Hey guys. My first fanfic so don't be too mean :). Finchel fic because they are the best in glee - by far. Review please :)? x

Disclaimer: I don't own glee: its a pity, however one day I will own Cory Monteith! ;D


Prologue:

Calm down, Deep breaths and get yourself dressed instead of running around,
And pulling all your threads saying breaking yourself up,
If it's a broken part, replace it but if it's a broken arm then brace it, if it's a broken heart then face it…

I woke up to the lyrics that I live my day by, I lay there thinking about how the last part was especially true since Finn had come into my life.

I got up and went through my morning regime – exercise, shower, dressed and finished by recording my video for the day and uploading it to my my-space account. I clicked off the 'video successful ' message and looked at my home page 'Rachel Berry… videos uploaded: 355'. 10 more days and I would have done a song a day for a whole year.

I grabbed my bag and flashed pass the mirror, I didn't need it, I knew how I looked to other people, boring, sad…'home-schooled' –I shuddered at the word. I quickly glanced at the note my dads had left on the kitchen counter as I grabbed an apple,
'Gone away for a few days hunny, shouldn't be more than a week, we'll call if it is. We put some money in the 'home alone' pot. Love you loads… Dad's xx xx

I looked at it and a tear started to produce, great now I would be without anyone at all to talk to for a whole week! I wiped it away before it could fully form, Rachel Berry didn't get brought down by such little things: she was strong, independent and could fend for herself. I repeated this to myself as I walked out of the door.

You've got the best of both worlds, You're the kind of girl who can take down a man, And lift him back up again, You are strong but you're needy…

I woke up to the radio and lay there thinking about how those last 6 words described Rachel.

I got up and went through my morning routine: few weight lifts, couple of sets of press-ups and then straight into the shower. I got dressed and stole a quick look in the mirror: at 6'3 I was tall enough and had a good physique from all the exercise and football I did. I looked good enough, not that anyone would care, I mean I was in glee club now- I was a geek. I sighed and picked up my phone before I left my room. I had a text from Kurt:

'Hello there. Listen think about what you're wearing today please! Its getting fairly bad I mean you are in serious need of a shopping trip! I would be happy to oblige as an adviser Kurt x.'

I slammed my phone shut and walked downstairs pulling open the cupboard and getting a packet of crisps before I headed out the door. I shoved all my bags into the driver's seat of my crappy car and drove to McKinley High.