Heyy. So... Here I am again. I hope you like this chapter. I really wanna thank all of you for following, reviewing or favorite this story. I didn't expect this AT ALL. Hmm, I don't really know what to say more, so I'm just gonna say: have a really nice day and enjoy the sun... If it's even sunny in your country. And enjoy this fanfic, of course...
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"You don't need to do that..." Rachel says as Quinn wants to clean her up with a towel.
"But I want to." Quinn sadly says, while looking at the with blue slushy covered girl in front of her. This slushy was supposed to be hers. This is all her fault. She's awful. She picks up the towel again and brings it to Rachel's face, only to be slapped away by Rachel's hand.
"I don't want you to do it." Rachel quietly admits.
Quinn can't deny it hurts. She didn't expect this. She sort of expected Rachel to return her feelings eventually. That Rachel was just scared. She thought she saw the signals. But who was she kidding?
"Oh..." Quinn gulps, looking at her shoes.
Rachel gently grabs the towel out of Quinn's hands and starts cleaning herself up. Quinn awkwardly watches her. Rachel turns around.
"You can go, you know?" Rachel says, staring at Quinn's t-shirt. Is it really that hard for Rachel to just watch Quinn in the eyes? Quinn holds back her tears. She ruined this friendship by wanting more. What's wrong with her? Why isn't she lovable?
"I... I don't wanna go." Quinn honestly says.
"Okay." Rachel simply says. She nods slowly while turning to the mirror again.
"I don't wanna go because we haven't talked." Quinn adds, nervously shuffling with her feet.
Rachel stops cleaning herself up and turns around again, now looking Quinn in the eyes. Quinn sees hurts in them. Confusion. Tears. She wants to hug Rachel so badly but she knows she can't.
"What do you wanna talk about?" Rachel asks, voice trembling slightly.
Quinn shrugs. "Our friendship. Well, what's left of it... Our kiss. My letter."
Rachel starts trembling. "Quinn..." She begs.
"I know you don't want to talk about it. But please, Rachel, I need answers." Quinn tearfully says.
"You used me. You knew I don't like myself. You knew more things about me than anyone else. And then, you just played with my heart. I'm breakable too, Quinn. I'm not superwoman. And for what I know, you know that too." Rachel shakes her head and walks to the door.
"Rachel, please don't go." Quinn begs, reaching out to grab Rachel's hand.
"Shut up, Quinn." Rachel sobs, running out of the restroom, leaving a miserable Quinn behind.
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Rachel
Why? Why did she choose to help Quinn while she wanted to avoid her? There's something about Quinn that's pulling at her like a magnet. Sure, the girl is beautiful. But there's something vulnerable to the girl. The way she looked at her after she said she didn't want her help. So hurt and sad. The worried expression she wore when she was slushied... Is she really that good of an actress? It looked like the expression she had for weeks after she gave Beth up for adoption. Devastated. No, broken. That's the right word.
Before Rachel realizes it, she runs into someone.
"LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO MY HAIR, I JUST M... O, hi Rachel."
Rachel looks at Kurt with blurry eyes.
"Oh.. O you're crying! Uhhm okay... just ehh calm down? ...No?" Kurt sighs and walks up to her. He awkwardly kneels down next to her and pats her back.
"I have no freaking idea why you're crying in the middle of the goddamn day but does this have to do something with Finn? Because if it is, I'm gonna take away all those skincare products I gave him. And yes, he really uses them. This is something to gossip about if you need it."
Rachel smiles a little at this but shakes her head.
"It's not Finn. It's Quinn."
Kurt frowns. "I just realized how similar their names are. It's crazy. O well... What's with Quinn?"
Rachel looks at the floor. "What do you do when you're falling in love with someone and that person says she feels the same way in a letter, but you don't know if they're faking it or not?" She asks quietly.
Kurt smiles gently at this. "O Rachel, you really are sort of blind, aren't you?"
Rachel frowns. "Although my vision is a bit blurry at the moment, I can see perfectly fine. Thank you." She huffs.
Kurt grins. "Quinn is as blind as you. I'm quite amused to be honest. You know what? I'm leaving." He grabs his bag and quickly walks away.
Rachel's eyes widen. "Wait a second. KURT? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? KURT! DON'T LEAVE ME LIKE THIS! KURT!
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Quinn
"Baby mamma? Are you in here? Please, Quinn, just stop blocking the goddamn door!"
Quinn is sitting against the door, still in the restroom. Tears are streaming down her face.
"Sweety, this is only gonna take longer if you don't open the door. Please." Puck now sweetly says.
Quinn wipes away her tears and stands up. The door flies open and Puck stumbles into the room.
"Okayyy that was unexpected... But that's okay I guess... Because you finally let me in..." He looks at the brokenly looking Quinn. His awkward expression changes into a worried one.
"Hey, what's going on?" Puck asks, and he gently reaches out to take Quinn's hand in his.
"I fucked up big time, Puck." Quinn's shaking voice says.
Puck wipes away her tears and pulls her into a hug.
"What's wrong, babe?" He softly asks.
Quinn huffs. "It's Rachel. I just wanted to talk to her, you know? But she avoids me and I don't know why. I think she doesn't believe me, Puck. I messed up." Her voice breaks.
Puck just strokes her back.
"She doesn't like me." She adds.
Puck laughs. "Kurt is right with you two being blind."
"Wait, Kurt send you?" She pushes him away from her.
"Well... Yes. But that's okay because otherwise, I would've searched for you myself." Puck tries to hold her again but she walks backwards.
"Don't. Touch. Me." She warningly says.
"Oh come on, Quinn. What's with this bullshit?" He helplessly exclames.
"This BULLSHIT? Kurt is Rachel's best friend. She already hates me, I don't want her to hate me even more. I bet you wanna use your stupid matchmaking AGAIN on us only to make her hate me more. Leave me alone." Quinn sobs.
"You're acting like a little child. I don't fucking want her to hate you more. I'm not even here to talk about her. I'm here to talk about you. I want to how how YOU feel. Like it or not, you're my friend. I'm not gonna leave my friend on her own in this miserable state." Puck yells.
Quinn looks at him with tears in her eyes. She's quiet for a minute but then she simply falls into his arms and she sobs against his shoulder. Puck holds her tightly against him and strokes her hair. He shuts his eyes.
"Shh, everything is going to be fine. And I know she loves you, Quinn. Kurt told me. Rachel's just being stupid right now." Puck whispers into her hair.
"She's not stupid." Quinn murmurs. Puck smiles. It's cute how Quinn's still defending Rachel, even after all this mess.
"I love you." Puck says. He means it in a friendly way of course.
"I love you too." Quinn quietly says.
"But you love someone else more." Puck states.
"Yes I do." Quinn nods.
"It's her birthday next week." Puck tells her.
Quinn pulls away from him till there's a small distance between them.
"Why are you telling me this? It's no use..." Quinn looks at the floor.
Puck smiles. "No, it is. I know everyone forgets her birthday. Or they don't wanna go. I don't know. But I'm always the only one, together with Kurt and Finn, who's coming to her birthday. I think she would be happy if you're coming. I take care of it that Kurt and I don't come, then. And Finn... Well, I just kidnap him or something. He's not that smart so I don't think he's gonna be a problem. Just plan something for her."
Quinn looks up to him slowly. He sees a watery smile on her lips.
"Thank you." She says.
"My pleasure. Now, go plan something good because otherwise she's gonna kill me for not coming to her birthday."
Quinn laughs and pulls herself up to plant a firm kiss on his cheek. "No, really. Thank you." She says, before walking out of the restroom.
Puck grins. It was definitely worth it for that kiss.
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