Let Me Be Your Star
A Glee Fan Fiction
Chapter 1
A/N: This is a re-write because I didn't like where it was going and I felt the need to add something to the beginning.
Noah Puckerman couldn't believe that his best friend, Finn Hudson, was allowing the love of both of their lives to just leave. He was going to call of the wedding and send her on a train to New York City. He was shocked that Finn was actually doing something as silly and foolish as thinking that a girl as incredible as her would still be available for him when he was done doing whatever he felt the need to do in the army to clear his father's name. Personally, Puck thought that Finn was doing another one of his attention seeking things, now that he'd been rejected by his school of choice. Either way, he was making it too easy for New Directions to lose their most important member.
Rachel Barbra Berry.
Rachel had gotten into NYADA, against all odds, and soon she'd been forgetting about all of her old glee club friends and pointless ex-boyfriends who'd done nothing but hurt her. She wouldn't worry about the people who had mocked her. She'd be caught up in school, in auditions, and in Broadway itself. She would find some sort of star to take the place as her boyfriend and eventually he would be her fiance and they'd have little Jewish babies that were just full of rare talent and a drive to make them get someplace with their talent.
And it was because Finn was just giving her up because he wanted to be foolish and silly. He didn't want her to postpone her dreams, so instead he was going to take her heart from her chest and pound on it. And he'd asked all of New Directions to come and attend Rachel's final farewell. Which just sickened him.
Of course, if Santana Lopez and Brittany Pierce still hated Rachel-or if Quinn Fabray was still envious of her-and he knew for a fact he wouldn't be the only Glee club member not attending her goodbye, he wouldn't have showed up to encourage any of this. Unfortunately, the girls had gotten emotional because of senior year so now each and every member of the glee club was here to say goodbye to Rachel Berry, who was just approaching them.
She looked beautiful, but that was to be expected, wasn't it? She was a gorgeous girl, after all. Her hair was long and straight, falling right down her back. Her bangs ended right above her full, thick eyelashes that covered those incredible brown eyes that Puck longed to just stare at all day long. She wore one of her short little outfits, covered by a long, red jacket that was actually just as short as her skirt was. She had on white knee socks with a pair of high heeled Mary Janes. All that was missing to show how she'd changed from freshman year was the small smile that showed she knew she was alone in the world. Because she no longer was alone. No matter what happened, she would always have Puck there, wether she knew it or not.
She slowly made her way through the glee club, hugging most of her fellow seniors and a select few of the juniors. Some under class men simply got pats on the shoulders or a meaningful, tear filled stare that told them that Rachel Berry was telling them to never forget about music, because they were just much too talented for that.
He barely got a tap on the shoulder. She made her way to Kurt, hugging him tightly. Kurt was in tears as well, so he didn't say anything about the tears that were staining his shirt. She kissed Kurt on the cheek before making her way to BlaineN Anderson, hugging another one of her ex boyfriends. It seemed that Puck was the only ex-boyfriend and ex-senior to not get a hug. Even the gay boys had gotten more than he had from the girl he loved.
He glared as she stood on tip toes to give Finn a sad, slow yet brief last kiss goodbye before boarding the train. She took a seat and stared out the window at her friends. Everybody waved at her, as if they were actually happy she was leaving them all behind. Finn just stared at her. Puck, on the other hand, formed a heart with his hands and moved it towards his chest. He saw her frown slightly, her eyebrows furrowing in slight confusion, but then the train took over and Finn started running, trying to keep on with the train, until she was gone and he could no longer keep up.
He slowly made his way back towards the New Directions and his step-brother, Kurt Hummel, made his way towards Finn to comfort him. Puck didn't think that Finn deserved any comfort. He'd been the one to get this idea. He'd been the one to cause this pain for all of them. Finn was behind it all. And Puck knew why. Finn knew that Rachel would realize that she was meant for bigger and better things than Lima, and, for him as well. Finn didn't want to lose her after he'd been so close to keeping her forever, and he did not want to risk her resentment for holding her back. So he'd ended it and sent her away, ensuring that he wouldn't have to hear about her romances, and making sure that nobody he was close with ended up with the girl. He was being selfish not selfless as everybody believed. And that angered Puck.
"YOU JUST LET HER GO?" Puck screamed at Finn, lunging towards his supposed best friend and tackling him the ground. "I can't believe you'd just let her go," He glared, marking each word with a hard punch to the face.
"Puck!" He was being pulled away from Finn, but he was still tossing punches. Sam Evans and Mike Chang were pulling him away from Finn who slowly brought himself to his feet, staring at his best friend and wiping his mouth.
"What's your problem?" Blaine asked, turning towards Puck.
"She'll be back," Quinn whispered.
"Why do you even care?" Santana wondered.
"You're in love with her too," Finn whispered, his eyes locked on his best friend, a sad smile on his face.
Puck didn't answer. Instead, he pushed himself free of his friends' hold and walked away. But, he didn't leave the train station. Instead, he entered it and walked towards the ticket booth. Buying a ticket for the next train to New York City. He was not giving up without a fight just because Finn was. He was going to chase after the girl he loved.