AN: This was totally supposed to be The Slushie Wars chapter however my fingers had other plans. So if you want to blame anyone for the lack of Slushie War, blame my fingers. But you do get some more Puckleberry action whilst at school to make up for it.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Glee belongs to its creators; I wish Mark Salling belonged to me LOL that sounds a little stalkerish


Make Me Forget

Chapter 4 – That Boy, That Girl

Puck was torn. Nap or math class. Should he take a nice long nap in the nurse's office? Or should he endure the horror that was high school math class?

A couple of weeks ago it had seemed like an easy decision but now things were different. He was trying to show Rachel he was just as good as Finn and of course St. Finn went to all his classes. Math was the bane of his existence, he would rather do Sue Sylvester than go to math. But still, Rachel had made a comment last night about how he hadn't gone to math in two years and how she felt that it was 'very irresponsible of him as it has been proven in statistics that math is used in everyday life and it was essential for the growth of oneself that they attend math class regularly'. Yeah, he memorized it. How she found out that he hadn't gone to math class he would never know, but she knew and that was why, just before the warning bell, Puck strode into his math class and took his designated seat sighing.

He noticed Quinn, who was seated diagonally in front of him openly staring directly at him. Puck glanced behind him quickly to make sure it was actually him she was gawking at. Yup, definitely him. The teacher arrived and after eyeing Puck like he was a mirage and fiercely rubbing at his eyes, making certain that he was in fact there and he hadn't lost his marbles, began teaching class. Puck opened up his book and tried to start concentrating but he had that weird feeling someone was watching him. He looked over at Quinn; she was still looking at him.

"What are you looking at?" he snapped at her under his breath when the teachers back was turned.

"You're in class," Quinn told him and Puck rolled his eyes. He couldn't for the life of him remember what he found so attractive about Quinn in the first place. Her hair was too blonde, her skin too pale, and she was too tall. Basically she wasn't Rachel. God his brain was turning him into a lovesick moron; see this is what happens when he is forced to go to maths class.

"I have been known to go to class, Fabray," Puck retorted giving her a look that said she was an idiot.

"But you're in math class," Quinn repeated and Puck hated seeing that look of shock on her face. Like she didn't believe he even knew math class existed.

"Does me being here affect the image you have of me as King of the Lima Losers?" Puck sneered at her and Quinn became flustered with embarrassment at having him repeat the cruel name she had called him when he found out she was pregnant. Puck would never forget the day she called him a Lima Loser. It cemented her as a bitch in his eyes. It still hurt him that she wouldn't let him claim his baby, but he chose not to dwell on it. Finn was watching out for her and Puck was in most of her classes and in Glee, he had been keeping an eye on her and his unborn child.

"No...I..." she didn't know what to say and was saved from answering by the teacher who had noticed they weren't paying attention.

"Fabray, Puckerman, pay attention."

Puck ignored her for the rest of his class and the rest of the day. If she wasn't going to let him be a part of his daughter's life, then he had nothing to say to her. It was as simple as that.

Puck was heading to the choir room to pick up his guitar and he figured he would hang out there for a while since he had a free period. He was pleasantly surprised to see Rachel trying to sneakily peek into the choir room window. She was positioned oddly; knees bent and hunched over so that she could peer into the room unnoticed, and since she was crouched and half bent over her short skirt was riding up. Puck grinned. He walked towards her planning something suave to say when he got to her but he was cut off by Finn who was staring at Rachel as well.

"Rachel, what are you doing?" Finn said out loud and Rachel spun guiltily nearly falling over. Her eyes widened when she saw Finn and Puck standing behind him.

"Quiet, come look," she whispered beckoning them both forward with her finger. Finn finally noticed Puck was there and gave him a smile in greeting. The two boys obediently crept over and then peered into the window to see what was so interesting. Tina was sitting on a chair and Artie was playing his guitar for her. Puck and Finn glanced at each other wondering what the hell was so exciting about Tina and Artie.

"Why are you spying on them?" Finn queried scratching the back of his head in that clueless way that Rachel had found adorable. Now she found it a little annoying.

"I think it's cute, he's serenading her, they are going on their date tonight," Rachel told them sighing dreamily catching Puck's eye as the memory of 'Sweet Caroline' flitted into their thoughts. Finn missed the look that Puck and Rachel shared and did a double take at the window.

"Artie and Tina like each other?" Finn asked in disbelief taking a better look and Puck chuckled.

"Man do you not have eyes?" he joked and Finn shrugged.

