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Shelby looked at the look her daughter was giving her before sighing, reaching out to take her hand and pulled her into a tight hug before placing a soft kiss on her forehead and letting her go, but not letting go of her hand
"Baby, what're you doing here? I thought you were happy at McKinnley?". Asked Shelby as she traced a finger over her hand. Rachel shrugged her shoulders and sighed.
"You haven't spoken to B1 and B2 yet have you?". She asked softly, referring to her dads.
"No?". Asked Shelby as she raised an eyebrow and stared at Rachel.
"The bullying had gotten worse at McKinnley to the point that I was coming home with bruises, dad and daddy wouldn't take it anymore, so they withdrew me from McKinnley and now I'm here". Rachel replied with a sigh as she shrugged her shoulders. Shelby looked at Rachel's crest fallen face.
"Oh baby, I'm sorry". She whispered as she pulled Rachel into another hug and held her tighter. Rachel smiled softly and wrapped her arms around Shelby's waist and held her tightly.
"Mum?". Asked Rachel as she looked up at Shelby.
"Yeah baby?". She asked as she looked down at her daughter.
"I love you mummy". Rachel whispered as she looked back down and squeezed her mum. Shelby smiled and squeezed Rachel.
"Come on kid, you need to go to lunch, you trying out for Vocal Adrenaline?". Asked Shelby as she let go of Rachel.
"Of course I am, I need to verse them at sectionals and beat them. I'll only ever talk to some of them again, they were all so mean". Replied Rachel with a pout. Shelby giggled and kissed her head. Rachel smiled. She loved seeing her mum without her Coach Corcoran persona; that was the mum that she knew who would always be there and the one she loved more than anything else in the world.
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Walking the halls of Carmel felt weird for Rachel, she was use to walking the halls of McKinnley and have slushies been thrown at her but here, she's just looked at as if she's weird, but she kinda is weird, just in the new kid weird kinda way. After talking to her mum early in the morning, Rachel had felt better, she loved talking to her mum because it took the weight off Rachel's shoulder. It was getting closer and closer to auditions for vocal adrenaline and Rachel was nervous, what song should she audition with? She felt her phone vibrate so she pulled it out and seen she had two messages from numbers she didn't know or that she hadn't saved them in her phone.
Ray, its me Britt, Sanny gave me your number. Just wanted to say I hope your first day of school is going better and that auditions go awesome as well. You have a killer voice, use that to your advantage. Lord Tubbington and my duckies said good luck, love you xxx ps, I miss you, princess sleepover soon?
Yo, Bezza, it's San. When you were changing I stole your phone and sent myself a message from your phone. Hope your first day of school was good, good luck for vocal adrenaline auditions, you're going to nail it. X San. Ps, sing Defying Gravity as one of your audition songs, you nailed that song and made it your bitch.
Rachel grinned as she opened the messages and saved the numbers into her phone. Rachel had arrived at the auditorium in no time, she was scared. She's a singer and an actress, she shouldn't be scared. Rachel took in a deep breath and walked into the auditorium with her head held high. She walked to the front of the auditorium and sat down with the rest of the people waiting to audition.
"Hey! You're Rachel Berry right?". Grinned the girl to Rachel's left. Rachel turned to her left and seen a blue eyed blonde haired girl sitting next to her. Rachel quirked her eye brow trying to remember this girl.
"Sorry! I'm Emily Kind, I'm in Miss Corcoran's music class, I sat behind you today, I was going to talk to you, but you had to stay back". Smiled Emily as she shrugged her shoulders lightly. Rachel grinned.
"Hi Emily, it's nice to meet you. What song are you singing for your audition?". Asked Rachel as she turned in her seat lightly to look at Emily.
"I'm going to sing "Since You've been Gone", by Kelly Clarkson, what about you?". Grinned Emily as she too turned in her seat to smile at Rachel.
"I was thinking maybe "Defying Gravity"". Replied Rachel with a shrug.
"Well broadway, I think that's a good idea". Grinned Emily.
"Broadway? What's that?". Asked Rachel as she seen Vocal Adrenaline walk in and sit around the people waiting to audition.
"Your new nickname". Grinned Emily as they faced the front just as Coach Corcoran took the stage. Rachel turned to the front of the stage with a huge kilowatt smile. Shelby raised her eye brow at her daughter which made her grin get bigger.
