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A/N: Yes, it's me again. Starting afresh, and this time you might recognize it? I really liked writing it. I hope you enjoy and tell me if you like it too.
Chapter 1 –
Rachel was studying. It wasn't surprising; it's what she spent most of her day's doing. If there was one thing she'd learned, it was that nobody was just going to hand you a future and Rachel Berry wanted the best of them all. She wanted Broadway. She'd wanted it since she was a kid. Her father's had got her into the best performing schools but she'd never been able to stick with any of them, they all doubted her talent and never picked her for performances or solo's, and she knew she was better than all of them. She had it all planned out, she'd apply to Ohio state performing school soon, and whilst there, she'd achieve a straight level A pass and then she'd ditch her live in Ohio for the life of a star. She could just see herself walking up the steps, the crowd applauding her talent. It was her dream.
She was just getting into the topic of osmosis when a booming distracted her. She shut her biology folder and covered her ear's in dismay. Who, What? She was puzzled. It didn't take her too long to realize where the racket was coming from and who. Finn Hudson.
Finn Hudson had been Rachel's neighbor for years. He was popular, had the best girlfriend, captain of the football team and of course, very handsome. The only thing he didn't have was the grades but looking at him right now, he didn't seem to care. His stereo was blasting inappropriate music from his window. It was loud, it was distracting and it wasn't even good. She tryed to ignore it, reading over her note's again. It didn't work, there was too much noise.
"Finn" Rachel shouted going over and pushing up her window. No answer. He was too busy singing and dancing around with just a towel on. She had to admit, even though she could barely hear through the terrible noise, it sounded like he had a pretty good voice, but that aside, it was just plain bad.
"Finn, turn it down" Rachel shouted louder, and this time he noticed her. Her hand's waving frantically to show him the signals of her plea.
"Sorry, I can't hear you"
"Turn the noise down" she yelled once more. Eventually he turned it down. Finn rolled up his window and looked out.
"I'm sorry, did you say something?"
"I am trying to study but it's impossible with that racket going on!"
"That's not a racket, that's Mystikal"
"Whatever it is, will you please switch it off?" she pleaded.
"What's it worth?" Finn asked.
"Uh, the gratitude of a music lover?" she remarked. Oh no, what if he doesn't turn this off, she kept asking herself.
"All right i'll turn it off..." he started.
"Thankyou" Rachel replied, heading back to close her window,
"If you flash me" Finn continued smirking.
"WHAT" Rachel screamed, wrapping her arm's around her pyjama top in disgust.
"You show me the girl's, i lower the 'bels" he said, leaning on his elbow. He was kidding right? No, he wasn't.
"You are pig-slime" Rachel spat at him
Finn laughed before his comeback. "Anyway, i've seen them before"
"WHAT!" Rachel screamed even louder. Finn just nodded his head up and down in return. He really was vile.
Finn started to close his window and Rachel went to do the same.
"YOU HAVE NOT!" she finished before slamming the window down, not noticing that her pyjama top had got caught in the bottom. Rachel went to turn around and the top ripped straight from her body leaving her topless.
Rachel screamed, grabbing her clevage with both hands and letting it go again to turn around and grab her top from the window.
Finn was still standing at his window with the biggest smile on his face. Rachel gasped and once again, covered herself. She screeched.
Finn nearly toppled over laughing. "Have now!"
Rachel ran from the window. She was horrified at what just happened.
Rachel's POV
Rachel was making made her bed. Another main concern of her's was oral hygiene and tidyness. You couldn't be hygienic without a perfectly, clean bedroom.
Her cat ran in and she knelt down to pick it up.
"Good Morning Mr Fluffy" she said stroking the cat's stomach with her hand in which the cat puffed delightfully in return.
Finn's POV
Finn was awake. He was still lying in bed though, reading his most filthy magazine and going around his morning routine of shooting his load, napkins at the ready.
"Finn, are you up yet?" Carol Hudson's voice echoed from downstairs.
"Oh yeah" Finn replied at the height of his orgasm.
Rachel's POV
Meanwhile, Rachel and her Leroy both eat with perfect harmony. Oatmeal. It was always good to be healthy in Rachel's eyes.
Rachel's other father came bounding downstairs.
"Is that oatmeal?" he asked, his face lighting up.
"Morning daddy" she smiled, kissing her father's cheek.
"I have some mail for you princess" Carl said handing her the envelope and sitting down beside Leroy.
Rachel glanced at the envelope and held in her breath, ripping it open.
"It's from Ohio State, I have an interview next week?" Rachel gasped out.
"I applied for early action for you, honey" Carl let out, "My precious little girl going to Ohio State" he clapped his hands together.
Leroy rolled his eye's from the other side of the table.
"I have to get through the interview first, father!" Rachel admitted.
"You won't let us down, never has" Carl tugged on her shoulder positively.
"Never has" Leroy repeated smiling.
There was silence as everybody took it in and then Carl's enthusiasm came back.
"Isn't this exciting, Leroy?"
"It's very exciting, Carl" he replied bobbing his head along with his partner's.
"Are you excited, Rachel?" Carl turned around.
"I am, Father" she smiled. She was happy.
"She is" Leroy agreed, patting her back as he said it.
