AN: Finally an update. I apologize for the delay. Got a sinus infection that knocked me on my ass for the last two weeks but got some drugs and well on my way to getting better.
Thank you to all of you that follow and continu to stick with this story as well as my other one.
Rae woke up to the smell of breakfast and the soft murmur of voices in her living room. Stretching Rae had to bite back a groan of pain as her hand began to throb in agonizing pain. Damn Finn and him having a cinder block for a head. Getting out of bed, Rae stumbled her way out of her bedroom and was greeted with the sight of her friends in her small kitchen making pancakes and bacon.
"Morning Rae." Brittany chirped as she gave the point guard a bear hug.
"Morning Duckie." Rae replied once Brittany had let her go. "It smells delicious everyone."
Brittany dragged the smaller girl over to the island and sat her down. When Rae raised an eyebrow at the taller girl, Brittany simply shrugged before answering the unasked question.
"Quinn already filled us in and I know you need to eat before she drugs you this morning and I can tell you are in pain Rae. I can see it in your eyes."
Rae smiled weakly as a plate was placed in front of her. Taking a bite of the pancakes, Rae let out a small moan. "Oh My God whoever cooked these should be a chef. These are the best pancakes I have ever had."
Smirking Santana set a glass of orange juice in front of Rae. "Your welcome Rae."
"You made these? I mean it you should be a chef. These really are the best damn pancakes ever."
"Well I guess you are forgiven for the booby trapped door... for now. Now eat Rae so you can take those pain killers."
Smiling Rae nodded as she continued to eat her breakfast. Quinn sat down beside Rae with a plate that looked to have more bacon than pancakes on it. Looking around her small apartment with in her house, Rae smiled wistfully as for the first time it was filled with friends. Usually when everyone got together it was upstairs in the games room or the kitchen up there, and instead they decided to come down and make her space feel homey for the first time, in well ever. Having finished her breakfast before the others, Rae got up and went to her bathroom to get her pain killers. Coming back out Rae laughs as she watches Brittany cover Noah's face in suds from the sink as the two did the dishes. Quinn walked over to her girlfriend with the glass of orange juice in her hand and silently traded Rae the pills for the juice. Opening the pill bottle Quinn shook out a pill and put it on Rae's tongue and smiled at the look of distaste that passed over the smaller girls face as she took a giant swallow of the juice to wash it down. The two made their way upstairs feeling confident that the presence of Noah, Brittany wouldn't give in to Santana trying to seduce her in Rae's bedroom, to leave them alone down there. Rae popped in a generic teen movie based off a popular book series and began her day of relaxation.
Through out the remainder of the morning and afternoon, previous party goers stopped by to claim their car keys. Rae was currently dozing thanks to the painkillers that Quinn made sure she took, when the doorbell once again rang. It had been Puck's turn to answer the door and the teen came back into the room looking perplexed.
"So umm Finn's mom is here and would like to talk to Rae."
"Invite her in Noah." Rae replied through a yawn as she sat up. "I'll be in the kitchen."
"Are you sure Rae?"
"I'll be fine. I'm stoned, not stupid. Besides, if things get ugly I have no doubt that you guys will run interference." Rae replied leaving the room.
Rae put water on to boil as she wanted some tea to have while Carole discussed what ever it was the prompted her to show up at Rae's door.
"Hello Rae." Carole greeted softly a moment later.
"Hello Mrs Hudson. I was just making some tea for myself. Would you like a cup?" Rae asked politely.
"No thank you. I wont take too much of your time. I mainly wanted to thank you for not pressing charges against my son last night."
"You are welcome. Besides I figured he had been embarrassed enough by getting knocked out by someone half his size, and then sending him home to his mother was punishment enough. Look I know that your son is not a bad person but he has issues. Have you thought about getting him anger management help or some sort of an outlet for his anger? I'm sorry if I am over stepping my bounds here but if he is willing to try and hurt me, someone who he used to call a friend, who knows what he'll try with the next person to anger him." Rae sat down with the cup of tea she had just made.
"You are, but it's appreciated. Now what's going on with your hand? Is it broken or the knuckles chipped?"
"Well I don't know yet. It was too swollen to be sure when I got to the hospital last night." Rae began sipping her tea. "I have to go back tomorrow have it re x-rayed and see if surgery is needed. Your son has a boulder for a head." Rae grumbled out the end.
Carole laughed softly. "True he does, but thank you for pulling the punch. I would rather have my son be shamed and embarrassed for losing a fight to you then him be in the hospital or dead."
Rae looked up at the older woman in surprise.
"How did you...?"
