A/N: Thanks for the review guys as well as the alerts favs and what have you. Hope you guys enjoy this one as well.
E5O x
Exhale
Chapter One
'I woke up feeling heavey hearted. I'm going back to where I started.'
Judy Fabray screamed, cried and panted, clutching at her partners hand. Cursing more in the last ten minute than she had her entire life. Blaming Russell for her pain. This was nothing like she had experienced before. Giving birth to not one, but three babies. The first baby girl arrived at 12.35am. The nurses took her away immediately. The second baby girl arrived exactly three minutes and twenty five seconds later. The nurses took her away as well, leaving Judy to push out the third and final Fabray triplet.
"You can do it honey." Russell encouraged.
A beat and tired looking Judy mustered up a glare that her daughter's would eventually master, silencing her husband. She screamed, tightened her grip and pushed with all the energy she had left. Finally giving birth to baby number three. She collapsed against the hospital, watching as one daughter was taken away and another was brought back by a nurse and placed on Judy's chest.
"The middle child." The nurse informed Judy.
Russell kissed his wife's forehead, planting another on his baby girls tiny head. Judy looked to Russell, waiting for the name he was to give her.
"Quinn Charity Fabray." He whispered. The happy couple awed over their second born, before the nurses brought in the other two babies. Placing the youngest in Russell's arms, and handing the eldest to Judy's mother, who was finally allowed in the room.
"What would you like to call our youngest dear?" Russell asked, letting the small child hold onto his finger.
"Charlotte Hope Fabray." Judy smiled.
"Hear that little Charlotte." Russell smiled down at his baby girl.
"And this one?" Judy's mother, Gail asked, rocking the eldest in her arms.
"I thought you might like to name her." Judy suggested.
Gail nodded, smiling down at the precious child. "Seeing as I'm sensing a theme, you can be Scarlett Faith Fabray."
Russell frowned at the name, but nevertheless he agreed, liking the way it rhymed with Charlotte.
…
"I get to blow out the candles!" Five year old Quinn demanded in front of the entire party.
Trying to cover up her embarrassment, Judy hushed her three daughters. But Scarlett was never one to back down.
"I'm the oldest!" She demanded.
Charlotte however stayed quiet. She really wanted to blow out her candles, but she knew that Quinn always got everything and there was no point in arguing.
"There are three lots of five candles, so you each have a line to blow out." Judy told her daughters.
"Fine." Quinn huffed. "Stupid head." She whispered to her sister.
"You're stupid!" Scarlett yelled back.
"No you are." Quinn yelled even louder.
"Girls!" Russell hushed them, "Scarlett stop winding up your sister." He warned the eldest.
Quinn plastered a smile on her face, waiting for their guests to sing Happy Birthday to the three girls. Quinn smiled at her friends, Brittany and Santana, who sang along with Charlie's best friend Mike Chang. Noah Puckerman pulled faces at Scarlett, making her giggle when she was supposed to be smiling for the camera.
Scarlett used everything in her not to blow out Quinn's candles. Quinn used everything in her not to blow out both Scarlett's and Charlotte's.
Charlotte just smiled at Mike Chang when she blew out her candles.
…
Scarlett leans against Charlie's car, waiting for her to unlock the doors, so she can get away from the mass of students flooding out from the end of school bell. She puffs on her cigarette, with one foot behind her, up against the car.
"Please tell me you are going to spray yourself with some perfume before we get home? You know Dad will go nuts if he smells cigarettes on you." Charlie laughs at her sister, shaking her head.
"Just unlock the car Charlie." Scarlett tells her, searching the glove box for some perfume once she get's in.
"Here." Charlie hands her a bottle from her bag.
Scarlett doesn't bother with a thank you.
…
Both girls file through the front door, Charlie greeting her mother with a hello, while Scarlett goes up stairs to her room.
"Good day at school dear?" Judy asks.
"Yeah, it was okay. I passed my algebra test from Friday. Another A+" Charlie smiles.
"Good for you dear." Judy raises her glass. Charlie doesn't want to question what the liquid is. Instead she leaves her mother, runs up to her room and turns on her laptop.
