Newest story to keep me occupied until season three starts. Disclaimer: I do not own glee.
Chapter 5: Just Maybe
I leave spanish class with Mike. "Where's Puckerman? He's going to be at gee practice right?" Mike asks as we head to my locker.
"I'm not sure if he'll be at practice." I frown a little. "Well Rachel told all of us that you promised Puck would be there since he apparently is getting a solo." I sigh.
"Well maybe I lied, Puck's not really my biggest fan right now and after all I've tried, he still doesn't want to listen to anyone, especially me." Mike chuckles a little and I give him a glare.
"Well obviously he doesn't want you to tell him what to do when it's involving Finn." I give him a questionable look. "What do you mean, Chang?" I ask raising a brow.
"Hello! The dude obviously has the hots for you. Everyone knew about that silly crush you had on Finn, including him." I open my mouth to say something but then close it.
"Your crush on Finn was like the one Kurt had on him the year earlier, it went quickly away when you started to like someone else and the only one that never realized it was the kid you started to like after FInn." He was smirking and I was still confused.
"And who's that, Mikey?" He just gives me this smile. "Puck? WHat? No." He smirks again. "I'm not the one who said his name, obviously he's the first one that popped into your head." I look down not wanting to see his smirk anymore.
Was Chang right? I mean I'll admit that me and Puck have had some serious chemistry since the beginning but maybe I've been ignoring that because of the painful realization of lack of chemistry with Finn.
Like I told Puck, he's not second best to me, but did I mean that romantically or an a friend way? Why did Mike have to make me think! I'm suppose to be concerned about Finn right now, not me and my life right now.
"You're totally thinking about Puckerman right now." I slap Mike on the shoulder. "Shut up! Now let's go to History."
"History like you have with Puck?" I slap him harder on the shoulder and he yells a little. "Shut it, Chang!"
"I should've known Puck wouldn't come. He's not a team player!" Rachel yells to all of us just not me this time. We were all sitting down including Mr. Shue watching as Rachel paces back in forth in the front of the room.
Technically he's only five minutes late so maybe he'll show up. "I'm done waiting! We don't have time for this Mr. Shue, we have to perfect this song in the next hour to sing it to Finn later tonight!" I turn to Mr. Shue and see him get up and sigh.
"Rachel is right guys, we need this to be great in time for tonight, Sam, why don't you take Puck's part." Rachel sits back down and I see Sam nod.
"Mr. Shue, that's not fair! Puck needs that solo!" I say now standing up. "I'm sorry, Ally. But Puck's not here and like Rachel said, we have to work on this now." I sigh and sit back down.
I could feel the daggers Rachel was sending me. I know Puck said he wouldn't come but I thought he wasn't telling the truth. That whole speech about Finn he made, not wanting him to wake up, that's what he's basically showing me right now. How can I like a guy like that.
"Alright guys, let's take it from the top. Rachel, Kurt, Ally, and Sam, come on up here." I stand next to Sam and sort of sing with everyone else for the chorus. Dammit Puck, you should be next to me.
Flashback
Rachel and Finn both give me big smiles and I turn around and knock on the door. After a couple of seconds the door swings open and the first thing I notice is the six pack on his chest. Oh my...
"Is that why you came here, Gregory? To check me out? 'Cause I'd be happy to invite you in and up to my bedroom." I look up at his face and roll my eyes at his smirk.
"We're going house to house singing carols, most of us glee clubbers, they want to know if you want to join?" I ask in a serious tone trying not to let my eyes wander again. I see him look past me and take in who was actually here.
"Where's Sam, Santana, and Quinn?" He asks turning back to me. "There not really in the holiday spirit." He chuckles a little. "You think if they didn't want to come, I'd want to?" He was still smiling.
"I mean, Rachel and Finn said I should ask just in case. Finn said he knows that your mom and sister are at your aunts so your alone, is that true?" He just nods.
"I don't know how Hudson knows that but yeah, it's true. But I'm not dying of loneliness here and didn't we already do that whole caroling thing at school? It's winter break, meaning a break from school, football, and glee." I just roll my eyes.
"Well your friends just thought you'd might like to come, get out of your empty house." He smirks at me. "You want me to come, Ally?" I just nod.
"Yeah, I would kind of like that." He gives me a genuine smile. "Okay, let me get a shirt on, give me a sec." He start walking away and I look at his back, he is seriously built, I bet he was just working out too.
