Thanks guys for the response to this story so far… I am enjoying writing it and although I always tell myself I am going to stick to a writing schedule but it never happens so I apologise in advance. I hope you stick with me and please feel free to contact me in a review or a message I enjoy hearing from you all.
So here we go again and as per I do not own any of the characters and some of the plot points
Tarra
"Dinner was nice wasn't it" Rachel smiled as her and Santana headed up the stairs towards their room
"Yeah I enjoyed it" Santana smirked sarcastically
"Well we have class tomorrow so we better go to bed" Rachel yawned as they reached their bedroom door
"I know I didn't think I would be this tired but I feel like I did swan lake and then a jazz recital" Santana moaned as she walked in to the room and spotted Brittany sat on her bed looking confused
"Travelling takes it out of ya huh" Rachel smiled and turned to look at what Santana paused to stare at
"Brittany are you ok?" Rachel smiled looking at the blonde girl carefully her expression blank
"I don't think she's with us" Santana looked back at Rachel and moved slowly towards her bed
"Brittany honey are you ok?" Rachel moved towards the frozen girl cautiously
"Rachel be careful" Santana frowned watching Rachel approach Brittany
"Brittany" Rachel whispered as she placed her hand on the girls shoulder
"Rachel" Brittany asked as she turned to look at the small girl in front of her with a confused expression on her face
"Brittany are you ok you have been sat there frozen since we came back in the room and you may have been like that for a while before" Rachel asked her concern spilling through in her voice and her face filled with worry as she watched the tall blonde carefully as she started to look around the room as though she was unsure what was happening
"Yeah sometimes that just happens" Brittany smiled suddenly
"Oh alright but as long as you are ok" Rachel frowned a little and turned to look at Santana who was scowling sat on her bed
"Yeah am fine thank you Rach but I just need to go to bed" Brittany grinned brightly and then got up to get changed in to her pyjamas in the small bathroom joined to the girl's room
"What is the matter with her?" Santana hissed as Rachel moved to stand closer to their bed
"I have no idea but be nice to her" Rachel sighed looking up at the Latina girl with caution
"am not going to be mean to her she might kill us in our sleep" Santana smirked as she changed in to her pyjamas while Rachel did the same sat on her bed so that the two couldn't see each other
"I doubt that but we should be nice to her if what Sam says is true she doesn't have any friends and her mum makes her stay here and dance all through the holidays and on weekends so she never has any fun maybe that's all she needs is some friends and some fun" Rachel smiled as she stood up to place her clothes in to her washing hamper at the end of her bed
"Maybe but am telling you Rach if she keeps acting this weird I am not getting involved" Santana hissed again as she dropped her clothes down in to her own washing hamper at the end of the bed
"Santana" Rachel snapped looking up at the Latina who was now crawling in to her bed and looking over the edge at the smaller girl
"What I mean it" Santana smirked
"Well I think that is an awful thing to say and I think we should make friends with her" Rachel smiled slightly and turned as Brittany walked back in to the room
"So did you guys have fun today settling in?" Brittany asked as she sat down on her bed
"Yeah we did thanks Brittany what have you been doing today?" Rachel asked as she lay herself down on her bed
"Oh I practised for a while and then I had lunch with my mum and then I came back here for a while before I went to the studios to practice again" Brittany shrugged and lay herself down
"So you have spent the full day practising" Santana sat up to look across the room
"Yes" Brittany replied sitting up slightly to look across the room at the two girls
"Did you not spend time with your friends or anything? Or even go out for dinner?" Rachel asked as looked up a Santana over the edge of the bed
"I don't really have any friends people think am either crazy or stupid and I don't eat out because I don't like eating alone" Brittany frowned slightly, she had often felt left out at this school and she had told her mum that she would rather transfer and go somewhere people didn't not think she was odd but her mum just always told her that people just didn't like her because they were jealous because she is the best dancer in the school.
