Okay, next chapter is now done. Sorry for the wait, i've been away for the past few weeks and had no internet, but this has been finished since last week. Today is the only chance i've had to update. Thankyou all for the reviews they are really great and are helping so much. I hope this chapter was worth the wait, it's kind of only a filler chapter. The ending is the main part of this story. Anyway, i hope you enjoy and i'll try to update the next chapter ASAP.
"Hey man" Puck said as he slapped his bestfriend on that back Monday morning "Where you been all weekend?"
Finn shrugged his shoulders "Err, I was helping Burt out in the tire shop. Need more money" He lied smoothly. That was actually far from the truth. Finn had spent his whole weekend with Rachel. On Saturday morning he helped her make breakfast for Kurt, Mercedes and Tina. Apparently the four had made a deal that the first one to wake up had to cook for the other three in the morning. The smell of bacon had woken Finn from his deep slumber and that's when he found Rachel slaving away in the kitchen. He had then joined Kurt and the girls on their lazy day, watching films and eating crap, and luckily the only empty seat was next to Rachel. The day was spent with secret hand touches and Rachels head resting on his shoulder. The others knew they had gotten quite close since they had become project partners so they didn't question their friends actions so they didn't think anything of it, well if they did they didn't say anything.
Sunday was spent at Rachels, they had completed their history project after most of the day and then spent the rest of their time together watching whatever they could find on the telly.
"Doesn't matter" the mohawked teen interrupted his thoughts "we have some business to take care of" it wasn't until that moment that Finn noticed the familiar cup of ice in his bestfriends hand.
"Ahhh, come on dude. You know I don't do that crap anymore" he groaned
Puck sighed deeply "Look, I didn't wanna tell you but everyones starting to question your role as quarterback, they don't think you're taking your place on the schools social chain properly"
"What, cause I don't enjoy making people dread coming to school and making them feel like crap that makes me a bad quarterback?" Finn asked, partly confused but anger also evident in his voice.
"Not a bad QB but a bad leader. Look man, the thing is that the social chains was made so that the losers know their place and know that they are useless, unwanted. My advice to you Is to stop being such a pansy and chuck this one slushy at the dweeb we picked out for you"
Finn was stuck. He loved being captain of the football team, he loved the popularity that came with his position, he loved the way people wouldn't judge what he did because he made it cool, he loved that people thought he was cool and some younger students looked up too him and he didn't want anyone to change their mind on him, think that he didn't deserve his position. However he didn't like the slushies' and dumpster tossing he was expected to watch and take part in. Embarrassing his fellow students wasn't something he enjoyed. Especially now that his new brother and his…wait, what was she? He would like to think of Rachel as his girlfriend but he hadn't actually asked her yet, Sure they had been on a date and kinda acted as if they were dating but they hadn't actually made it official and she technically wasn't titled as his girlfriend,he would have to fix that as soon as possible. Anyway, Rachel and Kurt were apart of the so called loser group and that just made him hate the idea of being the person who was meant to put them down about themselves even more. They would both be sp pissed with him if they found out he had slushied someone. Finn didn't want to be that person. He also didn't want his teammates to think he was unworthy of his status and get his quarterback position taken from him. (Oh yes! They have their ways of doing that)
"So" Puck once again interrupts Finns thoughts "You in or what? I promise it won't be lady hummel or any of his show choir geeks you'll be throwing this thing at"
Finns fists clenched when his bestfriend mentioned 'the show choir geeks' on of them so called geeks was his new brother and one was his hopefully soon to be girlfriend, his secret, very beautiful, girlfriend, they're not geeks. He believed they were both amazing people that shouldn't be treated they way that they are. But if he doesn't have to slushy any of them then he may be able to get away with it without either of them finding out.
"Think of your reputation here dude" Pucks words echo in Finns head a few times before he comes up with his answer.
"I'm in"
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He can see him. He's standing at his locker, innocently organizing his locker. All he has to do is walk up to the kid, throw the drink at him and walk away. Easy.
Finn took a deep breath as he made his way towards the short, brown haired boy whom had just transferred to McKinely, Puck, Shane and Azimio in tow.
"HEY IRISH!" Pucks loud voice hollers down the hallway.
