AN: For my Gleeks.. Long chapter. R&R!

Chapter 6 'Deja Vu' Gleeks

EXT. NEW YORK – BEDFORD ST. - NIGHT

"Rachel?" She heard a voice calling her name, accompanied by the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Rachel opens her eyes and sees a blonde holding a cup of coffee.

"Brittany?" Rachel said to a beaming Brittany.

"You can't see stars that way." the blonde said then takes a sip of her coffee.

"What?" asked a confused Rachel, Brittany didn't answer.

"Oh great! Don't you have somewhere else to be Tinkerbell?" A certain latina said, appearing near the doorway of a coffee shop. Rachel looks at the other brunette; a tiny smile appears on her face.

"I'm actually not offended by that particular nickname, Santana. I do recognize some similarities though-" Rachel rambled.

"Isn't Tinkerbell a cat? Rachel doesn't have fur." Brittany squeaked beside her.

"-Stop, just stop." interrupted Santana, holding up a hand; Rachel immediately stops, fearing that the other girl might slap her.

"I came here to get a coffee and a quiet night stroll. So goodbye." Santana stated as she took Brittany by the hand.

"But what about-" asked Brittany being pulled by Santana, walking away from the tiny brunette.

Rachel frowned as she watched the two girls disappear on a corner; not moving for a couple of seconds. She feels heavy again, remembering why she was all dressed up and walking alone.

"What are you doing here?" A raspy voice said. Rachel whips around to face the person standing beside her.

"Quinn." she said, as the blonde raised an eyebrow; still waiting for a reply.

"I was just on my way back to the hotel when I bumped into Brittany and Santana." Rachel explained, looking crestfallen.

Quinn studied the brunette's face for a moment, who was staring at nothing.

"Well where'd they go?" the blonde finally asked, Rachel looks at her. "I-I don't know." she answered.

"I'm sorry to bother you Quinn, I'll leave you alone now." the brunette added, turning to leave.

"Wait. I'll walk with you." Quinn said, that made Rachel stop; she looks at her questioningly.

"I need to talk to you." the blonde added.

EXT. NEW YORK – STREET – SAME NIGHT

Quinn and Rachel walked in silence. The blonde, occasionally taking a sip of coffee, Rachel with her arms still wrapped around her.

"You're dressed up. It's too fancy for just a coffee. I'm assuming you were out with someone." Quinn finally speaking up, tapping the cup on her hands with a finger.

"If this is about Finn-" Rachel started, but was quickly interrupted by Quinn who stepped in front of her.

"Fine. I'll go straight to the point." the blonde said firmly. "What part of the 'I get Finn and you get heart broken' speech that I gave you that you didn't understand?" she added, looking into the brunette's eyes.

"I get it Quinn. You're mad at me because Finn dumped you and now he wants me." Rachel said staring back at Quinn. "You want to desperately win, that's why you want to take everything from me." the brunette continued as Quinn shakes her head in frustration.

"What about the part 'Me sending you or your way'? Jesus, Rachel! You're in New York. This is your dream. This is where you should be! Haven't you realize anything, what you'll be missing if you keep pursuing a life with Finn?" Quinn said her voice raising a bit.

"I have, Quinn." Rachel said softly, taking a deep breath. "But why are you helping me?" she adds.

Quinn was taken aback by the brunette's answer. She takes a moment before speaking. "I'm doing this for me, and for you." Rachel stares at her trying to comprehend what the blonde said.

"I want, change, Rachel. I'm tired of all the drama and all the childish issues that we have. We- we've been at it since the first time we've met. We've been playing this tug of war to get Finn and where did we end up. We both got our hearts broken." she pauses, trying not to cry.

"My life is a mess. I have lost everything. My reputation, my friends, scholarships, my future. And you're gonna lose yours Rachel. You're going to lose your dream if you don't let go." the blonde's eyes now glistening with tears.

Rachel wipes a tear on her cheek, then takes a step closer to the blonde and places a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm here Quinn. That is if you can reconsider me as a friend." she said to her and gives a weak smile. Quinn raises her hand to touch Rachel's hand on her shoulder and smiles back.

"I do and I hope you do with me as well." she said softly.

"You've changed a lot Quinn. I like this 'new' you more than the one who keeps calling me 'man-hands' and 'RuPaul'." the brunette said chuckling. Quinn drops her hand to her side.

"I'm sorry- for all the name calling and other stuff-" the blonde said but Rachel quickly held up a hand to stop her.

"-It's okay Quinn. You made up for it anyway by calling me 'Rachel' lately. Though If I recall correctly, you've called me 'Berry' numerous times and I prefer those over Santana's creatively but offensively coined nicknames such as hobbit, and- and dwarf, she recently used 'Thumbelina'" she stops abruptly after seeing Quinn raise the 'eyebrow'.

"I'd hate to see you after a cup of coffee or a can of Red Bull. You'll be talking for days." the blonde said grinning. "I bet you can't do one-liners." she added.

Rachel crosses her arms, "Hmph, I'll have you know Quinn that I'm perfectly capable of doing one-liners and-"

"There again. I rest my case." Quinn said with a victorious smile then turns to leave.

Rachel catches up to Quinn and sees that she's still smiling.

"Thanks Quinn." Rachel said tucking a stray hair behind her ear, then wraps her arms around her again; feeling the wind getting colder. Quinn just nodded.

"Let's go back to the hotel. Mr. Shue's adamant on following his curfew." Rachel stated as both girls walked down the street.

FADE OUT.

Gleeks – jump to 'Brittany ft. Rachel Berry'