A/N: hello again! me again! :) hi, this is my new story, is called Pretty in Pink! and the full summary is this:
Mike Chang is the rich, popular kid who hangs out with his rich popular friends. Rachel Berry is the school loser who has to take care of her sick dad since her other dad walked out on them. She works like three jobs to pay the bills and take care of her dad. They're from opposite words but somehow they managed to... you guessed it... fall in love! :)
Facts you need to know: Quinn was never pregnant. Matt never left. Kurt and Puck are Rachel's friends, but Puck is also friends with the popular kids. Is AU because I think the show itself is AWESOME! and I cannot write as cool as to pretend that I can play with it! :) so I just play with the characters.
Facts I want you to know: ok, so the story is called Pretty in Pink because that movie rocks! every chapter in the story will have the name of a movie that I think rocks! and the chapter will have at least a quote from that movie, or a remake of the movie, or both of them! so I hope you like it! I also use a lot of Glee quotes in the story or quotes from other movies or shows! I'm a quote freak :) and also, a lot of the dialogue is Rachel thinking but the thing is not like in Rachel's POV if it's too confusing, please let me know so I can change it in the next chapter! :D
this is my second fic, if you haven't read my first one is called You Found Me :) I really hope you like it and you enjoy it! - moony
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. If I did, Mike Chang will never wear a shirt, and he would be my man. :)
Great. Just great. Once again, like every Saturday, they're here. They do this every week. They come to this diner and they sit at that table and order the exact same stupid thing for breakfast. They know that's my section. Whatever. Suck it up.
"May I take your order?" Rachel said trying to sound kind.
"What can I get here that has no sugar, no carbs, and is fat free?" Quinn asked her.
"Water" Rachel simply said and the three guys laughed a little. [A/N: yeah, A Cinderella Story :)]
"I don't like your attitude" Santana said bitchy.
I don't like any of you, but yet here I am serving your food aren't I?
"I'm sorry, what can I get for you?" Rachel said smiling.
That has got to be the fakest smile I've ever made in my life.
"I'll have the bowl of fruit with yogurt" Quinn told her.
"Same for me" Santana told her.
Shocking! Would it kill you to say please? Hey maybe it might. Try it.
"And I'll have the pan-" Brittany stopped when the other two glared a little at her. "Same thing please" she said rolling her eyes.
"And for you?" Rachel asked looking at the boys.
"I'll have the American Breakfast with extra bacon" Finn told her.
"Finn, you eat like a pig" Quinn said disgusted.
Oh, so you are what you eat.
"I'll have the same" Matt said.
"Same for me" Mike told her smiling.
Wow! Original.
"Coming right up" Rachel said rolling her eyes and taking the menus.
"And RuPaul" Santana said and Rachel sighed and turned around. "Hurry up! I'm hungry!"
Yes your majesty.
"Oh my God can you believe what she was wearing yesterday?" she heard Quinn ask.
"Oh, I know! She looks like Pippi Longstocking, but, like, Israeli" she heard Santana.
"Those sweaters make her look home-schooled" it was Brittany this time. Rachel just rolled her eyes and kept on walking.
"Ok, tell me again, why do you put up with this?" Kurt asked sitting at the bar.
"I told you Kurt, I need the job!" Rachel answered back sending the order to the kitchen.
"Yeah, but why don't you ask for another section?" he asked her.
"That's the one with the best tips" she said annoyed. "Besides, I'm used to it by now."
"Being bullied is not something you're supposed to be used to" Kurt told her sadly. Rachel just rolled her eyes at him. "Where's Puck anyway?"
"He took the day off" Rachel answered. "He's mom had a shift at the Hospital so he's taking his sister to her dance lessons and why does it matter?"
"Well, when he's around you they don't treat you that bad" Kurt said.
"Order up!" the cooker said ringing the bell.
"I'll be right back" Rachel told him. "Here you go" she said giving each one of them what they ordered and returning to talk to Kurt. "So, what's new with you and Blaine?"
"Oh my God! He is only the most perfect guy ever! I mean he's a gentleman and he's so smart and we have so much in common" Kurt told her with dreamy eyes.
"That's great Kurt" Rachel said smiling.
"Rach, you will find someone" Kurt told her.
"I'm not looking for anyone" she said with a chuckle.
