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Disclaimer: trust me, if it were for me.. I would own Glee (hey that rhymed XD) but I don't so this is what I can do...
"Good morning sleeping beauty" Finn said when Rachel finally got up.
"Hey" she said sitting down and resting her head on the table. She wasn't a morning person.
"Things never change, do they?" Matt said with a little chuckle.
"Here you go doll" Mike said handing her a cup of coffee. She looked up sleepily and took a sip.
"Thanks" she said smiling as he kissed her cheek. "Where's Noah?"
"Getting ready" Finn told her. "We leave in half an hour" he told her. She just nodded.
"So…" Mike said sitting next to her. "We've reached a decision" he told her seriously.
"Did you just quote Tyra Banks?" she asked laughing a little.
"No" he said defending himself. "Whatever you made me watch that show" he told her.
"That's not true! I was watching it and all of you came in and started drooling over the models" she said laughing.
"Anyways" Mike said changing the subject. "You're gonna live with me" he said smiling. [A/N: Mike won! It was an epic battle! Votes at the end of the chapter :)]
"I am?" she said smiling. She would love to live with any of them. But she knew Mike was the best choice to go. Mike nodded smiling.
"James' in college and we also have the guest room so you can even pick" he said laughing.
"Oh my God" she said hugging him excited. "Thank you so much" she whispered to him.
"No problem doll" he told her. "Now, go get ready for school" he said kissing her head. She nodded and left. She was almost at the bathroom but she bumped into someone and she fell to the floor.
"Rach" Puck said helping her up. "Sorry baby I didn't see you. Did I hurt you?" he asked worried.
"N-no" she said a little nervous. "I'm ok. I fall all the time remember?" she asked with a little chuckle. And then, she noticed he was shirtless. She spaced out a while.
"Rach?" he asked smirking a little bit.
"Right um, I'm gonna go get ready" she said blushing a little.
"Ok, so this is your locker number" Finn said handing her a piece of paper. "And here's your schedule" she said handing her another piece of paper. "You have at least one of us in every class" he said smiling.
"Thanks Finny" she said hugging him.
"I'll walk you to your locker, is on the way to mine" Puck told her smiling. She nodded and started walking with him. "So, are you excited about Glee?"
"A little nervous" she said with a little smile.
"Well, I know you're gonna rock baby" he said smiling. "Here we are" he said reaching Rachel's locker. "Mine is just a few lockers away, I'll go get my books and come back for you ok?"
"Ok" she said smiling. He kissed her head and walked backwards to his locker, looking at her and smiling the whole time. She shook her head a little and focused on what she had to do. She opened her locker and started placing her books inside. When she got the last one out, someone closed her locker door for her.
"Hey babe" Azimio told her with Karofsky by his side.
"Well if it isn't Tweedledee and Tweedledum" she said annoyed. "What?"
"We're just admiring the lovely view" Azimio said smirking. "Nice. A bit on the 'crazy side' but, then again, it could come in handy in other places" he said winking at her. Rachel felt like throwing up. "So, what do you say? You, me tonight?"
"No thanks" she said and tried to walk past them, but he stepped in front of her.
"I don't take no for an answer" he told her.
"Take it as you want it. I'm not going out with you" she said getting a little bit nervous and tried to walk past them again but Azimio grabbed her arm and pulled her closer to him placing his other hand on her hip. "Ouch! Let me go asshole!"
"Maybe you didn't hear me" he said getting angry. "I don't take no for an answer" he said tightening the grip on her arm. Rachel was really scared but she tried her best to not show it.
"Maybe you didn't hear her" Puck said with Mike standing next to him. "She said let go" he said with clenched teeth. Azimio let go of Rachel and she ran into Mike's arms.
"Calm down Puckerman" Azimio said smirking. "You'll get your turn" he told him. Puck grabbed him by his shirt and smashed him against the wall.
"If I ever see you near her again I'm gonna kill you" he said furious and he pushed him. Azimio left with Karofsky laughing. As they were leaving Karofsky winked at Rachel.
"Are you ok baby?" Puck asked Rachel. She just nodded.
