Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
A/N: I know this is short but I'm going to try something a little different than what I'm used to writing. This is going to be slightly AU. This starts right after the Christmas episode but the next few chapters are going to go by quickly, with them finishing their junior year, moving on to be senior's and then gradutating. It'll slow down when they get to college. I was going to just jump ahead a few years to when they're already in college but I decided to use the first few chapters to give some background info. Hope you like it!
A/N: Please disregard the previous author's note. I have decided to take this another way. I'm still going to have the college one but I'm put that up later on. I was working on this last night and I just think this would be better if I take it in another direction. Chapter 2 should be up soon.
Finn may be dumb sometimes but he's not oblivious. He saw the way Rachel pined after him and he just left her crying in the hallway. He loved Rachel, he did, but he just needed time to think. He thought Rachel would always be there, be there waiting for him when he decided she had been punished enough. That was his first mistake. He saw the way she slowly drifted towards Puck and they began spending time together. He was sure there was nothing going on, it was Rachel after all, but he couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. He wanted her back but still didn't say anything. That was his second mistake but he liked the way she pined after him. It gave him an ego boost.
He watched as Puck started making Rachel smile, like really smile. Finn was sure he had never seen Rachel smile that way. Ever. He didn't like the way they always seemed to be together. He figured it was just some Jewish thing so he shrugged it off. Third mistake. It wasn't soon after that he got with Santana. He knew it would really irk Rachel so he started dating Santana. Fourth mistake.
He walked down the hallway one day and realized Rachel hadn't come up to him once today to ask if he wanted to do something. He turned and saw that she was walking down the hallway as well. Her hair was tucked behind her ears and she was smiling slightly. He squared his jaw when he saw Puck walking beside her. Puck was smiling as well. Finn looked down to see that occasionally their hands would brush against each other and Puck's grin would grow while Rachel blushed. They walked past Finn, completely oblivious to the way he was staring at them.
Finn watched as they reached the end of the hallway, ready to go separate ways, when Puck's hand reached over to tangle his fingers with her own. It was only for a second but the way Rachel ducked her head let Finn know she was blushing again, before turning away from the mohawked boy and heading to her own class.
"They've been spending a lot of time together." Quinn came over to stand beside Finn.
"I haven't really noticed." Finn shrugged.
"Yes you have and so have I." Quinn's voice was quiet. "Can you believe that just over a year ago you and I were together? Now I'm with Sam and you're with Santana."
"And now Rachel is with Puck." Finn finished for her.
"Not yet." Quinn shook her head. "They aren't actually together yet."
"Rachel doesn't belong with Puck." Finn told her.
"We've put them through a lot this past year. I've hurt Puck and you've hurt Rachel. They deserve to be happy. So when they finally decide to get together, and I do mean when not if, you will not try to stop them. I'm with Sam and you're with Santana. Keep it that way." Quinn kept her voice calm.
"I thought you didn't like Rachel." Finn shoved his hands in his pockets.
"I don't." Quinn turned and walked off in the same direction Rachel had gone.