Hey everyone :) This is a repost of mine. I posted it back at the end of season one, but it never really went anywhere. I was re-reading it the other day and I thought it had a good base to it, so I decided to make some modifications to it by adding the newer characters and then repost it, to make it more applicable to the current season :) This is a multi-character story, but the focus will be on Puck and Rachel as the story continues, this the first time I've actually wrote something that doesn't just focus on one or two characters, so it's an experiment for me.

I really hope you enjoy reading this, as much as I enjoy writing it, as always reviews make me :D so if you wouldn't mind leaving me some *hint hint*

Disclaimer - I don't own Glee, if I did then Blaine would be at McKinley already and Puck and Rachel would be together by now :)

enjoy x

Will Schuster was an extremely proud man right now, he'd watched his kids struggle through the odds over the last three years, and now everything had been worthwhile, they were now National Champions, a title no one could take away from them, not even a certain cheerleading coach.
"Schuster!" Will lifted his head from his paperwork as he heard Sue enter the teacher's lounge; he gave her a smug grin that only angered her more. She threw down her clipboard onto the table and stood over him.

"What's this I hear about your group of misfits being National champions?" she asked, Will sat back in his chair and gave her a nod of satisfaction.

"That's right Sue, I guess you've wasted your time this year, even after all of those ridiculous stunts you pulled, we still managed to win."

"How dare you, that is a ridiculous accusation and I will sue your ass!"

"You don't need to we won Sue. You'll just have to learn to accept it," With that he picked up his coffee and his pile of work and walked out of the office, leaving a furious Sue behind him. It had felt great to finally get one over her. His kids had performed great during the competitions, even if they had planted fake set lists around the school. This year they were not taking any chances. It had also been a relief that the kids had finally managed to bond with each other this year, for once there were no arguments between them, they were all there for one thing – the joy of performing. They had also pulled together, each of them aware that this would be the last time that they were able to perform together as a team, after graduation they were all going their own separate ways. As he walked through the busy hallways, it was evident that everyone was already getting into the summer spirit, lockers were being emptied, selected students were still trying to frantically cram for those last few finals, whilst those who couldn't care less made no attempt in even trying look interested as they threw their books into huge bins at the bottom of the hallway.

As he rounded the corner he ran into a familiar redhead, he smiled as she took a cautious step back from him. They had never really gotten over what could have been between them, it was obvious to anyone that they should be together, it just seemed to be easier said than done. Over the weekend, the pair had spent a considerable amount of time together, as between them they managed to keep the kids in order and get them ready to perform.

"Oh, hi Will!" she smiled, her eyes looking into his briefly.

"Emma," he nodded at her, and she blushed slightly. The pair stood in silence for a few seconds when Emma cleared her throat quietly.

"Figgins is looking for you, he said it's important," Will rolled his eyes, and nodded.

"Thanks Emma," she smiled politely and stepped to the side of him, before continuing on her way. Will sighed loudly and shook his head. Figgins hadn't really been that supportive over the last year, even though the Glee Club had been receiving recognition through everything they had done, and even before winning Nationals, they had been under budget, the kids were determined to pay their own way this year, without having to worry about Figgins cutting their budget again. Their win at Nationals had given the club a huge cheque, something that would come in handy in the future; Will had no doubt about that. However, the thought that Figgins wanted to see him now, filled him with nothing but dread. Every time he'd been called into his office, he'd received bad news. Will had been determined to keep up his good mood, but he had a nagging feeling that all of this could be over in seconds.

As Will walked into Figgin's office, he smiled at the secretary, she gave him a polite smile and nodded in direction of the main office. Will nodded and stepped forward, lightly tapping on the glass door.

"You wanted to see me?" he said opening the door a little.

"Ah William, yes please come in," Will gave him a worried look, a little concerned at this new attitude, he'd never seen Figgins so happy before. As he took his usual seat in front of Figgins desk he glanced around him, whilst Figgins finished polishing one of his prized duck ornaments – items that freaked Will out to no end.

"I do believe I haven't had the opportunity to congratulate you in person after your triumphant weekend at Nationals." Will nodded, as the man opposite him took his usual seat behind the desk.

"Oh, well. Thank you. But I didn't do anything, it was the kids," Will couldn't hide the pride in his voice, Figgins noticed this and smiled.

"Of course, the children were an asset to the school, I do believe,"

"Yes, they really were," Will agreed with him as Figgins began tidying a pile of papers that had accumulated on his desk.

"Now, you're probably wondering why I've asked to see you here William?" Will nodded and stared at the man in front of him. "I've received an e-mail from the chair of the National Glee Club Championship, it appears they were very impressed with the children, on and off the stage."

"Oh, well, like I said, they were an asset to the school," Will added, Figgins nodded and waved his hand to silence Will, who frowned at him.

"Well it seems that that they were so impressed with them, that he would like our Glee Club to represent the country at the international competition over the summer,"

Will's eyes widened, he'd heard of the international competition before, but never had he even considered that his kids would be ready for that. They were only in their second year. Would the kids be able to go? What about funds? Sure they had the cheque from Nationals, but that would only cover so much.

"I'm sorry, what?" Will finally managed to say, trying to ignore the questions that were frantically forcing their way to the front of his mind,

"William, they are asking you to represent to America in the International Championships, this summer in England, now do you accept?"

"I'll have to talk to the kids about this..."

