Skyscraper Chapter 3: Part 3: New Beginning, a glee fanfic

I seriously do not have a legitimate reason or excuse as to why it took me this long to write the final chapter of this fic. But I'm really sorry that it did take this long and I hope it was well worth the wait.

Thank you for all of your nice comments and constructive criticism.They do help me write better stories and I will need you guys to continue letting me know what I can do to improve:)

Her world was falling apart and she had no one to blame but herself. She had chosen this path and, in an instant, her sure-fire plan had blown up in her was one could possibly love her now that she's incapable of loving herself.

As Quinn sat on the hospital bed alone, she pondered over the choices she had made in her life thus far. If giving away her daughter, Beth, for adoption made her feel loss, losing Sam made her feel truly alone and unloved for the first time. She had completely dug herself in a deep hole and there was not but one thing she wanted to do: run.

After being released from the hospital, Quinn begged her mother to move away from Ohio. She had told Judy that McKinley was no longer challenging her academically and wanted a change. Though Judy did consider her daughter's suggestion, she turned it down and told Quinn that she only had one year left of school before going to college. Thus, Quinn had nowhere to run off to. She had to stay.

McKinley seemed to have continued on pleasantly amidst her absence. Besides the glances and snide remarks from others, Quinn walked through the halls with her head held up high. Yes, she's messed up. And, yes, she's not perfect. She had finally come to terms with her imperfections and, if it means that no man will accept her for them, she will gladly walk the rest of her life alone as she was at that very moment.

Before she could enter her first class that morning, however, she heard a familiar voice calling her name. In a flash, she turned to meet his beautiful blue eyes, which she quickly noticed to be full of hurt to say the least.

"I needed to see it for myself," he tells her immediately, "I wanted to see what kind of person you've chosen to become all of a sudden." Sam walked towards Quinn slowly, his gaze never leaving Quinn's face. Those eyes that he once admired, was full of smoke, anger and loneliness. "Your hair's not pink though," he tells her, almost in a surprised tone, "Finn told me it was pink."

"I dyed it back when they released me. It wasn't for me," she tells him as she takes a step closer to him. They were now face to face. An arm's length away from one another.

"Why, Q?" Sam's voice shaking as if he were about to cry, "Why did you even think of doing that to yourself? You could have seriously hurt yourself. Or you would have died! Do you understand? You would have died!"

Quinn's brows furrowed. "Why not?" she started, "I have nothing left here, Sam."

"Yes, you do," Sam tells her with more defiance, "You have your mom and Glee club. They're here in Ohio with you."

"I-it's not the same."

"How is it not the same?"

"It's not the same here without you!"

"You were fine before I came along."

"No, I wasn't. And since you left, it hasn't been the same. You took my heart with you when you left. You might as well have left me here to die."

As Quinn continued to gaze at the young man in front of her, she began to feel tears well up around her eyes. She told herself repeatedly to hold back her tears but the overwhelming joy, sadness and heartbreak of Sam's sudden visit tore her apart. Before she could break down completely, Sam quickly took her into his arms and embraced her tightly. Sam closed his eyes and, at that very moment, he felt the old Quinn coming back in his arms. "I just feel like I constantly need help from people every single year," Quinn tells him while sobbing, "I've turned into some sort of freak show. A charity case even!"

He released her from his embrace and looked into her eyes. "No, you're wrong," Sam retorted, "Every year, you overcome those problems and, every single year, you've shown everyone that you've become stronger because of it. The only reason why the Glee club surrounds you is because you're family to them and they will do everything to keep you safe. Not because they think you're weak."

"It still doesn't change the fact that you're gone," Quinn told Sam.

"I'm here now, aren't I?" he asks her, "Whenever you need me, I'll try everything in my power to come back to you as soon as I can. That's how much I love you, Quinn. I'll keep coming back to you."

As he smiles at her, she could not help but realize what had just happened. "What does that mean? A-are we still together?" she asked him, feeling quite foolish for asking in the first place.

"Why? Did we break up?" Sam asked Quinn with a slight smile on his face. Quinn hugged Sam tightly, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I promise you, Sam Evans, I will try harder for you."

"No," Sam tells her, "I need you to be stronger for yourself. You need to this for yourself."

That afternoon, Sam and Quinn walked to the Choir Room for Glee club hand in hand. The past year had been a whirlwind for the two of them in more ways than one. Walking together for the first time in a long while almost felt like their lives we're coming full circle. Though Sam was only in Ohio for the week, he felt as if he were returning home from a long journey.

Mr. Schue entered the Choir Room with a surprised but relieved look on his face upon seeing Quinn sitting with the other Glee club members. "Welcome back, Quinn." Mr. Schue tells Quinn with a smile on his face. He then walked over to Sam and shook his hand. "Nice to see you again, Sam."

"Mr. Schue," Quinn started with a nervous and shaky voice, "I-I'm sorry for ever quitting -"

"No need to apologize," Mr. Schue quickly replied, "You're family to us. Family is always welcome here."

Sam held Quinn's hand tightly just like he did almost a year ago during Sectionals before they performed together in front of a massive crowd.

"Mr. Schue?" she calls out nervously, "I... I was wondering if I could sing a song for you guys. I've been... through a lot lately and I feel as though this song will help me start anew."

"The floor is yours," Mr. Schue tells her with a smile. He sat beside Sam while Quinn stoop up and walked over to the middle of the room in front of her friends. She could not help but notice the smile on everyone's face. Though she had been horrible to them, they continued to show their love for her. This is her family indeed. And among the crowd of familiar faces was, of course, the man who constantly supported her through it all – Sam. This was really beginning to feel like a new chapter in her life.

Quinn headed to the pianist, awaiting for her to direct him into which song they were going to perform for the Glee club members, Mr. Schue and Sam. He nodded and began to play a melancholy tune. Quinn took a deep breath, closed her eyes and exhaled.

Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence, as it's ending
Like we never had a chance

She felt tears welling up around her eyes as she looked at all of the faces looking at her.

Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me?

You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Quinn catches a glimpse of Sam looking at her with a smile on his face, which suddenly causes her tears to fall down swiftly.

As the smoke clears, I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you, feel better
To watch me while I bleed?

All my windows still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet

She wipes off her tears and continues on. A more confident look appears on her face.

Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here, watch you disappear
Go run, run, run
Yeah, it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here

As Quinn finished singing the last note of the song, her eyes met Sam's and, without saying a word, she felt herself return to the woman she was before her tumultuous summer. She was herself again and she was, finally, happy.

This fanfic would not have been made possible if it weren't for Demi Lovato's lovely song, "Skyscraper". You're truly an inspiration to all.