Safe with friends Chapter 10, a glee fanfic

I've reposted Chapter 9 as i read it and I didn't like the way the lyrics were set out, you guys will have to tell me if you want the lyrics to the songs posted or not, I've liked them in the stories that I've read but they're not everyone's cup of tea. Another LONG chapter for you now, I have chapter 11 written and will type that up tonight before beginning to write chapter 12, I have a feeling this story could be a long one lol let me know itf that's cool with you and if not I can always split it and there will be four or more parts to the series :)

Chapter 10

When the Glee club resumed Karofsky, Azimio and Mercedes made sure that Finn was sat no where near Rachel and Noah, Santana glared at the boy before muttering in Spanish and the Glee club looked to Mr Schue to translate.

"I didn't really catch that." He told them.

"She said that Finn was a two left footed giant with the brain the size of his penis, although she didn't use the word penis." Rachel spoke up.

"Oh," Mr Schue blanched. "OK, uh let's get back to the assignment. Mercedes you're up."

Mercedes squeezed Azimio's hand before getting up and facing him. "Nathan, it's no secret that I've been cautious about our relationship because of our past but over the last few months you've been so amazing and I want you to know that I'm ready to officially be your girl." She nodded to the band.

I'm looking for a lover not a friend
Somebody who can be there when I need someone to talk to
I'm looking for someone who won't pretend
Somebody not afraid to say
The way they feel about you

And I'm looking for someone who understands
How I feel
Someone who can keep it real
And who knows the way
The way I like to have it my way
And I'm looking for someone who takes me there
Wants to share
Shows he cares
Thinkin' you're the one that I've been waiting for

Is it you? Is it you?
Maybe you're the one I've been waiting for
Could you be the one for me?
Could you be the one I need?

I'm looking for someone to share my pain
Someone who I can run to
Who will stay with me when it rains
Someone who I can cry with through the night
Someone who I can trust whose heart is right

And I'm looking for someone
And I'm looking for someone who understands
How I feel
Someone who can keep it real
And who knows the way
The way I like to have it my way
And I'm looking for someone who takes me there
Wants to share
Shows he cares
Thinking you're the one that I've been waiting for

Is it you? Is it you?
Maybe you're the one I've been waiting for
Could you be the one for me?
Could you be the one I need?

Take for granted how much I care (how much I care)
Appreciates that I'm there
Someone who listens
And someone I can call who isn't afraid of love to share

Is it you? Is it you?
Maybe you're the one I've been waiting for
Could you be the one for me?
Could you be the one I need?

When she finished Azimio got up and held her close. "It's ok baby, I got you."

"That was wonderful Mercedes, thank you. Ok Artie, the floor is yours." Mr Schue clapped.

"I decided that I couldn't possibly dedicate my song to one person, so I decided to dedicate it to all of you lovely ladies, for every time you're feeling down just think of my song and smile. Oh and fellas, don't be hating a brother because your girls prefer me." He added with a smirk. The band struck up.

Uh, oh,...
Uh...

Akon and MJ (oh, yeah)

Yeah

This life don't last forever (hold my hand)
So tell me what we're waiting for? (hold my hand)
Better off being together (hold my hand)
Being miserable alone (hold my hand)

'cause I been there before and you've been there before,
But together we can be alright (alright, yeah)
'cause when it gets dark and when it gets cold
we hold each other 'til we see the sunlight.

So if you just hold my hand,
Baby, I promise that I'll do all I can
Things will go better if you just hold my hand
Nothing can come between us if you just hold, hold my, hold, hold my, hold my hand, hold my hand.

The nights are gettin' darker (darker) (hold my hand)
And there's no peace inside (inside) (hold my hand, oh, yeah).
So why make our lives harder (hold my hand)
By fighting love tonight, baby?

(So hold)

'cause I been there before and you've been there before,
But together we can be alright (alright).
'cause when it gets dark and when it gets cold
We hold each other 'til we see the sunlight (oh, yeah)

So if you just hold my hand,
Baby, I promise that I'll do all I can (if you just, if you just).
Things will go better if you just hold my hand (yeah)
Nothing can come between us if you just hold, hold my, hold, hold my, hold my hand, hold my hand.

