Author's Note: Okay folks! You have all been waiting for this chapter and here it is…Puck gets a taste of his own medicine!
Just a few things to keep in mind:
In regards to Rachel's audition outfit, my mind is on her performance from Never Been Kissed.
I know the song is old and some of you may have never heard it. I strongly recommend finding the song on youtube. I am imagining an arrangement with more guitar than the original.
I hope I don't lose any of you during the performance. I didn't want it to be to choppy but wanted to make sure you guys got the main idea of how Rachel was performing.
I do not own Glee and I do no own this song!
Chapter 6
Rachel really wasn't sure how it happened. It seemed that one minute she would start crying over the smallest thing if it reminded her of Puck and then the next she was texting back and forth with Leo.
Sure, she would still think about him more than she really should, but the depressing feeling she would feel before meeting Leo seemed to be diminishing. Granted she had only known him two days, but here he was at McKinley helping her with her audition song for New Directions.
The whole day of school was spent getting dirty looks from the Cheerios that had obviously decided that staying on Santana's good side meant being bitches to their former idol. Quinn and Brittany were of course the exceptions.
"I can't wait to see Puck's face when he sees Leo," giggled Quinn as her and Kurt helped Rachel get ready.
"The song plus these black leather pants," sighed Kurt, "Cher would be proud."
Rachel and Quinn laughed and suddenly the door to the girl's bathroom was pushed open, "Are you in here Rachel?" Tina's eyes bugged out of her head when she saw the brunette, "W-wow!"
"Thank you Tina. If I can make a straight woman make that face, imagine what I can do to a hormonal, sex craved, teenager."
"You mean all the boys in Glee, except for Kurt of course," laughed Quinn.
"Give me some credit," said Kurt, "I would…um…tap that…what does that mean, anyway?"
Quinn rolled her eyes and started pulling Kurt out the door, "Remember, be sexy!"
Rachel waved her hand, "Yes, yes, I know what I'm doing Quinn."
As soon as her friends were out the door, Rachel took one last look in the mirror. Kurt had done her hair with big curls and resembled a lion's mane. She had on a black corset and black leather pants she was probably going to have to get off with a pair of scissors. The black leather boots definitely made Rachel feel very powerful and had the sudden urge to walk on the back of a certain Head Cheerio.
But, this was her moment. Santana can sing about sex. Rachel was going to sing about vengeance. She told Puck she wanted a relationship and Leo was willing to give that to her. She didn't need the mohawked sex maniac to make her feel sexy. All she needed was some black leather and a kick ass Cher song. Oh, and a cute boy in a Warbler uniform accompanying her on guitar.
(*-*-*-*)
Puck and Santana were making their way to the choir room after a hot make out session in his truck when he saw Tina, Quinn and Kurt exit the girls bathroom laughing.
"She's gonna kill it!" squealed Quinn.
Santana snorted beside him, attracting the attention of the group, "What sad Broadway show tune is the Hobbit going to bore us with today?" she spouted sarcastically.
"Shut it Lopez," grunted Puck.
He got an approving look from Quinn and they all made their way into the choir room.
"Hi Blaine! Hi Leo!" shouted Quinn.
Blaine? What the hell was he doing here? And who the hell is Leo?
Puck's eyes landed on the boy in question and recognized him instantly from the mall. His hands seemed to involuntarily form into fists.
"Attention everyone!" Kurt got the club's attention as they took their seats, "You all know my handsome and sexy boyfriend Blaine. And this," Kurt gestured toward the other guy in a Warbler suit who was holding a pretty bad ass guitar, "Is Blaine's fellow Warbler Leo Starkman. He will be assisting Rachel with her audition song."
Everyone greeted him warmly. Santana simply rolled her eyes and pulled a nail file from her purse. The death glare that Puck was sending didn't go unnoticed.
"You must be Puck," Leo walked over and stuck his hand out, "I've heard a lot of about you."
Puck looked at the hand suspiciously but slowly shook it, "Like?"
"Oh, just mostly how you are a talented musician. You and I should jam sometime."
Puck nodded his head, "Okay, yeah…sure."
"Alright!" Mr. Schuester had finally entered the room, "Is Rachel here?" he asked looking around. Confusion spread on his face when he spotted the two teenage boys in Warbler uniforms.
"Oh, Mr. Schue, you know Blaine and this is Leo. He will be assisting Rachel today. If you will just take a seat, Rachel will be here to audition," as he said this, he placed a microphone stand in the middle of the room.
Mr. Shuester seemed okay with taking orders from a student and took a seat next to Puck.
Kurt cleared his throat, "Okay, Rachel, we are ready for you."
All eyes moved to the door and Rachel soon appeared. There was a collective gasp and several guys seemed to squirm in their seats, even Mr. Schue.
"Thank you for the introduction Kurt," said Rachel as she sashayed into the room.
