A/N: Sorry about all the problems I had with updating the second chapter, especially those who were waiting patiently!! Thanks to all who reviewed!! I love reviews!! By the way, please review… seriously!

Two: A Bottle of Lipstick

Rachel Barry cried the entire night. What could have been worse than this? The situation with Tina blew over eventually, because her talent far surpassed Tina's. The same rule could be applied to Quinn Fabray.

How dare she come in, straight from Phoenix, Arizona, and becomes the star? Ellie Warner, no! Rachel Barry and Finn Hudson would lead McKinley back to their place among the nation's elite.

Not Warner and Hudson or Warner and Puckerman, or, for that matter, not Warner herself!

Rachel Barry! It didn't sound arrogant, or beauty queen-ish. But it was beautiful, and Rachel was the girl-next-door of Glee Club.

But now she had competition. "I'm the best in Ohio," she would tell herself, and she was positive it was true.

Until today. Ellie had the inspirational story, the perfect smile, and the jobbed boobs even at what? Sixteen?

All Rachel had was a bottle of lipstick. A bottle! That bottle was going to last her until her Birthday on the 4th of February!

She was lying in bed, both her dads asleep on the other side of the house. Rachel had a beautiful, powerful voice. It was bigger than Ellie's, for sure.

But even Whitney Houston told Costner she would always love him softly, at least the first time the Chorus came around. It felt like Ellie could sing the Phone Book and people would listen. They'd buy it.

All Rachel had was a bottle of lipstick.

Was Rachel pretty? Finn thought so, therefore, she had to believe she was. But Finn had the Cheerleader, Quinn Fabray.

Look at that- Finn and Quinn. Isn't that adorable! But hell, even Rachel could tell how Finn watched Ellie's ass shake from side to side when she was humming "Halo" by Beyonce coming out of the bathroom that day.

Only her first day of school and Ellie already had all the guys swooning. Rachel thought that Ellie was probably pleased with herself.

Most people are jealous and sometimes disappointed when somebody else does something they've been trying to do for so long- effortlessly.

It ruined Rachel Barry. Ellie had managed to get on Mr. Schuster's good side, become Finn and Puck's new Cherry Pie, and sing so soft and tender that even Rachel was impressed.

So, Rachel cried.

All she had was a bottle of lipstick.

She partially got a hold of herself around 2 AM. She took dozens of deep breaths. She thought about Finn, Tina, Artie, Kurt, Mercedes, even Quinn and Puck.

But not Ellie Warner.

Glee Club was Rachel's life. And, since Ellie was so beautiful and so talented and so everything, why couldn't she just hurry up and become a solo act?

So Rachel could still light up the McKinley stage, and, still, as the lead.

Not Ellie's groupie.

Rachel Barry was nobody's groupie. She knew she had to prove it to Mr. Schuster, and prove it to Ellie Warner!

She looked at her nicest dress in her closet. It had to be one of only a small few tops that she had that didn't have a Slushie stain on it.

Rachel told her dads that the reason she always had a stain were food fights that everyone had. And liked, with her friends.

But, she didn't have any friends outside people in the Glee Club, and she didn't see that changing anytime soon.

Ellie Warner would make sure of that.

Unless…

Unless Ellie knew how bad Rachel was hurting. Maybe she, too, lived for show business! Was it possible that Ellie had seen West Side Story hundreds of times? Was it possible that Ellie had seen every YouTube video on Choreography ever made?

No!

Ellie had just gone up and sung. She had no devotion, and no care.

Not like Rachel. Rachel didn't care about anything else. By her own admission, she had no life.

Ellie did. As far as Rachel was concerned, she could have been a goddamned model.

So why was she ruining Rachel's life? Jealousy?

Rachel knew Ellie's story. She was orphaned, several Aunts and Uncles dead, only one grandparent left.

Maybe, since Rachel had all those things Ellie didn't, then Ellie was jealous. That was plausible.

Rachel made it her undivided attention and mission to get back at Ellie any way possible and return to her rightful place among the McKinley greats.

Rachel Barry would strike.

She hated this girl, after one day, and her mind never changed!

Rachel was the most stubborn person she knew. She wasn't arrogant, only realistic, and it was this arrogance that was being shaken.

It was all Ellie Warner's fault! Rachel began believing that Ellie really was doing this (moving to Lima, joining Glee, shaking it, everything) just to spite Rachel Barry.

She knew it.

Because Ellie Warner had everything.

And all Rachel had was a bottle of lipstick.