My first attempt at fan fic, please be kind. Rated M for future sexy times but right now it's pretty tame. It's Senior Year at McKinley High. Rachel's met Alex (OC) but she's not quite sure what to think yet… Sorry it's so long. I don't own Glee but wish I did.

Chapter 2

Alex sat with the guys in History and English but none of the guys were in 4th period AP Calculus with Rachel and the new kid. Alex slid into a seat by Rachel. "Sorry about that hun. I guess they wanted to grill the new guy." Alex said.

"Did he just call me hun?" Rachel asked herself. "Oh my god, he is so probably gay. That is why he is so pretty. Dammit, Kurt. You lucky bastard." Rachel said in her inner dialogue.

"Rachel? Earth to Rachel!" Alex laughed waving his hand in front of her face.

"Sorry. Was just lost in thought." She smiled. "So, were you interested in joining Glee Club? We have tryouts today after school. Well it's not really tryouts because everyone makes it but it gives Mr. Schue an idea on who gets to play what role in the club. But I am sure if you were in choir, you will be good. Have you sung any solos before? Do you like duets? What's your favorite type of music to sing? What's on your Ipod?"

"Woah, slow down there, Ms. Berry. If you are in Glee, I will definitely check it out but no promises, okay. Finn told me that football tryouts aren't until Wednesday but the coach is cool with the football players being in Glee too. Umm, Rachel, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, Alex. You can ask me anything." Rachel said.

"Do you and Finn have history? He would never say your name. He would just mumble it." Alex stated.

"Yeah, Finn and I dated for the first part of last year and I found out he had slept with Santana while I was dating a boy named Jesse my sophomore year but he lied to me and said he didn't. But I tried making out with Noah to get back at him but it backfired and he dumped me. We are friendly during Glee but we don't really talk outside of Glee. Noah and I are just good friends now. The last make out session was kinda weird. Even weirder than my last make out session that was with Santana. Which was because I had way too much to drink after we won Nationals and we were playing spin the bottle and it was just…"

"OK. OK. OK. No worries! I was just asking. Do you always talk this much? Not that it's bad. It's just kinda cute. I just need to know what to be prepared for" chuckled Alex.

"Sorry, yeah I am a chatterbox…." She said.

"No need to be sorry," Alex said as he put his hand on hers on her desk.

He has really nice hands Rachel thought to herself. She was even more convinced that Alex would be a great match for Kurt. Math class started and Rachel glanced over and saw Alex doodling in his notebook. Was he drawing hearts? What boy draws hearts? Wow, his writing is really neat. Almost perfect. She was starting to get depressed. Why did she find the nicest guy ever and he is going to be a great boyfriend for Kurt. He was even cuter than Blaine.

Lunch was pretty standard. Alex chose to sit with Rachel and Kurt and Mercedes instead of the guys and Cheerios. He met Mike and Tina and got along immediately with the Asian duo. "So Rach, can I call you Rach? We don't have 5th and 6th period together, do we?" Alex asked.

"You can call me Rach or Rachel. Just no Berry okay. But, I have French; two languages are good for getting great roles on Broadway and AP Chemistry. It looks like you have Study Hall with Mr. Schue and then Biology that is upstairs on the 2nd floor just above Mr. Schue's room. Why aren't you in AP Bio? All of your other classes are AP classes." Rachel asked.

"Eh, science isn't my favorite subject. It has killed my GPA all 3 years so far" he replied.

"I would be happy to tutor you if you would like. I took AP Bio last year and aced it."

"It would shock me if there was anything in this world that you were bad at Rachel Berry" Alex said with a smile.

"Well I am not very good at football! But let's head to Mr. Schue's class and I will meet you here after your Bio class and we can walk to Glee together. Are you sure you can figure out where Bio is? I can walk you there if needed."

"I'm good, Rach. I will meet you right here at 3:15. Have fun." And Rachel pulled him in for a quick hug before she walked off.

He sat in study hall pretending to read The Little Prince. This would be the third time he's read the book, well the second in English as one time was in Spanish last year. His mind kept thinking about Rachel Berry. She actually spelled like strawberries. Her smile was electric and he could get lost in her brown eyes all day. He then decided, if Glee goes well, he is going to kiss her after. He pulled out his cell to text his moms to say he was staying after school.

"Alex, no cell phones." Mr. Schue said.

"Sorry Mr. Schuester. I just wanted to let my moms know I was staying for Glee tryouts." Alex said as he put away the phone.

"Great! I can't wait to see what you have. This is just a warning. But please put it away."

"No problem sir. It's away right now. I will see you after school."

Alex got to Biology with no problems and took as many notes as he could during his first Bio class. He packed his book away in his bag when the bell rang and found himself running down the stairs to meet Rachel. "Oh my god, I am so nervous. What if I suck? Tell me I don't have to do this." Alex rambled.

Rachel grabbed his hand. It was warm and soft and nice. It felt right. "It will be okay, Alex. Let's go." She walked Alex to the Glee practice room.

"Hey Alex, great to see you here." Finn said until he saw Rachel holding the new boy's hand. "Alex, come over here and leave Manhands and hang out with some real girls" Santana sneered.

