So, this is actually a story I started writing a while back for a friend of mine. I did only write this chapter though since I was pretty busy. Only reason I had time to write this is because I got sick at one point and had nothing else to do.

Summary: Quinn Fabray has been in love with Rachel Berry for as long as she could remember. Will the two be able to overcome obstacle after obstacle to find their way to each other?

All you need to know is that this story is set in the middle of season 2 right after Sectionals. Rachel is still with Finn and Quinn is with Sam. All will be explained in this chapter.

Quinn Fabray was in love with Rachel Berry. All she wanted to do was admit to her just that. If only it were that easy though. Rachel was in love Finn. Quinn loved Sam but she wasn't in love with him. She wasn't in love with any of the guys she had previously dated. They were just there to help her accept the fact that she was never going to get what she truly wanted.

It all started when she heard her sing for the very first time during freshman year. Quinn was in one of the bathroom stalls when Rachel walked in. The brunette started to silently sing 'I Feel Pretty' and Quinn felt something she had never felt before. She didn't know how to describe it.

That was the year Quinn rose to the top of the social pyramid while Rachel rotted at the bottom. Teasing her and throwing slushies in her face killed the blonde inside. She wanted to defend her but she decided to listen to her brain rather than her heart. She couldn't do it. Popularity was too important to her. She remembers the taunts at her old school. One in general would stay with her forever; Lucy Caboosey. She didn't want that life anymore. She knew dating the school's biggest loser would be just as bad as everyone finding out about her past life. It didn't help that dating Rachel also meant dating a girl and she was sure no one would let that slide. How would her own mother take it? Ever since Judy took her back in, she's been sensing tension. She feels like she's only hanging by a thread. What if liking girls cut that thread? Quinn didn't even want to think about what would happen next.

But still, none of that stopped her from secretly crushing on Rachel and noticing the little things that she does. Like how she always licked her lips when a grape flavored slushy was thrown her way. That explains why Quinn only uses those. She noticed the light in her eyes every time she sung for a video on MySpace. How it pained her to write those horrible comments.

She didn't join Glee club so that her relationship with Finn could grow. She didn't care about that or him. She joined to get closer to Rachel and maybe, just maybe, build up the courage to ask her out. When she saw Rachel dancing with Finn at that assembly, she was jealous. She wasn't jealous of Rachel like everyone thinks she was. She was jealous of Finn because he was making a connection with the girl she loved and he didn't care about what harm it would do to his reputation. That was what made her pick love over popularity. She wasn't ready to admit her feelings out loud yet but she promised herself that she will try… One day.

After joining the club, not much changed. She was still dating boys and her relationship with Rachel remained the same although she had dialed down on the teasing. She's had the chance to tell Rachel how she feels on numerous occasions like when Rachel convinced her to stay in Glee club when she got pregnant. Truth is, the reason she left was because she knew she could never be with Rachel after getting knocked up. Rachel still stuck by her and supported her. Another moment was after Finn found out about Puck being the father. She consoled her even though she was the one who made the mistake. Even when Rachel was pushing her to do that duet with Sam, she wanted to tell her the reason she didn't want to do it was to show that she was trying to stop being someone she wasn't.

Quinn wanted to tell her so many times… But she never did. She wasn't protecting her reputation anymore. That was gone the second she joined Glee club and got pregnant. She was afraid of rejection. She was afraid that the girl she loved so much was just going to laugh in her face or accuse her of playing a prank on her to humiliate her. Anyway, why wouldn't she turn her down? She has made her life a living hell for the sake of popularity.

Quinn didn't deserve Rachel. Besides, the brunette was into boys and she was in love with Finn. She took Rachel telling her to go for Sam as a sign that she needed to just give up. So, she did. She was still silently hoping that something would happen even though she was with Sam now. Quinn might not deserve Rachel but for all she knew, Finn didn't deserve her either. So, she decided it would do no harm to at least start giving back some of the friendship Rachel has been offering her since who knows when. She was going to defend her when someone insulted her or threw a slushy in her face.

The blonde thought Rachel was not nearly as annoying as everyone made her out to be. She thought that the brunette just knew what she wanted and was not afraid to be vocal about her opinions. She actually found that adorable. Most members of Glee club do much worse things but always get off easy and receive endless amount of support when they're harassed. For some reason, Rachel was the only one always being hated on by the popular kids and her own "friends". She never gets protected, not even by Finn. Not that she was doing much better herself but that was going to change. Quinn was going to start being nice to Rachel but not too nice so that she doesn't make anyone suspicious of anything.

It was right after Sectionals. They had just won the competition and she played a big part in that. As fun as it was doing that duet with Sam, doing it with Rachel would've been ten times better. Not only was she worried about the competition beforehand, but she was also concerned about Rachel. The brunette had her spotlight taken away from her as she was forced to sway in the background for the first time ever. She wanted to turn down that duet so badly, knowing it would hurt Rachel, but what would've been her explanation?

It didn't help that Santana told Rachel about how she and Finn hooked up the year before and now their relationship was on thin ice. Quinn wanted to punch Finn in the face because he hurt Rachel. Again. Although, everyone defended him and didn't even hear Rachel out. She wanted to speak up and defend her but by the time she was about to do just that, arguments ensued and she felt it was useless to say something if nobody was going to hear her.

On the first day back after Sectionals, Finn had already charmed his way to Rachel forgiving him. Again. Quinn could tell Finn was always going to screw up somehow and Rachel was always going to forgive him for some reason. The blonde wanted to at least show the brunette that she needed to aim higher than someone who was never going to learn from his mistakes. She wanted Rachel all to herself but she knew the timing wasn't right. Not until she fixed things with her and let Sam down gently. She knew it was going to be a long and hard process but she was determined to win Rachel's heart somehow, someway, one day. For now, it seemed impossible.

I know this was shorter than what I usually write but this is only an introduction to get things started and see if readers will be back for more. With that said, please review if you enjoyed. See ya!