I can tell that you're tired of being lonely (yeah)
Take my hand, don't let go, baby, hold me (yeah)
Come to me, let me be your one and only (hold my hand)
'cause I can make it alright 'til the morning (hold my hand)
I can tell that you're tired of being lonely (hold my hand)
Take my hand, don't let go, baby, hold me (hold me)
Come to me, let me be your one and only (one and only)
'cause I can make it alright 'til the morning (hold my hand)

Hold my hand (yeah)
Baby, I promise (hold my hand) that I'll do all I can (hold my hand)
Things will go better if you just hold my hand
Nothing can come between us if you just hold, hold my, hold, hold my, hold my hand, hold my hand

Hold my hand (yeah, yeah)
All I can (yeah, yeah, hold my hand)
Hold my hand
Nothing can come between us if you just hold, hold my, hold, hold my, hold my hand, hold my hand.

"Thank you Artie." Mr Schue praised as Artie rolled back between Brittany and Santana. "We've got time for one more person so let's see who the lucky one is." He picked a name from the hat. "Sam, you're up pal."

Sam stood and faced the group. "I know I'm the total new kid here, you guys met Blaine in the summer and you're already friends with the both of us but I just wanted to prove to you guys just how much of a friend I can be, and I need to thank my brother and sister for helping me pick this song." He began strumming on his guitar.

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy you've got a friend in me
Yeah you've got a friend in me

You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles and I got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together, we can see it through
'Cause you've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am
Bigger and stronger too
Maybe
But none of them
Will ever love you the way I do
It's me and you boy

And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend in me

"I love that song, I sometimes think that my toys come to life when I'm not around." Brittany smiled. "I tried setting up a camera but Lord Tubbington ate it."

"Awesome guys, you've really shown what you're capable of. Tomorrow we'll pick up from where we left off but now you're all free to go." Mr Schue began stacking books and music sheets. "Finn can I have a word please?"

A few moments later it was only Finn and Mr Schue. "What's up Mr Schue?"

"You need to stop pursuing Rachel, we can't have a repeat of last year. She's happy with Puck, why can't you leave them alone?"

"She only thinks she's happy with him, she may not admit it but I know that she wants me just as much as I want her."

"Do you hear yourself Finn? Let's say hypothetically, which means if Rachel and Puck did break up, and she wanted to be with you, what would happen? How would your lives be planned out?"

"That's easy, we'd marry right after high school, I'd get a teaching degree and become a teacher here while Rachel stayed at home with the children, three boys and maybe a little girl."

"But that's not what she wants Finn, Rachel wants Broadway, everything about her screams New York, she's too talented to be stuck in this town, you all are. Why do you want to stay here so much?"

"It's a good place to raise a family. Besides, Puckerman will never make it to graduation let alone New York, his criminal past will never get him a job on the police force in any country. Rachel needs to be realistic, Broadway isn't a realistic goal for her."

"I said the same thing last year and we lost Rachel in the club, we almost lost her when Quinn ran her over, and as far as Puck's concerned, since he's been with Rachel his grades have improved beyond belief, and there's no criminal past that he's actually been punished for. You need to think about other people's happiness Finn or we can't be the family we always say that we are." Mr Schue left leaving Finn to think about what he'd just said. 'Hopefully it'll get through to him.'

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"You got another letter Fabray." The guard put a letter on the side. "It's not from your mother."

Quinn looked at the letter and almost smiled at the unicorn on the envelope, it was from Brittany.

Hi Quinnie,
I hope you're ok, Puck was telling us the other day how horrible his cousin found it, I don't want you to get hurt. The others aren't as mad anymore, well they're still a little mad but they barely talk about it now. Puck's always mad but that's because Finn's being stupid and trying to steal Rachie from him, she seems to calm him down straight away so Mr Schue doesn't have to punish Puck so much anymore. We've got new members, Puck got them to join, Karofsky, Azimio, Blaine and Sam, did you know that Sam doesn't like green eggs and ham? He let me read Dr Seuss with his brother and sister yesterday, and Azimio and Mercedes are dating, I didn't know his name was Nathan, or that Karofsky's was David. You'd like Sam and Blaine, we met Blaine when Rachie was in the hospital, he's really nice, Lord Tubbington says that he and Kurt are going to get together, he also said that everyone will forgive you. I miss you Quinnie, we all do, we know you're nice, you just lost your way and you can't find your way back home, but you don't have to worry because we're all here waving flash lights so that you can see us, so come home soon. Come home and complete our broken family, we love you, despite what's happened.
Love Brittany S. Pierce.

