Chapter 2: Rachel's Choice
Rachel's POV:
Just then, the bathroom door swung open and Kyle walked forward, with his hands by his side.
There were too many words to describe how I was feeling right now. Confused, shocked, scared. Why couldn't it be Finn that showed up instead? Then, I could've been more prepared to answer his question. I wanted to storm off into the halls and just go home to cry my eyes out. I did not want to be in this situation, but I had to go through with it. I was the one who caused this mess in the first place.
"Kyle," I said softly, "What are you-"
"You know don't you?" he interrupted, "About this whole thing?"
I didn't want to answer that question, but I knew I couldn't hold up any longer. I nodded slowly.
"Who told you?" Kyle asked.
I was dead silent. I looked over at Santana and Quinn, but they didn't say anything. I didn't know if I should tell him that they told me or...
"Well?" he snapped me out of my thoughts, "I'm asking you something, Rachel. Who told you?"
I was about to confess that Santana and Quinn told me, but Santana spoke up.
"I did," she said, "You got a problem with that?"
Kyle was out of words. He glared at Santana with his fierce green eyes, but he eventually turned back to me.
"Then you know how this works," he smirked. What? I thought. No one told me how this works!
"How what works?" I asked innocently, while Quinn tried to hide her laughter.
"You and me, that's what," he said, coming closer towards me, "I ask you out and you try to deny the fact that you have feelings for me. But really, the whole school knows we are meant to be, even Finn."
"Don't bring Finn into this," I snapped back, "You have no right to be my boyfriend, or take me away from him."
Instead of backing away like I thought he would, he just chuckled very loudly.
"Please," Kyle leaned in and whispered into my ear, "I can bring Finn into this conversation whenever I want. You should have seen his face when I kissed you. He was pissed."
I was fuming with anger. He knew Finn was there the whole time? I thought to myself. He put on a show just to make him jealous? I wanted to get out of this hell. I wanted Finn to come in here and punch Kyle again, so he could wake up and see what a monster he was becoming. But instead I just pushed him aside, and stormed out of the room, with Quinn and Santana trailing behind me.
Rachel's POV:
I began walking over to my locker in dead silence. No one said anything. Santana and Quinn were still trying to understand what just happened in the bathroom, with the whole Kyle and Finn thing.
To tell you the truth, I actually thought that this problem wasn't that bad. So what Kyle was trying to ask me out and take me away from Finn. I have my own conscious and its telling me to say no to Kyle. But what really got to me was the fact that he brought up Finn in our little conversation. I can bring Finn into this conversation whenever I want. You should have seen his face when I kissed you. He was pissed. His words still rang in my head, over and over again. I wanted to shut him out of my mind, but for some reason, I still couldn't stop thinking about him. I would be lying to you if I didn't say he was completely gorgeous.
Stop it, Rachel. Finn is supposed to be with you, not Kyle.
After a long walk towards my locker, Quinn finally broke the silence.
"So Rach," she said, "How are you taking this whole mess?"
"I really don't know Quinn," I replied, "Don't get me wrong I love Finn, I really do, but for some apparent reason, I can't get Kyle out of my mind. I want to, but I can't"
"Duh Berry," Santana said, "Everyone can see that he's really cute. No one can deny that its a fact."
"I guess so," I sighed. Why can't I just pick Finn and get over with it? Its not like Kyle cares or anything.
"So," Quinn said, "Now that we know what's going on, who do you choose? Finn or Kyle?"
"I...I'm just going to go with my gut," I replied, "And since I'm the most popular girl in school, lurking around the halls and thinking about which guy I should choose won't help my rep at all."
"Berry," Santana cut in, "Just answer the damn question. Who will it be?"
I think over the two guys for a second. Finn, the guy I have been madly in love with for years, or Kyle, the guy I just met an hour ago who I seem to keep thinking of. I guess the choice has to be...
"Rach?" a familiar deep voice asks, taking my thoughts away.
I look up and I see someone who I dread staring at. Its Finn.
Finn's POV:
I've been looking everywhere for Rachel but I can't find her. I know I shouldn't give up so early, but really, what's the point of searching for her anyway? Kyle probably already took her under his wing, and anytime soon, the word will spread around about how they are now the school's hottest -it- couple. I decide to walk around the halls just in case she's at her locker sobbing her eyes out or trying to hide from Kyle and I. As I turn into the second row of lockers, I see Rachel storming out of the bathroom, followed by Quinn and Santana, going the opposite direction. My gut instinct is telling me that she's heading off towards her locker, so I quickly sprinted off, trying to catch up with her.
Unfortunately, my luck wasn't all that good today. I accidentally ran into one of the teachers who were coming out of the teacher's lounge, spilling all of her coffee on her white blouse. She then starts yelling at me about how I should be more careful and that I should not be running in the halls because people can get hurt. I try to apologize, but my mind was too caught up with all these problems that included Rachel, so it sounded a bit like this:
"I'm sorry that you were so clumsy but-"
"It's your choice to be standing there Rachel not-"
"Who are you going to choose Rach-"
As you can see, I'm very good with words. So instead of helping her clean up her white blouse (which was now brown), I tried to walk away in the direction of Rachel's locker, but she grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
"You have now gained a week of detention, Hudson." she said, her breath reeking of caffeine.
"But-"
"Do you want to make it 2 weeks?"
I just stood there like an idiot, shaking my head.
"Then be more careful and stop calling me Rachel. Now get to class!" she yelled.
I quickly took off when she said that, and I was just in time to hear Rachel, Quinn, and Santana talking about me.
"Rach?" I asked.
She turned around and stared at me. I didn't know if she was confused or scared, but she was shaking pretty badly.
"F...finn," she said shakily, "I'm s...so sorry about everything." She began to cry and I walked towards her, holding onto her gently.
"I know," I whispered into her ear, "I forgive you."
She stopped crying abruptly, and looked up at me.
"You do?" she asked, in between breaths.
"Only if you let me ask you something," I replied, letting go of her.
"Okay," she sniffles," W...what is it?"
"Will you-"
I was interrupted by a loud familiar voice screaming, "WAIT!"
I turn to look at whoever stopped me from asking Rachel out, and I saw it was Kyle. Great. I thought to myself. The douche bag's here too.
Then I heard Santana say, "What do you want Kyle?"
He completely ignored her and turned towards Rachel.
"Did you not understand what I said in the bathroom?" he asked sternly.
"I don't really care about what you say, Whitter," Rachel replied, "Finn's my boyfriend, and you can't stop me from dating him."
I smirked at Kyle's shocked face and put my arm around Rachel's waist. Kyle glared at me and saw what was happening. He stormed away into the halls, but I knew that this wasn't the end of him. Kyle would try all of his ways to get Rachel back into his possession.
End of Chapter 2. I will be updating more chapters soon.
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