Today was Wednesday. The party this weekend had been successful, all had fun and talked already about the next party. She parked the car outside and opened the door to school. At the end of the hallway she saw Rachel and Finn, in, what to Quinn appeared to be a heated discussion. Before she could reach them came Santana and Brittany, and made themselves part of the conversation. For Quinn, it seemed as if Brittany was talking to Finn while Santana gave him the evil eye. Finn looked angry and went shortly afterwards from there. He did not look happy. Rachel turned to her locker and began to look for things she needed for the first lesson. Quinn leaned against the locker next to Rachels and waited for her to turn her way. However, Rachel addressed Quinn before closing the locker.
-"Good morning stranger. You know I do not appreciate people trying to scare me. And above all, not the first thing they do in the morning. The most polite would be a simple, good morning Rachel."
-"Okay, first. I did not try to scare you. Had I wanted to scare you I had jumped and screamed or similar. Not waiting for you to get ready in silence. And, second. What did Finn say to you that made you so cranky? What's wrong?"
Rachel closed her locker, took Quinn's arm and started walking. -"He's hurt. And I made him feel that way." Quinn would just open her mouth and make an impact, but Rachel silenced her. -"I know i made the right decision Quinn. It's not about that. It's just that he has a hard time understanding why. We've been together for a while now and there was really nothing that changed in the meantime, more than I realized I wanted more of a relationship. Again, I did not do it for you. I did it for me."
-"Okay. I just do not want you to be upset. Let me take you to class?"
-"Certainly. It's very gentleman of you Quinn. Or gentlewoman maybe..."
-"Whatever. Let's go..."
...
Oh, baby, all I need is one more chance
To show you that I love you
Won't you please let me
Back in your heart
Oh, darling, I was blind to let you go
Let you go baby
Cause now since I see you it is all
Ah bah bah bah buh
All I want
Ah bah bah bah buh
All I need
Ah bah bah bah buh
All I want
Ah bah bah bah buh
All I need
Oh, just one more chance
To show that I love you, baby!
Baby!
Baby!
Baby!
I want you back!
The choir room was dead silent. After three heartbeats, Santana flew out of the chair and began to throw away sentences in Spanish that Quinn would not translate, against Finn. It required both Puck and Mike who sat nearby, to hold Santana back. In the end, Brittany could calm down her girlfriend and they sat down again. Santana threw the evil glances towards Finn who seemed satisfied with his performance. Rachel throughout the song there sat as though frozen in the chair, grabbed Quinn's hand. Mr Shue went forward and talked.
-"Finn that was a top performance. Good job! Jackson 5 is a group belonging to one of the largest stars of all time and it fits well into the theme of the week, which is: think big. Awesome."
Quinn was annoyed by Mr. Shue's blindness. The song just felt like an embarrasing attempt for Finn to get back Rachel. Nothing more. But Quinn could do better.
Quinn raised her hand. -"Actually, Mr. Shue, I have something I want to preform before we finish for today."
-"Okay. Awesome. The floor is all yours Quinn. Take it away. Quinn everybody"
-"This is for my girl. This is for you Rachel." Quinn borrowed a guitar and sat on a chair in the middle of the room. This was completely improvised, but Quinn was able to sing the song completely and had no trouble communicating the message.
Never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no... I
I never can say goodbye
Even tho' the pain and heartache seem to follow me wherever I go
Tho' I tried and tried to hide my feelings then always seem to show
Then you try to say you're leaving me and I always have to say no
Tell me why is it so?
But I never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no
I never can say goodbye
Ev'ry time I think I've had enough and start heading for the door
There's very strange vibrations, piercing me right to the core
It says turn around you fool you know you love her more and more
Tell me why is it so?
Don't wanna let you go
I never can say goodbye girl
(never can say goodbye, girl)
Ohh, ohh, baby,
(don't wanna let you go, girl)
I never can say goodbye,
No, no, no, no, no, no
Ohh, I never can say goodbye girl
(never can say goodbye, girl)
Ohh, ohh, ohh,
(don't wanna let you go, baby)
I never can say goodbye,
No, no, no, no, no, no,
Ohh
Never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no
I never can say goodbye
I keep thinkin' that our problems soon are all gonna work out
But there's that same unhappy feelin' there's that anguish, there's that doubt
It's that same old dizzy hang-up can't do with you or without
Tell me why is it so?
Don't wanna let you go
I never can say goodbye girl
(never can say goodbye, girl)
Ohh, ohh, baby,
(baby)
I never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no, no, no
Ohh, I never can say goodbye girl
(never can say goodbye, girl)
Ohh, ohh, ohh,
(baby)
I never can say goodbye,
No, no, no, no, no, no,
Ohh
The whole room seems happier now that Quinn had sung than when Finn was finished. For this time, great applause broke out and everyone went on praising Quinn for her song selection. All but Finn who stormed out the door, but first he kicked a chair before leaving the room. And Rachel, who remained in the chair. Mr Shue said it was over for today and see them tomorrow. Quinn saw that Rachel was immobile and assumed she wanted Quinn to wait for her. Before leaving the room, Quinn saw how Brittany leaned towards Rachel, whispered something in her ear, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and then happily skipped out of the room with a confused Santana close behind. Quinn and Rachel were finally alone, and Quinn could not take the silence anymore.
