I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS OR THE SONG! THE SONG IS OWNED BY CHRISTINA PERRI! I DO HOWEVER OWN NETFLIX AND GET TO WATCH GLEE WHENEVER I WANT. I ALSO OWN THE STORYLINE, I LOVE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THE STORYLINE.

Third person POV

"SURPISE!" Finn was surly surprised, there standing in his house was all his old friends; Mr. Shue was the first to speak "Welcome home guys, I'm so proud of you both." He hugged them both tightly.

Carol hugged both of her boys. "I'm so happy you both came home safe, now let's eat! I made Noah's favorite desert Chocolate cookie crumble cake, and Finn I made your favorite fried chicken!" Finn and Puck's faces grew with a huge smile.

"Thank you mom!" Finn said hugging his mother.

"Now guys go enjoy your time with your friends…" Carol smiled moving to the kitchen.

"Puck! Finn!" Quinn ran up hugging us closely, "God it's good to see my two of my favorite men back. We all have missed you so much!" She hugged Puck once more smiling.

As they moved along to the rest of their friends, Puck smiled seeing his former teammate and the beautiful one time Cheerio, Mercedes, "My god Mercedes looking good!" Puck smirked as he hugged the former cheerio. "Is that a wedding ring on your finger?" he asked.

"Keep your hands off my wife Puckerman; I still can kick your ass anytime." Sam Evens walked up behind his former teammate.

"No shit? Really? Well hot dam Mr. and Mrs. Evens; wow I never thought I'd see the day." Puck smirked holding Quinn closely.

Finn smiled hugging his friends, though his focus was on searching for the one girl that still had his heart. "She's here, but avoiding you. She's helping Tina with Amy," Finn turned around to see Rachel's dad LeRoy with two glasses, handing the solider one then took a sip of his "She's scared of what she may say to you. She missed you, she just isn't coping well. To be honest I'm surprise she's still here, I thought she'd leave the second she saw everyone here and the Welcome home banner hanging across the kitchen."

Hiram came up next to his husband. "I think apart of her wanted to see you more than the part that is upset with you."

Finn bowed his head. "Does she hate me?"

"I think what we all know, she can never hate you, and she is just having issues with coming to terms with everything going on." LeRoy sighs, "I know why you did it, but it doesn't make it easier to see her suffer…This is the first time she's been out here since graduation."

"I'm sorry Mr. Berry,"

LeRoy shook his head "It's not a problem Finn. We knew the day we left New York, it would take a while till she could come back, and to be honest Hiram and I figured it would take longer than five years."

Finn was going to say something but was distracted when Kurt clicked his glass, everyone had gathered in the backyard. "Ladies and Gentlemen, today is a very special day! We have two amazing men returning from Iraq, put your hands together for Finn and Puck!" everyone clapped "So I think since we have everyone here in one piece, I propose we celebrate in normal glee fashion, we should sing!"

It was as if time froze everyone's eyes were either on me or Rachel. "Uh Kurt maybe we should let Finn and Puck relax instead of singing." Mr. Schue suggested. "Everyone I just wanted to say that without these two, our glee club would've never survived. Each glee member had its own special thing they add to glee club. Finn was always the leader of our club and Puck was our secret weapon. I want you all to raise your glasses with me and toast to our heroes, we're all happy to have you both home safe and sound!" Everyone clicked their glasses and smiled. The party was in complete full swing when Hiram Berry came over to the former glee club members. "Have you guys seen Rachel? LeRoy thought she'd be with one of you."

Kurt sighed holding his future husband's hand, "You know she probably went on a walk. She does that a lot lately; she just wanders for a few hours, but she always comes back. Give it another hour; if she isn't back before the party ends we'll go and look for her. I'm sure all of this got a bit too much for her." Hiram nodded but still was pretty concerned as he walked still looking for his daughter.

Mercedes rubbed her stomach, "Rachel does this a lot? Why?"

Quinn cuddled closer in Pucks arms. "I think it started happening more when I came to live out there, I was always getting messages from Puck and I think it just killed her that she knew Finn was there and she didn't get a letter from him…That's when I moved in with San and Britt, I couldn't hurt her anymore."

