So this story is my opinion of how Prom and the Graduation episodes should have happened. It's all about Puckleberry! Obviously there are spoilers, but my story puts a twist on both episodes.

Disclaimer;

I do not own Glee or else Puck and Rachel would have ended up together- duh!

The song that is italicized is called "Broken Strings" by James Morrison and Nelly Furtado. It served as inspiration, I highly recommend you take a listen.

"Let me hold you, for the last time it's the last chance to feel again. But you broke me- now I can't feel anything"

They sat in silence. Neither one had touched their food because the nausea had made it impossible to have an appetite. Puck knew this day was coming- he just hoped she would have changed her mind before the time came. Rachel wanted nothing more than for Puck to whisk her away to somewhere where they could be together, a place where they didn't need to hide their relationship. A place that offered both of them a future and a chance to achieve their dreams. But of course this is something she only allowed herself to dream about- never say out loud to Noah. Puck placed his hand on hers and it took everything in him not to beg on his knees for her to stay. Rachel glanced at the clock in the tiny diner that was abandoned by everyone once Breadsticks opened across town and realized in just a matter of hours she'd be 600 miles away. Suddenly she felt as if all the wind had be knocked out of her. Puck quickly wrapped his muscular arms around her and held her tightly. Rachel tried her best to hold back her tears, however one managed to escape. Puck gently wiped away her tear and gave her a weak smile. Rachel thought finally this was the moment where he would profess his love and they would live happily ever after. She thought wrong. "Come on let me get you home, your fiancé is probably wondering where you are" said Puck. Rachel knew her fiancé was sleeping soundly. Nothing short of an earthquake could wake Finn Hudson, but she knew if she didn't leave now, she would never get the courage to leave Ohio at all.

So they walked hand in hand through the parking lot and once they reached Puck's pickup truck, Puck held her for what seemed to be an eternity. A few minutes later, Puck pulled in a parking spot a few houses away from her parent's house. He knew he would see her one last time with the rest of the Glee club, but he knew it wouldn't be like this. Puck wanted nothing more than to kiss Rachel Berry goodbye, but the thought of kissing those lips for one last time was too much for him to handle. So Puck leaned over and kissed Rachel on the cheek and whispered "I- umm, I'm gonna really miss you". Rachel looked devastated but replied "me too, Noah. I better get going". And with that Rachel quickly grabbed her purse and exited his truck. She ran until she got in front of her house, but never looked back. Rachel Berry didn't want Noah Puckerman to see the tears that were streaming down her face, however if she would have glanced back in the driver's seat of the beat up old pickup truck she would have seen Noah equally distraught.

"Running back through the fire, when there's nothing left to save it's like chasing the very last train when it's too late"

He watched her board the train that would probably separate them forever. She was leaving their shit hole town and he knew there was nothing he could possibly offer her to make her stay. He hadn't said the words out loud to her, but he swore she knew how he felt. Hell he felt that way since the night this whole love affair began- Prom. There were many times he thought about telling her how he felt about her but he knew it wouldn't have a made a difference because the outcome would be the same- her leaving him and marrying Finn. So instead his eyes followed Rachel Berry as she walked past him without the slightest bit of recognition and watched as she kissed her fiancé goodbye, feeling sick to his stomach.

She then boarded her train, sat in her seat, and waved goodbye to their friends and Finn fucking Hudson. For a split second their eyes met and out of impulse he mouthed "I love you" and gestured a heart so she knew she didn't imagine it. He immediately regretted it. She didn't run out of the train into his arms like he desperately hoped would happen. No, instead the tears poured out of her eyes and he felt like the biggest asshole ever. And then she was gone. It took everything in him not to push Finn out of the way and chase the train himself. Unlike Finn he was physically capable of catching up to the train and climbing aboard. He was just that badass. However, he knew there was no point because Rachel Berry had made up her mind- her dreams were bigger than any reality he could ever hope for himself. And to make shit worse what they had obviously meant nothing to her because she still intended on marrying Finn. Noah felt numb. He was sick of being left behind, first by his alcoholic no good dad, then having his beautiful baby girl ripped away from him, and then finally having the love of his life choose her dreams and a man that was not him. Noah Puckerman decided from that moment on he would feel nothing for Rachel Berry. He would push all thoughts of her out of his head and focus on his pool business and all of the hot cougars waiting for him in L.A.

A/N: the next chapter is longer and is from Rachel's perspective. Oh and we find out what exactly happened on Prom night!