Hi guys. Sorry for taking an extremely long break from the story.
Thank you to all those people who actually read this story.
Sorry, each chapter seems to be longer than the last. But anyways, enjoy :D
Note: The cafe scene ends in this chapter, so yes we will get to see Finn and Rachel in other environments in future chapters.
*Disclaimer* I do not own Glee or any of the characters.
He knew he had to stay strong though, because even though he wasn't with her romantically, he had to be there for her. It was a promise he made long ago and was intending to keep.
"Finn? Are you there?" her voice immediately dragging him out of his mental monologue. "Yeah. Continue." He gave her half a smile to try and hide what he was really feeling. She gave him a huge smile and continued with her story.
It had been 3 weeks since school started and she was starting to get into the normal routine of her classes. She had even been invited to a couple of back-to-school parties. She declined, politely of course, always giving a different excuse. She wasn't ready for this. The whole high school experience was going to be terrible. It was the end of the day and she was pulling some books out of her locker when someone positioned themselves on the locker next to hers. She knew who it was without even looking. It was him. The boy from the first day. Shortly after entering the classroom after their 'meeting' she was pulled into a seat next to a Latina girl who was staring at her with huge eyes. "Hi. My name is Santana Lopez. Your name is...?" "Uh... my name is... Rachel. Rachel Berry." "Welcome Rachel. Now, do you know who that was that you just bumped into?" "Um.. no?" Rachel was clueless. She was staring at Santana with a confused look. "That's Daniel Johnson. He's a sophomore and the captain of the basketball team. He led our team to victory last year even though he was a freshman. Girls are literally throwing themselves at him and you bump into him and completely ignore him. By the way he was looking at you, I'm pretty sure he's going to begin stalking you." She had an evil smirk on her face that was making Rachel uncomfortable, but because this was the first person to actually talk to Rachel, Rachel gave her a genuine smile.
One day, near the end of November, Santana was talking to her about the Winter Dance and what she was going to wear. Rachel was trying really hard to listen but her mind kept going back to a pair of light brown eyes. Rachel hadn't even noticed Santana had stopped talking until she felt a hand on her arm pulling her back. She quickly looked up to see Santana staring straight ahead. Rachel followed Santana's line of sight and saw what she was looking at. There he was by her locker... again. Rachel was getting annoyed. Santana was kinda right when she said he was going to start stalking her. Daniel had asked Rachel out on numerous occasions to various different places and Rachel had always declined with an excuse. *Why does he keep coming back? How many times do I have to say no.* Rachel could not understand this kid. Rachel looked back at Santana and received a sympathetic smile and a good bye wave. She took a deep breath and proceeded to her locker. After dumping her textbooks in her locker, she reluctantly turned to look at Daniel. "To what do I owe this pleasure, Daniel?" She was trying really hard not to let her annoyance show in her voice, but was failing miserably. "Look, I know you've already said no to me a couple of times, 17 times to be exact." Rachel looked down to hide her smile at that. "But would you please just go out with me on one date, one measly date. If you don't like it, then I'll take you straight home. But please, just give it a try." She looked up to see a hopeful smile and did the one thing she was avoiding doing, looked into his eyes. Those eyes had a way of hypnotizing her. "O-okay." She was surprised at how nervous she sounded and even more surprised at Daniel's reaction. He jumped up in the air and said, more like shouted, "YES!" He started doing a happy dance and after noticing that people were starting to stare, she put a hand on his shoulder to try to calm him down. She couldn't hide the smile on her face. "I'll pick you up at 7?" She nodded and continued in the way she was walking.
She stared at the ring on her finger being brought back to the present when the waitress finally came with their order. She looked up at him and gave him a heart warming smile. "Needless to say, the date went great. So, 6 years, 3 months, 2 break ups, and various pointless fights later, he proposed and my answer is obvious." She was smiling so big her cheeks were starting to hurt. He didn't want to believe it. She looked so happy. That's what he wanted, right? Just to see her happy? Of course. He had to keep reminding himself that. "So enough of my boring personal life, let's move on to yours. You have a girlfriend, a wife, a beneficial friend?" She looked at him with a devilish smirk and he couldn't help but chuckle at her last assumption. "Actually, I just got out of the longest relationship of my life. You want to know how long it lasted?" She nodded eagerly, urging him to go on. "Two whole months." He said with a proud smile. She burst out giggling, he could not be serious. "Har, har. Nice to know you think it's funny." He said mocking hurt. "C'mon Finn. Two months. That's the longest relationship you've had. What about with Quinn?" She honestly did want to know his answer, even if it was going to feel like a stab to the chest. "Me and Quinn were always expected to be together, you know? The quarterback with the cheer leading captain. It felt so... I don't know, planned out. I don't want to go out with someone because I have to, I want to go out with someone because I actually want to." His face expression was soft. She couldn't help but smile. "Now that's the Finn I know." He couldn't help but return her infectious smile. She looked away from the smolder of his eyes when she caught sight of the clock. "Oh shoot. Is that the time?" Finn looked at the clock and then at his watch. "Yeah, why? Have another date to get to?" He asked with a mischievous look in his eye, but secretly hoping she'd say no. "Actually, I'm meeting up with Santana today. We have this sort of girls-night-out thing every Friday. She says it's the only keeping us from turning into workaholics." She shrugged and started getting up from her chair. "Thank you so much for actually coming today Finn. Here's my number." She said giving him a card with her name on it. "We should definitely hang out again. Soon, like really soon." She said chuckling. "Yeah, definitely.""Goodbye, Finn." She said pulling him into a hug and reluctantly letting go. "Goodbye, Rach." He said as she exited the cafe.
After quickly paying the bill and avoiding eye contact with the waitress, he got in his car and banged his head on the steering wheel. After a while, he made his way home... alone... as usual. This was not how he'd imagined the reunion was going to go.
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