…
Quinn arrives home an hour later, around the same time their Father gets home. Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce jump out of the back of Quinn's SUV.
"Oh my God! Daddy, you won't believe what happened today!" She squeals running into her father's arms.
"What is it Quinnie?" He asks, grinning witn anticipation.
"Coach Sylvester appointed me as HEAD cheerleader!" Quinn squeals again, jumping up into her Father's arms. Russell twirls his pride and joy around in his arms.
"That's fantastic! Judy! Your mother is going to be ecstatic." Russell pulls Quinn inside. "Come on in girls." He tells the other two Cheerio's.
Inside, Judy places her glass down, standing up to straighten out her dress, waiting for the news after hearing the commotion outside.
"Where are the girls. Charlotte! Scarlett!" Russell calls out.
Charlie hears her name, just as she's signing into her game. She quickly types Mike a message saying she'll be right back.
Scarlett rolls her eyes at the sound of her Father's voice. Hates that she can even hear him over her music. She decides she should go down and see what all the fuss is about. She bumps into Charlie halfway down the stairs. Rolling her eyes at the sight of the three Cheerios.
"Well if it isn't the unholy trinity." She mumbles, earning a glare from her sister and a matching one from Santana.
"Your sister has made HEAD cheerleader." Russell informs his other two daughters. Neither of them say a thing. Judy squeals, hugging her daughter.
Charlie tries her best not to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all. She get's straight A's and Quinn is the one being praised about excelling in Cheerleading?
Scarlett just rolls her eyes at her family, wondering just how she ever shared a womb with Quinn.
"Well aren't you two going to congratulate your sister?" Russell somewhat demands. Quinn waits with a smirk on her face.
Scarlett does nothing but roll her eyes, turns on her heel, and heads back up into her room.
Charlie just smiles, "Congrats Quinn." She tells her sister. Quinn flicks her ponytail, struts past Charlie on the stairs and into the kitchen. Santana looks her up and down, scoffing as she follows Quinn. But Brittany gives Charlie a small smile and it's enough to keep Charlie in a good mood. She figures her duty of praising Quinn is over and heads back up to her room to finish her game against Mike Chang.
Charmeleon says: Sorry, Dad pulled us down to show off his pride and joy.
Changster Says: What's she done this time?
Charmeleon says: Head Cheerleader *rolls eyes*
Changster says: Did you tell your Mom about getting an A+ on that test?
Charmeleon says: Yeah. She wasn't that fussed. Enough about my family. It's time for me to kick your butt.
Changster says: You can try all you like Fabray. You know I am the master.
Charmeleon says: Whatever Chang. Put your headset on, so you can hear my victory song.
Changster is ready.
"Speaking of songs." Charlie hears Mike's voice through her headset.
"And you wonder why I win all the time? Why are you starting a conversation about songs?" Charlie taps away at her controller.
"I was wondering if maybe, and don't laugh. But I was wondering if you'd join glee club with me?"
Charlie immediately hits pause.
"You're joking right?" Charlie sits up in her chair.
It takes a while for Mike to answer. "No. I really like Tina. And you know I like to dance. So I thought maybe I could dance in glee club, instead of singing."
"And you want me to join with you? You know I can't sing right?"
"Yes you can. You were in the choir with Quinn and Scarlett. Please Charls. I'll give you my playstation." Mike spills.
Charlie freezes. "You want me to join with you that bad?"
Russell and Judy refuse to buy Charlotte a playstation three. She was allowed a playstation one when she was younger, figuring that it was just a phase. But now that she's older, they don't want to distract her from her schooling.
"Yes. So will you? Please?" Mike pleads.
Charlie figures it can't hurt her reputation, seeing as she doesn't actually have one. Maybe it's time she did something else to broaden her school activities. "You've got yourself a deal. Now can we play?" Mike counts down from three to resume their game.
…
"The head Cheerleader and the Quarterback." Quinn sings to herself, running a finger over the photo of her and her boyfriend Finn Hudson.
"You guys are a shoo in for Prom King and Queen." Santana tells Quinn.
"I know right. Now we're definitely going to rule the school!" Quinn grins a devilish grin as her and her two best friends gossip and laugh.
