Sorry for the delay guys, I've had a pretty busy week, I'm not entirely sure why, but everything kind of happened at once. Anyway, I'm back now with a brand new update, and it's like 1000 words longer than the previous two parts :) (YAY more Raine!) So yeah, um, not really much else to say, other than the next chapter will be the last for this one :(
As usual - I don't own Glee, sad but true.
Enjoy x
"Tina, I don't know if I can pull this off," Rachel mumbled as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. Tina rolled her eyes and came and stood behind her, fixing her hair one more time.
"Rachel, you look awesome!" Tina grinned as Rachel glanced in the mirror once more.
"I don't think I can go, I haven't even started my English project, I've been so busy rehearsing for the talent show, and it's due this week. Maybe I should just call Blaine and tell him that I can't make it?" Rachel trailed of as Tina glared at her.
"I'm not even listening anymore!" Tina stated, "Now we are going to that party, we are going to have fun, and you are going to talk to Blaine freaking Anderson if it's the last thing you do! And maybe if we're lucky, I'll be able to bag a 'Warbler' for myself." Rachel giggled as her friend practically dragged her down the stairs. The last few days had been a blur for Rachel, she could barely even remember Blaine inviting her to the party, and if it weren't for Tina and her insistence that Rachel was going whether she liked it or not, then she probably wouldn't have believed it.
When the two girls finally arrived, Rachel took a deep breath as she stared at the huge house in front of her, she could hear the music playing loudly and she began to realize that maybe she didn't belong here after all, she'd never been to a high school party before, she didn't know what the social protocol was. Rachel glanced at Tina who was beaming at her, before she linked arms with her and walked towards the front door. Tina knocked the door loudly and a few minutes later the door opened.
"Hey, you're the girl who performed at the talent show!" Rachel smiled and nodded, unsure whom she was talking to.
"And you're Wes, aren't you?" Tina grinned and Wes grinned,
"The one and only," Tina smiled at him when Wes invited them inside.
"Make yourself at home ladies, help yourselves to drinks in the kitchen" he smiled at Tina once again before turning to face Rachel, "I think Blaine is in there somewhere," he gestured towards a room full of people Rachel recognized from school. Rachel nodded and stood awkwardly in the hallway whilst Tina and Wes exchanged smiles. Luckily for Rachel, it didn't last long, the three of them jumped when they heard a loud bang coming from the back of the house, Wes ground loudly and excused himself as he went to investigate, leaving Rachel and Tina to their own devices.
"Come on," Tina smiled as she linked arms with Rachel again and the two girls walked into the lounge where people were dancing and talking loudly.
"Awesome party Blaine," Quinn grinned as she pressed herself against him, Blaine smiled politely as he tried to make the gap between them considerably bigger, but with the amount of people that were already in the room, it was proving difficult. Kurt had definitely gone overboard with the guest list; he'd have to talk to him about that later. He hadn't even meant to be dancing with Quinn, he was actually looking for Rachel when Quinn took hold of him and pulled him in between the crowd of people, and being the gentleman that he was, he just couldn't say no, after all, it was only one dance. Then he noticed Rachel walking through the door and he couldn't help smiling, he politely excused himself, and pushed his way through the crowd until he was finally stood in front of her.
"Hey," he smiled, "You made it then?"
"Yeah, who could say no to all of this," Rachel grinned and Blaine chuckled at her humor,
"So can I get you two a drink?" he asked, glancing between the two girls. Rachel smiled and nodded and Tina shook her head.
"You two go ahead, I think I'm going to go and find Wes," Blaine grinned as Tina walked away and then turned his attention back to Rachel.
"Shall we?" he grinned as he led Rachel in direction of the kitchen, she blushed as she felt his hand brush against her back, it was only a simple gesture, but it was something that she wasn't used to, no one had barely acknowledged her before, now she found herself battling for the lead 'Warbler's' attention, it was safe to say that Rachel was definitely out of her comfort zone.
