Here it is the final. After this I'll post the epilogue, it will be very short.
I hope I see you all in the M rated one shot sequence I'm going to write.
"So, now what?"
Kurt asks displaying a big smile on his face. The last days their routine has been filled with laughter and joy. Sure there were moments when he literally felt like his heart was being squeezed inside his chest. But in the end it was worth it. He is sure Quinn will turn into a mess of tears. That is saying something as she was otherwise known as the ice queen.
"Now I'm going to send it to her." Rachel smiles a little apprehensive. "Thank you so much Artie." She cups his cheek and leans to kiss his temple.
"You don't have to thank me, it was an exercise I already told you, and besides I'm really happy to be part of it. I would have never guessed."
"You were just blind like everybody else." Santana says arrogantly.
"You say it like you knew something. Let me remind you that you were also clueless. I was the one making you see." Kurt states calmly.
"And who made you see?"
He stares at her blankly and she crosses her arms over her chest in a very Santana way.
"Well you only figured out everything after I said I had slept with Quinn."
"Wanky!"
Artie says playfully but regrets when three pair of eyes glare at him. He doesn't know which one he is more scared of, he is pretty sure Brittany never gave him this look and he's always been a little scared of Santana, but currently Rachel's is the one he is fearing the most.
"That's my line wheels."
"San behave." Brittany commands albeit sweetly.
"Okay, I'm going to pretend I didn't hear any of this." She gestures to the group. "Well, now let me take care of it." She holds up the CD in her hand.
"Are you going to send it through the mail?" Kurt asks and she nods.
"Hey guys what's up?" Dani says as she approaches their table, but she stops in her tracks as she spots Brittany. She twists her lips and speaks again. "Is something confidential or secret?" She teases.
"Kind of." Brittany frowns annoyed.
"What Brittany meant is that it's something personal. Although…" Rachel narrows her eyes. "I don't mind you knowing. We were talking about Quinn, my relationship with her that is. I have full intentions to make her my..." She puts a lot of emphasis in the world 'my'. "Girlfriend."
"Girlfriend? Wait." Dani gets confused. "Since when are you part of the gay pride parade? Oh…" She smirks. "That's why you got all bothered when I let it slip that San slept with Quinn?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Rachel says annoyed.
"I knew there was something weird going on with you."
"Yeah right…" Santana mocks her.
"I'm serious I..."
"Waitress!"
"I have to go guys see you later." She then goes toward the table where she is being requested.
"Okay. What was the whole Quinn is my girlfriend talk?" Kurt asks teasingly.
"Nothing." Rachel shrugs innocently.
"You were totally claiming Quinn Rachel." Brittany says smiling.
"What about you Brittany S. Pierce? You were totally acting the same way just now. Just a little more subtle I must confess. But hey, being subtle is not my best quality."
"Being subtle is not your quality at all Rachel." Kurt replies.
"True and you can't deny it." Artie says raising a hand in the air as he smiles amused. "I'd swear that Quinn and Santana would have been the jealous and possessive type."
"You're wrong." Rachel arches her brow petulantly.
"Totally." Brittany nods her head in agreement.
"You weren't jealous when you were with me."
"You're not Santana." She says sweetly as Santana smirks.
"Oh B you're not being fair. How can he compete with this?"
As he hears their talk Kurt starts wondering, wondering about how screwed he is going to be with those four. He can forecast catfights, jealous fits although madness or not this thought causes a large smile to appear on his lips.
Along with her mail there is a CD. She finds it weird at first, but then she recognizes Rachel's handwriting.
She settles comfortably on her bed, resting her back on the headboard and placing her lap top on her lap. She puts the CD in and hits the play. She recognizes the scenario and the girl on her screen as her heart melts.
In the video Rachel was sitting in the living room's armchair, she was a little nervous as she fidgeted with her hands.
"Hey, I'm nervous now. I don't know why… or I do, who knows perhaps is the fact that I have a huge audience now."
She glanced forward, over the camera. Quinn can imagine what audience Rachel is talking about. Of course their friends would be part of this too.
"Don't look at me woman I have to be here."
Quinn recognizes Artie's voice and giggles.
"I have a few things to say to you before everything. Uh…"
Rachel licked her lips eagerly.