Tears fell as she read the touching letter until finally she broke and began to sob into her hands, the guard looked on sadly as the young girl cried and sat down beside her, pulling her into her arms and hold her tightly, rubbing her back comfortingly. Quinn froze before melting into the embrace and holding on for dear life, she'd been hugged before by her mother and by Finn, but when her mother put her on her first time out she'd refused anymore hugs or signs of affection. 'So this is what it's like to be comforted.'Quinn found that she rather liked it. "what's your name?" She asked the guard.

"Kerrie Beiste, my sister works at your school as the new football coach." Kerrie told her. "Come on Quinn, you need to sleep for a bit, Sandra the night guard says you're not sleeping as much as the others."

Quinn let go of Kerrie and lay down under the covers, she put the letter gently into the box that had once held her fathers letters before reaching into the bedside drawers and putting the unopened letters from her mother into the box as well, she'd read them another day. Kerrie tucked her in before leaving the cell, making sure that the door was securely shut so others couldn't get in there. "Poor kid, alone, scared and lost." She sighed as she went back to her duties.

When Quinn opened her eyes again she wasn't in her cell, she was in a large and comfortable bedroom, the radio clock on the side table read six am, the sound of a baby crying could be heard from the next room along with a man's voice.

"Shh Anna, we don't want to wake up mommy do we?" She didn't recognise the man's voice. "Come on angel, don't cry, daddy's here, you're alright."

She got out of bed and went to the next room, there she saw the most handsome man she'd ever seen, blonde hair, blue eyes and a body to die for. "Oh hey, sorry if she woke you up."

"I was awake anyway." She smiled and took the baby from him. "Is my little Anna fussy this morning? That will never do, come on now, let's stop those tears and get you fed and then we'll go to see how aunty Rachel is doing."

"Any word yet?" The man asked.

"No, Puck said that if the baby didn't come in the next day or two then she'll have to be induced, and we all know that Rachel doesn't do needles." She sighed. "I feel really bad for her, this hasn't been an easy pregnancy, then again the pregnancy she had with Ava was no walk in the park either." The man laughed. "It's not funny you know."

"No, sorry that was bad timing. I was just imagining Levi being a mini Puck."

"God help the female population."

"And you're to go nowhere near him my little Anna."

Quinn smiled as the man looked at their baby adoringly. "Come on, it's your turn to do breakfast." She kissed him then kissed the baby.

When she opened her eyes again she was back in her cell. 'Who was he? Could I really be that happy and consider Berry a friend?'

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"Rach, we need to stop." Noah mumbled.

She shook her head and carried on leaving a trail of hot kisses down his neck.

"Babe, your dads are due back any minute. I know they like me but I also know that they both have guns."

Rachel groaned and climbed off of Noah's lap. "I don't like that I don't know where they are." She grumbled and rested her head on Noah's chest.

"They're going away soon right? On that cruise?"

"Not until after Sectionals in two months." She sighed. Her fathers always seemed to be away for either business or pleasure, they were normally gone from anywhere between a week and three months, normally she's fine with it, Mrs Puckerman or the elderly couple next door checked in on her once in a while, but since last year Rachel was worried about being left alone. She noticed Noah frowning and clenching his fists. "Noah?"

"Just thinking about the last time your dads left you alone."

"I had mom and Jesse with me, and this time I'm pretty sure they'll invite you to stay with me seeing as Jesse's in LA and mom's busy with her new job." She kissed him. "Noah you have to let go of what happened last year, you're not a bully anymore, it's not healthy to keep things like this bottled up."

"Honey we're home." Leroy and Hiram walked in, they frowned when they saw the two teenagers. "Everything ok?"

"Noah's worried about you guys leaving me alone." Rachel explained.

"We wanted to talk to you about that actually." Hiram sat down opposite the teenagers, Leroy sat next to him. "After the Rosie O'Donnell cruise we'll be home for a couple of days but then the firm wants us to go to this conference in Europe for three months, we're the only members of the department who speak French, Spanish and German fluently."

"Shelby will be around for the cruise but she'll be back in New York while we're on the conference, she said there's always Skype and she'll drop in whenever she can to check up on you." Leroy continued. "Noah, you're more than welcome to stay here with Rachel but we ask you both that you respect the house rules as though we were still here."

"You got it, don't worry I'll look after her." Noah felt better.

