* I do not own Glee or any of it's characters. It all belongs to it's rightful owner and this is purely for entertainment purposes only.*
Chapter 1.
The school bell rang out all over the campus of William McKinley High School. It is the first day back after the Summer break… and Regionals.
Rachel Berry stormed through the front doors of the school with a huge grin on her face. A new semester meant more Glee Club… and more Finn Hudson. After the handsome Quarterback had admitted his love for her just before they performed at Regionals, he was the only thing going through Rachel's mind.
"Hey Rachel" a deep voice said from behind her. She knew who it was and swivelled around at the speed of light.
"Hi Finn!" she replied, throwing her arms around him and hugging him tightly.
"Missed me?" he asked, smiling to himself.
"More than you could ever imagine!" she replied, releasing him from the hug.
Finn grabbed her hand as they walked to the Choir Room together. Glee rehersals had also been scheduled for the student's first lesson, as it was classed as Performing Arts.
As Rachel and Finn entered the Choir Room they could see Kurt and Mercedes reading a fashion magazine, Tina and Artie having a deep conversation, Matt and Mike exchanging dance moves that they had created over the Summer and Quinn and Puck laughing at each other.
Finn and Rachel took a seat next to Artie and Tina. Mr Shue entered shortly after with a huge grin on his face.
"Good morning guys!" he chirped happily, whilst sitting on a chair infront of everyone. " Everyone enjoy their Summer break?"
"Yes." Everyone replied in unison.
"Good, now we have a lot of work to do this term, as you know Sectionals comes round faster than we would like it too."
Suddenly, Brittany and Santana burst through the door.
"And you have been… where? "
"Sorry Mr Shue, Brittany forgot the way to school so I had to go pick her up. " Santana replied, walking over to Quinn and sitting down.
"But… Santana, you didn't pick me up… we came in the car…" She said with a puzzeled look on her face.
"Nevermind Brit, just take a seat. " Mr Shue laughed.
"Why would I want to take a seat… we need them to sit on. "
"I meant sit down Brit. "
"Oh right! " She said as she walked over to Santana.
"Right, your assignment for today is to choose a song of your choice, that best describes how you feel about a certain person in the group. You can pick any song and any person. Any questions?"
No one puts their hand up.
"Right, off you go then."
After 45 minutes of rehersals, the bell sounds for next lesson. Puck and Quinn are the last to leave the classroom.
"Look, just because Beth isn't with us, it doesn't mean that we don't have a reason to stay together." Puck snapped, looking more angry than hurt.
"Puck, there is only one reason why you want to stay with me, and I'm sorry but that is not a valid reason."
"If you think the only reason I want to be with you is so I can get in your pants, then you're totally wrong."
Quinn looks at him in disbelief.
"Okay, well maybe it's one of the reasons. But it's not the only one!"
"Enough said Puck, I think you've got your point across quite clearly."
"But- "
Quinn walks off quickly, leaving Puck standing by himself.
"Yo dude, having a bit of trouble? " Finn asks, walking up behind him.
"A bit? Try a lot. I mean, I don't see any reason why we can't still be together, just because Beth isn't with us. "
"Maybe she just needs time, I mean it's a big thing giving up a baby. "
"Maybe you're right Finn. Wow, you're really not a stupid as I thought."
"Thanks. Wait, you think I'm stupid."
"No, I- I've got to go. "
Puck walks swiftly away through the mass of people in the crowded corridor. Leaving Finn standing there puzzeled as to why he stormed off.
Meanwhile, in the boys bathroom, Kurt is standing by the sinks, inspecting himself in the mirror.
"Hey Kurt. " Artie said as he wheels himself into the bathroom.
"Oh hey Artie. How's things? " Kurt replies, turning around to face Artie.
"Oh they're going great thanks. I've got a date with Tina tonight. It's our first one since the start of the summer break, I can't wait. "
"That's great, good luck. " Kurt replied smiling. "See you later. "
"See you later Kurt. " Artie replied as he wheeled himself into one of the cubicals.
Kurt stopped at his locker and opened it. He glanced in the mirror attached to the inside of the door. He was happy for Artie, but deep down inside he wished that he could go on a date. Not with Tina obviously, but with Finn. How many times had he dreamt of a romantic, candle – lit dinner with the man of his dreams. Of course that would never happen. Finn would never see him like that, and Kurt knew that. He also knew that it was time for him to move on and find someone else to set his sights on, but who on Earth could that be?
His thoughts were cut short by the sound of Mercedes humming a tune whilst walking towards him.
"Hey Mercedes, how's it going? " Kurt asked, closing his locker and forcing a smile.
