A/N: Hey everyone, I'm trying this out. If you like it, and wish for me to continue, feel free to let me know.

Word Count: 1,211

Rating: T (May Change)

Pairings: Rachel/Finn, Rachel/Mike and More.

CHAPTER 1

"Hey, Rach! Wait up!" Mike yelled, running towards his friend.

"Oh, Mike. Hi." Rachel said. She looked down when he attempted to make eye contact.

"Okay, what did I do now?"

"What do you mean?" She asked, perplexed.

Mike gave her a don't-try-to-fool-me look. "C'mon, you've been avoiding me all day. We always have lunch together, so why not today?"

"I was... uh, b-busy."

"Rach?" He said concerned. "What's wrong? You've been down all day."

"I have to go; Finn's probably waiting for me." She said turning around, starting to leave.

He grabbed her arm lightly and pulled her back. "Rach, you know you can talk to me right? You're my best friend."

She nodded, and smiled slightly. "Mike, I'm fine, there's no need to worry." She turned and exited the main entrance of McKinley High.

"Dude, what's up with Rachel?" Sam asked, coming out from one of the classrooms. "Why wasn't she at lunch?"

"I don't, but something's bothering her, I can tell." Mike replied, still looking at the doors.

"Well, you ready to go? You're my ride, remember?"

"Yeah, sure. Let's go. My mum will kill me if I'm late."

They started walking. "How are things with you and Tina?" Sam asked.

"Uh, we kinda broke up." Mike said scratching the back of his head.

"What happened?"

"We just kinda went our separate ways. We've been growing further apart over the past few months anyway." He paused. "What 'bout you and Quinn?"

"Ah... she's cheating on me."

"Wow, harsh. Who with?"

"Finn."

Mike stopped. "Who?"

"Finn."

"That bastard."

Sam looked at him confused.

"Rachel's going out with him."

"I thought they split."

"Nah, Finn begged for her back the next day." Mike said. "I'm so gonna kill him." God he hated the guy even more now. He was a blind idiot. He couldn't believe Rachel ran straight back to him after he cheated on her with Santana, and now he's doing it again with Quinn. What was his problem?

The two of them got into Mike's older sister Grace's BMW M3 Coupe. His car was at the mechanics, so he'd begged her to let him borrow her car. She said no. Luckily she was gonna be away for the next week... so he took it anyway.

"Sweet ride." Sam said, admiring the car.

"It's my sisters."

"I thought your sister was 9."

"My other sister's you idiot."

"Oh right. My bad."

Rachel woke up with a splitting head ache. She rolled over in her bed, and sighed in relief when she realised Finn must have ditched before she woke up. She looked at the clock. 6:55.

"Shit." She jumped out of bed, and ran to her bathroom. She hoped in, already naked and took a 2 minute shower. Mike was supposed to pick her up at 7. She dried herself off and put on some clothes, then brushed her hair.

"Ouch." She winced as she realised how much her sides hurt from last night. She ran out of her room and downstairs.

"You're awake. Breakfast's on the table." Nick said. She looked at her older cousin then sat down to eat. Her dad's were in Australia for a business trip as of yesterday morning, and they made him come over and baby sit her. She didn't get it; she was 17, not 6. At least Nick was laid back, which was why she was surprised to see breakfast ready.

She ate her last pancake, just as she heard the doorbell ring. She quickly wiped her face and got up. "Thanks for breakfast Nick." She said as she slung her bag over her shoulder and ran to get the door.

"No probs. Get up on time tomorrow, okay?"

"Sure thing." She said opening the door to see Mike standing there.

"Ready to go?" He asked with the usual cute grin on his face.

"Yup." She said going outside.

"Be back by 5 Rachel." Nick called out.

"I know!" She called back. They were going to the opening of the new art gallery today. Finn had been pissed when she told him she couldn't go out with him because of this. She was surprised to be honest, he wasn't as angry as she thought he'd be.

Mike opened the door for her, and she went and sat inside. He closed the door behind her and ran round to the driver's side.

"Whose car is this?" She asked when he'd gotten in. Instead of his 1968 Chevy Camaro, his dad had bought him for his sixteenth birthday; it was a BMW -she didn't know what type though-.

"Grace's." He replied, turning the ignition on.

"I thought you said she wouldn't lend you her car."

"She didn't." He smirked.

"Oh." She laughed.

It was a 20 minute drive there, which was mostly filled with awkward silence. Usually they'd talk non-stop, but Rachel was scared while she was talking she'd feel the pain in her sides, and suddenly stop. Mike would ask her what was up -like yesterday- but she didn't want to tell him. He didn't need to know.

She looked down at her knees when they stopped at the lights just outside of McKinley High. She almost swore when she saw the bruises just below where her skirt stopped. Damn, she grabbed the wrong skirt. A mixture of purple, blue and yellow shaded her skin. She wondered if Mike had noticed. No, he would've said something. Finn would kill her if he saw how careless she was being. She instinctively tried to pull her skirt down a bit.

Phew, now you could barely see it.

"We're here." Mike said, snapping her out of her thoughts. He parked the car in one of the vacant spots. Finn hated her coming to school with him, but she said it would be suspicious if she suddenly stopped, since it'd been a tradition ever since he'd gotten his license. Rachel had a license, but she hadn't been able to save up enough to buy the car she wanted yet. Her dad's thought it was best if she worked for it. She agreed, but she still wished she had one. Mike always offered money, but she kept denying the donations. She was determined to do this on her own, she was so close anyway.

"Rachel?" Mike asked hesitantly. "Can I talk to you?"

"Um... sure. What about?"

He looked kinda nervous, which wasn't usual for Mike, he was always so confident, except when it came to singing. "It's about Finn."

Shit.

"Uh... wh-what about him?" She tried her best to keep the wobble out of her voice.

"Sam told me something yesterday." He started. "Finn's cheating on you."

Rachel paused. She didn't expect him to say that. "Um..." To be honest, it didn't really matter whether he was cheating on her or not, Finn wouldn't let her break up with him again. She shuddered at the memory at what happened last time. She decided it was best to leave with no reply.

She looked away from him and opened the door.

"Wait." He grabbed her arm. "Aren't you gonna say anything?"

She turned too looked at him again and sighed. "I know he is." That's all she said before she got out and ran towards the school.