Carry Me Home Tonight
Chapter Six
Finn looked at his watch as Rachel and Mercedes laughed at Sam and Finn, "Hey guys, I'm so sorry but I have to get Rachel back."
"Back where?" Santana scoffed, "You trying to ditch us to get freaky, Hudson?" She said snidely before she winked at Rachel and Rachel just tilted her head at Santana, wondering what the wink entailed.
"You're kind of rude." Rachel said with a light grin, "But I really kind of like you too."
Brittany lifted her eyebrows at Rachel and gave her a blank stare before turning to Santana, "Is it just me of is Rachel sort of dumb."
"Brittany!" Mercedes grumbled, "She's not from around here. She's probably really smart, she just isn't used to our culture."
Blaine nodded, "Yeah, she's just a little different." He tried to add sweetly giving Finn and Rachel an encouraging smile and Finn's eyes widened in absolute horror, he put his arm around Rachel rubbing her shoulder.
"We've really got to go, Rach."
Mercedes and Sam frowned at each other, "Aw, come on. Don't let Snix scare you off." Mercedes offered.
"Who's that?" Rachel giggled and looked so excited to learn more from this group of friends.
Finn shook his head, "Nah, we really can't. Rach, the sun is going to go down. I've got to get you home."
Santana let out a loud laugh, "Baby got a curfew?" She lifted her eyebrow with judgement, "How old is this girl?"
Rachel frowned, "I'm 19 thank you. And I don't have a curfew."
"We just have plans with… her parents."
"I thought you said her Dad lived in Japan?" Blaine inquired.
Finn looked at his watch impatiently, "Of course he does, but her… uh…"
"My Aunty Ariel is here and I planned to meet up with her. She was like a Mom to me because my Mom died when I was little." Rachel smiled and looked at Finn, giving him a small wink trying to indicate she was 'teasing'. It scared Finn how well she lied.
Finn gulped, "Yeah, sorry, I just want to make a good impression on her. I'm really nervous."
Rachel laughed, "Kinda like I was to meet you guys." She told them, "But I super like all of you." She told them as they stood up, "You can tell me all about Snix and why it shouldn't scare me next time I see you guys."
Blaine laughed, "And hopefully that is very soon. Maybe we can do karaoke and you can show us all that singing voice Finn was raving about."
Rachel nodded, "That sounds like a very nice plan, Blaine Anderson."
Blaine laughed a full stomach laugh and slapped his knee. Rachel said goodbye to everyone and Mercedes hugged her before they headed out.
Finn and Rachel held hands as they walked out of the café, "I like all your friends." Rachel beamed, "Even the mean one."
Finn nodded, "Well they seemed to like you too, babe." He cleared his throat awkwardly as they walked down the beach, "If you don't mind me asking, how'd you come up with that story?"
Rachel shrugged, "I don't know, you seemed kind of lost. And I will be seeing my Aunt Ariel soon I think, so I didn't think it was really a lie or anything. And my Mom did die when I was just little… so…"
Finn tilted his head, "You never told me that." He mumbled sadly, "My Dad died when I was very young too."
Rachel's eyes widened, "I wonder if they are in heaven together?" She said without hesitation, "I wonder if sea heaven and land heaven are all in one place."
"You believe in heaven?"
Rachel looked up at Finn as if he was the silliest man on earth, "Well duh. You say that like there is a question." She laughed, "That's where Mom went. That's where all good merpeople go after they die." She grinned, "Your body turns to glitter and your soul travels to heaven."
Finn's eyebrows furrowed together.
Oh my God, I'm dating a five year old.
"Let's get you to the water."
Finn stripped to his boxers and Rachel disrobed before they both walked into the water, they had minutes to spare and Rachel liked to be in the ocean when the transformation happened.
Rachel kissed Finn with a smile on her face and Finn rubbed her bare wet back as they kissed. The sun slowly started to set and they waited for the transformation. Kurt swam up to them and grabbed Rachel's hand once the sun went down, "Come on, Rachel. Let's go get some sleep."