"First of all I want you to know that you're not my second best, and that you don't have to feel guilty, I love you, that's all that matters. I'm going to tell you something...something I didn't tell anyone."
She paused to take a breath as she was having trouble to prevent her tears from streaming.
"I wanted you to stop that wedding." She started crying freely. Looking up she said: "I'm sorry Finn." She wiped her cheeks."All I needed to know was that you felt the same way that I did. I almost lost my resolve you know when you gave me that talk when we were choosing my dress."
She took a deep breath.
"I was a coward; you know this bracelet you wearing now? I was supposed to give it to you back then. Ironically enough, I got guilty, cause I was the one who put you through that. Deep down I wanted you to run through those doors and stop me. It was stupid of me even though back then I was sure it was only a dream."
She looked at the camera.
"I know you're intrigued about it and I know you probably researched and found out that gardenias mean secret love. And now you're wondering about a certain corsage." She smiled. "It was me, I told Finn to buy it for you. I'm sorry I was a coward Quinn, but I had reasons and I think it's better if I let the people I love the most explain to you."
Rachel is gone and now Leroy and Hiram are on her screen.
"Hi Quinn!"
Both men greeted her at the same time.
"Rachel just told us everything and we are a little overwhelmed here, but we understand why she needs us to do this." Leroy started speaking.
Hiram fixed his glasses, forehead frowned in deep concentration.
"I'm a little disappointed to be honest, with both of you. Rachel for hiding this from us, sure it's hard but I've been through this and she should've trusted us and you for texting while you were driving…"
"Hiram!" Leroy reprimanded his husband. "Not the time honey."
"I'm actually serious honey. She could have… you know… anyways. What I'm most upset about is that I apparently have failed as a parent." He put his hand on his chest."That wedding was a stupid idea. I loved Finn, I still do, but it was stupid and sweetie..." He looked to the camera. "You almost…"
"H…" Leroy placed his hand on top of his husband's hand.
Quinn can't contain her tears as she watches the affection between the two men.
"I wanted to stop that, but I should've done more."
"Ahem." Rachel cleaned her throat behind the camera.
"Yes sure back to the point." Leroy smiled at his daughter.
"When Rachel was younger. She came to us."
He looked at his husband and Hiram nodded his head.
"She asked if it was okay that she wanted to kiss a girl that she liked, she was just a little girl..."
He shook his head trying to hold his tears.
"We told her it was. Then we talked about love and how love is all that matters. We were either too blind or too naïve to see that she wasn't asking because she wanted to know if it was normal or if we'd be okay with it. Rachel was always so smart and open hearted." He cried and was comforted by his husband. "She wanted to know if she was going to let us down. She didn't want to bring any more judgment toward us and our family; she didn't want to cause more drama to our family." He paused to recompose himself.
"It's okay honey." Hiram rubbed his husband's back.
"Dad."
Rachel walked toward her dads and sit between the two men. She cupped his dad cheeks and locked their eyes.
"I love you, I love both of you. You couldn't have known. This world sucks sometimes, but we're here, we're a family. We love each other and that's all that matters. When I came to you and daddy that day I was looking for above all things just your love. Besides that's the wrong memory, how am I supposed to get my girl with all this drama?"
She said in very Rachel Berry fashion and Quinn can't contain her laugh.
"Well, I was getting there."
"You were crying your big baby." Hiram teased.
"I didn't see you helping me honey." Leroy replied petulantly.
"Dad, Daddy…" She sighed. "Please Artie edit it and cut it off."
"Yeah sure… Not happening…" Artie mumbled sarcastically.
"Guys?"
"Okay, back to the point." Leroy stated.
She stood and walked away from them.
"There's this day." Leroy smiled. "I found her crying in her bedroom. She didn't want to talk, but then Hiram prepared her favorite meal, which I won't say what it is, you'll have to find out."
Quinn smiles pleased with herself. She already knows what it is.
"Then she finally said she had a bad day at school, but she didn't tell us the specific details."
"But she asked to us if she had manhands. We didn't figure out why at that time." Hiram says smiling. "By the way very classic denial case Quinn. To be fair with you I think she has big hands too."
He can barely contain his laugh as a cushion hit his head.
"Ouch baby girl! This is actually good for you now that you're going to date a girl."
