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Beta-ed by: Debraelq
Timeline: Thursday
-Chapter 29: The Meeting Between Devils-
Rachel remembered with extreme satisfaction the meeting she had attended with Sue Sylvester and Burt Hummel last Friday, almost a week ago.
Sue had been sitting behind her desk, poised like she was the extreme ruler of the universe and Mr. Hummel had been sitting in silent rebellion, glaring at the small pink cheerleader figurine in front of him as if trying to make it burst into flames and melt.
Rachel could see how Kurt could maybe be afraid of his father, and she was sure he was; he had prevented her from going to his house but she had turned up there one day anyway, hopeful that she would be invited for dinner.
When her boyfriend had opened the door the color had drained from his face. He'd hissed desperately at her, telling her to leave. By then his dad had already come to the door.
"Who's this then?"
Rachel had put on her best Broadway-worthy smile and extended a hand. "Hello, Mr. Hummel, I presume? I'm Rachel, your son's girlfriend."
Burt ignored the hand and turned instead to look at Kurt. "I thought you said you were dating one of those skanky Cheerios, not some girl-man hybrid."
And then the door had been slammed in her face.
Forcing herself out of her thoughts she had slowly entered the room, trying to appear elegant and composed.
She settled into one of the hard chairs in front of the cheerleading coach's desk and smiled crookedly, intertwining her hands on the desk in front of her.
"As you may or may not know Kurt and I were dating, until he broke up with me."
Kurt's father muttered something that sounded suspiciously like 'good' but she ignored him and continued.
"He is now going out with Mercedes Jones; a anti-social hippo of a girl who has threatened to beat me up several times."
Sue didn't really seem to be paying attention, writing something in her diary idly. Burt just seemed to be ignoring her and the world in general.
"I propose that I, Rachel Berry, help to bring down New Directions from the inside, and keep an eye on Kurt if, when the time is right, I get Kurt all to myself as my boyfriend."
Sue was trying to appear deep in thought but fooled nobody.
Her lips pressed together. "Okay."
Burt turned to look sullenly at her.
"Just make sure he doesn't go around kissing any boys. My son gets easily confused."
