Disclaimer: I don't own anything relating Glee except for some dvds/cds, and the plot of this story..oh and Jonathan

AN: It's finally here I know some people have been waiting for this (you know who you are :P) Hope you guys like it thanks to my amazing beta novice242 (Go read her stories- amazing)

Jesse St. James was having a very bad day, hell, a very bad week. It started when Shelby had pretty much forced him to go back, and then Vocal Adrenaline informed him that it was time for the annual "funkification" of the competition. Their only real competition was New Directions so they had to go after them big time. Jesse hated that, but he knew that to keep his rightful place as male soloist he would have to go along with their plans. They showed him the steps to Another One Bites the Dust, and after some practice they were on their way to McKinley High.

He didn't want to do it. As crazy as it may sound, he enjoyed being in New Directions it gave him a chance to fall in love with music once more, along with falling in love with a certain girl along the way. Rachel Berry, the girl who occupied his dreams and ironically the reason he couldn't sleep this week. Every time he closed his eyes he would see her. Rachel's face haunted his every moment, especially her heartbroken stare she fixed on him at the end of Vocal Adrenaline's number. He couldn't look away, and that's when his mask fell apart. He tried to convey as much emotion as he could in that single stare before turning around and walking out the door.

He thought TPing their choir room would have been enough, but apparently Giselle and the rest of the team thought otherwise. He had no idea what they were planning to do but he knew it was probably not going to be good especially since it was Giselle's idea. Giselle Roberts was the female lead of Vocal Adrenaline but that was because Andrea Cohen had graduated early and had left for New York. Giselle was bat-shit crazy and she thought she was God's gift to men, which truthfully couldn't be farther from the truth. She had an ego that rivaled his (although his ego was justified, hers wasn't). Plus as he mentioned before, she was bat-shit crazy and not in a good way.

She hated Rachel with everything she had. Rachel had the talent, the looks, and most of all she had Jesse, who Giselle had wanted since forever. Jesse was pulled out of his thoughts by the fact that they had just arrived at McKinley. He'd been told to call her and ask her to meet him in the parking lot and so he did. He kept it quick because he knew she would see through the facade if they talked for more than a few seconds. After all, she was the person who knew him better than anyone. Everyone was getting out of the cars when he finally noticed what they were carrying: eggs.

They were going to egg her. Suddenly everything fell into place, the call, the parking lot, the eggs plus they had to know she was a vegan. If there was something Vocal Adrenaline was good at, it was getting dirt on the competition. They preyed on the weak spots of every single competitor they got. It's what made them unstoppable. They were all hiding when Giselle walked up to him told him where to stand, handed him an egg, and told him not to screw this up. Then she went to her hiding place just as Rachel appeared on the scene. She looked so happy to see him it made him smile genuinely for the first time in a week. Vocal Adrenaline started coming out of their hiding places, and he realized what was going to happen. That's when he made his decision.

He started running towards her and hugged her tightly: that's when the egging started. She closed her eyes and buried her face in his chest while he put her arms around her head. Suddenly the hits and the egg splatters stopped.

"What the hell do you think you're doing St. James?" Giselle shouted at him.

"Making a choice."

"So what, you've decided to join loserville now?"

"The only loser right here is you," he said and then he turned to Rachel.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah..I..I think so…Can we leave please?"

"Yeah just let me do one thing." Jesse then turned around and shouted at Giselle. "Giselle...think fast!" then he threw the egg at her. It landed on her neck, and went all over her outfit. "That's what you get for egging my girlfriend." Then he grabbed Rachel's hand, and led her to his car.

"You're going to pay for that St. James!" Giselle shouted at them as they pulled out of the parking lot.

-STBERRY-STBERRY-STBERRY-

The car ride to the Berry household was silent. Jesse was feeling guilty, and Rachel didn't know how to react to what had just happened. Rachel had no idea what to think. She had already made up her mind about Jesse being a spy and playing her, and then he does this. He protected her from his egg-throwing teammates in a way that he got hit by some of the eggs himself. As much as she wanted to believe he was for real, she was not that naïve, and she knew that this could be another one of his tricks. The biggest question on her mind right now was what were his true intentions? They were at the stoplight when Jesse decided to break the silence.

"Is it okay that you are missing Glee?"

"I sent a text to Noah telling him something came up."

"That's good." Jesse said his hands gripping the steering wheel

"Yeah, it is, there's no reason to be jealous of Noah he's my best friend"

"I'm not jealous of Puckerman."

