Rumours Chapter 2: The Way You Look Tonight, a glee fanfic

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"Can you explain this?" Finn yelled at Rachel entering the Choir Room the next day showing her the newspaper. A picture of her and Sam hugging.

"Yes I can" she said looking back at her book. "But I don't want to" she simply told him.

"What the hell?" Finn asked really upset.

"I don't have to explain anything to you" she said looking back at him. Lauren, Mercedes, Tina, Artie and Kurt gasped shocked. This was the first time Rachel stood up to Finn and they were proud of her.

"Are you with Sam now?" he pretty much yelled at her.

"Hey, dude, calm down" Artie told him.

"Don't tell me to calm down!" Finn snapped.

"Don't yell at Artie!" Rachel said standing up and dropping her book.

"I cannot believe you're with Sam too" Finn snapped at Rachel. At that moment, Santana and Brittany entered the Choir Room.

"Hey! You have no right to talk to her like that!" Kurt said yelling at his stepbrother.

"First of all, I'm not with Sam" Rachel argued. "And second of all, if I was, it's none of your damn business" she said getting really upset. Puck and Mike decided to enter the Choir Room followed by Sam but Finn didn't notice.

"What the fuck are you doing with Sam? You're such a slut! I mean me, Puckerman, Jesse, Sam… who's next? Mike? Artie?" he yelled at her. Rachel was too shocked to talk, she just saw Finn being grabbed by the collar of his shirt by Puck and being smashed into the wall.

"What did you just say asshole?" Puck asked more furious than ever.

"You heard me" Finn snapped at him. "She's a whore! I mean, you should know!" he said smirking and then he turned to look at Sam. "You know she's fucking Puckerman too, right?" Puck saw red and punched Finn right on the face and knocking him down to the floor. He stood up but Mike stood up next to Puck, with Artie on the other side and Sam and Kurt joined too.

"If you ever talk about Rachel that way again, you're dead" Mike threatened him with the most angry look ever. The girls were at their seats with scared looks on their faces. Brittany was hugging Rachel cause she knew how bad she felt. And then, Quinn joined the room walking straight to Rachel.

"I've had it with you man-hands!" she yelled at her. "You are so pathetic going around picking up over my leftovers" she said bitchy.

"Oh my God!" Rachel said frustrated. Sam noticed the tears of frustration on Rachel's eyes. She was tired. She had nothing to do with anything anyone was saying and somehow she was dragged back into this whole drama when all she was trying to do was help. "You two are so self-centered!" Rachel yelled. "You actually believe that the fucking world revolves around you, don't you? My God! You both are the ones that are pathetic!" she yelled at Quinn and Finn who were glaring at her.

"Hey guys" Mr. Schuester said walking in. "Does anyone have anything you'd like to share with us today?" he asked smiling.

"Yes!" Rachel said turning to him. "I do!" she said taking the microphone away from him. Everyone, except Puck and Mike went to sit down. They went to grab their guitars. "I told you once, and I'm saying it again, I am over you" she said looking at Finn. "You both need to get over yourselves" she said looking at Quinn too. "I am sick and tired of this stupid rumors and gossip that you're all making up! Specially the ones that involve me!" she said upset to the room. "Hit it!" she yelled at Puck and he started playing his guitar.

I know there's nothing to say -

Someone has taken my place

When times go bad,

When times go rough,

Won't you lay me down in the tall grass

And let me do my stuff?

I know I go nothing on you

I know there's nothing to do.

When times go bad

You can't get enough...

Won't you lay me down in the tall grass

And let me do my stuff?

[The rest of the club, except for Quinn and Finn, sang the song along with Rachel dancing and smiling. Artie and Sam were even doing air guitars.]

Bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam babambabam bababam

Do do de do

Bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam babambabam bababam

One thing I think you should know...

I ain't gonna miss you when you go.

Been down so long,

I've been tossed around enough...

Oh, won't you just let me go down

And do my stuff?

[Rachel went to dance with Puck, then with Mike and then she went to grab Kurt and brought him to the front with her. Kurt grabbed another microphone and started singing with her.]

I know you're hoping to find

Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind.

When times go bad,

When times go rough,

Won't you lay me down in the tall grass

And let me do my stuff?

Bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam babambabam bababam

Do do de do

Bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam babambabam bababam

Do it do it do it

Bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam babambabam bababam

I'm just second hand news, I'm just second hand news... yeah...

Rachel and Kurt finished their song and everyone started cheering for them.

"That was awesome you guys" Mr. Schue said proudly.

"Don't you think it's a little inappropriate that you sing a song to my guy?" Quinn asked her.

"You have to be kidding me!" Rachel snapped.

"I mean, you sing to Finn, you appear in cars with Mike and you're in a Motel with Sam?" she continued.

"There is NOTHING going on between Sam and I!" Rachel yelled wishing a little there was at least something going on. "Or Mike or Finn or any guy in this room!"

"What about you? Miss blondie former cheerleader who's having a secret moonlight run debut with another big-lip blondie?" Mercedes jumped in.

"That is not me!" Quinn yelled.

"Enough guys" Mr. Schue told them.

"You know, I blame Sam for all of this" Santana suddenly said. "And Rachel too, I blame her" she said.

"What did I do?" Rachel argued while Brittany and Kurt looked at each other a little guilty.

"I'm sure you did something" Santana said in the same tone.

"You know what? I am with Santana" Lauren said. "I mean why doesn't Sam have anything to say about this?" Rachel saw Sam get really annoyed and frustrated.

"Guilt" Artie said all of the sudden.

"Guys! This is none of your business!" Rachel yelled. Sam started feeling guilty that Rachel was taking all the crap just for him. She was willing to keep this going on to protect him.

"And the third client defends him again" Finn said angry.

"What did we just tell you?" Puck snapped at him wishing Mr. Schue wasn't there, so he could punch him again.

"I'm just saying what I saw" he simply said smirking, knowing what Puck couldn't do anything while Mr. Schue was in the room.

"Says the guy whose girlfriend is cheating on him" Tina said. "Again!"

"That's not me!" Quinn yelled again.

"But it is Rachel" Finn said again earning a glare from Quinn.

"SHUT UP!" Sam yelled standing up. "I am not messing around with Rachel, or with Kurt and that's not Quinn!" he said frustrated. "Is Brittany" he said and everyone turned to look at the tall blonde. "But I'm not with her either" he continued. "They're just helping me!"

"Oh, that's what we're calling it now" Mercedes told him.

"Wait, hold on" Mr. Schue stepped in. "Helping you how?" he asked curious and confused. Sam sighed in defeat and turned to look at Rachel, next to her. She smiled sweetly at him and nodded.

"Kurt was bringing me some clothes and Brittany was helping me take care of my little sister and my little brother" he said looking down. "Rachel came to give me my phone yesterday and she helped me with my little siblings too" he finished.

"Then why were you in that motel?" Quinn and Finn asked at the same time. Wow, they really deserve each other. Rachel thought.

"Because that's where I live now" Sam snapped at him. "My dad lost his job a few months ago, then we lost our house so now we live in a Motel in one room!" he said mad making everyone in the room feel like shit. "So, are you all happy?" he snapped at the rest of the guys sitting in the Choir Room. Rachel, Kurt and Brittany just looked at each other and then glared at the rest of their teammates. "The truth is finally out" Sam yelled walking out of the Choir Room.

"Do you really think this is a good idea?" Sam heard voices from outside his room.

"Is the least we could do! He's our friend!" he recognized that voice. It was Rachel. Before he could even move, Stacy went over to see through the window.

"Rachel's outside!" she said jumping excited. "With Brittany! And a boy with a weird haircut and an Asian boy" she informed her brother. Immediately, Stevie went to the window too. Sam rolled his eyes, got up and went to open the door where the four teenagers were still arguing.

"You knock on the door" Puck told Mike.

"Why me? Britt should do it" he complained.

"Seriously guys" Rachel said turning around to knock on the door. "Oh, Sam" she said blushing furiously to see him standing there.

"What are you guys doing here?" he asked confused. Stacy was standing behind her brother.

"Well, we wanted to apologize for what happened today at rehearsal" Brittany told him sweetly.

"But, you guys were the only ones who never said anything" he said looking at Mike and Puck.

"Well, yeah but we still felt really bad for what those assholes said" Puck said putting his hand on the back of his neck.

