So I've not updated for a while, the next 2 weeks are full of exams...but after that I will update way more. PLEASE REVIEW!

Chapter Eleven

Rachel was awoken by the doorbell ringing, loud and insistent. She groaned, sitting up. It was too early. 'One second', she called out sleepily, getting up and running to the door. Opening it, she came face to face with Finn. He was looking at her angrily. Great. The 'why did you break up with me' confrontation. She knew this was bound to happen sooner or later. Rachel sighed and went straight to the point. 'Finn, I'm sorry we broke up but I don't want to get back together,' she told him, annoyed. 'And why are you here so early?' she asked.

'I wanted to catch you before you left for rehearsal. Rachel, you never told me why we broke up. I thought things were going well,' he told her, stepping inside the house. 'What's going on?' said a voice behind them. Rachel turned around to see Jesse walking out of the kitchen, realising he must have fallen asleep last night after the movie was over.

Finn grew angry. 'Oh I see, you broke up with me to get back with him,' he said. Jesse rolled his eyes. 'No, Finn, that's not why we broke up,' Rachel said, sensing that things could get ugly between the two guys. 'Like you expect me to believe that. The second you break up with me you're having a sleepover with Jesse St Dickhead,' Finn shouted angrily. Jesse stepped in front of Rachel.

'Hudson, if you don't leave right now, I will call the police. You're on Miss Berry's property and you're intimidating her,' he told Finn, calm but firm. 'No, I'm not leaving till she gives me an answer about this!' Finn shouted. 'Finn, I'm gay,' Rachel said, all in a rush before she could change her mind.

Finn was staring at her, shocked at first, then disgusted, and finally coming to rest between confused and hurt. 'I turned you gay?' he said. 'Get out,' Jesse ordered him angrily. 'But I don't understand…you used to be straight but now you're gay? I must have done something wrong,' Finn said. 'Hudson, you don't just turn someone gay. Rachel has always been gay, she only realised recently. And she finally grew brave enough to say it out loud, and this is how you repay her? Throwing stupid comments at her which should have been left behind in the 90s? You ignorant, selfish, piece of shit, always thinking about yourself, never considering how hard this is for Rachel. You think you've been hurt? That's pathetic. Rachel is hurting a thousand times more than you,' Jesse said, spitting the words at Finn.

Finn backed away slightly. 'Whatever. I still think this is a phase. When you've sorted yourself out, call me,' he said. That was breaking point for Jesse. 'FUCK OFF,' he yelled at Finn, who stumbled out of the house. Rachel closed the door. She was quiet for a moment. 'I don't particularly like the way you handled that…but thanks. The ass deserved it', she thanked Jesse. He grinned. 'Just looking out for my smallest friend', he said. Rachel rolled her eyes. 'It's not my fault that you're, like, gigantic', she laughed. He put his arms around her and she leaned into the familiar comfort of Jesse's hug. 'Are you ok?' he asked her gently. She nodded. 'I'll be fine. I suppose I should probably get used to it. People aren't going to be as cool with this as you are,' she said quietly. 'It shouldn't be like that. It shouldn't be something that you have to get used to,' he told her. They both knew he was right. But they both knew nothing would change.

'Come on Jess. Rehearsal,' she reminded him. 'Ok. Be ready in ten minutes? I have to pick up my friend Sebastian, he's coming to watch rehearsal. Big guilty one,' he explained. Rachel nodded. 'Cool. Ten minutes,' she agreed, dashing upstairs.

A half hour later, they were heading towards the Lima Community Theatre, with Sebastian in the back. They were all discussing Spring Awakening. 'No way, Hanschen is not gay. Ernst is gay, sure, but Hanschen is experimenting,' Sebastian insisted. 'Oh my god, no! Hanschen is GAY, why would he do something that was punishable by death just for fun?' Rachel argued. 'Well Rach, he has a point. How do you explain his masturbating to Desdemona?' Jesse countered. Sebastian laughed, 'One last kiss, those soft thighs, those girlish breasts, oooh those cruel, cruel knees!' he said loudly, impersonating Hanschen. They all laughed.