Rachel looked down at her legs, "I can't, Kurt. It hasn't happened yet."
Finn held her close and looked down at her bare legs, "It always happens before the sun goes down." He frowned, "Always."
Rachel whimpered as she looked at her legs, "This can't be right."
"Maybe…" Kurt trailed off, "Maybe it'll just be a second."
So they waited, they tried everything they could think of. Rachel emerged herself in the water, she tried not touching Finn, she tried rubbing her legs on Kurt's Finn and after a couple hours… she gave up. "I can't believe this." She breathed.
Kurt yawned, "I'm sorry Rachel, I know you're having a crisis, but I really need to go to my shelter and sleep."
Rachel frowned and looked at Finn, "Okay… I guess…"
"We'll just go home and we'll meet Kurt tomorrow night."
Rachel nodded, "Okay… Kurt?" She asked, "Can you look more into this for me? I need to figure out now more than ever what is happening. I promised my Dad I would be back soon… and…"
"There is only a couple more days left." Kurt nodded, "I know, Rachel." He frowned.
Rachel cried on and off as they laid in bed once they got home, though she did appreciate sleeping in the bed with Finn, she was just so upset and she missed her other fin.
Finn kissed her neck, and her lips and he didn't make her put on her dress like he normally did. He let her stay naked and just covered them both with the blanket. She peeled off his shirt and let their skin rest on each other and she kissed and nipped at his neck when she wasn't crying into his shoulder.
Rachel looked up at Finn, her eyes meeting his in an intense gaze, "Can we go on the floor?" She asked, "Like Allie and Noah?"
Finn chuckled at her impeccable memory, "We can do it here too." He noted, "Wherever you want."
Rachel's soft expression turned into one of pure delight, "So you'll let me. I mean… we can?"
Finn kissed his sweet girl on the cheek, "I want to be as close to you as possible." Finn explained.
Rachel sat up suddenly, excitement taking over her, "I demand we do it on the floor." She grinned at him, "I mean, if that's okay with you."
Finn let out a loud laugh, "That's perfect, Rachel."
Her large smile somehow widened and she brought her lips to his, "I love you, Finn! I love you so so much." She was still beaming, "I don't think I ever knew what that word really actually truly meant until this moment. But I do. I love you."
Finn's expression softened as he felt so overcome with passion and love for his girl, his small brave amazing girl, who believed in magic and heaven and didn't question him on anything, "I love you too, Rachel. I really do."
"You promise you do?"
"Of course I promise I do."
Rachel hoped up and down, "That means it's true. You really do love me."
Finn tiled his head and pulled her into a big hug. "Of course I love you, baby. Of course I do."
Rachel bit the inside of her lip as she laid next her Finn, "Is it always that short?"
Finn felt so embarrassed, the hard cool floor on his back making him sit up, "No." She mumbled, "Not always."
Rachel sat up after him, "And the rubber thing. Remind me why we used that."
"So you don't get pregnant."
"…and have a baby?"
Finn nodded, "Yeah." He looked at her nervously, "I know it wasn't, like, good."
Rachel shook her head and smiled, "No, it was really good. Just short." She told him, she was so honest with him, which he appreciated. However, hated in this moment.
"Yeah… short." Finn nodded awkwardly and stood up and walked back to the bedroom, giving Rachel a nice view.
"I like that." She pointed and he turned to her, "Your butt. I like it." She told him and he laughed and continued to walk.
"Come on." He encouraged and she gathered the blanket and followed him to the bed, when they were all laid down and she was cozy in the blankets Finn turned on his side, towering over her and kissed her forehead, "It was short because I haven't done it in a while and sometimes when I get too excited I go faster." He explained with his eyes closed before opening them up and looking at her, "And if I'm more in practice, that won't happen."
"So, like, if we do it more often?"
Finn nodded, "Exactly."
Rachel beamed, "Liiiike right now?" She smiled at him and he laughed, "What?"
"We go another round right now."
"Do we have to use that rubber thing. I feel like it's not the real you."