"And for thinking you were with Kurt and Britt and well, Rachel" Mike added. "Not that we thought you were or something or that we knew because well-" Mike was cut off by Rachel slapping his arm. "Ouch! Woman, why so violent?" he complained and Stacy giggled at his goofiness from behind Sam. Mike and Puck turned to look at her. "Pretty girls around here, I see" Mike said winking at her, making her blush and hide behind her brother again.

"Anyways" Rachel said stepping in. "We just wanted to make sure you're ok" she said.

"Really?" Sam asked a little shocked.

"Yes, Sam" Brittany said smiling. "You're our friend!"

"We got your back dude" Puck told him. "And um, we brought this for you" he said handing him a bag with clothes and Mike did the same.

"We know Kurt's been helping you out but we don't think sequenced riding pants are for you" Mike said laughing and making Sam laugh too.

"And we have a surprise for you" Britt said excited and she nodded at Puck who went to get something out of his truck. He came back with Sam's guitar. Sam looked at it and turned to look at the four teenagers standing in front of him.

"Kurt told us you sold it man" Puck told him. Sam opened the case and saw his guitar inside.

"Where did you guys get this?" he asked them really shocked.

"Dude, you should've seen her! She totally kicked ass" Mike said laughing and putting an arm around Rachel's shoulder. Stacy and Stevie laughed at him swearing. "Oops… pretend you guys didn't hear that!"

***Flashback***

Brittany and Rachel entered the store where Kurt told them they had to go while Puck and Mike parked the car. They saw the guitar. They had the money. The minute Brittany grabbed the guitar, another guy grabbed it too.

"Sorry, we're taking this guitar" Brittany said sweetly pulling the guitar towards her.

"I'm sorry babe, I'm buying this" the guy said smirking at her not letting go of the guitar.

"No, you don't understand this is our friend's guitar and we're buying it back for him" Rachel said trying to be as civilized as possible and grabbing the guitar with Brittany.

"That's really sweet babe, but I'm buying this guitar" he said again.

"Come on, why don't you buy another guitar?" Brittany asked him.

"Because I want this one" the guy told them. At that moment, Mike and Puck entered the store, but by that time Rachel have had it.

"Ok, you want to be a jerk? We can play that game!" Rachel opened the case, pulled the guitar out and handed it to Brittany. "We're taking this guitar" she told him.

"I have the case" the guy said stupidly.

"Oh, you want the case?" Rachel said pulling it to the floor and sitting inside the case. "Fine, if you want the case you're gonna have to take me with it!" she said defiantly at the guy. The guy looked at her with a weird look, and let go of the case.

"You're a freak" he said walking away from them.

"Oh my God!" Brittany said excited hugging Rachel. "That was so cool!"

"That was so badass Rach" Mike said coming to them and helping her up.

"Where the hell were you?" she asked them. "I could've used your help you know?"

"Seemed to me that you had it covered" Puck said smirking putting the guitar back in the case. "Looks like I'm rubbing off on you midget" he said messing her hair. "Let's go!"

***End of Flashback***

"You guys bought this for me?" he asked them, looking mostly at Rachel.

"The whole Glee Club did" Rachel said smiling sweetly at him. Sam couldn't believe it. "Look, Sam we'll do anything to help you. Whatever you guys need to keep you on Glee and everything. Until you get back on your feet" she said while Sam was looking down. Rachel, Brittany, Mike and Puck turned to look at each other. Sam was crying. And it broke Rachel's heart.

"First time I've cried" Sam told them wiping away the tears.

"Don't cry Sammy" Stacy said coming to hug her big brother. Rachel and Brittany had tears in their eyes too.

"We're here for you Sam" Rachel said kneeling down to his level. "All of us!"

"Whatever you need dude" Mike told him. Sam just smiled at his friends.

"Thanks guys" he said wiping the tears away.

"Hola clase" Mr. Schue said walking in the Choir Room the next day.

"Mr. Schue, is this true?" Mercedes said angry.

"Yeah, it says in here that you're leaving us to join April Rhodes big show" Puck told him holding the newspaper.

"Guys, if there's anything we've learned in this week's assignment is that you can't believe any rumor you hear" Mr. Schue told them.

"But, isn't it your dream to sing on Broadway?" Tina asked him.

