Authors Note: So here is the next update, I think this will be the last chapter tbh. I'm caught up with a lot of stuff and don't always have time to update. This is regionals (: but I put a bit of a different spin. Hope you like it :D Disclaimer:
I do not own glee.
Don't stop believing- it had been a ten, they had raised the bar and it was amazing. Then the other numbers? They had it in the bag- the Journey medley was right for them, New Directions would win and crush Vocal Adrenaline for what they had done to them, for what they had done to Rachel. New Directions were on there way up, Rachel could not wait to hold that trophy, hold it in her hands and hold it high above her head as Nationals edged closer.
She was the only one who stayed, to watch Bohemian Rhapsody. Though she hated to admit it, she wanted to watch Jesse- as much as a fool she was, she still cared about him. When Finn had told her he loved her? Nothing, no flutter no feeling, but just seeing Jesse playing the piano and dancing across the stage, made butterfly's go crazy in her stomach, she still wanted to be with him, no matter what he had done to her. Love never went away easily.
She was stupid, she was an idiot and she wanted to tell herself that but Jesse? He made her heart melt and that would not change, sure her heart was broken- he had broken it but that didn't mean she didn't love him.
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"Anyway the wind blows" He sang out looking across the stage, then his eye caught hers. She was there looking at him and he was looking at her, he smiled for a moment before turning and dropping into the end position. Man why did he feel like this? He felt guilty for hurting her, and he had found when Charlotte had started making fun of Rachel in the last rehearsal, he had defended her- though he never argued with Charlotte, he stuck up for Rachel- the girl he still wanted, he had defended her the best he could going against his team for once in his life.
Then they ran off stage, that was there numbers they all hugged tightly, and he felt himself and Charlotte being boosted up and walked down to the dressing room, he pumped his fists in the air happily. Man they were good, they had it no doubt would anyone beat that number- they would win, he did hope that New Directions came 2nd, then they could compete against each other on Aural Intensity? Annoying suck ups, who had a stupid name- at least New Directions had heart.
"What are you doing here freak?" Charlotte said nastily, as they put her down to find Rachel stood at the entrance to there dressing room. "Get out of here" She said stepping forwards. "I mean it Berry, this is winner territory, not looser grounds"
"Charlotte" Jesse said stepping forwards also, "Let me talk to her kay?" He said, and she reluctantly nodded. The rest of the team walked off, to there dressing room and Jesse walked with Rachel, not saying anything just walking into a spare dressing room and sitting down on the chair opposite her.
"Rachel, what is it?" He asked as he leaned forwards clasping his hands together and looking over at her- there they were...butterfly's.
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"Jesse, I know I should be hating you right now and plotting your death, I mean I did say I wanted you to be eaten by lions and everything, but I just cant find myself to truly dislike I have found myself thinking of you and spiralling back to how I felt a few weeks back when we were so so happy, I don't care that your meant to be my enemy, I want to be with you, though honestly? I don't know why, I gather because of how emotional I am, I am not being truely rational in my current decision making because of my state of mind, I should hate you and a part of me dose, for what you did but that is over-ridden by the caring feelings I have towards you at this current moment in time." Rachel said in one long flow taking a big breath at the end as she looked over at him- he looked rather dumbfounded.
"Rachel, why? I treated you like crap" He said looking at the floor and then back up to her chocolate eyes, those eyes he got lost in. "I was horrible to you, I was in short a total bastard"
"I honestly don't know, I mean I did want you to be in grievous amounts of pain, but I realise I still care about you an awful lot I mean.." She began before Jesse cut her off, he looked into her eyes and smiled.
"Shh Rachel, I care about you too, and I am so damn sorry for what I did, I was out of order and you can egg me to death if you want to, just to make up for it" Jesse said softly taking her hands in his, she didn't pull away instead she leaned forwards and hugged him tightly. Her arms wrapping round his neck hugging him to her.
There they were again... butterfly's.