"Oh my God Hiram!" Leroy shouted.
"Daddy! Cut this! Artie cut this!"
Rachel screamed as in the background Santana was almost dying from laughing.
"Why? This is actually pretty good…" He whined.
But he did cut, Quinn notices as they are all settled again.
"Where were we? Oh yeah of course. Rachel asked me a question that day, she asked me when I realized that I was in love with Hiram. I told her and Hiram..." He smiled at his husband. "Asked who the lucky boy was. She said there was no boy she was just curious." He frowned. "It seemed no big deal, but remembering it now she looked disappointed in us. She met Finn a couple of weeks later and the rest everybody knows. But that day was the day…" He smiles. "She met you that day Quinn and since then everything she's done was either to try and forget you or to have you somehow. I know my baby girl loved him, but she would have dropped everything for you and that's why she wanted you to come to the wedding, but I think it'll be better to hear it from her right?" He smirked.
"What he is trying to say is that Rachel loves you Quinn and we'll love to have you in our family."
"Exactly."
Quinn's smile couldn't get any bigger, but the video is not over yet.
"Hey Quinn, guess what?"
Noah appears on her screen.
"Surprise!"
He shouted as he lifted Beth up showing her to the camera. The little girl started giggling happily as Quinn eyes start watering.
"Rachel wanted us to say something right little girl?"
He asked Beth.
"Actually she kind of blackmailed your daughter. You should punish her. Please when you do it take pics and then send it to me."
Rachel walked toward him and started hitting him with the cushion.
"Don't say that near your daughter you idiot! Actually don't say that at all! Kurt take Beth while I spank Noah!"
"Okay, no need to be violent." He pouted. "Let me finish."
Rachel took Beth and placed her on her lap kissing the girl's head tenderly and making Quinn melt.
"Okay, here we go. Ready Beth?"
Puck asked his daughter and the girl nodded.
"Quinn! Rachel loves you!"
They both said, but Beth was more enthusiastic as Puck was just mouthing the words for her to repeat.
"Aww!" Rachel hugged the blonde girl.
"Oh God…" Quinn whispers, all she wants is to take the next train and go to New York right now.
Then the scene on the screen changes again and Rachel and Beth are on the piano's bench.
"Okay I promised and as you did what I asked I'm going to keep that promise… so here we go." Rachel started playing. "I don't play very well Beth. I'm not good as your mom okay?"
She informed the little girl as if she was really going to notice the difference between Rachel playing and Shelby playing.
"Actually both play so well, you should see Quinn playing." She smiled as Beth watched her attentive."I will start and then you go…"
Rachel started singing.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight. Not a footprint to be seen. A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the queen. The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside. Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I've tried."
She stopped.
"Now you go Beth."
Then Beth started to sing.
"Don't let them in, don't let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know. Well now they know…"
"Aww… she is so cute!" Kurt said beaming as Puck was smiling prideful.
Rachel helped her in the chorus.
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
.
"Beth you're perfect!" Rachel said smiling.
"It's not over." The blonde girl informed.
"Oh okay go on."
Rachel kept playing.
"It's funny how some distance. Makes everything seem small and the fears that once controlled me. Can't get to me at all. It's time to see what I can do. To test the limits and break through. No right, no wrong, no rules for me… I'm free!"
"Oh God doesn't it end?"
"Shut up Santana. My baby is singing." Puck reprimanded Santana glaring at her.
Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry
Here I stand
And here I'll stay
Let the storm rage on
.
"Mommy sings this part." Beth taps Rachel's shoulder.
"I have to sing this part?"
Rachel asked as she held the accord. The little girl nodded.
"Okay." Rachel nodded.
.
My power flurries through the air into the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back; the past is in the past
.
Beth watched in awe as Rachel reached all the right notes. Just like her mommy.
Let it go, let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway.
.
Then the little girl smiled satisfied.
"That was really good. You are very good you know that pretty girl?" Rachel kissed Beth's cheek.
Another fade out and Rachel is alone on her screen again. She is back to where she was at the beginning of the video.
