"I'm done trying to convince you Rachel.." Kurt wasn't the type of person to give up so easily, something that even Rachel strange..
"Kurt!..." Rachel sighed throwing herself on her bed, frustrated while looking at the open suitcases, still empty, and to a pile of clothing that Kurt had chosen.
When a familiar melody began to echo all over the house… but it wasn't a CD or a simple humming of Kurt or Santana it was a piano, now, Kurt was the only one being at home with Berry and as far as she knew he didn't play and Santana even that she had that unknown talent she hasn't arrived home yet.
"She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight" Without realizing, it was instinctive, Rachel found herself singing while following the sound of the piano and a voice that seemed to be so familiar, not really understanding who it was, definitely wasn't Kurt and Santana… well it was a male voice so it couldn't be Santana.
"Blaine!" She took her hands to her head, Kurt grabbed and smiled, Rachel opened mouth to say something while smiling, still astonished, but Kurt made her a signal with the forefinger to be quiet and just listen.
Blaine continued playing and singing while smiling looking at both Rachel and Kurt, there was something in that image that was comforting.
"And I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone"
When he came to "Rocket Man" Blaine pointed to Rachel and blinked, to which she gave a sheepish smile at the same time that she felt a pleasant sensation but also a certain melancholy while listening to each and every word of a song she loved so very much, even more when it was sang by Blaine (after all that piano was useful, who would pretend not to like that scene was Santana, Rachel thought, but her friend hadn't arrive yet.)
"…And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time" Blaine ended this way singing and playing for Rachel who had a little tear wanting to come out her left eye, promptly Kurt that noticed a slight sadness wiped her eye gingerly and grimaced to his friend shaking his head.
"No, no, no. Barbra wouldn't like!" Rachel laughed.
"Blaine! I wasn't expecting! What are you doing here?"
"Rachel… Blaine just put on a show just for you and not even a thank you Blaine?!"
"Yes… of course! Blaine I'm sorry! I… I… I'm not sure what to think… what to say first… moreover I really don't know what to say, I wasn't expecting. And yes Kurt is absolutely right, THANK YOU, I guess I needed something something like that."
"It seems the girls will finally let me talk, finally, Rach..."
Interrupted by Kurt in a second "Blaine Anderson ex-Warbler and future Mister Hummel, girls?! I am being called of a girl?!"
Loud laugh from Blaine "We'll see about being Mr. Hummel… As I was saying, Rachel I came to you and let's say that… I came to take you back with me, even though I don't have a car or drive.."
Blaine then completed "It was not in my plans to come here, I told Kurt I would wait for you all and that we would only meet in Lima… but… he seemed so worried about you when we spoke last night by skype that I could not help myself and come over so here I am. I hope you liked Rachel! You are our Rocket Woman!"
Rachel suddenly felt a comfort in her heart, that was her family. "Worried? Oh Kurt, why?"
Kurt arched his eyebrow "Rachel we spent the whole week opening and closing suitcases without putting a single piece of clothing inside!... It's 7 p.m. and we still don't know if we are going or not. Just now we were arguing on why I think you should go with us to Lima during these days."
"Yes but Kurt I really appreciate but I'm still thinking that"
"No. No. No. Rachel thinking that what? Blaine only wanted to encourage you and show you that we must go through this together with our friends and that yes this is a hard time, I have a heart Rachel I don't cry only to act I too have feelings, Finn was my brother!"
Rachel was obliged to agree, Kurt was suffering too with Finn's death and this was a difficult time to her but also to him, besides Blaine had come from Lima on purpose, paid a last minute plane ride only to support and comfort…
The sound of a door slam, someone closing the door hard, interrupted everyone's reasoning.
"WHAT IS THIS?" Santana spelled each word looking at Kurt, Rachel and Blaine- with whom she wasn't expecting. "Lady Hummel was your boyfriend playing piano?! No. Do not tell I just lost a moving and inappropriate scene for people who actually have a life! What's the drama this time?"
"Santana relax, why you always have to be so unpleasant? Blaine was kind enough to catch a last minute flight only to convince Rachel to pack her suitcase, so be polite."
"Oh Kurt are you in that time of the month? Relax. As Blaine, at least today he doesn't look like a Benetton commercial, monochromatic but I like."
"Oh. Thanks Santana, I guess." Looking at his own clothes, a dark gray trench coat, a black scarf, pleated corduroy pants also in black and some black shoes imitating the classic but with a sporty touch – ready for the cold that was sweeping the country.
"Yes yes Warbler. Rachel end this drama and let's go immediately pack your things I want to get to Lima before 2050."
"Santana I'm not even gonna respond to those malicious comments, especially this time of the year. Kurt replied a little bothered.
"Let's go Rachel, we don't have all day… or I'll promise to fill your suitcase only with my underwear, really teasing underwear and you won't have anything else to wear in Lima… Uhh just imagine Miss Rachel Barbra Berry future Fanny walking all over Lima with this cold and only in lingerie… I don't even want to imagine or I lose sleep. Come on!"
Rachel looked resigned at Kurt who was incredulous with Santana's speech, then she approached Santana grabbed both of her hands – something that the latina seemed not to understand and to not be used to – and finally said "Santana I could be very, very upset with you and I really should but… if I didn't hear something like that from your mouth it wasn't you! And that's why I like"
"Rachel no more drama, let's go to the bedroom… to pack the suitcases… let's not confuse it with something sexual… dramatic jewish are not my type, and yes we are all good friends.
We have almost 10 hours of car driving to sing the songs of the Sesame Street until there enough drama!"
"Oh Santana I love you all, even with that bad temper." Pointing to her friend's nose.
Blaine watched and smile embraced to Kurt with whom he was sharing the piano stool "Seems that the suitcase will still be packed today…"
...
"Really Rachel? Reindeers, squares and 20 colors looking like a Christmas tree?
Sure I don't want to see you as the Black Widow, no sarcasm really but… we don't study in McKinley anymore… we grew up. I did, you not so much."
"Santana you want to help me pack the bags or not? I wanted to take some colorful clothes to not look like I am still mourning Finn, I am but… I wanted to run away from the black so I don't have to be consoled in Lima every half hour."
"Ok Berry, some color is different from taking the Christmas decoration and recede 2 or 3 years, we have to carry on with our life, I'm sure that Finn would really want that."
Rachel ended up agreeing and let herself take some colorful clothes, no reindeer, nothing with squares or any other similar clothing to the ones she used to wear when she studied in Lima, after all she lived in NY and yes Santana was right, life must go on and what better way to show that to her friends if not continuing to be herself?
So this is the first story I write, be nice and kind in your comments, I first wrote it in European Portuguese (actually still writing it, ended yesterday writing the 6th chapter), so what I'm doing is translate the story really to English.
It may have some errors, remember I am not a native BUT I do like to learn, and I must say I'm a bit rusty when it comes to speaking or writing in English, so if you find anything please let me know.
I hope you find the story appealing. Let me know!
I will keep translating it! Promise to do my best.
