Hey guys! Thanks again for all of the reviews. I really appreciate you telling me what you think of the fic. Here is the next chapter (Un-beta'd as always so any mistakes are my own). Enjoy! :)
Oh and I apologise for ending where I did in the last chapter but…I'm extremely bad at writing smut. Maybe I'll try later in the fic (If you want) :)
Chapter 4
"Wow." Rachel murmured breathlessly into Quinn's shoulder "That was…wow."
""Hmmn." Quinn merely hummed a response as her fingers traced small circles on the other girl's chest. She paused as she noticed a slight trembling under her touch "Are you cold?"
"No." Rachel shook her head and tightened her grip on the blonde "Definitely not cold right now." Indeed Quinn's body flush against her own was keeping her perfectly warm. They fell back into the comfortable silence from moments ago and Quinn stared up at the roof of the car, her thoughts rushing around in her head.
"You're thinking too loudly." Rachel whispered jokingly into the stillness despite her concern "What's wrong?"
"Nothing…I was just thinking. That's all." Quinn murmured thoughtfully.
"About what?"
"About this." Quinn responded with a small smile "It's kind of crazy."
Rachel's brow furrowed in concern at the statement and pulled away slightly "Do…Do you regret…?"
"No!" Quinn interrupted quickly with an emphatic shake of her head "I didn't mean bad crazy. All I meant was that I didn't expect this to happen…that's all."
"Oh…good." Rachel sighed in relief and allowed herself to relax back into Quinn's embrace.
"Actually…" Quinn began to speak nervously causing Rachel to glance at her in concern "I have a confession to make."
"A confession?" Rachel echoed slowly "What kind of confession?"
"Mr Schue said that I didn't have to come on this trip if I didn't want to." Quinn admitted hesitantly "And well…I didn't really want to go to that stupid musical or whatever it is."
For a moment Rachel merely looked up at Quinn in confusion "So why did you agree to come on the trip?"
"I kind of just wanted to spend time you." Quinn ducked her head in embarrassment "Away from the Glee club."
"But you freaked out about the fact that you had to drive with me." Rachel tilted her head, recalling the way Quinn had immediately objected to the idea when it had been suggested by Mr Schue in Glee club "I believe your exact words were 'There's no way in hell I'm getting into a car with Man-hands.' I recall that you even opted to walk at one point."
Quinn winced at the reminder of what she had said "I'm sorry about that. I just couldn't let anyone else know that I wanted to go with you or…y'know."
"Your reputation would have been ripped to shreds." Rachel said in a sad but matter of fact tone.
"I'm sorry." Quinn apologised, giving the brunette a light squeeze of assurance "If it helps I didn't try to hide the fact that I wanted to go with you from Mr Schue. I actually asked him if I could…he was going to ask Tina at first."
"Really?" Rachel smiled shyly.
"Really." Quinn affirmed before pressing a soft kiss to the diva's lips.
"You called me Rach." Rachel beamed when they finally pulled away from the tentative kiss "I noticed you did it before too but I assumed it was just a slip of the tongue." She looked away and blushed at the unintentional pun.
"I did?" Quinn frowned thoughtfully.
"You were…" Rachel coughed "Slightly distracted…and you didn't really say it."
"What?" Quinn looked even more confused at Rachel's explanation "How can I say it and not say it at the same time?"
Rachel bit her lip bashfully before responding "You were seemingly in the throes of an orgasm at the time so you didn't really say it…more like moaned it, which is probably why you can't remember…"
"Oh." Quinn blushed almost as brightly as Rachel "Well…I think I like calling you Rach…Rach."
"I like being called 'Rach'." Rachel smiled and kissed the other girl, revelling in their new found connection. Or at least she was until Quinn pulled away, her brow furrowed in concern.
"I'm not trying to kill the mood or anything but…Why do you taste like blood?" Quinn asked curiously "I noticed it before too."
"I bit my tongue." Rachel explained a bit too fast.
"Oh…okay." Quinn appeared satisfied with the answer and lay her head on Rachel's chest as they fell into silence. She lay still for a few moments, merely listening to the sound of Rachel's steady heartbeat before she noticed something strange.
"Rach?" She murmured as she looked up at Rachel without shifting their position "Why is your breathing so shallow?"
"Um…I don't know." Rachel lied "I hadn't noticed it was."
"It's irregular." Quinn mused quietly as pressed her ear against Rachel's chest, listening intently to the rattling breathing "Almost strained."
