Portraits of Her Beauty

Summary: Sam has a hidden talent. Photography. He used to take Quinn's pictures, but when she cheated on him, he has no passion. Until, he's struck by a beauty he has never seen before. A beauty behind the mask.

CHAPTER 4

"Oh, come on spill the beans, Biebster! You like Berry, don't you? Wait not like, but LOVE!" said Puck and punched Sam's arm. Everyone in the Glee club was there except Rachel, Quinn, Finn and Mr. Schue. Quinn and Finn? Probably, they were making out at Quinn's home. Who cares?

Rachel? She had an appointment with her cousin, Leon, to watch a movie at the cinema after school so she had to miss Glee Club. He asked her when he was standing in front of her locker and then she said "A promise is a promise, Samuel. You can't just break it. That's not what my dads taught me." Sam grinned at the memory of her, saying how proud she is not to break her promise. He realized now that he was in love with Rachel Berry, for sure.

"Yes, Froggy Lips! It was written all over your face. And FYI, I am not like Quinn, who tried to steal you away from RuPaul even though you had this before." said Santana, motioning her hand all over her chest. Sam rolled his eyes. He didn't like it when Santana called Rachel with ugly names such as RuPaul, Treasure Trail, Stubbles, Midget, etc.

"Oh, I had that before, Satan." said Puck, who was smirking with pride. Everybody "Ewww"-ed them and Lauren nudged his elbows.

"Why don't you tell her what you feel, Sammy? Ask her to be your girlfriend and then you can kiss her whenever and wherever you want. And then you can make babies and live happily ever after." said Brittany in the most angelic way. Everybody was so shocked with the last few words from Brittany but they nodded in agreement.

"Guys, it's not that easy. And please, Britt, we're still 16 for God sake! I want her, I need her, I love her. Not just because I want to kiss her on the lips, but I want to love her whole-heartedly. What if she rejects me?" Sam sighed at the word "reject". What if Rachel doesn't feel the same?

"Reject you? Seriously, Sam? No way! I can see her face is glowing whenever you're around." said Tina.

Mercedes added, "Of course she wants to be your girlfriend! My diva always falls for sweet guys. They blow her mind away."

"Pfft. Finn is not that sweet, and Puck? Really? No offense, Puck. But, I don't think so."

"Hey hey hey, watch your mouth, Biebs. I could put some tennis balls into your mouth if you wanted to." Puck punched Sam's arm lightly.

"Come on, all you need to do is to charm her, Sam. We'll help you!" said Mike who was gently stroking Tina's hair. Oh Lord, lovey-dovey all the way.

"Yeah! We'll help you, Sam. We can think a plan or two. If Plan A doesn't work, we can go to Plan B. We can use some help from others, though." said Artie. He was so kind to everyone. Even to Brittany. Accepted the fact that her ex-girlfriend's a lesbian wasn't that easy.

Everyone nodded. Sam smiled so wide it made his cheek hurt. He knew he could count on his friends.

"Okay, but we gotta put Quinn and Finn to stay away from this."

XOXOXOXOXOX

Rachel got a phone call from Kurt. It was like a daily routine since Kurt transferred to Dalton Academy. But, it kinda weird for Rachel for Rachel because it was Saturday night and usually Kurt didn't want to be disturbed by Rachel's calls.

"Sooo, I heard from Mercedes that you're close to The Blonde Bieber now. Tell me about it!"

Rachel squealed. She always got too happy and bounced here and there whenever somebody asked about her and Sam.

"Well, he's being kind to me lately, Kurt. Ever since that accident in the toilet when I washed the red slushee away from his hair, we're getting closer and closer. Oh God, I think he fills my mind every now and then." said Rachel.

Rachel heard someone gasped and chuckled on the other line of the phone, "What was that, Kurt? Is there someone beside you?"

Kurt played dumb, "What was what, Barbra? Oh, it's just me, gasping at your "in love" words."

There was a silent moment for a while. Rachel thought that the sound sounded familiar to her.

"Anyway, you are definitely in love my diva! Why don't you tell him what you feel? Sing a romantic song, perhaps?" said Kurt, changing the subject.

