Ok, this will be the last chapter because…I have no more ideas to save it and continue. I'm getting a little tired of watching episode after episode and stealing the dialogue for flashbacks. They're all fine and that's it! But I'd just like to thank Pretty Little Reader for helping me gather ideas throughout the story; I couldn't have done it without you! Oh, and before you start reading, I'm going to say that I have a little surprise for you at the end. Annnddd ACTION!
Everything seemed to be going well for Rachel and Will.
Will became a better husband and father to Rachel and Anna-Mae and they were both glad to have him back.
One day, while Rachel was writing out invitations for Anna-Mae's 6th birthday party, she suddenly remembered that her and Will's anniversary was coming up.
Hmmm, she thought. What could I possible do for our anniversary?
It reminded her of back when she was in high school, and she officially decided that she had fallen for him.
FLASHBACK
It was almost Valentine's Day, and all of McKinley High was buzzing. Couples everywhere were making plans, Finn was doing a kissing booth to help raise money for Nationals and the Gardening Club was selling flowers.
But how about Rachel?
No, Rachel would once again be celebrating Valentine's Day single, sad and lonely. Sure, her Dads were nice enough to spoil her with gifts, but she had always wanted to live the life of the romantic leading ladies in movies, books and musicals. All of her relationships never lasted till Valentine's Day. Jesse only lasted a few weeks, but it didn't really count since he only dated her to kill the competition, and Finn wasn't ready to commit to a full relationship. Puck…did that even count as a relationship?
The day before Valentine's Day during Glee, Will had given their assignment: to pick a person and sing them a song about how they really feel about them. Rachel already knew who would perfect it: Tina with Mike, Quinn with Sam and Santana…maybe to Brittany.
After he let them talk amongst themselves, she approached him.
"Mr. Schuester, may I request an alternate assignment?"
He looked at her confused. "Is there a problem with this assignment, Rachel?"
She shrugged. "Well, kind of. You see, Valentine's Day just isn't really my favorite holiday because none of my relationships made to that date, so there's no one I can sing to."
He nodded understandingly and smiled. "I'm pretty sure if you never got over that crush on me, you'd be singing to me tomorrow."
When she didn't smile back and respond, he knew that she was a bit offended. "I'm sorry, Rachel. I'm sure that didn't help. But sure, you may do a solo instead."
She blew some loose hair from her face. "Tomorrow is going to be quite awful."
"Valentine's Day isn't that bad." He replied.
She shrugged. "Do you have something special planned, Mr. Schuester?"
He looked at her then back at the papers he was grading. "Well…no. I just finalized my divorce from my ex-wife."
Her eyes grew big. "Oh dear, I'm so sorry!"
He gave her a half-hearted smile. "It's fine, it was for the best. And anyway, we can both be sad on Valentine's Day."
She giggled. "Yes, I suppose so."
He patted her shoulder. "Don't give up, Rach. Remember what I told you before about finding a boy who will like the qualities about you that you hate."
The next day when she came to school, she had to keep herself from bursting out into sobs. Couples everywhere were hugging, kissing, exchanging gifts and she could have sworn there was a massive line in front of Finn's kissing booth.
She went to her locker to get her books out when suddenly a girl approached her.
"Valentine's Day delivery to Rachel Berry!" she said and handed her a rose.
Rachel took the rose in confusion and the girl ran off.
Who could have sent her a rose?
Finn? No, exes don't send their exes flowers, especially on Valentine's Day.
Sam? Mike? Possibly…just to be nice.
Puck? No, he's not really one to show affection.
Then who?
Suddenly, the girl who gave her the flower returned. "I'm so sorry; I forgot to give you the card that came with the flower!"
She handed her a card and took off again.
Rachel opened the card, finally finding out who her mystery sender was. Her eyes widened.
Hey Rachel! I figured since everyone would be getting one today, you should get one too. Chin up! Don't let being single stop you from enjoying life, because I sure won't. Instead of rain and tears, make it sunny and smiles! I promise, you're an amazing individual. Hope you have a great day, you deserve it.
Mr. Schuester
P.S I know it's not easy for you, Rachel. And I know there are some things about yourself that you think you'd like to change. But you should know that there's some boy out there that's gonna like you for who you are…including those parts of you that even you don't like. Those are gonna be the things that he likes the most.
She closed the card and smiled, remembering that that's what he told her when she accepted the fact that her little crush on him was unnecessary.
But suddenly…she felt that feeling come back.
Only a year had passed since then, but why had those feelings she had harbored long ago returned?
Throughout the day, she analyzed everything. There was nothing wrong with crushing on Will, she was sure that every girl who had his class did at least once. But this was different. Will had exactly the qualities she longed for in a man, the kind like the romantic male leads. He had qualities that guys like Finn and Puck lacked: Kindness, sympathy, encouraging, risk-taking…boy, he sure took her breath away!
All of a sudden, she thought of a song that would fit perfectly with her solo assignment!
During Glee, everyone sang their songs in a well manner. Finally it was her turn.
"I requested to sing a solo song today, but it's Valentine's Day, so I chose a song just for the occasion." She announced with a smile.
Will shrugged and smiled. "All right, go ahead."