"Well you can always come to eat with us" Rachel smiled at Brittany who looked up stunned
"You mean it?" Brittany grinned broadly
"Yeah course I mean it" Rachel smiled looking up at Santana who just rolled her eyes and lay back down again
"Thanks" Brittany grinned "Lord Tubbington was so wrong I knew this year I would get friends"
"Who is Lord Tubbington?" Rachel frowned confused
"He's my cat" Brittany smiled
"Oh right well good night Brit" Rach grinned back trying to hide her confusion as to why her roommate thinks that she can talk to her cat
"Good night Rachel" Brittany smiled brightly before reaching up and turning off the light
"This is going to be a long year" Rachel sighed to herself as she turned on to her side pulling the blankets around her shoulders
Rachel woke up to the sounds of her alarm and someone moving around the bed room
"Morning Rach" A cheerful voice called out from across the room
"Morning Brit" Rachel moaned as she pulled herself up rubbing her eyes "you sleep well?" Rachel asked as she stood up and stretched out her petite body
"Yeah I slept fine thanks" Brittany smiled as she started to place her equipment in to her bag
"Good what class do you have first?" Rachel asked as she started grabbing her clothes from her chest of drawers
"I am going to be at your introduction because I am swapping on to the older course this year so we will be together" Brittany smiled shyly and looking up through her lashes at Rachel wondering if it was still ok that she spend time with her roommates
"Oh that's great" Rachel smiled brightly as she turned to grab her bag to start packing her stuff up for the day ahead
"Should we wake Santana or she's going to be late" Brittany asked suddenly concerned for the Latina girl who had yet to wake up
"Yeah I guess" Rachel shrugged before walking towards the bunk bed and reaching up to lightly shake Santana's shoulder
"Santana it's time to get up" Rachel whispered encouragingly
"Fuck off" Santana growled as she turned away from the two other girls
"I guess she will have to be late then" Rachel shrugged and turned to grab her bag before heading out of the room with Brittany close behind her
Rachel and Brittany hurried along the corridors and down the stairs and in to the large main dance studio where they would be receiving their introduction to the year
"Wow this place is amazing" Rachel grinned happily looking around the large arched room with large mirrors and large windows
"Yeah it is pretty special but I prefer the little ones on the floor below or the round room for singing class" Brittany smiled shyly as though she didn't think Rachel would want to know her opinion
"Really well I can't wait to see them then" Rachel smiled encouragingly at the taller girl before grabbing her by the hand and pulling her over in to the corner to start warming up and getting there stuff ready for the first class of the day
"Rachel you don't have to sit with me you know I don't mind" Brittany smiled sadly as she watched Rachel start to prep her Ballet slippers for class
"Brittany I want to sit with you, you're my roommate and I don't care what other people think because you seem nice to me so until you're not nice to me we are going to be friends ok?" Rachel explained as she started to ribbon up her slippers
"But Rachel people will stop talking to you if they think your friends with me" Brittany tried to explain panicked that Rachel would hate her for stopping the others from being friends with her
"Well Brittany I wasn't popular in my old school and I don't care if I am here, me and you are friends and if other people don't like it well they are not good people" Rachel smiled
"Really you still want to be my friend?" Brittany smiled excitedly as she pulled out her own Ballet slippers
"Yes now let's warm up and while we are at it we can way up the competition before the boys come in" Rachel grinned as she stood up to start stretching
"Well who do you want to know about?" Brittany asked as she stood up to join her friend
Rachel was about to answer when she heard the doors open and the boys came rushing in towards all of the girls,
"Rachel" Kurt grinned as he grabbed her in to a big hug before passing her to Sam and Mike who did the same spinning around with the small brunette tightly in their strong arms
"Hey guys" Rachel giggled as she staggered after Mike dropped her back on her feet "have you guys met Brittany?" Rachel smiled turning to look at her roommate who was standing nervously behind her
"No I don't think we have had the pleasure" Kurt smiled before reaching out his hand to tall blonde girl
"I'm Kurt Hummel nice to meet you" Kurt grinned as Brittany began to blush when she took his hand
"Mike Chang" Mike smiled as he also grabbed Brittany's Hand
"Sam…" the muscular blonde started to speak as he grabbed her hand but she cut him off quickly with a shy smile
"I know who you are we have been in classes together for 3 years" Brittany shrugged shyly
"Yeah but I wasn't sure if you knew you know because we haven't ever talked" Sam pulled his hand away from the beautiful blonde girl and nervously rubbed at the back of his neck
"Don't worry about it no one spoke to me I don't expect you to be different" Brittany smiled brightly looking to Rachel to make sure that it was ok that she said that
"Well anyways let's all finish getting warmed up huh" Rachel looked around her new friends warily worrying about if they would accept her unusual roommate, Brittany seemed nice to her, sure she lived in her own magical world but when is there anything wrong with that, she wasn't hurting anyone and she just seemed to really want to make some friends
"Where's Santana?" Sam asked as they spotted the main doors to the studio open and awaited the entrance of the principle dancers, the teachers and the director.
