A Moment of Clarity Chapter 3, a Glee + FlashForward Crossover fanfic

Title: A Moment of Clarity
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Quinn/Rachel; mentions of Santana/Brittany
Fandom: Glee!, FlashFoward
Summary: A crossover between Glee! and FlashFoward. Rachel and Quinn have a FlashFoward of being together, this is how they deal with it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee! or FlashFoward. I am not taking credit or money for this. I am only borrowing the ideas and characters.

Chapter Three;;
Two Weeks After The FlashForward

"Okay Rachel, you're next. What song did you pick out to express your feelings towards the FlashForwards?" Mr. Shue asked as Rachel stood out of her seat and made her way towards the center of the choir room.

She cleared her throat nervously, unsure if she actually wanted to do this. It wasn't like anyone else would know what was going on, but Quinn would. And lately, Quinn was what really mattered to Rachel.

"Um I have a song." She said. Rachel turned to the pianist and motioned for him to start playing.

Rachel clasped her hands together behind her back and then she started to sing.

This time I'll
Think of brighter days
Where I'm falling deep
Deep inside our story
I'm counting on
Something I can feel
I won't fall asleep
'Cause even if I'm hurting
I'm waitin' on the one for me

It's a good day for me
It's a good day to take a chance
And let you in and see
Exactly who I am
And if you understand me
And if you can roll with it
I will be your lady

Around me lies
But no one seems to mind
I can't change time
For anyone to show me

That love is real
You know I'll find a way
I won't be scared
To let her in and love me
Is there anyone in love with me

It's a good day for me
It's a good day to take a chance
And let you in and see
Exactly who I am
And if you understand me
And if you can roll with it
I will be your lady

It's a good day for me
It's a good day to take a chance
And let you in and see
Exactly who I am
And if you understand me
And if you can roll with it
And let you in and see
Exactly who I am
And if you understand me
And if you can roll with it
I will be your lady

Rachel finished singing and she looked up. Immediately her gaze fell to Quinn, who was just staring at her. Her eyes weren't full of venum or anger. They looked soft and a little lost. Rachel had no idea how to take that.

Everyone started to slowly clap and Rachel went back to her seat. "Wow that was great. Thank you Rachel."

Rachel nodded her head as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She briefly looked at Quinn, who was still just staring in front of her.

Rachel hoped that Quinn got the message. Rachel just wanted Quinn to get ot know her and to find a piece of her that maybe she could end up liking in the smallest way.

Everyone left the choir room after Mr. Shue excused them, but Quinn didn't move. She didn't think that she had it in her. She stared down at hands, feeling Rachel still sitting three seats down from her.

"What did you think?" Rachel asked, her voice low.

Quinn nodded. "I liked your song." she said. It was true, she really did. She wanted to find something to love about Rachel. She did. "Let's do lunch."

Rachel looked at Quinn, her eyes wide. "Really?"

Quinn nodded as she stood up. "Yeah. Let's get something from the caf and sit outside. I think we need to talk about somethigns."

Rachel stood up and smiled. "Yeah, I think so."

Quinn lead Rachel out of the choir room and towards the cafeteria. This was going to be good, they would talk and then they would figure out this whole FlashForward thing.

There had to be something they could come to together.

After getting food from the cafeteria Quinn lead Rachel out side, towards the shady part of the grass where no one else was. "This looks good." Quinn said, sitting down, making sure that her Cheerios skirt didn't ride up.

"So..." Rachel said, leaning against the brick building.

"Yiou saw what I saw, right?" Quinn asked, her voice low and not meeting Rachel's eyes.

"I think so."

Quinn let out a sigh. "How do we get there?"

Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea. I mean, you hate me."

Quinn sighed. "I don't-" She stopped herself. She realized she would be lying if she kept talking. She didn't really like Rachel, she never did. "Okay." Quinn took a breath. "It's like yoru song, just let me find something in you. Okay?"

Rachel nodded. "Okay."

Rachel's locker slammed shut, right after she pulled her history book out of it. She looked over her shoulder and saw Puck standing over her, a smile on his face. "Hey Rachel." He said.

"What do you want Noah?" Rachel asked.

"Just to talk is all."

Rachel shrugged a shoulder as she started to make her way towards her US History class. "About what?"

"You and Quinn."

Rachel stopped walking and looked up at Puck. She gulped down at the lump in her throat. She remembered what Finn told her about his FlashForward. Puck saw them.

"What?" She asked, playing dumb was probably her best way out of this.