"How did I know that you pulled your punch? I have seen you in the dojo's Rae. I know that you are a high ranked athlete in Karate and are quickly moving up in Aikido as well. I was also there the morning that you came in after the fight with the two football players that my son has been hanging around. Quinn made sure to inform us that you had been the one to knock out both of them when they came in after you." At Rae's confused look Carole clarified. "It was after you had been dropped off by the ambulance, she was filling out the paperwork on behalf of Sue, and informed us nurses that we would most likely see two more students come in for treatment, and she was right, shortly after you arrived those two boys were brought in. They were treated and released, however Azimio has to have surgery to fix his nose this week."
Rae just smirked at hearing of the bully's need for surgery. Rae still felt justified in shattering his nose. After all he and Karofsky had terrorized Becky.
"There was talk about charges being pressed until a certain blonde cheerleader let it slip that they had tossed a slushy into the face of a sweet defenceless handi-capable girl. After that, all sympathy went out the window for them. In fact if I had to guess, I would say that their treatment while there was less then gentle."
Rae snorted as she sipped her tea. Looking up at the movement in her peripheral vision, Rae smiled softly at Quinn whom was standing in the doorway.
"Sorry to interrupt, but its time for me to dose you again Rae. Hello Carole."
"Hello Quinn, it's lovely to see you again." Carole smiled as she greeted her sons ex girlfriend, having noticed Rae scrunch her face in disgust. "What do they have you taking?"
"Vicodine. 1 - 2 tablets every four hours as needed. I'm going back to the hospital after the pep rally, award ceremony assembly that Coach Sylvester is having tomorrow morning. I have a feeling that they may have to put a pin in my hand and if they do, I'm out for the baseball season most likely." Looking up Rae accepts the pill from Quinn and drinks the glass of water that the cheerleader had got for her as well. "Thanks love."
Quinn laughed softly, "You have been watching either The Vampire Diaries or The Originals again. Your closeted Klaus is slipping out."
Rae pouted at her girlfriend for teasing her. She couldn't help it if he was her favourite character. She admired and wished she had the ability to be more like the character, have the confidence, the ability to not take the bullies at school's crap. To be able to stand up to the haters. She had been slowly working on it thanks to Noah and Quinn and to a lesser extent Santana, but she was far from where she felt she should be. Shaking off her thoughts, Rae swallows the pill Quinn handed her and downs the glass of water. Rae and Carole chat for a few minutes before the older woman takes her leave with a final thank you for not pressing charges.
Rae reclaimed her spot on the couch beside Quinn and gave in to the effects of the drugs, allowing them to lull her to sleep. She only woke up long enough to eat after Santana ordered from Breadstix for dinner and when Noah picked her up and carried her to her bed.
While Rae was sleeping the three friends stayed up discussing songs to what they were going to sing at the pep rally.
"Well I wanted to originally sing the King is dead but the Queen is alive and have it directed at Finnocence but, since Rae was crowned as Home coming King I don't want to give those morons at school the wrong impression." Santana stated.
"What if we sang the numb/encore mash up?"Brittany asked.
"It's perfect. Puck can do Jay Z and the rest of us can harmonize the Linkin Park chorus while Rae sings. Plus it will be right after Glee Club sings Work hard Play hard to pump up the crowd." Quinn agreed.
"We don't even need the rest of the club for the mash up." Puck began. "Rae and I know that song forwards and backwards. And you three can do the harmony."
"Sounds like we have a plan." Santana agreed while typing on her phone. "I just sent a mass text to the club minus Finn about the addition tomorrow.
"I'm going to hijack the sound system and have up beat dance music playing as everyone begins to file into the gym." Puck announced.
"What about Coach Sylvester?" Quinn asked.
"Coach was the one whom taught Rae how to hijack the system, and Rae in turn taught both Puck and myself." Brittany replied with a smirk, before continuing. "It will amuse her to know that Figgins will have a conniption over it. Oh she will pretend to scowl and be outraged but she will be proud."
"Why would Coach teach her how to do that?" Quinn asked confused.
Brittany and Puck shared a look, that didn't go unnoticed by both the head cheerleader and her second.
"Spill it." Santana demanded and scowled as Puck shook his head at the two girls.
"No San. It's Rae's secret and if she wants to tell you she will and you will not bully it out of her. You either Quinn." The bubbly blonde stated in a tone that was final.
"Fine." Both co-captains huffed out while pouting.
"Yay." Brittany clapped with a smile on her face.
Puck laughed softly to himself as he watched the two most powerful cheerleaders in the history of WMHS, get put in their place by one of the sweetest girls he had ever met. He turned his attention back to the movie that was on and relaxed for the rest of the night.
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