A/N: So here's what you missed on Glee. Quinn and Puck still have feelings for one another but Quinn can't act on them because she's going to Yale and Puck is stuck in Lima. Harsh. Finn tries to find Malcolm Reese but has trouble locating him. Blaine become more of a dictator to the Glee Club and says a comment that makes Rachel storm out of the room. Santana then calls him out. Wanky. And that's what you missed on, GLEE!
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, although I wish I did.
"Rachel! Rachel!" Finn yelled throughout the school, searching for Rachel. He knew that the Warblers were a touchy subject for her, but he didn't expect Blaine out of all people to bring them up. Finn continued to look around the school for Rachel, but the person that he bumped into instead was a sight for sore eyes—Sue Sylvester. Finn grumbled under his breath, trying to get past her but she wouldn't budge. "Coach Sylvester, do you mind moving out of the way?"
"Do you mind if I ask what in the blue blazes are you doing here? Last time I checked you don't go to school here and the more you alumni come here, the more it makes me realize you are sad pathetic creatures." Sue shook her head towards Finn. Finn didn't care what Sue had to say to put him down at that moment. Right now, he needed to find Rachel.
"Listen, as much as I would love to stand here as you belittle me, I can't." Finn walked around Sue then started heading down the hallway. "I have to find Rachel."
"It's funny; I thought she would never come back here." Sue smirked. "Isn't she some Barbra Streisand in New York?"
"We're helping New Directions for Regionals, so if you don't mind! I have to go." Finn walked down one of the hallways, avoiding Sue's glare. Finn shuddered as he continued to look for Rachel. Just where was she?
In the school parking lot, Rachel sat in Finn's car, crying her eyes out. She didn't care if her make-up smudged or if anything got messy. She needed to let her emotions out in the open. How dare Blaine make a comment about the Warblers saying that they were so chivalrous? One of them had actually taken advantage of her. She knew that Blaine was angry about not getting the song he wanted, but he had no right to make a comment like that. Rachel continued to cry until she heard a tapping noise on the window. Rachel looked up to see Finn tapping on the window, instructing her to open the door for him. Rachel reluctantly opened the passenger's seat of the car as Finn entered and sat in the seat next to her.
"That's the last time I give you the key to my car." Finn joked, trying to get a smile from Rachel, but instead all she did was cry even harder. Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel, sitting there in silence as she continued to cry. Finn looked to Rachel, seeing that she was wiping her eyes, wanting to explain how she was really feeling towards him.
"This has just not been my year." Rachel silently said, staring down at the tissue that was in her hand. "I mean what other girls can say that they were abused when they came home from vacation and lost out the role that they really wanted on Broadway to someone who is the daughter of the director? Not a lot of people can say that."
"Wait, you got the call from the producer of Funny Girl?" Finn wondered.
"Not yet but I already know that's what he's going to say." Rachel admitted. "I know that you told me to stop dwelling on it, but this is really bothering me Finn. I can't stop thinking about it. The thing is I don't even know what I did wrong. What did I do that was so bad that nothing could ever go my way?"
"I'm sure you're over exaggerating." Finn simply said.
"No, I'm not." Rachel looked up at him. "I lost you once, was raped by Hunter, had a pregnancy scare and most likely bombed my audition. My year isn't exactly looking like a great highlight reel."
"You've been watching Sports Center again, haven't you?" Finn chuckled. "The Rachel I knew never would have used the words 'highlight reel'."
"You did leave it on this morning in your bedroom." Rachel cracked a small smile, then turned serious again. "Finn, what did I ever do to deserve something like this?"
"Nothing. You did nothing wrong to deserve something as horrible as this." Finn assured her. He then thought for a moment then let out a grin. "You know, this year so far hasn't been all bad."
"Oh yeah, what makes you say that?" Rachel huffed. Finn moved his hand to Rachel's cheek to make her look him in the eye.
"I came back, didn't I?" Finn let out a small smile. "And I promised that I was never going to leave you and that we're going to get married and have a happy ending like you wanted."
"You were the only highlight of my year." Rachel mumbled.
"What about the Glee Club? You've helped them to a Sectionals trophy Rachel." Finn pointed out. "You got on that stage with them when the chips were down and you helped them perform. Wasn't that fun?"
"It was actually." Rachel thought for a moment. She looked over to Finn, seeing that he was going into one of the compartments of his car. Finn came back with a paper bag and some tissues.
"Here are some tissues." Finn smiled at her. Rachel took the tissues but wanted to know what was in the paper bag.
"What's that?" Rachel wondered. Finn contemplated for a moment then opened the bag to show the glass that Finn bought in Chicago when New Directions performed at Nationals.
