Twice The Trouble
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Glee or any of it characters. I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.
Chapter 2
The next morning they got up and loaded up the cars. Hiram was driving the U-Haul and Royal was driving his Camaro with Rachel riding shotgun. Leroy was driving Shelby's Mustang that she was giving to Rachel since she didn't have a need for a car in New York. Heather's car would stay at the California house for the use of any of them when they came and used the house.
After breakfast and tearful goodbyes the little convoy was off. The trip was mostly uneventful and ended up taking 4 days instead of three due to Rachel and Royal finding a lot of extra sights along the way that they just had to see. Hiram and Leroy just smiled indulgently at them and allowed them to choose their route.
Once they finally made it home they just put the trailer in the back yard locking the gate and locked up all the cars. They took their bags in and all of them collapsed into bed after a quick dinner. The rest of the week was spent unloading all of Royals things and the stuff that Shelby and Heather gave them for the house. Leroy cleared a space for the motorcycles and the sidecars that would let them access them anytime they wanted to ride.
Once everything was settled Rachel and Royal headed out to her shop so she could show him the progress she had made on her project bike. When they opened the door they gasped seeing another bike sitting next to hers. They walked forward and looked it over. It was a 1950 Harley Panhead.
"We knew that you would want to play in the shop Royal so we found you a good project bike too. It's a total piece of shit but we know you guys can make it beautiful again." They spun around to find Hiram and Leroy smiling at them from the door.
Royal rushed over and pulled them both into a bone crushing hug. "Oh my god this is so awesome. Thank you thank you thank you."
Rachel just smiled watching them. Hiram and Leroy only spent the last few weeks in California with them. They spent the rest of the summer at home getting things ready for Royal and Leroy found the bike on Craigslist. Royal moved back to his new bike looking it over.
Leroy moved over to the wall closest to Royal. "We rearranged the stock and parts. This wall is yours Royal and the far wall is for you Rachel. All the rest of the wall space is tools. You should have plenty of space for new parts for this beast. I hope you don't mind us moving things around Rachel."
Rachel shook her head. "Of course not it's for Tigger. I would also rather not get our parts mixed up so this works nicely."
Royal nodded along happily looking through some of the stuff on his shelves making a mental list of things to order. Rachel moved to him and they started firing off different things they could do with it and the need to make a run to the parts store in Columbus in the next few days.
Hiram and Leroy smiled at them just watching them interact. The move to Lima was a good move for them but they had really missed Royal and having both of them together all the time. They were looking forward to having them both for the school year before they are off for college next year. Seeing they weren't needed they went back to the house and let them plan.
Later that evening after they had locked everything up and settled for in for the evening, they were all sitting around the table eating dinner. Leroy looked to Rachel. "Have you decided what you want to do with the Prius?"
Rachel nodded as she swallowed her last bite. "Yes, I think I want you to just sell it. I really don't need two cars and we are running out of room for all these vehicles. I think that would be best and I'm not giving up my Mustang."
He nodded looking to Hiram and they discussed the best way to sell it. Royal leaned into Rachel. "I think tomorrow we should take the Indians out and get a nice ride in after we get some coffee and breakfast from that place I like."
Rachel smile happily. "I agree, a ride would be awesome and that place is the Lima Bean. I have no idea how you can't remember that."
He just shrugged. "I think the name is too simplistic to compute in my mega brain."
Rachel laughed and tucked back into her dinner as they continued talking about where they would ride tomorrow.
Later they all headed to bed and settled for the night. Hiram and Leroy started back to work the next day and Rachel and Royal just had a week left before they had to start back to school. Tomorrow was all about fun for them and the rest of the week would be shopping for school clothes and preparing for school.
The next day when they woke they showered and changed for the day. Rachel put on her typical riding wear. She wore a pair of skinny jeans with a pair of knee high black boots. Up top she threw on a red tank and her thin black leather jacket with her hair down.
Royal and Rachel were very similar in their looks. Side by side it was obvious they were related. The biggest difference besides the obvious was his height and muscular build. Rachel was toned and ripped in all the right places from dance classes and her workouts topping off at 5'2". Royal was built a lot like Sam with slightly bigger muscles coming in at 5'11".
