More Than Anyone
Chapter 25: Battle
I want to thank my neighbor Casey for helping me come up with a song for the girls.
The next morning was the same as always. Quinn woke up, took a shower, had breakfast, brushed her teeth, and was dropped off at school by Jesslyn. She met up with Brittany and Santana as they walked to glee together. The three girls walked in to find the other girls already huddled around the piano. Rachel looked up from the sheet music sprawled on the piano top.
"Oh good, you three are here. I've taken the liberty of picking out some songs that we could do for the competition on Friday." Rachel spoke
"Of course you did Berry. What kind of awful musical Broadway songs did you pick out this time?" Santana said rolling her eyes.
"For your information Santana my musical knowledge is not limited to Broadway classics. And thankfully because I thought ahead of the situation, I picked out more current songs that I'm sure you will all know." Rachel spoke as she showed the girls the sheet music. Santana and Brittany looked over the music before Brittany spoke
"I don't want to do Britney Spears." She deadpanned. Brittany went off about how her name was Brittany S. Pierce, which when said quick enough, sounded exactly like Britney Spears. Santana of course gave everyone a demanding death glare and all the girls moved on from she who shall not be named.
"We can do this song." Tina said pointing to one of the songs. Mercedes hummed the tune. "Yeah. I'm pretty sure it fits everyone's vocal range. And we can have a lot of fun with it. Brittany, Santana, and Quinn can you come up with some Choreography?" Mercedes asked.
"Yeah of course." Quinn said before looking over the song.
"This time around the boys will have no chance. I have a feeling we'll be able to make this song incredible." Rachel nodded with a big grin. Moments later the boys walked in chatting about their song choices quietly. The girls were already seated in their normal spots. Nathan walked up to the middle step before giving Quinn a quick kiss.
"Hey baby." He said before sitting down next to her.
"You're extra peppy today. What's going on?" Quinn said as the turned towards him.
"I have a surprise for you. But I'll tell you after class." Nathan said with small smile. Mr. Schue walked in and quickly started class before letting the guys and girls separate to separate and start on their performances. The girls were allowed to use the auditorium first while the guys stayed in the choir room.
"Okay so what song are we gonna decided on? It's basically between these two right?" Finn said holding the two packets of sheet music.
"I think we should go with this one. I mean it has enough parts that everyone can sing. And it's easy to harmonize. We can even give everyone an instrument. It has lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitars, drums, tambourine, the whistling parts, and the little…shaker things." Nathan said.
"Okay so it's decided. We'll go with this song?" Puck asked as he took a look at the sheet music.
"I like it. I can play the bass." Artie spoke up.
"Yeah and me and matt can take on the whistling part at the start." Mike said as Matt nodded.
"Yeah. I can play lead guitar, Nate you can take on Rhythm guitar right? And Finn on drums?" Puck said point to each of the guys. Nathan and Finn nodded and turned towards Kurt who was filing away his finger nails.
"I suppose I can play the tambourine." Kurt said not looking up from his hands.
"Then it's settled. We can start practice now." Finn said standing up, the other guys following his lead. The girls switched places with the boys once their time was up. They exchanged dirty looks as they passed each other on the way to the auditorium, both groups confident they were going to come out on top.
Quinn was expecting Nathan to be waiting for her after glee, but unfortunately he wasn't there. She was trying to guess what the surprise was, maybe it was a double BLT for lunch, or maybe he had bought her something. Quinn started walking towards her English class alone watching as some of the cheerios gave her dirty looks.
English passed by quickly and as Quinn stood at her open locker switching out her books, a cropped red rose entered her field of view. She smiled and turned around to see Nathan standing behind her.
"Is this for me?" Quinn spoke taking the rose from his hand.
"Yup." Nathan smiled before he leaned down and kissed her chastely. Quinn smiled against his lips before pulling away, licking her lips unconsciously.
"So what's this surprise you said you had?" Quinn said as she walked down the hall, hand in hand with Nathan towards their Anatomy class.
"Well…I wanted to tell you after Glee. But I'm not sure how you're gonna react to the news…cause you know…you might want to congratulate me in a certain way…and we can't do that at school…well I mean. We can. I'd be down…" Nathan said as he raised his eyebrows. Quinn smacked him playfully in the arm, "only if I was extremely desperate…but seriously what's the surprise?"
"Well I was going to tell you…but since you hit me…I'm gonna have to make you wait till lunch." Nathan said as he narrowed his eyes. Quinn hung her mouth open before she crossed her arms over her chest. "Fine…be that way." she sneered. Nathan laughed before giving her a peck on the cheek before walking into class.
