So sorry about the long wait for an update. Have had og still have a lot on my mind lately. Projects coming up, working, working on becoming an mentor family for a kid and the story goes on. This is a very long chapter, because i can´t say when I´m going to update again. I will finish this, don´t worry :) Hope you enjoy it and sorry if there´s any mistakes. I have proof read it three times, but you know how things can slip either way :D

Rachel was sitting in glee club the same day as Quinn has arrived in the school. She hated that she hadn't had the opportunity to meet up with Quinn as promised. She stared at the door in her own thoughts when she heard Finn and Sam talking about the same blonde she was thinking about.

"Dude, you should just talk to her. I bet she would jump at any chance to get seen with a popular guy like you" Finn said with a grin. Sam nodded. "Yeah" Rachel looked behind her at her boyfriend and his friend. Mr. Schuester weren't there yet, she sighed. When was he ever on time? She glanced at the clock and listened to the others talking. Kurt was in a conversation with Mercedes and Santana was sitting with her arms crossed, just staring into the air. She didn't look happy, she hasn't for a few days and Rachel wanted to ask her about it, she just knew that Santana was a very closed off person. She was about to say something to her when she heard Finn talk. "She´s so fucking hot, like seriously, I wouldn't mind to- "her head whipped around to say something, but it wasn't her who interrupted them.

"You wouldn't mind what?! Wouldn't mind to fucking shut your dumb mouth and focus on your girlfriend who's sitting right in this room?!" An angry Latino asked from beside her. Santana was standing on her feet, looking furiously at the tall boy.

"I didn't-"Finn covered.

"Yes, you fucking did doughboy. Talking about some other chick, while your girlfriend is sitting right in front of you. Are you freaking stupid?" Finn stood up, pushing his chair away in the process.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Santana marched towards him.

"Sit the fuck down, Frankenteen!" Finn towered over her, but Santana wasn't afraid of him. "You don't get to talk about other girls in front of Rachel! She´s your god damn girlfriend, even though she deserves so much better than your sorry ass, you´re still what she wants. So, shut the fuck up!"

"Are you just letting her talk to me like that?" Finn asked angrily to Rachel who had been standing behind Santana the whole time. Santana turned around to look at her, already knowing that Rachel would probably defend Finn.

"Finn, I –"She started just as Mr. Schuester stepped into the choir room.

"Hey guys! Sorry about the delay, I got some things to do" He said and put down his bag behind the piano. He clapped his hands together and looked towards his students. He frowned when he felt the tension. "What´s the matter?"

"Nothing" Santana scowled at Finn before she sat down next to Rachel, who dutifully had sat down when the teacher came. Finn growled at her while also sitting down next to Sam.

"Okay, well. Here´s your assignment for the week" Schue smiled and turned around to find some sheets in his bag.

"I´m sorry" Santana whispered to Rachel. "He´s just such an ass".

"It´s alright. You´re right, you know" Rachel fiddled with her hands. "He always does this" Santana looked surprised at her, not expecting that from the small brunette. She was about to say something, when she got a piece of paper pushed into her hands and she knew that she couldn't get Rachel to talk to her when they had something to sing.

"Rachel, wait!" Finn shouted when glee club ended. Rachel was walking with Santana and Kurt when she felt Finns hand on her shoulder. She turned and looked up at him. "Didn't you hear me?"

"I did" Rachel answered. Finn frowned at her.

"Why didn't you stop?"

"Because I don't want to talk to you" Rachel said and walked away with a smirking Santana and Kurt.

"Rachel!" He yelled but didn't follow her. The three of them walked out to Santana´s car. Rachels face dropped as she realized Finn was her lift. Kurt had parked right next to Santana so the three of them walked together.

"He´s a jerk. I don't even know how to begin to apologize" Kurt said with a sour expression.

"You don't. It´s not your fault at all" Rachel said, and Kurt nodded. "Can I get a lift? Finn drove me this morning and I don't want to talk to him now" Rachel asked hoping one of them wouldn't mind. The Latina had been quiet but answered.

"I can drive you" Santana said and jumped into her car. Rachel said goodbye to Kurt and followed her.

"Thank you, San" Santana just nodded as she started the car. She drove out from the parking lot and towards Rachels house. It was a detour, but she didn't mind. "I´m sorry I didn't say anything"

"Don't think about it" Santana sighed. "He´s a real jerk. I don't get why you´re still with him. He has been treating you like shit" Rachel chuckled dryly.

"You and Kurt" She muttered.

"Yeah, I know he thinks it too"

"Have you been talking about me?" Rachel asked with small smile.

"Of course, we have. You´re our friend. We just want to take care of you" Rachel looked at the Latina, who was keeping her eyes on the road. She studied her friend. The girl was looking tired and sad.

"Why can´t you let me do the same for you?" Rachel asked after a few minutes. Santana didn't answer but Rachel noticed that she gripped the steering wheel a bit tighter than before. "I notice things you know. You have not been yourself recently and as your best friend, I´m very concerned. What´s wrong?" She watched as Santana bit her lip. Unfortunately, they were a Rachel´s house. "Do you want to come in and talk?" Rachel tried, but Santana shook her head.

"No" Rachels smile fell and Santana noticed. "Rach, I can´t talk about it right now, but I will tell you. I´ll come to you when I´m ready, alright?" The smaller girl looked at her and saw the sincerity in her words.

