A/N: Again, thanks for all the reviews on this. I was hoping to have this chapter up by the weekend, however I spent all of it at rehearsals for a show that I am involved with.
Firstly, let me just say what the hell was that "CHUMS" plot line?! I sat there the whole entire time last Wednesday night after I downloaded thinking 'WTF!'
I can honestly promise you that this story will be nothing like that hot mess - yes, some of the other "Glee" characters will pop up, but it isn't going to be random reasons for them being there just because, and even then it's probably not going to be everyone.
All that are going to be there, will be used for some kind of well constructed and planned out plot advancement.
Anyway here is the next chapter of the story - and in this is probably the major part that I am going to start using in my story, and that is music.
Mainly because I feel music can convey a lot more as to what needs to be said, and also because there are going to be some times when it will be playing a very HUGE part down the track of this story.
There are three songs in this chapter. (In the song that is in the story; Rachel will be bold, Mikki in italics and together will be bold italics)
Also as well we see a couple of minor characters starting to play more of a little part, and that will be a key down the track as well to some plot lines that are coming up. And surprised that no one guessed who the 'waiter' is.
I have pretty much got the whole thing planned out now, so I know exactly where I am heading with this.
Hopefully will have the next chapter up by the weekend, it is finished. Just want to give this one a bit of time on here before I post the next installment.
I should quickly mention that none of the songs in the chapter belong to me - and much like it is with a disclaimer regarding the characters from the show, in all intended purposes this a fanfiction and I am not making any money off it.
If I could possibly get around just mentioning the songs sung, then I would - but in the case of this story it's not as simple as that, due to the things that happen at particular points of a song.
So therefore it's kind of needed that they be in there, and I apologise if people have problems with this. I have only actually written in one song, in it's entirety here. I do have the original unedited version, with the three songs in it. So just PM me and I will gladly put it on to my Tumblr page, however it's not that much of a difference really. Until then, you know what do to - review, fave and follow! KJ xoxoxo.
Chapter 4.
The next morning, Rachel walked out of her room and into the kitchen area of the apartment. Mikki was already out there having her breakfast.
"Morning" said Rachel.
"Oh hey morning" replied Mikki, looking up at her.
Rachel put her cell phone that she had with her on the table and then walked over to the fridge to grab her soy milk.
"So the guys aren't here this morning" said Rachel, as she grabbed a bowl from the counter and then sat down at the table with Mikki.
"Contrary to belief, they're not here every day. I don't let them have breakfast here all the time" said Mikki.
Rachel laughed. "Or you maybe pissed Blaine off more then you realise last night".
Mikki looked at her. "Hey, he was being an annoying ass and pissing me off just as much".
Rachel shook her head as she poured some muesli from the box into her bowl and then put the soy milk over, as her phone beeped to indicate that a text message had come through.
She placed the milk back down and quickly stirred the milk through with her spoon and grabbed her phone, unlocking it.
"Oh you have gotten to be kidding me" said Rachel.
"What?" asked Mikki, looking at her.
"It's Jesse" she said.
"Cheating ex fiancé douchebag Jesse?" asked Mikki.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah listen to this" she said.
"Hi Rachel, I see that you have come and moved all your stuff out of our apartment. But I failed to notice that you didn't leave the one thing I was hoping you would, and that is your engagement ring. So if you could please return that to me as soon as possible, then it would greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jesse"
Mikki looked at her. "He wants the ring back?"
Rachel nodded. "Do you still have it? You haven't thrown it into the Hudson or anything like that?" asked Mikki.
Rachel laughed. "As tempting as that would be, no. I still have it" said Rachel.
Mikki shook her head. "I can't believe he has the nerve to ask for the ring back, he cheated on you for god sakes. I mean come on, at least let you pawn it and get some money for it" said Mikki.
"Maybe I should message him that back, that I don't have the ring anymore because I pawned it and if he wants he can go the shop it's at and pay to get it back" said Rachel.
"Yes, but you haven't though" said Mikki.
"I know, but he would probably think if I send him to a pawn shop and it's not there, that someone has already bought it" said Rachel.
Mikki laughed. "That's kind of evil Rach, I like it" said Mikki.
