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Chapter 11:
The next week after Quinn serenaded Rachel was Prom week, so all students were hyped up about it. Gossiping going on through the halls, people wondering who would take who and of course the talking about who would be Prom Queen. Both Quinn and Santana had withdrawn from running, Quinn withdrew just after she broke up with Finn, and Santana withdrew last week, the day after she was on 'Fondue for Two'.
The days since everyone found out about Santana's sexuality had been hard for the Latina. Yes basically everyone in the school had their thoughts that she was a lesbian but it was never confirmed, so once Santana confirmed all those rumors then most of the Cheerios and Jocks used it against her by trying to humiliate her. But Santana never once gave in to them; she still was basically the HBIC in the school even though she was no longer a Cheerio. And she was still doing the 'Bully Whips' with Karofsky so that did help the girl out with all the criticism she was receiving. The Latina was still living at the Fabray residence, Judy telling Santana that she could have the guestroom for as long as she wanted. Brittany had also been helping her out, once Santana told the blonde what happened between her and her parents the blonde was distort, but no matter what, she was there for the Latina.
Quinn on the other hand was more than okay, it did hurt her seeing the repercussions that her best friend was facing but she was also pleased that her mother had really stepped up and been the mother that she always wanted her to be. Quinn and Rachel hadn't really had any progress since she sang to the brunette, as the blonde was helping Santana out and Rachel knew that.
Rachel on the other hand was overwhelmed with what Quinn said to her last week. The two girls really hadn't had time to talk about Quinn confessing her feelings to Rachel the week before because Quinn was wrapped up in helping Santana out, but also Rachel was still trying to get her mind around it. She couldn't believe that she was the person that the blonde liked. She had to admit that she always had been attracted to the ex-head cheerleader… Hello who wouldn't be… Quinn Fabray was beautiful. Although the brunette may be attracted to the blonde, it had been a slow process for her to build trust for said blonde. For what Quinn did to her before they were friends, to having the blonde apologize to her not even a month ago, to trying to build some trust for Quinn, was honestly difficult for the diva. Yes she is a person who forgives people quite easily but it's hard for the brunette to let people be trusted. But with that said Quinn Fabray has been really trying to build up that trust... Which the brunette could see, so Rachel has been slowly coming around to put her trust in the ex-head cheerleader.
There was also another problem that had been hard for Rachel through these last couple of weeks, and that problem started last week, the week of The Muckraker... And that problem was Finn. The blonde had no idea that this was happening, Rachel didn't want Quinn and her to have a fall out, so she never told the blonde, and it wasn't Rachel's fault she wasn't the one that initiating it, Finn was. It all happened on the day when Quinn and Santana ditched after lunch; Finn came up to the brunette after Glee... With that said...
Flashback:
"Hey Rach, do you have a minute... I was wondering if we could talk," Finn asked once all the other Glee members left the choir room. The brunette really didn't want to say yes because she wanted to talk to Quinn to make sure Santana was okay, but Rachel Berry wasn't a rude person so she thought to be polite.
"All right Finn, what was it you were after?" Rachel asked while sitting back down in one of the chairs.
Finn came and sat in a chair next to Rachel.
"Well Rach, I know we haven't been speaking much lately but I want to ask if maybe you wanted to hang out sometime?"
Rachel knew the meaning behind 'hang out sometime' and was honestly appalled that Finn didn't have the decency to properly ask her out. "Finn, may I ask what you mean by hanging out because right now you could classify this as hanging out."
Finn shook his head, he only wanted to get a one worded answer but of course he wouldn't with Rachel. "Ummmm, well I meant as in go out on a date."
"May I ask why you want to take me out on a date?"
"Well I like you Rach... I have for a long while and I know you like me..." Finn was talking but the diva butted in, "Finn stop right there... How do you know that I like you... I have not expressed my feelings about you to you."
"Well ummm... You wrote that song about me... And I know that you were upset when I was dating Quinn... So I just assumed..." again Rachel butted in, "Finn, you just said you assumed... Which means that you were just guessing that I like you, Finn... And you can't just walk in here and think that I like you. Yes maybe I once did have feelings for you, Finn, and maybe I still do but you don't get to assume that I still do."
"Rach, you're right, I sorry."
"You're forgiven, Finn."
"Sooo ummm did you want to go on a date with me?"
"Finn, I don't think that right now is a good idea... And I would appreciate it if you left it that way for now."
"Oh... Okay, Rach. Yeah no worries," the tall boy said looking down disappointed.
End of Flashback
So here Rachel was sitting in the choir room having a feeling that this week Finn was up to something because while all the Glee kids were in the choir room waiting for Mr. Schue to arrive...like always...she saw in the tall boys eyes that he was thinking about doing something and Rachel was afraid to know what he was planning, but Rachel being Rachel did honestly want to find out what that was. Before she could think about it further Mr. Schue speaks up, no-one even knew when he got into the choir room they were all too engrossed in their own conversations. "All right guys... Prom!"
"Please tell me we aren't doing songs about Prom?" Sam asked.
"Nope we are the Prom, Figgins has asked us to perform," Mr. Schue added. "Look I know this isn't ideal for you guys, because we are so close to Nationals, and Prom is like a rite of passage for all of you but I'm going to make sure all of you guys get a chance to enjoy the dance... And guys we could really use the money."
Rachel put up her hand, "Yes, Rachel", Mr. Schue said. "Mr. Schue I just want to say that I think this is a great idea, it will help us practice for Nationals."
"I believe so too, Rachel... Now everyone please come to me on Thursday with your list of songs that you would like to sing at Prom so I can approve of them... Anyways I think we will cut Glee short today, everyone head on home."