"I didn't notice," Finn admitted then he checked his watch, "Crap I gotta get to class, see you guys."

Finn flashed Rachel a smile then started striding away but Puck noticed that he paused to turn back and stare at Rachel who glanced back at him as well. Puck tried to convince himself that it didn't hurt to see them look at each other. And failed miserably.

When Finn was out of sight Rachel rose up to kiss him before turning to look back into the window bending over. Puck groaned and traced a hand up her thigh, heading under her skirt. Rachel jumped in surprise then giggled. Sure Puck was trying to get her to like him but he was also a teenage boy and he had needs. And right now, he needed Rachel Berry. God did he need Rachel Berry. And he had the strangest need to be with her the way Finn couldn't, to claim a part of her that Finn couldn't have.

"I have free period," Puck told her, his voice deep with suggestion and Rachel straightened and placed her hand in his, picking up her handbag and bottle of water.

"I know just the closet," she told him pulling him along the halls and then suddenly Rachel grabbed a handle and pulled him into a storage closet with her. Puck looked around in shock; he hadn't known there were storage closets all over the school.

"How do you know about all these places?" Puck asked trying not to sound jealous, praying that she hadn't been secretly meeting Finn or something like that in these closets because that would really kill the mood. Rachel averted her eyes from his.

"I had to hide from your slushies somewhere," she murmured softly and Puck felt like an asshole all over again. Definite mood killer. He took her chin in his hands and tilted her head up to his.

"Rach, you know I'm sorry about all that right?" he asked her, searching her face to make sure she believed him and Rachel nodded.

"I know," she told him, and then a mischievous smile came to her face, "But maybe you should start making it up to me?"

And Noah was back in the game. Noah brought his lips to hers and kissed her, running his hands up and down her body. She shivered at his touch running her hands down his chest. Noah grinned reaching under her skirt and tugging down her underwear. He slowly sank to his knees kissing a trail down her stomach as he went and then he pushed her so that she was half sitting on a shelf before pulling up her skirt. Rachel tried to push her skirt down feeling a little embarrassed but Puck nudged her hands out of the way and dipped his head under her skirt forcing her knees to part for him. They hadn't done this yet and Rachel tensed nervously when his tongue flicked out to caress her center. She gasped at the sensation and Noah chuckled before lowering his mouth onto her sucking and licking, caressing the sensitive area expertly with his tongue. Rachel was in heaven. Almost immediately Rachel's hands made their way to his head as her knees spread even further apart granting him clearer access. Noah made a noise of approval as he pressed his hands against her inner thighs to keep her legs open. She, like the rest of her, tasted so sweet. If given the time, he was almost positive her body could put him in a sugar coma.

Rachel started quivering with the beginnings of her orgasm. It was mind blowing how good he was, she was fighting not to scream from the pleasure she was feeling. Noah slid one finger into her still teasing her with his tongue and Rachel's head fell back to lean against the shelf as she gave a soft moan. Noah slid another finger in curling his fingers inside her and Rachel felt herself explode. Noah didn't stop his ministrations until she was finished and then he pulled back from her grinning. Without waiting he grabbed her handbag and pulled out some wet wipes, which he knew she always had in her purse, wiping his mouth quickly. Then he took a couple of swigs from her water bottle. Rachel's breathing had calmed by this time and as soon as he put the water bottle down she attached her mouth to his hungrily wanting more. The door to the closet opened and then shut, and the two pulled away from each other wondering how much whoever looked in the closet just saw.

"Hey, you two better stop fooling around in there, bell is about to ring," Artie's voice came from behind the door and they both breathed out a sigh of relief that it was just Artie who had seen them.

"How did he know about this closet?" Puck asked her bemused and Rachel shrugged quickly pulling on her underwear.

"We've all had to hide at one point or another."

Puck couldn't convey to her how sorry he was so he let his lips do his apologizing as he pulled her to him and covered her mouth with his. They kissed fiercely until the bell rang. Rachel pulled away from him abruptly and was gone in a flash slamming the door behind her. Puck looked down and saw her purse. Rachel and her fricking Cinderella disappearing act; dashing out with the last chime and leaving all her shit behind. Puck grabbed her purse and shoved it in his Letterman jacket hoping no one noticed before exiting the closet as though he didn't just give Rachel Berry the best orgasm of her life.

"This is the stupidest idea ever," Puck grouched from where he was sitting squished into a really small booth between Rachel and Kurt. He had no idea what it was about her but Rachel Berry could get him to do the most ridiculous things. Like stalk Artie and Tina on their date. Love made the best and most macho of men do the wacky, right? Then again, take one look at Rachel Berry and try to tell him it's a bad thing that he's whipped. The girl embodied sexy from head to toe.

