A/N – Please enjoy this, and I would love feedback, and ideas.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own GLEE. Obviously, there would be only Puckleberry and no Finchel if I did.
Chapter One:
Even though he knew his original song would be sung by Rachel and Finn, he thought it would get his point across quite nicely.
He'd been working diligently on it for two weeks, even going as far as asking Mr. Schue if he would hold off on the set list for nationals until he was able to show it to him.
Puck sighs as he sings the last verse of his song softly to himself, not noticing the gaze of one Rachel Berry.
"Noah," she starts, uncertainly, "are you writing a song?"
He jumps at the unexpected sound of her voice, before slowly turning to face her, "uh, yeah, I am," he says slowly, "I guess I'm kinda the reason Schue hasn't started our set list yet," he grins sheepishly.
She nods slowly, "can I hear it," she wonders, after getting over the initial shock of Noah Puckerman actually doing something for their club.
"Well, I assume you'll hear it in glee later today," he pauses watching her face, "and then you and Finn will sing it at nationals," he spits bitterly, "well, if everyone likes it."
Eyes widening she asks, "you're not gonna try to get the lead on a song you wrote?"
Puck lets out a dry laugh, "it wouldn't matter if I did. You and Finn are gonna sing it, just like you and Finn always sing everything."
"We never have anyone else try," she shouts, "you've never asked for a solo, Noah! How could anyone know you wanted one?" He shrugs, helplessly, "if you want to sing your song, then tell Mr. Schue that. Tell him you want to sing the song. You have a lovely voice," and with that, she turns and flounces out of the room.
Puck considers her words the rest of the day, and stepping through the door for glee, he's made his choice.
"Puck," Mr. Schue smiles, "is your song ready?"
Nodding Puck grins, "yeah, it is; but I'd really like to sing it if you don't mind?"
All Schue can do is nod his head, shocked that this boy wants to sing a song he wrote in front of anyone. Mr. Schue always saw Puck as the quiet strong type, but he does have a very nice voice.
"Hey, Berry, I know it'll be choppy, but you wanna sing this with me?"
The thousand watt smile that crosses her face makes Puck feel like the man, "I would be honored, Noah," she says, taking the music out of his hands.
When everyone is situated, Puck started plucking the strings on his guitar, and Rachel sways along, taking her cues from him. Taking a deep breath Puck begins:
I kept waiting on a reason,
and a call that never came,
no, I never saw it comin',
somethin' in you must have changed,
Bobbing his head slightly, to let Rachel know it's her turn, he hopes that she'll understand that this is how he feels.
All the words unspoken,
Promises broken,
I cried for so long,
He really did, he cried like a baby when he found out her and Finn were engaged; when he realized he never had a shot at making her his.
Wasted so much time,
should've seen the signs,
now I know,
just what went wrong,
Her eyes come to meet his in the middle of her verse, and she sees the pain there, honestly, it breaks her heart. She knows now that she's singing only Noah's feelings; he made this into a duet intentionally, so he could pretend he wasn't the one that cried, so he could pretend he didn't hurt so bad.
I guess I wanted you more,
and looking back now I'm sure,
I wanted you more,
I guess I wanted you more,
The only thing she doesn't know is who made him hurt so bad. He's always looked out for her, and she knows if she ever finds out who made this wonderful boy, man, hurt so horribly... Well, her 'violence is never the answer' belief is going to have to take a back seat, to the pain she sees shining back at her in his beautiful hazel eyes.
All the nights we spent just talkin',
Of the things we wanted out of life,
makin' plans and dreams together,
I wish I'd seen,
I was just too blind,
And it hits her like a freight train. She is the one who's hurt him so badly. In middle school, they used to sit in his back yard, before she was too busy for him with glee, and he with football, and talk about what they would name their children, and how he would always cheer her on during her broadway shows, and how she would always sit up and wait for him to come home from the fire station. He had truly loved her, still loves her, and she feels the tears well in her eyes, as she opens her mouth to sing.
My heart was open,
Exposed and hopin',
For you,
to lay it on the line,
The realization in her eyes makes him squeeze his shut, and when he opens them again, the tears falling down her cheeks make him feel all kinds of awful. Still he opens his mouth to harmonize with her.
But in the end,
it seems there was no room for me,
still I tried,
to change your mind,
She's sees it now. How hard he tried to change her mind. He always wanted to kiss her, and he always stood up for her, and when he left that night, when she was trying to get back at Finn, he didn't leave to save his friendship. He left because he didn't want to be a regret.
I guess I wanted you more,
and lookin' back now I'm sure,
I wanted you more,
I guess I wanted you more,
She stutters over the next verse, and hopes no one notices.
Ooh, I don't need you,
I don't need you anymore,
She feels the sob leave her throat, as she watches his eyes cloud over with tears.
I guess I wanted you more,
and lookin' back now I'm sure,
I wanted you more,
I guess I wanted you more,
He knows he needs her still, he knows he'll always need her. As the first of his tears trails down his cheek, he has to tear his eyes from hers in an attempt to calm down.
I don't need you,
I don't need you anymore.
His eyes come back to meet the still teary ones of the girl of his dreams; before he's snapped out of it by his clapping teammates.
"That was wonderful, Puck," Mr. Schue congratulates, "I'm sure Finn and Rachel will do it justice at nationals," eyes falling to the floor, Puck nods.
"Mr. Schuester," Rachel says, voice full of hatred, "Noah worked very hard on this song," she sniffles, "and if I'm singing this with anyone it's going to be him," Puck's eyes snap up to hers in shock.
"Rachel," Schue starts warningly.
"No, you listen to me," she warns, "I will not sing this beautiful song, that's sure to win us nationals, unless I sing it with Noah."
Schue shakes his head, opening his mouth, before Santana cuts him off, "Schue, I'm not even going to nationals if Puck doesn't get to sing this song with Rachel. It's obvious that this song means a lot to him if he was willing to cry in front of all of us; and, seriously, him and Rach sound better together that her and pyramid nipples," she snarls, and the rest of the club nod in agreement.
"I don't want Puck singing with my fiancee," Finns growls, "he always steals my girls, and I'm not letting it happen this time."
"Shut it Finnocence," Sanatana snaps, at the same time Rachel shouts, "Finn Hudson!"
"I will sing this song with Noah if I want to. If you want to be technical, you stole me from him. I dated him in middle school, in case you didn't know. He was my first boyfriend."
Finn's jaw drops, "Rach."
"No, Finn. I am singing with Noah. That's it," by the time the argument is over, everyone looks around, but Puck is nowhere to be found.
Chapter One.
A/N – I couldn't decide how to end this, so it's going to become a multichap. Um, I really hope you liked the first chapter.
I do not own 'Wanted You More' by Lady Antebellum. Their songs just give me a lot of Puckleberry feels.
- Katie.