Finn rolled his eyes, "I know it's annoying but do you want to be a mom to half merperson in nine months?"
Rachel laughed as if it was the most ridiculous thing she'd ever heard, "Merpeople aren't grown in woman over nine months. They take three months tops." Rachel laughed, "And you can't make them by doing what we did. You make them by going to the wizard and he'll make them for you." She smiled.
Finn nodded, "Well on earth, that's how you make them."
Rachel thought for a moment, "Okay, so later, when we're ready to have little people we can not use the rubber?"
"It's called a condom. And yes, exactly."
Rachel smiled and kissed him, "Great." She snuggled into his side before shooting up once again, "Oh! Are you ready to do it again?"
Finn laughed, "You got that right, baby."
Finn and Rachel spent the whole night and next day going from sleeping to making love and going to sleep and waking up and making love again. Finn taught Rachel everything he knew, which wasn't as much as he wished he knew and Rachel tried out things that seemed fun. She asked if there were any informative movies and he told her about porn, but didn't want to show her.
She insisted that he show her at some point so they can learn more things. They only stopped to eat and didn't even bother putting on clothes except to let Max out who was getting pretty restless of all the noises and bouncing around. Finn was pressing Rachel up against the wall when his phone alarm went off and Rachel begged that they finish before returning to the beach so he quickly brought his mouth to where she wanted to feel it and she resisted at first but then came within seconds.
Rachel was breathing heavy as Finn pulled on his pants over his still rock hard erection, "What was that?" She asked as she held herself steady. "What did you do with your mouth?"
Finn chuckled, "I don't know, I just… I don't know what to call it. I went down on you."
Rachel was still breathless and for the first time looked absolutely floored, "I, wow, I, huh?" She couldn't quite put anything together.
Finn kissed her cheek, "Come on you gotta get dressed for the walk to our spot." He reminded her and she tried to put herself together enough to do it.
Finn let Rachel jump on his back and he took her to the beach where she stripped once again and began to walk into the water pulling Finn with her.
Finn shook his head, "I'll wait here."
"Why?"
"Cause I don't want Kurt to see my… hard on." Finn explained and Rachel laughed.
Rachel shook her head, "Just take your pants off. He won't even know what it means." She explained and Finn seemed confused, "Mermen don't have those." She reminded him and he nodded, how could be so stupid. Of course they don't have those.
When they got into the water, Rachel rubbed up and down his shaft before looking around and raising and eyebrow at him, "Can I?" She started to maneuver herself around him.
Finn almost let her, but stopped her, "No, Kurt can't see us doing that." Finn reminded her and she frowned, "Please. Rachel. Stop."
"Please, love. Please?" She whined, "Just real quick. Before I get my fin."
Finn tilted his head and looked up at the sun and realized they were a little earlier than normal. "Okay, but we have to hurry."
Rachel collapsed on him quickly and as soon as he was inside her he realized something was wrong, and he knew what. He wasn't wearing a freaking condom. But why didn't he stop?
He kissed her harshly as she crashed into him time and time again and he kissed neck and her lips and her everything as they made love on the shore in the shallow water while the sun set and in minutes he was pouring into her, letting his everything spill into her body and she quivered as it did.
Rachel was breathless, and Finn was panting as they came in unison, "We shouldn't have done that, huh?" Rachel whispered before pushing her forehead to his.
"No." Finn answered softly and Rachel looked him in the eye.
"Are you mad?"
Finn shook his head, "Not at all."
Rachel let a smile cross her face and Finn pulled her into a hug knowing full well how stupid that actually was.
"Rachel?"
Rachel turned and detached herself from Finn to look at Kurt, "Yeah?"
"You won't get your fin back until night after tomorrow night." Kurt told her, "You can't turn on a full moon."
Rachel frowned, "Who told you that?"
"The sea witch. All magic ceases during the night of the full moon, and the night before and after."
"So she has two more nights with legs?" Finn asked smoothly, hand rubbing Rachel's back.
Kurt nodded, "And the sea witch would like to see you when you get your fin back. She has another proposition for you."
