Time for a Change – Chapter 10
Hey guys - Sorry I haven't updated in a few days, I've been busy since its the holidays and on Friday I'm going away, so I won't update again until Tuesday. Anyway, here is Chapter 10! I hope you like it, and thanks again for all the favourites/follows/reviews! :D
Days had past since Finn's departure back to Lima, and Rachel was struggling. NYADA classes had started up again for the new semester and when she wasn't at home sitting in front of the TV watching movies with Santana to take her mind off things, she was at NYADA. Rachel also hadn't yet heard back from the producers about Funny Girl. She didn't mind at the moment, because right now she wanted to get her mind back into the semester and allow it to adjust from Finn leaving to go back to Lima. She knew that it wasn't goodbye, but still, the distance made her heart ache. They exchanged many calls and texts and had regular Skype sessions whenever they could, but it wasn't the same as seeing him in person and being able to hug, kiss and touch Finn.
Rachel sighed, exhausted from Miss July's dance class. Cassie had pushed the class beyond breaking point as a 'welcome back wake up call' as she liked to put it. It was to make sure that none of her students had lost their strength over the semester break. Putting on her jacket and picking up her bag, Rachel walked out of the studio, relieved that the class was finished. When she got back to the apartment, she went straight to her room and logged onto Skype. As soon as her laptop had signed her in, she straight away got a Skype call request from Finn. She accepted and Finn's bright face filled her screen.
"Hey Rach!" Finn beamed, happy to see her. "Hi Finn" Rachel replied, making herself comfortable on her bed. "How was your day?" Finn asked and Rachel proceeded to tell Finn all about her gruelling dance class and how tough Cassie was. "That's rough Rach, if I were in your class, I'd definitely struggle" Finn said, and Rachel giggled, remembering Finn's awkward dance moves in glee club. "Well, at least you can't break my nose again" She replied, and they both laughed. It felt so good to Skype with Finn. She had been looking forward to since their last session a few nights ago. Whenever one session finished, Rachel would always look forward to the next one. Seeing Finn and hearing his voice, even if it was just through her laptop screen, was enough to get Rachel through a really rough day.
"How's Kurt?" Finn asked, suddenly switching the topic to his step brother. Rachel smiled "He's good, much better than before. I heard him talking to Blaine on the phone the other day, and it seems like those two are at least friends or close friends or something" Finn nodded. "That's good. I was really concerned about him, even after he opened up to us" "Me too Finn; everyone needs a special someone in their lives" Rachel agreed. Both of them chatted for a few more minutes before Finn had to log off to finish some homework. They both promised to contact each other again as soon as possible.
After Finn had logged off, Rachel thought about Kurt, and how it seemed like he wanted to form a relationship with Blaine again. She knew that Kurt would probably be annoyed with her for trying to play matchmaker and that if he really wanted to get back together with Blaine, he would do it himself. But Rachel did want to help Kurt in some way. She thought back to her conversation with Finn while he was in New York, about them both wanting to help Kurt. She knew that Blaine was considering applying to NYADA and their student open day was coming up in a few weeks. If she could convince Blaine to come out to New York so she could give him a campus tour, she could hopefully reunite them again. Smiling to herself, Rachel dialled Blaine's number to see if he was up for a 'friendly chat'.
"Hey Blaine, whats up?" Rachel greeted warmly. "Hey Rachel, what a nice surprise" Blaine's cheerful velvet voice could be heard on the other end of the line. "Yeah, I was wondering if you were still interested in appyling to NYADA. Their open day is coming up and I was wondering if you were going, so I could give you a personal campus tour" Rachel said in her sweetest voice. "Yeah, I am still interested, that would be great Rachel" Blaine replied and Rachel smiled. "Great, I'll talk to you soon" She replied and ended the call.
"Who were you talking to?" Rachel jumped when she heard Kurt's voice and turned around to see him standing in the doorway. Rachel's cheeks turned slightly red. "Nothing. Shouldn't you be making dinner or something?" She stumbled and Kurt shrugged and walked away. Rachel bit her lip and grinned to herself when he had gone.
Later that night, Finn called Rachel on her phone. As soon as it started ringing, she dived for it and fell into her bed. "Hey Finn" Rachel smiled, glad to hear his voice again. "Hey Rach, you sound like you're in a good mood" Finn replied. "Yeah, I just convinced Blaine to come to New York without Kurt knowing. I'm kind of playing matchmaker at the moment" Rachel giggled. "Rach, do you think that's such a good idea? I mean, you know what Kurt's like when people poke their noses into his private life" Finn said. "Relax, Finn. I invited him to come visit NYADA since he is interested in applying there. If he and Kurt happen to meet, then it will be like a happy coincidence" Rachel replied, convinced that her plan was fool – proof. "You're so crafty, Rach" Finn laughed. Rachel giggled again. "I know. I have to go now Finn, but I'll talk to you soon. Good night Finn" "Good night Rach, I love you" Finn said, sleepily. "I love you too, Finn" Rachel smiled.