Author's Note: WOW! Thanks to everyone responding to this story it means a lot! In this chapter Faberry starts and I know it's early, but there is a lot more to come from this. Also, there is some interaction between Magnolia and Quinn so that's nice. Song sung in this chapter is Landslide, by Fleetwood Mac or Glee whichever you live best. Okay so enjoy! Tell me what you'd also like to see in the next chapter love hearing from you guys! - Ashlee :)

CHAPTER TWO

Santana, Rachel, and Kurt holding Lia's hand, were all standing outside of the black town car that was taking Kurt and Lia to school.

"Okay Mags, so what do we do if someone gives you trouble?" Santana asked squatted down in front of the little girl.

"Tell them I'm from Lima Heights." Lia said confidently in front of the woman.

"Good girl," Santana hugged Magnolia and placed a big, wet kiss on her cheek.

"Lia, baby, if you need anything or just want to hear my beautiful, soothing voice, you call me, okay?" Rachel said pushing Santana out of the way so she could level with her daughter.

"Okay mommy."

"Alright, alright we need to go, say your final farewell's," Kurt said while looking at his watch.

Rachel picked Lia up and embraced her in a bone-crushing hug. "I love you so, so much! Have a wonderful day and if you don't like it then you can go back to staying here at the theater with me all day, okay?"

Lia barely managed to nod in her mother's hold.

"Berry, loosen it up, you're killing the poor girl!" Santana chastised.

Rachel realized how tight she was holding Magnolia and instantly released the little girl.

"Bye Mags, love you," Santana made the goodbye short and sweet so she wouldn't get emotional again. "I'll be there at 2:30 on the dot to take you home." Santana would be picking up Magnolia because Rachel and Kurt had to work on scheduling future performances for Rachel. Santana loved the fact she'd get to be the first one to hear all about the little girl's first day of preschool and she'd be able to check out the new teacher and see if she's an appropriate caretaker for her special girl.

"Love you too Sanny." Magnolia hugged Santana around her legs and then ran to go get in the car.

Kurt gave Rachel and Santana a reassuring smile before he got in the back seat right next to Magnolia. Magnolia climbed over Kurt's lap so she was facing her mom and Santana through the window and gave them an excited wave and blew a big kiss. Rachel let out a cry and struggled to catch the imaginary kiss before Santana could. Kurt just shook his head and put Lia back in her seat to buckle her up as the car drove away.

"I hope she'll be okay," Rachel said, still staring at the spot the car was once parked at.

"She'll be fine, Tiny, she'll be fine." Santana threw an arm around Rachel and pulled her in for a comforting side hug.

QUINN POV

"Madison, please keep the finger paint on the paper; do not paint the walls."

Quinn picked up the little girl and turned her so she was facing the blank sheet of paper instead of the wall adjacent to it. Quinn walked towards the front of the classroom when she saw a nicely dressed man she didn't recognize. Quinn realized it was probably her new student and straightened out her clothes so she could make a good first impression.

She opened the door with a welcoming smile, "Hello, I am Quinn Fabray, the teacher of the two to four-year-olds."

The man returned the smile graciously and held out his hand, "Hello Miss Fabray, I am Kurt Hummel, and this little beauty next to me is Magnolia Berry. Magnolia's mom, Rachel Berry, is very busy with rehearsals since her show is making its debut in a few weeks, so that is why I am here instead of her."

Quinn returned the handshake. "Well it is nice to meet you Mr. Hummel—"

"Call me, Kurt. Please, I insist."

"Well, Kurt, it's nice to meet you," Quinn leaned down to Magnolia, "Nice to meet you as well, Magnolia," Quinn offered her genuinely sweet smile and it was quickly returned by the little girl.

Kurt was about to say something when a tiny, soft voice beat him to it. "You can call me Lia. It's shorter than my full name."

"Lia" Quinn said, trying the name on her tongue, "I like that."

Lia gave Quinn a beaming smile and looked up at Kurt, "You can leave I'll be okay."

Kurt gave Lia a surprised look. "Sweetie why don't you go make some friends while I talk to Miss Fabray for a moment." Lia slowly walked towards a little girl playing with dolls and sat down next to her and started playing along as well.

"Is there something wrong Mr. Hu—Kurt?"

"No, no I just—what kind of sorcerer or magical fairy are you?"

Quinn furrowed her eyebrows "excuse me?"

Kurt laughed, "It was a joke, Miss. Fabray. What I really mean is, you sure do have a way with children. Lia usually has her mother, her Aunt, or me by the leg for at least two hours before she can be left alone. Never in her life has she told one of us that we could leave. She's also never really gave anyone permission to shorten her name. Lia has really taken a liking to you fairly quickly."

"Oh wow, I hope that's a good thing. Lia seems very special; she's so polite for her age. What is she, three, four?"