The boy slowly turns and before Finn can even think about what he's doing, the drink is thrown into the Irish boys face and Finn is frozen in place.
He's oblivious to the pats on the back he's receiving from his friends, he knows he should keep on walking, follow the others down the corridors, but he can't. It's as if the ice cold drink has frozen HIM in place. Shock, that's what he feels, shock and disappointment in himself. He thought this part of his life was done. He never thought he would be doing this again. He looks at the small, scarred looking boy in front of him that is now covered in red slush and Finn immediately regrets his decision. All for his reputation. Wasn't he the one telling Rachel the other day that his reputation didn't mean anything to him anymore? Shit. Rachel was going to hate him. She'll never want to be his girlfriend after this.
"Oh my god are you okay?" the familiar soft voice speaks. Finn turns his head to see the petite brunette making her way through the now uninterested crowd towards the new kid, completely oblivious to the fact that he's standing right there "Who did this to you?"
Finn gulps as Irish nods towards him and Rachels eyes finally meet his.
"Finn?" she asks in bewilderment. Her voice full of hurt and disappointment. Finn can already see the tears forming in her eyes and crap he'd caused them tears. Before he can respond and tell her how sorry he is, how much he regrets what he just did, She grabs the slushy covered boy by the hand and guides him to the girls bathroom. Finn finally comes to his senses and chases after them, not even hesitating to enter the opposite sex bathroom where he finds her cleaning the new boys face of the sticky substance. Rachel catches sight of him through the mirror and glares at Finn through the mirror.
"Rach I-I"
"You what?" Rachel snaps, turning to face the tall boy "You thought it would be okay because it's not me? Not Kurt? Not one of us glee freaks. You didn't think I'd find out, is that it? Well you were wrong. You told me you weren't like the others Finn, that you were different. You lied to me which makes you just like them. Maybe even worse" She's shaking her head, failing to stop the tears from flowing.
"I am different" Finn whispers in a soft voice, desperate to reach forward and get rid of any trace of tears on her face "just let me explain" he pleads.
Rachel shakes her head "No Finn! There is nothing for you to explain. You have just slushied somebody, somebody you do not even know and you somehow still thinks that makes you different than any other one of your Neanderthal friends? Well your wrong, completely wrong" She takes a shaky breath "and I can't believe I fell for it, believing that you actually were different, good. Silly me eh?"
Rachels words sting, like really bad, he can't believe he's screwed this up already. Before he can speak, make her change her opinion. Rachel speaks up again.
"Now I need to help Rory here clean up so if you don't mind leaving now that would be great" She turns back towards the boy in hope for Finn to disappear.
"Rachel please" he pleads again, more desperately.
"Just go Finn" All anger is gone from her voice, it is now full of hurt and regret. She doesn't even make the effort to look back at him.
Finn stares at her through the mirror for a few more seconds before turning back towards the door to endure the rest of his school day.
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He hasn't seen her since their conversation in the girls bathroom this morning. She hadn't turned up to history and he didn't see her in the hallway or even at lunch with Kurt and their glee friends. He needs to find her and make things right.
As Finn trudges down the emptying hallway in search of a certain small brunette he spots Kurt about to leave his locker and calls out to him.
"HEY KURT!" he rushes down towards his now brother "Have you seen Rachel anywhere?"
Kurt looks at him suspiciously before turning towards a pair of large double doors "What you did really pissed her off, when that happens she usually spends the day in the auditorium, have you checked in there?"
Finn looks at his brother in confusion "She spends the whole day in there? How does she even get away with that?"
The small porcelain boy rolls his eyes "Rachels a very trustworthy student, before lesson she'll go to her class and talk to the teacher, explaining that she's upset and wants to be alone. She collects her work and brings it in here, aslong as she promises to have it all in by the end of the day" he see's a look of thought on his brothers face and shakes his head "There is no way you'd get away with it Finn. This doesn't even matter, Rachel should be in there so if you want to make things right with her you better go now before she leaves"
Finn nods "Yeah ok, thanks man" He pats his brother on the shoulder before heading towards the auditorium doors.
"Oh Finn" Kurt calls out "Just so you know, we're having words when you get home" and with that said he turns and makes his way to the car park leaving a confused Finn standing alone. He finally takes the last steps towards the large doors before taking a deep breath and pulling them open.
