Hey guys, thanks for all the comments! So I've decided to make this five chapters; it might change but that's what I'm aiming for. (Not 5 chapters anymore, I underestimated the length sorry!)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Glee or any of its characters.

Will woke up to the sound of Rachel whimpering next to him. He touched her arm gently to try and wake her, and she began thrashing and shrieking.

"No! Don't touch me! Stop!"

He grabbed her wrists, attempting to calm her. "Rachel! Wake up, it's just a nightmare. Baby, wake up!"

She jerked awake, her eyes wide as she realized where she was.

"Oh. Will…"

Tears were streaming down her face before she could even blink. He pulled her into his arms and she buried her face in his chest.

Will whispered soothingly in her ear. "Oh, Rachel, shh, it's okay, I'm here, I'm right here. You're safe now,"

When she quieted he kissed the top of her head and stood up.

"What do you want for breakfast? I'll make anything."

"I'm not really hungry," Rachel said quietly.

He frowned. She needed to eat something. "Why don't you get dressed and I'll make some toast?"

She nodded and he walked downstairs.

As he threw the whole grain bread (the only kind they had) in the toaster, he thought about Rachel. And Jesse. Every time he thought about it, he wanted to rip Jesse's head off. Yet he couldn't tell who he was angrier at- Jesse or himself. "Asshole," Will muttered to himself, still unsure of whom he was talking to. He spread some jelly on the toast and put both pieces on a plate for them.

He headed back to her room and almost dropped the plate at Rachel's appearance. She was wearing an oversized gray sweatshirt and baggy black sweatpants with white sneakers. Her hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail, and she wore no makeup except for some cover-up to try to hide the marks and bruises. It wasn't exactly typical Rachel fashion. He tried not to look shocked; he knew why she'd done it.

Will cleared his throat. "Here's your toast."

She silently nibbled on it while he threw on his work clothes.

During the car ride they both remained quiet. Rachel rested her head on his shoulder with a small, sad smile, as if to make him feel better. It actually made him feel worse. He parked the car in the staff lot and took her hand.

"Are you ready?"

She reached in her pocket with her free hand and put on a pair of huge black sunglasses, effectively hiding the dark purple marks around her right eye.

"Let's go."

Will reluctantly dropped her hand as they as they walked toward the school in case someone noticed. When they entered the hallway he could practically hear the jaws dropping as people took in Rachel's outfit. He saw Karofsky laughing and wanted to scream "She's been through enough without you asses!" But he knew he couldn't.

"I'll see you later, Rach. Kay?" Will whispered.

Rachel's face fell a little and his heart sank.

"Okay. See you later."

WxR

Rachel's POV

The day was blurring by. I barely noticed the stares or the whispers. I couldn't even remember what we did in math and it was just last period. Not a second went by without me seeing a flash of what happened last night. All I wanted to do was run into Will's arms, the only place I feel safe anymore, but he had a meeting my free period. I was snapped out if my thoughts by a freezing slushy hitting me straight in the face. Karofsky watched my face eagerly, waiting for me to get angry, to yell- his favorite part of slushying someone. But all I did was stare back blankly, not feeling the ice against my skin. I just didn't care anymore. I started to walk away when I heard someone else shouting at him.

"What is wrong with you? Can't you see she's already having a bad day?"

"God, whatever!" he snapped, storming off.

I turned around to see who in the world had wanted to defend me. My mouth fell open in shock- probably the most emotion I had felt all day. It was Quinn Fabray. She hesitantly made her way over to me.

"Are you okay?" she asked gently.

"D o you care?" I retorted bitterly.

She sighed. "Look, Rachel, I'm not proud of how I treated you. I'm really sorry, honestly. I know what it's like now, to feel unpopular, out of place. I shouldn't have done that to you."

She seemed earnest so I decided to believe her. I didn't have the energy to argue her motives anyway. "It's okay."

Quinn smiled softly. "Do you have anything to change into?"

I cringed. "I don't want to change."

She studied my face. "What's wrong?"

I gritted my teeth. "Nothing."

"Liar." She stated. "You can tell me, Rachel."

I didn't know why but I wanted her to know. To help.