"Alright" Rachel said and removed her seatbelt. A hand on her arm stopped her from getting out if the vehicle.

"Thank you" Santana smiled to her and Rachel returned an even brighter smile to her before stepping out. She watched as Santana disappeared down the street. She sighed and went inside. Nobody was home yet, but she expected her fathers to be at any minute. Rachel walked straight up to her room and dropped her bag on the floor. She decided to do some homework before her movie night with her parents.

"A new girl started in school today" Rachel said and took a bite of her vegan lasagne. "Her name is Quinn Fabray and she´s in the same year as me"

"That sounds exciting, honey. How come she´s starting so late into the school year?" Hiram asked. Rachel shrugged and swallowed her food.

"I don't know. Unfortunately, I didn't get the opportunity to talk further with her. She caught me before I was falling to the ground and- "

"Why were you falling?" Leroy asked worriedly.

"We bumped into each other and she was like a wall, so I almost fell to the ground, don't worry, daddy" Rachel said with a smile. "She seems really sweet, so I hope to get a chance to talk to her tomorrow" She told them excitedly.

"So, you had a good day at school then?" Hiram asked as he took seconds. Leroy pushed his plate away from him and leaned back in the chair with a sigh. Rachel thought quickly about telling them the truth, that partly it had been a great day and partly not.

"It was good" Rachel said with a smile. Leroy shared a look with his husband but decided not to ask further into it if Rachel didn't want to tell. At least not right now.

"How about watching a favourite of yours?" Hiram asked. Rachel´s eyes brightened, and he chuckled. "I take that as a yes. Let´s clean this up and then it´s movie time!" He added. Rachel nodded and stood up, she took the plates into the kitchen and soon the table was cleared, and they were ready for the movie. Rachel had changed her clothes into some yoga pants and a tank top and was sitting on the couch getting all comfy. Her fathers were sitting on their own couch getting comfy as well as the title ran over the screen. Rachel loved Funny girl and couldn't get enough of it. Half an hour into the movie, the doorbell rang. "Are we expecting anyone?" Hiram asked as he stood up. He opened the door and found Finn outside. He found the boy kind, but he had a difficult time liking the boy. "Hello Finn, what can I do for you?" The tall boy gave the man a nervous smile before he scratched his neck.

"Hi, Mr. Berry. I wanted to talk to Rachel. Is she home?" Hiram nodded.

"Rachel! Finn is here" Hiram yelled and waited until the short brunette was by the door.

"Hello Finn" Hiram smiled to his daughter and walked back into the living room. "What do you want?"

"Can we talk?" Rachel nodded and let him in. "In your room?" They walked up the stairs and closed the door. She knew her fathers trusted her. Just as she closed the door, Finn was at it.

"What happened today?" He asked.

"What do you mean?" He stared at her.

"You know what I mean!" He hissed at her. Rachel took a step back. She hated when he gets like this. "It's your duty as my girlfriend to defend me! Not going against me! How could you do that? You are supposed to be supportive of me. You just let Satan have a fit at me!" Rachel took a step forward again and pointed angrily at him.

"Don't call her that and I am, but you´re always with your friends or fawning over other girls. You did that today! You were talking about Quinn, in an inappropriate way! I was right there!" Finn crossed his arms as he huffed loudly.

"Don't be a jealous" Rachels eyes widened as she started up at him.

"Excuse me, what did you say?"

"Yeah, your acting like an idiot right now. You should give me room to be with my friends and do what I want to"

"We´re never-"Rachel tried but Finn interrupted her.

"Jesus, I have a social life with my friends and your acting like a really jealous girlfriend" He said as he threw his hands up in the air. "I'm sorry that you can't see that"

"You're not making sense, Finn" Finn rolled his eyes at her answer.

"You're not either" Rachel raised her eyebrows. "Just be more supportive of me, alright? I'm your boyfriend, not Santana" He said and stared pointedly at her.

"She's my friend"

"Maybe you should get new friends. Kurt's alright, but Santana? Not cool" He looked at his watch. "I need to go home" He said and walked towards the door.

"But Finn, were not done here" Rachel stepped in front of him with a hand on his chest.

"Yes, we are. I'll see you tomorrow" He kissed her lips like he hadn't done anything wrong and left her room. Rachel was speechless. Didn't even know what had happened. It was so surrealistic that she didn't know what to do about it. She walked down the stairs to her fathers, who was watching some quiz show.

"Did Finn leave?" Rachel nodded.

"Yes, I just wanted to say goodnight" She kissed her fathers on their cheek and walked back upstairs. As she lay there in bed, she was still so confused. She had always been supportive of him, always listened to his dream and always giving him room to see his friends. She couldn't understand him. As she closed her eyes, she decided to talk to him tomorrow about it all when she got the chance.

The next morning, Rachel was standing by her locker. She had driven herself this morning, even though she had seen Finns car approaching her house. She was mad at him and didn't want to look at him so early. As she was staring deeply into her locker, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She jumped a bit and immediately turned around, just to find Quinn Fabray. "Quinn! I didn't hear you coming" Quinn just smiled at her.

"That I noticed. You seemed to be deeply into your own little world" Quinn said with a tiny grin. The blonde was standing with her books in her arms and with a smile on her lips. Quinn had been her early, not because she liked being here, but because she wanted to find Rachel and get a chance to get closer to her. If she didn't, she might never complete her mission. Rachel looked at the blonde. She looked pretty, today in her loose jeans and a grey cardigan with a black top underneath.

