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Slow Goodbye Chapter 4

Noah POV

I ran into the hospital panicking. I didn't know if Rachel was going to be okay or if she was going to…I couldn't even say the word it hurt too much to even think about. Rachel had in these last few months become one of the most important people in my life. I couldn't bear the thought of losing her. I came running around the corner of the emergency room where I spotted Quinn, Finn, and Santana. Once the girls saw me the both scowled at me.

"Finn I thought I told you not to call him?" Quinn said the venom noticeable in her voice.

"I'm sorry Quinn but it's his best friend he has the right to know that she may not survive the night." Finn said looking down.

"FINN you take that back she will survive she will. Rachel is strong and we are going to New York together next year. She will fight this; I can't lose her she is my best friend." Quinn yelled with tears streaming down her face.

Finn gathered Quinn in his arms and rocked her while she cried.

"Quinn, Santana can one of you please tell me what happened?" I whispered.

"Why do you care Puck it's not that you give a shit about her anyways?" Quinn spit at me finally looking up from Finns shoulder.

"I do care for her Quinn. She is my best friend. And these last few days without her have been horrible. So don't fucking tell me I don't care about Rachel because I do." I said with trying to be as calm as possible.

"Yea well you sure have a funny way of showing it Puck." Quinn answered.

I noticed that Santana hadn't said much she just sat in her chair crying silently to herself.

"What you don't want to yell at me to Santana tell me how much of a fuck up I am? Tell me that I don't give a shit about Rachel?" I said looking at her.

"No because even if you just realized it, I know that you are in love with Rachel. I can see it in your eyes every time you look at her. You never looked at me that way or any other girl for that matter." Santana answered.

"Your right Santana I am in love with her. And now she may never know that. It took her to be lying in her death bed for me to figure it out. How do you think that makes me feel? If you're thinking a complete ass well you nailed it." Noah screamed pacing back and forth the waiting room.

"Why haven't you guys tried to get information on her yet?" I asked annoyed that we still haven't seen a doctor or even a nurse.

"We have Noah; they won't give us any information. We are not family. We have to wait till Rachel's dads are here. It's going to be at least an hour so you might want to sit down." Quinn said with a sigh.

I could feel her staring at me trying to see the truth in what I said.

"You can stop trying to figure me out Quinn. I love her and yes I know she loves me too." I said looking down at my hands.

Quinn looked away and rested her head on Finn's shoulder. I knew she believed me, if she didn't she would have got up and told me to leave by now. I was sitting there waiting when I noticed Rachel's dad's walking into the waiting room. I jumped up as did everyone else. I can't believe it had already been an hour. I was so lost in my head that I completely lost track of time.

"Quinn, Noah where is she?" Her daddy Greg asked with tear stained eyes.

"We don't know Mr. Berry, they won't tell us anything we are not family." Quinn answered the tears reappearing in her eyes.

"Okay we are going to go figure out how she is doing we will be back with news as soon as possible." Her dad Paul said with a nod.

They began to walk towards the front desk. They were talking to the nurse when I heard a cry and I saw Greg fall into Paul's arms sobbing. I thought the worst. I fell to my knees, I started to cry. I didn't know what to do. Everything went blank after that.

Rachel POV

I don't know where I am. I just remember being in the car with Santana and Quinn, talking about how I was going to make Noah jealous. Noah he was here with me. But I couldn't seem to get to him. The faster I ran towards him the brighter the light got and the farther away he seemed to be. I don't know where I am all I know is that I want to go home and to find Noah. I heard someone calling my name. I couldn't figure out who it was.

"Rachel, honey please wake up." I heard the person calling.

Daddy. I knew it was him I could tell by his voice. I wanted to say something but when I opened my mouth I couldn't find the words.

"Rach please wake up I need you." I heard another person calling. It was a girl. She sounded so sad.

"Please Rach." I heard her say again. Quinn it had to be Quinn I knew she said that to me all the time. It was her way of getting me to do what she wanted.

I wanted to pull myself out of this fog and tell them that I was here and that I loved them. I was disappointed. I didn't hear Noah's voice. I should have known that he wouldn't care. That's when I heard it. It was so soft I almost missed it. But it was him I know it was. He came. He must care if he came.

"Rach please come back to me." I heard him whisper.

I fought harder now to get out of this place. I wasn't going towards the light. I was going towards the voices that were out there. That is where I belong. I fought harder to try to say something. When I finally did it was just one word.

"Noah."

Noah POV

I woke up lying on a bed. What was I doing here? Then everything came rushing back to me. Rachel she is, she's, dead. That's what the doctor told her father's that's why they reacted the way they did. I looked around the room but no one was there. I figured they would all be with Rachel's dads. I got out of bed. I had to be there too. I wanted to say goodbye. I walked out into the waiting room, I was shocked when I seen Quinn, Santana, and Finn there. But what really shocked me is that the rest of the glee club was there too. As I walked closer Finn and Quinn walked closer to me.

"Noah, how are you doing?" Quinn asked softly with concern on her face.

"Like shit. So where are Rachel's dads? Are they with her? Can I go say goodbye?" I said trying to keep myself together.

"Goodbye? Why would you say goodbye?" Quinn asked looking confused.

"I want to say goodbye to Rachel. I know she isn't coming back but I still need to have this closure." I said. I was confused didn't they want the same?

"Noah do you think Rachel is dead?" Quinn asked softly.

"I don't think Quinn I know. I seen the way her dad's reacted. She is gone and I didn't even get to tell her I loved her." I said finally letting go of my tears.

"Noah come with me please, I have to show you something." Quinn said taking my hand and leading me down a hallway.

"Quinn where are we going?" I asked.

"Please just follow me Noah." Quinn said while directing me down another hallway.

I followed her to the end of a hallway. I didn't know where we were going or what we were doing. We finally stopped in front of a room.

"Quinn who's room is this?" I asked but before she could respond I seen Rachel's dad coming out of the room. They looked up and said we could go in now. I didn't know what to think. I wanted to do this but now I'm not sure I'm ready. Quinn tugged on my hand and dragged me in the room. I heard the machines beeping. I looked up sharply at the sound. Wait if she was gone the machine would be off right? She wasn't dead. No she was still alive and here with me. I could still tell her I loved her. I looked down at Quinn with questions in my eyes. She just nodded and all of them were answered. We took seats next to her bed and we both grabbed her hand. Quinn started talking to her first.

"Rach please wake up I need you." Quinn said while squeezing her hand.

"Please Rach" She said again the tears now starting to fall.

I didn't know what to do. I wanted to say so much to her but I wanted her to be awake when I said it. So I said the only thing that came to my mind.

"Rach please come back to me." I whispered choking up a sob.

All I could do now was wait. I felt something squeeze my hand. I thought I was imagining it until I felt it again. I looked up at Rachel and seen her eyes fluttering open. My heart nearly jumped out of my chest. She was waking up. She heard me. I was staring at her when she tried to talk. But she only got one thing out and it made me think there was still hope.

"Noah." She whispered.

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