Chapter 7: Part 7

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For once, someone else other than Rachel had gotten the solo for Sectionals, and although Rachel had suggested the person, it was still nice of her to say no to having the solo. It was obvious who she chose though, and it was Puck. Mr Schue was happy with the choice, and so was the rest of the Gleeks except Mercedes and Kurt. They rambled on and on about how he shouldn't get the solo, they didn't really have a good reason why, but they all knew it was because they wanted the solo. They have had many, not in competitions though, but everyone knew it was time for someone else to shine, and Puck was the right guy.

At first, he was a little bit shocked, but then he actually got excited about having the solo. The duet was Rachel and him, which he was also excited about, and the group number pretty much explained who was singing it. Puck had finally narrowed down what song he would like to sing, he ran it past Mr Schue and the Gleeks and they were pretty excited about it. Although they were still occupied by finding a song that was suitable for the duet and group number, they were happy that they on the right track, which meant they could do their performances.

The next day after Mr Schue gave them the assignment they went over stuff for sectionals, the choreography for Puck's song. So they couldn't do their assignment, but it gave them more time to prepare for the perfect number. Meanwhile Rachel brainstormed songs with Puck, along with the rest of the Gleeks for the duet, and it was pretty hard. Rachel and Puck both knew they couldn't sing a song that they planned to, which was "Tonight I'm Fucking You" by Enrique and Ludacris. So they searched day and night for the perfect song.

Their relationship was getting stronger and stronger each minute. They didn't know why but they couldn't spend a minute without each other. They were literally glued together, and strangely, their friends found it very adorable. Puck was thinking back to the days when he used to make Rachel's life a living hell, thinking that if someone told him that he would be dating Rachel Berry now, he would have laughed in their faces, but now here he was head over heels in love with her. He was tamed.

Quinn was strangely quiet these days, and none of the Gleeks could put their finger on as to why she was barely at rehearsals. She hasn't spoken to anyone since the day she commented about the duet Rachel and Puck sang, and they were all curious to know what was going on. And Santana was the one who was most curious, and when Santana wants to know something she would do anything, literally anything to get what she wanted. That's why she was standing on Quinn's doorstep, waiting anxiously for an answer to her knock. She faked smiled when Quinn opened the door.

"Santana," Quinn muttered, stepping inside to let the Latina in. Santana couldn't get over the fact about how perfect the Fabray house was inside, so neat and everything was in top shape, if she lived in a house like this, everything would have been out of their place.

"Why'd you disappear? We barely see you anymore."

"It's because I'm keeping a low profile." Quinn said as she walked up to her room with the Latina following close behind. Santana couldn't help but turn her gaze to Quinn's ass, it was in her face after all.

"And why is that?"

Quinn sighed and sat down at her desk, motioning for Santana to sit down on the bed. "It's because I feel like shit S. It's so hard to try and be nice to someone you know?"

"I actually find it hard to believe that you feel bad, because you have proven yourself to be fake." She spat at Quinn. And she was right, Quinn didn't seem to even have slight sting of guilt in her. Quinn got up and said she was going to go get them drinks and snacks. Santana took the opportunity to do what she does best when she wants to know something. She searched through all of the drawers, and everything until there was only one place left that she didn't search. Underneath her bed.

She bent down on her knees, and when she looked up underneath the bed, she saw a small book resting on one of the wood panels. Smart place to hide something Fabray, she thought. She took the book out, and she saw it was Quinn's diary, just when she wanted to open it, she heard Quinn's footsteps and hid the small book, sliding it into her jean at her back.

She quickly returned to her previous position, and Quinn came walking in with a tray of snacks and two sodas. While they ate it, they talked about Glee. Pretending that she was actually forgiving the blonde, she laughed at her jokes and watched a movie with the blonde, but what the blonde didn't know was that Satana was on her trails. And she was going to get it bad.

Santana left the Fabray house at 6 pm. She got into the car and forgot for a moment that the journal was in her jeanse, she arched her back in pain, and lifted the book out, careful not to let Quinn see who was standing in the doorway, watching and waving as the Latina drove off. She couldn't wait to read the diary, and once she got home, at the Berry house, she immediately ran up to the guest bedroom, ignoring Rachel and Puck that was making out on the couch. She closed the door behind her and sat down on her bed. She opened the diary and gasped the whole time as she read the last few entries made by Quinn. And this specific one was written yesterday.

"She is so going to get it. Rachel Berry stole my man from me and I'm going to return the favor. Puck is a sucker when it comes to me, I know it, he's just very good at hiding it, but once I get him alone, he's going to melt into my arms, and I'm going to make sure that Rachel Berry is there to witness her "true love" cheating on her. And this will happen in two days. I'm so clever."