"I know you're looking at me! Why don't you just ditch the others and we can hang out by the fire in here?" I sigh.
"Get your shirt, Puckerman! We got houses to get too!" I hear him laugh and after another minute he comes walking down.
"Let's go, Gregory, I know how much you like saving peoples lives with music." He locks his door and puts an arm around my waist as we walk to the others. Mike grins at me but I glare at him getting out of Puck's grasp.
"Finally! Noah thank you for joining us. I've mapped out all the houses we are going to be visiting tonight, people!" Puck gets closer to me.
"Is it to late to back out now?" He whispers in my ear making me smile. "Sorry." He lets out a loud sigh.
End OF Flashback
After about ten more times Rachel finally lets us all leave. "You all better be at the hospital by six sharp!We are not waiting for any of you. Guys, Finn shall wake up!"
I head out to my car to see Ethan leaning on it. "Sorry, Ethan, we ran a little late." He locked pissed and I unlock the door and he quickly gets inside.
I turn on the car and turn to him. "What's wrong with you?" He just glares at me. "Tutoring finished early so I went on the track to do some laps and Puck was out there." Of course he was.
"Did he do something to you?" I ask concerned and he shakes his head no. "He made me get off the track because he wanted to be alone. I mean, it's like he thought he owned the track, it wasn't fair and when I was walking off the track and look back, he wasn't even running anymore." I smile a little, Puck was always never big on sharing but I could tell Ethan was upset.
"You're a big football player too, why didn't you say "screw you" and keep running?" He glares at me making me grin. "Puckerman's intimidating, okay? I thought if I said that he'd beat me up." I shake my head.
"He knows you're my little brother, he wouldn't do that." He gives me this look. "Just because he has a thing for you doesn't mean he wouldn't beat me up, he's a jerk, remember?" I sigh.
"Why does everyone think he likes me?" I see Ethan roll his eyes. "You got to be kidding me, Ally, just drive, please." I start driving but I don't drop the conversation.
"Don't you think you could take Puck though? I mean, you're taller than him." Ethan almost had a head over me and he was the little one.
"Yeah but I'm not gonna lie and say I'm stronger than him, the dude lifts weight like a billion times a day." I chuckle a little.
Whatever, Ethan." I look at him and he sighs. "Please don't like him, you're older than me but you're still my sister and I have to protect you from jerk faces like him." I smile.
"And how do you think the brother's of all the girls you take home feel?" He just rolls his eyes. "I don't have sex with all of them." I slap him in the shoulder.
"Okay, done talking!"
When I got home I called Puck but he didn't pick up so I left a voicemail. I told him that we'd be singing to Finn at 6:00 and that if he actually cares about Finn like he said, he'd be there.
It was 5:56 as I walk to the waiting area where everyone already was. Rachel was pacing like always and I see Mr. Shue stand up and smile when he sees me.
Rachel sees me too and stomps over to me. "Finally! I thought you were going to be late!" She pulls me over to the rest of them.
"People! Let's do this! Let's go!" She was still dragging me with everyone else following behind to Finn's room. When we're all inside Rachel lets go of me and sits down next to Finn and takes his hand. I move back a little and stand next to Mr. Shue.
"Hey Finn, we're all here, you're going to wake up now okay?" Rachel smiles a little and Kurt takes her place. "Hey bro, your mom and my dad are going crazy at home, Carol cried when I said we were gonna get you up today." He smiles and I take his place on the bed.
I pretend no one else was in the room right now. "Finn, I promised you that this would work, so please let it. Everyone who cares is here for you. Actually one of them couldn't make it but I know he really wanted to be here." I get up and stand between Rachel and Sam as everyone else behind us start on the chorus.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?
Kurt moves in front of us and takes Finns hand again, Kurt was shedding tears already.
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?
He steps back and takes Rachel's hand who then takes mine so I follow along and take Sam's. Everyone behind us continue with the chorus.
How about love?
How about love?
How about love? Measure in love
Seasons of love. Seasons of love
I let go of there hands and move forward and take Finn's, okay, the tears were now coming for me. Finn looked so lifeless right now, what if this doesn't work?
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes!
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Journeys to plan.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life
Of a woman or a man?
I let go but don't move back to my spot I just stand there and close my eyes. I feel someone take my hand and once the next person starts to sing I realize who it is and turn to them in shock.
In truths that she learned,
Or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
Or the way that she died.
