The Rocque From Lima

Chapter 5: The Rhodes Not Taken

        Rachel has left the Glee Club for a lead role in the musical, but we didn't care as much because we got some football team to join the Club. Including Mike and Liam. Right now we were providing backup vocals to Quinn and Finn performing Don't Stop Believing.

       Just then Quinn ran out the room looking like she was going to puke. I ran after her to help her in the bathroom. Before I went into the bathroom, I stopped by my locker to get some mouthwash that I have been keeping in there for Quinn so she can rinse out her mouth when she gets done. Quinn has been running out of rehearsals a lot because of her morning sickness. I feel like people are catching on.

       "Quinn?" I said walking into the bathroom.

       "In here." I heard her speak from the last stall. She was still hovering over the toilet, throwing up what she had for breakfast. I kneeled next to her and rubbed circles on her back. After she got done, I followed her to the sinks.

      "Here." I gave her the mouth wash as she rinsed out her mouth. She looked at me and smiled.

      "You don't have to do this, you know." I hugged her.

      "No. I don't. But I want to." I looked her in her eyes and she knew what I was going to say next. "You saved me last year. Showed me there was so much to live for. I can see one good thing to live for right now. Do you know what that is?" She shook her head.

      "Let me guess. Your soon to be boyfriend Mike Chang." She laughed as I shook my head, laughing as well.

      "That, and my bestie having a baby. That baby is going to be loved and have amazing friends like her mama."

     "Gabriella Celine Rocque, what would I do without you." She asked me.

      "Well, I guess we'll never know. Lucy Quinn Fabray." She glared at me and playfully hit my arm at the use of her real name. I laughed harder. "That's how I feel at my name as well."

       "Come on. Let's get back." She said taking my hand and leading me back to the choir room with a bottle of mouthwash still in her hand.

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        "Guys, I'd like to introduce you to someone very special. This is April Rhodes. She's our newest member." Mr. Schue said to us with a blonde woman next to him. I was between Santana and Mike, and Santana looked at her confused while me and Mike just looked bored.

       "Wait, so old people can join Glee Club now?" Finn asked, and I snickered at his comment.

       "Old, huh? You guys look like the world's worst Benetton ad." She said to us reminding me of my Dad's boss Griffin.

       "Mr. Schuester, this seems like a terrible idea." Artie said, and I shushed him with my hand.

       "Shush, I wanna see where this goes and how bad it ends." I said, getting a glare from April.

       "April is a great singer. And she never graduated." I looked down to see Puck wink at her. Of course he'll do that.

       "We appreciate what you're trying to do, but she's no Rachel." Mercedes said and some of us nodded in agreement. Well, everyone other than the football team. Liam nodded because I told him about her being a bitch most of the time.

      "Who's Rachel?" April asked.

       "Sh-She's kind of our star." Tina spoke up as April smiled.