Glee: "Idiosyncrasy" (7 / ?)
CHAPTER SIX
BEFORE IT BREAKS
Artist: Brandie Carlile
LIMA, OHIO SPRING 2011
MCKINLEY CHOIR ROOM
"Hello Rachel." She stopped dead in her tracks.
"What are you doing here?" She lifted her left hand to her heart. She felt it skip a few beats.
"Why shouldn't I be here?" Jesse smirked. "I came to see you." He walked towards her. Stopping and lifting his hand to trace her jaw line, "Haven't you missed me?"
"Why would I miss you?" Rachel glared up into his cold eyes.
"Don't be like this, Rach." Jesse smoothly said.
"Don't call me Rach, only my friends call me Rach." Rachel growled low in her throat.
"What friends?" Jesse gently slapped her cheek. He watched as her face paled, and her chocolate brown eyes grew down cast. "You don't have any real friends." Leaning down he brushed his lips against hers. "You just have me." He whispered as he captured her mouth with his own once more. He quickly bit her lip causing her mouth to open in pain - his tongue jerked roughly into her mouth as his gripe tightened on her shoulders.
"Let. Her. Go. Now." A cold hard voice said from behind her.
Jesse's hold on her arms tightened. "I don't think so, Quinn. Rachel is mine. Rachel will always be mine." He smirked as his eyes harden even more. "You looked better fat."
Quinn's temper had rose even more every single second that Rachel was close to St. James. But her deep rooted fear over came her anger. Rachel was in danger. "Rachel come here." She softened her tone as she looked into Rachel's wide scared chocolate brown eyes.
Rachel was frozen on her spot. She couldn't move even to save her own life. She was locked in a place that she went too whenever she felt like her life was being threatened. She had retreated there the moment Jesse's hand met her cheek.
Jesse smirked grew, "Looks like Rachel knows her place. With me!" He let out a deep laugh.
"Let the girl go now dude, don't be a damn woman abuser." Puck walked in behind Quinn. His fists clenched at his sides. His jaw clenched tightly as he glared deep into Jesse's eyes.
"Rachel is mine. She knows her place. Hell her own mother has sent me to her!" Jesse grinned. The smile never meeting his eyes. "Shelby sent me to Rachel to get Rachel to be opened to seeking her mother out. So sorry folks, I'm not going anywhere."
"You are a dead man." Puck threatened in a low voice. "Your only chance now is too let Rachel go."
"Never going to happen man. Never going too happen." Jesse shook his head. "See I came home from ULCA, and have decided to bring Rachel back to California with me. I have noticed that you all have poisoned Rachel against me. I can't allow that too happen."
Rachel let out a soft whimper.
Quinn had enough. She moved forward and than stopped dead in her tracks. Jesse moved his right hand up to Rachel's shoulder blade and squeezed. His eyes never leaving hers. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Quinnie. Think of Beth."
"Oh no you didn't." Mercedes hissed from behind her.
"Beth..." Rachel whispered as a single tear rolled down her hot cheek.
Jesse turned to face Rachel. He roughly jerked up her chin, "You come with me, Rachel and then I'll leave Beth alone." He bent down and captured her lips roughly with his. "If you don't then ..." he left the whispered threat alone.
"Jesse if you don't get yourself away from Rachel, right now, than I'll be forced to make a citizen arrest against you." Will said walking into the room and slamming his messenger bag onto the chair near the door. "I will not have this behavior in my classroom. Especially against my kids."
Jesse twisted his head and mocked Will. "I'll be forced to make a citizen arrest." He barked in harsh laughter, "Thanks for the daily entertainment, Mr. Schue. It's been real nice."
"Brad." Will said.
Jesse suddenly felt firm hands underneath his arm pits and he was lifted away from Rachel. "Damn you all! You won't win. In the end I'll have Rachel with me for all time."
As soon as Brad had man handed Jesse out of Rachel's way - Quinn had found herself rushing over to the petite comatose brunette. Lifting her hand to rest gently on Rachel's swollen lips. "Rachel." She breathed.
