Hi! I really hope you like the story so far. Sorry, if there´s any spelling mistakes. Read it many times, but things can slip through even then. Enjoy!
In the small city of Lima, Ohio, an alarm was blaring in the quiet bedroom of one small brunette. Rachel sat up slowly as she yawned. Quite contrary to people's beliefs, she wasn't the type to jump out of her warm bed every morning. She used to be, but over the past year she had changed. She stepped out onto the cold floor and walked slowly into the bathroom. Rachel stretched her body as she caught her reflection in the mirror and noticed the small bags she had under her eyes. She sighed as she stripped down before walking into the shower. The past four nights she had been sleeping poorly. Dreams about armour clad men and a frightening man in black had kept her awake most of the nights. As she felt the warm water run down her body, she tried to shake off her latest dream. It had felt so real, so real that she could almost feel how the sword had pierced her shoulder and how a woman's voice had been screaming her name. Rachel shuddered at the thought and stepped out of the shower. As she dried her body, she ran the towel over the spot on her shoulder and stopped for a second. Rachel shook her head, it was just a dream, get yourself together. Thirty minutes later and Rachel was ready to go to school. Her senior year and fortunately her last year in this town. She couldn't wait to live in New York and live her dream out.
"Good morning, dad" She said as she stepped into the kitchen to get her breakfast.
"Good mornings, sweetheart" Hiram said as she kissed his cheek.
"Are daddy already gone?" Hiram nodded behind his paper as he swallowed a piece of toasted bread.
"Yes, he had an early meeting, but he´ll be home by three, so what do you say to dinner and a movie with your old folks?" Rachel smiled as she picked out an apple.
"That would be lovely, dad" She replied and received a smile from her dad. She heard a car honk from outside and picked up her bag. "That would be Finn. See you later"
"Have a nice day" Hiram yelled after her before she closed the front door after her. She skipped the small distance to his car and jumped inside.
"Hey babe" Finn said when she was seated next to him.
"Hi, Finn" Rachel said and kissed him quickly. "Ready for a new day? I heard Mr. Schue have a new assignment for us. I hope it´s something from Broadway, don't you?" She looked over at Finn, who was drumming on the steering wheel. They had only been driving for five minutes and he already zoned out. He hadn't heard a word of what she had been saying. "Finn, you´re not listening" She looked at him again. "Finn"
"Huh? Sorry, what?" Rachel rolled her eyes and looked out of the window.
"Nothing" She answered. They had been dating for nearly a year and if she should be true to herself, it wasn't what she thought it would be like. Finn was sweet and a good guy but was it enough? She didn't know yet. Finn parked his car and stepped out. Rachel followed him and they walked into the school holding hands like they always did.
"I´ll go find Sam. See you later, babe" Finn said and kissed her cheek before going into the gym. Rachel rolled her eyes and continued walking to her locker to get her books. As she opened her locker, she felt something off, she had this weird tingling in her body and like she was being watched. Rachel looked over her shoulder and found no one beside the usual students by their lockers. She shook her head and thought it must be the dreams that still haunted her. As she walked away from her locker, the feeling didn't go away and it was unsettling for her. Rachel entered the classroom and found her place. She wasn't the first to arrive, a few others sat on the tables in the back, talking about what their plans were for the upcoming weekend. She rolled her eyes at them as she sat down. She couldn't understand the entertaining in being dead drunk at every opportunity.
"Hey, hobbit" Rachel looked up at the voice.
"Santana" She smiled and continued to find her notebook for the class. Santana dropped down next to her with a loud sigh. "How was cheerleading practice?" Rachel asked amused knowing the answer. The Latina groaned as she rested her head on her arms.
"Fucking hard, tiring as usual" Rachel chuckled.
"I´m sorry" Even though they seemed to be a weird match, Santana Lopez and Rachel had been best friends since kindergarten, along side with Kurt Hummel.
"Have you heard?" Kurt asked excited when he joined them.
"How can we possible have heard anything, when we´re sitting right here and one of us has been at practice since shit this morning?!" Santana mumbled from her hiding. Kurt`s smile fell as Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Don´t listen to her. She´s just- "
"Santana, I know" Kurt and Rachel shared a chuckle which turned into a laugh when Santana showed them the finger.