"She wouldn't get out of bed" Brittany whispered as they all stopped to watch the room's new entrees
"I knew she would be late" Rachel hissed to Brittany as the two girls looked at each other with a worried expression hoping their new roommate would be able to sneak in without being noticed
"Good morning everyone, I hope you have all settled in nicely, today is your first day of lessons, and today is your first steps on your journey to find out if you are what we need here at the company. During this year you will be tested harder than ever before and we expect the best standards at all time, at the end of the year there will be a performance and that will be how we chose who will be accepted in to the company and who unfortunately will not, I only take three boys and three girls, now for some of you this maybe your only time to perform here so I hope you all make the most of it. Thank you for your time please enjoys your first day" Mr St. James stood at the front of the room demanding attention from everyone
Rachel couldn't help but find the man attractive, his dark wavy hair, his personal flare with style, his serious and dramatic tone, his bright smile and bouncing hazel eyes shining as he looked around the room. She had noticed he looked her over a few times and could feel herself blushing as he dismissed the students and stood with the curly haired man from the night before looking in her direction.
"Rach are you ok?" Kurt asked looking at her blushing face and the way she kept shifting her body weight between her feet in a nervous fashion
"What oh yeah just anxious to get going" Rachel turned and smiled brightly at her friends who had all noticed the way the directors eyes had lingered on the brunette diva
"You sure do attract attention" Kurt whispered while the others started to talk about their lesson plans to see if they could all meet for lunch
"I don't know what you mean" Rachel hissed back her cheeks starting to flame red
"well first Mr St. James hasn't taken his eyes off you, neither has that delicious looking tutor he is talking to and if I am not mistaken but you have another admirer who has just walked in and smiled when he spotted you" Kurt smirked
"You are being ridicules" Rachel snapped turning to look in the direction of the men that Kurt believed to be looking at her
"Do you mean him?" Rachel asked nodding towards her Broadway crush
"Yeah Mr Noah Puckerman and he appears to looking right at you" Kurt smiled and waved slightly at the older man who was watching Rachel intently
"Kurt" Rachel frowned grabbing his hand and pulling it down as she noticed Noah smirk at her friends actions which meant he was definitely looking in their directions
"Alright everybody" a loud male voice called out "can we have all of the men heading in to the studio across the hall please"
"See you later rosy cheeks" Kurt snickered before pecking Rachel on the cheek and hurrying out with his stuff after Mike and Sam
"Are you ok Rach?" Brittany asked noticing the flushed look on Rachel's face
"Yeah thanks Brit just Kurt being silly" She whispered as their teacher took to the middle of the floor
"Right girls can we take to the floor please" A small ginger haired lady with large green expressive eyes called as she walked in to the middle of room
"Ladies I am Ms Pillsbury I am your Ballet teacher"
Rachel watched the door hoping to see signs of Santana and also to keep her mind from noticing that both Jesse and Noah where still sat in the room watching the girls with their first lesson
"Right ladies let's get to the bars and we will start" Miss Pillsbury called out with a final clap of her hands
"oh no Brits" Rachel groaned as Santana walked in to the studio slowly, wearing a green leotard and black tights when the required dress code was a black leotard and pink tights, she smiled at Mr St. James and Noah as she wandered past and headed towards Rachel and Brittany
"Excuse me Miss?" Jesse called as he walked behind her, his eyes straying towards Rachel as he marched after her friend
"Miss Lopez Santana Lopez" Santana turned and smiled widely at the approaching director who did not look to impressed at all but Santana could see something else in his eyes that seemed to be flicking over her shoulder in the direction of her beautiful Jewish roommate
"Miss Lopez is there a reason why you are late?" Jesses demanded standing right in front of the Latina who seemed to be smirking from what Rachel and Brittany could see, Rachel glanced towards Noah who seemed to be watching the encounter with a smirk playing across his handsome features
"No real reason I just slept in" Santana shrugged rolling her eyes at the man in front of her
"Well see that it doesn't happen again" Jesse snapped and turned on his Cuban heel boots and headed out of the room but not before a quick glance at both Rachel who seemed a little flustered by her friends actions and then to Noah who was smirking watching the events, his eyes also roaming over the small brunette that Jesse couldn't keep away from
"Santana" Rachel hissed from her place at the bar her body screaming at her that people where staring but she couldn't bring herself to look
"God that man is such an asshole" Santana moaned as she took her place on the bar and started join in with the given choreography
"Santana you shouldn't have been late" Rachel smirked rolling her eyes
"Excuse me Miss Lopez is it"