"This was the glass that I bought in Chicago when I thought we were getting married then. I saved it ever since." Finn admitted. "I was saving it and hoping that one day you would change your mind and we would get married. I want to smash this glass in the ground already, and I want to do it at our wedding." Rachel felt her smile widen as Finn continued to stare at her. "I know you had a rough year so far Rachel, and no one can say that theirs was rougher…but I am so proud of you. You're so strong and determined and you don't let anything get in the way. When I look at this glass, I remember how much I love you…and how much I want to be with you. You're the only one for me Rachel, and when we get married I can show the whole world how much I love you by taking a piece of this history with us and smashing it to the ground into bits and pieces." Rachel giggled at Finn's last sentence, pressing a kiss to his lips. Finn kissed Rachel back while rubbing her back comfortingly. Finn and Rachel parted their lips as Finn placed his forehead on hers. "I love you Rachel. Don't you ever forget that. And if you want, you can vent how much you wanted the Broadway role to me and I won't complain one bit." Rachel continued to stare at Finn but simply shook her head.
"No." Rachel said. Finn raised an eyebrow but Rachel's smile grew wider. "There will be other auditions, right? I'm sorry I've been so crazy about the audition and I've been venting to you when you have so much more on your plate."
"Rachel…don't say sorry. I'm here to listen." Finn's smile grew just as wide as Rachel's. Rachel felt tears stream down her face, which made Finn's smile disappear. "Rachel, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Rachel assured him, the tears still streaming down her face. "I just realized that I don't want anyone else in my life…all I need is you." Finn smiled and pressed a kiss to Rachel's cheek as she wiped the remainder of her tears.
"Are you ready to go back into the Glee room with the others? I promise there won't be any other Warbler compliments."
"I think I was just over exaggerating." Rachel shook her head. "Just because Hunter did something to me, doesn't mean that I have to be afraid of the Warblers team. After all, they were the ones that helped bring Hunter to justice." Finn smiled proudly at his fiancée, pressing a kiss to her lips.
"God, I love you so much." Finn muttered against her lips. Rachel giggled slightly then went for her make-up bag.
"We'll go back…but I have to do my make-up again. I look like a raccoon." Rachel started applying her eyeliner while Finn gazed at her.
"Rachel, can I make a request?" Finn wondered. Rachel turned her head, nodding her head quickly. "When we get home…I want my au-natural Rachel. No make-up…her hair messy…and in my bed." Rachel blushed at Finn's comment, pressing her forehead to his once again.
"I thought that you were into the Victoria Secret catalogues." Rachel teased.
"You're the only thing I need." Finn simply said. "You're sexier than any Victoria's Secret model. And I realized that you were smoking hot when you did that Pussycat Doll number with the others." Rachel smiled and pressed a kiss on his cheek, going back to her make-up.
"Well then…I guess I'm going to have to make your wait worthwhile." Rachel smirked. Rachel finished applying make-up and placed her make-up bag in the glove compartment. She then turned to Finn with a smile and nodded her head. "All right, I'm ready."
"Wait…not quite yet." Finn leaned in and pressed a kiss to Rachel's lips, running a hand through her hair. As soon as Finn and Rachel parted, Finn let out a loving smile towards his fiancée. "I love you Rachel Berry…and you're my reason for being who I am today." Rachel hugged Finn tightly, then reached for the car door.
"After you Mr. Hudson." Rachel smiled. Finn got out of the car, grabbing Rachel's hand and leading her back to the Glee Club.
When Finn and Rachel reached the Glee choir room, everyone focused their eyes on Rachel, seeing that she was smiling and appeared to be in a perkier mood than when she left the room. They didn't want to bring up the revelation that she was raped by a Warbler to prevent upsetting her, but they were willing to help her in any way that they could. Rachel slowly walked to her seat as Finn followed her and sat next to her. Mr. Schuester walked over to Rachel and gave her a sympathetic look.
"Everything okay, Rachel?" Mr. Schuester wondered.
"Great." Rachel nodded her head, faking a smile towards Mr. Schuester. "Now, enough about me. Let's get these kids ready for Regionals."
"Wait…" Finn spoke, everyone turning towards him as he smiled towards Rachel. "If you don't mind Mr. Schue, I have something I want to sing." Mr. Schuester nodded his head, leading Finn towards the front of the room. Finn walked forward, keeping his eyes on Rachel. "Puck, Sam, Mike. Would you mind helping me out with this song?" Puck, Mike and Sam got up from their seats and headed to their respective instruments. Finn had learned that Mike was currently learning how to play the keyboard, so he gave Mike that job. Finn grabbed the microphone that was thrown to him by Mr. Schuester, then looked over to Rachel. He took a moment to compose himself, keeping his eye on Rachel then turning over to Puck. "Hit it."
