Chapter Two

Puck woke earlier than usual, surprising both his sister and his mom, that she had even made a comment "a man on mission today hey son?"

"Something like that ma" he drawled under his breath, before grabbing two bananas and an apple. He intended on picking up Rachel today, making sure she knew that he was there for her no matter what. He felt a little relieved to see her car still parked in the drive way of her house. He parked his house on the street; he quickly finished off his last banana, and rang the Berry's family doorbell.

It chimed once, and after a few minutes, he heard no sound coming out of the house. No move movement, which was completely odd. He rang it again two more times, waiting patiently again. He then called out her name, knowing that her dads were away on a business trip again, leaving her home alone like always. They were workaholics, which such demanding jobs, that you hardly caught all three of them together.

"Rachel! Rachel! Come on! I know you're in there! Your car is still parked in the drive way you know?"

"Go away Noah! I'm not going to school today or even the whole week. I'm sick!" she yelled from her open window. Clearly still lying in bed, with the muffled sounds in her voice.

"If you don't open this door, Rachel, I'm going to be force to climb my way up to your window. And do you want my injuries hanging over you, when you come visit me in hospital?" he threatened. They both knew he would make it up there easy, without a scratch on him.

Noah could climb anything, and had proven that to her when they were thirteen. She couldn't help the smirked that formed on her face, remembering the moment.

Rachel quickly jumped out of bed, after remembering the moment, she didn't realise how fast she could really run. She puffed as she opened the door to a grinning Noah. Clearly amused at how fast she had run to make sure he didn't do something stupid.

"You idiot!" she smacked him on the arm, which he fainned hurt, and ran his fingers over his arms with his hands.

"Well you didn't expect me to travel all this way, just to be shunned now did you princess?" he used his old nickname that he used to call her as a child.

"Well why ARE you here Noah? Isn't it a bit early for you to be up at this godly hour?" he smirked at how well she thought she knew him.

"Actually I would be up already, almost finished with my reps. and then I would do my usual morning run. What are you still doing out of bed? Aren't you usually doing something similar at this 'godly hour'" he mimicked her voice as he said the latter.

"I just don't feel like doing much of anything today. Was just going to sleep today and I guess the whole week"

"Are you sick or something Berry?" he asked curiously, because she didn't look sick.

"Yeah a little" she lied, she always took pride that she was a triple threat. She could dance, sing and act. And she is banking on her acting skills right now. She knew that Noah could always read her like a book, like what he's been doing since they could remember.

"Have you forgotten who you are talking to Rachel?" he asked coyly, making sure she looked him right in the eyes as he asked her.

"No" she said meekly, becoming unsure of herself even more, feeling so exposed with him looking right into her eyes. "Stop judging me Noah!" she said defensively.

"You know I've never judge a hair on your body! So why would I start now?" he said with earnest, wishing he didn't see the girl he had always cared for, torn so deeply in half.

"I know YOU wouldn't" she whispered sadly, going back into herself again. It pained him so much to see her like this. Although he hated that obnoxious, self-involved, 'I would do anything to get where I want' Berry, he would want her back any day. It really scared him, this new girl in front of him. This Rachel was meek, lacked confidence, and had become withdrawn, everything, which Rachel WASN'T.