This is the 7th Chapter. This is also the Sectionals Chapter and where the story will take away events that actually happened in the real show. I have also chose this point to add Jesse into the story because this is where it would best fit into this story. As always I don't own Glee. Enjoy.

Chapter 7: A Star is Born and a New Rival

Rachel's POV.

After the train wreck of a Glee lesson in which the Glee Club has clearly fractured. We come to the agreement that we are going to put our feelings of anger for each other until after Sectionals. After all, it is Thursday; the competition is tomorrow and so there might be the chance for the weekend for everyone to work out and calm down. It has been a rough week for us all. I get home and call Finn.

Finn: 'Hey Rachel, what do you want to talk about?

Rachel: 'Hey Finn, I you sure that you don't want to compete at Sectionals?'

Finn: 'Look Rach I would want to compete but I can't do it when Quinn broke my heart, Puck betrayed my friendship and I have no trust with half the group.'

Rachel: 'Finn you are our difference between us and the rest. We need you to perform.'

Finn: 'Rachel, I am emotionally drained. I am not performing but I will be there to cheer you on. I love you okay bye.'

Rachel: 'I love you too. Bye. (Hangs up)'

After I call Finn, I go to bed. I need my sleep if I am going to be fully fit for the competition tomorrow afternoon. I get a good night's rest and I get up the following morning ready to compete. I get to school early as I decided to go on my own in order to clear my head and get in the right frame of mind for the competition. This is our one and only chance at Sectionals if we want to remain a group next year.

I sit with Artie because Mike and Tina want to be together and Artie is the only one I can trust at this point. Finn is coming to support us later. It is such a shame because he is one of our best singers in the group. Jacob doesn't even know the words to the songs.

It turns out that none of us do. We are going last in the competition based on lots but we find that Sue Sylvester has leaked our set-list to the rival teams. We have to watch Jane Addams Academy performed Now I'm Telling You and Proud Mary then the Haverbrook School of the Deaf perform Don't Stop Believing. I'm mad because now we have no set-list and less than an hour to we perform. But first we need to find out who leaked our set-list.

We head backstage and I only find 8 people in the room. We are missing Quinn, Santana and Brittany. Great, it was them who leaked the list. Clearly I'm not the only one who thinks that way as when they do show up, Kurt gets mad and yells at them.

Kurt: "(To Santana, Quinn and Brittany) You leaked the set-list. You don't want to be here. You are just Sue Sylvester's little moles."

Quinn: "That is true. Sue asked us to spy for her."

Santana: "Look we might still be Cheerios' but we never actually gave Sue the set-list."

Brittany: (Looks down) Well, I, I did but I didn't know what she was going to do with it."

Santana: "Ok, believe what you want but no-one is forcing me to be here. And if you tell anyone about this I will deny it but I like being in Glee Club. It is the best part of my day okay. I wasn't going to go and mess it up. (Leaves)"

Rachel: "I believe you on that. Okay guys there is nothing we can do about just sitting around crying over spilled milk. We have to go on in an hour."

Tina: "(Interrupts) With no songs."

Artie: "Maybe I could improvise with some of my deaf poetry jams."

Rachel: "No, we are going about this the right way. First a ballad, Mercedes do you have anything else in your locker."

Mercedes: "Yes but it's not as good as anything that you can sing."

Rachel: "No we agreed…"

Mercedes: "We agreed that I would be singing Now I'm Telling You and that ain't happening. Look, Rachel the truth is that you are the best singer that we have got."

Kurt: "As much as it pains me to admit it which is a lot, I agree with Mercedes. Rachel is our star. If anyone can belt it on the fly, it is her."

Rachel: "Well I do have something that I have been working on since I was 4. I could use that to bail us out."

Quinn: "(With a hint of sarcasm), Then I guess we have our ballad. Then we could close with Somebody to Love. It's a real crowd pleaser."

Puck: "Yeah and with a can of cold soup will guarantee us 3rd place. We still need another song to we can all sing together."

Finn: "(Walks in) Well I have one. Found the sheet music online and used the Cheerio's' copier to make the copies then thrashed the thing. Mike, Matt, Brittany and Santana you are the best dancers so you come up with a dance and we will follow your lead."

Mike: "It might be choppy."

Finn: "Good. We are best when we are loose. Look, if we believe in ourselves we can do it. If we show the judges that, we might have a shot at this thing."

Rachel: "It is good to have you back Finn. (Smiles)"

Finn: "I am only back to compete. I am not sure whether I still trust you guys. But I talked to Mr Schue and he said that put the issues for after the competition and help you guys win. I also have someone that is waiting to meet us after the performance to join the group. He is equally good."

We decide what songs we are going to do. We decide to sing Somebody to Love due to it being a crowd pleaser. I am singing a solo of Don't Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl and You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones.

After, we learn the music that we are going to sing. We get into position to sing our performances and try to win the competition.

The announcer comes in and tells us that we are ready. "And now from William McKinley High, the New Directions." Then I come out and sing Don't Rain On My Parade.

It was magical. I had never got that reaction before from the crowd. The rest of the group come on and we sing our remaining two songs. It felt amazing. After we finish, we run off stage to find Emma, waiting for us.

Emma: "You guys were great. Really um, stunning. Even after your set-list was found to leaked by Sylvester."

Finn: "Thanks Miss Pillsbury. We couldn't have done it without you or Mr Schue."

Mercedes: "We surely won with that performance. Rachel clearly is a star performer."

We have a group hug and then we are told to go back on stage for the results.

The announcer tells us the results. "Thank you all for competing in this year's competition. In 3rd place, we have the Haverbrook School for the Deaf."

They are congratulated and then receive their trophy. Then the winners and runner's up trophies are brought forward. This is it. I grab Finn's hand to try to deal with the nerves.

"The 2010 Sectionals winners are … The New Directions!"

We all are celebrating. We did it. We are going to Regionals. I give Finn a hug because of our triumph over adversity.

We go over to Emma after we receive the trophy and see someone standing with her. Finn goes over and shakes his hand. He has a smile on his face.

Finn: "I want to introduce you to Jesse St James. Formally of Vocal Adrenaline but after seeing us at Sectionals, he is the New Direction's newest member."

Jesse: "You guys were great. I know I was with Vocal Adrenaline but I felt lost there. You guys seemed to be much friendly and more of a group."

Little did he know what was below the surface. Even in victory, this group are still divided.

(Time skip) Finn's POV.

We go back to the school where we have something to show to Mr Schue. We stand in front of Artie who is holding the trophy in his wheelchair.

Mr Schue: "How did you guys get on?"

We step aside to show Artie with the trophy and hands it to Mr Schue. He goes and puts the trophy in the corner to remind us of our success.

"You guys did great. You came through the challenge of your set list being leaked. But now we have Regionals. And the other groups are hard at work so we must be too."

Finn: "But before that Mr Schue."

Rachel: "Since you weren't there to see us perform and since we want to introduce Jesse to the group. We have a number made just for you. Take a seat."

We perform My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson to show how much the group means to us. I go back home with Rachel. Mom is going on a date with Kurt's dad who is also widowed and so Rachel is going to help her with that and then spend some time with me. Maybe things will be good for a while.

Though, in the life of Finn Hudson, nothing is peaceful for long.

Reviews are always welcome. Next chapter will bring Rachel's dark side out and drama happens. Hope you guys are ready for that.