"Look, if anyone is giving you shit you tell us ok?" Mike told her. Rachel just nodded again and Mike kissed her head.
"Come on, let's go to class" Puck said holding her hand.
"Wow, those are words I never thought I'd hear from you" she said with a little chuckle.
"So, we're going to the mall tomorrow to buy our outfits for the party" Brittany told Rachel when they were in the bathroom with Santana.
"So, the rumors are true" Quinn said getting out of one bathroom. Rachel turned to look at her with an annoyed look. "Rachel Berry is back."
"Wow, you still look as stupid as you did Barbie" Rachel told her smiling.
"Listen Berry there's only one queen in this school and that's me" she said moving closer to her.
"Oh no, I'm devastated" Rachel said sarcastically.
"Quit it Fabray" Santana snapped a little. "Your rule days are over" she told her.
"You're just jealous cause I'm Captain again" Quinn told her. Santana just glared at her. "So" she said turning to Rachel again. "Don't think for a second that you're going to steal anything away from me" she said with an evil smirk.
"Oh no! I wanna be just like you" Rachel said pretending to cry. "What am I gonna do then?" she said and then rolled her eyes.
"You've been warned" she said leaving the bathroom as Rachel mocked her face and mouthed 'You've been warned'.
"I'm sick of her" Santana said a little mad.
"I'm hungry" Rachel told them.
"I'm Brittany" Brittany said confused. Rachel and Santana. When they walked out of the bathroom, Matt was waiting for them. Santana and Brittany went to put their things away and Rachel walked with Matt.
"Ready for Glee?" Matt asked her. They had decided to not leave her alone for the rest of the day after what happened with Azimio.
"Kind of" she said a little nervous.
"It's gonna be ok. You have an amazing voice blueberry" he said smiling. She laughed a little at that.
***Flashback***
"You have to sing" four-year-old Mike Chang demanded to his best friend, four-year-old Rachel Berry. It was the first day of school, and the teacher thought they should sing they're favorite song to the class.
"But I can't" the little girl said terrified. "There are a lot of people in here!"
"You always sing to me" Mike told him.
"But that's just you! You are my best friend" she said still a little scared. "I don't want to sing in front of strangers" she whispered to him.
"What song are you gonna sing?" a little boy sitting on the other side of Mike asked her.
"I'm not gonna sing" Rachel said shyly.
"Why not?" he asked confused.
"Because she doesn't want to" Mike got in the conversation.
"Because I don't know anyone in here and I don't like singing in front of strangers" she told him.
"Well, now you know me, so is not in front of strangers and you're the only pretty girl in the class so you must have a pretty voice" he told her smiling. Rachel blushed and Mike laughed.
"You should hear her sing. She has the best voice ever" Mike bragged.
"Rachel Berry?" the teacher said looking at the list of the class. Rachel raised her hand. "Why don't you come here honey and sing your song?" the teacher told her kindly. She looked at Mike nervous and then at her new friend. They both smiled at her and she stood up. She went to the front and sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow. When she finished she came back to sit down next to Mike and the other boy.
"Wow" the little boy said shocked. "You were right" he said looking at Mike. "That was awesome blueberry" he said excited.
"Blueberry?" Mike asked a little lost.
"Her last name is Berry" he told them. "And she's dressed in blue" he finished. Rachel laughed with Mike. And that's how they met Matt Rutheford.
***End of Flashback***
"Rach?" Matt said waving his hand in front of her face. "What were you thinking about?"
"The day we met" she said smiling. "You convinced me to sing with like one sentence" she said laughing a little.
"Yeah, I've always had that effect on you" he said teasingly winking at her. "And now, I'm doing it again… blueberry" he said putting an arm around her waist and walking to the Choir Room.
"Oh no! You're not coming in here!" Quinn said getting up.
"Nice to see you too Barbie" Rachel said smiling.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Quinn asked Matt.
"That's why she came back" Matt told her. "We need another person for Glee Club" he simply said.
"Well, then why don't we use someone else? Anyone else?" Quinn said annoyed.
"Believe me, she's not my favorite person either" Mr. Schuester said walking in the Choir Room. "But Puck, Finn, Mike and Matt think she's all we need to win" he told her.
