A/N: This fanfic is inspired by the songs Running Up the Hill and Welcome to my Life. Just note that Kurt, Blaine, the Warblers, Puck and Sam are the only friends that really care about Rachel but all the characters will be in this story, including the Warblers too. Also that Kurt is still at Dalton.
Multi-chapter piece cause that's just how I roll ^^
Disclaimer: Don't own Glee or any songs that I use in my stories. If I did own Glee, Cherry, Puckleberry or Samchel would be together and Quinn and Finn would die. Hardcore.
Rachel entered the choir room quietly, hoping no one would notice her. Nowadays, Rachel Berry isn't loud and proud, she as quiet as a mouse. She takes the insults and the crap that everyone throws in her way. The only people there to stop it is Sam, Kurt or Puck, if she's lucky enough for them to be around. That's what Mike noticed.
Mike was always the quiet Asian, the one who didn't really have anything to say until he noticed the changes in Rachel Berry.
The insults started right away when they saw her sit down. "'Sup Manhands?" Mercedes sacastically greeted Rachel. Rachel bowed her head, silently pleading that Sam or Puck would walk in the choir room and stop the insults. "RuPaul, how's your mom doing? Oh right, I forgot, you don't have one. 'Cause she didn't want you. Who would want an ugly, fat midget when she could have my baby?" Quinn spat, clearly crossing the line. Rachel looked on the verge of tears, making Mike's heart break.
Five mintues of insults later, Puck and Sam still didn't come. The insults were brutal today. No one had dared to stop them. "You're just an ugly whore," Santana told her.
Tears started to fall and Mike felt bad for the petite girl. That's when Mike broke. "You all shut your fucking mouths!" Mike shouted, surprising everyone and that's when Rachel looked at her defender with her red, puffy, vulnerable eyes. Mike continued his rant, "Rachel gives everything for this club and you all still treat her like fucking trash that you found on the street. She loves all of you to death and she defends this club and she's always there when you need her. She has a much bigger heart then all of you put together and she's probably the most unselfish, loyal and concerned person in the world. And you guys just keep ripping and tearing at her. You guys never have appriceated her and I'm not surprised if she dumps any of your asses the next time you come crying for help. She's broken, if you haven't noticed, thanks to all of you. And Quinn, shut the fuck up. Shelby is very unfortunate to lose Rachel and I hope Beth is nothing like you. So all of you, go fuck yourselves.. You're all too shallow and bitchy to know how lucky you are to have a girl like Rachel."
The whole room was stunned, Mike and Rachel included. Then there was clapping coming from the front of the room. Everyone whipped their heads around to see Sam and Puck standing in the doorway of the choir room with a shellshocked Mr. Schue. "Mike is like an asian Berry or Kurt." Puck laughed, Sam joining him. Then Mike joined the two boys followed by Rachel, leaving the rest of the club confused.
As the four ternager's laughing died down, the classroom fell silent again as Mike, Puck and Sam all moved to sit near Rachel. "Thanks Mike," Rachel murmured with a small smile of graditude. Mike nodded and mouthed "Later".
Mr Schue was still a little stunned at the other Asian's speech. He stumbled on words and then finally said, "I'll be right back," probably going to run and find Ms. Pillsbury.
When Mr. Schue left, murmur fell over the classroom, well only in the section of Mike, Rachel, Sam and Puck, who were discussing the best classic rock songs.
"All You Need is Love by the Beatles?" Rachel put it out there. "American Pie?" Sam suggested. "Sweet Caroline." Puck smirked at Rachel, who was shyly blushing and Sam looked confused, turning to Mike for the answer. "The first solo Puck ever sang in Glee was Sweet Caroline and he sung it to Rachel while they were dating for about a week," he supplied, remembing the performance and the surprise of how great a singer Puck really was. Rachel, who seemed to be back on memory lane as well, was smiling softly at Puck and gave him a squeeze on the shoulder.
The rest of the club were watching the four of them, surprised at the casuality between them based on what just went down. Then Quinn just had to say something about that. "Well look who Manhands is whoreing around with now too, Mike joined the group. How much do you charge an hour or do they leave a tip under your pillow in the middle of the night?" Quinn spat.
That's what set Rachel off into her full out diva mode. "How the fuck do you think you are? If I remember correctly I'm probably the only one in this classroom who hasn't had sex because I actually can keep a committment," Rachel snapped at the blonde girl. Quinn opened her mouth to say something but then Rachel started up again, "If you're going to blame it on the fact that you were drunk, then you just can't appect the fact that you actually let yourself get drunk and have sex with Noah. You also are probably having sexual relations with Finn right now, depending on how you guys come into school in the morning because I know those looks on your faces. So shut up Quinn, I'm a virgin and I'm not a whore for you information. So just go fuck yourself or somthing, I couldn't give a damn what you do, just don't be coming up to a virgin and telling her that she's the whore here."
Puck just looked proud and bear hugged Rachel, Sam looked generally happy and calm, expecting that would happen, Mike looked a little stunned but with Puck, he was kind of proud that the petite diva regain her diva status and completely bitched out the blonde girl and Rachel kind of looked smug, like she's when waiting to do that for a long time, which she probably was. Then everyone else in the room had a mixed expression, including shock, happiness and proudness.
Mr. Schue walked back in with Ms. Pillsbury and stood in the front of the group. "I understand that there has been some bullying going on for a while in the group and that has to stop now if we want to continue being the family that we all love and feel safe in. So, Ms. Pillsbury is going to call you down for conseling during the few Glee practices so we can resolve the issue." Mr. Schue smiled. "Now, this week we are going to sing about the most powerful thing in the music world, pain." No one was going to argue because they all seemed to get that there was no backing out of this one.
The group broke out into murmurs, filled with grumbles and song suggestions. Rachel raised her hand. "Mr. Schue, I have a song in mind that I would like to perform. May I?" she asked. Mr. Schue grinned slightly and nodded at the diva. Rachel nodded at the band and the music had started.
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place,
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you?
Do you ever wanna run away?
Do you lock yourself in your room
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you're screaming?
No, you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No, you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more
Before your life is over?
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding
No, you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face
And no one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
You never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No, you don't know what it's like (What it's like)
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No, you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Tears streamed down Rachel's face through out the song, making Mike, Puck and Sam's hearts all break into pieces. Then the rest of the club understood. They understood that Rachel was broken. That she had been abused verbally and physically.
^^ I hope you guys like this story and if you do, I will keep going.
Songs - Welcome to my Life - Simple Plan (I adore this song, it used to be my anthem)