"Now, what haven't we heard?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Oh, yeah" He said as he had forgotten what they had been talking about. "There´s – "
"Mr. Hummel keep it quiet to after class" Mrs. Pritchett interrupted.
"Sorry" Kurt said and focused on the teacher. Ninety minutes later and the bell rang
"Finally!" Santana yelled. "See ya later, losers"
"Don't you –"
"I don't give a fuck" Santana said and hurried out of the classroom. Rachel and Kurt packed up their things and followed her the same way out.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" Rachel asked her friend.
"There´s a new –"
"Hey babe" Finn said from behind them. Kurt groaned.
"Oh my god, seriously? Am I ever going to tell you?" Rachel smiled at him and Finn just looked weirdly at him.
"What?"
"Nothing" Kurt said and took a step away from the couple.
"What´s with him?" Finn asked.
"Nothing, he´s just Kurt" Rachel said and tiptoed to give her boyfriend a kiss.
"I wanted to talk to you about something" Finn said with a smile.
"Oh, what about?"
"I know we have planned a date tomorrow night, but Sam asked me if I wanted to play this new game with him, so I wanted to know if we could wait to another night?" Rachel raised her eyebrows; she couldn't believe what he had just asked of her. He put a videogame over her. It´s the third time he had cancelled on her the past two weeks. She noticed how Kurt rolled his eyes over his stepbrother and his stupidity.
"I-I…" She looked down before looking back up at him with a forced smile plastered on her face. "It´s fine, Finn. We´ll have our date another day" Finn´s smile widened.
"Great! See you, Rach" He dipped down and kissed her quickly before walking away happy. Rachel looked after him as he met with Sam and they high-fived before continuing their walk down the hall.
"He´s an idiot, honey" Kurt said and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. She leaned into him.
"No, he should spend some time with his friends. I´m not expecting him to spend all of his free time with me, I´m not clingy" Rachel defended.
"I know you´re not, Rach. But you two haven't been on any dates or spend time together for three weeks now. He expects you to be understanding as he uses all his time on football and games. That´s not right. He´s my brother, but that don't mean I should accept his behaviour towards my best friend"
"It doesn't matter, Kurt. Leave it alone" Rachel whispered and walked towards her locker. Kurt sighed and followed her.
"If you say so"
"I do. Now, tell me what – "Rachel didn't manage to say anything else as when she turned the corner and let out a small shriek as she collided with something or rather someone and that someone had extremely good reflexes. The someone caught Rachel before she landed on the floor. Rachel, who had closed her eyes at the impact, opened her eyes and looked into amazingly hazel coloured eyes. Now that she thought of it, the arms around her felt strong and comfortable. She blinked a couple of times and got a proper look at her saviour and saw her lips moving.
"- okay?" That was the only thing Rachel heard before she focused on the real world again.
"I´m sorry, what?" Rachel asked. The girl just smiled as she made sure Rachel was standing properly on her feet. Rachel couldn't help the blush creeping up on her face.
"I asked you if you were okay?"
"Perfect. I mean, yes, I am. Thank you for not making me fall" Rachel said as she fixed her clothing. She looked at the girl in front of her. She was breathtakingly beautiful, her long blonde hair was resting on her shoulders in waves, her distinguished cheekbones and those soft looking lips. Rachel haven't seen her here before.
"I´m Quinn. Quinn Fabray" The blonde said and reached out a hand for Rachel to shake. Rachel grabbed it immediately.
"Rachel Berry" Rachel replied and shook her hand. She noticed as Quinn´s eyebrow raised as she told her name but didn't decided to not say anything.
"Nice to meet you, Rachel Berry" Quinn said and smiled. They stared at each other for a second before a cough interrupted them. Rachel jumped a little and looked over her shoulder at her friend.
"Oh, this is Kurt" Said boy stepped forward with smile.
"Nice to meet you, Kurt" Quinn said.
"You too, Quinn. I hope you´re finding everything. I know it´s hard to start at new place" He said. Quinn nodded.
"It is, but fortunately Tina here has showed me around and told me where my next class is. So, except for a girl who yelled something in Hispanic to me, everything has been great so far" Quinn chuckled. Rachel and Kurt looked at each other.
"Santana" They said in unison. Quinn smiled at them.
"Sounds like you know her"
"Yes, well Santana is something" Rachel started.