As he makes his way down the steps and to the stage, Finn hears a soft melody come from the piano in the corner and looks over to see just who he was looking for sitting at the piano bench, obviously preparing for a performance. Not wanting to interrupt and being slightly suspicious Finn slid his tall frame into one of the chairs and watched as Rachel stood up and walked towards a CD player that was on the floor, she clicked a few buttons before making her way towards the middle of the stage, a single spotlight already ready, and the soft instrumental music began to play.
Don't know much about your life.
Don't know much about your world, but
Don't want to be alone tonight,
On this planet they call earth.
Finn stared at the beautiful girl in front of him, she sounded so hurt, so sad. Had he really hurt her that much?
You don't know about my past, and
I don't have a future figured out.
And maybe this is going too fast.
And maybe it's not meant to last,
Maybe its not meant to last? Of course they're meant to last. Sure they had only been talking for a couple weeks and they had only just started seeing each other but Finn knew that they were something special, their kind of relationship did happen quite fast but for Finn it felt right, they just connected.
But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?
I just want to start again,
And maybe you could show me how to try,
And maybe you could take me in,
Somewhere underneath your skin?
Finns jaw dropped, how a voice so powerful could come out of someone so tiny, he would never know. She was so talented, so beautiful and he can't believe he fucked up so quickly and he hadn't even asked her to be his girlfriend yet. He was gonna prove to her that he cared, that he was a good person, no matter what. Finn shook the thoughts of ideas to prove this to Rachel so he could listen to the rest of her performance.
What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?
And I had my heart beaten down,
But I always come back for more, yeah.
There's nothing like love to pull you up,
When you're laying down on the floor there.
So talk to me, talk to me,
Like lovers do.
Yeah walk with me, walk with me,
Like lovers do,
Like lovers do.
He hated the way her voice cracked and the way she moved around the stage, he felt as if the emotion she was putting into this song was his fault, and it made him feel like crap knowing that he had made her feel so sad.
What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?
Her eyes were closed tight, fists clenched to her chest. The song was coming to an end and Rachel was gonna put every inch of emotion into the last lines.
Don't know much about your life
Don't know much about your world
Before Finn even knew what he was doing, he stood and started to clap. Causing the petite girl to look up in fear.
"F-Finn?" she asked
Finn made his way towards the stage and climbed up the steps, walking until he was a few steps away from the girl he so badly wanted to pull into his arms.
"Wow! I knew you could sing but that was just amazing" he gushed.
Rachel blushed before shaking her heads and narrowing her eyes at him "What do you want?"
Finn sighed and looked down at the floor in shame "Look Rachel, I need to explain what happened today, I need you too understand why-"
Not for the first time this day Finn was interrupted "Understand? You want me to understand why you humiliated a boy, that has only just joined the school, for no reason? Well im sorry Finn, but that is something I will never understand" She turned to walk away but Finn reached out and gently grabbed her hand, pulling her towards him.
"Please Rach" his eyes met hers "Please, just give me 5 minutes to explain and then if you still want to hate me and be pissed then I'll leave you alone"
Rachel stared into his eyes before pulling her hand from his "I never said I hated you" she muttered as she made her way to the edge of the stage and sat down, her legs swinging back and forth.
Finn took a few breaths, preparing himself for winning this girl back, before joining Rachel on the edge of the stage.
"Right so this morning I was at my locker and Puck came up to me asking me where I had been all weekend and I told him I was at Burts tire shop, cause you know we are, well were, a secret thing and he would blab to everyone and then he told me he didn't care and we had to take care of some business and that's when I saw the slushy" he looked down at the small girl to make sure she was still listening before continuing "I told him No, that I didn't do that crap no more and then he told me that people were starting to question my position as quarterback and I was a bad being a bad leader. He told me that the team didn't think I was taking my role seriously and they can seriously get my ass kicked off the team if they have a good enough excuse and I can't lose my spot on the team Rach I can't. Anyway I was still against it and puck was still going on, he told me that it wasn't any of you guys from Glee, not that it make it any better but after so much pressure from puck I said I'd do it, he showed me the kid that had chosen for me to throw that shit at which turned out to be Rory and before I could even register what I was doing, I had thrown the drink in his face. But you gotta know Rachel that as soon as I had done it I regretted it, I couldn't even move from my spot, that's why I was still there when you turned up. I felt like absolute crap when I saw the look of hurt and embarrassment on the kids face, I felt just as bad as I did last time maybe even worse" he breathed.
