Here is the next chapter.

I know you are going to hate me and it may not seem right. But there is Finchel in this chapter.

Also an OC will be introduced as an ally in the next chapter as a heads up.

Also the disclaimer can be found in earlier chapters.

There is Al/Shelby romance in the future. Faberry is endgame so don't worry. I know it is taking some time but it will happen. We will also know who is trying to kill Santana.

This story is getting moved to the Quinn F. Rachel B. character thingy.

And last night's episode gave me so many feels. I felt like I was going to explode. I haven't been able to listen to happy songs because of it. =( I also am planning on incorporating the proposal and the accident into this. Just a heads up.

CHAPTER 11

Quinn was sprawled out on her bed staring at her ceiling. She was still trying to process the news from Glee.

Why would Rachel go back to that blundering oaf?

Why didn't she make a move when she could?

Quinn was kicking herself and what she didn't need was someone else kicking her. But that is just what she got when her room door opened and in stepped Santana and Brittany.

"You know this wouldn't have happened if you had done something sooner." Santana said dropping onto her bed beside her.

"Oh so this is my fault?" Quinn snapped.

Santana patted her leg. "Put the claws away kitty. But yes, in a way this is your fault." Santana said and Quinn shoved her with her foot.

"Why would she take him back?" Quinn groans pulling the pillow out from under her head and smashing it to her face.

"Because she is settling." Brittany answers.

Quinn lifts the pillow to look at her best friend. "Meaning?"

"Are you that clueless Q?" Brittany asks then shakes her head and continues. "Rachel likes you, but feels as if she doesn't have a chance with you. So she settles. She goes to Finn because he wants her. She stays with him because she can hold onto him. If she had any clue that you liked her she would leave him." Brittany says and Quinn smashes the pillow into her face. Brittany may not get school but she gets people.

"Leave me alone to die."

"I can help with that." Santana says reaching over and applying pressure to the pillow but Brittany slaps her hand away.

"San, don't kill Quinn before she tells Rachel how she feels." Brittany chastises.

"How can I do that when she is with Finn again?" Quinn asks lifting the pillow again.

"Well you haven't physically harmed her since you quit the cheerios." Santana muses.

"I slapped her." Quinn grumbles and Brittany and Santana stare at her in shock. "It was at Prom. I was angry and things were crashing. I wanted that stupid crown so bad and when we got into the bathroom she tried telling me what wasn't true and I couldn't handle it so I slapped her. I apologized right after and she forgave me." Quinn explained.

"Wow. But you had good reason. She dumped him. You had a whole lot of shit piling up on you." Santana said.

"I still felt bad. I still feel bad. Not just for the bathroom slap but for everything. The names, the slushies, all of it." Quinn let out a heavy breath.

"Just woo her." Brittany said. "Sing her a meaningful song and be nice to her. You and her watch Beth sometimes right?" Brittany asks and Quinn nods.

"I have to start thinking of songs. And flowers. I need to buy flowers." Quinn jumped up and hugged her best friends.

Harmony and Sugar were wrapped up in each other in Sugar's room after discussing ways to break Finchel up for good. Sugar was holding Harmony close to her while running her hand through dark locks.

"Why did you lie to me today?" Sugar asks.

"I don't want you to worry." Harmony said pressing the side of her face into Sugar's chest listening to her heart beat. Harmony did it constantly as of late. She loved hearing Sugar's heartbeat. It reminded her that she was still there when she woke up after they spent the night together.

"Harmony, by telling me not to worry or trying to make it so I don't worry will just make me worry." Sugar says placing a kiss to Harmony's hairline.

"I know. I just…I don't know anymore." Harmony said letting out a sigh of defeat.

"If anyone can figure this out it's you. You're the smart one, I'm the bitch and Rory is the nice one." Sugar said.

Harmony smiled contently. "You're not a bitch and you're nice too." She pressed a soft kiss to her collar bone.

"You'll figure it out." Sugar assures.

Rory was wandering the store with Mrs. Pierce and Brittany grocery shopping. He didn't really want to go. He was worried about Harmony and Sugar. His existence was inevitable but could he even imagine a world without his best friends? Being the only boy meant he had to look out for them. He may be younger but he was the guy. He knew Sugar and Harmony could handle themselves but it was their thing. They always had each other's backs. He wasn't paying attention as he turned down the aisle and ended bumping into someone.

"I'm sorry." Rory said as the girl stumbled and dropped the basket in her hands. "Let me help you." He said gathering the items that fell out of the basket.

The girl knelt down in front of him and picked up a few things. "Thanks. But I'm sorry I wasn't watching."

"No." Rory shook his head. "It is completely my fault." He said grabbing the basket and standing up. He offered his hand out to the girl.

