Tell me I'm a wreck
I'm going to ignore the St Berry part of this because I only remembered it after writing this and it kind of gets in the way. Enjoy ^w^
Finn was unsure about this. Puck thought it was a great idea, which should have been his first warning sign. But Finn was Finn, he didn't get clues, he took everything on face value and he let his emotions rule him. And at the moment he was angry, though if he was honest he was just missing Rachel. It wasn't long after Rachel (and everyone else) had sung Gives you Hell at him that Puck had come at him.
"I've got the perfect payback song" He announced and Finn in his whirlwind of emotions didn't really question it. That's how he'd always made it through high school; he just went with the flow. It had worked well so far. Except all the slushies and slurs.
Still, as he stood in front of all of glee club with all eyes on him (and Puck, Mike and Arty) he thought that maybe this song was a little… mean. Then Rachel levelled him with a look that combined lust and anger. It was kind of scary.
"Okay well this song isn't really about "Hello"" Finn started awkwardly and could practically feel Mr Schue giving up on getting his class to stick to the theme "But I need to get it out so …yea"
As the music started Finn launched in
"I could have been easier on you
I could have been all you held onto
I know I wasn't fair, I tried my best to care
about you
I know I could have been a better man
But I always had to have the upper hand
I'm struggling to see the better side of me
But I can't take all your jabs and taunts
You're pointing out my every fault
And you wonder why I walked away"
Rachel looked absolutely dismayed but Santana looked vaguely impressed but maybe that was just because Mike was dancing around the place and Artie was rocking on his guitar like a pro with Puck
"When you tell me I'm a wreck
You say that I'm a mess
How could you expect anything less?
You latched onto me then cried that I strung you along
I told you when you asked
I knew this wouldn't last
At least I could be honest about that
And now you're telling everyone"
Finn gestured to the members of glee club
"How I only did you wrong
I guess you never knew me at all"
Kurt and Mercedes were whispering to each other with huge grins but then Kurt cast a look at Rachel and frowned sympathetically before whispering something to Mercedes
"Hell to the No!" she whispered a bit louder
Kurt shot her a pointed look and Mercedes sighed
"Whatever, white boy" Kurt smiled smugly
"You tell me I'm a wreck
You say that I'm a mess
How could you expect anything less
When you tell me I'm a wreck
You say that I'm a mess
How could you expect anything less?
You latched onto me then cried that I strung you along
I told you when you asked
I knew this wouldn't last
At least I could be honest about that
And now you're telling everyone
How I only did you wrong
Still I see you standing there
Waiting 'round for me to fall
Girl you must be crazy
Still believing you and me belong
I guess you never knew me at all."
The song ended and the silence was deafening. Santana started clapping first and Brittany followed others joined in and Rachel just sat in silence.
Mr Schue ranted for a while about no listening to him or something like that and they were all dismissed. Rachel was last to leave. As well as Finn.
"Was I really so terrible?" She asked before he could leave
"Not really" He said "You were just really suffocating and the All American Rejects song you sang kind of wounded- that's the right word right?- wounded my pride a bit"
Rachel laughed humourlessly "Well you wounded my heart" She stalked out on the brink of tears when Kurt and Mercedes caught each of her arms
"Don't worry" Mercedes said as Rachel looked ready to start fighting
"We're here as friends" Kurt finished with a soft smile and Finn could only watch from the choir room as the strange events unfolded
"I thought you hated me" Rachel choked out
"I don't hate you, I just-"
"Want to shove a sock in my mouth?" Rachel guessed and Mercedes and Kurt shared a grin
"Only occasionally" Kurt laughed and Rachel smiled back
"Let's go" Mercedes grinned "I think it's time for some retail therapy!"
"Yep" Kurt chirped and then turned back slightly and shot Finn his best bitch glare "I thought you were better than this" and they were off, leaving a dumbstruck Finn in their wake.
And so Finn vowed to never listen to Puck.