"Yes" Santana snapped a little as she turned to look at the pretty ballet teacher who was scanning her eyes over her
"In this class we wear pink tights and a black leotard, we also do not chew gum and we keep are hair off our face" Ms Pillsbury pointed out as she looked Santana over
"Sure" Santana grumbled before turning back and continuing with the work out
"Thank you Miss Lopez" Miss Pillsbury smiled before turning to watch the other girls
"Very good Brittany, what's your name dear?" Ms Pillsbury paused as she moved to go past Rachel
"Rachel Berry" Rachel smiled brightly at the young teacher in front of her
"Just be careful on your turn out there your ankle could get damaged if you over lean like that" Ms Pillsbury smiled slightly before walking
The girls practiced on the bar for another hour before being called to the middle of room to start on the second part of their morning lessons
"Brittany can you please demonstrate" Ms Pillsbury asked after she had explained the choreography that she wanted the girls to perform
"Now look at the way her head tilts, the way her arms raise and her leg with full extension" Ms Pillsbury pointed out as Brittany moved through the small dance section the teacher had instructed
"Beautiful thank you Brittany" Ms Pillsbury smiled
"Oh Brits that was great" Rachel smiled as her friend came back to stand beside her
"Thanks Rach" Brittany blushed at her friends compliments
"Yeah lovely" Santana groaned rolling her eyes at the love the teachers seemed to have for the insane blonde girl
The girls finished the dance lesson and where instructed to go to lunch before their next lesson started that afternoon
"Come on San, Brit lets go and get some lunch I am starving" Rachel groaned as she grabbed her bag
"Am meant to meet my mum" Brittany frowned looking away from the two girls
"Well go on then" Santana snapped at the blonde
"Oh don't worry Brits we can always meet up later and maybe have dinner together" Rachel smiled brightly looking hopefully towards Brittany
"No you know actually I think I will come to lunch I can see my mum later before she goes home" Brittany smiled and headed out in to the hall
"Hey Kitty" Brittany called as she stepped out in to the hall way, a small group of girls ahead of her
"Oh hi Brit" Kitty turned to look at the older blonde but her eyes did not seem as friendly as she pretended to be
"Kitty these are my new friends Rachel and Santana, guys this is my younger sister Kitty" Brittany smiled proudly looking at the younger girl
"Hi Kitty" Rachel grinned looking between the two girls, they did not have similar features but their beautiful blonde hair and their athletic dancer body types where very a like
"Hi Rachel" Kitty purred in an unpleasant manner while her eyes looked up and down the two girls judgingly before glancing back towards her own friends with a smirk playing across her features
Santana just stood glaring at the younger girl, she might not be Brittany's biggest fan and she may have only met Rachel yesterday but they were her roommates and whether or not she was Brittany's sister didn't matter because she didn't like the way Kitty was acting towards the two girls
Santana knew better than anyone when someone was being a bitch, she herself had been Lima's head bitch and there was no way she was going to let some pretty blonde cheerleader type act that way to her friends
"Well we are going to Lunch sis wanna come along?" Brittany smiled brightly at the younger girl obviously missing the cruel way her sister was behaving towards her, Santana frowned realising that was part of Brittany's problem she didn't see the bad in people or that they were being mean
"Oh no thanks I have real friends to spend time with" Kitty smirked and started away up the hall sniggering at the three older girls
"ok Kitty see you soon" Brittany sighed and turned to head up the hall way herself, She couldn't understand why her sister never wanted to spend time with her anymore, when they were kids they had been inseparable but now Kitty always had something better to do or someone better to spend time with
"Brits are you ok?" Rachel asked looking from Santana, who looked about ready to blow a fuse from the death glare she was sending down the hallway after the younger dancers, and then across to her now very sad looking friend
"Yeah am fine" Brittany shrugged trying to pretend she was ok but really she was hurt that her sister didn't want to spend time with her
"Look if you want to talk?" Rachel offered looking worried about how sad Brittany looked
"Thanks Rachel but maybe some other time" Brittany frowned as they carried on down the hall
"Hey guys look" Rachel smiled as she pointed in to the door way where the boys where finishing up their lesson
"Ooo Yummy" cried a girl from behind them, the three roommate span around to see a dark skinned girl with a full figure and long brown waved hair stood behind them
"Who is it that you think is yummy?" Rachel giggled at the girl's reaction to the boys
"The two in the middle, dark hair and tanned arms and the Blonde with big lips" The girl smirked looking at the two boys with interest
"Oh that's Sam and Mike" Rachel explained as the two boys spotted the girls watching and began showing off a little with their routines
"So here's the big question Gay or straight?" The dark skinned girl asked as she looked on as the two boys finished dancing and headed towards their bags smiling at the girls in the door way