Rachel nodded, and went to compose a message back to Jesse.
"But wait, I have a better idea" said Mikki.
Rachel stopped typing her reply and looked at her.
"Can I see the ring?" asked Mikki.
"Umm sure, it's in my room. I'll go get it" said Rachel, standing from the table.
Mikki nodded and laughed to herself, eating more of her own muesli, as Rachel walked into her room to retrieve the wedding ring.
"So this is it" said Rachel, coming back out and showing Mikki the ring.
Mikki placed open her hand and Rachel handed it to her.
"This is white gold right" said Mikki.
"Yeah white gold and diamonds" replied Rachel sitting down.
"Okay, well that can work" said Mikki.
"What can work?" asked Rachel.
"Silver can look almost identical to white gold and you can get cheaper stones that look exactly like diamonds, and let's face it most men when it comes to jewellery are completely clueless" said Mikki.
"Not following" said Rachel.
"Okay, I know a jewellery place that sells rings, at less than half the price, such as cubic zirconia and also rock crystal. So you can probably get an exact replica of this one" said Mikki.
Rachel nodded, catching on to what Mikki was saying.
"And I give Jesse the fake one and keep the real one" said Rachel.
Mikki nodded. "Yep and if he ever gives it to another girl, well the jokes on him".
"That is so evil, I love it" said Rachel.
"Well yeah" replied Mikki with a laugh.
"So you think that I can find a replica of it" said Rachel.
"99% sure, it looks like a pretty standard sort of ring" replied Mikki.
"Yeah, there is nothing that unique about it that's for sure" said Rachel, taking the ring from Mikki and looking at it.
"Yeah" replied Mikki.
"And then because I really don't want the real one anyway, I can then pawn it and get some nice cash for it" said Rachel.
"Sounds like a plan" said Mikki.
"Yeah" replied Rachel as she started to continue to type the message back to Jesse.
"I really don't want to have to go around to his apartment to drop the ring off, and I definitely don't want him to know where I am living now" said Rachel.
Mikki looked at her. "Well have him met you somewhere like the Beanery then" said Mikki.
"Yeah, okay sure that's a good idea" said Rachel, and started to type but then stopped.
"When though? How long will it take to get a replica of the ring?" asked Rachel.
"Today's Tuesday, so a couple of days. So ohh, get him to come to the Beanery on Friday night, when it's open mic night, go in there looking smoking hot because you're going to sing anyway and hello you need to be looking hot for that, and give him the ring then" said Mikki.
Rachel looked at Mikki and laughed. "When did you become so evil and conniving?".
Mikki laughed. "I have always been evil and conniving" replied Mikki.
Rachel laughed and typed her message to Jesse and sent it.
"Okay done" she replied, and put the phone down and continued to eat her muesli.
"And you know the best thing about making him come down to the Beanery to get the ring from you, is that the others will be there to back you up if he tries anything" said Mikki.
Rachel nodded. "And knowing Puck, Sam and Blaine, even though he is a hobbit. They will definitely back you up" said Mikki.
Rachel laughed. "Yeah, and I might add also there is nothing wrong with being short".
"Well except for when you want something from a really high shelf, because admittedly I have put stuff on higher shelves here that I have bought just so Blaine can't reach it" said Mikki.
"That's so mean" replied Rachel as her phone beeped again.
"Yep" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"Uhh, Jesse wants to know what time on Friday, as he has a performance starting at 8pm" said Rachel.
"Tell him 7pm, that will give him enough time to get there and get back to the theatre" said Mikki. Rachel nodded and texted him back the time.
"So did you want to meet up for lunch and check out this jewellery store and hopefully get a replica?" asked Mikki.
Rachel looked at her and nodded and Mikki stood from the chair and went over to the dishwasher to put the used bowl in it.
"Sure, I have a lunch break from twelve thirty to one thirty. Is that good for you?" asked Rachel.
"Yeah it's fine, I can take lunch whenever. As long as I don't have a client, which I don't today" said Mikki.
Rachel nodded and stood from her chair and also went to the dishwasher placing her bowl and spoon in there.
"Okay, so meet at quarter to one at the Beanery" said Rachel.
