Hey, I noticed every chapter that this story is getting more popular. I'm glad to hear that. Okay, so the song I used is definitely not a Glee band, but the song fit the story well so give it a chance. I encourage you to listen to the song while reading the lyrics in the story. I do, but just replace the singers voice with the characters. It gives it more emotion. Again, URL is at the bottom for reference. The story is getting more dramatic and climactic. Good. I know some love to hate the character David, so just stick around to see what occurs. This chapter is by far one of my favorites. Enjoy! (Oh and review).

Rachel walked back into her dorm with a smile on her face. She opened the door and shrieked at seeing Quinn and Puck stare at her menacingly.

"We need to talk." Quinn said

"Talk about what?" Rachel said all innocently.

"You know damn well what." Puck demanded

"Look, I don't want to cause trouble for anyone." Rachel said backing away.

"Then why go out of your way to cause it?" Quinn shot.

"Look I just met this guy, and he just took me out to lunch and showed me around the city." Rachel admitted.

"Oh yeah. Well while you were out kissing Damien form hell, your fiancée was fighting a war for you." Quinn shouted.

"I didn't mean..."Rachel began.

"You didn't mean to go out on a date with some guy that you just met. Did you know that Finn had sent a letter. Yeah, he did. He sent it overnight. Here read it." Quinn demanded.

Rachel backed away.

"Read it!" Quinn said in a low tone that was very aggressive.

Rachel took the note. She started reading it and then broke down crying. She felt so bad for what happened today. "I didn't. I didn't mean for any of this to happen." She sobbed.

"Well you let it. Come on Puck!" Quinn demanded.

Puck got up and walked out of there with Quinn leaving Rachel behind on her knees crying.


Finn was up early and he was on a driving mission. He sat in the passenger seat as they drove off with Sanders driving. He didn't feel too comfortable doing this, at least with the (figurative) colonel driving. He sat in the car while they were driving. Nick popped a CD in and shouted: "Boys we are experiencing the best thing ever right now." Finn disagreed, but he was the only man that killed someone else, let alone fired a weapon in combat. Fortunate Son was the first song to play. Joey howled out into the air as if nothing could stop him.

Suddenly a sniper bullet came out and hit Joey in the chest. Sanders slammed the brakes and Finn entered another scenario like yesterday. He got out and ran to the back of the vehicle like a coward. The kind of person he promised he would not be to Rachel. Raymore sat next to him.

"Hudson!" He shouted. "Get your little white boy ass over there and draw the Terri's fire."

Finn nodded and sprinted as fast as he could across to the rock hearing two sniper bullets just pass by his feet as he did so. His heart was beating so fast it was ridiculous.

There was no sniper to be seen as they were all stuck in some desert valley with no manmade structures. The Terri was located up in a nest buried in the mountain somewhere. Finn's heart continued to race. Finn then looked up to see a drone pass over-by and fire a missile into what looks to be a cave of some sorts.

Finn took a sigh of relief and jogged back over to his patrol unharmed. Or so he thought.


Quinn sat there idly as Puck tried to reassure her that everything was going to be good.

"Hey." He whispered. "Everything's going to be all right."

"I'm just dreading the day that Finn's letter comes in the mail, only it's from the government about Finn, and it has Finn's death written on it." She sobbed.

"Hey don't think like that. You have to think positive about these things Q. Finn will be all right. Nothing is going to happen to him."

"You say that Puck, but we both know that you're lying through your teeth. Finn will come back home, but in the form of a casket. And to think that Rachel could do this to our best friend, it's just absurd."

"Q, you need to relax. I will go tomorrow to get Rachel and I will spend a day with her and try to force her to forget this David guy, and go back to loving Finn."

"Puck, even if that works, there will be no denying the past. The truth always comes out, and I know that Rachel will break his heart."

"Yeah but Q, Finn broke Rachel's."

"That was different!" She snapped. "Finn didn't want to disappoint Rachel and have her ashamed of him. Rachel is cheating on him with some jerk. Stop comparing apples to oranges here, and stop taking Rachel's side."