"She's three, she'll be four in a few months. Oh, I almost forgot! A close friend of Rachel and I will be the one picking up Lia this afternoon. Her name is Santana Lopez, and I told her to bring her ID so she can have proof of this. She can be very protective over Lia so let me apologize in advance for anything she might say."

"That will be perfectly fine, Kurt. I hope I don't come off as a threat to Miss Lopez," Quinn said with a nervous laugh.

"You'll be fine. Well, let me make sure Lia is okay for me to go and I'll be out of here. Her mother made me promise she was 100% okay before I even step foot out of this vicinity." Kurt gave Quinn a smile and went to go make sure Lia was fine.

Quinn was surprised to hear Lia's mom was so worried about her, considering Quinn still hasn't seen the woman and probably wont for a while since someone else is picking the little girl up.

"Okay Lia, I'm going to go now, is that okay?" Kurt asked gently.

"Mhm, I'll be fine!" Lia exclaimed with a loud giggle.

"Okay, bye sweetheart I love you." Kurt gave Lia a hug and a kiss on the forehead.

"Love you too, Kurt!" Lia returned the hug and kissed Kurt on the cheek.

Kurt stood up and straightened his coat then wiped a dramatic tear from his cheek. Kurt stopped at the door and waved goodbye to Quinn and Lia.

After Kurt walked out Quinn walked to the front of the classroom and motioned for Lia to come stand next to her with a smile.

"Class, this is Lia. Everyone say hello and make her feel welcome."

"Hi Lia!" A chorus of hello's filled the room. Lia was grinning from ear to ear at her welcome.

"That was very nice, class. Okay now all of you remember how scary your first day was so try to help Lia feel comfortable, okay?"

The whole class nodded there heads then went about their business. Lia started coloring with Tommy and Lucy and that kept her occupied for about an hour.

Quinn was making her way around the classroom to different sections where kids were playing. When she reached Lia's section she noticed the little girl was very talkative and talked to everyone kid in the room. Quinn loved when a new student was adjusting well.

It was 1:30 and all the children except one, had all been picked up. Lia was sitting in a purple beanbag chair humming what sounded like "Defying Gravity" from Wicked, 'of course she'd be humming something from Broadway.' Quinn thought, 'the poor girl is probably brainwashed.'

Quinn walked over to the reading area where Lia was seated. Quinn grabbed a red beanbag chair and dragged it over next to Lia's. Lia stopped humming when she noticed her teacher sitting next to her.

"Hi," Lia said with a bright smile in a cute voice.

"Hi, Lia. How was your first day at school?"

"It was wonderful! I made a lot of new friends and I didn't even have to tell anyone that I come from Lima Heights!" Lia was using large hand gestures and speaking excitedly.

"That's great, Lia!" Quinn replied just as excitedly. "Hey, your Aunt Santana didn't by any chance say what time she was coming to get you, did she?" Quinn pried.

"Mhm, Sanny said she'd be here at 2:30, dot." Lia said with a nod of her head in finality.

"Oh okay," Quinn settled further in the chair, realizing they'd be sitting there for a while. "So, Lia what do you like to do for fun?"

"I like to watch my mommy and Sanny perform, I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to watch movies with my mommy and I like to go toy shopping with Sanny when my mommy doesn't know." Lia started giggling like crazy after the last thing she said.

"Wow, so you hangout with your mommy a lot?"

"Yeah! Mommy is my best friend."

Quinn was surprised to say the least. She thought Lia's mom was just some Broadway diva that got other people to watch her kid all the time. "Awe, that's so sweet."

"What do you like to do for fun Ms. Bray?"

Quinn laughed at the way the little girl said her name, she was also a little surprised Lia was actually interested in her life. "Well, I like to read, I sing sometimes, and I like hanging out with my friends."

"I don't like to read, but singing is my favorite!" Lia said standing up twirling, then she crashed back down on the beanbag chair. Lia was giggling at her falling in the chair. Her giggling died down when she looked like she wanted to ask Quinn something.

"What is it, honey?"

"Um, will—will you sing a song with me? Usually I only sing with my mommy, Sanny, Kurt, or Tina."

"Of course!" Quinn laughed at Lia's squeal of excitement. "What would you like to sing?"

"Can we sing Landslide?"

"I love that song."

"Me too!"

I took my love and I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Where the Landslide brought me down.

Lia joined in and they started singing the next part together,

Oh mirror in the sky, what is love

Can the child within my heart rise above?

Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life? Uh ohh

Uh ohhhh Uh ohhh woahhhhh

Quinn and Lia were about to continue singing when there was a loud, abrupt knock at the door.

"Wow, Lia that was really good, sweetie." Lia smiled at the compliment and Quinn returned the smile before getting up to get the door.

Quinn opened the door and was met with a beautiful Latina with long, dark hair.

