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Chapter 2: First Day

Early Monday morning, Blaine wasn't sure why he had allowed Finn and Puck to keep him out late the night before. He had to admit, they were a lot of fun and Blaine had even managed to dance with a few girls, none of whom impressed him. He sighed, there was one girl. She was a brunette and she was a little short, but that was all he could remember. He was sure, however, if he saw her he could pick her out. With all the schools around and the popularity of that club, the odds of him seeing her again seemed highly unlikely.

He took a sip of his Starbucks and pressed on, at least his first class was in music theatre. That made it a little better, it wasn't one of his boring standard classes. Ignoring the girls crowding him, he pushed his way into musical theatre with Professor William Schuester (A/N: I couldn't resist! LOVE MR. SCHUE! :D). He noticed everyone was already stretching or doing vocal exercises, so he removed his pink sunglasses and began his own warm ups.

Rachel was red eyed and cranky by the time she made it to the building for her music theatre class. What was more annoying was the flurry of girls, and a few guys, trying to catch a glimpse of the prince.

"This prince is more trouble than he's worth," she thought bitterly. Then she sighed, it wasn't his fault she stayed up last night at that damned club, it was her and her dance partner's. Not that she knew who that was, she was too wasted to really remember him. Her dads would kill her if they knew she had been drinking last night, but she could honestly care less. It was her first time at a club, and since the guys wanted to buy her a few drinks, who was she to object? Well, she would next time. The hangover was killer but luckily her excitement for this class canceled the worst of it out.

She walked in, observing the scenery around her. She noticed the prince had already arrived, but she didn't pay too much to that. Instead, she put her bag down and began stretching. She expected today to only be an introduction, but she didn't want to be unprepared. She got into her regular routines and motions to prepare herself and kind of lost track of what was going on around her. She was, however, caught off guard when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around; it was Prince Blaine of Wales.

"Hello," he said, shyly. She sent him a comforting smile, a little amused that the most eligible bachelor in all the world was shy.

"Hey, Your Highness," she replied. He smiled at her.

"So, uh, you were at the Cielo Club last night?" she opened her mouth to speak, but right as she did Professor Schuester walked in. The class sat in a circle at his direction and the prince ended up across from Rachel. She ignored that though, she was so excited that class had finally begun.

"Welcome all of you! You've made it to one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the country and as such, I am going to hold you to those standards. With that being said, I know you're in college for the first time and want to have fun. I was in your shoes this time about 12 years ago, so I understand the feeling. So for now, I'm going to give you an assignment for this week, we'll get into our play next week. Anyways, look across from you. That person will now be your partner for this week. Congratulations. I want you to go sit with them." Rachel sat still, her partner was Prince Blaine! He did, however, move to her. And he looked ecstatic.

"Hey," he said. She smiled back.

"Okay, people. Your assignment is to find out three facts about your partner, two of which you will share with the class, and their full name. Then you will pick a duet to perform during class on Thursday. It doesn't have to be from a Broadway musical, it just has to sound good. I'm sure a bunch of Julliard students can handle that. Alright, the rest of the class is for you and your partner. If you wanna hook up outside of class, be my guest but for now get working!" Rachel turned to Blaine and smiled.

"Well hey," she said, "Let's get working."

"Okay, but can I ask you a question?"

"That was you I danced with last night, wasn't it? At Cielo."

"I mean... maybe... I don't remember too much from last night. I do remember having a dance partner for the better part of the night."

"It was you, I'm sure of it... What's your name again?"

"Rachel. Rachel Barbra Berry, Your Highness."

"I think after last night you earned the right to call me Blaine." She laughed and nodded. Secretly, she was swooning. That accent was so hot!

"Okay Blaine. First off, let me thank you for a great night. But let's get started."

"Alright Rachel. Tell me three things about yourself."

"Hmmm, I aspire to be a star! And I'm a vegan."

"And what can I not share with the class?" She sighed and sat back to think.

"When I was in high school, my ex-boyfriend broke up with me by having his school's glee club, our rivals, make a human omelet out of me. I took five showers but I still thought the momma chicken was gonna get me."

"Seriously? To a vegan? That's just cruel!" she shrugged.

"What about you, Blaine Wales? Your three facts?"

"Well, when I was in school back in England, my friends called me Blaine Warbler."

"Warbler?"

"Yes, I was in the school glee club, known as the Warblers. I kind of prefer it to Blaine Wales."

"You were in glee club?"

"It was an a cappella group, I was kind of lead singer..."

"My glee club won the national championship last year."

"I remember hearing about it. The New Directions, right?"

"Yeah. So what's fact number 2?"

"Well, uh, I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. And as for what you cannot share..." he stopped, this was going to be painful but he had to share it. Not even his father knew but for whatever reason, he wanted to tell her.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, it's just... well, Rachel, ever since my mom died... I've been terrified of getting cancer. I know it was breast cancer so the chances of me getting it are slim... but watching her suffer, I'm terrified of going through with that..." she nodded sympathetically and took his hand.

"One of my dad's cousins died of breast cancer last year. She stayed with us while she underwent therapy. It killed him and my other dad hated to watch both of them suffer like that. So I know what you mean, but I am sorry to hear that. I looked up to your mother, if it makes you feel any better," she replied, quietly. He smiled at her.

"I loved my mother very much, even throughout the worst. She was an extraordinary woman. I still believe that the public eye that was brought upon her when she and my father got engaged, it ruined her. It ruined her marriage. When I get married, I refuse to allow my wife to go through that much..." He stayed silent for a while and Rachel wasn't quite sure what to say.

"Alright guys," Professor Schuester said, "Great first day. I'll see you guys Thursday, I expect nothing but amazing with those duets! Have a good one." Slowly, Rachel forced herself to get up and collect her bag. The prince, surprisingly, joined her out. She could feel the cold glares of the girls that had clearly been waiting for him but she chose to ignore them.

"So we never even thought of a duet..." she said.

"Yeah, I noticed. Well, uh, any thoughts?"

"I don't know. What about you?" Blaine sighed.

"You a fan of Disney?"

"What do you have in mind, Blaine Warbler?"

"Well... You've seen Aladdin, yes?"

"Of course!"

"What if we were to perform A Whole New World?"

"Sure, I like the irony behind it!"

"What do you mean?"

"The commoner singing to the princess..." Blaine chuckled.

"I never even thought of that. So, practice tomorrow? I believe we live in the same building."

"Sure thing. Just make sure that we finish up before noon, I have to pick my boyfriend up from JFK."

"So I'll see you at my apartment at 9:30?"

"Sounds great, see you then!"

So, who's Rachel's mystery boo? You might not like the answer but don't worry, he won't be around long ;)