Title: In Too Deep
Rating: T
Pairing: Rachel x Noah
Summary: What if you rewound the tape and things happened differently? What if new opportunities arose and they were better than the original ones? What if people didn't stuff up and get people pregnant? How would things change?
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee
Chap 3 ~ Tik Tok
Upon returning to her friends Rachel joyfully informed them that they had found their newest member. She had then made them all promise not to tell anyone about this place or the fact that Puck worked here. The original members of New Directions all willingly agreed happy that they had finally found a male voice that was on the same level as Rachel's.
Finn however was reluctant to agree not only did he just find out that he didn't know something about his own best friend since childhood but also that Finn had thought that he would be the only football member to join Glee.
Being the only one made him feel special, it made him think that no matter what his reputation was still kept in tact even though he joined a group such as Glee. So when he found out that Noah Puckerman better known as Puck, his best friend not only played the guitar but could also sing with a voice and in a way that he could only dream about it made him some what angry.
But despite this he agreed after a lot of painstaking persuading finally promising he wouldn't breath a word to anyone.
Rachel suggested that they all leave now seeing as this was Puck's secret place and that they shouldn't be here wrecking that for him. So when they finally made it back to the school parking lot an parted ways almost all of them were more excited than anything for Monday afternoon to come.
So when Monday morning finally rolled around Rachel walked into McKinley High a bright smile plastered on her lips as she walled the halls towards her locker.
But sadly that smile didn't last as long as she hoped it would because just as she made it to her locker she came face to face with the instant freezing sensation she had grown used to by now come in contact with her face ruining her makeup despite it being water proof and also the front of her tank top where it instantly started to cling to her body because of its now drenched cotton fabric.
She should have seen it coming after all and as much as she wished she wouldn't have to call it this but she had in fact blackmailed Noah (Puck) Puckerman. She was stupid to think there wouldn't be any consequences. So as she lifted her hands to wipe the facial slushy out of her eyes she wasn't surprised to see Puck standing there a now empty slushy cup in his hand as he glared daggers at her once again.
The students around them all started laughing at her but by now she was also used to this and even though she had changed her appearance she was still Rachel Berry president of Glee and at the bottom of the social food chain.
But what did surprise her was that Puck wasn't laughing like everyone else instead he was just glaring at her, before he threw the empty cup down by her feet and forcefully pushed past her making her stumble into the lockers.
Yes she had defiantly been stupid to not see this happening but thankfully she had a change of clothes in her backpack that were similar to the ones she was wearing at the moment but they were for one of their Glee performances. Shaking she head she forgot about her books for the time being and headed towards the girls locker rooms so she could shower and change. Pulling out her phone with her non sticky hand she sent a quick text to Kurt.
[Rachel] 'Slushie Facial… should have seen it coming'
A few seconds later her phone buzzed letting her know Kurt had replied.
[Kurt] 'Where are you?… you did blackmail Noah Puckerman! What did you expect!?'
[Rachel] 'Girls locker room… I know that I guess I just didn't think of the consequences, not that I'm not used to this or anything'
[Kurt] 'I'll be right there'
[Rachel] Ok
A few minutes later Kurt came walking into the girls locker room a toiletry bag that she knew he kept his emergency makeup supplies in.
"Come on honey, shower and then I'll help you with your makeup" He instructed as he pushed her into one of the stalls
"Ok" Rachel nodded as she stripped off her clothes and handed them through the door to Kurt who proceeded to wash and rinse the tank top so it wouldn't stain.
"I think we need to show Noah that Glee can be just as fulfilling as his performances at that club" Rachel said as she stood under the warm water letting it wash off the sticky substance that had been covering her body
"And how do you plan to do that sunshine?" Kurt asked sarcastically "It's not like Puck of all people will enjoy dancing around a stage"
"In his words and I quote 'and be forced to sing show tunes and dance around like a pansy'. It may prove hard to accomplish but I'm sure we could come up with something to make Noah actually enjoy being in Glee… I mean Finn enjoys being in Glee, right?" Rachel said ignoring Kurt's sarcastic tone
"Puck and Finn despite being best friends are both very different" Kurt said as Rachel shut off the water and a few seconds later came out dressed in her Glee clothes and her hair wrapped in a towel.
"I noticed" She said as she took a seat on the bench that was up against the wall and let Kurt start on her makeup.
"Finn… well yes he is dreamy and could probably make any girls heart flutter with that goofy smile of his. But Puck on the other hand is the type of guy who will make a girls knee's week, head spin, heart pound, stomach clench and all those other things that you can only dream of finding in a guy" Kurt rambled on
"Kurt?" Rachel said questioningly as she raised an eyebrow at him only to have him slap her on the arm for pulling a face and almost making him mess up her makeup
"Sorry" She said before going back to what she was about to say before he slapped her "But when did this conversation change from us talking about a way to make Noah enjoy Glee to comparing Finn and Noah's physiques?"
