Chap 7
--- Kurt POV ---
All I could do was watch as Miss. Bee avoided tall, dark and broody like the plague. In English, Rach wouldn't look at Puck but you could tell he wished she would. As we walked to music, neither of them spoke to one another. In music, Rachel sat at the piano and played slow, mournful songs whilst Puck sat on the other side of the room and played his guitar. As soon as the bell went, Rachel was out of her seat and on her way to maths. Puck moved at a much slower pace, watching as Rach ran from the room.
Soon lunch rolled around and I hoped they would speak then. It didn't happen however because Rachel never showed up for lunch. Everyone noticed this as well but made no comment when they saw the devastated look on Puck's face. We were all confused because they seemed fine yesterday. All we knew was that they were the last two in Glee left yesterday afternoon so something must have happened then.
I pulled out my phone and sent a text to everyone bar Puck and Rachel.
911 meeting at my place after school! We must discuss Puckleberry!
After school ended I watched as Rachel totally ignored Puck, got into her car and drove away. Puck's face fell before he got into his car and drove in the same direction.
I jumped into my SUV followed by Tina and Mercedes. Matt and Mike lifted Artie into the car and Finn leant through my window.
"We'll be at your place in ten." Finn said. I nodded before driving out of the car park.
I arrived at home about two minutes before the others. We all walked to my bedroom and sat down.
"What's with the 911 call Beyoncé?" Quinn asked.
"Did anyone notice anything off about Rachel or Puck today?" I questioned.
"Yea, Puck was really quiet and looked heaps depressed. Rachel didn't look any better come to think of it. Where did she go at lunch?" Mike asked.
"I don't know but we need to find out what has happened." I replied.
Just as I said that, my phone started going off. I picked it up and read the message from Rachel.
*Rach* - I know u guys wanna know – don't lie I know u r all at ur place talkin bout 2day. I'll tell u if u come ova. I culd really use a friend.
I sent back a quick reply.
Beyoncé – wat do u mean? No 1 is here. Just me. I'll b ova soon
*Rach* - Kurt, u can't even lie in a txt lol. C u soon xxx
"Rachel knows that you guys are here and she would like me to go over. I'll go and see what happened to Miss. Bee. Finn, Matt, Mike, Artie, you guys should head over to Puck's and see what's going on from his POV." I said.
The guys left and after helping load Artie in my car, I was gone. I dropped each of the girls off and then Artie and I headed straight for Rach's. When I pulled up I noticed the guys all playing a game of two – on – two football on the front lawn. I waved to Finn as I helped Artie out of the car. He rolled over to Puck's lawn, high fived the boys and took up the role of referee. I turned and walked up the Berry's front path.
I knocked on the door and waited. The door opened and Rachel appeared. She was wearing a pair of pyjama shorts and a tank top. She smiled softly at me and indicated for me to come inside.
We walked into the living room where Rachel had a huge plasma screen TV and hundreds of DVDs. I noticed that she was watching Beauty and the Beast and eating ice-cream.
"Rach, what's happened? You were so happy yesterday and now you're acting like someone has run over your dog." I said as I wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"I'm so confused." She whispered before tears started falling. I wrapped my other arm around her and pulled her into me. Her legs came up and she wrapped her arms around them before lying against my chest.
"You've got to tell me what has happened." I whispered forcefully.
"Noah and I kissed yesterday afternoon." Rachel said.
I squealed softly and said "Rach that is brilliant."
I stopped squealing when I heard her sniffle. "No its not. He kissed me, I froze then pushed him away and ran. I've ruined our friendship."
"Oh honey. Why would you push him away?" I asked.
"Bad memories of guys from my past." Rach replied.
"Tell me about it." I said. I needed to understand why she would pass up an opportunity to be with tall, dark and broody.
"Well," Rach started.
--- Flashback ---
It was the middle of freshman year and Rachel had been at her high school in Miami for 6 months. She had been seeing the star linebacker of the football team, Daniel Davies for three months. He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Hey babe." He whispered into her ear.
"Hey." Rachel replied after placing all her things away.
"Are you still going to come over this afternoon?" Daniel asked.
"I sure am. My dad's won't be home until later." Rachel replied.
Daniel kissed Rachel as the bell went before the pair walked off to their separate classes.
That Afternoon –
Rachel drove with Daniel to his house. They walked inside and just as Rachel had placed her things on the floor, Daniel had picked her up and was holding her against the wall. He was kissing her fiercely and Rachel started to feel uncomfortable.
"Daniel. Daniel. Stop." Rachel said as Daniel kissed her jaw. He didn't stop and only did when Rachel pushed him away. She fell to the floor and glared at him.
"What the hell are you doing? I told you to stop." Rachel yelled.
