Years passed and Rachel and Santana were still going strong and had graduated from University. Santana was top of her class with multiple job offers in the top Law offices around New York. Rachel was also top of her class from NYADA and was asked to audition for a couple of different roles and was so excited when she was asked for a call back from Wicked. She was so happy; she had the greatest girlfriend, the most amazing best friends and the part of her dreams. Not only this but she and Jesse had become great friends with working in Wicked together.

Santana wanted to celebrate Rachel's greatness by taking her out for a romantic meal and then, along with Kurt, Jesse and Ryan, they went to a karaoke bar. Unbeknownst to them, there was a talent scout there tonight, hoping to find new talent for the music industry.

High on excitement and drunk off euphoria with everything that had gone on Rachel persuaded Santana to go on the karaoke with a song of her choice.

"I don't know, Rach," Santana began, "I don't know all the songs you do."

"You know this one though, trust me," Rachel replied and kissed Santana to reassure her.

Rachel whispered to the DJ which song she had picked and he started it up on the machine.

The intro started and Santana smirked as she brought the microphone up to her lips and began, "Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree?" swaying to the music and keeping eye contact with Rachel the whole time adding saucy dance moves in the instrumentals.

When the song finally finished Rachel jumped onto the stage and threw herself into Santana's arms kissing her and saying how amazing she was. The praise was continued when they got back to their table and Kurt hugged Santana and Jesse high fived her.

Moments later, a tall, bald man walked up to them tapping Santana on the shoulder and motioned outside for them to speak. Rachel started to refused but Santana shook her head at her girlfriend.

"Who's that?" Ryan asked.

"I've no idea," Rachel replied worriedly glancing at the door every couple of seconds.

"I know who he is," Jesse announced. The three looked at him in surprise. "He's called John James Peters, he's a talent scout," Jesse continued, "I've met with him a few times to discuss past students from when I was working in the VA."

"You don't think?" Kurt mumbled looking at the door with a raised eyebrow.

And what he thought was true. That night Santana and John James agreed to have a business meeting the next Monday morning and from then on Santana just got bigger and bigger making a name for herself as a pop star.

It was after her first album went to the top of the charts a year later that Rachel took her out for a romantic meal. Unbeknownst to Santana, Rachel and Jesse had gone ring shopping and she found the perfect ring to give to the Latina. It was gold with a large square diamond in the middle surrounded by small blue diamonds that glinted in the light. It was expensive but with Rachel wages from Wicked, she could afford it comfortably.

"This is amazing," Santana commented after their meal and they were strolling around central park. "I'm so lucky to have a girl like you!"

"You've made me so happy over the last couple of years, I wouldn't be here without you," Rachel murmured, and turned to stop Santana in front of the large fountain in the centre.

The smaller then knelt down on one knee and Santana registered what was going on.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think that this would ever happen but I've never been so happy that my life didn't go to plan otherwise I wouldn't have the most beautiful girl in the world as my girlfriend," Rachel told her. She'd been up the night before thinking about how to do this and she just thought, 'I'll go with my gut'. Slipping out the box from her bag, she opened it to show Santana the ring. "Santana Carmen Lopez, will you marry me?"

Santana didn't answer; she just knelt on one knee in front of Rachel and copied the movement with slipping a box out from her bag. She showed Rachel the ring and they were practically identical except the smaller diamonds were pink not blue. "Or how about, will you, Rachel Barbra Berry, marry me?"

Neither girls answered the other's question they just laughed slightly and kissed each other, slipping the rings onto the other's finger as they did.

"I've never been happier either," Santana murmured. "But I was up all night thinking of how to propose and you just do it for me. I love you, Rachel!"

"I know," Rachel replied, "I love you, too."

Later that year the two married and a year later, with the help of Jesse, Oscar Kurt Lopez-Berry was born. Also that year, Brittany gave birth to Luca William Hudson, Quinn gave birth to Jimi Noah Puckerman and Kurt and Blaine married and adopted one year old twin girls, Colby Rose and Ellie Faye. Then two years later, Idina Quinn Lopez-Berry was born, also with the help of Jesse. Quinn also gave birth to a daughter called Elise Maria Puckerman.

Everyone had a career of their dreams; Rachel, Kurt and Blaine were on Broadway doing numerous musicals. Santana had her record contract. Quinn took her study of drama and literature and became a screen writer and Puck later became an actor as his abs were perfect for a part and it went from there. Brittany became a choreographer for many Broadways shows, many including Rachel, Kurt and Blaine and Finn managed to get into the Actors Studio after applying a second time. He did more TV programs than films but he was happy.

In the end, no matter what their dream was, in some way it was reached. There were many different paths that everyone could have taken but the ones they took led them to the promise land and each and every one of them was grateful. They think back now to who helped them most with their dreams, most people would say their friends and family but the old and new New Directions always say Mr Shuester because not only was he a teacher, but he was a friend and he cared for all of them. He'd helped them come up with their dreams and if they didn't work out, he was there for a shoulder to cry on and to help them reach another one and that is was Rachel said when she was speaking to the new New Directions.

"Whatever happens to you, I need to you listen to everything Mr Shue says as he's always right in the end, even if you don't want to believe that he is."

After that discussion, she was told by each member that their main dream now was winning Nationals for Mr Shue and that they wanted to dream big.

"I just want to be like you," Sawyer said to Rachel.

"And for that, I am grateful," Rachel replied smiling proudly. "However, being yourself will get you much farther."

"Thank you, Rach," Will said as he pulled her into a hug.

"It's not a problem, besides, I wanted to come back and visit," Rachel replied. "I also have a surprise for everyone."

At that moment, every member from the original New Directions that won their first National Trophy walked into the classroom with their family. Santana was at the front pushing a pram that had Oscar sat at the back and Idina sat in the front. Finn and Brittany followed with Luca and the rest of the gang came through, each one with a huge smile on their face. Then last, but not least, Emma came in with Annabelle, Joseph and Lola to greet their father.

"This is really what dreams are," Rachel announced after she introduced everyone to the current New Directions. "Follow your dreams and you'll be here, surprising your favourite teacher with the greatest gift you can give. Love."

"Yeah, sweet dreams are made of this," Santana sharing a smile between Kurt and Rachel.

"You can say that again, baby."

Then the stereo started play and the intro started again and this time, everyone sang along but the song was right, sweet dreams are made of this, this being love and happiness and everyone in the room was full of it, the New Directions ready to with Nationals, which is what they did for the 10th year running and the older members reminiscing in the memories of this room and how it had helped with their dreams.

Thank you everyone for reading, reviewing, favouriting and following this story, I loved writing it and I hope you all enjoyed reading it. I love glee, it has helped me be me. But as the story says, everyone should follow their dreams and I want to follow mine and mine is simply to be happy.

Thank you again,

Emss.