"Thank you." She smiled taking the offered hand.

"Oh, uh, here are your groceries." He said and she took the basket and released his hand.

"Thank you…" she trailed off.

"Rory Flannagan." He said.

"Well thank you Rory Flannagan." She held out her hand. "Aya Joelson." They shook hands and she scrunched up her face in thought. "You're in The New Directions aren't you?" Aya asks.

Rory nods. "Yeah. What team are you on?"

"Vocal Adrenaline." Rory's eyes went wide. He had heard of them. A lot. "But I might not be there for long."

"AJ let's go!" They turned their heads to see a boy dressed in the same clothes as Aya. But he was wearing black slack instead of the skirt Aya was wearing.

"I have to go. It was nice meeting you Rory Flannagan." Aya smiled as she walked away.

"Who was that pretty girl?"

Rory jumped a foot in the air in shock at the sound of Brittany's voice. "Ahh! Don't do that." He gasped.

"So? Who was she?"

"Aya Joelson, she's on Vocal Adrenaline." Rory answered and Brittany frowned in thought.

"Vocal Adrenaline don't hang out around here." Brittany mused but shrugged. "So whatcha talk about?" Brittany asked.

"Nothing much. I bumped into her and helped her pick up the groceries I knocked out of her hand." Rory said.

"Oh, well, let's go. We're ready to check out." Brittany said as they headed to the front where Mrs. Pierce was waiting in line.

Rory was grinning when he arrived to school the next day. He couldn't think of anything else after meeting Aya. He must have been smiling too much because by the time they got to glee the next morning Sugar and Harmony were staring at him before asking in unison.

"Who's the girl?"

"What girl?" Sam asked coming in and walking up to them taking the seat behind Rory and looking over at Mercedes who was with Tina, Kurt, Blaine and Mike.

"What about a girl?" Puck asked walking in, pushing Artie in front of him.

"Why is Puckerman asking about a girl?" Santana asked walking in with Brittany and Quinn.

"Are you talking about Aya?"Brittany asked sitting down next to Santana.

"Aya?" Quinn asked as Rachel and Finn walked in hand in hand.

Puck scowled and scoffed.

"Come on, man, you're our friend. I thought you would be happy that we got back together." Finn said.

"I stopped being your friend when you physically hurt Rachel." Puck spat crossing his arms. He looked over to Rory. "Who is this Aya chick?"

"That would be me." They looked to the door and Rory smiled seeing the brown haired girl. "Hey Rory Flannagan." She said with a teasing look in her eyes. "This is The New Directions Choir room right?" she asked looking around at the occupants stopping on Puck to give him a wink.

Mr. Schue walked in behind her. "Yes it is, are you looking to join?"

"That was my plan." Aya nodded as she stepped in and Shelby walked in behind her.

"Ahh, Aya, you made it." Shelby smiled patting the girl's shoulder.

"You asked for a favor and you were very persuasive Shelby." Aya said and Shelby nodded.

"Will, this is Aya Joelson, she was second female lead of Vocal Adrenaline."

"Was?" Rachel asked looking between the two curiously.

"Shelby here talked my parents into letting me switch schools. She persuaded me by telling me I would be able to have fun and not act like a robot." Aya joked elbowing Shelby softly.

"Aya's family lives on the district line and she was one of the only ones I could persuade away from Vocal Adrenaline now that Jesse is their coach." Shelby said.

"What?" Finn asked.

"Yes dopey, St. James is the new coach." Aya said.

"Dopey?" Finn asked.

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarves?" Aya asked then shook her head. "Nevermind."

"Uh, not that we aren't grateful for the new member but why did you bring in someone from Vocal Adrenaline?" Will asked.

"Because she is a fast learner and you need someone who follows instructions well. Aya is also great at creativity." Shelby said. "She also knows all of Vocal Adrenaline's moves and she won't pull a Jesse." Shelby assured.

"How can you be sure?" Finn glared.

"Don't glare at me Free Willy!" Aya glared back. "Unlike some of those Vocal Ballerinas I stay loyal to my friends and respect my coach. And don't think I haven't forgotten that you slashed the tires on my Range Rover." Aya snapped giving Finn a look that made him shrink into his chair.

"Aya here is an evil mastermind as well, so it would do good not to cross her." Shelby smiled evilly at Finn. She was going to take him down one way or another. "She is my good friend as well. When I learned about the egging Aya took it upon herself to rig the stage lights above our stage with buckets of glue and feathers." Shelby chuckled as Aya grinned with pride.

"Badass." Puck grinned and Aya smiled back shyly at him.

Rory saw this and frowned. He couldn't compete with Puck.