Rachel took a deep breath and focused all her attention on him, but not obviously.
Smooth talkin' so rockin
He's got everything that a girl's wantin
Guitar cutie he plays it groovy
And I can't keep myself
From doing somethin' stupid
Think I'm really falling for his smile
Get butterflies when he says my name
Finn thought that she was singing about him, so he sat in his seat with a smug smile on his face.
He's got something special
He's got something special
And when he's looking at me
I wanna get all sentimental
He's got something special
He's got something special
I can hardly breathe
Something's been telling me telling me
He could be the one
He's lightning sparks are flyin' Think I'm really diggin' on his vibe He's got something special
Everywhere I go he's always on my mind and
I'm going crazy about him lately
And I can't help myself
From how my heart is racin
He really blows me away
He's got something special
And when he's looking at me
I wanna get all sentimental
He's got something special
He's got something special
I can hardly breathe
Something's been telling me telling me
He could be the one
And he's got a way of making me feel And I'm so into him He's got something special
Like everything I do is
Perfectly fine
The stars are aligned
When I'm with him
He's got something special
And when he's looking at me
I wanna get all sentimental
He's got something special
He's got something special
I can hardly breathe
Something's been telling me telling me
He could be the one
When the song ended, she curtsied and everyone clapped and cheered. Will showed the most enthusiasm.
After he dismissed everyone, she approached his desk again.
He smiled when he saw that she had the rose and card in her hand. "I see you got my gift."
She looked at it. "Yes, thank you. But why?"
He shrugged. "I'm single on Valentine's Day; you're single on Valentine's Day…I thought we should at least have something to blend in with the crowd."
She nodded understandingly. "I understand perfectly, which is why I got you something, too." She got down on her knees and began digging through her backpack.
"Rach, really, you didn't have to…" He said.
She looked up. "Please, Mr. Schuester, it's the least I can do to return the favor."
After a few seconds, she pulled out a teddy bear holding a big red heart.
"I specialize in gold stars and teddy bears. I have over hundreds of them."
He took the bear with a heartfelt smile. "Thank you, Rachel. I think this is the best gift I've ever received from a student."
She smiled. "You're welcome. I better go now, but happy Valentine's Day!"
Before she left, she gave him a long hug. He hugged back with equal affection.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Honey, I'm home!" She heard Will call as he walked through the door.
He went over to the table and kissed her on the cheek. "How was your day?"
She shrugged. "It was fine; I'm just working on Anna-Mae's invites."
He nodded and sat down. "It's almost our anniversary."
She smiled. "I know, and Valentine's Day, too. I was thinking today about when I sang that song to you after you gave me that rose."
"And when you gave me that teddy bear." He said. "I think I still have it somewhere."
Her head shot up in surprise. "You do?"
He nodded. "Yeah, let me go look."
A few minutes later, he emerged from the bedroom with the exact same teddy bear, looking just like it did when she delivered it to him and still in perfect shape.
"I took good care of it over the years and saved it, just in case you wondered about it later on."
Rachel could feel tears forming in her eyes. "Will…that was so sweet of you!"
He tucked some hair behind her ear. "You didn't think I'd throw something nice like this away, did you?"
Suddenly, Anna-Mae came bounding into the kitchen. "Daddy!"
Will laughed and lifted her onto his lap. "Hi, pumpkin! Have a god day today?"
She nodded. "Yes, Daddy! Today in school, we made Valentine's Day cards!"
He chuckled. "I bet yours are the prettiest."
Anna-Mae suddenly looked at him strangely. "Daddy, you and Mommy never finished telling me the story about you and her."
He looked confused. "Yes we did, sweetie. We told you how we met, fell in love…"
Anna-Mae interrupted. "Yeah, but you never gave it an ending!"
His eyes widened and he looked at Rachel. She put down the invite she was writing.
"Hmmm…I'm sure Daddy and I can think of an ending."
Will thought for a second. "Well, after Mommy graduated, she went to college and had a Broadway career…"
"And Mommy went back to Daddy after a while because she missed him…" Rachel continued.
"And then they had a beautiful baby girl named Anna-Mae." They said in unison.
"That's me!" She cried out!
Will and Rachel laughed. "Yes, it is. Do you want to finish the story?"
Anna-Mae nodded. "And they all lived happily ever after!"
The end!
Wow…this chapter is 6 pages long! Good thing I didn't handwrite it! So…that's the ending.
Now for the surprise that I promised at the top of the page!
I wanted to get this story finished and done with because 1. I was getting irritated with writing flashbacks and 2. I came up with plots for 2 new Schueberry stories that I will be writing!
The problem is that I don't know which one to start with first so I'll give you the summaries and you put which one I should start with first in the review box.
Instead of Will Schuester being the hot, mega-awesome Spanish/Glee teacher at McKinley High, he is the new charismatic and charming foreign exchange student from Colombia with his sights set on a certain diva! Can he win his heart or will someone else make the first move?
Will and Rachel are dating and living together. When his twin brother Rick (who has the opposite of Will's personality) comes to visit and becomes attracted to Rachel, who will she choose?
All right, I can't do this without you readers and reviewers! Start the voting! Thank you and good-night!