"Yeah, that's fine, the jewellery store is two blocks from there, so we should be able to at least go there" said Mikki.
Rachel nodded. "And if we have some time, maybe check out Bloomingdales or something. I think a new outfit for Friday night is in order" said Rachel.
Mikki looked at her. "Evil Rachel, you're going to give Jesse back his ring looking incredibly and deliberately hot aren't you".
"Yep, got to make him see the good thing he cheated on" said Rachel.
Mikki laughed as Rachel's phone beeped again and she grabbed it off the table and laughed. "That is fine, don't be late" she read.
"Oh don't worry we will be late, by like ten minutes. After all we have to make sure that when he sees you he will be begging for a second chance and you can tell him to go to hell" said Mikki.
Rachel laughed. "Now that is definitely evil. You'll make him be late for stage and they might have to send on another cast member in his place" said Rachel.
"Oh really, what a pity" replied Mikki with a laugh, as Rachel laughed also.
"Okay, we should really get going if we don't want to be late for work" said Rachel.
"Yeah" replied Mikki and the two of them left their apartment and headed off to work.
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The next day before she headed to NYADA for work, Rachel went to the Beanery. Even though it had only been a few days, she had become addicted to the Soy Vanilla Latte and was definitely craving one that morning.
She walked inside the shop and saw a familiar blonde sitting at one of the tables, reading a book.
"Hey Brittany" she said, going over to her. However there was no reply.
"Brittany" said Rachel, in a sing song voice, thinking that the blonde was fully absorbed in the book she was reading and probably didn't hear her the first time.
The book was lowered and the blonde looked at her. "I'm not Brittany" she replied and went back to reading.
Rachel laughed. "What. I know I have only kind of known you a few days. But yeah you're Brittany".
The blonde didn't reply and the regular waiter in the coffee shop that always seemed to be there, came over with a medium sized box.
"Here you go Cyndy. Twenty baby cupcakes" he said, placing the box on the table.
The blonde marked her page and closed her book up and looked at him.
"Thanks Kurty, the kiddies will love them I'm sure" she replied.
"Oh well anything for one of my most favourite people" replied Kurt.
Cynthia nodded. "Wait, so you're not Brittany?" asked Rachel.
Kurt and Cynthia looked at her. "Cyndy you got to stop tricking people" said Kurt.
Cynthia laughed. "She was the one thought I was Britts" and looked at Rachel.
"I'm Cynthia Pierce, Brittany as you probably figured by now since we do look identical, is my twin sister" she said.
"Twins, wow. Umm yeah I guess that makes sense" said Rachel, with a laugh.
Cynthia laughed and Kurt shook his head.
"I apologise for not clearing that up when you said I was Brittany. But we kind of like playing that trick on people, and making think they have gone mad or something when they think we are the other person" said Cynthia.
"No that's okay. Just I didn't realise Brittany was a twin" said Rachel.
"Well we don't go around broadcasting it, or anything like that. So we look alike and think kind of the same. But we are two different people" said Cynthia.
"Hmm exactly, Britts is a dance teacher and Cyndy is a kindergarten teacher" said Kurt.
"Oh, yeah well that's slightly different" said Rachel.
Cynthia nodded. "Yeah, and we have different set of friends that we hang out with. But I like her friends and she likes my friends, so it works well" said Cynthia.
"Well I apologise for calling you Brittany" said Rachel.
Cynthia nodded. "And you're Rachel right. Britts did mention something about you, you're a high school friend of Mikki's" said Cynthia.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah I am, and I know Mikki from high school".
"Well it was really nice to meet you Rachel, but I really have to get going otherwise I am going to be really late" said Cynthia.
"Nice meeting you too" replied Rachel.
Cynthia stood from the stood she was sitting on and put her book in her bag and grabbed the box of cupcakes.
"Thanks Kurty. I'll call you tonight. Love you" said Cynthia, quickly pecking him a kiss on the cheek.
"Sure Cyndy, love you too" replied Kurt and Cynthia left the coffee shop.
"So let me guess, you want a Soy Vanilla Latte " said Kurt, looking at Rachel.
"You know my coffee order already" said Rachel.