"Okay sorry, don't snap." Puck reassured.


Rachel had wanted to talk to somebody. She couldn't call Quinn or Puck. She didn't have anyone else close to her that could help her without telling her problem to everyone, even Finn. Finn was obviously out. Screw honesty, he would leave after all they'd been through.

She was pacing back in forth in her dorm until her phone rang. She picked it up without hesitation and answered.

"Hello." She said.

"Hello Rachel." Quinn said.

"Oh Quinn! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. I swear I didn't..." She started.

"Cut the crap Rachel. I'm not talking to you to hear sorry's, and quite frankly, I can't stand to see your face at this point." Quinn announced. Rachel wept a little at that.

"Anyway, I'm sending Puck over tomorrow morning, first thing, and he will keep you away from that Dardanell, or whatever his name was. Got that?" Quinn subjected.

"Yes." Rachel replied a little wary.

"Good. Now you need time to think about what you just did. I'm not your parent, but I do know what's in you and Finn's best interest, so I suggest that you follow it." Quinn said and then hung up.


Finn was burring Joey after his incident. Well not burying, just putting in his casket. He hoped he would never have to experience this, but hope isn't powerful enough to stop reality.

Finn suggested that they sing a song real quick to remember their short time with Joey.

He said, Son, have you seen the world

Well what would you say, if I said that you could?

Just carry this gun, you'll even get paid. I said that sounds pretty good

Black leather boots, spit shine so bright

They cut off my hair, but it looks all right

We marched and we sang, we all became friends as we learned how to fight

A hero of war, yeah that's what I'll be

And when I come home, they'll be damn proud of me

I'll carry this flag, to the grave if I must

Cause it's a flag that I love, and a flag that I trust.

I kicked in the door, I yelled my commands

The children they cried, but I got my man

We took him away, a bag over his face, from his family and his friends

They took off his clothes, they pissed in his hands

I told them to stop, but then I joined in

We beat him with guns and batons not just once, but again and again

A hero of war, yeah that's what I'll be

And when I come home, they'll be damn proud of me

I'll carry this flag, to the grave if I must

Cause it's a flag that I love, and a flag that I trust.

She walked, through bullets and haze

I asked her to stop, I begged her to stay

But she pressed on, and I lifted my gun, and I fired away

And the shells, jumped through the smoke, and into the sand that the blood now had soaked

She collapsed, with a flag in her hand, a flag white as snow

A hero of war, is that what they see

Just medals and scars, so damn proud of me

And I brought home that flag, now it gathers dust

Cause it's a flag that I love, it's the only flag I trust.

He said son, have you seen the world, well what would you say

If I said that you could?

By the end of the song, more of a ballad the way Finn sang it actually, every soldier was in tears. Finn just sang an anti-war song, but it didn't matter, because it was the truth. No heroes or losers, just broken down wrecks. Finn was in tears. He barely knew Joey, but at the cost of their survival, they depended upon one another. Joey was part of their group, and they lost him.

Finn sat down to write a letter to Rachel.

Dear Rachel,

Yet again I write to you, in the second day out here, another tragic day. Except today, we lost one of our own. A kid by the name of Joey had died and was put in his casket to be sent home. A snipe had gotten him, and it almost got me; lucky for that drone to come along and save my life by killing him. It seems sad to be out here; someone always dying. I would just hate to see Joey's parents when their letter comes along with his body. It's devastating to see such catastrophe unfold out here. I sang today at his funeral. I got the entire company, even myself in full tears Rachel. Oh, I hope this war ends soon. I want to be back in your arms like I used to and then hold you and sing you to sleep telling you everything will always be all right. I wish it was like that now. I hope everything is going good for you. I'm sorry I will have to cut my letters down to once a week now, it is really expensive to mail these things, but I try, I try for you. I can't say I will make you proud, because nothing is honorable about this. But I can promise you, you will be in my arms one day. I love you Rachel. Always.

Finn

Finn sealed the envelope, stamped it, and put it in the postal box, hoping it would get there overnight for Rachel to have tomorrow afternoon.


Song used: Hero of War by Rise Against

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