When lunch came around Quinn had thought about every possibility of Nathan's surprise. She sat with the Glee kids and continued to eat her lunch as she listened in to the separate conversations going on. Minutes later she felt her phone vibrate in the pocket of her jeans. Quinn read the message from Nathan, which read:
Meet me in the biology lab room. –Nate
Quinn stood up and said goodbye to her friends before walking the empty halls towards the lab room. It was on the more secluded part of the school, most of the lab classes were just in case of any chemical accidents Quinn supposed. She walked into the lab room to see Nathan waiting for her.
"Your not gonna try and take advantage of me in here are you?" Quinn joked before walking over to him. Nathan smiled and leaned against one of the lab tables.
"Not if you don't want me too. But I did promise to tell you about my surprise." Nathan started.
"Oh you mean after the fact I was going crazy trying to guess what it was?" Quinn said arching one of her eyebrows. Nathan just shook his head and laughed before reaching into his backpack and taking out an envelope.
"Here. You can read it." Nathan said handing Quinn the letter. Quinn opened it carefully reading it out loud
"Dear Nathan James Archer, we'd like to congratulate you on receiving the Franklin B. Pope Scholarship to the college of your choice…" Quinn's voice became higher pitched as she read the words and a smile crept upon her lips before she attacked Nathan with a big hug.
"BABY! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!" she screamed jumping up into his arms. Nathan laughed and kissed her cheek before spinning her around and placing her up on one of the lab tables.
"Thanks Quinn, I don't even know how to feel right now I mean, it's 25,000 dollars. That plus my savings plus the grant from the school. I can really do this." Nathan said as he looked up at Quinn.
"I'm proud of you Nathan. I really am. You've been through so much, it's nice to see you receive some happiness from time to time." Quinn said as she ran her fingers through his hair.
"You make me happy too." Nathan said before kissing Quinn softly. Quinn's arms wrapped around Nathan's neck, pulling him closer to her. Once the need for oxygen was necessary they broke apart, both panting wildly.
"I have a surprise for you too. But you have to wait until after dinner." Quinn said with a seductive smile. Nathan raised his eyebrows and quickly kissed her again before backing away and letting her hop off the counter.
"Does it involve you naked? Cause that would be pretty awesome…" Nathan spoke as he watched Quinn walk towards the door.
"Hmm…maybe." Quinn said looking over her shoulder. Nathan playfully smacked her in the butt before they left. Quinn turned around laughing slightly before pulling him into another kiss. Nathan stumbled forward slightly, pushing Quinn into a row of lockers. Their kiss intensified before hearing the clearing of someone's throat.
"Can you guys keep it in your pants for the next 2 and half hours? Jesus." Santana spoke as she stood next to Brittany. Nathan backed away and turned towards her.
"oh like you two always keep it in your pants during school hours? Remember that time I found you two in the janitors closet." Nathan said raising and eyebrow.
"But…we don't' wear pants to school. So it doesn't count." Brittany said innocently, trying to justify their actions.
"We were just kissing, Santana. There isn't a rule against kissing someone at school." Quinn said still leaning against the row of lockers.
"Whatever. We were just headed towards the locker room. See you later." Santana said as her and Brittany walked off, pinkies linked as always. The loud ring of the school bell rang through the empty halls minutes later. Nathan walked Quinn to her class, passing by Rachel and Finn.
"Do you wanna hang out after school tonight?" Finn said as he walked hand in hand with Rachel.
"I'd love to Finn, but I have to work tonight." Rachel said as she looked up at him.
"Oh okay. Maybe tomorrow" Finn said with a smile
"Sure. So have you and the guys chosen a song yet?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah, it's gonna be awesome. It's cool cause, I mean all the guys do a part." Finn said excitedly.
"What song are you doing?"
"What song are YOU doing?" Finn said jokingly.
"I can't tell you…it's a surprise." Rachel said with a large grin on her face.
"Well I can't tell you then either." Finn said raising his eyebrows. Rachel pouted before seeing Finn's reluctant face as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fine. I'll get it out of you somehow." Rachel said narrowing her eyes.
"I'll see you after school Rach." Finn said leaning down to kiss his girlfriend. Rachel smiled into the kiss before backing away.
"I'll see you." She answered before leaving another kiss on the side of his lips.
The school day passed by quickly, Santana and Brittany were now getting dressed in their cheerio sweatpants and long sleeve shirts. Coach Sylvester had made them run wind sprints throughout the whole practice.
"Do you really think Nathan and Quinn were gonna do it a school?" Brittany asked as she put her things in her duffle bag.
"Please B, Quinn might be all sexed up now that she's with Nathan. But she's still Quinn Fabray. I mean I don't think I've ever seen her without that cross around her neck." Santana spoke.
