A/N: Hey guys, wanted to try something different this time. Hopefully you have all read my one shot story on Finchel, if not you can go onto my page. If you like Faberry you can also check that story out as well. I do not own these characters and this is just how I'd imagined a situation. Enjoy.

Chapter 1: The initial shock

Beep, beep, beep. The sound was ringing as he watched over her. He hadn't slept in days, he hadn't even moved from that single spot. He wouldn't. He couldn't. He struggled to even leave for the bathroom. He hadn't eaten and hated when anyone wanted to touch her. He couldn't quite believe it, the amount of times he had played this over again and again in his mind was unreal. It was his faul, at least that's what he believed.

The warning, it had been delivered to the media, the new york post had gained a recording on a cheap USB pen. Delve deeper Detective and someone so dear and close to your heart will suffer. Why did he not believe? Why did he not accept? Why was he such a fool?

Finn Hudson, a recently promoted detective. He was once an everyday average cop in the city of New York, lucky for him he had been successful in a string of events. This had not only gained him recognition in the force but had earned him a well deserved promotion. He was so proud and so was she. She was the love of his life. He for once now never regretted taking that chance to be with her and he even took up every job he could until he found something stable. She'd never been fond of the job choices he selected, even this one made her shiver at the thought. However she was proud, deep down she knew he had made something of himself. A belief she had always had Rachel Berry, the most upcoming girl on broadway, NYADA has been more than just an outstanding success, she'd past with honours and had gone straight onto Broadway, taking up smaller parts, infact she was always at least the second girl in role. Luckily for her these roles had not gone unnoticed and luckily for her, she landed a lead in a brand new musical, where the wind blows. It was an original about a Jewish girl in the war who was trying to escape from Germany. She was destined for the part and she had took them by storm.

But not anymore. She was now laying there, in front of his eyes, with a wound from a gun, and the after effects of a car accident. She was driving, just like every other day to work, then she was shot and with a crash she went. She was weak. She was in the worst way, her head was injured, she'd suffered some minor bleeding on the brain. Her legs were broken from the impact and her body was weak. The operation upon her brain was a success and the bleeding had been completely stopped. Now they were awaiting for her to wake up from her coma.

Finn looked deeply at her slowing rubbing the back of her hand. He just wanted her to be awake again. It broke his heart to see her like this and not just as a result of the accident but he was planning on popping the question that evening after work. They'd been together for at least 5 years now and he knew that she was the one. He never wanted to rush, he wanted their relationship to keep flourishing and never wanted to get in the way of her career. There lives were now stable with their futures intact and he now wanted to move this relationship to the next step. It felt right. She was with one of the best agents in the industry and he knew the roles she would get would only get bigger and better. He knew himself too that his job was stable and he was even moving up. He knew they were happy here. He now just wanted her forever. She was was hooked up with pipes coming out her nose and arms, surrounded by machines, mainting her health as she was comatose. The mask on her face is what Finn hated the most. Seeing the clear plastic go cloudy and none cloudy as she breathed made him quiver. He wanted to kiss her lips at least once on a night, it was normal for him to do that and it helped him to sleep. At least this is what he believed. He was able to kiss her hand and her forehead but nothing compared to a kiss from her lips.

The nurse came to do her routine check of the pipes and make sure she was comfortable, Finn found this a little confusing as all Rachel had done was lie there as she slept. She would be nothing but comfortable. Finn gave the nurse an evil look. He didn't like anyone to touch her, not in this state, it felt wrong to him even though it was the only thing right now that was right.

The nurse did her job and smiled to Finn and kept her positive personality at the forefront ignoring his attitude. The nurse knew how he was feeling, all family members or loved ones of patients in similar conditions gave her this look. A look of desperation and anger. The look of wishing that they would awake and be normal again "All stable, vitals are normal. Have you noticed any changes Mr Hudson, even something as so minor as a wiggle of a finger or a toe?"

"If she did, wouldn't I have called one of you guys?" he growled. "I may look dopey but I'm really not that stupid" he hated such a stupid trivial question when they knew he would have literally leapt and ran to inform someone.

"Of course Mr Hudson, I am sorry. It is just a routine question, even twitches that may seem normal could be a small sign of her waking up from her coma" she looked at him and smiled and once writing down notes on her condition she nodded and told him she would be back in a few hours.

Finn put his face in his hands. He hated being cocky like that but whenever it came to Rachel, especially when it was something bad, even a mere article in a magazine that sprouted lies he couldn't't help but be snappy. He was protective of her. Even if he saw a strand of her hair move he would probably have called someone in, in hope it was communication in some pseudoscience form.

