The InBetween of Love and Death
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A/N: Sorry for the delay but I have a good reason. I was selected to be one of 15 filmmakers chosen to write, shoot and edit a short film for the OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project from LifeWorks and Outfest! My short film will be shown at the Fusion film festival and OutFest film festival in LA! I'm so excited! But I wanted to share my joy with all of you, and that's a big reason as to why I've been M.I.A lately.
Chapter 2
'Fuck, what did I get myself into,' Quinn thought as she took a drag of her cigarette and stared at the small bundle of brown hair that lay on her bed. Quinn had been up for hours, unable to sleep on the hard dirty floor, as her new guest occupied her bed. It's fine though, it's not like she would have been able to sleep anyway.
Quinn took another long drag and observed the brunette who began to toss and turn in the bed as she released the cloud of smoke from her mouth.
'Poor kid, they're probably having her funeral right now and she doesn't even know it,' Quinn thought as she took a drag and cast a glance at the shifting brunette. 'At least there will probably be a lot of people there. She seemed like a very lively person when she was still living so she probably will have people show up,' Quinn thought as she took another drag and watched as the tiny brunette shifted and rose from the bed.
"Good morning," Rachel yawned as she leaned up and stretched.
"Morning," Quinn mumbled as she took one last drag before dropping her cigarette to the ground and stomping it out.
"You're up early," Rachel stated brightly as she bounced out of the bed and approached the blonde.
"Umm, yeah, I couldn't sleep," Quinn muttered as she walked over to a chair picking up her leather jacket and slipping it on.
"Are we going somewhere?" Rachel questioned as the brunette followed suit and placed her own jacket and shoes on.
"Yeah, the market," Quinn stated as she grabbed her car keys off the table and opened the front door leaving the brunette behind.
Rachel quickly finished dressing and followed the blonde out to a beat up car that was parked out in the scorching sun.
"Jesus, why is it so hot?" Rachel thought to herself as she stepped outside into the blazing heat and watched as the blonde opened the car door and hopped in.
"Get in," Quinn yelled as Rachel shuffled over to the beat up car and hesitantly opened the door.
"Why are we going to the market?" Rachel questioned as she sat down in the front seat of the beat up car and Quinn turned on the scratchy ignition.
"We need to stock up for the trip," Quinn stated as she rolled down her window letting some cool air in as she pulled the car onto an open road. "Don't know how long it's going to take us to find us these people."
Rachel nodded in understanding as she sat in silence until they arrived at the deserted market.
The pair strode into the market, finding it to be incredibly empty with shoppers and finding all the racks barely stocked with products.
"Is there anything vegan here?" Rachel questioned as she glanced around in worry.
"There's a fruit and vegetable section, a few isles down," Quinn stated as she nodded her head in the right direction as she stood in front of the cigarette isle contemplating on what worse cigarette brand she wanted.
"Okay, I'll be down there," Rachel chirped as Quinn nodded her head.
"I'll be there in a sec," Quinn stated as she picked up 4 boxes of cigarettes and threw them into her basket.
Rachel quickly strode down the isle and looked up at a sign that stated 'Fruits & Vegetables." She quickly glanced around in excitement but immediately frowned as she noticed all the produce to be barely stocked and not entirely fresh. The brunette hesitantly approached the apple section and picked up a half rotten apple and crinkled her nose in disgust. "Don't they have fresh fruit here?"
Quinn gave a low chuckle as she walked up next to the brunette and stared at her amusedly. "Cut it in half, and you'll have a fresh half."
Rachel gasped at Quinn's statement and threw the apple back into the small pile. "That's horrible and so unsanitary."
Quinn chuckled again as she walked over to the small pile of apples and picked up the very same apple the brunette had thrown back. She observed the piece of fruit as she rotated it from its rotten side to its fresh side. "Well, this apple, is a lot like this place. It's pretty much the same of what was in the living world, except worst. You should be thankful for at least having the fresh half. Who knows, if you were somewhere else, what the fuck you might be eating?"
Rachel visibly gulped as Quinn glanced at the piece of fruit once more and offered it to the brunette. Rachel eyed the apple carefully and sighed as she took the piece of fruit from the blonde's hand.
"Quinn is that you?"
Quinn turned around upon hearing the familiar voice and faced a medium built boy with deep brown eyes, a Mohawk and large rope burn scar along the base of his neck.
"Puck?" Quinn gasped as she took in the boy's appearance.
"It is you," Puck stated as she walked up to the blonde and gave her a hug.
Quinn returned the hug but quickly let go as she stared straight into his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I got here a few days ago, and I just knew you had to be in the city, so I came looking for you," Puck answered as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"No. I mean what are you doing here?" Quinn stated as she crossed her arms and glared at the boy.
"Oh, umm, I off-ed myself, after everything that happened," Puck stated as he avoided Quinn's gaze and watched as the blonde closed in on him and smacked the side of the head. "Ow, Quinn, chill."
"Chill?" Quinn seethed as she glared at the Mohawk boy. "Puck! Why would you do that? Your band was doing great! You were so close to getting out of Ohio."
Puck bowed his head and gave a small sigh as he met Quinn's hazel eyes. "Yeah, I know, but after you off-ed yourself, then Jayne off-ed herself, it was too much to handle."
Quinn's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the taller boy and stared deep into his eyes. "Jayne off-ed herself?"
"Yeah, dude, I thought you knew. A few days after you died, she off-ed herself," Puck stated as he placed a hand on Quinn's shoulder.
"What? Why would she do that?" Quinn questioned, confusion written all over her face.
"She was a mess dude. After your death, she just completely lost it. Have you not seen her?"
"No, of course not. If I did I-I" Quinn began but couldn't seem to finish her statement.
"Dude, I'm sorry, I thought you knew. But hey, on the bright side, you know for sure that she's around here somewhere," Puck stated and shrugged.
"But, she's not in the city, if she was, I would have seen her by now."
Puck shrugged once more as he rubbed his neck. "Maybe, she went North to find the people in charge. A few days before she off-ed herself she kept saying something about making things right."
"But," Quinn began but was quickly cut off by Rachel clearing her voice, causing the pair to stare at the brunette.
"Who's the chick?" Puck muttered under his breath as he looked the diva up and down.
"Rachel Berry, pleased to make your acquaintance," Rachel stated as she walked up to the Mohawk boy and offered her hand as a greeting.
"Name's Puck," He stated as he hesitantly shook the brunette's hand.
"I'm sorry to be rude but I can't but help over hearing your conversation. Did you just say that some girl went North to find the people in charge also? This girl named Jayne? Quinn do you know who that is?" Rachel questioned curiously as she started at the blonde who showed no emotion on her face.
"Yeah, I know who she is," Quinn stated as took a deep breath and stared seriously at the brunette. "Jayne's my ex-girlfriend. She's the reason, I killed myself."
A/N: So, what do you all think? Hope you enjoyed it but I'm happy to say that for once, I have updated all three of my Glee stories and have published a one-shot New Year's Eve Faberry fic on the same day to end the year right! I'm hoping for a flood of reviews to brighten my day. If you haven't read my other stories, I definitely recommend that you check them (Sometimes People Can Surprise You, The Player and The Countdown) out. If you weren't disappointed with this one then I ensure you that you will not be disappointed with those either! So, on a final note, please be a responsible reader and review.
Happy New Year!
-Ayaka620