"Does that mean we're bad people? Cause that one time when you were really sad and I…" Brittany started
"No B, it doesn't mean were bad. I mean, it's not my fault the big guy upstairs made you super hot." Santana said as they walked out of the locker room. Brittany blushed slightly before speaking up.
"That's true. But you're super hot too so it's like a match made in heaven or something." She stated
"Yeah probably." Santana smiled before opening the door for Brittany.
Later on that night, Quinn had watched Jesslyn and Henry go up stairs and go to bed. Once she knew they would be fast asleep, she walked upstairs and headed towards Nathan's room. She had promised him a surprise after dinner, but homework had gotten in the way. Quinn opened his bedroom door finding him just finishing up his pre-bed work out of sit ups and push ups. He looked up at her from the floor and smiled.
"Hey" he spoke.
"You ready for your surprise?" Quinn said as she looked down at him.
"I've been waiting all day." Nathan spoke standing up. Quinn took him by the hand towards her room, which was the farthest away from Henry and Jesslyn's room. She sat him down on the end of her bed, Nathan watched as she sauntered over to her night stand and took out a black scarf.
"I'm gonna wrap this around your eyes okay?" Quinn said standing between his legs. Nathan nodded before he felt the soft cotton around his eyelids. Quinn made sure it was secure and leaned over to whisper in his ear, "When I tell you to. I want you to take it off okay?"
"Okay." Nathan said hearing her walk off. It felt as if years had passed by before he heard the low sound of music coming from behind him. He felt soft hands run up his jean clad thighs. Nathan breathed in deeply, a bit startled from the touch. He felt a soft pair of lips on his neck, nimble fingers grazing the skin under his shirt.
"Are you ready?" Quinn whispered into his ear.
"Yes." Nathan answered quickly before hearing her walk away slightly.
"Take it off." Quinn said looking at him. Nathan untied the scarf from behind his head and slid it off his eyelids. His eyes started at the red suede heels, worked there way up long lean legs, to red lace boy shorts, over sculpted abs, perk breast covered by a matching red lace bra, long blonde hair falling over perfect shoulders, and a white marine cap on her head.
"Need help picking your jaw up off the floor baby?" Quinn asked playing with her fingers, slightly nervous.
"Quinn…as much as I want you to do…whatever you're planning to do. PLEASE, PLEASE let me take a picture of you like this. I honestly…I…I don't even…instant hard on." Nathan said stuttering slightly. Quinn arched one of her perfect eyebrows and chuckled lightly.
"As long as you don't show anybody this time." Quinn said stepping a bit closer. Nathan quickly took his iPhone out of his pocket and snapped a quick picture.
"Okay. I promise." Nathan said before standing up, starting to walk towards her.
"Whoa there cowboy…I'm not done yet." Quinn said pushing him back down onto her bed. Nathan looked up at her as her hips started swaying to the soft music. Nathan's eyes ran up and down her figure, looking over every curve.
Legs. Calves. Hips. Abs. oh god that ass… Were the thoughts that were running through Nathan's mind. He licked his lips as she turned around, placing her hands on his thighs to steady herself as she ground her ass into his groin.
"Baby…I don't think I can last any longer…" Nathan grumbled under his breath as his eyes closed automatically. Quinn turned around to straddle his hips, slowly gyrating in his lap.
"We can't have sex…you're parents will hear." She whispered in his ear, taking the lobe between her teeth sucking and biting on it gently. "How much do you want me right now?" she asked huskily.
"f-fuck…like…a lot. we…we can do it in the jeep. I don't even…care right now…I'd bend you over that dresser if I could…" Nathan said grasping her hips. Quinn bit down harder on his earlobe, punishing him for being a bit TOO vulgar (even if she secretly liked it.) Nathan groaned loudly.
"You know...I know for a fact that you like it when I talk dirty to you. " Nathan said rubbing small circles over Quinn's hipbones with his thumbs.
"You think so huh? How do you know?" Quinn said challenging him. Nathan smirked and quickly stood, and placed her on the bed. His hands went up to his white marine cap that was on her head taking it off of her.
"Cause…I can feel it." Nathan whispered into her ear as he sucked on the sweet spot on her neck. His hands ran up and down her abs, softly grazing the hem of her lace underwear.
"You get so fucking wet for me. I don't even have to touch you…" he said as he removed his hand from her body, placing it on the side of her head as he hovered over her. Quinn swallowed hard, looking up at him as he spoke again.
"You start to shift your thighs together when ever I say something slightly dirty. Trying to relieve some of that tension…but it only makes you wetter…" he said huskily. Nathan leaned down even closer to her ear now.
"And do you know why baby?"
Quinn could only moan a soft "no…" before hearing his next sentence.
