A/N: Jonathan Groff is, by far, probably my favoritest person in the whole wide world. :) So the fact that he's on Glee, my favoritest show makes me feel like…I don't even think there's words. The producers and everyone apart of Glee have made the relationship between Jesse and Rachel flawless, and it's because of that I've decided to dedicate a compilation of different one-shots to my favorite couple. :3
Disclaimer: Glee is owned by FOX.
Summary: They say mistakes are made on the journey to finding your true love. He's made so many, he probably won't ever get a second chance.
Category: Glee
Genre/s: Romance/Angst
Story Type: AT
Character Type: Jesse/Major OOC, Rachel/Slight OOC
Rating: T (PG-13)
Pairing: St. Berry
Inspiration Behind One-Shot: Girl by Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe
His Final Mistake
"One half of me is yours, the other half yours-
Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours,
And so all yours!"
-William Shakespeare
At first it was just a game to him; capture the young star's heart, string her along, and then break her right before Regional's. It should have been easy; simple and effortless. But he had to fall for her.
It wasn't supposed to happen. He was Jesse St. James, for god's sakes, he wasn't supposed to fall for mediocre, giggly school girls.
His first mistake was believing she wasn't worth his time. From the moment he heard her sing those first words in Don't Rain on My Parade, he commended her talent—yet her performance was flawed, and using that scarce amount of faults, he convinced himself she wasn't worth his time. He left without so much as an introduction or congratulations for their obvious win.
His second mistake was thinking he knew her like the back of his hand. All he needed were sweet sayings, a few compliments, and a smile here and there. Tie it all together with him serenading her in a public library, and she would be putty in his hands. He hadn't been prepared for her reaction. From what he had gathered, she was confident, overbearing, too bubbly and cheery, and always made sure to get what she wanted—all in all, she was a female version of him, or at least the person people thought he was—which was the exact kind of girl he would never give the time of day. Instead he found an innocent, shy girl who was both awed by his presence and blushed at everything he said. If he didn't know any better, he'd have thought she was a completely different person.
His third mistake was telling Shelby she would never reach his level of talent. It was true that Rachel lacked Streisand's emotional depth at Sectional's, and her pitch was all over the place. So when he sat down at the piano he had fully prepared himself to try and deal with her imperfectness. What he hadn't expected was the pure, raw talented voice she produced. It took all his willpower to continue singing without having his jaw drop in shock. He had been willing to ignore her obvious talent, and even more so her double-personality—he only discovered later on from further research that the annoying, challenging Rachel was a front she put up to protect herself. But it was utterly impossible to ignore the girl standing next to him with the voice of an angel. She far surpassed him, and for a fleeting moment he grew fearful. What if she would be the one to knock him off his high pedestal? His fear soon turned into admiration, and he realized the tables had turned; when introductions were exchanged, she had looked at him with starry eyes. Now he found himself to be awestruck by her.
His fourth mistake was never telling her the truth from the start. She gave him a warning: "If you break my heart, I might die..." He forced himself to believe she was over exaggerating. How could a young teenage girl feel like she's dying over a silly, little crush? But he started to understand what she meant as time passed. His admiration became crushing, his crushing became obsessing, his obsessing became addiction, and his addiction became love. He had fallen in love with Rachel Berry in two months. He no longer felt like he was playing a game; instead, every game piece was a person in his life, and Rachel's piece always seemed to occupy the center of the board game, all the other pieces revolving around her. He was stupid to think he could simply ignore a girl like Rachel—the perfect girl for him…A girl who would never give him a second chance if she found out where it all began.
His fifth mistake was letting her weave her own web of lies. He knew she was having difficulty keeping their relationship a secret from all her friends. She was lying to them every time she turned down a movie for "studying" or "auditions", because she was really with him. She was lying to them when she said she didn't hold a grudge against them for making her break up with him, because she never did. And she was lying to them when she said she was quitting the club to focus on her studies and future career—on Broadway of course—when she was really quitting so she could date him publically.
His sixth mistake was never introducing her to his friends. He had never met her friends for obvious reasons, but once Rachel quit Glee Club there were more expectations. She could finally meet his friends, his family; Rachel Berry would finally be able to take her first glimpse at the life of Jesse St. James. Only he couldn't tell her the truth: he had no real friends, or at least ones he could count on, and his family didn't fall short of the "Rude and Obnoxious" category. So when she finally confronted, landing them in their first big blow-out fight, he tried to worm his way out of introducing her to any of the scum that made up Vocal Adrenaline. She didn't believe him. Instead she asked around, trying to find answers as to why her boyfriend didn't want her to meet his friends. Was he embarrassed? The look on her face when he walked in on her talking to the female lead of Vocal Adrenaline was enough. She knew. His heartbeat picked up, his pulse racing, his breaths coming out in shallow gasps too low for her to hear. She knew. He could see the disbelief in her eyes. He could also see it turn into tragic heartbreak. And even though he tried to stop her, she walked away without listening to his pleads and reasoning.
His seventh and final mistake was never telling her "I love you."
A/N: A short little nothing for my favoritest couple on the planet. :) Creators of Glee, you are simply genius by adding Jonathan Groff to the show. My opinion? A million times better than Finn and Rachel together, plus their chemistry is just incredible. Anyone else like this new love interest (who they better keep on the show or will have one seriously angry fan-girl harassing them constantly)? Click the little green button down there and REVIEW!
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