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Pink Doesn't Taste That Great Chapter 28

QPOV

There are moments in life when you are sure you're dead. I know it sounds truly morbid but I'm serious. Nothing worked, I couldn't move anything and the pain was gone, so by all things logical I had to be dead. Didn't I?

My earliest memory was of me standing in front of a cake. I had to be about 3 years old and my mother had Farrah hair and a bright smile. There was lots of people I didn't know and streamers hanging from the room. I guess it was cute when you think about it but I tried not to.

My thoughts rushed to the day Beth was born. We had just performed and my water broke…Puck. He was all I saw at that moment. Noah Puckerman stood at my side while I gave birth to our daughter. I will love him for the rest of my life and regret none of it. The first time I saw Beth was beyond amazing. She had the cutest head of hair and her jaw was set like Puck often did when he was trying to be cute. Like father, like daughter I guess.

Then there was Rachel.

I never would've thought that I would find love and Rachel Berry was the last person I ever expected I would want to be with, or would want to be with me; yet here she was in my vision. She kept me from making mistakes that I would've regretted.

I love her.

Santana and Brittany came to my mind next. I remember when we had our first sleepover and Santana cried at Titanic when we watched it for the first time. Brittany and I never let her live that down and I hoped that if my life is over, Brittany never will. It was the day I realized that Santana Lopez is capable of having feelings.

Skye was my unofficial big sister; it's hard to believe that someone like her that was supposed to be such a badass could care so much about me. I love everything she has done for me and I knew she and Zayi would get Rachel out safe and that they would continue to make sure my family was safe.

Tony changed my life and maybe now that I was heading his way, heaven or hell whichever it was I would be able to make him understand what he means to me. I was hoping to be able to save him but I was weak. I tried but I was too late….he needed to know I was too late.


'You aren't weak…we just couldn't help him' Charlie said. I was in a state of nothingness when her voice sounded.

'Too weak to help them, Tony's dead and lord knows how many more of them are going to die because of me; along with me'

'You're naïve' Charlie said as a bench appeared in my mind. I walked towards it and took a seat when a corporeal form of me came to sit with me. She…me…I had pink hair and my nose ring was in again.

'How am I naïve for not being able to save them?'

'Because it isn't your turn to save anyone Quinn. Everyone needs saving every once in a while and it's your turn' Charlie said from next to me and taking my hand.

'She's right you know' Tony said coming from the shadows.

'Tony' I said attempting to stand before Charlie squeezed my hand. I looked at her and she shook her head.

'I can't stay long Q. Just know you aren't supposed to be here. Neither of you, though I will say seeing two of you is a tad weird but cool. Your life doesn't end here, not like this' he explained.

'I'm sorry I couldn't save you T. I tried but-'

'-Quinn you did your best, it was my time and I accept that. Do me a favor though and tell Skye and Zayi I love them both and never stop loving each other and as for Rachel you better be good to her because I'm not against becoming a ghost to haunt your ass. Oh, and Beth is lucky to have two mothers and a father like you three. If only every kid had people who care about them the way you do' he said giving me that boyish smirk.

'What about Mike?' I asked tightening my grip on Charlie's hand.

'I guess you could say I didn't make it' Mike's voice sounded behind me and I turned to see him smiling at me.

'No' I said shaking my head

'It's okay Quinn. I do feel bad about leaving Tina but its okay. I've seen her future and its way better than I could have given her'

'I love you both, you know that' I said as tears fell from my face.

Mike came to stand by Tony and they both nodded.

'You changed both our worlds Quinn and I'll be dammed if I didn't enjoy every second of it' Tony said.

'We have to go now Quinn, kiss T for me' Mike said looking at his watch then at her with semi glassy eyes as he held back a few tears.

'Quinn, take care of yourself, you are going to do great things'

Mike blew me a kiss and winked before dancing into the darkness. I laughed and Tony shook his head following him into nothingness.

'See, you aren't weak, you've never been weak. You have a strength that people wish they could find because you Quinn Fabray are motivated by the need to protect the ones you love. You just needed to find out who you love and now you have I have nothing else to teach you' Charlie said kissing my wrist.

'This is what you've been trying to teach me' I said as clarity hit.

'Now you get it. It's time to go…you've got a mess of people who love you out there'

'Thank you Charlie. For everything' I said wrapping my arms around her…me.

'Thank yourself Fabray'


Present Day

"Mommy" Harlem whined burying her head in her hands.

Rhett put his hand around her and pulled her closer as she let the tears fall freely from her face. He ran his hand through her hair trying to calm her but he just wasn't doing it for her. Quinn came to kneel before her and pulled her closer.

"Shhh baby don't cry" she whispered

"But mom, you have been through so much and you almost died. Mike died, Tony died, mama almost died, Aunty San got shot, I-I-I-" she said as she started blubbering. Quinn was about to pull her closer to her when she got up and went over to Rachel. She sat on her mother's lap and buried her face in her neck.

"I'll never be bad ever again and I'll hurt Liam if he's ever bad to you guys. I can't believe this" she said animatedly.

"Baby, we're alright. We're here aren't we? We got out of it all and here we are with you beautiful children" Rachel tried to explain.

"Yeah Har, mama and mom are here, we're all okay and we're all good. Don't cry baby girl" B said from her seat on the floor.

"Har, you don't want Binky seeing you crying now do you?" Rachel all but whispered into her ear.

Harlem looked at her mother like she was crazy.

"Oh please mom he's crying too" she said without even looking at him. The entire room turned to him and sure enough Rhett's eyes were red from trying but failing terribly to stifle tears from falling down his face.

"I don't even care right now" he said waving his hand in the air dramatically like his mom does so often.


After about half an hour of crying the parents had managed to get both Harlem and Rhett calm which Santana and Rachel found highly hilarious that they had to do in the first place. The boys were awake from their naps and were back to ground with Beth playing with building blocks.

"Okay so now we know that you know that both Tony and Mike are dead what happened after you dropped to the ground. I mean you were obviously passed out or something how did you guys get away"

Quinn held her hands up "I'm all talked out right now. Rach?"

Rachel smiled and shook her head. "Nope, won't be me either. One of you two have to do it"

"Not it" Santana and Brittany said in unison.

"You guys are such babies" Beth said "I've got this"


23 Years Ago

BePoV

Okay so mom and mommy were gone for what seemed like a year. Daddy had just given me some cereal and put me on the floor at Aunty Tina's. She was all worried and pacing back and forth…

Present Day

"Uh sis, how can you tell a story you were there to witness?" Harlem asked.

Beth shrugged "No one else wants to do it"

"Fine I'll do it but I won't go into anymore gore" Quinn said pointing to the kids on the floor.

"To translate: one more slip up and she won't just be sleeping on the couch tonight but for the rest of the week" Santana said earning her a pillow from Quinn

"Like you" Brittany said seriously

One more chapter to go after this one and maybe an epilogue...not sure yet but you guys will enjoy it I assure you. Look out for more in a bit and thank you all for being here with me and this story.

Specks :)