"In case you're wondering why Beth was in this video I can explain, but about my dads first. I wasn't looking for their approval I just didn't want to put what we had as a family in check because of what I was feeling; I decided I was just going through a phase or something. But when Shelby adopted Beth I… I was afraid that you were going to hate me, because my mom was adopting your baby and that you've always wanted some kind of distance from me because of this situation. I love her as much as I love you. I'm not sure about me and Shelby, I don't know if she is going to be a constant presence in my future. All I know is that I don't want anything between us anymore."
Rachel looked straight to the camera.
"I love you and I'm waiting you. I'd go there right now but I kind of have one more surprise for you."
She smiled happily and just like that the video is over. Quinn wastes no time and calls Rachel right away.
"Hello." Rachel answers.
"Hi."
"Is something wrong?"
"I just saw the video…"
"And?"
"I didn't know it was possible to fall even more in love with you. I guess I was wrong, because I love you even more now."
"I'm assuming you liked it then?"
"I guess you can say that." She sighs in love.
"I was worried that you'd get upset because of Beth…"
"I'm not. It was kind of tough to see her and not be able to hold her, but I'm happy you don't resent her."
"I could never."
"I know, I know, I didn't mean it like that. I saw how you got really concerned about her when I was trying to get her back. I'm just saying that it was also a concern of mine, that you could resent me because of Shelby and Beth."
"I understand." She sighs at ease. "So, I was wondering… when will you be able to come here?"
"I want to go now… but you know, damn college."
Rachel giggles.
"What about this surprise?" Quinn asks playfully.
"You'll have to come here to find out…"
"You want my permission to use the round room." Dramatic pause. "And the school Orquestra for personal purposes?"
That's exactly what Rachel wants, because of this intent she is sitting right now in Carmen Tibideaux's office. Anxiety plastered on her face.
"I know it seems inappropriate and very arrogant of me too, yes, maybe," She nibbles her lip. "But I swear I'd never ask if I didn't believe with all my heart that it's really a special occasion."
"Romantic gestures are very well appreciated by artists Ms. Berry; we all love a little bit of drama, but…"
"Ms. Tibideaux." Rachel cuts off the other woman. "Remember when I was auditioning? I mean I know you watch many auditions every year, but I was a little insistent."
"You did what you had to do." The older woman displays a faint smile at one of her favorite student as she leans her back on her chair.
Rachel nods her head a little less nervous now.
"Remember when two years ago you found a very eager girl in Ohio? Just waiting for her chance to prove that she could get in this school? I knew and I know that song by heart, I sing it since I was just a little girl." She smiles sluggish. "I choked."
"I remember."
"She was in a wheelchair. The result of a serious accident she got involved because of me."
"How come?"
"She was coming to my wedding."
Carmen raises her eyebrows surprised.
"I know." Rachel smiles weakly.
"But why do you think it was your fault?"
"Quinn was replying my text when she was hit by a truck." Rachel says curtly, taking the band aid all at once.
"I see, she shouldn't be texting though."
"I shouldn't be marrying or rather I shouldn't be trying to get married."
She takes a deep breath.
"As I was saying I knew that song by heart and I'm not saying that finishing it tht day without choking would give me my acceptance letter for sure, but if there's one thing I am certain of it is my talent and I was there and I couldn't understand what was happening. I watched as my chances were slipping through my fingers."
She swallows, she came with a resolution and she won't leave this room until she gets what she wants, or without trying her best at least.
"Before the accident Quinn told me that she was accepted in Yale, she was so happy. You are a very intelligent woman Ms. Tibideaux. You know what Freud says about sabotaging ourselves. I was guilty. But above all things I think I couldn't allow myself to get what I wanted when it was my fault that she was in that condition. The turning point is…"
She breathes soundly; this is a very delicate subject to her. She avoided it many times, she didn't even open up to her psychologist. She was afraid of what he could have said because deep down she knew.
"Everyone thought I was feeling that way because of my text, but I was feeling that way because I wanted her…" She sobs, trying hard to not cry in front of Ms. Tibideaux. "I wanted her to stop that wedding and she did stop that wedding… We stopped the ceremony when we…"
"I get it." Carmen nods.
So it happens that Rachel can relate with what Quinn had being feeling. Deep down that was what she wanted or what she hoped. Quinn was going to enter in that courtroom and everything would make sense, her doubts and her feelings.
