Quinn pressed her lips against Rachel's and nobody moved for a moment. Rachel's head was spinning and her heart was pumping so hard that it felt surreal. Quinn's proximity made any kind of thinking impossible. She stilled herself and held her breath, waiting for the bomb to drop.
Then she felt it.
It was brief and small. But she felt it.
Quinn's lips parted apprehensively against hers and soon, they were moving at a comfortable pace, tasting each other for the first time. Heartbeat synchronising with each other. Their kiss was not passionate neither was it awkward. The kiss was confusing at best and their lips moved because they didn't know if they should stop.
Then Rachel felt Quinn's tongue brushed against her lower lip and a shot of ecstasy surged straight into her core. Their kisses turned hungry and impatient. If the kiss moments ago felt like they were trying to figure things out, the kiss now was screaming, "Fuck it!" Rachel resisted a moan forming at the back of her throat.
Quinn nibbled on Rachel lower lips and she broke apart. Her moan escaped her mouth and bored into Quinn's. She felt Quinn's smirk against her lips. Rachel's tongue skimmed over Quinn's lips and was immediately granted entrance.
Then Rachel heard Quinn gasped when their tongue met and felt like she might just die. Their tongues moved with purpose, guided by their arousal and need for each other. Their kisses were now screaming "Fuck me!". Rachel felt Quinn's hand brushed against her bare torso and the arousal shot down even further. She whimpered into Quinn who moaned because of her whimper.
Air was sooo overrated.
Day 4:
Quinn shifted slightly and felt a dead weight on her. She groaned and tried to push that weight off her before her sense of smell was attacked by a delicious scent. She salivated unconsciously. She peeped and realized Rachel was lying on her collarbone, her body facing away from her thus giving her the full access to her hair. She bit her lips, contemplating if she could just dive her head into her hair innocently.
Well, people who were asleep had no control over their actions right? Yea, she could pretend she was still asleep and...
She shifted herself closer to Rachel, her hand which was tucked under Rachel's body, pulled Rachel closer towards her. A sneaky grin crept up her face.
Perfect.
Rachel shifted in her sleep and tossed over to face Quinn. Her hand dropped across Quinn's stomach lazily and her breathe tickled Quinn's neck. Quinn's heart jump-start alive, as though electrocuted by ER paddles. She heard a loud and ringing "Clear!" inside her as the electrocuted effect repeated itself, synchronising perfectly with Rachel's breathing.
Quinn's body went rigid under Rachel's weight, not daring to move. After what seemed like forever, Rachel finally stirred from her sleep. Quinn closed her eyes in response, pretending to be asleep and trying to shut off the "Clear!" which sounded awfully like Rachel's voice.
Rachel rolled off and she prevented a frown from forming on her face. A split second later, she felt the same weight back onto her collarbone, snuggling closer to her. She fought against her will to stop smiling and the "Clear!" voice was back in full force.
Rachel was humming a song so softly that she couldn't make out the tune against her heartbeat. Then it got louder.
And it sounded alot like the song she sang last night.
Then realization dumped onto her like a bag of trash. Holy shit.
They kissed.
Her tongue unconsciously gaze over her lips and they felt sore...a good kind of sore. She felt her stomach did a 360 degrees turn, back and front.
They bloody hell kissed.
She started to panic, trying to make sense of all that were changing between them. Was she just too much into her role?
Damn, it's just the alcohol.
Yeah...it had to be.
Then...why was she dying to feel those lips again?
She peeped and saw Rachel looking...no, blatantly staring at her. The panic in her mouth intensified itself. How should she react? Should she brush it off? Should she...
"I saw that." Rachel whispered and Quinn swallowed a lump of... fear?
She opened her eyes and found herself staring into Rachel chocolate-brown orbs. "Hi."She greeted shyly.
Quinn swallowed another lump.
"Hi."She whispered, hoping Rachel would stop staring at her.
"Last night..."She started and Quinn bit her tongue nervously. She tasted blood.
"...was good. The mashed-up." She continued and Quinn felt the panic slowly draining off her. "We should bring it up during Glee."She added and Quinn could only nod.
"...and the kiss was awesome..." The panic gushed back into Quinn again. "...I can now strike it off on my to-do list." She added with a small smile.
Quinn blinked with slight confusion.
"Erm..."Quinn coughed out. "What list?"
