Glee | TSIS: The Will in Willing | Rachel & Quinn (7 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 7
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE WILL IN WILLING"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.7
Quinn had gone home and, she didn’t know… Maybe it was being back home, but the moment she’d stepped through the door the song had been on her mind, subconsciously, consciously… She remembered how Pop had once told Rachel and her how he had gotten the idea for their name from it. By the time three hours had passed, with the song stuck in her head, she’d finally figured out what she had to do.
The next morning, early enough to make it there first, she went up to Rachel’s locker. She knew the combination from… well, a prank she had pulled with Santana and Brittany months before. This time though, she was using it for better means.
Morning went by, one of the few where she didn’t see Rachel at all. She had no idea if she’d found what she’d left for her already. She hoped she had, and that she would understand what it meant.
Lunch time came by, and Quinn looked back once she set down her tray. She spotted Rachel a few tables away. She was writing something… Quinn sighed, turning back to her lunch. She must have been back to working on her ‘exercise for Glee Club.’ At least she could say she’d tried to explain to…
“This seat taken?” Quinn looked back over her shoulder, finding Rachel standing there the way she had, days before, with her tray and her things in hand. Quinn gave a smile and nodded. Once she sat, Quinn could see the envelope tucked in Rachel’s notebook… She also saw she seemed ready to hear her out, so she didn’t waste time.
“I know I didn’t give you reason to trust me, once you knew what I did. I probably would have done the same.” She paused. “You remember, you said… you were sorry you got me ‘in this mess,’ and… I just thought ‘what mess?’” she shrugged. Rachel listened quietly. “It’s like I said… I’m not one or the other, I am that girl, the… the cheerleader, the mean girl, or… I was, still am… just differently…” she shook her head, starting to confuse herself. She sighed. “Let’s just say it’s one trait I hope I won’t be passing on to this baby.” They shared a smirk, and Quinn nodded. “I’m also this other girl, the one you got to know these days…” Again, she paused.
“What d…” Rachel started, but Quinn got back to point.
“As much as it’s surprised me… this hasn’t sucked,” she looked back to Rachel, who chuckled. “I don’t know what the next few months are going to be like, and… what will happen after the baby… But I just feel like maybe I need to change some things, for her sake and mine both.” She hesitated. “I liked… having dinner with you guys. It reminded me of how I used to feel when I’d be there, when I was little… happy.”
“Yeah,” Rachel nodded slowly, knowing what she meant.
“So then when this whole Jacob business happened, I thought… ‘It’s going to come out, one time or another. All it’ll take is one of us… pissing him off again,’” she shook her head. “I figured we might as well just get it out of the way, let everyone have their laugh and then we could just get on with it, start figuring out… how to build ourselves back up.” Rachel smiled, then frowned with curiosity.
“And the payback?” she asked. Quinn shrugged slowly.
“Couldn’t do nothing. Besides… he kind of had it coming,” she pointed out, and Rachel nodded in agreement. They paused, and Rachel reached for the envelope tucked in her notebook.
“Found this in my locker this morning…” she put it on the table. “I knew you had my locker combination,” she squinted, shrugging it off. “I remember this,” she nodded with a smile. “Not a lot, but… I do.”
“I know we’re supposed to have our presentation for Glee this afternoon, and we had everything set, but maybe if you’re up for it, we could do this one instead,” she nodded to the envelope. Rachel looked at her, smirking as she reached in to pull out the envelope contents: sheet music and a thin CD case. Quinn saw Rachel had written notes throughout the sheets… she smiled. “Is this what you were doing before?” Rachel nodded.
“I think you’re right, I think we need this. And the club has to expect something like this by now,” she pointed out.
“Right… well, we should run through it at least once before this afternoon,” Quinn told her. Rachel put the items back in the envelope.
“Come on, we’ll find Brad, and…” she scanned the cafeteria, finally spotting the Jazz Ensemble. “Meet me in the Glee room, find our piano man,” she hurried off. Quinn watched her go before taking her things and dashing off as well. She could feel it in her heart right then… They had just passed a threshold together.
Quinn had found Brad in the hall, flagged him down and brought him to the Glee room, showed him the sheet music. Soon after, Rachel arrived with the Jazz Ensemble in tow, half of them carrying their half-eaten lunches, which they put aside so they could get to rehearsing. By the end of lunch period, they were ready.
That afternoon, they came into Glee practice and sat side by side. Eventually, Will looked to them, giving them their cue. The girls got up, grabbing a pair of stools and sitting center stage. They could see the others whispering, and Quinn firmly cleared her throat, silencing them. She nodded to Rachel, who smirked and turned to Will and the others.
“This song may not mean anything to all of you, but… it means a lot to us,” she signalled Brad and the others, and they began to play. The girls sang together, before separating the lyrics.
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright"
[R] "Little darling" / It's been a long, cold, lonely winter"
[Q] "Little darling / It feels like years since it's been here"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright"
The rest of the club seemed to take in the song, as much as they could. Even if they didn’t know the whole story, some of it was right there in front of them.
[Q] "Little darling / The smiles returning to their faces"
[R] "Little darling / It seems like years since it's been here"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes"
[Q] "Little darling / I feel that ice is slowly melting"
[R] "Little darling / It seems like years since it's been clear"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
It's alright
Here comes the sun, / Here comes the sun, and I say" / [R] "It's alright" / [Q] "It's alright"
When they finished, they shared a smile before looking back to the others. Will smiled as well, clapping along with the club.
Rachel invited Quinn to another Berry family dinner. They still had ways to go before their twice-fractured trust could heal up for good.