Kurt nodded and laughed. "I make it a habit of getting to know the orders of my regulars".
"I'm a regular already?" asked Rachel.
Kurt laughed and walked back to behind the counter and Rachel went over to the customer side. "Well you seem to be coming friends with some of my best customers, so I think you're going to be very much a regular here" said Kurt.
Rachel laughed. "Well with service like this, the waiter knowing your coffee order after only a few days, I think I will most definitely be a regular. That and your Soy Vanilla Latte is so amazing".
Kurt looked at her and smiled as her made her coffee.
"Yeah thanks, and it's owner not waiter" he said.
"Wow, really you own this place?" asked Rachel.
Kurt nodded. "Uh huh for about 3 years now".
"That's awesome" said Rachel.
"Yeah, it wasn't what I ever pictured myself doing. But I like it. You get to meet some really interesting people" said Kurt.
Rachel nodded. "So it Cynthia your girlfriend?" she asked.
Kurt burst out laughing. "No, no. God no, we're just friends. I'm definitely not interested her in that way".
"I just thought with her saying she loves you and all, that maybe she was" said Rachel.
"No, I'm gay. So there will never be anything between us" said Kurt.
Rachel looked at him and didn't reply.
Kurt noticing the quietness looked at her. "Oh god, I shouldn't have told you that, you're a homophobe aren't you?" he asked.
"What no, of course not. I have two dads, it's just I wasn't expecting you to blurt something like that out. Most people don't go around announcing it to the whole world, even now with it being kind of more accepted and that" said Rachel.
Kurt looked at her and smiled and he started frothing the soy milk for her latte.
"I'm not ashamed of who I am or anything, it's just that even now there are still quite a few homophobic people around" said Kurt.
"Oh I know that, I grew up in Ohio. And my dads were in the minority when it came to their sexuality" replied Rachel.
"I'm sorry to hear that" said Kurt.
"Where did you grow up?" asked Rachel.
"Umm, Culver City and I can tell you it's not much better when it came to being a gay teen" said Kurt.
"Sad, that even now people can't accept people for who they are and who they want to love" said Rachel.
"Hmm that's very true" said Kurt as he poured the frothed milk into the takeaway coffee cup for Rachel and then placed a lid on it.
"There we go, one Soy Vanilla Latte" said Kurt, going to hand it to her.
"Thanks" replied Rachel, going to grab her purse out of her bag.
"On the house" replied Kurt.
Rachel looked at him. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, it's nice to find a kindred spirit in a way. Someone who doesn't seem in anyway repulsed by me" said Kurt.
Rachel looked at him and smiled. "I very much doubt anyone is repulsed" she replied.
"Some are" he replied.
"Well it's there loss" replied Rachel.
Kurt nodded.
"Thanks for the latte" said Rachel.
"Sure anytime" replied Kurt.
"I'll see you later. I really have to be getting to work" said Rachel.
"Okay, see you later" replied Kurt.
Rachel then left the coffee shop and Kurt got back to the many things he had to do as owner to run it.
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Friday night, Mikki and Rachel got ready after the both finished work and had a quick dinner that Rachel prepared and then headed down to the Beanery. They walked through the door, just after seven o'clock, to the sounds of the piano that had been taking from storage room for the night, and where Blaine was playing 'Something's Coming'.
Mikki and Rachel looked at and gave him a wave as he played and he smiled back.
Mikki went over to Puck and Brittany, were sitting on the sofa and Sam in one of the arm chairs that had been moved around to face the stage area.
Jesse was in the coffee shop sitting at one of the tables, impatiently taping his fingers on it. "You said you'd be here at seven" said Jesse, noticing Rachel.
"Sorry we got held up" said Rachel, walking over to the table, as Mikki sat on the sofa next to Puck.
He turned to look to Rachel, as he saw her talking to Jesse. "Who's that?" he asked.
"Douchebag ex fiancé, he wants his ring back" replied Mikki.
Puck just nodded and looked at him.
Ohh, let's see" said Brittany turning also.
"Yeah, this should be good" said Sam standing, and sitting on the arm of the sofa near Brittany so that he could have a better view.
Blaine even though still playing looked over at Rachel talking with Jesse, whilst still trying to sing.
