Erin Koller

Yellow Rose

*You had me at my best; he had me at my worst.*

A test of friendship and love will always keep them on their toes. For people who would give anything to be with each other, how does one not fall apart? How will anyone ever believe in fairy tales and happy endings if sin is their doing?

A PUCKLEBERRY FANFICTION

GLEE IS DEFINITELY, ABSOLUTELY AND 100 PERCENT NOT MINE, IF IT WERE, PUCKLEBERRY WOULD RULE THE SHOW AND PEZBERRY OR FABERRY FRIENDSHIP WOULD LIKELY APPEAR ON IT AS WELL. THE CHARACTERS, NOAH PUCKERMAN, FINN HUDSON, RACHEL BERRY, SANTANA LOPEZ AND KURT HUMMEL, OON'T BELONG TO ME. THEY BELONG TO RYAN MURPHY, GLEE'S CREATOR. MISTAKES ARE MINE.

Chapter 1:

One and Maybe Only

"I wasn't always sure of how I feel. Normally, I was the girl who knew the things she wanted. Now, I am not so sure what I wanted. I can't even imagine what the world will feel like if we aren't together. I can't even handle if he left me for some woman, or if he found out. Is it wrong for me to fall in love with two different people? Is it bad? Am I a horrible person? I am, I know. Now, him here by my side, loving me with all of his heart, makes me sick to my stomach. But I can't leave him, I love him. I can't leave them, I love them both. Both." Rachel thought while tears falling down from her eyes. She quietly wiped it away, hoping she didn't wake her boyfriend. She realizes she must stop daydreaming and get back to reality. Its 8:00am and her class starts at 11, she should get ready now. She softly kissed his cheek and suddenly jumped when he wrapped his arms around her. She tried so hard not cry.

"Good morning, beautiful" he said. He was always into complimenting her. She wasn't complaining or anything but because she felt guilty she wanted him to stop.

"Good morning" she said, sounded more aggravated than pleased.

"What's wrong" he knew something was up; she was a girl who breathes in beautiful remarks.

"Nothing, I'm just… I'm gonna be late, I have to get ready and I have a lot to finish… "she rambled. Suddenly she was standing beside the bed, getting her clothes off the floor and putting it on.

"aw, Rach. You're not gonna be late. C'mere" he said softly while he stands up half-naked. This boy who was 6ft tall and his boyish charms would instinctively draw her back to his arms. But now she's not feeling it. She doesn't want to be near him. She was afraid of what she might do or say.

"Finn, please. I have to go" she said while she grabs her bag and walk to the door.

"okay, Rach, call me?"

"okay"

She walks out of his apartment. His place was nice but quite small for a tall guy in New York. They were in New York, five of them. When she left Lima after their senior year and had taken up performing arts in Julliard, she knew she would leave all of her closest friends behind except for Kurt, of course. She was just as surprised as Kurt when she found out that 2 of her enemies-turned-best friends would also be attending a university in New York, Noah Puckerman and Santana Lopez. She remembered the time when she was sure that her stay in New York would be hell like her stay in Ohio.

"My life is unfair, I swear someone really wants me to be miserable throughout my entire life" she said with her hands above her head while pacing back and forth in her bedroom.

"You can start the drama in New York, my dear." Kurt said as he was reading the new issue of OK! Magazine.

"Kurt, you don't understand. Noah and Santana actually like you, as a matter of fact, they will like anyone but me" she said while she sat down on her desk chair. Her room was almost empty; she was packing since last week.

"Diva, you're overreacting" he said while he was taking a moment to appreciate all the celebrities. "Besides you will never see them, it's not like they're in Julliard." He added.

"You're right, you're right, you are right" she said shifting nervously in her seat. "It's not like they're in Julliard" she repeated.

"Exactly" he said.

"New York is a big place and-"she was cut off by a screaming Kurt

"OH MY GOD" he screamed.

"What is it?" she asked while she breathes in heavily, Kurt's scream shook her heart.

"Zac and Vanessa had gotten back together!" he exclaimed while a gigantic smile was placed on his porcelain face. "I'm calling Mercedes" he added while he flips his phone out of his pocket.

"Okay" she replied. She knows Zac and Vanessa but she didn't really care. She only cares for theatre actors and actresses plus she's really busy thinking about the fact that Santana Lopez, the girl who tortured her delicate years of high school just by looking at her and throwing harsh words against her. She practically drowned in her own tears and was traumatized; fortunately her talent was the only way that actually saved her. Well, her talent and one specific boy.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her iPhone. She tried desperately to fish out her phone from her purse. "Hello" she said. She didn't even bother to check the caller ID.

"Hey Babe" a deep familiar voice; a mixture of masculinity and outmost care went through her phone.

"Noah" she softly replied. It sounded more of a moan rather than a friendly greeting.

"Are you—"he questioned. She knew what he was going to ask.

"NO" she shouted.

"Hell, even my voice makes you-" he said while he was laughing.

"Noah Puckerman, I demand you to tell me why you're calling me this time of the day?" she cuts him yet again and still clearly shouting.

"mmmm" he said as he tries to contain his laugh.

"Well, this is a waste of time, good bye Noah" she said. She clicked the end call of her phone but after 2 seconds, her phone rang again and she knew that it was him again.

"Hello, Noah" she said without checking the caller ID

"Rachel, 'am sorry" he apologized.

"Okay" she replied. "Why did you call?"

"Come to my place" he said. It was more a demand than a plead.

"I have class" she replied while she shoots her hand up to get a cab. Right on time, a yellow cab was stopping near her. "Besides you need to finish all your paper work, remember?" she reminded him while she hops in the cab.

"You're little dance class starts at 11 and hell, ain't gonna finish my paper" he said.

