You, Me Plus Baby
Summary: Health class is about to get a little bit more interesting. What happens when Rachel get pairs with her worse nightmare for two weeks of hell in raising a baby. Puckleberry all the way. Enjoy!
A/N: This has been roaming around in my head for a while, so I decided that I would finally right it. This is AU but it'll stay true to the characters, as much as I can of course. For those of you that are waiting for me to update Chronicles of Chuck Bass I swear I'll get that done before I leave for UNI I've been so brain dead for that story. Sorry my lovely babes !
ALSO: I would love love love someone to volunteer to beta this story, it would help me out so much…so if you want to help send me a message !
Rachel Berry was a star.
Despite the way she may be treated, Rachel Berry could care less about the low less scum that lived in Lima, Ohio. She was going places and while the rest of them would be living in this hell hole until they were six feet under and had at least fifteen kids and twenty grand children.
Ever since she was one, she knew that she was going to have big dreams. She would be on Broadway, and she would win a Tony award or two while married to her leading man. It was her destiny, and her father's were the ones that believe in her the most. The countless hours of exclusive dance classes, voice lessons and of course acting classes she knew who she was it was plastered everywhere, she left her mark whenever and wherever she could and would be plastered in more places. She was determined. You can talk down to her, you can stomp on her dreams unto they were in tiny pieces but Rachel Berry would always have her head held high.
And so what if when she signed her name, she placed a gold star after it. The golden stars were her metaphor and metaphors were important, her gold stars were a metaphor for her becoming a star. So to her dismay when she signed her name onto the list of hopeful glee try outs, she was finally going to be able to actually leave a mark on this piece of shit school, she was going to leave William McKinley High with something to call her own.
She smiled softly to herself as she turned around, holding her books tightly to her body before lifting her glaze up. In the moment of her highest point in high school, it all came crashing down at the speed of light as the cold liquid landing onto her body. Her body was in shock, her eyes burned like fire as the sweet liquid ran down her face. She didn't need to turn around to see who had defiled her face. She knew who it was, although it made her blood boil she wasn't going to stoop to their level. She could hear the cries of laughter, hands lifting for high fives. "Alright man!" It took all her might not to drop her books and run.
Instead she told herself she was Rachel Berry, and she'd be damned if she let these Neanderthal see her cry.
As much as she told herself she wasn't going to cry, she did. As soon as she turned away from the scene that happened this morning. She eventually made her way to her locker, from experiences she finally came to the conclusion that she was going to have to start having a change of clothes in her locker. Which also hinted to the suitcase backpack she rolled around this school on a daily bases.
As much as she told herself that the slushies where do to the fact that they were just simply jealous of her extreme talent, in the back of her mind she knew the real reason. They all hated her. Why? She had no idea so what if she tended to give her opinion (a lot of the time) but she couldn't help it no one compared to her highly educated vocabulary, she couldn't help it if everyone just happened to be scared of her…or maybe not even that.
She hated to cry, she hated knowing that these people got to her. She'd been teased all her life so she never really understood why she let them get to her, they were nobodies she was a somebody.
So why did she find herself hiding out in a stale in the girls bathroom, why was her hands covering her hot face as tears tickled down. She clean now, changed herself into a fresh white shirt covered with a pink sweater. She doesn't know how long outfit will stay clean, so she can only pray. She lifts her head, repeating in her mind that "She's Rachel Berry and they are just jealous." She continues to repeat this as she stand up off the toilet, brushes her hand along her black skirt to make sure it's perfect.
Then her eyes wonder to the little drawing inside of the bathroom stall. She wipes her eyes to get a clear view, before gasping in complete shock. There in front of her was a completely unnecessary drawing. She's too embarrassed to say anything, she just grabs her bag and rushes out of the bathroom.
Jealous Bastards.
She finds herself strolling into her third period class, thankfully she made it there before the bell rang, not as early as she would have wanted but close enough. She blinks, holding her head high as she made her way into the room.