"So, what will it be?" Blaine asked, when they were finally in the kitchen, Rachel was relieved that it was much quieter in here and she could actually hear herself think. She glanced at the selection of alcoholic drinks and shrugged before daring to look at Blaine.
"Oh erm…" she trailed off and stared at the drinks on display in confusion, she had no clue. Blaine noted the expression on her face and smiled at her, Rachel felt herself relax in his presence again.
"I don't usually drink either, it's hard when all eyes are on you, you know," he confided, "All this," he gestured at the vast selection of drinks in front of them, "All Kurt, I think he got a little carried away with the idea of planning an actual high school party. I think he wanted to make it memorable, being in the band, we don't usually have time for this kind of thing." He paused and glanced at Rachel who was smiling at him, "Okay, now I'm making us sound lame," Rachel laughed and shook her head.
"You don't sound lame," she told him, "It's nice to break the stereotype, you know, teen stars in rehab, it's a refreshing change,"
"Exactly," Blaine laughed as he reached past Rachel and picked up two glasses, he placed them on the counter next to Rachel and turned to smile at her.
"So, why don't we try this together?" he suggested, holding a bottle up for her approval. Rachel smiled and nodded and minutes later she was holding her first alcoholic drink.
"Ready?" Blaine grinned, holding up his own glass, Rachel giggled and nodded as he counted down from three. She raised the drink to her lips and took a drink from her glass, the liquid hitting the back of her throat immediately, it was sharper than she expected and she winced as she closed her eyes and swallowed. She opened her eyes and grinned when she spotted Blaine doing the same thing, he opened his eyes seconds later and blushed when he noticed Rachel staring at him.
"Not too bad," he laughed, topping up their glasses again, "Come on, let's go somewhere we can talk," Rachel nodded and followed Blaine through the busy hallway, where people were stood talking, when they reached the bottom of the stairs Rachel spotted Tina in deep conversation with Wes, she waved slightly as she caught her friend's eye before following Blaine up the stairs and away from the crowd of people.
"So this is my room," Blaine smiled as he pushed the door open and flicked the light on, Rachel smiled politely as she walked inside, "I don't know about you, but that's not really my thing,"
"Oh, I'm so over that sort of thing, I've been to so many that I'm bored with them," Rachel stated, Blaine paused and stared at her, before Rachel smiled at him, he rolled his eyes and laughed.
"Much better," he smiled, as he sat down on the edge of his bed, Rachel stood awkwardly as she watched him get comfortable, "You can sit down, if you want," Rachel sat next to him on the bed and Blaine turned to face her properly.
"So, if parties aren't really your thing, why did you agree to one?" Rachel asked and Blaine shrugged.
"It was Kurt's idea, and I kind of owe him," he laughed,
"Why?" Rachel asked,
"It's kind of my fault that he had return to high school, although now that I think about it, he's not complaining so much these days." Blaine shrugged causing Rachel smile, the alcohol had started to take effect, and so she was slightly more relaxed around Blaine.
"What about you, have you got used to it yet?" she asked, smiling at him.
"You know, you're the only person who doesn't treat me weirdly, can you believe that someone freaked out because I was breathing the same air as she was?" Rachel started laughing loudly, causing Blaine to smile at her.
"Yeah, that was Tina," Rachel laughed, "Don't judge her to much for it though, she's not a bad person,"
"Well, I'll take your word for that, you seem to have a good judgment when it comes to people you talk to," Blaine smiled.
"What makes you think that?" Rachel asked.
"Hey, you talk to me don't you," Blaine smirked and Rachel hit him playfully, Blaine laughed and let out a content sigh.
"Okay, so enough about me," Blaine smiled, "I feel that I'm the only thing we talk about,"
"Well you are, and I quote 'Blaine freaking Anderson'" Rachel laughed,
"Very funny," Blaine smiled, leaning over to pick up his drink, "Seriously, tell me something about you,"
"There's nothing to tell," Rachel shrugged,
"I beg to differ," Blaine scoffed, "I had no idea that you could sing like that,"
"It's not something many people know," Rachel said quietly, she took a drink from her glass and glanced back at Blaine again, who was smiling comfortingly at her, "My dad's, well they're really supportive with the education thing," she explained and Blaine nodded, "They're really pushing for me to attend med school,"
"That's a good thing right?" Blaine asked and Rachel shrugged.
