CHAPTER 3

Football practice had finished, and Sam had just cleaned himself up. He had to make up an excuse for Mike, since he ditched today. He was wondering where Finn was, he wanted to smash his face in for sleeping with Quinn. Even though he didn't really want to be with Quinn anymore, he was definitely confronting his so called friend about this.

He picked up his bag and exited the locker rooms. Finn had left a few minutes before himself, so he had to still be in the school. He walked down the halls looking for any sign of him.

He paused; did he just hear someone scream? He looked around, where did it come from?

"Stop it!"

Rachel? He ran in the direction on the sound. He thought she'd left already. She was supposed to be going out with her cousin wasn't she? He heard something crash and he ran straight into the guy's bathroom. There he saw someone beating the crap out of Rachel.

"Get off of her!" He yelled. He rammed into the guy, just as he turned around. The dude fell over, and Sam punched him straight in the nose. He yelled as he was punched in the stomach, and pushed to the floor. Sam looked up at the guy standing over him. He couldn't see his face, the hood covering him.

He managed to sweep kick him, and the guy fell to the floor with a loud thud. He jumped up and ran out of the bathroom, pulling Rachel along as he did so.

"Sam? Are you okay?" Rachel asked him. He was surprised she was asking him, he should be asking her, she had a black eye, and her jaw was majorly bruised, while she clutched to her stomach tightly.

"I'm fine." He started. "Are you okay? Who was that?" He asked, letting go of his sore stomach, and held her cheek so she'd look at him.

"I-I'm fine. I d-don't know. He just jumped me." She said looking down.

"I'll take you to the nurse."

"I c-can't. Nick's probably w-wondering where I-I am."

"I know. But he'll understand. You're hurt." They were now walking, nearly running towards the nurse's office now. He wanted to go back and see who the guy was, but if he was already standing, Sam would have no chance up against him.

"O-okay." She said.

"Good."

Finn lifted himself off the ground, wincing as the pain in his sides slowly crept up. What the hell was Evans even doing there? He was having fun with Rachel. "Shit." He swore what if he'd seen his face? What if the bitch let it slip it was him? He'd have to find the loser before he told anyone.

He flipped off his hood and wiped the blood from his nose. He washed his hands and nose, then took off his jumper and shoved it his bag, which had been hidden behind a trash, can. He walked out of the bathroom and looked around. No one. "Good." He whispered to himself and smiled.

He walked down the halls and heard Sam's voice from inside the nurse's office. He looked through the small opening in the door and noticed the school nurse, Shannon Haylock. She was a short pretty lady, and was tending to Rachel who was laying on one of the beds, while Sam sat next to her, holding her hand tightly in his. He held in his anger, man he wanted to punch the stupid blonde. Rachel was his... Quinn was his... and any other girl he wanted was his.

He was teaching her a lesson, giving her what she deserved for going behind his back. He huffed and walked away, making sure they didn't hear him.

Nick sat reading one of his favourite books. He looked at his watch. Rachel should've been here by now. He was getting worried. She was always a perfectionist, and usually came way earlier than necessary. She'd been acting differently lately, not her usual peppy self. He thought she'd be one of the happiest girls alive. He'd heard she'd snagged Finn Hudson, the guy she'd been fawning over for the past three or so years.

He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and quickly got it, hoping it was Rachel.

"Rachel?" He asked hopefully.

"No, it's Sam."

Sam... Sam... oh right, Rachel's friend.

"Hey Sam. What's up?" He questioned, he didn't know why he'd be calling him.

"It's about Rachel. We're at school, in the nurse's office."

Nick swallowed hard. "Is she alright?" He asked frantically. He couldn't bear the thought of his younger cousin hurt.

"I found this guy beating her up. She's been hurt pretty badly, worse than I thought."

That was defiantly not what he wanted to have heard. He was gonna find the guy and make him wish he was never born. "I'll be there as soon as possible." He said standing up and trying to find his keys. Damn! Where'd he put them? Yes! Found them!

"Okay see you." He heard Sam say.

He pressed end call and put his jacket on before running outside and hopping in his car. It took him about 12 minutes to get there 'cause he was speeding most of the way. Going 80 when the limit was 60. Luckily he wasn't caught, and this town was too cheap to install speeding cameras.

He jumped out of the car, and locked it behind him, and quickly ran towards the entrance.

Sam was surprised at how quick it took Nick to get there. He came busting through the door panting. He looked different from the last time he'd saw him. His dark brown hair was short now, not down to his shoulders anymore. He had a newly formed tan and wasn't as scrawny. Well he hadn't seen him for a couple of years now, so it made sense.

"Rachel?" He asked running towards her. "Oh god, who did this to you?" He asked cupping her face with his hands.

"I-I d-don't KN-know." She stuttered.

"What did he do to you?" He asked. Sam could tell Nick didn't really wanna know the answer. Nick was a good guy; he was always over protective of Rachel. Though Nick was only 24 or something, only fresh out of uni, he practically acted like she was his daughter.

Rachel looked away at the question and that's when he noticed the major bruises and cuts on her upper thighs. They defiantly looked like they hadn't been done while she was in the bathroom. They were all sorts of colours and were really big.

"Rach?" Sam said holding her hand again. She just looked at him in reply. She looked so vulnerable. "What happened to your thighs?" He whispered.

She looked at him confused, and then looked down at what he was talking about. She let go of his hands and frantically straightened out her skirt.

He saw the look on Nick's face when he saw it, along with Nurse Haylock.

"Rachel?" Nick asked. "You have to tell us what happened." He tried to take her hand, but she just pulled away.

"I'm calling the police. I want this guy caught. Then I'm getting you to the hospital." He said, taking out his phone.

"No." Rachel said, sitting up. She looked utterly petrified.

"Don't you want us to catch this guy?" Sam asked.

"I-I-." She started crying. He took her in his arms, holding her tightly as she sobbed into his neck.

He was gonna find this guy and beat him to a pulp.

A/N: Sorry for the lack of Mike in this chapter, but in the flow of it, he wasn't needed. Hope you enjoyed it. Reviews are appreciated.