A/N: Sorry this is like four weeks late, I've been preparing and taking exams and AP exam week, then I graduated Friday. We had a fun run :) Thank you to everyone who stuck with this story!
"Trading Places" Chapter 7
Quinn, sighed opening her eyes to the sound of her alarm going off. The week had gone by so slowly for, Quinn. Santana, Quinn, and Brittany had all went to help, Puck, the next night. Even though Quinn, had practically been with Rachel, the entire weekend she wanted some alone time. She did however manage to sneak in a few kisses here and there, but she was getting antsy. Rachel, had only been gone a total of three days, and it was driving her crazy. What made matters worse was that Rachel, hadn't told her a single thing. Sure they had texted each other nonstop. Rachel, on the other hand was keeping her mouth shut about what was going on up in New York City. Quinn, sat up reaching for her blinking phone and opened it with a smile.
"Good morning, beautiful girl." xoxx your Rae of sunshine
"Morning, gorgeous...I wish you were here." xxoxxsuperx your girl Quinn
Quinn, quickly sent a reply knowing her mother would be in shortly to help her get dressed.
"My girl, huh?"
Quinn, snapped her head towards her door seeing, Rachel leaning against the frame.
"Rachel!" Quinn, beamed sitting straight up. She really wished she could just run into Rachel's arms, and give her a big hug and her super kiss.
Rachel, was in front of her within seconds bringing her up in a hug. "God, I missed you." Rachel, breathed out.
After Quinn, hugged the hell out of Rachel, she then slapped the brunette on the arm.
"Ouch!" Rachel, scowled. "What the was that for?"
"Rachel, you haven't told me anything about what has been going on with you! You can't just waltz in here expecting a kiss." Quinn, spoke playfully folding her arms.
"I just wanted it to be a surprise, but I'm in, Quinn, I got in NYADA." Rachel, grinned.
Quinn, squealed bringing Rachel, down on top of her. Rachel, squeezed back before attempting to kiss Quinn, only to have the blonde moved her head.
"I haven't brushed my teeth yet." Quinn, chuckled softly.
"Quinnnnnn, I want my super kiss!" Rachel, sighed with a whine.
"Well help me up, and I'll go and brush them." Quinn, smirked.
Rachel, rolled off of Quinn, helping her to the bathroom. Quinn, hastily brushed her pearly whites. After she rolled back into her room seeing Rachel, looking at her photographs. Then to the picture on her nightstand.
"This was fast." Rachel, chuckled looking down at a recent picture of her and Quinn at Noah's house.
"Do you-Do you want me to put it away?" Quinn, asked looking down.
"No, I like it." Rachel, smiled softly. "In fact I want one too."
"Really?" Quinn, smiled looking back up.
"Yeah." Rachel, smiled back sitting down on the bed.
"So are you going to tell me what happened in New York?" Quinn, asked smiling.
"Well, as soon as I got there my dad's and I found a place to stay. The next day I went to NYADA first thing in the morning asking for, Carmen Tibideaux. They said she was out, and wouldn't be back till tomorrow. The next day, I waited for her till she came walking through. I begged her for another chance of course she said no, but I'm Rachel Barbra Berry, I always have a plan B." Rachel, smirked.
"Oh my gosh what did you do?" Quinn, laughed.
Flashback
"Ms Tibideaux, if you give me another chance, I swear you won't regret it." Rachel, spoke walking backwards in front of the woman.
"Ms Berry, I gave you two chances, and you bombed both." Carmen, spoke shaking her head trying to get away from Rachel.
"Ms Tibideaux, I strongly urge you to reconsider." Rachel, stated.
"And why is that?" Carmen, sighed.
"Because I'm Rachel Barbra Berry, I started singing and winning competitions since I was eight months old. When you met me I wasn't who I used to be. I wasn't the Rachel Barbra Berry that's standing before you today. I'm going to be on Broadway if it's the last thing I do, and I will be winning Nationals in few weeks which I urge you to go to. It will be in Chicago, Illinois on May 15."