"Oh, I feel so loved" Rachel said rolling her eyes as Sam, Artie, Mercedes and Tina entered in the Choir Room. She saw Tina and Mercedes whispering about her but she decided to ignore it. Sam went over to kiss Quinn. "Ow, Barbie found her Ken" she said laughing.
"Ugh, we don't need her Mr. Schuester" Quinn said annoyed.
"Who are you?" Sam asked confused.
"Rachel Berry" she said smiling shaking his hand.
"Like a blueberry?" he asked laughing a little.
"Yeah" she said with a little chuckle. "But only Matty gets to call me that" she said hugging Matt.
"Hey Rachel, I don't think you remember-" Artie started.
"How could I forget the only boy who has the patience to help me with Math?" she said high-fiving Artie. "How you've been Artie? Long time no see" she said smiling.
"Wait are you the girl everyone's talking about?" he asked again.
"Yeah, I'm famous" she said laughing while Puck, Finn and Mike walked into the room. "And this are my bodyguards" she said pointing at them and Matt.
"Funny" Finn said messing her hair a little. Mike had a bag of brownies for Rachel. She ran over to him and he spun her around.
"You are the best!" she said kissing his cheek.
"We still owe you your birthday present" he said putting her down. Then he went over to sit with Tina, who was glaring a little at Rachel, and he kissed her. Rachel looked confused and turned to Matt, Puck and Finn.
"What the hell? What about him and Britt?" she asked them whispering.
"Yeah, he's kind of with Tina now" Finn told her.
"I see that Finny! And Britt-" she started.
"There's my man" Brittany said walking in the room with Santana behind her. She went to sit on Artie's lap and kissed him.
"Ok, when did I enter the Twilight Zone?" Rachel asked more confused than ever. She pulled Finn, Puck and Matt to a corner so no one could hear them. "I mean, don't get me wrong. Artie is the bomb! But what do they have in common? And well, Britt and Mike! We were working on that! I leave you guys for two years and you ruin it all? You are the worst!" she said hitting each of them in the head.
"He gets a girlfriend and we get hit in our heads" Puck complained.
***Flashback***
Six-year-old Rachel Berry was coloring at school with her friends Mike, Matt, Finn and Noah.
"Hey kids" Mrs. Adams said getting everyone's attention. "We have new friend, now you be nice to her ok?" she told them. Then, a little blonde girl showed her head from behind the teacher.
"Wow" Mike sighed. "I think I'm in love" he told Rachel. Matt, Finn and Puck started laughing.
"Shut up!" Rachel told them and they did. Rachel walked over to the little shy girl. "Hi, I'm Rachel" she said smiling. "Would you like to color with us?" she said pointing at her four friends coloring. Well, Puck was really just messing everyone's drawings up. The little girl nodded shyly and went over with her. "This is Finn, that's Matt, Noah and Mike" she said pointing at them.
"Hi" Matt and Finn said at the same time.
"I'm Puck" Puck said whiney. "Rachel's the only one that calls me Noah" he told her. Mike was sighing dreamingly as he watched the little blonde girl.
The bell rang and they went outside. Mike went over to the garden and he picked out a flower. Rachel was standing with the little girl, while Finn, Puck and Matt were throwing rocks at each other.
"Guys! You're gonna get hurt!" Rachel said walking over to them. Mike ran his hand through his hair and fixed his jacket looking like a little ladies' man. He made his way to the little girl and handed her the flower. The little girl giggled blushing.
"I'm Mike" he said smiling. "Mike Chang. I picked out the prettiest flower because you're the prettiest girl in the world" he said blushing. The girl grabbed the flower and giggled again.
"Thank you" she said sweetly.
"Ew" Puck said to the other three. "Chang's the worst!"
"I think it's beautiful" Rachel said with dreamy eyes and Puck turned to look at her.
"But she's a girl" Finn told her.
"I'm a girl" Rachel told him.
"No, you're a blueberry" Matt said laughing. "Here" he said getting the first flower he found and giving it to Rachel. "You're pretty too" he told her smiling and noticed Puck was glaring a little at him.
