Author's Note:
This chapter will probably take me a while to write. I'm writing this Author's Note on May 1st, so if it isn't out by tonight, I'm sorry. I am in need of some inspiration and a storyline for the chapter so that I can ease into upcoming angst. Yes, angst. Well, Hurt/Comfort, but close enough.
I love all of your reviews, but some suggestions for some happy chapters or some problems that may have to occur would be wonderful. Please?
Anyway, I should start writing this now. I've been putting it off all afternoon, and it's about 11:15 at night.
When Rachel and Finn woke up the next morning, their bodies tangled together as they lay snuggled together under a heap of blankets, they had never felt more wonderful. Rachel tucked her body closer to Finn's, basking in the warmth that radiated off of him in the humid, morning air. There was the light shuffling of feet echoing from the hallway and the downstairs, but neither of them wanted to move, so they didn't. They just sort of stayed there for a while.
Finally, after an hour of staring at each other with love-struck gazes and kissing softly on occasion just for the fact that they could, Finn and Rachel decided to get out of bed and socialize with their family. They would be leaving in 2 days, so they knew that they should really take advantage of all the time that they were able to spend with Burt and Carole and the glee club.
"Good morning! Or, should I say, good afternoon?" Blaine asked politely, smiling at them as they walked into the kitchen, completely dressed with their hands latched. Kurt swiveled a bit in his chair to face them and grinned at their blissful appearance. Burt and Carole shared a knowing glance with the couple before turning back to their almost-finished breakfast.
"Sorry; long night." Finn explained, grinning sheepishly at all four of them before kissing Rachel on the cheek and grabbing 2 plates from the cupboard to make up both of their meals. Remembering that Rachel was a vegan, Finn added extra eggs for his girlfriend instead of bacon or sausage and made her some toast, as well.
"Where were you guys, anyway? When Blaine and I got out of bed to get water and food, you guys weren't back yet and it was around 11 at night. Did you go out to a club, or something?" Kurt asked, taking a sip of his coffee and not looking up from his copy of Vogue. Finn smiled at Rachel and handed the girl her plate before turning back to Kurt.
"I took her there." Finn replied, knowing that he wouldn't need to elaborate for Kurt to understand what he meant. Kurt's eyes moved from his magazine to look at Finn and Rachel, a smile plastered on his face.
"Was it beautiful? Finn's told me that it's stunning. Well, not in so many words, but from his description, I just know that it's gorgeous." Kurt said, turning his full attention on Rachel. Blaine seemed to understand what they were talking about now, and smiled slightly at Kurt's enthusiasm before turning back to reading the comics in the newspaper. Burt and Carole both looked completely confused, but didn't comment until Rachel was done gushing about all of the details of their night with Kurt, who looked on dreamily.
"Where exactly did you go, Finn? I don't think I've heard of a place like that in Lima." Burt said, squinting as he tried to remember anything that sounded remotely like Rachel's description of it. Finn shrugged.
"It's not in Lima, really. It's between Lima and Westerville. It's just a clearing that I found when I was in high school. I've never really told anyone about it except for Kurt, and I took Rachel there last night for our date." Finn responded after swallowing a bite of scrambled eggs.
"That's sweet, honey." Carole commented, smiling when Rachel nodded in agreement and kissed Finn on the cheek.
"Very romantic." Blaine agreed, nodding in sync with Rachel.
"And to think that you told me you hated romantic comedies; you're living one!" Kurt announced happily, smiling at Finn, who grinned back.
"What are we doing today?" Blaine asked Burt and Carole once he had placed all of the family's plates into the dishwasher.
"I'm not too sure, yet. Burt and I don't have to go back to work until the day after you guys leave. What do you want to do?" Carole replied, looking at all of them. Rachel shrugged, turning to the boys. Kurt raised his eyebrows at Finn, who looked around at all of them.
"I think I speak for all of us when I say that we don't care what we do." Finn said, causing Kurt, Blaine and Rachel to nod in agreement.
"Alright. Good." Burt said as he entered the living room. "We're taking your little cousins to the zoo, Lux and Clover. Mary and Tom just called, they need a sitter and the kids want to go to the zoo." Blaine and Rachel clapped their hands eagerly, both loving children and the zoo at the same time. Finn exchanged a weary glance with Kurt, considering they knew the children quite well and they were not the angels that Blaine and Rachel were expecting.
"Honey, I know you and Rach love kids, but you need to watch your back. They are mischievous and clever and sneaky. I'm just warning you both." Kurt said once Carole and Burt left the room to gather snacks and the camera. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"How bad could they possibly be? They're children. How old are they?" Rachel asked. She wasn't going to take any warning very seriously; Kurt didn't have much patience, so the littlest things tended to get on his nerves, and Rachel assumed that was not an exception with children.
