AN: Wow well I know I haven't updated this story in forever, but don't worry I haven't forgotten about it. I just got caught up in my other stories and lost inspiration for this one. But I decided I needed to pay attention to all my stories. So here you go. I'm sorry if it's not my best; I honestly thought it up and wrote this in like one night, which I normally don't do. So sorry for any mistakes. Hope you like it. Happy 4/20 everyone! haha

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. Or Whatever It Takes by Lifehouse.

Chapter 7-If You Give Me a Chance

"People make mistakes, even the ones we love. We forgive, and keep moving forward." -The Last Song

~~Santana POV~~

Boys are idiots. It was things like this that reminded me why I prefer girls. Rach, Kurt, and I were waiting in the hallway for Frankenteen and Fuckerman. Finn was just an idiot in general and Puck was an idiot for letting him take credit for his song. His song, the one that probably would have gotten him the girl months ago. Speaking of the girl, I'm a little worried about Rachel and I can tell Kurt is too; she hasn't said anything since glee ended.

Finn is the first one we see. Before Kurt or I can say anything, Rachel walked up to him and smacked him across the face. "That was for lying to me about the song," then she hit him again, this time the other cheek, "and that's for cheating on me."

"What the hell, Rach?" Finn rubbed his face.

"No, you do not get to call me Rach; only my friends can call me that and you are not my friend. God, what did I ever see in you? How did I believe that you had actually written that wonderful song? Why did I take you back?"

I walked up to him as Rachel leaned against the lockers, "You come near her ever again and I promise you that you can forget about having children."

Kurt stomped over and grabbed his arm, "Let's go. When we get home you are telling Carole about everything and I mean everything. Girls, I'll see you later. One of you, call me to let me know how it goes with the other one."

I nodded; I would most likely be the one calling him. As they walked away I yelled out to Hudson, "And I wouldn't plan on getting any from Quinnie anytime soon; she's pissed at you too."

I turned around when I heard another smack. Puck was here now. "I deserved that."

"Yes you did, Noah. Why would you let him use your song? Why did you lie to me?"

He rubbed the back of his neck, "I don't know. He was trying to get you back and I figured since you wouldn't ever like me like that I would help him out. You were all happy with him so I guessed that as long as you were happy that it would be ok."

"Did you ever stop and think that if you would have told the truth and told me and played it for me that maybe I would have been happy with you? I got back with him because of that song and look how it ended. If you hadn't let him use it I wouldn't have gone through that train wreck and we probably would have been together already."

The pain on Puck's face kept me from saying anything. He dropped his head and dragged his hand down his face, "Fuck, Rachel, I'm sorry. I was an idiot. I thought that you were better off with him because I'm such a screw up. I mess everything up and you deserve better than that. I'm nothing but a Lima Loser." A shot of guilt ran through me since I practically put that thought in his head.

"Noah, you aren't a Lima Loser. And yes you've made some mistakes but you have always tried to make up for them. You are so talented and you can do anything you set your mind to, Noah. You just have to believe in yourself, just like I believe in you. I have ever since the day you sang me Sweet Caroline. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go home and think."

I spared him a sympathetic look and followed after Rachel. We would definitely be eating some ice cream once we got to her house and I only hoped the Berry's still had some non-vegan kind in their freezer.

~~Puck POV~~

"Damn it," I yelled and punched the lockers next to me once Rachel and Santana were gone. I finally tell Rachel how I feel and I screw it up before we even get together. Now she'll never date me. Wait. She said I just need to believe in myself and I could do anything. Well I wanted to win her over and let her know how sorry I was. I'd sing her another song; she responded best to music. So now I just had to find the perfect song and sing it to her tomorrow in glee. Ugh, glee, no doubt everyone was going to have some questions tomorrow. I just hoped I could answer them.

With that thought I got my shit and headed home to come up with the right song for my apology to Rachel. It was going to be a long night.

~~The next day~~

Glee was like Puck suspected; everyone wanted to know why he had let Finn take credit for his song. But before he or Finn could answer Mr. Schue came into the room. "Guys, I want to say that I'm very disappointed. Lying never leads to good things. So with that said once everyone else finishes there expectations assignment we are going to have a competition between the guys for who will be the male lead. Each of the boys will sing a solo and the girls and I will be the judge on who we think would be best for that role."

Puck raised his hand and waited for Mr. Schuester to call on him. When he did he got up in front of the class, "I just want to apologize for lying to everyone. It was dumb and I shouldn't have done it. I am especially sorry to one person in particular and I was hoping to sing her a song." He turned to Schue and was given the okay. "Rachel, I just want to say that I'm sorry and that you were right. I was stupid and I just needed to believe in myself. So yeah, I hope you can just give me another chance to prove myself," he said looking into her eyes. Then he spoke to Mr. Schuester again, "And if you want you can count this as my solo or whatever." Puck grabbed his guitar and started the song; never looking away from Rachel throughout the whole song.

A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

She said "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
and believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

When he finished and set the guitar down, he looked nervously at Rachel. She quietly got up from her seat and stopped in front of him. Her eyes were a little watery, but that didn't stop her from looking straight into his. Then she wrapped her arms around him, "Of course I'll give you a chance Noah. That was a lovely performance by the way."

Puck couldn't stop himself from smiling and spinning her around. After he set her down, he looked into her eyes before crashing his lips to hers. "Finally," Santana and Kurt exclaimed at the same time.

Once they broke apart Puck spoke, "I promise I'll try my hardest to not mess this up."

Rachel giggled, "I promise too." She got on her toes and placed a quick kiss on his lips. Then she grabbed his hand and dragged him over to the seats. Finn looked like he was going to say something, but stopped after Santana reminded him of her threat.

The rest of practice went by without incident. Rachel and Puck ended up heading to her house to hang out. And before they parted ways Brittany reminded Santana of the deal they had made. They would officially go out once Puck and Rachel got together.

AN2: Also I know Puck may seem a little OOC in parts of this chapter and I'm sorry about that. But hey, he thought that he had what he wanted in his grasp only for it to be momentarily ripped away because of a stupid mistake he made. Plus I was kinda tired and my brain was a little mushy. I'm also sorry that this chapter is shorter than normal; I'll try to do better next time :) Alrighty then, until next chapter. Adios.