"Thanks Matty" Rachel said smiling. And that's how they all met Brittany Pierce. And from that moment, they decided she was going to be with Mike Chang forever.
***End of Flashback***
"Relax Rach, is not like they're getting married" Matt told her.
"So, now that everyone's here" Mr. Schuester told everyone. "Let's welcome New Direction's new member… Rachel Berry" he said as they all cheered for her. "So, Rachel would you like to sing us a song?"
"Sure. Can I sing Journey" she said smiling.
"Really?" Mr. Schue asked getting a little excited.
"No" she said laughing a little. "Not really" she said and stopped thinking for a while. "Can I sing Bitch?"
"No" Mr. Schue said annoyed.
"S&M?"
"No" Mr. Schue told her again.
"Cee Lo Green's F-"
"No" Mr. Schue told her.
"How about-"
"No!"
"You didn't even let me say the name of the song" she complained and Mr. Schue sighed in desperation.
"Look, why don't you try this song. I was going to use Finn and Quinn, but maybe you and Puck can do a better job" he told her handing her a music sheet.
"What?" Quinn complained but Mr. Schuester ignored her while Brittany and Santana had huge smirks on their faces. When Rachel saw the sheet, she got a little nervous. Puck went to grab his guitar and came back to Rachel's side.
[Rachel, Puck, Both]
Picture perfect memories, scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone cause, I can't fight it any more
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
I said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now
[Rachel could feel her eyes watering. All of the feelings she had for Puck were coming back. She realized how much she had missed him and how much she needed him. She looked over at Puck who smiled sweetly at her while he started singing]
Another shot of whiskey, can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
[Rachel saw Puck's face change when he realized she was on the verge of tears. This song was exactly how she felt for the past two years living without Puck. The only problem was, she had no idea how he felt about her anymore]
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
I said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now
[Puck kept on playing his guitar, while Rachel tried to avoid his look. He couldn't possibly still feel the same way. How could she let this happen? How could she let the only guy she loved just slip away?]
I guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all
[Puck saw a tear falling down Rachel's cheek and he felt his heart ache. He hated when she looked sad]
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
And I said I wouldn't call, but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without, I just need you now
I just need you now
Oh baby I need you now
When the song ended Rachel wiped the tear away and tried to smile. Puck went over there and hugged her to him.
"Wow, you guys were right" Mr. Schue told Mike, Finn, Matt and Puck. "You have an amazing voice Rachel" he said cheering for both of them and everyone joined him. Everyone except Quinn, Tina and Mercedes.
"Are you ok?" Puck whispered lifting her head. She smiled weakly at him and nodded. He hugged her again. "I know we have a lot to talk about" he told her. "Tomorrow? Just you and me ok?" he said smiling.
"I'd love that" she said smiling a little more. He kissed her forehead and they went to sit down.
They spent the afternoon in the Hummel/Hudson residence.
"So, anything else happened today?" Finn asked her in the kitchen while they were getting drinks for everyone. She told him about the incident with Azimio and Karofsky. "I swear I'm gonna kill those assholes!" he said punching the table.
"Finny-" Rachel started to say but she got distracted looking at some cookies in the top shelf.
"Rach?" Finn asked her confused.
"Did your mom made those?" she asked pointing at them. He turned around to look at what she was pointing and laughed a little. "Why are they all the way up there?"
"Cause if they weren't, Puck, Matt and Mike would've already finished them by now" he told her. "I can make an exception for you but just you ok?" he said smiling and she nodded excited like a little girl. She loved those cookies. She became addicted to them the minute she tried them.
***Flashback***
"Ok, this is the plan" five-and-a-half year old Noah Puckerman planned with his three friends. They had a plan. They had they're walkie-talkies and even had they're faces painted. "You go distract the teacher, and we get the cookies" he said pointing at him and Rachel.
"Do you guys really think this is a good idea?" Rachel asked a little nervous.
"Rachel, we're doing this for the people" Mike told her.
"The people?" Rachel asked confused.
"I saw in a movie with James" he told her. "We're getting the cookies for all the kids, not just us" he told her.
"But we get more cookies right?" Matt asked confused.
"Of course" Puck told them. "Now go!" Mike and Matt walked near the teacher and started fighting.
