Hello! So I've decided that from now on I'm going to make Saturday my update day. I get off of break tomorrow and then cheerleading (practices, games, and competitions), gymnastics, and other activities completely swamp out my schedule. So, on with the chapter then! Thanks for everyone who reviewed!

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"MOMMY!" Rachel Berry yelled as she ran away from a yelling match with Finn and into her mother's awaiting arms.

"Rachel!" Carole replied while bracing herself for the hundred something pound girl to come.

Rachel hugged her mother. She quietly whispered a quiet, "I missed you so much."

Don't get me wrong, Rachel loved her father. But, almost every teenage girl, famous or not, needs a mother figure around every once and awhile. Her father did try, but Rachel found it extremely awkward and slightly amusing to talk to a man who didn't see a tampon until the 10th grade, about differing girl problems.

Carole pulled back, "How about we go out for breakfast, just you and me, and we can catch up and I can tell you what's going to happen with school and such."

Rachel answered with a 'sure' and turned to face an awkward Quinn, Puck, Finn, and Santana with a smirk, "Sucks to be you guys, 'cuz I'm leaving."

Finn actually pouted. "Mom," he whined.

Rachel quickly sing-songed back to her brother, "Sucks to suck thunder face!" And with that, she took Carole's arm and skipped to the car, still in her pajamas.

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Rachel plopped into a booth at the small diner on the outskirts of Lima's boundaries. It was one of those places that smelt kinda like the old people who sat at the round table in the back corner close to the bathrooms and coffee. But it was one of the kind of scents that you got used to after awhile.

After ordering what she wanted to drink Carole looked over to Rachel. "So, how are you? And before you answer, I mean you. Not Rach. Just Rachel."

The small girl thought for a moment. She didn't at all know what to say, so she just answered a half-hearted, "I'm good, I think."

The older woman gave a knowing nod. "And your father?" She asked.

"Same as always," sighed Rachel, "He still has no clue as to what he is going to do now that he doesn't have me to manage. I told him to find himself a girlyfriend, go skiing or something with my friends' parents, or to get himself a golden retriever."

"That's good," laughed Carole, "So anything going on in your life worth telling me?"

"Nope. Not at all." Rachel said, popping the 'p'.

"Okay. So you will be starting school Monday. I've already gotten your school stuff, and I trust you have enough clothing so you don't need more. But I am thinking Santana will get you to try out for the Cheerios, yes?"

Rachel smiled, excited for her first day of going to an actual high school. "Yup. This morning I tried arguing with he about it, but after thinking about it, I think it'll be fun. And it'll help me stay in shape for when I have to go back to being.. You know who."

"Yes, yes. You know that Finn and Santana, along with your new friends are going to want you to join glee club."

Rachel sighed, "As much as I want to, I obviously cant without risking people finding out about Rach. But if I can join and just dance, I will so that."

Carole nodded. "And that will be good enough for them."

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After Rachel and her mother left, Santana just shrugged and walked back inside, everyone following her. She made herself comfortable on the couch and started to flip through the magazine she left there last night. She felt eyes on her and looked up. "What? I'm not leaving. I thought you knew better. Just because Rae left doesn't mean she isn't coming back. Plus Pucky here won't have anything to do once our dear Fuinn goes upstairs to suck face."

Quinn blushed and Finn smiled dopily, and Puck just grabbed the remote and joined Santana on the couch. Finn and Quinn left the room.

Puck tried to casually bring up Rachel. "So how do you know Rachel? I've known Finn longer than you have, and I never met her, much less knew about her."

Santana looked up from her magazine, "Nice try at bringing up Rachel. I saw you actually smile at her. And not your 'I wanna get in your pants' smolder."

Puck tried to look innocent, "I was just asking a question."

"Okay sure thing lover boy. Anyway. We met at the park when she was visiting here because she lives with her father. We were like 5 and some big kid was throwing pebbles at her while she was in the Monkey bars.

