Once Upon A Party
By:princessrose175
Edited: by gleecarmelmm
Chapter 20
The 1800th hospital visit
AN: Hello! I'm sorry for being so mean to Rachel, I just needed something dramatic to happen in order to get on to the next part of the story. It was either this or Candie would have officially broken up. Sorry for the delay in these, I wrote them and then I forget to post them.
D/C: no, I don't I own it.
Kurt POV
The second we got to the hospital we went straight to the receptionist to find what room Rachel was in.
"Hello there sir, may I help you?" The receptionist flirted at Blaine.
"I need to know what room Rachel Anderson-Berry is in!" He demanded ignoring her flirtatious attitude.
"Why? What is she to you? A girlfriend?" So I see she is still ignoring my presence.
"My sister. What room?"
"206"
Suddenly there was a loud crash behind us we turned around to see six warblers in a pile on the floor all twisted.
"We came to see Rachel…" Sebastian explained.
"I see, let's go" Blaine replied as he practically ran to the elevator with his messenger bag in hand.
Blaine POV -
We all followed him and quickly got in the elevator up to the third floor. When the doors opened to the waiting room we saw the majority of the new directions, my dads, and a few of Rachel's other friends waiting.
"Hey," I greeted as I went up to my dad and Papa.
"Hey B" my dad greeted as he hugged me.
"Hey Blai" Papa greeted.
"Hi" I replied, "so do we know anything about Rachel's condition yet?" I asked.
"Not yet, all we know is that it was bad." Dad replied, "Greetings and Salutations Warblers" My dad greeted as he turned to face the six others who were clad in Warbler uniforms.
"Where'd Kurt go?" I asked Wes as I looked around and realized my porcelain boyfriend wasn't standing next to me.
"He went over to Andreana and Corbin" wes replied
Same scene-still in the hospital waiting room
Kurt POV
"Ana? Hi. It's been so long" I greeted as I walked over to Andreana and Corbin.
"Hi, and yeah it's been like a whole month since we saw each other." She laughed.
"Yeah," I laughed off, "Were you there when she fell?"
"Kind of. Quinn saw it up close and rushed over, when I got there she was already on the verge of unconsciousness," she admitted.
"Wow, I'm so sorry. It must feel weird seeing her in a hospital bed when you know that could have been you" I replied.
"I wish it had been me. She's the one with the big dreams and aspirations. I have no idea what I'm going to do. Probably something useless. But you she's a..she's a star… and she doesn't deserve to be dulled."
"Hey there you are white boy, I saw all of the other robots. Figured you must be here too" a voice said behind me as the person gave me a hug from behind.
"Hi 'Cedes" I replied.
"Hi boy, how's your gay school?" She asked.
"Yeah how are the Garglers Hummel?" Noah asked, I figure he's here for his "Jewish Princess" Rachel.
"It's the Warblers" us eight warblers chorused.
"Whatever" he replied.
"Anyway, we're good, but we definitely didn't expect this." I directed towards Mercedes.
"Definitely" Cedes replied.
"Family of Rachel Anderson-Berry," a doctor called out.
"Here." Andreana said, as her, Blaine, and their two dads stepped towards.
"Are you the only blood related family present?"
"We're not all blood related." Andreana said.
"Sorry, are you the only actual family to Miss. Anderson-Berry?"
"Yes" Leroy replied.
"We just got her stabilized, you're welcome to come see her" the doctor stated.
"All of us?" I asked.
"I guess," the doctor replied after looking over the crowd, "the room max is five people and her actual doctor needs to be able to come in the room."
"Okay" Andreana responded to the doctor who was already walking away, "We'll go first, Kurt you can come with us" Andreana asserted to the crowd.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, you're like a second brother to her" she responded.
"Why don't you guys bring Quinn and Sebastian with you, we'll go last" Leroy suggested.
"I guess we could," she replied, "Quinn, Sebastian?"
"We're coming" Quinn smiled as her and Sebastian got off of the couch they were sitting on.
We walked to the room in a comfortable silence, all of us scared to see Rachel's dragged state.
"Oh my," Andreana cried when we walked into the room.
"I don't think it's ever been this bad" Blaine whispered as he and Andreana walked to Rachel's sides to grab her hand.
Quinn then walked over to Andreana, on Rachel's left side, to sweep some of the hair off of her face, while I stood at the end of the bed looking at my almost lifeless best friend. Sebastian still stood by the door afraid to interrupt the moment, and afraid to see her seemingly lifeless form on the bed clearly.