It was Wednesday lunch time when Rachel was in the auditorium going through some songs to see which ones she would be performing at Prom that Saturday, she told Quinn that she wouldn't be having lunch with her because she really needed to get her choices out of the way so she could give them to Mr. Schue tomorrow. She was flicking through the sheet music for Adele's song 'Rolling in the Deep' when she went to address the audio visual club as they were in the auditorium organizing the props that would be used at Prom. "Members of the audio visual club... I may possibility sing this song at Prom and when I'm done rehearsing I would like your feedback... Tell me if I was brilliant or simply outstanding." They all looked at her like she just grew an extra head but that didn't bother Rachel, she went over to the piano and started playing.
After she finished her performance she took in a big breath to absorb her feelings from that performance and was interrupted by a voice she knew too well. "That was great, Rach." She turned around to see Finn walking up the steps from the side of the stage holding something she didn't want him to be.
"Oh hello Finn, thank you, though I'm not sure that I will be using it for Prom."
"Well I thought it was great," he continued to walk over to sit next to Rachel on the piano chair and held out a single Red Rose for her. "This is for you," Finn said shyly to the small brunette.
Rachel looked down at the Rose that Finn was holding out for her and gave him a small smile and took the Rose. She couldn't get her thoughts away from a certain blonde who gave her a bunch of flowers a couple weeks ago... And those flowers had the perfect meanings... Yes a Red Rose meant 'I love you' but Rachel just believed Red Roses were used too often and the meaning was lost, and she believed Finn wouldn't even know that a Red Rose meant 'I love you'. The brunette preferred either a Red Chrysanthemum or even a Red Tulip.
However the brunette shook herself out of her thoughts and accepted the tall boys flower, "Thank you, Finn."
"So Rach, I was wondering if you wanted to be my date to Prom?" Finn asked with a ridiculous smile.
Well Rachel did have a feeling at the start of the week that Finn was up to something but she still was a bit shocked hearing him say it, "Oh Finn, I don't know, I don't think that's a good idea."
"Why not... You kinda said that you just wanted some time when I asked you out like last week... Isn't a week enough time?" Finn said upset.
Rachel was feeling a little bad regretting him but she honestly didn't want to lead the boy on. There was something or more like someone else that was distracting her and she wanted to see what will happen with that certain person.
She had always thought that Quinn Fabray was a pretty girl on the outside, and she knew deep down that the blonde was pretty on the inside as well. Yes Quinn would always hide that person, but Rachel also knew that gorgeous person was hidden within, she saw it the first time they met... And then after the blonde got pregnant she started to see that person coming out more and more. The day Quinn serenaded her was probably one of the best days of the brunette's life, she went home that day and couldn't get the blonde out of her head. Before Quinn sang to her, Rachel would always shake the feelings she had for the blonde away... But when she got home that day and thought of the ex-head cheerleader she went through all of those times that she would think of Quinn romantically and she was surprised with how many times that had been in her life. Rachel just thought the reason that she shut those feelings away was because she completely believed that the feelings she had would never be reciprocated by the blonde... When the blonde came out to her Rachel then started to open her eyes a little bit to her thoughts about Quinn but she still wanted to shut them out. And then when Quinn sang to her, telling her she liked her, it pulled all those walls down and Rachel just couldn't stop those thoughts and feelings come flooding back into her.
So here Rachel was sitting next to Finn feeling a little bad that she would have to regret the boy again. "Finn, I just don't think that it's a good idea that we try dating again. We have tried it too many times and it didn't work... I think moving on would be best for both of us."
"Why Rach... There's no-one else to move onto. We can make this work."
"If the only reason you want to date me is because there is no-one else who would date you then I believe that's already a sign that it's not going to work, Finn."
"I didn't mean it like that, Rach... I like you a lot and I want to give us another shot. Please come to Prom with me... You're going with no-one else."
"Actually, Finn, I told Quinn I would accompany her as a friend."
"But you could have a date."
"Finn! Stop okay. I'm sorry but I don't want to go to Prom with you... Please understand and accept it."
"I'll accept it for now but I'm not giving up on us Rach because I believe that we could work," and with that Finn got up and stormed out of the room... And Rachel thought she was the diva. Rachel gave a big breath out from the frustration she was holding back, she didn't want the boy to get angry or upset so she tried to be as soft and honest as she could.
Rachel went back to focusing on what songs she would sing for Prom, with her thoughts on what she just did to Finn and also about her thoughts about the gorgeous blonde that she would be going to Prom with... Yes she knew it was just as friends but she couldn't get the thought out of her mind that she wanted it to be more. Rachel knew that Quinn only asked her to go as friends because she wanted to take things slow with the brunette and that Quinn didn't know if the diva even shared the same feelings as her... But Rachel did know that yes she did indeed like one Ms. Quinn Lucy Fabray.
So I kind of used some of the scenes from the actual Glee episode 20 and obviously twisted them, I was going to do the whole Rachel saying 'let's do Run Joey Run' because seriously I think that line is hilarious but I didn't, obviously, anyways... I also didn't add Jessie in my story because seriously I'm not a fan of the St. James...
I really wanted to tap into Rachel's thoughts because all the other chapters have basically been from Quinn's POV... That's what I wanted... But I thought that a little understanding of what Rachel was going through was needed.
I know there wasn't any Faberry in this chapter and I'm sorry... But I promise next chapter there will be some Faberry interaction... It will be coming up to Prom... Sooooo I wonder what's going to happen...
Also I was kind of watching Season 1 of Glee while writing this, so I have to say I was a bit distracted so I'm sorry. And I was also listening to Rachel's ballads throughout writing this chapter... So there was a lot of emotional moments I was going through, so I apologize if that didn't help me writing this chapter.