…
Scarlett lays on her bed, grunting with frustration at the giggles and squeals she can hear from the room next to her. She'd go in there and tell them to shut the fuck up if her parent's weren't home. But she's not in the mood to deal with her Father yelling at her and watching Quinn be put up on a higher pedestal.
She drags herself from the bed, shuts off the sound of Flyleaf and makes her way to Charlie's room, that's further away from Quinn's. She doesn't bother knocking.
Charlie takes a look at her as Scarlett plops herself down on Charlie's bed.
"The fucking charmed ones won't shut the fuck up, and I can't sleep." Scarlett groans, throwing Charlie's pillow over her head. "Your parent's are so deluded. Oh Quinn is so special. Quinn made head cheerleader. Quinn has a boyfriend. Quinn's name doesn't doesn't rhyme with you two." She mocks her parents, earning a laugh from Charlie.
Scarlett hears Charlie tell Mike that she has to go.
"It's only six o'clock?" Charlie frowns.
"So? I have nothing else to do. I can't go anywhere." Scarlett lets out a sigh.
"Isn't that your fault for getting your licence suspended?" Charlie asks, fearing the words that will come out of her sisters mouth.
Scarlett sits up. "I don't need another lecture Charlie. I need to fucking sleep." Charlie cringes at her sister's choice of words. "Can I borrow a set of your headphones?"
Charlie searchers her desk for a pair, pulling out a headset and handing it to her sister. Scarlett frowns. "What is this?"
"Just pull the microphone down." Charlie does so. Scarlett takes the headset, leaving Charlie's room without a thank you.
…
The next day, Quinn picks up Santana and Brittany for school, while Scarlett rides with Charlie.
Scarlett gets out of the car, making herself scarce from her sister. Charlie finds Mike Chang waiting around Charlie's usual park.
"I'll bring the playstation over after school." He tells her. Charlie smiles, clutching onto her books as the two of them meet Sam Evans at the front entrance.
"I heard you're joining glee club with us?" Sam wiggle his eyesbrows.
"Hold on, us?" Charlie looks between the two boys.
"Yeah. Puck told me that girls like singers. So I figured I'd try it out. Plus, you and Mike will be there with me." Sam shrugs, lifting his bag over his shoulder.
"Sounds cool." Charlie encourages her two best friends.
…
Scarlett tosses her blonde hair over the top of her head, strutting through the halls with her combat boots buckled to her feet. Her short black denim shorts and a dark plaid shirt that she stole from Charlie.
"Yo, Fabray, wait up." She rolls her eyes at the sound of Noah Puckerman.
"I'm not Quinn, and I'm not interested." She tells him, keeping up her pace.
"I know you're not. I've mastered the art of knowing the Fabray girls, by their asses." Puck grins to himself.
"Go away Puck." Scarlett tells him.
"My old man's in town. I can score us some good stuff." Puck yells. Scarlett turns on her heel, glaring at anyone dumb enough to look her way.
"How good?" Scarlett questions.
Puck grins, knowing he played the right card. "Real good. I'll wait for you in the lot after school. See you then." He puckers up his lips, turning and walking away.
…
Charlie stands at her locker, placing some of her books away while Mike waits for her. She waves to a few people who say hi to her. She's thankful they call her Charlie and not the 'nice one.'
..
Scarlett grabs a few books out of her locker, shoving them into her bag when the sounds of slushies splattering and people laughing roar through the hall. She rolls her eyes at the idiots who think it's funny and the fools that think they're cool. She slams her locker shut, finding her sister and the hyenas in tow, strutting through the hall as the student body parts like the red sea. Quinn doesn't bother looking at her sister; Santana can't help but throw a scowl in the other Fabray's direction. What Scarlett would give to wipe that smug look of Santana Lopez's face.
…
It's at lunch time when Charlie follows Mike and Sam into the choir room to join Glee club. Mr. Schue is more than thrilled to have three new members of his club. Surprised that one of the infamous Fabray sisters wants join. The rest of the glee club welcome them and Charlie finds herself fitting in before she knows it.
It's not until the door opens again and Charlie, along with every other glee club members jaw drops.
"Girls, to what do we owe the pleasure?" Mr. Schue greets the three Cheerios.