"Matthew Rutheford and Michael Chang! Break it up right now!" the teacher said trying to separate them.
"Ok, now" Puck said grabbing Rachel's hand. They walked over to the other side of the class and spotted the cookies on a shelf.
"We're never gonna get there! Is too high" Rachel told him.
"I could help you" a small but really tall boy said walking to them.
"Really?" Rachel asked smiling.
"Sure, I could pick you up and you grab them" he told her. Puck got a little jealous of the fact that he was able to reach for the cookies and Puck couldn't. The boy went over there and carried Rachel on his shoulders. "Did you get them?"
"Hold on" Rachel said trying to reach them. She stretched a little to get the bag of cookies and when she did, she fell backwards.
"Look what you did!" Puck said getting upset and helping Rachel up.
"I'm sorry! Are you ok?" the boy asked helping Rachel too.
"Guess what I got" Rachel said with a huge smile on her face and showing them the bag.
"I cannot believe this!" the teacher said upset. "Rachel Berry! I told you this were for later! And why am I not surprised Noah Puckerman?" she said grabbing the bag from Rachel. "You are grounded. You're staying in here for recess" she told them. "The five of you!" she said looking at Matt, Mike and the other boy too. Rachel, Puck, Mike, Matt and they're new partner in crime sat at a table and the teacher walked out with the rest of the class.
"Why is he here?" Mike asked confused looking at the new boy.
"He helped us reach for the cookies" Rachel told him. "But I fell and that's why Mrs. Mathews heard us and took the cookies" she said sadly.
"Well, she didn't took all of them" the boy said taking out a little bag of cookies. "Here" he said handing them the cookies. "My mom made them" he said smiling. They all grabbed a cookie and tried it.
"Wow! These cookies are great" Mike said excited.
"Yeah, they are the best cookies I've ever tried" Matt said smiling.
"These cookies are awesome" Puck said stuffing another cookie in his mouth.
"Thank you so much" Rachel said smiling and eating another cookie too. "Um…" she said realizing she didn't know his name.
"Finn" the boy said smiling. "Finn Hudson!"
***End of Flashback***
"Come here" Finn said carrying her again so she could reach the cookies.
"Thanks Finny" she said kissing his cheek. They went back to the living room and Rachel sat next to Mike who was playing video games with Matt and Puck. "So… you and Tina" she said out of nowhere.
"Smooth Rach" Matt said laughing.
"Hey! I'm just interested to know in my best friend's girlfriend" she said innocently.
"She's cool" Mike said not taking his eyes from the T.V. "We got together over the summer" he said while he was still playing.
"Wow, boys get really boring when they play video games" she muttered getting up to get another cookie.
"So, we meet again Miss Berry" Kurt said as she walked into the kitchen and she spotted another boy.
"Looks like we do Mr.…. Hummel right?" Rachel told him and he nodded. "And handsome guy I don't know" she said smiling to the other boy.
"Hi, I'm Blaine" he said shaking her hand.
"Rachel" she said smiling. "Wow, if every guy in your school looks like you guys I might want to join" she said winking. "So, how was your fancy school?" she asked.
"It was ok" Kurt said with a sad smile.
"You don't sound that ok" she said a little worried.
"Is just…" he said sighing sadly. "I miss McKinley."
"You do? You could do better if you ask me" she said laughing a little, but she saw he was being serious. "Well, if you miss it so much, why don't you come back?"
"I can't" he told her sadly. "Not as long as Karofsky is still there!"
"Karofsky? Dave Karofsky?" she asked confused. He nodded. "What did that asshole do to you?" she said getting mad.
"Well, he was bullying me because I'm gay" he told her.
"Ugh typical Neanderthal" Rachel said rolling her eyes. "Did he hit you?"
"He used to push me around" he said trying to end the conversation, but she knew that wasn't the whole story.
"Did you tell any of the teachers? Or Finn? Or Mike? Matt or Noah?"
"I did! The teachers said they couldn't do anything and well, I couldn't ask Finn, Mike, Matt or Puck to like be with me at all times or something" he told her.
"Why not? They do it with me" she said smiling.