"I have a lot of dreams" he answered. "My Top 1… taking you guys to Nationals" he said smiling.

"So, you're gonna stay?" Santana asked him.

"Look, we are going to Nationals together. And we are going to win, ok?" he told them smiling and they nodded. "Alright, who's missing?" he asked looking around the room.

"Finn and Quinn" Lauren said. "I haven't seen them all day!"

"And Sam" Rachel told him.

"Hey everybody" Sam said walking in with Stacy and Stevie with him. "I kind of wanted to take these guys out of the Motel for a while, so I hope it's ok that I brought them" he told everyone.

"Of course, yeah come on in" Mr. Schue said smiling while Stacy ran to Brittany and Stevie ran to Rachel.

"And also, I was hoping that um, maybe they could help out with the number for today" Sam told them. "I have the perfect song I want to sing to them and well thank you all guys for all you've done for me" he said smiling at Rachel.

"The more the merrier" Mr. Schue told him smiling. They all moved to the Auditorium to have more space. Sam, Puck and Mike had their guitars and the rest of the Glee Club sang along with Stevie and Stacy.

If you wake up and don't want to smile,

If it takes just a little while,

Open your eyes and look at the day,

You'll see things in a different way.

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,

Don't stop, it'll soon be here,

It'll be, better than before,

Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

Why not think about times to come,

And not about the things that you've done,

If your life was bad to you,

Well, just think what tomorrow will do.

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,

Don't stop, it'll soon be here,

It'll be, better than before,

Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

All I want is to see you smile,

If it takes just a little while,

I know you don't believe that it's true,

I never meant any harm to you.

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,

Don't stop, it'll soon be here,

It'll be, better than before,

'Cause yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,

Don't stop, it'll soon be here,

It'll be, better than before,

'Cause yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

Don't you look back,

Don't you look back.

Throughout the whole song, Sam could not stop looking and smiling at Rachel. He really wanted to take her to prom. She was a completely different person from what he stupidly thought. He had no idea how; he was going to take her to prom.

The following week…

"Who are you texting?" Matt asked Rachel while they were playing video games with Mike in the Puckerman's residence.

"Sam, he asked me to pick up Stevie and Stacy tomorrow" she simply told them.

"So, you and Evans now?" Puck asked her.

"Noah" Rachel said annoyed while she was reading a book.

"Come on Rach" Mike said laughing a little bit. "You've been spending a lot of time with him" he said smirking. "Ha! Killed you!" he told Puck, who just rolled his eyes and restarted the game.

"That's because I've been taking care of Stay and Stevie" Rachel argued with them.

"Got a new boyfriend Rach?" Matt asked smirking. "You know he has to go through us before he can date you" he said laughing.

"You guys are seriously twisted" Rachel said laughing.

"You do realize that the word 'no' never came out of your mouth right?" Mike said smirking. Puck paused the game and turned to her with a serious look.

"Are you with Evans?" Puck demanded getting up. Rachel sighed rolling her eyes.

"No, Noah. I am not with Sam" she told him.

"But you want to be" Mike said smirking.

"How did we even get to this conversation?" Rachel asked frustrated.

"Again, the word 'no' hasn't come out" Matt said returning to the game.

"Would you just drop this?" she said frustrated. They paused the game again, and turned to look at her.

"Rach-" Puck started.

"I don't wanna talk about it" she cut him off. In the past days, she became really close with Sam since she was taking care of Stacy and Stevie a lot. She had met his parents and they were the nicest people she knew. She really wanted to go with Sam to prom, but she knew that wasn't gonna happen. "I want to kick your asses at Halo" she said grabbing a controller. Mike and Puck burst into laughing.

"Yeah right" Puck said between laughs.

"Puck has a better change of winning Prom King than you winning this game" Mike said laughing, making Puck stop laughing.

"Dude! Low blow" Puck said punching his arm.

"Come on! You can't actually be serious about that" Mike said still laughing.

"Yeah, shame on you! You are not the Puck that I grew up with" Matt said laughing too.

"Shut up! I can still kick your ass" he told Matt.

"Yeah, but seriously Noah, do you really think of yourself as Prom King? I mean, if anything, you're the guy who would like, I don't know, give the Prom King a wedgie or something" she said laughing.

