfect brow.
Rachel stared up at her with a shy smile. The light above their heads was flickering and she was scared. "This place is really creepy."
"And you are wanting me to protect you?" The thought made her heart race and she smiled.
"Well, you did such a wonderful job protecting me from Santana I didn't think that you would mind doing so again." She informed in a serious tone of voice. And she was right. Quinn didn't mind at all. Anything that allowed her to get closer to Rachel was fine by her.
The two women headed toward the front desk and they were greeted by a middle-aged man who looked like he was straight out of a serial-killer movie. Quinn definitely got creeper vibes from him and she was starting to think this wasn't such a great idea. 'You are just being paranoid and noticing these things because Rachel said it was creepy. He's just a normal guy. Stop overreacting.'
"Do you have any rooms available this evening?" The blonde asked.
He looked between the two girls and smiled. "A single bed or a double?"
'The answer is obvious Quinn, a double bed... Rachel doesn't want to share a bed with you, that's not normal between friends... Or is it...?' She chewed on her lip and glanced down at the diva who was waiting for her to decide. She didn't look like she minded either way. 'But it would be wrong of you to choose a single bed knowing that you just want to maybe have the chance to snuggle with her... It would be wrong...'
"We'll take a-" She was just about to say double when Rachel interrupted her.
"-Single."
She knew that Quinn was about to say double out of politeness and that was the exact opposite of what she wanted. One, she was terrified and she didn't want to sleep alone tonight. Two, she had a whole lot of pent up and confusing emotions toward Quinn and she wanted to be close to her again. 'I want to kiss her again and maybe-wait, no... I just want to be close to her...'
The taller of the two blushed and coughed to clear her throat before restating, "We want a single."
Quinn had no idea why Rachel had said that. 'Does she want to snuggle with me just as bad as I do? Or maybe she wants to do more than snuggle...?' Her heart was racing at the thought of doing more with her. She knew that it probably wasn't going to happen, but there was always a chance.
"A single it is." The man grinned from ear to ear and there was something so perverted about the way he said the words.
'God this guy is a creep...'
Author's Note :
AHH! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! :)) I am sorry that I couldn't update as quickly as usual because I wasn't feeling good this week, but here is another chapter to make up for it! I got all of your lovely reviews and they definitely helped encourage me to keep writing! What do you guys think will happen now? Should Quinn and Rachel just snuggle or do more? What about their parents? Will they let it be? What will happen at school with Finn and Brittany? What do you guys want to see happen!? I am really curious and want to include everything you guys want! :))
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-Tracy Cook-
