The next day Rachel was standing by her locker looking at her itinerary to see what kind of books she would need before lunch. When a tall muscly boy leaned on the locker next to her. "Hey, beautiful" he said smiling at her, Rachel just rolled her eyes at him while putting her books in her backpack. She closed her locker, threw her backpack over one of her shoulders and started to walk towards her first class.

He ran up beside her and Rachel just gave him the side eye. "I know what you're doing Puckerman. Santana put you up to this didn't she?" Puck just looked at her dumbfounded "I have no idea of what you're talking about" he said while raising his hands in defense.

"Mhm you and everyone else at this school." Rachel muttered. Ever since after football practice different people either from the cheerios or the glee club had just walked passed her and randomly said that she was either looking hot, beautiful or pretty. Some guys from the football team had tried to do the same but when she gave them the death stare and asked calmly if they wanted to do twenty extra push-ups tomorrow at practice they stopped, and she told them to warn the rest of the team.

"Okay fine, yes. So, Santana told us that you needed some boosting up today, we just want to make you happy. You're the best thing that's ever happened to this school, we don't want you to feel down, and we're not stupid enough to go against Santana's wishes. None of us has a death wish" Puck smiled down at Rachel and bumped his arm playfully in to hers. Rachel smiled up at him, she knew they all meant well.

"It's ok, I know you all have good intentions, Santana is just overdoing it as always. I don't feel down today, I know I'm hot" "damn straight" Puck interrupted smirking down at Rachel, she just smiled and shook her head and continued "it was just yesterday, first day of school and practice and stuff" Rachel trailed off they had arrived at the classroom and she looked in, they were early but some of the students had already found their seat and was sitting and talking to their friends.

Rachel's eyes landed on a certain blond. Puck followed her gaze and smiled knowingly he had also noticed the new blond at their school, he was certain every boy and gay girls maybe even straight girls as well had noticed her. She was a sight. "That's right Brittany said there were someone messing up you're groove in the classroom. Oh, I would have loved to see that" he said laughing.

"It's not funny Puckerman she's in almost every class I take. It's distracting" Rachel said as her eyes moved from Quinn to the floor looking embarrassed.

"Hey! What's with that face? What did you do Puck?" Santana growled at Puck and Brittany tried to calm her down. "Whoa I didn't do anything we were just talking" Puck took a few steps back holding his hands up once again trying to defend himself but this time the physical danger was real.

"Calm down Santana, Puck and I were just talking, he didn't say anything in fact he was trying to cheer me up, because someone has been telling people to keep complimenting me nonstop" Rachel turned around to face Santana who at least had the decency to look a little guilty. Puck took this opportunity to turn around and run to his class.

"Don't be mad at her Rach she just wanted to cheer you up, she told me that you were upset yesterday, and she just wanted to make today better" Brittany tried to explain for her girlfriend. "I get that, I do" Rachel smiled at both girls she knew they both just wanted her to be happy with herself and she was, most of the time, Rachel loved her body, she really did, but she couldn't sometimes help the doubt that crept in occasionally.

"But Santana needs to learn that I am allowed to be a little upset sometimes-" Santana interrupted "not if I can stop it. Ouch! Britt why?" Brittany had pinched Santana in her upper arm and gave her a stern look, Santana lifted her other hand to rub the place where Brittany had pinched her.

"That doesn't mean that I will all of the sudden fall down in a deep dark depression." Rachel continued as if she hadn't been interrupted. The bell rang and Rachel started to walk into the classroom when she suddenly stopped making Santana and Brittany crash in to her. "Umph what the hell Berry" Santana said as she tried to steady her girlfriend, when Rachel didn't answer she looked at her face and followed her eyeline and saw Quinn who was sitting in the middle of the classroom doodling in her notebook. Santana just snickered at her effectively getting Rachel out of her thoughts.

"I think I'm going to sit a little up front today" Rachel said somewhat hoarsely, she coughed a little and quickly found an empty seat that wasn't all the way in the front but wasn't behind Quinn. Santana and Brittany just smiled at each other and sat down next to her as the teacher cam in calling order to the classroom.

