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Rachel woke up the next morning upset that she'd had to tell Kurt more than she wanted to share, had gone home, cried, and went to sleep. Yeah, she had wanted him. She always wanted him, she just always hid it. And now it was Monday morning, and she had to face him.
She got dressed in her favorite jumper and put her hair in pigtails. Sure, this may not have been the girl Puck saw, but she had to remind him who she really was. She grabbed an apple and a bottle of orange juice and ran out the door. She walked into school and went to her locker to find, none other than the loud obnoxious, Puck waiting for her. "Hey Berry, sup?"
"Nothing. I am simply going to my locker," Rachel replied trying to look nonchalant as she struggled with the books in locker, looking for the paper that was due today in history class. She couldn't find it and it was frustrating her a lot.
"Well, maybe later you can come over to my house and we can, hang out," he raised his eyebrow, looking completely confident, and convincing her so, considering his stomach was full of butterflies. She felt immediately turned on, but hid it in the fact that her paper had still not shown up.
Rachel didn't look at his face. She stood straight up, trying to gain height and confidence, and said very matter-of-factly, "I do not want our night on Saturday to be what will define our relationship, Noah."
He rolled his eyes and leaned on the locker next to hers, "C'mon Berry, that's all that ever defines any of my 'relationships.'"
She sighed, on the brink of giving up on her paper, and turned to face him, looking up of course, and poured her heart, sort of. "Noah, I like you, I won't lie, and what we did on Saturday, I'd been wanting you to do for a very long time, but I am not that kind of girl, so if you want to take me out on a proper date, maybe more than once, and dress nicely, than we can become something more. And yes, something more does involve sex."
His eyes widened. He hadn't expected this. No girl ever talked to him this way, and he liked it. She was firm, and knew what she wanted, and what she wanted was him. A giant smile spread across his face, "How about BreadstiX on Wednesday?"
She let out a quick and unnoticed sigh of relief, followed by a small smile that could, honestly, light up the whole world. "I would love to, Noah," she smiled at him.
He smiled back, and pulled her paper out from behind him, "Here."
She gapped at him, "You suck."
He chuckled and walked faster to catch up with her, "I had to keep your attention some how."
"Fine, I suppose I can forgive you." She turned down her hall, then stopped and turned, "You don't have any classes in this hall. What are you doing?"
"You know, I don't know. See you later."
She walked in the class and laid the paper on her teacher's desk. Sitting down at her normal desk, she pulled out her notebook. Rachel was never one to doodle, but something made her change her mind today. She drew his name, Noah, all over the page, surrounded by hearts and smiles and more hearts. She kept doodling like this 'til she heard her teacher calling her name.
"Miss. Berry? Care to answer the question?"
Rachel quickly stared at the board and answered carefully, hoping she was right, "The second option."
"Correct, and so if you-"
She stopped listening to him. Music played in her head as she thought of him, No Air, she drew more doodles, picturing his face. It was simple, she was in love. She fell in love with dare-devil, slushee throwing, pick on everyone you see, use drugs in cupcakes, impregnate your best friend's girlfriend, boob loving Noah Puckerman. How had this happened? She had no clue, but she definitely felt different with him, in a good way.
The bell rang and she closed her notebook and quickly jumped up. She went to Kurt's locker quickly. "Oh my gosh, guess what Kurt?"
"You finally bought that strawberry lipgloss I told you to buy like last month?"
"Uh, no. I'm going out with Noah. Like, officially."
"Oh my lord! No!"
She nodded anxiously, "It's true."
Kurt's eyes widened, "This is wonderful! You have to tell me all about it! Oh my gosh we can double date now! I'm so happy, for you of course."
Rachel rolled her eyes. Kurt was so insane, but that thought alone made her smile. Let's face it, Kurt was is and always will be her best friend. She giggled, "As long as you don't steal him, I will gladly have a movie night with you Saturday and dish everything."
Kurt smiled and slammed his locker, "That's my Rachel."
She laughed a little as the two hooked arms and walked to glee. Rachel stared at the window as they walked, it was raining. Great. They turned the small corner and entered the room. "Did you decide dicks weren't your thing, or does she not just have man-hands?" Santana asked as the two walked in.
"To answer that, I do still like men, and Rachel is simply my bestie."
Puck stood up and walked to her, "Shut up Satan. I know she's a girl 'coz when I was with her on Saturday, I realized she was much better at being a girl than you are."
Santana, clearly offended, turned back to Brittany for a second. Then she stopped and turned slowly back to the three, who had started talking, "Wait a second. You left the party on Saturday with the Little Red Riding Hood girl. So are you saying Rachel was her?"
Rachel felt the blood rush to her cheeks, causing her to look down. Puck wrapped his arm around her waist and stood proud, "Hell yeah she was. Got a problem?"
Rachel noticed Finn and Sam blush and turn their heads. She laughed lightly, and Puck grabbed her hand leading her like a princess to their seat, just like he had on Saturday. Mr. Schue walked in and sat down on his chair. He didn't say a word. Rachel looked at Mercedes and Kurt, and Tina and Artie. Then she whispered to Puck, "Noah, why isn't he talking."
He shrugged, "'Don't know."
"Mr. Schue, is something the matter?"
"Yes. You all are so wrapped up in 'drama' and relationships, that you have forgotten what you are doing here. You are in school to learn, to get opportunities to things you wouldn't get to do else where. I never had a teacher who cared about me the way any one of your teachers care, and what do you all do? Take it for granted," he frowned and sat back down after standing up to rant. Brittany was crying. "What's wrong Brittany?"
"I'm taking school because we gave up my granny?"
"No, you're taking it for granted. No school would take your grandmother, plus this is a public school, you don't have to pay" Rachel explained.
Brittany sniffled, and wiped her noes, "Oh."
Mr. Schue shook his head and sat down. "Well any ideas?"
Rachel raised her hand, "I would like to sing Perfect Two with Noah."
Quinn and Finn rolled their eyes. Puck shrunk in his seat. "Absolutely, anyone else?" Mr. Schue said.
Rachel smiled and clapped her hands. Puck turned and whispered in her ear, "Why are we gonna sing that song? Plus it's a solo!"
"Let me work my magic Noah."
"Ok, fine, since no one will choose to volunteer, than I will choose. Rachel and Puck have set our category with love songs, so I will add songs to it. Quinn would be willing to sing Love Song by Sara Bareilles?"
Quinn smiled, "Sure. I love that song."
"Santana and Brittany, would you be interested in Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt?"
"Uh, if Santana does, then I don't see why not?"
"Yeah, whatever, sure."
Mr. Schue did a yes thing with his arm, "Great. Ok, everyone is gonna sing Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson."
The class cheered.
Mercedes shot up her hand, "I want a song Mr. Schue."
Tina raised her hand quietly, "Yeah, I wouldn't mind a song either."
"That's right sista'!" Mercedes high fived her.
Mr. Schue sighed, "How about a duet?"
"Sure, I love Tina,"
Tina laughed, "Love you too Cedes'."
"I know this great song, that you probably haven't heard, but I heard it on the radio the other day, and it's awesome. It's called A Message From Your Heart."
"Sounds cool."
"Works for me," Tina sat back.
"Great." The bell rang and everyone was gone.
The rest of the day flew by, and Rachel talked to a couple other friends. Mercedes was against her dating Puck, "Sweetie, I freaking love you, with all my heart, and if he hurts you, and he will hurt, it will suck ass."
"He won't hurt me."
"What if he knocks you up. Huh? Was he all that great with Quinn and Beth? No."
"Good point." And that's when Rachel decided to test Noah Puckerman, and his ability to be a 'good' boyfriend.