Puck vaguely registered Mr. Schuester reaching over and pushing his mouth closed. He was sure if they could, his eyes would have popped out of his head and unto the floor. Rachel looked like she had just stepped out of a rock video. The tight pants showed off her finest ass-et and the top pushed her tits up into two welcoming olive colored mounds.
She made her way to the microphone stand and cleared her throat, "Well, I know that you are away of my love of Broadway but I thought that it would be best to show you my diverse range," she turned to Leo and smiled. He smiled and winked, causing Puck to hold himself down in his chair.
The music started and Rachel's eyes closed.
Don't you know so many things they come and go
Like your words that once rang true
Just like the love I thought I found in you
Rachel opened her eyes, meeting Puck's
And I remember the thunder
Talking 'bout the fire in your eyes
But you walked away when I needed you most
Now maybe baby, maybe baby
Rachel pulled the microphone from the stand and began moving around the room.
I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feeling since you've been gone
Since you've been gone
The music slowed back down and Rachel stood still again, this time directing her words to her best friends who were giving her encouraging smiles.
Dry your eyes, I never could bear to see you cry
Someday your love will shine through
Show you the feelings that you never really knew
But baby don't you lose that thunder
Talking 'bout the fire in your eyes
You're looking at me, but you still don't believe
But maybe baby, maybe baby
Rachel pulled Kurt and Quinn up with her and they all proceeded to sing
I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feeling since you've been gone
Since you've been gone
Rachel made her way back in front of Puck,
Too long on the border line
Wondering if your love was really mine
But you left me with open eyes
And when I realized
Soon all the rest of the Glee girls, with the exception of Santana made their way to sing and dance along with Rachel,
Baby, I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feeling since you've been gone
Baby, I found someone
To take away the heartache
To take away the loneliness
I've been feeling since you've been gone
Since you've been gone
Once the music ended the entire room erupted. Rachel accepted all the hugs and Mr. Schuester approached her with a wide grin, "Well Rachel, I think we would all love to have you in the group," he turned towards Blaine, "I hope the Warblers are ready for some fierce competition next month."
"We'll be ready for you Mr. Schuester," laughed Blaine.
As everyone broke apart from her, Rachel made her way over to Leo who was placing his guitar back in its case, "Thank you again for helping me."
Leo smiled, "No problem, Rach," his eyes looked quickly over her shoulder than back again, "I wish you would have told me you were singing it to Puck though."
Rachel's eyes fell to the floor and she began fidgeting with her hands, "I'm sorry. I just wanted to, well," she moved her eyes back to him, "I'm sorry."
Leo searched her face for a moment and smiled again, "It's okay, as long as I'm that someone that's helping you get over him," his hand moved to her face and leaned in, his lips meeting hers.
Rachel was too involved in the kiss to notice Puck storm out of the room.
(*-*-*-*)
The next morning at school, Puck approached Rachel at her locker.
"Mornin'"
She turned and smiled brightly, "Good Morning Noah! Are you prepared for the History test?"
His eyes bugged out and his face fell, "Test? There's a test? Fuck I was doing so good with my calen-" he stopped when Rachel started laughing, "Not cool Berry."
Once she stopped laughing she squeezed his arm lightly, "I'm sorry, but that was too funny. You should have seen your face."
"Haha, I'm so glad that I amused you," he rolled his eyes but let out a small laugh. Rachel turned back to her locker and pulled out her text book, "So, you did great in Glee yesterday. Um, I didn't expect that kind of…performance."
Rachel closed her eyes and let out a long breath, "Yes, about that. I'm sorry if you were offended, but I felt that I had the right to let you know that your new "relationship" with Santana really hurt my feelings."
Puck scrubbed the back of his neck, "Yeah, I guess my self-control is really crappy. But, I actually had to remind her last night that I wasn't her boyfriend. She seemed to think otherwise."
Rachel had to hold back the evil laugh that wanted to escape her lips, "And how did she take that?"
He shrugged, "I don't know yet," at that moment, a group of Cheerios walked by, catching Puck's eye.
When he looked back he had just missed Rachel rolling her eyes, "You're a free man, Noah. You should be able to date as many women as you like."
He nodded slowly, "Yeah. But I hope, you know, we can get back to being friends. I really don't want us working together in Glee to be awkward."
"I'd like that," smiled Rachel brightly. The warning bell rang and Rachel looked down the hall, "I better go."
With that she walked down the hall, leaving Puck to watch her until she turned the corner.
Later that day, Puck would find out just how unhappy Santana was with him not dating her.
He knew nothing good could happen from making out with Audrina, a sophomore cheerio, behind the bleachers.
He was proven right when he headed to his car after football practice to find a deep key mark from the front of his truck all the way to the rear end.
Fuck.
Hehe…that was fun…hope you enjoyed!
Song – "I Found Someone" by Cher