Unknown Title Chapter 8, a glee fanfic

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Part 8: The Caged Bird Sings

It's been a week since I finally took Shue down. Coach heard about it. I don't think I've ever seen her so happy. From what she said I understand he was moping to Miss Pillsbury in the teachers lounge. Apparently she gave him absolutely no sympathy. I guess she must have seen what the rest of us have seen as well. The other glee kids are completely on our side, including Mercedes and Kurt. Rachel was in shock when they told her that. I can't really blame her, I'm fairly sure I was too. Not that I would ever let anyone else know that.

I'm reveling in how powerful I feel having finally put that worthless asshole in his place. I'm just passing by the auditorium with Q and B when I hear something familiar. I stop and tilt my head and watch as the two blondes do the same thing. We look each other, nod and precede to sneak into the auditorium so as not to startle the person making the music.

We swiftly make our way to the back corner so as to be hidden from sight. Surprise registers as we find all the other gleeks but one already in the corner. They must have heard the music and decided to investigate. I nod to them in greeting before turning back to the stage.

On the stage is Rachel in all her glory. I can't help but smile. I heard her sing a little the week before, but right now like this is completely different. Something about the stage has always transformed Rachel. Watching her its not hard to imagine her as the star I know she'll one day be. The violin from the track she is playing is beautiful. The music familiar, but I have little time to contemplate as she moves from simple warm up songs to the song she really wanted to sing.

I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kind of boring
Need something that i can confess

Till all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said

I feel myself wince at those words. Even though its been over a month I still sometimes have nightmares where we were to late. The mornings I wake up from those visions of red I have a hard time looking at my uniform, or really anything with the slightest hint of red, let alone putting it on. I keep thinking of Rachel, her blood and her words written on a note I keep in my drawer to remind myself not to be afraid. To never give into my fear and let it hurt this amazing girl.
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no, I've been on the brink, so

I should have known by her eyes she had enough. I didn't. I didn't ask. She didn't say a word. We just started getting us back. I'm making sure she never thinks that killing herself is better then talking to me ever again.

Tell me what you want to hear
Something that'll like those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
This time
Don't need another perfect lie
Don't care if critics never jump in line
I'm Gonna give all my secrets away

I smile at this. Last week after we got back to her house we finally talked. She told me everything she couldn't say. I told her everything I've been to afraid to say since. We cried and we got everything in the open. I made her promise to try and quit caring what everyone else thought. I said if she tried so would I. They don't matter. She nodded. I was still crying, something I had never done in front of her before. She pulled me to her and sang to me softly.

My God, amazing how we got this far
It's like were chasing all those stars
Who's driving shiny big black cars

And everyday I see the news
All the problems we could solve
And when a situation rises
Just write it into an album
Singing straight to cold?
I don't really like my flow, no, so

I still can't believe we got to this point. I was so afraid that she would never start to get better. She is singing on stage. Even if she doesn't think she has an audience, this is huge. She is talking about her future again. We're talking about our future. She is going to be a star and I'm going to be a psychiatrist. I want to make sure to help all those kids get through the pain that Rachel went through. She wants to start a clinc when she becomes a star and gets enough money. She knows she isn't completely better yet, but she will be one day and when she is she wants to help others.

Got no reason
Got no shame
Got no family
I can blame
Just don't let me disappear
I'mma tell you everything

All my secrets away
All my secrets away

The song ends and I can stop myself as I move away from the shadows. I'm smiling as I walk to the stage. Rachel has a shocked expression on her face as she realized she had an audience. I jump on the stage and swing her around before setting her back down and kissing her lips. The rest of the glee kids are walking forward with watery smiles and clapping hands.

Before any of us can say anything a voice behind us speaks. "That was amazing Rachel." We all turn to see Shue standing in the aisle. I hold Rachel tighter and glare at the thing that calls himself a man. I take great pleasure in noticing the rest of the members of New Directions standing closer to Rachel as well. I smile . It's about damn time. Shue has the decency to look ashamed. "Rachel I'm sorry. Santana's right. I haven't been fair to you. " You can tell he is pained to admit I was right.

"You think. " I roll my eyes at the man.

"I deserve that. Rachel I am sorry. I heard you singing just now." He quickly changed the subject. "That song would be perfect for Sectionals. With you singing that song at Sectionals we can't lose. What do you say? You ready to go get some practice done?"

I'm about yell at him again. Does he really think that a simple I'm sorry will make things better? Who am I kidding, of course he does. Before the words leave my lips I feel Rachel tighten her hold on me. "I'll think about it." She says. The look on his face at her words, at the fact she isn't jumping to forgive him, is priceless.

I smirk at how his mouth opens a couple times in shock before he can respond, "Of course. That's all I can truly ask." Finally after standing there looking like an idiot he walks away.

I turn and smile at Rachel before kissing her again. "That's my girl." I whisper in her ear. She smiles at me I give her lips one more peck. The rest of the club are surrounding us telling her how good she was and how badass she just acted with Shue just now, with her cold response and indifference.

"Well of course she was bad ass," I say loudly. "She is my girlfriend." Q roles her eyes at me while everyone else laughs, including Rachel. It's so nice to hear laugh. Everything isn't back to normal and I don't really want it to. What we're heading for is so much better.