"Because no matter how much you try or what you do…no one can make you cum like I can. No one fucks you like I can huh baby...you like it when I use my fingers…hitting your g-spot…rubbing those tight hard circles around your clit." Nathan said as he ran hand down her body, cupping her between the legs, putting some pressure on her. Nathan could feel her already soaked through her underwear. Quinn moaned, biting her lip, trying to soften the sound. Her breath was erratic as she tried to remember how to actually breathe.
"Look at how wet you are now baby…I didn't even touch you that whole time… and your already soaked through your nice underwear…I can only imagine how wet you get when I talk about my dick being inside you…stretching you out…filling you up…hitting all the spots only I know about." Nathan said, enjoying this feeling of power as she wriggled underneath him, bucking her hips upward for some release.
"How much do you want me right now?" He said turning the tables on her. Quinn opened her mouth, trying to urge her brain to form actual words instead of moans and groans.
"I want you so badly baby…" Quinn finally said.
"I want you to tell me how wet you get for me when I talk dirty to you…" Nathan said, teasing her as he pulled on the hem of her underwear.
"I get so…fucking wet for you baby…just please…" Quinn whined pushing her core into his palm again.
"Please what baby? Tell me what you want me to do to you…" Nathan said, pushing into her with his palm, rubbing upwards slightly. Quinn was beginning to get impatient, but the words slipped out of her mouth without thought.
"Please…Fuck me Nathan…"
Nathan quickly pushed his hand into her underwear, inserting three fingers into her wet heat. Quinn put her arm over her mouth, purposefully biting down to muffle a scream of pleasure. Nathan had only pumped in and out of her a few times, but Quinn was already close to the edge. She felt as the curled his fingers inside of her every time he pulled out. Nathan licked up her neck before sucking, biting, and kissing one particular spot.
"oh god…baby…I'm gonna…" Quinn said through harsh pants, her left hand grasped the sheets underneath her, her right hand reached for one of her pillows. Nathan thrust even harder, watching her as she screamed into her pillow once she went over the edge. Quinn gasped for air, her eyes still closed, hair mussed up sticking to her forehead. Nathan rested on his hands, hovering over her, watching as she came down from her orgasmic high. He smiled once she finally opened her eyes, her pupils blown, her irises a dark shade of hazel.
"Jeep?" Nathan asked.
"Bathroom." Quinn said pushing him off of her and dragging him towards her bathroom. She didn't think she could make it to the garage.
Hours later, the two were fast asleep on Quinn's bed. The soft beeping of Nathan's phone woke him from his slumber. He turned, unwrapping his arms from around his sleeping beauty. Nathan looked at the screen seeing Rachel on his screen.
"Hello?" Nathan said groggily as he looked at the clock, which read 1am.
"Nathan, I'm sooo sorry. I know it's late but…I'm at work right now and my car won't start and I tried calling Finn but he can sleep through the apocalypse so he hasn't picked up his phone. And then I tried calling puck but he's not answering either…"
"Rachel…do you need me to pick you up?" Nathan said stopping her mid-rant.
"Yes please. I'd appreciate it greatly. This isn't the best neighborhood…" she said nervously.
"I'll be there. Give me 5 minutes to get dressed." Nathan said
"Thank you Nathan. See you." Rachel said before hanging up. Nathan groaned and slipped out of bed. He quickly walked to his room, slipping on a clean pair of boxers, basketball shorts, a long sleeve thermal and fitted hoodie. Nathan quickly and quietly went down the stairs and into the garage. It took him 30 minutes to get to The Burger Pit. He didn't see Rachel's car in the parking lot, but he drove around back to see Rachel's car parked. Rachel was standing against the driver's side door as three trucker guys surrounded her. She looked absolutely terrified.
"Rachel…you okay?" Nathan said approaching her, keeping his eyes on the three men, his body ready for a fight. One of the trucker guys grabbed Rachel's arms.
"Get outta here boy. This don't concern you." The trucker said.
"Let her go or I'll call the cops." Nathan said getting closer.
"Call 'em. We'll kick your ass before they get here." The one closest to Nathan said. There was a moment of dead silence, Nathan looked into Rachel's eyes before giving her a small nod and throwing the first punch. Nathan quickly knocked the first trucker to the ground. Rachel pushed the trucker who was holding her away, but being as petite as she was, the trucker had thrown her to the ground.