"I'm so excited, i could burst!" Carl began again and started laughing. Leroy smiled and then rolled his eye's once more, he didn't understand why Carl made such a big deal of things. Yes, it was exciting and he was extremely proud but Carl over-exaggerated just a tad at times.
"Thankyou Father" Rachel got up running around to his side of the table to kiss his cheek for the second time that morning. His mole clearly visable at the side of his face as she did. She then kissed her other father's cheek aswell, careful not to leave him out.
Finn's POV
Carol was frying the bacon whilst Finn sat at the table reading the paper. This was his morning routine everyday. He'd just come from a shower in which he lathered himself up with Lynx Chocolate, his girlfriend loved it and a happy girlfriend accounted for a happy Finn. Carol's fiancé, Sid sat opposite Finn also reading the paper. Finn got along with Sid, they liked all the same things and he'd asked his permission to marry his mom before christmas, saying all this stuff about how he'd never replace his real dad which was cool, he'd always remember his dad anyway.
"Shit!" Carol shook her fingers after burning herself on the stove.
"Everything okay back there, Carol?" Sid asked, glancing up from his morning paper.
"No problem, hunnie, just searing off a couple of fingerprints" she added jokingly.
"Carry on my good woman" Sid replied playing along.
Sid glanced over at Finn who was completly engrosed in the paper. "Big game coming up soon, huh son?" Sid asked. Sid had called Finn his son for months now and it didn't bother Finn, infact he kind of liked it.
"Yep" Finn said confirming.
"Coach said all the big college scouts are gonna be there" Sid added.
"Yeah I know" Finn nodded. He'd heard it thousands of times already, it just added more pressure that he didn't need.
At that moment, Carol came up with the breakfast.
"Speciality of the house, I call it Eggs- What the heck" she smiled mockingly scraping the greasy bacon, sausage and egg onto Finn's plate.
"So much of fine cuisines down to presentation don't you think son?" Sid smirked as Carol put his breakfast down too.
"Oh yeah" Finn said, playing along.
Carol hit them both on the arm.
"Ouch" Sid pouted, "That hurt"
"It was supposed to" Carol added and then gave in to Sid's sad face, kissed her fiancé.
Carol left and Sid continued with football talk.
"Wouldn't that be something, you'd be the first member of my family to go to college"
Finn looked up, smiling.
"He'd be the first member of your family to go to friggin' school" Carol chimed in, taking a sip of her coffee.
Sid laughed it off with a mouthful of food in his mouth.
"That's true" she spluttered out.
"But son.." Sid began causing Finn to look at him, "If thing's don't work out, there will always be a job for you down at Spatula world"
Finn gave a convincing smile. Spatula World was his mom's fiancé's company. He'd always needed new recruits but Finn didn't see himself being one and he'd always had the feeling at the back of his mind on if he did infact fail, did he want to work there for the rest of his life?
Obviously his convincing smile didn't fool Carol, she looked at her son's unhappy face and felt bad.
Rachel's POV
Rachel left for school, waving at her dad's and giving them a final goodbye before leaving for school. It was a long walk but Rachel always got the bus. It saved time but she thought she'd go over her interview and how she'd answer specific questions. She was good at this sort of stuff.
"To me, performing isn't just a career, it's a lifestyle.." Rachel began in her train of thought. She walked down the street going over and over the speech in her head and then she heard laughing. She quickly turned around to see the McKinley High School Bus going by, with all the kid's hanging out the back window shouting to her.
"Bye Mel" she heard one say and saw them all laugh.
Rachel started into a run, which was hard because her bag full of books weighed her down. The bus drove into the distance and Rachel stopped running. She'd missed it, great.
Finn's POV
"Yo! What's up Boy?"
"Hey, Puck" Finn said jumping over the door to get into Puck's car. They never used the door's, it took effort and patience. He didn't have either.
"How's it hanging?" Finn asked and Puck replied "To the floor, man"
Finn smiled and Puck replied the smile.
"Now what's say we shift this baby into warp drive?" Puck asked. "I want you to feel the wind blowing through the hair on your fine, muscular ass" he joked.
Finn agreed, replying "Hit it Please" and then turned the speakers on.
Without me started blasting through the stereo's and Finn and Puck started nodding singing along and they drove out the street.
Rachel's POV
Rachel was still going over her speech. She'd been walking for over 35 minutes, she'd probably just make it on time. She adjusted her jacket and looked over at the giant puddle beside her. Was it raining last night? she asked herself before shaking her head letting the thought leave her mind and continued, little to know what was to come...
Finn's POV
Finn and Puck rocked along to the music in the car as they turned up another street nearing the school. Puck noticed her first.
"Well lookey here, is this not a pencil-necked virgin I see before me?"
"I do believe it is" Finn smirked.
"She's standing dangerously close to a vast pool of water" Puck said, a bigger smile appearing on his face.
"You know for a smart girl, that ain't so smart"
They both laughed and Puck leaned the car into the right, nearing Rachel and the puddle beside her.
Rachel's POV
Rachel heard the hoot of a car and turned around wondering who it could be. She didn't have much time to react, she saw a red flashy car, a guy from the football team and...Finn" and then she screamed as their car went through the whole puddle of water, soaking her effortless. She heard roar's of laughter and then they turned round the street corner, leaving her clothes, her hair, her bag, everything, soaking wet. She couldn't do much so she turned around and continued to walk her way to school.