"La la la" a doctor hummed as she walked into the room, only to look up and see the five of us, "oh, hello!" She greeted cheerfully, "I'm Dr. Dessie Rose Miller, but I go by Dr. Dessie."
"Aren't you the same doctor who took care of Rachel in New York?" Ana asked.
"Yes, I am. I got transferred here after an incident in at NYCH…"
"What happened?" Blaine asked.
"I walked in smiling and said congratulations on their new addition, to a family that just lost their newborn and the mother in labor… the nurse handed me the wrong file for the wrong room, the hospital couldn't see past it though. One error is only the setup for more errors. They said they would help me transfer though, so here I am at Lima memorial hospital."
"Wow...that's terrible…" Andreana gasped.
"Oh well, my daughter didn't really love the city environment anyway," she excused.
"Still...Lima isn't exactly the most desired suburb," Blaine continued.
"Maybe, but it's home to my favorite patient, and my best friend just recently moved here."
"What's her name?" Ana asked.
"Shelby Corcoran" she replied as our jaws all dropped to the floor, including Andrew's, who had just arrived.
"Shelby Corcoran?"
"Yeah, why?" The doctor asked.
"Where is she?" Andrew asked.
"Why? What is she to you?" The doctor asked, still confused why all of us thought it was a big thing that Shelby was her best friend.
"She's someone important to me, please?" Andrew begged.
"Who are you even?"
"I'm Andrew, Rachel's brother, Andrew Corcoran"
"19 Lincoln Park Avenue Lima, Ohio"
"What?" He asked, questionably curious.
"That's her address go"
"Ana?" He asked as he grabbed his coat and keys.
"I have to stay with Rachel, besides I don't want to meet her until Rachel can."
"Okay, I'll be back"
Same Scene Different POV
Andrew POV
I finally arrived at the hospital, Leroy and Hiram both greeted me in the waiting room, and told me to go ahead and take Sebastian's spot in the room. As I walked towards the room I heard a conversation going on.
"Still...Lima isn't exactly the most desired suburb," Blaine said.
"Maybe, but it's home to my favorite patient, and my best friend just recently moved here."
"What's her name?" Ana asked.
"Shelby Corcoran" she replied as our jaws all dropped to the floor, including mine, as I stood at the door.
"Shelby Corcoran?" I asked.
"Yeah, why?" The doctor asked.
"Where is she?" I asked.
"Why? What is she to you?" The doctor asked, still confused why all of us thought it was a big thing that Shelby was her best friend.
"She's someone important to me, please?" I begged.
"Who are you even?"
"I'm Andrew, Rachel's brother, Andrew Corcoran"
"19 Lincoln Park Avenue Lima, Ohio" she rambled off.
"What?" I asked, questionably curious.
"That's her address go"
"Ana?" I asked as I grabbed his coat and keys.
"I have to stay with Rachel, besides I don't want to meet her until Rachel can."
"Okay, I'll be back" I replied as I walked out of the room and into the elevator and down to my car. I put the address in my gps and before I knew it I had arrived. What am I supposed to say to a woman who faked her own death and abandoned not only me but her three other children. I got out of the car, and walked up to her sidewalk. Took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"Hello?" A woman asked from inside as she came to open the door, "do I know you?"
"You don't even recognize me?" I almost cried as my voice broke.
"No, sorry"
"I guess after 20 or so years you forget a person" I replied.
"20 or so years?..." suddenly realization dawned on her face, "Andrew?l
"How could you?"
"Excuse me?"
"How could you leave me? I loved you, hell. I still love you after everything. How could leave an eight year old boy without anyone?!" I yelled through my tears.
"I didn't choose to leave you."
"Why did you then?"
"We were at the Berry's one day and you wouldn't go home with me after playing with little Rachel, who was a little girl at the time…" she tried explaining.
"Any little boy would love to play with his little sister." I defended.
"You...found out…" she stammered.
"Yes I did" I replied, "now I may be mad at you but Rachel's in the hospital right now and she needs you, so are you going to finally be the mother she's always wanted or are you going to continue to sit at home while you're three children are in pain?"
"Four."
"Andreana and Rachel finally realized they're twins...wait...four?" I asked.
"Blaine"
"Ohhh"
"Well then you have four miserable children, what do say?"
"I'll come, just let me get changed." She replied after taking a few moments to consider it.
Thirty minutes later we arrived back at the hospital, we quickly rushed up the stairs, not bothering to wait for the elevator. When we arrived at the room everyone was gathered at the door and around the bed. I could see that the Warbler had returned to Dalton with the exception of Blaine, Kurt, and Sebastian.