"Yes, I tend to do that a lot lately" Rachel finally answered as she closed her locker. "How have you been? I didn't see you yesterday" Quinn shook her head.

"No, I had to get my books and then I couldn't find my classes, so that took away all my free time" Quinn chuckled. "When the last class was over, I couldn't find you, so I went home"

"I was probably at Glee club practice" Quinn frowned. She had never heard about that before. Not that she had heard about many of the things she had seen lately before.

"Glee club practice? What is that?" Rachel eyes widened and she let out a small gasp.

"You don't know?!" Quinn shook her head. "It´s a club where we sing, dance and compete sectional and national. We´re called New Direction. I thought Tina would have told you, she´s in it too" Rachel told the blonde.

"Oh, well. I lost her in the crowd, so I didn't get the chance to talk to her again. I know I´m having a class with her today" Quinn told her.

"Ah, yes. You should come with me"

"To Glee club?" Quinn asked.

"Yes! It´s fun and we could always use another member" Quinn bit her lip. This was not exactly what she had in mind when she thought about getting closer to the princess, but it was too great of an opportunity to pass on.

"Alright, I´ll come with you" Rachel let out a tiny shriek as she clapped her hands excitedly together. Quinn blinked a couple of times. It wasn't like she wasn't used to it. Brittany would do the same reaction every time she got Quinn to participate in something, but it was a surprise none the less. Rachel noticed the look on the blonde's face and collected herself.

"Sorry" She said sheepishly "I easily get excited"

"I see that" Quinn chuckled as Rachel blushed. "When is this glee club then?"

"Today after class. We meet up almost every day" Quinn nodded and looked out on the other students. They were all talking amongst themselves besides two boys standing a bit further down the hall. They kept looking Rachel and Quinn´s way and she recognized them from yesterday. She sighed and looked back at Rachel. "What´s the matter?" The brunette asked.

"There are two boys who apparently can´t stop staring at me"

"Well you are quite attractive" Rachel said before she could stop herself. Quinn raised an eyebrow as she smirked at the blushing brunette. "I mean, you are beautiful. No- "

"No?"

"I mean, yes!" Rachel smacked her forehead with the palm of her hand as she felt the heat on her face.

"Relax, Rachel. I know what you mean" Quinn chuckled. Rachel huffed as she lightly slapped the blonde's arm.

"Jerk" Quinn just laughed, and Rachel joined her. She looked down the hall and noticed Finn and Sam staring their way. Their conversation from last night popping into Rachels mind again. Quinn followed her eyes and saw it was those boys she was staring at. "That's Sam, he´s the blonde one and the tall one is Finn, he´s my boyfriend" Quinn looked back at the girl. She had a boyfriend.

"Oh" Was all Quinn said. Apparently, Rachel didn't hear it, as she continued.

"They´re the stars on this school. Finn´s the quarterback on the football team and Sam´s one the swimming team" Quinn wanted to ask what a quarterback meant, but Finn pulled Sam with him towards them, so she didn't get the chance.

"Hey, Rachel" Finn said acting like nothing was wrong between them. Sam just smiled and then just stared at Quinn who was feeling a tad uncomfortable. "I´m Finn and this is Sam" He said to Quinn and gestured to the boy next to her.

"Hello" She said politely. There was an awkward silence and Quinn looked at Rachel. "I have to find my class, could you help me?" Rachel nodded, just wanting to get away from her idiot boyfriend. Sam looked frantically at Finn, who reached out towards Quinn. The blonde moved a bit, so he missed her.

"Hey, wait a minute" Finn said. "Sam would like to ask you out" Quinn raised an eyebrow at him, and Rachel just couldn't believe this.

"And he couldn't ask this himself?" Sam opened his mouth, but Quinn beat him. "No is the answer" She added and gently grabbed Rachel´s hand and began to walk away from the boys. She knew it wasn't kind to do that, but she wasn't there to get dates and certainly not with that gender.

"But, wait!" She heard from behind her, but she kept going with the brunette. Rachel knew she would hear about it later but walking with Quinn made it all worth it.

"So, when and where is this glee club?" The blonde knight asked with a smile on her lips. Rachel smiled at her and answered her questions as they walked to class.

Rachel and Quinn had decided that Rachel would be waiting outside of Quinn´s last class so they could walk to glee club together. Quinn couldn't help but find this school interesting. She had already learned a lot and new things always interested her. Not that she liked sitting down a whole day, she was used to be physically active, but she had to keep up the appearance of a teen girl. She noticed the small brunette standing by the wall. "Hi Rachel" She said, and Rachel gave her a wide smile.

