I'm so sorry this took so long, I know I said 'see you at the weekend' but... well technically it is the weekend, still that's no excuse. So anyway, I'm sorry this took so bloody long. I told myself I couldn't sleep until I finished the chapter. Sorry again
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Posted: 2/6/12
Parting Ways... For Now
The Next Morning
"Good morning" Rachel said cheerily when she got to the bottom of the stairs. She found only Shelby sitting one end of one of the sofas, deep in though.
The older wolf shook herself from her thoughts before smiling to her daughter "Where's everyone else?"
"Well Talwyn insisted on going to school probably to see Alex, Will went to work to see Emma" she smirked, love was the only reason they'd got up "but everyone else is still asleep" Rachel said as she dropped down onto the sofa opposite
"They hardly slept while you were in... critical condition" she chose that as a reminder of the severity of the situation
"I don't think I can really ever thank them all. It shouldn't have happened in the first place. It was such a simple fight I shouldn't have got hurt... and because I got hurt Quinn and my pup got hurt... thank you so much for saving them"
"You don't have to thank me"
"No I really do-"
"No you don't; I feel responsible for what happened, I was so caught up with..." she trailed off and bowed her head
"My father" Rachel finished "It still wasn't your fault, and it wasn't his either" she reassured her
"I hope he can hear that" Shelby muttered, she met Rachel's confused glance so decided to elaborate "Like I said before, I think he's still nearby, I just hope he heard you. That's what I was trying to do before you came down"
"Did I disturb?" Rachel asked worried
"No, I wasn't having any luck. I mean I usually feel his presence but that's it just the idea he's around, and that's it, just as it was before"
"I'm sorry"
"Don't be, just keep living keep making these differences and you will never have to feel sorry. You and Quinn have worked so hard already"
"Yes, but we've still got far to go"
"You're not alone, and you don't have to do it all though, you can pass it all on" Shelby reminded her
"And Quinn and I will, when the time is right" She nodded "Everything's till a mess, this was a tiny problem really and we took too long over it"
"Well nothing was clear; it would have been easier if we'd known earlier that Holly was Markus' daughter"
"Markus" Rachel perked up "I haven't heard that name in a while. Do you mean the one the Fabrays manipulated to lead that army all those years ago?"
"The one you killed, yes" she confirmed "Kinda creepy how it all links, she wanted revenge on you, for killing her dad who was being manipulated by the Fabrays, who she manipulated; quite literally, despite the fact she also hated the supernaturals yet she was half werewolf... just to destroy the only good thing to happen to the two most powerful races on this planet"
"Well you certainly think a lot about what we are don't you?" Rachel smirked
"We should be proud of what we are and..." she suddenly seemed shy "I'm proud of you"
Rachel smiled brightly "Thank you"
They moved to the kitchen afterwards to find food. As they sat down to eat a very un-breakfast like meal of cold raw meat. Rachel had also naturally thought of Quinn and taken blood from the fridge so it could warm to room temperature.
Shelby was first to speak again. She had thought of something the other day when she found out what they planned on calling their new baby
"Did you know that Sasha is a name derived from Alexander, or Alexandra?" Shelby asked
"No I didn't actually"
"I was thinking of the names: Sasha Corcoran, Rachel Sasha Berry, Alex Perry and soon Sasha Berry too"
"So I guess its a family name" Rachel grinned
"Yeah... more of a family name than any other... I mean you're Corcoran and I'm Berry... Quinn's now Berry" there was no need to elaborate on that
"Did I hear my name?" Rachel immediately smiled at the voice
She turned to her mate "Hey" she said softly
"Hey, you left me all alone up there" she slipped her arms round her werewolf from behind and buried her head in the brunette's neck
"I'm sorry" Rachel pouted "You just looked so peaceful" Quinn removed her head from the other being's neck and laughed when she saw the over exaggerated pout on her wife's lips
She just planted a soft kiss on those over pouty lips instantly feeling Rachel settle her lips against her own. She tried to escape again but Rachel held her close not letting go. Their kiss was soft and slow- deliciously slow... but only for a moment. Then their passion ignited, Quinn moaned, her mouth opening, her tongue battling Rachel's-
"I'm going to leave before I feel like I'm intruding... even more" Shelby's words and the scraping of her chair on the floor bought the pair out of their intimate moment
"Sorry" Rachel breathed chancing a shy glance to her mother
"No need to apologies, I know how it is" she muttered the last part but they easily heard her
"You don't have to go" Quinn said apologetically
"I think it's best if I do" she abandoned her food no longer hungry and left the pair in the kitchen with a slight smile on her lips a slight shake of her head.
