Summary: This story follows after the season 1 finale. He said that he loved her but it took three words to realize that she would never be the same again. He defiled with her emotions and complicated the situation more than ever. It would take her a lot to make her feel wanted, it was push and pull of love that shattered her hopes. Who would bring her hopes back to life?
A Recipe For Disaster
Chapter 1: It's a good day…or maybe not.
It was a whole new school year- that meant new beginnings and new life changing experiences. Rachel Berry was ready to take on Glee Club this year- she felt more determined, more zealous, and passionate. Her life also revolved around her newly found boyfriend, Finn. The first time that he declared his love for her, it left her speechless not knowing what to say. Although every single day she tells him that she loves him knowing that he would say it right back. She was in love and right now this would be the happiest that she'd ever be.
Entering the school parking lot with her new baby blue volt wagon, she saw Finn in her rearview mirror. He greeted her by a smile and a wave. She smiled gleefully and out she got out of the car he met her halfway through the parking lot. He put his arms around her waist.
"Hey beautiful. You look radiant as always."
She replied, "You look as handsome as always. Did you do something with your hair?"
She ran her fingers gently through his hair. "Yeah, I spiked it a little. You like?"
"I love. It so fits you."
They held hands and headed towards the entrance to McKinley high. They stopped one more time before entering the crowded hallway filled with rowdy and wild teens. Finn asked, "You ready conquer Glee club this year?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
He sighed, "Alright, let's do this."
As they entered the halls, grape and cherry flavored slushies were thrown in their faces. Of course it was the jock's daily ritual to make Rachel's life a living hell but she wasn't mad at all. She was just tired of the nonsense although she got used to it after a while. She licked the cherry flavored slushy that was pressed to her lips. "Cherry flavored, my favorite."
"At least it's a different flavor this year," said Finn.
Someone applauded from behind them. The stranger behind them remarked sarcastically, "Aww well lookey here. Why- you guys make an adorable couple. How's your love life been turning out?"
Rachel didn't turn around to see who it was neither did Finn. They knew who it was, the horny boy with an agenda of getting into a girl's pants. He also enjoyed making people's lives miserable. "So, are you going to give me an answer or not?"
She said irritatingly, "We're fine, thanks for asking."
Finn added, "Just go run along Puck. We don't need you rubbing the humiliation in our faces."
He put his arms around both of them. He bantered, "Oh but that would ruin the moment."
Rachel narrowed her eyes at him when he looked into hers. "You know what Puck you could just go to-"
She was going to say hell but she got cut off from the bell that echoed through the hallways. "Well I got to get to class." He pointed to Finn, "I'll see ya later Dipshit," he turned to Berry, "Oh and Berry, I'll see you in my daydreams," he winked at her before he went to class.
She muttered, "Ughh, I hate that jerk. I don't know what I saw in him."
"I don't know what you saw in him either."
"I swear, if he's going to start a war this year I'll give him a war. I'll make sure I mess with his idiotic mind."
"Well, what do you have in mind? What's your big mystery plan?"
"I don't know yet but what I do know is that he's not going to ruin my senior year, I won't let him."
"Well whatever it is I'll be sure to join you but in the meantime I have to be getting along to class and so do you." He kissed her forehead.
Her mind filled with diabolical plots of torturing Puck vanished from her mind after she came back to reality. She sighed. "Yeah, can't be late for algebra 1. Besides I have Mr. Johansson and I heard he's really strict, all I have to do is try to stay on his good side."
"That's my girl. I'll see ya after school." He kissed her one last time and they both went their separate ways to class. She entered room 63 where there were some people she knew in Glee club…let's see there's Tina, Artie, Quinn, and to her disappoint the boy who she was trying to plot against. There was an empty seat in front of him and to her shock and dismay it was the only seat available.
She mumbled, "You got to be kidding me."
He winked at her but she just gave him a look of disgust. She thought to herself that she wasn't going to sit there for the rest of the year. She had to get a new seat because she couldn't bear the thought of Puck making a pass at her for every day of her school year. She went to Mr. Johansson who was sitting at his desk, "Hello, Mr. Johansson, um I was just noticing that there is one desk left to sit in. I was wondering if you could sit me somewhere else in the front, maybe have someone move?"
He cleared his throat a little. He smiled a little. "Sure, do you want me to get out the red carpet too? Maybe special treatment is preferred in this situation as well?"
She laughed forcefully. "Good one sir but um not trying to cause any trouble here I just want to sit in the front because I'm near sighted."
"Well, did you bring your glasses?"
The class kind of fell silent and Rachel could feel warmth from her cheeks as she started to blush. "Um I left them at home."
"Yeah right. Young lady what's your name?"
She started to feel the adrenaline go through her as she started to get nervous of chuckles that filled the room. "Rachel Berry, sir."
Someone coughed, "Loser." A group of boys started to guffaw at the back of the class.
Mr. Johansson avoided the boys that came from the back of the room. "Ms. Berry, what makes you think that you're so special? You march in here and interrupt my class, not to mention that you are," he looks at his watch, "thirty seconds late. So you tell me Ms. Berry do really think it's fair for me to do something for you when you've done nothing for me in return?"
She just shook her head and said, "No, Mr. Johansson. I'm sorry that I asked." She was about to walk to her desk that was all the way in the back but then he stopped her before she could, "Excuse me, you don't walk away when I'm talking to you."
She turned around slowly eyeing the floor so she wouldn't have to see everybody laughing at her. "Look I'm sorry. It was just one mistake I didn't mean to upset you."
"Well we'll make sure that it won't happen again will we?"
She nodded her gaze still stuck to the floor. She said inaudibly, "Yes sir."
One of the jocks in the back said, "Speak up we can't hear you."
She finally looked up at her teacher with eyes filled with tears. She wanted to cry but she kept sucking it in so that no one could bully or provoke her dad emotions.
Mr. Johansson asked "What was that again?"
She gazed up from the floor to him. "I'm sorry Mr. Johansson, I promise it will never happen again."
The boys in the back kept mocking her last statement to Mr. Johansson. As she sat in her seat she could see Puck's angry expression. He rose from his seat to turn to the mocking boys in the back, "Hey dipshits you think that's funny? I'll give you something to laugh about."
"Mr. Puckerman, sit down before I send you to the Principal's office," Mr. Johansson said sternly.
"You know what I'll go to the office myself. I don't need to take this bullshit from you. I don't need to be sitting around here anyway when I can do something more time consuming. Asshole."
He slammed the door before Mr. Johansson could say anything. "Ignore him class. Anyways where was I before I was," his eyes fell on Rachel, "rudely interrupted."
Rachel sighed deeply. She thought to herself that this was the worst case scenario, a teacher that didn't like her and a guy that she hardly can't stand that stood up for her. She started to think what Puck did was unusual and not at all how he acts toward her. She wondered what made him so angry at that moment, she knew he didn't like her for her personality or brains and she knew that he liked to push all her wrong buttons. So why did he care that she was embarrassed or tormented by classmates that were friends of his before he joined Glee club?