"I know but still, I mean who knows maybe you and Puck-"
"Ew! We've been friends since forever! I mean he's like my brother you loser! It will be totally weird" Rachel said laughing.
"Excuse me waitress?" Quinn said raising her hand.
This should be fun.
"Yes?" Rachel said.
"This food was not satisfactory!" Santana said with a fake smile.
Wow, that one is even faker than mine.
"There was a mouse in mine" Brittany told her.
"But you ate it all" Rachel told them.
"Look, I'm pretty sure you have to do what we say. And we'd like more" Santana ordered. And the three boys laughed.
Wow, charming.
"Sure, I'll bring them right now" Rachel told them.
"Want me to call Puck?" Kurt asked her.
"Stop it! I have it under control" Rachel told him.
"You know they sit at that section just to get on your nerves!" Kurt told her.
"Yeah, but what am I supposed to do?" Rachel asked him rolling her eyes.
"Hey Babs Bunny" Puck said walking to them. "Hummel."
"See? Your knight in shining armor" Kurt said with dreamy eyes.
"Shut up!" Rachel said to Kurt. "And what are you doing here?" she asked Puck.
"The brat's at a friend's, I'm free until five" he said sitting down. "And I'm hungry! Feed me woman" he said as she poured coffee to him.
"Ok, really, you're one step to say 'Puck hungry. Rachel food'" Rachel said like a caveman laughing. "Oh, your friends are here by the way. Table 5" she told him. He turned around to look at them and then back to Rachel. "Aren't you gonna go say hi?"
"Had enough of them for a week" Puck told her laughing a little.
"Puck!" Santana yelled from the table. "What are you doing over there? Get your cute ass over here babe" she said smirking.
Nauseating.
"Better not keep them waiting babe" Rachel told him smirking. Puck rolled his eyes and walked over to the table.
"Hey San, hey guys" he said a without any emotion in his voice.
"'Sup Puckerman?" Matt said bumping his fist.
"Why don't you join us?" Brittany asked smiling.
"Um, sure, let me just tell Rachel I'm sitting here" he told them.
"Ugh I can't believe you're friends with that loser" Quinn said rolling her eyes.
"Hey, I told you to back off" Puck told her. He walked back to the bar to tell Rachel but he was caught up talking to another waiter about a bet he had lost.
"Hey watch this" Santana whispered to Quinn.
Rachel came back with the new bowls of fruit in her hands but when she was almost at the table, Santana's poured her yogurt on the floor and made Rachel slip, making the fruit fly all over the place.
"Oh my God! I'm so clumsy" Santana said. At that exact moment Quinn 'accidentally' spilled her yogurt all over Rachel.
You bitch.
"Oops" she said sweetly. They all started laughing, except for Brittany.
"You can't be serious!" Rachel snapped getting up, but slipping again.
"What is going on here?" the manager said coming to the table.
"Our waitress dropped our food" Quinn said smiling sweetly. The manager turned to look at her as she slowly tried to stand up again.
"I am so sorry for the inconvenience, I apologize and the meal will be on us" he told them smiling.
You can't be serious! You-I- but she-
"Oh thank you! You're so kind" Santana told him.
"Rachel" the manager said helping her up. "Clean this mess up, and you're paying for this" he said walking away.
WHAT!
"What! But I didn't… Luke that's not fair!" she said following him. [A/N: Luke? Luke's Diner? Get it? XD *crickets* ok back to the story]
"Rachel, I'm sorry but you know the rules if you drop something you have to pay for it" he told her softly. He was a nice guy but this was an unfair situation.
"But they made me slip!" Rachel said still with yogurt all over her.
"Rachel, come on! Why would they do that? They always sit at your section, I mean you're they're favorite waitress" he told her.
Are you really that stupid? Seriously? I bet you thought Bert and Ernie were just roommates. Ha! Noah told me that once. High five? No? Ok.
"Uh, because they hate me?" she said annoyed.
"Come on Rachel" Luke told her. "Don't be ridiculous and please clean it up" he said walking away leaving her on the verge of tears.
"Rachel!" Puck said running to her.
Don't cry, if you cry he's gonna wanna pay for it.
"Yes?" she asked softly.
"I'm paying for that" he told her.
I told you to not cry! Did I cry?
"What?" she asked confused.
"I saw what Santana did and then Quinn and the guys laughing I already told them to fuck off! But I'm paying for that" he said seriously.
