During fourth period massive text's about Finn and Kurofsky's fight was all over Mckinkely, Rachel Berry was major gossip.
Rachel was in her AP History when she over heard the girls behind her whisper something about Finn and Kurofsky getting into a fist fight.
Rachel turned around facing the two gossiping girls. "Excuse me but we're you just whispering about Finn Hudson and Micheal Kurofsky getting in to a confrontation?"
Both girls looked at her a little annoyed for eaves dropping on their conversation. The bell rang before neither girls could answer her question. They gathered their belongings and walked away from Rachel continuing their conversation before they were interrupted.
Rachel sat in her desk forcing this tiny bubble of pain from surfacing. She knows she has a small number of friends in McKinley but it was still very painful not being acknowledge. Rachel straightened out her things stood up, chin high and walked out her classroom.
Something good came out of today, Quinn was there for me. Rachel just spent her whole fourth period thinking about the girl. After leaving the girls bathroom and wearing Quinn's jacket Rachel felt like she was on cloud nine. Her emotion's were gushing out of her body and somehow finding its way back into her heart filling it with nothing but Quinn Fabray's scent.
"I heard that she paid Finn to defend her" one girl mumbled to her friend.
"Well I heard that Quinn was the one that set the whole thing up. She was the one that even bought the slushy. It was all some big plan."
Rachel walked to her locker with a broadening smile on her face forgetting all about the gossip going around about Finn. She kept rewinding what happened in the bathroom with Quinn feeling a euphoria of joy. Quinn called me a superstar. She let me wear her leather mans jacket. She held the door for me. ME!
Rachel was over joyed, this was one for the record books. Their friendship was progressing and Quinn was beginning to open up. That was something very important to Rachel, she knows how guarded Quinn can be. She knows to be patient and slowly peel away each layer that shields Quinn's precious heart.
Rachel stood by her locker gathering her things reminiscing on the previous events. Forgetting all about the rumors and gossiping going around her. She looked at her soaked Forever 21 blouse and a shy smile started to form on her face.
Rachel stepped into the choir room and noticed that everyone had formed a circle around Finn. Now she remembered what the commotion was about.
"Did you really punch him in the face Finn?" Artie questioned while Finn held an ice pack to his jaw.
"Nice work man, I heard he was in the ground in seconds. Way to use that right jab." Puck held up a fist.
Finn returned the gesture, "Naw it was nothing really..."
Rachel stepped through the crowd and saw what happened to his face. Finn's jaw was turning purple and blue, his lips was clearly swollen from the blow.
"What it gods name happened? Did Kurofsky do this to you? Finn the last thing we need is for our lead singer getting suspended before regionals." Rachel was being a little over dramatic.
Quinn walked in to the choir room seeing Rachel sitting next to Finn holding his icepack for him. Something inside her felt a little jealous that Finn was getting some attention from Rachel.
"Calm down Rachel, you should be thanking him your knight and shinning armor came to defend your honor." Kurt told the diva.
"Defended me?" Rachel looked confused about the statement.
"Did the slushy go all the way up your brain? He confronted Kurofsky for giving you that facial today. Which led to a fist fight. But luckily Quinn and Santana was there to stop the fight."Mercedes explained a bit annoyed at Rachel.
Rachel scanned the room for the blonde. When their eyes met, Quinn felt the jealousy disappear. Rachel gave her a grateful smile she shrugged her shoulders reassuring her that it was nothing.
"Finn you didn't have to?" Rachel focused on the now bruising jock.
"I'm your friend Rachel. I wasn't going to let him get away for doing that to you." he smiled half heartedly but felt burst of pain coming from the corner of his mouth.
"Finn." Rachel watched him squirm from the pain and paused not know what to say. She pulled the ice pack away and looked at his bruising face. She smiled and kissed his jaw gently. "Thank you, but you shouldn't be getting into any altercations over me."
Quinn couldn't believe she just saw Rachel kiss Finn. She's seen it countless times before but this was different. She felt a surge of jealousy building from inside her. She gripped her chair trying to conceal fiery emotion.
Mr. Shuester walked in the choir room and found everybody crowding around Finn. "Hey guys! What's going on?"