"Lux and Clover are my cousins. I've babysat them on multiple occasions, and Finn has always come with me. Once they turned 4, they turned into terrors. They're both 8 now, so prepare yourself." Kurt replied. Finn shuddered, heading to the bathroom to grab supplies.
"I think Blaine and I can handle a couple of kids. Finn, what on earth are you doing?" Rachel called as she heard a loud crash coming from the bathroom. Finn poked his head out of the doorway and looked at Kurt, a smile on his face.
"We haven't seen too much of Santana, we should invite her!" Finn said, his grin growing. Kurt clapped his hands.
"You're a genius. I'll call her, you just grab the stuff. Don't forget to pack the rope!" Kurt called to him, turning around and searching for his phone.
"Babe, do you call the little munchkins Lucifer and Clever? Is that your nickname for them? I knew that your horror stories sounded familiar. Santana watched them with you once, too, right? That's why you're calling her..." Blaine trailed off, joining the search for Kurt's phone. Rachel stared at all of them, beginning to think that she was the only sane one here.
"What is so horrible about 2 children?" Rachel demanded. Blaine stood up as Kurt raised his phone in the air victoriously.
"Lucifer and Clever, or Lux and Clover, are absolute nightmares. They are the embodiments of devils and are sneakier than anyone I have ever met. Santana is the only one who can control them, considering the pair are absolutely terrified of her and the fact that they sort-of-kind-of look up to her. She's like their role model, which is disturbing. Santana's only always cruel and mean around the children and doesn't show any of her good sides. She tried that in the beginning, from what Kurt's told me, but they got some kind of food in her hair and tried to lock her in the bathroom, so she pulled out all of her scary and used it on them." Blaine responded, his voice rushed and panicked.
"They got spaghetti in her hair. It was a mess and she was ready to kill them. By the time she was done threatening them, Lucifer looked terrified and Clover looked impressed. They've always shown Santana respect, since then." Kurt commented as he searched for Santana in his contact list. Rachel raised her eyebrows, growing a little concerned. If they were so freaked about two 8 year olds that they had to call Santana, the master of terrifying people when they needed to be scared, she should probably be preparing for the apocalypse.
"Don't worry, guys. Santana is coming with us, whether she wants to or not. I will physically drag her there. And, we can just ditch the spawn of Satan and Satan, herself, once we get there and everyone's settled." Finn announced, looking a lot more relaxed as he exited the bathroom, Rachel's bulging purse in his hand.
"That looks extremely heavy." Rachel commented, reaching for the bag. Finn shrugged, but held it out of her reach, smiling.
"It actually is pretty heavy, so I can handle it. I'll pass it on to Santana when we meet up with her." Finn said, noticing the confused look that crossed his girlfriend's face. Rachel smiled at him gratefully and kissed his cheek, briefly, before scurrying out of the room to put on sunscreen.
"Hello Lucif- I mean, Lux. I like your dress, Clover." Kurt told the twins, who stood 3 feet from him, smiling eerily politely.
Rachel took in their appearance and noted the resemblance to Kurt. They both had pale, porcelain-like skin and glasz eyes, and their hair was the same chestnut color. But, Clover's hair was extremely curly and Lux's nose was more pointed and profound. Lux smiled, sickeningly sweet at all of them, turning his gaze to Rachel and Blaine while his sister began to speak, in a voice that was a pitch slightly higher than Kurt's was as a child, from what Rachel could tell off of the old recordings she used to watch when Kurt got homesick.
"Hi, Kurtsie. Finnegan. Who's this?" Clover asked, batting her eyelashes at Rachel. Rachel smiled politely, despite her suspicions, and held out her hand.
"Hello! You must be Clover. I'm Rachel; Finn's girlfriend." Rachel said, still smiling. Burt and Carole smiled adoringly at the two children, who shook Rachel's hand politely and introduced themselves. When they were satisfied with their greeting, they turned towards Blaine. Rachel heard him gulp instantaneously, and sent him a reassuring smile.
"I'm Blaine. It's very nice to meet you two; Kurt's told me all about you." Blaine said, gaining his confidence back again. Lux stepped forward to shake Blaine's hand, sending him a polite smile. Blaine returned the smile, but shared a confused look at the courtesy of the children with Rachel, who returned the look.
When Burt and Carole left the room, the polite faces of the children disappeared, and they glared harshly at all four of them. Blaine and Rachel raised their eyebrows in shock of the difference.
