Danielle Fabray is nothing short of invisible. Being the younger sister of Quinn Fabray - who has since graduated -, you'd think she would instantly be just as popular. But Dani has tried every trick in the book to keep her head down and stay unseen...
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WHEN DANI'S PHONE BUZZES ON SATURDAY MORNING, the last person she'd expect to text her was Finn. Well it's not like she had anyone else to converse with anyways.
finn:-): hey lil sis, long time now talk. im back in lima, how about some lunch? breadsticks @ noon?
dani: aren't you supposed to be in the army right now?
finn:-): .. i'll explain everything during lunch
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"You what?"
Finn lets out a sigh as he breaks his bread in half, trying to repeat the words without feeling like a complete moron . "I shot myself in the thigh while cleaning out Rachel, and I got semi-honourably discharged"
"Rachel being... your rifle??"
"Yeah"
The younger Fabray shakes her head a bit in disbelief. "You do realize it's much safer to unload a gun, before cleaning it right?"
Finn throws his hands up in self defence. "I forgot they were in there!"
Dani snorts from the rim of her root beer float. Such a Finn thing to do. "Does anyone else know you're back?
Finn goes quiet again for a moment. She lets out a sigh and puts her drink down. "Alright, who else knows? Your brother?"
He still doesn't say anything. Then in the smallest voice which is uncharacteristically Finn, he says, "Quinn"
Dani raises her eyebrows. "Quinn?"
Finn noticed this could go down several ways, so he quickly tries to explain it the best he can . "Look, a couple of days ago, she sent me a Facebook message asking me how the army was and everything, and I just confessed to her that I'd gotten basically kicked out, and that I'd been back here for a couple of days"
She carefully picks at her half eaten spaghetti, not looking at him now. There's more to the conversation, from the way Finn trails off. "She's asked about me, huh?"
Finn nods. "Yeah, and also the fact that your mom has been telling her that you haven't joined anything yet? Or at the very least made any friends?"
Dani can't look at him, because she knows if she does, he'll be able to see right through her if she starts to lie.
Finn sighs and reaches across the table to grasp Dani's hand in his. "You're a junior, you know? You should be out there, actually experiencing what are supposed to be the best four years of your life. I mean, yeah it can get sucky sometimes... you just need to find your niche, that's all"
