Break Down the Barriers

Summary: Rachel was over her heart getting broken by Finn; Klaus was ripped out hearts in general. They are both ready to give up on love when fate decides for them to meet. As the attraction between grows and changes the fate of everyone, so does the danger that is slowly closing in on them.

Chapter 1: Keep Holding On

Lima, Ohio

She was over it; Rachel Berry was over the aching in her heart whenever she sees Finn and Quinn together.

She was over this so called life… This pathetic excuse, average life

She wanted – no Rachel needed more.

Rachel Berry wanted more than what life was dealing her, so she convinced her dads; well mainly talked to them and they both agreed because she was their little star. Leroy then told her about the family he had in a small town, Rachel smiled as she listened to her dad talk about the town- it sounded perfect for her to start anew, to start fresh.

Rachel Berry was going to become the girl she always wanted to be, she wasn't going to be that small, pathetic Jewish girl who gave love to a poor excuse for a man that didn't deserve it – Yes Finn, she's talking about you.

As she walked down the stairs to start her last day at William McKinley High; Rachel froze as her eyes landed on her friends and fellow glee members Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Mercedes Jones and to everyone's surprise Santana Lopez.

"Um, what's going on?" Rachel muttered, looking slightly lost. "What are you all doing here?"

"Coach Sylvester overheard your dads talking about you transferring schools and then she blabbed it to Becky who has a habit of blabbing it to the whole Cheerio cheerleading team." Santana replied, smiling towards Rachel. "And I happen to be on the Cheerios…"

"And also in Glee club, which is why we are here." Mercedes added, earning a small eye roll from the annoyed Latina girl. "We know about your small problem with Finn, one day he will wake up to know what he is missing."

Rachel wiped a few fallen tears as Mercedes moved forward to hug the crying Jewish girl, then everyone including Santana hugged the crying girl as well.

"I can't keep on waiting for him to realise that, Mercedes." Rachel replied. "This is why I'm leaving. I can't keep on feeling like this, the heartache I feel whenever I see him with Quinn and then finding out he lied about sleeping with both Santana and Britney to my face."

"Large buffoon did what now?" Santana snapped, eyes narrowed. "He slept with Britney?"

"As Mercedes was saying…" Blaine interrupted Santana's small Spanish rant, as he pulled Rachel closer to him. "We decided to sing you a little song, so you can remember us by."

Music started playing as Kurt took hold of Rachel's hand and took her towards the door.

You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand

Blaine came up beside her as he placed his hand on top of Kurt's

When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in

The New Directions minus Finn and Quinn, who were watching their fellow Glee club members, sing a song they had once sung to Quinn - when she was pregnant, to Rachel.

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Mr. Schue and Miss Pillsbury then came in along with Coach Beastie; Rachel walked up them and hugged them all.

Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

La da da da
La da da da
La da da da da da da da da

Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Rachel giggles as the whole New Directions danced around and with her; she looked once towards Finn and Quinn but then rolled her eyes when Quinn, seeing Rachel look towards them placed her hand in Finn's and smirked at her.

Keep holding on
Keep holding on

There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through,
we'll make it through

Before anyone knew, Rachel's time in the Glee club was up and the New Directions watched with sad expressions as the girl that they have come to know, adore and love even if some of the words she says annoys them to the bone; but she was family and family stuck together.

She had promise to keep in touch with all of them, as Blaine and Kurt drove her to the train station and watched her disappear into thin air.