Right now, the four of them, Mercedes had decided to come as well, were squashed into the smallest booth in history, a couple of booths down from Artie and Tina. Puck found it hard to believe that Artie and Tina hadn't seen them, discreet wasn't exactly the middle name of any of the people sitting at this table, himself excluded of course. All of them had menus up covering their faces and Puck sighed lowering his menu, feeling decidedly stupid.

"It is not, and stupidest is not a word," Rachel hissed grabbing his menu and shoving it back up over his face, "Moron."

Puck looked over at her. He was so freaking whipped it was pathetic, and the worst part was she didn't even know that she had him whipped. That girl could have asked him to scale Everest for a bobby pin and he probably would have done it. Kurt stifled a giggle and Puck glowered at him. Everyone else clearly knew he was whipped. When Rachel had told him she couldn't see him tonight because they were going to spy on Artie and Tina he had said he wanted to come along. Of course he had ulterior motives, he wanted her to see that he could be fun to hang around without her jumping his bones, not that he could blame her for wanting to jump him because, let's face it, he was a stud.

Rachel had seemed surprised that he wanted to be involved but then she had delved into the details of the plan and told him to dress appropriately for 'espionage'. Luckily Puck had watched enough James Bond movies to know that meant something like spy gear so he was sure to dress in dark jeans and a tight black t-shirt. Speaking of, he liked what she was wearing tonight. She had decided to go 'incognito' whatever the hell that meant, all Puck knew was she was wearing tight black jeans and a tight black tank top that allowed him a spectacular view down her shirt when she was hunched over like she was just now. She looked rock chick like, especially with those boots over her jeans. Puck suspected that Kurt had gotten a hold of her before she dressed.

"Can I at least touch your boob?" Puck whispered to her but of course Kurt and Mercedes could hear and Mercedes rolled her eyes while Rachel slapped his arm indignantly, blushing bright red.

"Noah!"

"I'd offer mine but I doubt it's as perky," Kurt drawled from beside him and Puck was sure his face turned a little pale because Kurt looked over at him and laughed.

The group fell silent when the waitress bought over their food. Puck had a burger and fries while Kurt and Rachel had gone with a salad and Mercedes had gone with a chicken parmesan. Kurt stared down at Puck's burger with something akin to revulsion while Rachel stared at it longingly.

"I wish I could eat that," she said wistfully and Puck grabbed the sauce and smothered his fries before placing one in his mouth. Kurt tutted at Rachel's confession.

"That would go straight to your thighs darling," he said patting her on the arm encouraging her to eat the salad and Rachel sighed.

"I happen to like your thighs," Puck commented winking and Rachel nudged him to shut up though there was a wicked smile on her face.

"Group rule, no sexual innuendo, please, I'm begging you," Kurt interrupted looking at Puck frowning and Puck felt a little embarrassed from the stare. Like he had done something wrong for talking about Rachel like that. First Puck finds out that he actually likes Rachel, and now he gets a conscience? Damn Glee Club. They were turning him into someone who...cared. He cared about other people's feelings. Oh God, they were turning him into Kurt!

"Fine," Puck agreed then shoved a French fry in Rachel's mouth to stop her smiling smugly.

"Don't look now, but they are about to kiss," Mercedes whispered urgently and all three whipped their heads around but Mercedes slammed the table with her hand snapping, "I said don't look."

It was only after she said it loudly and drew the attention of every diner that Mercedes realized she'd blown their cover. Artie and Tina were looking over at them. No one moved, so Puck waved at them. Rachel elbowed him in the side covering her face with the menu and Mercedes and Kurt did the same. Puck rolled his eyes. Like that would do a whole lot of good, they had already been spotted.

"Noah don't," Rachel tugged his arm back down trying to hide him behind her menu.

"They've already seen us thanks to Miss Bigmouth over there," Puck retorted gesturing to Mercedes who made a face at him.

"Bite me Landing Strip," she spat at him slamming her menu down on the table and Puck just stared at her. Kurt and Rachel looked up at Puck awaiting his reaction and Puck starting laughing.

"I have to give it up, that was awesome," Puck managed to say through his laughter holding up a hand for Mercedes to high five and she did so a little hesitantly.

"Hey guys," Tina's timid voice interrupted them and Puck stopped laughing as they all turned to look at Tina who was pushing Artie. Tina was wearing a pretty black dress and Artie was wearing a button shirt with his hair swept back from his forehead. They looked so perfect together.

