Okay this is just what I would want to happen in future glee. This is mostly based on spoilers so be warned. Also I changed some things too, like what song they perform at the game. I wrote this before I knew what song they were singing but i didn't want to change it here. Um this is my first Glee fanfiction. I wrote some for other movie's but this is my first Finchel. So i hope I did okay. Be warned there might be spelling errors, but I wasn't planning on posting this but i decided what the hell. I DO NOT OWN GLEE OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR SONGS.
~Rachel~
Its been almost two months since Finn and I broke up. Ever since Christmas break I stopped calling and texting him. I've been giving him space like he wanted. I only sent one text to him saying happy new year. He replied saying you to. When school started in january, we've only said hellos to each other or smiles. All I want to do is run up to him so he can hold me and I can tell him how sorry I am, But i don't want to be pushy and scare him away. I'm lucky kurt and I are now friends. At least i have someone to talk to now. Funny how i finally get a real friend and he transfers. But i'm happy for Kurt, he's got Blaine now so he's not lonely anymore. i'm the one thats now lonely but im not alone, i've got Kurt. Now its February and the school has been hyped up because for the first time McKinley high's football team has made it to the championships. There big game is this sunday.
"Okay guys I've got good news, first i want to congratulate our fellow glee members on making the championships this year." said . Everyone clapped as Finn, Puck, Sam, Mike, and Artie bowed.
"And so for the good news, new directions will be performing during halftime." said Mr. Shue. The whole club got excited including me.
"what song are we singing Mr, Shue." I asked raising my hand.
" See the plan is i'm letting you guys decide" He replied. "But it needs to be hip and new, so we can draw the crowd in."
Everyone in glee was even more excited that was loosening up.
"So your assignment this week is to all agree to a song to sing."
Everyone walked together discussing their ideas. I felt really out placed so i walked myself to the auditorium. I sat myself on the piano bench. I love the auditorium when no ones here. Its so quiet and peaceful. I look over to the side remember the place were Finn and I shared our first kiss. Okay maybe this was a bad idea. I was about to get up and leave until someone startled me.
" Geez Noah you scared me, what are you doing here" I asked?
"I saw you leave the conversation so i followed you to see if you were okay." He said.
"I'll manage"
"Still bummed over Finn huh?" he asked
"Its just i've been giving him space like he asked but I don't think he's ever going to forgive me, I don't blame him though."
"your too hard on your self he's just as a fault as you are". Noah said.
"But I cheated on him, I was being selfish like i'm always am and didn't think how it would have made him felt." I said ashamed.
"Yeah you cheated but at least you told him, and it's not like he's all innocent, you were hurting as he was suppose to make you feel better, but no i decide to be nice for once and of course i screw it up again and i broke off another couple." He said.
"I don't blame you Noah, you were being nice to me, it was what i needed at the time. but i took it too far, wanting him to feel bad like I was feeling, god i hate that im so selfish." i said.
"enough talking about this it hurts to much." i said after.
"I just want you to know that i am sorry." he said.
"I know, enough about about my love problems, what about you, last year you were hung up about Quinn" I said.
"Yeah well she's with Sam now, im too late." He said.
"Do you love her" i asked.
"yeah but im sucky boyfriend, you would know that." he said laughing.
" yeah but people always change Noah." I said.
"I don't want to break up another couple." he said.
"im not saying you should break Sam and Quinn up, but you should at least tell her how you feel, so she knows." I said.
"i'm not good with words". he said.
"Sing it to her, like when you sang sweet caroline to me, find a song that tells your feelings and sing it." I said.
"okay but you have to sing it with me." he said.
"um Noah i Don't think me helping you sing your feeling towards Quinn is gonna help get the message along." I said.
"No i mean you sing to Finn and I sing to Quinn, what do you say?" He said.
" Okay but what song?" i said.
"How about Need you now, by lady antebellum."
" perfect" i said.
Noah came over that night and we practiced. We finally got it perfect and we were ready to sing it tomorrow at glee club. The next day i entered the glee club a little nervous. I was nervous of how Finn was going to react. Need you now was perfect for Noah and I's issues. We watched the music video last night at the guy and girl singing the song aren't even sing it to each other, their singing it about different people.