"Right" She answered not really believing what he said "Are we going to talk about the big elephant in the room?"

"I guess we should, but I think it would be better if we waited until we get to your house. After all, we don't want to crash or something along the way."

"That seems reasonable."

A few minutes later they were parked in front of the Berry house. Jesse opened the door for Rachel, and then they walked into the house and she locked the door behind her.

"My dads are out of town for about a month, maybe longer depending on how things go, so I prefer to lock up the house and all that."

"Yeah, I remember."

"So you said you would explain everything when we got home, and we are here so explain away."

"You might want to sit down first," he said as he pulled out a chair for her.

"Thanks."

"It's nothing…where do you want me to start?"

"From the beginning would be nice…the music store."

"Okay, so every year we go to the other team's Sectionals"

"We as in Vocal Adrenaline?"

"Yes, and please let me get through this without interruptions or I will lose my nerve."

"I thought you didn't get nervous."

"That was before I knew you."

"Okay, I promise not to interrupt...much."

"So we were at your Sectionals absolutely bored out of our minds when suddenly the music for "Don't Rain On My Parade" came on. I thought it was going to be another butchered song, and then I heard your voice. I had never heard anything like it in my entire life. Remember how I told you that you lacked Barbara's emotional depth?" She nodded. "That was a total lie. You completely nailed that song I was absolutely entranced by it. From that moment on I couldn't stop thinking about you; both your face and your voice haunted my every moment and all I knew was your name. So on Tuesday I decided to go to one of my favorite music stores to help me clear my head, but then I saw you there and I froze. I thought that if I went to talk to you it would help me feel more like myself, so I put on my cocky front, and I went to say hello.

"So you were just pretending to be cocky? Am I supposed to believe that?"

"Yes, because it's the truth. I mean I'm Jesse St. James, I won Nationals 3 years in a row, I have girls falling at my feet, a school who worships the ground I walk on, guys who want to be me. I should not have been nervous about some girl I barely knew. I repeated that UCLA was in Los Angeles."

"Yeah, I wondered what that was about…So what happened next? You didn't seem so nervous when you asked me out."

"That's because as strange as it seems, singing with you reminded me of who I am, and after hearing the way our voices went together so perfectly I knew it could not be a one-time thing so I asked you out."

"When did Shelby get involved?"

"A few days after our date, Schuester came to practice and told Shelby about our relationship. He apparently wanted to make sure I wasn't using you or anything, which I wasn't by the way. So the day you came I caught her looking at us while we kissed. Then she cornered me and told me that I had to befriend you because you were her daughter and wanted a way to get close to you."

"So she was using you to get close to me."

"Yeah sort of...First I told her I didn't want anything to do with her plan and I was walking out but she said one word that completely froze me."

"UCLA"

"What about it?"

"I know how much you desperately need that scholarship, and I also know that one or two bad recommendation letters would make it go away."

"You would really make sure they take away my scholarship if I don't go along with this stupid plan of yours? Are you really capable of that?"

"I'm the person who didn't let some students graduate just so they could stay in Vocal Adrenaline, I make out with most Show Choir Directors. Make no mistake, St. James, I'm capable of anything to make sure I get my way."

"That includes screwing up someone's future?"

"Anything."

"Okay, I'll do it."

"So she told you she would take away your scholarship if you didn't go along with her plan?"

"What Shelby gives, Shelby can take away..She invited the scouts and if it wasn't for that I would not have gotten the scholarship"

"Wow."

"You have to understand that scholarship means everything to me it's my ticket out here without it I'm stuck at OSU or something like that."

"Why would you be stuck here?"

"Remember when I told you about my parents?" She nodded. "Well, they have made it pretty clear that they are not going to waste a cent paying for my college; especially since I want to major in music instead of business or something like that. Ironic isn't it? I'm set for life and yet I can't pay for college."

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

"Both of my grandparents left their entire fortunes to me their only grandson on both sides. I can't touch that money until I'm either 21 or 22 years old. My grandparents, both my mother's father and my father's father, were big believers in making it from the bottom. They started from the bottom and when they were almost at the top they decided they wanted their own profits so they went on to fund a company together. They worked hard, and that paid off right around the time my parents were little. They wanted to give my parents everything they never had, but sadly this turned both of my parents into the snobs they are today. My mother is considerably nicer than my father, but she is afraid to stand up to him because he's a real asshole. That's why their parents decided they were not going to see a cent of their money. The inheritance from my father's side goes completely to me, but the one from my mother's side is divided between me and my uncle Chris."