"How is she?" I asked as Shelby and I squeezed into the room.
"She's...she's doing a little better" Andreana choked out through her tears.
"That's good, anything bad happen while I was gone?"
"She...uh...she seized, but now she's doing a little better."
"Oh..Rachel.." I sighed as I stepped closer to the bed, bringing Shelby with me.
"Ana?" She asked when she finally could see Andreana's face.
"It's Andreana, only people who didn't abandon me get to call me Ana," the girl snapped back.
"Ok, I can understand that…" Shelby warily replied as she looked around the room and finally found who she was looking for, she stepped from the bed and walked over to the two uniform clad boys. "Hey Blaine, do you remember me?"
"Mom?" He asked looking up.
"Yeah, I missed you so much."
"Um, Hello?" Andreana and I asked as she was practically smothering Blaine n hugs and apologies.
"Blaine's my miracle baby, I wasn't supposed to be able to have any kids after the twins, and then I got pregnant with Blaine and he saved me from the darkest time in my life." She explained as Blaine and her continued to help g while Kurt walked over to us to judge.
"Well clearly not enough, at the end of the day you still abandoned us."
"But with a wonderful family"
"The Berry's were always family especially for the younger three, you left me with no one. They had each other, I was just the semi-adopted son."
"Andrew...no...clearly this was a bad idea, I think you should leave."
"I think not." The demanded finally standing up and walking over to Rachel's bed.
"Why because you're finally going to be the mother Rachel needs?"
"Yes"
"Bullshit" Kurt whispered from the corner. "I still remember you, you know...you would come over and bring Andrew over to play with Rachel and I when we were younger and you were always drunk, hungover, or furious that Andrew asked to come over. You were never a perfect mother"
"No one's perfect," she spat back.
"Yeah, but you...you were definitely one of the worst."
"No one asked you Kurt" Shelby growled as she looked at her sleeping daughter.
"You will not talk to my boyfriend like that." Blaine demanded as he went to go comfort Kurt.
Suddenly Rachel began seizing again, walked into the room and could practically smell the tension. She finally got Rachel to calm down while the young girl slept on.
"Could I have the family gather in here?" She asked.
"I'm afraid Rachel's dying at a faster rate than we first estimated…" she explained once the family gathered in the room.
"How long does she have?" Andreana asked.
"A year at most, if she continues to come in for treatments like she has been maybe two years."
"Is there no cure?"
"There is one cure, but it's not fully ready…"
"Do it, she's going to die anyway, we have to do anything to stop it from happening so soon." Blaine whispered, with tears daring to fall from his eyes.
"Okay, it will take about two months for her to go through the treatment, and then she will have to come back bi-weekly for the next few months to see if worked and if it did she will only visit monthly, and if it didn't we will do another round of treatment.
"Will she be able to compete at Nationals?" Blaine asked.
"Most likely, if everything works out she should be fine, but I recommend finding a plan B. It's very likely for her to collapse under high pressure."
"It's her senior year, no way she'll agree with standing in the back." Andreana argued.
"She can still perform solos, I just don't want any rigorous dancing moves forced upon her." The doctor explained.
"I think she'll like that," Ana replied.
"When will treatments start?" Leroy asked.
"As soon as she wakes up," Dessie replied.
"Do you know when that will be?" I asked.
"Any day now, but after a week we might have to change her rooms, because at that point she will have entered a coma," Dessie explained.
After she finished speaking we heard a racket in the hallway, the Doctor looked outside of the room and saw two little girls. One yelled Moma and ran towards Dessie, the other, Amaya ran to me in the room with my wife (her mom) behind her.
"Hey baby girl" I greeted.
"I'm not a baby, I'm a big girl," Amaya replied, "Is auntie Rachel in the hospital again?"
"Yeah"
"Can I go kiss her, that worked last time?"
"Sure baby girl"
Amaya jumped on the bed with a little hug and snuggled up to her aunt, then the little girl fell asleep and none of us had the heart to take her off of the bed. Besides, Rach always said Amaya's snuggles were magical.
The next day
Andreana POV
I came all by myself to Rachel's room. I wanted to make sure I wasn't interrupted by craziness. Everyone went back to school and work, I told them I would call if something happened. I went by her bedside and recovered her in the blankets, while my vision blurred through my tears.
