AN: So the first song may be a bit confusing as sometimes they're singing together but with different lyrics so I recommend you listen to the song if you're confused. I usually put the title at the end to avoid spoilers but as it's right at the beginning and you may need to listen to it if you haven't heard it before it's Can I Have This Dance from High School Musical 3.

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Chapter 24

Bright and early the next morning, Quinn walks with purpose down the halls of McKinley, twirling a single rose between her fingers. She'd asked Puck to text Rachel telling her to go to the choir room as she wasn't sure whether the brunette would turn up if she'd asked herself.

However, she soon realises her plan backfired when she reaches the choir room door and hears music from inside. She cracks the door open slightly and is greeted by the sound of Rachel's haunting voice flooding through the small gap.

"Take my hand, take a breath,
Pull me close and take one step.
Keep your eyes locked on mine,
And let the music be your guide."

Just as Quinn is about to pull the door open further, she hears another voice join in.

"(Won't you promise me) Now won't you promise me,
That you'll never forget?
(We'll keep dancing) To keep dancing,
Wherever we go next."

Quinn grits her teeth as she hears Finn harmonising with her girlfriend.

"It's like catching lightning,
The changes of finding someone like you.
It's one in a million,
The chances of feelin' the way we do.
And with every step together,
We just keep on gettin' better.
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?

"Take my hand, I'll take the lead,
And every turn will be safe with me.
Don't be afraid, afraid to fall,
You know I'll catch you through it all.

"And you can't keep us apart, (Even a thousand miles, can't keep us apart)
'Cause my heart is, ('Cause my heart is)
Wherever you are."

The blonde risks pulling the door open fully, unable to just listen anymore and catches sight of the two former lovers dancing a waltz around the room. As they spin, Quinn ducks back behind the door frame before she's spotted. As tears form in her eyes, she looks down at the rose still held between her fingers.

"It's like catching lightning,
The changes of finding someone like you.
It's one in a million,
The chances of feelin' the way we do.
And with every step together,
We just keep on gettin' better.
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?

"Oh, no mountain's too high and no ocean's too wide,
'Cause together or not, our dance won't stop.
Let it rain, let it pour,
What we have is worth fighting for.
You know I believe, that we were meant to be.
Oh…

"It's like catching lightning,
The changes of finding someone like
you.
(Like you)
It's one in a million,
The chances of feelin' the way
we do.
(Way we do)
And with every step together,
We just keep on gettin' better.
So can I have this dance? (Can I have this dance?)
Can I have this dance?
Can I have this dance?
Can I have this dance?"

As the music fades out, all Quinn can hear is silence. Until that quiet is interrupted by an unmistakable sound. The blonde's heart stops.

No… She thinks. This can't be happening, just look into the room. They're not…

As she peeks around the door frame all her worst nightmares come true as her eyes land upon Finn kissing Rachel. She drops the rose and runs down the hallway, the door slamming behind her in her haste.

Rachel struggles out of the kiss upon hearing the door slam and sees a single rose sitting just inside the room, instantly panicking.

"Finn…" She starts. "Did you ask Noah to text me to come here?"

"No? I was just walking passed and saw you in here." The boy explains. "Now I'm glad I did."

"I thought you were moving on."

"I was but it doesn't happen quickly, and you've just ruined my progress."

"What? You kissed me!"

"Yeah because you sung with me. It was a long shot when I asked you to show me how to waltz but when you agreed I thought you were suddenly seeing the light and realised that we belong together."

"No Finn, I'm with Quinn. I love Quinn. I offered to help you so that maybe we could still be friends."

"But…"

Rachel doesn't allow Finn to finish his sentence as she rushes out of the room. She was still mad at Quinn but if the blonde was willing to apologise and fix this she was going to listen, Quinn was the best thing in her life and she didn't want to lose that.

On her way out of the room she picks up the rose and tries to think of where Quinn would go.


Eventually, Rachel finds Quinn sat on the auditorium stage.

"I should've known you'd be here."

Quinn startles at the sudden voice but doesn't respond.

"I looked all over the school but I should've known, I would've known if you'd just texted."

"I didn't know if you'd even want to meet me." The blonde mumbles, still facing away from Rachel.

"So that's why you got Noah to text me."

