Your Turn

DISCLAIMER: GLEE AND THEIR CHARACTERS DO NOT BELONG TO ME.

Friday

6AM and Rachel decides that it's best not to embarrass herself by going out today. Besides, it wouldn't be nice to neglect the elliptical. Throwing on her usual work out outfit, Rachel hops onto the machine for the next two hours.

Being careful, Rachel reassures herself that she must keep texting to a minimum. There can't be the chance of her forgetting to shower or eat or get ready or something. That would be plain humiliating.

So instead of touching her laptop or watching morning cartoons or talking to her dads about her future career on broadway, Rachel locks herself up in her room to go through her closet.

By 4 o' clock she manages to find a suitable outfit, something casual yet special at the same time. An outfit that Mercedes had picked out for her just a couple of days ago. It felt comfortable and it looked cute.

Hopping into the shower, the girl takes her time for the next hour to get ready to 'hang out' with Quinn Fabray.

xxxx

Quinn was nervous, she was actually nervous and it threw her off. It was 5 minutes before 6 and she was parked in Rachel's driveway trying to remember how to breathe.

"You can do this Quinn, this isn't your first...outing," she rolls her eyes at the lame title, "But it is your first outing with Rachel Berry."

The girl drove her crazy from day one. At first, she just thought that Rachel was some sort of freak who wore nothing but argyle and make music videos on myspace just to become even slightly more recognizable than the next person. Quinn thought she was a joke and gladly slushied her when the time came. She thought she was nothing, just a stepping stool to her next stage of life.

But boy was she wrong.

The second she heard Rachel sing in Glee club, her breath was taken away. It was different from any myspace video she saw, she was actually paying attention this time. Her voice was haunting, echoing in her head and she didn't want it to stop.

Ever since then Quinn had been watching Rachel, but avoiding any more confrontation that could make her suspicious. Because seriously, if Rachel were to find out that the blonde had a thing for her, she'd just take it as a joke. Quinn couldn't just change like that to make Rachel see that she wasn't always a bitch.

But then things went downhill for her and she was forced to change anyway. And now, now that she can prove that she was interested, seriously interested in her, she couldn't let that chance slip away.

6PM and Quinn got out of her car and knocked gently on the door. It swung open immedietely to reveal Rachel's back.

It was very interesting for the blonde to see the smaller girl in jeans. It was a gift sent from God.

"Bye dad! Bye daddy!" she yells out before closing the door behind her to smile at Quinn.

"Shall we get going?" and before Quinn could respond the brunette had already let herself in her car.

"Hi Rachel," the blonde mutters to the air, smirking at the smaller girl's excitement.

xxxx

The karaoke bar was moderately busy. Busy enough so that it looked like fun but not so busy that you couldn't hear yourself. Quinn and Rachel sat in a booth together near the karaoke stage.

"So you're going to sing, right?"

"Is that an authentic question?"

Quinn laughs at Rachel, "Well?"

"Of course!" Rachel responds seriously, not catching onto Quinn's flirtatious tone.

The two spend a couple of minutes in silence to review their menu.

"I'm going to be honest with you, Rachel," Quinn begins, dropping her menu, "I don't think I could ever become a Vegan so I hope you don't mind me getting a BLT."

"A BLT? For dinner? Really, Quinn?"

"What? I like bacon," she shrugs, smiling at the way Rachel was laughing at her. Everything seemed so right, so casual. Like they were never enemies.

The rest of the night flew by like a dream. Quinn had her BLT and Rachel had something that had tofu in it...there really is no point in dwelling on the details. They spoke like they were best friends, and to be honest Rachel was having the time of her life and so was Quinn. It was almost like a date, but in reality it was two people getting to know each other for real, for the first time. It was everything Quinn planned and everything Rachel hoped for.

At least, until a certain touchy subject came up. Leave it to Rachel to kill the mood.

"So, Quinn, do you have any ulterior motives to this outing?" she brings up nonchalantly, staring at Quinn with curiousity.

The blonde sighs, "I know this all probably seems, like, weird to you and stuff," she looks uneasy, all the confidence of an HBIC gone.

"You have mentioned before that if our roles were reversed, you would have tortured me," Quinn winces at those words, "I offered you my friendship, what's different now?" Rachel wasn't exactly upset, but she wanted an explanation, something. What if this wasn't real? She needed to know that it's real.

"I'm sorry for everything I did, I really am," and that was all the brunette needed to hear, "I can't take it back now, but I'll make up for it. I swear to you that I'll make up for all the hurt you've been though."

Rachel wasn't looking at her while she said this and absently drank her shirley temple.

"Rach, say something. Please."

"There's nothing to say, Quinn. I believe you, now could you please stop with this rather depressing speech? I'd really like to get back to enjoying our outing together."

"Rachel, you're the one who brought this up."

