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Rachel Berry was scared. She wasn't usually scared but right now, at this very moment standing outside Mr. Shuester office, she was scared. She had just typed up her resignation letter from the club and she was scared as to how he would respond. She had went over every single ending scenario in her head, some a little dramatic but none the less, there were only two possible scenarios that could come out of their little talk, one: he would hate her and say stuff or two: he would be supportive of her decision to leave. Too busy thinking, she hadn't seen that Mr. Shuester had walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder making her jump.
"I'm sorry Rachel, I didn't mean to make you jump". Said Mr. Shuester as he unlocked his office and walked in. Rachel flashed him a show smile and followed him in.
"It's okay Mr. Shuester, I was sorta in a different world". Replied Rachel with a smile small as she sat opposite Mr. Shuester who sat at his desk. Mr. Shuester smiled and nodded his head.
"I'm guessing you were waiting here to talk to me, what's up Rachel?". Asked Mr. Shuester as he sat back. Rachel looked down at the letter in her hand and flipped it over and ran her fingers over the edges of it before looking up at him.
"I don't know if Principal Figgin's has told you, but I am no longer a student here at McKinnley High. I wanted to tell you in person and give you this, my resignation letter from glee club". Said Rachel as she handed her resignation letter over to a surprised Mr. Shuester.
"I'm sorry, what? You're no longer a student here? Since when?". Asked Mr. Shuester as he accepted the letter and sat it down on his desk.
"My daddies with drew me from McKinnley as of about twenty minutes ago. They were sick of me coming home with slushie stained clothes and their last straw was when I came home yesterday with bruises; so they came to school this morning and with drew me against my wishes, I am now currently enrolled at Carmel High. Mr. Shue, I'm kind of glad I'm leaving, because I get to have a new beginning at a school and try to stop people from hating me". Said Rachel as she held her hands in her lap and stared at Mr. Shuester.
"You came home with bruises? Why didn't you tell me Rachel?". Asked Mr. Shuester as Rachel saw pain flash through his eyes.
"No disrespect Mr. Shue, but you knew I was being bullied and didn't do anything about it, so I didn't really see the point in telling you about this". Replied Rachel with a slight shrug of her shoulders. Rachel and Mr. Shuester sat there staring at each other before Mr. Shue stood up and walked around the side of the table and looked at Rachel. Rachel stood up staring at Mr. Shuester, scared of his response.
"I'm really sorry for what has happened to you Rachel but I respect your decision and I will stand by you. I'll always be your number one fan Rachel, and I hope you'll never forget us". Said Mr. Shuester as he reached out to hug Rachel tentatively. Rachel smiled and hugged him back, feeling better knowing Mr. Shuester doesn't hate her.
"Thank you Mr. Shuester. Really". Smiled Rachel as she hugged him back lightly. Mr. Shuester smiled and squeezed her one last time and let go.
"Dont forget that when you win your first tony award to thank your high school choir teacher". Grinned Mr. Shuester as he sat back down in his seat.
"Mr. Shue, I could never forget about you". Smiled Rachel as the bell rang.
"Are you ready to tell the club?". Asked Mr. Shuester as he gathered his things. Rachel fixed up her clothing and turned towards Mr. Shuester.
"As ready as I'll ever be". Replied Rachel as she made her way to glee club.
Walking the halls of McKinnley, she seen junior students being pushed into lockers by the bullies. Seeing them being pushed made Rachel realize she was glad to be leaving, she didn't have any friends to say good bye to so they wouldn't care if she left. Rachel stood there as she seen three of the team members of the hockey team coming at her with slushies in hand.
"You ready for a Berry surprise". Grinned Karofsky as he came towards her grinning at the slushy cup in hand.
"KAROFSKY! Don't you dare throw that slushie otherwise I will end you". Bellowed a voice from behind Rachel. The voice seemed to still the hockey team in their movements as red and white came to stand on either side of Rachel.
"Lopez, what're you doing standing up for this dork". Quipped Karofsky as Santana stood on Rachel's right and Brittany stood on her left. Santana glared at jock and walked over to him, hands on her hips and stared at him.
"You touch her one more time, I'll tell everyone you have an STI so you will never, ever have sex. again, do you hear me?". Whispered Santana as she glared at Santana. Karofsky gulped and nodded his head and went to leave.
"Oh, one more thing, I'm thirsty". She takes the slushie from his hand and throws it over his head. The whole entire school are watching them by now and gasp at what Santana had just done.
"Get. Away. Now". Growled Santana as the trio bailed. Santana grinned and turned back to Brittany and Rachel and smiled.
"What was that for?". Rachel asked confusedly as Santana and Brittany walked her to her locker to gather her stuff. Santana shrugged her shoulders.
"I've done a lot of bad stuff to you so I thought maybe I could do nice things and you could forgive me for all the wrong it'd done to you". Replied Santana.
Rachel grabbed her stuff and closed her locker and stared at Santana, had she just apologized to her? Where on earth had all this come from?
"Why're you apologizing now?". She asked. She seen the look Santana and Brittany had shared and she knew something was up.