I lightly smile at Puck as we both move back and everyone goes into singing together, he's here. He was holding my hand tight as he was staring intently at Finn, singing along with everyone else.
It's time now to sing out,
Tho' the story never ends
Let's celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends
Remember the love!
Remember the love!
Seasons of love!
Most everyone who hadn't had a lead, so basically everyone besides me, Kurt, Puck, and Rachel were smiling and enjoying the song, including Mr. Shue. All I could thing about was if this would work and how Puck was holding on. He grabs my hand tighter as Rachel steps up to finish the song.
Oh you got to got to
Remember the love!
You know that love is a gift from up above
Share love, give love spread love
Measure measure your life in love.
Rachel just holds on to Finn's hand and Mr. Shue starts to clap. "That was amazing guys." He says quietly while everyone else was just staring at Finn, waiting.
"He's not waking up." Brittany states causing Tina and Mercedes to glare at her. "It's probably going to take some time guys, I'm sure he heard you all." Mr. Shue says reassuring us, more Rachel though because she had started to silently cry.
I look at Kurt and he had the most serious look I've ever seen him show. He closes his eyes and then leaves the room, Mercedes follows him out. Soon Brittany and Santana who were frowning also leave and then Mike and Tina wheeling Artie out.
After a couple more seconds I see Quinn take Sam's hand and they leave too. I look at Mr. Shue and he gives me one small smile and then leaves also.
Puck was still holding on my hand so tight I couldn't even feel it anymore, I was too scared to look up at his face to see how he was doing, all I know was that he wasn't moving anytime soon.
Rachel turns to us, tears running down her face, I think some were running down my face as well because she was giving me a sympathetic smile.
"Well it was a very nice suggestion, Ally. Maybe we can try another song next week if everyone in glee club is up for it." I know Rachel really doesn't want to do that, she probably hates me right now.
She turns to Puck. "Thank you for coming, Noah. He'd be happy to know his bestfriend came." I feel Puck tense up even more.
"I'll see you both in school tomorrow." She leaves and I finally turn to Puck and look up at his face. They were red and a little puffy and I could see dry tear marks.
"Puck?" He was still staring at Finn. He lets go of my hand. "This was a stupid idea, I don't know why I came." He still wasn't looking at me.
"Yes you do, you know exactly why you came. And even if Finn didn't wake up he still might later, this brought some serious progress and..." He cuts me off.
"Progress? This obviously did nothing, Ally. Can you please leave now." He walks closer to Finn and just stares down at him. "Puck..."
"Just leave me alone!" His eyes said it all, not the anger in his tone of voice, he was sad, maybe worse than that. I start walking out the room and close the door behind me. I fall back on the door and slide down until I'm sitting on the ground.
The tears start coming down my face again and I bury my head in my knees.
"You fucking idiot!" I lift my head when I hear Puck inside screaming. "You have a damn brother, a mom, and you have a dad! You have a dad now and you're going to leave them crying! What the hell dude?" I pick myself up and look in the window on the door at Puck clutching onto Finn's shoulders slightly lifting him up.
I want to go in and stop him but I don't, I just let him release out all his anger.
"The damn glee club! Mr. Shue! They sang that stupid song for you to wake up! Not for you to just lie there and mock them!" I close my eyes not wanting to watch what Puck was doing anymore.
"You're ex girlfriend is miserable! Your psycho girlfriend is acting like you're going to be dead soon! You're fucking selfish! You know that! Selfish!"
"You bastard! There's a girl who's probably in love with you, thinking all of this is her fault! But it's not, you freaking got hit by a car, not her! Everyone blamed her at first and hell I bet you do too! I know you can hear me, so just wake up! Wake up! Everything thinks I'm scum and your Mr. Amazing, but right now, you're the scum." I open the door up as quietly as possible to see Finn was lying down again and Puck was just staring at him, he hadn't seen me.
"I don't care what you think, but I'm your bestfriend and I hate you right now for not waking up, for taking all the girls, for taking all the leads, for being better than me, you ruined my life and right now, that doesn't matter, man! Just fucking wake up so I can punch the crap out of you for scaring the hell out of me." His voice still sounded angry but he was quieter.
"Screw you, Hudson." He turns around and sees me. Intentionally I thought he would start yelling at me or something but instead he looks at the floor as he brushes past me and down the hall.
I watch as he leaves and feel the pain in my chest like I never had before.
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