Operation Achieving Puckleberry
Chapter 2
Rachel ascended the stairs feeling like she was either going to a) throw up or b) pass out. Neither seemed like good options. The heels were starting to hurt her feet, she kept trying to pull the crop top down lower so that it would cover her stomach, and her tight jeans felt like they were rubbing her skin the wrong way. But she did it anyway. For Brittany. (And okay, maybe for Noah too, but that's beside the point...)
She kept her eyes on Brittany while going down the stairs because she was somehow the only person in Glee Club right now that she could consider a "friend." Kurt had transferred, Tina and Mercedes were now BFFs, and Noah was spending all of his time with Lauren. Brittany gave her a little wave and a very non-subtle thumbs-up as she reached the basement without tripping and breaking her ankle. Rachel smiled at her fellow Glee clubbers and walked over to the stereo and hit play. It's a playlist that Brittany had already created and since Rachel didn't have any "modern music" in her collection, it was what they were going to be dancing and listening to at the party.
Everyone cheered and started throwing back drinks like there was no tomorrow. Sam approached her, told her how nice she looked, and asked her to dance to the first song. Rachel blushed a little and kept an eye out for Santana, Sam's girlfriend, who she knew could be very jealous and possessive. She said yes and daintily set her small hand into his larger one as he pulled her towards the makeshift dance floor. She'd never "let loose" before, but she thought she might enjoy it.
She was having a great time dancing with Sam when suddenly Santana yanked him away and started dancing, very inappropriately might she add, on Sam. His warm eyes were replaced with the colder one's of Noah, who looked furious. "Is there a problem, Noah?" Rachel asked curiously.
"No," he gruffly said, while looking between Sam and herself suspiciously.
"Where's Lauren? I thought I saw her earlier." Rachel peered around her darkened basement wondering if the wrestler had thought this party was lame and left.
Noah rubbed a hand across his face, looking tired. "We just got in a fight and she broke up with me and stormed out. But she breaks up with me at least once a week so I'm not sure if I should take it seriously or not." He rolled his eyes at her, which caused a little grin to break out from her serious expression.
Brittany popped up out of nowhere. "She sounded serious, Puck. Maybe you should start moving on, like right now. I have a few candidates if you're interested." Brittany slid her eyes over to Rachel not very subtly, causing both Puck and Rachel's eyes to widen and look away from each other quickly. Rachel blushed and began to excuse herself when a callused hand reached out and grabbed her wrist.
She looked up into Noah's guarded eyes. "Would you like to dance?" he asked, looking from her blushing cheeks to her shaking hand. Just at that second, a slow song came on, causing Rachel to stare over at the stereo as if it had personally offended her.
"Oh, um, yes that would be lovely. Thank you Noah," Rachel managed to get out before she choked on her own word vomit. Usually she was so eloquent and outspoken. What is it about this boy that causes her to act like this?
He wrapped his arms around her waist, his fingers splayed along her lower back. She cautiously wrapped her hands around his neck, her fingers gently holding on. They began to sway, her heels causing her to be closer to him height-wise, but also less graceful. Whenever she slightly stumbled, he always hauled her closer to him, holding onto her tightly.
"So..." she started off awkwardly. "Why didn't you go after Lauren when she stormed off?" She was curious, but didn't want to pry if he didn't want to tell her. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," she rushed on quickly at the end.
He gave her a smirk which caused her heart to speed up. "Why? Wanna know if I'm off the market for good or not, princess?" His smirk widened when she began to stutter.
"Well, uh, no, I mean, I'm very worried about my fellow Glee Club members, and, uh, the tension between a fighting couple or exes could, um, put a damper on the club?"
He leaned in closer, his fresh breathe warm against her skin. He looked deeply into her eyes. "Try again, sweetheart."
She leaned her head back ever-so-slightly. "Well, I just want to make sure you were okay, of course. You seem to really like Lauren... and stuff."
He pulled her closer to him, pulling her right up against him. "And stuff?" he asks teasingly.
"Well, I'm just saying that you tried really hard to win her affections, so... Why didn't you go after her to try to make up after the break-up?" Rachel nodded, proud of herself for not stuttering or sounding weak. Or breathless, she thought to herself, as she realized how little space there was between herself and Noah.
"'Cuz I'm kinda tired of being in a relationship with a person who never tries. I'm the only one putting in any effort. The only girl who's ever really made me feel appreciated was you, princess." He smirked down at her. "You kinda believed in me when no one else did and stuff." He looked kind of bashful after saying it out loud.
She leaned closer to him, fluttering her eyelashes. "And stuff?" she said breathily, a smirk now set on her face.
Brittany popped up out of nowhere. "Hey guys, I found Lauren! And guess what, she really meant it this time when she said you guys are through. She said that she's really sick of the way you never follow her commands and how you always want to talk about that annoying pixie Rachel Berry. Also, she hates being tied down. Her and a wrestler from Carmel are now happily in a friends-with-benefits relationship, so she doesn't need you anymore." Rachel and Puck's jaws were both wide open at the blonde's speech. "Isn't that great?" she asked them excitedly.
Rachel looked offended. "Annoying pixie? I'll have you know that I am of average height for a seventeen-year-old girl of my weight and that there is nothing wrong with not being 5'7" with a long supermodel torso. I like myself just the way I am, thank you very much."
Puck looked over at her, shocked and impressed, considering she never even took a breath during that entire rant. "Well... I guess I'm definitely single now." A smirk grew on his face as he looked at Rachel. "And now there's nothing keeping me from doing this." He grabbed the back of Rachel's neck and kissed her. She gasped, and Puck took advantage of her open mouth to lightly brush his tongue against hers. She moaned and pulled him closer to her, her hands fisting his T-shirt.
Brittany looked at them excitedly. "Yay! Well I guess I should leave you two alone now... Unless you want me to stay? But I don't think you should stop kissing to answer me, because what fun would that be? Oh, I know! I'm going to go strip for Artie. Okay you two, have fun!"
Rachel and Puck spent the rest of the night drinking, dancing, and making out. Of course, Rachel being a lightweight and Puck trying to impress her with how much he can drink caused some interesting things to happen. They both got smashed, obviously. And Rachel got handsy. And Puck got horny. And then Rachel got horny. And two horny teenagers who are smashed and don't have any inhibitions? Well, let's just skip to the next morning and see.
Rachel blearily opened her eyes and groaned at the bright sunlight hitting her face. She felt like a jackhammer was pounding through her skull. As she tried to turn away from the sun, she realized she was being held down by a weight. Looking down, she saw tan, broad skin. She made her way up to the biceps and gasped. She'd recognize those biceps anywhere.
"What happened?" Puck groaned, as he buried his face in her hair. The sheet slipped, causing her to realize two things. A) she and Puck were both naked, and b) she just now realized how sore she was down below.
She gasped and sat up quickly, holding her pounding head. "Oh my God!"
A/N- So... it's been awhile guys. But I really wanted to complete this story, and I want to complete the other two that I have on hiatus currently as well. There will be one or two more chapters after this one, since I never planned for it to be an extremely long multi-chapter. I hope you enjoyed! Review and tell me what you think?