Rachel looked up into her hazel eyes with wide scared chocolate brown, "Beth." She whispered another tear ran down her cheek. "Beth isn't safe."
Quinn cupped the smaller Diva's face in her hands. Lowering her head, "Beth is very much safe, Rach. No one is going to be able to harm Beth. I put so many safe guards on her that it would take the Devil himself to get near her - and he would have one hell of time at that!"
"Beth isn't safe around me." Rachel cried in fear. "If I'm out of her life than she'll be safe. I'll go with Jesse."
Quinn wrapped her arms around Rachel's thin waist. "You are not going anywhere, Rachel Barbara Berry. Expect to New York to Julliard. To Broadway. With Beth and me alongside you." She rested her forehead against Rachel's. "We'll be graduating in just under two years, Rach, then we'll on our way to New York, I promise."
Tears rolled down Rachel's cheeks as she closed her eyes. "I want to go home. I want too be safe."
"Okay." Quinn whispered. "I'll have you safely at home in ten minutes."
"Safe." Rachel whispered as she allowed Quinn to take over her strength.
NEW YORK, WINTER 2015
RACHEL'S BEDROOM
Rachel buried her head into her down feathered pillow. She tried to hide the sobs that were bursting forth deep inside her. She didn't want to frighten Beth - she knew that the little girl hasn't left for school that day. Matter of fact seeing how it was Saturday she knew Beth wasn't going to go to school. So she was trying so hard not to allow her heart wrenching sobs to break past the pillow.
It had been two days since she shut out her mother's essence from her soul. Two days since she laid eyes on Quinn. She hadn't had the energy or will to leave her bedroom. She knew that she had sunken even more into the depression that had gripped her soul - God, she didn't even know for how long she had this depression. She just was aware that it had taken over her life since that night on the pier when Quinn had professed her love for her.
The door slowly opened. She was so wrapped up in her sobs that she didn't hear the soft padded feet make their way too her. She didn't feel the slight dip as the small body made it's way next to her on the bed. The only thing she felt was a cool hand on her warm skin underneath her neck bone. "Rachel?" A soft whisper.
Rachel tried her hardest to quill her sobs. She didn't want to scare the young and innocent soul, but for the life of her she wasn't able to stop the tears. Her hands lifted to cover her head as she felt the pillow being pulled from her face. She felt hot breath hit her skin.
"Rachel?" The voice spoke once more. More closer to her face than before. She felt a soft small hand on her right cheek. Her breath hitched in her throat as finally some of the sobs finally stopped. Her eyes slowly blinked open and she saw the deep concern in hazel eyes. "Q-q-quinn?" She chocked out.
"No it's Beth." Beth gently said. She lightly ran her fingers down Rachel's cheek - like how her mother and Rachel did whenever she was sick. "When will you get better?"
"I don't know." Rachel honestly replied.
"I don't like it when you are sick. I want you better." Beth whispered. She leaned forward and gently placed her lips on smooth skin of Rachel's cheek. "Where does it hurt, Rachel? I can kiss and make it better. Just as you and mommy make me feel better whenever I'm sick."
"Oh my sweet Beth," Rachel sighed. "I'm sick. But it's not the type of sickness that can be kissed away."
Beth tilted her head. "Why not? Doesn't kisses always make the sickness go. I know it doesn't work magically - like proof right after the kiss and you are right off better. But the kiss does make you feel better - it just takes a little time is all."
"Oh Baby, if life was as simple as a six year old's view." Rachel felt more tears roll down her cheeks. She felt Beth lips on her cheek.
"I'm trying to catch every single one of your tears. Like how mommy does." Beth whispered.
"Your mommy loves to keep your tears close to her heart." Rachel whispered as she reached up and traced Beth's jaw line.
"No, I mean I'm trying to catch every one of your tears for mommy." Beth gently said as she kissed a lone tear before it slipped off of Rachel's chin.
