AN: So I guess this would be set before he convinces Rachel to let him work on mash up ideas with her. I love sassy Rachel :) she is a little OOC I know, but I prefer her with a little bit of spark.


In Which Puck Learns French

Puck was slurping his drink waiting for Rachel Berry at her locker. Yes that's right, he was actually waiting for Rachel Berry. Last night is mom had told him that she wanted him to date a Jewish girl and the first Jew that came to his mind was none other than Rachel Berry. It helped that she had a smoking hot bod, and he figured he could put up with the senseless chatter about musicals and some dude called Tony. Especially if she let him touch her boobs.

Rachel came walking up the hall and when she saw Puck holding his slushie her shoulders stiffened but she didn't stop walking holding her head proudly. She was not afraid of him. When they came close to each other Puck reached out and grabbed her arm pulling her aside, away from the crowds that were starting to filter into the halls. Rachel looked up at him curiously wondering what had gotten into him.

"You want to go out tonight?" Puck blurted out, then he glanced around him making sure no one heard.

Luckily no one was paying attention to him since all eyes were on Finn and Quin who had just entered school. Now that everyone knew that Quin was up the duff she had become the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons. Puck let his gaze fall on Quin's pained face, before he turned back to Rachel.

"Out where?" Rachel asked frowning up at him suspiciously and Puck couldn't quite help the sneer that came to his face.

"Out on a date Berry," he reiterated for her slowly like she was stupid and Rachel's frown deepened.

Rachel peered around him, a perplexed look on her face, like she was expecting someone to jump out from behind him and throw a slushie in her face. Puck could understand her reasoning, since just yesterday he had thrown a slushie in her face.

"Is this some sort of joke?" Rachel asked incredulously and Puck sighed with irritation. This was not the usual response he got when he asked girl's out on dates. Usually they would blush and giggle then run off to tell their friends.

"No," he said shortly and Rachel cocked her head to one side, still confused.

"Why would you want to go on a date with me?" Rachel queried a little hesitantly though a smile came to her face and Puck scratched the back of his head in annoyance. How hard was it for her to just say yes?

"My mom wants me to date a nice Jewish girl, you're a nice Jewish girl and you aren't bad looking, I figured that you would do," Puck explained bluntly and the small smile that had come to her face disappeared instantly, and an ice cold expression took over.

"I am flattered Puck, of course its every girls dream to be asked out on a date by a boy and then be told that said boy only asked her because she has mediocre looks and fits his mother's request of being Jewish, but I will have to decline your most generous offer, see you at Glee," with that said Rachel turned and did her famous storm off as she hurried to her first class leaving Puck standing there alone in the halls wondering what the hell just happened.

It all sunk in fairly quickly. Rachel Berry had just turned him down. Puck felt himself grin, now here was a challenge. Rachel Berry was turning out to be very surprising indeed.


As she walked to her second class of the day Rachel was acutely aware of someone breathing down the back of her neck and then she was overwhelmed by the soft scent of...chocolate? Rachel sniffed again hesitantly. Definitely a chocolate scent, it kind of made her mouth water. Rachel twisted her head to look behind her and was startled to see Puck standing there. She had thought for sure Jacob Ben-Israel was stalking her again.

"Did you bathe in chocolate?" Rachel asked him, a little unnerved to find him standing so close to her and she took an involuntary step away from him and her back hit the lockers. Puck took a step forward grinning.

"It's Axe Dark Temptation," Puck smirked and bent his head towards her so that their faces were inches apart, "Tempted to take a bite?"

Rachel placed her hands against his chest and pushed him, with more force than Puck thought she possessed, and managed to push him a couple of inches away from her.

"Not in the slightest," she retorted haughtily, preparing to continue on to her next class but Puck moved out in front of her blocking her hasty escape.

"Go out with me," Puck persisted again and Rachel rolled her eyes.

"Non," she said with a slight accent and Puck stared at her in confusion.

"What?" he asked not understanding what she was talking about and Rachel sighed deeply.

"Apparently you didn't understand me in English so I'm telling you no in French," Rachel informed him politely, clutching her books to her chest wondering if her rejection of him would take much longer as she really didn't want to be late to class.

"You speak French?" Puck asked in disbelief, Rachel was full of all sorts of surprises. Very briefly he pictured her whispering dirty things to him in French. He liked the idea of dating her more and more. Rachel tried to sidestep him and Puck blocked her again, "Look, I just want to take you on a date, just give me a chance."

"Why should I? You are the guy who has thrown a slushie in my face ever week since my freshman year, if not twice a week," Rachel pointed out, her voice becoming more high pitched the angrier she became as she remembered the hundreds of slushie attacks he had put her through. Somewhere deep inside, Puck felt ashamed, somewhere deep, deep inside.

"People change Berry, I joined Glee didn't I?" Puck countered her attack and Rachel glared up at him.

"You joined but you don't strive to be any better, you could be a great male lead, I've heard you sing but you never even try for a lead, you just sit in the back and make fun of us, you haven't changed at all," Rachel spat at him with disgust and Puck had to concede that she was right. He hadn't really tried at all.

Rachel attempted to walk around him and Puck blocked her again, his hand reaching out to hold onto her arm. Rachel tried to ignore the way a spark flew through her at his touch, like electricity. She looked up at him and his face had softened, he looked humbled by her words. Rachel noted his strong jawline and hazel eyes, all in all, Noah Puckerman was not entirely unfortunate, in fact he was quite handsome and charming. Rachel figured that if he did try hard in Glee he would surprise them all including himself, and if he could do that then he might be someone that she would consider going on a date with.

"What if I prove that I can change?" Pcuk asked her softly and Rachel looked surprised at the effort he was making and she wrenched her arm from him.

"I'll believe that when I see it," she replied a challenge in her tone and then she walked around him and down the hall, her skirt swishing as she went.

Puck watched her walk away from him for the second time in that day. He was surprised that she thought so highly of him, that she believed he could actually be a lead if he really tried. No one else had ever believed in him the way she did.

Puck considered his options and made a decision. He would win the lead and the girl; that sounded like a good plan, now all he needed was a chance to prove himself.


AN: Just another little fun moment between them. If anyone has any ideas of one shots that they would like to see just let me know!

One of my other ideas is Kurt and Rachel crashing Senior Prom :) and the other is Rachel and Puck getting trapped somewhere playing a game of sardines :) Don't ask me why they are playing sardines, I haven't worked it out yet lol