Bulletproof
La Roux

Been there done that messed around

I'm having fun don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet

This time maybe I'll be bullet proof

Later on that day Kurt was giving Rachel a ride to his dad's shop because her annoyingly pink thunderbird was in for an oil change and Burt had volunteered Kurt's services before either teen could say no. Ever since the fiasco with Finn that left Rachel looking like a sad hooker clown, the two had formed a tentative bond, but it was no where near friendship, merely two lonely hearts mooning over a boy they'd never have.

"So Kurt, I've been thinking about Defying Gravity. Since the original version is done as a duet, I don't see why we can't suggest to Mr. Schue that we perform it as one for competition."

Kurt's eyes bugged out of his head before he swerved violently to the right, pulling his navigator over to the side. "Alright who the hell are you and what have you done with Rachel Berry?" he looked at her as if he was expecting her to pull off a mask and be some space alien intent on eating his brains.

Once she calmed her beating heart at the sudden vehicular maneuver, she turned to Kurt, "What the hell were you thinking? You could have killed us, don't you know that 60% of traffic fatalities occur with drivers between the ages of 16 and 24. You almost turned us into a statistic! And before I had the chance to make my mark on Broadway!" she screeched much like a howler monkey at him before composing herself. "If you didn't want to sing Defying Gravity a simple answer would've sufficed."

Satisfied due to her outburst that she wasn't some weird sort of pod person Kurt sighed, "I'd love to do a duet, but you don't usually give parts away." Piercing her with what Tina liked to call his "Chloe Sullivan inquisitive reporter" stare he cleared his throat, "What's up Rachel, this isn't you and quite frankly while it's refreshing but starting to creep me out."

Sighing and tucking her hair behind her ear, she turned to him, "No body liked me, not the real me, so I'm trying to be someone new." She smiled sadly before squaring her shoulders and putting her game face on, "I won't wear my heart on my sleeve any more. Maybe it's time I start to blend in rather than stand out." She offered him a megawatt smile that didn't reach her eyes but fit in perfectly with her new personality, "Now if you don't mind could we get back to getting my car? I have a date tonight and I'd rather not be late."

"A date?" Kurt's eyes went wide as he put the car in gear.

"Yes." Rachel laughed bitterly, "Apparently this new Rachel is someone the captain of the baseball team finds appealing."

"Morgan Ballard asked you out?" Kurt was stunned, Morgan Ballard had taken over at the top of the McKinnley high food chain ever since Finn, Puck, Mike and Matt had defected to glee.

Nodding Rachel hopped out of the car, "Thanks for the ride Kurt." And with that she disappeared into his dad's shop to retrieve her keys. She was already on her way home before Kurt moved.

Yup, she was definitely getting too good at leaving people stunned.

Ok, I cheated again… I had to play the song twice cause yea, my muse wouldn't let me stop when the song did…

Hope you guys liked it. I actually have one more finished one ready to post… just debating on whether or not to actually post it… On a side note, I got my netbook exchanged without having to ship it in! Yay for Verizon!

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