"Don't play stupid." Puck said, rolling his eyes. "I had a FlashForward too you know. And you and Quinn were in it."
Rachel crossed her arms around her history book. "What were you doing in your FlashForward?" She asked.

Puck shrugged a shoulder. "I saw the two of you and then I saw Finn. I told him his girlfriend was with someone else."

"That's it?" Rachel asked.

Puck nodded his head. "Yeah, that's it."

"Did you tell Finn what you saw?"

Puck shook his head. "No. I just told him I saw the same thing as he did. Me telling him that I saw Quinn with someone. I didn't tell him who."

Rachel nodded her head. As long as Puck didn't tell, they would be fine. "Good."

"I joined Glee for a reason Rachel. I won't tell Finn, but I'll keep you two away from each other." Puck turned to walk away from Rachel, but turned around before walking away. "And stop singing songs like that too Quinn."

Rachel stood still as she watched Puck walk away from her, wondering what the hell she was going to do about any of this.

Quinn ducked down the hall, her heart pounding in her chest. She watched Puck walk down the hall and she watched Rachel standing alone, a half-way shocked expression on her face.

He knew?

Quinn took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She had to figure out how to fix this. Something she hadn't even done. Technically.

Quinn opened her eyes, holding her math book close to her chest. She had to tell Finn. It would make things easier. He was going to find out one way or another.

It should be from Quinn.

"Hey."

Quinn jumped at the sound of Finn's voice. She turned around and smiled at her boyfriend, who was staring down at her, a grin on his face. "What's going on Finn?" Quinn asked, hoping she didn't look anything like she felt.

"I just thought we could walk to Glee practice together."

Quinn nodded. "Sure, I just need to take this back to my locker." Quinn said, holding up her math book.

Finn nodded his head as he took Quinn's hand. "Okay."

They started down the hall, hand in hand, and Quinn couldn't help but think that April was only five months and a couple weeks away. This thing was either going to happen or not and Quinn had no idea how she was going to deal with it.

Rachel ran her fingers through her hair as she walked out of McKinley High. Glee practice had just ended and Rachel was waiting for her Dads to pick her up. Rachel sat down on the end of the bike rack and stared ahead of her, looking out for her Dad's car.

Quinn had avoided Rachel during Glee practice. It was a little stupid, but Rachel figured that Quinn would have been nicer to her or something.

But instead it had been the same that it had always been. Except that she and Finn seemed closer to each other. Or rather, that they were trying to be closer to each other.

Finn had been holding and touching Quinn the whole time and Quinn hadn't looked anywhere but Finn's face. They were trying to make this FlashForward no happen. Quinn was moving on from it.

"Hey."

Rachel turned around and saw Quinn, still dressed in her Cheerios uniform, standing over Rachel. "Where's Finn?" Rachel asked, looking around for Quinn's boyfriend.

Quinn shrugged a shoulder. "Home I guess."

Rachel nodded and looked back towards the parking lot. "What do you want Quinn?" Rachel asked after Quinn didn't move.

"To...I don't know." Quinn let out a sigh. "I want...things to be back to normal."

Rachel nodded. She could relate. "What are we going to do about our FlashForward?"

"Ignore it?" Quinn suggested.

Rachel shook her head. She hated that idea. Even though they had never gotten along, Rachel had always wondered about Quinn. She had been attracted to her in one way or another.

As strange as her FlashForward had been, Rachel almost wanted to end up in that position with Quinn.

"I don't want to." Rachel said, turning back around to face Quinn. "I...like you Quinn."

Quinn shook her head and cracked a smile. "Rachel, you're confused. This stupid FlashForward thing just has you confused. It's not going to happen. I've heard some people say that they won't actually happen."

Rachel started at Quinn not believing any of that. "Fine. If you think that is true, then don't talk to me anymore. If we don't get close to each other then we obviously won't end up like that."

Quinn stared at Rachel until they both jumped at the sound of a car horn. Rachel turned around and saw her Dad waving at her from the car. "I have to go."

"Fine." Quinn said as Rachel walked away.

Rachel slid into the car and slammed the door behind her, refusing to look at Quinn. She was not going to give that girl anything she didn't deserve.

"Who's that?" Rachel's Dad asked.

Rachel shook her head. "No one. Let's go home."

"It doesn't seem like she's no one." Rachel's Dad said as he pulled forward and out of the parking lot.

He was right about that, she was the complete opposite of no one.

Quinn was the one.