He sat back in the chair and sighed. He would correct his jerk-ish ways once she returned. He looked up at the white painted ceiling and then looked back down. He then rubbed his face and looked at her. He didn't like to yell at anyone in front of her, not matter if she was conscious or not. She usually got upset when he yelled at people without good read.

"I…I'm sorry I yelled at the nurse in front of you….I know she's just trying to help you…I love you Rachel, just…just wake up…and I'll show you even more of the world….everything I can…I just need you by my side….I'm so lost without you…" a single tear dripped from his face and landed on her cheek. He smiled and wiped it off, feeling her soft skin touching his. "You truly are beautiful…"

He knew she couldn't hear him but speaking like that helped him, even if he cried. The intimate moment was soon drawn to and end. A noise in the form of a knock came from the door. He looked up to see who it was. It was Jeff, his partner at the station.

"Hey…"

Finn nodded and wiped his tears. "We'll…we'll step outside…"

Jeff nodded and followed him out.

Finn looked at Jeff and another office who was waiting outside to assist Jeff.

"We got the shell checked out for extra prints, sadly no luck on that, just a material which could be any old glove…"

"Shit…" Finn said as he ran his hands through his hair.

"However…we found something else…"

"W..what…?"

"The bullet had a code on it…we've traced it to a shop, investigated it and now know who shot Rachel, they are on the run… and we're doing all we can to catch him…"

"Well done…good work guys…"

Jeff smiled a little, realising that was just how Finn usually sounded when they worked together.

"Why the smile Jeff?"

"I got to get back to work, I got a suspect to catch, take care Finn, any changes you let me know, Gemma is thinking of you both."

Finn nodded to him. "Tell her thank you, but who is it? Is it him?"

"I can't say, you know the rules, I'll catch you later Finn."

Jeff did his single hand signal, it was his way of waving goodbye and then walked off with the officer who was with him. Gemma was Jeff's wife, seeing the two of them together really made Finn think about himself and Rachel together, he just wanted the right day and time to propose and didn't want to just do it in wake of their new friendship with a married couple. Gemma was a seamstress and as Finn and Jeff had become partner's Rachel had helped her get a job in a top end department store in which Rachel had worn their pieces for events.

Finn sat back down and watched her again, the peace and the recent knowledge had given him peace. He knew they weren't just here to tell him that, they were hoping she as awake to question her, they would come every few days, doing the exact same thing.

His moment of peace was not to last long yet again, his phone began to ring, he looked at the screen and saw the name that popped upon the screen and his hand began to sweat. Her fathers were flying in any day but he had forgotten that today was that day. He had dreaded this moment like no other, the two of them coming to see there little girl like this. He felt he had failed them and now he was to bare the consequences. He took a deep breath and picked up the phone.

"H-hello Mr Berry"

"We have landed and are on our way to the hospital, any changes?"

"I'm glad you had a safe flight, only different medication, they were a bit too strong for her and have lowered the dose to in aid of her waking up."

"That is some news at least, we shall be arriving soon, we are getting a rental and will be driving up."

"Ok, be safe."

"Thank you Finn, We shall be there soon."

"Ok, bye"

He let them end the call and then slid his phone back in his pocket and sat back in the chair with his head in his hands. The call was so brief which gave him no room to figure out their feelings, usually they were so animated and open about how they felt. He hoped that they wouldn't blame him, though he wouldn't blame them if he didn't.

He'd done all he could and even had managed to convince the bureau to get Jeff, his partner, to be on the case, which really was against protocol. He wanted someone he trusted on this case and not just any old random big shot. He needed that trust.

He laid back and waited for her Dad's to arrive, he had no idea how they were going to react and was assuming the worst scenario as he always did. He knew he could have prevented this from happening if he had just left it be, however he wasn't one to stop once head strong with a task. He sighed and took in a deep breath. He looked at Rachel hoping that he would find the right words to say but nothing came to mind. He sank in his chair and closed his eyes awaiting their appearance.

An hour passed before they arrived. He mirrored they way they looked, all three looked tired, exhausted and full of worry. The pair of them hugged him one by one.

The pair looked at her and took it all in, Hiram struggled more than Le Roy, it was true he was the weaker one. Finn backed off to give the two their space.

"T…thank you…for being here…by her side" stated Hiram

"I would do nothing but Mr Berry…."

"You can call us by our first names Finn…" said Le Roy.