-"A-a-are you angry? A-at me?"
Rachel looked at Quinn, got up from the chair and walked slowly towards Quinn. -"Lucy Quinn Fabray. You sing a love song to me. How can I be angry with you?"
Quinn was dumbfounded. How would she responded to that...? Lucky for her, she did not have to. -"First, you say we can not be together, then you kiss me, and then you sing a love song to me, in front of all our friends including my ex-boyfriend. I can not wait to see what's next." Then she gave Quinn a kiss on the corner of her mouth, dangerously close to her lips but still not close enough to Quinn. Then she took her stuff and left the room.
The week that continued was quite low. Quinn and Rachel continue to get to know each other better and get closer to each other. Quinn had also met Jane a few times in school and started playing in the school's band. She enjoyed herself. Right now, life was good. Right now, she had her health, she had lovely friends, she had Rachel, her mother seemed to enjoy the city and everything rolled on. Life rolled on. Santana wanted to make a song to Brittany, so Quinn on the piano and Puck with guitar helped her. They had done The Pussycat Dolls, Jai Ho! (You are my Destiny), and it was a success. Britt loved that song as it was, and now she loved it even more.
When the weekend came, Quinn felt sick. She felt cold and had a heavy head. So when she got home she was relieved to see her mother at home. She walked straight into the kitchen, sat down at the kitchen table and laid her head on the table. Judy, who heard that the front door opened, did not notice that her daughter had come into the kitchen before she heard the dun when Quinn laid her head on the table. She knew there was something serious about Quinn.
-"Quinnie? What is it? Just tell me."
-"Mom, I'm sick."
-"Oh honey You may just have a cold. It will pass. It is common for moving and changing school. Then you get exposed to new bacteria that you have to get used to. I'm sure it's fine. Just rest, invite your friends and have a weekend with just video games. I'm sure you'll feel better on Monday. See, go up to your room. Call your friends. It's just a cold Quinn."
Quinn did as her mother said. She called Santana and explained how she was feeling. They decided that they would come home to Quinn tomorrow and spend time there, so she got to rest today.
The next day, Quinn felt a bit better. The headache was gone but she still felt like she had fever and no energy. Santana, Brittany and Rachel came around at lunchtime. They brought food and things they bought at the pharmacy. Rachel had explained to Santana about all the vitamins and minerals she took every day and therefore she rarely gets sick. She had bought a great deal for Quinn and had spoken about 20 minutes about when to take them and why. Santana listened for a little while, but she did not bear to hear anymore, and blamed the food for getting Cold if they did not shut up and ate soon. So they did. After that, they chose to play television games for a while. Quinn sat tight with Rachel while Santana and Brittany cuddled in the double seat. Rachel who did not really like games played nothing, Quinn was ill and Santana had clearly said that when Quinn is sick she gets everything she wants. No questions asked. Plus, Rachel thrived in Quinn's presence, no matter what they were doing. And if Quinn liked video games, so did Rachel. A little, anyway. Rachel noticed that Quinn had fallen asleep. She looked down at the blonde head she had in her knee and gently tucked her in her hair. One thought that hit Rachel, think so much that can change in such a short time. Life... Rachel always thought that being part of something special makes you special. But Quinn was never like that. She always got Rachel to feel special because she was special in herself. Just the way she is.
Quinn was back in school on tuesday. She had spent her first day of the week at home with her phone, sending texts to Rachel, Santana and Brittany every single moment. She was bored. Really, really bored. But she needed the rest, now she felt much better. Quinn walked in the hallway when one of The Cheerios came up to her.
-"Uhm hi?"
The girl had dark skin and long dark wavy hair. She was a Beauty. -"Are you in a relationship with Rachel Berry?"
Straight to the point. Quinn laughed a little bit and tried to walk around the girl. -"How is that your business?"
The dark-haired girl did not let Quinn pass by but instead chose to take a step closer to Quinn into her personal space. -"Maybe because I'm interested." She pulled her finger up along Quinn's arm with the nail and began to finger with Quinn's shirt collar. "In you. I'm interested in you."
Quinn felt a little constricted and did not like at all, how close the girl had come. -"I am flattered. I am, but I'm not interested. I do not do relationships."
The girl tried again, still as close to Quinn. -"Okay. Let me say this then, no relationship. Just easy-going. Casually. What do you say about that? Still not interested?"
Quinn pretended to think for a while. Then she leaned against the girl's ear and whispered low, very low. -"I told you, I do not have relationships. If I would, do not you think then that I would have it with the most beautiful, sexiest, most gorgeous girl in school?"
Quinn remained in her position closed to the girl and felt and Heard her swallow. She was defernitively affected by Quinn's proximity. -"So you like Rachel Berry of all people?"
Quinn laughed a little again and whispered near her ear again. -"First. Rachel Berry has more talent in her lilfinger than you have in your entire life. And seccond, Rachel Berry is not a girl you like, she's such a girl you marry. Now think about it, and then you will return to another day with a little more respect. Bye, little girl."
And with that, Quinn went to her next lesson. Later that day, rumors flew all over the school that Quinn and Rachel were not just together but also engaged. Quinn just shrugged her shoulders and said she had no idea where the rumors came from.