Glee | TSIS: The Turn in Return | Rachel & Quinn (5 of 7)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle, and then a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th cycle. Now cycle 11!
After the 10th installment of the Sunshine Girls series, with the revelation, I figured I'd need something big to kick of the next chapter in this whole storyline. So this translated into... a seven-chapter story! Enjoy! :)
Today: Chapter 5
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE TURN IN RETURN"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.5
It was a new morning, a new day, and it felt like it. Things were happening for them now, in ways they hadn’t the previous day. Things weren’t out of their control anymore. Now the power was theirs again, and they would use it. Their campaign of quiet terror would begin as soon as they could locate Jacob.
They continued to have to deal with people at the same time, people who understood nothing of what was going on, but went about as though they did. It was probably a great big laugh for them… The cheerleader and the outcast, being all buddy-buddy as kids in tutus… Yes, such a laugh. And Jacob had made it that way.
They were both at their lockers, and Rachel was grabbing some books when she heard a cough and turned. Quinn caught her eye, face set as she nodded past her. Rachel turned and she saw: there came Jacob. She set her face as well. When he saw the two stern-looking girls, staring back at him as they were, he froze. He gulped, hesitating… The girls just went on staring. They could see his right foot, inching back ever so slowly, but they didn’t break. He inched, and inched…
As one, Rachel and Quinn took one, decisive step forward… and Jacob ran off. The girls looked back to one another, and Quinn walked up to Rachel after closing her locker door. “How was that?” she asked.
“It’s a good start,” she had to admit, smirking. “It’s going to be a good day,” she breathed in.
They headed off to their classes, separating. Of all the days for them to do this, it couldn’t be more perfect. They had classes with him, all day, sometimes just Quinn or Rachel, and sometimes both.
First period faced off Jacob against Quinn. He came into class to find her already there, sitting at her desk. She could hear his whimper from across the room; she kept her face strong, watched him. He took a real careful walk to his seat. The whole period, Quinn swallowed back her laugh, seeing how straight he was sitting. On the way out, she threw him another look, and he stumbled back into his seat.
Second period squared off Jacob against Rachel Berry herself. He had been cooling off from first period as he’d walked from one room to the other, to the point where he’d somehow forgotten he was about to come face to face with the second half of his stare down force.
When he did come in, and saw Rachel, he remembered very fast, coming to a sudden stop, which got the others coming behind him to collide, calling out in annoyance, pushing him forward. He looked back to Rachel, who gave that same look she’d perfected with Quinn, while innocently pulling her book open. He almost knocked his chair over as he came to take a seat.
The periods passed by, and Rachel and Quinn continued putting non-pressure pressure on Jacob. As the time went on, it was for certain: he wasn’t forgetting anymore, he was dreading. Now he knew what to expect, on top of what he couldn’t expect. At some point, it wouldn’t just be staring; at some point, they’d do something, and he’d be so frazzled he wouldn’t see it coming or wouldn’t be able to stop it… Rachel was getting exactly what she wanted. Without even having to get anywhere near him, she was getting him to squirm. It was what they’d wanted.
As the day went by though, it started to be that they felt bad. They weren’t even really trying anymore, and yet Jacob was further and further losing it. He didn’t even come to last period.
When the day was done, Rachel and Quinn met up before leaving class. They both knew what they were about to say before they even said a thing. They nodded slowly. “I think we’ve made our point,” Quinn told her.
“Yeah,” Rachel agreed quietly. “We’re done,” she declared. They went on their way, on their own.
As Rachel went, she saw how the leftover pictures had been taken down, every last one of them. She felt that bit of guilt go and grow on her, sticky and hard to erase. And when she saw that familiar hair up ahead, she moved up to meet him.
“Jacob?” He stumbled and tried to move away. “Wait…” she asked and he stopped. She wasn’t sure if he was reacting normally or out of some obligation created by the fear they’d both put in him on this day. “I’m not going to do anything,” she shook her head.
“Yeah, right,” he kept trying to sneak off. She moved to get in his way and he jumped, which let Rachel see crumpled up pictures in his hand. He’d been taking them down.
“Really,” she nodded. “We’ve made our point,” she repeated Quinn’s word. “It’s done.” She started to move away, but then…
“What kind of game are you guys pulling?” She turned back to him; he still flinched.
“What are you talking about?” she asked with a shrug. He blinked, realizing she didn’t know.
“You might want to get your things straight. I was going to bury it. But she said to go ahead. Quinn told me to go for it.” Jacob took his chance at getting away while Rachel stood there, frozen.
TO BE CONTINUED
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 1] [Cycle 2] [Cycle 3] [Cycle 4] [Cycle 5]
[Cycle 6] [Cycle 7] [Cycle 8] [Cycle 9] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11]
[211] [212] [213] [214] [215]
[216] [217] [218] [219] [220]
[221] [222] [223] [224] [ [225]
[226] [227] [228]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Turn in Return"
Pairing: None; Rachel & Quinn (Sunshine Girls)
Rating: G
Summary: As Rachel and Quinn try to decide how to proceed with what they've learned, a crisis arises.
