Too Close Chapter 1: Don't You Want Me Baby?, a glee fanfic

A/N: Takes place during The First Time. Time is slightly altered. Sectionals have already happened — the New Directions & Troubletones are one group again.

"Can I be honest? This song is about sexual awakening, as is the entire musical. You two lack passion. Have either of you two actually…?"

Artie's question shocked Rachel. She was keeping her virginity until the right time. The sudden departure of Ms. Pillsbury and Coach Beiste made her uncomfortable, especially as Artie began to recall his first time with Brittany. He peered at her through his glasses waiting for an answer.

She stumbled for the right explanation. "W-um…"

Thank god Blaine stepped in to help. "I'm waiting for the right time."

She immediately agreed letting out a string of yeah's and smiling at Blaine. "So glad that you're my Tony."

Artie was not convinced. "Look. As your friend, I support your strange aversion to fun. But, as your director, I'm concerned."

Confusion spread over Rachel's face. What was he talking about?

"I'm sorry, what do you mean?" she asked innocently.

"Well, how do you expect to convey the human experience to an audience when you haven't even opened yourself up to one of humanity's most basic and primal ones," Artie put it simply enough.

She turned to Blaine with a look of shock. Was a director really asking her to lose her virginity before the show? She was nothing but a dedicated actress and she would do what it took get into her role, even if it meant sleeping with Finn before she was ready.

She ran into Finn in the hallway and he practically invited her over to "do the deed" that night.

She sighed. This is what she wanted, wasn't it? Rachel took in a deep breath and hoped to god that this was the right decision. She knew she was meant to be with Finn so she shouldn't be second-guessing herself, right?

Later that night she was knocking on Finn's door. With Burt and his mom out of town, she knew this would be one of the few nights they could actually have sex.

Finn opened the door with a goofy "I'm going to get laid" smile on his face. He ushered her in and she took off her cardigan.

"I cooked us dinner," He exclaimed as he lead her to he dining table.

"How sweet Finn. This looks delicious." Rachel surveyed the food. The meat substitute looked mouth watering. She took a seat and dug in. Finn engulfed his meal.

Afterwards she was stuffed and yet feeling a little nauseous. "Mmm. That was amazing. I've never had meat substitute before that tasted that much like real meat."

Finn's face was filled with confusion. "Meat substitute? Rachel, that was real meat. Why on earth would I make meat substitute?"

Rachel's jaw dropped. How could her boyfriend not remember that she was a vegan?

She stood up in anger, grabbed the glass of sparking cider and threw it in Finn's face. "I'm a vegan you idiot. I have been since the first day you met me," she yelled. She reached into her purse, retrieved the condoms she brought and threw them on the table.

"We've been dating on and off for two years now and you can't remember one of the biggest parts about my lifestyle. For god's sake Finn, even Santana — the girl who hates me — knows that about me. You're such an idiot and I can't believe I was even thinking I would lose my virginity to you," She paced back and forth as Finn sat in shock.

"… wait a minute…" Finn stood up to interject.

"No. Sit down! Let me spell this out for you since your brain cells are less than Brittany's— WE'RE OVER." Rachel grabbed her purse and cardigan and walked toward the door.

"I actually thought you were the one, but the one wouldn't be as dumb and forgetful of such a big part of my life."

"Rachel, don't do this. You're acting crazy right now. It was just a little meat." Finn exclaimed.

She huffed and opened the front door. Before leaving she turned around and said, "Oh Finn, this is me being the sanest I've been. We're done. Please don't try to change that."

She stormed out to her car and let the tears fall.

She pulled out her phone and pressed three. The phone rang and rang until finally he picked up.

"Hi dollface. Why are you calling? I thought you and the step-brother would be canoodling right now." Kurt answered.

Rachel let out a load sob and she heard Blaine the background asking if she was okay. Kurt quickly shushed him.

"Sweetie, what happened?" Kurt interjected her sobs.

"I broke… up…with…him," Rachel said each work with tears in between.

Kurt whispered her reply to Blaine. She heard both of them chatting quietly as she kept crying.

Suddenly Blaine was on the phone, "Rachel, can you drive?"

She mumbled an affirmation of some sorts.

"Ok. Drive to my place right now. Kurt and I have ice cream here with Funny Girl and you can explain everything then." Blaine's voice soothed her as she turned on the ignition and drove away from Finn's house.

Arriving at Blaine's, the two boys hugged her and ushered her in. After a pint of ice cream, vegan of course because Blaine knew her better than her own boyfriend (ex-boyfriend now) and watching Funny Girl yet again — Rachel calmed down and told her friends what happened that evening.

For the record, Rachel did not want to be here.