"No you're not! You're buying Dani that Polaroid Camera remember?" she told him.
"Rach, she will understand, you can't pay for all this" Puck told her.
"Yes I can and I will" she said softly. "You promised Dani that camera! And you never break a promise to her. I'm not gonna be responsible for that" she said smiling.
"Rach-"
"Shut up or I'll hug you with yogurt all over me" she said walking to look for the mop. Puck went to get new clothes for Rachel. When she finished cleaning up, she saw someone new sitting at the bar.
"Hey, um Rachel, can I talk to you?" Mike said kind of nervous.
Are you serious?
"Yeah?" she said annoyed.
"Um, I just kind of, wanted to say sorry about earlier. I mean Quinn and Santana really crossed the line and I felt really bad" he told her.
"Oh, so you do have a conscience. Good for you" she said sarcastically.
"Hey, I'm trying to apologize here" he said getting a little mad. "Look, I just, I saw you talking to Puck and is not fair that you have to pay so… here" he said handing her money.
"I don't need your charity" she said rudely.
"It's not charity! Look we did eat that food and they did made you slip so… here" he said giving the money again to her.
Take it! Take the money (and run hahaha)! They should have paid for their food. They made you slip. Just take it.
"Um, I, uh, I can't" she said softly. "Just don't worry about it ok?" she said walking past him.
"Rachel, come on! Why are you so stubborn? I'm just trying to help you-" he started.
"Trying to help me? You're trying to help me?" she snapped. "I don't need your help ok? I didn't need it when they made me slip and you couldn't say anything to my manager, you could only laugh! I didn't need it every time I get slushied by one of you're 'cool' teammates of friends! I didn't need it every time one of your stupid girlfriends draws a stupid picture of me in the bathroom or start rumors about me or take the solos away from me in Glee while you stand there watching amused and I certainly don't need it every fucking Saturday that you stupid rich kids come here treating everyone like we're your slaves doing whatever the fuck you want while you feed your empty soulless heads and trying to help the 'reduced' people like me, just to make your good deed of the day and feel better about yourself!"
"You think I'm stupid because I'm rich?" Mike snapped at her.
"No, I know you're smart, I think you pretend to be stupid because you're rich!" Rachel told him.
"What?" he asked confused.
"Exactly" she said walking away again.
Burn! Can I get a high five? Anyone? No? Whatever.
"And what? You think you're better than us? By insulting me? You don't even know me!" Mike told her mad.
"I don't need to. You're all the same aren't you?"
"I have never thrown a slushie at you!" he defended himself.
Clap, clap, and clap.
"Right and I haven't seen you laugh your ass off every time it happens" she said with an arched eyebrow.
"I- I um" he started stuttering. "Hey I was trying to apologize here and to help you! You don't have to be such a bitch!" he said angry.
Wow, you're my hero.
"It should take you exactly four seconds to cross from here to that door. I'll give you two" she told him. He looked at her, turned around and left. [A/N: that's the quote from Breakfast at Tiffany's :)]
"What was that all about?" Kurt asked returning to the bar.
"Nothing" Rachel said annoyed.
"RACHEL!" Dani yelled excited running to her arms.
"Hi Dani" Rachel said picking her up.
"Hey, what about me?" Puck said offended.
"I see you every day" she told him.
"You see Rach every day too! She lives next door" he pouted.
"Oh, Rachel, look! Look what we did!" she said running to the kitchen.
"Dani we have to leave" Puck told her following her. "Sorry Mrs. Rutheford" he said smiling.
"Oh, that's ok dear! And I've told you a million times my son's friends can call me Laura" she said smiling. "And that goes for you too dear" she said looking at Rachel.
Why? Am I friends with David?
"Look Rachel! These are mine and Lilly's cookies and those are Tom's and David's" Dani said running back to her with two boys and a little girl behind her.
"Is not fair that ours got burned!" the two six-year old boys complained.
"That's cause boys are dumb" Lilly said laughing a little. "Are you Rachel?"
Are you psychic?
"Um, yes" Rachel said smiling at the little girl.
"Wow, you're right she's really pretty!" she said turning to Dani.
Oh you're adorable!
"Told you" Dani said proudly.
"I always wanted to meet Dani's sister" the little girl said coming to her. "You're really pretty" the girl said with huge eyes.
You just made my day.
"Thank you" Rachel said blushing a little. "You're really pretty too! I love your tutu!"
