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Rachel woke up two hours before she needed too. Her alarm sounded and she shot straight up. Today was her first day at that hick school, McKinley High. She quickly headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth and hop in the shower. She was nervous, no count. She was going to try and walk in as confident as ever and rock that school. Surely, someone as cool as Kurt by her side she would be looked highly upon. She would start new and fresh and show people who she really was. Rachel Barbra Berry. Daughters of Berry Broadway and Co, owners.
She finally got out of the shower after letting the water run down her back and her eyes fluttering open and closed. She went over to her closet and wondered what she would wear. She didn't want to wear her expensive clothes because she knew the others would be jealous. So, she put on her favorite blue and red dress from Nordstrom, her white tights, and black penny loafers and decided she looked dressed to impress.
"Rachel! Honey! I got your breakfast!" her aunt called from the kitchen. She grabbed all of her necessary school items and shouted, "Thanks Aunt Shelby!"
She ate her cereal in silence thinking so hard about her dads and how much she wished they could give her advice. They would both smile and say "Shine brighter than all the Stars Blue Berry." She wiped a single tear from her face remembering their soft eyes and bright smiles. She hoped they were with her today because she would need them.
"I'll be your brightest star, Daddies." Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud knock at the door.
"Oh, that must be Kurt here to pick you up! I'll get it!" Shelby ran to the door. Rachel heard the door open and her aunt say, "Kurt! Hello! How are you? Thank you, by the way. Let me get Rachel."
"Rachel, its time to leave, Kurt and Finn are ready!" she immediately wondered who Finn was and how he got such a weird name. She decided to ask Kurt about the weird boy in his window later.
"Hey Kurt. " she smiled.
"Hello, Rachel! Ready? You excited? I am. I can't wait for you to meet everyone. I looked you up on Google and you're quite talented, so maybe you'd like to join me in Glee after school?" he said very quickly.
"Oh, um, I don't think ill be joining Glee club."
"Why? You're ah-mazing!" he asked confusedly.
"I don't really sing anymore. " she said quietly
"Oh, well thats a shame. Barbra would be broken. RIght, lets go. My step-brother is waiting." he said. Finally it clicked in her head that he was the boy in the wind. She approached the red truck and saw the same boy. Their eyes met and he blushed furiously and she scowled in his direction as she jumped into the back seat.
"Rachel, this is my giant step brother, FInn. Quaterback and star of New Direction. Finn, this is our new neighbor, Rachel." Rachel scoffed at Finn's resume and spoke up,
"Three time national Show Choir first place winner. I've played the lead in four musicals. I dance and I run Barbra Streisand's Fan Club. Kurt, you forgot to mention that Finn was a Peeping Tom" she could tell Finn seemed annoyed but she had caught him.
"Ew! Finn! You were watching Rachel from my window? Thats creepy. Sorry, diva." Kurt gasped.
Rachel let out a giggle and Finns tight grip on the steering wheel loosened a bit.
"Sorry about that, its just that I've never seen you before so I was curious."
Rachel rolled her eyes and looked out the window clearly disgusted with Finn. She listened to Kurt drabble on about some girl named Quinn and how she was using Finn and he couldn't actually love someone as bitchy as Quinn. Finn would just roll his eyes and take in what Kurt said. Kurt didn't really seem to like this Quinn girl. Finn finally told Kurt to stay out of his business and that Quinn was a nice girl but Kurt had laughed.
"So, Rachel, Whats it like to live in New York?" Finn asked hoping she would stop giving him the cold shoulder.
"It's wonderful." was all she said. The truck came to a stop and she realized they were there. She got out of the truck and watched as Finn said goodbye to Kurt. He looked at Rachel and just nodded.
"Okay, Rachel. You are new and people are expecting you and so just be prepared."
Rachel just smiled and decided she was already a celebrity here and she should just go for it.
"I have math right now and you have english but we have lunch together, so lets meet at your locker! Good Luck Miss berry!" he said and ran off.
Rachel held her head high and plastered a show face on and walked through the doors. The first thing that greeted her was a purple slushy.
"TAKE THAT NEWBIE" and a group of jocks ran away. She stood there dripping in grape slushy and she was trembling because she was cold and it was dripping down her chest. She stood there humiliated and didn't know what to do, she could hear the laughter from all the students. She noticed three cheerleaders laughing at her and finally felt someone put their hand on her arm and drag her into the bathroom.
"Don't worry, we will have you fixed in no time. The slushing doesn't stop so get used to it." the chocolate brown girl said as she rinsed out Rachels hair.
"Thank you." was all she said. Her eyes burned and her outfit was clearly ruined.
"Its because you're new and they feel threatened by anyone new." said the asian girl
"Stick with us and you should be fine. You're Rachel Berry right? Kurt told us all about you! Im Mercedes and this is Tina. You are kinda famous in our Glee Club, are you going after school?" mercedes asked.