Rachel shrugged, "I don't know…..I am too afraid. I'm afraid he doesn't feel the same. I think I get a traumatic feeling, you know. I'm afraid he will treat me like Finn did. Anyway, I'm too afraid to sing to him."

"Pfft. Who are you and what did you do to my diva? 'Afraid' is not in your vocabulary, Rachel. And I know that he's a lot better than Finn. Well, he's my step-brother now but who cares? He treated you in a wrong way."

"Well, how do you know he's unlike any other?"

Kurt smiled, "I just know."

Rachel giggled. 'Well, maybe I should tell Sam what I feel tomorrow' she thought.

"Well, I gotta go diva! Cooking time with my dad! The last time he made a soufflé, there was a hole in it. Bye!"

"Okay. Have a good time, Kurt! I missed you."

XOXOXOX

Kurt ended up the phone call. He smiled and turned around to face the person behind him.

"Now you know what she feels, right?"


Sam called everybody to gather in his living room. He had made a plan and there was a big smile on his face. "Okay everyone! Gather up! We have a plan to do." He counted all of them.

"Puck and Lauren?"

"Here, Biebster."

"Tina and Mike?"

"Present!"

"Santana, Brittany, Artie?"

"Present, Blondie."

"Mercedes, Blaine….and Kurt?"

"PRESENT!"

"Okay. First of all, I thank Blaine and Kurt for joining us and Kurt, thank you for the phone call back then."

Kurt winked, "No prob, Justin."

"Second of all, we'll stick to the Plan A first and if we fail, we'll straightly use the Plan B." said Sam, holding a paper with some Post-It on it. "You do still remember what the plan is, right?"

Everybody nodded.

Sam got pretty excited. "Okay, before we go, we need to check on all of the equipment we need. Flowers? Check. Guitar? Check. Camera? Check. Confetti? Check. Ch-"

Before he could even finish his sentence, Santana cut in.

"Oh, cut the crap Trouty Mouth. Let's just go to her house, confess to her, kiss her, spin her around, and kiss her again. Done. End of story."

Sam shrugged. He was NERVOUS. That's why he was fidgeting his shirt all the time and wiped the sweat from his temple a couple of times.

"Fine. Let's go."

Everybody cheered.

"To Operation Make-Rachel- Be-Bieber's-Girlfriend!"

XOXOXOXOXOX

Rachel was sitting on her couch when she heard a loud thump. It was so creepy because her dads were out for a business trip for about 2 weeks so she was alone in her house. She looked out to the window but she saw nothing. Creepy. She went back to watch her favorite movie, The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews played her role perfectly it almost made Rachel closed to tears. She loved how Maria would take care of the 12 children with a fun way. Singing, dancing, it was fun. And she loved how Captain Von Trapp looked so stunning in his uniform.

She dug in the bowl of popcorn in front of her. Thud. She heard a loud thump again. She hid underneath her blanket. She never thought that this Saturday night would be like this.

XOXOXOXOX

"Stop making such a loud thump, Chang! I bet she heard that." whispered Santana with a little bit of mad tone. Mike apologized for his foolish action.

"Now everybody, go to your post. And don't forget to give us a signal, Brittany." said Sam, crossing his fingers that for once, Brittany would do something right. Brittany nodded. Everyone went to their post and wait for Brittany to whistle.

XOXOXOXOX

Rachel heard someone knock the door. She ran to the door and opened it. She saw someone with a high ponytail, Britain's flag shirt, jeans, and pretty-high high heels. Rachel looked up.

"Brittany?"

Having a petite body sometimes made Rachel feel uncomfortable. She's shorter than everyone else and it made her look like a small person.

"Hey, Rachie." said Brittany. She was fake-sobbing so Rachel could see she had a problem.

"Are you crying? Come on in, Britt. Do you want a hot chocolate?"

Brittany smiled. "Thank you for your kindness, Rachel. Sure."

And with that, they entered the house.

Little did Rachel knew, someone from behind the tree was looking at them.

XOXOXOXOX

"Brittany is already in Rachel's house. Come on everyone, let's move!" said Kurt. He was talking to them through the walkie-talkie. Puck, Artie, Blaine and Mike put candles on Rachel's front yard and made it into a heart-shape.

