I did not read through this to edit it. I apologize for any mistakes, my eyes are burning from no sleep and I really wanted to post this tonight because I am working on CA all day tomorrow to post it tomorrow night. But oh, my god this nights episode was amazing! I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't watched it but the finchel 'fight' was hilarious and so real. Truly amazing episode for everyone and the gorilla! Holy crap!

Age 11:

"This woman is crazy!" Puck whispered into Finn's ear watching their new music teacher singing some tune he has no idea what it is, never hearing it before. Mrs. Neighbors was a new teacher, with grey hair with a crazy attitude to match her flailing dance moves. Finn wasn't much of a dancer himself but was pretty sure he looked much better doing so than she did.

"What is she even singing?" Mike leaned over asking from his seat behind them. Belting out the last lyric, Mrs. Neighbors fell to the floor her arms spread out holding it. Some clapped as others giggled at how stupid their teacher looked dancing around like that.

"That was great!" Rachel stood up helping her teacher up. "If you don't mind, I would like to continue the musical theme. My fathers and I have been working on this, it's from my favorite musical."

"Of course you can Miss. Berry in fact I encourage it, show these kids how to let loose."

Beaming at the teacher she popped in her little cassette tape, an old one that she had been using for a while. Listening for the song to start, she smirked as it started playing.

Finn didn't dare tell them that he's watched the musical over and over again with her as he listened to Puck and Mike groan next to him. He kind of liked 'The Lion King' he didn't know why those two didn't seem to. It was totally a dude like movie, in fact he was the one who made her watch it one day.

Quinn stood up next to her cousin helping her out with the different lyrics and even Santana stood up glaring at the two snickers coming from the side of the room. Mrs. Neighbors joined in with the girls laughing as they stood at the front of the class taking in the clapping from their fellow classmates.

"This is music class." Puck said "Not singing class."

"Well Noah, music class is about doing all of those things. You don't think every musician hasn't tried their hand at singing or every singer hasn't trying learning how to play an instrument."

"My dad plays the guitar and he doesn't sing."

"Maybe not in front of you Mr. Puckerman but that doesn't mean he doesn't sing." Mrs. Neighbors smiled at the young boys. "How about you Mr. Hudson do you sing?"

"Oh yes, Mrs. Neighbors we sing all the time well I force him too." Rachel beamed proudly "He has a lovely voice, I would know I do to."

"Rachel..." Finn groaned sinking down in his seat ignoring the stares he was getting from his friends.

"Nothing to be ashamed of my boy, next time don't be a stranger and sing along." Soon dismissing them Puck punched Finn in the shoulder giving one last laugh to him and hurrying off to lunch with the rest of the music class. Mrs. Neighbors was cool like that, they didn't need to go in lines to go to class since she trusts them being fifth graders and all.

Rachel stayed behind the classroom door as Finn came out, glaring at her she ducked her head. "Look I know you're mad at me."

"You told everyone I liked to sing!" Finn crossed his arms angrily.

"Singing is nothing to be ashamed of Finn." Confusion crossed his face at her large word. Placing a hand on his arm she looked at him. "Look you are a good singer, try doing it somewhere else besides when we do on Saturday afternoons."

Leaving him she walked away heading towards the cafeteria, slowly following behind her. She was wrong, he couldn't sing in front of everyone, he really wasn't even that good at it. He liked the drums a lot more than singing.

Inwardly groaning Finn rolled his eyes at Puck who pointed a finger at Finn talking to Brittany probably telling him about the singing Rachel told the whole class, that he likes to do. The only empty seat left was next to Rachel so he took it even when he didn't want to, he was still mad at her.

"What's your favorite song?" Puck joked leaning down the table as Finn got his lunch out spreading it on the table. "Whole New World?"

"It's funny how you know the title Noah!" Rachel glared past Finn's head which was down, embarrassed. That didn't seem to last long as soon enough the whole music class was now laughing at a blushing Puck.

"I have a little sister." He defended himself, pointing to Finn "He just watches them for fun."

Feeling pretty crappy, Finn took a large bite out of his ham and cheese sandwich his mom made for him. Wasn't Puck supposed to be his best friend, why was he making fun of him?

"I don't make fun of you when you play Candyland with Maya." Finn attacked him back.

"She's my sister!" Puck yelled waving a finger at him.

"You win every time, if you didn't care why wouldn't you let her win." Rachel's eyes daring as she waited for him to continue, lucky for him he didn't Instead he kept his mouth shut shoveling a spoon full of pudding into his mouth. Looking at Finn for forgiveness he didn't say anything instead, just picked at the crust of his sandwich taking it off.

The bus riders were dismissed later that day having all the kids walk to their buses. Rachel taking her usual seat with Quinn near the back. Finn or Puck didn't sit with each other though, both taking separate seats away from one another. Rachel's feet crossed watching them scowl at one another, feeling guilty because she knew she shouldn't have said that in front of everyone. But at the same time, Rachel didn't see the big deal about everyone knowing he liked to sing. Many boys like to sing, he surely wasn't the only one.

The ride home was quiet none of them saying much or anything at all as the bus driver gave them quiet the look while getting off. Going their separate ways Rachel walked home with Quinn knowing her father would be home until much later, leaving her probably spending the night.

Being a doctor in a hospital was rough with hours, Rachel knew that much especially when her father ran his office twenty four hours in there. Something that she knew people regularly didn't do.

"Hello girls how was school?" Quinn's mom, Isabelle greeted them at the door taking their coats from off their backs hanging them up.

