You can say filler, I say other character interactions. But sorry for taking so long for seemingly so little. University is starting back up again and I can only work on this so much. Quinn will be back in the next chapter. Not Beta'd.

After her English class, Rachel had lunch. She had to grab her packed vegan lunch from her locker but once she did, she made her way to her usual lunch table. Mercedes and Tina were already there, chatting.

They gave her a curious glance, Mercedes slightly more scrutinizing.

"Girl, what's gotten you all hung up?" Mercedes eventually asked when Rachel sat in front of them without greeting them. Rachel was more lost in her mind, thinking about her earlier encounter with Quinn.

Who just kisses somebody's cheek, anyway?

"Rachel," Mercedes said a little bit more firmly, to catch Rachel's attention.

It brought Rachel out of her thoughts, the very smooth lips that graced her cheek, and she cleared her throat. "Well, if you must know…"

"Keep it short, Rachel," Kurt interrupted as he made his way to the table. He took a seat next to her and Rachel thinks it's to hear the gossip more easily.

Rachel managed to keep her morning recap in under five minutes, a feat for her. She gave a very bare-bones summary about the skank she met this morning, leaving out most of the end bits as her time was running out and Kurt's stare intensified for some reason.

"So, she proceeded to kiss my cheek and left me standing there, in front of my AP Literature class. I didn't even know she knew what my class was!"

"So, let me get this straight. You met stalker Casanova skank in Figgins' office after she stabbed Puck with a screwdriver—" Kurt began to summarize.

"—Well, who hasn't had the desire to stab Noah? —" Rachel interjected. Tina and Mercedes nodded in agreement.

Kurt ignored her and continued. "Who then flirted with you and kissed your cheek after you asked her to join the New Directions? And she knew what class you had?"

"Yes, but that latter part can still be a coincidence."

"Rachel, I'm pretty sure she stalked you. It's too much of a coincidence," He firmly stated. "But why would she want to stalk you," he mumbled.

Rachel caught it, though. "Jacob already stalks me, what's another person?"

"Israel stalks any girl he thinks is pretty and Jewish."

"Well, she wasn't a creep like him. She was pretty," Rachel stated but was ignored for the greater conversion happening with Kurt and Mercedes.

"Do you think this girl wants to kidnap Rachel? Or what if it's all the skanks," Mercedes asked Kurt.

"It'll be easy for them if they do, she's like, super tiny and already trusts one of them."

"But why would they wanna kidnap her?"

"Tough question. It could be for drugs or an orgy," Kurt rapidly replied. Rachel's eyes widen in shock, too stunned to speak.

"Skanks are known Lesbians," Mercedes commented.

Tina's eyes were darting back and forth between the two, her eyes getting bigger as each comment was made. She cleared her throat. "Guys, maybe she isn't like the other skanks?" Tina questioned.

Rachel was glad to have Tina here. It was also a great opening for her to speak. "She did possess qualities that went against what we could consider skank characteristics. She also got mad when I assume anything about her from my preconceived notions of skanks."

"Well, did you catch her name?" Kurt asked.

"Yes, it was Quinn. I didn't ask for her last name as of yet," Rachel replied, but it didn't matter. The three other occupants of the table seemed frozen in shock at the mention of the name.

"You talked to Quinn Fabray?" He gaped.

"I don't know if it was Fabray exactly…"

"There aren't any other Quinn's in this school, Rachel."

"Well, what's the matter with meeting Quinn Fabray?" Saying her full name made Rachel's head spin. It was also a perfect last name for Quinn. "She might have been irritating at times but was generally a nice company to have," Rachel huffed.

"She just never talks to anyone," Mercedes started.

"Especially to those who aren't skanks," Kurt continued for her. They began to start and finish each other's trains of thought.

"She's barely even seen at school."

"Yet her grades are one of the highest."

"She's like an enigma," Mercedes finished. She began to communicate with Kurt with her eyes—Rachel thought so anyway. She couldn't understand the looks they were giving each other.

