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Puck smirked as he drove towards the school; he knew that just walking down the hallways with Rachel on his side was going to be a shocker to the whole school. He thought that they shocked the class before, but seeing Rachel as she was will definitely get things kicked up a notch. She had a determined look on her face, but knowing her there was a good sign that there would be a song lined up for St. Douche. "Noah…" she murmured nervously as they came closer to the school.

"What's up babe?" he questioned.

"Do…do you really think that this is going to work?" she asked, still stunting her vocabulary slightly. He let down his defenses for one moment, and wrapped an arm around her.

"You'll be awesome Rachel," he promised, and after seeing her confidence come back up, he slipped back into Puck. "Come on," he said, getting out of the car to open up the passenger door. As they began roaming the halls of the school, the looks of shock and amazement on their faces was gratifying for Puck and Rachel. When they hit her locker, Kurt and Mercedes were waiting for her.

"Where did…" Mercedes started, and then was shocked into silence by Rachel's new look and the fact that she was getting all close with Noah Puckerman.

"Wow…this is definitely better than when I tried to give you a makeover," Kurt said, giving her a once over. "Though I have to admit, I think you look better with longer hair and-," she cut him off with a glare, pushing them aside to get to her locker. "And you're back with Puck?" he questioned, eying the self-proclaimed stud.

"Oh come on Beyonce," he said to Kurt, "you are just jealous you aren't a stud," he said, crossing his arms. Rachel hoped that this wouldn't mean that he would start throwing people in dumpsters again, or locking them in portable bathrooms.

"You guys barely lasted a week last time you attempted dating-," Mercedes started, "Its not like you two have much in common," she tried to reason. In all honesty, both Mercedes and Kurt were just thinking about New Directions and their slowly growing reputation, and not at all about the people inside of the actual club. If they were true friends they would have realized that she was clearly hurting.

"And you two clearly know me?" Rachel inquired, raising an eyebrow at the two of them. That shut them both up, and she closed her locker before her boyfriend wrapped an arm around her. They continued down the hall, and she felt him squeeze her shoulder, helping her calm down. As they walked towards their classes, Santana Lopez couldn't help but oversee what two of her fellow glee clubbers did to Puck and Rachel. She snorted; it showed how two faced most of the club was. Yes she was a bitch, but she made that clear as day with anyone she talked with. And yet here were the supposed friends of Rachel Berry being just as bad if not worse as her. She eyed them wearily, and then headed to class prepared to just let this go. That was the case until she saw some of the basket ball team with slushies in their hands.

She rolled her eyes and approached the main guy, and tapped his shoulder. She remembered him very well. "Where are you guys going with that?" she questioned.

Instead of answering her question he gave her a smirk, "Come back for more of me huh?" she stifled a laugh, "Yeah well Puck and Berry think that they are the new it-,"

"And you think slushying them will stop them…or stop Puck's wrath?" she questioned. He seemed to think for a moment, but shook his head.

"He has lost his edge…in fact you and Brittany have definitely lost some popularity ever since joining the gay fest there," she once again felt the urge to snort. He was definitely asking for it, and she wasn't going to hold back either.

She brought his lips up to his ear, "If you slushy them, I will tell every single girl that I know how small your penis is from all the steroids you have been taken," she saw his face drain of color, "you were in fact the worse lay I have ever had, and believe me there have been plenty of those," she saw him clenching the drink tightly. "Are we clear?" She questioned. He nodded his head tightly, and she caught up with Brittany.

"What was that all about?" she questioned, playing with a stray bang.

"I'll explain later," she said, dragging her friend to class.

Lunch came sooner than expected for Rachel; cutting more than a few classes definitely made the day go by quicker. Puck caught up to his girlfriend, and wrapped his arm around her. "Hey," she said, smiling lightly. She felt way more comfortable acting with him around, but it seemed like a part of him was just doing this because he wanted her, in all senses. She shook her head, and then felt him turn her around in an embrace. He started to lead her to the table where he normally sat at; it had the more popular members of New Directions, sans Quinn and Finn.

"You ok Rachel?" he questioned, smile in place to try and not worry the group of friends he sat with. She nodded her head, "Its gonna be fine," he promised her. Then he grinned bringing her close to him. "Hey guys," he said to Matt and Mike. Rachel was nervous about sitting near Santana; considering their harsh history. Not only did the group of guys and few Cheerios not seem to mind them; they seemed supportive. That was definitely a first for Rachel.

"So…" Santana said, "I know we haven't been nice to each other since we first met…but I got to admit," She said, "you got some balls doing what you are doing," she said to the two of them. Rachel smiled; who knew that Santana would have a heart?

"Thanks," she said grinning. She could feel the stares coming from Quinn, Finn, and from what she assumed as Jesse St. James. She decided it was best to just ignore them. They weren't important right now. She had never cared much about popularity, and a part of her still didn't. But the way that people were talking to her and treating her was definitely a breath of fresh air. Finn and Jesse approached them, "Finn…Jesse," she said to the two of them, barely sparing them a glance.

"Puck…what the hell is going on?" Finn questioned.

"What are you talking about?" he asked, clearly not interested in what his former best friend had to say. He knew it was either going to be about him "using" Rachel or the stupid video she had casted the three of them for.