When came in i immediately raised my hand.
" before we start Noah and I prepared a song we want to sing." I said.
"um yeah sure Rachel, Puck, come on up." He said taking a seat with the rest of the club.
Noah grabbed his guitar and stood next to me. I could see Finn looking at us slightly confused and slightly angry. Oh god i hope this works. The music started and i closed my eyes and waited to sing.
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin' for the phone 'cause I can't fight it anymore
(Noah then joined me and sang) And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
(Noah and I both started to sing the chorus as I opened my eyes)
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now (I was now Staring directly at Finn)
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
(I then looked over at Noah and Quinn to see her reaction as well as Noah started to sing the next verse)
Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door (Noah was walking towards Quinn looking right at her)
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before (Quinn looked shocked, i gave a small smile as i looked back at Finn and sang the next line with Noah.)
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
(Noah and i both sang the chorus together, me looking at Finn, and Noah at Quinn)
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now (I could tell Finn was having trouble looking from the ground and to me.)
woah woaaah.
Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothin' at all (I started walking closer to Finn as I began to sing the next line with all my heart)
It's a quarter after one I'm all alone and I need you now
(Noah then sang his next line to Quinn) And I said I wouldn't call but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
(We both sang the last lines)
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
I just need you now
(I then Finished the song looking at Finn)
Ooo, baby, I need you now
The music then started to stop. Everyone started clapping and cheering. i just noticed that i had tears in my eyes so i wiped them off.
"well done guys, we need something like that to perform at the game" said and Noah and I sat in our seats again.
The rest of the class everyone threw in some ideas they wanted to do for the game. But no seem to agree. Brittany wanted to do kesha, Mercedes wanted to do Rihanna, Tina wanted to do Katy Perry, the guys wanted Bruno Mars.
"Okay since no one seems to agree, everyone get out a piece a paper, write down a artist and song you want to perform, and i will draw from this hat." "what ever paper i choose will be the song we do, write your name on it and you will lead the song, fate will choose what we perform." Said Mr. Shue.
Everyone started getting paper out. What song should i choose. Oh I got it. I wrote down black eyed peas "meet me halfway". the hat came to me and i put my folded paper in. Mr. Shue then got the hat back and stuck his hand and pulled out a piece of paper.
"okay and the song we are doing is "meet me halfway" by the Black Eyed Peas and Rachel will be leading us" said.
"ugh of course the hobbit would win." Said Santana.
"Santana, Rachel won far and square" said.
"hey im down with some black eyed peas, good choice rachel" said mercedes.
"Thanks Mercedes" I said giving her a smile in return.
"Okay well rachel, since you won do you want to choose who would also lead the song with you." said.
"um whoever wants to i Don't care." I said
"I'll do it" Noah, Artie, And Finn said at the same time
"okay well how about you all three take the rap part and just take turns during the verses." " Okay well we'll rehearse on thursday, you guys are dismissed" said.
Thursday came, we rehearsed it sounded really good. But Finn still hasn't talked to me. Actually he kind of been avoiding me these past few days since i sang the song. Maybe it was a bad idea and it scared him off. Friday came and i was walking towards the school when i saw Noah grabbing a freshman boy and was gonna dump him in the dumpster.
"Noah! stop!" I yelled running towards him.
He saw me and put the boy down. the boy tried to run off but Noah kept him in place.
"Noah what are you doing, I thought you put off bullying, after everything thats happened with kurt, come on! " I yelled.
"Fine!" Noah yelled. " Go on then run before i changed my mind" He yelled at the boy. The boy took off running.
I put my hand to my hips " what was that all about?" I said.
"Nothing, okay drop it" He said and tried to walk past me. I grabbed him by the shoulder.
"what happened are you okay?" I asked.
"No ok love sucks!" He yelled.
" come on follow me" i said as i took Noah's arm and led him to the glee classroom. It was empty so we sat down and i waited for him to talk.
"Quinn talked to me this morning, said i shouldn't have sang that song, she wants me to leave her alone, doesn't want me to screw up her and Sam." He said.
"I'm sorry Noah." I said.