"Are you ready?" Rachel asked and Quinn nodded. "I´m so excited! You´re going to meet the whole team!" Quinn wasn't nervous, she was kind of looking forward to seeing what all the fuss are about and told Rachel so. "I bet you´re going to love it" Rachel added as they walked into the choir room. "Hello, fellow glee clubbers!" She said with a cheerily. Quinn scanned the room quickly, something she always did. It was good to be prepared if something should happen. She noticed a few hellos from the people in front of her, but some of the kids seemed to have enough in themselves. She spotted than not even Finn was responding to her, too engaged in a conversation with Sam. Rachel didn't seemed fazed by these facts, like she was used to it. Quinn thought about what kind of things the girl had been through so far. "This is Quinn, she would like to join our club" That spiked their curiosity. "Let me introduce them, that's Mike and Matt" Quinn looked up at two boys who smiled and waved to her. "Tina you know and that's Mercedes" Quinn looked at a darker skinned girl, who sat with her arms crossed, looking sour. "Sugar" A happy girl smiled brightly as she waved almost manically while saying an overenthusiastically hello. Quinn chuckled and replied to her. "Kurt you also know, and this is Santana" Quinn locked eyes with a dark-haired Latina, she recognized the girl from yesterday. She was staring intensely at the blonde knight. "San" Rachel said shortly. Santana sighed and said a small hi. "Artie" A guy in a chair with wheels, which Quinn wasn't quite familiar with, but it seemed to move the boy around. Quinn assumed that he couldn't walk. "Lauren" A bigger girl in the back row was eating a snack and had an attitude that said she couldn't care less about anything. "And lastly, Finn and Sam" The boys waved to her and smiled widely. Quinn looked at them all, finding it an odd bunch, but they all seemed friendly. She glanced at the Finn and Sam, well some of them. Rachel guided her to a chair in the front row and purposely didn't sat down before Rachel had done so, she was a royalty after all, and Quinn was a knight. Rachel was briefly confused but just took it mannerism. Santana frowned as she studied the newcomer. Quinn had just sat down when Mr. Schuester came walking into the room.

"Hey, guys!" As usually he dropped his bag on the floor behind the piano, before looking at his students. His eyes stopped at Quinn. "Hi Quinn! I´m so happy to see you join us"

"Me too" Quinn answered and received a ecstatic smile from Rachel.

"Are you going to sing us a song? Just to show us what you can do" He tried. The blonde's eyes widened briefly before she shook her head. "Alright, maybe next time" A hand shot up next to her. "Rachel?" Mr. Schuester said tiredly and Quinn frowned at the man.

"I have a song I want to sing" A groan sounded from behind them and Quinn noticed that Rachel looked briefly down into her lap before putting on an even wider smile. Even Quinn could spot a fake smile.

"Of course, she has" A voice said, and Quinn quickly caught the eye of Mercedes who shut her mouth.

"Well, the floor is yours" He said, and Rachel jumped up from her chair and stood in the middle of the room. Quinn was surprised when the drums began and then Rachel opened her mouth.

Sunshine dancing on my bed

good times waiting up ahead

nothing's gonna stop me

Quinn wasn't used to this kind of music, where she comes from it was only classics and music played from the gypsies that travelled through Everdale, but it was amazing to watch Rachel sing and Quinn was impressed by the Princess. She folded her hands in her lap and sat back to enjoy the performance. Rachel noticed the surprised look Quinn had showed at smirked at little before continuing singing.

With a laugh and a joke and a smile

you can go like a million miles

everything's gonna be okay

it's okay, it's okay okay

with a dream and a positive mind

you'll make it everytime

everything's gonna be just fine

it's just fine, it's okay okay

Just as Quinn was enjoying Rachels singing, she felt watched. She thought briefly that it was just Sam, but it felt different than a schoolboy crush. She took a quick look back at him, but he was watching Rachel. Quinn shook her head and looked at the brunette again.

Dream on, dream on baby

let's go and change the world tonight

you can if you believe it

dream on, and you will be alright

Quinn felt herself sway a bit to the music and she chuckled to herself. Here she was, listening to a Princess, and even one who doesn't know she is one, singing about being positive and have fun. It was very surrealistic. She frowned as she felt the hair on her neck prickle once again. It was unpleasant and she decided to look back again only to lock eyes with Tina. The colour of her eyes was unusual, a golden speck to them that normally wasn't there. Quinn felt like Tina was searching her soul. Suddenly they changed back to their normal colour and Tina briefly shook her head before smiling shortly to Quinn as she looked at Rachel again. Quinn couldn't explain what had happened as she turned her head forward again. To say she was a tad confused would be an understatement.

My friends; come on, let's celebrate (come on, have a celebration)

worldwide, starting here today

come on everybody

With a laugh and a joke and a smile

you can go like a million miles

everything's gonna be okay

it's okay, it's okay okay

with a dream and a positive mind

you'll make it everytime

everything's gonna be just fine

Rachel finished her song and Quinn immediately clapped along with the others.

"That was good, Rachel. Thank you" Mr. Schuester said. Rachel rolled her eyes as she sat down next to Quinn.

"That was amazing" The blonde said to her. Rachel smiled widely.

"Thank you!"

"I really mean it, that was really good, Rach" Quinn said, not noticing her shortening of the brunette's name, Rachel beamed at the blonde before turning to Santana who was giving her a quick thumbs up. She felt all fuzzy on the inside after Quinn´s compliment. She liked the blonde's company even though they hadn't talked so much.

"Guys, the theme for this week is Dreams, so Rachel´s song was a good start. I´m going to pair you two and two together and I´ve written your names and put them in this hat. Kurt, will you start?" Kurt sighed and stood up, he picked a piece of paper and smiled.

"Mercedes" Said girl cheered and Kurt sat back down next to her.

"Tina, you´re next" Mr. Schuester said. Tina stood up and walked down pass Quinn. Quinn felt that tingling feeling again, and a certain familiar smell made her aware of the girl again. She frowned as she hadn't felt all of this when she had met the girl the first time.