Santana looked up from the pages, and threw the book across the room in anger, just at that moment Rachel entered the room and witnessed the scene. "Santana? What was that about?"

"That? Well uh- I got frustrated cause I can't get the uh-History in my head. Class test tomorrow." Rachel seemed to buy it, and told her that she would be glad to help her friend if she was ready to come down, when Rachel left the room, Santana dropped down on the floor, knowing that Quinn was going to do her evil plan tomorrow. And she was going to try and tell Rachel about it, but now wasn't the time. She will do it tomorrow at school. She just needs to process everything through her mind, then she will definitely do it. She was not going to let her friend get hurt.

XxX

Santana asked Brittany to drive her to school the next day, she left earlier than Puck and Rachel, and quickly told Brittany about everything. Brittany was just as shocked to hear it, but she said she always knew that Quinn was up to something really bad.

Puck and Rachel left about fifteen minutes after Santana and Brittany left and wondered why Santana was acting so weirdly, she didn't even have breakfast with them, or insult them the way she used to, Puck knew something was going on, but he couldn't figure out what.

"Do you know where Santana was yesterday after school babe?" Puck asks Rachel as they drove into Mckinley high's parking lot.

From a distance, Quinn was watching them, she could barely wait to put her plan into action.

Rachel shook her head, trying to think herself where she was but couldn't put her finger on it. They walked into school together, and went their own seperate ways when the bell rang, and went to their respective classes.

When Santana saw Rachel entering the class, she tried to tell her about Quinn's plan, but Rachel stood up, forgetting something in her locker. Santana sighed, and waited for her to return.

Puck remembered he had to take his novel that his teacher assigned them for english class and returned to his locker to fetch it. When he finally got it, he saw Quinn storming up on him, she pushed him into the locker, threw his book down, taking both his hands, she placed them on her waist, and when she saw Rachel returning to her locker a few lockers down to fetch something, Rachel looked at them, and then was the moment when Quinn kissed Puck, he didn't respond, he just stood there and after a few moments he realised what was happening. He pushed Quinn off him, she almost fell to the floor, and when he saw Rachel full of tears, and running off to her class, he tried to go after her, but his teacher stopped him.

Rachel could barely breath, she knew it was too good to be true, and when she walked into her class which she shared with Santana, the Latina immediately got worried and pulled Rachel into a corner and tried to ask her what's wrong, since the teacher hasn't arrived yet.

"Fuck Rachel stop! You're going to kill yourself. What the fuck is wrong?" The whole class turned their gazed upon them, and Santana pulled Rachel out of the classroom. "Rachel I swear to God if you don't tell me now I am going to beat it out of you." She was trying to get Rachel's attention by cupping her cheeks, and Rachel only responded by falling into the Latina's embrace. After a few moments she finally spoke up.

"Quinn." Santana closed her eyes, her heart aching for Rachel's part. "P-Puck and Q-Quinn kissed. He kissed her back. I-I knew it w-was all fake."

"That's was what I have been trying to tell you Rach, I read Quinn's diary yesterday..she planned everything-"

"That's where you were yesterday? I knew you had something to do with it Santana! You had it all planned out! Even you were being fake to me! I should have known!" She pushed the Latina off her Santana tried to tell her that that wasn't the case, and she wanted to show Rachel the diary but she rushed to the only place she could figure things out. The auditorium.

She tried to process everything that happened. She should have known that everyone was being fake to her. Besides, who would really want to be friends with her or date her for that matter? She wasn't like other girls and she was a annoying freak. She couldn't believe she was so stupid to believe all the lies. She thought Puck was the one, she started to love him. A lot. But she was wrong about everything and everyone.

She broke down once again when she thought about everything, she was useless. She knew it. She sat down by the piano and lightly ran her fingers over the keys, and unknowingly she started to play.

I remember years ago

Someone told me I should take

Caution when it comes to love

I did, I did

And you were strong and I was not

My illusion, my mistake

I was careless, I forgot

I did

And now when all is done

There is nothing to say

You have gone and so effortlessly

You have won

You can go ahead tell them

Tell them all I know now

Shout it from the roof tops

Write it on the sky line

All we had is gone now

Tell them I was happy

And my heart is broken

All my scars are open

Tell them what I hoped would be

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

Falling out of love is hard

Falling for betrayal is worse

Broken trust and broken hearts

I know, I know

Thinking all you need is there

Building faith on love and words

Empty promises will wear

I know, I know

And now when all is gone

There is nothing to say

And if you're done with embarrassing me

On your own you can go ahead tell them

Tell them all I know now

Shout it from the roof tops

Write it on the sky line

All we had is gone now

Tell them I was happy

And my heart is broken

All my scars are open

Tell them what I hoped would be

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible!

