A/N: I own nothing but the mistakes I'm sure exist within. I hope you guys like it.
Rachel seemed speechless which was really saying something.
"Rachel who is this?" asked Finn again.
Rachel opened and closed her mouth not sure what to say.
"Oh Rachel, such a modest one," said Elijah as he got up from the piano bench. "Hello, you must be Finn I've heard so much about you." He greeted as he extended his hand to Finn which he cautiously accepted.
"I've heard like nothing about you," he responds.
"Oh, I'm sorry how rude of me I'm Elijah, I'm Rachel's um-"
"Pen pal!" Rachel quickly interjected as she got up and stood between the two. "Elijah here is my pen pal from New York."
"Pen pal?" Finn questioned. "Rach, how come you never mentioned having a pen pal before?"
"Oh I guess it just slipped my mind before," she informed him.
"Oh I guess that makes sense then." Finn reasoned.
"So Elijah I was going to invite Rach over to my house to hang out do you want to join us," Finn asked.
Rachel looked like she was about to turn down the offer on his behalf, but Elijah spoke up first.
"Of course I'd love too Finn,"
Rachel gave him a look before she turn to Finn with a fake grin.
"That's sounds like a lovely idea."
Kurt looked on in astonishment.
This guy who he doubted was Rachel's pen pal was coming to his house for god sakes. Did Finn really buy this crap? If Rachel did have a pen pal from New York everyone in Glee club would of surely known about it.
Just as he had more time to debate to himself more about the subject his phone vibrated. It was Santana. He noticed that Rachel, Finn, and Elijah had just left through the side entrance so he quickly left through the back before picking up his cell.
"Hello, Santana," he answered.
"Hummel, we have to meet asap. I just saw some crazy shit!" Santana exclaimed.
"Okay, Santana calm down can we meet at your house this mystery guy is actually going to my house with Finn and Rachel."
"What the fuck,"
"Yes I know, right,"
"Nah, I'm hungry let's go to breadstix so I can my munch on,"
"Ok sure I'll meet you there in a minute."
Kurt watched as Santana scarfed down her 2nd batch of bread-sticks in curiosity of how she could eat that much in the ten minutes that they had been there.
"Okay Hummel so what I saw was some weird shit I think Q has lost her fucking mind."
Kurt looks at her with a knit eyebrow. "Hmm okay elaborate."
"I think she kidnapped and brainwashed a little girl into thinking she's her mom."
"Wait what?"
"Yeah you heard me I went over there to see a little girl who I've never seen before calling her mommy like it was no big fucking deal. Then they hugged and talked about seeing each other everyday an then preceded to play games in the damn backyard," she said as she bit into another breadstick. "Is that me elaborating enough for you?"
"Maybe you misinterpreted the situation and heard things wrong or something."
"I didn't hear shit wrong I was right at one of the nearby windows and I heard pretty damn well."
"There's got to be a reasonable explanation for it," he reasons.
"Yeah I told you she's lost her damn mind and got a girl believing she's her mom. I think losing Beth hit her harder than we all thought it did and now she'd doing some illegal shit."
"Santana I still think you're over reacting maybe it was a family member or friend of the family. Beside you don't have any proof of Quinn doing any wrongdoings".
Santana scoffs as she take a swallow of her drink.
"Besides I actually have proof with the picture I took." Kurt tells her "Something is definitely up with that guy!"
"Please, Lady Lips you have just as much to go on as I do with Q."
"But he is totally lying I just know he is," Kurt said knowingly. "And to make matters weirder he's probably at my house by now."
Just then the waitress comes by an delivers the salad that Kurt had ordered. "I think we ought to focus on him I mean he could be dangerous or something what if he hurts them."
"Damn your head is really on this guy you into him or something," Santana smirked.
"What how could you even joke about something like that I have a boyfriend!" Kurt emphasized.
"Chillax Hummel, I was only kidding how about tonight we check out you're guy-
"He's not my guy!" Kurt cuts in. Santana just chuckled and continues.
"Then tomorrow we go to Quinn's because I want to see Britts later and then I'll show you some weird shits happening over there."
"Fine, that sounds good." Kurt states as he starts in on his salad.
"Damn where is the waitress with my refill of breadsticks." Santana groaned.
"But you've already had two don't you think you should just order something now."
"Not until I gets some more of my sticks."
After they finished their food they headed over to Kurt's house. Kurt had went straight to the bushes outside his living room window and tried peeking in until Santana piped in.
"You do know you live here right and this is pretty fucking stupid,"
"Well I don't want to be seen Santana I'm trying to gather info here."
Santana just rolls her eyes before grabbing the boy to the back of his house.
"Hey, Hey stop that's a vintage Alexander McQueen you're wrinkling." he whisper yells.
"Just open the door already," she demands.
They slowly make their way into his home and walk through the kitchen and dining room to find the three in the living room. Elijah was sitting next to Rachel on the couch and Finn (since there wasn't any more room on the small couch) was sitting in a chair on Rachel's right side watching one of their old regionals performances.
"You guys were just magnificent I can't believe you guys didn't win." Elijah states enthusiastically.