"We have no doubt about that." Hiram got up with a twinkle in his eye. "Oh and we've also asked Sue Sylvester to pop by and check up on you too." He walked away with an evil smile. Rachel laughed at Noah's terrified face.

"Don't worry, he's kidding, however we have asked your mother and the Johnsons next door." Leroy told him.

"I'm not sure which is worse." Noah muttered. "My mother or Coach Sylvester."

Rachel giggled and buried her face in his chest.

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"Shall we continue from where we left off? Or would you like to talk about something different?" The psychologist began.

Quinn remained silent, since Brittany's letter the day before she read all of the letters from her mother, the first few were filled with apologies and that she felt that it was for Quinn's own good to take responsibility and then the rest were filled with promises that once Quinn got out they'd fix their relationship and be a proper family again, safe from her father's influences.

"Quinn?"

"Do you think I'm a horrible person?" She asked. "Bitter? Selfish? Jealous?"

"I think that your childhood was a confusing one for you; your father praised bad behaviour while your mother punished it."

"I meant your personal opinion of me" Quinn amended, she already knew her childhood was different to others.

"Having first met you I thought that you were angry at the world and at yourself. You're a misunderstood young woman Quinn and you felt that people didn't understand that. Your father loved you, of that I have no doubt, but I feel that it was the wrong kind of love, it was a possession love, whereas your mother tried to balance your life with possession love and parental love, the kind of love most children should receive." The psychologist explained. "You watched your father get what he wanted by manipulating others and using blackmail, you saw him treat others as though he were better than them, and then you watched your mother treat others with the respect they deserved, in your mind you must've thought that what your father was doing was the right way to do things and that your mother was weak. What's brought this on?"

"I got a letter from a friend of mine, Brittany, it said that she missed me and that I was lost and needed to find my way home. I was so overwhelmed I cried and the guard, Kerrie held me, my mom had hugged me before but once I started getting punished for not cleaning my room or helping around the house I refused all hugs and I guess I forgot what it was like to be held by someone other than my father, ex-boyfriend or friends. I cried myself to sleep and dreamt that I wasn't here, I was older, married and had a daughter called Anna, I considered Rachel Berry a friend and was worried about her because she was past her due date and she'd had a hard pregnancy."

"When did your dislike of Rachel start?" The psychologist asked. "Maybe if you think about it you might find the answer as to why you hate her so much."

Quinn thought back. "The first day of Elementary School; I wanted my father to take me to school and pick me up at the end but he was busy, he was always busy, even on the days he didn't have work, so mom took me. When I saw Rachel with not one but two dads I asked another kid, I think it was Puckerman why she didn't have her mom with her, he said that she didn't have a mom and only had her dads. Every day after that I saw how her fathers spoiled her with love and affection, not to mention the little gifts they'd give her for no reason, that's when I learned what Hanukah was, I was jealous that they would both take her to school and pick her up but my own father didn't have the time. I picked on her, said that her mom didn't want her so she was stuck with two men, pulled her hair and tore up any pictures she'd done for her fathers."

"So you made yourself feel better by bullying Rachel because her fathers showered her with both parental and possession love? When did the bullying escalate?"

"Junior High; there was this boy, I can't even remember his name any more, I'd had a crush on him and wanted him to ask me to the dance that was coming up, I'd told everyone he was going to and had my outfit all picked out and ready, but then I heard that he'd asked Rachel instead, I asked him if it was true and he told me that she was one of the most beautiful girls in the school, I was so embarrassed so I started spreading rumours around the school that she was a transvestite, I called her RuPaul, Manhands and any other drag queen name I could think of just to make myself feel better." Quinn's eyes began producing tears. "It worked, before the rumours she did have quite a few friends, but once they started hearing about it they didn't want anything to do with her and the guy stood her up the night of the dance, he'd asked me earlier that day. The following Monday she confronted him and he told her he could never be with someone who'd had a sex change. By the time we got into High School she was the most unpopular girl and had no friends while I was captain of the Cheerios and dating the Quarterback, on my command every jock in the school would throw slushies at her or throw her in the dumpster, the other Cheerios would write horrible things in the girl's bathroom and would draw pornographic images too. Oh God," she choked. "I am a horrible person." She sobbed into her hands.

"No you're not Quinn, if you were you wouldn't feel remorse and cry for what you've done."

"What do I do now?"