Kurt and Blaine had been tag teaming and making sure she wasn't alone. Kurt had a doctor's appointment, so Blaine decided to take Rachel to Dalton with him to personally invite the Warblers to West Side Story. She had never stepped foot in Dalton before but it was gorgeous.

"Have you given thought to Artie's advice?" Rachel asked Blaine as the entered the halls.

Blaine glanced at her as they walked down Dalton Academy's halls. "I don't care about what Artie said. Kurt brought up sex last night and I still want to wait for the right moment." He paused. "Kurt's the right person, but they say you just know when you're ready."

Rachel smiled and was happy her best friend had found an amazing guy like Blaine. She thought Finn was the right person, but she couldn't have been more wrong. Rachel realized after a lot of ice cream and talking, she was in love with her idea of Finn, not actually Finn. Rachel looked down at her outfit and felt slightly uncomfortable. Kurt had dressed her this morning in an attempt to make her feel better and also fit in at Dalton. Her navy dress was embellished with red strips at the bottom. Looking around, she matched the blazers all around her. Instead of her usual knee socks, Kurt had insisted on a pair of simple red flats.

She heard humming in a distance, knowing they were nearing the choir room. She was extremely interested in knowing how the Warblers were doing without their lead man Blaine, especially since they would be their biggest competition come Regionals.

Suddenly they entered a wooden room and the Warblers were kicking off their own version of "Uptown Girl." She recognized some members as they were very close with Kurt and Blaine.

Nick sang lead. She had to admit he was good, but nowhere close to Blaine's talent. She smiled at the song choice as Blaine danced next to her. She didn't think the Warbler's had noticed their presence yet.

Rachel's eye's scanned the room until they hit the greenest eyes she's ever seen.

They belonged to an extremely attractive boy. His jawline was pronounced and he was wearing a smirk as he sang backup. His eyes met hers and she began to blush profusely because he caught her staring.

He gave her a once over before looking at Blaine next to her. He stood up and sauntered over toward them. She wasn't sure who he was checking out, but knowing her luck, he batted for Blaine and Kurt's team.

He came over as they sang and reached out to Blaine and grabbed him into the group. He took over as lead and her heart melted. He was gorgeous and had one of the smoothest voices she had ever heard. He was also gay, Rachel assumed. She stood watching the boys sing and dance to the song.

Blaine nudged Nick, who had taken over as lead and suddenly all the boys were coming toward her. She giggled as Nick sang to her. She picked up a few moves from the boys and joined in.

Nick went back into the line and the new hot boy stepped out in front of her. He sang directly at her with a grin. Suddenly Thad was in front of her continuing the verse. He grabbed her arm and spun her around.

She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love

They were reaching the chorus again and she decided to join in. She belted out the chorus as her voice took over Nick's.

With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am

She stopped and they continued their "Ohs" with some great dance moves. She sat with Blaine next to the piano as the attractive guy sang directly toward them. She still wasn't sure who he was singing toward, but she was for sure going to find out what sex he preferred. Nick stepped out and finished off the song.

Blaine clapped after the song ended and she joined in.

"You guys killed it, as always!" Blaine said excitedly.

Rachel knew he missed these guys like crazy. "You all know Rachel right?" Blaine added. Rachel waved and smiled shyly.

"Of course we know Ms. Berry here," Nick walked up to her and took her hand and kissed it. She blushed. "If Dalton wasn't an all boy's school, we would try and get her into the Warblers as quickly as possibly."

"Your addition to that song was great," Jeff added.

Rachel smiled and looked at the attractive boy who was now squinting at her as if he was trying to figure her out.

Trent turned to Blaine, "So is your triumphant return to Dalton? Please?"

Rachel giggled and nudged Blaine. "Actually, I'm here to invite you guys to my opening night at McKinley. West Side Story!" Blaine exclaimed. "Rachel is playing Maria and I'm Tony. I reserved a whole block of tickets just for the Warblers, it'd mean the world to me if you guys could come."

Suddenly the drop dead gorgeous boy decided to speak, "We'll be there. Once a Warbler, always a Warbler, right? Blaine Anderson. Sebastian Smythe."

Sebastian. That was his name. His voice was husky and Rachel felt flushed just listening to it. "And you're the famous Rachel Berry. The only reason that New Directions beat us at regionals last year." He smirked arrogantly at her.

Rachel was flattered and outraged at the same time. "Excuse me, you weren't even there little freshman."

Sebastian laughed and stepped closer to her, only leaving inches between them. "Do I look like a freshman to you?"

She gulped in and took a step back into Blaine and almost tripping. Luckily for her, Blaine grabbed her arms before she could fall and steadied her.

"Sebastian, stop being an ass," Nick called out. "Sebastian is a transfer student. He lived in Paris for the past two years."

Rachel nodded and turned to him, "Don't worry Sebastian, we'll crush you again at regionals. Don't you know that with my voice and Blain's voice, we're unstoppable."