"Lauren" Tina said with a grimace before walking back to her seat. Rachel send her a comforting smile as she passed her. Mike picked Matt, as always Rachel thought. How they always manage to pick each other, was a mystery to her. Finn picked Artie, as the tall boy walked back to his seat, he gave Rachel a longing look, but she deliberately ignored him. Quinn noticed this, and apparently Santana did too, because the blonde heard a small growl from the Latina. Rachel was next and stood up to pick one. She shakingly pulled out a piece of paper, hoping for it to be Quinn, but with her luck, she would end with Sugar. She looked down and grinned.

"Quinn!" Quinn smiled brightly, thanking the stars for getting Rachel. The brunette skipped back to her chair and sat down.

"Alright guys, that means that there would be three in the last group. Sam, Santana and Sugar" The Latina groaned lowly and Rachel patted her leg. "Use the rest of the time to talk and exchange ideas. Go!" He said and walked into his office. Rachel rolled her eyes once more. He always did this, when were they going to talk about sectionals? Her thought was interrupted when Finn cleared his throat in front of her.

"Can we talk?" Rachel looked briefly at Quinn before nodding. They walked to a quiet corner in the choir room. "You should switch places with Sam" Finn started. Rachels mouth opened in shock.

"I´m sorry, what did you say?"

"Sam really likes Quinn and it could really help if they pair up, you know" Rachel couldn't believe this. It was like he didn't even cared about her anymore, not even a sorry about last night. No, just a demand about changing partners.

"Are you serious?" She asked him. Finn swallowed as he carefully thought about it before answering.

"Yeah?" He answered tentatively.

"I can´t believe you!" She hissed at him as she jabbed her finger into his chest. "I thought you wanted to talk about our quarrel last night and how unbelievably unfair you were and then you just want to talk about switching partners?!" Finn was taken aback as he rubbed his sore chest, before collecting himself.

"I didn't do anything wrong last night, it was you who was wrong and talking the whole time, like you always do!" He towered a bit over her, but Rachel was standing tall. "And why are you being so selfish?" He added. "Can´t you see they could be good together?"

"No! I can´t! He doesn't even know her, and they have barely talked. By the way, it was you who talked the whole time, you called me a jealous idiot!" Quinn had been listening to the whole conversation, as the other students and she felt her fist clench at Finn´s words. She noticed how tense Santana also was. "And selfish? If someone is selfish, it is indeed you. You don't have time for me anymore, you always pick your friends or games over me at any time, I always must listen to you talk about your doings and your dreams. You never ask about me and how I´m doing, or how I´m feeling" Rachel was breathing hard and was now aware that they had the attention of the whole glee club.

"Because everybody knows your dreams! It´s Broadway, like always" Finn said frustrated.

"You always disappear in the beginning of the school day and I never get to see you unless we have classes or glee club together. Even then you´re sitting with Sam, Mike or Matt and you´re never even looking in my direction. When you finally want my company it´s always when you want something" Rachel said ignoring what Finn had said before. "Finn…" She looked down at her fiddling hands before looking back up at the tall boy. "I don't think this is working anymore" Rachel couldn't read the boy´s face. She wasn't sad about the situation, just sad about the scene she had made in front of her friends.

"What?" He said after a moment. She knew she had to spell it out for him to understand.

"I want to break up with you. This isn't working" She noticed how the facial expression on Finn face changed. From his normal colour, he was suddenly all red in the face and she could feel the anger.

"You don't get to do this! We have been together for a year, Rachel. You can´t be without me!" He yelled as he clenched his fist. Santana was on her feet standing next to Rachel, she was surprised to see Quinn by her side also. "You need me!"

"She doesn't need anyone, Frankenteen!" Santana defended.

"Shut up, Satan!" He yelled at the Latina. Santana took a step towards him but was stopped by Rachel.

"San, he´s not worth it" Rachel apparently said the wrong thing, because suddenly Finn charged against her, but was on the ground in a flash.

"What the-"He said muffled as his face was pressed against the ground. Rachel and Santana were shocked as they saw how Quinn had tackled him to the ground and now held him down with her knee and his arm pulled behind his back. She had a tight grip on his arm, as he couldn't get free. Quinn leaned down to his ear. The others had surrounded them and was equally as shocked.

"If I ever see you threaten Rachel again, I will find you and it would much worse than this. Do you understand?" She spoke lowly, so others couldn't hear her. She pushed his arm more backwards and Finn let out a yelp. "Do you understand?" He nodded vigorously and she jumped off him. Finn sprung to his feet, with a little help from Sam. His eyes were wide as he stared at the blonde girl.

"She´s fucking crazy!" He shrieked and left the room with Sam in tow. Quinn fixed her clothes and looked at Rachel.

"Are you alright?" She asked the shocked brunette.

"I- yes, yes I am" Rachel said as she looked at the concerned girl in front of her. "That was-"

"That was fucking awesome!" Santana laughed.

"Santana!" Kurt scolded. It was his stepbrother.

"But it was" She said and shrugged. Not sorry at all. "Kurt, you know he´s been an ass to her. He deserved it" Kurt nodded slowly. That he could agree on. Quinn looked at them as they talked about what had just happened, but her focus was on the Princess.

"Rachel, I´m sorry if I overstepped your boundaries. It wasn't my intention"

"I don't like violence, but I appreciate what you did. Even though I don't think Finn would have done anything. Thank you, Quinn" Rachel smiled to her.

