Authors Note: Well, first thing I wanna say is that I'm really sad about Cory's death. He was always my favourite. I've always had idead to write finchel fics, but it doesn't seem right for me to write about it. So I actually came up with this Puckelberry fic and I really hope you enjoy it. I hope you guys will review, so that I can feel encouraged to write further. I really hope I'm not a bad writer. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything.
Chapter 1: We'll get through this together.
No calls, no texts, no mail, nothing to let her know that he was okay. She got so furious, what did he assume she's not going to worry about him and forget everything and just move on with her life? Well if that was the case, he was extremely wrong.
She started getting idead about going to Georgia, to the army base where he was. But, her ideas and plans came to a deadly stop when she got the call that changed her life.
Never did she ever think that this would happen. She thought he would come back, they could live a happy life together, like he said when he visited her a few months ago. But no, he had to go to the army, he knew it was dangerous, but still he had to go.
She heard the news from Carole, whom was extremely upset, and Rachel could barely hear what she was saying.
When Carole told her that Finn was gone, she just dropped the phone and ran out of her apartment, her face full of tears. She ran through all the people, bumping into every single one of them, and she even got questioning looks from some of them but she didn't care, she just wanted to get away from everything and everyone.
She went to her favourite Park she always goes to when she doesn't have classes at NYADA, thankfully it was nearby, so she just walked.
She went to the far end of the Park and sat underneath the tree where she carved her and Finn's names in. She looked at the names and ran her fingers over it.
"Why Finn? Why did you have to leave me...?" She rested her head in her hands, sobbing as silently as she could, because she didn't want to attract any unwanted attention from people walking past her.
She was so closed off from the world, she didn't notice someone walking up behind her.
"Rachel?" Said the voice, wondering what the girl was doing all alone here, and most of all worrying why she was crying.
Startled, Rachel shot her head up and saw Brody, with a very worried expression on his face.
"Brody...what are you doing here?"
He rolled up his earphones around his phone and shoved it in his pocket. He kneeled in front of Rachel.
"Well normally I run here, in case you forgot...why are you crying?"
When Brody asked her that, she started crying again, she didn't want to cry infront of him, but she couldn't control her emotions. Brody sat down and pulled Rachel onto his lap. He ran his finger through her hair, trying to calm her down.
"It's F-Finn...he's g-gone..."
She finally said through her sobs. To be honest, Brody didn't like Finn very much, but he knew Rachel loved him very much. And Brody loved Rachel too, that's why he dropped everything when Finn came to beat him up, because for some reason he knew they were meant to be together, but know he wasn't so sure anymore. Even though he knew he wouldn't get anything from this, he knew, as a friend, he had to do something, something to let Rachel feel better.
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After what seemed like a very long flight, she finally stood in front of Finn's house. She remembered each memory so clearly now, and that, thankfully at least brought a small smile to her face.
She finally got the courage to knock on the door, and her heart ached when she saw the hurt on Burt's face. Even though Finn wasn't his own son, he always thought of Finn as his own.
He didn't have any words to say, he just pulled Rachel in for a long hug, but broke apart when Rachel spoke. While she talked he took her bags for her and carried it in.
"It's good to see you again Burt, it's unfortunate that we meet under these Circumstances, but it's good to see you either way."
Burt gave her a sad smile and closed the door. Rachel heard footsteps coming towards them.
"Who's at the- oh my, Rachel..." Kurt immediately ran into Rachel's arms, crying into her shoulder. "I'm so glad to see you, gosh, I almost thought u weren't coming."
Rachel wiped the tears of her Face, and gave Kurt a peck on the cheek.
"I wouldn't never stay away on a day so important like this-" When she said that she saw Carole coming down the stairs she went to her and gave her a tight hug, she continued talking. "- I'll never ever leave my friends and Family - Which is you three- alone to go through this. I'm actually regretting not coming earlier."
"It's good to see you Rachel. Finn would've loved to see you."
"He is watching us."
With that, they shared a long group hug. They all got ready to go to the funeral, but before that, they forgot about all the bad things, and catched up on old times.
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Puck knew that at times he could be a complete asshole to Finn, but deep down (which he would never in his entired life admit to anyone) he loved Finn like a brother, and he was hurt just as much as everyone else now that his best friend has been taken away from him.
In fact, except of course for Rachel and Carole, he was hurt the most because he actually grew up with him. They were more than best friends and partners in crime, they were brothers. Finn would never be as baddass as Puck, but he was always there to accompany him whenever Puck was up to something.
But when they got to high school things changed. Finn met Rachel, and he hasn't done any bad things with him, which made Puck mad, because he didn't have his partner in crime anymore, and, this he would have never told anyone, he was actually jealous. Jealous of Finn because he had Rachel. He always had a secret crush on her, since they made out in her bedroom the one day, which he kind of regrets, but not really, because he hurt his best friend. But as good as a guy Finn was, he forgave both of them, even though it took a long time.
He never even told Rachel, because that time, he knew that it wouldn't work out, because he knew Rachel would never, (untill she was 25, so she said) give it up to him, and for Puck, the old Puck, it would have never worked out.
Puck was on his way to the funeral, listening to rock music on the radio on his way there. They decided to have the funeral in Lima, because Finn grew up there and for some odd reason he always liked living there.
When he stopped at the graveyard, he only saw a few cars parked, the rest had yet to arrive, or so he thought.
His heart broke when he saw Rachel. Her eyes were red and puffy, obvious that she cried non stop since she found out about Finn.
He casuall walked over to her, Rachel, and even Kurt was surprised to see him.
"Noah..." She said sadly. She walked over to him and hugged him tightly. Puck tightened his grip on her and tried not to let a tear fall.
"Can I talk to you for a second Rach?"
Rachel nodded, surprised at the nickname he used, and how oddly nice it sounded coming from him. Puck sat on the front of his car with Rachel standing in front of him. He knew it was wrong, but he couldt help but to stare at Rachel's long creamy legs. It always made him go nuts.
"Listen-" he said finally tearing his eyes away from her eyes and meeting her eyes. "I know this is hard for you, but it's just as hard for me. But Finn, he was my bro-" he said with a deep sigh. "He loved you, a lot, I know because I'm not that stupid, and he always told me to take care of you, and the last time I saw him, he asked me to look after you when he goes off to the army, because he trusts me. I made a promise to him. Look Rach, I know I have been a bad person, to you especially, but I want you to know how bad I feel about everything, for some reason, when I heard the news, I knew I had to change, because death could happen to anyone, and I'm not gonna break my promise I made to him, point is, that from now on, whether you like it or not, I'm gonna look after you and make sure you are okay. You have always been my Jewish Princess, and I will always keep you safe."
Puck took a long deep breath. Wow, he thought, now he was the one talking a lot.
Rachel started crying and fell into Puck's arms. He gently rubbed the small of her back.
"Thank you know, that's the nicest thing you have ever said to me, I really appreciate it."
She gave him a peck on the cheek, which sent shivers down his spine.
They saw other people starting people, mostly people from Glee, even the new members, arriving.
Puck stood up and help out his hand to Rachel. She gladly took it, and together they walked towards the grace. The ceremony was about to start, and the moment Rachel knew was coming, but didn't want to see, was there. She was the casket. She once again started crying, Puck gently squeezed her hand.
"We'll get through this together Rach, I promise."