He loved her since 5th grade! If you ask him that's a long time.
"Rach, we need to tell the police."
"No!"
"Please baby?"
"No!"
"OK." They headed downstairs and Rachel got weird looks for wearing simple clothes but it is understandable. Noah left Rachel with The Unholy Trinity as they had begun happily talking away, Noah was telling Sylvester and Pilsbury.
"Rachel told me what happened..."
"And?"
"*tells what Rachel told him*"
"And she doesn't want the police to know?" Sue asked as she watched the girls talking about a magizene that they adored.
"Not at all." Noah answered also watching the girls.
"We're telling the police and Finn is going to pay." Emma demanded, although at the mention of him everything went dead silent. Until Rachel ignored it and continued talking to the unholy trinity, pretending Finnesa never laid a hand on her.
"Talking about Vogue, are we?" Kurt asked the girls as they nodded yes and continued arguing.
"Vogue is-"
"Shit." Noah cut Rachel off.
"Noah! I wasn't finished talking! Do you know how rude it is..." She trailed off knowing Noah wouldn't care about what she said.
"How rude what is?"
"To cut someone off when they're talking!"
"You do it all the time Rach." Kurt reminded her.
"Kurt no one cares." Rachel whispered but was still heard by Noah and Santana, which caused them to break out into laughter. Emma had left the room, on the phone but Rachel never noticed it really. Or thought much of it really. Rachel went through to the living room, Noah in tow.
"What's wrong Raebear?" Noah asked her with clear worry in his voice, yet he somehow used the nickname he came up with for Rachel when they were children.
"Nothing Noah, just needed a break from it."
"Break from what sweets?"
"Everything..."
"Hey guys, is 'Puckleberry' real again yet?" Brittany asked as she walked into the room with Mercedes and Kurt.
"Not just yet Britt, soon though." Noah answered covering Rachel's ears before he spoke.
"Why not?"
"Too soon... She's not ready for it yet, she's still recovering Britt." Noah replied before un-covering Rachel's ears.
"So Rachie, do you want to go shopping? Kurt and I are going, so we figured to see if you wanted to come because you need new clothes..." Mercedes asked her.
"Sure, I guess. If it's okay with Noah?"
"Yeah go for it Rae, you need a break from me." Noah pushed her gently over to the others.
"Thank you Noah." She thanked (obviously) as she hugged him tight, taking in his scent.
"Anything for you Rach." Noah whispered in her ear, taking in her scent, mmm strawberries and vanilla, like always it smells beautiful! Noah thought, even if it was an odd combination it always smelt beautiful on her. It suited her. She disappeared with the gossips of the group. An hour or so later when they returned they had practically bought the whole mall! But they also got food too.
"OREOS!" Santana yelled when she saw them. Rachel took the boxes of oreos they bought with her up stairs. San growled in response, SHE WANTS HER OREOS! What's so hard to understand about that. The rest of the group knew that the police knew what had happened, everyone except Rachel that is, she hates it when people keep stuff from her or don't listen to her when she makes it clear that she doesn't want them to do something. She's going to be disappointed, furious about it. But it's for her own good. Kurt and Mercedes were upstairs with Rachel, unpacking clothes. Most likely. The group downstairs heard a loud, blood curling scream. Noah knowing that something was wrong with Rachel, sprinted upstairs into her room and held her.
"N-Noah... H-he tr-ied to ge-t m-m-e!" She cried in his arms.
"When?"
"It happened again, the flash backs." Kurt explained hugging his favourite diva.
"W-we were i-in the locker ro-room and-and he r-rap-ed m-me." She stuttered from the crying.
"Mel, he's not here. He can't get you ok?"
"Ok Pol." He smiled a little at the use of the nicknames they'd come up with when they were little. Kurt and Mercedes had raised eyebrows, in a questioning way.
"Melody, stop. Okay. Look at me," Noah told her making sure she was looking at him before continuing, "He won't get you, he can't ok. Your safe Mel." He finished telling her and watched Kurt and Mercedes try to figure out this whole Melody and Pol thing.
"Love you Apollo, don't ever leave me again. Promise?" She hugged him and held out her pinky.
"I promise Mel." He promised and intwined their pinkies together.
"We hate to ruin the moment... but who the heck is Apollo and Melody?!" Mercedes asked them, before Rachel could reply Noah did,
"Melody is obviously Rachel because she sings and all, which is a melody so I call her Melody and Apollo is a great greek god, who was a God of music, poetry, art, oracles, archery, plague, medicine, sun, light and knowledge. Don't forget strength." The gossips sat there looking dumbfounded.
"It kinda makes sense." They kept repeating to each other, none of them noticing the group at the door feeling... something they've never felt before. Minus Emma and Sue, they'd experienced the feeling plenty of times before.
"So cute!" Lauren Zizes squeaked out, all eyes on her. "What? It's true."
"If she says it's cute it must be true." Quinn mumbled, earning a glare from Lauren. Rachel started crying again.
"Mel, what's wrong?" He asked her over and over but got no reply but a sob if that counts as a reply.
"Guys, can you leave? Mel needs to breathe." He ordered, few obeying. Rachel started shaking uncontrollably, Sue and Emma whipped into action. Emma on the phone, Sue making sure Rachel is okay.