Quinn huffs a laugh. "Yeah that backfired on me didn't it."

"I would've come to meet you, I love you Quinn, I'm not ready to give up on us."

"Oh so that's why you were kissing Finn."

"Finn kissed me."

"So?!" Quinn yells, seeing red, standing and whirling round to face the brunette who takes a step back. "He's like a foot taller than you, you must've seen him coming."

"Okay yes I didn't stop him but I was mad at you Quinn, you lied to me, for months. You let me believe you were going to Yale when you had every intention of bailing when something better came along, you should've warned me."

"I couldn't handle it, you know that I lie, I can't help it. I just… I don't know, to me it was the best option. I didn't realise it would lead to this."

"Quinn what did you think would happen?! Did you learn nothing from lying to Finn about the baby?"

That turned out to be the wrong thing to say.

"You have no right! How can you bring that up?! What would you have done?!"

"I would've told the truth!" Rachel yells, getting fed up with Quinn's behaviour.

"It's easy to act all 'good girl' when you haven't been in that position. You don't know what it's like."

"You're right. I don't know what it's like. I just know that I don't lie when things get tough."

"Don't you get it Rachel? My parents totally fucked me over, for me it's easier to lie than to face my emotions. I don't want to leave you but I want to go to Stanford."

"Then you should've just told me that."

To Rachel, things seem to be calming down, but in Quinn's mind, she was still angry and when she was angry, she built up her walls and pushed people away.

"Don't act like you're all innocent in this, I may have lied but at least I didn't cheat."

It was all getting too much. For both of them. Quinn was on the verge of tears and Rachel had never been in a fight this intense before so she said the first thing that came to her mind, without considering the consequences.

"This time."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted it.

"Quinn…"

"Get out."

"Wait, I…"

"Go away Rachel."

The brunette sighs. "I love you Quinn." She whispers, before leaving the stage, but she just stays hidden backstage, too emotional to wander the halls. It's there that she hears the music start.

Glancing through the curtains she sees that Quinn has connected her phone to the auditorium speakers and she's standing in the middle of the stage, preparing herself to sing. Rachel can't look away as Quinn's voice begins filling the room.

"Seems like just yesterday,
You were a part of me,
I used to stand so tall, I used to be so strong.
Your arms around me tight,
Everything, it felt so right,
Unbreakable, like nothing could go wrong.

"Now I can't breathe,
No, I can't sleep,
I'm barely hangin' on.

"Here I am, once again,
I'm torn into pieces,
Can't deny it, can't pretend,
Just thought you were the one.
Broken up, deep inside,
But you won't get to see the tears I cry,
Behind these hazel eyes.

"I told you everything,
Opened up and let you in,
You made me feel alright for once in my life.
Now all that's left of me,
Is what I pretend to be,
So together, but so broken up inside.

"Cause I can't breathe,
No, I can't sleep,
I'm barely hangin' on.

"Here I am, once again,
I'm torn into pieces,
Can't deny it, can't pretend,
Just thought you were the one.
Broken up, deep inside,
But you won't get to see the tears I cry,
Behind these hazel eyes.

"Swallow me then spit me out,
For hating you, I blame myself.
Seeing you, it kills me now,
No, I don't cry on the outside,
Anymore,
Anymore.

"Here I am, once again,
I'm torn into pieces.
Can't deny it, can't pretend,
Just thought you were the one.
Broken up, deep inside,
But you won't get to see the tears I cry,
Behind these hazel eyes.
Here I am, once again,
I'm torn into pieces.
Can't deny it, can't pretend,
Just thought you were the one.
Broken up, deep inside,
But you won't get to see the tears I cry,
Behind these hazel eyes."

As Quinn finishes pouring her heart out in song, she turns and spots Rachel watching from behind the curtain.

"Please Quinn, we can fix this." Rachel begs.

"No."


Song: Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson. (The first song was listed in the AN).

Thanks for all the reviews on the last chapter, even if they were based on annoyance that I'd made them fight then left you hanging for two weeks, now you'll probably be more annoyed at the outcome of this chapter so I'm sorry that things have gotten worse before they get better. I've actually had this planned right from the start and have been winging it up till now haha.

Anyway, feel free to complain in the reviews again! See you all next Monday :)