'Ok, ok, let's agree to disagree on that one,' Jesse said, trying to concentrate on the road through his laughter. 'Alright, fine,' Rachel said grumpily, hating to lose anything. Then her face lit up. 'Ok – I have a question. Ilse and Moritz. Attracted to each other, or nothing more than old friends?' she proposed. Sebastian immediately spoke. 'Oh come on, that's easy! They totally want it. Ilse basically asks him to go home with her and when she's gone, Moritz regrets it, he calls after her,' he said with a tone of finality. Rachel raised her eyebrows. 'Well you obviously haven't done your homework, Mr Smythe. The whole song, nay, the whole scene, they face out towards the audience. They don't even look at each other. Steven Sater even said that the whole point of the scene was that they don't connect! Ilse's a slut, she'll have sex with anything, and Moritz refuses at first because he's so scared and frustrated – he's only regretful after she leaves because when Ilse walks away, that's his last chance at companionship, at any kind of peace and happiness walking away. It's not Ilse he wants, it's not even the sex, really – it's the sense of belonging. It's the sense of purpose, because if someone, anyone at all, wants him around, then he has a point to his life. He has reason not to die. But she goes, leaving death as his only option.' There was silence for a moment. 'That was really deep, Rach,' Jesse said approvingly. 'Ok. You win that one,' Sebastian relented. Rachel grinned, feeling pleased that she was right.

'Right. The lack of music is getting to me,' Jesse said, plugging his iPod into the car's speaker system. The menacing, satisfying guitar riff of Totally Fucked blared out. 'Nice choice, man,' Sebastian complemented. Rachel laughed. This song was always appropriate. The three of them sang at the top of their lungs all the way to Lima, not caring when people stared at them in horror – they just screamed profanities all the more.

They arrived at rehearsal, still in hysterics. 'Morning, guys,' Mr Schue greeted. 'Will, this is my good friend, Sebastian. He's here to watch rehearsal,' Jesse explained. Will nodded his consent and began the rehearsal. Rachel spotted Quinn, sitting with Tina. Quinn gave her a small, sad smile. Rachel smiled back brightly and waved, before turning away to find a seat with Sebastian, whilst Jesse went to sit with Will. When she had her back to Quinn, Rachel's smile disappeared. Quinn was her audience, and it was Rachel's job, as a performer, to put on the best show possible, and in this show, Rachel was not heartbroken; in fact, she was perfectly happy.

'Ok…is everyone here?' he asked, glancing at the group of teenagers before him. 'Klaine are late,' Brittany said. 'Klaine?' Sebastian whispered. Rachel answered him, 'Kurt and Blaine. Brittany put their names together and she calls them Klaine,' she said. 'So they're like, boyfriends?' he murmured back. Rachel nodded. 'Do you have a problem with that?' she challenged him, ready to hit him with the full force of her anti-homophobia wrath. Sebastian immediately shook his head, chuckling. 'No, no – I'm gay,' he explained. Rachel nodded. Then, after a second, 'me too,' she said, looking him right in the eyes. He could obviously tell it wasn't easy for her to admit, so Sebastian gave her a friendly half smile and patted her arm comfortingly. Rachel felt happy relief at this small slice of acceptance. It gave her some hope.

Right then, Kurt and Blaine hurried in, stammering apologies at their lateness. Kurt sat next to Rachel and Sebastian, wincing a little as he sat down. The two noticed this, along with the way Kurt's usually perfect hair was rumpled at the back, and Sebastian raised his eyebrows, and Rachel grinned. 'Morning sex, was it?' she whispered to Kurt, who blushed vermillion and gave her a scandalised look. Then he relaxed, and his face fell into a sheepish grin. 'Yes,' he murmured. She smiled at her friend. Rachel wanted to tell Kurt – she knew he wouldn't react badly, obviously – but it wasn't the kind of thing she could just say at random.

Instead, she decided to introduce Sebastian to Kurt, but noticed Sebastian had vanished from where he had been sitting next to her moments before. Glancing around, she finally saw him with Blaine. Sebastian was saying something to him, leaning close. Blaine was obviously unsure how to handle this, smiling, embarrassed, ducking his head. Rachel's eyes narrowed at Sebastian, hoping he wasn't trying to break up Kurt and Blaine. She wondered if Kurt had noticed, but when she turned to him, she saw that he was deep in conversation with Sam. Rachel glanced at Jesse, nodding at Sebastian's blatant flirting with Blaine, but before she could capture his attention, she heard someone else walk into the room. Will frowned. 'Finn?' he asked quizzically. Rachel's heart flew into her mouth and she looked behind her to see that Finn was, indeed, standing in the door way, staring right at her.