(Flashback)

"Stop!" A 5 year old Rachel Berry screamed at the boy throwing stuff at her. "My big brother will kick your butt!"

Little Santana then saw the struggling girl and stalked up to the boy behind a bush. "You heard her loser! Piss off!"

Rachel jumped down from the monkey bars, giggling. "Thank you! What's your name?"

"I'm Santana. What's your name?"

"I'm Rachel."

Santana smiled, "Hiya Rachel!"

Just then the bush that the boy was previously hiding behind shook. Santana kicked it.

"Ow!" A six year old Finn yelped.

Rachel yanked him up by his ear. "Finny! You were helping that boy?!"

Santana looked at the other kids confused. "You know him?"

Rachel didn't answer, she just kicked her brother where the sun didn't shine.

Santana watches in awe at the crying Finn on the ground. "Of course I know him Santana. He's my brother."

"How come you don't go to school with us?"

Rachel looped her arm through Santana's.

"I live with my daddy. Do you want to come to my house and play?"

"Yes!"

(End flashback)

..and after that we kept up with each other. We sent letters with pictures and talked on the phone." Said Santana finishing her story.

Puck was dying of laughter. "Little badasses Berry and Lopez messing with the big kids. That's hilarious!"

"Yup."

After Puck calmed himself, he asked Santana a question. "So will Berry join homo explosion with us? I mean can she sing?"

Santana just laughed.

"So..? No? Does she sound like a dying whale when she sings?"

Santana laughed on, knowing perfectly well that Rachel's voice was far from sounding like a dying whale. "Nope. Not at all. But if she joins, all she is gonna be doing is dancing."

Puck looked confused. "So she can sing but she doesn't?"

Santana nodded. "Precisely."

He rolled his eyes. "But she will dance?"

Santana snorted. "Since when are you getting recruits for the glee club? And yes. She will dance. She's really good to."

Puck shrugged."New found interest."

Santana rolled her eyes. "Yeah right. You just have the hots for my Rae Rae, and want to see her pretty face more often."

As much as I hate to admit, Puck thought, Santana is like 110% right. In the short times I've spent talking to Rachel, my palms get all sweaty and m heart speeds up and all I can think about is how beautiful she is. I sound like I belong in one of those shitty romance films the girls have forces me to watch, but its true. I feel like I want to do the good things my mom always tags to me about doing... And it kinda freaks me out.

Puck just told Santana "pretty much." And then walked in the kitchen to find something to eat.

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When Rachel got back, Finn and Quinn came back downstairs, and the 5 teens just sat and watched movies. The whole time Rachel sat wedged between Finn and Santana, much to Pucks dismay. But that didn't stop he and the brunette from having a silent conversation from across the room, unbeknownst from the others.

After they all left Rachel went to her room. She just sat and thought for awhile. The day after tomorrow, she would start school.

She got up and walked into Finns room an leaned against the doorway. He looked at his sister from his desk chair.

"Sup Rae?"

Rachel thought for a moment and walked over to Finn's bed and sat crossed legged at the end. "I'm nervous Finny."

"Rachel is nervous? The Rachel that if I'm no mistaken has put on a wig countless times and sang her heart out In front of tons of people? What could stop her now?"

Rachel signed. "It's school Finn. I have no clue what to expect."

"I may be dumb, but I do know one thing. People are gonna love you. You are gonna fit right in. I know you are thinking that you are never going to be normal, but that is sooo not the case. Yeah, you are Rach Marie, but they don't know that. You are just like them in their eyes, and as long as you see that too, you will be perfectly fine. And if not? Screw 'em. They don't know you."

"Thanks Finn I really appreciate that." Rachel then hugged her brother and thanked him, only leaving after messing up his hair.

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Hey hey hey again. Ik. Not much puckleberry yet, I'll try to fit some in next chapter. And it sucked. :D tell me what you think! Aaand here's a new thing I'm gonna start doing. A question at the end of the chapter! Sooo answer and we will see what wins Saturday:

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?