"Thank you" she said smiling and turning around with Dani showing their tutus. "Will you be there for Dani's birthday party?" she asked excited.
"Of course" Rachel answered.
"It's gonna be awesome" Dani said excited. "There's gonna be a huge cake! And there's gonna be clowns and cotton candy right Noah? And there's gonna be…" she kept bragging about her party while Puck picked her up.
"Ok chipmunk we have to go, say thank you to Mrs. Rutheford" Puck told her.
"Thank you Mrs. Rutheford! Bye Lilly, bye David, bye Tom!" she said waving as they all waved at her.
"You're more than welcome honey any time, say hi to Sarah for me guys and to your dad Rachel" she said smiling.
"Thank you Mrs. Rutheford! Goodbye guys" Rachel said smiling. When they were almost at the door, it opened.
"Hey Puckerman!" Matt said walking in the door with Mike behind him. "Hi Rachel. And little Puckerman!"
Awkward.
"'Sup guys?" Puck said.
"Mike!" Tom came running to his big brother.
"Hey Buzz Lightyear" he said messing his hair.
Wow, he almost looks human.
"MIKE!" Lilly came running too to hug her big brother and he picked her up.
"Hey sunshine" he said smiling and kissing her cheek.
Ok, he is human.
"We were on our way out" Puck said knowing this was a little uncomfortable for Rachel.
"You guys can stay for dinner" Matt said. "Are you going to Britt's house later?"
"No I have to watch Dani" Puck said trying to get out of it.
"Come on Puck, don't be a loser" Mike said laughing.
Avoid eye contact. Avoid eye contact.
"Um, I'll see what I can do ok? We really have to go bye guys" he said walking out the door.
"Bye guys" Rachel said looking down.
"Bye Rachel!" Lilly and Tom said excited.
"Bye Lilly" Rachel said with a small smile. "Bye Tom."
Thank God!
"Ok, what happened?" Puck asked her as they got in the car.
What? How does he know?
"What?" Rachel asked pretending to be confused.
"I know they're not your favorite people, but Chang and Rutheford are not that mean to you" he told her. "Are they? Cause if they are I have to go back and kick their asses!"
"Noah said a bad word!" Dani yelled from the backseat.
"Don't tell on me chipmunk!" Puck said childishly. And Dani stuck her tongue at him. "So?" he said looking back at Rachel.
"Nothing" Rachel said annoyed.
"Rach, we've established you're a great actress and that you can pretty much lie to everyone-"
"But you! I know" Rachel said rolling her eyes.
I hate it when he does that.
"So?" Puck asked.
"Mike came to talk to me when you left to get my clothes" Rachel said looking out the window.
"What did he say?" Puck asked.
"I like Mike! He's cute" Dani said giggling. "Is he your boyfriend?" she asked Rachel.
"Hey! You're five! You're not allowed to think any boy is cute until you're twenty-five!" Puck told her. "Same goes for you!" he said looking at Rachel. "So, what did Chang say?"
"He said he was sorry about what they did and he offered to pay for the whole thing" Rachel said quietly.
"Really? Didn't see that coming!" Puck said with a chuckle.
What does that mean?
The rest of the ride home was silent, except for Dani telling them all about her birthday party.
"You guys are coming for dinner right?" Rachel said smiling as they pulled over.
"Only if you're cooking" Puck said smirking.
"You have to help her!" Dani complained.
"Of course I'll help her chipmunk" Puck said putting her down on the floor.
"Hi Mr. Berry!" Dani said running to hug him.
"Hi Dani, hi Puck!" Mr. Berry said smiling. "I've told you guys a million times to call me John" he said laughing. "Hi princess" he said to Rachel.
"Hi daddy" she said walking over to hug him.
"Oh can I show you the new dance they taught us today while they cook?" Dani said excited.
"Of course you can sweetie" Mr. Berry said smiling.
"Kitchen" Rachel told Puck. "So, are you gonna go to Brittany's later?" she asked while they were cooking.
"No, I'd probably just kick Finn, Matt and Mike's asses" he told her.
"Noah-" Rachel started.
"No Rach! They were horrible to you, I mean they just sat there and laughed! I never thought they could do something like that!"
I know shocking right?
"Noah it wasn't a big deal-"
"Rachel! They made you fall by pouring their yogurt and they laughed and did nothing!"