Rachel blinked.
"Mommy is always kissing away your tears whenever you are sick and sad. But, mommy hasn't been around you for two days - so she can't kiss away your tears. So I'm here to do it for her. I'm going to mommy and kiss her until all your tears are safe with her." Beth said with a smile.
"Quinn what are you doing?" Rachel blinked as she felt Quinn's lips on her cheek - just underneath her right eye.
"I'm capturing your tears." Quinn whispered, "I want each and every one of them."
Rachel pushed Quinn backwards. "That's not your job, Quinn."
"Yes it is. I'm the cause of them." She leaned forward once more and placed her mouth on Rachel's wet cheek.
Rachel jerked away from Quinn. Quinn fell forward and hit her chin on the pillow. She looked up as Rachel quickly got off the bed and backed against the wall. Arms wrapped tightly around her waist. "You aren't the cause of ALL of them, Quinn." She snorted, "And everyone calls me self centered." She rolled her eyes. "I don't cry over you, Quinn Fabray."
"Liar." Quinn simply said. She remained where she was. Her swollen stomach against Rachel's feather down comforter. Her hands on either side holding her slightly up.
"Okay in the beginning I do admit that I cried due too you." Rachel sighed. "It's not because of the abuse you sent my way. It was because you were forcing yourself to hide behind the abuse. I was weeping for the LOSS of you."
"Don't you see that's exactly why I want - no NEED to capture every single one of your tears Rachel? Don't you see why I want to put those tears where they would be the safest." Quinn sat up and placed her hand over her chest, "My heart, Rach, my heart."
"I didn't ask you into my life for this, Quinn. You don't owe me this." Rachel's knees gave out and she knelt down on her heels. She felt arms wrap around her, and she just buried her head into the nook of Quinn's shoulder. "I will always catch you falling tears, Rachel, and I'll keep them safe in my heart."
"Oh Beth." Rachel sniffed.
"Why won't you let mommy take care of you?" Beth rested her head against Rachel's chest.
"Baby it's not simple as just being sick. If I was just sick than of course I would allow your mommy to take care of me. But baby, I'm not going to get better for a long time. I can't allow myself to take up so much of your mommy's time. She needs to be there fully for you." Rachel gently explained.
"No she needs to be fully there for you." Beth counted back. Her right eye brow rose high on her forehead. "I can go and stay with Grandma Shelby and Grandpa Will."
Rachel reached up and cupped Beth's small chin in her the palm of her right hand. "Oh baby, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that I'm making you feel like you can't stay in your home. I'm so sorry that I'm making you feel that you can't be with your mommy." Tears rolled down her pale cheek.
"I just want you better, Rachel. I want you happy again." Beth whispered as she brought her head closer to rest against Rachel's cheek.
LIMA, OHIO SPRING 2011
RACHEL'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM
Quinn whose arms were wrapped around Rachel's waist led the couch. "Sit down." She gently commanded. She sat down pulling Rachel closer to her. "Oh Rachel, I'm so sorry that you had to go through that back there. I should have been more alert, I should have gathered you after final class, and walked to the Choir room together. Jesse would never had a chance to get close to you, baby." A lone tear rolled down her left cheek.
"You should take Beth and leave." Rachel said in a dead tone. "Jesse won't stop. He's going to hurt Beth."
Quinn lifted Rachel's face. Looking the small Diva dead straight in the eyes, "Beth and I aren't going anywhere. Not now and not ever. You are quite stuck with both of us for a lifetime Miss. Berry. Get used to that truth."
Rachel just leaned in and buried her face into Quinn's knee and sobbed. Quinn held the broken diva tightly against her.
END CHAPTER SIX
Author's Note: I originally had a different chapter six idea working. But than when I wrote the first part of this chapter for another story - I just knew it fit better for 'Idiosyncrasy'. I had also chosen a song for this chapter - but I had to change the song also as I realized that the chapter didn't fit it.