A/N: I own nothing including Stevie Wonders song "For Once in My Life" and Coldplay's song "Shiver." Tell me what you think so far. I Know where I am taking this now and IT IS A FINCHEL STORY.
Finn sat at the piano in the choir room idly tapping a few keys here and there. He took a glance over at the clock and sighed. Rachel was supposed to meet him over 20 minutes ago. He figured since they hardly got to see each other all summer AND all day what with the craziness of the first day of classes and all, at least they could sneak in an hour of some alone time before glee club began. Finn's head jerked up as he heard the door to the room squeak open. Rachel placed her books on one of the chairs and smiled sweetly as she walked over to him. She slid in next to him on the piano bench and there was a bashful silence between the two. This felt so out of character for Rachel but now that she was actually with Finn, for real, and there was all of that tension of not being able to be with one another for so long and wanting too so badly... she felt like she might pounce on him but in all honestly they had only kissed a few times. Sure she had made out with Puck and Jesse but Finn was different. She was truly, madly, and deeply in love with him. She wanted to open her mouth and say something and she knew whatever came out was going to be stupid but luckily Finn cut in before she had a chance. He played a few bars on the piano of a song she knew all to well.
Softly, Finn began to sing. "For once in my life I have someone who needs me. Someone I've needed so long." He took a slow breath and continued on. "For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me and somehow I know I'll be strong." Finn felt Rachel's thigh gently bump against his.
"For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of. Long before I knew. Someone warm like you." Rachel sang the second verse and Finn's fingers left the piano keys and his hands intertwined with hers. "Would make my dreams come true." Rachel sang on.
Finn picked up the third verse, effortlessly. "For once in my life I won't let sorrow hurt me, not like it's hurt me before. For once, I have something I know won't desert me. I'm not alone anymore."
Rachel leaned in closer to Finn, her voice now bolder and her eyes a bit darker than usual and Finn was the same. This time they sang the last verse of the song together. "For once, I can say, this is mine, you can't take it! As long as I know I have love, I can make it! For once in my life, I have someone who needs me!" They both stopped and that's when Rachel pounced.
Finn felt a slight pain when his back smacked down against the piano bench but he immediately ignored it as Rachel came down on top of him and hungrily kissed him. THIS is what they had both been waiting two long, long months for.
Finn buried his fingers in Rachel's long silky brown hair and arched his hips against her, eliciting a cross between a purr and moan from her throat. Finn just about lost it at hearing that noise alone. His fingers stumbled down to the bottom of her sweater and just as he began pushing it upwards and feeling sinfully soft skin, the door burst open and there was a loud clash of keys from the piano as Rachel shot up and Finn face planted onto the floor.
"Oh, shit. Sorry I uh didn't mean to." Travis ran his hand over the back of his neck, again and looked down at his feet embarrassed. "I figured I'd show up a little early so I could you know get to know the place a little better."
Rachel stood up and straightened out her sweater and skirt. It didn't exactly help that her hair was all tousled thanks to Finn and her full lips were slightly swollen. "Um no it's fine. It's great." She beamed at Travis. "It means you're showing initiative. That's really admirable. I see you got the slushy out of your hair." She said and Travis laughed.
Finn rubbed the side of his face as he pulled himself up off the ground. He was more than a little pissed off to see that the new kid had unknowingly interrupted his planned alone time with Rachel and subconsciously, he was pissed off that the guy had even shown up to glee club in the first place. Was this a joke?
"Thanks." Travis smirked in a shy way at Rachel.
Before anything further could be said the glee club started filing into the room, sparing curious glances at the stranger amongst them. Finn and Rachel took their seats with everyone else while Travis looked around nervously. Mr. Schuster came into the room and passed by Travis taking his usual seat on the stool in front of the piano. It took him a second to realize that the room was suspiciously quiet and that's when he noticed Travis.
"Hi there." Mr. Schuster greeted Travis.
"Ah, hi. You're Mr. Schuster right?"
"That I am."
"Well, I ah heard about glee club from Rachel." As soon as Travis said that everyone turned to Rachel and gave her their best 'what in the hell' looks. "I'm Travis Noman, I was wondering if I could try out?"
Kurt spoke up first. "Okay what school are you working with? You are way too pretty to just waltz in here and 'try' out for glee club."
Travis let out a breathy laugh and shook his head confused. "I'm not working with any school. I just moved here from Michigan. My dad got a transfer... yet again." Travis looked a little saddened after he said that and it didn't go unnoticed by Rachel.
"I don't know." Mercedes said folding her arms across her chest.
"Everybody gets a chance to audition." Mr. Schuster reminded them. "Do you have a song prepared, Travis?"
"Ah, yeah, I do."
Mr. Schuster gestured for Travis to come stand in front of everyone and Travis awkwardly shuffled over. "We're ready when you are."
Travis looked around the room nervously and cleared his throat a few times causing a few scoffs and eye rolls from his audience. Taking in a deep breath Travis clenched his fists and let loose.
"So I look in your direction," Finn noticed that he looked over at Rachel when he sang that, "But you pay me no attention, do you? I know you don't listen to me, cause you say you see straight through me, don't you? But on and on, from the moment I wake, till the moment I sleep, I'll be there by your side, just you try and stop me. I'll be waiting in line, just to see if you care. Did you want me to change? Well, I changed for good. And I want you to know, that you'll always get your way. I wanted to say... don't you shiver, shiver, sing it loud and clear, I'll be waiting for you. So you know how much I need ya, but you never even see me, do you? And is this my final chance of getting you? But on and on, from the moment I wake, till the moment I sleep, I'll be there by your side, just you try and stop me. I'll be waiting in line, just to see if you care. Did you want me to change? Well I changed for good. And I want you to know, that you'll always get your way. I wanted to say... don't you shiver, don't you shiver." Travis let his astounding voice slowly fade away.
Everyone was quiet, stunned, and then Mr. Schuster started to clap. "Ladies and gentlemen I think we have a new member to our glee club."
Travis shouted out an excited yes and looked up at Rachel again who was beaming. Finn gulped hard. This all didn't seem so innocent anymore.
TBC...