One month later
Things had continued reasonably normal since the fight in the woods and Rachel's near death, which was now just being referred to as 'the incident'
They stayed in Lima while all making a complete recovery, and for Alex's first change. He was still yet to tell his parents but they were absent lately anyway; so it would have to wait.
It was roughly a month later when Talwyn and Alex (who continued to attend school) got home and found packed bags at the bottom of the stairs with Quinn
"Mom, what's going on?" the young vampire asked the older one
"Um" Quinn started before looking to the stairs to her left as Rachel appeared. The werewolf nodded, letting her know she could tell the truth. Quinn looked back to her daughter "We're going back, to the base"
"Oh" she sounded disappointed "I'll just go and get my stuff" she moved forward but her mom's words stopped her
"No, you're not going" Quinn rushed out, not ready
"What?"
"Just 5 of us: us two, San, Britt and Shelby" Rachel explained "everyone else is staying"
"Do they even know?" Talwyn asked "Or are you just going?"
"No they know" Rachel bowed her head with shame "We're sorry we didn't tell you, we weren't sure we could deal with this for longer than necessary, we've been thinking about it for a couple of weeks"
"A couple of weeks! And you decided to tell me a few minutes before you left"
"Well we planned on going later tonight and telling you now when you got home" Rachel noticed the glare her daughter was giving her, it was one that reminded her of her wife "But that's no excuse" she muttered
"We were thinking of you Talwyn, and you Alex" Quinn told the two real teenagers in front of her "Maybe we should sit down" Quinn suggested
"I don't want to sit down, I want to know why you're leaving me here" The young vampire folded her arms
"It's not like that" Quinn sighed "You and Alex are both still young, and Alex has plans" she looked at the quite young werewolf "We want you to continue with your plans to go to college, become a Veterinary practitioner"
"We want you to live out your dreams" Rachel added "I don't remember exactly what I wanted, this whole new world was thrust upon me"
"And I was raised to be a vampire and that's about it. We want you Alex to live out your plans until its time for you to join us at the base, and Talwyn we want for you to live a little, not forever be just our daughter"
"But that is my dream to be by your side until the time for me to take over, its my duty"
"That's not a dream sweetie" Quinn smiled softly "That's you doing what you were told to do. Be by Alex's side, have fun, learn and grow"
"So when will we see you next" she asked sadly
"Soon, you'll still visit in the summer right, and the holidays. You'll have to show Alex round your future home at some point" Quinn added a little more light heartedly.
Talwyn smiled but she was sad, she felt Alex wrap his arms round her shoulders "Do you have to go yet?"
"We really do, I'm afraid. What's left of our troops are starting to rebuild the force field and they're going to need our help as elites" Rachel further explained. There was reluctance in her voice though, she didn't want to leave her daughter here but it was the better thing to do
"Not to mention the humans who found the castle" Quinn added. They'd learnt a lot more since their most recent contact with Puck's sister; Sarah
"Wait what? They've found the castle"
"It's okay their memories are being wiped every 24 hours until we return and arrange for them to be taken back from where they came. Hopefully we can insert the idea into their head that they never found the castle. We'll hide it again and hopefully the humans will forget"
"They're not ready to fully know we exist. I imagine when they do... there will be violence" Rachel sighed, getting tired of the same old reactions from people; Tina's parents had been one in a million reactions, and they had benefited from their understanding
"So Alex and I... Live" she actually smiled, liking the way that sound, the idea of getting to do what she wanted and really see the world was quickly growing on her, especially with her one by her side "What about the others?"
"Well we've spoken to them in their pairs. Tina and Puck are staying right here, finishing the year with you, then they'll planning to start a family"
"You mean they'll be preparing for their baby" Quinn interrupted
Rachel turned to her mate half confused and half in shock as if she already knew "You mean..."
"Tina's already 3 and a half weeks pregnant" Quinn smiled
Rachel's eyes widened in shock before calming again "Wow they didn't wait long" Rachel said lowly "So they'll be busy, Mercedes and Sam will finish school for a new diploma, then head to LA, and they hope to try out a music career for a couple of years" she chuckled glad they were both still young enough to remember when they had wanted to do... well at least Mercedes seemed to remember Sam was probably just choosing that for his other half.