"Make amends, that's always a start. Maybe you could write Rachel a letter and explain to her why you hated her, maybe write to that boy you had the baby with and explain that to him too. It's never too late Quinn, you can get your life back."

'I want my life back, but not my old one.'Quinn thought as she sat down at her desk an hour later and wrote two letters, one to her mother and one to Rachel and Puck.

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"So let's say eight o'clock?" Santana asked as she planned the first Glee party of the year.

"Saturday at eight, your place. Got it." Rachel confirmed. "We'd better get to Cheerios."

"Still weird saying it isn't it?" Brittany gave her a knowing smile.

"It's a good weird though. Now come one, I for one don't want to get on Coach's bad side before Glee." The girls ran to the football field where they spent three tiring hours perfecting every routine Coach Sylvester had planned.

"Absolutely awful, get out of here before the stench of failure gets onto me." She yelled. "Berry a word."

Rachel stayed behind, Santana and Brittany told her they'd tell Mr Schue where she was. "How you holding up on the Cheerios Berry? Keeping up ok?"

"I'm good Coach, it feels like it's second nature but then I have my dancing and gymnastics experiences to help me."

"Good, other than Lopez and Pierce you're my best Cheerio at the moment, you three will bring home another National Championship trophy for one Sue Sylvester, I just have to decide where to put it. Now run along, your bodyguard of a boyfriend is waiting."

"Thanks Coach." Rachel ran over to Noah, the smile on her face assured him that she was alright, he could tell the differences between each of her smiles. "Come on we're late."

"Rachel my love. Rachel wait I want to ask you something." They groaned and tried to outrun Jacob but he caught up to them. "Is it true that Finn Hudson sang you a love song yesterday? Puckerman how do you feel about that? And are you going to do anything about the rumour going around that Puckerman is cheating on you with one Lauren Zizes, I have an eye witness saying they saw the two in an intimate hug."

Rachel looked to Noah questioningly. "Noah? What's he talking about? I thought you were tutoring Lauren."

"I was helping her with her History, so when she passed a quiz this morning she came to find me and hugged me. Mike, Sam and Finn were-" He stopped and glared at Jacob, Rachel too glared at the boy realising what was going on. "Hudson happen to be your eye witness?"

Jacob gulped. "You little cockroach." Rachel held onto his shoulders and brought her knee up to his crotch as hard as she could, she satisfyingly watched as he fell to the floor in pain, he'd obviously forgotten to wear his cup today. "I am going to kill that dick." She ran. Noah surprised at her choice of words and what she'd just done had to sprint to catch up with her, and even then only managed to catch up as she stormed into the choir room.

"Ah Rachel, Puck, we were just waiting for-" Mr Schue stopped when Rachel ignored him and marched straight to the sat down Finn. 'This can't be good.'

Rachel pulled her fist back and punched Finn in the eye. Kurt who had been on the receiving end of her slap last year recoiled and felt for the boy. "Jeez Rach what was that for?" Finn held his face in agony.

"You think you can break Noah and I up by telling Ben Israel that he's cheating on me with Lauren Zizes when I know full well that Noah was only helping her with History? Well guess what Hudson it's not going to work. She hugged Noah with nothing but gratitude and besides she already has a boyfriend, if you took your head out of your ass for one second you'd see that. You were there when they hugged but so was Mike and Sam." She yelled.

"Come on Rach, you know that you don't want to be with him. You're just trying to teach me a lesson from last year when I dumped you for Santana and Brittany."

"Don't call me that, every time you call me that I want to throw something at you. Now get this into your thick head, I will never want to be with you, I love Noah, I'm in love with Noah and I have no intention of letting him go, and I certainlyhave no intention of being with a spineless worm like you. If you cause anymore problems I'll make sure you're never able to have children. Got it?" He nodded and Rachel took a seat with Noah on the other side of the room. "I apologise Mr Schuester."

'I'm getting too old for this drama. Guess Finn didn't take my words to heart yesterday.'Mr Schue sighed. "I'll have to speak with you at the end Rachel, Finn why don't you go to the nurses office, she should still be here."

"She left an hour ago," Karofsky explained. "some freshman got hurt during football practice and she went with him to the hospital."

"Is he ok?" Tina asked.

"Yeah, nothing serious but he might have a broken arm." Mike explained.

"Ok, let's get back with the assignment." Mr Schue pulled a name out of the hat. "Brittany you're up."