He pulled on his wranglers and his riding boots with the buckles. He threw on a white wife beater and his own light leather jacket. He picked up his sunglasses and headed out to open up the garage and pull the motorcycles out. He smiled just looking at them. His was blue and Rachel's was red both gorgeous pieces of machinery.
Royal got on and looked at his gauges then over to Rachel as she came in. "Hey Tink we need to stop and gas up before we head out. Your little drive before we left dropped my levels."
Rachel shook her head getting on her bike. "Your levels would be fine if you had a full tank when you came after me. My little ride shouldn't have affected you much at all. If it did you need to check your bike for a problem Tig."
Royal laughed. "Fine I may have run it out earlier in the week and should have maybe gassed up the last time you did. Either way I need gas before we head out."
She laughed as she put on her helmet. "There is a station on the way out of town. We'll hit it after we get some coffee and food."
He nodded as they pulled out of the garage locking up then they were on their way. When they pulled up in front of the Lima Bean Rachel took off her helmet but left her sunglasses on hoping no one would recognize her. She had 6 days left before going back to hell and she wanted to stay in her bubble as long as possible.
They got their coffee and breakfast sandwich and moved back outside to sit and eat. They had noticed people admiring the bikes and just wanted to stay close to their babies. Once their food was gone they gasses up at the station on the way out of town and were off. Rachel loved having her brother here she had missed having him around so much. Now she had him here and she finally had her bike here too. She was completely happy being in Lima for the first time ever.
They traveled up and down the country roads and stopped one town over for some lunch in a little café they found. They headed back toward Lima after lunch and let Hiram and Leroy know when to expect them back in town. The ride was nice and soothing for them after the hectic last few weeks getting Royal packed and moved. The soothing lilt of the bikes and the road was just what they needed. They arrived home just in time the dads for dinner.
Later Royal was lying on his bed listening to his music when Rachel stuck her head in the room. "Hey Tink what's up?"
Rachel came fully into the room and lay next to him on the bed. "I was just going through some music in my room trying to decide what I wanted to sing in Glee our first day back and I was wondering if you had thought about what you were singing for your audition piece."
Royal chuckled, next to motorcycles and volleyball, music was Rachel's life. She was destined for stardom. "I picked a song already."
She rolled over to lean on her elbow looking down at him. "Well, what is it? Do you need help with it?"
He just shook his head. "No I'm good and it's a surprise." At her exasperated look he laughed. "I had the same vocal coach as you Tink, I think I can handle a Glee audition."
Rachel huffed and fell back to the bed looking at the ceiling. They lay in comfortable silence until she decided to talk about the real reason she came in here. "I know that I have told you some pretty bad things that have happened as school but last year was a lot better and I don't want you going in there looking for a fight."
Royal turned his head looking at her for a moment. "What are you going to do when they find out that I have two moms and someone slushies me?"
Rachel growled and looked at him sharply. He chuckled and took her head. "Exactly, I'm not going in looking for a fight but I'll be damned if I'm going to sit back and watch it happen without at least attempting to help. You would do the same for me so please let's leave it at that."
Rachel studied him for a moment then kissed his cheek and lay back. "Ok, I can live with that."
He smiled and turned laying his head on her stomach. "What's the plan for tomorrow?"
Rachel started running a hand through his hair. "I figured we'd hit the mall. Daddy gave me the credit card for us to get some new school clothes. I decided I'm tire of all the crap I've been wearing to school. I haven't been slushied since sophomore year so I'm going to dress like me and to hell with the idiots in that school."
Royal grabbed her free hand and started playing with her fingers. "Good for you, that sounds like a plan. I could use some new jeans and I may as well get some shirts while I'm there."
They talked for a few more minutes before Rachel went to her own room for the night. Once he settled in Royal took stock of his thoughts. He had been there many times and had his own room from the moment they moved in so he was comfortable in his surroundings. He was already starting to miss his moms but he had Rachel and the dads so he was ok. He was worried that the school would have a problem with the real Rachel. Especially that Glee club and he promised himself to do whatever he needed to do to keep her safe. They had one year then they were off to college and Rachel was away from all this crap. He would make sure that the last year was a good one.
A/N: Look up pics of Asher Monroe, he's who I was picturing for Royal. He looks like he could be Lea Michele's brother. Up next the first day of school.