"So that's why they aren't around?"

"Yeah, they are enjoying the rich live while they are still a part of it."

"You should continue with your story."

"I should, right? So I kept dating you like nothing was wrong. I think my mind had even blocked that talk with Shelby. I didn't want to acknowledge it because that would mean it did happen. The night of the concert it all came crashing to me…that's why I blurted that out…about, you know, doing it," he said awkwardly. Rachel blushed, and Jesse continued explaining. "I didn't leave because of you but because I was so disgusted with myself in that moment. During Rehearsals I was thinking about it all too much and that caused me to make a few mistakes so Coach let me leave early, and that's when I went to see you. That night when you told me those things about being true to yourself, I knew what I had to do. So I convinced Shelby it was for the best, moved in with my uncle, and I transferred to be with you.''

"So that was for real?"

"Yeah, it was for real...I felt like I was on cloud 9 when I was with you up until Run Joey Run."

"I really screwed up there didn't I?"

"At that time I thought so. I mean doing a video with both your exes was tough for me to watch—especially since Finn obviously still holds a torch for you, and Puck is every boyfriend's nightmare."

"You don't have to worry about them. I swear things with Finn did not work out. He got more than enough chances and he blew them off…and well, Noah…he's my best friend so I am going to be around him. He'll always be in my life, but there's nothing romantic there."

"I know that now, but at that time I was confused and hurt. Then I got the call that they were going to San Diego for Spring Break so I decided to tag along especially since Rick was going to be there. I spent all spring break hanging out in the hotel getting drunk with Rick. I wanted to call you so many times but I never got the nerve."

"There are those pesky nervous feelings again."

"I told you they only come out around you. When I came back Shelby was waiting for me with the tape and she told me that I was getting too comfortable and that she wanted it over already. That's why I bothered you so much about finding your mother. So I gave you the tape, and you did exactly what she said she would do."

"I went looking for her."

"Exactly...When I found out how she acted I wanted to kill her. I mean after everything that happened she decides not to be a part of your life?"

"Yeah, it was bullshit."

"Did you just curse?"

"Yeah, I guess I did. So why did you transfer back to Carmel and then do Another One Bites the Dust and the TPing?"

"Shelby changed her mind about letting me stay at McKinley with you and made me come back to help win Nationals. She threatened me with the scholarship again. The team thought I need to prove my loyalty to them. I didn't mean any of the things I said. I loved being with you in New Directions, it helped me fall in love with music again. I wanted to tell you that so badly."

"That's why you looked at me like that at the end?"

"Let's just say I tried to convey everything I was feeling into one look."

Rachel was silent as Jesse looked at her earnestly. She wasn't sure what to say, so she cleared her throat and changed the subject. "We should probably get cleaned up or these clothes will be ruined," she said standing up to go to the laundry room. "You can borrow something from my dad while I wash our clothes."

"Do you know how to do laundry?"

"No, but it can't be that hard. Lots of people do it."

-STBERRY-STBERRY-STBERRY-

Noah Puckerman did not care about a lot of people, but the ones he did care about he absolutely cherished. Included in that list are his mother, his sister, some of his friends, and Rachel. Rachel was his best friend. She was the person who knew him best. The Jewish community in Lima was a bit small so they had known each other their whole lives, which meant she was his oldest friend. They had always been friends except for those few months in which he slushied her, which he had apologized for on numerous occasions. He sucked at comforting people, he always ended up saying the wrong thing which led to more hurt instead of help. So he always managed to steer clear of those kinds of situations, until now that is. His best friend was hurting, and he had no idea what to do to help her. He really wished he could go to Carmel and mess up that Jesse kid's face. Sadly, he couldn't since he was already in trouble for the whole tire thing.

He was walking into Glee when he got the text from Rachel saying that she would not be attending practice. If this was anybody else it would not have worried him but it was Rachel. Rachel Berry lived and breathed show choir, Glee was her life she would not miss it for anything. He was pulled out of his thoughts by Mr. Schue calling his name.

"Sorry what was that?"

"We asked you if you knew where the diva was," Mercedes told him.

"She's not coming she said something came up."

"It's so like her to just ditch Glee whenever she wants to, but whenever any one of us has an emergency she starts berating us about missing practice," Kurt whined.