Brittany stood. "This is for both Artie and Santana; my boyfriend and my best friend. I love you both." The band struck up and she sang.

You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Uh huh
That's right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That's right

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no
No no
I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you friend
I'd give anything

When someone said count your blessings now
'fore they're long gone
I guess I just didn't know how
I was all wrong
They knew better
Still you said forever
And ever
Who knew

Yeah yeah
I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we
Until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong and
That last kiss
I'll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes
It harder
I wish I could remember
But I keep
Your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darling
Who knew
My darling
My darling
Who knew
My darling
I miss you
My darling
Who knew
Who knew

When she finished she hugged them both. "You've defended me countless times Santana and you've both been there for me when someone's called me stupid." She kissed them both and sat between them.

"Lovely Brittany, ok Mike you're up."

Mike stood nervously. "This is for you Tina, I had Sam help me." Sam played his guitar and Mike sang.

Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on

Still a little bit of your ghost you witness
Still a little BIT of your face I haven't kissed
You step a little closer each day
That I can't say what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball

Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer to me
So close that I can't see what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage!
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know

"Every time you're not around I feel like a cannonball sinking. I love you Tina."

"I love you too." Tina replied. "Mr Schue can I go next? I know it's not the way we're doing things but-"

"It's ok Tina, you go ahead." Mr Schue took Tina's name out of the hat and tossed it in the trash.

Tina stood and hugged Mike before he sat down again, she handed Brad some sheet music and faced the group. "I know the original artist is Switchfoot but I was watching 'A Walk To Remember' last night I want to do Mandy Moore's version."

There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But You sing to me over and over and over again

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands
and pray to be only Yours
I pray to be only Yours
I know now you're my only hope

Sing to me the song of the stars
Of Your galaxy dancing and laughing
and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that You have for me over again

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

I give You my destiny
I'm giving You all of me
I want Your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs I'm giving it back

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

"That was beautiful Tina, thank you." Mr Schue applauded. "Ok Nathan you're up."

Azimio stood and took Tina's place. "Like Karofsky I have so much to make up for with you guys but Mercedes is helping me, you all are, and I apologise to Mr Schue if I'm not any good." He nodded to the band and began to rap Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet.' "It was the only song I could think of that meant I wanted to change and start fresh and Mercedes was telling me about every spring she starts fresh by cleaning out her closet." They laughed.

"We've already forgiven you Nathan but thank you, and you weren't so bad, it's nice to know we have more than one rapper in the group now." Mr Schue clapped the boy on the shoulder and pulled another name our of the hat. "Puck, I know Finn had the same song but-"

"It's ok Mr Schue, being with Rachel has taught me to always be prepared." Noah stood.

"Whipped." Mike mock coughed.

"Says the guy who just sung Damien Rice and told his girlfriend that he feels like he's sinking without her." Noah joked. "This is for you baby." Brad already had the sheet music for Noah's song choice.

Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
for I can't help falling in love with you

"You're my girl Rach and I love you so much. I know we've never talked about it and we're still in school so I'm not doing this now but I'm promising you that one day, in about five or ten years, we're getting married and moving to New York to spend the rest of our lives together. I went out and got you this, it's not an engagement ring, it's a promise ring that I'll always be your Noah, and it's fifteen years today that we met at Temple."

Tears fell down Rachel's cheeks as she opened the small box, Noah gently wiped them away. "I love it Noah, thank you." He put on the single yet elegant diamond ring and kissed her deeply. The club except Finn cheered.

"Now that's love." Brittany smiled.

"Would you like to go next Rachel?" Mr Schue was happy for the two, out of the corner of his eye he could see Finn frowning.

"Only if that's alright with Kurt and Blaine."

"Sweetheart you don't get a performance like that plus a ring and a declaration of undying love and not go next." Kurt wiped his own tears.

"Get that gorgeous tush up there and sing your heart out." Blaine stood and pulled her to the centre of the room. "Oh that's a beauty, and I don't just mean the ring." He winked.

"Oi Anderson, did you miss my speech?" Noah warned but smiled.

"Noah, you're the one for me, I couldn't imagine my life without you. I love you." She nodded to the band and sang Mandy Moore's 'Everything My Heart Desires'.