"Oh everything's going great, I can't wait to perform my song in Glee club tomorrow. "
"Oooh, what song did you choose? "
"Oh you'll have to wait and see. I'm keeping it a secret so it's a surprise. "
"Oh right, this should be fun to watch. "
"Well of course, anyway, I've gotta run, I'm late for Math… not that I really care about Math, but I can't be late again. "
"No worries M, see you around. "
As students piled into Mr Shue's spanish class, Rachel scanned the crowd for Finn, who was never on time for Spanish, but yet she still arrived early to make sure she could get a seat next to him. Whilst scanning the crowd she noticed Quinn pushing her way through to the girls toilets. Was she crying? Normally Rachel couldn't care less if she was crying, but for some reason she felt the need to follow her to see if she was okay.
Rachel follows Quinn into the girls toilets.
"Quinn, are you okay. " she asked shyly, hoping that Quinn wouldn't storm out of the toilets and scream at her.
"N-no I'm not. " A voice sobbed quietly from inside one of the cubicals.
"Do you want to talk about it? " Rachel replied quietly.
"Y-yes please. "
That wasn't the answer she was expecting, it must be bad if Quinn would want to talk about it to Rachel.
"It's Puck. " Quinn said quietly, stepping out of the cubical.
"What about him? " Rachel asked, leaning against the sinks.
"I broke up with him, but I don't know whether it's the right thing to do. "
Rachel looked at Quinn for a short moment. Was she really the right person to be giving advice about relationships? Her last relationship with Jesse ended in her being egged.
"Look Quinn, there was a reason you broke up with right? " she finally replied.
"Y-yes…"
"Well then, if you felt the need to break up with him, then it was the right thing to do. " she replied, standing up straight and stepping towards Quinn. "Every problem has it's solution, but sometimes, it's just hard to accept that certain solutions are the right ones. "
"Thanks Rachel, I owe you one. " she said, smiling. She walked over to the mirror, dabbing her eyes with a tissue and then walked towards the door. "See you in Spanish. "
Was this a dream? Quinn Fabray had been nice to her for the first time in her life… surely this can't be happening. Was this all some kind of plan to eventually humiliate her? Or for once, was Quinn actually being nice? Well whatever was going on, it could wait until Lunch, because Rachel was already 10 minutes late for Spanish Class.
As Rachel hurried through the door of her Spanish Class, Mr Shue was too busy writing on the board to notice her creeping in. She sat down next to Finn, surprisingly he had saved a seat for her. She flashed a smile as she sat down.
"Now, today is very important. I'm sure that you will all be very happy to know that due to the current curriculum, our class has been chosen to go on a transatlantic field trip! "
The entire class erupted in excitement. Kurt and Mercedes exchanged an excited glance, and Mike and Matt hi-fived.
"Now, although we study Spanish, you will be surprised to know that mainly because many of you cannot speak a word of Spanish, we will be visiting a country that speaks English. "
Brittany nudged Santana. "Don't we speak American? " she asked with a puzzeled look on her face.
"No sweetie, we speak English. "
"Oh, right. " Brit replied, still not fully understanding the answer.
"So… are there any guesses as to where we will be staying for the next two weeks? " Mr Shue asked, standing up from his desk and sitting on the corner of it.
Tina put up her hand and waited for Mr Shue to ask her.
"Yes Tina? "
"Is i-it E-England? " She asked, stuttering nervously. Although the Glee Club knew that her stutter wasn't real, it was still difficult to break the habit.
"Tina, you are correct, we are going to England! "
The class all cheered.
"Now, there are two people to each room. Mainly because you will create chaos, I will be choosing who you share a room with."
The class groaned in dissapointment.
"Yes, I know it's awful, but this is a chance for you to interact with people you may not always interact with. Now I'm going to read out the list, so listen up. Brittany, you will be sharing with Mike. "
Brittany glanced over at Mike who was already looking at her, she flashed a smile and then looked back at Mr Shue.
"Rachel you will be sharing with Quinn. "
No way, no way was this happening to Rachel. Quinn would make this trip a living hell for her. She glanced over at Quinn, who was surprisingly smiling at her. Rachel forced a smile, what the hell was going on?
"Artie you will be sharing with Tina. Finn you will be sharing with Matt. Puck you will be sharing with Kurt. "
Kurt's face dropped. Did he just hear what Mr Shue said correctly. He was putting him, Kurt Hummel, in a room with Noah Puckerman? Was he insane? Kurt didn't even bother turning around to see the face of the guy who had made his life a living hell for the past 4 years.
"Mercedes you will be sharing with Santana. "
Mr Shue continued reading the names of other students out, while the rest of the class took in who they would be spending the next two weeks of their lives living with.
Suddenly the school bell cut all of their thoughts short.