A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed or added the story to either their alerts or favorites – seriously, best feeling ever (or at least top 5)! Just to make sure everyone is on the same page, the story is set post Born this Way. I don't own Glee and so far I'm not emotionally invested in any of these teachers I made up so if you want to use their names go right ahead. Also I'm not 100% sure what language constitutes an M rating so if you think I should bump the rating up a notch let me know. Thank you all again!
At 9:10, a full hour and twenty-five minutes after classes had begun, Noah Puckerman entered McKinley High School. Although the self-proclaimed badass wanted people to think his tardiness was his way of sticking it to "the man", the truth was that Puck had first and second periods free on Mondays. As he walked by the clear windows of the school office the sight of an upset Mr. Schuester, Kurt, Finn, and Principle Figgens surrounding a seated brunette with long hair had him stopping mid step. He quickly realized that the unnamed fifth individual was Rachel Berry. Puck wondered what the trio had done to garner a meeting with Figgens. He stepped closer, hoping to walk into Finn's line of vision and catch his former best friend's attention; unfortunately, he gained the secretary's attention instead and she quickly got up and shut the blinds.
Annoyed, but figuring he'd learn about the meeting during Glee Club, Puck continued the walk to his English class, which he shared with Mike Chang.
"Some dick painted a swastika on Rachel's locker," Mike quickly divulged. Puck hadn't even set his backpack down before the skilled dancer was catching him up with what had transpired just a couple of hours ago. Apparently Finn's outburst had not only drawn the attention of nearby students but that of faculty as well. Will Schuester had been walking towards his Spanish classroom while speaking with Mr. Ronald Pruett, a balding, middle-aged biology teacher, about whether or not Ohio State would force Jim Tressel out by the end of the school year when he heard the voice of one of his favorite students. Will and Pruett immediately headed towards the quarterback. After realizing what had upset Finn he looked down at Rachel who tried to avoid the choir instructor's eyes.
"Mr. Pruett, would you please go and get Principle Figgens," Will asked.
"Of course." With that, the biology left the four standing in the hallway. Before Mr. Schuester could even ask Rachel anything, the first period warning bell rang, for which she was grateful for because it caused the growing crowd of students to disperse and proceed to class. Kurt and Finn however refuse to leave her side.
Seeing as the arrival of first period forced the majority of the student body to miss what happened next, Mike's explanation ended there. He then took out his cell phone to show Puck a picture – just one of many – one witness had forwarded him of the blemished locker with a red eyed Rachel Berry standing at the corner of the screen. Apparently those who had seen what had transpired before the start of school where not disturbed enough by the incident to let it go undocumented – anything is potential gossip fodder when it comes to high school. The pictures spread like wildfire, as did the story behind them, throughout first and second period; and, by the start of third, it seemed as if the entire student body was aware that there had been a swastika in the halls of McKinley. The mark was no longer there of course; once Figgens had seen it, he had immediately instructed one of the janitors to finish what Ms. Berry had started and by 8:15 her locker was once again spotless.
Looking at the picture Puck was pissed. He was pissed at whoever had scribbled that shit on Rachel's locker and he was pissed at Chang for telling him right at the start of class, because now he had to sit still for forty minutes listening to Ms. Miller talk about some kids and a fly king while trying to keep his temper in check. Had it not been for the fact that he was still under probation, Puck would have simply skipped class and searched for the little Nazi-wannabe himself and once he found them he would have promptly beaten the shit out of them. Now he was going to have to wait till after school to kick this person's ass. Probation or not, Puck was going to make sure the asshole got what was coming to them.