"You have nothing to do with all this, and I know what people say about me having some privileges and all that jazz, but it's really for a good cause, I love her so much and I want to give her the world but I know I can't. So, I'm thinking about to giving her a little bit of my world and NYADA has a special place in my heart."
She gets silent as she watches the other woman mulling over everything she said.
"Alright Rachel Berry I don't know why but I have some kind of empathy for you, you can use it and about the Orquestra you'll have to convince them yourself."
"I got it!"
She beams and stands up holding the older woman hand and shaking it excitedly.
"Thank you very much!"
"I hope she is worth it." Carmen smirks.
"I'm here in your office. Of course she is…"
Rachel says turning in her wheels and leaving the room.
Already in March as she has a couple of days off she wastes no time and she finally heads to New York.
"Where is Rachel?" She asks once she is settled in their loft.
"She is out." Kurt answers casually.
"Oh… uh… do you know when she'll be home?"
"I don't think she is coming home today."
"What? What do you mean?"
"It's just me and Santana today." He smiles happily.
"Did they fight again?" Quinn frowns slightly.
"No they didn't."
"Okay...Spit it out...What's going on? Is it something I did? Rachel doesn't want to see me? Is that it?"
Kurt giggles amused.
"No you silly... Don't worry... She is just not going to sleep here tonight. Calm down you'll have your girl tomorrow, don't worry. Now relax, we'll order some pizzas when Santana get home with her package."
"What package?" She narrows her eyes at him.
Hours later she finds out what package Kurt was referring as Brittany wraps her into a bone crash hug. She tries to make her friends talk about what they know but Santana is adamant and in the end she gets frustrated. She immediately let it go as they order the pizzas and start selecting the movie they will watch.
After a good amount of talking about nothing and everything they agree it is time for bed. Quinn of course nestles herself in Rachel's bed. Smiling from ear to ear that she has Rachel's perfume invading her senses.
/
She wakes up with the noises coming from the kitchen. She stretches her arms and gets out of Rachel's bed.
"Morning!" Kurt greets her.
"Good morning." She says serenely, then she turns to her others friends who happen to be in the middle of a making out session. "It's morning…" She says as she grimaces.
Santana pulls away from Brittany lips.
"So?"
"Nothing…" She rolls her eyes.
"What I thought. Besides you'd be doing the same thing if Rachel was here."
"She is not here…" She whispers. "Something is happening right? I texted her and she said everything was okay, but it's not right? You guys can tell me… Rachel is having second thoughts, isn't she?" She looks at them anxiety all over her face.
"Jeez! No she is not. She slept at Blaine and Sam's apartment." Santana says impatiently.
"Why?"
"Cause Blaine's the only one who can stand her rambling about you?"
"She is messing with you." Kurt rolls his eyes at Santana. "Rachel told me you were coming yesterday and asked me, no, demanded that I should make you comfortable and take care of you, including this breakfast I'm making now. And the reason why she is not doing it herself as I know you'd rather," He winks playfully and Quinn giggles lively. "Is because she didn't want you to see her before her surprise."
"Which by the way if I were you I'd be running back to New Haven right the fuck now." Santana teases.
"Why?" Brittany pouts. "I think you'll like Quinn. Sure, you'll be a little embarrassed, but you'll like it." She smiles at the other blonde.
"Embarrassed?" Quinn nibbles her bottom lip.
"Well, you fell in love with Rachel Berry... Deal with it!"
"You're four years too late Santana. That's not an insult to me now."
"Yeah baby, haven't you paid attention at all? Quinn thinks Rachel is awesome, the biggest star of us all."
"You remember that…" Quinn rubs her forehead as she blushes a soft shade of pink.
"I..." Santana stops mid sentence.
For a moment her friends think she saw a ghost or something because her face is really strange. She keeps staring at nowhere as she starts having a very weird flashback.
Quinn is not coming…
Paralyzed…
NYADA audition…
She choked…
Stop making out with Berry…
Walking again… Nationals… Carmen Tibideaux will be there…
"Oh my…" She looks at her friends. "She really loves you."
Kurt and Brittany nod smiling happily.
"She really loves you." She says shaking her head as a small smile starts appearing on her lips.