"I'm fine." Rachel answered "Don't wo…" before she could get her words out however she felt a sharp burning sensation in her chest and angled her body away from the blonde as she broke into a coughing fit.
"Rach?" Quinn said in worry, her hand rubbing soothing circles on the other girl's back "What's wrong?"
Rachel didn't respond for a long moment as she continued to cough painfully into her hand, her eyes watering slightly from the pain. When she finally managed to stop coughing she closed her fist and wiped her mouth inconspicuously before looking back at Quinn "I'm okay"
"You're not." Quinn argued her hand closing around Rachel's right wrist in a firm grip "You haven't been able to stop coughing since the crash Rachel!"
"It's nothing to worry about." Rachel attempted feebly as she tried to tug her hand free from the other girl's grip "I'm sure it's just a cold or the flu."
"Open your hand." Quinn ordered softly, her eyes shining with worry.
"Quinn…"
"Rachel." Quinn responded in challenge.
Rachel hesitated for a moment before she reluctantly opened her palm.
Quinn looked down, her eyes widening in panic as they settled on the red liquid covering Rachel's hand "You're…" she looked up again to meet Rachel's gaze "You're coughing up blood and you chose not to tell me?"
"It's not really a big deal…" Rachel lied.
"Of course it's a big fucking deal!" Quinn disagreed in concern fuelled anger "You could have internal bleeding Rachel! You could be seriously hurt."
"I'm fine." Rachel mumbled tiredly "I think it's just a broken rib or something…maybe I pierced something internally."
"Like, your lung?" Quinn questioned in alarm "Why the hell didn't you tell me about this before?"
"I didn't think it was that big of a deal." Rachel answered quietly "And I didn't want to bother you with it. I knew you would only worry."
"With good reason!" Quinn countered as she placed the back of her hand on Rachel's pale forehead "You're kind of clammy…How does it feel?"
"Hurts." Rachel winced as Quinn's hand skimmed along her ribs "Ow, Ow, Ow…."
"Definitely broken." Quinn observed when she felt the heated skin under her hand "Shit."
"Maybe it is serious" Rachel finally agreed as she allowed her head to drop back onto Quinn's shoulder "I don't feel very well right now."
"Rach? Quinn questioned in alarm as she moved slightly to look down at the brunette, her slurred speech having not been lost on her "Are you okay?"
"Mmnhmn" Rachel murmured softly "It just really hurts to talk…or breathe."
"You should have told me." Quinn sighed in frustration at the situation "I could have…"
"What?" Rachel asked as Quinn trailed off "We're stuck in the middle of nowhere. There's nothing we can do." she paused for a couple of moments before speaking up hesitantly "Um…Quinn?"
"Yeah Rach?"
"If…If anything happens…" Rachel stated unsteadily "I mean… with this internal bleeding thing…"
"Don't." Quinn cut Rachel off with a finger to her lips "Don't even go there. I don't want to hear it."
"But…"
"No!" the blonde snapped irritably "Just stop, okay? Nothing is going to happen. We're going to get out of here and we're going to be fine."
"We're not going to be able to do that if we wait around here." Rachel pointed out as she leaned up on her elbow to look down at Quinn "Maybe we should do something useful."
"You mean get out of the car?" Quinn frowned "But those things are out there. Why don't we just wait until morning?"
"I don't think I can wait until morning." Rachel admitted breathily "I don't know what to do."
"You're right." Quinn whispered "We should go."
"I don't want you to get hurt." Rachel said as she placed a hand on Quinn's arm to prevent her getting up.
"I'll be fine," Quinn said sincerely "I promise."
Rachel nodded and they both pulled their slightly damp clothes on in silence before climbing back into the front of the car.
"Okay." Quinn anxiously muttered to herself as she reached for the door handle.
"Wait!" Rachel exclaimed suddenly causing Quinn to pull her hand back quickly.
"What?" Quinn questioned in alarm "What is it Rach?"
"Um…Nothing." Rachel flushed slightly "Just…Before we do this I need…" she trailed off and bit her lip nervously, her gaze lowering.
"What do you need?" Quinn turned in her seat to face the blushing brunette who didn't respond "Rachel?"
Rachel finally looked up and met Quinn's eyes. She paused for a moment before she leaned forward and kissed the other girl soundly. Although slightly surprised at the sudden action Quinn responded instantly, her hand lifting to rest lightly on Rachel's cheek as the kiss deepened. When they pulled away both were slightly breathless "Um…"
"Just in case." Rachel responded to Quinn's unasked question before she opened the car door and got out. Quinn sat slightly dazed for a moment before she too jumped out of the car and moved cautiously to the other side.
