Glee | TSIS: The Con in Control | Rachel & Quinn (6 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 6
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE CON IN CONTROL"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.6
Rachel had been turning it over in her head all night, what Jacob had told her. He could have been lying. He could have figured turning the two of them back on each other would take the heat off him for good and then he’d be home free. She certainly wouldn’t put that past him.
But then there was the other option, as much as she didn’t want to consider it, that he’d told the truth and therefore Quinn hadn’t. ‘Shocker?’ her mind had told her before she could stop it.
She realized in doubting her now that she’d actually started to trust Quinn in these last few days. Working together, both in dealing with the Jacob situation and in preparation for their Glee assignment, she’d seen this other side of her, and it became almost as though she could remember what it felt like, in the days of the Sunshine Girls, to hang out with her… it actually had felt good.
Now it was tainted with the chance that it was all a lie, yet another act from the Quinn Fabray who would torment her and call her names. Part of her didn’t want to, didn’t want confirmation, but she knew she had to.
So the next morning, she’d arrived to McKinley and waited by her locker for Quinn to arrive at hers. Her stomach felt heavy, dragging her down. When Quinn finally showed, Rachel closed her locker with a quick look around and went up to Quinn. The blonde quickly acknowledged her before continuing what she was doing.
“Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about rehearsal,” she spoke as she fished around in her bag. Rachel sighed, trying to find her words.
“Is it true… Did you tell Jacob to let out the picture?”
Quinn stopped what she was doing before turning her head to look at her. “Rachel…” Her eyes said it all.
“I can’t believe you…” she shook her head, growing harder. “Why would you do it? You go and nearly bite my head off when I lose it, twice, but you go and let it out for all to see. It’s like a game, isn’t it?”
“Hey,” Quinn rose up, challenged.
“No, it is,” Rachel continued. “I actually…” she started, then stopped and shook her head. “I didn’t want to believe it, because I thought we were changing, I thought…”
“That I’d changed?” Quinn guessed. “Who exactly do you think I am? You think it’s so easy, that I have to be one thing or the other thing but I can’t be both?” Quinn went on, towering now without even realizing.
“I don’t even know anymore,” Rachel maintained, towering back; not many could or would face her off. “I guess I’m just used to it being the other way,” she shrugged, staring back. “I figured you could surprise me, but this? I’m actually not surprised.” She missed the twinge in Quinn’s face as she nodded.
“Right. So… maybe all this was just a mistake then.”
“Maybe,” Rachel nodded back; Quinn saw her twinge.
“Might as well cut your losses then,” she went on speaking for her. Rachel took the cue handed to her and walked off to class. Quinn waited a moment before turning to watch her go… watch and wait to see if she’d stop and come back… she didn’t. She frowned and shut her locker, heading off to class.
The chatter about them, as she’d expected, had slowly started to dial down… It was just as well, because she was not in the mood to deal with them. As she sat in class, her mind wandered to those dinners at the Berry home.
If she’d let her, she had to explain to Rachel what had happened.
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] [229]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Con in Control"
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 6
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE CON IN CONTROL"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.6
Rachel had been turning it over in her head all night, what Jacob had told her. He could have been lying. He could have figured turning the two of them back on each other would take the heat off him for good and then he’d be home free. She certainly wouldn’t put that past him.
But then there was the other option, as much as she didn’t want to consider it, that he’d told the truth and therefore Quinn hadn’t. ‘Shocker?’ her mind had told her before she could stop it.
She realized in doubting her now that she’d actually started to trust Quinn in these last few days. Working together, both in dealing with the Jacob situation and in preparation for their Glee assignment, she’d seen this other side of her, and it became almost as though she could remember what it felt like, in the days of the Sunshine Girls, to hang out with her… it actually had felt good.
Now it was tainted with the chance that it was all a lie, yet another act from the Quinn Fabray who would torment her and call her names. Part of her didn’t want to, didn’t want confirmation, but she knew she had to.
So the next morning, she’d arrived to McKinley and waited by her locker for Quinn to arrive at hers. Her stomach felt heavy, dragging her down. When Quinn finally showed, Rachel closed her locker with a quick look around and went up to Quinn. The blonde quickly acknowledged her before continuing what she was doing.
“Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about rehearsal,” she spoke as she fished around in her bag. Rachel sighed, trying to find her words.
“Is it true… Did you tell Jacob to let out the picture?”
Quinn stopped what she was doing before turning her head to look at her. “Rachel…” Her eyes said it all.
“I can’t believe you…” she shook her head, growing harder. “Why would you do it? You go and nearly bite my head off when I lose it, twice, but you go and let it out for all to see. It’s like a game, isn’t it?”
“Hey,” Quinn rose up, challenged.
“No, it is,” Rachel continued. “I actually…” she started, then stopped and shook her head. “I didn’t want to believe it, because I thought we were changing, I thought…”
“That I’d changed?” Quinn guessed. “Who exactly do you think I am? You think it’s so easy, that I have to be one thing or the other thing but I can’t be both?” Quinn went on, towering now without even realizing.
“I don’t even know anymore,” Rachel maintained, towering back; not many could or would face her off. “I guess I’m just used to it being the other way,” she shrugged, staring back. “I figured you could surprise me, but this? I’m actually not surprised.” She missed the twinge in Quinn’s face as she nodded.
“Right. So… maybe all this was just a mistake then.”
“Maybe,” Rachel nodded back; Quinn saw her twinge.
“Might as well cut your losses then,” she went on speaking for her. Rachel took the cue handed to her and walked off to class. Quinn waited a moment before turning to watch her go… watch and wait to see if she’d stop and come back… she didn’t. She frowned and shut her locker, heading off to class.
The chatter about them, as she’d expected, had slowly started to dial down… It was just as well, because she was not in the mood to deal with them. As she sat in class, her mind wandered to those dinners at the Berry home.
If she’d let her, she had to explain to Rachel what had happened.
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] [229]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Con in Control"
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...