"No don't be, she's right, I didn't treat her good, she's happy now, and Sam's a great guy to her, she deserves it. After all the the hell i put her threw last year, I just want her to be happy. My mom says if you love someone you do whats best for the person. And sam's the best for her. I love her enough to let her go. It hurts like hell, like my heart is crumbling as we speak but she deserves to be happy." He said
"Noah I don't know what to say, wow." I said shocked at what he said.
"I know i have my moments" He laughed. " sorry about the kid, i was stressed and i take it out on other people, sorry, won't happen again." Noah said.
"how about you what did Finn say"? he asked
"nothing, he hasn't spoken to me, actually he's been avoiding me." I said sadly.
"That Jackass!" Noah yelled.
"Noah language." i said
"Im sorry but finn's an idiot." Noah said.
"Don't say that he's not, he's just hurt." I said.
"If finn can't see it then he's stupid, because your worth forgiving Berry."
"Thanks Noah." I said.
Later that day i went to the ballet room because i needed to relief some stress. I was practicing my high kick when coach Bieste interrupted me.
" Woah Berry where did you learn to kick like that?" coach Bieste asked me.
"um i've been taking ballet and gymnastics since i was 3." I said. i was confused of why coach Bieste would be interested in my dance classes.
"Berry how would you like to be the kicker for our championship game." She asked me
"What me, as in play football?" i asked
" Yeah, i just lost our kicker, he broke his leg skateboarding, what do you say" She said.
"Um coach Bieste i'm flattered, but i don't think that would be a good idea" I said.
"come on Berry we need you, we need a kicker or we forfeit the championship" she begged.
"are girls even allowed to play, plus i bet the boys won't be too happy of me joining." i said.
"Can girls play of course, and i'll deal with the guys, come on Berry the school needs you." She said.
"okay i'm in" i said.
" okay follow me to the locker room, i'll give you your uniform, and we'll head out to the field okay." she said.
She gave me a red jersey with a number 1 on it, pants, shoes, padding and a helmet. took me about 20 minutes to figure how to put the dang uniform on with all the padding. I quickly put my hair in braids. And followed coach Beiste to the field.
"Why the hell is Berry wearing a football uniform" yelled aximo.
"Thats because Rachel is filling in for Hunter as Kicker" coach Beiste said.
"Hey Berry looking good." said Noah winking at me as i blushed.
"what the hell Coach, Rachel can't play she'll get hurt." yelled Finn.
"Calm down hudson your girlfriend will be sitting out most of the game until she has to kick." i flinched when coach Bieste said girlfriend.
"Can the loser even kick" said karosky.
"follow me Berry, you too Puckerman." Coach said.
Me and Noah followed her to the middle of the field.
"So whats this all about." Noah asked.
"i don't know coach just said that you needed a kicker, she practically begged me." I said.
Coach Beiste handed Noah the football. Noah put the football on the ground and waited for me to kick it.
"so how do i kick"? i asked the coach.
"Just kick it like you were in the dance studio, aim towards the goal post, right in the middle." she explained.
"okay" i said. I closed my eyes and breathed in and out. I then took off towards the ball and kick it as hard as i can. I flew high and right where the coach wanted me to kick it at. Maybe I can do this.
"alright Berry" said noah giving a fist bump. I looked at the rest of the guys. all of them hand there mouths dropped including Finn.
"Okay no more complaining about Berry on the team, or do you 100 laps, each complain got it" yelled the Coach. The guys kept practicing while i continued kicking. I was really good, I even surprised my self. Guess my dance lessons payed off.
Sunday came it was time for the big game and performance. It started with the cheerios performing a dance routine with a bunch of confetti. I took my seat on the bench and watched the game. I was really confused. It was tackle after tackle. Until the other team made a touchdown. Fortunately their kicker missed the post. So by half time the score was them 7 and us nothing. I went to the girls locker room and dressed in my costume for our glee number. We performed meet me halfway and school actually cheered us on. Once our performance was over the cheerios came back out and i went back on put my football uniform on and went to the boys locker room for the meeting with the coach. The coach described some plays she wanted to do. Once halftime was over we went back out to the field. The game continued. We haven't scored and it was down to a 40 seconds. The boys decided to do their secret play. I watched as Finn threw the ball to a open Noah. Noah ran and dodged the other football player and got a touch down!Now we were tied. That when it kicked in. I was up. Oh god, what if i miss. Coach sent me out to the field. I was so nervous until Finn came up to me with the football.