Sam was still fidgeting his shirt and bit his nails. "Stop biting your nails, Evans! The next thing you know, you'll eat your fingers. Do you want Rachel to freak out when her boyfriend-to-be lost his fingers?" Lauren complained. "Well, sorry." Sam scratched the back of his hair.

Puck, Artie, Blaine and Mike had done their work. Now it was time for the girls to take their positions.

It's now or never.

XOXOXOXOX

Brittany's act was well-played. Rachel fell for the trap. Brittany told her that she was in a big fight with her mom. Rachel gave her an advice or two. She had been soothing the blonde girl and gave her a cup of warm hot chocolate. Brittany looked outside from the corner of her eyes. They had done with the candles. "Oh, Rachie. I think I have to go. I think I'll apologize to my mom." said Brittany. Both Rachel and Brittany stood up. "Yeah. Be tough, Britt. If you need anything, just call me." Brittany nodded and they went to the front door.

But before Rachel opened the front door, Brittany put a sad expression on her face and she was starting to sob. "Oh God, I think I'm close to tears again, Rachel. I don't want you to see me like this. Please, close your eyes and let me open this door by myself. I'm embarrassed."

Rachel raised her eyebrows, but she immediately closed her two brown eyes. Who was she to judge? It was Brittany, anyway. Everything she did seems odd to everyone. Brittany opened the front door and whistled. "Britt? Britt? Why are you whistl—"

Rachel opened her eyes and she was mouth ajar. She. Was. So. Shocked.

Her front yard turned to an amazing view. A big heart-shaped candle was in front of her and she saw Tina, Mercedes, Lauren and Santana stood in the heart-shaped candle. Rachel raised her eyebrows. "What are you guys do—" Rachel words were cut again when she saw Puck strummed his guitar, and then she saw Artie, Blaine, Mike, and Kurt came one by one. And then Brittany joined in. They began to sing,

Oooooh oooh oooh

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Rachel giggled. Her friends were so full of surprises. Mercedes and Lauren stepped aside, so they could reveal who was standing behind them.

It was Sam. Samuel Evans. Rachel opened her mouth. She couldn't believe her eyes! Sam smiled. His one hand was on the back, holding something and he began to sing. Puck was there behind him and strummed his guitar.

If you're not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?

If you're not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?

If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call?

If you are not mine, will I have the strength to stand at all?

Sam was still nervous but he gave the best he could then he walked to where Rachel stood still.

I never know what the future brings, but I know you're here with me now

We'll make it through and I hope you are the one I shared my life with

He kneeled in front of Rachel, and she could feel she was closed to tears.

And I wish that you could be the one I die with

And I'm praying you're the one I built my home with

Sam kissed the back of her right hand.

I hope I love you all my life

I don't wanna run away but I can't take it

I don't understand

If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?

Is there any way that I could stay in your arms?

He sang the last line softly. He held the white rose that he hid behind his back. Rachel couldn't say anything. She couldn't move her body.

"Rachel, do you want to be my girlfriend?"

Silent pause. Rachel couldn't open her mouth. And then the Glee kids plus Blaine and Kurt began to sing.

Just say I do ooh oooh!

Tell me right now, baby!

Tell me right now, baby!

Just say I do ooh oooh!

Tell me right now, baby!

Tell me right now, baby baby!

Rachel touched her lips with her fingers. She smiled widely.

"Oh my God! Of course I do! I do Sam! I do! I do! I do!" She squealed and jumped at Sam.

Everybody cheered. Some of them were closed to tears. Sam spun her around. She just made him the happiest man in Lima. Mike, who held the camera like Sam told him to, took some pictures of them.

And then it happened.

They kissed.

And from that moment, Sam knew he could get what he wanted all this time when he was with Rachel.

Happiness.


SOOOO, what do you guys think? The song is If You-re Not The one by Daniel Bedingfield and a slight of Marry you by Bruno Mars. I think I have a writer's block and I don't know what to write for my next chapter. Any ideas? I'm going to a family trip for a week so maybe it takes a long time to update. I promise as soon as I get back, I'll write 2 chapters in a row. So be patient and keep reading this story :) Should I continue this or not? Because I don't think many people read this story of mine...Anyway I am sorry if my grammar sucks so bad. Still trying to get better ;)

XOX,

TM