Hello everyone! Here's a new idea I came up with. Enjoy!

Plot: After a hard year all Rachel Berry wants is to forget. Hanging out with her brother and his street racing friends helps her do that. Puck knows he has to stay on top of his game for the biggest race of his life. But when his best friend's sister comes home the distraction is welcomed. The two unknowingly form a deep bond making them question everything they thought they knew.

Chapter 1

Rachel shifted in the leather chair as she glanced at the clock. The hour of therapy was always the longest hour of her life. Sure, she had gotten used to it but that didn't make it go by any faster.

Dr. Armstrong smiled at her. "So this is a happy occasion. You're finally going home, how do you feel?"

"Fine I guess," Rachel shrugged. When she noticed Dr. Armstrong waiting for the truth she sighed. "Fine I'm kind of nervous."

"What makes you nervous? I thought you missed your family?"

"I do but the last time I saw them my dads were treating me like some fragile piece of glass that would break if they showed any kind of emotion about me being here. Even my brother watches what he says to me which he never used to do."

Dr. Armstrong nodded in understanding. "Well they've come a long way since all of this first started. All of you have been able to acknowledge that you needed help and now that you've received it, you all will be able to move forward."

"I just don't want anyone treating me differently. I'm still me."

"As long as you assure them of that, you shouldn't have a problem. You just have to be patient."

"I guess."

"You'll be meeting your dietitian regularly so she can make sure that you're staying on the right path."

"Great, someone else to keep an eye on me," Rachel rolled her eyes.

"Something tells me you'll find a way to cope," the doctor smirked. "You managed here."

"More like I got used to it. Now I have to get used to this new schedule."

The older woman frowned slightly and leaned forward. "I know returning home is always the hardest part. You're back in the real world, you'll need the structure that you had here and your fathers sounded very determined to make sure that you have that. This is a big step but you've made a lot of progress. I believe you're ready."

Not being able to help herself, Rachel cracked a small smile. She liked that it was known that she had been making an improvement. It made her feel like her time away from the world was worth it. It didn't ease her fears about going home but it made her feel a little more at ease with the decision.

Later that day, her dads came to get her. Despite everything that's happened, Rachel couldn't deny that when she hugged them, nothing felt like it changed.

She looked in the backseat and frowned. "Where's Sam?"

"He said he had a test he had to study for with Finn and that he'll be home by the time we get back," Leroy rolled his eyes. "So we'd better get going to see if we can hold him to that."

She nodded before getting in the car. She knew her brother well enough to know that he wasn't studying at Finn's. He was with his other friends probably planning a race. She remembered when she would be so against what he did but now, it didn't seem to matter anymore. At least Sam was doing something he felt happy doing.

The ride home was filled with her fathers telling her all the new things that have been happening and their excitement with having her home. The nerves that Rachel had been feeling about going home started to subside but came back once she saw Sam's car in the driveway when they pulled up. Her dads may have been happy about her return but how would he feel?

When she went inside, Hiram called for him. "Sam! Come downstairs."

After a moment, Sam ascended down the stairs and stopped to stare at Rachel. Her heart pounded with anticipation until he finally smiled and pulled her into a hug.

"Good to have you back," he told her. "Do me a favor and don't leave me stuck with Dads by myself again."

She giggled. "I guess being an only child isn't what you expected?"

"Definitely not. Especially when they kept trying to get me to watch operas with them. I almost died of boredom."

"Very funny," Hiram replied sarcastically. "Why don't you help take your sister's bags upstairs while we get dinner started?"

Sam grabbed the bags and carried them up the stairs as Rachel followed, slowly refamiliarizing herself with her home. Everything looked the same but she couldn't bring herself to look at the photos of her when she was younger. It felt like that girl had died and she wasn't sure if she could ever be her again.

Once they were in her room, she let out a sigh of relief to be back in her space. After setting a bag down, she looked at Sam. "So how do you really feel about having me home?"

He rolled his eyes. "How did I know you would ask that? I really am glad you're home Rachel. This past year has been brutal, you know that."

She nodded in understanding. Oftentimes she and Sam were all each other had because their fathers worked so often and when she went away, he probably felt like he was alone. "I'm sorry."

"Don't. You don't need to apologize for anything. It's over now and we can move on and get back to normal."

Seeing that he clearly didn't want to talk about what happened she decided to let it go for now. "So how's Finn?"

"He's good," he replied before looking at her. "You know I wasn't with Finn don't you?"

"Duh I haven't been away long enough to forget your go-to excuse," she replied. "How is everything?"

"Good, there's a race tonight so after dinner I'm going to need you to cover for me."

She hesitated. Normally she would stay at home and be the perfect daughter but perfect was the last thing she felt. She wanted to let go of everything that's happened but it was going to be hard. Making some changes would be good. "I want to come."

"Seriously?" he raised an eyebrow. "You hate the whole street racing thing."

"Well things change." Seeing his hesitation, she pulled her best puppy eyes. "Please it'll be easier to get out of the house if I come too, plus I want to see Quinn."

"Fine but don't even think about touching a car. And you're definitely not going looking like a patient," he replied, glancing at her outfit.

Rachel rolled her eyes. "Trust me I will definitely change before we go."

"Sam, Rachel come help with dinner!" they heard Hiram call. They went downstairs as Rachel thought about what would happen that night at the race. Sam driving always made her nervous but now, she just wanted a distraction. That was exactly what tonight was going to bring.

Let me know your thoughts! Bye for now :)