Here's another fan fiction!

This one is kind of based off of "A Cinderella Story" and the beginning might seem to follow it closely, but don't worry, soon it will branch off into it's own thing. I just love all of the Cinderella Story movies and wanted to try one of my own!

So, even though it would be super cool if I did, sadly I don't own "Glee" or "A Cinderella Story"

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the story!

She could see it now. The lights flickering on as she walked to center stage, the theatre in front of her dead silent as they waited for her to start. She had been practicing for this very moment for her entire life. Her dreams were finally coming true.

This is what Barbra Streisand felt like. Taking a deep breath before she started to sing her first solo on a Broadway stage. The deep breath not from nerves, but from the unbelievable circumstances of the moment.

All the teasing she received from high school no longer mattered. She was better than all of them. They were all busy wasting their lives away in the small town of Lima, Ohio, while she was living her dreams in New York City. She had dreamed of this moment her whole life, the day when all of her hard work finally paid off.

She opened her mouth, about to unleash the sound she had been holding in.

She could feel the sound climbing up her throat.

It was on the tip of her tongue.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Rachel slammed her hand on the snooze button of her alarm clock. The dream ended at that spot every time. Every time.

"Rachel!"

Rachel groaned at her stepmother's voice.

"Rachel!"

Rachel walked into the living room to find Sue, her wicked stepmother. "Yes?" she asked, only imagining the request Suewould have for her.

"I'm going out tonight, and I might have a few guests over afterwards. I need this house to be spotless by the time I get back," Sue said, crossing her arms.

"Okay," Rachel said in annoyance.

"Especially your sisters' rooms. They seem to be in need for some attention," Sue added.

"Will do," Rachel said, turning around to leave. She walked out of the living room and headed to the supply closet to grab the proper cleaning utensils for cleaning the house.

Rachel decided to start on the kitchen first, because it was always the worst. Neither Sue, Quinn, nor Brittany knew how to clean a dish or clean any mess for that matter. Rachel got the mop out of the closet and started to clean the tiled floor, humming quietly to herself as she went along.

She didn't like to think about how she ended up in this position. During a family vacation, the car was terribly wrecked on the highway. She was at a very young age when it happened, and because she was so small, she was able to slip under the seat to avoid being crushed in the car pile-up. She was trapped in the car for what felt like forever, until a fireman found her and called the ambulance over. She barely remembers being rushed to the hospital. The man in the ambulance kept telling her that everything was going to be okay, and there was no need to worry. While in the hospital, the doctors performed all sorts of tests on her. She doesn't completely remember them, but she remembers hating them. In the children's hospital play room, all the other kids' parents always came over to play. She would spend hours in her room, staring at the door, waiting for someone to come and get her, but they never showed.

When she was released from the hospital, she was sent to a home for girls. She didn't get along well with any of the others, and opted to play by herself. Just when she was beginning to get very lonely, a man suddenly came along. He met Rachel, and Rachel liked him right away. He was very nice to her and treated her better than anyone ever had in the past. Soon, he adopted her and took her home.

Darrell was his name. He was just like a father to Rachel. Darrell had always wanted children, but never found the right woman to marry, so he went ahead and started a family anyways. Growing up, it was always Darrell and Rachel. He always told her that she was the only girl in his life. As far as Rachel was concerned, things couldn't have gotten any better.

She was wrong.

One summer, Darrell took Rachel to New York. They went to a huge theatre and watched a live performance of Beauty and the Beast. Rachel was so fascinated by all the singing and the dancing. She watched in awe as Bell sang and danced with the beast. Near the end she nudged Darrell and whispered in his ear, "Some day, that's going to be me."

As soon as they returned to Lima, Darrell signed her up from singing lessons, acting lessons, and dancing lessons. She immediately got a competitive edge, and won every competition Darrell signed her up for. She was unstoppable.

One night, during a celebratory dinner after a dance competition, something changed in Rachel's perfect little world. Darrell stood up from the table to head to the restrooms, but accidentally bumped into another woman. Their eyes locked immediately, and Rachel knew something had changed.

Darrell began spending all of his time with this Sue woman. He was constantly inviting Sue and her two terrible daughters over for dinner. Quinn and Brittany were constantly making fun of Rachel, and Darrel was always too busy with Sue to notice.

Rachel's world came crashing down even more when Darrell and Sue announced their engagement. Sue, Quinn, and Brittany started moving all of their belongings into the house, and taking everything away from Rachel. Everyone liked Quinn and Brittany more than Rachel, and she felt like she was completely ignored. At night, Darrell still always read her the nightly bedtime story, but it was never the same.

About a year after the wedding, Darrell got sick. Rachel was still too young to fully understand what was going on, but she knew that Darrell's condition was getting worse everyday. One day, he said that his legs hurt so bad that he couldn't stand up. Rachel didn't understand how someone's legs could hurt so bad that they couldn't stand up. She just wanted to sit on Darrell's lap and give him a hug, but she couldn't even do that.

Soon after that, Darrell had to go to the hospital. Rachel tried to visit him as often as possible, but the hospital made her feel like Darrell was going to leave her and never return. When she told Darrell about this, he promised her that he was going to have to leave for a long time soon, but he would see her again, someday.

Once Darrell was gone, Rachel was stuck with Sue, Quinn, and Brittany. They forced her to moved her bedroom into the attic, and gave her all of the household chores. All of Rachel's singing, dancing, and acting lessons were cancelled, and her Broadway dreams were shut and locked away along with Rachel's spirit.

"I can't believe she's making you clean the whole house," Kurt said from his position from the couch. "I thought we were having a Barbra movie night tonight!"

"You know, I might be able to get this done fast enough to have our movie night if you'd get up and help!" Rachel said, crossing her arms while still holding the feather duster.

Kurt groaned and stood up from the couch, grabbing the Windex and heading towards the windows. "I'm only doing this because you're my best friend."

"Thanks Kurt," Rachel said in a sing-song voice.

They cleaned in silence for a moment before Kurt spoke up. "Have you heard anymore from Mr. Tall Dark and Handsome?"

"We were up until 3 am texting last night, Kurt," Rachel gushed. "He told me that he likes to sing too. Just another thing we have in common."

"Are you ever going to take charge and meet this guy?" Kurt asked, wiping the back window clean. "You met him what? A month ago in that McKinley High chat room? Come on, Rachel. It's time."

"It's complicated," Rachel said, sighing.

"Yeah, 'my name's Rachel' sounds like rocket science."

"Kurt. I'm the biggest loser in school who spends her whole life cleaning up after her step sisters. If he finds out it's me then my life is over. He'll laugh right in my face and never want to talk to me again."

"You're overreacting," Kurt rolled his eyes.

"You're under reacting!"

"Aren't you just a bit curious to his identity? And what if he doesn't care about your family drama? You say how sweet he is in his texts? Do you really think he'd be that cold-hearted?"

"It doesn't matter Kurt. I'm not taking a chance at humiliation," Rachel insisted. "Now get back to cleaning. We're almost done."

Kurt sighed and turned back to the window. Something had to be done.

I'll update soon! Review and tell me what you think!