"She bit of a bitch"
"Kurt!" He shrugged.
"She is, and she knows it" Kurt leaned over a bit and smiled at Quinn´s companion. "Hi, Tina" Tina just smiled and waved to him just as the bell rang.
"Oh, what are you having now?" Rachel asked Quinn. She wanted to spend some time with this blonde girl. Quinn looked at her schedule.
"English it seems" Rachel´s smile faltered a bit before she picked it up again.
"We´re in separate classes then, but I guess we´ll see each other?" She asked and hoped she didn't come on to hard, but there was something about Quinn that she liked.
"Of course. We could meet here?" Rachel nodded energetically and Quinn let out a small chuckle before she followed Tina towards her classroom. Rachel stood looking after her before a hand in front of her eyes made her stop.
"Hello? Rach, we´re missing class" Her eyes widened before she grabbed Kurt´s arm and ran towards their classroom.
When Quinn had stepped inside McKinley High, she wasn't impressed. She hadn't spent much time in school back home, but she knew it was way different here. She could feel a different atmosphere, like these kids felt like they were very important. Especially some of them she had passed on her way to the principal's office. They wore very short red dresses, too short for Quinn´s liking. It just seemed so tasteless. A few boys wore red jackets with the school names on it and others just tried to mingle through the masses. Quinn thought it would be easy to find this girl but hadn't had in mind that many other kids also would attend this school. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. A boy had been kind to tell her where the office was, so Quinn found her way and soon after, she had her schedule, a code to her locker and a note about getting her books in the library. A short guide to her locker and she easily found it. Now, she was officially a student at McKinley High, Quinn who never found school interesting and always wanted to be a knight, was now a student by her own will. She chuckled at the fact as she opened her locker. As she looked inside, she noticed a small brunette walking down the hall with her pink bag. She scrunched up her nose at the bag but was also intrigued by her. The girl walked with her head high and a smile on her face. Quinn frowned as she looked somewhat familiar, but the blonde couldn't quite place it. She studied the smaller girl a bit before the brunette turned her head towards her direction. Fortunately, Quinn was quick to move out of sight before the girl saw her. She didn't want to be known as a creep, before she even had her first class. She watched as the girl shook her head and walked in the other direction with some books in her hand. Quinn rolled her eyes at herself before looking at her schedule. Spanish it seemed, so Quinn walked towards the classroom, with a little help from another student. Soon after, she was standing at the door. She took a deep breath before going inside. It was ridicules, the blonde knight could easily kill ten men in battle but facing a group of teenagers? That was frightening.
"Hey, you must be Quinn. I heard you were coming" A man said from behind the desk. He smiled to her as he stood and walked towards her.
"Correctly" Quinn replied and smiled to him. She quickly scanned the room and saw several faces staring at her.
"Welcome to McKinley High. I´m Mr. Schuester and I teach Spanish and Glee club. You´re going to like it here, I just know it" he said to her and then turned to his class. "People, this is Quinn. She just started today, so I hope you´re going to give her proper welcome".
"Hello" Quinn said to them. A wolf whistle sounded, and she rolled her eyes. Mr. Schuester clapped his hands once in excitement.
"Please take a seat, Quinn" Quinn nodded and sat down next to an Asian girl.
"Hi! I´m Tina" said girl gave her little smile and waved awkwardly to her. Quinn chuckled and smiled back.
"Hi" She replied and looked up at the teacher. He was talking enthusiastically about something not related to Spanish, so Quinn took the opportunity to look around the class. A boy with blonde hair kept looking at her along with a tall boy next to him. They whispered to each other, as Quinn looked at them. The both tried to send what they decided was a charming smile, Quinn just thought they looked constipated. She rolled her eyes and looked back the teacher.
"Do you want to share my book?" Tina whispered next to her. Quinn looked at her.
"Yes, please" Quinn replied with small smile. Tina slid the book closer to her and Quinn looked down at it. She wasn't here to learn, but if she could get something out of it, it wouldn't hurt. She had learned some Spanish back home, from a woman she´d known but it wasn't much. A while later the bell rang, and Quinn quickly stood up and left the classroom. In her haste down the hallway, she bumped into another girl.
