A.N. Thanks to everyone who is enjoying and reviewing this story. I feel really sorry for Ren now because everyone seems to dislike her lol anyways here's the next chap. Special thanks to gleakfreak123 for the really long reviews which any writer loves to get, especially when they make you smile so much :)

Chapter Six – The Consequences

When Renee found Rachel she was in the auditorium sitting in the front row of seats, staring at the stage. Since she had arrived at Lima, Rachel had practically always been happy and helpful and then yesterday the whole slushie thing happened and then Glee where she got the new solo ... and now Finn. She sighed to herself. Now she thought about it, it had been a stupid idea but she wanted to help. She made her way over to sit down next to Rachel, where they sat in silence.

"There's nothing going on," Renee said after about ten minutes of silence, "I wanted you to admit to him how you feel and ..." Renee tried to explain but this seemed to have finally pushed Rachel to the edge.

"I told you to leave my feelings for Finn alone! I told you there was more to it than you knew but you didn't listen and now things are even more screwed up than before!" Rachel stood up and started pacing backwards and forwards in front of the stage. "We have this complicated history ... more than anyone on even Glee knows about and we finally got to a space where we were great friends and he's happy to be around me without having to worry about Quinn and Puck and Glee and the football guys and now I just made a complete fool out of myself because I can't take the fact he might have been dating someone but not only that but he was willing to date you when he KNOWS how I feel ... and YOU!" she yelled , her voice getting progressively louder, "You know how I feel about him and what? You were just pretending to get a reaction from me? Well congratulations you got one!"

"Rach ..." Renee tried to speak.

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" Rachel exploded. "You do not know well enough to be calling me by that!" she yelled before storming out of the room. Renee sighed and sank down in her chair as she thought that she had, at least, been right about Rachel hating the fact she called her Rach.

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Finn was miserable as he packed his bag away. He couldn't believe that he had screwed everything up with Rachel ... again! After Renee has left the room, everyone seemed to agree that having a practice today without Rachel and Renee was pretty useless, especially as everyone seemed to be upset about it. As he packed away his last book, he sat down in his chair and buried his face in his hands. This was so messed up.

"You should just tell her how you feel," came Artie's voice from the other side of the room. Finn looked up quickly, embarrassed to have been caught so vulnerable.

"I ... I ..." Finn stuttered.

"I know more happened with Rachel than we know and as much as she scares me sometimes, she is a nice person who just wants us to be all we can be," he told Finn.

"I know this, I knew it before all you guys!" he snapped, a little frustrated that people kept telling him the good points about Rachel. Hello? He already had that memo.

"So my point is it was a bad idea to try and get a reaction out of Rachel," Artie continued, ignoring the explosion that had come from Finn. "Just apologise and tell her how you feel."

"It can't be that simple," Finn sighed, "This is Rachel we're talking about, she's anything BUT simple."

Artie rolled his eyes at this. "She's not so complicated that she doesn't want someone to apologise to her when they've been wrong ... just trust me." He smiled and left the room, leaving Finn to his very confused thoughts.

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Rachel stormed to her car after leaving the auditorium, she didn't even go and get her books from her locker. She had her keys, purse and phone with her so she wasn't going to waste time doing homework tonight with how she felt. She tore out of the school parking lot and straight home. Renee could find her own way home tonight. It wasn't long before she was blasting her iPod in her room and pulling out her laptop. She had to do something and today was the perfect time to angrily tap at her keys and add some more to her autobiography. She didn't know exactly how long she had sat at her computer before there was a tapping at her window but she knew it must be a few hours as it was now dark outside. Another tap came from her window and she stood curiously before walking over to look outside. She opened the window and looked down to see Finn standing on her lawn. She frowned.

"What are you doing here?" she hissed angrily at him.

"Rach please can I talk to you, I need to explain ..." Finn begged.

"Explain it to Renee, you guys seem to understand each other," she said bitterly and started to close the window.

"RACH!" he yelled, "Please ... just come downstairs for two minutes?" he asked.

"Why should I?" she asked back.

"Because ... Because if you don't I'll just ... climb up the side of the house and we'll talk in your room instead!" he said desperately.

"Finn Hudson! You'll do no such thing!" she exclaimed, horrified that he might actually try that and end up breaking his neck.

"Then just give me two minutes?"

"Fine," she sighed, "I'll be right there." She almost slammed the window but she didn't want to worry her Dad's, so she closed it quietly before slipping downstairs and out of the back door to find Finn waiting for her. She stood in front of him with her arms crossed tightly across her chest, waiting for him to speak.

"There's nothing going on between Ren and me," Finn burst out, "I have no interest in her because she's not you and I like you, I'm so sorry, I should have just come to you and told you. Everyone in Glee thinks I'm an idiot and you and Ren have a weird relationship as it is and now I've made it worse and I'm sorry about that too. If it makes any difference I really do think she was trying to help," he offered. Rachel didn't respond to any of this but just stared stonily at him. "Please Rach, I really like you and I know I don't deserve it but please can you give me another chance? Did I mention that I'm really, REALLY sorry?" he asked giving her a small smile.

"I believe you," Rachel finally said, causing a look of relief to swim across Finn's face but it was short lived as Rachel continued, "But I need more than an apology now Finn." She looked away from his crushed face and quietly slipped back inside the house, only to come face to face with Renee.

"I can't believe you did that! He just practically threw himself at your mercy." She said confused. Rachel didn't reply. She just walked straight past Renee and up the stairs, calling to her Dad's that she wasn't hungry and was going to bed early.

TBC

A.N. Don't hate Ren yet! I promise the next chapter that is called "Clearing the Air" will help lol ;) please review, thanks Nicki