Everyone found their seats quietly Rachel still holding the ice pack and Finn was clearly enjoying the attention. Quinn recognized that look in his eyes. I know he still loves Rachel but is he really that stupid? She told you she's not interested. Do you really need to pry your way back into her heart. Do you need her to spell it out for you SHE DOESNT' LIKE YOU! That smirk on your face is really pissing me off.
"Finn what happened to your jaw?" Mr. Shue wondered why Rachel was holding an ice pack to his face.
"It was stupid, I wasn't looking and Rachel opened her locker slamming the door right on my face. I'm alright Mr. Shue it's just bruising." Finn knew he would get in trouble if he got faculty involved. He looked at Rachel to help back up his story so that he wouldn't ask any more questions about this.
"Oh yes! Silly me and my dramatics. I didn't even see him standing next to me when I furiously opened my locker." she smiled hoping that he bought the story.
"Okay well make sure you have someone look at that from the looks of it you'll be sore a couple of days. Meaning no singing for you, you have to relax that jaw."
"No problem Mr. Shue." Finn nodding his head in agreement, looked at Rachel and smiled Rachel just rolled her eyes at Finn.
Santana and Britney was to busy watching Quinn. They were giggling and making angry faces at each other. After Santana found out about Quinn's true feelings for Rachel Britney let her in on all the stuff she's been missing out on. Moments just like this one Santana would whisper in Britney's ear " Tuning in on Faberry drama" she would even aim her hand towards Quinn's direction and pretending to press a button on a remote.
"I wish you would've told me sooner Brit cause I find this hilarious entertainment" Santana snickered.
"You should watch them in the girls locker room before class. Rachel looks like this..." Britney trying to imitate Rachel when she sees Quinn rubbing lotion all over her body. She dropped her jaw, salivating a little on the corner of her mouth, eyes wide and glued to Santana.
"Hahaha!" Santana laughed so hard at Britney's impersonation of Rachel.
"Santana!" Mr. Shuester bellowed out.
"I'm sorry Mr. Shuester won't happen again." she giggled along side Britney and playfully slapped her thigh for getting her in trouble.
Mr. Shue lectured the class about how we all started out rough. So he decided to give an assignment.
"You guys are going to partner up and pick names out of the hat. Your assignment is to find artist that didn't have it so easy. Growing up or in their careers. Find a song you believe inspired them to get to where they're at now. I want you guys to really think about how hard it was for them and how hard it's going to be for all of you in the future. So don't give up, keep striving to be better." Mr. Shue grabbed the hat that had everyone's name inside it. He called each student from the front row to draw from the hat until everyone had a partner. When Rachel stepped up there was only Quinn, Finn and Blaine.
Something about this made Rachel feel nervous just walking up to the hat. All three options are amazing, Blaine and I have synchronized harmonies. Finn and I have done duets countless times our voice is flawless. And Quinn, well this will give us more opportunity to spend time together and actually have a conversation. Oh god! Please, please, please let me have...
Rachel slowly pulled out a piece of paper from the hat. Her heart was racing, she didn't know why this was so nerve wracking. She held the paper in front of her, Quinn and Finn was itching to find out who she picked. Rachel opened the paper and slowly smiled. From that smile alone Quinn knew it wasn't her. For some reason she felt that if Rachel did pick HER name out of that hat she would see that infamous smile she adored so much.
"Finn." Rachel announced. Finn's face lit up like he woke up to Christmas morning. He couldn't have been more happier. This was the opportunity he's been waiting for. He was going to prove to Rachel that he's really changed for the better. That he's worthy to have her by his side, no more games, no more lies he was serious about his feelings for her.
Mr. Shue dismissed the class and told them to prepare because they will only have one week until they perform their number. There was still fifteen minutes left so everyone just continued their conversations. Rachel couldn't help herself from surveying Quinn's actions after they've partnered up.
Rachel felt the urge to walk up to the blonde and felt the need to explain something or apologize to her. But she wouldn't really know what to say. She was about to get up when Finn interrupted her train of thought.
"So when do you want to start rehearsing?" Finn looked overly excited to be paired up with the diva.