"What do you mean?" Blaine asked confused.
"Well, him and Azimio have been bothering me" she said a little upset. "They say stupid things and all 'You and me tonight baby'" she said mocking a caveman's voice.
"Karofsky?" Kurt asked shocked.
"Yeah, why?" Rachel asked confused. Kurt and Blaine turned to look at each other confused. "Guys, what's going on?"
"Hey baby" Puck said coming in the kitchen.
"Hi sweetie" Kurt teased him.
"Ok, don't do that. Ever" Puck said in a serious tone and Rachel laughed. "'Sup Hummel, Hummel's friend" he told the boys. "We were um, wondering when did you want to leave for the show" he said looking at Rachel.
"Oh, I'll be there in a minute ok?" she said smiling.
"Ok, I'll tell them" Puck said walking out of the kitchen.
"Baby?" Kurt and Blaine asked at the same time with the same smirk on their faces.
"Yes, and Mike calls me doll and Finn calls me love sometimes and Matt calls me… well he always calls me something different… your point?" she asked a little annoyed.
"You and Puckerman" Kurt said smiling. "Or should I say, you and Noah…"
"Are a long story" Rachel said rolling her eyes. "Hey, and don't change the subject! This isn't over" she said in a serious tone. She was about to walk out the kitchen but she turned around. "Hey do you guys want to come?"
"Where are we going?" Blaine asked her.
"Um, to a local bar where some friends of mine are playing" she said smiling.
"Sure" they said at the same time. Rachel went to the living room where Mike, Finn and Matt were still playing video games.
"Hey! Didn't Noah tell you? We're going to the show right?" she asked them.
"Yes we are, relax blueberry" Matt said smiling. Rachel rolled her eyes and decided to go look for Puck. She ended up in the backyard but she didn't see him.
"Hey baby" Puck said out of nowhere causing Rachel to yell and fall. "Oh my God! Rach, are you ok?" he asked helping her up.
"Ouch! My knee" she said holding it up to her chest. Puck carried her inside and sat her on the kitchen counter.
"You are such a baby" he said laughing. "You just scraped your knee" he told her.
"Well, it really hurts" she whined like a little girl.
"Why do you wear jeans with holes all over them?" he said laughing as he went to get a towel to clean her knee.
***Flashback***
Five-year-old Rachel Berry was sitting in the swings by herself. Her best friends, Mike Chang and Matt Rutheford were home because they had the chickenpox. She had it when she was a baby, so she couldn't stay with them… no matter how much she whined. When the swing stopped, she felt someone pushing her and she fell to the ground.
"That's my swing" a boy a lot bigger than her told her.
"It doesn't have your name on it" she said getting up.
"I don't care" the boy said. "Go away freak!"
"I'm not a freak" Rachel yelled and the boy pushed her again.
"Hey! You don't push girls!" another boy said coming to them.
"Uhhhh is she your girlfriend?" the other boy asked him.
"No! But you still don't push girls" the other boy told him. "Apologize to her" he yelled.
"No! She's just a stupid little girl" the boy said.
"I said apologize!" the little boy yelled pushing the bigger boy to the ground. The bigger boy fell and he started crying. "Now you'll think twice before pushing a girl half your size jerk" he said grabbing Rachel's hand and walking away. "Who was that?" he asked her.
"Dave Karofsky" Rachel said with tears in her eyes.
"Are you ok?" he said as they sat on a bench. "You're bleeding!" he said worried.
"Yeah, I scraped my knee when he pushed me off the swing" she told him and a few tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Well, why do you wear dresses?" he asked her.
"Cause I'm a girl" she said in an obvious tone.
"Hold on" the little boy went to grab his backpack and took out a mini first aid kit.
"What's that?" Rachel asked him.
"My mom is a nurse" the boy told her. "She always makes me carry this in case I get hurt" he told her as he placed a bandage on the wound and then, he kissed her knee. When he realized what he did, he blushed and looked at Rachel. "Is what my mom always does" he said a little embarrassed and Rachel giggled.
"Thank you" Rachel told him sweetly. "I'm Rachel!"
"You're welcome" he said sitting next to her. "I'm Puck" he said smirking at her. That's right, a little smirk, from little Puck.