Carmen, studied the girl for a moment then sighed. "No." before walking off.
Rachel, thought fast before singing.
"Don't tell me not to live, Just sit and putter, Life's candy and the sun's A ball of butter. Don't bring around a cloud To rain on my parade!"
Rachel, ran up in front of a stunned Carmen, jumping up on a bench.
"Don't tell me not to fly- I've simply got to. If someone takes a spill, It's me and not you. Who told you you're allowed To rain on my parade!"
Rachel, jumped down before dancing around the stunned students.
"I'll march my band out, I'll beat my drum, And if I'm fanned out, Your turn at bat, sir. At least I didn't fake it."
Rachel, took a top hat of a professor walking by.
"Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it! But whether I'm the rose Of sheer perfection, Or freckle on the nose Of life's complexion, The cinder or the shiny apple of its eye, I gotta fly once, I gotta try once, Only can die once, right, sir? Ooh, life is juicy, Juicy, and you see I gotta have my bite, sir!"
Rachel, broke away from the crowd standing in front of Carmen.
"Get ready for me, love, cause I'm a commer, I simply gotta march, My heart's a drummer. Don't bring around a cloud To rain on my parade!"
"I'm gonna live and live now, Get what I want-I know how, One roll for the whole show bang, One throw, that bell will go clang, Eye on the target and wham One shot, one gun shot, and BAM! Hey, Ms Tibideaux, Here I am!"
Rachel, smirked spreading her arms before dancing around the smiling students. Before hopping on a large boulder.
"I'll march my band out, I will beat my drum, And if I'm fanned out, Your turn at bat, sir, At least I didn't fake it. Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it. Get ready for me, love, 'cause I'm a commer, I simply gotta march, My heart's a drummer. Nobody, no, nobody Is gonna rain on my parade!"
Once Rachel, finished she noticed the applause she was getting, and bowed before hopping off the boulder and walking over to Ms Tibideaux.
"This is why you need me, Ms Tibideaux. Because one day that applause will be for me after a show. One day I will be on Broadway. Whether that will be in the Gershwin theatre, or the Ambassador, it doesn't matter because I will be there." Rachel, spoke making Carmen laugh and shake her head.
"Welcome to Nyada, Rachel Berry." Carmen, laughed.
"There should be a 'Barbra' in there somewhere." Rachel, spoke making the woman laugh.
End of Flashback
Quinn, laughed with glee bringing Rachel, in her arms. "I'm so proud of you, Rachel."
"Do I get my super kiss now?" Rachel, asked with a lopsided smile.
Quinn, leaned in with a sultry look on her face before leaning towards Rachel's ear. "No." She whispered. "Not until I show you something." Quinn, grinned.
"Um, okay." Rachel, gulped.
"Now, I haven't actually tried to do this, but I feel confident enough to do it." Quinn, spoke as Rachel got off of her.
"Okay." Rachel, nodded.
"Could you please put my brakes on?" Quinn, asked looking down at her wheels.
Rachel, quickly locked the wheels before going in front of Quinn. The blonde began using her arms to lift her up. Rachel, rushed to help her, but heard Quinn say "No." After a little struggle Quinn, managed to stand up with a little help from her dresser.
"Quinn..." Rachel, whispered grinning from ear to ear. The brunette laughed bringing the blonde in a hug. "You're doing it, Q." Rachel, whispered brushing Quinn's, hair back. "Do I get my super kiss now?"
"Hmhm..." Quinn, smiled leaning down slowly taking those plump lips against hers.
Rachel, wrapped her arms around Quinn's waist feeling Quinn, doing the same around her neck. Quinn, lightly licked Rachel's, lips which opened slightly letting her in. The kiss grew strong making the blonde moaned feeling Rachel, take her in her bottom before slowly pulling away.
"I missed you." Rachel, sighed leaning her forehead against Quinn's.
"I missed you more." Quinn, replied feeling the brunette pull her even more closer.
"That's not possible." Rachel, whispered.