"Get over it. I have been going out with you for three months now, I think I deserve a little action." Daniel demanded.
"Well I don't want to do that. I'm still only young. I'm happy just kissing." Rachel said as she stood up. It was in vain though because next she knew, she was hitting the floor again, her cheek stinging from where Daniel had hit her.
"Get the fuck out of my house you frigid bitch. I won't be with anyone who won't put out. Oh and by the way, I've been fucking Cindy Lewis behind your back for a month now." Daniel yelled.
Rachel grabbed her things and ran out of the house. When her dads got home that night, they told her that they were moving.
--- End Flashback ---
"Oh honey." I said.
"I was so stupid. I knew he was a player. I knew his reputation but I simply enjoyed the attention. I thought he would respect my wishes but I guess I was wrong." Rachel sobbed.
"You weren't stupid sweetie. Just young. That still doesn't explain your reaction to Puck in full detail." I said.
"Well, when it's just me and him, Noah is extremely sweet. However when we are at school, I get reminded of the player vibes I would get from Daniel. I don't want to get my heartbroken again." Rachel whispered.
"Babe, Puck would never force you into anything you didn't want to do and he most certainly wouldn't hit you." I said vehemently.
"My heart knows that but my head is a bitch." Rachel said with a small laugh.
"Oh honey." I said. I pulled her closer and hugged her as she cried.
--- Finn POV ---
After playing football for a while we all headed into Puck's house. Indi was sitting on the living room floor watching Hannah Montana so we went into the kitchen to get something to eat.
"So Puck, wanna tell us what's up your ass?" I asked.
Puck tensed up and said "It's nothing."
"Dude, we've been best friends for years. Talk." I said. Mike, Matt and Artie nodded and finally Puck looked at us.
"Rachel and I kissed yesterday." Puck finally said.
Matt, Mike and Artie cheered and I patted him on the back.
"Finally." I said. I was stunned when Puck slapped my hand away and told the guys to shut up.
"What?" Artie asked.
"Stop cheering. We kissed, she pushed me away and ran." Puck said. He slumped down into a seat with his head in his hands.
"Did she say anything?" Artie asked. We all sat down around our friend, unsure as to what to do.
"She said 'I can't do this. I'm sorry' before running off." Puck answered.
Artie and I looked at each other and I saw the worry in his eyes. I hoped Kurt was getting some info out of Rachel.
As if on cue, my phone started going off. I pulled it out and read Kurt's message.
Beyoncé – Bring Puck ova. Rach wants to sort things out.
"Come on Puck. Get up." I said as I stood up.
"Why?" He asked with a confused look.
"Kurt is next door with Rach and he says that she wants to talk." I said.
Puck's eyes lit up and he practically jumped out of his seat.
"Whipped." I heard Matt whisper under his breath. I laughed when Puck smacked him up the side of the head.
We all walked out of Puck's place and across the lawn. We walked up the path just as Kurt opened the door and walked out.
"Give her time to explain everything. Trust me, it'll all work out." Kurt said to Puck. He nodded and walked up the front path and into the house, closing the door behind him.
"I hope it will work out." Artie said.
"It will. If not, my next plan involves the Janitor's closet at school." Kurt said before we walked over to his car. We helped Artie in and then Matt and Mike got in. I waved as they drove off. I looked at Rachel's place once more and walked to my own house.
--- No POV ---
Puck walked into the house carefully. He heard sound coming from the lounge room so he walked in there. He noticed Rachel watching 101 Dalmatians and eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
"Hey Rach." He said carefully.
Rachel smiled and patted the seat next to her. Puck smiled gratefully and moved over to the seat. Rachel sat the ice cream between them and handed him a spoon.
"Don't worry; Kurt didn't eat any of it. He said it would be bad for his vocal chords." Rachel said when Puck looked at the spoon like it was diseased.
He smirked and dipped the spoon in the ice cream. The pair sat in silence eating ice cream and watching 101 Dalmatians. Soon the movie was over and the ice cream was gone.
"Come on. My dad's will be home soon." Rachel said as she put the empty ice cream container in the bin. Puck followed Rachel up to her room where he sat on the bed. Rachel sat with her back to the headboard and looked at Puck.
"Look Noah,"
"Look Rach," Both teens said at the same time. They laughed before Puck motioned for Rachel to continue.
"I'm sorry for yesterday. I should have explained myself." Rachel said before leaping into an explanation about why she reacted the way she did. Noah felt himself getting angrier and angrier. He was absolutely fuming when he heard that someone had hit Rachel.
"That's why I ran. That day is still fresh in my mind." Rachel explained. "I'm sorry."
"Don't apologise because some dumbass was stupid enough to let you go." Noah said.