"Uh crap" said Blaine as he played some wrong notes, whilst looking over them
"The ring Rachel, please. I need to be getting to work" said Jesse.
"Of course" replied Rachel, smiling at him and getting the ring that she and Mikki had found that was identical, out of her bag and handing it to Jesse.
"There we go" she said.
"Great thanks" he replied, not even bothering to look at it and instead just shoved it into his jacket pocket.
"What that's it. No big apology, you have absolutely nothing to say to me beside thanks" said Rachel.
Jesse looked at her. "What do you want Rach? An explanation as to why I cheated on you or something?".
"I just want to know why?" asked Rachel.
Blaine finished playing the song and looked towards the coffee shop patrons.
"Umm thanks" he said, as there was some applause and got up from the piano stool and went over to the others.
"What we looking at" said Blaine, coming up behind Mikki.
"Rachey's ex" said Brittany.
"Hmm, he looks like a complete jerk" said Blaine, as Jesse listed numerous reasons as to why he did what he did.
Puck scoffed. "Please more like major jerk" he said, looking to Rachel and noticing that she was trying her hardest not to cry.
Jesse turned and looked at them. "What are you all looking at?" he asked.
"When we figure that one out, we'll let you know" said Sam.
"Whatever, have a nice life Rachel" said Jesse, standing from the table, and went to leave.
Mikki stood up and went over to Rachel and gave her a hug. "You don't need him".
Rachel nodded. "I think I just want to sing" she said.
Mikki looked at her and nodded and the two of them handed their bags to Brittany and headed up to the vacant stage. Mikki went through the song bank and cued up the song that they were going to perform, having checked with Kurt the other day if the song was in there. Rachel grabbed the microphone from the mic stand near the piano and Mikki grabbed the other one.
"Hi I'm Mikki as sure most of you know here, and this is my friend from high school Rachel. And we've got a little song to put some rock into your night" said Mikki and started the song, and Rachel took a deep breath.
Jesse who was just near the door and about to leave, stopped and looked at the stage as they started to sing the song.
Hey! Hey! Hey! La, La, La, La, La. Hey! Hey! Hey! La, La, La, La, La
The others all also turned their attention to the stage to watch Mikki and Rachel sing.
You come from here, I come from there.sang M
ikki, pointing firstly towards Jesse for the here, and then to her friends for the there
You rock out in your room, I rock a world premiere.
sang Rachel as she looked towards Jesse.
We're more alike than. Anybody could ever tell (ever tell)
they both sung and Mikki put her arm around Rachel's shoulder.
Friday, we're cool, Monday, we're freaks.
sang Rachel, as Jesse walked out of the coffee shop.
Sometimes we rule, sometimes we can't even speak.
Rachel and Mikki looked at one another and laughed and continued on with the song.
But we kick it off, let loose, and LOL (LOL)
It may seem cliché For me to wanna say that you're not alone
(that you're not alone)
And you can call me uncool. But it's a simple fact I got your back
Yeah, yeah, yeah
They looked towards what they could now both claim to be their friends, and they smiled at the them. The smiles being returned from the four sitting down, as they listened to the Mikki and Rachel, who both clearly seemed to be having fun up on the stage singing together.
'Cause we're one and the same. We're anything but ordinary. One and the same
I think we're almost legendary. You and me the perfect team .Chasing down the dream. We're one and the same!
Hey! Hey! Hey! La, La, La, La, La
I'm kinda like you. You're kinda like me.
We write the same song. In a different key
It's got a rhythm, you and me. Can get along (get along)
And it may seem cliché. For me to wanna say that you're not alone
(here I go again)
And you can call me uncool. But it's a simple fact. I still got your back (yeah)
(I still got you're back)
'Cause we're one and the same. We're anything but ordinary. One and the same .
I think we're almost legendary. You and me the perfect team. Shaking up the scene, We're one and the same!
(yeah, yeah)
Cause we're one and the same...
We're anything but ordinary
One and the same...
We're something more than momentary!
Cause we're one..
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Cause we're one..
We're anything but ordinary
(Anything but ordinary)
You and me the perfect team. Chasing down the dream.