"After that whole video-," Puck turned around, and actually laughed, "What's so funny? She used us…she ruined her reputation, I sincerely hope she's happy," Puck continued to chuckle, and brought Rachel closer.

"You and St. Douche are still mad about the video?" he questioned in an amused voice, "sure it was corny, but wow you two are really acting like children the way you are sulking around," Rachel couldn't believe it, Puck really didn't care about the stupid video. "Go back to you playpen," he said waving them off.

"Rachel…can I talk to you for a second?" Jesse questioned, trying to stave off how pissed he was getting. She let out a chuckle and rolled her eyes, "I'm serious…"

"And since you self-proclaimed to the whole school that I'm a heartbreaker, why should I owe you a minute of my time?" she looked up at him with an impatient glance. She loved how flustered and diva-like he was acting. Now that she thought about it, he was pretty much exactly like her; except the obvious. "I don't know what you want, but you got three seconds," she said sharply. Puck couldn't help but be proud of how much Rachel was at that moment. She was definitely getting more confidence with this façade, but he had a feeling that she was going to be just like him on certain things; alone.

It was that moment that he decides no matter what she thought or felt about him he promised that he would always be there, even if the façade gets dropped. Before Jesse had a chance to try and explain Puck grabbed Rachel's arm. "Time's up," he stated, standing them up. Before they knew it, Santana, Brittany, Matt, and Mike were ganging up on Rachel's two ex boyfriends. "Bye now," he said, and saw the two storm off. Puck took a look at Rachel's eyes and saw relief, and pain was still shining through. No one else could really tell how much Rachel was actually hurting. Another promise he decided to make to himself was to get Rachel to lose the façade, and open up.

So before lunch ended, he gave Matt and Mike a look. They nodded their heads, and kept the two Cheerios occupied before they could see Puck and Rachel leave. "Rachel...are you alright?" he questioned, noticing that her hard exterior she was trying to keep up was cracking slightly.

"Yeah of course," she said laughing lightly, "why wouldn't I be?" she questioned. He sighed; it wasn't like he was going to push her into talking about it. That would only get her more agitated; he did know these things.

"Just checking I guess," he said, and then he pressed his lips against hers. Talking wasn't his strong point, but he always was able to show what he wanted physically. She smiled into it, and felt herself relax once more. She didn't know how she was going to survive the next few classes without Puck near to reassure her. She supposed that this was something she was going to have to get used to. In fact before that Puck even offered friendship and dating again, she had planned on doing this all on her own.

The Auditorium- New Directions Meeting- Hours later

Rachel had successfully made it throughout the rest of the day without freaking out like she felt like she needed to. Will Schuester was late, and she thought now was as good as time as any to sing a song that she wanted to sing towards Jesse. She knew with the content of the song, she knew that the New Directions chaperone wouldn't approve. Jesse had his eyes on her since she and Puck had walked in. Her boyfriend looked at her wondering what she was doing as she popped in a CD in a radio. She set a glare at Jesse, and waited for the part to start singing.

You're not worth it babe
The trouble you bring the noise you keep
And you don't even care

I'm so sick of you babe
Nights wasted I'm through faking
You don't turn me on
You don't do anything at all

She could see Jesse's face start to redden; sure they hadn't gotten as far as heavy making out, but it was still just as embarrassing. She could see most of the New Directions members start snickering.

Baby I can't stand the sight of your face
Baby I don't even want to hear your name

Don't know what I saw
But I ain't seeing it now
Woke up this morning, bitterness in my mouth

Guess I fell too fast
Guess I learned my lesson
So much for true love
I'll take this chivas instead

The rest of the club started clapping to the beat, except Jesse. He was slowly preparing to make a diva exit, much like Rachel would. She took a look towards Puck and she saw the biggest grin on his face.

You're too high maintenance babe
All the time you spent trying to fit in and no one even cares
It's so ridiculous babe
Watching you turn as I burn
It's like you're not even there

Baby don't you try and hold my hand
Maybe you should keep your eyes on your new girlfriend

Don't know what I saw
But I ain't seeing it now
Woke up this morning, bitterness in my mouth
Guess I fell too fast
Guess I learned my lesson
So much for true love
I'll take this chivas instead

Puck got out his guitar and started to meld in the acoustics with the set music on the disc. She moved closer to her boyfriend, and she grinned as well. Some of the female members knew the lyrics and started to do background vocals.

I'll take this chivas instead
Over your bed
It wasn't even good
Trust me
I must have been so so so so lonely
You are crap, yeah
You should keep your eyes on your new little friend
It's hard not to look I know
I'm amazing
I love you chivas…

At that point Jesse performed quite the diva exit, and Rachel couldn't help but grin as he did that. That felt good; granted she was a little worried she went overboard but after the look on the rest of teenagers faces she felt a little bit better. Finn had the same look on his face that he had on earlier, but she brushed it off. Now all they had to do was wait for Schuester to show up.

Well, after receiving all the reviews and story alerts, I couldn't help but post another chapter as soon as I got off of work. I am so thankful for all the reviewers and the people adding me to the story alert list, author alert list etc. You guys keep this coming…I am so proud of my writing because of you. So thank you again for the support. Much love to you all.

The lyrics from the song Chivas is by Kelly Clarkson. And as usual I own no rights to either