Disclaimer : I don't own Glee or any of the characters. If I did then Rachel would forget all about Finn and would be with either Puck or Sam.


Exhausted from her early morning flight, Rachel dropped her pink suitcases on the floor at her new Brooklyn apartment. As she stood in the doorway she admired the old, artistic walls and the huge window in the living room where she could look out of and see the whole city in the background. It was very modern yet it had a very classical feel to it. She walked over to the window and looked out at the city. She couldn't believe that she had finally made it to New York. This had been her dream since she was a tiny thing. She wondered to herself why she had even ever considered LA, she knew that she had always belonged in New York. Yet, as she stood there staring out at the sleeping city, Rachel couldn't help but notice that feeling she had in the pit of her stomach. Something was missing in her life, a big part. She tried not to think about him. Instead, she stepped away from the window and crawled in to bed. Grabbing a piece of paper she made of list of things she needed to do in the morning, some things never change!

- Find a job.

- Buy an elliptical.

- Go shopping for food.

- Find a nice coffee shop.

- Don't think about Noah Puckerman.

She made sure she underlined the last one and then drifted off to sleep. Dreaming of the life she left behind.

It was 11:30 am when she woke up. Normally she wouldn't of forgiven herself for waking up so late but she justified it by telling herself that it was 4am when she finally fell asleep. She dragged herself out of bed and made it all the way to the kitchen before realising that she didn't have anything in. She grumbled and then dragged herself to the bathroom to get cleaned up and dressed. When she was finally ready to go she grabbed her bag and ran out the door. She began walking, looking around for a café or coffee shop. Searching through her bag she finally found what she was looking for, her iPhone. Her fathers had given it to her as a graduation present and she finally decided to ditch the old, pink phone. She unlocked it and then realised that she had a text message from Kurt. A grin appeared on her face as she read that he was soon going to be in New York and that he wanted to meet up. She was happy that somebody she knew was here with her, she wouldn't admit it but Rachel was terrified of being by herself. She slowly text messaged him back, still getting used to the touch screen telling him to meet her at the coffee shop she was now sitting in. As she collected her drink she looked around the coffee shop that was quite full of people. Sitting in the corner was a young couple, probably around her age. The girl was resting her head on her boy friend's shoulder while he held her close to him. A tear appeared in her eye and she started to cry softly. Rachel had never felt so lonely in her entire life.

She sipped her hot coffee slowly as she lost herself in memories. She had been sobbing quietly for about an hour and people in the shop started to notice. Grabbing her purse she made her way into the empty bathroom. When she looked in the mirror, she couldn't help but notice that she looked different. Her big brown eyes weren't sparkling any more, and it wasn't because they were red and puffy. They looked dull and lifeless. Rachel couldn't help but feel dull and lifeless. She didn't notice the girl that was standing in the mirror, she felt like she didn't exist. Her broken heart started to beat rapidly as she started to shake. Her tears were falling faster and she fell to the floor, clutching her chest. Everything around her started to become blurry as she felt a tingling sensation soar through her blood. Her heart beat at a hundred miles an hour and it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest. She didn't know what was happening and didn't know what to do. She grabbed her phone and called the first number on her speed dial.

"Rachel!" his soft voice cried out.

"Help me" she said in a barley audible whisper.

Suddenly she dropped the expensive phone on the floor as her whole body went numb.

Her eyes rolled back in her head as everything went black.

The only sound that could be heard was Puck's voice shouting at the other end of the line, desperately waiting for her answer.

It was about 5 minutes later when somebody found her. The woman let out a panicked scream as she shouted for somebody to help her. She ordered somebody to call 911 as she checked for a pulse. A huge relief came over her as she found Rachel's slow pulse and realised she was still breathing. One of the waitresses came bursting in to the bathroom as she held the phone to her ear, listen carefully to what the paramedic was saying. When she realised she didn't even know the girl's name she handed the phone to the other women and grabbed Rachel's purse to search for some sort of identification. As she quickly looked for her wallet, she dropped the purse. When she picked it up she noticed the huge pile of photographs which had fallen out. They were all photographs of the girl and a tanned, handsome boy whom she guessed was called Noah as the girl had wrote on the back of evey photo 'Me and Noah at ...'. She noticed that the pictures were stained with tears and that the girl in them looked completely different to the broken girl that lay before her. She noticed the girl's cell phone lying next to her, which had a dozen missed calls from Noah – the boy in the photographs. She figured the boy ought to know what had happened so she called him back. He answered almost immediately.

"Rach! Oh my gosh! Are you okay? What happened?" his voice sounded alarmed.

" Erm, is this Noah?" the waitress asked.

" Yeah! Who's this? Why are you- is Rachel okay?" He sounded scared.

" This is Melanie Smith, I'm a waitress at Café Grumpy in Brooklyn, 7th avenue. A young girl has collapsed in our bathroom and I think her name is Rachel. I assume you know her very well as she carries a whole lot of pictures of you both in her purse. Anyway, the ambulance is on it's way."

Puck was silent. He couldn't speak. He eyes stung with tears.

"Um Sir? Are you still there?"

" Yeah, sorry! Is she okay? What happened?" Puck asked hopelessly.

" She's still breathing but she's definitely not okay. We don't know what's happened sorry. Do you live in the city? If you could get to the hospital it would be great because she needs you right now."

" It's okay. We're actually from Ohio but luckily enough I'm on my way to the city. I'll probably be there in about an hour." Puck urged Kurt to put his foot down.

"Which hospital?"

" I'm sorry I have to go, the paramedics have arrived. Don't worry Noah, it'll all be okay I promise. I'll text you with the address of the hospital as soon as I know! Bye." Melanie hung up and then moved out of the way so that the paramedics could reach Rachel.

As Puck removed his cell from his ear he squeezed his eyes to try to hold back the tears. There was a dramatic silence in the car for at least 10 minutes, which broke when Kurt turned the radio on.

Tim McGraw's soft voice filled the car, breaking the silence. Puck had never liked country music but he couldn't help but relate to the song.

'Take the very breath you gave me, take the heart from my chest. I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me, make this my last request. Take me out of this world. God,please don't take the girl.'

Puck was amazed that the actually in the exact same position. He didn't know if he and Rachel were still together but all he knew is that he loved her more than life itself. He'd gladly die for her and he'd use his very last breath to tell her that he loved her.

Even though he's Jewish, Puck isn't a religious guy, he's not one for praying, but he looked up at the sky and clasped his eyes shut. He whispered softly.

" God, please don't take my girl."


A/N: Just thought I'd let you all know this story does get a little frustrating I guess is the word? It does get very upsetting also. It's not going to be easy for Puck and Rachel! Anyway, thank y'all for reading and reviewing, I've had so many alerts! It's amazing! Please, please continue as reviews make me SMILE.