"Straight" Rachel and Santana grinned as Sam and Mike both winked at them from where they stood
"Hey guys look" Brittany grinned as she pulled them out of the door way
"Hey Brittany" The beautiful blonde heading towards them smiled at their unusual roommate
"Hi Quinn" Brittany smiled widely as the blonde continued walking towards the main offices
"That was Quinn Fabray wasn't it?" Rachel squeaked watching the curvaceous blonde heading down the corridor
"Yeah" Brittany smiled starting towards the café again
"Oh wow she's beautiful" Rachel grinned thinking of all the times she had seen the star on Broadway and stage in shows and on the TV or movies
"I think she looks like a skank" Santana smirked, she had always hated Quinn Fabray, she reminded her of a girl she used to go to school with the two had never got along but in the end the girl ended up pregnant at 16 and living with some idiot in a small town for the rest of her life
"Oh Santana" Rachel frowned looking over to her lovely Latina friend
"Well a skank might be right for what she did" The dark haired girl smiled as she followed behind the three girls watching the way they interacted
"Why what did she do?" Rachel asked confused turning towards the loud girl
"Well she married Jesse St. James" she explained looking around the girls for some recognition in her statement
"Yeah well?" Santana frowned looking confused between the new girl and Brittany who both seemed to be smiling away as though they were part of a conspiracy
"Well she was with Noah Puckerman for years before that and she caused a huge scandal oh I wish you two would have been there" Brittany smiled looking between Rachel and Santana
"What so she was going out with Noah before she started with Jesse?" Rachel asked looking between the two girls stunned
"oh yeah she had been with him for years and then one day she just announces that she has never loved him and he was just a Lima loser and she deserved better, that she was in love with St. James and was going to Marry him" the girls eyes where swimming with gossip and excitement as she sat down opposite the three roommates as they claimed a table for lunch
"Yeah and Noah went all kinds of crazy and started calling her for everything where he then left to go to England for a while and now he's back but I heard he hasn't really spoken to anyone" Brittany shrugged looking down in to her bag for her purse
"Well that's not true because I have spoken to him twice" Rachel explained smiling dreamily
"Shut up girl he didn't"
"Yes he did, he asked me if I needed help with my bags and then I saw him dancing with Mr Schuster" Rachel giggled thinking back to the dance she had caught them performing
"Really?" The other girl smiled brightly at the expression on Rachel's face
"Who are you anyway?" Santana suddenly snapped at the other girl whose face turned a little pink under her dark skin and she smiled shyly at the three girls in front of her
"Oh am sorry am Mercedes Jones" She smiled her brown eyes warm and welcoming
"Well am Rachel, this is Brittany and that is Santana who you should ignore when she's like that" Rachel smirked as Santana glared at her for her comment
"Oh you best not be forgetting us" Kurt spoke up suddenly appearing behind the girls with a tray filled with snacks
"How could I ever forget you lot?" Rachel smiled turning to see Mike, Sam and Kurt all stood behind her
"Mercedes this is Kurt, Sam and Mike, guys this is Mercedes" Rachel smiled pointing everyone out
"Nice to meet you" Kurt nodded and sat down beside Santana, Mike smiled and waved slightly before taking a seat next to Brittany and Sam pushed his chair right up next to Rachel when he spotted St. James stood in the cafeteria smiling in their direction
"Sam what are you doing?" Rachel asked as she felt him push right up against her
"Sorry Rach but you will thank me later" Sam grinned putting his arm around the smaller girl and pulling her close to him
"What are you two up to?" Kurt smirked looking between the two, Sam who looked like he was trying to force being comfortable and Rachel who looked beyond stunned where sat cuddled to each other as he shared his tray of food with the small diva
"Nothing" Sam frowned but nodded towards where the Director was stood looking over at the group with a now a slight hint of anger on his features instead of the seductive smirk he had been wearing minutes before
Kurt and Mike both turned around and quickly nodded back at Sam before carrying on the conversation about this morning's classes with the other girls
"Sam I don't know what you're doing and don't get me wrong I think your lovely but I don't really think of you that way" Rachel smiled turning to whisper to Sam unsure of whether or not she was about to hurt his feelings
"Oh Rach its ok and don't worry you're not letting me down or anything I will explain later but please just pretend with me for the rest of lunch" Sam smiled softly
"Someone you're trying to get rid of?" Rachel smirked thinking Sam's ex-girlfriend would be sending her death glares from somewhere around the room
"Yeah something like that" Sam shrugged pulling her close to his body again, he had to admit although he didn't feel that way about the small girl, he did like the way she fitted against his body and he had to admit she was smoking hot but he knew that they would never be more then friends.