Finn nodded.

"Don't blame yourself…we can tell, Rachel told us about how sometimes you blame yourself for things sometimes…"

"But…it was my fault…"

"But its not Finn."

"I was working on a case…I delved too far…they warned me they'd do something bad if I…this….this is what happened…I should have stopped…I should have left it…she wouldn't be like this….she would be fine…we'd be sat at home….watching tv….before she went to a show….it'd be perfect…but no…I was stupid…I'm such an idiot…"

He broke down and began to cry. He hadn't really done this til he first saw her. Hiram held him whilst Le Roy spoke.

"It's hard to say that Finn…he could have gone after anyone, Carole, Burt, Kurt…anyone…"

"Exactly…Le Roy is right…you were just doing your job, the guy could have been pulling one too, no one knows how serious people can be even if they are bad."

"And my guesses the case was important?"

"Yeah…a kids life…was at stake"

"See, doing your job" said Hiram.

"The person to blame is the person who did this to her…"

Finn calmed down a little and the two of them sat with him to calm him down.

"You haven't slept in days…you need to rest because once Rachel is back on her feet she'll need you to be strong for her." Hiram insisted.

"I-I'm fine…"

The two of them sighed and looked at him.

"Look, if you won't sleep, I can tell you could do with something to eat, go get some fresh air and find something for us all to eat."

"Yeah plane food really isn't that pleasant."

Finn nodded. "Ve…vegan right…"

They both smiled. "That's just Rachel, bless her, we do eat vegan food sometimes."

Finn smiled a little and nodded.

"Atta boy" said Le roy and tapped his arm.

He went off to get them all something to eat. The pair were right, as soon as he felt the fresh air, he felt a little better. As soon as he left they both focused their attention on Rachel.

"We…were here now princess…were here…your dads…we'll help him…and help you too…I know you'll be worried…we'll be here to help you get better and do everything we can…our poor girl" Hiram said.

"We will be here for as long as it takes…" Leroy said too.

They both looked at her and watched her breath, they didn't blame Finn but the two of them had never expected anything like this to come out of her living at New York. The pair had put their all into their only daughter, she was the apple of their eye and watching her dreams come too was the best feeling in the world, watching her at regionals was one of their best decisions, they knew she had the talent but actually seeing her on the stage was magical. They had been to every show since, they had only left around a month ago after coming for her debut In the wind that blows. She was spectacular. However they couldn't think this way, they had to be strong for her and help her to push through this obstacle just like all the others they had faced with. Her lack of friends, her cockiness, her dad's of being upset over various boys, especially Finn, and her not getting the part she initially wanted in her first musical.

Finn soon returned with a pipping hot meal in a tray, it was Chinese food. Lukcily they both adored Chinese food so they were easily appeased.

"Chinese…it's all I could find bar sandwich shops and I thought you'd want a little more than that."

"You're a star."

The two of them got up, much to Finn's confusion.

"We'll have to eat in the cafeteria, we can't eat here…"

Finn's face went a little sad and sour. He didn't want to leave her.

"She will be ok Finn, come on, you need to get out of this room at the very least."

The three of them walked to the cafeteria and began to eat. Finn was picking a little bit at his food as he was thinking, it was pretty silent as they ate.

"Do they know anything about what happened?" asked Le Roy. Hiram looked at him, he didn't think it was right to ask him at this moment in time.

"They know who did it, that persons on the run…"

"I thought you said you knew who it was?" Hiram said in confusion, Le Roy shot him an equal look back. He knew his husband wanted to know as much as he did.

"Well…It has to be him, they just won't tell me its him because I'm not on the case."

They looked and nodded. "Well at least they know who and can work on getting them."

"Yeah…lockdown is immanent, red alert…we could tell that at the airport."

He wasn't told about lockdown by Jeff. However he should have known, on the run sends every form of transport into red alert protocol. They would have all the airports informed, all the train stations, the buses and toll booths, he wouldn't get out of the country. No way.

He soon came too and ate the meal in front of him, it was gone within minutes.

"See, you needed that."

"Yeah…I guess I really did need it."

He felt a lot better now they were here with him, he'd been so alone and now the comfort of the two of them he had someone to talk to and to share these feelings with. He felt like he could be himself, crying, getting angry and upset because they understood. He felt like it was a small part of home back with him. The three had become closer since they had moved to New York. They liked Finn and did approve of him.

He just hoped that now the man could be found. If only to be locked away. He knew it was him, it just had to be.