"William, this isn't about the children, think about the sponsorship deals we could negotiate if our school represented the country," Figgins was walking around the room now, Will followed him with his eyes.

"Even if we did agree, how would we be able to afford to go? Our budget will not cover the expenses a competition like this would cost us,"

"William, everything will be taken care of, all you need to do is prepare the kids for a competition, can you do that?"

"I guess so," Will mumbled as Figgins pulled him to his feet. He tapped him on the back he pulled him towards the door.

"You won't regret this William, I'll e-mail the details to you," Will nodded, still in somewhat of a daze. The door closed behind him and Will stood for a moment replaying everything that had happened in the room just a few seconds ago. The kids were going to represent the country in a competition. They'd worked so hard all year, he was sure that they were going to have a relaxing summer, now he'd have to throw this on them. He didn't even know if they were all available over the summer. He sighed loudly and ran a hand through his hair. Up until now, he'd only thought about the kids, but now he was thinking about their set list should they go through with the competition, they'd want to perform some new numbers, how would he be able to come up with them all in time? He shook his head in defeat, there was no point in worrying about that right now. It hadn't even been confirmed, instead he decided he would discuss it with the kids first and get their view on things. If they agreed, then they would work out the details, if they refused then that would be the end of that, No argument about it – the kids came first, they always had done.

As he re-entered the busy hallway, he noticed a cheerful Rachel making a beeline towards him. Giving her his usual smile, he waited to be bombarded with another list of her demands.

"Mr Schuster, I've been looking for you everywhere!" she grinned, "Miss Pilsbury told me you'd been called to see Principal Figgins, I hope everything is okay,"

Will noticed her concern and nodded, giving her a sincere smile.

"Everything is fine Rachel, thank you for your concern,"

"No problem Mr Schuster!" she grinned, "I've been looking through some possible song choices for the graduation ceremony,"

"That's great Rachel," he smiled politely.

"I thought we could look through them this afternoon, we're still having our usual Glee meeting aren't we? I know it's the end of the school year, but that really isn't an excuse!" Even after all this time it still amazed Will how quickly Rachel could talk.

"Yes Rachel, we're still having the meeting," Rachel gave him a satisfied grin, "Could you please make sure to pass the message onto the rest of the club, it's important that everyone is there this afternoon."
Rachel nodded, desperate to find out more. She stared at him intently, trying to read his face. She got nothing out of him, instead she glanced behind him and into Principal Figgins' office. He had his back to her, typical! Instead, she smiled sweetly at her teacher and set off to find the others. If Mr Schuster had something important to tell them, then she wanted to make sure that everyone was there early, she didn't want any delays.

Will watched as Rachel quickly made her way through the hallways, he'd wanted to tell her there and then, but he didn't want to be accused of favouritism by telling Rachel first. Telling everyone at the same time was the right thing to do. Now he just had to figure out how he was going to tell them. He just needed some guidance first, and he knew exactly where to go to get it.

Emma Pillsbury wasn't one to be effected by the joys of the school year ending for summer, she was happy whilst at work. It was the one thing that gave her a sense of normality, now all that was coming to an end for another 3 months. She had no idea what she was going to do with herself. Last summer had been different; she had spent the majority with Carl, their relationship had been new and fresh back then. Of course, things were still a little awkward, she had some sort of feelings for Will, feelings that she couldn't turn off on a whim, however Carl was a wonderful person, and she was lucky to have found him. Christmas vacation had been much of the same, they had spent Christmas with her family and new years with his. That had been a experience like no other for her, meeting new people, getting to know new surroundings, she was still coming to terms with her problems and gradually things were getting better for her. They were not perfect, not even close, but they were better than they had ever been. Carl had helped her through them, but deep down she knew that she didn't truly love him, she was settling for him. Like she'd done before with Ken, it wasn't fair then, and it definitely wasn't fair now. Carl didn't deserve that, and neither did she. So a week before she flew out to New York with New Directions for Nationals, she finished her relationship with Carl. Even though Emma and Will were now on good terms, they still had not returned to the way things used to be for them. But she was okay with that, she was being honest with herself for the first time in years. So here she was, after polishing everything in her office for the fifth time that day, she was stuck wondering how she was going to spend the rest of the summer vacation.

There was a quiet tap on her window, she lifted her head from polishing her pen holder and smiled when she saw Will smiling at her. She nodded and he walked inside.

"Hey, can we talk?" he asked, her eyes brightened and she nodded as he took a seat opposite her.

"Was everything okay with Figgins?" she asked, he nodded and looked at her intently.

"New Directions have been selected to represent America in the International Championships," he explained.

"Really? Oh Will, that's great news!" She grinned, before taking in the concerned expression on his face, "Isn't it?"

"I don't know Emma." Will sighed, "The kids have worked so hard all year round, I thought they could use the summer vacation as a chance to unwind before we start again next year,"

"Will, talk to the kids, this could be a brilliant opportunity for them," Emma smiled, Will lifted his head and smiled gratefully at her.

"I guess you're right," he agreed, his eyes locking on hers, "Thank you Emma," she smiled as he rose his feet and headed out to the door. He stopped momentarily and turned to face her, her eyes still watching him intently.

"If we do go, we'll need another chaperone," he smiled, before making a quick exit. Her eyes widened and she smiled after him. She straightened out her desk once again and sighed happily, maybe her summer wouldn't be a boring one after all.