"I guess so," she took another drink, "But it's all they ever talk about!" Blaine laughed quietly at Rachel's sudden outburst, "Do you know that I had to keep my performance a secret from them?"
"Seriously?" Blaine asked, slightly taken back,
"Yeah, the entire time I was rehearsing, they thought I was studying with Tina," she paused and leant forward, the alcohol really taking effect now, "Which is what I'm doing tonight by the way," she whispered. Her breath tickling Blaine's skin, he smiled as she sat upright again, she raised her glass to her lips again and frowned when she realized that it was empty. Blaine smiled and jumped to his feet.
"I'll be right back," he told her, "You stay here, my iPod is on the desk, why don't you choose some music for us to listen to? I don't know about you, but the music from downstairs is getting slightly annoying." Rachel nodded and watched as Blaine quickly walked out of his room. Rachel smiled contently as she stood up and wondered over to Blaine's desk, all nerves that she'd been holding onto had disappeared and Rachel had a sneaking suspicion that it was due to the alcohol that she'd already consumed. She scanned his music selection before settling on the song of her choice, the music filled the room, as Rachel slowly wondered around the room. If she was honest, Blaine's room was nothing like she would have expected – it seemed almost normal.
Blaine smiled happily as she climbed the stairs two at a time, he'd run into Tina and Wes on his way to the kitchen, both of them giving him knowing looks. He'd managed to avoid any sort of conversation with them though, desperate to get back to Rachel as soon as possible. He slowly pushed his bedroom door open, pausing when he noticed Rachel swaying to the music that he'd recognized immediately. He stood still for a minute, just watching her, until she turned around and jumped when she saw him. She giggled and Blaine walked back into the room, closing the door behind him and placing their drinks onto his desk.
"You have extremely good taste in music," he grinned.
"Well, coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment," Rachel giggled,
"As you should," Blaine grinned, a flush of pink rushing to his cheeks, "You know that was the song that I auditioned with to join 'The Warblers'?" he told her, "Katy Perry is awesome," Rachel grinned and nodded as she picked up her drink and took a sip. Blaine smiled as he watched her; she blushed and placed her drink back onto the desk.
"What?" Rachel giggled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Blaine shrugged and leant against his desk, his eyes never leaving hers.
"This is going to sound so cheesy," he mumbled, causing Rachel to move closer to him, her shoulder brushing against his.
"Go on," she whispered, again the feel of her breath against his skin sending shivers through his body, he gulped and smiled.
"Would you sing with me?" he turned to face her and smiled when he noticed the stunned expression on her face.
"I…sing…with you?" she asked, Blaine grinned and nodded, nudging her softly with his shoulder.
"You have an amazing voice Rachel," he told her, standing up properly and walking over to his closest. Rachel watched him curiously, as he picked up his guitar and turned to face her, his grin matching hers. "So, what do you say?" he asked, Rachel giggled and nodded. Blaine placed the guitar strap over his shoulder and began strumming quietly.
"I love this song," she told him quietly, Blaine grinned and began playing the song correctly, he nodded slightly in her direction, encouraging her to take the lead.
"Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone
'Cause I can't fight it anymore."
Rachel starting sing softly, not daring to look at Blaine as the words left her mouth. Blaine stared at her as he continued to play the guitar, he smiled softly as he stepped forward and smiled as he joined in.
"And I wonder if I
Ever cross your mind."
Blaine paused as Rachel finally lifted her eyes and smiled softly at him.
"For me it happens all the time"
Blaine smiled back at Rachel as she turned her body to face him correctly. She stepped away from Blaine's desk walked around the room, Blaine's eyes following her wherever she went, as the two started singing together again.
