A/N: Now, this is not going to exactly follow the story of The Notebook but it has some of the same lines and everything. Noah calls himself Duke in the movie so I am going to call Finn, Cory while he is older and reading to Rachel and when it actually flashes back to when they are young I will call him Finn. I don't want to confuse anyone to much but that is what I am doing. Sorry in advance for any grammar mistakes. I've been trying to get better with it but I don't know. Reviews are loved!
Chapter One
Old Rachel:
"Excuse me." The nurse came up behind me; "Come on, honey, let's get you ready for bed."
Old Finn:
I am no one special, just a common man with common thoughts. I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me. And my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul and for me that has always been enough.
"Looking good, Cory." Puck high-fived me as I walked through the halls of the nursing home
"Feeling good, Puckerman" I replied with a huge grin on my face; today was a day for a miracle, I could feel it.
I got in line to take my pills "Big day." I said with a grin. The nurse smiled back "You say that every day, Hudson" she laughed and handed me a cup of water and my pills.
I downed the pills and nodded my head. I left and made my way to my woman. The closer I got the happier I felt.
Old Rachel:
The nurse walked up behind me; "It's a lovely day outside, Mrs. Berry. Why don't you take a walk?"
"Um. I don't think that's a good idea." I answered
"Come on, we have to get you out of this room." She said just before a strange man with a wide grin on his face came in to the room
"Hello" he smiled and the nurse whispered something in his ear that I couldn't quite hear. I curiously asked; "Who are you?"
"This is Cory, he has come to read to you."
"Read? No. I don't know." I hesitated
"Oh, come one, Mrs. Berry. You'll like him, he's quite charming" The nurse smiled hopefully at me
"Sure" I said quietly
The nurse left and Cory came and sat next to me "Nice to see you again, Mrs. Berry" he said smiling cheekily
"Now, where did we leave off? Oh, yeah, yeah it was the night of the carnival. – he paused – "Finn was there with his friends Quinn and Puck." He continued
"Finn? Who's Finn?" I asked completely confused about what he was reading to me
"That's where they met…" Is all he said. He failed to answer my question but I kept listening
Young Finn:
"Who's that pretty girl that Quinn is with?" I asked Puck, wanting to know more about the beautiful, you girl that was laughing crazily on the bumper cars with Quinn.
"Her name's Rachel Berry. She sure is fine, isn't she?" Puck replied
"Yeah, she sure is." I answered not taking my gaze off of Rachel
"She's here for the summer with her parents. Her Daddy's got more money than God." Puck laughed and began walking over to the bumper cars to meet Quinn and give her the tiny dog stuffed animal that he won for her.
Quinn, Rachel and the rest of their group got off the bumper cars together. Quinn and Rachel's arms were hooked together; letting everyone know that they were best friends. Quinn let go of Rachel's arm and ran into Puck's opened arms taking the stuffed animal he had won her. "Hey, Puck!" She screamed over the blaring sound of carnival music filling the air.
"Hey, Q!" He shouted back and kissed her passionately. When they pulled away Quinn took the prize from his hands and went back over to Rachel and the rest of her friends.
I continued staring at Rachel before Puck snapped me out of it by asking me a question: "You like her, don't you?" He asked
I smiled, still looking at her "Yeah, I do. I'm going to go talk to her." I was always afraid to talk to people when I didn't know them and I was a pretty shy kid but when I saw something that I liked, I had to have it.
I walked right up to Rachel and said "You want to dance with me?" I mentally scolded myself for coming up with such a stupid question but it was the first thing that came to my mind so I just went with it. I was also secretly hoping that she wouldn't say yes because I couldn't dance to save my life.
She looked at me confused
A/N: And that is it for chapter one. Sorry for leaving you there but I'm sure that most of you reading this have seen The Notebook and knows what she says anyway. I hope you enjoyed! Please review! 3