My first attempt at fan fic, please be kind. Rated M for future sexy times but right now it's pretty tame. It's Senior Year at McKinley High. Old friends come back and a new friend appears that makes Rachel's heart flutter. I don't own Glee but wish I did.

Chapter 1

Rachel woke up early on the first day of senior year. She had to make sure everything was perfect to see her friends after a long summer away at a camp in New York for Broadway hopefuls. Since Karofsky graduated, Kurt was coming back to McKinley for his senior year and all of the original Glee members would be together, well except Matt but he never sang anyway.

Rachel straightened her plaid skirt and her white button down shirt. She wasn't scared of wearing white now since Karofsky was gone and the Glee Club won Nationals. Slushies were just a thing if the past. In fact, during the last week of school, Azimio brought her a grape one to drink on a hot day. She pulled up in her Toyota Prius and saw a motorcycle parked in her normal spot. She scoffed at the fact that someone would dare park in her Gold Star parking space. She quickly found another space and headed into school.

Kurt ran up to her, "Rachel, you look great. How was New York? Tell me all about it! We are going to rule Glee this year. Allies right? No more of this cut throat BS for solos. So tell me! Any cute guys? Any cute girls? C'mon!"

"Sheesh Kurt, just because Santana and I had a drunken spin the bottle make out session doesn't mean I am into girls. Slow down, you are starting to sound like Rachel Berry! And yes, I meant that as a compliment. There were a few cute guys but none that could keep up with me in the vocal department so they weren't worth my time. What about you? How was your summm….." and that's when she saw him out of the corner of her eye.

Alex Bloom walked down the hall on the first day of school at McKinley High. His lean 5 foot 10 inch frame was dressed in a blue Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning jersey with some loose jeans. His shaggy brown hair was sticking out of the sides of his backwards Colts hat and his eyes were about as blue as his jersey. He stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the hallway to look at his schedule.

"Move it dude." Puck said with a shove that sent Alex sideways into a locker. He adjusted his backpack and just scowled at the mohawked boy walking past.

"Who is that?" Rachel whispered to Kurt.

Kurt replied, "I have no idea but he's…"

"Beautiful" and Rachel walked toward the new boy. "Hi. I am Rachel Berry. You look lost. Can I help you find your class? " and she flashed her million dollar smile and was thankful for the extra swish of Listerine she decided to use this morning.

"Well hello Rachel Berry." Alex said in his calm voice. "My god, this girl is gorgeous," he thought to himself. "Um, I am Alex, Alex Bloom and I am looking for Mr. Shuster's AP Spanish 5 class."

"That's Mr. Schuester like rooster because he's a little cocky if I do say so myself. But I am headed there too. Let's walk together." as she linked her arm into his and the couple walked past Kurt as Rachel turned around and mouthed the word "WOW" to Kurt.

"Clase, I know most of you know each other but we have a new student joining us this year. Alex, will you come up and tell us a little bit about yourself " Mr. Schuester said.

"Ummm. Hello. My name is Alex Bloom. I'm from Indianapolis. I love the Colts if you can't tell. I also like playing football and singing. I just got a motorcycle for my 17th birthday. My mothers and I moved to Lima because my mom has a new job as the HR director at Lima Memorial and my mother is working on her Masters at OSU-Lima.

"Welcome, Alejandro. Go ahead and take a seat by Rachel" Mr. Schue replied.

"Sure, but Mr. Schuester, ummm my name is Alex, not Alejandro okay?" Alex said as he sat down near Rachel.

"No problema. Now partner up and talk with your partner about what you did during the summer" the teacher instructed.

"Alex, will you partner with me?" Rachel asked.

"It would be my honor, Ms. Berry." Alex replied as he smiled at the beautiful girl. She began telling him about her time in camp and how she was able to help the Wicked cast with dress rehearsals.

"Wow, Defying Gravity is one of my favorite songs." Alex interrupted.

"Really! So tell me more about you, Alex Bloom. Wait, Bloom? Are you Jewish? Sorry to be so forward. I am Jewish and there aren't too many of us here in Lima." Rachel said.

"Well, my mother is Jewish but my mom and I aren't really religious. That doesn't bother you does it? That I have two moms because if it does, I will need a different partner." Alex said.

"Not at all, I have two dads! My daddy is Jewish but my dad is Methodist." Rachel exclaimed.

"Ah, that's pretty awesome! Well, I am an only child and umm my mom just got her job at Lima Memorial so we moved here. Back in Indy, I played football and I was part of the choir. I know I don't look like the choir type but I love to sing. And I got my new bike. It's awesome. Would you like to go for a ride sometime?" Alex asked.

"Oh no, motorcycles are dangerous. Is your bike blue?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"Because you parked in my spot. The big gold star is for me! Gold stars are my thing."

"Oh, sorry. I will move it at lunch."

"No problem, just don't park there again, Bloom." She said with a great big smile on her face. Rachel continued to look at the boy as they were talking. There was something different about him. He had a real quiet voice and his features were smooth. He really was beautiful. She continued to watch him and he talked with his hands and was very animated. And though he was talking about football and motorcycles, she wondered if he would be more of a match for Kurt than for her. "Well, class is almost over. What does the rest of your schedule look like?"

Alex handed over his schedule. "Wow, we have the next 3 classes together" Rachel said. "Follow me." Alex and Rachel walked to History where she introduced him to many of the other Glee Club members. "These are my Glee Club friends. This is Mercedes and Kurt. And over there are Quinn and Brittany and Santana. If you can't tell, they are Cheerios." The three cheerleaders smiled and waved at the cute new boy. "And this is Sam and Finn and Artie and Noah, well most people just call him Puck, they all play football. You may want to ask them about tryouts. Guys, this is Alex Bloom from Indianapolis. He is a football player, has a motorcycle and likes to sing! Maybe we can get him to join Glee!"

"Hey Dude. Sorry I pushed you earlier but you were in the way." Puck said. "Peyton huh? You know you are in Browns country right? Oh well. The Browns suck anyways. What position do you play? Sam and Finn here battle over the QB spot so I hope you aren't planning on that position. Artie over here is a running well wheeling back. And I am a fullback."

"No problem, man. I was in the way. I am a cornerback. I would rather tackle than be tackled. If I have to play offense, I am usually a wide receiver. You guys any good?" Alex asked.

"Eh, we are decent. Come over and sit with us. Let's talk about tryouts." And Puck dragged Alex over with the other guys.

Alex sat down and gave a smile to Rachel across the room and she smiled back. She just couldn't put her finger on it but Alex was different than the other guys. What was it? As the teacher started talking, she saw Alex smile again at her out of the corner of her eye. "He sure is cute," she said to herself.