Blaine chuckled at her confidence. "Rachel, let's not start anything. We're only here as friends," he whispered.

Sebastian didn't seem to hear Blaine as his eyes narrowed at her. "Is that a challenge Ms. Berry? Why don't you and Blaine show us what New Directions has that we don't."

Rachel turned to Blaine. "Hey Blaine, do you know what song I have on my IPOD. It's the karaoke version."

Blaine turned stiff. He did not want to cause a scene at his former school, but he knew that neither Rachel nor Sebastian was going to back down.

"What song?" Blaine squeaked out knowing he was going to perform right now.

Rachel grabbed her IPOD out of her purse and plugged it into their speakers. Blaine knew the song right away and he knew the words by heart. This would not be the first time they would be performing it.

All the Warblers sat down and watched intently. Most of them found the situation amusing. The only one taking it seriously was Sebastian.

The music started and Blaine jumped in.

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up, and turned you around
Turned you into someone new
Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too

Rachel danced more seductively than normal, since she was sober this time and she knew she had every single Warbler's attention. Blaine smiled knowing that Rachel was putting on a show. He turned to her and put on more of an act into the song.

Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me
Don't, don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me

Since there were no microphones this time, they were dancing together practicing some of New Directions choreography. Rachel joined in on the second part of the chorus.

It's much too late to find
You think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me oh

Rachel took over as her part came on. This time she sang and walked over to the Warblers. She moved around them touching their chests and running her hands through their hair. Blaine pretended to fake fan himself as she sang. They all got up and cheered them on.

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you
The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you
But now I think it's time I lived my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do

She finally reached Sebastian during her part. He was standing with his arms crossed. She leaned in so their lips were only inches apart and sang her back up to the chorus right to him.

Don't

Don't (She repeated right at him)

Don't you want me?

Don't you want me? (She ran her hand down his chest)

She moved back to Blaine as they finished the song off.

You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me

Every single Warbler cheered except Sebastian. He slow clapped and walked toward them.

"It was great meeting you Blaine. I heard you were a legend. It's too bad that you had to go to a school where the closest thing to a star they have is a Barbara Streisand wannabe who desperately needs to get laid because she has no idea how to even act sexy. Unlike you Mr. Anderson, the rumors are correct — You really are sex on a stick and sing like a dream." Sebastian sneered.

Rachel eyes widened as he insulted her and complimented Blaine in the same sentence. She opened her mouth and then shut it before saying something she regretted. She turned to Nick and gave him a hug. "It was great meeting ALMOST all of you," Rachel said. "Blaine, I'm going to go wait by the car. Take your time."

She turned to Sebastian, shot him a glare and walked out. How could someone so attractive be so mean? She huffed off thinking about what he said. Was she really not attractive?

She looked at her reflection in Blaine's car. Her boobs were a little smaller than most people, but she had great legs as Noah has mentioned many times. Her butt was a decent size as well and she was extremely fit. She leaned in and examined her nose. She had thought about fixing it before, but everyone convinced her to keep it as it is. She sat on the hood finally and let some tears run down her face. No matter the talent, she wasn't going to make it anywhere because she wasn't sexy enough.

Blaine stood there shocked as Rachel left. He shook his head and turned to Sebastian. "That was really mean man. She's going through a rough breakup right now and tell her that probably send her crying." he brushed Sebastian off. "See y'all at my show guys. And good luck for regionals."

Blaine walked out but stopped in the hallway as he heard Nick speak.

"Man, she's hot and has a voice of an angel. I have no idea why you had to put her down," Nick added.

Sebastian scoffed. "Whatever. Of course she's good. She has an amazing voice, but tearing down the competition is the only way we can win this thing. Trust me, we can no longer play nice. We'll lose again if we do. This is why I was elected the new captain."

Blaine shook his head and walked to his car. He found Rachel sitting on his hood with her face in her hands.

"Rachel," he whispered.

She shook her head. "Sorry I screwed up the reunion."

Blaine pulled her off the hood and led her to he passenger door. "Sweetie, no. It wasn't your fault. It was Sebastian's fault. And don't listen to him. You're very attractive and I know over half the guys in there would've slept with you within a second if you'd given them the chance."

Blaine closed the door and walked over and got into the driver's side. "I mean look at you Sweetie. No other girl could've made me question my sexuality like you did, even if it was just for a second," he continued.

Rachel giggled through her tears and hugged Blaine. "Thanks for taking me on this field trip."

Blaine smiled. "No problem. We sound awesome together my Maria. We'll decimate them at regionals."

Rachel smiled brightly, because nothing could cheer her up like the thought of winning.

A/N: REVIEW & tell me if you like it. The Sebastian/Rachel interactions will only increase over time!