"Oh, is that so? Then I apologize," she smiles at Quinn reassuringly. The girl was a little confused but decides that maybe they wouldn't discuss that issue further and simply enjoy themselves.

xxxx

Rachel sung several songs. Classics like Britney Spears' 'Oops I did it Again!', a couple of Backstreet Boy songs and to Quinn's amusement and surprise, Aqua's Barbie Girl. It was unbelievable how adorable the girl was when there wasn't any competition going on.

But that didn't stop her from making notes about those who were off key or too sharp or a little flat. Not that Quinn would have it any other way. Although she has complained about it before, she loved Rachel's crazy as much as she loved her legs. Which by the way looked great in those jeans, but she was missing the tanned skin from her skirts.

"I'm going to sing something for you," the blonde then says after taking a sip of water. She winks at the girl, not giving her a chance to react.

As the blonde walks onto the stage, telling the DJ what song she wanted, Rachel sat contently in her seat. okay, so that was a lie, she was practically on the edge of her seat, her eyes burning holes into Quinn's back.

When the instrumental started, a blush immedietely crept onto Rachel's face. Leave it to the music whiz to recognize such a classic song.

"Though I've tried before to tell her of the feelings I have for her in my heart," Quinn's voice was low and sultry. The song was perfect for her voice and Rachel couldn't remove the smile that was on her face.

"Everytime that I come near her, I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start..."

"Every little thing she does is magic
Every thing she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on,"

The built in harmonies were ruining it for Rachel, all she wanted to hear was Quinn's voice.

"Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days since we first met?" hazel eyes were piercing into melting, chocolate brown ones.

"It's a big enough umbrella but it's always me that ends up getting wet," and as the chorus rings in, Quinn's hips begin to move. It was casting a hazy spell on the smaller girl.

"Every little thing she does is magic
Every thing she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on..."

Rachel wasn't the only one enjoying the show. Everyone was clapping to the beat and eventually Rachel found herself standing up.

"I resolved to call her up a thousand times a day and ask her if she'll marry me some old fashioned way," the blonde was walking off the stage, "But my silent fears have gripped me long before I reach the phone," she was only a meter away from Rachel now, "Long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?"

At this point Rachel was frozen, stuck, her feet wouldn't move. Quinn was singing to her and dancing like nobody's business and it was all for her. If she thought Quinn aroused her before, then she has no idea what sensation was beating through her body at the moment.

And the blonde continued her song, carefully circling Rachel with hungry eyes.

"Every little thing she do is magic, magic, magic. Magic, magic, magic..." and by now Quinn was returning to the stage, receiving an applause that rivaled the one the brunette had received earlier. The volume was almost as great as the one Rachel received after singing the Celine Dion classic 'My Heart Will Go On'.

The second Quinn got off the stage, Rachel ran up to her and gave her a hug...much to Quinn's disappointment.

"That was splendid, Quinn! Nearly perfect!"

The blonde almost questioned the 'nearly' part, but she decides that it's best to not ruin the moment.

"And it was for you," she replies, giving Rachel one of her most dazzling smiles.

The young diva squeaked to Quinn's amusement, and didn't say anything afterwards.

xxxx

It was 11PM when the two were standing at Rachel's door way. Quinn knew this wasn't a date, but she wanted so badly to just...you know.

"I had a lot of fun, Quinn," her eyes were sparkling, but something was wrong. Not that the blonde notices, of course.

"Yeah, me too," she was biting her lip while staring rather profusely at Rachel's lips, wondering what they tasted like. Remembering what they tasted like.

"Thank you for taking me out," Rachel continues, smirking at Quinn's ever so subtle staring.

"Do you want to...I don't know, go out again sometime soon?" she takes a pause to breathe, her face was flushed, "And I mean, like seriously go out."

"Is Quinn Fabray asking me out on a date?" Rachel teases, "And to think she was throwing slushies at me just a couple of months ago."

"Rachel!" she rolls her eyes and throws her hands onto her hips, "Stop killing the mood by bringing that stuff up," it made her feel very, very uncomfortable. She thought that they would be able to put the past behind them. She felt that everytime she brought up their past that Rachel would just run away and never learn to like her back.

"Quinn, you know I can't just forget it," her eyes are only a little sad, if not only honest.

"But I already said that I'll make up for it," there was a tinge of desperation, this night couldn't have meant nothing for the other girl.

"I know, and I truly appreciate the effort. However, it hasn't left my mind and honestly I'd like to work on our friendship, first. I don't want us to rush into anything," Quinn couldn't read the emotion on Rachel's face.

The blonde decides to fight a little, "Rachel, don't tell me you don't feel anything for me. Don't deny that we have something. I saw the way you were looking at me when I sang to you. I know you want me too."

Rachel doesn't reply but simply looks away. Quinn rolls her eyes to this and decides to screw it. Leaning in, the ex-cheerio kisses the gleek on the lips.

"Goodnight, Rachel," she finishes before trailing off back to the car, leaving a rather dumbstruck diva.

A/N: I decided to do the fanart of Rachel and Quinn's karaoke 'date'. Hooray! Leave a review, please, and I'll get an update out as soon as I can.