"Well Sam if it helps you" Rachel sighed relaxing in to his embrace, enjoying his strong arms wrapped around her tiny frame and the warmth from his large body lumbering around her
"Guys come on we better get to class" Brittany stood up brushing the crumbs off the front of her Jazz pants
"What class do you guys have now?" Rachel looked at Sam and Mike
"We have Street dance and Hip hop" Mike shrugged getting up and grabbing his bag
"oh right see you guys later then" Rachel smiled and bent over to grab her bag "oh shit" Rachel frowned as all of her stuff fell out of her bag as she leaned to pick it up
"What's up Rach?" Santana asked her usually polite friend who had just swore loudly in public
"All my stuff came out my bag, you guys go on ill catch up I won't be late" Rachel smiled as the three girls and Kurt waved and headed out the door
"Well now that is a nice sight"
Rachel groaned at the appalling chat up line as she bent over in her yoga pants, she knew who ever it was happened to be looking at her ass
"Oh god that was pathetic" Rachel moaned as she grabbed the rest of her stuff and straightened up only to see Jesse stood in front of her
"Having trouble Miss Berry?" Jesse asked his eyes raking over her body as she blushed and fiddled with her bag. He couldn't help but notice how the blush traced all the way down to the top of her breasts that where just peeking out of the top of her top
"Yeah my bag tipped as I picked it up so I had to gather my things" Rachel explained in a hurry
"Oh right I see" Jesse grinned
"Well if you'll excuse me Mr St. James I have to get to class" Rachel smiled and rushed to head away from the Director
"Oh Miss Berry?" Jesse called his voice silky and smooth but hiding something that Rachel just couldn't pick out at the moment
"Yes Mr St. James" Rachel turned to look at him over her shoulder again her bag still cradled in her arms
"although my line may have been pathetic as you said do not sell yourself short you are a beautiful woman and I was merely expressing that opinion" Jesse smirked as that blush that he found so tempting lit up her face again
"Thank you Mr St. James but I really must be going" Rachel smiled and headed away from him once again
"Rachel please call me Jesse" He called as she reached the door only to be answered with a quick wave of her hand as she rushed away
"You becoming friendly with the girls early this year Jesse" He heard from behind him in a familiar glacial tone
"Oh Sue you know those rumours are ridiculous I love my wife and I don't need to sleep with students to get the best out of them" Jesse smirked looking at his girls street dance coach
"Am keeping an eye on you Jesse, you lay a finger on that girl and I will make sure you never teach in this city again" Sues eyes flamed as she glared at her boss
"Is that a threat Sue?" Jesse grinned at the older woman
"you betcha Buddy" Sue snapped and pushed passed him before heading out in to the corridor quickly, her mind racing with worry for the young girl who he had been talking to. The rumours about Jesse may not have been true but they were not without some merit, the man liked the young female students and often made a point of singling one out and making a fuss of them, he had been known to "secretly" date students well that was until he bewitched his principle dancer in to marrying him. Sue stormed towards her office and decided then and there she was going to have to speak to the other staff and tell them to keep an eye on that young girl.
"Hey Rach" Brittany smiled as the smaller girl approached
"Hi everyone" Rachel grinned broadly but Santana noticed how it didn't quiet reach her eyes, like something was bothering her, she knew Rachel wouldn't talk about it in public she seemed to be a very private person so she gathered she better ask her later what had caused the change in her friends attitude
"You guys ready to go in?" Mercedes smiled brightly, she also noticed the change in Rachel and shared a small look with Santana before walking in to the large room
As the girls and Kurt all walked in to the large room and took their seats they watched as a beautifully dressed woman moved to the front of the class, her hair covered in a head scarf and her beautiful brown eyes magnified by her small round glasses.
"good afternoon ladies and gents, this is the round room it is designed for perfect pitch, that means there are no corners for you to hide in, I am Madame Tiberdeuax and welcome to your first vocal class. I know I auditioned a lot of you myself so I will be watching closely but today we will start with are new students so please when I call your name inform the band of your choice and perform a number of your choosing"
"So we just pick any song?" Rachel asked looking to Brittany who was smiling brightly at the exquisitely dressed teacher
"Kurt Hummel" Madame Tiberdeuax's voice rang out through the room and Kurt jumped up a little flustered and embarrassed
Rachel watched as Kurt got up and started singing, he had a beautiful voice with an exceptional range as she smiled to herself as she heard him hit a high E, his song finished and they all waited to see what Madame Tiberdeuax thought
"Well done Mr Hummel" She spoke as she nodded her head at the boy who rushed to sit back down
"Santana Lopez"
Santana jumped up from her seat and rushed towards the front of the room, after speaking to the band for a brief moment she turned back and smiled at Rachel as the music started
She's just a girl and she's on fire
Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway
She's living in a world and it's on fire
Filled with catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got both feet on the ground
And she's burning it down
Ohhhh oh oh oh oh
She got her head in the clouds
And she's not backing down
This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...
The song captured her roommate perfectly; Rachel could see and feel the passion bouncing from Santana's beautiful raspy voice as she sang on her emotions filling the room with each note of the song
Everybody stares, as she goes by
'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes
Watch her when she's lighting up the night
Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl
And it's a lonely world
But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby
This girl is on fire...