"Your bag says Noah" Rachel said pointing at her bag.
"Mom" he muttered annoyed. "It's Puck" he told her again.
"Really? Cause I like Noah better" Rachel said smiling.
"Really?" he asked a little excited and she nodded. "Well, you can call me Noah" he said not too convinced. "But just you ok?"
***End of Flashback***
Puck placed a bandage on her knee and again, he kissed it making Rachel giggle again.
"Thank you" she said sweetly when he looked up at her. She got lost in his hazel eyes and he got lost in her chocolate ones. They were leaning towards each other…
"Hey guys" Mike said coming in the kitchen making them jump apart. "Um we're all ready" he said awkwardly realizing what just happened.
"We'll be right there" Puck said clearing his throat.
"Sure" Mike said leaving the kitchen.
Puck turned to look at Rachel and wrapped his arms around her. She rested her forehead against his. "I missed you so much baby" he whispered to her as he rubbed his hands up and down her arms.
She wanted to say it. She wanted to say the three words that were the last ones she said before she left. But she just wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him closer. "I missed you a lot too" she said with a weak smile. He kissed her head and they walked out hand in hand.
"Ok, so we want to dedicate this show to our lucky charm and the only girl that ever believed in us" Travis said smiling at Rachel. "You rock babe and we're gonna miss you so much! And since is our last show… please come and sing this song with us. You helped us write it after all" he said laughing a little. Rachel stood up, grabbed her guitar and went onstage with them.
"Ready?" Hunter asked her. Rachel nodded.
[Rachel, Travis, Travis & Rachel, Everyone]
She said let's change our luck
This night is all that we've got
Drive fast until we crash
This dead end life
Sweet dreams that won't come true
I leave it all for you
Brick walls are closing in
Let's make
A run tonight
Blinded
By the light
Hold you through forever
Won't let you go
'Cause if you jump I will jump too
We will fall together
From the building's ledge
Never looking back
At what
We've done
We'll say
It was love
'Cause I would die for you
On Skyway Avenue
She said don't change your mind
Let's leave this town behind
We'll race right off the cliff
They will remember this
It all got so mundane
With you I'm back again
Just take me by the hand
We're close
To the edge
Blinded
By the light
Hold you through forever
Won't let you go
'Cause if you jump I will jump too
We will fall together
From the building's ledge
Never looking back
At what
We've done
We'll say
It was love
'Cause I would die for you
On Skyway Avenue
Where are your guts to fly
Soaring through
Through the night
And if you take that last step
I'll follow you
Leave the edge
And we'll fly
We're finally alive
'Cause if you jump I will jump too
We will fall together
From the building's ledge
Never looking back
At what
We've done
We'll say
It was love
'Cause I would die for you
On Skyway Avenue
So what's left to prove
We have made it through
When the song ended Travis was holding Rachel's hand and then he hugged her and picked her up. Kurt and Blaine were smirking when they saw Puck glaring at Travis. When the show ended, they were waiting for Rachel to say goodbye to them.
"I'm gonna miss you guys so much" she said with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Oh, don't cry Rach. You're gonna make me cry" Drew told her hugging her. She said goodbye to the guys but Travis and Hunter stayed with her.
"Hey" Travis told her. "Don't ever forget that we're just a phone call away ok?" he told her in a serious tone and she nodded. "What happened…" he started. "You know where to find us if you need to talk about it ok? Anything you need" he said kissing her head.
"I know guys" she said a little sad.
"Drew and Danny said that, well even if they weren't there… they're here for you too" Hunter told her. "We know it's hard Rach and it just scares us a little that you're staying here alone… so promise us that if anything happens you'll let us know ok?"
"I promise" Rachel said hugging him. "I'm gonna miss you" she said hugging Travis.
"We're gonna miss you too dwarf" he said kissing her head again.
"I love you guys" she said hugging Hunter.
"We love you too babe" Hunter said kissing her forehead.
Rachel Berry was turning around in her bed. It was raining outside and there were thunders. She hated thunders. After about fifteen minutes of trying to sleep, she got out of bed and went to the room in front of hers.
