chapter two:
As the bus screeched to a halt In front of Mckinley, Rachel place her schedule back in her folder, and got up. Finn quickly stood up also, and tapped Rachel on the shoulder.
"I'll see you in Spanish Rachel" he said. She gave him her signature smile, and continued down the stairs. As finn stepped completely off the bus, he spotted a familiar blonde girl he knew from middle school.
"Brittany, Brittany!" he called running up next to her.
"Finnie, It's been so long" She cried, wrapping her arms around him.
"Actually it was just a summer, but it's cool we're both going to Mckinley" He said, breaking away from her hug.
"Finnie, have you seen San, or My dolphin?" She asked, looking up at him
Finn gave her a quizzical look. He was used to Brittany being clueless, but he didn't understand this At All.
"Sorry Britt, I haven't seen Satan, I mean Santana" He said faltering. She frowned at him.
"What about my dolphin?"
"Britt, I don't know who that is" He stated, giving her a half smile.
"It's Kurt Of course, what are you, stupid or something?" She laughed
Finn got it right away, it was all over his face.
"I think he just got out over there, nice talking to you"
She squealed, and before running off, she jumped up and kissed his cheek.
"Thanks Finnie"
He continued on into school, and went to his homeroom to find out his combination.
After receiving his locker assignment, Finn headed out through the crowded halls in search of his locker. He finally found it on the second floor, in between Noah Puckerman and Kurt Hummel. While stuffing his backpack into his locker, Finn heard Rachel's voice arguing with Noah.
"Why can't I join? It's a free country"
He leaned in closer
"Rachel No. I am not allowing you to join Fucking Glee Club, It's social suicide." he argued
Finn didn't think glee was that bad. He actually loved to sing, and was confused at why Noah was so agitated.
"You aren't in charge of what I do with my life Noah" She said coldly.
"I'm just trying to help Rach, and it's Puck Now NOT Noah"
Rachel huffed, and gave him a hard glare.
"WELL Puck! I don't need your help, and try talking to me when Noah's back"
And with that, she ripped of his letter jacket, and threw it in his face.
"Fine Rachel, have fun freezing to death" He called angrily through the swarms of people.
Finn thought Puck had reacted a little to intensely to the fact all she wanted to do was join a club.
"Girls like her annoy the hell outta me, you think it's her time of the month?" Puck sneered to Finn
"Back Off man, you've already done enough damage, now don't go talking about her behind her back" Finn said, and the he abruptly left.
"Watch Your Back Hudson" he snarled, but Finn just tuned him out.
Rachel stormed through the hallway, and went straight to the bulletin board. She grabbed the pen, and angrily signed her name placing a gold star next to it.
"That should show him" She thought. As she made her way back through the hallways, a cold gust of Autumn air blew over her.
"Shit, I should have kept Noah's jacket" She said aloud rubbing her arms for warmth
"Chilly there Berry?" Karofsky shouted, from over the people separating them. She looked down at her thin tank top and plaid skirt, then back to Karofsky.
"Nope I'm perfectly fine, A little hot even" She replied trying to leave, but he stopped her
" we saw your name on the glee club list. So if your hot, we'll cool you down" He laughed maliciously, and hurled a bright blue slushy into her face, shooting her back into the wall. Rachel heard their laughter and felt the burning corn syrup take refuge in her eyes. The cold sopping liquid stuck into her hair, and threatened to seep down her skirt for it had already made it's way through her shirt.
"Oh my god are you okay? That was stupid, of course you not" a voice, that seemed strangely distant talked to her
"Help her up stupid!" Another voice came, this one a girl's.
She felt a hand grasp her's and pull her into a bathroom. As soon as the soft texture of the paper towel hit her eyes, she felt instantly better.
"Here, bend over so we can wash your hair out"
Rachel obeyed and felt the warm water wash away all her problems. Her perfect world was cut short by the water being turned off, and a paper towel being stuffed down her shirt. For the first time, she opened her eyes to see who her saviors were. Her eyes lay upon two people she had never seen before. A tall asian girl with blue highlighted hair, and a short cute boy with a bow tie and blazer."Hey, I'm Tina, and this is Blaine" The asian girl said
Before Rachel could open her mouth, Tina interrupted her.
"Blaine is allowed in the girls bathroom because he's gay" she stated
Rachel laughed at that, and the slushy made her throat clench up.
"Have you met Kurt?' She grinned
"I've heard much of this Kurt" He got very giddy and went on about the " amazingness" that was Kurt Hummel.
"Down Boy! Give her your blazer so she doesn't have to walk around with a stained see through tank top" Tina Instructed
"Oh right" Blaine said, handing over his stylish red blazer.
Rachel thanked them, and they exchanged phone numbers.
"And Maybe you could give mine to Kurt" Blaine said with a mischievous look on his face.
"Will Do' Rachel said. She saluted Blaine and headed off to class. By this time, homeroom was already over, and it was first hour passing time. As she made her way to English, she passed Finn, and waved.
"Fuck, she's already wearing another guys jacket. I missed my shot" he thought, but he just waved back. In English, Rachel sat as far away from Noah as possible who was busy with Santana Lopez. She took the empty at the front of the room, next to Kurt Hummel. She passed him and the slip of paper with Blaine's number on it, and he just stared at it.
" Rachel I have you number already"
"It isn't mine Kurt"
He heaved a large sigh, and turned towards Rachel.
"Unless this is the number of a nice, hot, gay guy with a great fashion sense that goes to this school. I'm not interested." he said fixing his hair.
"well you're in luck! This is the number of a one Blaine Anderson"
His mouth dropped, and he snatched the note up and held it close
"Hello Class, I'm your English Teacher Ms. Holiday"
A few murmurs was the only response she received.
"We're gonna play a getting to know you game today, please pair up with the person you've known the longest" She said, clapping her hands together once. Rachel groaned because that was Puck. Puck slowly made his way over to Rachel, and scratched his head before speaking.
"Listen, I'm sorry Rach, I just exploded! I heard you were slushied and now I feel horrible"
She crossed her arms and stared at him.
"I understand Noah, but please don't put your reputation before our friendship"
"It's Puck" he muttered under his breath
"What?" She said icily.
" Rachel I love you,but I'm just not certain about glee club. Maybe there's gonna be weirdos who want to do stuff to you" He said, obviously covering up his real thoughts.
"Oh come off it Noah, don't pretend like I didn't see you getting it on with Santana Lopez over there"
"SWITCH" Ms. Holiday yelled.
The next couple hours went by fast, and in science Rachel found her assigned seat in between Finn and Puck. The table's awkward feeling loomed over them. Especially now because Puck had passed her a note in spanish.
Hey Rach,
I am so so so sorry, and I love you too much to be angry and stupid anymore.
Will you be my girlfriend?
Love,
Your Noah.
She hadn't replied yet, and she still didn't know what to think.
"Okay kids, partner up with someone at your table so they can be your partner the whole year" the science teacher bellowed.
Rachel, wanting to tease Puck; turned to Finn before Puck could ask her.
"Finn, will you be my lab partner?" she questioned, with a smug smile on her face.
Finn nodded furiously, and tried to cover up the fact he was blushing like crazy. She then passed a note back to Puck. He eyed her curiously, and unfolded the note
Yes3
Puck gave her a lopsided grin, and folded the note into his pocket. But the hint of wonder still flitted in the back of his mind.
"If she loves me, why'd she pick Hudson to be her partner?"
"You have to spend a lot of time with this person, so You should be able to work well together, and be great friends."
Puck sat with his mouth agape, looking from Rachel to his lab partner Lauren Zizes
"What the hell was this girl playing at?"