Quinn tosses her pony to the side, flicking a smile, "We'd like to join Glee club."
Surprised brows drop into confused ones.
"Let me get this straight, you three, want to join?" Puck asks.
"Yes. We would." Quinn forces through a smile.
"Did you know about this?" Mike whispers to Charlie.
"I'm just as confused as you are." Charlie whispers back.
Rachel Berry over hears the conversation, looking back to the three Cheerios.
"Well, we'd love to have you. Find yourselves a seat. Everyone please make Quinn, Santana and Brittany feel as welcome as you have Charlie, Mike and Sam."
Quinn hears her sisters name, her eyes flicking over to see one of her identical sisters, sitting between the game freaks that she hangs out with. Wondering why the hell Charlie has joined glee club?
…
Scarlett walks through the empty hall, having skipped class. She passes by the choir room door, glancing in quickly, before stopping a few steps past. Backing up in her tracks.
"No fucking way." She whispers, peering through the window. A smile turns into a laugh as she watches her two sisters singing with the rest of the glee club.
…
When filing out of the choir room, Charlie feels her arm being grasped. She looks up at the perpetrator, finding a very pissed looking Quinn.
"What the hell are you doing?" Quinn demands.
"Um. Joining glee club. What are you doing?" Charlie dares to ask.
"See you later Charlotte." Rachel waves. Charlie waves back until Quinn slaps her hand down.
"I don't care about your reputation. But you're affecting mine by talking to that hobbit." Quinn spits.
Santana agrees with a glare. Brittany bites on her nails nervously.
"Then why are you joining glee club?" Charlie asks.
"That's none of your business." Quinn scowls, walking away from her sister. Charlie shakes it off, pulling out her vibrating phone.
Don't need a ride today- Scar
Charlie doesn't even want to know where Scarlett is going.
…
Puck waits by his truck for the eldest Fabray. Spotting the girl with her raybans over her eyes. Smirking as Scarlett makes her way to the passenger side of his truck without putting up a fight.
"Get in loser." She yells through the open window.
Puck does as he's told, hopping into the drivers seat.
…
Puck pulls into the hotel parking lot where his father is staying. Scarlett suspected a motel, but apparently Puck's father is loaded. She waits in the truck while Puck goes to his Father's hotel room. She lights up a cigarette, watching out the window as cars pass by.
Three minutes into waiting, she squints at the silver sedan that pulls into the lot. She slouches in her seat, but gives herself enough height to peer over the dashboard.
"What the?" She whispers, seeing her father step out of the drivers seat. She inches herself a little higher. Watching as he moves over to the passenger side, opening the door for a brunette woman and kisses her on the lips. Scarlett's eyes widen, her mouth dropping in shock.
She doesn't even realize Puck is walking towards her. It's not until the sound of his door opening snaps her out of her intial shock.
"Got it." Puck shakes the bag of weed in his hand. But Scarlett can't tear her eyes away. "Yo, earth to Scar?"
She snaps again, pulling herself to look at Puck.
"You okay?" Puck doesn't like the way she's acting.
"Yeah fine." She shakes it off.
"Are you sure?"
"Just roll it up already!" She snaps at him, channelling her inner Fabray bitch.
"Okay." Puck does as he's told, rolling a joint for them to share, while Scarlett's eyes drift back to where her Father is no longer.
…
Puck drops Scarlett off at the Fabray residence two hours later. Scarlett knows that the buzz is still there, but she could give less of a shit about the consequences any more.
She opens the front door, hearing the clinks of forks at knives against plates.
"Where have you been? Your dinner is getting cold." Her mother tells her. Scarlett rolls her eyes, rounding the frame, into the kitchen where she's surprised to find her entire family there. Including her Father.
She scowls at him, taking her place next to Charlie at the dinner table. She doesn't say a word and all of a sudden the tension in the room builds. Charlie looks to Quinn, who's expression says it all for her. They both want to know what's wrong with Scarlett.
Scarlett forks her food around her plate while the rest of the family eat.
"May I be excused?" She asks, missing a polite tone.
"You've barely eaten?" Judy exclaims.