"And when we return, will I finally take up a formal position with the elder council" Talwyn asked. Alex's head was swimming with thoughts and questions, probably basic ones but he still new very little of their culture, so he'd ask his mate later.
That was another thing he'd felt with his change, with Talwyn their bond and his feelings were much stronger than before (which he didn't even know was possible)
"We believe both of you will, when it's time. We also thought that Alex could take a place working in the infirmary alongside Shelby who's being made head of" he looked worried but Rachel smiled and reassured him "We'll train you" Also they wanted to get Shelby back with them soon to heal up Blaine
"You really want to give me that responsibility though" he was still unsure
"When you are both ready to take your places along side us, be it 10, 20 or 100 years from now, we will train you for everything"
"Thank you"
After a few more words and a lot of hugging the pair met up with Will, Puck, Tina, Mercedes and Sam to say their goodbyes along with Santana, Brittany and Shelby. It felt weird, them all splitting up like this but with the mess waiting back at the base for them, it would be easier and they wanted their friends to be happy and have another chance at a 'normal' life.
Brittany and Santana were more than happy to go back they want to raise their son (even though they didn't know they were having a boy yet) at the base and there was no way they were going to leave Rachel and Quinn.
They had lost some of their closeness since returning to Lima, they wanted it back.
...
Later that night the five found themselves on a private plane heading home
"Do you think she'll be okay?" Quinn asked. She had been looking out the window, sing nothing but darkness, and occasionally the moonlight reflecting off the ocean below them, but she looked toher wife next to her when she asked her question
"She's our daughter, why wouldn't she be okay" Rachel smiled
"I can't believe we left her there" she muttered holding back tears
"We'll see her in a couple of months" Rachel reassured her. She pulled the arm rest up out of the way between them and slipped an arm round her vampire, pulling her close. Quinn let her head rest on Rachel's shoulder "She's got Puck, Sam, Tina and Mercedes looking after her. She's got her one, she's still got us"
"I know, but she's so far away" she cuddled closer
"I just wanted her to try and live out some dreams you know" Rachel said lightly
"No I get that" Quinn kissed her lightly on the cheek "What were your dreams?"
Rachel had to think about it, could she think that far back "... I wanted to perform on Broadway" she finally answered while staring at the empty space ahead of her
"Really?" Quinn pulled away a little so she could look more directly at Rachel "Not that I'm really surprised, you love music and performing"
"I guess I remembered I loved that... but not why" she chuckled "That's weird isn't it"
"Not really" Quinn smiled
"What were your dreams?"
"I-" Quinn stopped thinking hard "I never had any"
"You had to have" Rachel said disbelieving
"No... I didn't" Quinn furrowed her brow "I was told my dreams; to be the perfect vampire daughter" she huffed a humourless laugh
Rachel felt sad that Quinn never got that chance in life "how about, when we pass down our titles and duties to Talwyn and Alex... or maybe one of our others, if they don't want it. We take a really long vacation. We could pretend to me young again, live out any dreams"
"But I don't-"
"You think of some now until then, write them down, anything you want to do, and we'll do it, I'll make sure of it"
"Anything" she smirked
"Well yeah" Rachel eyed her suspiciously
"Even... paragliding"
"Firstly I'm not sure why you'd want to go paragliding when you can already fly, and secondly, you know I don't like heights, I mean I'm fine in this tin can but not... like that"
"And yet you married someone who loves them. I love the feeling of being free up there, or here even" she corrected herself with a light laugh "I don't actually want to go paragliding though" she chuckled when Rachel playfully sighed with relief
"Can you believe we'll have another little girl soon, little Sasha Lucy Berry"
"You added a middle name for her" Quinn noted with a smile as she leant against her wife again
"Do you like it?"
"Yeah, I do... can we have more kids?" Quinn asked sleepily
"Of course"
"Soon, really soon" her eyes drift closed
"Well you just need to get me pregnant" Rachel told her
"I'll work on it, when we get home" she mumbled sleepily before yawning
Rachel kissed the top of her wife's head. She then looked round the plane, Brittany and Santana snoozing against each other were in the seats opposite them, Shelby was snoring (not exactly softly) from the seats in front to Rachel and Quinn. Their family had shrunk but they would all be united one day.
Soon they would be starting yet another chapter in their long eternal lives
The End
Again, I'm terribly sorry this took so long, I don't think it was good enough but hey, that's the end :/
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