Ohh, you and me the perfect team. Shaking up the scene. We're one and the same!
Hey! Hey! Hey! La, La, La, La, La. Hey! Hey! Hey!
Mikki and Rachel finished the song to a huge round of applause from the people in the coffee shop, as well as cheers from Puck, Blaine, Sam and Brittany. Rachel put the microphone back where she had taken it from and Mikki returned the other one to the other mic stand.
"Thank you" said Rachel, giving Mikki a hug.
Mikki laughed and returned the hug. "Sure anytime" she replied.
Rachel nodded and the two of them went over to the others.
"Wow we did not know you could sing like that Rachel" said Blaine.
"I did" said Puck.
Rachel looked at him and laughed.
"And not only did you sing amazingly, but both of you..." Sam whistled.
"Well had to make Jesse see what he was missing by cheating on Rachel" said Mikki.
"Not that he really noticed and not that it would have mattered if he did, I'd never go back to him because there is no way I could be with someone who cheated on me" said Rachel, as she sat down on the couch between Puck and Brittany.
"His loss, because just wow" said Blaine as Mikki perched herself on the arm of the chair he was sitting in.
"Yeah and I don't know if you noticed but he didn't even really look at the ring when I gave it to him, he just shoved it in his jacket pocket and that was it" said Rachel, with a laugh.
"Well it serves him more than right, then" said Mikki, with a laugh also.
Rachel nodded.
"Wait not following" said Sam.
Mikki and Rachel looked at one another and laughed.
"The ring that Rach gave him back, isn't actually the one that Jesse gave her" said Mikki.
"But he would have realised that it wasn't the same one, right" said Brittany.
Rachel shook her head.
"Mikki knows this place that has cheap jewellery as well as the high end stuff and we were able to find the same ring completely identical" said Rachel.
"Yeah I know the place Mik took me there once to get something for Ma for her birthday" said Puck, with a laugh.
"Uh huh and we were able to get a ring for about $400" said Mikki.
"Why would you want to spend money on something to give back to that jerk though?" asked Blaine.
"Because my actual ring that he gave me it's worth about two grand" replied Rachel.
"Okay yeah wow" said Blaine.
"So I told Rachel that she should get a cheap imitation of it and pawn the real one for some big bucks" said Mikki, with a laugh.
"Note to self, never by Mikki any expensive jewellery. Because she will just get a fake, wear that and pawn the real one" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "And like you'd ever buy me any jewellery".
"True, you are correct there. Never" said Blaine.
Mikki nodded.
"Well in all honestly Rach I think you're better without the jerk in your life" said Sam.
Rachel nodded as Kurt came over.
"Can I get you guys anything, your usual? Or maybe a tea?" he asked.
"A tea would be nice. Do you have any herbals?" asked Rachel, looking at him.
Kurt nodded. "I will bring you a list".
Rachel nodded.
"And can maybe one of you people sing or something. Puck, Blaine" said Kurt, walking over to the counter.
"Yeah sure" replied Puck standing and going to head up to the stage.
Kurt came back over to them, and handed Rachel the tea menu.
"Hey Anderson, help me out here" said Puck.
Blaine looked at him. "Huh?" he asked.
"I need you on the keys" he said, pointing to the piano and picked up the guitar that was on stage.
"Okay" said Blaine, standing from the chair and Mikki then took it over.
Blaine walked up to the stage. "What you want to do?" he asked.
Puck smiled and looked towards Rachel who was busily reading the tea menu and whispered something into Blaine's ear.
"Yeah okay, I know it, simple" said Blaine.
Puck nodded and Blaine went and sat on the piano stool and Puck grabbed the stool that was tucked away on the stage in the corner to sit on that.
"Hey guys. So this song goes out to a very special girl, although I probably should get use to calling her a woman now. But whatever the case this one's for you Rachel" said Puck.
Rachel looked up from reading to Puck on the stage.
"What?" she said, slightly reddening in the face as Puck started to play 'Sweet Caroline' on the guitar with Blaine accompanying on this piano.
Mikki looked at her cousin on the stage as the others also looked at him as well, Rachel still having slightly flushed cheeks.