"I'm not hungry." She pushes her plate away; stands and walks away.
Judy looks to Russell for an explanation, but no one says a word.
…
Scarlett busts through the bathroom door, pulling at the draws attached to the sink. Searching through the contents, hands grasping around the scissors She pulls them out, looking at herself in the mirror and begins to chop away at the strands.
Once she's happy with her jagged look, she finds the dye in her room that she'd hidden away. She mixes the liquid, pouring it onto her blonde locks, rubbing the cream through her hair, watching as the blonde turns to pink.
…
When she's ready to make her grand entrance, she over hears her father telling her mother that he has a conference meeting to be at tonight and that he'll most likely stay at the office.
Her mother's eyes widen at the sight of her new hair style.
"What in Gods name have you done!" Judy yells.
Russell stands in shock, his neck tightening in disgust.
Scarlett doesn't budge. Instead she grabs Quinn's car keys.
"Uh, excuse you, those are mine!" Quinn interrupts.
Charlie doesn't know if she's impressed or just really confused.
"I don't care." Scarlett dismisses Quinn, close to the door before,
"Get back here young lady!"
Charlie's surprised when Scarlett actually turns around.
"I thought you were the one leaving?" She cocks her head at her Father.
Russell frowns, clears his throat and explains, "Well, I have a conference meeting that could go well into the night due to the time difference."
She smirks, "I bet you do. Have fun with that, Daddy."
"Is there a problem here Scarlett?" Russell asks, pulling his jacket on, allowing Judy to brush off his shoulders.
"You tell me."
Russell kisses his wife, Quinn and Charlie goodbye, before meeting his eldest at the doorway. "I don't know what your problem is girl, but you better have that hair back to it's usual colour by the time I get home tomorrow." He demands in a hushed tone.
"I don't think so." Scarlett challenges.
"Outside. Now." He directs her. by force. She doesn't want to go. But she does as she's told.
Russell closes the door behind them.
"You want to tell me what this is all about?" Russell uses that eerie tone, that would usually scare Scarlett.
"Who is she?" Scarlett demands.
"Who are you talking about?"
"You know who I'm talking about. Young Brunette, tight black dress, boobs that look as if they cost a few grand."
Scarlett watches as her Father pinches the bridge of his nose. She holds her head high, for once feeling like she has the power.
"How do you know?" he finally asks.
"I saw you." She spits.
"What do you want?"
Scarlett hadn't expected that.
She pulls her head back, frowning at the words. "You're offering me hush money?"
"I'm offering you a deal. Now please, just tell me what you want."
Scarlett think's about it. This could be her chance to finally live the way she wants to.
"I want the outside guest house. I don't want to go to Church any more, however if there's a price on my attendance...I want my life to remain private. Who I date is none of your business. Just as yours isn't mine. Also, you have to start giving Charlie more credit for her grades. Oh and I keep my hair, colour and all." She demands, keeping the power in her hand.
He sighs, giving into her demands. "You can move your things tomorrow. Leave it to me to tell your mother. And you better make sure neither of your sisters know about this. Understand?" She hates how easy it is for him to snatch her power away.
"Yes sir." she forces through gritted teeth.
"Good."
She watches him walk away. No goodbye kiss, no nothing.
…
Santana and Brittany stand next to Quinn's locker as she puts away her books. The Latina almost drops her nail file at the sight.
"Holy shit!" She gasps.
Brittany looks up, eyes darkening at the sight. Quinn looks over, watching as her sister struts down the hall with her short pink hair tossed to one side, not giving a fuck about anything. The blonde slams her locker with frustration, wishing that her sister didn't cause such a scene.
"Is she like a lesbian or something now?" Santana questions as Scarlett passes by.
"Don't be ridiculous Santana." Quinn laughs nervously.
"Well, considering the way she dresses. Also, my sister's friend told her that she saw Scarlett leaving some college girls dorm room. She thought it was you." Santana laughs, earning a glare from the head cheerleader. "Obviously Gabby told her it wasn't you." Santana clarifies.
"Can we please stop talking about the abomination that is my sister!" Quinn pleads as the girls follower her.
"I think she looks delicious." Brittany admires.
Santana silently agrees.
…