Here's chapter 2 :) Enjoy!
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"Thanks again for helping out with Glee Club rehearsals." Mr Schue said as he handed a cup of coffee to Shelby.
Shelby sighed. "I'm sorry that you lost your star singer."
"Shelby, it's not your fault Rachel quit." Mr Schue said as he sat down next to Shelby.
"Well it seems like it to me. You announce that I'm helping then the next day she quits."
"Shelby, stop blaming yourself. Rachel quit the musical too. I'm sure it has nothing to do with you." Mr Schue told her.
"I'm going to talk to her. I'm worried about her." Shelby said before taking a sip of her coffee.
Mr Schue nodded. "She was in my Spanish class this morning. She wasn't really paying attention."
"I don't know Rachel that well and I didn't have many meetings with her but I know this is not her." Shelby said. "I know she wouldn't just give up both Glee and West Side Story."
Just after Shelby said that, Coach Beiste came into the teachers lounge and walked over to them. "Do you two have any idea why Berry quit the musical?"
"We were actually just talking about that. Rachel quit Glee Club too." Mr Schue said.
Coach Beiste took a seat with them. "Why would she quit? She was doing great in rehearsals."
"That's what we're trying to figure out." Mr Schue said. "I don't understand why she's acting like this."
"Look, I know there's something wrong. When I see Rachel today I'm going to talk to her." Shelby said. "If she doesn't want to tell me then I'll try to talk her into telling someone else. I'm not letting Rachel keep this to herself."
Mr Schue nodded. "Then hopefully we can fix whatever is making Rachel act this way."
Shelby knew she was going to talk to Rachel by the end of the day. If Rachel wanted it or not, Shelby was going to help.
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Later that day Finn was getting books out of his locker. He had just walked with Rachel to her History class. Just like the day before, he failed to find out why Rachel wasn't being herself. He was about to close his locker when he saw Shelby walk towards him. "Hello Finn" She said.
"Hi Ms Corcoran." Finn said back.
"Can I talk you you for a minute?" Shelby asked.
"Um I'm going to be late for class. Can it wait until later?" Finn said as he closed his locker.
"Oh don't worry I'll talk to your teacher. It won't take long." Shelby said and Finn nodded. He followed Shelby down the hallway and towards Mr Schue's office.
Shelby opened the door and stepped inside. "Mr Schue won't mind if we use his office."
Finn walked in and sat down on one of the chairs. Shelby closed the door and walked over to face Finn. "I wanted to talk to you about Rachel."
"Oh well if this is anything about you trying to get to know her or.."
Shelby quickly interrupted him before he could finish his sentence. "Oh no, that's between me and Rachel. I wouldn't talk to you about that behind Rachel's back. I wanted to know if you have any idea why she quit Glee."
"Oh." Finn said. "Well, she wouldn't answer her phone last night and she didn't say anything today. I don't know why she's acting this way."
"Did something happen that might have upset her?" Shelby asked. Finn shook his head.
"I keep asking her but she won't tell me what's wrong." Finn sighed. "I'm worried about her."
Shelby smiled a little, knowing how much Finn loved Rachel. "And she didn't say why she quit Glee?"
"No, she wouldn't answer when I asked."
Shelby sighed, not getting any closer to finding out what was going on with Rachel. "I'm going to talk to her later today. I know she might not tell me but I might be able to get her to tell you or someone else."
Finn nodded. "Sounds good. I don't want her keeping this to herself. Can I ask, why do you want to help her?"
"I don't know a lot about Rachel but I do care about her." Shelby said. "I know she loves Glee to much to randomly quit."
Finn nodded. "Thank you for wanting to help her."
"Well, I know she's lucky to have a boyfriend like you." Shelby said with a smile. "Alright, you better go to class. Sorry for making you late."
"Okay, Bye Ms Corcoran." Finn said before he walked out.
"Bye Finn." Shelby sat down at Mr Schue's desk. She started thinking about what she would say to Rachel.
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The rest of the day went by very quickly. At 3:30pm Shelby stood at the door of the classroom she used for rehearsals with 'The Troubletones.' She waited for a few minutes before she saw Rachel walking down the crowded hallway.
"Rachel!" Shelby called. Rachel looked over at her. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Rachel nodded and followed Shelby into the classroom. Rachel stood in the middle of the room with her arms crossed. "What is it?"
"Well, I heard you quit New Directions." Shelby said as she closed the door and walked over to Rachel.
"I'm not joining your Glee Club!" Rachel snapped.
"No, I wasn't going to ask you that." Shelby said as she walked over to Rachel. "I wanted to ask you why you quit."
"That's none of your business." Rachel said.
"Rachel, I don't understand why you quit the musical and Glee. You love it so much." Shelby said.
"Look, It was my decision and I didn't want to quit. I had too!"
"Why did you have too?" Shelby asked. Rachel looked away and didn't answer. "Did you quit because of me helping with rehearsals?"
Rachel gave her a confused look. "What? No."
"Then why did you leave?" Shelby asked again. "Rachel you told me that New Directions were your family! Why did you just leave without any reason."
"I don't want to talk about why I had to leave." Rachel said quietly. "Why do you care?"
"Rachel, I know there's a lot going on between us but I care about you. I can see that whatever is going on is upsetting you." Shelby said. "I understand if you don't want to talk to me but talk to Finn."
"I can't." Rachel said.
"Why?"
"I just can't." Rachel said, starting to get annoyed. "Can I go now?"
"Not yet." Shelby crossed her arms. "I want to finish talking to you. Now why can't you tell Finn?"
"I just can't tell him!" Rachel yelled.
"Can you tell me?" Shelby asked.
"No!"
Rachel walked past Shelby and was about to leave when Shelby spoke. "It won't help keeping it to yourself, Rachel." Rachel stopped and looked back at Shelby. "I know it's upsetting you and you need to tell someone so they can help!"
Something inside Rachel snapped. She was annoyed with all the questions. What she did next shocked Shelby. "I'm pregnant, okay?" She shouted.
Shelby gave her a shocked look. Rachel burst into tears after realizing what she just said. Shelby watched as the younger girl sat down on the nearest chair and cried into her hands. Shelby didn't know what to say. The only thing that could be heard was the sound of Rachel crying.
"Are you sure?" Shelby asked.
"I took two pregnancy tests and they were both positive." Rachel said between her sobs. "I don't know what to do."
"Come here." Shelby said as she held out her arms to give Rachel a hug. Rachel stared at her for a moment. Finally she stood up and walked over to Shelby. Shelby wrapped her arms around Rachel and let the small girl cry into her shoulder. "Everything is going to be okay." Shelby whispered to her.