"Hello, you must be Santana Lopez, Kurt told me you were picking Lia up today. I am Quinn Fabray, Lia's teacher." Quinn held out her hand and Santana reluctantly returned the handshake.

"Yeah, uh hi. I have my ID right here, it might smell a little like alcohol since the bar's the only place that actually asks for identification."

"I apologize for the trouble, its just proper safety protocol. I'm sure you'd hate for Lia to go home with a complete stranger."

"Of course I would. Are you implying that I don't care about Mags' well-being?" Santana asked defensively.

"Of course not. I wasn't suggesting that at all, I was just giving an example of why seeing your ID is so important."

"Yeah, sure." Santana let herself into the classroom and saw Lia sitting in the beanbag chair in the corner. "Mags, what are you doing over there?" Santana marched over to Lia, picked her up, embraced her in a hug then turned to Quinn. "What kind of bogus teacher puts a child in timeout on their first day! This is an outrage; you best believe we will not be returning to this establishment. I will report you to—to the preschool association of America."

Quinn was surprised by the outburst and a little amused at the mention of an association that didn't exist. "Miss Lopez, Lia was not in timeout, that's the reading corner of the room, we were just sitting there and chatting before you arrived."

Santana looked around making sure no one heard her embarrassing outburst. Santana noticed that no other children were there when she looked around. "Um, is Mags the only three-year-old or something?"

"Oh no, of course not. It's just that preschool ends at 12:30 and all the other kids have already been picked up."

Santana's mouth dropped open in shock, "Oh my God. The midget—I mean—Ms. Berry told me pick-up was at 2:30! I'm going to kill her. I am so sorry." Santana reached in her pocket for her phone so she could call Rachel.

"I assure you, it's okay. It was just a little time mix-up, no harm, no foul." Quinn reassured.

Santana held up a finger to Quinn when Rachel picked up the phone.

"Santana, is everything okay with Lia?"

"Berry, why the hell did you tell me to get Mags at 2:30?"

"Isn't that what time preschool ends?"

"No, captain of the elves, preschool ends at 12:30!"

"Oh my God. Is the teacher still there?"

"Of course she is. She wouldn't just leave Mags at the school alone!"

"I was just asking. May I speak to her?"

Santana held out the phone to Quinn. "Hello?"

"Hi, I am Rachel Berry, Magnolia's mother. I'm so sorry I was unable to meet you in person and I sincerely apologize for keeping you there so long! I could've sworn it said on the flyer that preschool ended at 2:30."

"Hi, I'm Quinn Fabray and It's okay Ms. Berry, really. And I can see your mistake, primary school ends at 2:30."

"Oh, I'm such an airhead! Well, thank you again Ms. Fabray for staying with her till Santana was able to arrive."

"It was no problem Ms. Berry."

"Oh please, call me Rachel."

Quinn smiled at the new request and blushed when she realized Santana and Lia were still in the room. "Well, Rachel it was no problem and you can call me Quinn."

"That's a beautiful name, Quinn. Well, I'll leave you to your plans. I'm sure you had other things to do rather than sitting with a three-year-old all afternoon. I'm sure you have a boyfriend wondering where you are." Rachel obviously was trying to see if Quinn was single. Although she's never seen her in person, Kurt raved about how beautiful the woman was.

"Oh I had nothing at all to do today. And I'm actually single so no one was waiting up for me."

"Well that's good. I mean it's good that you had nothing to do, not good you're single. I mean it can be good for some people that you're single. Not implying it's good for me. I—"

Quinn laughed at Rachel's rambling and cut her off, "Rachel, it's fine. Hopefully I'll get to meet you in person one day I'll leave you to your rehearsals."

"Of course. It was nice talking with you, Quinn."

"You too, bye."

"Bye"

"Bye"

"You already said that," Santana said as she grabbed her cellphone with her free hand and hung up.

Quinn was a blushing mess, realizing that she openly flirted over the phone with a woman she's never met. "Sorry."

"Oh it's all good, Quinn, is it? Well, Quinn I decided I'd do you a favor since I went all Lima Heights on you earlier."

Quinn didn't know what that meant but she was curious as to what Santana was going to do for her.

Santana grabbed a sticky note off of Quinn's desk and scribbled something on it real quick. Santana handed the sticky note to Quinn with a wink.

"What is this?"

"Well, you and Rachel seemed to be enjoying yourselves on the phone so I gave you her number so you could call her again sometime."

"But—"

"A thank you would be nice."

"Thank you, but I can't take her number. You don't even know if I like women."

"Oh please, Quinn, I have the best gaydar there is. I know for a fact you like women and so does Rachel. You're welcome." Santana turned on her heels and made her way towards the door.

"Bye Ms. Bray!" Lia shouted from Santana's arms.

"Bye sweetie" Quinn returned.

Quinn shut her classroom door and leaned her back against it. She could not believe she liked someone she's never seen before. She had to go tell Mercedes.