Rachel sighed "So you did it for your reputation? You told me that you didn't care about that anymore"
Finn quickly shook his head "I don't, honestly, if people thought I was a freak I wouldn't care. But football is all I have Rach, I haven't got anything else that I'm good at. The thought of losing football just made me like shut down or something and I did it, the kids in their freshman year look up to me and ask me for tips and techniques, being able to help them makes me feel so awesome, losing that would suck. I'm not proud of what I did Rachel I'm really not and I know that that doesn't change the fact that I did do it, but if I could take it bad I would. I'm gonna go talk to Rory tomorrow morning, but right now all I want is for you to forgive me"
"Finn" Rachel touched his hand lightly "there are so many things you are good at, you just have to find out what they are. If you don't try different things you'll never know. I appreciate what you have told me and I think it's great that you're going to go and find Rory tomorrow. However when it comes to me I don't know if it can be that easy. What you did today made me think of you as just another jock that I happened to fall for and am just set out for humiliation and heart break. I can't go through that again Finn I really can't"
Before she could pull her hand of his Finn turned his over and laced their fingers together, his thumb stroking the roof of her hand "I'm not one of them Rachel, what I did today was not me and I swear to you that I'm really never going to do it again. Today when Puck was telling me that the slushy didn't involve you or Kurt all I could think about was that my brother and the girl I was going to ask to be my girlfriend go through so much crap at school and deserve to be treated better. And then there was the look on Rorys face today, all of this made me realise that I need to find a way to get this to stop. I don't want you going through any of this crap again and I'll beat the crap out of anyone who does it too you, forgiven me or not. Same for Kurt. If there was a way I could get them all to stop I would, but for now I'll stick with looking out for the people I care about" He finished.
They sat in silence for a moment and Finn was scared that he has said the wrong thing.
"You was going to ask me to be your girlfriend?" Rachel suddenly asked.
"Yeah. Wait! How did you know that?" Finn asked in confusion.
Rachel let out an embarrassed giggle "you just said, and I quote 'all I could think about was that my brother and the girl I was going to ask to be my girlfriend go through so much crap at school' so that kind of gave it away"
Finn put his head in his free hand, not letting go of her hand and risking her running off, and groaned "Ahhh crap. Nice one Finn, real smooth. Forget I just said that, just like erase it from your mind, I was gonna ask you today before I screwed up and it was gonna be bett-"
Rachel cut him off again, this time by pressing her lips against his. When she pulled away she was smiling shyly and couldn't help but laugh at Finns perplexed face.
"Is that you getting me to shut up? Telling me you'd be my girlfriend? Or what, you're gonna have to help me out here a bit cause I'm not very good at figuring things out"
Rachel shrugged her shoulders "Well why don't you ask me and we'll find out"
Not needing to ask what she was talking about, Finn nodded and began to speak "ok, I'm gonna say to you what I've been preparing since last night, so here goes" he cleared his throat before starting "Rach, you're awesome, like really awesome. You don't care what people think of you and you have these big dreams that I know you're gonna achieve. When I'm with you I feel like I can just be myself and you won't judge. You're beautiful, gorgeous, better than any of the cheerios. You're funny, smart and extremely talented. When we were in detention you were stressing about how you weren't good enough for me but you were wrong. I feel as if I'm not good enough for you. You're just so great and I have so much fun when I'm with you, more fun than I've had with anyone. So erm, i-I" he started getting nervous "Will you be my girlfriend?" he rushed out, looking at the floor, preparing for her to laugh in his face and reject him.
After a few moments of silence Finn forced himself to look up, finding Rachel looking out at the auditorium chairs, tears glistening down her cheeks "Ah, crap Rachel I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry, i-I just, don't worry. I'll go" he went to pull his hand from hers, when her grip tightened.