Strange thing love is. She thinks and then she wonders how many chairs Finn would have kicked had they found out about their love years ago. It would have been epic.
You little piece of shit! Why did you have to go!
"Baby are you okay?" Brittany asks.
"I was thinking about chairs…" She says distracted. "Chairs being knocked down…" Somehow they all know what she is talking about as they display a small smile.
"Back to breakfast!" Kurt lights up the mood.
And they in fact have a pleasant breakfast.
"Guys! Really thank you!" She shouts animatedly. "I don't know how to thank you enough actually."
"You can always pay us…" The girl on the piano says teasingly as they all giggle. "Kidding… Music is our passion what can we do? Besides Rachel Berry gay declaration of love? That's the gossip of the year…"
"Uh… Glad to be entertaining you guys…" She says with faux resentment.
"It's actually true?"
Rachel looks back and faces the woman entering the room.
"Rachel Berry has finally came out?"
"What do you mean finally?"
"It was kind of obvious Schwimmer. I mean you used to check me out a lot."
Rachel lets out a sarcastic laugh.
"You're joking right? Besides it wouldn't be ethical. I mean you're my teacher…"
I learned my lesson years ago...
She thinks as she reprimands herself mentally for her crush on Mr. Shuester years ago.
"Yeah right a student having a crush for the professor, it's not like this happens…" Cassandra says sarcastically. "But I'm going to let it go."
Rachel rolls her eyes. Sure, she thinks the woman is hot. Hello, she is blonde. But having a crush on her? That's a total nonsense.
"So, where's this girl of yours?" The blonde dancer asks contemptuously.
"Good question…" Rachel states as she looks toward the entrance. "She'll be here any minute now. If you excuse me." She then turns to the Orquestra.
"Rachel!" Kurt bursts in."What are you doing? Quinn is here."
"She is?"
"Yes." He notices Cassandra's presence. "Hi Ms. July. Are you going to watch Rachel performing?"
"Tempting, but I think I'd better not." She smirks as Rachel glares at Kurt.
"Are you really asking me this? Of course she is going to sing to you."
"San it was supposed to be a surprise." Brittany whines.
"Britt, its Rachel we're talking about here. It's kind of obvious."
The unholy trinity is walking through the NYADA hallways as Kurt left them seconds ago to warn Rachel of their arrival.
"Don't listen to her Quinn."
"Uh… excuse me." They are approached by a young student. "Rachel told me to give this to a pretty blonde." He looks to Quinn and then to Brittany.
"Which one of you are Quinn Fabray?"
"That's me." Quinn answers smiling.
He gives one single red tulip and a note to her. She takes it and smells it, then she opens the note and starts reading.
The gift of a red tulip is a declaration of love, the flower's black center representing a heart burned by passion.
I thought it would be better to clarify this time. Just in case.
Another thing I need to clarify, I'm going to sing to you, and only to you.
So come here. I'm waiting in the round room.
Truly yours,
Rachel Berry.
She gulps, holding back her emotions.
Too soon to cry Fabray…
"Could you maybe lead us to the round room?" Quinn asks sweetly the student.
"That's why I'm here." He nods.
Santana rolls her eyes and they follow him.
When they enter inside the round room Kurt and Blaine are standing at the entrance smiling like idiots. The Orquestra starts playing a calm melody, but Quinn's attention goes immediately to the girl standing in the center and looking intensely at her.
How she loves that girl. She thinks as she gets close.
"Hi."
Rachel offers her hand and Quinn holds it right away. They stare at each other for a moment.
"You may not know, but this place, this school and you are two related things in my life."
"Yeah?" Quinn nibbles her bottom lip, trying not to cry yet.
"I remember that one day a girl told me that I was worthy. That I was going to get here and that I was going to accomplish everything I've always dreamed of. She said I was the biggest star of us all. It was her words." She smiles. "I've been trying to make her understand that she is worthy too. I hope she finally understands it."
Maybe one day she will tell Quinn about her audition and why she choked, but today is all about the good things.
She nods to the musicians and they change the music.
And then she starts singing for Quinn utter contentment.
Oh no, did I get too close?
Oh, did I almost see what's really on the inside?
All your insecurities.
All the dirty laundry.
Never made me blink one time.
.