Rachel laughed, "She can't have my voice." She said with a curt nod before turning to Finn and showing her confident smile
"She wants something else." Kurt mumbled sadly.
"I don't have a thing." Rachel said with a slight nod, "King Hiram owns everything."
"She wants your baby."
Rachel and Finn's heads tilted in confusion and then shock and then to panic, "My wha-" Rachel breathed.
"Your baby." Kurt said again, "She said you would conceive a baby before I made contact with you today. She saw it in her magic ball. And she wants it."
Finn gulped and pulled Rachel close, "We'll see you in two days, Kurt." He growled and pulled Rachel out of the water.
"If she doesn't get what she wants…" Kurt trailed off, "She'll take both. The voice and the baby."
Finn turned and walked back towards Kurt, "You tell her she will not touch Rachel or any baby." He growled.
"Don't kill the messenger."
"Don't bethe messenger. You find Ariel. You hear me? You have two days." Finn said pointing at him sternly, his face burning red in the moonlight.
Kurt nodded, "I am sorry, I just have to do what Terri says. I can't turn on her or she'll…"
"She'll what?"
Kurt looked at his fin and danced around it, "She'll have my fin detached."
Finn breathed out in frustration, "You have to go to the king, he has more power than her right?"
"Finn!" Rachel yelled, "You don't understand my world." She cried. "Just stop."
She looked past Finn to Kurt, "Why does she want this baby?"
"Half breeds are really powerful, they can do almost anything and there has only been one before and she lives on land. Not in the sea." Kurt explained, "Half breeds can choose, Terri wants your child to live in the sea and help her so she can have more power, and more business." He explained, "Her ex husband gets all the wizarding business and she is… upset."
Finn rubbed his face in frustration, "This is a mess."
"I think I can help." A small voice spoke in a song like tone rose from behind Rachel on the shore.
Finn turned to see a tall red head with a dark haired man standing behind her, they stood with a beautiful young girl, a little younger then Rachel. They all smiled at them like they knew some secret Finn didn't.
"Aunty Ariel?" Rachel gasped. The tall man walked away as a very naked Rachel ran into the red heads arms. Finn sunk into the ocean and felt around for his boxers for a moment until something wet hit his head. He turned and noticed Kurt had chucked them at his head.
"Looking for those?" He choked out a laugh.
Finn fumbled as he tried to get them on as 'Aunt Ariel' and her daughter helped Rachel into her dress. Once everyone seemed to be covered up Ariel summoned her husband back who then leaned down to his daughter, "Why don't you give our merman friend Kurt some legs, what do you say?"
The girl smiled, "Okay Daddy." She said before closing her eyes and beginning to work her magic.
"Why don't you give him some pants with those legs, Melody." Ariel mention, "So Daddy and Rachel's friend don't get uncomfortable."
Melody giggled and smiled and the air filled with golden light and Kurt was standing on two legs in moments, and then toppling over moments later.
Finn and Ariel's husband ran to Kurt's aid as they walked him to shore. "Well thanks for giving me these awful things for no reason." Kurt fumed.
"She gave them to you so you wouldn't have to face the sea witch, numbskull." The man growled and Ariel gasped.
"Now, Eric." She breathed, "Is that any way to speak to our fellow fish friends?" She frowned, "Sebastian would be ashamed of you. He's taught you so well."
"I wasn't being rude to a fish friend. I was being rude to an ungrateful lit—"
"ERIC!" Rachel and Ariel gasped again.
Eric looked up with a frown and walked towards the shore, "Sorry."
Ariel smiled at her niece, "Now, can we maybe go to somewhere a little more private so we can discuss your dilemma?"
Finn looked at everyone around him, all of which he didn't know two weeks ago and took a deep breath, it was going to be a long night.
Finn nodded, "We can head to my house." He told them, "Come on, I'll show you."
A/N: It's baaaack! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. A lot more excitement to come and I've decided to start actively writing this again.
Sorry for the hiatus. Reviews are love.
