Chibi-Kari: Short chapter...sorry guys, but I'm giving you a little bit of a twist! I can't believe this story is already coming on 20K words. Well...I don't own and thank you all for sticking with me! Tell me what you think of this little twist. And remember Beth never makes anything easy! Oh and I hope you all enjoy my little nods to other things in this chapter! Please give me feedback! I live off of it!

Wanted

Beth blinked her eyes slightly and tried to focus in the dark orange light of the room. She didn't remember falling asleep, but judging on how the sun was almost down she was sure she did. She tilted her head slightly and came face to face with her sleeping sister. It was more than she ever dreamed of. She had a sister now and Rachel was perfect.

"Knock, knock." Beth sat up quickly and turned to the door. Brian was standing there smiling.

Rachel groaned slightly as she rolled the other direction. "Go to hell, Brian."

Beth just watched wide eyed as Brian winked at her and then smiled wider. "You wouldn't really want that. And I have a better idea. How about we go to the kitchen?"

"How about I stay in bed?" Rachel mumbled as she pulled the pillow Beth was using moments ago over her head.

"Well I guess you could. Beth and I will just have to eat all of that lentil soup ourselves." Brian said dramatically as he gestured at Beth to get off the bed.

Rachel lifted the pillow slightly. "You made lentil soup?"

"It's your favorite…" Brian coaxed.

"Warming bread?" Rachel asked as she threw the pillow to the side. Beth dove off the bed narrowly missing the flying pillow.

Brian laughed as Beth hit the ground. "Vegan friendly rolls from you favorite little store are in the oven right now."

Beth flew out of the way again when Rachel sprung from the bed and at Brian. "I love you!"

"Old news." Brian rolled his eyes as he started towards the kitchen.

"Soup in the summer?" Beth asked quietly as she picked up her pace to keep up with the two adults.

Rachel turned back slightly and grabbed Beth's hand with a smile. "Don't question it. You're lucky. He doesn't just make it all the time and it's the most amazing thing ever."

Brian sighed loudly. "I'd make it if you asked me for it."

Rachel stopped dumbfounded for a moment. Beth laughed and tugged her sister into the bright kitchen.

Brian smiled slightly as he pulled down the bowls. "Sometimes you just need to be warmed up from the inside, Beth. Plus, I promised Rachel I'd make some and freeze it so she can eat it this winter while I'm away."

"Hoarding like a squirrel?" Beth teased slightly.

"Squirrel?" Brian laughed as he pushed the filled bowls in front of the sisters who had pulled themselves up to sit at the counter. "She more or less hibernates like a bear and eats. That's it."

Rachel scoffed as she blew at her soup. "You're lucky you mean so much to me or I wouldn't take half of the crap you dish."

Brian threw the hot rolls next to the soup bowls before winking at Beth. "Like she doesn't dish it right back."

Beth couldn't help, but laugh. Brian was more than she had thought when she first met him. He was funny and sweet and everything she wanted for her sister. She blinked slightly. All of a sudden she was going back and forth on who her sister should be with like this was Edward/Jacob or Peeta/Gale. Seriously, she needed to get a hold of herself and stick with her guns. She was a badass after all. She had to make her choice.

Beth watched Brian and Rachel smile and tease each other as they all ate. They had an easy relationship. A grownup relationship based on trust and affection. Beth could see that obviously. The only time she had seen anything like this was when Shelby and Will had dated briefly a year ago. At the time she had been hell bent on her mother marrying William Schuester, but it seemed that they couldn't get it together. There was something that kept them apart that she had never figured out. It didn't help that things were awkward anytime Uncle Jesse dropped by. Her uncle had some history with the man that didn't seem to sit well with the three of them. Beth really liked Will. And things had gotten worse with her mom after they ended their relationship. It was almost like she had been a point of contention also. A thought hit Beth like a ton of bricks.

She turned to her sister wide eyed. "Do you know a Will Schuester?"

Rachel blinked slightly as she turned to Beth. "Mr. Schue? Sure he was my glee coach in high school. Why?" She felt blindsided. She didn't even know where that question came from.

Beth blinked slowly. It seemed like her mother's relationship, or lack thereof, with Rachel had ballooned out and affected her life over and over again. She wasn't sure what to say. She couldn't feel resentful to her sister. Her mother was really the only one to blame. Over and over again her choice to abandon Rachel robbed her of things she always wanted. A sister. A relationship with her biological father. Will to be her new father. She had wanted those things and they were all taken from her before she even knew they had been an option. Beth couldn't stop the tears from welling in her eyes.

Rachel's eyes widened as she quickly gathered her little sister in her arms. She was surprised at how natural it all was. She hadn't ever had someone to do this for her before Brian, but giving this affection seemed easy to Beth. Or maybe it was because the situation had been reversed just hours ago.

"What's wrong, Beth? Did he ever say something to you?" Rachel wasn't exactly sure what was going on, but Mr. Schue could be cruel back in the day. And if he had been to her little sister. Well, someone would have to unplug all the phones before she made one angry phone call. She looked over at Brian how was watching them worriedly and she mouthed for him to get the tofu ice cream. Sometimes what hot soup couldn't fix a good musical and tofu ice cream could.

Beth shook her head slightly as she tried to even out her breathing. "No. No. He could have been my father."

All of a sudden her sister was laughing slightly and pulling back to look at her. "Shelby and Mr. Schue? I heard those rumors that they had hooked up right when Jesse and I started dating. I didn't think they were true. They dated? Seriously?"

Beth's eyes widened as she watched her sister seem to lose it. "Yeah. For awhile last year. I thought they were going to get married. They were perfect together, but sometimes they fought about things I didn't understand. And Will hated Jesse. I think-" Beth didn't want it to come out wrong or like she was blaming her sister. "I think everything was weird because of you."

Rachel sobered as she took in her little sister's tears. "I'm sorry, Beth." She wasn't sure what to say. It wasn't like she could control that situation. Will and Shelby were adults and they should have gotten over it like adults. And Jesse? Well he could have just disappeared for all she cared.

Beth nodded slightly. "It's my mom's fault. It's always her fault. I'm just glad I have you now."

Brian came around placing two bowls in front of them before calling out that he was going to put in The Wizard of Oz as he walked into the living room.

Beth's eyes widened as she gestured to the bowl. "I thought you were vegan."

Rachel smiled slyly. "Tofu ice cream is man's greatest invention and when Brian piles it full of strawberries and bananas like this…well there is nothing better." She grabbed her bowl and stood up. "I hope you like Wizard of Oz. Brian's a little partial to it. I think it's because he really thinks he sees the hanging munchkin in there." She shook her head. "So morbid."

Beth grabbed her bowl. "That's because it is there! Random bird my ass! That is not a bird."

Rachel laughed as they fell on to the couch. "You and Brian are going to kill me."

Beth glanced over at her sister and Brian as the opening credits started. She couldn't go back and forth between wanting her sister with her uncle and wanting her with Brian. Sure Jesse and her sister had history and Beth loved him, but Jesse had hurt Rachel. What he did was inexcusable and just two days ago he didn't even want to fight for her. Brian was leaving, though. He would be in London for a few months at least, but they were so easy together. He made her sister happy and he catered to everything she could want. And he made soup and tofu ice cream for them. Thinking about Rachel was second nature for him. He didn't need to try like her uncle did.

No. She wouldn't go back and forth. She was choosing sides right now. She'd just have to tell Uncle Jesse that he needed to back off.