Tina looked down trying not to cry "Poor Rachel…I would die if I was in her place." She held Amy closer and looked up at her husband Mike.

"She dove into work after that, but the tears at night were unbarring. She tried to tell us and say things were going to be okay, but it wasn't we knew.." Kurt looked over at Finn, "She believes that they'll never fix what they already broke so many times before."

Puck looked passed everyone as he watched his best friend talk with his parents and their former teacher. "Look he'll kill me if she finds out..." everyone looked at the hardcore solider "He went to the Tonys…and the opening of Funny Girl…"

Santana glared at her friend "You're telling me he was in New York and didn't tell her?"

"Hey that was a total Buffy episode!" Britney laughed as everyone's eyes went to her. "Yeah remember when Angel came to Sunnydale on thanksgiv—"

Santana put her hand up."No stop back to Finn coming and leaving twice!" Quinn looked at her fiancé "Did you go?" Santana asked.

He rapidly shook her head "He was here to go to two differet funerals, one of the moms told him thank you, I guess he told her the story of Rachel and she felt for the guy. Later the night before he left. She gave him the ticket to go see his girl. Poor lady, lost her husband and son, but yet she felt horrible for Finn." Watching Finn he then turned to his friends, "When he came back after Funny Girl he just stayed to himself, he hated he didn't tell her. Seeing her, listening to her again…He almost ran home to her."

Amy started to stur when everyone quieted down. Tina looked down at her baby. "Rachel has always been there for every single one of us..There has to be something we can do, I mean are they really willing to throw away all of that love away because of stupid decision about going to New York. I mean love like theirs is epic, it's what we've all tried to have and finally have reached."

Britney smiled "Everyone I have a plan, we lock them in a room and poof all problems solved." The funny thing was no one could think of a better idea. "Or does anyone know where Rachel's hiding spots are we can make sure Finn and her meet there and then lock them up." Santana rolled her eyes at her girlfriend. "You have to admit I have a good plan as long as they don't kill each other. Lord Tumbingtons never stears me wrong!"

"Sweetie, he— you know what never mind. We'll find a way, we have to," Blaine said then took a shot. "Lets do it."

Rachel's Pov

I knew I was running away from him but I couldn't stand to see him happy anymore. When I see him here it makes my heart swell with pure sadness. It's hard not to run to him and tell him I love him, but I can't do it…He broke my heart so dam much if I were to let him back in I would be opening myself to another heartbreak especially at his hands. Laying in the grass outside their old school made her feel free again, made her feel whole again. Yes she had almost everything she could possibly want, but selfishly she wanted Finn to be hers again. For her that was always going to be the main thing she will always want.

Walking along the grass of our old school wasn't easy… Hasn't been for years. Being here was painful, without him is unbareable. Looking around I started walking back towards the party..

(Christina Perri's Distance starts to play)

Sun is filling up the room
And I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do?
Right now?

I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling
Calling anything but love

I couldn't help, but think keeping away from Finn would be the best, I cant keep doing this to myself.

And I will make sure
To keep my distance
Say I love you
When you're not listening
And how long
Can we keep this up, up, up?

Please don't stand so close to me
I'm having trouble breathing
I'm afraid of what you'll see
Right now

I couldn't help but feel the music flow through her heart. The lyrics hitting so close to her heart. It was as if the music was making me see that it was okay. It was okay to keep my distance for a bit longer.

I'll give you everything I am
All my broken heartbeats
Until I know you'll understand

And I will make sure
To keep my distance
Say I love you
When you're not listening
And how long
Can we keep this up, up, up?

I was getting closer to the house I could see the lights, the music was playing…They were only so close yet again it didn't matter to me, the distance was there and deathing.

And I keep waiting
For you to take me
You keep waiting
To save what we have
Watching my friends dance and relax, it made me jealous, it hurt to see this and I couldn't. They didn't have their soulmate walk away twice from their lives, they didn't know where I was coming from.