THE END
* 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] [230]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Will in Willing"
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 7
"THE SHINE IN SUNSHINE: THE WILL IN WILLING"
Rachel & Quinn
Sunshine Girls Series #11.7
Quinn had gone home and, she didn’t know… Maybe it was being back home, but the moment she’d stepped through the door the song had been on her mind, subconsciously, consciously… She remembered how Pop had once told Rachel and her how he had gotten the idea for their name from it. By the time three hours had passed, with the song stuck in her head, she’d finally figured out what she had to do.
The next morning, early enough to make it there first, she went up to Rachel’s locker. She knew the combination from… well, a prank she had pulled with Santana and Brittany months before. This time though, she was using it for better means.
Morning went by, one of the few where she didn’t see Rachel at all. She had no idea if she’d found what she’d left for her already. She hoped she had, and that she would understand what it meant.
Lunch time came by, and Quinn looked back once she set down her tray. She spotted Rachel a few tables away. She was writing something… Quinn sighed, turning back to her lunch. She must have been back to working on her ‘exercise for Glee Club.’ At least she could say she’d tried to explain to…
“This seat taken?” Quinn looked back over her shoulder, finding Rachel standing there the way she had, days before, with her tray and her things in hand. Quinn gave a smile and nodded. Once she sat, Quinn could see the envelope tucked in Rachel’s notebook… She also saw she seemed ready to hear her out, so she didn’t waste time.
“I know I didn’t give you reason to trust me, once you knew what I did. I probably would have done the same.” She paused. “You remember, you said… you were sorry you got me ‘in this mess,’ and… I just thought ‘what mess?’” she shrugged. Rachel listened quietly. “It’s like I said… I’m not one or the other, I am that girl, the… the cheerleader, the mean girl, or… I was, still am… just differently…” she shook her head, starting to confuse herself. She sighed. “Let’s just say it’s one trait I hope I won’t be passing on to this baby.” They shared a smirk, and Quinn nodded. “I’m also this other girl, the one you got to know these days…” Again, she paused.
“What d…” Rachel started, but Quinn got back to point.
“As much as it’s surprised me… this hasn’t sucked,” she looked back to Rachel, who chuckled. “I don’t know what the next few months are going to be like, and… what will happen after the baby… But I just feel like maybe I need to change some things, for her sake and mine both.” She hesitated. “I liked… having dinner with you guys. It reminded me of how I used to feel when I’d be there, when I was little… happy.”
“Yeah,” Rachel nodded slowly, knowing what she meant.
“So then when this whole Jacob business happened, I thought… ‘It’s going to come out, one time or another. All it’ll take is one of us… pissing him off again,’” she shook her head. “I figured we might as well just get it out of the way, let everyone have their laugh and then we could just get on with it, start figuring out… how to build ourselves back up.” Rachel smiled, then frowned with curiosity.
“And the payback?” she asked. Quinn shrugged slowly.
“Couldn’t do nothing. Besides… he kind of had it coming,” she pointed out, and Rachel nodded in agreement. They paused, and Rachel reached for the envelope tucked in her notebook.
“Found this in my locker this morning…” she put it on the table. “I knew you had my locker combination,” she squinted, shrugging it off. “I remember this,” she nodded with a smile. “Not a lot, but… I do.”
“I know we’re supposed to have our presentation for Glee this afternoon, and we had everything set, but maybe if you’re up for it, we could do this one instead,” she nodded to the envelope. Rachel looked at her, smirking as she reached in to pull out the envelope contents: sheet music and a thin CD case. Quinn saw Rachel had written notes throughout the sheets… she smiled. “Is this what you were doing before?” Rachel nodded.
“I think you’re right, I think we need this. And the club has to expect something like this by now,” she pointed out.
“Right… well, we should run through it at least once before this afternoon,” Quinn told her. Rachel put the items back in the envelope.
“Come on, we’ll find Brad, and…” she scanned the cafeteria, finally spotting the Jazz Ensemble. “Meet me in the Glee room, find our piano man,” she hurried off. Quinn watched her go before taking her things and dashing off as well. She could feel it in her heart right then… They had just passed a threshold together.
Quinn had found Brad in the hall, flagged him down and brought him to the Glee room, showed him the sheet music. Soon after, Rachel arrived with the Jazz Ensemble in tow, half of them carrying their half-eaten lunches, which they put aside so they could get to rehearsing. By the end of lunch period, they were ready.
That afternoon, they came into Glee practice and sat side by side. Eventually, Will looked to them, giving them their cue. The girls got up, grabbing a pair of stools and sitting center stage. They could see the others whispering, and Quinn firmly cleared her throat, silencing them. She nodded to Rachel, who smirked and turned to Will and the others.
“This song may not mean anything to all of you, but… it means a lot to us,” she signalled Brad and the others, and they began to play. The girls sang together, before separating the lyrics.
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright"
[R] "Little darling" / It's been a long, cold, lonely winter"
[Q] "Little darling / It feels like years since it's been here"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright"
The rest of the club seemed to take in the song, as much as they could. Even if they didn’t know the whole story, some of it was right there in front of them.
[Q] "Little darling / The smiles returning to their faces"
[R] "Little darling / It seems like years since it's been here"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun / Here comes the sun, and I say / It's alright
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes / Sun, sun, sun, here it comes"
[Q] "Little darling / I feel that ice is slowly melting"
[R] "Little darling / It seems like years since it's been clear"
[RQ] "Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
It's alright
Here comes the sun, / Here comes the sun, and I say" / [R] "It's alright" / [Q] "It's alright"
When they finished, they shared a smile before looking back to the others. Will smiled as well, clapping along with the club.
Rachel invited Quinn to another Berry family dinner. They still had ways to go before their twice-fractured trust could heal up for good.
THE END
* 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] [230]]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "The Shine In Sunshine: The Will in Willing"
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...