"They're happy tears Finn" she whispered "That's probably the sweetest thing anybody has ever said to me. But being with me will seriously demoralize your reputation, I can't be the cause of your unhappiness Finn"
Finn shook his head "Did you not listen to anything I just said Rachel? ' ."
"Are you sure?" she asked, still hesitant about it all.
"Positive"
Rachel smiled slightly before nodding "Ok then Finn, I'd love to be your girlfriend"
Finn looked at her, his eyes widening in excitement "Awesome" he said shyly before standing up and pulling her up with him. He pulled his new girlfriend into his arms and finally gave her the hug he had wanted to give to her all day.
"This doesn't mean I've forgiven you" she mumbled into his chest as her arms tightened around his waist.
Finn groaned and pulled away,"arghhh, come on Rach. Please forgive me, I told you I regret it, I'm never going to do it again, I'm sorry"
Rachel shook her head "I know your sorry Finn, but that doesn't change what you did, I'll forgive you eventually, I'm just gonna need some time"
Finn pulled away and looked into her eyes "Please, I'll do anything to get you to forgive me. Whatever you want and I'll do it".
She was about to tell him to stop being ridiculous, that there was nothing he could do to get her to be able to forgive him for being a jerk, she would get over it in a few weeks and everything would be good again. But then something came into mind.
"Well, there is one thing" she said as she reached up and flirtatiously wrapped her arms around Finns neck, his arms instantly going around her waist "you're probably not going to like it, but it would mean so much to me if you would do this for me. I'd forgive you straight away" Her eyelashes fluttered and she leaned in a little closer to her new boyfriend. Finn was going to hate what she was about to tell him, but if she played her cards right then she would easily be able to get him to do it.
Finn cleared his throat "Right, so um, what is it?"
Rachel laughed and leaned in even closer as she spoke "What I need to you do is" she stopped few centimetres away from his lips, she could feel his warm breath on her skin, smell his sweet scent. It was all so tempting but she knew she couldn't get lost in him, she smiled sneakily before whispering "Join the glee club" She held her position, waiting for his reaction.
"What" he asked in shock, pulling away slightly to look in her eyes, to make sure she was being serious "Are you being serious?"
Rachel nodded "Of course I am, Glee club isn't something I joke about. We need more members for sectionals next week and I think you'd make an impeccable member"
Finn groaned "But I don't even know if I can sing Rach, is there nothing else?"
Rachel shook her head, they really needed a few more members, if they didn't have enough of them then they would have to use the band members as backing singers and that just wasn't the same. If Finn was in glee, maybe other people will find it cool and join too. "Please" she fluttered her eyelashes again as she leaned closer, this time pressing a soft peck on his lips.
"ergghh" He groaned "Fine I'll do it, whatever. But don't blame me if I embarrass myself infront of you and everyone else"
"YAY" Rachel pulled out of his arms and jumped up and down in joy "thankyou so much"
Finn couldn't help but laugh at the small girl infront of him, even though he couldn't help but feel as though he had just been played. Suddenly something came to his thoughts.
"Erm Rach, I think theres something we need to do"
Rachel looked at him in confusion "Whats that?"
Finn rubbed the back of his neck "We need to tell Kurt" He told her nervously.
"What?" she asked in confusion and panic. Kurt had already told them both that he was against them getting together, when he found out that they had gone against his word he was going to hate them. Especially her.
Finn sighed and reached for her hand "He's gonna find out anyway Rachel, especially if I'm joining glee. It's best we tell him then he find out from someone else. We'll do it together okay?"
Rachel nods her head before turning and collecting her belongings that she had left on the piano "Okay lets go now" she says, taking her hand back in hers "I walked to school this morning so I'll just get a ride with you" she stated as they made their way to the car park and towards Finns truck.
When they got to the vehicle, Finn opened her door and carefully helped her in before running around to his side and hopping into the drivers side. He started the ignition and looked over to Rachel to find her already fiddling with the radio, he smiled down at her before reversing out of his spot and drove home. Preparing for the conversation that was about to happen with his very stubborn, very dramatic brother.
So what'd you think? any good?
How do you think Kurt will react?
Sorry if this chapter was quite boring, there's gonna be alot of drama coming up in future chapters though so stay tuned.
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