The next morning was very laid back for Kurt, Santana, and Rachel. They all slept in and went down to the lobby just in time to grab some breakfast. Once she had eaten, Rachel sat down in front of her computer to start writing up the plan. An hour into it, she stopped. She had never even asked what had happened to Finn after the train left. She looked towards Kurt and Santana who were both glued to the television. Now was her chance. She walked over to the bed and sat down next to them.
Kurt looked over and smiled, "Well how is the plan working out? Everyone seemed pretty excited to help ya out."
Rachel laughed, "Yeah everyone did seem pretty pumped. It is working out wonderfully but I have a question for the two of you." She paused, searching for the right words to ask, "What happened after Finn quit running after the train?" She was watching Kurt and Santana cautiously to see how they would react to her question. They both looked at each other and sighed.
"So much for finishing my television show," Santana mumbled as she picked up the remote to turn off the T.V. She brought her legs up and wrapped her arms around them.
Kurt leaned back on the headboard and gave Rachel a small smile, "Finn would kill us if he found out we were telling you this but since you now know the truth from his letters, I think you deserve the truth about what happened. I guess I'll start with how he convinced all of us to go to the train station rather than to the wedding." Kurt was watching Rachel carefully trying to judge how the little diva would take the news she was about to receive. "Finn came into my room right after graduation. I could tell that he had been crying, a lot, but I assumed that it had something to do with the fact that he was upset about graduating or whatever. He told me he had just got back from your house which confused me because I knew you were at Mercedes house since I had just got back from there. He told me that he'd gone to talk to your dads. I figured it was to finish the wedding plans. He got choked up and told me the two of you weren't getting married, he was going to set you free and send you to New York to live out your dream. You know, I'm pretty sure he told you why he was doing it." Rachel nodded and urged him to continue. After taking a deep breath, he continued. "He told me that your dads actually seemed relieved when he told them he was calling off the wedding, which surprised me because I thought they were pretty supportive of the whole thing." This surprised Rachel because she too thought her dads supported her decision to marry Finn. She urged Kurt to continue
"Well I asked him why he couldn't go with you and find a job close to you or whatever. He said that he needed to redeem his father's name. When I asked him why, he just shrugged and said it felt right."
Santana interjected, "I think his main thing is when you attach the Hudson to your name, he worries that it will drag you down or something. He kept saying he didn't want your bright star to be associated with that unless he could get it cleared. Which I thought you were changing it to Hudson-Berry anyways but whatever. Anyways, continue on Kurt."
"Thanks Satan, I mean Santana," Kurt grinned at his joke as Santana hit him in the arm. "Anyways, I told him I thought he was making a huge mistake and he completely broke down sobbing. He started saying things about how he couldn't hold you back from your dream and how he felt like that was all he was doing. He asked if I would tell everyone the new plan because he just couldn't talk about it with anyone else. I called everyone, with the help of Blaine and we told them the news. I think the one who was most upset was Sugar because this was the second time she'd been asked to be a bridesmaid only to have the wedding not happen. As for what happened after the train left, you'll have to ask Santana. I could hardly see anything through my tears."
Santana gladly took over the conversation. "Well after he realized he couldn't keep up with the train he just stopped and stood there until it was completely out of sight. We were all still standing where we were watching this. I was impressed with how well he'd held up when you were there. Suddenly he just dropped. Puck and Sam ran over to him to help pick him up for fear he'd like roll over on the tracks or something. He looked awful! He just kept saying how it was for the best and necessary and yeah. Mr. Shue and Emma took him out to lunch and then he came to the party but he looked so miserable. I know Q went and talked to him. He told her that if you were meant to be, the universe would bring you back together. I thought she was going to slap him she was so upset. She told him that did he not see, the universe had brought you together too many times for him to ignore it. She told him she did not almost die to go to his wedding for him to just set the girl free. I think she really made him think about what he was doing.
"Sam reminded him about the date you guys went on in New York and told him maybe he shouldn't have sent you to the place where he'd fought so hard to win you back. By the way, I had no idea the boys serenaded you! I mean cheesy but somewhat cute at the same time. Anyways, so we tried knocking some sense into him. Mike told him that it probably wouldn't do any good to join the army and I told him I was coming to New York so I could room with you until he got here. Of course Kurt wouldn't let me leave Lima without him and there you have it. I don't think I left out any details. I'm just glad Frankenteen finally had some sense knocked into that big head of his."
Rachel had had tears streaming down her cheeks the entire time she'd been listening to her friends tell the story. Finn had been so brave for her. She had just assumed when he didn't cry that he didn't care, but that was not the case at all. She couldn't believe that all her friends had helped Finn to see the light and not make what could potentially be the biggest mistake of both their lives. She was so grateful. She wished all her friends could have been there; instead she sat up and hugged Kurt and Santana before returning to her work. She was even more determined to make this surprise as special as could be.
This was one of my favorite chapters to write! I think it shows a side of Finn that we didn't see in the Finale. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do! Please leave your reviews about it and the entire story!