Rachel lifted herself away from Quinn, whose body protested against her will, and beamed. "Bucketlist. To kiss a girl once before I die."
Oh.
Quinn felt a punch in her stomach.
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"Although we were under the influence of alcohol and I can't really remember how it feels like, but it had to be awesome right? You're Quinn Fabray afterall."
Rachel lied. Lied through her teeth. Lied to herself. Lied to Quinn.
She remembered. She remembered how Quinn's tongue felt against her lips. She remembered how Quinn moaned when their tongues met.
Fair enough, item number 87 on her bucketlist was indeed to kiss a girl, there was no item on the list, however, which stated that she should want to kiss that same girl again...and again...and again.
And again.
But when she saw the panic in Quinn's eyes that shot straight to her stomach, she had to come out with something that gave them a way out. They had another 4 days together and things were bound to be awkward if this was not handled well.
Rachel shrugged. They were probably too into their roles. They would snap out of it once they were out of this Gay Town.
They had to snap out of it.
Rachel ignored the heavy rock in her chest and popped herself up from the bed, away from the source of warmth. She slipped her phone into her pocket. She had to look at some reminders of Finn. Her boyfriend, who she was so in love with...right? Guilt tasted like alcohol in her mouth.
She forced out a smile.
"See you later alligator."
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Quinn and Rachel walked apart while a pink elephant stood proudly between them. They were once again back to shop for new clothes since they were slightly richer now and they desperately needed to change out of their "couple" set. After spending all their fortune on Rachel's medical bill, the winning of $300 came just in time.
"Er...I think we have to buy couple clothes again."Quinn shrugged. "...you know, just in case we lose the next two rounds and the extra cash will come in handy." Rachel nodded but did not comment, which was strange. And Quinn, for once, missed Rachel's ranting and rambling.
"Well, I'll just go over there to see if there is anything suitable for us." Quinn pointed awkwardly to her right.
Nodded again.
She sighed under her breath and dragged her feet away.
Rachel's eyes trailed behind Quinn's back for a second longer than needed. She felt a heavy stone settling inside her and the more she wanted to push aside the panic look on Quinn's face, it fought back stronger.
Her hand caressed through the row of clothes without even looking at them, her head deep in thoughts.
"...help?" Rachel was snapped out of her state and was taken aback when a gorgeous ginger-red head girl grinned. She blinked, trying to remember what she had just said.
Taking in Rachel's stunned expression, the girl chuckled. "I said, do you need any help?"She repeated, an amused smile lingering on her face. Gosh, she was definitely beautiful but not even close to Quinn's beauty. Well, it was alittle unfair to compare her to Quinn since Quinn was blonde while she's ginger-red and Quinn had ass that could kill while this girl...
Her eyes trailed to her ass and nodded her head slightly.
Right, Quinn's definitely beat that ass. Then Rachel mentally face palmed herself and rolled her eyes. Why was she comparing them?
The girl mistaken the look on Rachel's face as permission though and she inched slightly towards her while Rachel was still deep in her thoughts.
"I can help you if you need any help...you know."She repeated herself, this time slower and with a hint of seduction. Her eyes sparkled as it roamed around Rachel's face, reading her.
Hazel eyes won the light brown eyes hands down.
Rachel shrugged, oblivious to the eye sexting the girl was doing. "I was just hoping to get some clothes, you know. Maybe you could help?" She replied, thinking that she could be a staff here although did not question why she was not in her uniform. Rachel's mind was too jumbled up with other thoughts.
"Hmmm..."The girl hummed approval as she appraised Rachel with interest. Her eyes stopped at her legs and she grinned.
"I think you will look gorgeous in shorts. Gosh...those legs can make anybody salivate." She whispered seductively. Rachel raised an eyebrow and blushed at the compliment, missing the sexual suggestion altogether.
This was the second time somebody actually complimented on her legs. She tucked her hair shyly behind her ears. She wondered if Quinn would like her to wear shorts too. She frowned, however, when she dropped her gaze to her legs. The idea of people salivating at her legs made her felt like some kind of food. Her frown deepened.
"You know, you should wear something sleeveless as well. Those arms..."Her fingers trailed up Rachel's arm slowly and deliberately. Rachel goose bumped at her touch. "Better still if it's something that is easy to remove." She added and took a step forward towards Rachel.
