SPOILER ALERT!
A/N: So this story takes place before Finn breaks up with Rachel, but after Kurt leaves McKinley High. Spoiler alert just for safety. :)
Chapter 1
Finn POV
First, let me just say I love Rachel. I really do. But she can be so annoying.
Most of the time, I can barely get a word in before she starts telling me about what song she is going to sing at her first solo performance, what her role first Broadway play will be, how she plans to spend our future, what we're going to name our kids. I'm just in high school! I don't even know what college I want to go to, let alone if I want to have kids or not! And whenever we're having… you know… alone time, I try to take things a step further and she shrugs me off, saying she forgot to do something that her dads wanted her to do and running away as fast as she can. It's not that I'm embarrassed by her, I don't care about that stuff anymore. I just wish I could tell her about my problems and get her advice rather than listening to her go on and on forever. Okay, maybe that sounded a little mean, but it's how I feel.
So anyways, I was glad when Mr. Schue silenced the class so he could give us our next assignment. "Okay guys, I love how all of you are so close and open with each other, like a big family. You all have a lot of respect for each other and each other's talent. So that's why for this week's assignment I want you guys to pair up with someone other than who you usually sing with." Rachel looked at Mr. Schue like he had spontaneously combusted and started to protest when Mr. Schue said, "It'll be good for you, Rachel. Now partner up." Rachel sulked over to me and turned her big eyes on me.
"Come on, Rach, this will be a good experience. And it's just for a week. Maybe you should pair with Sam, get to know him a little bit. Or even Artie, you don't sing with him very often."
"Fine. I'll have to learn to be spontaneous for my lead role in Broadway shows anyways. And it's only for a week. Only one week, only one week…" She kept repeating this mantra as she walked away. Finn rolled his eyes and started thinking about who he should partner with when Mr. Schue spoke again.
"Okay guys, settle down. This week's assignment is about regret. Choose a song that speaks to you about the feeling itself or about a specific event that happened or a decision you made that you wish you could take back. Good luck!"
I grabbed my backpack and started heading toward the hallway when someone caught my arm and pulled me back. I turned around to see Puck standing behind me with his hands in his pockets and his head down. "I was wondering… if you would be my partner for this week."
I stared at him for a second before I replied. "Are you being serious right now? Why would I partner with you after everything that you did?" I had to try really hard not to raise my voice at him. How could he not get that he betrayed me? That he did the one thing that I couldn't forgive?
"Just please, hear me out," he said as he lifted up his head to reveal a serious expression and big, pleading eyes.
"Fine," I said with a clipped voice, closing my eyes. "You have one minute."
"Okay. This week's assignment is about regret. What better pair could there be for it? I made some lousy decisions, and I admit that, but I want my best friend back." He paused a minute, shuffling his feet before saying, "It's weird, you know, not being best buds anymore."
I looked at him for a while, trying to decide if this would be a good idea or a complete catastrophe. Could I really sing a song about regret with him, after all he's done? I looked around the choir room and saw everyone was already gone. "It's not as if I have a choice anyways, everyone else is gone."
He looked around the room and turned to me again, his head down once more. "Yeah, whatever. See you tomorrow." And with that he left the room, putting his hoodie over his head as he walked away. This was going to be the most difficult assignment of my high school career, and I was definitely not looking forward to it. And now I had to go tell Rachel who my new partner was. Fuck. Me.
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