That was how most of Rachel's classes ended up, Rachel would always try to sit in front of Quinn if she had the opportunity. Rachel was running to her Spanish class she had gotten distracted in the hallway talking to Dave and Sam about whether the football team for Indiana, Hoosiers deserved the 5 yards penalty or not. She came running in the classroom just after the tardiness bell rang. Mister Shue looked at her with a stern look "cutting I very close miss Berry" Rachel tried to calm her breathing while apologizing

"sorry mister Shue it won't happen again" he gave her a smile "good, now take a seat." Rachel nodded and fixed her backpack strap on her shoulder and then noticed the classroom there was only one empty seat left, the seat next to Quinn, Rachel looked to Santana who was grinning from ear to ear her eyes moved over to Brittany who mouthed "I'm sorry" Rachel walked over to the empty seat and sat down slowly, while she was sitting down she couldn't help but notice that Finn was looking a little confused and was rubbing a red ear whilst giving Santana some angry stares.

"Hi, nice to meet you again, I noticed that we have a lot of the same classes, but I haven't gotten to greet you until now" Quinn said smiling. Rachel looked at her and smiled she opened her mouth to say something but there was no sound Rachels eyes widened. 'Good God woman pull yourself together' she thought as she coughs a little.

"Yeah I've been a little busy you know with class and stuff" Rachel answered all the while shrinking more and more into her chair her face staring to burn of embarrassment by her stupid weak answer. "Yeah I guess that's the point of us being here" Quinn said giving Rachel a side smile, Rachel just looked back at her dumbly. "You know at school, learning stuff." Quinn continued to explain. "Right" was all Rachel said as she looked for straight into Santana's glare openly screaming with all of her expression 'What the hell are you doing! Stop being an idiot! Stop thinking with the little head' Santana's eyes stared down at Raschel's crouch then up meeting her eyes again.

'Start using that fucking brain of yours or so help me god I will-' Santana was interrupted by Brittany who had noticed her staring at Rachel, she pulled at her arm and effectually got her to turn around and started to lowly whisper at Santana. Rachels guess was that Brittany was giving her a stern talking to. Rachel smiled at that, but Santana had a point.

She looked over at Quinn again who was busy writing down notes that of what mister Schuester was saying. Which reminded Rachel that she was in fact at class and hadn't heard a word of what he was saying, but she wasn't to stressed out about it she could Spanish fluently thanks to mami and papi. Rachel looked back at Quinn again.

"So, are you thinking about joining glee?" she asked happy and relieved that her voice was back to normal and all the words came out correctly. Quinn stopped taking notes and looked over at Rachel smiling. "Why are everyone so interested in me joining glee? You haven't even heard me sing" she said and went back to taking notes. She had a point. Rachel leaned back in her chair and stretched her body.

"True, but you got in cheerios and that at least tells us that you're a good dancer and we need more of those let me tell you" Rachel laughed looking at the blackboard to see what Schue was writing, a quick look told her at it was nothing she already knew about. She started to tilt her chair back and forth. The only reason she took this class was to get an easy A, but it was so boring, she could see Santana feeling the same way.

Rachel's lips curled up in an evil smile as she sat her chair down again and opened her note book, she carefully ripped out an empty page and started to rip it in to a few pieces. "What are you doing" Quinn whispered, Rachel just put her index finger to her lips and winked at Quinn as she continued to make small paper balls. When she was done, she looked up to see what Schue was doing, at the moment he was busy writing something on the blackboard. Rachel smiled as she took one of her paper balls and threw it at the Latinas head.

"What the?!" Santana jumped in her chair looking around "was there something you wanted to add Miss Lopez?" Schue turned around to face her. Santana glared at Rachel when she saw the paper ball on the floor behind her and all the paper balls on Rachels desk

"No mister Schue, just thought I felt my dead sisters' ghost" she said as she turned around to look at mister Schue. "You don't have a dead sister Santana" mister Schuester said.

"Not yet" Santana grumbled and stared back at Rachel who was trying not to laugh out loud. Santana's eyes screamed 'I dare you' and Rachel took that dare and threw another ball right between Santana's eyes just then the bell rang signaling that the class was over, and it was time for lunch.