"Can we move past yesterday and be friends again because I missed you today." Rachel said as she ducked her head.
Puck lifted Rachel's chin and nodded at her. He kissed her forehead and moved up beside her. Rachel lay down beside him and Puck wrapped his arms around her waist and soon the pair fell asleep. That was how Rachel's dads found them when they got home from work.
--- Puck POV ---
I walked into school the next day with a mission. I wanted my best friend and I knew I would have to lose the Puck persona to do it. I needed the advice of the girls.
I had rung Quinn on the way to school and explained the situation to her. She told me that the girls and Kurt would be willing to discuss a game plan at lunch. We had planned to meet in the Glee room.
I got to school just in time to see Kurt running out to Rachel's car. He grabbed a bag from the backseat and ran back into the school. As soon as I saw that I knew what had happened to Rach. I jumped out of my truck and grabbed my bag and walked quickly inside. I saw Finn, Matt, Mike and Artie standing outside one of the girl's bathrooms.
"Who slushied her?" I asked.
"Anderson of course. He asked her out, she turned him down and then he slushied her. Kurt and the girls are with her now." Artie said.
"Why aren't you guys in there?" I asked.
"We were but Beyoncé kicked us out. Said something about girl time." Mike said.
I shrugged my shoulders and pushed the door open. I noticed the guys follow behind me before we stopped and looked at the girls and Kurt.
Rach had her head resting in the sink whilst Britt and Quinn washed the slushy from it. Kurt was pulling her clothes out of her bag and Santana of all people was pulling out a hairdryer and straightener.
"Didn't we kick you lot out?" Mercedes asked as she noticed us. All the girls (and Kurt) looked towards us.
"You did but technically you never told Puck. We just followed his lead." Matt said with a grin.
The girls rolled their eyes and continued with what they were doing. After Britt and Q finished washing Rachel's hair, she moved over to Santana who dried it and straightened it. She pulled it up into a ponytail and left some of the front bits out. Once San was done, Rachel grabbed her clothes off Kurt and walked into a cubicle.
She emerged looking more stunning than ever. She had on a grey top with a v – neck that showed her cleavage. Her boobs were almost sticking out of the shirt! The black skirt she had on was ridiculously short and should have been made illegal. On her feet she had a pair of flat black boots. She grabbed a white cardigan and a black and silver scarf from Kurt and put them on as well. Once she was done, she threw her slushied clothes into her bag and smiled.
"Shall we go?" She said. We all nodded and filed out of the bathroom. I felt Rach's hand nudge mine gently. I grabbed it and intertwined our fingers. She didn't pull away, just smiled softly and continued talking to Kurt. It was a small victory for me.
I glared as we walked and once the boys noticed why, they did so as well. All the guys in the school were staring at Rach like a piece of meat. I growled as Jewfro's eyes went to Rachel's boobs and stayed there. He walked towards us licking his lips.
"Hi Rachel." He said.
"Hi." Rachel replied. I felt her hand tighten in mine.
"I must say, you are looking extremely good today. How about that date?" He asked. Rachel shivered in disgust but Jewfro must have thought it was in pleasure because he lifted his hand to touch her hair. I snapped then. I grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him into some lockers.
"You touch her Jewfro and we are gunna have issues. If hear of you even thinking about Rachel again, I'm gunna rip your balls off and shove them so far down your throat that they will be digested before you know what happened. Got it?" I hissed. He nodded and I dropped him. He took one final look at Rachel before scurrying off like a rat.
"Whilst I appreciate you making him leave, I don't think threatening him was necessary." Rach said.
I shrugged and replied "It made me feel better." Rach shook her head and continued walking to first period. I followed her, appreciating the way her ass and legs looked in the skirt.
I spent the rest of the day glaring at guys as they stared at Rachel. When lunch came around, I headed straight towards the Glee room. The girls and Kurt were already waiting for me.
"Ok, so we are here to organise the hook up between the gorgeous Miss B. and of course you Puck." Kurt said. I rolled my eyes at him but gave him the signal to continue.
"So far only two of us in this room have heard the reason for Miss. B's shunning of Puck on Wednesday." Kurt said before he proceeded to tell everyone the story. By the end of it, Mercedes was pacing, clenching her fists, Quinn and Tina were glaring at nothing, San had an unreadable expression and Britt was, surprisingly, looking very angry.
"If I ever get my hands on that white boy, I'm gunna cut him so bad he will wish he had never been born." Mercedes growled.
"That's beside the point. The point is we need to find a way Puck to whoo Miss. B and to help her get over this jerk." Kurt said.
For the rest of lunch, we planned a few ways that could help me get Rachel. I had to interrupt a few times because what they were telling me to do would probably make me grow a vagina.
