Rachel Berry was onstage. Not an unusual act, especially not for Rachel, who lived to be onstage. To sing, to dance, and to be without a care in the world. Once she stepped onto the stage, nothing mattered. It didn't matter that she got a slushie to her face every single morning. It didn't matter that she has no real friends. So what if she grows old and alone? She'll be a star. The pride of Ohio. The one that made it out, and actually achieved her dreams. The envy of America, maybe even Europe. When she hit that first note, that first crucial note, nothing existed but her, the stage, and the music. She existed for this feeling, and whenever she wanted to forget, she came to the stage. "There's no business like show business..." To Rachel Berry, nothing can be truer.

Rachel Berry was singing. It didn't matter what she was singing; the ABC's, the "Friends" theme song, or a Broadway classic. All that mattered was that she was singing. She sings to escape. She sings to receive praise. She sings to ease the pain. She sings to forget. She sings because that's what she's best at, and it's all she's ever known. It's her destiny, decided for her by her dads. Rachel loved them both to death, and she couldn't ask for better dads. But lately, she's been thinking. Thinking about why she's destined to sing. Thinking about life. Thinking about love. Thinking about him. Thinking about him and her. Thinking about him and her, together. Thinking about him, her, and their unborn child. The unborn child she's carrying. The unborn child he helped father. The unborn child that will keep him and her together, until death do them part. Thinking about how "he" is none other than Finn Hudson, and how "she" is his perfect, blonde, cheerleader girlfriend.Thinking about how she, Rachel Berry, will never be able to call him, Finn Hudson, hers.

Rachel Berry was crying. She knows she shouldn't be, for a number of reasons.
1) She cries because Finn wasn't really hers to begin with, so why does she care?
2) She cries because she knows it's more than lust that she feels for Finn.
3) She cries because she knows he doesn't, never did, and never will feel the same way about her.
4) She cries because she knows he feels that way about Quinn.
5) She cries because she's about to admit defeat.

Rachel Berry was walking. Rachel has numerous walks. The Strut, reserved for exiting with dignity. The Flounce, reserved for flirting. The Red Carpet, reserved for, well, the red carpet. The Stomp, reserved for stomping out of glee rehearsals. The Tiptoe, used to spy on people without being noticed. The Everyday, reserved for everyday walking. And finally, The Slump, reserved for giving up. She hardly ever slumped. It was bad for your posture, which is important if you want to be a star as badly as she did. But right now, it was pretty obvious she was slumping. Why? Quinn Fabray had won. And allowing Quinn Fabray to win meant that Finn was forever & always Quinn's. Quinn's property. Quinn's boy toy. Quinn's... -gulp- baby daddy. It wasn't fair. Girls like Quinn get whatever they want by snapping their fingers, while girls like Rachel have to work & break their backs to try to achieve even a fragment of what the "Quinns" of the world receive. She slumped all the way to her locker, where someone was waiting for him.

His name was Finn Hudson. His cute smile disappeared as soon as he saw her bloodshot eyes, her frown, her tear stained cheeks, and her defeated walk. Finn had no idea what to say, so instead he did the one thing he had wanted to do ever since their last kiss on the stage.
Finn Hudson was kissing Rachel Berry.
And they both felt the inevitable.
They were meant for each other.
There's only one word for that,
its powerful and unexpected.
It's called Fate.