"Alright, class dismissed!" Mr. Schuester came into the room. He hadn't seen or heard anything. How, Rachel couldn't understand, but she was glad that Quinn didn't got in trouble for what she did.

"Do you have plans today?" Rachel asked the blonde as they were picking up their bags.

"No, just doing homework" Quinn replied.

"Great! Do you want to hang out at my place? We could do homework and then work on our assignment?"

"That would be nice" Quinn said, and they walked out together. "Are we going in erm, that metal box?" Rachel raised her eyebrow and smirked.

"You mean my car?"

"Yes! I couldn't remember what it was called" Quinn said sheepishly, acting like she couldn't remember it. She had seen them all over this place but hadn't noticed what it was called. Rachel just shrugged.

"It happens for all of us" Rachel lead them to a small blue car. "Here it is. Jump in" Quinn quickly figured out how to open it and sat inside of it. "Seatbelt" Rachel said as she put on her own. Quinn looked around, what? A seatbelt? Rachel frowned at the blonde. It was like she hasn't been inside of a car before. Rachel reached over the blonde and showed her.

"Oh, sorry. I must be tired" Quinn said apologetically.

"Do you want me to give you a ride home instead?" Rachel asked. She didn't want to pressure the girl into her home.

"No, your place is fine" Quinn said quickly. "I´ll be fine". Rachel nodded and left the schools parking lot. Quinn was amazed by this car. It was like a horse carriage but a lot faster. She tried to hide her wonder but knew she couldn't completely. Rachel seemed amused by the blonde and soon the drive was over as they parked at Rachels house.

"This is my home" She said as they stepped inside. Quinn was fascinated by it. It was so much different than what her small hut looked like. It was homely, warm and Quinn could feel the love. She looked around as Rachel led her further into the house. It was different than the room she was located and very much larger. She stopped at a small dresser where various paintings were scattered around. They were more colourful and realistic than those paintings she had seen back home. They must have a very good painter. It was paintings of Rachel in all ages. Quinn couldn't help but smile when she looked at a baby Rachel with her much bigger brown eyes staring back at her. The next one was Rachel standing with a bag and a big smile. "That was when I started in preschool"

"Preschool?"

"Yes, I was a very talented child and my fathers decided that preschool was a good option for me" Quinn raised an eyebrow as she looked at Rachel.

"Fathers?" Rachel stood a bit straighter.

"Yes. I have two fathers. Is that a problem?" She defended. Quinn just smiled.

"Of course not. I quite enjoy the fairer sex myself" Quinn replied as she moved into the living room, leaving a flabbergasted brunette behind her. Quinn couldn't help but smirk as she looked around the room. There was a big black box, which Quinn had picked up was called a television. A group of couches and a table in the middle. It was beautifully decorated, and Quinn liked it. She picked up a book that was lying on the table. She turned it over.

"To kill a Hummingbird" She whispered. "How odd" She shook her head and put it back when she heard Rachel enter the room. "You have a lovely home, Rachel"

"Thank you" Rachel said with a smile. "You want to see my room?" Rachel cringed at how it sounded but Quinn didn't seem fazed as she nodded. They walked up stairs and Quinn looked at all the paintings of Rachel. "My fathers loves to take pictures of me. They always tell me how proud they are" Quinn looked at the ´pictures`. So, it´s not paintings but pictures? Quinn was confused but amazed by the technology in this world. They stepped into a room and Quinn could easily see it was Rachels. The room was bright and clean. Everything was placed in a specific place and even though Quinn had only met the Princess yesterday, she already had good feeling of who she was. "I thought we could do some homework and then we´ll see what we want to do next?" Rachel suggested.

"That is fine" Quinn said and sat on Rachels bed. They spent the next hour on homework. Quinn noticed how concentrated Rachel was when she read and smiled at her. It was kind of cute. She blinked a couple of times. No, this is not the time, she thought for herself and focused on her own.

"Where do you come from?" Rachel asked suddenly. Quinn looked up from her book.

"Far from here" Quinn replied. Rachel frowned.

"Where is that?" Quinn thought about telling the truth, not like she would believe her.

"Everdale" Rachel tapped her chin, thinking.

"Is that in Europe?" Quinn decided to take the bait.

"Yes, it is" Rachel eyes brightened. "I decided to come back here to live with my aunt"

"Why?" Rachel asked. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to" She added when Quinn didn't answer immediately.

"My parents died, and I had to live somewhere" Quinn said going with the cover story she had told Mariann. Rachel gasped.

"I´m so sorry! I wouldn't have asked if I knew" Quinn just shrugged.

"You couldn't have known, so it´s okay. It happened a while ago" Rachel smiled sadly to the blonde. "So, how long have you lived in Lima?" She asked to change the subject. She got the whole story about the brunette and more.

"So, I want to go to Broadway and be a star. You can´t do that here, so Kurt and I have a pact about going to New York together and attend the best school for arts. It´s called NYADA, or New York Academy for the Dramatic Arts. It has the best teachers in the whole country, and it would be perfect"

"You talk a lot, you know, that right?" Quinn interrupted with a smirk. Rachel stopped talking and looked up at her.

"I know, but it hasn't stopped me before" Rachel replied.

"It´s not to criticize you, but too much talking can get you in trouble" Quinn teased. Rachel could see from the small smirk the blonde was wearing that she didn't mean a thing and chuckled.

