For the best, I promise.
"Rachel, I'm sorry, It's not going to work." Finn said, sitting in the same bowling alley that they came to when they shared a kiss, "I just, I think it would be the best for both of us, if we were just friends." Rachel's throat ran dry, and she could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"You mean it's best for you, and your precious reputation." Rachel said, kicking the bowling shoes off her feet, "How could you do this to me, Finn? Is your stupid reputation more important than your relationships?" She spat, echoing Finn's words from the 'Run Joey Run' debacle, the words he said right before he walked out on her.
"Rachel, it's not like that." Finn said, putting his hands on his head.
"Then what is it, Finn?" She asked, rhetorically.
"It's just…" He started, then stopped, realizing that it was about his reputation, "You're right, that is what it's about. I want this year to be different, I don't want to be able to remember what a slushie to the face feels like."
"Well, it's good to know that the new meaning of 'I love you' is 'I love you, but I wouldn't choose you over a clean shirt.'" Rachel said sharply, "Next time, I won't make that mistake." She picked her shoes off the ground and ran away, she didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. When she reached the parking lot, she realized that her car was at home, in her driveway and, that she didn't have a ride home.
"Well, it's only 9, and my house is only 5 miles away." She mumbled to herself, pulling on her shoes, so that she didn't soil her stockings.
Rachel Berry let the scene play over and over in her head. You're too good for him, Rachel. He's a hypocrite and he's not worth your pain. You deserve someone that's gonna appreciate you, for you. She was sitting on a park bench, in Lima's only public park. It was 11 o' clock, and she didn't have the strength to get up.
"Rachel, is that you?" A shaky voice asked, walking towards Rachel, who was still slumped over on the bench, her head down.
"M-mike?" Rachel stuttered, lifting her chin, to look at the figure slowly advancing towards her.
"Yeah, what're you doing here? I thought you had a date with Finn," He asked, taking a seat on the bench next to her.
"Yeah, well, I thought I had a boyfriend that cared about me." Rachel said, shivering from the cold, her tone harsh, and not bubbly as usual, "Turns out we were both partially wrong."
"Here take this," Mike said, pulling off his jacket, and putting it on her shoulders.
"Thanks, but, I have to get home." She said, realizing that she was still 3 miles away from her house, and it was nearly midnight, "I was supposed to call my dad's in California at 12, to reassure them that I was home."
"I'll walk you home, it's probably not safe for you to be walking out alone." Mike said, gently pulling her off the bench, "It'll give you time to explain you're sitting on a park bench at 11 at night."
"Finn broke up with me, and I didn't want to talk to him so I started walking home." Rachel said, stepping a little closer to Mike when they got out of the park.
"He's a douche. We all know that." Mike said, looking down at Rachel, "Don't spend your time chasing after someone that's not gonna value you. You're the nicest person I've ever met, Rachel. Finn doesn't care about nice, he cares about hot, and popular."
"I feel so stupid, I should have known." She said, shaking her head in sorrow.
"If anyone should feel stupid, it's Finn." Mike said, "This is the second time he's pulled something like this, and he's gonna try doing it with Santana again, and he's gonna realize that he only wants you. It's gonna be a never ending cycle, until you make it end, Rach."
"I can't help but fall in love with him," Rachel said, "And, next time this cycle wheels around, I'm going to be ready for it. I'm going to be just the person that Finn wants." A determined look stretched across her face.
"Rachel Berry, changing herself for a boy, I never thought it would happen." Mike said, "You're a confident person, Rachel, don't let Finn take it away from you."
"I'm not changing for Finn, Mike. I'm changing for me. I don't want to be seen as this dorky girl that made a fool of herself in her first Glee Rehearsal. I'm going to be the girl that's untouchable," She said, "I'll consider it an acting exercise for two years." She turned around to face Mike, she stared into his eyes, and said, "I, Rachel Berry, am going to take McKinley High School by storm, and I know exactly how to do it."
"I'm not going to lie," Mike shook his head, looking at the floor, "That's pretty damn hot, Berry."
"You don't even know the beginning of it, Chang." Rachel said, pulling her cell phone out of her leather satchel, and started madly pushing buttons. Meet me at my house 2mr, She sent the text to two people: Noah Puckerman and Kurt Hummel.
A/N: this is a rather short chapter, they will get longer, I promise.