"Well well well, if it isn't Rupaul." She stiffens as she hears the up roaring of laughter filling the classroom. She doesn't have to look at the face to know who said it.
"Alright Alright that's enough from you Ms. Quinn." Rachel hears as she sits down at her usual spot, of course in the front of the class because it was important that was no where near those who didn't meet her intellectual mind frame.
"I'm sorry Miss. Phyllis, it won't happen again."
"Good now moving on." Rachel's eyes finally looked up from her hand finally laying her eyes onto the very petite woman in the front of the class. "As I believe some of you think that health education, is a blow off class." Rachel watched as Miss. Phyllis eyes wondered throughout the class landing on the one person who hardly ever went to any of his class, "Mr. Puckerman!" She exclaimed before reaching under her desk for something. "
Thanks to her selective hearing, she could hear the whispers and the sound of high fives going around in the back. With one eye roll and a dramatic huff Rachel focused her attention back onto the teacher. "And seem to think that we wouldn't be doing anything in her all year." She cleared her throat before placing a plastic doll down onto her desk. Rachel straightened a bit more in her chair, curious as to what they would be doing.
Not that Rachel really needed this course. She respected her body, didn't put anything in it besides vegan tested produced. Ever since the day in fifth grade, the class was taken on a trip to a local farm, she just so happened to wonder off on her own because she was Rachel Berry and could walk on her own plus the class was holding her up from being able to see the chickens. When she finally came along the section she thought was for chickens, her eyes widen as a man stood over one of the animals she loved so much. Let's just say as soon as the head flow off and blood splattered all over her daisy yellow dress she would no longer ever eat anything reacted to an animal ever again. Plus of course with the help of her daddy being a doctor she pretty much knew most of the things that helped her stay so healthy and clean.
"Yo Miss P, what's with the doll?" Rachel heard someone call from the back, she resisted the urge to turn around and tell them that she was obviously about to tell them what it was about. "I'm glad you asked Michael, kids today we're going to embark on a journey." She smiled before moving her way in front of the desk with the doll in her arms. "Today or should I say for two week, you all are going to experience the joy of parenthood."
"Are you serious?" Quinn stated before standing up, obviously not happy with the assignment in hand. "As president of the celibacy I don't find this assignment reasonable at all." Rachel rolled her eyes once again, before hearing Miss Phyllis turning to settle down the class so she could speak.
"Miss. Phyllis if you don't mind me saying." Rachel felt herself stand up, so sick of the complaining going around in the classroom. Her eyes immediately start to flame as she heard such nasty comments about her from her classmates, she chose to ignore them. "I'd just like to say, I find the assignment to be an excellent idea, I feel that as young adults we should know what parenthood is like. Which also means that it would help improve celibacy." She emphasized looking straight at Quinn. "By showing us how to use the correct precautions when engaging in sexual activities. Obviously by caring for a baby for two weeks it'll also show us that none of us are ready for taking care of a child." And at that note, Rachel found it was time to take her seat.
"I happen to agree with Rachel." Rachel snapped her head around to see Finn Hudson, her Finn Hudson okay so he wasn't exactly hers…yet but she could dream right? And when he smiled at her she was sure she was going to die enjoying every minute of it she blushed before turning her head away. Although she was still able to feel Quinn's heated glaze burning her back.
"This is absolutely ridiculous." Quinn argued before sitting back down in her seat, looking at Finn as if he'd lost his mind sticking up for her.
"You understand that spring break is next week, right Miss P?"
"Noah, I'm aware that this project will be cutting into you're precious break but may I remind you that you actually need this course to stay in football. I'm pretty sure your coach came to be demanding you all take this course so you can either do this project or you can drop out….it's your course."
She waited a moment and when no one seemed to want to complain anymore she went on. "Now this will be your baby, it'll come with a carrier, stroller, diaper bag, bottles, clothes and these two watches." Rachel's eyes widened as she stared straight at the plastic watches dangling from her teachers fingers. She actually thought they were quite stylish, although she wasn't known as the queen of fashion or anything. "You will have to main the needs of this baby, twenty four seven, seven days a week. Which means these babies will follow you everywhere, no if ands or butts." She paused before looking around, continuing as fast as she could.