"Yeah, Rach is right" Mike said between laughs. They saw Rachel get another text from Sam.

"So, is this guy your prom date Rach?" Matt asked without noticing Mike's eyes widening cause he knew Rachel didn't want to talk about it.

"No, I don't have a prom date" Rachel said looking down. Matt knew he had screw up a little so he went over to her and hugged her.

"Someone will ask you Rach" he said kissing her head. She just smiled at him. She didn't really know how he did it, but he could always make her feel better even with just five words. "In the mean time, I'm going to show you how to kick Pukcerman and Chang's ass in Halo" he said picking her up and tossing her on the couch next to Mike.

"Dude, hell would freeze over before she could kick my ass in any way" Puck said laughing a little bit. While he was bragging about it, Rachel grabbed Matt's controller and she killed Puck. "HEY! What the hell are you doing?" Puck complained, quickly grabbing his controller.

"Killing you" she said smirking at him.

"Ok, you're on midget" Puck told her.

2 hours later…

"You have to be kidding me! You are totally cheating!" Puck complained like a little boy.

"Yeah! Rach you cannot be that good" Mike said shocked that his friend was beating Puck.

"Of course she can! She learned from the best!" Matt said smirking.

"Wait, wait, wait" Rachel said throwing a plasma grenade at Puck. "Oh, look it's raining you" she told Puck laughing hysterically along with Mike and Matt.

"You suck midget!" Puck whined.

"I went to Ann Taylor Loft, Filene's Basement and like six Forever 21's and I cannot find a dress that fits. I'm gonna be forced to make my own dressed for prom" Lauren complained walking in the Choir Room with Santana and Brittany. Rachel just buried her face in her book not wanting to have anything to do with prom.

"Don't! You'll seem poor" Brittany told her.

"You're candidate for Prom Queen, you can't make your own dress" Santana told her. "Proms are like the Oscars. It's seriously like the most important night of our lives" she told her. Rachel rolled her eyes and kept on reading her book.

"What about getting married?" Lauren asked Santana.

"Oh, you can get married as many times as you want. You only have one shot at your Junior Prom" Quinn stepped in. Are you kidding me?

"What are you girls talking about?" Mercedes said walking in with Tina.

"Prom dresses" Lauren told them.

"Oh, we still have to find ours" Tina told them. "We're going shopping today if you'd like to come" she said smiling.

"Yeah!" Santana told them.

"Sure!" Brittany said smiling.

"I could really use the help" Lauren said desperately.

"Rach?" Mercedes asked noticing she hadn't said anything. Rachel looked up from her book. "Do you wanna come?" Mercedes asked smiling.

"Oh, um I can't but um thanks girls" Rachel said with an awkward smile and returning to her book. Sam felt his heart aching a little bit. He knew Rachel didn't have a date yet. He wanted so much to take her.

"All right guys" Mr. Schue said walking in and writing on the board. "Prom!"

"Please tell me we're not doing songs about Prom" Sam said without any emotion in his voice.

"Nope" Mr. Schue told them. "We are the Prom. Principal Figgins asked us to perform" he explained. "Now, I know this isn't ideal with Nationals coming up, but we really don't have a choice. And we could really use the money. But I know that Prom is a special for all of you, so I'm gonna make sure that all of you guys get a chance to enjoy the dance too. So, we're going to have a schedule so that each and everyone of you get to have a lot of time to dance with your date-"

"Excuse me" Rachel said really upset and walking out of the Choir Room.

"Is she ok?" Mr. Schue asked.

"Rachel doesn't have a date for prom" Mercedes told him.

"So? I don't have a date" Brittany said smiling sweetly. "I'm just gonna dance and then, your dates are going to ignore you and come dance with me so… your dates are really my dates" she told them.

"I'm gonna go talk to Rachel" Puck said getting up.

"No! Let me" Kurt said walking out of the Choir Room. "Rach?" he yelled when he saw her by her locker. Rachel looked at him and just turned back to put her things away. "What's going on sweetie?"

"I'm fine Kurt. Really" she said in the most convincing way she could. "I mean I know I don't need to have a man by my side all the time. It's just" she said looking down. "I really wanted to have a date for the prom. I mean, I want the dress. And the guy and…" she sighed.