Nathan saw the act and felt a certain fire burn in his chest. He kicked the second trucker in the chest, beating him to the ground. The third threw a 1-2 punch at to Nathans ribs. Once Nathan backed away, the trucker took out a switchblade from his pocket. Nathan eyed the blade moving around him cautiously. The trucker rushed him getting a quick slice in on Nathan's right side. The movement left the trucker open for a powerful haymaker to the truckers face. Nathan grabbed Rachel from off the ground running towards his jeep. He burned some rubber before finally exiting the parking lot. They didn't speak, and since Rachel's house was closest, Nathan drove her home. 20 minutes later he parked in her driveway and turned off the car, looking at her.
"You're hurt." He said looking at her knee and arm that were scraped up. Rachel burst into tears, the last hour catching up with her. Nathan didn't know what to do, if it were Quinn he'd hug her and kiss her tears away. But this was Rachel, so he placed a comforting hand on her back, rubbing small circles, trying to calm her down. They stayed in the car for another 10 minutes before Nathan stepped out and walked her into her house. She automatically started walking upstairs towards her bedroom, Nathan followed and sat next to her on the foot of her bed.
"Rachel…are…do you wanna…talk about it or something?" Nathan asked.
"I'm so stupid." She said through some sniffles. "I had to close up tonight. And I should have locked up earlier, but those three guys came in before closing, so I had to service them. Once the cooks finished they left, and once the three guys had finished and paid they left too. So I locked up and left for my car. I was waiting in the for a while before it started to get too cold. So I walked out to get a blanket from my truck, and that's when they surrounded m-me." Rachel said starting to cry again.
"Th-they started saying all these vulgar things to me…of things they wanted to do to me…" the tears started to fall down her face.
"Hey…it's okay. You're safe now…you're not stupid Rachel. It could have happened to anyone…" Nathan said placing the same comforting hand on her back. Rachel leaned in hugging him, placing her head in his chest.
"They…they could have raped me…" Rachel said quietly.
"But they didn't. You're safe. We should get you patched up. Clean out those scrapes. Do you have a first aid kit?" Nathan asked.
"It's in the bathroom. Medicine cabinet." Rachel spoke. Nathan got up walking over to her bathroom, re-entering her bedroom with the white first aid box. He took out some alcohol pads, gauze, tape, and band aids. The first scrape was just below her knee, he kneeled in front of her taking her lean leg placing it on his thigh. He ripped open the alcohol pad package and looked up at Rachel, "This might sting a little."
Rachel nodded and looked down at the scrape. Nathan dabbed her wound, hearing her hiss through clenched teeth. He quickly blew cold air over it, soothing away the burn. He repeated this motion until he put some gauze and tape over that one. The second and third scrape was on her inner forearm and palm. Nathan repeated the same process, alcohol pad, cold air, gauze, tape.
"There you go. All patched up." Nathan looked up and smiled at Rachel as he put the supplies back into the first aid kit. She looked down at him seeing the bloodstain on his hoodie.
"you're hurt too…" she said running her fingers over his wound.
"I'll be okay…" Nathan said lifting up his shirt. It wasn't a deep cut but it was bleeding, Rachel stood up taking the same supplies back out of the first aid kit.
"You help me, I help you…take your shirt off." Rachel said sitting back down at the edge of her bed. Nathan breathed in taking off his hoodie and thermal. Mental Note: hide those from mom and Quinn, he thought. He laid back on Rachel's bed, sitting up on his elbows. Rachel dabbed around the wound with the alcohol, watching Nathan's face as he clenched his jaw, stopping a groan of pain from escaping his lips. Rachel noticed and blew lightly on the wound, the burn of the alcohol subsiding. Nathan felt her smooth fingers graze his skin, and again his body was burning.
Think about Quinnn…you love Quinn…She'll never know…
The angel and the devil were playing games in his head. Nathan tried to keep his mind off the fact that he could see down Rachel's shirt. He swallowed hard and looked up at the ceiling, trying to focus on something else.
"There you go. You should be okay." Rachel said putting the last piece of tape around the gauze pad. "I took an very extensive first aid class in 8th grade." Rachel said putting away the supplies in the white box. Nathan sat up looking to his right where Rachel sat Indian style facing the head of the bed.
"Thank you so much…honestly. I don't know how I'll ever repay you Nathan…you could have gotten really hurt…" Rachel said looking up at him. Their eyes connected and suddenly the tension between them grew. Rachel started to lean in, placing her hands on his shoulders. Nathan saw as Rachel's eyes fluttered closed once her lips attached to his.
Damn…She even TASTES like berries… Nathan thought as he tasted her lip balm. He kissed back hearing the voice in his head speak up. Stop…you love Quinn. Rachel is NOT Quinn.
Keep kissing her. It feels good…she tastes good…she looks good…she smells good… the other voice said, feeding only on the wanting part of his brain. Rachel pushed him back down onto her bed, never breaking the kiss.
Quinn.
