A/N: Hi! This is my first fanfic so I hope you will like it! I apologize if there are errors, English isn't my mother tongue. Anyway, this is a Glee AU featuring Blainchel because I love them as a couple even if it's not a popular opinion. So... Let's get the story started ;)

(The part in italic is a flashback)

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any of its characters and I don't own Hamilton either.

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Rachel stared at her reflection on the glass of her dressing room. The blue colonial dress suited her perfectly and the white lace at the end of her sleeves made a contrast with her tan skin. She had straightened her long hair and put a light makeup on her face.

Seeing her like this, ready to take the stage, it was weird. She still couldn't believe it. She was 25 and she had a lead role in the revival of Hamilton. Still... it didn't felt... real.

Even after all those weeks of rehearsals, she could't shake off the feeling that she was going to wake up at any moment. This wasn't how it was supposed to feel, she should be confident, ready, and yet she wasn't even sure how and why she was there.

Her gaze wandered on the dressing table in front of her and she smiled despite her when she saw the little teddy bear that Blaine had offered her when the rehearsals had started.

Blaine had always been there for her. They met in College, having the same major, and they hadn't left each other since. Thinking about him, made Rachel felt a little bit better. He was there too, she reminded herself as she remembered the day she had learn that she was cast in the musical.

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Rachel was lying on her couch, quite disappointed. Her callback had been a week ago and she still didn't have any response. She wasn't surprised not to be cast, but this time she really had hopped to get the role.

She was mourning when her phone rang. She almost had a heart attack but she took the call.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hi, is it Rachel Berry?" The female voice asked.

"Yes, it's me." She responded, curious of the reason of the call.

"I am calling to announce you that you have been cast in the revival of the musical Hamilton. Congratulation!" Responded the voice.

Rachel was so shocked she didn't even heard that the person at the other side of the phone was still talking.

"... and we will send you the rest of the informations by mail." She suddenly heard.

"Yes, I... Thank you." She stuttered.

"Your welcome, goodbye!"

She stood with the phone in her hands for at least 2 minutes. And then it clicked. She had the lead role in an off-Broadway production, what she had been waiting for since she first watched Funny Girl at the age of 8. And there she was, a 25-year-old young woman, graduated from NYU, future lead role in a musical.

She took her phone, chose one of her favorite song, put the sound to the maximum and just danced for half an hour. She was still dancing when the door opened and Blaine entered in the apartment they shared since they finished College, smiling widely. Rachel stopped what she was doing and looked at him curiously.

"I have been cast!" He explained, really happy.

"Oh my gosh, me too!" She said with enthusiasm before she ran across the living room to jump in his arms. He held her tightly before loosing his grip to look her in the eyes.

"Okay, now tell me. In what?" He asked, excited.

"Let's do what that thing they always do in movies, let's say it together." She answered.

"Okay." Blaine said, amused. "In one... two... three..."

"Hamilton!" They both said.

"Wait, did you...?" Rachel started.

"We both said the exact same thing." Blaine said, confused.

They looked at each other, and when they understood what that meant, they hugged each other again before dancing in the living room all night.

"Was it all a dream?" Rachel asked the following morning when she left her room and found a really tired Blaine in front of his coffee.

He smiled at her and whispered: "No."

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She smiled at the memory. "I am not dreaming" she thought.

A couple of minutes later she heard someone knocking on the door.

"Come in!" She shouted before she turned to face the door.

A young man with black curly hair entered, watching her with a smile. "Ready?" Blaine asked.

"Ready." She nodded before following her best friend to the backstage.

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The entire cast and crew was assembled in the backstage. Quinn, the director had insisted that they all formed a circle so she could talk to all of them. She looked at them and finally started talking.

"This is our opening night guys! Do you realize it?" She said with enthusiasm.

Everybody cheered and Quinn smiled.

"We've come a long way and now we're here. I know it wasn't always easy but I just want to thank you guys for your trust, your work and your devotion. We worked so hard during weeks, months, just for this precious moment, to show the world our passion. So now, we're no longer just technician, member of the ensemble, actor or stage manager, we are a company."

Quinn paused and everyone turned to look at each other.

"So give it all you got, and obviously, have fun." She said, smiling.

Everyone clapped and Rachel realized that she didn't doubt anymore. She was going to kill it. They were going to kill it.

Then Quinn spread her hand ahead of her, adding : "I know it really is cliché, but let's try it. Come on, I want all your hands on mine!"

Anthony, who was the lead role, Alexander Hamilton, put his hand first and everyone followed.

"Okay, at the count of three," Quinn said. "One, two, three..."

"Hamilton!" They cheered.

They all dispersed and said 'break a leg' to each other and then they heard the voice in the speaker saying that it was almost time.

"Break a leg Eliza" Blaine told Rachel.

"Break a leg too, John." Rachel responded.

It was a thing that they did since they started rehearsals together, calling each other by their role name.

"You're going to be the most amazing Eliza, even better than Phillipa Soo." He promised her.

"No one can be more amazing than Phillipa Soo!" She laughed. She looked at him and thought that she was very lucky to live this moment with him of all people. "You're my best friend in the entire world, Blaine." She said, smiling to him.

"I know. You are too." Blaine said before taking her in his arms.

He hugged her for a minute and they took their places. Rachel concentrated and when the curtain raised, for the first time in the day, she was confident.

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A/N: So this is the end of the first chapter, I know it is short but I'll try making longer chapters. If you liked it, please review :)