"I'm dating this guy I shouldn't be," I blurted out. I'd have to fudge the truth a little for Will's sake. "And Jesse found out. He threatened to tell everyone if I didn't sleep with him. So I did and…"

I took of my glasses and rolled up my sleeves. Quinn's eyes bulged at the bruises and cuts on my face and arms.

"Oh my God," she whispered. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."

She hugged me and I felt a little better.

"You can't tell anyone." I told her as I put my glasses back on and yanked down the sleeves.

"I won't," she promised. "But…Jesse did this to you?"

I nodded slowly.

"He seemed so harmless," she shook her head. "Sketchy, but not dangerous. "

"He's vile." I told her honestly.

"Yeah," she agreed. "Rachel, about this guy you're seeing…"

There was curiosity in her eyes.

"I can't tell you about him." I said quietly.

She nodded in understanding and dropped it.

We were walking down the hallway when I saw Will at the other end. Damn. He couldn't even hold my hand because Quinn was here.

"Hey, Rach. Hi, Quinn." He smiled only at me, falling into step with us. "Rachel, what's on your sweatshirt?" he asked with concern.

I looked down at the forgotten slushy remains that had dripped down my clothes. "Oh. Slushy."

His lips pressed into a hard line and I sent him a warning glance. He couldn't act all defensive with Quinn right next to us.

"Quinn, I'm gonna hit the ladies' room."

She promised to save me a seat at lunch and Will quickly kissed my cheek when her back was turned. Despite everything, it still made blood rush to my face and my heart skip a beat.

I stepped in front of the mirror in the bathroom, staring at myself sadly. Behind my reflection Jesse smirked at me. I gasped and whirled around.

"Nice outfit," he scoffed.

A flash of fear rushed through me. "What do you want, Jesse? We already met your conditions."

He smiled. "Who said I was done? There's something else you have to do."

My eyes widened. More? It was a nightmare. A living nightmare.

As I spoke, I fought to keep the tremor out of my voice. "What else?"

Jesse leaned in close, putting his lips right next to my ear. "Break Shuester's heart."

I froze; my mouth hanging open in horror. No, no, no, this isn't happening…

"You can't tell him I told you to, or try to make it easy. I want you to tell him you don't love him anymore. And stay away from him except in Spanish and Glee when you have to see him or I will send his ass to jail."

My chin trembled as I held back tears. "No! No! I'll sleep with you again, I'll quit Glee, anything! Please, please…" The sobs burst out as Jesse walked away.

WxR

Will found her in his car, staring miserably at nothing. "Rachel! Where the hell have you been? You weren't in Spanish, no one else had seen you; I was so worried! You…what happened?"

Rachel hadn't even looked up when he got in the driver's seat and stared yelling at her. Last time he had seen her she had been with Quinn and had looked a lot better. She now had red, puffy eyes, she was trembling, and her expression was heartbreaking. He forget all about his anger, concern filling his features.

"Rach…talk to me." Will lifted up her chin to look her in the eyes.

"Can you drive me home?" she asked in a monotone voice.

He blinked. "Your dads…"

"Won't be back until seven." She finished.

He sighed and started the engine.

Once they got to her house Rachel walked straight up to her room. Will followed her and shut the door behind him. She just stared at him, like she was drinking him in.

"Rachel. I don't understand; why won't you tell me what happened?"

She didn't answer. Instead, she stepped closer and kissed him. He kissed her back, confused. When she began to undo his shirt buttons he broke away in surprise.

"Do you really want to do this now?" he asked in shock.

Will was so bewildered. She had barely said two words in the car and now this? After Jesse he thought she wouldn't be ready until months later, maybe longer. He stared at her, trying to read her face.

Rachel bit her lip. "Please, Will. There's been so much hurt today and yesterday. I just want to feel love, to forget for a while."

He didn't see that there was more to it. He stepped closer to her, and gently caressed her cheek.

"Whatever you want, Rach."

Will kissed her softly and let all their pain melt into bliss for just a while.

Ok so I wrote a prequel to this story of how Will and Rachel originally fell in love... I want to edit it some more but I'll try to get it up soon. PLEASE REVIEW it helps A LOT

Thanks! :)

-Leesh