Quinn's smiling face greeted Rachel as she walked down the hallway to her locker. Posters advertising her and Finn for the homecoming dance King and Queen were everywhere; it was impossible to ignore them. She ripped one off the locker beside hers and began to stare at the picture. She instantly recognized the photo of Finn, edited so he didn't have a background and was wearing a cartoon crown- it wouldn't have upset her so much had the picture not originally been taken at her house their first week of dating. She tried to repeat to herself that it didn't matter, Finn didn't matter if he wouldn't forgive her for the silly mistake she had made with Noah but he would forgive Quinn for having his child, but it didn't work.

Refusing to look at the picture any longer, Rachel screwed it up into a ball and threw it into the nearest bin. She opened her locker and began to search for her song book where she had been writing her latest songs. It was lunch, and since she had nobody to talk to, Rachel had taken to spending the hour writing lyrics and sheet music in the practice room.

It was safe in the practice room; she could lose herself in thoughts and nobody would mind. The road to stardom was lonely but it was one that every amazing singer took and Rachel was no weaker, she could do it.

Taking her seat at the piano, she had only just finished singing the first line of her song before she was interrupted. "Can I come in?" asked Sam who was standing in the doorway.

Rachel shrugged, she had hardly said two words to Sam but he seemed friendly enough. "You can but why would you want to?" Sam was a jock, being around Rachel would certainly harm his reputation and undoubtedly his girlfriend wouldn't be too happy about it.

"You look lonely," he replied casually, coming to sit next to her. "It's not right for anybody to be lonely so I thought I'd join you if that's alright." He blushed. Rachel had not noticed but his blush was actually rather cute.

She brushed off that thought quickly. Avoiding his eyes Rachel asked, "Won't Santana mind you spending time with me?"

"Nah, she's talking to Brittany so I hardly think she'll realize I'm missing. They're really close."

Rachel could remember the time when she thought that Santana and Brittany were more than just close friends- not that she was homophobic because both her Dad's were gay. She'd forgotten all about that amidst the whole affair between Santana and Finn being revealed.

"So what are you playing?" asked Sam, placing his fingers on the keys of the piano.

"Do you know how to play?" smiled Rachel, actually quite surprised because she hadn't thought Sam was the musical type apart from singing.

"I'm better at guitar," he admitted sheepishly. "But I do know one song on the piano." he paused, considering whether to confess which song it was or whether it would make him sound weirder than he intended. He figured that it was Rachel and she probably wouldn't judge him. "I see you, the Avatar theme tune." He smiled, hoping that he hadn't embarrassed himself in front of Rachel but he saw that he hadn't.

"That's pretty hard. You must be pretty talented." admired Rachel who wasn't used to complimenting others musically.

Sam smiled at the strained compliment; he could see that Rachel was still hurting. "You've seen the posters." he assumed, he didn't need a reply because Rachel's smile fell at the edges, her eyes becoming sunken. More than anything he wanted to hug her and tell her that everything would be okay- sure he could survive the humiliation of Quinn cheating on him but Rachel was more fragile, he knew that Finn must have hurt her more than once. "They probably won't win anyway, Quinn's just a want to be and Finn, well I personally don't think his heart is in it." Rachel scoffed, it was lying. Finn and Quinn were already climbing their way to the top of the social ladder again as much as it saddened Rachel. In some ways her and Sam were in the same boat only he had Santana, she was pretty much alone.

"At least you'll have somebody to attend that stupid prom with."

Sam's eyebrow shot right up. "I should be grateful for that why? Did you not hear that song she sung about me?"

She couldn't help but laugh. "Trouty Mouth, yeah that was hilarious! No offence!" Although she didn't want to upset him she couldn't stifle her giggles.

Luckily, he saw the humour in it too and began to laugh along with Rachel. It was such a nice sound to hear her giggling, Sam had never seen Rachel when she was very happy and it was a nice change to welcome. "My lips aren't that big are they?"

"Nah, don't take it personally, Santana likes to pick on everyone. That way she feels like she's at the top I figure."

"Has she insulted you?"

Was Sam blind? Santana insulted her on a daily basis. "Of course, she's jealous though because she'll not get anywhere with her life. I plan to be on Broadway one day!" That was why she was doing all of this, she may not be popular now but in the long run all the work and slushies would pay off.

"Maybe I can come and watch you perform!" Sam smiled turning to face Rachel face on. "That is, if you aren't already sold out."

"I'd like that." How had she not talked to Sam before? He seemed so nice once he started talking. Mind you, when Sam had joined the glee club Rachel had still been with Finn so she was quite oblivious to any other boy. "I should get back to work."

"Do you want me to leave?" Sam offered, although he wasn't too sure he wanted to leave anyway.

"No!" Rachel replied all too quickly. "I mean stay: it is nice having somebody to chat to."

Samchel for the world (they're my second favourite couple apart from Klaine)! I might continue this but I don't know yet, I guess you decide! Reviews are love!