You guys I didn't realize that it's been a month and a day since I last updated this story. I'm sorry for that. But I lost all inspiration for this story, I had so much planned for this story when I first started it, and now there are days I just want to delete it. Not that I will because you guys don't deserve that, the story just won't be as long as I had planned for it to be. I promise I will try my hardest to get the chapters up faster for all of you.
I do know the other clubs stealing their songs was when they were Sophomore's but as you'll see that doesn't work out for me so I had to change it to a year later. Again I'm so sorry guys.
Sectionals had quickly approached them and they were in their seats watching the other schools perform. Things between Rachel and Puck were still really good, things with Quinn were still really rocky and Rachel tried a few times to talk to her about things but Quinn wanted no part in it. Finn had tried to be nice to Rachel, but after he had worked things out with Quinn where he could at least be her friend while she sorted out her own feelings, he didn't want things to get shot to hell when he really loved Quinn so that only really left him in the middle being uncomfortable so he let things drop as well. The rest of Glee club had taken a liking to Rachel as they saw how she was able to reign in Puck's behavior.
Hearing the opening chords of the song that was being performed on stage had the whole group sitting silently in anger as they watched another school do one of their songs, she knew that feeling in the pit of her stomach this morning was something she shouldn't have ignored. With the final school to go on before them, they were quickly trying to find a song that they could pull off without it looking like they just pulled it from the top of their heads.
Hearing not one or even two of their songs from their set list but their entire set list sung by their competition had all twelve members pissed off in the green room, as they freaked out on what they were going to do about it all. Looking around Rachel found that most the eyes in the room where on Santana, ready to blame her for doing this. Rachel couldn't understand why they would blame Santana to begin with but she wasn't going to let them start, they needed to remain calm and come up with a game plan. Blaming their team mates wasn't going to help them out any. Rachel laid her hand on a fuming Santana that was spewing Spanish, stating that she liked Glee club and that none of them were to tell a single soul that she had said such a thing.
"We can't blame each other, for what happened out there, we need to band together and come up with new songs and new routines," Rachel spoke softly. "Noah, we have that duet that we've been messing around with, that could work," she suggested.
"Uh yeah," Puck spoke up. "You got a lock on the Broadway shit, so all we need is a group number," he stated. Rachel looked around to see if anyone was going to argue with just giving her the solo. She hadn't been with them long enough just to take over their club. But they had seemed to agree with Puck, knowing that her voice was killer. They quickly went through the songs that they could do as a group, a number they had done for the fun of it one weekend when they were hanging out came up and Brittany and Mike headed off to figure out the choreography they could use with the song.
Rachel blew the roof of with her rendition of 'Don't Rain on my Parade.' As for the duet Puck sat on a stool in the middle of the stage, guitar in hand, Rachel sitting next to him. They expertly performed 'Need You Now' electing tears and a standing ovation from their audience. Puck and Rachel started them off with the group number of 'You can't always get what you want by the Rolling Stones' while the rest of the club joined them on stage singing their parts.
So maybe there had been a few problems at sectionals but in the end it had only brought them closer together as a club and teammates. Beating the other two schools was easier than the club had figured it would be once they had figured out their new songs on the set list. Last year they weren't able to go because they didn't have enough members. With Rachel as their secret weapon they were going to have no problem making it past regionals. Nationals here they come. Maybe they were getting ahead of themselves but they were confident.
Rachel was sitting with Puck, her head on his shoulder, his arm over her holding her close to him as the bus took them back to Lima. It had been only a few very long hours but she was missing her baby sister and the rest of her family, Leroy included. But the thing was they were taking Beth with them on a mini weekend trip. Clint was staying at Jake's until they got back. They trusted Rachel and they did want her to have normal teenage fun without worrying about her baby sister and worrying about how her mom was doing in New York.
"Guys I'm sorry but my parents cancelled their getaway this weekend," Brittany apologized, looking upset that she had to cancel their Glee party. Puck would have offered his house but his ma was going to be home.
Rachel chewed her lower lip as everyone grumbled on the bus about their party being cancelled and no house to relocate the party to. "We can move it to my place. The basement is the perfect place for a party," Rachel offered.
"What about your Dad, Leroy, Beth and Clint. Rach you can't just have a party and sneak us in. Not when it puts Beth in danger." She found Puck's concern cute.
"Clint is staying at Jake's this weekend. Dad and Leroy have taken Beth with them leaving me their responsible Daughter home by herself to have normal teenage fun," she explained. "Parties are part of being a normal teenager, is it not?" She questioned looking at Puck.
"It is," he was in the process of saying when Quinn spoke up hiding her smirk.
"Puck let her have this. It is just gonna be us, what could go wrong?" Quinn asked innocently enough. The rest of the club was quick to agree. Puck sighed running a hand through his 'hawk. He wasn't sold on the idea and that was a whole new feeling for him. Up until Rachel moved to town parties were his way of life. He wasn't going to be drinking tonight. Not when had an inkling that Quinn was up to something.
"You don't have to do this, Rach," he assured her wanting her to back out before things could end badly.
"I know, but I want too," she informed him. "We can play it safe. But I understand why you're so on edge about this," she commented.
"I don't know," he sighed tossing his head back. He couldn't explain the feeling he was experiencing.
"How are things with Jake?" She asked. Puck had been great with sharing a few things with her about his blossoming relationship with his brother.
"Good," he replied with a shrug. There wasn't anything new to report. They were building a brotherly relationship and despite how he treated Jake at the beginning they were becoming close, like the brothers they should have been. There wasn't anything new to say about it.