"Rachel…wait…what are we…" Nathan broke away first looking up at her, licking his lips unconsciously still trying to taste her.
"I'm sorry…I don't know why I did that…I'm just…confused right now…" Rachel said sitting back up wiping her lips off with the back of her hand.
"I…I should go now…" Nathan said standing up putting his shirt and hoodie back on.
"Can you…can you maybe stay with me…at least until I fall asleep? I kind of don't want to be alone right now…" Rachel said nervously. Nathan knew she was going through a hard time, and he didn't want to be mean.
"Sure" Nathan said looking at her.
"I'm gonna get dressed." She said going into the bathroom with some sleep clothes.
"Do you want me to sleep on the floor? Or…like…just sit at your desk…" Nathan asked.
"My bed is big enough for both of us. I promise I won't try anything." Rachel said before going into her bathroom. Nathan stood there nervously, in the middle of Rachel Berry's room when he should be at home with Quinn in their post sex sleep/cuddle. Minutes later Rachel emerged from the bathroom in long flannel pajama pants and a pink thermal patterned with gold stars.
"Is the left side okay? I usually sleep on the right side of the bed…" Rachel said heading over to the right side.
"Uh…yeah, it's cool." Nathan said heading to the left side, sat at the edge of the bed to take his shoes off. He felt the bed shift as Rachel slid under the covers. Nathan laid flat on his back on top of the covers, focusing on the ceiling.
"Good night Nathan." Rachel whispered.
"Night Rachel." Nathan answered back.
Nathan could sense the tension again in Rachel's room. He heard the shuffle looking down seeing Rachel's hand sneak out from under the covers. Rachel needed contact, she needed the warmth of something to comfort her. She turned to look at Nathan, who in turn looked at her. There was a silent understanding as their eyes met again. Nathan reached his hand out towards her, intertwining his fingers with hers.
It took Rachel another 2 hours to fall asleep. Nathan had lain there, watching her from time to time. Once she was asleep he slowly slipped out of her bed and made sure to lock her front door on the way out. By the time he got home it was already 3am and he had to get up in 3 hours. He went back up to Quinn's room, put on a new thermal setting his bloodied hoodie and thermal in his hamper.
3 Days passed after Rachel incident. All the glee kids had asked her why she was hurt, but she lied and said she had taken a fall. Nathan didn't know why she lied, maybe she felt ashamed, or she was afraid she'd blurt out the fact that they kissed. But she was back to her normal self now, excited to be doing their number.
All 13 kids sat at the front of the choir room awaiting Mr. Schue's instructions for the competition.
"Okay. So ladies first. I have Ms. Pillsbury here to help me judge. And I really hope you aren't all hopped up on Vitamin D again…" Mr. Schue said raising his eyebrows at the group. All the kids, except Nathan looked down in shame before the girls went up.
They were all dressed slightly similar, with spaghetii strap tank tops, fitted hoodies, dark blue jeans and converse sneakers. The only variation being the color of their hoodies and tank tops. The boys watched intently waiting for them to start.
Brad started playing an old school piano progression. The girls started clapping in time, with Mercedes harmonizing over the piano and bass.
Come on over, come on over baby. Rachel sang first
Come on over, come on over baby. Tina Joined in second
Come on over, come on over baby. Santana joined in third.
Come on over, come on over baby. Mercedes sang last
Hey boy don't you know
I got something going on (yes I do)
All my friends are gonna come
We're gonna party all night long
The girls danced up to the boys all taking turns, moving their hips, doing the choreography that Brittany and Santana had come up with. Rachel sang the first part of the verse before Santana came in with Brittany for the second part.
I know you know
I just want us to know
The fun we'll have
You'll never be alone
So boy won't you come
We will party till the dawn.
Listen to me.
All the girls joined in with the chorus, Mercedes harmonizing over the girls as they danced around the guys.
(All I want is you)
Come over here baby
You make me go crazy
(All I want is you)
Now baby don't be shy you better cross the line
I'm gonna love you right
All I want is you.
Quinn, Rachel, and Santana unzipped their hoodies and took them off throwing them at Finn, Nathan, and Puck. The girl danced in between the chairs that the boys were sitting on
I want you to know
You got personality
And I can't help myself when
You put your hands on me.
Quinn sang dancing around Nathan, tugging slightly on his hair. He smiled up at her laughing slightly. They went back and danced again in front of all the boys who had their jaws on the floor.
I know, you know
I'm gonna give you more
I've never felt this way before
So boy won't you come
Won't you come and open the door
Listen to me
Tina sang the last part of the second verse beforeall the girls joined in for the last chorus and bridge, jumping around and clapping their hands in time with they rhythm of the song.
Come on over, come on over baby.
Come on over, come on over baby.