"I´m aware of that. It had gotten me in some trouble sometimes" Quinn raised a brow.

"What kind of problems?" Rachel looked down at her notebook in her lap as she put a stray hair behind her ear. Rachel knew she should had shut her mouth but as usually she couldn't.

"Oh, you know, all kind of things"

"Like?" Quinn pressured the smaller girl. The brunette mumbled a few words that Quinn couldn't quite understand. "What did you say?" Rachel looked up at her.

"I got slushied"

"I´m sorry, slushied? What does that mean?" Rachel sighed as she to explain.

"A slushie mean that you get a cold beverage thrown into your face by Neanderthals. A big cup of ice in all kind of flavours. It´s a disaster to get off your clothes and it creeps into all- "

"Does people do this on purpose?" Rachel looked bewildered at the blonde. She could feel the anger streaming from her. "Does the student around here find it funny to purposely hurt another human being? Ones who are defenceless?"

"I´m not defenceless!" Rachel argued with a huff.

"Did you have one of these slushies in your hands? Did you throw it?"

"No?"

"Have you ever done something against them?"

"No, I have not. Nor would I ever descend to their level of immaturity" Rachel said as she crossed her arms.

"Then you were defenceless and innocent. They are indeed infantile idiots" Quinn said with finality. Rachel uncrossed her arms. Her lips twitched a little as she noticed how Quinn spoke. All confident and mature. She liked the way she pronounced words and didn't resort to slang. "So, we have to prepare a song?" The blonde asked to change the subject.

"Oh, yes! I have a whole map of songs we could look through. I mean, if you want to?"

"Of course," Quinn said and watched as Rachel found the map. She sat a little closer as Rachel opened it. Quinn didn't know any of these songs or what they were about, so she decided to let Rachel take the lead. Hell, she didn't even know if she sang well enough for the Princess. As they scanned through the book, Rachel pointed out several songs that could be a possibility.

"What about this one?" Rachel said and pointed down in the book.

"Haven´t heard it before" Quinn replied.

"You haven't listened to much music, have you?" Quinn chuckled as she shook her head.

"No, it hasn't exactly been my passion" That was true. The music she had listened to was way different than this stuff, Rachel was making her listen to. Rachel chuckled herself as skimmed through the book.

"Alright, would you mind if I choose then?"

"Not at all" Quinn noticed a faint buzzing sound and looked around.

"What is that?"

"What?" Rachel asked looking around.

"That buzzing sound"

"Oh! That's my phone. Finn had been calling me ever since we left school. Sorry about that" Rachel answered sheepishly as she picked up her phone. Quinn had seen these small things since she had started at McKinley but hasn't had the chance to see one up close. Everyone apparently had one.

"It´s okay" Quinn said even though she hasn't quite understood how they could "call" each other yet, but she could accept that it was very much easier than the telegrams they had back home. Rachel was fiddling with her phone, as she discovered fifteen missed called and multiply messages from Finn. She rolled her eyes as she read a few of them, everyone with something about answer him and so on. She shook her head as she put the phone back down.

"Rachel?" They heard from downstairs.

"That's my dad" Rachel said. "We better get down before he comes up here" Quinn stood up and followed the short brunette downstairs. She wasn't nervous to meet her father, rather eager to see who has raised such a confident and charming girl. Quinn blinked when she heard her own thought. No, stop it, she told herself as she was walking down the stairs. "Hi dad" Rachel said and hugged him. Hiram returned the hug before turning to the stranger who was standing in his kitchen.

"Hello, I´m Quinn Fabray" Quinn said and stretched out a hand for the man to take. He looked surprised but grabbed the welcoming hand.

"Hello Quinn. I´m Hiram. One of Rachels fathers" He said and released her hand.

"It´s nice to meet you, Mr. Berry"

"Quinn is new at McKinley and had joined Glee club" Rachel told excited. He chuckled lightly.

"I bet, you had something to say about that decision, honey" Rachel glared at her dad while Quinn grinned.

"She had a say in it" Quinn agreed. Rachel crossed her arms as she huffed. "But I like it so far. Rachel has really great talent, you must be really proud of her"

"Yes, she´s our little star" Hiram said and gave his daughter a sideways hug. Rachel blushed lightly at the comments. "Would you like to join us for dinner, Quinn?"

"I would love to" Quinn answered and smiled. She knew what awaited her back in her motel room, so a proper meal could do wonder for the blonde.

"We´ll go back to my room and finish homework" Rachel said.

"Alright, I´ll yell when dinner is ready" Hiram said as they walked back upstairs. They decided to finish up their homework, and an hour later, Hiram called them down. Quinn thought it to be weird how normal it already seemed to be for her. She´s a knight from a different world, going to school, doing homework and have a family dinner in another world. When they walked into the dining room, another man was sitting at the table. He was much smaller than Hiram and Quinn guessed it to be Rachel´s other father.

"Hi daddy!" Rachel smiled and kissed his cheek before sitting down. Quinn stood a bit before Rachel motioned for her to sit down.

"You must be Quinn. Hiram told me about you"

"I am, sir. Quinn Fabray" She answered politely and shook his hand. "It´s nice to meet you"

"So polite. I like it" Leroy said excitedly "I´m Leroy. It´s nice to meet a friend of Rachels. It´s not very often she brings someone home. Except for Finn of course" He said and smiled to his daughter who briefly smiled to him. Hiram came walking into the room with a hot dish and put it on the table.

