Slow start I know, but trust me, drama will ensue. And I realize that I'm taking a few liberties with the teen driving laws in Ohio but I'm hoping that you can look past that. Enjoy!

Rachel tried not to pitch too much of a fit when Finn told her he would be going with Kurt on the field trip, she understood that Finn and Kurt had their problems and this was the perfect opportunity to work them out. And in spite of it all, spending a whole day in the place where generations of musical legends were celebrated was more than enough to help her forget about spending a few hours away from Finn. Sixteen years in Ohio and she had never been there, and in spite of everything she was beyond excited.

Will, on the other hand, was not so excited. The field trip was certain to be a fun, memorable experience for all involved. It was getting there that was going to be the real challenge.

"Mr. Shuester!" Rachel called out as he pulled up to the front of her house.

"Hey Rachel, ready to go?" Will said, finding it hard to mask his terror at the idea of driving Rachel. As awful as it felt to even think it, he understood why every other glee club member had declined letting her tag along. Rachel on a road trip was bound to be brutal.

"More than ready" she said, climbing into the car and shutting the door behind her. "I brought a variety of healthy snacks for us to enjoy on the road and a selection of mix CDs featuring hit songs from all 97 Hall of Fame inductees. Oh and before I forget…" She whipped out a few sheets of paper neatly stapled together. "I took the liberty of typing up a full itinerary that if correctly followed will allow the group to see every exhibit in the most efficient and enjoyable manner possible."

"Rachel, I really appreciate your initiative but I already gave you guys an itinerary" Will said.

"I know and it's very well thought out, but with the changes I've made I really think that this trip will be a richer experience for all involved."

Will sighed, already exasperated before the trip had even began. "Thanks but I think I have a handle on this Rachel."

"Fine" Rachel said coldly before crossing her arms and wilting in her seat. In spite of himself Will couldn't help feeling bad about disregarding her new and "improved" itinerary, and the last thing he needed was three hours of the silent treatment.

"Hey, how about you pop in one of those CDs?" He said.

Her smile returned as she pulled out a CD labeled 1986-1990 and slid it into the CD player. As Johnny B. Goode began to play Rachel began to narrate.

"I've always felt a special connection to this song" Rachel started. "As you know one of my gay fathers is an African American man and he always tried to instill in me a deep appreciation for that vital aspect of my culture, especially the textured musical history of…

As Will began to tune her out he couldn't help but think that maybe the silent treatment wouldn't have been so bad after all.

"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Tina said as Artie struggled to back out the car.

"Tina, Handicapped drivers are way more common than you'd think" he said, awkwardly pulling the newly installed handbrake.

"I know, but you've only had your license for three weeks, and—"

"Babe, I got this" Finally he pulled out of the space and put the car in drive.

Artie didn't know why he still felt the need to impress Tina, she was already his girlfriend after all, but something about her made him strive to prove himself time and again. He'd been determined to make this trip since Burt Hummel made the alterations to his dad's old car.

"Wow, you're doing really good Artie" she said as he smoothly made his way down the road. He couldn't help but crack a slight smile at her reassurance.

"I told you I got this, your man is a regular Dale Earnhardt."

"Didn't he die in a big car crash?" She asked

"Yeah… I was kind of hoping you didn't know that" He answered sheepishly.

"This is so exciting, I mean I know it's just a museum but it's a rock and Roll Museum, those three words can make anything sound badass" Tina said.

"Except for the Jonas Brothers."

"Except for them" she agreed.

"What do you want to see the most?" Artie said

"The Beach Boys exhibit" she blurted quickly enough to make Artie assume she had already been thinking about it.

"Really?"

"Yeah, why do you sound so surprised?"

"It's just that I didn't have you pegged as a Beach Boys fan"

"Are you kidding, I have every album they've ever made."

"Really because I've seen your music collection, it's all Grateful Dead this and Black Sabbath that."

"I keep them hidden under the floorboards." Artie just smirked at her. "What? I don't want people to know I like The Beach Boys" she said.

"And yet you told me, I'm starting to think we're gonna make it." Tina smiled and nudged him playfully.

Quinn had been staring out the window for the past fifteen minutes. She knew it was a bad idea to trust Puck to pick her up, but for some reason she was a glutton for punishment when it came to him. She checked her watch once again, seriously thinking of taking Mercedes up on her invitation to join her, Matt and Mike in their carpool. She would have said yes in the first place if the idea of being alone with Puck for the long drive hadn't seemed so oddly appealing to her.

Finally as he pulled up to her apartment, Quinn had to force the unintentional smile from her lips. "You're supposed to be mad, remember" she said to herself. "He's here mom, I'm gonna go" she said.

"Okay, have fun sweetie" Quinn's mom said, hugging her goodbye.

Quinn ran up to the car, still trying to conceal her excitement about being alone with Puck and prepared to give him a sharp reprimand for being late, but before he could say anything she noticed two unexpected passengers in the car with him.

"Sorry I'm late babe. Santana and Brit's ride fell through so I offered them a lift."

"Can I speak to you for a second?" Quinn said after a few moments of deafening silence.

Puck jumped out of the car to speak to Quinn out of the two girls' earshot.

"You turned down Rachel because you said there wouldn't be room for her" Quinn said sternly.

"That's different, Rachel's annoying."

"I thought the real reason was because you wanted to be alone with me."

"You know I do, but what kind of guy would I be if I didn't help friends in their time of need?" he said, cocking his eyebrow suggestively.

"Wow, it's amazing how even the most innocent sentence can still make you sound like a total pig" She said.

Not allowing him the opportunity to shoot back, Quinn walked up to the car in huff and climbed into the back seat next to Brittany. "This is going to be a long trip" she thought to herself.