"We heard you telling Mr. Shuester that you were leaving, and then you said you're kinda happy because then you can try and make people not hate you and make some friend". Said Brittany as Rachel stared at her open mouthed.
"You-You heard me talking to him?". She asked as she looked at the ground.
"Yes, we did and we are sorry that you're leaving because of the bullying, and contrary to what you say and think, Britt and I like you we are sorry that you're leaving. And I'm not just saying it because you're an amazing singer, we really are going to miss you". Replied Santana with a small smile and a shrug of her shoulders. Rachel didn't know what to do, should she believe her? She is taking a huge step in talking to Rachel in the hallway, but she just did a bigger step to make Rachel realize she was being serious.
"I really am sorry Rachel". Said Santana as she leaned forward and hugged Rachel, Brittany followed suite and hugged Santana and Rachel at the same time. Rachel smiled and hugged the duo back.
"Guys, we have to get to glee, I have to announce to the others that I'm no longer a student here". Whispered Rachel.
Rachel let go of the duo and they made their way to the choir room, walking the halls and being continuously stared. It seems as tho everyone heard Santana's threat to Karofsky and seen her slushy him so they're all staying out of their ways. They walked into the choir where everyone was seated, they all stared at them as they walked.
"Lopez, what're you doing walking with her for?". Snarled Mercedes. Mercedes had never liked Rachel, purely because she got all the leads and her voice was killer. Rachel deflated as she sat down in the front with Brittany sitting down next to her.
"Oi, watch it Aretha otherwise you'll find out what its like on the other side of Lima". Growled Santana as she plopped herself on the seat next to Rachel. They felt the daggers on their back as everyone stared at them, confused by their new friendship and Mercedes angry at Santana and Rachel.
"Hey guys..". said Mr. Shuester as he walked in noticing the tension.
"Everything okay?". Continued Mr. Shuester as he placed his things on the piano as he stared at the club. He noticed they were all staring at Rachel, Santana and Brittany and he noticed that Brittany was rubbing Rachel's leg lightly. Rachel looked up and seen him staring at them, she shook her head no indicating it wasn't okay. Mr. Shuester nodded his head and clapped his hands.
"Alright guys, before we get started on anything, Rachel has an announcement to make". Said Mr. Shuester as he moved out of the star light and Rachel stood up taking his spot. She stood there staring around the room, taking in everyone's appearances and expressions. Santana and Brittany were looking at her softly and smiling supportively, Kurt and Mercedes were glaring at her whilst everyone else had indifferent expressions on their faces.
"Hurry up Berry, we don't have all day. It'd rather not stare at your ugly argyle skirts and long socks all day thanks". Quipped Mercedes. Before Mr. Shuester had a chance to say anything, Santana turned around.
"Oi, Aretha, do you remember what I said? Shut ya trap". Growled Santana as Brittany placed her hand on Santana's thigh and stopped her from getting angry. Rachel sighed before taking in a deep breath before talking.
"As of half an hour, I am no longer a student here at McKinnley, and as of twenty minutes ago, I am no longer a member of New Directions". Said Rachel as the others stared at her.
"Oh what a joke, another diva moment I see? Sit back down Rachel and shut up". Said Mercedes as she crossed her arms across her chest. Rachel shook her head at Santana and told her its not worth it.
"Say whatever you want Mercedes but I don't care anymore. I thought it would be polite for me to tell you all that I would not be returning tomorrow and to wish you luck at sectionals and regionals. I thought it'd be nice to you, even tho none of you know how to be nice". Replied Rachel as she stared at the club. Some shifted underneath her gaze, while others looked anywhere but Rachel. Rachel could tell that some of them felt bad, but she didn't care. Finn and Quinn were back together and she honestly couldn't care less.
"But now that I've said what I've said and tried to be nice, I'm going to tell you all a little something. Since coming to McKinnley, my life has been hell. My first day, I went home and cried and cleaned my slushied clothing. You know, at some point, I gave up trying to convince you guys that I wasn't just a voice and that I had a personality, but hardly any of you listened. Most of you never me the time of day, some of you never will, and some of you have only just started". Said Rachel as her eyes flickered to Brittany and Santana for a bit briefly before continuing.
"Every day after I got slushied, i cleaned up myself, but one day, I got home late from school because I was locked in the bathroom, that my dad had seen my slushied clothing, they asked how long this was going on and I told them everything. I then proceeded to tell them that it didn't matter and that I didn't want to leave McKinnley, they didn't withdraw me but they said one more straw and I'm out. That last straw came yesterday when I came home from school with bruises on my arms. My daddies had enough, so as of this present moment, I am a new student at Carmel High. So I thank you for your time and I'll hopefully most of you never again, unless we are versing you at sectionals or regionals because I intend to audition for vocal adrenaline". Said Rachel finally as she looked around the room at the surprised looks of most of the glee clubbers. Santana held up a sign saying she will call her later. Rachel nodded at Santana and Brittany and smiled lightly at Mr. Shuester, and walked out of the glee club and never looking back, knowing she had made the best decision of her life.
So, I have a thing for stories where Rachel goes to Carmel, so here's my take. Hope you like it, so read and review please.