Come on over, come on over baby.
Come on over, come on over baby.
Now baby don't be shy.
You better cross the Line
I'm gonna love you right.
Mercedes sang the last bridge, hitting a massive strong note at the end. The boys had to admit that the girls were actually really…REALLY good.
(All I want is you)
Come over here baby
You make me go crazy
(All I want is you)
Now baby don't be shy you better cross the line
I'm gonna love you right
All I want is you.
The girls finished their song, all pointing to the boys with kinked eyebrows. Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury stood up and clapped. "That was amazing girls!" Mr. Schue said. All the girls high fived and hugged each other as they went to sit down.
"Actually. We need the girls to sit in these chairs." Puck said as he and Nathan set up stools in the middle of the room. The girls all looked at each other before sitting on the stools. The boys were all dressed in different colored plaid shirts, black leather jackets, dark blue jeans and nike airs.
Each guy picked up their instruments, setting themselves up in the right positions. Artie with his bass, Nathan and puck with their guitars, Kurt on the tambourine, Finn on drums, Mike and Matt with their microphones.
"1…2…3…4" Nathan said counting them in. Kurt shook the tambourine in time, while Arite came in on bass with a simple plucking progression. Then mike and matt started whistling a simple tune while Nathan and Finn came in. Puck came in last with a short solo before singing first
I wanted love, I needed love
Most of all, Most of all
Someone said true love was dead
And I'm bound to fall, bound to fall
Oh what can I do…
Puck played another quick solo before introducing Finn's solo.
Take my badge but my heart remains
Lovin' you baby child
Tighten up on your reigns
You're running wild it's true
The boys did some sliding and turning choreography, before Nathan handed off his guitar to one of the band players for his short solo. All the boys stepped up to all the girls doing the same choreography ask Nathan sang.
Sick for day so many ways
I'm achin now, I'm achin now
Times like these I need relief
Nathan pressed into Quinn's back as he danced behind her moving seductively around his girl. The other boys doing the same
Please show me how to get right.
Yeah it's outta sight…
Nathan got his guitar back and started playing with Puck, back to back as they played their parts. Artie's solo was next
When I was young and movin fast
Nothing slowed me down
Oh slowed me down
All the guys did a slow motion move and then a stop, they're voices dropping down low. Finn stopped on the drums and only Kurt kept up with the tempo with the tambourine.
Now I let the others past
I've come around, oh come around
Cause I've found
Artie finished his solo before Kurt finished off the song with Mike and Matt Whistling. All the boys, even Finn got up to dance with the other guys. For the last part.
Livin' just to keep going
Going just be sane
All the while never knowing
It's such a shame
Kurt kept singing as all the boys kept dancing around the girls getting extremely close to them as possible. Both Nathan and Puck going into guitar solo's
I don't need to get steady
I know just how I feel
Telling you to be ready
My dear.
As the music died down they all spun to the ground as if exhausted. All the girls started laughing and clapping at their performance. Quinn looked at Nathan, biting her lip. She won't lie and say the way he had danced and sang to her was a big turn on. Mr. Schue and Ms. Pilsbury both clapped loudly.
"That was great guys. Really good energy. And the usage of the instruments was amazing!" Mr. Schue said smiling at all the kids. "Me and Ms. Pillsbury have our work cut out for us this weekend. We'll let you know who the winner is on Monday. I know there's still 30 minutes left, but you guys deserve to be let out early. Have a great weekend guys." Mr. Schue said.
The day was long, but the fact that it was Friday made up for a lot. Nathan, Quinn, Jesslyn, Henry, and Riley sat at the table eating dinner. There wasn't much talk, not that there normally was, but Nathan noticed the difference.
"Guys…we have some things we have to bring up." Henry said finally looking at both of the teens.
"Uh…what's going on guys?" Nathan said biting into another piece of chicken.
"Well…first of all…I'm not sure if you noticed, but we had to put earplugs on the list of things to buy from the store." Henry said pointing to the grocery list on the fridge.
Quinn spit her water back into her cup, choking for a second. Nathan just looked back and forth between his mom and Henry.
"Well it's not my fault Quinn's loud…" Nathan started before hearing a gasp escape from Quinn's lips and a power punch to the chest from her tightly curled fist.
"Well it isn't MY fault you can't keep it in your pants!" Quinn yelled at him.
"Calm down you two…we told both of you to keep it pg-13. I mean…I know you guys are teenagers but this is going a little too far. The time when we got back early before the accident or 3 nights ago when you guys thought we were asleep apparently. I couldn't even look at you two the next day." Henry started
"Or that time you guys had the day off from school and I came home early. I even left for another 2 hours and when I came back you two were still not…done." Jesslyn continued.