"It's a quarter after one
I'm all alone
And I need you now
Said I wouldn't call
But I've lost all control
And I need you now"
Rachael paused as she turned to face Blaine again, her eyes locking with his for the first time and a flush of pink filling her cheeks.
"And I don't know how
I can do without
I just need you now."
Blaine grinned as Rachel sat down on the edge of his bed, she giggled as he turned around on the spot, he took a deep breath and started walking forward, singing to Rachel the entire time.
"Another shot of whiskey
Can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping
In the way you did before"
Rachel stared at Blaine in wonder as he performed, she had never really been a fan of 'The Warblers' it's not that she didn't like them, she just didn't really have the time to become invested in trivial things like a boy band, she knew that if it hadn't have been for Tina then her music collection would be more pathetic than it already was. But watching Blaine perform like this, Rachel was in complete awe of him. She could feel herself blushing as he sang to her; she smiled at him shyly and stood up slowly as she started singing with him again.
"And I wonder if I
Ever cross your mind"
Blaine grinned as he stepped backwards and watched as Rachel walked to his side.
"For me it happens all the time"
Blaine started swaying in time with the music, causing Rachel to smile with him as she started singing to him again, feeling much more at ease as Blaine continued to smile at her.
"It's a quarter after one
I'm a little drunk
And I need you now."
Rachel paused as Blaine took the lead once more.
"Said I wouldn't call
But I've lost all control
And I need you now."
Blaine could feel his heartbeat increasing rapidly as Rachel stepped closer to him, she was smiling at him, and he noted a sparkle in her eyes.
"And I don't know how
I can do without
I just need you now."
Blaine let go of his guitar and swung it around to his back, before he reached out and pulled Rachel close to him, pressing his lips firmly against hers. She let out a quiet squeak, before closing her eyes and finally giving into the kiss. It was a little messy at first, and Blaine put that down to the alcohol they had both consumed, but it soon became very tender, their lips brushing against each other very softly. Blaine gently reached his hand out and cupped her face, bringing her closer to him. The kiss only lasted a few more seconds before Rachel pulled away abruptly; Blaine opened his eyes immediately and smiled at her.
"Are you okay?" he whispered.
"I need to go," she said quickly, as she headed towards the door, "I'm sorry,"
Rachel ran down the stairs quickly, the sudden realization of what she'd just done hitting her, she'd been so stupid, he wasn't really interested in her. Of course he wasn't interested in her, he just wanted to hook up with somebody, why hadn't she noticed it before? He'd taken her to his room of all places; she should have thought something was up then.
"Rachel? Rachel, wait!" she could hear Blaine calling after her, but she kept on running, ignoring the tears that were now streaming from her eyes, not noticing that she was running directly towards Wes and Tina. She paused momentarily as she stared at her friend, she could still hear Blaine calling after her, as he tried to push through the crowd of people that had gathered in the hallway.
"Rachel, what's wrong?" Tina asked, noticing her friend's tears.
"I just need to get out of here," Rachel mumbled, Tina nodded and turned to face Wes, who was staring at both girls with nothing but concern.
"I've got your number, I'll call you yeah?" Tina smiled and Wes nodded.
"Are you going to be okay getting home?" he asked, Tina nodded and smiled.
"We'll be fine, thanks," she smiled and hugged him quickly before ushering her friend out of the crowded house.
Blaine finally managed to get through the crowd and sighed as he ran into Wes.
"Wes, have you seen Rachel!" Blaine shouted,
"Dude, she just left," Wes stated, staring at his friend, "What the hell happened up there" Blaine let out a deflated sigh and leant against the wall, placing his head in his hands. He thought that things were going well between him and Rachel, what exactly had happened?
Don't be mad at Rachel, she's new to all of this. She's had a very hidden life, she's having to adapt very quickly. But like I said, it's not over yet, I'm sure Blaine can think of something to win her round, after all, he's a very dapper young man. And it is me - I do love me some Raine :D As I'm sure you'll know by now