"Is not like I'm not used to it" she muttered.
No shut up! You shouldn't have said that!
"What?" Puck asked getting a little angry. "What do you mean?"
Nothing! Shut up just run or something!
"Um I- I uh, I mean you- what?"
Smooth.
"Rachel, don't lie to me!"
Like I could.
"Um well they're not the nicest people to me" she said looking down.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning um well the stupid pictures you've seen in the Girl's Bathroom, which by the way I don't wanna know what you were doing there, um Quinn and Santana are the ones who drew them and well all the rumors and that and the um…"
Shut up!
"The what?" Puck asked.
Shut up!
"The slushies" she finished sighting.
"WHAT?" Puck yelled angry.
I told you!
"Noah is not a big-"
"Rachel! Why didn't you tell me this? I told them to back the fuck up! I cannot believe those assholes! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because they're your friends! And I don't want you to get in trouble! And is not like they would listen to you I mean they pretty much do what they want" she said really fast.
"Who has thrown a slushie at you?" he insisted.
Who hasn't?
"Um, Noah I just-"
"Rach!"
"Quinn, Santana, Finn, Karfosky, Azimio and well pretty much every cheerio or any guy in the hockey team, or football team, except for Brittany, Mike and Matt… and you" she said quickly.
"I thought that shit stopped! I know I started it with a freshman but it was one time and it was stupid! It was a dare! I cannot believe they do it to you! Why didn't I know about this?"
"Kurt always helps me when it happens, he gets them too and sometimes Tina and Mercedes too" she said looking down.
"I'm gonna kill them" Puck said mad.
"No, Noah look is not a big deal ok? I can handle it! And I don't want you to do anything stupid! You're my best friend! I could not survive that school without you!"
"Ok, but I will talk to them! No one messes with my sister!" he said hugging her.
"I know" she said smiling hugging him back.
"So" he said as they continued to cook. "Still nothing from your father huh?" he asked sadly.
Oh come on, we were having so much fun! Why did you have to go there?
"There's not gonna be a word from him Noah, he left like three months ago" she said sadly. "Is just me and daddy now" Rachel said with watered eyes.
Don't cry you wuss!
"Rachel come here" Puck said softly hugging her again. "Is not just you and your dad! You have my mom and Dani, which is not much help but she makes you laugh and you have me Babs" he said smiling.
"I know Plucky Duck" she said smiling.
"Hey! I wasn't Plucky! He was a wuss! Dizzy Devil was a lot cooler! Or Buster Bunny" he complained. She laughed a little.
Always knows how to make me laugh.
"Thank you Noah you're really sweet!" she said but he glared at her. "I mean badass" she said rolling her eyes.
"That's right" he said seriously.
"Ok guys I found a little monster that is starving and will eat you if you don't feed her" Mr. Berry said walking in the kitchen with Dani in his arms.
"Feed me! Rawr!" Dani said throwing her arms at Puck.
I love this kid.
"So, how was work today princess?" Mr. Berry asked Rachel.
"It was ok daddy" she said smiling.
"Oh, I thought I heard voices coming from the kitchen" Sarah Puckerman said walking in.
"Mommy!" Dani said now throwing her arms at her.
"Make up your mind chipmunk!" Puck told her. "Why aren't you at work?"
"Oh, my shift ended early" she said smiling. "Hi John, hi Rachel dear!"
"Hi Mrs. Puckerman, dinner's ready" Rachel said smiling as they all sat down. After dinner, Dani wanted to watch a movie.
"Can we watch The Beauty and The Beast?" she said holding the DVD.
"No! We've watched it a million times!" Puck complained.
"Rachel!" Dani pouted.
"Sure Dani, we can watch it" she said smiling.
"Why are you on her side! That's not fair!" Puck pouted like a little boy.
"Noah! You sound like a little boy" Mrs. Puckerman said from the kitchen where she was drinking coffee with Mr. Berry.
Kid comeback coming.
"They started it!" Puck said. Dani stuck her tongue at him and made a funny face. "You know mom told me when I was a kid that if I made an ugly face, it would freeze and I would stay like that" he told her.
"Well, you can't say you weren't warned" she told him.
Ok, this girl is my hero.
Rachel burst into laugh and fell to the floor holding her stomach. "You girls are mean!" Puck said childishly.
A/N: please let me know what you think :)