"We are going to get along just fine." Santana said.

"Well, new members are supposed to sing an audition song." Will said and Aya nodded.

"Harmony didn't sing an audition song." Finn pointed out and Sugar, Rory, Harmony, Puck and Shelby glared at him.

"Were you not at sectionals Frankenteen?" Sugar snapped pining Finn with a death glare making him frown in fear as she grasped Harmony's hand tight.

"Sugar has a point Finn. Dwarf number two made that song her bitch." Santana said and Harmony smiled at the praise she was getting from her aunt. Then it dawned on her.

"Dwarf number two?" Harmony asked.

"You remind me of Rachel and you are almost as tall if not taller than her." Santana shrugged. Quinn looked over the girl. Santana had a point.

"I'm not that much shorter than you." Harmony pointed out.

"Yes, but I am still taller." Santana said and Harmony just shook her head and kept her mouth shut. This Santana was still her Aunt and even in the past she had her lawyer qualities and Harmony knew she wasn't going to win this argument.

Sugar giggled and gave her hand a squeeze.

"What I think Mr. Schue is saying; is that we haven't heard Aya sing but we have heard and seen Harmony perform." Rachel cut in ending argument.

"Exactly, thank you, Rachel." Will smiled.

"If you want me to sing a song I'll sing a song." Aya rolled her eyes and walked over to the piano whispering to Brad. He nodded and she smiled.

Michael Buble's 'Haven't met you yet' began playing and members clapped and squealed.

When the song finished the group applauded her.

"I guess we know why she was only the second lead." Finn huffed thinking no one heard him but the glares he received told him differently.

"She was amazing Shamu." Santana scoffed. It's not like Santana likes the new girl. She just doesn't like Finn. Who was he to tell her she wasn't a good performer when Finn looks like a flopping fish out of water when he tries to dance. "But she would be even better if she stole the solos from Rachel and let some of us have them."

Aya held her hands up. "I don't want the lead spot. I'm good with swaying in the background. If Rachel is anything like her mother than you made the right choice for a female lead."

Rachel smiled and pushed her hair off her shoulders. "So modest and nice. You'll fit right in." Quinn smiled. Rachel was so adorable.

Aya looked at Shelby. "She is like a mini you." She looked to Rachel. "I shall call you mini C."

"Mini C?" Rachel asked.

"Mini Corcoran. I know it's not your name but you look and even act like Shelby here. Two Divas." Aya said.

"Welcome to New Directions." Will clapped and the others did as well.

"Just like that? What if she is a spy? What if Shelby just put her here to spy for Jesse? I mean she did put Jesse here to get to Rachel." Finn put in and Rory, Sugar, Harmony, Puck and Shelby glared at him.

Aya just shrugged. "Believe what you want Lenny. I'm here to get some slack and get through my senior year."

"My name's Finn." Finn said and Aya sighed shaking her head.

"Have you ever read 'Of Mice and Men?'" Aya asked getting snickers out of Santana, Brittany-Santana explained the book to her and they read it together to make sure Brittany understood it for the tests in English-, Quinn, Kurt, Mercedes, Tina and Mike and Puck. Even Shelby tried to stifle laughter.

"What's that?" Finn asked and Aya resisted the urge to face palm.

"I'm done trying to speak smart to you." Aya said taking a seat next to Rory smiling at him.

"Shelby, thank you for getting us a new member." Will said and Aya put her hand up.

"I think you should hear this next part. There was only one thing I asked of Shelby before agreeing to jump ship from VA." Aya said and Will looked between the teen and Shelby.

"What is it?"

"I co-coach." Shelby answered and Mercedes, Sugar, Santana and Brittany smiled.

"Show some Troubletones pride!" Santana shouted throwing her hand up. Brittany, Sugar and Mercedes put their hands up and high fived each other.

"I get no say in this?" Will asked looking at Shelby, Aya and then the four girls from the Troubletones.

"Of course you do. I was going to talk to you about it after this meeting." Shelby said glaring at Aya who smirked knowingly.

"Come on Mr. Schue, you are a great instructor but Coach Corcoran knows her stuff. Did you not see our mash-up and sectionals performance?" Santana asked.

Rachel took in a breath as she weighed the pros and cons in her head.

Pros: she gets to spend more time getting to know her mother. She can be trained by a national titled vocal coach. She gets to be coached by a Broadway actress. She can get to know her mother. Wait, that's the same as the first one.

Cons: she gets close and Shelby leaves again. But she promised this time is for real and she wasn't going anywhere. Her mother is her coach. What if she disappoints her with her performance?

Rachel shook her head at the last one. Shelby already told her she was an amazing performer.

