It's not long before Tony is placed in a sink and being thoroughly washed off by Quinn. She's currently scrubbing behind his ears while Rachel's off in one of the stalls getting changed. Prior, Tony had smelt of urine and whatever it was that Finn's locker had reeked of before his presence. Some of that odor had rubbed off on her, hence the reason she needed to change.

Tony's plan hadn't gone off as he wanted, but so far he was happy with the progress that he'd accomplished. And considering the look on his mama's face when she found that he had been stuffed into a locker, he was actually glad that his original idea had failed. He could only image the kind of distress he would have caused her if she found that halfway through the day that he had snuck out of her bag.

But right now he wasn't too worried about plotting the demise of the evil giant. He was winning so far and he was certain that his eventual triumph would be the stuff of legends; the tale of the tiny golden puppy that single-handedly defeated an ogre. Of course Tony cared little for the glory of it all, really he didn't. All he wanted was for his mama to be happy… and to get back at the big dummy for hurting her.

Rachel soon exited the stall in a fresh set of clothes and aided Quinn in scrubbing Tony down. It was lunch so both girls had plenty of time to make sure that he smelt nice and fresh, and since Rachel's shampoo was the only thing they had to clean him with, he was starting to smell like strawberries. The delicious aroma invaded his senses. He was getting hungry.

*whine*

Both girls pulled back, thinking that they may have hurt his injured hind leg. He seemed to be fine though and so Rachel squatted down so that she was face to face with him. "What's wrong Tony?" He waded in the water and sniffed himself. Rachel got the picture and instantly informed Quinn, "I think he's hungry," she said worriedly. "But I don't have anything to feed him with."

"I can go to the store if you want," the blonde offered.

"Quinn you don't-"

"I want to Rach," Quinn assured. "You finish up here and I'll see what I can get him." Rachel politely nodded as she got a towel out of her bag, watching Quinn give Tony a light scratch on the head before bouncing out of the restroom. She dried her puppy off and made sure his fur looked presentable, even though she wasn't exactly trying to show him off. But it was lunch so most of the staff would be in the teacher's lounge, so she thought that it'd be fine if she let had him out of her bag for a while.

With Tony cradled in her arms, Rachel walked towards the cafeteria. She glanced over to where the Glee kids sat, and when she noted that Finn was nowhere to be seen she sat down at the end of the table. When Tony saw all the eyes on the pair of them he hid as best he could in Rachel's arms. The brunette gently rubbed his back, in an attempt to soothe him so she could introduce him to her friends.

Brittany came round from where she was seated across from Santana and plopped herself in the remaining space between Rachel and the edge of the bench. "Who's he?" she asked excitedly, already trying to a get a peek of him through Rachel's arms. Rachel lifted her arms from over her puppy and situated him so that he was sitting on her lap and facing everyone.

"This is Tony," she introduced, pausing a beat so that they could all get a good look at him. "He's kind of shy so don't take it the wrong way if he doesn't warm up to you very quickly." His eyes scanned all the unfamiliar faces until finally landing on the blonde that had sat next to his mama. She had a bright smile and looked friendly enough, so he tentatively leaned into her hand when she went to pet him.

"He's cute," the blonde commented after she was done. She went back to where she was previously seated and Rachel let everyone else pet Tony as long as he was okay with it. He especially liked Mike and Sam, but seemed to have issues concerning Puck's cologne, and was sniffing Santana for a while before he let her touch him.

Before long Quinn was back with a small package. She sat down besides Rachel, right where Brittany was before and placed the container down in front of them, allowing Rachel to get a better look at the tasty red fruit. "Strawberries?" she asked.

Quinn shrugged. "I thought that since he smelt them that he might like some," she reasoned and opened the plastic container, taking a strawberry out.

"But I've never fed him strawberries."

"You're the one who tried to turn him into a vegetarian," Quinn pointed out. Rachel scoffed, but scooted closer as Quinn popped the tasty treat into Tony's mouth. He a bit unsure about this new food but it smelt like Rachel so decided to give it a shot, and he didn't want to make Quinn upset either. Tony took a huge bit, opening his mouth wide to take the entire fruit into his mouth. After the initial taste, he started to cheek happily. "See, he likes it."