"Hello everyone, for those of you who don't know me, I'm Shelby Corcoran, coach for Vocal Adrenaline. We've won nationals 9 times and this season we are going to make it the tenth. When I call your name, please make your way to the stage, tell the pianist your song and then began. First up we have Ashleigh Wells". Said Shelby as she made her way down the stairs and sat down at the directors table. As Emily and I waited for everything to be set up and for Ashleigh to begin, we sat there talking and anything and everything, Rachel grinned. She finally made a friend who liked her on first impressions. Just then, Rachel felt her phone vibrate. She grabbed her Iphone out from her pocket and realized she had a message from her mum. Rachel looked over at Shelby quizzically, but Shelby didn't make a move to acknowledge that anyone was looking at her. Rachel smiled and unlocked her phone to read her message.
Good luck baby, I know you're contemplating on what song to sing but sing defying gravity, you know every nook and cranny to that song. Good luck baby, I'll be rooting for you. Im so proud of you, I'm always so proud of you x
Rachel smiled at her mums message and sent of a quick reply. She sat in her seat waiting for her mums phone to vibrate on the desk. Rachel turned around to find that her mum had placed her phone on her lap. Rachel grinned, she knew what was coming. The duo had sat there listening to all of the auditions, frowning as they heard a few people screech during their songs. Rachel had clapped after Emily had nailed her song and now, she was just waiting for her song.
"Rachel Berry". Called out Shelby. Rachel stood up and straightened out her dress, and then made her way up the stairs and whispered her song to the pianist. He smiled his head and nodded. Rachel grinned in reply and walked towards centre of the stage and took the micro-phone and took in a deep breath and began. Throughout her song, Rachel felt alive. She loved to sing, but this song, this song gave her an added strength, she always placed herself in Elphaba's shoes and sang about never being brought down and thats how she felt. She was never going to be brought down to nothing because she will always be something and she will become that star who is shinning brighter than the others. Rachel finished with a flourish and grinned at the crowd. She looked around the room and noticed everyone, including Vocal Adrenaline, was staring at her with their mouths open. Shelby grinned at Rachel and Rachel knew that smile, that smile was the thats-my-amazing-talented-daughter-smile that she had on her face every time Rachel sang.
"Thank you Rachel, we will get in touch if you're in". Nodded Shelby as Rachel smiled again and made her down the stairs and sat back down next to Emily who grinned at her when she sat down.
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A few hours later, Rachel was on her way home. She had quite the first day; being asked if she was Coach Corcoran's daughter, she was but they didn't need to know that, making a new friend and then meeting her friends and made more new friends and getting all of their facebook details and their mobile numbers, staying in contact with her old ones, well, old new friends and now, she was headed back to her mums house because her dad's were going away for a month. Rachel was fairly keen on having a RENT marathon with her mother tonight. Rachel pulled her pink JEEP into her mums double drive way and noted that her mother still wasn't home. She grabbed her bag out of the back and walked inside. It felt so good to come home without having clothes that were slushied. She felt her phone vibrate and quickly whipped it out, seeing she had a message from Santana. Rachel raised her eyebrow slightly and opened it.
Berry where are you? I'm at your house and you're not home. I need someone to talk to. I need to talk to you.
I'm at my mums house for awhile on 82 Grenwell Boulevard, are you okay? Come on over.
Rachel was now seated on the lounge in front of the television waiting for Santana to reply, but as Rachel kept looking at her phone, there was still no reply from Santana. Just as Rachel was about to call her, when she heard a knocking on the door. Rachel walked over to the door and pulled it open to reveal a puffy eyed, teary Santana.
"Oh San". Said Rachel as she wrapped her arm around Santana and ushered her into the lounge room.
"Are you okay? What's happened? Do you need anything?". Asked Rachel as she sat next to Santana and held her hand. Santana just shook her head and sniffled, and laid her head on Rachel's shoulder. Rachel didn't know what to do, she wasn't use to this Santana before. Rachel lifted her hand and ran her hand through Santana's hair, trying to soothe her.
"My parents kicked me out, I had nowhere to go". Whispered Santana as she wrapped an arm around Rachel's middle.
"Why'd they kick you out?". She replied.
"I.. I told them I was gay, that I was inlove with Britt, then they kicked me out saying no daughter of theirs was a lesbian". Whispered Santana hoarsely. Rachel sighed and rubbed Santana's arm up and down.
"Have you gone to see Britt?". Asked Rachel as she wondered why Santana was here and not at Brittany's.