Yeah
Everything About you baby
Come on
Yeah

One kiss, heaven isn't far
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

There ain't no one better for me
Everyday and night
Baby in my life
It's you
You're my front page story
Wanna tell the world I'm in love with you boy
Yeah

Can't believe it's real
Everything I feel
Baby it's to hard to conceal
One kiss, heaven isn't far
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

Yeah yeah baby oh
Thought I'd be forever searching
On an open road
I had no where to go
So I said a prayer and
God heard it
Come and set me free,
Send an angel to me

One kiss, heaven isn't far
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

The best thing
Underneath the stars
You're everything my heart desires
Don't change
Stay the way you are
You're everything my heart desires

Everything about you baby
Oh yeah
One kiss, heaven isn't far
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

One kiss, heaven isn't far
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

The best thing Underneath the stars
You're everything my heart desires
Don't change (baby)
Stay the way you are
You're everything my heart desires

One kiss, heaven isn't far (baby)
You're everything my heart desires
Your love has no missing parts
It's everything my heart desires

"Beautiful, so that just leaves Blaine and Kurt." Mr Schue put his hands on Rachel's shoulders and squeezed gently before letting her pick out the name. "Kurt, you're up."

Rachel sat down and Noah held her close.

Kurt stood in her spot and faced everyone. "I couldn't decide on a song and then last night it hit me that last year Quinn wasn't the only one who was lost, it's not my first choice and I've had to change the key to match my voice but I think it sends he message across, so this is for all of you." He nodded to Brad and began.

I found God
On the corner of First and Amistad
Where the west
Was all but won
All alone
Smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?"
He said, "Ask anything".

Where were you
When everything was falling apart?
All my days
Were spent by the telephone
That never rang
And all I needed was a call
That never came
To the corner of First and Amistad

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

In the end
Everyone ends up alone
Losing her
The only one who's ever known
Who I am
Who I'm not, who I wanna be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me

Early morning
The city breaks
I've been callin'
For years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
Ya never send me no letters
You got some kinda nerve
Taking all I want

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Where were you? Where were you?
Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lyin' on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me
Why'd you have to wait?
To find me, to find me

"Thank you Kurt, this leaves you Blaine." Mr Schue clapped.

Blaine stood and took Kurt's place. "So a lot of you know that my parents are incredibly reluctant to accept that I'm gay, which is probably why I flirt so much, but you've all shown me that I don't have to change to please my parents, they should accept me and love me for who I am. So this is for you guys and myself." He nodded to the band.

I don't need to be anything other
Than a prison guard's son
I don't need to be anything other
Than a specialist's son
I don't have to be anyone other
Than the birth of two souls in one
Part of where I'm going, is knowing where I'm coming from

I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me

I'm surrounded by liars everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by imposters everywhere I turn
I'm surrounded by identity crisis everywhere I turn
Am I the only one who noticed?
I can't be the only one who's learned!

Can I have everyone's attention please?
If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave
I came from the mountain
The crust of creation
My whole situation-made from clay to stone
And now I'm telling everybody

I don't want to be
I don't want to be
I don't want to be
I don't want to be

Ever the performer he had the girls dancing around him with everyone joining in at the end. When he finished he held Rachel. "Oh, by the way Puckerman, I'm still available to Rachel if you ever mess up." He winked.

"Why not just make it a threesome and get it over with." Rachel bumped her hip against his.

"Wanky." Everyone but Finn and Mr Schue said, Finn out of embarrassment and Mr Schue out of respect as a teacher.

"Ok, ok, you've all done more than I could ask for in this assignment, you've all shown me what you're capable of. Now who wants to have some fun with Bon Jovi?"

Everyone cheered enthusiastically and they got to work on their favourite Bon Jovi songs, creating mash-ups and solos and duets from all angles.

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"Rachel can you come here a second please?" Hiram called the moment he and Leroy saw their daughter walk through the door, Noah had to look after Sarah while their mom worked an extra shift.

"What is it daddy? Dad?" She sat across from them and saw and envelope on the coffee table. "What's that?"

"Judy Fabray stopped by just now and gave us this, it's a letter for you from Quinn." Leroy explained.

Painful memories flooded Rachel's mind. "What do I do?"

"Read it and go from there." Hiram suggested. "But call Noah first, we have a feeling it's for him too."

Rachel nodded and took the letter, she went up to her room and sent Noah a text saying that she needed him and that he could bring Sarah to her house. She sat on the bed and opened the envelope. 'I can do this. She's in Juvie, she can't hurt me, physically at least.' She breathed deeply and waited for her boyfriend to arrive.