"If you allow the baby to cry continuously for one minute, you fail simple as that. Yes it does actually cry. I will also know if you remove the battery pack." Miss Phyllis grinned slowly before placing the doll down on the desk and grabbed her clipboard. "I've taken the liberty to pair you guys off."
Rachel couldn't help but let her eyes wonder over to Finn, she could see him and Quinn writing notes to each other and every time he was grin her heart sank just a little bit more. She always wished she could take the place of Quinn Fabray, she hated knowing that he actually liked Quinn instead of her. She found her self wishing on some act of god that she would be paired up with Finn and they're baby would bring them closer together and then he'd find out that they were madly in love. Then he'd dump Quinn and come running into her arms. Her dreams, her dreams and she always made them come a reality this one would become a reality even if it killed her.
"Brittney Morris and Michel Chang"
"It's Mike, Miss P." Rachel's head turned back to the front as she saw the slight hint of an eye roll in the teachers eyes. She closed her eyes tightly, whispering slightly to herself praying to go that she got Finn, she needed Finn.
"Santana Lopez and Jacob Ben Israel"
"You've got to be fucking kidding Miss Phyllis, there is no way in hell!" Rachel felt herself giggle a bit before turning to see a really flaming Santana, looking at a really flushed Jacob. That was really a gift from god, she'd seriously murder someone if she was paired up with him.
"Matt Rutherford and Tina Cohen-Chang."
Rachel found herself smiling at Tina who sat next to her everyday, and when she smiled back she felt as if everything was going to work out okay, and maybe just maybe she'd get her wish.
"Quinn Fabray and Finn Hudson."
Rachel Berry, Rachel Berry found herself completely dumbfounded as a loud roar started in the classroom. Mainly from Santana who was making it very clear how unfair it was that the two lovebirds were paired together when Miss. Phyllis only shrugged saying that she was sorry but she didn't make this groups up. Rachel felt her whole heart get stomped on, slushied on and then flushed down the toilet. She bit her bottom lip, trying to focus on her hands currently sitting on the table. She would not be upset over this, no matter how badly she wasn't to be paired up with Finn she'd find some other way to make everything work out between them. He seemed to care about her feelings, he did stick up for her.
"Rachel Berry and Noah Puckerman."
No. Holy Hebrew. Way
"Are you serious? I have to be paired up with 'crazy'?" Rachel's head snapped up once again, anger clearly showing in her eyes as she turned to look at Puck. She glared and she glared hard hoping it would make his head explode into millions of pieces.
"I resent being called 'crazy'," Rachel spoke up, which happen to sound like she was yelling more than anything. "As much as I really don't want to be paired up with a Neanderthal like you and I much as I wish some act of god would make a lion eat you, you're stuck with him and I'd like you to reframe from calling me names Puckerman."
"Oh what the fuck ever." Was the last thing she heard him say before turning her selective hearing off and listening to the teacher call out the rest of the pairs. She noticed her heart pounding in her chest, had Noah Puckerman really made her that mad? She looked down at her clutched fist, deciding that getting mad over the unpredictable situation was completely stupid.
"Okay now class, I'm going to hand out a sheet of paper that you will record your babies name, both your names and any activities you guys are currently in which of course is going to help you in planning your time with the baby. Now if you don't mind go sit next to your partners please." As soon as she heard chairs scrap across the floor, Rachel's fist went back to being clutched harder than before. She wasn't moving, she would be damned if she became of follower of Puck's. It took him at least ten minutes to get that she wasn't coming to him before he plopped down into the chair next to her.
"So Berry, what are we going to name our baby. I say meatwad because I heard that's what they look like when they come out of the vagina."
Rachel felt her whole body start to shake, this was going to be a long two weeks and she had to try her absolute hardest not to unleash a lion from the local zoo into his bedroom.