Rachel didn't offer up any argument going against that. She didn't need to be told twice on Quinn being an enigma, she knew about it from her encounter.

Tina gave Rachel a look. Rachel supposed that Tina wanted to make sure they were all on the same page before she spoke. "At least Rachel won't be seeing her again."

Rachel winced. "That's not exactly true…"

Mercedes and Kurt broke off from their eye conversation and both spoke at once. Tina just gaped silently.

"What?!"

"What do you mean by that?!"

"I'm meeting her today after school to convince her of my ability to sing and hopefully get her to join the Glee Club."

"I assumed you just asked her and she said no!" Kurt exclaimed, gesturing wildly as he spoke.

Rachel almost made a remake about assuming, something like Quinn referenced before but she stopped herself. "I may have failed to mention why she kissed my cheek but it's because I thought you all wouldn't have approved of me going!" Did they really deserve to hear it the first time she was explaining? They wanted to recap her morning in under five minutes! So, sue her if she failed to mention apparently important details in such a short amount of time.

"Now I'm sure she's gonna kidnap you in the auditorium. That's probably why she kissed you, it was a warning! Like Kissin' Kate Barlow form Holes," Mercedes referenced.

Kurt snapped his fingers in agreement. "Yes, exactly that."

Rachel was slightly confused because she's pretty sure it's a movie that she hasn't seen. She only looked at Mercedes, hoping to get more info on what she meant, as the girl continued to speak.

"When I said I wanted to get more solos, Rachel dying isn't what I meant, Lord. I meant more like her gettin' sick," Mercedes directed as she looked up to the cafeteria ceiling, she said it in a quieter volume that Rachel wouldn't have caught it if her hearing wasn't trained. It looked like Rachel wouldn't get her explanation.

Mercedes' prayer was very much concerning to Rachel but she didn't address it.

Mainly because Kurt spoke up. "You can not meet alone with a skank, Rachel, much less Quinn Fabray."

"I don't see the problem with hanging out with her alone. Like I mentioned before, she was a great company," Rachel stated.

"She stabbed someone! Who's to say she won't attack you?" Kurt retorted.

"It was Noah. He hardly counts as someone of value," she huffed. Mercedes and Tina make hums of agreement again. Nobody liked him.

"Fine. I'll concede to that," Kurt relented. "It doesn't feel right letting you meet up with Fabray. Mercedes and I don't know much about her other than what we just now told you. You can't blame us for being slightly worried."

Rachel can see his point of view. She can admit she has a slight tendency to trust people easily, but that doesn't mean she can't take care of herself. She's had lessons in krav maga since she was a little girl and can certainly take down Quinn if need be, not that she wants to do so. Unless Quinn herself is also trained in a martial art. It's very unlikely, but Rachel isn't the best in her krav maga class for nothing.

"The New Directions can't lose another member, we barely have enough to compete with as it is," Kurt stated, interrupting Rachel's train of thought.

It sounded much more like the Kurt that she knew.

"If you don't desire for me to go alone, how do you suppose we do it? I'm going, regardless of what you all say."

Kurt stared at her intensely. His eyes boring into her. "We can go with you."

"We are?!" Mercedes whipped her head to face Kurt. She was as previously trying to eat an apple.

"Yes, we are," Kurt replied. He and Mercedes seemed to another silent conversation until Mercedes' shoulder's sagged.

Rachel thinks that he's trying to be nosy and find out more about Quinn. Even Rachel is curious as to why Quinn now has her attention zoned in on Rachel. It's an odd sequence of events, to say the least. Maybe with Kurt, Mercedes, and Tina hiding in the background, they can figure out more about Quinn that Rachel couldn't pick up.

"Fine," Mercedes relented.

"I'm down," Tina replied.

Kurt clapped his hands. "Good! We'll meet up at Rachel locker after school so we can quickly hide in the auditorium. Now, I need to eat."

The mood of the table quickly changed as they finished eating lunch.