Pairing: Puck/Rachel
Spoilers: Post Mash-Up
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Knee Socks.

It was a cruel joke that fate played on her. Worse than the slushies and all the other immature pranks.

She thought being in love with Finn was hard enough.

So, dating Puck should be a breeze...right?

Pretending he's Finn doesn't really bother her. Starting to develop feelings for the Neanderthal? That does.

He's been mean and cruel. He's thrown slushies at her. Not to mention the relentless teasing. She shouldn't even deem him worthy to look at, much less date.

So, she does what any budding starlet would do. She breaks his heart.

She says it's because they both still love other people. And that's true. It's just not all of the truth.

When he leaves her offer of friendship in the dust she wants to chase after him. Tell him she was just being a diva or that she was using this as practice for her future acting jobs. Whatever it takes to make him wipe that sad look off of his face and kiss her senselessly. Hell, she'd even let him touch her boobs.

She doesn't.

For some reason she can't.

Maybe it's because of Finn.

Or Quinn.

Or the fact that he was her enemy.

Or maybe it was the way he shrugged her offer of friendship off like it was nothing.

Or just maybe she's too scared to have someone like her. Actually like her. To see past her voice, or her attitude, or even those damn knee socks.

Having to let go might be too much for her. To let go of that diva exterior. To let someone close enough to hurt her even further sounds ludicrous.

So, she does what any budding starlet would do. She grins and bears it.