"I told you not to call me Kurtsie." Kurt muttered, returning the glare. Blaine and Finn stifled laughter, earning them glares, as well.
"You went to call us Lucifer and Clever." Clover replied, flicking her hair behind her ear and studying her nails in boredom. Lux nudged his sister with his elbow and sent her a look that nobody could decipher except his twin. She nodded shortly and they both turned their glares to zero in on Rachel and Blaine.
Finn held out his hand to Rachel, who went to take it, but stopped when the gaze turned a little harsher and the children's eyes narrowed a little bit more.
"Will you please explain to me the reason why you two are glaring at our guests?" Finn asked the twins, annoyed at the lack of contact between him and Rachel.
"If I promise that we will do no bodily harm to them or lock them in a confined area or move from this spot, will you give Clover and I a minute alone with your 'guests'?" Lux asked, his gaze turning to Kurt and Finn. They both nodded reluctantly and exited the room. Clover stepped forward slightly, causing both of them to step back a little.
"Listen, hobbits. If you hurt Finnegan or Kurtsie, I will not hesitate to end you. We may hate them, but we don't hate them." Lux said, also stepping forward slightly. Blaine's eyes widened and Rachel immediately shook her head.
"I proposed to Kurt, we're getting married. I would never hurt him, you have my word." Blaine said. Rachel nodded in agreement.
"Finn is amazing, it isn't physically possible for me to allow myself to hurt him intentionally. I love him." Rachel stated. Blaine gasped slightly and Rachel realized what she had said, but didn't deny it. She turned towards Blaine slightly and smiled sheepishly. Blaine clapped excitedly for a moment before they both returned their looks to face Lux and Clover.
The twins were in a deep conversation, barely making any noise at all and staring intently at each other as they whispered rapidly. Neither Rachel nor Blaine could decipher what exactly they were saying, but when the twins turned back around, their gazes had softened significantly.
"Good. So, we've reached an agreement." Clover announced, nodding sharply. Rachel and Blaine nodded, too.
"You can come in now." Lux shouted to Finn and Kurt, who entered the room cautiously.
"Okay... Are you ready to go to the zoo?" Finn asked the twins, who had now relaxed a bit, but still looked like they were up to something. Rachel wondered if this is what Santana looked like in high school, and then realized that Santana still had a sneaky-look about her, 24/7.
"The zoo? Why, man-ape? Do you want to feel at home? Visiting some old relatives?" Lux asked, rolling his eyes. Finn ignored the comment as the doorbell rang, and Kurt jumped, eagerly scurrying to the door.
"Santana! Were you as hungover as I was yesterday? Do you remember anything?" Kurt asked, hugging Santana and opening the door a little wider to invite her inside.
"I don't remember anything. I woke up with a migrane. Now, my dear Porcelain, please tell me why you've brought me to your house for 'bonding,' whatever that means." Santana said. Lux and Clover's eyes lit up a little with a strange mixture of fear and admiration and they jumped from their seats on the couch, drawing Santana's attention. Her gaze grew a little harsher as she viewed the children, and Rachel assumed that this was what Santana normally looked like in high school.
She looked like she was a ticking time bomb.
"Lucifer and Clever. How wonderful it is to see you. I take it we're going to some park in Loserville and I have to babysit the little brats." Santana said, her gaze turning to annoyance as she glanced at Finn, who shrugged sheepishly.
"Sorry, Tana. We didn't know what else to do." Finn replied. Kurt pulled on her arm a little, shooting her a pleading look. Blaine nodded at her, as if to say that he would make it up to her and Rachel gave Santana her best puppy eyes. Santana groaned and murmured an affirmative before stepping forward to face the children directly.
"It's been a while, demons. Where are they taking us?" Santana asked. Burt and Carole walked into the room a few seconds later, smiling and greeting Santana.
"Oh, hello Santana! Are you joining us on our trip to the zoo?" Carole asked, smiling sweetly. Santana murmured something about how her friends were the real baboons, but nodded politely.
"I am, actually. I hope I'm not intruding." Santana said apologetically.
"Of course not, dear! Is everyone ready to go?" Carole asked, directing most of her attention to Lux and Clover.
After everyone had nodded and grabbed their stuff, Rachel clasped her hand with Finn's and smiled softly at him.
It was going to be a long day.
Author's Note:
Arghhh finally! I've been so busy and I've kind of been neglecting this chapter. Sorry, darlings! I'm moving next weekend, so I've been packing and stuff. I've also been pretty busy lately with my social life..
(Yes, I know, you're gasping because I have a social life)
Anyway, I will hopefully be updating this in 2 days:)
NEXT CHAPTER: zoo day:)
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