"How about a vote?" Rachel puts out there and everyone turns to her. "We're a team so we should be able to vote."

"Rachel, that's a great idea but I'm the director and-" Santana cuts him off.

"I don't agree with the hobbit all the time, but she has a point. We're a team and you are always preaching about us being a family." Santana puts in and the others agree with her.

"Yes, but I have to do what is best for us all." Will said pleadingly.

"And how do you know what is best for any of us?" Quinn asked.

"Yeah, Mr. Schue, you shoot our ideas down because you think they aren't good numbers when most of us think so. Like my Cee Lo idea." Puck said.

Will looked around the room and knew he had lost. He felt somewhat betrayed but they had a point. They had to work together, even if it hurt him.

"Ok." He sighed. "Those in favor of Shelby being our co-coach?"

Rachel was the first to have her hand up and the rest put their hands up leaving Finn the odd man out.

"That's…" Mr. Schue looked around the room. "Sixteen to one." He turned to Shelby. "Welcome as the New Directions co-coach."

The glee clubbers clapped and cheered as Shelby smiled shyly and bowed.

The bell rang and the glee clubbers filed out. Rachel told Finn she would meet him later and walked up to Shelby as Will and the last member walked out.

"I know you're wondering why I agreed to Aya's terms." Shelby started and Rachel nodded. "But I had already been thinking about asking Will if I could co-coach for a while. Since your birthday actually." Shelby said and Rachel smiled.

"Really?"

Shelby nodded. "Yes, because I want to spend more time with you. I want to get to know you. I meant it Rachel." Shelby said truthfully and Rachel searched her eyes.

"Ok." Rachel nodded. "I want you here anyway. I can finally know what it is like to be coached by the nationally ranked show choir director Shelby Corcoran." Rachel beamed. "Who I am lucky enough to call my mom." She smiled hugging Shelby who was shocked at first but returned the hug.

"I'm the lucky one sweetie. And I am so proud of you."

Rachel felt her emotions swell up in her just like they did in the auditorium when she asked Shelby to write her letter of recommendation.

Rachel pulled away. "I'll see you later; I have to get to class." Rachel said straightening out her clothes.

Shelby nodded and watched Rachel go but called out to her. "Rachel? If you don't mind my asking, why are you back together with Finn?"

Rachel looked at the floor conflicted. How could she tell her mother the truth? She couldn't just tell her that she was trying not to feel the things she does for one Quinn Fabray could she? Rachel clasped her hands together and looked at Shelby.

"I have to get to class." With that Rachel walked out.

Aya walked in. "That could have gone better." She commented and Shelby sighed.

"Shouldn't you be in class?" Shelby asked.

"Yes, but what is the point if my teacher isn't even there yet?" Aya smirked giving Shelby a look.

"I'm your homeroom teacher?" Shelby asked and Aya nodded. "Well come on then."

Quinn approached Harmony after first period. "What's with you?" Quinn asked.

"Excuse me?" Harmony asked shocked but relieved that Quinn didn't slam her locker shut at least.

"You heard me. I see the way you look at her. It's like you worship her. Do you have some kind of weird fetish about her or something?" Quinn demanded.

Harmony didn't know whether to be offended or grossed out.

"It's not like that." Harmony defended. "She's a great performer and we could all learn from her given the chance." Harmony backed away a step and closed her eyes taking a deep breath. "Look, you don't like Finn and I don't like Finn. We both don't want him to be with Rachel, he is going to do nothing but bring her down." Harmony said and Quinn crossed her arms.

"What are you getting at?" Quinn asked quirking her eyebrow.

'The Fabray eyebrow raise.' Harmony mused in her head. "I'm saying that we both have a common goal. We don't wish for Rachel to waste her time with Finn and it seems that our best bet at getting rid of him is the new girl." Harmony said and Quinn seemed to be contemplating this. At least that is how it looked to Harmony.

"Fine." Quinn said. "But stop with the stares. Someone might think you have a crush on her."

"Like you?" Harmony blurted and then clamped a hand over her mouth when she realized what she said.

Quinn narrowed her gaze and pinned Harmony to the spot with the ice cold glare she was giving her. "You don't know anything." She seethed.

"I know more than you think. Just like you noticed me, I noticed you. I'm not going to tell anyone if that's what you want. But you should be truthful to Rachel. She feels the same way." Harmony said; her voice softer as she said the last sentence.

"How do you know that?" Quinn asked.

"She looks at you the way Santana looks at Brittany." Harmony said softly and Quinn felt something in her break.

"I…I have to go." With that Quinn took off running.

Review please. =)

Also I would love to hear your thoughts on the OC. I also will put up chapter 12 later today if I get enough feedback.