Rachel knew her arms were OK although she would like them slightly more define like Quinn's. She definitely understood the last bit about removing clothes easily. Afterall, who would want to get stuck in clothes when removing them right?
Thinking that she had gotten what she meant, she flashed her pearly-whites to the girl and saw the girl reciprocated her smile.
"Thank you, I think I know what you mean."She chirped and wetted her lips unconsciously. The girl's eyes lingered on Rachel's lips and when she looked up, her light brown eyes had darkened noticeably. "Well, then you should know that clothes are so overrated..." She whispered and took another bold step towards Rachel. Rachel took a step backwards, feeling uncomfortable at how the girl was looking at her and how she was stepping into her personal space.
Then she felt a strong arm pulling her forcefully backwards and a tight embrace around her waist. She turned around and her heart skipped a beat at Quinn's touch. How she missed her touch, even though it was less than 3 hours ago since they had some kind of contact. Her face warmed at that thought.
Quinn's eyes, however, were burning with anger. She glared furiously at Rachel and then back to the girl who was taken aback at Quinn's sudden appearance.
She took a step away from them, puzzled.
"I would really appreciate if you could stop making moves on my girlfriend." Quinn spited and pulled Rachel closer towards her.
Wait, what? Making moves?
Hmmm... Girlfriend? She blushed.
"Quinn..."She murmured timidly and tugged her shirt. Quinn darted her eyes towards Rachel and she frowned. "She wasn't..."But before she could even finished her sentence, the girl interrupted.
"Well, it seems like your girlfriend enjoyed my company more than yours."She snapped and folded her arms across her chest, smirking.
Rachel felt Quinn tensed against her but she was getting way confused.
What the hell was going on?
"That's not for you to judge."Quinn scoffed through clenched teeth, her grip tightened around Rachel.
The girl flashed a triumphant smile at Quinn's poor comeback. She shook her head in a deliberate motion.
"Damn, I was so right." Her eyes fell on Rachel, who was still confused about the situation. "Babe, wanna go right now?"She asked, a small smile on her face. Before Rachel could answer, Quinn placed herself between her and the girl. She squared her shoulders, her hand holding on to Rachel's tightly.
"Back off."She warned dangerously.
The girl smirked but took a step back. She lifted her hands in surrender. "Had fun while it lasted."She laughed and her eyes darted to Rachel's. "Call me when you're bored of this blondie."She added and wriggled her eyebrows before she walked away.
Quinn felt anger boiling inside her. She tried to regulate her breathing but had failed completely. She felt a small tug behind her and she spun around, taking in Rachel's fearful eyes.
"Quinn..."She started. She let go of Rachel's hand and closed her eyes. Then she took three steps away from her.
"God Rachel, why are you so dumb."She exclaimed.
"Quinn, I didn't know I swear! I don't get picked up by anyone!" Rachel explained and reached out to Quinn. Quinn swatted her hand away and she felt a sore at her chest.
"You like that kind of attention don't you."She spited and Rachel felt anger and pain rising inside her.
"Quinn Fabray, are you saying what I think you're saying?"Rachel's hands moved to her hips, hurt evident on her face.
"Depends on what you think I'm saying."Quinn rebuted, hands on her hips as well.
"Quinn Fabray."
"Rachel Berry."
And they engaged in a stare-off session. Rachel's eyes watered but she refused to blink before Quinn. But Quinn's eyes had yet to water and she had a feeling that years of glaring gave her an edge in this game. Finally, she spun around when she felt that her eyes could not take anymore and stormed away from Quinn.
"Thanks for the trust!"She exclaimed with her back facing Quinn.
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Quinn had been going round the shopping mall yet still had not spotted Rachel. Her legs were sore.
Things had gotten pretty intense lately. From the performance, to the kiss to the face-off an hour ago, Quinn felt herself losing control once again. She lost control when she had Beth and now she's losing control when she was with Rachel. It's driving her crazy.
She tapped her fingers impatiently against her thigh and her eyes scanned through the crowd. It did not help that Rachel was the only one with the phone and she was so tiny and short that spotting her would need Quinn to use some of her calves' muscles and ninja skills.
When panic began to sink to the bottom of her pit, an announcement blasted over the speakers.
"Ladies and gentleman, may we have your attention please. A teenage girl by the name of Rachel..."
"Rachel Berry, if you may."She heard a softer voice at the background which no doubt belonged to Rachel...her Rachel Berry. Quinn bit her lips to stop a smile from forming on her face.