"Somebody still may ask you" Kurt told her confident.

"It's this Saturday Kurt" she said really sad. "You know? I just… wanted to be Cinderella. Just for one night. One night when that guy would just come up to me and tell me that I look beautiful and then he'd grab my hand and ask me to dance" she said with a sad chuckle. "Isn't that what prom is supposed to be about? I don't even want to be Prom Queen I just want to go and… I don't know" Kurt felt really sad. He didn't know this meant that much to Rachel.

"You're not going to prom alone" he told her. "You'll go with me" he offered.

"No, Kurt" she said sad. "You want to go with Blaine and you should go with Blaine. He's your boyfriend and you don't know how proud it makes me that you'll show that to the whole school" she said smiling. "Don't worry about it ok? Look I um, I told Sam I'd pick Stacy and Stevie up" she said grabbing her bag. "I'll see you around Kurt" she said walking away.

"RACHEL!" Stacy and Stevie yelled at the same time.

"Hi guys" Rachel said sweetly. "Ready to go?"

"Look what I did today" Stacy said showing her a drawing.

"Wow, that's very pretty" Rachel told her smiling.

"Can we go to Glee Club again?" Stevie asked her.

"Well, I think it's over by now but how about tomorrow?" Rachel asked him.

"We like Glee Club" Stacy told her.

"Yeah, I like singing with Sammy" Stevie told her. "He used to do a lot of things with us" he told her a little sad.

"Now he has to work" Stacy said sad too.

"Guys, I know you miss Sam, but he's helping out your mom and your dad" she explained to them.

"We know, but Sammy was so much happier before" Stevie told her.

"Well, he's happier now that he's with you" Stacy said smiling happily.

"What do you mean?" Rachel asked confused.

"Well, he always talks about you" Stacy told her.

"Are you Sammy's girlfriend?" Stevie asked her.

"W-what? Um, no guys Sam and I are just friends" she told them.

"You don't like Sammy?" Stacy asked pouting.

"No, is not that" Rachel said with a kind smile.

"It would be so cool if you'd be Sammy's girlfriend" Stevie told her.

"Yeah, even mommy said so" Stacy said laughing a little bit. Rachel felt the blush appearing on her cheeks as she pulled over in the Motel. They went inside and Rachel helped them with their homework and made lunch for them until Sam's mom arrived.

"Mommy!" Stacy said running to her mom.

"Hi honey" Mrs. Evans said picking her up. "Hi Rachel! Thank you so much again for all your help" she said kindly.

"It's my pleasure" Rachel said kindly.

"Look what I did for you mommy" Stacy said handing her the drawing she had shown Rachel earlier.

"Oh, thank you so much honey" Mrs. Evans said hugging her.

"Can we watch TV?" Stevie asked her.

"Did you finish your homework young man?" she asked him.

"Yes" he protested. "Rachel even checked it and said it was ok" he told her.

"Yeah, he did it all on his own" Rachel told her.

"Ok, but just for a while ok?" Mrs. Evans said.

"Well, I need to get going" Rachel said grabbing her purse.

"Oh, hold on Rachel, I'll walk you out" Mrs. Evans said. "Guys I'll be right back" he told them.

"Bye Rachel!" the two kids said at the same time hugging her.

"Bye Stevie, bye Stacy" she said hugging them back and then she went outside with Mrs. Evans.

"Rachel, I just really wanted to thank you for all you've done. With Stacy and Stevie and especially with Sam. You have no idea the change I've seen in him since the two of you became closer" she told her smiling.

"It's really nothing Mrs. Evans" Rachel told her.

"Oh, honey I've told you at least a hundred times, it's Joan" she told her kindly.

"Well, it's my pleasure" Rachel told her smiling. Mrs. Evans hugged goodbye her and asked her to tell Sam when she got home.

[Sam] – hey Rach, thanks again for picking up Stacy and Stevie :)

[Rach] – you're welcome Sam :D

[Sam] – are you home?

[Rach] – yeah, why?

[Sam] – I have a surprise for you! open the door!

[Rach] – why? I don't want to…

[Sam] – have you been watching scary movies by yourself again? :/ I told you not to do that!

[Rach] – um… define scary

[Sam] – Rachel!