Ooh impossible (yeah yeah)

I remember years ago

Someone told me I should take

Caution when it comes to love

I did

Tell them all I know now

Shout it from the roof tops

Write it on the sky line

All we had is gone now

Tell them I was happy

And my heart is broken

All my scars are open

Tell them what I hoped would be

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

Impossible, impossible

I remember years ago

Someone told me I should take

Caution when it comes to love

I did...

Puck managed to get out of class, and he knew that Rachel would be in the auditorium. He walked in and he heard Rachel sing the song. His heart broke, she sang with so much passion, he could see she was hurt, and he knew he probably won't get her back again, but that doesn't mean he was not going to fight for her.

He couldn't face her now, he walked out of the auditorium and decided to skip the rest of his classes, and so did Rachel. She decided to spend the rest of the day in the auditorium until glee started, and she cried the whole time.

XxX

"Where's Rachel?" Mr Schue asked as he realised that Rachel wasn't in class. As if on cue, Rachel walked in, and Quinn smirked to herself when she saw Rachel's face.

Santana noticed the exchange between Quinn, and got up. "You are so fucked up Quinn. You did this. You cause me to lose my best friend because you are such a selfish stuck up bitch. You wanted Puck to yourself so you made it look like he was cheating on her," Quinn looked at Santana, then Santana smirked. "That's right Q, I read your diary. I saw it. I knew you were up to something so I read it. You set all this up!" She took the diary out of her bag, then showed it to the club, everyone was furious at Quinn. Santana was about to attack Quinn but Rachel stopped her.

Santana gave Rachel the diary when Quinn didn't look, and told her to read it later. If what Santana said was true, she still was hurt. Puck kissed her back. And her hands was on her waist...he seemed like he enjoyed it, it didn't make her feel any better. The whole glee rehearsal there was an atmosphere, not between all of them, but between them and Quinn. They shut her out while they did the choreography on Puck's solo. And Puck didn't co-operate the way he used to. He sneaked glances at Rachel and he could see she was still hurt, he hoped that what Santana said would help her, but it didn't.

Santana met Rachel halfway when Glee was done, they walked home together, Rachel told Puck to leave her alone when he wanted to talke to her, and on the way Rachel read the diary. "San I'm so sorry." She said, her voice breaking, Santana stopped dead in her tracks and hugged Rachel.

"I would never hurt you Rach. I have done so more than enough and it just won't be fair. I went to Quinn's house yesterday to find out what she was up to, because I was trying to protect you. Don't be mad at Puck he-"

"No, you didn't see the way they kissed San. He was kissing her back, his hands were all over her, and only when he saw me watching them he pushed her away. I should have known he wouldn't love a stupid girl like me."

"Rach don't you ever say that ever again do you hear me? You're a hot piece of ass and anyone would be stupid to cheat on you or leave you. But Puck isn't one of them, he loves you, I know it. I don't really know what happened this morning so I can't judge but I'll talk to him alright? I know you are hurting now and you would need some time, and I'll be there supporting you allright?"

Rachel nodded and they made their way to her house. Rachel's dads would return tomorrow, so she had to get everything ready for their return. She wished that Santana could stay longer, and she knew her dads wouldn't mind if she asked them if she could stay a few days more, but she had a home and a family too, so she didn't know what to expect.

Out of all this, she was happy that she had one person that was there for her. Even though it was the person she least expected. Puck and Rachel was supposed to practise their duet soon, and their assignment for glee with Sam, and she thought about backing out of both, but knew it would make her seem weak, she would do it for the sake of the show, and would just hold back her tears when she saw him. She knew this wouldn't be easy, and she just prayed that what she though Puck's intentions were with Quinn wasn't what she thought it was. Maybe Quinn really forced him? The diary explained it all? But that wouldn't take her hurt away, all her scars opened from previous heartbreaks, and it was hard to get over it.

But she knew with Santana by her side, she would be just fine until everything gets sorted out, which she hopes would. And all Puck could think about was Rachel and to try and apologise to her but how? He knew she was going to avoid him, but they had their duet and their assignment to do, so they had to see each other. He was going to talk to Santana and ask her for help. He is going to do whatever it takes to get Rachel back, and he's going to fight for her, even if it would take a while. He loved her. He really did. And he wasn't letting her go that easily.

A/N: sorry for leaving it like that! And I'm sorry for the way this chapter turned out but I had to put it in sometime. And I'm thinking about ending this story on the latest ch 15. Because I don't have any other plans for it. And I'm going to try and drag the next few chapters out so that it would be longer, and better for you to enjoy it! I love the reviews I'm getting so I don't want to disappoint any of you! Please don't be mad at me for this chapter! It's going to be fixed soon, promise! :)