'Finn, you quit the show,' Will said. Finn nodded. 'I know. I'm not here to rehearse. I just…dammit, why, Rachel? Why are you pulling this lesbian crap?' he asked her. Rachel's eyes widened. She was not ready for the entire club to know just yet. 'Hudson, leave. Right now. Or your face is going to become acquainted with my fist,' he warned. 'And mine,' Santana said, getting up to stand next to Jesse, her arms folded challengingly. Finn's eyes narrowed. 'It was you!' he yelled at Santana. 'You turned my perfectly normal girlfriend into a great big lesbian, you bitch!'

Santana's eyes flared with anger, and she began cursing in Spanish at him. Jesse, who understood Spanish, hurriedly grabbed her as she made a particularly dark-sounding threat, holding her back. He whispered to her in Spanish, calming her down. Santana stopped screaming, but still fixed Finn with her death glare. 'Wait…you're a lesbian?' Kurt asked her. Rachel didn't say anything; she couldn't say anything. She looked at Kurt, his eyes surprised – but friendly, kind. There was no hate there. She glanced at Jesse, who nodded gently. Sebastian smiled encouragingly. So she managed to nod. Kurt got up and crossed the room to where she sat and enveloped her in a tight hug. 'It's fine. I still love you,' he told her, kissing her cheek. She smiled at him thankfully. Kurt turned to face the rest of the room. 'We're all ok with this. Right?' he asked, but it wasn't a question, it was an order. Everyone nodded, and Rachel felt a huge wave of relief. She smiled. 'Thank you,' she said softly. Finn swore loudly and left, slamming the door. 'Forget about that dick,' Santana told her. 'He's not worth it. Trust me, I know,' she said suggestively and everyone laughed.

When it was time to break for lunch, Rachel, along with Jesse, Santana, Sebastian, Brittany, Kurt and Blaine went to get food. Jesse declared that they were all to go to Breadstix, and he would pay, no questions asked. Rachel slid into a booth with Jesse and Kurt either side of her, feeling happier than she'd been in a long time. They were all eating pasta and laughing together, making a lot of noise which caused a few angry glares from other patrons. But none of them really cared.

Kurt had to go call his dad, and left the table. The moment he left, Sebastian scooted closer to Blaine, not saying anything, but Blaine stiffened. Rachel made a mental note to talk to Sebastian later and tell him to leave Blaine alone. When Kurt returned, he looked at Sebastian, irritated, but didn't say anything, choosing to sit next to Brittany. 'Dessert, anyone?' Jesse asked the table. 'Oh my god, they do the best vegan cheesecake here,' Rachel said. 'And they also do the best normal cheesecake for those of us who aren't weird,' joked Santana, and everyone laughed. They all ordered cheesecakes, and chatted as they waited. 'Where is the dessert?' Kurt said impatiently, snapping his fingers at the waitress. Blaine stood up. 'DAMMIT KURT! We've talked about this! Don't snap your fingers, it's annoying, it's rude, and IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT COME ANY FASTER!' he shouted at his boyfriend before storming out. Sebastian followed him out. Everyone looked at Kurt. 'You've snapped your fingers at Blaine during sex before, haven't you?' said Jesse. Santana laughed loudly, giving Jesse a fist bump. 'Nice one, St James,' she complimented.

Kurt looked upset. 'What's wrong, Kurt?' Rachel asked him. 'We've…we've had a few arguments lately, but things have been going really well this past week,' he began. 'I could tell. Your sex hair is insane,' Santana commented, sending her and Jesse into fits of laugher again. Kurt frowned at her. 'And now he's probably going to cheat on me with that stupid little meerkat boy,' he said sadly. 'Don't be stupid, Blaine loves you,' Rachel said, rubbing his shoulder comfortingly. Jesse patted Kurt's hand. 'I'll tell Seb to back off,' he told him. Kurt murmured his thanks before getting up and leaving. 'I'll see you at rehearsal,' he said by way of goodbye.

The cheesecakes arrived and the four of them looked down at their plates. Suddenly they weren't so hungry anymore.

Ok so REVIEW! also a couple of things I have to say

1. Santana's comment about Rachel's veganism: I don't agree with that, (I myself am a vegan), I just figured it's the type of thing Santana would say.

2. Johnny is coming back in the next chapter.

3. REVIEW.