"First of all" she started softly and quietly "How dare you say such an awful thing, Noah Puckerman" she shouts "My ballet class isn't little, as a matter of a fact; it will be a spectacular and a grand event that you can't even imagine. 2nd, you need to finish your paper, your boss would kill you if you don't" she rambled.

"Woah woah, stop trippin' babe, I was kidding" he said trying to contain his laugh. He knew that she would be upset about his comment but he just couldn't help it. It's fun when she's pissed.

"Noah, don't you ever joke about something like that ever again" she said seriously. She hadn't been paying attention that she was in a cab and maybe wasted 5 minutes of her time staying in it.

"Where to, miss?" the cab driver finally spoke.

"Tell him, 12th Johnson Boulevard" Noah said, he overheard the cab driver.

"uhm, I" she said while she thought about everything that can possibly go wrong with this situation as if she hadn't been in his place.

"Rach, please" he begged.

"12th Johnson Boulevard please" she told the cab driver.

"Yes" he said excitedly while she giggled at his respond "and tell him to drive fast" he added.

"I will not" she said still giggling.

"Oh c'mon Rachel, admit it, you miss me" he said and by the sound of his voice she knew that if she could see his face right now, he must be smirking; the same smirk that captivated her since high school.

"I miss—"she was cut off by the beeping of her phone. There was another phone call and it was…

"Finn" she said

"Finn?" he questioned

"Finn's calling, I have to get this" she said. While she overhears Noah huffs on the background, she quickly end they're phone call and click on Finn's line.

"Hello?" she said.

"Rach, why did it take you so long to answer the call?" he questioned.

"I was on the other line with-"she stopped herself. "Santana" she continued.

"Oh" he said, great thing about Finn, is that he never asks for the specific details. "Okay"

"Yeah" she answered softly "Why did you call?"

"Dinner tonight?" he asked "After your ballet class and my shift"

"That would be lovely, Finn" she answered.

"Okay, I'll pick you up"

"Okay"

"I love you" he said

"Love you" she replied. "Bye" then they hung up. She reached her destination, Noah's apartment. She hands the cab driver her payment then she hops out of the cab. His apartment wasn't as big or clean as hers but I guess it suit his manliness. She walks slowly and surely. She hopes that no one would see her or recognize her, especially her boyfriend, Finn.

"Hello, Miss Berry" She froze. She turned around to see who it was. It was Daniel Huntsman, Noah's neighbour.

"Good Morning Daniel" she said.

"Going to see Puck?" he smirked.

"Yes, well he needs help from his… paper works" she told him. Before he could answer, she turned around and hurriedly walks inside the apartment and went inside the elevator. Then finally she was at his door. She knocked at his door and waited.

"What taking him so long?" she thought. "Noah Puckerman if you have a woman in-" she shouted but was cut off when the door opened.

"Rachel?"

"Finn!" she exclaimed. She was shocked, her heart skipped a beat. "What are you doing here?" she finally asked.

"Just visiting puck" he answered while he let her into Noah's apartment. "And you? what are you doing here? Aren't you gonna be late for your class?" he asked.

"I-I-am-here-I" she stuttered. She can't even find an alibi. She doesn't know what to do, she just wanted to crawl into a rock and just let Finn slapped her in the face for her unfaithfulness.

"She's here to work on my taxes and yeah she will leave soon. She just needs to finish this now, cause' I can't handle this shit." a masculine voice suddenly calms her.

"Oh" Finn replied. "Yeah dude, you need to fix your taxes already."

Rachel was still standing a little bit closer to the door. She bit her lip just to avoid her tears to fall. Noah was watching her and was apologizing in his head. If he knew Finn would suddenly surprise him, he wouldn't have let Rachel come.

"Hey berry, do my taxes already, ain't gonna be doing the math here." He commanded.

"Noah Puckerman! If you would so kindly ask me politely then maybe I would do it" she said smilingly.

"Yeah, Puck. My girl is the one helping you" Finn said. Noah nearly gagged at Finn's affirmation "Ask her politely, man" He added as he wrapped his arms around Rachel's tiny waist. If Finn wasn't her boyfriend he would punch his face and literally kill him but he was and it wasn't his place to do just that.

"Miss Rachel Berry, can you please just do my goddamn taxes or you and your dinosaur boyfriend would only see me behind bars" he said.

"Oh, Noah, You are ever so dramatic" she said giggling.

"ain't nothing about me is fucking dramatic"

"Language!" she sneered*. Noah and Finn laughed. She was doing his taxes while he and Finn were watching basketball. It's 10:15am and she needs to get ready and attend class early than the others so that they would see how committed she was.

"I need to go" she said while standing up and getting her things. No one answered her. "I have to go" she repeated yet still, no answer between the two of them. Sports are not a girl's best friend. "Oh, God, okay bye, enjoy the game, jerks." she walked outside and pushed the going-down-button of the elevator. Suddenly, her phone beeps; a message from Noah appears.

"s'rry rach, ddnt knw T-rex ws cmng,mybe nxt tym? Prms"

"yeah sure, Noah, I'll like that" she replied. The elevator opened and she walks inside when her phone beeped again. 2 messages received this time.

"sorry rach, ddnt knw u wer alrdy gone,pck u up l8r, k?" Finn's text to her. She replied "yes sure, I love you"

"srry u hd 2 go soon. Wish u wer here, instd of gigantor" Noah's text.

"text you later,okay? Bye" she sent it to both of them. She was out of his apartment and was in a cab when she took her phone out of her purse and dialled her best friend's number, well her Latina best friend.

*REVIEW!

You decide if I should continue it or not. It's rough and also may be confusing to others. Sorry. Comment, review, message me. ;)