"...Rachel Larry..."The announcer continued but was interrupted again.
"Rachel Berry! You know, like strawberry. Oh god, give it to me." There was the sound of shuffling before Rachel's voice appeared through the speaker.
"Ladies and gentleman….Hi." She paused. Quinn could almost see her expression and could not resist a smile lurking on her face. "I'm Rachel Berry and I'm looking for Quinn Fillet. *Cleared throat* Yes, FILLET-O-QUINN, that's for being irritating and annoying. And..."Then Rachel took a deep breath. " I've decided to forgive you although I'm still waiting for your official written apology. Till then, I'm calling you Fillet-O-Quinn. Meet me at the customer service counter and we can discuss what to write in that apology letter. *Cleared throat* Anyway…" She continued with a sing-song tune which could only mean…"Since I'm already here, might as well entertain you shoppers with my rendition of Silent Night. I have to say I am quite...no, very good at the song and often bring tears to my audienc- WOOH! Quinn!"
Quinn scooped Rachel over her shoulders while she pounded annoyingly at her back. "Let me down Quinn Fillet!"Quinn rolled her eyes and nodded apologetically to the customer service personnel. "I'm sorry!"She mouthed and then she drew circles around her temples and pointed to Rachel and shrugged.
"Quinn Fabray, if you do not let me down this moment, I'm gonna-"Quinn dropped Rachel and when she regained her footing, she felt herself blushing at the way Quinn was looking at her. The anger in Quinn's eyes was replaced with...affection?
"Quinn Fillet huh." She said, the edge of her mouth twitching.
"Hmpf." She folded her arms across her chest, trying to be pissed at Quinn for taking away her opportunity to perform. Another chance to sing Silent Night was robbed away. She scowled.
But when Quinn draped her hand across her shoulders, her hand betrayed her and sought after Quinn's hand almost immediately. Her fingers delightfully intertwined with Quinn's. The apology letter was long forgotten.
So much for loyalty, hand.
"Quinn Fillet."Quinn mumbled under her breath. "And I thought you're a vegan." She teased and shook her head while pulling Rachel closer to her.
Rachel felt the room spun alittle sideways at the way Quinn was holding on to her again.
Then a voice, which sounded strangely like hers, injected– In that case, I would gladly sacrifice my vegan life just to have a taste of Quinn Fill-
She shut her ears.
Because…she couldn't believe how wrong and… and WRONG that sounded.
Gosh, just too damn into her role.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
"They are back!"One of the occupants announced and the rest averted their gaze to them. Quinn, whose arm was still over Rachel's shoulder and Rachel's fingers were still interlocked with hers, frowned in puzzled.
What was with all the excited looks?
The occupants applauded and some gave catcalls. "Congratulations!"One of them shouted from the corner of the lounge. Rachel recognised him as the guy who was making out when they first arrived.
"You guys were awesome!" Another shouted. Quinn and Rachel were overwhelmed by their cheers.
"Go Team Faberry!" Bella and Alice cheered and it was then things started to click into place.
They must have heard about their win somewhere. Gay Town, was afterall, not that big. Quinn and Rachel smiled shyly and returned the high-fives which were thrown to them. They giggled when Bella and Alice lifted a poster with the words "TEAM FABERRY ROCKS" glittered across it.
Damn, they were starting to fall in love with this Gay Town.
"What about a song Team Faberry?" A fair, light-brown haired guy, who was sitting beside Bella and Alice, requested and the crowd cheered in agreement. He whipped out his guitar and his partner, slightly beefier yet equally good looking took out his keyboard.
Turns out, Alice, Bella, guitarist Edward and keyboardist Jacob belonged to an aspiring band called the Twilight.
Quinn and Rachel shared a glance. The twinkle in Rachel's eyes seemed to have already made the decision for them.
Quinn nodded and the crowd cheered again. She whispered to Edward who nodded excitedly. He turned to his partner Jacob and wriggled an eyebrow. They grinned.
As the music filled the background, Quinn felt herself studying Rachel who was busy interacting with the other occupants. She bounced, excited for another chance to perform. As she watched, a sudden realization settled over her that so many things had happened between them throughout the years. From enemies, to somewhat friends to current complicated status, how much they both had changed, as an individual and as a pair. Looking at Rachel smiling so genuinely made her felt so much that didn't make sense. She felt an invisible hand squeezing her heart and her heart pumped wildly in defense.