In front of her is the girl she was supposed to hate, but has never been able to stay away from. The girl who made her cry so many times. The point is she never really believed that Quinn was just another bitch. She was more and Rachel knew it. She saw what was really on the inside.
Unconditional, unconditionally.
I will love you unconditionally.
There is no fear now
Let go and just be free.
I will love you unconditionally
.
Embarrassed? Yes, maybe a little bit. But above all things, she is over the moon.
I pity any girl who isn't me tonight…
She thinks smiling from ear to ear as Rachel keeps serenading her.
So come just as you are to me
Don't need apologies.
Know that you are a worthy.
I take your bad days with your good.
Walk through this storm I would.
I'd do it all because I love you.
I love you
.
And then the others join her on the refrain.
Unconditional, unconditionally.
I will love you unconditionally.
There is no fear now.
Let go and just be free.
I will love you unconditionally
.
Rachel smiles shyly as Santana assumes the lead.
So open up your heart and just let it begin.
Open up your heart, and just let it begin
Open up your heart, and just let it begin.
Open up your heart
Rachel holds Quinn's hand and sings directly to her as the first tears starts streaming on the blonde's cheeks.
Acceptance is the key to be
To be truly free.
Will you do the same for me.
.
Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally.
And there is no fear now.
Let go and just be free
'Cause I will love you unconditionally
I will love you (unconditionally)
I will love you (unconditionally)
I will love you unconditionally
.
She finishes the song and wipes the tears on Quinn cheeks.
"You once told me you were curious to know what was like to watch me performing here. So? Was it everything you had imagined?"
"Actually no." She shakes her head a glowing smile on her lips. "I've never dared going this far."
"So, is this going too far?"
Rachel places her hand on Quinn's waist and pulls her close. She presses their lips together slowly, and smoothly. It's nothing like before. She is not in a rush. This kiss is a confirmation; a confirmation of their love, besides there is too much audience.
With her eyes closed tightly, Quinn sighs in heaven as Rachel pulls away.
"I love you." Rachel says with her face still very close.
"I… Yes." Quinn nods pathetically. "I mean… I love you. I always loved you."
"Can I take you out?"
"What?" Quinn asks confused.
It's not her fault, she is a little dizzy; she was just kissed by Rachel Berry, in the middle of NYADA's most iconic room.
Rachel giggles amused and happy.
"I'm asking you to go out on a date with me."
"Yes! I mean, of course."
"Could she be more obvious about being head over heels in love with Berry?" Santana teases her friend.
"And also do you want to be my girlfriend?" Rachel asks as she caresses Quinn's hair.
"All I've ever wanted."
She says passionately as she pulls Rachel close and kisses her with all passion she has. Screw the audience; she has waited for this for too long. Nothing will detain her now as she puts Rachel even closer and deepens the kiss as the others catcalls.
Quinn pulls away
"We should save this for when we're alone." She nibbles her bottom lip.
"Oh no. they'll leave eventually." Rachel says playfully as she leans in to kisses her… "Girlfriend…" She whispers as she brushes tenderly her lips on Quinn's lips.
"You can count on that… Come on Britts."
Santana announces her departure and soon all the others starts gathering their and leaving as well.
"Yeah… My girlfriend. Finally." Quinn smiles.
"Finally." Rachel says in bliss before she goes for another kiss. She might have found her new favorite thing in the world.
"Rach?"
"Mm?"
"How did you manage to convince all the musicians to play for you?"
"My body… I had to offer it…" She says teasingly.
"Aw so sweet. You'd do that for me?"
"Not would. I did." Rachel grins cynically.
"I know you're kidding but I'll have to warn you. You're dating Quinn Fabray now. I don't share my things. You're mine." She holds Rachel closer.
"I'm dating Quinn Fabray? How did I get so luck?"
"Shut up silly and kiss you girlfriend."
"You don't need to ask."
So they begin another chapter in their lives. Back in the past they were many things, acquaintance, enemies, and ultimately, friends. They were once rivals fighting over the same boy, but somewhere along the way the boy became just an obstacle, because somewhere along the way the two girls that were supposed to be rivals and to hate each other fell in love with each other instead.
Thank you all for reading this story!
The songs:
Let it go ( Frozen's soundtrack)
Unconditionally (Song by Katy Perry)