Some of the other coffee shop patrons picked up on the well known cut in to the song and did that as Puck sang.
Puck looked in the direction of Rachel, who couldn't at this point not blush bright red.
As they got to the end of the song, Puck did a small riff on the guitar as Blaine also finished playing the piano. The coffee shop audience clapped and Blaine and Puck came down from the stage.
"That was interesting song choice" said Sam.
Puck looked at him. "Well you know I thought Rachel needed a bit of cheering up after seeing that idiot of an ex fiancé of hers, and Neil Diamond is a fellow Jew and I know how to play the song, so yeah" said Puck.
"Rachel, what tea did you want?" asked Kurt, coming over to her.
Rachel looked at him. "Oh umm, I'm not sure yet" she replied, removing her steady gaze from Puck. "Okay let me know when you're ready" said Kurt, and walked over to another customer who was trying to get his attention.
"You want to move out of my seat Mikayla" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at her. "First of all I don't see your name on it Anderson, and secondly do not call me Mikayla" she said, getting up.
"Well it got you to move" said Blaine, with a laugh and sat back down in the chair as Puck went to sit on the sofa again.
Mikki however quickly grabbed his hand. "We need to talk" she said looking at him.
"So talk" said Puck.
"In private" replied Mikki.
"Okay" said Puck.
Mikki nodded and dragged Puck to the door to go outside.
"Gees Mikayla, a little warning huh" said Puck.
"Do not call me Mikayla" said Mikki as she opened the door of the coffee shop and pushed Puck outside.
"What the hell is that about?" asked Sam.
"Don't know" replied Brittany as the four of them looked to outside, to see Mikki and Puck standing outside in front of the window talking.
"Mikki doesn't look happy with him though" said Brittany.
"Man is she PMS'ing or something. The guy didn't do anything to deserve to be yelled at" said Blaine.
"Well whatever it is, clearly it's some kind of family thing" said Sam.
"Does anyone know how to lip read?" asked Rachel.
"I think Mikki is saying something about a cat and Puck is replying that he doesn't like cats" said Brittany as she looked through the window.
"Why would they be talking about cats out there" said Blaine.
"Maybe Mikki is suggesting that he get one so that he isn't so lonely now that Santana has left him" said Brittany.
"And you think a cat is Mikki's solution to not being lonely" said Sam.
"Well I talk with Lord Tubbington if I have had a bad day, and he helps me" said Brittany.
"Umm, who's Lord Tubbington?" asked Rachel.
"Britt's cat, her very large and obese cat" replied Blaine.
"He's not obese, just big boned and he is really intelligent" said Brittany.
"I do agree there, the cat that my dads have at home always knew when I was upset in high school, and she would always come to me when I was" said Rachel.
"Hmm not a cat person, much prefer dogs at least with those you can take them out for a walk or even a run" said Sam.
"And pick up cute chicks" said Blaine.
"That too" replied Sam with a laugh.
"You don't have a dog though" said Rachel.
"Well no, but that's only because we can't in the apartment. But if we did we would totally use it to pick up hot chicks" said Sam and Blaine nodded his head in reply.
They glanced back out the window just as Mikki hit Puck on the side of the head and walked away heading back to the door and coming inside.
"Everything okay?" asked Brittany.
"Fine, I just needed to talk to about Noah something" said Mikki as she sat on the couch next to Rachel.
Puck walked back into the coffee shop and walked over to the others, grabbing one of the chairs from the nearby table and sitting on that.
"You okay, man?" asked Blaine.
Puck looked at him and quickly to Mikki and nodded. "Yeah, fine. No probs here" he said.
"Hey Kurt" yelled Mikki.
"Yeah?" he asked from over the counter where he was making up some orders.
"Do you have any of the tea with like the lavender and camomile still" said Mikki.
"Yeah, want a cup?" asked Kurt.
"That be great thanks" replied Mikki.
"Okay, give me a few minutes to make it for you" said Kurt.
"Sure" replied Mikki.
"Are you getting a cat?" asked Brittany, looking at Puck, who in turn was glancing at Rachel, under the watchful stare of Mikki.
"Huh?" asked Puck, looking at the blonde.
"That's what Mikki was talking to you about outside" said Brittany.