She shouldn't feel this way.
Rachel's eyes roamed to Quinn's and felt herself boring to that hazel obs. Rachel felt her face warming and she dropped her gaze as the tension between them intensified. However, when she looked up, she found herself anchored to Quinn's hazel eyes again.
(Rachel) Lyin' here with you so close to me
It's hard to fight these feelings when it feels so hard to breathe
I'm caught up in this moment, caught up in your smile
Quinn felt Rachel's gazes penetrating her and felt the urge to look away. Yet, as much as she wanted to, her eyes had this weird magnetic attraction for Rachel and instead of looking away, she felt herself lost in Rachel's eyes.
(Quinn) I've never opened up to anyone
So hard to hold back
when I'm holding you in my arms
Then their bodies had a mind of their own because the next moment, they were standing infront of each other, their eyes never leaving each other. It felt penetrating and weirdly intimate. The scene of their kiss the previous night repeated itself like a broken recorder and both couldn't resist a blush forming on their face.
(Quinn and Rachel) We don't need to rush this, let's just take it slow
The crowd began to snap their fingers to the beat, oblivious to their interactions. The Twilight started humming in the background. Damn, they sounded real good.
But all Quinn and Rachel could see were each other. The lyrics were so closed to heart that it made the both of them cringed. Quinn felt a tug in her heart and watched as Rachel's expression morphed into something that she knew resembled hers.
(Quinn and Rachel) Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
And I don't want to mess this thing up
No, I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby, I'm alright with just a kiss goodnight
Rachel took a deep breath, ignoring the nauseas feeling stirring inside her before she sang.
(Rachel)I know that if we give this a little time
It'll only bring us closer to the love we wanna find
(Rachel) It's never felt so real, (Quinn and Rachel) no, it's never felt so right
The raw emotions were evident in their voices and Rachel swallowed the intense need to tear for whatever reason. They sounded so good...yet so painful. The snapping continued and the crowd swayed to the music as the Twilight started humming in the background again.
(Quinn and Rachel) Just a kiss on your lips in the moonlight
Just a touch of the fire burning so bright
No, I don't want to mess this thing up
I don't want to push too far
Just a shot in the dark that you just might
Be the one I've been waiting for my whole life
So baby, I'm alright with just a kiss goodnight
The background snapping stopped. Rachel's eyes holding on to Quinn's gaze as she sang, an indescribable look on her face. The atmosphere turned heavy as realization dawned upon them like gravity.
No, this won't last forver.
(Rachel) No, I don't want to say goodnight
(Quinn) I know it's time to leave
(Quinn and Rachel) But you'll be in my dreams
(Quinn and Rachel) Tonight, tonight, tonight
Quinn felt a punch in her stomach and the urge to coil into a ball overwhelmed her. Rachel's breathing was noticeably faster and her hands were balled into a fist. Both wanted desperately to look away yet nobody made the move.
Because ...what would happen to the other who was left behind?
The crowd finally caught up with the weird tension between them and raised their brows in confusion. The crowd darted their eyes from Rachel to Quinn and back. Sensing the change, the Twilight stood up and took over the chorus.
It was oddly reflective and therapeutic to hear those words from a third party. The words unfolded like a scroll and they absorbed the words that were thrown to their faces. Quinn tried to keep her face straight but failed miserably when she saw Rachel's eyes clouded with unshed tears. Then she swallowed a lump and gave her a small grin as she mouthed the lyrics to her.
(Twilight) Oh, let's do this right with just a kiss goodnight
She saw Rachel's lip twitched upwards and her heart missed a beat. Her head felt dizzy. Since when did Rachel have such an effect on her?
(Twilight) With a kiss goodnight, kiss goodnight
They held on to their gaze longer than needed, oblivious to the crowd who were now observing them and whispering under their breath.
An intense moment passed.
Then Dude shook his Christmas bell noisily and all of them jumped at the sudden loud distraction. Quinn and Rachel broke apart, mildly taken aback that they were at the lounge with the other occupants.
"Gosh Dude, what was that for?"Jacob frowned, still clenching to his heart at that shock.
Dude shrugged lazily and he went back to his computer. "Sorry, my gaydar fuse just exploded." He called behind the desk and Rachel and Quinn's faces burned with embarrassment.
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Song:
Just a kiss - Lady Antebellum
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