"Do you see anyone?" she asked as she looked around wearily, squinting into the near pitch black darkness that surrounded them.
"No." Rachel shook her head and shivered slightly against the freezing chill in the air, already missing the warmth of Quinn's bare skin against her own "I forgot how cold it was out here."
"Come on." Quinn reached out and took Rachel's hand "We should move before they find us."
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"Am I imagining things…" Rachel said breathlessly as they drew to a stop in a small clearing "Or are we going around in circles?"
"I think it's safe to say you're not imagining things." Quinn murmured thoughtfully "We passed the car twice already."
"Do you think we should go back?" Rachel whispered taking an unconscious step closer to the blonde "In case we're attacked by John Wayne or hooded weirdo's?"
Quinn shook her head and anxiously tightened her grip on Rachel's hand "No…We need to get you to a hospital."
"I know." Rachel nodded before she coughed painfully; her side throbbing in protest at the strain the action caused "Maybe we should fight them."
Quinn couldn't help but laugh at the thought of the admittedly vertically challenged girl fighting anybody let alone a group of hostile men.
"What?" Rachel asked defensively "I'll have you know that I am far stronger than my small stature may suggest."
Quinn turned to Rachel in disbelief "You're hardly in any shape to fight. Plus there are like 20 people stalking us."
"Then we have nowhere to go." Rachel whispered in realisation "We can't get out. It's like that guy said…We're trapped here."
"Hey." Quinn pulled Rachel closer and looked into her eyes; attempting to remain calm "We're not trapped. Don't freak out on me Rach."
"Okay." Rachel took a deep breath but almost instantly regretted it as pain shot through her side "Oh…damn it, ow! Remind me not to do that again"
"We have to get out of here." Quinn said, sounding more like she was thinking out loud than talking to Rachel.
"Mmhm." Rachel mumbled in agreement still doubled over from the pain "Sounds like a good idea."
"Are you okay?" Quinn placed her hand on Rachel's back as she straightened.
"Fine." Rachel said through gritted teeth "Let's just…Keep moving, okay?"
Quinn didn't look convinced by the casual answer but she started to willingly walk when Rachel grabbed her hand and tugged her gently forward.
"Hey, what's that?" Rachel asked suddenly as she motioned to something sparkling in the distance. She quickly sped up her pace, pulling a reluctant Quinn along with her "Maybe it's the road."
"Rach, wait we don't even…" Quinn started to protest but trailed off as they entered the forest and the light disappeared, leaving them in darkness. She subconsciously pulled Rachel close to her body and glanced around nervously "I don't think this was a very good idea"
"Maybe not" Rachel agreed apprehensively. Both girls were silent for a long moment preparing for something to happen. They didn't have to wait long as one of the hooded figures appeared next to them from out of the trees causing them to take a step back, only for their backs to crash against another figure.
"Shit." Quinn swore as she quickly assessed the situation "We're surrounded."
"Uh-huh." Rachel nodded as she stared wide eyed at the figures who now surrounded them on all sides "What are we going to do Quinn?"
"I don't know." Quinn tightened her grip on Rachel's suddenly clammy hand, finding herself at a loss for what to do to get them out of the situation. Noticing one of the figures approaching them, she tugged Rachel urgently back and moved to stand protectively in front of her.
"Quinn…" Rachel clutched desperately at Quinn's hips to keep her close.
"It's okay…" Quinn said reassuringly despite the fact that she was feeling anything but calm "It's going to be okay."
The figure finally stopped in front of them and lifted his hand, moving it towards Rachel's cheek.
Quinn growled low in her throat and threw a punch at the figure in front of her. She was caught by surprise however when her hand went straight through him, sending her stumbling forward "What the fuck…?"
"Quinn!" Rachel squeaked in panic.
Quinn turned around to see Rachel being held in place by the 'sheriff' from earlier. She clenched her fists as she noticed that the man's arm was pressed against Rachel's throat, his other arm around the Diva's waist to hold her against him. Quinn instinctively began to stalk towards them, ignoring the figure to her right. She noticed Rachel's eyes suddenly widen and the brunette fought harder to escape the man's grip "Quinn, look out!"
Before Quinn could react something solid slammed unexpectedly into her already injured head and she crumbled to the ground. The last thing she was aware of before everything turned black was Rachel screaming her name in panic.
TBC