[Rach] – sowy *pout*

[Sam] – come on babe, please? open the door…

[Rach] – what if the killer's out there? & he's here to kill me! D:

[Sam] – ok, that's not even funny! don't say things like that! :( open the door, please? *puppy eyes* pretty please?

Rachel laughed at the last text. She knew she could never say no to Sam's puppy eyes even through a text. She paused the movie and got up to open the door.

[Rach] – there's nothing out here! :(

"Are you sure" Sam said appearing out of nowhere with a scary voice, making Rachel jump and scream scared to death.

"Oh my God! You almost gave me a heart attack!" she said breathing heavily as Sam laughed hysterically at her. "Stop laughing!" she said punching his arm. "Is not funny!"

"I told you not to watch scary movies by yourself anymore babe" he said as he stopped laughing.

"You're mean" she whined.

"Ow, come here" he said hugging her and kissing her head. "I'm sorry" he said with his puppy eyes.

"What are you doing here?" she asked a little confused.

"My last delivery of the day" he said showing her the pizza on his hand.

"I didn't order pizza" she said confused.

"I know, I got it for you" he said smiling. "Well, for us" he told her.

"Really?" she said grinning.

"Yeah, can I come in?"

"Sure, but there's a weirdo roaming around making bizarre voices" she told him.

"Don't worry babe, I'll protect you" he said putting an arm around her shoulders and they got inside. He saw the screen paused in the first movie of 'Saw'. "Babe, why do you watch scary movies on your own?"

"I don't know" she told him as she went to the kitchen to get something to drink. "I just like the thriller" she said smiling. "So, anything new?"

"My dad got a job" Sam told her smiling.

"WHAT?" Rachel said really excited. "Oh my God! That's great!"

"Is nothing big, but at least we're going to be able to move to a small apartment and get out of the Motel" he told her.

"Oh my God! That's great Sam" Rachel said hugging him and he hugged her back. When they pulled apart, Sam stared intensely in her eyes. Rachel was begging for him to lean down to kiss her, but she just pulled away. "Do you um, wanna watch the rest of the movie with me?" she asked him a little awkward.

"Um, yeah" Sam said clearing his throat. "Sure" he told her. Halfway through the movie, Rachel was cuddled up to Sam and he was running his fingers through her hair, when he realized something. "Rach, where are your dads?"

"Business trip, I told you" she said without any emotion in her voice.

"Still?" he asked worried.

"Yeah" she told him.

"You're here on your own?" he asked pulling away from her a little.

"No silly, you're here with me" she said laughing.

"Rach, I'm serious" he said concerned and Rachel sighed.

"What do you want me to say Sam?" she asked a little sad. "It's been this way since I was thirteen. I've learned to be on my own and take care of myself. I'm used to it by now. I have never had a family dinner. The ones who cheer for me at Glee performances are Mrs. Puckerman and Noah's little sister. I haven't celebrated father's day since I was like seven years old. I only see my dads for the Holidays and is just for a few weeks" she told him sadly. Sam felt his heart aching. She was so lonely. How could her dads not care about her being all alone? "Noah, Mike and Matt stay here sometimes cause they don't like me being alone" she continued. Sam felt something in his stomach. For some reason, he didn't like the fact of another guy staying with her in her house. Even if he knew Puck, Mike and Matt, who he didn't know, were just her friends. "They give me everything that I ask for, except them being here" she said with a tear rolling down her cheek. Sam wiped it away with his thumb and grabbed her face gently with his hand.

"I'm really sorry Rach" he whispered to her.

"Is not your fault" she said looking down. He knew, she had heard that a lot of times and she was just tired of things never changing. "I've just always been alone" she told him.

"Hey" he said making her look at him. "I promise, you would never feel alone again" he said smiling at her sweetly and making her smile a little bit. "Ok?" he asked her and she nodded. He kissed her forehead and they cuddled again, quickly falling asleep in each other's arms.

"Just crack the egg" Miss Hegberg begged Brittany. Rachel was sitting at the back of the class with Kurt. They've been in this for about twenty minutes.

"I just don't understand the difference with an egg with a baby chicken inside of it and an egg with an egg in it" Brittany said confused.

"They're the same thing!" Tina told her for about the thirtieth time.