Andreana:
Oh, why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'Cause I've seen the dark side too
When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less
The tears threatened to flow while I sang, and finally fell as I sang my last few notes. I stood by her bedside singing while she laid and the heart monitor beeped. I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Hey, what you got to hide? Andreana with Kurt, Blaine and Quinn:
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
So if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you
When you're standing at the crossroads
Don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'Cause even if you're wrong
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
Whoa
Andreana:
And when...
When the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own
Andreana and Kurt, Blaine, and Quinn (Andreana): Kurt, Blaine, and Quinn (Andreana): Andreana and New Directions: New Directions (Andreana): Kurt, Blaine and Quinn (Andreana):
I'll stand by you, (Oh)
I'll stand by you, (I'll stand by you)
Won't let nobody hurt you (Nobody hurt you)
I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'll stand by you, (Yeah)
I'll stand by you
(Won't let nobody hurt you) Won't let nobody hurt you
(No, no, no, no) I'll stand by you
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you (I'll ever desert you)
"Rachel?" Quinn whispered as her voice quivered.
"Quinnie?" The girl asked in return
"I'm here." The blind replied and we finished the song.
Quinn and Blaine, and Kurt (Andreana):
I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you (I'll stand by you)
Won't let nobody hurt you (No, no, no)
I'll stand by you (I'll stand by you)
"I guess Amaya's snuggles really are magic," I laughed as I walked over to Rachel to hold her finally moving hand. "I was so worried about you"
"I know"
"How?" I asked.
"You always worry about me, I'll worry when you don't worry about me," Rachel whispered as she comforted me in a hug.
"Hey fav patient, you need to be taking it easy," Dr. Dessie advised as she walked into the room.
"Hey Dessie," Rachel replied.
"You knew she was here?" I asked.
"Of course...I saw her moving in when I was on one of my morning runs," Rach explained.
"Oh right, those things you do in the morning that feel like death."
"Its to fully awaken your body," Rachel pouted.
"I don't mind taking runs, but waking up at four in the morning, while it's still completely dark, is not my style. We already have to wake up at five for glee practice, and I always end up going to bed late...for reasons, so I'm taking as much sleep as I can get"
"Excuses, excuses," Rachel giggled, "heh...that hurt…" she complained as she grabbed her head to stop making it spin.
"Come on, lay down Rachel," the doctor instructed as she laid her down back on the bed.
"But, I don't want to…" she whined.
*Flash Back- when Rachel, Kurt and Andreana were having a play date, at 7yrs old*
"Daddy? I wanna go to the park!" Rachel yelled as we ran down the stairs.
"Why don't you three just go outside?" the young father replied.
"Because we wanna go down the big twirly slide," the little diva pouted.
"How about you put on a fashion show on the stage downstairs when Andrew gets here, he'll get here any minute now"
"Can he do the pretty lights for us?" I asked.
"You bet he can, now go get Papa and tell him to go pick out your outfits from the closet downstairs," the young man stated as he walked over to his office windows.
"okay," all of us agreed as we skipped our way down into the basement.
"hello you three," Leroy greeted us when arrived in the basement.
"Hi Papa, can you help us, we're doing a fashion show..." Rachel giggled as she walked toward her playroom.
"sure baby girl, I'll be right there," the father replied.
Rachel, Kurt and I walked into the room when Rachel suddenly fainted. One second she was skipping happily then she was falling to the ground. Kurt and I quickly rushed forward to catch her in our arms.
"rachel, Rachel..." Kurt kept pleading as he was shaking the girl, and tapping her on the arm.
"Papa! Help!" I called out while Kurt continued doing whatever he was doing.
Leroy quickly rushed into room looking frazzled and confused, the he looked at us on the ground where he saw his unconscious daughter. He then ran to where we were and started doing what Kurt had been doing. Then he realized that she was going to wake up, so he started performing CPR while I ran up to get Hiram.
"what's wrong little girl," he asked when i arrived at his office, "why the tears?"
Andrew then came up from behind me and gave me a backwards hug, "It's Rachel.." was all i need to say. He quickly went running down the staird with andrew and I right behind him.
When we arrived we saw Leroy and Kurt on the phone with 911. A few seconds later we heard sirens, Andrew and I ran up to the front door to notify the EMT's where the young girl.
"she's in the basement," we said in syncricity as the EMT's rushed down the stairs, leaving me and Andrew standing there in each other's arms.
"I hope she's okay," Andrew finally said breaking the silence.
"Me too." I cried as he strengthened his grip on me.
"She's going to be okay Little Berry." he murmured as he brought the two of us over to the living room. Leaving us to just crying in each other's arms as we were pulled out of the house by the two Berry men and Kurt, and brought to the hospital.