"ups, see you later Quinn I have to run" Rachel said fast as she jumped up from her chair grabbed her backpack and ran as fast as she could out of the classroom. Santana almost threw herself at Rachel trying to grab her, but she just barely missed, growling in anger she ran after Rachel.

"No running in the halls!" Mister Schuester yelled after them but they didn't listen. In the distance they could hear Santana yelling at a laughing Rachel.

"You better fucking run you little twerp, when I get my hands on you, you are going to wish you were never born!" Quinn just sat in her chair not quite understanding what had happened she looked over at Brittany who just smiled and shook her head at her girlfriend and best friend antics. She took hers and Santana's backpack on each of her shoulders, Santana had been to busy trying to catch Rachel that she had completely forgotten it. Brittany looked over at Quinn with a smile on her face. "Want to join me at lunch?" Quinn just nodded and followed Brittany.

When they entered the canteen, they could hear Rachels uncontrollable giggling and Santana talking over her "say your sorry and I'll let you go" when they walked further in, they could see Rachel laying on the floor with Santana sitting on top of her poking Rachels in her sides with her index finger. "Never!" Rachel yelled in between giggles.

Neither of them bothered by the fact that the canteen was filling up with students. Quinn looked around to see their reactions everyone was smiling and laughing but not of them, more like with them she could hear someone saying that they were surprised that it took them one and a half day at school before one of them were chasing each other.

Brittany walked towards the two of them "when you guys are finished Q and I will be sitting over at the glee table S here's you backpack you left it back with yours and Rach dignity" She dropped the backpack next to the two on the floor and went over to the glee table with Quinn following smiling as she saw their faces. Both of them quickly came to the agreement to stop and got up.

"Britt I'm sorry, but you know how she is, it's mostly her fault." Santana said as she ran up to Brittany and sat next to her pouting. "yeah I'm sorry B I didn't mean for Santana to leave you, although if her love for you were strong enough, she never would have" Rachel said jumping away after saying the last part before Santana could grab her. Santana gave her an evil eye cursing under her breath.

"Don't listen to her baby you know I love you" Santana said turning her attention back at Brittany kissing her on the cheek. Brittany smiled and turned to face Santana "I know you do, and I know she loves me to" she said smiling over at Rachel who blew her a kiss she turned back at Santana and kissed her "all is forgiven" she said and turned to start talking with Mike about different dance moves.


School was over and Rachel was at her locker putting her books away and listening to her sister talk about how this year they were totally going to crush every competition they would compete in. "Think about it Rach, me as the head cheerleader and you captain on both the football team and glee club, people won't stand a chance" she said smiling at Rachel but when she saw Rachel's face her smile dropped.

"What's wrong?" she asked "well about that, you know me being co-captain" she put extra pressure on the co, Santana just rolled her eyes. "I was thinking about asking someone else if they wanted to take my place, I just feel like it's a lot, being captain on two teams and keeping up with school, I won't have any time to myself" Rachel said while closing her locker and getting ready to go to the choir room.

"Whoa hold up you love being captain of the glee club, if only Finn would do some work for a change" Santana said receiving a meaningful look from Rachel that told her what she already knew which was that that would never happen. "Hey, how about this, we ask Schue if we can vote for new captains since it's a new year and stuff. That way you can keep being captain and shear the work load with your co-captain" she said as she linked their arms and they started to walk.

"Good idea S, but you know I'm not guaranteed to be captain that way" Rachel said looking at her sister. "Puh-leas who are you trying to fool?" was all Santana said.


They all started to gather in the choir room talking and laughing. Rachel was sitting with Santana and Brittany laughing at Santana mocking Kurt and Mercedes behavior. She knew Mercedes and Kurt wouldn't take it to heart, they knew Santana, and if they really needed her she would be there for them. She looked around and saw Quinn sitting in the front looking nervous. Rachel got up from her seat and went to sit down next to Quinn, she saw that Quinn was fidgeting with her hands, so she took one of her hands and squished it a little Quinn looked up at Rachel with a small smile.

