A/N: Day 3 – Boarding School.
Although I'll go ahead and say, I really didn't completely stick to the prompt, it kind of developed into something else, but yeah… Also this is written differently, it's sort of free verse. So I'd appreciate your thoughts on the style and if I should never do it again or not?
McKinley High is a typical public school.
McKinley Tech on the other hand is the exact opposite of the common high school.
Quinn Fabray attended McKinley High. She was beautiful, blonde, and hazel eyed.
Rachel Berry went to McKinley Tech. Attractive in her own way; brunette and a gaze of brown chocolate tones.
McKinley High is a typical public school.
It's ordinary and representative of the western American culture.
There are cliques separating the social classes and it lacks students with any semblance of originality.
It's a perfect resemblance of Lima, Ohio and its residents.
Quinn Fabray attended McKinley High. She was beautiful, blonde, and hazel eyed.
She was the girl next door.
She was the American Dream.
McKinley Tech on the other hand is the exact opposite of the common high school.
It's a private institution with mandatory boarding (similar to Dalton, except it's coed).
And although it applies a uniform and a certain air of social status most if not all the students in attendance have a certain spark of creativity.
It is by no means an art school, but it attracts and helps develop those with an imaginative soul.
Rachel Berry went to McKinley Tech. Attractive in her own way; brunette and a gaze of brown chocolate tones.
She was the different girl.
She was the exotic dream.
They never interacted. They were from different social status.
Quinn came from a picturesque family; rich and white.
Rachel came from a new type of family: two gay dads.
Quinn was a good little Christian girl.
Rachel practiced the Jewish faith.
Quinn wanted to be Prom Queen.
Rachel wanted to be on Broadway.
Brown and Yellow. Gold and Silver. Black and White. Two girls from two different worlds.
Quinn was dating the quarterback of McKinley—Finn Hudson.
Rachel was in a relationship with the school's top drama student—Jesse St. James.
Quinn was the head cheerleader.
Rachel was the lead singer of her school.
Quinn's future was bleak after high school.
Rachel dreamt of a stage full of lights.
Neither girl was perfect; they both had their secrets.
Quinn may have had too much to drink and ended up losing her virginity with Noah Puckerman.
Rachel may have lost her purity to Brody Weston a boy with a disarming smile—multiple times.
Quinn suffered a pregnancy scare that left her homeless.
Rachel agonized over a nonexistent relationship with a gigolo.
And they both may have dwindled with the other team.
Quinn's best friends were dating—Santana and Brittany.
They were lesbians, two girls— a Mexican and a Dutch-American.
Rachel kissed another girl—her name was Dani.
Later Rachel heard Dani ended up in a relationship with an older student named Cassandra.
They were both broken.
Rachel humiliated by Jesse when he left for college.
Quinn endured years of taunts before McKinley.
No one knew Quinn was her middle name and that she was once Lucy.
Everyone knew Barbra stood for Barbra Streisand, but no one knew why.
Of course there were bullshit lies told to ease the questions, but no one bothered to ask further.
They had heard about one another before.
Quinn was the well liked heroine of the school.
Rachel was the up and coming activist in the community.
Brittany was friends with Rachel from dance class.
Santana and the brunette met at voice lessons.
Quinn bumped into Kurt multiple times due to Finn becoming his step brother.
She met Dani when she was kicked out and they built a tentative friendship.
But they never interacted after all McKinley High hated McKinley Tech and vice versa.
They crossed paths the summer before 11th grade.
Quinn wanted a personality change.
Rachel was ready to move on from her life.
They talked and drank and smoked.
Rachel told Quinn she was the prettiest girl she'd ever met.
Quinn laughed and mentioned Rachel had raw talent.
Rachel rolled her eyes and smiled.
They didn't see each other again for a while, they were from different school groups.
Private and Public, Boarding and Ordinary, Rachel and Quinn.
A year later the bumped into each other and it took them a moment to sort themselves.
When they did; Quinn had pink hair and Rachel had a nose stud.
They were both surprised but didn't say anything past they looked good.
But they did exchange numbers.
Quinn became Rachel's companion when she wanted to bounce ideas off about her future.
Rachel became Quinn's constant ride home as she discovered herself.
Because of Rachel, Quinn applied to Yale University.
Because of Quinn, Rachel found that maybe Broadway wasn't the world.
Somewhere along the lines their rare talks turned into daily tasks.
Rachel found herself sneaking away from the boarding school's dormitories.
Quinn started ditching parties and joining Rachel at the park.
Stupid conversations became philosophical debates.
Questions of life and meaning began to be asked.
And with that came opening up the about past—their past.
Rachel found out that Finn was a horribly dense and that Frannie Fabray was a total bitch.
Quinn discovered that Kurt was extremely nosey and that Jesse was a total tool.
Their birthdays came and went and for prom Rachel surprised Quinn with a gardenia and a matching green ribbon for her eyes.
Quinn returned the favor by rigging the boarding school's prom election and making sure Rachel was reigning queen.
Of course those were secrets taken to the grave.
The next time they ran into each other was closer to the end of their high school years.
Both heading for the north eastern coast.
New Haven and New York—80 miles in between.
Quinn gave Rachel metro passes.
And Rachel was the first one to visit after a month.
Now though, Quinn attended the fancy boarding school and Rachel stuck to community art courses.
Rachel's first call was to Quinn when she landed her dream role.
Rachel was the first person Quinn told about publishing her book.
Quinn was front and center during the standing ovation Rachel received after opening night.
Rachel was the first thing Quinn saw when she woke up after the accident.
Quinn made sure Rachel was at most of her physical therapy appointments.
Rachel made sure she always planned around them.
She also made sure her building and apartment were up to handicap standards.
Quinn hated the wheelchair.
She hated that her peers at her boarding school (Yale) pitied her.
She despised the looks.
But she despised Rachel's looks more than anything.
Rachel hated that she was responsible for Quinn's accident.
So she promised herself that if given the chance she'd go back and change the past.
She also promised herself that she'd see Quinn through this.
And somewhere along the line they fell into a mutual relationship.
It was casual and then exclusive, it was tedious and long, it was sudden.
Years passed and Rachel was Quinn's and Quinn was Rachel's—no questions asked.
And when they explained it to their friends and family, they were met with blank stares.
Because how does a girl from a private boarding school in the middle of Ohio with a loud personality bag the girl from the public ordinary school with a more introvert perspective.
How did the booklover Prom Queen fall in love with the musically inclined future star?
The answer: simple.
It was meant to be.