"I hope you like lasagna. It´s also vegan" Quinn looked at the food, it looked absolutely delicious and she couldn't remembered ever have tasted lasagna. Hiram served her a hot plate and she patiently waited to everybody had food on their plates. Rachel noticed and smiled at the blonde. She really liked the good manners she was showing to her parents and she could see it was genuine and not an act. As Quinn tasted the lasagna, she felt like she was in heaven. It tasted better than anything she had ever gotten in her life.

"It tastes really good, Mr. Berry" She said as she took another mouthful. Hiram smiled.

"I´m glad you think so"

"So how did your day go, honey?" Leroy asked Rachel. Rachel swallowed her food slowly.

"Nothing special like always. We did get a new project in glee club" Quinn frowned at the girl. "We have to sing songs about dreams and Quinn, and I teamed up together" Quinn wondered why Rachel didn't tell the truth about her and Finn, but decided it wasn't her thing to tell.

"That sound exciting" Leroy said, "What do you think about glee club, Quinn?"

"I can't say yet, but it seems very eventful. And as I said earlier, your daughter is very talented and I look forward to work with her" Quinn replied as Leroy nodded, liking the answer. Rachel blushed again and got even redder when Quinn winked at her.

"I like her" Leroy stated simply before laughing when Hiram agreed with him. They finished eating and Quinn stood to help with the plates when Leroy stopped her. "No, just let the plates be. You two go upstairs and do what girls do"

"Thank you for a delicious dinner, Mr. Berry" Quinn said before Rachel and her walked upstairs.

"So, I didn't even get the chance to ask if you can sing!" Rachel said with her eyes widened as she just remembered it. Quinn smiled at the brunette.

"I can sing, but I don't know if I´m good enough for you" She replied honestly.

"You could sing me song?" Quinn bit her lip, as she didn't know any of this world's song. She thought of one song, she could remember her mother had been singing to her once and decided for that.

"Okay, but don't judge me too much" She said with a smile. Rachel sat down on her bed.

"I wouldn't. Begin when you´re ready" Quinn took a deep breath and began singing.

Mmm mmm mmm

Mmm mmm mmm

So, this love

Rachel was impressed. She couldn't recognize the song, but she liked the soft singing voice that Quinn sported.

Mmm mmm mmm

So, this love

So, this is what makes life divine

I'm all aglow and now I know

The key to our heaven is mine

Rachel really liked this song. It was so sweet and innocent and yes, she could admit that Quinn didn't had the most voluminous voice, but it was pretty good anyway. Quinn was far away in her song. She remembered how her mother sang this to her when Quinn was lying in her bed for the night and couldn't sleep. How her mother always made sure that she felt loved no matter what happened. How her mother was brutally taken away from her when she was no more than six.

My heart has wings and I can fly

I'll touch every star in the sky

So, this is the miracle that I've been dreaming of

Mmm mmm mmm

So, this is love

Quinn finished the song as a tear rolled down her cheeks. Rachel was up in a flash.

"What´s wrong?" She asked worriedly. Quinn wiped away the tear and shook her head.

"Nothing" She looked into worried brown eyes and relented. "It was a song my mother used to sing for me. I´m sorry I´m getting all emotional about it"

"No, it´s all fine. You sang it good, Quinn. It was beautiful" Rachel said as they sat down on her bed. Quinn smiled to the girl. "I bet your mother would be proud of you"

"Thank you" She mumbled "What time is it`" Quinn asked changing the subject.

"Almost 8. Do you have to go?" Rachel asked. Quinn nodded. "Do you need a ride?"

"No, thank you. I´ll just walk. It´s not far" Quinn said, not wanting the girl to know where she lived. Rachel accepted the answer and they walked downstairs. She could hear her fathers sitting in the living room, watching one of their numerous shows. As Rachel opened the door, she stopped. "Can I get your number?" She blurted.

"My number?" Quinn asked confused.

"Yes, your phone number?" Quinn scratched her neck nervously.

"Erm, you see. I don't have a number?"

"You don't have a number? Rachel asked sceptically as she looked at the blonde. She didn't look like she was lying but it was just weird. "You don't have a cell phone?"

"No, I haven't. I´m sorry"

"Oh, it´s alright. I guess we´ll meet each other at school tomorrow then?" She asked her. Quinn smiled and nodded.

"That we will. Thank you for inviting me and dinner. I´ve had a great time" Quinn said. Rachel smiled widely.

"Me too! Have a goodnight, Quinn" Rachel said.

"You too, Rach" Quinn waved a goodbye to the girl and went on her way back to the motel. Rachel watched as the girl disappeared into the night. What a strange girl, she thought and shook her head as she closed the door behind her. Quinn walked quickly back to her room. She needed to read one of those books. Perhaps there was a chapter about cell phones, or what Rachel called them. It surprised the small brunette that Quinn didn't own one, so perhaps she had to get one. She had gotten a lot of information today and enjoyed it. She liked spending time with the Princess, so it wasn't so hard to get closer to her as she thought. Now, she just had to break it to her what her purpose here was. Quinn locked herself inside and took a quick shower before hitting the bed. She was beat and soon she was asleep, dreaming about a small brunette.

Yes, I indeed used a song from Cinderella :D We´ll just pretend that the movie doesnt exist in this AU world :D