"Hey," the four of them chimed quietly.

"What are you guys doing here?" Artie questioned his eyes scanning their faces and when no one else spoke Puck shrugged.

"Just eating dinner," he told them then grabbed his burger and made a big show of taking a huge bite. Rachel, Kurt and Merecedes all smiled innocently while Artie and Tina looked a little skeptical.

"Ok," Artie said slowly then waved, "Well see you guys later."

Artie and Tina paid their bill and then exited the restaurant.

Kurt leaned over Puck's back and he and Rachel had their faces pressed up against the glass watching as Tina pushed Artie down the street. Puck started eating his dinner, ignoring them. The burger was really good, though he probably would have enjoyed it more if Kurt wasn't practically jumping on his back with excitement. Rachel and Kurt whispered to each other urgently.

"They're going to the park, come on," Kurt squealed jumping out of the booth and grabbing his Mark Jacobs jacket, throwing it over his arm. He held out his hand to Mercedes and she eyed her chicken parmesan that she had half eaten wistfully before taking his hand. Rachel pushed Puck to get out of the booth but he didn't move.

"Haven't we ruined their date enough?" he asked them seriously and when Rachel and Kurt glared at him he just sighed picking up what was left of his burger before sliding out of the booth allowing Rachel to wiggle out after him. Puck walked quickly to the counter and picked up the bill before the others realized. Puck had some money saved up from his pool cleaning business and he didn't mind treating them all to dinner.

Puck took Rachel's hand in his as they walked out of the restaurant. The streets were pretty empty.

"You didn't have to pay for all of us," Rachel told him, then she went up on her tip toes to kiss him and Puck grabbed her arms.

"It's fine," Puck told her brushing his lips against hers once again and Kurt nudged Mercedes but said nothing more. The group made their way to the park keeping their eyes peeled for Artie and Tina. Rachel and Kurt were in the lead, being the nosy divas that they were and Mercedes was just following behind them, looking bored. Puck moved to walk in step with her behind Kurt.

"You look like you're enjoying this about as much as I am," he commented and Mercedes looked over at him and shrugged.

"The things you do for your friend's right?" Mercedes quipped nodding at Kurt and Rachel and when Puck's eyes drifted to Rachel's butt and Mercedes' grin widened.

"Right."

"Look there they are!" Kurt whispered loudly pointing and when Puck turned his head to look he didn't realize that Kurt had stopped walking. Puck tripped on a tree root and fell on top of Kurt who fell flat on his face into the dirt. Rachel and Mercedes looked at the two of them lying in a heap and just burst into laughter, forgetting Tina and Artie.

"Mercedes i....is that you?" Tina called out and Mercedes panicked.

"Scatter!" She all but screamed at the top of her lungs, and the girl had a pair of good working lungs on her, Puck could now vouch for that. He was sure he was deaf. Puck jumped up and hauled Kurt to his feet before dragging him away, finally leaving the couple to have a private date.

Rachel had had the most wonderful night. After Tina and Artie had caught them out again they decided it was time to retire, since it was quiet cleat that they were in fact the world's worst spies. Kurt had driven them back to his place. Rachel had picked up Puck so she had dropped him home pausing for a make out session before heading to her house and had just now pulled up into her driveway. The lights were on inside which meant her dad's were home. Humming a tune she got out of the car and was walking up to the front door when someone calling her name made her pause. She turned to see Finn Hudson standing on the curb beside his car that she hadn't even noticed when she pulled up.

"Finn what are you doing here?" she asked in surprise and Finn jogged over to her.

"I just wanted to see you," Finn admitted a little shyly walking with her towards her front door.

"Oh," Rachel moved to sit on her front step and Finn took a seat next to her, his long legs stretching out in front of him. The front door opened.

"Rachel honey are you coming...oh Finn, what a pleasant surprise," Rachel's daddy, Richard, smiled when he saw Finn sitting with his daughter. They had met a couple of times and Richard and Alan, Rachel's other daddy, had really been taken with the tall quarterback. Rachel twisted to look up at him and nodded.

"We are just talking daddy, I'll come inside in a little while," Rachel informed him quickly shooing him away and when the front door closed Finn and Rachel fell into silence.

A silence between them used to feel comfortable, but now, the silence was screaming at them. Rachel didn't know what to say to him.

"Where's Quinn?" Rachel finally blurted out and Finn looked down at his hands.

