Chapter 20
Quinn stepped forward on the stage and began the song, her voice breaking a little more with each word. Sam stood next to her, tears in his eyes, avoiding the glares coming from Finn who was on the other side of Quinn and next to Santana. Quinn sighed as she sang.
I cannot find a way to describe it
It's there inside, all I do is hide
Santana joined in for the next part, taking over for the part Rachel was supposed to sing.
I wish that it would just go away
What would you do, you do if you knew?
What would you do?
Finn and Sam began singing with them, with the rest of the club jumping into place, paired up as couples dancing their "Dancing with the Stars" Dance.
All the pain I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what was never said
Back and forth inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable, come and take me away
Rory and Sugar came in, dancing a sped up version of the waltz. Quinn and Puck danced then. They were partners since Puck was a better dancer than Sam. Next, Finn came in with Santana dancing a jive and Mike and Brittany joined in after a few moments. Finn and Santana did the singing.
I feel like I am all alone
All by myself I need to get around this
My words are cold
I don't want them to hurt you
If I show you I don't think you'd understand
'Cause no one understands
Finn sighed and stood on stage alone for a second as everyone ran off. He sang by himself, not doing what Mr. Schue had planned on.
All the pain I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what was never said
Back and forth inside my head
Quinn rolled her eyes and joined Finn on stage again, singing the rest of the chorus with him.
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable, come and take me away
Tina sang the next part, dancing with Quinn, Santana, Brittany, Sugar, Puck, Blaine, Kurt, Rory, and Mike behind her.
I'm going nowhere on and on and
I'm getting nowhere on and on and on
Take me away
Quinn and Tina sang next, smiling.
I'm going nowhere on and on and off and on and off and on
The whole club joined in, dancing and singing with not much effort. Nobody had a clue what happened to Rachel but Finn was the first person to catch a glimpse of a beautiful brunette standing in the back of the auditorium. His slight smile turned to a frown as he noticed it was his pregnant girlfriend. She was crying, no, sniffling. Her eyes were red and puffy as she turned away and started walking out. Finn didn't think for a second before dropping the microphone and running after her.
All the pain I thought I knew
All the thoughts lead back to you
Back to what was never said
Back and forth inside my head
I can't handle this confusion
I'm unable, come and take me away
Take me away
Break me away
Take me away
"Rachel," Finn yelled after her as he ran down the hall. "Rachel, where are you?"
Rachel cried as she walked into the pouring rain. "Rach?" He asked as he saw the blur through the fog. "Is that you?"
She nodded, walking further away from him. "Rachel, give me a chance to apligize."
"Apologize for what? You had no right to accuse me of cheating after you kissed your ex-girlfriend. I never said I even liked Sam much less slept with him. And you know that I'm a 'prude' or whatever you and your senseless, foolish, idiotic friends call me when I'm not around." Rachel cried, screaming in the rain but it sounded like a whisper through the sound of the down pour.
"You're not a prude, Rach. You're pregnant. Prudes don't get pregnant," Finn shook his head. "I love you and I trust you; I was just scared."
"Don't give me that," Rachel yelled. "You're not the one having a baby! You're not the one with crazy parents who will kill you if you say the wrong thing at dinner! You have friends that don't turn on you and don't care about all of the drama and other crap you're going through with the person you're dating! You're not the one who keeps coming up with excuse, after excuse, after excuse for why I scream when I trip in the choir room!" She cried as she said that, collapsing on the ground against a random car.
"What does that even mean?" Finn asked, worry in his voice as he sat down next to her. "Rachel, tell me."
Rachel took a deep breath before looking into his eyes. He took off his suit jacket and put it over her shoulders. "Baby, tell me."
"The other day…" Rachel started, the tears still streaming from her eyes, the rain drenching her hair. "It was at dinner, my dads made meat loaf for them and a salad for me and we had a long conversation about sectionals which is when they said they didn't think singing was a good idea." She took a break, her voice becoming uneasy to understand.
"Rach, its fine, slow down. You can tell me," Finn rubbed her shoulder comfortingly.
"My dad, LeRoy, went to check on the laundry and me and my other dad got into a really huge fight about the baby. He said that I was throwing my life away and I would never get into NYADA when they find out I'm pregnant. I started to say something back and he…" Rachel stopped, unable to continue through her sobs.
Finn moved closer to her and let her fall into his arms. "He didn't, did he?"
Rachel simply nodded, bawling into his chest.
Quinn sighed as she sat down on the couch backstage, listening to the Warblers perform. She took a sip of her water bottle before setting it down and leaning her head back.
"You okay?"
"Not really," Quinn shook her head, closing her eyes as Puck sat next to her.
"What's wrong?" Puck asked sympathetically, frowning a little. "It's Finn and Rachel, right?"
"Sadly yes," Quinn nodded. "I feel like crap. I did this to them you know. I'm the reason they fight all of the time and I'm the reason she doesn't trust him anymore. In a way, I'm the reason why we're losing today."
"Hey, don't say that. It's not your fault and we're gonna win, I promise," Puck set his hand on her knee and sighed. "Come on, Q, cheer up."
"Thanks but I'm fine being miserable," Quinn sighed, opening her eyes and looking at Puck.
"Q, I know you and when you say you're fine you don't mean it. Usually you mean 'leave me the hell alone' or 'come here, I need you'," Puck said, moving closer to her. "I think I'm falling in love with you, Quinn, and I need you to be honest with me and tell me what's wrong."
"I can't go to Yale," Quinn looked away, unsure if she could actually face him. "I want to but I can't let myself get in the way of their relationship."
"What the hell? You've got to be kidding me, Q, you got in before Finn did, that's not fair," Puck said, standing up.
"It's the only reasonable option," Quinn sighed. "I can go anywhere, maybe Ohio State. I got accepted to Syracuse and a few other schools, too, so it's not like I'd have to put off going to college."
"No, I won't let you do that. Yale is your dream school…"
"Since September, Puck; it's been my dream school for less than six months," Quinn shook her head. "Finn has wanted to play college football since first grade and Rachel has been dreaming of going to New York since she was a toddler."
"You can't do this to yourself, Quinn. It's not your fault. Maybe they just weren't meant for each other," Puck sighed. "Think about it more before you make your decision."
Quinn looked at Santana and Brittany laughing in the corner with Tina and Sugar and all she felt was loneliness as Puck walked away from her. She sighed and looked at her phone when it buzzed.
You know what to do, Q.
She was confused when she saw it was from a blocked number. Around the room, half of the club was on their phones. Emily and Ali were taking selfies, Sam was on the phone with his parents, Rory and Artie were having a Temple Run war, Mercedes and Kurt sat in the corner playing an online, multiplayer game of Cribbage, and Mr. Schue was texting Coach Beiste about Finn running out.
Who would text her that?
Whether it was a wrong number, a prank text, a butt dial, or a threat, it was true. Quinn Fabray knew exactly what she needed to do.
Okay so more Finchel here. I hope you liked it. Please review or PM and I'll post a preview for the next chapter on my instagram when I start it :) Also check out my Polyvore (Link in bio) to see their sectionals outfits (just Rachel and Quinn's). I also updated the summary so it's more relevant to the story :)