This girl is on fire...
She's walking on fire...
This girl is on fire...
Oh, oh, oh, oh ohhhhh oh oh oh ohhh oh oh oh ohhhh... [4x]
She's just a girl and she's on fire
"Thank you Miss Lopez" Madame Tipideux nodded and looked down at her list yet again
"Sunshine Corcozon"
Rachel and Santana watched as the small girl got up to the front of the class and spoke to the band, she smiled as she started to sing however she only managed to get in to the first part of the song when Madame Tiberdeuax raised her hand signalling the band to stop playing
"Yes Madame Tiberdueax?" Sunshine asked smiling
"You haven't practiced" A stern voice rang out through the room
"I did I practiced everyday" Sunshine stammered
"well if that is you practicing then it was a mistake letting you in to this school because at you audition I told you to practice and yet you are here singing the same song and performing it the same way as you did for me then" The older woman stood up from her chair to speak to the small girl who was visibly shaking with held back tears
"But I have" Sunshine started again but was cut off again by the strict teacher
"Well I think you should leave now and go and rethink if this is what you want to do then? Because by the start of that performance I don't want to hear any more you are wasting my time and the time of the students here that have put in the effort already this year"
"Sorry" Sunshine whined as she ran through the chairs grabbed her bag and ran from the room quickly
"Was she just cut from the programme?" Rachel asked Brittany who nodded sadly watching the door where the small girl had exited
"Mercedes Jones" the voice rang out again as the older woman took her seat back in the crowd
"Good luck" Rachel whispered as Mercedes jumped up to go towards the front of the room
Mercedes started to sing and the others all glanced at each other with a knowing smile, her smooth chocolaty voice echoed through the room as she poured her emotions in to the lyrics. The words to beautiful by Christina Aguilera bouncing around the room as Mercedes voice sang through the lyrics with passion.
"Thank you"
Mercedes smiled at the older woman as she headed back to her seat giving her friend's quick thumbs up as she sat down ready to wait for the next performer.
"Rachel Berry"
Rachel heard her name and got up putting on her show face ready to face the critique of her classmates and tutor, as she reached the front and moved towards the band her head snapped around as the door opened and closed and there stood in the door way was Noah Puckerman.
Rachel frowned slightly as she tried to keep the butterflies in her stomach settled while she quickly thought out the song she wanted to sing before starting to talk with the band.
"Ah Mr Puckerman nice of you to join us" Madame Tiberdeux smiled as she turned to look at her old student
"you know me team player an all" He smirked as he sat down next to the older woman, his eyes drawn to the small figure who was smiling at the band now before turning and heading to the middle of the performance area
"When you're Ready Ms Berry" Madame Tiberdeux smiled
Rachel nodded her head at her tutor before glancing back to signal the band
Music filled the room as Rachel took a few calming breaths, the song playing through in her mind and her eyes wandering towards the dark hazel eyes of Noah as he watched her intently.
Rachel smiled as she started to sing, her eyes drifting between her friends who sat watching her with smiles on their faces and between the smouldering eyes that felt like they were burning her skin with the intensity that she felt coming from them.
Please baby can't you see
My mind's a burnin' hell
I got razors a rippin' and tearin' and strippin'
My heart apart as well
Tonight you told me
That you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin' like something
That might be good for you
Rachel grinned as she watched his eyes travel up and down her body, the butterflies fading as she got on to the next part of the song without being stopped which meant that Madame Tiberdeuax was pleased with her progress since the summer
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you
nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you
I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one
As soon as she had seen him walk in she knew which song she wanted to sing, of course she could have gone with Barbra but this song just felt right. She knew there was not the slightest chance he would be interested in her I mean he was The Noah Puckerman and she was just a first year performer but something in the way he looked at her, something in the way his eyes followed her movements and the way he smiled at her. She couldn't help but feel as though maybe there was something there and it wasn't all in her head but then again that's what she thought with Brody but that was a huge mistake.
Please baby can't you see
I'm trying to explain
I've been here before and I'm locking the door
And I'm not going back again
Her eyes and arms and skin won't make
it go away
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today
Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you
nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you
I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one
Rachel finished with a huge smile on her face, she turned to look at Madame Tiberdeaux worried about any comments the respected tutor may have
"Very good Rachel"
Rachel smiled briefly before heading back to her chair, her eyes focusing forward to stop herself from turning towards the intense eyes she could feel watching her as she walked back to her friends.