"I don't want to talk about Quinn," he said somewhat harshly, and then his eyes looked up at her intensely, making her heart pound, "I just wanted to see you."

Finn's face edged closer and closer and Rachel's eyes fluttered closed. She could feel his warmth breath on her face knowing that this was all she ever wanted, but for some reason all Rachel could see when she closed her eyes was Quinn's face that day in the bathroom and then Puck's eyes. Rachel's eyes snapped open and she turned her head to the side quickly, Finn's lips just grazing hers and coming to rest on her cheek.

"Finn don't," Rachel whispered in a choked voice and Finn pulled back from her frowning.

"Rachel," Finn breathed and Rachel shook her head and forcefully placed her hands on his chest pushing them both apart. She got to her feet and he followed.

"Finn, you're not that boy," Rachel said tightly and Finn's face went to one of confusion.

"What boy?" he asked her, taking a step towards her.

"That boy who cheats on his pregnant girlfriend, and I'm not that girl who lets you," Rachel glanced down at the ground and wrapped her arms around herself, "Maybe you should go before tonight becomes another thing I regret."

"I don't regret anything that has ever happened between us," Finn stated surely and Rachel felt herself shiver.

"Well I do," she told him looking up finally and Finn's face took on a hurt expression.

"I'm sorry that I hurt you all the time, I would never hurt you on purpose, you know that right?" Finn said to her, his face concerned and Rachel nodded.

"I know Finn," she said tightly, then forced herself to smile at him, "I'll see you at school."

Finn nodded hesitantly and walked down to his car getting in. He stopped to look back at Rachel who waved quickly and Finn gave her a wave back before driving away. As soon as his car was out of sight Rachel broke down into hysterical sobs, trying to gulp in air and not make too much noise so that her dad's didn't hear. She had never felt so alone in her life. Her day had been so wonderful and now it was ruined.

Puck clenched and unclenched his fists when he saw Finn lean in and try to kiss Rachel, his Rachel. Puck had been coming to Rachel's bedroom when he saw Finn's car down the street outside Rachel's house. Puck had parked his own car on a different street and then jogged back to Rachel's house, remaining hidden in the bushes. Puck resisted the urge to go and smash in Finn's face. At the last possible moment Rachel turned her head away from him. Puck let out the breath he had been holding and it hissed through his teeth. They said some things to each other that Puck couldn't hear and then Finn got in his car and drove off. Puck stormed from the darkness to where Rachel stood sobbing. Puck grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her around the side of her house. He had intended to kiss her senseless until she forgot all about Finn, but at the sight of the tears pouring down her face, Noah released her arm and placed his hands on either side of her face tilting her head up so that they were looking into each others eyes. Gently he wiped away her tears. Rachel seemed to calm down a lot more now that he was here holding her, although she was still hiccuping and sniffling.

"He...he...doesn't under...stand..." Rachel tried to explain to Noah that Finn didn't see what he was doing to her. Finn didn't realize that everything he did hurt her, even if he didn't meant to and she was sick of feeling like this, sick of letting him pull her back and forth.

"I know Rach," Noah told her, and Rachel looked up at him thinking that he was speaking about Quinn. Like Quinn caused the same reaction in him, that Finn did to her.

"Can we go to your house? I don't want my dad's to see me like this," Rachel said hurriedly trying to brush away her tears and Noah nodded taking her hand.

"Come on."

Noah drove Rachel back to his house. His mom already thought he was in bed so Rachel and Noah snuck into Noah's bedroom window. Noah laid on his bed and pulled her down so that she could rest her head on his chest. Rachel sent a quick text to her dad's telling them she was going for a walk and would be back soon.

For the first time Rachel didn't try to have sex with Noah, instead she lay on his chest and cried. She swore to herself this would be the last time that she cried over Finn Hudson accidentally toying with her emotions. She was strong, and she wouldn't let it happen again.

Noah lay there with his arm around her, knowing it was enough that he was there. Hoping that one day just being there would be enough for her.

AN: LOL at the end of the closet scene I nearly forgot to have Rachel pull her undies back on haha. If she didn't she would be walking around school all day in a short skirt with no underwear. Lucky I remembered LOL

Please review! Come on, do it. Everyone who reviews will get a teeny tiny preview of the next chapter since I already have it kind of written. You will get an unbeta'd preview anyway but it's still good I swear.

I swear The Slushie War is coming if my fingers don't go off on another tangent. LOL. I think they are done. Let me know if you want more scenes with Rachel and/or Puck and any of the other characters. I'm trying to give everyone face time in the story.