Spoilers: 107/108-ish...
After the 10th installment of the Sunshine Girls series, with the revelation, I figured I'd need something big to kick of the next chapter in this whole storyline. So this translated into... a seven-chapter story! Enjoy! :)
Today: Chapter 5
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE TURN IN RETURN"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.5
It was a new morning, a new day, and it felt like it. Things were happening for them now, in ways they hadn’t the previous day. Things weren’t out of their control anymore. Now the power was theirs again, and they would use it. Their campaign of quiet terror would begin as soon as they could locate Jacob.
They continued to have to deal with people at the same time, people who understood nothing of what was going on, but went about as though they did. It was probably a great big laugh for them… The cheerleader and the outcast, being all buddy-buddy as kids in tutus… Yes, such a laugh. And Jacob had made it that way.
They were both at their lockers, and Rachel was grabbing some books when she heard a cough and turned. Quinn caught her eye, face set as she nodded past her. Rachel turned and she saw: there came Jacob. She set her face as well. When he saw the two stern-looking girls, staring back at him as they were, he froze. He gulped, hesitating… The girls just went on staring. They could see his right foot, inching back ever so slowly, but they didn’t break. He inched, and inched…
As one, Rachel and Quinn took one, decisive step forward… and Jacob ran off. The girls looked back to one another, and Quinn walked up to Rachel after closing her locker door. “How was that?” she asked.
“It’s a good start,” she had to admit, smirking. “It’s going to be a good day,” she breathed in.
They headed off to their classes, separating. Of all the days for them to do this, it couldn’t be more perfect. They had classes with him, all day, sometimes just Quinn or Rachel, and sometimes both.
First period faced off Jacob against Quinn. He came into class to find her already there, sitting at her desk. She could hear his whimper from across the room; she kept her face strong, watched him. He took a real careful walk to his seat. The whole period, Quinn swallowed back her laugh, seeing how straight he was sitting. On the way out, she threw him another look, and he stumbled back into his seat.
Second period squared off Jacob against Rachel Berry herself. He had been cooling off from first period as he’d walked from one room to the other, to the point where he’d somehow forgotten he was about to come face to face with the second half of his stare down force.
When he did come in, and saw Rachel, he remembered very fast, coming to a sudden stop, which got the others coming behind him to collide, calling out in annoyance, pushing him forward. He looked back to Rachel, who gave that same look she’d perfected with Quinn, while innocently pulling her book open. He almost knocked his chair over as he came to take a seat.
The periods passed by, and Rachel and Quinn continued putting non-pressure pressure on Jacob. As the time went on, it was for certain: he wasn’t forgetting anymore, he was dreading. Now he knew what to expect, on top of what he couldn’t expect. At some point, it wouldn’t just be staring; at some point, they’d do something, and he’d be so frazzled he wouldn’t see it coming or wouldn’t be able to stop it… Rachel was getting exactly what she wanted. Without even having to get anywhere near him, she was getting him to squirm. It was what they’d wanted.
As the day went by though, it started to be that they felt bad. They weren’t even really trying anymore, and yet Jacob was further and further losing it. He didn’t even come to last period.
When the day was done, Rachel and Quinn met up before leaving class. They both knew what they were about to say before they even said a thing. They nodded slowly. “I think we’ve made our point,” Quinn told her.
“Yeah,” Rachel agreed quietly. “We’re done,” she declared. They went on their way, on their own.
As Rachel went, she saw how the leftover pictures had been taken down, every last one of them. She felt that bit of guilt go and grow on her, sticky and hard to erase. And when she saw that familiar hair up ahead, she moved up to meet him.
“Jacob?” He stumbled and tried to move away. “Wait…” she asked and he stopped. She wasn’t sure if he was reacting normally or out of some obligation created by the fear they’d both put in him on this day. “I’m not going to do anything,” she shook her head.
“Yeah, right,” he kept trying to sneak off. She moved to get in his way and he jumped, which let Rachel see crumpled up pictures in his hand. He’d been taking them down.
“Really,” she nodded. “We’ve made our point,” she repeated Quinn’s word. “It’s done.” She started to move away, but then…
“What kind of game are you guys pulling?” She turned back to him; he still flinched.
“What are you talking about?” she asked with a shrug. He blinked, realizing she didn’t know.
“You might want to get your things straight. I was going to bury it. But she said to go ahead. Quinn told me to go for it.” Jacob took his chance at getting away while Rachel stood there, frozen.
TO BE CONTINUED
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 1] [Cycle 2] [Cycle 3] [Cycle 4] [Cycle 5]
[Cycle 6] [Cycle 7] [Cycle 8] [Cycle 9] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11]
[211] [212] [213] [214] [215]
[216] [217] [218] [219] [220]
[221] [222] [223] [224] [ [225]
[226] [227] [228]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Turn in Return"
Pairing: None; Rachel & Quinn (Sunshine Girls)
Rating: G
Summary: As Rachel and Quinn try to decide how to proceed with what they've learned, a crisis arises.
Spoilers: 107/108-ish...