"I am good right here, thanks Santana." Alex replied.

Mr. Schue walked in. "Alright guys, well it's great to see Kurt back. And as you know, Lauren has quit since she doesn't need to be here. But we have one new face, I am sure Rachel has introduced you all to Mr. Alex Bloom. Let's see what you got Alex."

"Hi everyone. Ummm, well I am super nervous so I am sorry if this sucks but I will do my best. Sam, could I borrow your guitar for the song?"

"Sure man, it's all yours" Sam said.

Alex strummed the guitar and started out in a smooth tenor voice…

Well I'm shameless

When it comes to loving you,

I'll do anything you want me to,

I'll do anything at all.

And I'm standing

Here for all the world to see,

Oh, baby that's what's left of me,

I don't have very far to fall.

You know now I'm not a man who's ever been

Insecure about the world I've been living in.

I don't break easy, I have my pride,

But if you need to be satisfied

I'm shameless.

Honey, I don't have a prayer.

Every time I see you standing there

I go down upon my knees.

And I'm changing,

Swore I'd never compromise,

Oh, but you convinced me otherwise.

I'll do anything you need.

You see in all my life I've never found

What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew,

But I can't walk away from you.

I have never had anything have this much control on me.

I've worked too hard to call my life my own.

And I've made myself a world, and it's worked so perfectly,

But it sure won't now, I can't refuse,

I've never had so much to lose.

And I'm shameless...

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong

To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong.

I've never lost anything I ever missed,

But I've never been in love like this.

It's out of my hands.

I'm shameless.

I don't have the power now,

And I don't want it anyhow,

So I gotta let it go.

And I'm shameless.

Shameless as a man can be.

You could make a total fool of me.

I just wanted you to know

That I'm shameless.

"Wow" Rachel said, as she was the first one to stand up and clap. "I don't think anyone here has done any country before. That was awesome. " Everyone else clapped and nodded.

"That was really great, Alex. I think everyone here is in agreement. Welcome to New Directions!" Mr. Schuester said. "With that being said, Alex has inspired me to try something new. Let's do country. Since we have an odd number, let's break into 5 duets and 1 trio." Of course, Rachel partnered with her new friend and the others groups together as needed.

"What song do you want to do?" Alex asked.

"Well country seems to be your strong suit, what do you think would work?" Rachel said.

"I am not sure. I have never heard you sing but I am sure you can sing anything. Let me think. What about Run to You by Lady Antebellum? Have you heard it?" he asked.

"I don't think so," Rachel admitted.

"It's on my Ipod, hold on." Alex grabbed his Ipod.

"Why is your Ipod pink?" Rachel asked.

"Oh uh, it's a hand me down from my mom. I lost my Ipod Touch and she refused to buy me a new one. Guess she figures I can't lose a motorcycle but I can lose an Ipod" he laughed.

Rachel laughed and listened to the song and agreed it was a great option so they started practicing it. Alex just sat and listened to the girl's voice and realized he could possibly fall for this girl.

"Alright guys, we are done for the day. The room will be open for practice during lunch and then we will do our songs tomorrow. " Mr. Schuester said.

"Can I walk you out?" Alex asked Rachel. And she nodded. He held his hand out to her and she grabbed it. "Thanks for making my first day pretty smooth. I could actually look forward to school if it's always like this." Rachel just blushed. For once, the girl was pretty speechless because she was just amazed by this great new guy.

"So what's your flaw?" she asked as he opened the back door of her Prius to put in her books.

"What do you mean?" Alex asked.

"Well, you are cute, you can sing, you play the guitar, you are smart, you are super sweet, you have great penmanship and while I am normally not attracted to guys in hats, you can definitely pull it off. So what's your flaw?" She asked again.

"Well, I can't really dance. I like sappy chick flicks. And I drive a motorcycle." Alex smiled. "But I can show you one thing I am really good at." And he leaned over and put his hand under her chin and kissed her softly on the lips. His tongue parted her lips and he could taste her strawberry lip-gloss. She returned his kiss with one of her own. He could feel her smile as he slowly pulled away.

"Wow, umm yeah, you are good at that. Let me put my number in your phone and you can call or text me tonight okay." Rachel said. She put her number in his phone and used it to text her so she would have his number. "I will talk to you later tonight. Please be safe on that thing okay. And don't park in my spot!"

"I will be as safe as can be and you can expect that text. Drive safe, Rach" Alex said as he walked to his bike.

Rachel started her car with her mind racing as fast as the 4-cylinder engine. That kiss was amazing. His lips were so soft and he was so confident. He wasn't as awkward as Finn or as forceful as Puck or as phony as Jesse or as sloppy as drunken Santana. She smiled all the way home.

When Rachel got home, she decided to find out more about her new interest. She hopped on her laptop and brought up Google Search "Alex Bloom" and was shocked to see so many articles. The first one caught her eye. There was a photo of Alex in a ponytail. The title read: "South Indy High's Alex Bloom Reaching New Heights as First Female Football Player in Indiana High School History." She dropped her laptop when she heard her phone buzz and the screen on the phone said ALEX.

**Song was Shameless by Garth Brooks.