I walked into my fifth period Ancient History and noticed that Rachel wasn't there. Whilst Miss. Roantree was writing on the board, I shot off a quick message to Finn.
Puck – Yo Finn, was Rach in Art?
Finn – Nuh. She's not in Ancient??
Puck – Nope.
Quinn – Stop texting Finn. He actually needs to concentrate in this class lol. Wats th matta?
Puck – Rach isn't in Ancient. Txt me if she isn't in Bio.
I put my phone away and tried listening to the lecture.
I had just walked into my sixth period class when Quinn texted me.
Quinn – Rach ain't here. :/ Wat do we do?
Puck – if she's not in Glee, we freak.
I couldn't concentrate for the rest of my lesson. When the end of the day finally rolled around, I ran to the auditorium and found Quinn and the girls already waiting.
"Where could she be?" Quinn asked.
I shrugged as everyone else came in. Before I could ask Beyoncé if he knew where Rach was, Schue walked in.
"Where's Rachel?" Schue asked.
"We don't know. We lost her after lunch." Kurt said.
Schue looked worried but we started warming up anyway. Just as we were finishing our warm ups and I was about to send Rach a message, the auditorium doors slammed open. Rachel walked into the room followed by a tall, muscular guy. I felt jealous as she pulled his shirt so she could kiss his cheek (he was a hell of a lot taller than her).
"Sorry I'm late Mr. Schue." Rachel said as she ran up onto the stage.
"That's ok. Who's your friend?" Schue asked the question that was on everyone's mind as he looked the tall guy up and down.
"This is my older brother Damien. Damien, this is everyone in Glee." Rach said. she introduced us and I noticed him look at me a little longer than the others. When he looked me in the eye, I kept his gaze. He eventually broke away and nodded at me.
"Rach, I want to try you on the lead female role for "Don't Stop Believing." Mr. Schue said.
"Ok then. If I must." Rach said. Schue handed her the music and she started going over the notes. Schuester walked over to the band and started talking to them quietly. I looked over to Rachel's brother who was sitting in the audience reading a book and going over it with a highlighter. He looked up at us and smiled at Rach who smiled back. Her whole face lit up and she waved. He waved back and went back to his work.
We got into our positions and waited for the music. Finn started singing and looked towards Rach. It was perfect. Her voice was perfect for this song.
When she was done Mr. Schue and Damien began clapping.
"That was incredible Rachel." Mr. Schue said as he walked onto the stage. He talked for a little bit longer before we changed songs and practiced "Art of Love."
"Ok guys," Schue said as practice was coming to an end, "I have decided to split you up into three groups of four. I want each group to work on a song of their choice – any song. The winning song, voted by myself and Miss. Pillsbury will be in the running to be chosen as our opening number for Sectionals."
"The groups are – Mercedes, Tina, Quinn and Rachel. Matt, Finn, Brit and Kurt and the last group is Mike, Puck, Artie and Santana." Schue said.
"I want you to present your songs in two weeks. Have a good weekend guys." Schue said. We all started heading out of the auditorium whilst Rach waited back for Damien.
"Hey girlies." Rach said as she looped arms with Quinn.
"Hello lovely." Quinn said.
"Do you three want to come over to my house? I think I know the perfect song we can do." Rach said. Her eyes lit up when she talked about music and I loved it.
"Sure. I'll give my parents a call. They won't mind. Quinn said.
"Hells yea." Mercedes said whilst Tina nodded. All three girls pulled out their phones and dialled their home numbers.
"Hey Rach, do you think it would be ok if I stayed at your place? My parents are leaving early tomorrow morning and I'm not allowed over this afternoon unless I can stay." Quinn said sheepishly.
"That's fine. It just means that Damien will have to put up with two teenage girls instead of one." Rach said with a grin.
"Can we make it three?" Mercedes asked. Before Rachel could answer, Tina asked "F-f-four?"
"Sure. Damien won't mind, will you D." Rach said with a grin to her brother. It was easy to see that Rach had her brother wrapped around her little finger. Damien sighed but nodded anyway.
The four girls smiled and piled into Rachel's car. They drove out of the car park and Damien turned to us guys.
"Teenage girls are scary, take it from me. It was great to meet Rach's friends." He said. He waved to us and got into his own car. He drove off in the same direction as the girls.
We all got into our cars and Mike, Artie, San and I drove to Artie's whilst the others drove to Brit's house.
Sorry for the wait guys. Not much happened in this chapter but we did find out why Rach ran. Keep the feedback coming guys. I love it. My other Glee story My Best Friend's Sister will be updated soon as will all my other stories. I just have to get on top of my school work. Thanks for staying faithful and being wonderful readers. Please review. They keep me going. ~ midnightwolf2192