"Relax you'll do fine" Rachel said still holding Quinn's hand. Quinn opened her mouth to reply but at that moment Schue came in clapping his hands to get their attention and Rachel took her hand back and. Quinn didn't like it she liked the feeling of Rachel's hand on hers, she wondered how it would feel actually holding her hand.

"I see we have a new face today, the floor is all yours Quinn" Schue said smiling at Quinn while moving to a chair so that Quinn could do her audition song. She got up and stood at in the middle of the room looking at everyone, they were all smiling encouraging at her, her eyes landed on Rachel who looked straight back not looking away once.

"I'll be singing chasing pavements by Adele" the band started to play, and Quinn started to sing. Rachel couldn't take her eyes away from Quinn the hole time she sang, she was amazing. Quinn finished her song, and everyone cheered. She took her seat next to Rachel again and blushed, Rachel was beaming at her "You were amazing" she said.

"Rachel's right Quinn that was awesome" Schue said as he got up from his chair. "Now then let's-" "Mister Schue before we begin I think it's only fair that we vote for new captains now that everyone has warmed up to the group and everything and since it's a new school year" Santana interrupted him.

"Uhm I don't know, Santana" he said and looked briefly at Rachel. Santana rolled her eyes of course he would be scared that she wouldn't be captain anymore thanks to Rachel he doesn't have to do as much work. "Don't you think maybe someone else would like to try being captain?" She looked at the other glee members she saw that Mercedes and Kurt started to whisper excitedly. She looked back at Schue with a raised eyebrow challenging him.

"You know what Santana you're right, we should take a new vote, everyone interested in being the new captains raise your hand and I'll write your name up on the whiteboard and then we'll vote." Mercedes, Kurt, Rachel, Finn and Tina raised their hand and he wrote their names on the whiteboard, then he handed out a piece of paper to everyone, asking them to write the two names of the people they wanted to be their captains. After all the votes were counted the two new captains for glee were Rachel and Mercedes. Everyone cheered and clapped for them. Rachel and Mercedes beamed at each other.

After glee was over Rachel and Mercedes started to talk together excitedly while walking out of the choir room when they got out in the hallway Rachel noticed Finn storming of towards the parking lot. "Poor guy, this week must be tough on him, and its only Tuesday" Mercedes said looking after him "what do you mean?" Rachel asked looking from Finn's back over at Mercedes.

"Just that I heard he thought he would become the new captain on the football team yesterday, and today Mike told Tina who told me that Santana had pinched his ear in Spanish class when he wouldn't change seat. She, according to Mike had dragged him holding his ear from the seat he was sitting at to another seat. And now he just lost the co-captaincy." Mercedes said with pity on her face.

"Shit! I'll catch up with you later, I need to do some damage control" Rachel said and started to run after Finn. It didn't take her long to catch up to Finn at his car, she was after all the best running back the school had had in years.

"Hey, Finn wait up!" she yelled after him he turned around to face her and she could see that he had a hurt look on his face. "Hey, are you ok?" she asked, Finn just pulled his shoulders up slowly and then let them fall quickly.

"I'm sorry you lost your captaincy in the glee club" She didn't include the football team because she honestly thought of three other guys who would be better than him. "It's fine" he mumbled Rachel put her hands in her front pockets a little uncomfortable.

"The positive side is that you'll have more time with Puck and playing call of duty" she said although he already did since he never helped her out with the glee stuff except making a speech now and then. "And, I heard what Santana did in Spanish class, I'm sorry, it was because of me, you know how she is, if she has the opportunity to mess with me, she'll do it. I'm just sorry you got caught in the cross fire" She continued bringing her right hand back her neck and scratched it.

"It's ok Rachel" Finn said starting to smile a little and Rachel could she that his mood started to get better. "Wait, why would you sitting next to Quinn bother you? I thought you were friends?" He asked confused. "Oh no reason" Rachel answered quickly "Uhm I have to run but I'll see you tomorrow right?" Rachel said as she started to move backwards while pointing her right index finger at him, as soon as he nodded Rachel turned around to run towards her car.