Puck shook his head. "No not getting a cat Britts, it was just some family stuff".
"Told you all" replied Sam, with a knowing laugh.
"Hey, you might know is this one nice?" asked Rachel, looking at Mikki and pointing to one of the teas on the list.
Mikki looked at the one Rachel was indicating.
"Yeah, that one and also the afternoon tea are really nice" said Mikki.
"Hmm, okay. I might give the evening one a try then" said Rachel.
Mikki nodded. "You'll like it" she replied.
"I'll wait till Kurt comes over with yours and get one" said Rachel.
"Oh no need" said Mikki, looking back up to the counter.
"And one good evening tea for Rach as well too please, Kurt" said Mikki.
"Sure. Did you want milk in that Rachel because I don't know how it will go with the soy one" said Kurt.
"Black is fine, thank you" said Rachel.
Kurt nodded and went back to brewing the coffee and teas.
"It is nicer black" said Mikki.
"Oh okay good" replied Rachel.
"Yeah, just don't make a habit of yelling at the wait staff or even owner like Mikki here. Studies show they tend not to like it and will probably to something to your order" said Blaine.
"Oh please, Kurt loves me. I'm one of his favourite people here" said Mikki.
"Yeah whatever you reckon" said Blaine, with a laugh.
"Okay can the two of you seriously not go day a day without arguing" said Puck.
Mikki glared at her cousin and Blaine glared at his best friend.
"Well she annoys me a lot of the time" said Blaine.
"You know it's probably not that she annoys you, but more the fact that you have the hots for her" said Sam.
"Okay eww, gross" said Mikki.
"Well isn't that what they tell us when we are kids that if a boy teases us, then they must like us" said Brittany.
"I do not like her" said Blaine, pointing to Mikki.
"Yeah, well good and ditto" said Mikki.
"Not even if we were the last two people on earth and had to repopulate it. Humanity could die out and cease to exist for all I care" said Blaine, as Kurt came over with the teas for Mikki and Rachel.
"Here we go ladies, enjoy" said Kurt.
"Thank you Kurt" said Rachel.
"You're welcome enjoy" he replied.
"Thanks Kurt" said Mikki and looked over to Blaine. "And I'd rather sleep with a gorilla" she said.
"I pity the gorilla then" said Blaine.
"Oh I'm sorry am I insulting your family" said Mikki, as she drank her tea.
Blaine glared at her.
"Mikayla" said Puck.
Mikki looked at him. "Seriously last warning" replied Puck.
"Yeah, I'm just going to go" said Mikki, finishing off her tea, quickly and placed the cup on the table. "I had a really bad day, Sue was in the worst of moods and I just want to go home to bed and think of ways to maybe murder her".
"If you need to talk Minnie, I'm here" said Brittany.
Mikki looked at her and friend and smiled.
"Maybe take you up on that offer tomorrow if I am still feeling down".
Brittany nodded. "Okay you know how to find me" she replied.
Mikki laughed and stood up, grabbing her handbag.
"I'll see you guys later. Rach, see you back at home" said Mikki.
"Yeah okay" replied Rachel.
"You be right to get home on your own?" asked Puck.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. It's only two blocks" said Mikki.
"I can walk with you, if you want" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "I just really want to be alone, but thanks".
"Well can you text me when you get home then?" asked Puck.
"I will" replied Mikki, with a nod.
"See you Mik" said Sam.
"Yeah later" she replied and left the coffee shop, leaving the other five there to talk just a little bit longer before they too all parted ways.
Songs used in this chapter:
"One and the Same" (Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez) - Rachel and Mikki.
And I'm sure as Gleeks we all know the other ones:
"Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond) - Puck.
"Something's Coming" (West Side Story) - Blaine.
Also please remember there is a poll up and running on my profile for the voting of baby names.
So if you can head over to that and cast a vote then it will be appreciated.
And just one more quick question - I am going to be using Tina in a small part of the story in a little while, so which version of Tina do we want in terms of clothing -
Punk
Goth
60's somewhat inspired (kind of like how she was to the end)
If you could let me know in a review or PM - that would be awesome!
Till next chapter,
KJ xoxoxo