Breathe
By: HeadoverJonas4Life
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Glee. Sadly I wish that I did.
This is a one-shot for Puck/Quinn. It is a more vulnerable side of Quinn, and a softer side of Puck. I hope you all like it!
Breathe
He was everything I knew. My whole world revolved around him, for the past few years. And why did I have to go and ruin it? But that was all over now. We were all over now. And I had to learn to breathe without him. I had to learn how to live without him. And that was going to be hard.
I walked the hallways alone. Whispers surrounded me, and it felt like I had eyes boring into the back of my head. Reaching my locker, I heard a voice behind me. Turning, I saw one of the people who used to be my friends.
"Slut!" The person yelled, loudly in my face.
I never saw it coming. The blue slushy covered my face. And then I was turned around, blue guck clinging to my eyelashes, and running down my face. Tissues were stuffed into my hands, and I was lead to the girl's bathroom.
"Here." She said, as she helped wipe my face.
It was Rachel Barry. I couldn't believe that the girl I had picked on throughout high school, and had tortured mercilessly was helping me. After we had cleaned my face, she handed me a change of clothes. I went into a stall and quickly changed, the outfit wasn't half bad. Coming out of the stall, I was surprised she was still here, although, I was grateful for her charity.
"Why are you helping me?" I asked.
"Everyone needs a friend once in a while." She said.
I was speechless. I never would have thought that Rachel Barry would want to help me, Quinn Fabray. I didn't want to show her that I was grateful, because then I would look weak, and I was not weak. I was Quinn Fabray. I averted my eyes from her, and she made a move to leave. As Rachel got to the door, I turned to her.
"Thanks." I said.
She didn't say anything, and just walked out. I went through the entire day without any more incidents, which I was thankful for. Finally it was the end of the day, and it was time for Glee Club. I trudged along to the classroom, but Puck stood in my way. I looked up at him, sadness etched in my eyes, and clearly visible on my face. I didn't say anything to him. He was the one to break the silence.
"How are you?" He asked.
"Alone." Was all that I said.
I didn't look at him. Then his hand came underneath my chin, and turned it up so that I was looking at his eyes.
"You don't have to be alone." He replied.
Puck put his arms around me, and held me close, while he kissed my forehead. For the first time in a while, I felt that breathing got a little bit easier.