She says her love for me could never die
But that would change if she ever found about you and I
Oh, but her love is cold
Wouldn't hurt her if she didn't know, cause
When it gets too much
I need to feel your touch
I'm gonna run to you
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right
I'm gonna run all night
I'm gonna run to you.
She's got a heart of gold, she'd never let me down
But you're the one that always turns me on and keep me coming round
I know her love is true
But it's so damn easy making love to you
I got my mind made up
I need to feel your touch
I'm gonna run to you
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right
I'm gonna stay all night
I'm gonna run to you
Yeah, I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right
I'm gonna run all night
I'm gonna run to you
When the feeling's right now
Oh, I'm gonna run to you
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feelings right
I'm gonna stay all night
I'm gonna run to you
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feeling's right
I'm gonna run all night
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feeling's right
I'm gonna run to you
Cause when the feeling's right
I'm gonna run to you
As soon as Finn finished singing, everyone stood on their feet to give him a standing ovation. Rachel wasn't the exception there. Rachel clapped her hands, giving Finn a loving grin as he put the microphone down.
"How about we do something from the 80's as a group number?" Joe spoke up from the back of the choir room. "That would be a great number for Regionals."
"You know, you're right." Mr. Schuester pointed to Joe, then wrote 80's music' on the blackboard. "That would be great musical number. So, thank you Finn for giving us that idea for a number. And the song that you sung to Rachel was very touching."
"Bryan Adams is the god of love songs." Kitty agreed nodding her head.
"His music doesn't compare to anyone else's from the 80's." Marley put in her thought as Kitty nodded her head.
"All right then. Bryan Adams as a group musical it is." Mr. Schuester clapped his hands together. "Let's give it up for Finn!" Everyone clapped to Finn as he blushed heavily. He was only planning on singing to make Rachel feel better, but instead he killed two birds with one stone and found an artist the Glee Club could do for Regionals. "All right, class is dismissed, so we're going to meet in the Auditorium tomorrow and start rehearsing. Think of some more fun numbers that we could do for Regionals tonight." Mr. Schuester noticed the kids getting up from their seats and walking past Mr. Schuester, Finn and Rachel.
"Great job, bro." Puck patted Finn's back, then put the guitar down, avoiding eye contract with Quinn. As everyone filed out of the Glee room, Rachel grabbed her bag and continued to stare at Finn.
"You didn't have to do that." Rachel smiled. Finn walked over to her and nodded his head.
"Actually, yes I did." Finn put a hand on Rachel's shoulder. "I wanted to show you how much I love you. And that song pretty much summed up how I feel about you." Rachel wrapped her arms around Finn's neck, giving him a grin.
"Well, that was beautiful. Thank you." Rachel smiled. She then looked at the time on her watch, raising an eyebrow. "Oh, we have to go Finn."
"All right then." Finn nodded his head, turning his attention to Mr. Schuester who was smiling at his former co-captains. They were the best of the best, and it was because of Finn and Rachel's leadership that they were able to cap a Nationals victory.
"Well, I'm going to start skimming through song books." Mr. Schuester pointed to one of the books in his hands, waving to Finn and Rachel. "See you both tomorrow."
"All right Mr. Schue." Finn agreed. Mr. Schuester left the room, leaving Rachel and Finn in the room alone.
"So, we should probably go and find Blaine in order to tell him we're doing Bryan Adams." Finn feebly suggested. Rachel stared at Finn, nodding her head in agreement.
"And if I know Blaine as well as I think I do, I think I know where we could find him." Rachel led Finn to the auditorium, where they saw Blaine sitting on the stage as he was mentally beating himself up. Rachel walked over to Blaine slowly, staring at him. Blaine looked up to see Rachel and Finn standing before him, then turning his back to them.
"Blaine, we have to talk about this." Finn walked over next to Rachel as they both continued to stare at Blaine. "There had to be a reason that you snapped at everyone and started talking about the Warblers. Do you miss them or something?" Blaine continued to look down at the ground, not sure if he should tell the truth.
"I've been thinking about going back to the Warblers." Blaine finally admitted. "I mean, there's nothing here for me. Kurt's not on the team anymore, no one listens to a word that I say."
"And you think barking orders at everyone is going to make them want to listen to you?" Rachel shook her head.
"Isn't that what worked for you?" Blaine asked. Rachel's eyes widened at Blaine's question, stammering for a moment.
"Yes, Rachel did bark orders at everyone when we were in Glee, but that was because Rachel had the best voice in Glee Club and she had everyone's respect. She also knew what she was talking about and she gave others a chance to speak." Finn clarified. Finn walked on the stage next to Blaine and let out a sigh. "If you're going to be a leader of New Directions, then you have to be open to other ideas. You can't just simply say no because you don't agree with them."