"We're sorry…I don't know what to like…say. It's just hard…I mean…like…I don't know." Nathan said trying to find the words.
"Look we had one rule for you two and it was to keep it pg-13 when we are in the house. And on occasions when we aren't here, we definitely don't think you two are here, alone, eating tea and crackers. I mean. The guy at the drug store down the street knows you by name Nathan. I'm sure that says something."
"What does that have to do with…" Quinn couldn't say it out loud but Nathan turned to her.
"Protection baby…I have to buy it. Sometimes in bulk." Nathan said bashfully.
"You guys broke the rules. So I'm sorry but you two are grounded for this weekend." Henry said seriously.
"So no going out, no sleeping together at night, an open-door policy and you have to watch Riley all weekend" Jesslyn added.
"Okay." Quinn agreed.
"Okay. So…onto the next order of business. Nathan, your mother found something interesting in your hamper the other day." Henry said.
Nathan widened his eyes and mentally slapped himself.
"Nathan…why was there blood on your clothes? It looked like something cut through your jacket and your thermal." Jesslyn asked.
Quinn just turned to look at Nathan, confused about the situation.
"I…one of my friends needed help one night…and there was a scuffle. I'm fine." Nathan explained
"What friend?" Quinn asked.
"I…I can't tell you…" Nathan said. Quinn narrowed her eyes.
"Well hopefully this friend won't be getting you into anymore trouble. That's all we had to talk about. You guys can go if you want." Henry said. The two teens excused themselves and went up stairs, both heading into Nathan's room.
"How come you can't tell me what happened?" Quinn asked as she stood in front of Nathan who sat at the edge of his bed.
"It's not my place to tell. Obviously this person didn't say anything for a reason…" Nathan said looking down at his feet.
"Was it Rachel? Is that why she came in hurt the other day?" Quinn said crossing her arms over her chest. Nathan finally looked up at her.
"She needed a ride home from work cause her car broke down. She called me that night after we had sex on Tuesday. When I got there, there were these three guys trying to…" Nathan swallowed feeling that burn in his chest again just thinking about what those guys were going to do to Rachel.
"…I came before anything went too far…I took her home and she couldn't stop crying…and then she didn't want to be alone. So I waited till she fell asleep so I could leave." Nathan said.
"oh lord…she must have been so scared…" Quinn said putting her hand over her mouth.
"She was…I mean…she told me. But I tried to comfort her." Nathan said looking back down at the ground. Quinn furrowed her eyebrows seeing Nathan start to shake his leg anxiously.
"Why are you shaking your leg? You only do that when you're anxious about something." Quinn said putting her hands on her hips.
"No I don't." Nathan said stopping his leg from shaking.
"What else happened Nathan?" Quinn asked again as she gave him a serious glare.
" She…she kind of kissed me…like…on the lips…and…I kind of kissed back." Nathan said looking at Quinn.
"She…WHAT?" Quinn said as her eyes widened sitting next to Nathan on the bed.
"It's not her fault Quinn, she was confused and hurt…she just needed…comfort or whatever…I don't know. Look all we did was kiss. That's it. I promise you." Nathan said as he turned towards Quinn.
"But you kissed her back Nathan! Just because it didn't go any further doesn't mean it's okay!" Quinn yelled at him.
"I know Quinn. I do. I didn't mean to. We just got caught up in the moment. She even apologized and everything. She was scared and she didn't want to be alone, I didn't want to be mean to her. I love you Quinn. You know that. The first thing that popped into my mind when she kissed me was you. Please don't take this out of hand Quinn. Rachel's already ashamed enough about everything that happened. Why do you think she didn't tell anyone?" Nathan said calmly not wanting to raise his voice.
"I'm sorry Nathan…I just…I need time to think…" Quinn said as she stood up and walked to her room. Nathan watched as she walked away. He wanted to go after her, but he wanted to respect her wishes of be being alone.
Quinn really wanted him to go after her.
Post A/N: AHHHH DRAMA. Yup. How do you think this will pan out? More stuff to come. Next chapter should be VERY interesting. The Regionals Chapter will be after the next chapter. And the dreaded Character Death will be after Regionals. That is all I will say.
Again I wanna say thanks to all of those who have reviewed, alerted, and favorited this story. I love you all. Big thanks to my neighbor Casey for helping me choose the girls song "come on over (all I want is you)" by Christina Aguilera. Casey also helps me with the clothing choices for the girls. Cause she's awesome.
The guys song was "Tighten Up" by The Black Keys. If you haven't heard it, it's pretty awesome.
Anyways. that is all. Hope you enjoyed the sexy times in this chap too. it was almost really hard for me to write it. ;]