So I'll make sure
To keep my distance
Say I love you
When you're not listening
And how long
Can we keep this up, up, up?

Make sure
To keep my distance
Say I love you
When you're not listening
And how long
Till we call this love, love, love?

As the music ended I leaned up against a tree and peered into the party. Everyone was still there. Avoiding going through the back gate she went through the front door, only to run into Finn's mom Carol

She looked at me worried "Sweetie everyone is worried about you." She handed me a cup of tea. I hesitantly looked around the house, no one was in there. "You know he's worried that if you two ever talk that things are just going to always be upsetting.." I start to relax a bit. I was always able to talk to Carol about anything, "Rachel, I know it is hard but I need you to think about talking to Finn."

"I can't Carol it is too hard to talk to him. All I want to do is yell at him and hit him." I look outside the window sadly as I watch him and Puck take pictures with the glee club.

"Then hit him, yell at him but you guys have spent way too much time being away from each other. A love like yours isn't worth throwing away for stupid mistakes."

"I feel like our love died the moment he put me on that train…The moment he decided to abandon me and join the army. The moment I didn't receive a reply to any of my letters. The moment he shattered my heart." Tears started to fall down my face. My heart felt like it was rebreaking. "I cant talk to him anymore.. I cant do it again. I didn't want to come back, I can't get my heart broken again.."

Carol tried to come and comfort me but I didn't want it "You cant keep putting up a wall Rachel. We all want to see you two back where you belong."

"Did you know he was going to leave me?"My eyes instantly went to hers.

She shook her head, "It wasn't till I met up with him after that he informed me what was going to happen. If I would've had time Rachel I would've told you, or tried to talk my son out of making the mistake of leaving you."

I knew she was being honest but I don't know if its to late to fix what is shattered.

Finn's Pov(Finally!)

Sitting with my friends it was unreal. I didn't think I would ever get a chance again after how things were going in Iraq. Puck and I saw so much death and hatred that we never thought we'd be the same, but we feel somewhat normal. The moment he latched onto Quinn he seemed better, seemed like nothing was actually bothering him. I wish I was him. Able to come home to someone who wanted me. Looking around I searched for someone to replace Rachel, to make the pain stop…There was no one out there, I tried and tried but it was always her. Puck said it was because we had that tethered bond. That's why it never worked out with us and anyone else, its because we were meant to be each others soulmates seems impossible right? But it was the way life had intended for us…Or at least it was suppose to end that way.

Walking off alone I noticed Mr. Schuster and remembered a conversation we had the day I decided to throw everything I loved away.

Flash Back 5 years ago

I sat in the auditorium looking up at the stage, I had made my decision to let Rachel go to New York alone, I was scared to tell anyone my choice because I'm sure they'd try to convince me to talk to her beforehand. "What's troubling you Hudson?" I turned to see my mentor Mr. Shue.

"Nothing just you know marriage and stuff." I said fiddling with Rachel's wedding band.

"You're not going through with it huh?" he always knew what I was going to do before I knew. Mr. Schuster was always doing that, but sometimes it sucked because he was always trying to make me see the wrong in what I thought was right.

I turned to face him curious of why he asked "How'd you know?"

He placed his hand on my shoulder and looked at the stage, "Because I know you Finn, you would rather sacrifice your true love to make her chase her dreams." He was always there for me in every aspect of my life. "You love her so much, but what you really have to think about is how it is going to affect you guys in the long run."

He was about to leave when I finally spoke, "I'm joining the army Mr. Schue, it is the only way for me not to go after her after I send her to New York, it's the only way to prevent Rachel from finding me."

"Finn, I know you don't normally like to be told what to do, but you need to tell her. She has a right to know that you're not getting married her. She's been talking about it for weeks." My former teacher looked at me then up at the stage. He nodded, "You should go find her before graduation starts, may want to savor every second you have with her. If it's meant to be then you'll find your way back to each other."

After he left me alone I thought one more time before leaving…Was I making the right decision.

End of flashback

Did I make the right choice?

Well what do you think? Did Finn make the right choice.. Leave me comments and the next chpater maybe up tomorrow night!