"Rachel that was amazing" Brittany whispered as the smaller girl reached the seat next to her
"thanks Britt" Rachel grinned looking around her friends still trying to keep her eyes away from his, although she knew he would have had to turn in his seat to still be looking at her it felt as though he was
"Yeah Rach that was really good" Kurt smiled as he looked up to see Madame Tiberdeuax and Noah standing at the front of the class
"well class I am pleased with the performances for today and I thank you for your time but before we leave I have persuaded one of our principle performers to give you a quick demonstration so please welcome Mr Puckerman" The older woman smiled, she had spotted the way that Noah was watching her new student Ms Berry and was intrigued to see if he would respond to her song. She had always had a soft spot for their resident bad boy and after seeing how destroyed he was when that harpy of a girlfriend left him for the imbecile that is the director she knew that what he needed right now was a distraction and a good woman and if this Ms Berry could be it she was sure that she would be willing to help make that happen.
"Alright let me show you how it's done" Noah smirked, his eyes tracing the crowd quickly before settling back on the small girl. He couldn't put his finger on it but something about her was drawing him in all the time, her long brown hair, her shapely legs, her beautiful brown eyes and her soft looking pink lips. He smirked as he spotted a small blush appear on her face as she noticed him looking at her
Puck smirked as he quickly tuned his guitar, this girl was something else and he just needed to find a way of making sure that he got there before that douche Jesse, He knew what Jesse was like he had seen it with Quinn but now he had Quinn and was still trying it with the young girls. Puck felt a wave of anger roll through him as he thought of the way he had spotted Jesse watching Rachel, the way he had looked at her.
He counted the band in quickly trying to stop that train of thought running through this mind knowing he didn't want to let his anger slip in to this performance, especially as he could feel her warm eyes watching him closely.
Oh oh oh, there's a place that I know
It's not pretty there and few have ever gone
If I show it to you now
Will it make you run away?
Rachel was stunned at how beautiful his voice sounded, she had heard him sing thousands of times but this was something else, it felt like he was singing just for her like everyone else in the room had disappeared and he was stood singing in front of her. She shook her head slightly trying to concentrate, the lyrics of the song sending warm feelings through her stomach as she noticed his eyes had yet to leave her since he had been singing. Maybe she wasn't making this up in her head, she glanced to the side to see that Santana was smirking at her, Brittany was sat smiling brightly and Mercedes and Kurt seemed to be deep in conversation with the occasional glance between her and Noah.
Or will you stay
Even if it hurts
Even if I try to push you out
Will you return?
And remind me who I really am
Please remind me who I really am
Noah felt himself smiling as he sang as he watched her glance around nervously from his gaze; she looked to her friends who had noticed the interaction between the two. A blush spread across her olive skin, he couldn't help but think he would like to see that blush happen during some other activities that they could do together.
Everybody's got a dark side
Do you love me?
Can you love mine?
Nobody's a picture perfect
but we're worth it
you know that we're worth it
will you love me?
Even with my dark side?
Rachel smiled as she listened to the lyrics, his deep but silky voice radiating emotions, his eyes lighting up as they met her own, she had to fight the urge to nod at his questions during the song or to jump up and run to him. The pull she felt towards him was intoxicating.
Everybody's got a dark side
Do you love me?
Can you love mine?
Nobody's a picture perfect
But we're worth it
You know that we're worth it
Will you love me?
Even with my dark side?
Don't run away
Don't run away
Don't run away
Promise you'll stay
The whole class erupted as he finished with applause and cheers, his eyes scanning the room but still locking in on the small brunette.
"Thanks everyone" He nodded as he placed his guitar back in the stand "I think that's class dismissed" he smirked looking over to his old teacher
"Yes I will see you all again tomorrow" Carmen called as she smiled at Noah, she had spotted the small interactions between her new student and her old one and couldn't help but think there was something about it that seemed different then when she had seen him with Quinn. There was chemistry, a spark that seemed to fill the room between them and judging by the way Ms Berry's friends had gathered around her she was not the only one to notice.
"Rachel did you see the way he was looking at you?" Brittany grinned, grabbing hold of her small roommate in to a big hug
"Brittany" Rachel hissed trying to stop her friends from over reacting
"No Rach this is exciting and he is hot" Santana frowned looking back over her shoulder towards the dark haired man
"And Girl is he in to you" Mercedes crooned as she glanced at Santana with a smirk
"Well girls this looks like we need to have a sleepover" Kurt giggled happily as he grabbed his bag and linked his arm through Rachel's pulling her towards the front of the classroom and past Noah on their way out of the room
"How are we meant to do that?" Rachel asked trying to hide the blush she felt from being close to Noah and acting normal so that he didn't noticed how flustered she felt being around him and the way her friends were reacting
"Once the hallways go quiet we will all meet in your, San's and Britt's room for a girly night in" Kurt smiled
"Oh great" Rachel sighed rolling her eyes knowing that the main topic of tonight would be her