"No, I don't sing anymore. But ill see you at lunch. It was nice to meet you and thanks for cleaning me up." Rachel said and ran out of the bathroom and into her english class.
She ended up sitting next to Blaine, Kurt's boyfriend.
"Well, Rachel, welcome to McKinley. I see you were properly welcomed here." he said gesturing to her purple dress.
"Yes. I feel so sticky and gross."
"Don't worry, i transferred from Dalton and they stop after a while. Kurt tells me you were very popular in your school in New York and you're an execellent singer. We are doing Wicked themed songs after school in the Auditorium if you want to come. I know Kurt told me you don't sing since your dads died but I just thought I would ask again." Blaine said
"Thanks Blaine, but i really don't want to sing anymore. Please respect that." she said and left because the bell had rung. She ran to her locker really fast and then headed to her spanish class with Mr. Schuester. She walked in and noticed Kurt was jabbing away and there was a group of about 13 people listening intently to him. She recognized Kurt, Finn, Tina, and Mercedes. Kurt waved her over and she smiled and went and joined the group.
"Hey! Rach! Blaine told me you and him had a good time in English! Im glad your making friends too! Let me introduce to the rest of glee club. Mr. Shue put us all in the same spanish class. So, this here is Noah Puckerman. He is on the football team and can't control himself when it comes to the ladies."
She looked over at the mohawked boy and smiled. He was cute she thought and he smiled at her and she felt her heart drop.
"Hey, there hottie. Let me know if you ever need a favor, I'm your guy." he said and she rolled her eyes and found her heart.
"You've met Finn, but this is his girlfriend Quinn." Kurt said as she looked at Quinn and smiled but Quinn didn't respond the smile. She now understood what Kurt was saying earlier in the truck. She was really pretty, she had long blonde hair and green eyes. She seemed perfect.
"Her minions, Santana and Brittnay"
"Hey stubbles." the latina spat in her face and the blonde girl just giggled in her palm and turned back to her coloring book.
"Santana, be nice. This is Mike, Tinas boyfriend, Rory the Irish exchange student. This is Sam. and thats it! Meet the Glee club." Sam smiled at Rachel and she smiled back and sat next to Kurt in the empty seat. She talked with Kurt most of the time and Tina and Mercedes occasionally chimed in. She was contasntly getting hit on by Puck which Kurt assured her was normal and not to pay any attention. She got glares from Quinn while Finn just stared at her. Which made her uncomfortable, to say the least. She was finally feeling like she belonged. Her dads would be so proud. She made it through the rest of the day and she was asked again if she would come to glee club but she politely declined.
After school, she remembered that everyone said they would be singing in the auditorium. Maybe she would got and listen to them and see how good they really were. They probably all sucked because she had never even heard of them. She opened the door to the Auditorium and snuck in. She walked in right when Quinn and Mercedes were singing "Popular". She laughed at all the right parts and found that she actually liked them singing. Quinn looked so pretty when she was singing. Its a shame she's such a bitch in real life. Then, she cried while Kurt and Blaine sang "For Good" they were so pure and good. She missed singing so much. She listened to more and noticed no one did her big number. She waited till she thought they were all gone to head up to the stage. All of the sudden the lights turned off except for the spotlight and the stage called to her. She couldn't see out into the chairs, so she started signing her favorite song.
She motioned for the piano player to start playing "Defying Gravity"
She put all her emotions aside and starting singing.
Something has changed within me,
Something is not the same.
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game.
Too late for second-guessing,
Too late to go back to sleep.
It's time to trust my instincts,
Close my eyes and leap.
It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye I'm
Defying Gravity
And you won't bring me down...
I'm through accepting limits
'Cause someone says they're so.
Some things I cannot change,
But till I try, I'll never know.
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost.
Well, if that's love,
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity.
Kiss me goodbye,
I'm defying gravity.
I think I'll try
Defying Gravity
And you won't bring me down.
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity.
Kiss me goodbye,
I'm defying gravity.
I think I'll try
Defying Gravity
And you won't bring me down.
Bring me down!
Ahhahhoahh
She had tears streaming down her face. She hadn't sung that powerful since her dads died and she missed it. Defying Gravity was her favorite song and she thought it fit her current state of life. She sadly smiled to the empty audience and then all the sudden the lights turned on and she had 13 people all on their feet applauding her. She looked up and noticed Kurt crying and Mr. Shue was clapping wildly. Rachel, suddenly coming back to life.
"Thanks." she said and ran out of the Theater all the way till she got home. She ran to her room and cried. She didn't know why she was crying, just that she missed her dads and singing made her miss them more. But she knew she was good and they thought so but she felt like joining the glee club would remind her that its okay to be happy. She had no reason to be happy. Right?
Okay! Thats it for Ch. Three. Hope you all liked it! :) Um. Im really bad with editing my work sometimes, so if anyone would like to volunteer to edit my work, that would be nice!
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