"Her parents hated me, they think I'm a bad influence on her, she was second choice after you. If you had kicked me out, then I would have went to hers". Replied Santana as Rachel nodded in understanding. Rachel sat there with Santana laying on her shoulder, she then reached across the lounge and picked up the remote and turned the tv on.
"Grey's Anatomy? Good choice". Sniffled Santana as she relaxed into Rachel's embrace.
"I know, good show". Smiled Rachel in reply.
Not very long later, Shelby had arrived home from a long day at school. She walked into her home and seen two brown haired girls on her lounge. She was curious so she walked into the lounge room to see Rachel with a latina girl curled up to her side. Shelby raised her eyebrow. Rachel held a finger to her mouth telling her mother to be quiet, and then she gently slid out from underneath Santana and followed her mum into the kitchen.
"Everything okay baby?". Asked Shelby as she set about to cook dinner.
"Thats my close friend Santana, her parents kicked her out". Sighed Rachel as she sat at the island and placed her chin on her folded arms and stared at her mother as she made her way around the kitchen pulling things out.
"Why'd her parents kick her out?". Asked Shelby.
"Because she told them she was in love with her best friend, who's female, who's also in love with her too. So they told her that no daughter of theirs that lives there is a lesbian, and she has no family so she came to me". Answered Rachel. Shelby nodded her head and contemplated her move. Santana must be a close friend of her daughters, maybe she should let the girl stay with her for awhile? She had already gone through so much. Thought Shelby.
"If she has nowhere to stay, she's welcome to stay here if you want". Said Shelby as she placed her apron on and turned around to face her daughter.
"Really? Thank you mum!". Grinned Rachel as she slid of the stool and walked over and wrapped her arms around her mums waist.
"What happens after the time I'm here? Are you going to make her sleep on the street?". Asked Rachel as she looked up to her mum. Shelby thought about her answer for a bit before replying.
"I'll talk to your fathers, and if they allow it, she stay there, if not, she can stay here for as long as wants". Replied Shelby.
"Thanks mum, you're the best". Grinned Rachel as she squeezed her mum.
"Tell me something I don't know". Shelby grinned in reply.
"Um Rachel?". Asked a timid tired voice from the door way. The duo turned around and seen the dark haired latina girl standing there with her hair sticking out. Rachel made her way over to Santana and pulled her over to her mum.
"Mum, this is Santana Lopez, my good friend from McKinnley, San, this is my Mum, Shelby Corcoran". Smiled Rachel as she introduced the pair.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Corcoran, but I should probably go so you can have dinner". Said Santana as she shuffled her feet.
"Before you go, I have something it'd like to discuss with you". Said Shelby as she indicated for her to sit down at the island. Santana gulped and sat down on the stool at the island, she didn't know the lady at all but she seemed scary and that alone made Santana know she had to listen to her. Rachel smiled and sat down on the other side of her. Shelby walked over to the island and stood on the other side so she faced the girls.
"Rachel has informed me of your.. situation and I would like to offer you something: you are welcome here whenever and if you want, you can have the guest room upstairs next door to Rachel". Said Shelby.
"You don't even know me, why're you doing this? Why don't you hate me? I'm a lesbian!". Replied Santana as she looked at Shelby.
"I may not know you but I trust Rachel and if she likes you and trusts you, then I'm sure the more I get to know you I'll be the same. Do you want me to hate you because you're a lesbian? Because I will if you want me too. Just because you're a lesbian doesn't mean anything, it just means you don't like men and that you would prefer women. You're still the same person your parents brought up, that'll never change". Replied Shelby as she looked into Santana's eyes. Santana looked into Shelby's eyes contemplating Shelby's offer.
"What about when Rachel goes back to her dads? Would I stay, or go with her, or get kicked out onto the streets?". Asked Santana.
"That would be up to you and her dads, if they want you to move in with them, then that's what you will do, if not, you can stay here for as long as you want, I have the room and I have the funds to care for you, for both of you". Replied Shelby. Santana looked at Rachel, then to Shelby and then back to Rachel, she sighed before smiling half heartedly.
"Thank you Miss Corcoran, it'd like to take you up on that offer". Smiled Santana as Shelby turned around and continued to make dinner.
"It's Shelby, you can call me Shelby whilst you're staying here Santana". Smiled Shelby as she heard Rachel squeal.
"I HAVE A ROOM MATE!".
There you go guys, new chapter. Hope you like it. Read and review please!