Quinn, smiled in a daze seeing that Rachel's eyes were still closed. "Let's say we both missed each other very, very much?"
"Fine." Rachel, smiled opening her eyes.
"Ladies, I hate to be the bringer of bad news, but you both have school in thirty minutes." Judy, spoke from behind the door.
"Oh!" Quinn, laughed covering her mouth.
Rachel, wheeled Quinn towards Santana and Brittany.
Brittany squealed clapping her hands together. "I am so happy that you guys are finally together now!"
"Actually, Brittany, someone has yet to ask me out." Quinn, said coyly.
"Me? Why not you?" Rachel, playfully scoffed.
"Because, I'm a crip." Quinn, smiled.
"Really? Well I'm a Blood so I don't know if this is going to work." Rachel, laughed along with Quinn before wheeling her off to her next class.
"Sorry I'm late guys, Emma, was going over some food options." Mr Shue, explained walking in.
"Mr Shue, I was wondering if I could-"
"Go right ahead, Rachel." Mr Shue beamed knowing exactly what it was.
"When this club started it started with five and gradually grew. Yeah, it grew for some of the wrong reasons." Rachel, laughed looking at Santana, Brittany, and Quinn who all smiled awkwardly. "But if any one of you hadn't things would have been so much different. Santana wouldn't have had the courage to be with Brittany." the blonde and the Latina smiled at eachother before kissing softly.
"Tina would still be stuttering, and Mike wouldn't be dancing in public. Noah, would still be a senior and a bully. Kurt, would have never have met Blaine. Artie, wouldn't have had the chance to walk just one more time...To me the biggest growth out of everyone here is, Quinn." The blonde looked up smiling.
"Quinn, you have been through so much. You're the strongest person I know, so this song is for you. If you don't mind singing it with me." Rachel, smiled seeing Quinn nod. Rachel, quickly moved the bench out of the way wheeling Quinn to the piano showing her the notes. Rachel, walked to her guitar and counted to three with, Quinn, before strumming.
*(Rachel's italics Quinn is Underlined and for both of them it's: underlined in italics...This song is called "Falling Slowly" by The Frames. I repeat This song is not mine!)**
I don't know you
But I want you
Quinn, smiled pressing on the keys.
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now
Falling slowly,
Rachel and Quinn stared at one another smiling.
eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Rachel, walked closer towards, Quinn.
Moods that take me
and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
Rachel, knew this song was perfect for them that's why she chose it.
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won
hmmmmmhm
Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along
Ohh, I'll sing along
Along
They both began singing different parts overlapping each other.
Take this sinking boat and point it home I don't know you, but I want to
We've still got time
Rachel, took off the guitar and set it on top of the piano before kissing Quinn, softly on the lips. Their friends cheered and 'awed'. Rachel, pulled back cupping Quinn's cheek whispering. "I meant every word. It's time that you've won."
Quinn, pecked Rachel's hand. "Thank you." She whispered back.
"Rachel! God, will you ask her out already!" Brittany, shouted impatiently.
Everyone laughed leaving the choir room to give the two girls some alone time.
"Come on, B. She will." Santana, smiled dragging her girlfriend out of the door.
Rachel, looked back at Quinn sighing and said. "Will you-"
"Yes!" Quinn, beamed.
"-get me a cup of water? I'm parched." Rachel, smirked.
Quinn's smile faded as she smacked Rachel's shoulder. Rachel, laughed bringing Quinn, in a hug.
"Will you do me the honor of being my date tonight?" Rachel, spoke softly.
"Yes." They both beamed at one another before catching up with the others. "So, where are you taking me?"
"I don't know yet, but it will be amazing." Rachel, smiled rolling Quinn out of the door.
"Well it better be I am the Quinn Fabray." Quinn, chuckled.
"Only the best for you, Q." Rachel, smiled leaning down to peck Quinn on the cheek.
"I can't wait." Quinn, sighed looking at their friends laughing.
"For what?" Rachel, asked.
"Everything."
A/N: Crappy ending I know, but I wanted to actually finish this. Thank you for staying with it.