"Mikey" she whispered opening the door.
"What took you so long doll?" Mike asked turning to look at her.
"Thought you were asleep" she said a little shy.
"So? You always come when there are thunders even if I'm asleep" he told her. She looked at Mike's window. There was her old window. The one she opened almost every night to cross to this exact room. There was a tree that connected both windows, but it was gone. "The new neighbors cut it down cause they said the squirrels were eating the fruit they planted or something" he said with a sad smile. "I kind of always waited for you to come when there were thunders or… well, you know" he said a little awkward.
***Flashback***
A little Rachel Berry was turning around her bed. It was a horrible night. Thunders were louder than she had ever heard them. She grabbed her teddy bear. The one Mike gave her for her third birthday. He told her she should think it was him when she was scared and he wasn't there. But it wasn't working. She was really scared. She opened the window and she climbed the tree between her window and her best friend's window. She opened Mike's window and went inside.
"Rach?" Mike asked sleepy when he saw her. "What's wrong?"
"I don't like thunders" she said crying a little bit.
"Come here. I've got you" Mike said opening the bed for her. She did as she was told and from that moment, every time she couldn't sleep, she would do the exact same thing.
***Next Flashback***
Rachel Berry, now a little older, was lying on her bed. They were fighting again. He was drunk, again. She heard things being smashed and she got scared. She grabbed her teddy bear, and did the exact same thing she did when she couldn't sleep.
"Rach?" Mike asked sleepy when he heard her. "What's wrong?" he asked when he saw her sad face.
"They're fighting again" she said sadly.
"Come here" Mike said opening the bed for her again. She went to curl up against him. "It'll be ok. I've got you!"
***Next Flashback***
An older Rachel Berry was collapsed on the floor. He did it again. He said he would stop and her mom believed him. How could she believe him? After what he did to them. It hurt even worse than the last time. She grabbed her teddy bear, opened the window and went to her best friend's room.
"Rach?" Mike said waking up. "What happened?" he said worried and getting up. "Oh my God!" he said when he saw her face. She had a bruise in her eye and a fat lip. "Where else did he hit you doll?" Mike asked furious. Rachel lifted her shirt a little bit and revealed the bruises on her stomach. "Rachel we have to tell my mom!"
"We already did! When she told my mom, she said it wasn't true! No one will believe me if she's not on my side Mikey" Rachel said crying. He held her close and let her cry on his chest. "Can we just go to sleep?" she asked whispering.
"Yes doll" he said rubbing her back to calm her down. "Don't worry. I've got you" he said kissing her head.
***End of Flashbacks***
"What do you have there?" he asked pointing at her hand hidden behind her back. Rachel took it out and he could not believe it. It was her teddy bear. The same one he had given her (well, his family but he said it was from him) for her third birthday. It was old and it was a little wrecked. But it was the same one. "Oh my God" Mike said laughing a little as she sat on the bed with him.
"He helped me in the past two years you know? It wasn't the same but it was all I had" she said smiling at her bear. "And well, his name is Mickey after all" she said laughing.
"What happened doll?" Mike asked worried and he saw her eyes water.
"Something happened back at home" she said softly. Tears started falling down her cheeks but she was calmed.
"Did someone hurt you?" Mike asked a little mad and she just started crying harder. "Shhh it's ok doll" he whispered softly to her. "I've got you!"
A/N: ok, sorry to leave you hanging in the whole deal! hahaha you will get the whole thing eventually but it'll be little by little and you can guess what it is... if you guess or get close, you'll win a prize :)
songs: Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (beautiful song! and Puck and Rachel made it even more beautiful) and Skyway Avenue - We The Kings (awesome song!)
votes: Mike - 14, Finn - 6, Britt - 5, Matt - 2, Puck - 2 so as you can see Mike kicked everyone's ass! :D
so this was more about memories and Rachel's relationships with the guys! :D on the next chapter, Rachel and Puck's talk... surprise surprise... more Rachel/Britt friendship and Kurt/Rach friendship! more bitches and neanderthals... Sectionals is coming... a little bit more on Rachel's past 2 years and more! hahahahahaha pleaaaase let me know what you think :)