"Oh please honey I know you have been thinking of it and in a way we could use this to our advantage" He rolled his eyes at her knowing that she had indeed thinking about how different both boys were
"I don't think I am following" Rachel admitted as Kurt started on her eyeliner making her tilt her head back and made her look up
"Ok let me explain" He said "Finn being Finn will enjoy anything as long as it has some physical activity to it. Finn is like a three year old, if you sit him down and make him do a test he will loose concentration so fast he wont even remember what it was he was doing in the first place. But if you for example make him get up and do something that involves physical involvement then he will pay attention and enjoy it"
"Ok" Rachel said as he finished her eyeliner and moved onto her mascara
"But Puck on the other hand can do both, forgetting the fact that he skips most of his classes he surprisingly smart. He unlike Finn has a brain and he is also even better than Finn is at physical activities" Kurt continued as he finished her mascara
"I still don't get where you are going with this" Rachel admitted making him sigh in frustration
"Rachel think about it" Kurt said in a dramatic tone "Finn will enjoy ANYTHING as long as its physical. Puck on the other hand needs a reason to enjoy things because he has a BRAIN! That is the biggest difference between those two!"
"So your saying we need to find something that we can associate with Glee that will both be not only successful for New Directions but also something that will ster an interest in Noah making him enjoy being in Glee?" Rachel asked as Kurt started to pack away his makeup kit
"YES!" Kurt yelled dramatically happy that she had finally caught onto what he had been trying to say
"Well you could have just said that in the first place" Rachel huffed as she stood up and started gathering all her things and putting them in her backpack
"Whatever" Kurt waved her off "Lets go get your books and get to class"
The rest of the day passed surprisingly fast and before they knew it, it was time for Glee practise. Walking through the hallways with Kurt by her side Rachel hoped that the plan they had come up with after their discussion in the girls locker room would actually work.
"Are you sure this will work?" Rachel asked as they walked into the quire room and took their seats seeing as they were the first ones here
"Of cause it will" Kurt assured her
They had got together with Mercedes, Tina and Artie during lunch and told them their idea and they had all been more than happy to help out with their plan. But now that they were about to go through with it Rachel wasn't so sure anymore.
"Stop worrying Rachel it will be fine" Kurt assured her as Artie, Tina and Mercedes came walking into the room.
Their plan was to put on a performance for Puck to show him that Glee wasn't just about singing show tunes and in his words not theirs dancing around like a pansy. That had been the whole point of going to that club in the first place, they had went to broaden their music ranges but none of them had suspected to have them broadened that far. But now they had they needed to use it to their advantage so they picked a song that they were sure Puck would not only know but also like.
The reason they hadn't included Finn in their plan was because they didn't want to take the chance of him saying no and then ruining it for them.
When Mr Shue finally walked in the door he was closely followed by Finn and thankfully Puck who looked as angry as ever.
"Alright everyone since today is Puck's first practise I thought we could show him one of our routines before we get started" Mr Shue said as he walked to the front of the class and Finn and Puck to a seat at the back
"Go" Kurt hissed at her pushing her out of her seat making her stumble forward
"Rachel? Is there something you wanted to say?" Mr Shue asked when she finally picked herself up and shot a quick glare at Kurt who just smiled at her before answering
"Um, well Kurt, Mercedes, Tina, Artie and I all thought the same so we came up with a little routine to present… if that is ok of cause?" She said with a bright smile
"Oh" Mr Shue said shocked that they had thought ahead but then smiled widely at her "Of cause"
"Alright then" She said as she quickly got her ipod out and went and put it in the dock that was sitting on top to the piano
The others got up all ignoring Finn's shocked looked about being left out and got into the positions as Rachel hit play on the instrumental version of their song before running to get into her position just before the music came on.
When 'Tik Tok - Kesha' came on they were all happy when they saw Puck's face turn from angry to shocked to match Finn's even though for different reasons. They all knew Puck didn't think that they could sing any other types of songs other than show tunes but now they were about to sing a song that was very popular among the teenage crowd they knew they were about to change his opinion on the whole Glee seen.
"[Rachel]
Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy
[Artie]
(Hey, what up girl?)
[Rachel]
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city
[Artie]
(Lets go)
[Rachel]
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't coming back
I'm talking pedicure on our toes, [All] toes
[Rachel]
Trying on all our clothes, [All] clothes
[Rachel]
Boys blowing up our phones, [All] phones
[Rachel]
Drop-topping, playing our favorite CDs
Pulling up to the parties
Trying to get a little bit tipsy
[All] Don't stop, make it pop
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock, on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Ain't got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now, the dudes are lining up cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talking about everybody getting crunk, [All] crunk
[Rachel]
Boys tryin' to touch my junk, [All] junk
[Rachel]
Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, [All] drunk
[Rachel]
Now, now, we go until they kick us out, [All] out
[Rachel]
Or the police shut us down, [All] down
[Rachel]
Police shut us down, [All] down
[Rachel]
Po-po shut us
[All] Don't stop, make it pop [Rachel]
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You got that sound
Yeah, you got me
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
[Rachel]
Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in
[All] Don't stop, make it pop
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no"
When the song was over and the music shut off the three other people in the room were all in shock but thankfully Mr Shue broke out of his surprise and shock to jump to his feet and start congratulating them all happy that they had picked a song that they usually wouldnt sing. But Rachel wasn't listening to anything anyone was saying instead she just looked over at the person the song was meant for and plastered that smirk onto her lips only to have it shot right back at her on Puck's lips.
And when he just nodded his head she knew they had proven their point that this group was about more than just singing show tunes.
Third chap finally up :) Hope you all liked it, I really think that I am going to get far with this fanfic because unlike ALL my others and I mean ALL I actually have a general idea where I want to take this and unlike ALL my other stories I'm not just writing the first thing that comes to mind :) I have already wrote a chap that will probably be number 8 or 9 and I cant wait for you to all read it because OMG I love it myself lol
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