"But did you hear what the suggestions were? Justin Timberlake? Spice Girls? Jonas Brothers? Are any of those going to win Sectionals?" Blaine sounded frustrated.
"Hey, you have to admit, the Warblers did Flo Rida and One Direction. No one thought that was going to compete." Rachel pointed out.
"But still. The Jonas Brothers are only going to get us laughed at." Blaine sighed.
"And why can't we do the Jonas Brothers? What if I said the Jonas Brothers were cool and I want us to sing them for Sectionals?" Finn smirked.
"But they have teeny-bopper music. No one is going to take us seriously except for 11-year-olds." Blaine argued.
"All right, since you think that the Jonas Brothers are so teeny-bopper, I'm going to present you with a challenge." Finn crossed his arms with a grin. "Tomorrow in Glee, we're singing the Jonas Brothers. You, me and maybe Puck."
"What? I am not singing the Jonas Brothers." Blaine shook his head.
"Well, I'm in charge of the Glee Club for the week and I say you are." Finn became serious. "There are so many different types of music Blaine. You need to get out of the Katy Perry phase. The Jonas Brothers will help you with that. Would you rather do the Jonas Brothers or Justin Bieber?" Blaine didn't have to think about that answer.
"Fine, we'll do the Jonas Brothers." Blaine said. "But I'm not sure I'm going to like it."
"All right, it's decided then. I'll pick out the song we're going to sing and tomorrow we'll sing for the Glee Club. And you better show up or else I'm getting Puck and Mike to drag you there." Finn turned back towards the stairs of the stage as Blaine stood there. "Remember Blaine, there's more than one way to be a leader of the Glee Club. Barking orders isn't exactly going to help, and will make everyone resent you. Instead of telling everyone what to do—lead them by example." Finn and Rachel walked out of the auditorium as Blaine stood there, thinking for a moment. How was he supposed to get in front of the Glee Club and do the Jonas Brothers?
When Finn and Rachel reached Finn's parents' house, Finn closed the door only to be attacked with a passionate kiss by Rachel. It took Finn a moment to process what was going on, but he closed his eyes and responded to the kiss. Rachel parted her lips from Finn's, giving him a seductive gaze.
"Now, why don't you go and sit by the television while I take off my make-up." Rachel traced her fingers on Finn's chest, then turned around to walk upstairs. Finn's eyes widened towards Rachel, his mind racing about how beautiful and extremely sexy she was at that moment. Rachel closed the bathroom door as Finn made his way to the couch, only for the door to open with Kurt entering the room.
"I don't understand what's wrong with Blaine!" Kurt exclaimed. Kurt put his keys down on the table as Finn let out a sigh.
"What can I help you with Kurt?" Finn sounded a bit impatient.
"I'm talking about Blaine! He came to the Lima Bean and started screaming about how he had to do the Jonas Brothers for Glee Club and how his opinion didn't matter to anyone." Kurt sighed.
"Yeah, I gave him the Jonas Brothers assignment." Finn nodded his head.
"Why did you do that?" Kurt sighed.
"Because…" Finn didn't really have a good excuse, but he decided to come with one. "Well, I was thinking maybe Blaine needed to chill for a moment."
"Oh please, you just want to see Blaine do the Jonas Brothers for your own amusement." Kurt chuckled.
"That was part of it…" Finn continued look at the staircase, which Kurt finally understood what was going on.
"Let me guess, Rachel's upstairs and you're about to do it?" Kurt asked. Finn simply nodded his head in haste, licking his dry lips. "All right then. Go and have fun…but I don't want to find a new baby in here in nine months."
"Wasn't planning on it." Finn rushed up the stairs as Kurt rolled his eyes playfully at his stepbrother. He had to admit that his hormones were a mess, but Finn really did love Rachel—a lot.
Finn reached the room and had his hand on the doorknob—until he heard the phone ring. Finn turned towards the phone then back down the stairs, hoping that Kurt was going to get the phone. When the phone continued to ring, Finn decided that loving Rachel could wait about two minutes. Finn got the phone and picked it up, although he didn't recognize the number.
"Hudson-Hummel residence. How can I help you?" Finn politely said into the phone.
"Why hello there Finn…I wasn't expecting you to be in Lima." The familiar voice sent shivers down Finn's spine—and not in a good way. Finn looked into the phone, then put it back to his ear.
"H…Hunter?" Finn slightly gasped.
"That's right. Listen…it's funny how things work out. My lovely lawyer was able to get me a plea deal so I'm out on bail…surprise." Hearing Hunter's words made Finn look out into the distance, his face turning pale. The last thing Finn remembered was him dropping the phone as his world was taken over by darkness.
Song Featured: Run To You by Bryan Adams (Sung by Finn Hudson)