"Yeah I know right but Vocal Adrenaline's Bohemian Rhapsody killed us that year." Finn tells him.
"Vocal Adrenaline? Elijah questions. "Wasn't that the group you're ex was a part of Rachel?
Rachel just looks at him curiously. "Yes, um it was his name was Jesse."
"Hmm interesting didn't you also have one of your members absent as well."
"Yeah," Finn pipes in. "Quinn had gone into labor at the time".
Finn quirks an eyebrow at him. "Man dude you sure know a lot about our club." He then turns to Rachel.
"How long have you guys been pen pals Rach."
Just as Rachel was going to answer they heard a noise and Finn got up to see what it was and discovered Kurt picking up one of his mom's picture frames with oddly enough Santana.
"Kurt? Santana? What are you guys doing here?"
"Well I live here of course silly," Kurt said matter of factly.
"Yeah but I thought you'd be at Blaine's or something and Santana what are you doing here?"
"Blaine was busy buying hair gel so me and my favorite gay here were just hanging out, you got a problem with that Frankenteen." Santana looks behind Finn walks into the living room.
"What's up Berry who's the hunk over here," she gestures to Elijah.
"This is my um friend Elijah he's my pen pal from New York."
"Elijah, this is Santana and that's Kurt." Rachel says making the introduces.
"Hi, I'm Finn's step brother, but better question is where did you get that scarf it looks amazing."
"Um, a little boutique in New York you probably wouldn't know it."
"What's the name?" Kurt asks inquisitively.
"I actually can't seem to think of it right now," he shurgs.
"So pen pal? Santana says as she sits down in Finn's previous chair. "Huh I didn't even know that was still a thing people did."
"Yup it's still around and very active in the internet community even today I have you know." Rachel insists. "Now we were just gonna have some dinner as Finn's mom had graciously made us a vegan lasagna so you two-"
"Would love to join you guys we are starving," Santana says as she stands and rubs her belly for emphasis.
Kurt gives her a sideways glace at her knowing the girl surely had to be full from all the food she had just consumed.
"Actually," Elijah yawns. "I'm actually kind of tired so I was just going to head back to Rachel's house.
"Oh so you're staying with Rachel how interesting did you know that Finn," Kurt asks nosily.
Finn just shakes his head. "Not really." He mumbles.
"So yeah I guess I'll just go then, it was nice meeting you all." Elijah smiles as he takes his leave.
"So I guess it's just the four of us then." Finn conforms.
"Three actually," Kurt chimes in. "I've got a report for history so I'm just gonna start on it so yeah see you guys later," he says as he starts to walk out of the room. He turns gently and gestures with his head that he's going to follow Elijah. Seeing this Santana garners their attention so he can sneak out the front.
"Hey Finnept, Berry are we going to have this dinner or what."
After walking out of the house I saw him walking down the block and I followed behind him as conspicuously as I could. I do notice that for a guy that's visiting he sure does know his way around the streets. After a while he changes course and walks to the Lima shopping center. I find this odd since he said he was tired and was going home to Rachel's.
He turns and looks around and I quickly duck into Sheets N Things. I wait about twenty seconds before I leave and see him walking towards the Lima Creamery ice cream parlor. That's when I see him approach a little girl so I sneak over to the adjacent store so I can hear what he's saying. I ever so slightly poke my head out and glance at them
"So what are you doing here all by yourself?"
"I can't find my mom and she always told me if I get lost to stay visible so she can find me."
"Well aren't you smart for following your mom's advice." He tells her as he leans down to her eye level. "How about I wait here with you till she finds you so you won't be alone."
"You can't," she tells him.
"Well why not." Elijah asks.
"Because you're a stranger and I'm not supposed to talk to strangers." She says like it's the most obvious thing.
"But were talking right now." He points out.
She doesn't respond to that.
I wonder if she's going to stop taking to him now. Kurt ponders as he looks on.
"How about this." He tells her as he extends his hand to her. "My name's Elijah, what about yours."
She seems to think for a moment before answering.
"My names Melody." She responds as she shakes his hand. He just gives the girl a friendly smile.
"That is a very pretty name you have there."
"Thank you." She grinned.
"Melody, how about I buy you an ice cream while we wait for your mom."
Just as she looks like she's about to say yes a very familiar face appears in her vision that makes her smile.
Quinn?
"Melody! Thank god you're okay."
"Mommy I waited just like I was s'pposed too. This is Elijah he said he was going to wait with me till you found me and then was gonna but me an ice cream!" she said excitedly.
Quinn looks him up and down with curiosity. "Well, thank you for watching her and offering to um buy her ice cream but we have some at home so there's no need."
"It was no problem she's seems like a really great kid."
I watch the exchange in shock. 'What's going on?'
Quinn just gives him a light smile before looking down to Melody. "It's time to go home now."
"Aw really already," she says as Quinn grabs her hand and moves to leave. "Thanks again." She tells Elijah as she walks away but not with turning back and giving him another look which he returns with a shy wave.
Maybe Santana is on to something with her theory about Quinn, and what's with Elijah unexpectedly running into Quinn and this kid?