"Tomorrow after school at my house" Rachel answered. A part of her wanted to say those words in front of a certain blonde not her bruised up ex boyfriend. Rachel looked over at Quinn once more and wished so badly that her name was the one she had picked. Blaine was enthusiastic having Quinn as his partner. Everyone started brainstorming about which artist they were interested in, Rachel's eyes couldn't stop peering over to Blaine and Quinn's direction seeing at how much they were enjoying each others company.
Focus Rachel its just one assignment there will be plenty more opportunities for you to work with Quinn.
Rachel turned to Finn in hopes of subsiding her feelings from blonde.
Quinn was the first to walk out followed by Santana and Britney. As much as they enjoyed Quinn's misery or at least Santana did, Britney just found it adorable that they liked each other. Britney couldn't help but feel sad that they didn't end up as partners though.
"Quinn! Come on slow down." Britney begged, She was masking her emotions so well it didn't really occur to them how heated she was about what happened in glee.
"Q, what's the deal? Why are you butt hurt right now? It was the luck of the draw. Berry has talents but X-ray vision isn't one of them. Chill out." Santana tried to reason with the fuming blonde. Quinn reached her locker and started grabbing her stuff.
"I'm not pissed about that stupid assignment. I'm pissed cause Finn is an idiot. Just watching him get excited cause Rachel drew his name on that stupid hat. She doesn't even like him like that. And here he comes thinking he can win back Rachel's heart by being Mr. Big Shot hero. Please! Like she gives a fuck! Now he thinks that spending a whole week working on this assignment is going to make Rachel change her mind about him. Ugh! He's so stupid. He's a stupid jock!" Quinn vented out her frustration. She wasn't even thinking, words of anger just came pouring out of her mouth. Rachel was really affecting her she didn't understand this sick jealousy feeling.
Santana and Britney just watched her release some of that anger she's been bottling inside. They know her well enough that when she explodes like this it was mostly the surface underneath all her pain. Quinn was always an angry person, but she was always so guarded. Not even Britney or Santana knew what was going on with her after her pregnancy she just pretended Beth never happened. So this was a shock to both of them, Quinn was finally letting off some steam.
Britney walked up to Quinn and hugged her as tight as she could. "Its alright to be jealous Quinn."
"I'm not jealous, I'm pissed cause Finn's a stubborn moron who keeps forcing himself on Rachel when she's made it loud and clear she doesn't have feelings for him any more." Quinn corrected her friends statement.
Seriously, Rachel berry? Rachel berry is doing this to my friend? Is she even gay? Santana loosing interest in Quinn's denial about her NOT being jealous when it's obvious that she is.
"Okay look bee. I'm only going to say this once and this will never be repeated do you understand? Because I'm a little bored with your denial." Santana paused for a moment not really sure if she wanted to confess her feelings in front of Britney. "I know what your going through. I had to sit a whole year and watch wheels smooch on MY Brit. Every time I saw him, I wanted to push him down the stairs. Loosen the screws on his wheel chair as I watch him cross the street hoping that it his chair falls apart while on coming traffic..."
"Okay Santana get to your point please." Quinn finding some humor in Santana's rambling.
"My point is, jealousy sucks. It's the second worst kind of feeling when the person you want to be with is hanging out with someone else. But if you wait and be patient enough in time everything will fall into place. If you know who want and you know what's in your heart you just have to be patient." she looked at Britney and found the girl near in tears. She smiled, held her face with both hands starred into those water bright blue eyes and kissed her on the lips.
Quinn was very envious of Santana and Britney's relationship. They weren't completely out in the open but you can see how much they loved each other. She hugged them both and walked towards the field for practice. Quinn found some reassurance in Santana's words.
"Wow Santana, I had no idea that you have a hallmark card for a heart. I could've sworn there was nothing there but a black hole."
"If you tell any one about what I said to you Fabray…" Santana threatened.
"Don't worry S, secrets safe with me." Quinn crossed her heart, locked her lips and threw away a pretend key into the air.
They all looked at each other, amazed at how much closer they're becoming.
"STILL! The BEST year EVER!" Britney yelled out that echoed down the empty hallway. All three girls exited the hallway in laughter.