"Rachel, you're coming?" Quinn whispered annoyingly at Rachel as Mercedes and her were trying to leave without being seen by the opposite team.
"I…I think I… I'll be right back!" Rachel said, quickly making the decision to go meet her mother.
Before anyone could say anything, Rachel was down and in front of her mother as the members of Vocal Adrenaline were leaving the auditorium. Behind her, the two girls decided to stay too.
"Excuse me Miss Corcoran… I'm Rachel Salvatore… I'm your daughter!" Rachel said shyly as the imposing woman looked at her like she had a ghost standing in front of her.
Quinn and Mercedes exchanged one look before they decided to go wait for rachel in the parking lot, wondering if the brunette had known that fact before they came or if she truly was surprised.
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A few minutes later, Shelby and Rachel were both sitting down in a dramatic and uncomfortable silence.
"How are you feeling?" Shelby asked her daughter, smirking on the inside.
Her plan was moving perfectly… The monster that was her daughter would be too heart broken to sing at Regionals when she'll be done with her… Damon? He wouldn't do anything against her… It would disappoint Rachel… and when her team won Nationals, she would get a very nice bonus check… It was perfect!
"I'm thirsty." Rachel replied.
"What?" For a second Shelby wondered if her daughter already drank blood. She wasn't 18 yet right? Shelby took a minute to try and remember how long ago she gave birth and got the money to go to New York.
"Whenever I was sad, daddy gave me a big glass of water to drink and it got so that I couldn't tell if I was just thirsty or simply sad…" Rachel explained, not looking at her mother.
What was she doing here? Something didn't feel right… This was the woman who wanted to kill her when she was barely alive… This was the woman who had sold her to her father… Why would she change her mind now and want to know her?
"What did your father tell you about me?" Shelby asked curiously.
Rachel decided to tell the truth.
"Daddy told me that you weren't ready to be a mother and that you cared about your dreams more than you wanted a child… He said that he gave you the money you needed to live your New York dream in exchange for you not aborting me and letting him raise me. He also said that you knew where to find us for the first three years of my life but you never came…" Rachel said.
"And do you know what your father is?"
"Of course I do! I also know what you are too!" Rachel replied.
"What I was you mean… My powers were taken away from me by the spirits of nature a long time ago… Apparently I used them too much for my own profit…" Shelby replied.
"I'm sorry…" Rachel said.
They were silent again for a few minutes.
"I have to go, my friends are waiting for me… Maybe we could get together some time… maybe over dinner with daddy?" Rachel asked.
Shelby panicked. She was sure that Damon would figure out her game immediatly, he was far from being as innocent as the thing standing in front of her. She needed to find something...
"I… I don't know… Let's… Give me some time… I'll call you…" Shelby stuttered before she left the auditorium in a hurry, leaving her daughter on her own and definitely not thirsty.
As she slowly walked out, Quinn and Mercedes went to join her and asked her how she was. Her expression was pretty much speaking for itself and they stayed quiet as they drove her home, to her father.
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When they arrived, Quinn quickly explained to Damon what they were doing and what Rachel discovered before they left Rachel into her father's arms.
"I'm sorry baby… If you want to leave we will… We can pack up and move right now if you want…" He said, furious at Shelby for making his baby sad. He was sure the woman had planed it out somehow.
"No… I can't… Not before the year ends…" Rachel said.
"So this summer we move?" He asked as he gave her a big glass of water.
"Yes… We can move to Mystic Fall's… I know you want to go back… I want to go too… Spend more time with uncle Zack…" Rachel said, trying to stop her tears.
"Whatever you want baby…" He said soothingly as he kissed her forehead.
"You won't hunt Shelby down to hurt her right? I just appeared in front of her… She needs time to adjust… It's not her fault if she's not ready for me…" Rachel said.
Damon doubted the truth of that statement but when his daughter looked at him with those big sad eyes, he couldn't deny her anything… Now more than ever, he wanted to find Jesse St James and to interrogate him but he knew it wouldn't help any for him to leave his daughter alone right now… she needed him…
"I won't hunt her down for now… But Rachel, if anything else happens to hurt you, you've got to know that I will do what it takes to get revenge on the person that hurt you, whoever that is!" he said.
"Okay… Thank you daddy!" She replied, feeling slightly better already.
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The next day, when she walked in Glee club with her Lady Gaga costume (Sage helped her over the internet), everyone was already aware of who her mother was and they were sure she would end up changing teams. After reassuring them and as they were on their way to the auditorium to do their number, she wondered why Jesse wasn't back yet… He was a senior, could he really get away with missing that much school?
She got her answer when, a few days later, he announced in front of everyone not only that he was back with Vocal Adrenaline but also that he never truly loved her and used her to get insight on their Glee Club.
The whole day she kept on hoping that he might change his mind and so when Shelby called her and asked her to meet in the parking lot, Rachel ran there, eager for some answers. Answers form her mother or from jesse... She ran in hope that one of them would give her some closure...
Jesse egged her…
He egged her with his team mates, saying horrible things about her…
Shelby stood by on the background, smiling proudly…
Who would do this? What kind of mother is she?
Rachel didn't know how long it lasted but eventually, it was just her, on the floor, covered in eggs and egg shells.
"I shouldn't have let you live when you were a baby… You're not worth living Rachel… You have to understand that you're against everything natural! You'll always be just a monster…Nothing more… Why would I want anything to do with you?" Shelby spat in her crying daughter's face before she turned around and left the parking lot.
Soon, Puck was there and he took Rachel inside.
He took his cell phone out and called Damon on the way to the Glee room and Rachel was just done telling them what had happened when her father arrived, worried look on his face and arms open to hug her crying form.
So, what did you think? I know I was kind of harsh but it's just who Shelby is...
Review please?
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Lorelei Candice Black