"Just like in practice Rachel, you can do this" Finn said. I nodded my head.
Finn placed the ball on the ground. When it came time I ran and kicked the ball into the air and just like practice in went through the post! The score was now 7 them and 10 us. We won! i started jumping up and down, totally having a Lucas moment. I couldn't really see with my helmet so i took it off and i saw Finn and his sexy helmet hair running to me. He ran up to me,pulled in in his arms and twirled me high in the air. Spinning us round and round. When he placed me back on the ground our faces were close together. We were staring at each other eyes, totally lost in the moment. He leaned forward and we were about to kiss until Noah,Mike and Sam ran to us tackling us into a group hug. I looked over at Finn and he gave me a warm smile. maybe things were going to work out.
After the cheering and the team got their trophy, I went to the girls locker room and took a nice warm shower to get the football stink off. i got dressed in my clothes and walked out. I was walking down the hall when i heard someone yelling. It sounded like Finn. I couldn't make out what he was saying, so i followed his voice. When i was getting to the end of the hall to turn the corner his voice stopped. When i turned the corner i was seeing one of my other nightmares. It was Finn and Quinn kissing! Quinn and Finn kissing! I turned back around and ran the other way to my car.
I drove home and ran to my room, ignoring my dad's asking how the game went. I sat in my room, thinking of what i saw. Finn and Quinn kissing. what did this mean? Is he getting back together with her? Does he still love her? Did he forgive her for cheating on him. I mean come on I only kissed Noah. She slept with Noah and lied to finn, that the baby was his. If he forgives her what does that mean.I can't compare to Quinn. She pretty and popular. I'm not gonna go through this again! All last year i was pining over Finn as he was with Quinn. It hurt. What if Finns not over Quinn? What if their meant to be? Noah's voice kept echoing in my head. "My mom says if you love someone you do whats best for the person. I love her enough to let her go." What if Quinn is meant for Finn. Do I love Finn enough to let him go? I already knew that answer. I would always love Finn, but maybe we weren't meant to be forever like i thought. I made my choice. I had to get over Finn. And no not date other guys, but i want to focus on singing. Get my life back on track, without Finn. I decided to start with cleaning my room of Finn. I put my i pod on to the song 'stop crying your heart out' by oasis and sang along.
Hold up... hold on... don't be scared (i picked up a picture frame of Finn and I kissing and i placed in the box)
You'll never change what's been and gone
May your smile (may your smile) shine on (shine on) (I continued putting the rest of our pictures together in the box)
Don't be scared (don't be scared)
Your destiny may keep you warm
(I continued singing the chorus as i put the cat calendar in the box, along with our ticket date stubs)
'Cause all of the stars have faded away
Just try not to worry, you'll see them someday
Take what you need and be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
Get up (get up) come on (come on)
Why you scared? (I'm not scared...)
You'll never change what's been and gone
(I grabbed Finn's shirt that i had and put it in the box along with all of our memories)
'Cause all of the stars have faded away
Just try not to worry, you'll see them someday
Take what you need and be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
(I continued putting everything that reminded me of Finn in the box)
'Cause all of the stars have faded away
Just try not to worry, you'll see them someday
Just take what you need and be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
(I then went to my desk and grabbed my Finn necklace and placed it on top of the other items and closed the boxed)
We're all of the stars
We're fading away
Just try not to worry, you'll see us someday
Just take what you need and be on your way
And stop crying your heart out
(I walked to my closet with my Finn box and placed it in the back)
Stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out...
The music ended. I had tears running down my face. Noah was right this hurts like hell. But it needs to be done. I need to find the old Rachel Berry. I Logged onto facebook and changed my relationship status from 'it's complicated to single'. I kept staring at my recent activity. Rachel went from being "it's complicated" to "single."
K well the next chapter will be the valentines one. I already typed it up i just need to reread it. Let me know what you think.
Songs used
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Meet Me Halfway by The BLack Eyed Peas
Stop Crying Your Heart Out by Oasis
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