"Good." They replied going into the family room to play a game together.

With Rachel's dad working so often she is usually left to live with her aunt and uncle for most of the week. When Rachel is at their house all week and on Saturdays she knows she's welcome at the Hudson's. Her father is good friends with Finn's mom and her aunt, which makes it okay to hang out with Finn. It gets her out of the house, doing some normal things that would make things, in a sense normal.

Carole would usually make them snacks joining them, or calling it a late night trusting that Finn would be okay and let her know when Rachel's father came home from work of her aunt came to get her.

But now with Rachel opening her large mouth, she had a feelings things probably wouldn't be the same. That Finn wouldn't want to watch any more movies with her, the fear of her blabbering about it anymore in the back of his mind.

Trying to distract her from the unwanted thoughts, Rachel giggled watching Quinn try to draw a kitty cat on the chalk board mimicking the same one from the book in front of them.

"Here, you try to do it than." Quinn huffed handing off the chalk, biting her lip in concentration Quinn's giggles emerged watching the cat being drawn. "Looks like we both aren't doing a very good job. A knock turned their attention seeing Isabelle coming in.

"Rachel honey, I have to take Quinny to her dance lessons tonight Uncle Vincent won't be here and I've talked to Ms. Hudson and she's already agreed for you to go over."

"Can't I just stay here by myself?" Rachel asked, the last things she wants to do is go over Finn's house. "Maybe I could go with you, watch Quinn at her practice."

"I'm sorry not today, your dad is going to pick you up there though! Maybe he'll pick you up early." A bright smile and the new seemed to cheer Rachel up enough to agree. "We're getting ready to leave so go get dressed."

Bitter thoughts ran through Rachel's head as she subconsciously stared at the movies on the shelf picking one out for Finn and herself to watch. Remembering that she was mad at him for being upset with her, Rachel picked out 'Annie' to watch in hopes of Carole letting her watch it in the basement by herself until her daddy came to get her.

Quinn shot her a small smile of sympathy as the Rachel's aunt walked her up to the door of the Hudson's. Carole's welcoming voice lead her in as Isabelle thanked her, saying she had to rush before they were late. Helping Rachel get inside the house, she kissed Rachel's cheek good bye and thanked Carole again. Waving to the two as they drove off right on time, allowing forty-five minutes for the drive to her practice.

"Finn's in his room if you'd like to join him."

"Actually Ms. Hudson I would like to watch the movie in the basement by myself today if you don't mind." Her small voice pleading as they stood in the living room, movie in hand.

"Of course, you know the TV works downstairs right honey?" Nodding, she hurried across the floor heading down into the basement. Cuddling into the blankets Rachel sang along to a few songs but it didn't feel the same when she didn't have a little voice singing along with her or to laugh at the jokes they've heard a million and one times. Curling the blankets around her body some more, she just wanted someone to watch the movie with to enjoy the sing along with. But instead she settled on her own voice, it was well enough without someone else.

Humming lightly with the music coming from the television she barely heard the creak in the floor, only noticing when someone was standing on the side of the sofa. Peaking over she saw Finn standing there watching the movie or staring at the TV, either way he was there.

"What do you want?" Rachel asked not glancing away from the movie as it still sang to the open room.

"You're watching 'Oliver in Company' without me?" A quick look of crush ran over his face while she merely just shrugged at him.

"You made it clear to me in school today that you didn't want to involve yourself in these movie anymore, that you're almost in middle school that you don't need to watch them anymore." Glaring up at him, he gulped in anticipation "Well you can go upstairs and watch your 'Pearl Harbor' movie that you always complain I never let you watch."

"Fine." Stomping his foot he pounded on each step in anger towards his friend. Rachel winced listening to the slam slam instantly feeling guilty of her horrible attitude towards him. She should have just tried to apologize, even when she didn't agree with the apology. Huffing as she threw the throw blanket off of her, Rachel quietly made her way the stairs into the main house. All was quiet except for Miss. Hudson reading a book on her couch. Tip toeing up the stairs Rachel walked the familiar floor boards to Finn's room. Knocking softly she didn't wait for the okay as she turned the knob to find Finn laying across his bed watching a movie on his bed.

"What do you want?" Finn mocked pausing the player on his television with the remote, Rachel taking a notice that it was in fact her favorite movie, 'Annie'.

"I came up here to apologize, I shouldn't have outed you about singing and all that stuff in front of the music class." Shifting on her feet she waited for him to answer when he didn't she continued. "I really wish you would see what a nice singer you are."

"I'm just not into singing like you are Rach, it's not my thing. I like sports and all that stuff, not singing. I like singing at home, not at school or anywhere else." Finn sat up "Don't you get that?"

"I do now and I promise that I won't mention it again." Pointing to the bed with a questionable look, he nodded scooting over to allow to her sit on the left side and himself on the right. "Now play this movie because if you take a look around we are in your bedroom which means you are going to sing with me."

"Don't I always?" He smiled looking at her laying down watching the movie, sneaking a peek at him she nodded happily.

"Of course, now sing with me!" Rachel's sentenced ended as Annie began to sing on the screen, Finn watched amused at her dramatic arms flailing much like his teacher at down easier. But instead he found it less scarier and more... cuter. Almost blushing at the thought of calling Rachel cute, he scooted father into a sitting position.

"Sing with my Finny!" Rachel took a break right before going right back into the song with a huge smile on her face, eyes shinning.
Okay, so he thought she was pretty cute. He was a boy and she was a girl, it was only normal.

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