Broken

Chapter One- Ask Her if She Wants to Stay Awhile

A/N: OHMYGOSH! Thank you all so much. I cannot begin to tell you how flattered I am at the amount of reviews and alerts on the first chapter of this story. It seriously overwhelmed me. As usual, don't own it.

Puck couldn't help but feel scared around Rachel. It was obvious something bad had happened to her. Something really bad. He wasn't scared because he thought she would hurt him. No, he was scared because he was afraid he would do something that would scare her and send her back home. It was plain as day to anyone how much Finn cared about his sister. The way he hovered around her all the time showed that.

Finn brought Rachel's stuff to her room as soon as their dad's left. Rachel walked in front of Finn even thought she had no idea where she was going. Puck noticed that she refused to stand in between the two of them. He didn't question it; he just figured it was one of those things he'd have to get to. Finn quickly set the big suitcase on Rachel's queen sized bed and then backed off, giving her space. "Umm, you have your own bathroom. You won't have to share with us, don't worry. Everything is on low shelves. Your windows lock and have bars on them…" Puck tuned out what Finn was telling Rachel and looked at her. He really looked at her.

Sure, she looked tired and worn out. Yes, her hair was limp and lacked life. Obviously she had aged a few years, and not in a good way. Underneath that though, was something he didn't think her brother or dads saw. Hope. He saw hope in her face as she looked around her room. He didn't know what she was hopeful about, but she was and it made him happy.

"…and if you need anything my room is right down the hall and so is Puck's." Puck came back down to earth as Finn finished his little speech. He smiled a little as his sister, and Finn thought he saw a little bit of fear in his eyes.

"Thank you Finn. I'm sure I'll be fine here." Rachel said very quietly, looking down and kicking at the floor a little. Finn nodded and walked out of the room, stepping around Puck. Puck looked down at his hand and saw he had one of her bags.

He sighed and slowly walked over to her. "Rachel," he said quietly and calmly, as not to scare her, "I have your other bag."

Rachel looked up and jumped when she saw how close he was. Puck mentally berated himself for being so careless and getting close to her like that. "Th-thank you." Rachel managed to say. She quickly took the bag from him and he backed out of her room as slowly as he had walked up to her.

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Rachel sank down onto her bed and put her head in her hands. If she had known another guy would be living here, she wouldn't have come. She knew why Finn didn't tell her. He missed her and wanted her to get better, not hide out forever at their dads' house. Still, she couldn't help but be mad at her brother for doing that to her. The least Finn could have done was tell her when he knew she was in the car to New York and Walter wouldn't turn the car around, but no, he had to surprise her and let her be scared the first night she was staying in a new room and a new city without her dads anywhere to be found. Rachel locked her door and laid down on her bed, listening to her iPod. But now, here we are, so whataya want from me, whataya want from me? Just don't give up, I'm working it out. Please don't give in, I won't let you down. It messed me up; I need a second to breathe. Just keep coming around, so whataya want from me? Rachel fell asleep to the sounds of Adam Lambert blaring through her speakers, right to her brain. The song fit her and Finn perfectly. No matter what, he loved her. He stayed with her. He saved her. He was her big brother and would do anything to protect her. Everything that had happened to her made her push him away, and he didn't care. He stayed with her the whole time. All the sleepless nights, he held her hand. She had to get better for him. She couldn't let him down. She had to get better for her brother.

As she slept, she dreamed, well more like had a nightmare. About that night, and what happened. She didn't remember all of it, but she remembered enough.

Flashback/dream begins

It was wet, raining, and cold. She was walking by herself down the streets of Lima at night. She didn't think anything of it. It was Lima for crying out loud. It's not like bad things happened there. She was about five minutes from her house when she noticed footsteps behind her, getting closer and faster…

Flashback/dream ends

Rachel sat up, screaming and shaking. She couldn't make sense of the noise outside her door; she was still so out of it. All she knew was that someone was pounding on her door. She put her hands over her ears, and with tears streaming down her face, yelled at the person on the other side, "Go away! Leave me alone! Stop!"

"Rachel, it's me. It's just Finn. Open up, please?"

Rachel blinked a couple of times and slowly walked over to the door, opening it to reveal a scared looking Finn and a concerned looking Puck. Rachel looked down when she saw their faces. "I'm sorry. Please don't make me leave." She sniffled.

"Berry, it's gonna take more than tears for us to kick you out. You're stuck with us now." Puck smirked at her and he saw a hint of a smile.

"Okay. Do you guys have any food, I'm hungry." Rachel carefully walked past them and into the kitchen ignoring the reason for her freak out.

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Puck and Finn were in the living room, minding their own business and playing COD, drinking beers. Puck was totally kicking Finns ass too, which was great. Even though Puck was totally into the game, he couldn't help but think about Rachel. I don't mind spending every day, out on your corner in the pouring rain. Look for the girl with the broken smile; ask her if she wants to stay awhile. And she will be loved, she will be loved. Tap on my window, knock on my door. I want to make you feel beautiful. He knew it sounded so not badass, but he didn't care. There was something different about her. He wanted to make her really smile. He wanted to make her feel good about herself again. He wanted to kill everyone who had ever hurt her. It was just then that he and Finn heard her screams and they ran to her door.

A/n: Well, is it as good as the prologue? The songs I used were Whataya Want From Me by Adam Lambert, She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5 and the basis of the first half (Rachel) was based off of When Your Heart Stops Beating by +44 aka Blink-182.