Rachel craned her head around to get a better look at the content face her puppy had at finally getting food into his empty belly. "Aw, you like your treat?" she cooed, rubbing his stomach. Tony finished what was in his mouth and would have answered, but there was already another strawberry in front of him so he eagerly bit into it.

The brunette went back to her previous position and planted a kiss on top of her puppy's head. She was running her fingers through his fur, watching him eat, when she found Quinn offering her a strawberry. A pale, slender had held the delicious fruit in between her thumb and forefinger just inches away from Rachel's full red lips. The singer shook her head. "Quinn these are for Tony."

"I'm sure he wouldn't mind," the blonde argued. "Right boy?" she cooed, scratching his side.

*bark*

Of course Tony didn't mind. He'd gladly share his food with his mama or Quinn anytime. He wagged his tail as best he could, with it squished between himself and Rachel, and looked up at her with that pout that he had learned she had a particular weakness to. As expected, Rachel gave in and took a bit out of the strawberry. Without much thought, Quinn took what remained of the fruit and placed it into her own mouth. The pair smiled and giggled.

*bark bark*

They looked down at Tony and Quinn gave him another strawberry, before offering another to Rachel and repeating the gesture of eating whatever the singer hadn't. "Oh, can you two just get a room!" Their heads darted towards the source of the voice that interrupted them to find Santana with smug look across her face. Rachel and Quinn turned scarlet. "I'm already stuck with Sue's diet; I'd at least like to keep it in my stomach."

Upon closer inspection, they found that the current Head Cheerio wasn't the only one that had been watching their intimate act. They grew in deeper shades of red and decided to find somewhere more private to eat.

"San, be nice," Brittany chastised as their friends left. "I think what they did was cute." Suddenly her eyes lit up. "You know what would be a great idea? Us doing that the next time we go feed the ducks together." The Latina's eyes grew wide and panicked. She was about to go and cover her girlfriend's mouth to prevent her from saying anything else embarrassing when she heard snickering from the table. A quick glare quickly shut them up, although she wasn't able to catch the culprit. "We can go today," Brittany said happily.

"Sure Britt," she complied through gritted teeth. Santana really didn't like feeding the ducks. Okay, they were cute, she guessed. And sure, they made Brittany happy. And maybe… just maybe she kind did enjoy playing with those little baby ducklings. But they always hogged all of her girlfriend's attention.

Damn you Berry, she thought.

Outside Rachel and Quinn had found themselves and Tony a bench where they could continue. They sat down right next to each other, their bodies flush and Tony stretched out on his back across their laps. He rolled over onto his stomach when Quinn had another strawberry within reach. "He seems to be doing okay," Quinn said absentmindedly.

"Yeah, I can't believe that Finn would do something like that."

"Me neither," the blonde agreed. She was completely shocked at how her ex had been stupid enough to lock a puppy in such a dark and enclosed space. Having dated him, she knew that he wasn't the brightest guy around, but really? Right now she was especially grateful that Rachel had been able to break away from him before making her way to New York.

They continued to feed him, and each other until Tony refused to take any more food. Before lunch ended he drifted off into sleep. Since Rachel's duffle, where she had been carrying him all day long, was currently filled with some dirty clothes Quinn offered to use her bag for the rest of the day.

The two of them shared the rest of their classes too, so Tony would never be too far away from Rachel, and Quinn could stuff her books into her locker since she could easily share. The rest of the day was fairly quiet, which Rachel was grateful for; partly because she didn't have to worry about Tony getting into trouble but mostly because she hoped that a good rest would help him forget all about this undoubtedly traumatic experience.

Rachel hadn't really given much thought into getting back into a relationship with Finn. She needed time after his most recent dumping, and if things worked out then maybe over time she would come to forgive him for repeatedly breaking her heart just to get back together with her when it was convenient for him.

But his current actions were causing her to reevaluate their situation. Rachel wanted, needed, someone who would love her unconditionally. Someone who shared her interests, or if they weren't, they would at least be honest about it. She needed someone she could trust; tell secrets to. And most recently, she needed someone who would take good care of Tony with her.

Rachel wanted a family one day; a big one. Not for a while though. Not until after she got married and won a few Tony's and possible some other awards, building up towards her EGOT. But anyways, she wanted a family. And so far her puppy was the closest she's had to starting a family of her very own. He was the first time that she's be responsible for another life and Rachel needed someone who would love him and care for him just as she did.