"Watch where you´re going bitch" The girl said and growled. Quinn just looked at her with a raised brow and an unimpressed stare. The girl glared at her before walking away muttering some in Spanish. Quinn shook her head and moved on. She had to find this Rachel. Apparently, they didn't know what she looked like exactly, but only showed paintings of her mother and father. It was frustrating to the blonde.
"Hey!" She heard from behind her. She sighed and turned around only to find Tina. The girl panted at bit as she stopped in front of her. "Do you need any help to find your way around here?"
"I could use some help" Quinn admitted. Tina smiled brightly at her.
"Great! So, what´s on your schedule?" Quinn pulled out the paper and they looked at it. "Oh, we´re sharing the same class. Come on, the classroom is this way" Tina said and walked further down the hallway. They turned a corner and Quinn collided with a small girl. Many years of training had given her good reflexes, so she grabbed her before she hit the floor.
"I´m so sorry" Quinn said and quickly noticed that it was the brunette from before. "Are you okay?" She asked, but the girl just stared at her.
"I´m sorry, what?" The brunette asked. Quinn just smiled as she made sure she was standing on her feet. She gave her a quick once over, before answering.
"I asked you if were okay?" Quinn watched how the girl cleared her throat and tried to hide the blush. Quinn guessed she was a bit embarrassed about it all. As the girl answered, Quinn looked at her. She was a bit smaller than the blonde herself, long brown hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in a very short skirt and a black shirt along with it. Quinn reached her hand out for the girl to shake.
"I´m Quinn. Quinn Fabray" The girl took it and they shook hands. Quinn noticed that she had very soft hands, but she wasn't prepared for the next words that left the girl´s mouth.
"Rachel Berry" Quinn´s brows raised a little. She hadn't expected it to be that easy. Now, that she could get a proper look at the girl, she could see similarities with Queen Shelby.
"Nice to meet you, Rachel Berry" Finding Rachel on the first day here? Quinn was extremely lucky. Now, she must get her back to Everdale. She had already noticed the boy standing next to Rachel. He looked a bit flamboyant, but who was Quinn to judge. She heard him cough and shifted her eyes to him.
"Oh, this is Kurt" Rachel said, and Quinn noticed him stepping closer to her. Tina was still standing next to her with a small smile on her lips.
"Nice to meet you, Kurt" He asked her a question and Quinn replied in kindness and told them about the girl from earlier. It was clear to see that they already knew her. Even Tina beside her nodded along as they called her a bitch. What a way to talk about your friend, Quinn thought. It was then, Kurt addressed Tina and Quinn smiled when she heard the bell ring.
"Oh, what are you having now?" She asked the blonde. Quinn didn't have a clue, so she looked down at her paper and frowned. English. That sounded boring. She said it loud to the girl in front of her and saw how her smile faltered. They decided to meet each other after classes and Quinn followed Tina away to the classroom. She looked behind her and saw how Kurt said something which made Rachel´s eyes widened and run off the in other direction. Quinn chuckled.
"So, that was Rachel and Kurt. Sweet people but can be a mouthful from time to time" Tina said with a smile. Quinn looked at her with a frown.
"How come?"
"Oh, you´ll see" Tina grinned as they entered the classroom. Quinn frowned and sat down next to her. Quinn just looked at her and then up at their teacher. Later that day, Quinn didn't get the opportunity to meet up with Rachel again so Quinn ran out of the library with her books and out on the parking lot with a hope about finding the girl since everybody has gone.
"Oh, dammit" Quinn swore as she couldn't find Rachel. She was probably already home. She wasn't expecting Rachel to just follow her back to Everdale, but she had to get a feeling about the girl and what to do. Quinn sighed and decided to go back to find something to eat and then get back to the motel. Mariann had shown her directions to a supermarket and then to something called Breadstix and McDonalds. Quinn decided that the supermarket must be good enough for her. Later that day, Quinn was sitting in her room, eating a sandwich, a good sandwich. So far, she liked the food here, there was more flavours to the food. She had wanted to talk to Mariann, but the woman had gone home, before she had returned to the motel and the angry man was back behind the desk. He had scowled at her, and Quinn didn't even know why, so she had retreated to her room and was now sitting there looking at the pictures appearing inside the black box. She had accidently pushed on the remote and screaming women had come up on the screen. That was how Quinn spend her night. Thinking about a plan do get Rachel be her friend and then how to get her to Everdale.