"Rachel is more dedicated than anyone, so shut the fuck up, Hummel."

"Puck! Language," Mr. Schue chastised.

"Whatever...Look she must have a really good reason for missing Glee. You know how much it means to her."

"So St. James realized he could do better and left her. Big deal."

"Hummel, I mean it, if I hear one more word against Rachel come out of your mouth I'll pummel you."

"I'll help!" Mike said, bumping fists with Puck.

"Guys, calm down. Violence is never the answer," said Mr. Schue. "Puck, you think she's home?"

"Yeah, she probably is."

"I say we go there and make the Diva tell us what is up. Maybe we can have practice there?" Mercedes suggested.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Schue, but Rach is not going to appreciate everyone bombarding her at her house," Santana said speaking up for the first time.

"Yeah, it's her home, her personal space," Quinn added.

"Let's worry about Rachel later. We should just get on with practice can we please do that ?" Mr. Schue asked.

"I'm sorry Mr Schue but there is no way I can work under these conditions." whined Kurt

"I agree." Mercedes said

"Okay you know what practice is canceled for today so go do whatever you want to do."

"Come on guys let's see what's up with the resident diva. Puck can you take someone with you?" Kurt asked

"I'm only taking Brittany,Santana,Quinn,Matt & Mike in my truck no one else. Just so you know I think this is bullshit. Come on guys." He said leaving the school behind with the girls and Matt & Mike following him.

"We have to get there first to warn her or else the leeches will ruin her day."

"Great idea, Brit," Mike told his girlfriend.

"Thanks."

"Leeches? That's perfect." Santana told her as they got into the back seat of Puck's truck

-STBERRY-STBERRY-STBERRY-

Back at the Berry house, Rachel and Jesse were having a few issues of their own. Rachel was finishing washing her hair; she had already washed Jesse's, when a sound interrupted her. So she sent Jesse to see what had happened.

"Rachel, I think you did something wrong."

"No I didn't," she said walking into the laundry room.

"Bubbles are coming out of the machine. I don't think that's normal."

"Crap…That's not good is it?" Rachel tried to turn the thing off but more bubbles kept coming out, and suddenly she was soaked.

Then she turned to look at him with that expression on her face, and he couldn't resist it anymore, so he started laughing, "I'm sorry you just look hilarious!"

"Oh really?" He nodded. Then she grabbed as much of bubbles that she could and hit Jesse with them.

"So that's the way you want to play it?" She nodded playfully. "Bring it on, Rach!"

The bubble fight continued for about five minutes, and in the end both of them are terribly soaked.

"Great job on the laundry, Rach," he tells her, helping her stand up.

"Sure, mock me. It's not like you were much help!"

"I learned my lesson about housework a long time ago with Rick."

"Who's this famous Rick? I've heard you talk about him a lot but you've never told me who he is."

"I didn't ? Oh I thought I did! Well, Rick is my best friend. He's almost like a brother to me. Hell, he is my brother in every sense except blood."

"What's he like?"

"That's a good question. No words can really describe how Richard Danvers is. He's extremely smart but doesn't show it; he doesn't care about money at all; he's got a very crazy personality, one that has gotten me in trouble too many times to count; and he's a very good older brother to his sister, always tries to protect her even though she doesn't need protection."

"Seems like a great guy."

"Yeah, he is he's also extremely talented he was in Vocal Adrenaline with me until he decided he was going to take some time to travel Europe and other parts of the world instead of taking senior year."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, I know…Crazy, right?" He then turned to look at her, and he noticed her looking at him differently. "What?"

"It's nothing. It's just you seem happier when talking about him. You care for him a lot."

"I do…I think you'd like him. He's as crazy as you sometimes."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

"It was meant as one."

Suddenly, everything started moving in slow motion: the only thing that matters is the two of them. He kissed her and she kissed him back just as much. She wrapped her legs and arms around him as he lifted her up to place her on the counter. The two of them were too wrapped up with each other that neither of them noticed the lock click and the door opening until they heard a shout:

"What the hell?"

Rachel and Jesse finally snap out of it and turn to look at the door. Standing there was the entire McKinley Glee Club along with someone else.

"Jonathan?"

"Hello, Sis."

AN: So there it is the first chapter of my St Berry fic…Jonathan is the OC I've created who is Rachel's older half-brother you'll learn more about him next time.

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