A/N: So this was quickly written. Ignore any grammar mistakes. Enjoy! Please Review. It makes me happy and want to write.

The next day, Rachel left Finn at home with Abby while she went to "work". When she arrived at the familiar address, she got out and walked up to the door. She saw a doorman.

"How may I help you, Miss?"

"I'm here to see Mr. Fulbright. My name is Rachel Berry." She replied nervously.

"Oh right. He is very excited to see you." The doorman smiled.

He led her to an elevator where he told her how to get to the room where she would be auditioning. Once she was on the elevator by herself, she started running over her audition song in her head so that she was sure she had it down. When she got off the elevator, she made her way down a hall to a room. The door was open so she knocked on it and made herself visible.

"Mr. Fulbright?" She asked.

He appeared from the far end of the room. "Ms. Berry! Come on in." He motioned for her to make her way further in the room. She was then able to see three other people in the room.

"Ms. Berry, this is Roy Donald, Shelia Gouge, and Laurie Hans! They are helping me with casting." He said pointing them out. Rachel shook each of their hands and then they all took a seat except Rachel who was left standing in front of them.

"Well, let's get this started why don't we. So, Ms. Berry what we need you to do is sing us a song of your choice. Then we want you to give us a dry reading of our script. And, lastly, we need you to sing one of our songs. Okay?" Roy said

"Sounds good." She said composing herself to sing.

"Whenever you're ready." Laurie said.

Rachel opened her mouth and started to sing like she had never sung before. She sang like her life depended on it and in some ways it did. She sung the melody so well that the group sitting before her forgot that she did not even have music. Once she had finished, the group wasn't able to speak. Mr. Fulbright was the one who broke the silence.

"Wow, Ms. Berry. Wow. That was spectacular." He looked to the others and sawing them nodding in agreement. "Alright, now if you could please read this sections of the script. You will be reading for Kendall and I will be reading for Matt. Ready?" She nodded so he started out.

"What do you think you're doing?" He read. "Are you trying to mess this up? Do you not love me?"

"Of course I do, Matt. I love you more than life itself. I just… I need to find myself. I know it sounds cliché, but all I've ever done is try to please people. I have never done anything for me. I don't even know who I am. How can I marry you if I don't know who I really am?" Rachel read with emotion.

"I know you. I always have. And deep down you know who you are too. You are the sweetest, most outspoken, most beautiful woman I have ever met. You are using an identity crisis as an excuse to run away. You can't tell me that's not true. I want to marry you. Please don't do this."

"I'm sorry, but this is my choice. I have to go."

"End of scene." Mr. Fulbright said. He looked up at Rachel. "That was excellent. Your emotion really shined through. If you don't mind, I would like you to read one more section." He told her the page number and had her start this time.

"Hey, Matt. It's me. I know you probably don't want to speak with me right now, but I need to speak with you. I miss you. I know you probably don't care, but I do. I'm so sorry for what I did. You were right. You always are. I love you. Bye." Rachel started.

"Kendall?" Mr. Fulbright read.

"Matt? What are you doing here?"

"I had to see you. I just saw your performance. It was amazing as always."

"Matt, I'm so glad you're here. I want to apologize for what I did. You were right. I just needed an excuse. Please forgiv….." The part read that Matt cuts Kendall off with a kiss.

"End of Scene. Good, Ms. Berry. Now, we need you to sing part of a song for the production. It isn't nearly done, but the idea is still there. Do the best you can with it." Laurie said.

Rachel received the sheet music which included the lyrics. Mr. Donald walked over to the piano and started playing.

I've been running on instinct alone for the past few days.

My mind is roaming in so many different ways.

People keep passing me by without another thought.

Forgetting those simple manners they were taught.

They can't see what is really bothering me.

I just want them to see…

I need to get out, get out of this place.

I need to step out of this random rat race.

I don't want to be just another face in the yearbook.

I need to gain a new perspective and a different look.

Find what's inside and see what I can make out of it.

Dig down deep and see if that fire is still lit.

When she finished with the unpolished song, she looked up and saw Mr. Fulbright smiling. "That's all we need today. We will call you within the next few days with our decision. Thank you for coming in."

"No, thank you for this opportunity." Rachel said. She shook the hands of everyone again before leaving and going back home.

That night Rachel made dinner and hung out with her family all the while worrying about the audition. She really needed it.

Maybe, just maybe this will work out. She thought.