DISCLAIMER: I neither own Glee nor the characters. They are the property of Ryan Murphy and FOX. This is purely for fun. Enjoy :)

A/N: I totally stole my idea from the S3 Buffy episode where she can read thoughts and had to drink demon blood to get better before stopping Jonathan from going Sniper on everyone's asses. I love that episode. Rachel won't have to drink Demon Blood, but something needs to happen to cure her of her ability. . .

Wish Upon A Star

Chapter Three: Don't Let Go

Rachel was exhausted. She spent every night for the past few days outside in her backyard, praying that she could find a shooting star so she could undo this wish she cursed upon herself. She finally saw one last night and wished with all her might that she returned to the way she was before she made the wish, sans-psychic abilities. She woke up this morning and the pain remained. She was starting to lose hope and a little bit of her sanity.

She was more than worried now. The pain was getting worse.

After that first day she noticed that whenever they were close to each other the pain in her head increased drastically. It sounded like his thoughts were screaming inside her head and she wanted things to go back to normal so she could have an actual conversation with him without feeling like her head was going to burst from the pressure.

She was grateful though, that his thoughts were never as lusty as they were the first day she tested out her abilities. She still caught him checking her out and commenting frequently on her boobs, but she was flattered and he seemed to have more control over his feelings now.

The only problem was that now she was avoiding him. The pain was becoming too much to bear and she was freaking out. Before this week she couldn't wait for Spanish and Glee so she could see him, now she was loathe to even show up to classes with him, the pain was so intolerable.

This morning she caught herself doing the same thing that had made her feel so miserable in the first place. She saw him coming down the hallway and turned around to walk in the opposite direction. She couldn't help it, the second she saw him it was like her head was hit with a mack truck. She felt a twinge of sadness and regret and she heard him think, "Is Rachel avoiding me? Did I wait too long to start talking to her again? . . ."

She felt like dirt. He thought it was his fault now and it never was.

Something had to be done! She was tempted to Google "Paranormal Experts in Ohio" but she knew no one would ever believe her story. Later that afternoon she dragged herself to Glee, wanting to cut altogether to avoid the pulsing pain that was currently pounding in her head.

She felt a painful throb and heard, ". . .there she is, I need to talk to her! I need to know if she's mad" She turned around and there he was. The pain increased. She rubbed her temples and winced.

"Rachel. Hey, what's up" ". . . she looks like she's in pain. . .is she sick?. . . she's been acting so weird all week. . .she's probably still mad at me. . ."

"Nothing, Finn. I've been having these terrible migraines lately and I can't focus at all." ". . .Sounds like a chick excuse. . .now I know she's pissed. . .oh man, she's never gonna say yes now. . ." She felt his nervousness flow through her. Her head was in agony, she wanted to get as far away from him as possible but he looked so determined and hopeful.

"Oh okay, I wanted to know if you wanted to see a movie tonight. To make up for all the time we haven't spent together. Just the two of us. Like a date." "Please say yes, please say yes. . ."

Her head felt like it was about to split open from the pain. She thought she was seeing spots and she cursed herself for ever making this stupid wish in the first place. Now he actually wanted to be with her, to spend time with her and go on an actual date and she could barely stand to be in the same room with him!

". . .she's taking too long to answer, I know she's gonna say no now . . .I'm such an idiot for waiting so long. . ."

"No! Finn it's not like that!" She didn't even bother covering up the fact she answered his thoughts and not his question, her head hurt too much to keep track of what was going on. "I want to go on a date with you, so badly, and I want to explain, but I can't. . ." She felt his disappointment burn through her and she thought she was going to faint from the pain.

". . .That was a No. . .congratulations Frankenteen, you fucked things up with Rachel yet again. . ."

How could she make him understand? She reached out to touch his hand and the pain thundered in her head but she wanted to give him some sense of comfort, so she fought through the pain and entwined her fingers in his.

The second her skin came in contact with his, the excruciating pain in her head stopped. She could not hear him in her head anymore.

She let out a gasp of shock. There was no more pain. At all. She felt normal again. She felt only her own emotions and heard nothing in her head. She felt tears prickle in her eyes. It had been so long since her head felt so clear, since she had been without the constant pain. . .

She couldn't control herself, she launched her body into his arms for a giant hug and he stumbled, shocked at the change of events. He steadied her in his arms and noticed that there were tears streaming down her face.

"Rachel?"

"Finn please, just don't let go of me. I will explain, I promise. I will explain everything tonight If you just promise not to let go of me."

He nodded his head though he looked very confused. She was ecstatic that she couldn't feel his confusion or hear his confused thoughts in her head.

"Are you sure you're okay Rachel?" She released her hold on him for a split second and almost fell over from the force of the pain that she felt in her head. She grabbed onto him again the pain dissipated like before. She tried to mold herself to him as much as she could. She was terrified of letting go and feeling the pain return.

"No Finn, I'm not okay. I am very NOT okay. But I will explain everything. Even though I know you're not going to believe me and you might never speak to me again I have to tell you. I think it might be the only way." He looked even more confused at the last statement, but he held onto her like he promised and walked her to Glee.

"Rachel, what happens if I let go?"

"It's terrible, Finn. I can't even begin to explain how much my head hurts, but you just have to believe me until I can explain after Glee. Please trust me, okay? You can come over, my Dad's have an ACLU rally to attend this weekend."

"Rachel, this all seems. . .kinda weird." She looked at him with guilt and shame throughout her face.

"I know and it's only going to get weirder. But trust me, please. Just don't let go."

He nodded and held her hand as they entered Glee. They suffered through a million stares from the Gleeks and even Mr. Schuester, but Finn kept his promise and held on to her hand throughout the entire Glee rehearsal. She was so grateful she was already planning on baking him a three tiered chocolate cake.

But how was she going to tell him the truth?

Would he even believe her?

Would it change anything? Make the pain go away for good?

She thought of nothing else throughout the rest of Glee rehearsal and the car ride home.

He held her hand the entire time.

Salut mes amis!

I love Finchel with a sci-fi twist. . .makes me all giddy =^.^=

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