Fraternizing With The Enemy

Chapter Twelve

"Jesse," she whispered.

"Hey what's up?" he asked.

"I got kicked out," she answered.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

"Of Glee. It wasn't to do with you and as far as I'm aware no one knows expect Santana. Today five people voted to kick me out because they can't stand me anymore and five voted to stay," she answered. "Santana was the last person to vote and she didn't get a chance to vote before Mr Schue came in. We did the meeting and when he left Kurt and Mercedes decided that Santana's vote didn't matter and I was out anyway."

"I'd suggest transferring to Carmel and joining VA. I know you won't do that and Coach Corcoran quit last year so they won't be like there where," he said. "I could always suggest my grandparents pull the funding but you wouldn't agree to that either."
"No I wouldn't," she answered.

"Where's Rachel?" asked Mr Schue. "What's going on?"
"Those five over there voted her out yesterday," said Santana.

"On what grounds?" asked Mr Schue.

"Simple we can't stand her and she's replaceable," answered Kurt. "There's a transfer student Sunshine Cozen she's amazing."
"Well you can't compete with only eleven people," said Santana.

"Sunshine has agreed to join the New Directions we have twelve," answered Kurt.

"You have eleven," answered Santana. "I quit. The only reason we even won Sectionals last year is because Rachel has an amazing voice and her Streisand Solo is why we won."

"She's always wanted all the songs and she wasn't a team player," said Mercedes.

"She gave you her solo for Sectionals," said Santana.

"Then she took it back at Sectionals," answered Mercedes.

"Because you said and I quote. 'We agreed I was going to sing and I'm telling you and that ain't happening. Look Rachel the truth is your the best singer that we've got.' And you Kurt, you called her the star and if anyone is go to go belt it on the fly it should be her." "But of you think she's replaceable and this Sunshine is better then go try. But until Rachel gets an apology neither of us will be back and even then I don't think Rachel will."

There was knock on the door.

"Rachie Santana is here to see you," said her dad.

"Come in," she muttered.

"Hey Berry," she smiled.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I quit," answered Santana.

"What?" asked Rachel.

"Look Rachel you're the star and they kicked you out. I would have totally voted you to stay in and you know it. I don't think Mr Schue is happy about it either. They think this Sunshine girl is better than you," said Santana.

"She is good," said Rachel.

"Rae you have a special talent and no body in the world can do what you do," said Santana. "I totally respect if you want to transfer to Carmel and join VA."

"There's nothing for me at Carmel San you know that," she answered. "Last year it would have been a possibility," she answered.

The summer after VA had once again won Nationals had been amazing. Jesse and Rachel had come back to Ohio and Jesse got his acceptance letter to NYDA. They spent every minute together that they could even though that involved packing up Jesse's life in Akron.

New York was where he knew he belonged, they belonged. He'd have to wait a couple of years for Rachel to join him but it would be worth it. The couple had been surprised when Rachel dad's allowed her to fly out with him for a few days. He'd found an apartment that his grandparents offered to pay for until he found a job and then they would pay half. The goodbye had been hard. There had been tears.

Now Rachel was back in Ohio and not even at school for a week before the New Directions were being hostile to her again.

"Have you given New York a call?" asked Santana.

She nodded. "He suggested Carmel and pulling the Glee funding but I won't let him."

"So what are you going to do?" she asked.

"Nothing," she answered. "I can take on a lot more at the community theatre maybe."

"I told ND they'd have to apologize to get either of us back in there and even then you probably wouldn't go back," said Santana. "Or-no"
"Or what?" asked Rachel.

"We start our own group?" suggested Santana. "Most of the cheerleaders will join if Sue makes them and if I can convince Sue that our group could be better than Schue's then she could be on board."

"That's not fair on the New Directions," said Rachel.

"Rae you owe nothing to them," said Santana. "They voted you out. They deemed you replaceable. I get that loyalty is a big thing for you but you need to be loyal to yourself as well."

Rachel nodded. "I'll think about it."

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