"Ok, but that's really confusing because this is a baby chicken's house" she told them.

"Miss Hegberg" Kurt stepped in. "I understand that cupcakes are really trendy right now. And I know that the making of a foie gras might be a little morose, but I would at least like to graduate hight school knowing how to make some kind of pate" he told her.

"Excuse me, Miss Hegberg. I need to say something" all of the sudden Artie rolled inside the class and make his way over to Brittany. "Brittany I was a jerk to you" he said sincerely. "And I wanna make it up to you with a song so maybe you'll consider to go to prom with me" he told her. Kurt gasped excited grabbing Rachel's hand.

"Prom proposal" he said nearly crying. Rachel laughed silently at her friend's excitement and Artie started singing.

Isn't she lovely

Isn't she wonderful

I never thought through love we'd be

Making one as lovely as she

But isn't she lovely, made from love

[Brittany stood up and walked away from Artie, but he followed her. Kurt and Rachel linked arms and swayed dreamingly together. Rachel saw Sam coming inside the class, playing guitar, followed by Puck and Mike and Finn with his drumsticks.]

Isn't she pretty

Truly the angel's best

Boy, I'm so happy

We have been Heaven blessed

I can't believe what God has done

Through us He's given life to one

But isn't she lovely, made from love

[Kurt and Rachel joined Artie singing along with Tina. Sam stayed in the front of the class while Mike went over to sing near Tina, Finn walked around the class banging his drumsticks and Puck went over to sing with Rachel. When Sam looked at Rachel, he saw her smiling with Kurt and Puck. She looked so beautiful. He wanted to take her to prom so badly. Because he knew she wanted it. And he knew she deserved it. When Rachel looked at him, he winked smiling at her and kept on playing. He was going to go out with Rachel Berry.]

Isn't she lovely

Life and love are the same

Life is Aisha

The meaning of her name

Londie, it could have not been done

Without you, who conceived the one

That's so very lovely, made from love

At the end of the song, Mike, Finn, Puck and Sam were next to Artie. Everyone started cheering happily for them. Even Brittany.

"So?" Artie said excited.

"Artie, that was lovely" Brittany said smiling. "But, I'm not gonna go to prom with you. You called me stupid and I really didn't like that so… I'm sorry but, I'm gonna go to prom by myself and really work on me and dance with other people's dates" she told him. Rachel and Kurt had a really sad look on their faces.

"I understand" Artie told her kindly. "I hope you know how sorry I am" he told her and Brittany just nodded. And then, they left the classroom.

"Hey, um guys" Sam said walking over to Puck and Mike. "Can I talk to you?"

"Sure" Puck said turning to look at him.

"What's up?" Mike asked him.

"Well I um" he said looking down. "I kind of want to take Rachel to the prom" he told them.

"Really?" Puck said closing his locker door.

"Puckerman" Mike said stepping in front of him. "I'll handle this" he said knowing Puck was only going to get all protective and probably ruin this for Rachel. "You were saying?" he asked Sam.

"Well, first of all, I know you guys are really close to her and well for some reason I just feel like I kind of need your permission" he told them.

"You got that right" Puck said trying to sound threatening.

"Look, I just need to figure some way to afford it cause I really want the night to be perfect for her. And well, I was thinking, since you helped Artie with Britt, even though it didn't work, that you could help me?" he asked them.

"What do you have in mind?" Mike asked him.

"Oh, members of the Audiovisual Club, I may possibly sing this song at prom and when I'm done rehearsing, I'd like your feedback. Tell me if I was brilliant or well, simply outstanding" Rachel said happily in the Auditorium the next day. If she was going to prom alone, at least she was going to rock at it. She went to sit on the piano and started singing.

There's a fire starting in my heart

Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark

[Before she could continue, someone did it for her.]

Finally, I can see you crystal clear

Go ahead and sell me out and a I'll lay your shit bare

[Rachel turned around shocked to see Jesse St. James standing at the door, interrupting her song. The worst part, he kept on going.]

See how I'll leave with every piece of you

Don't underestimate the things that I will do

There's a fire starting in my heart

Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark

[He walked down the stairs and over to Rachel as he kept on singing. Rachel was too shocked to do anything, so she just stared at him.]

The scars of your love remind me of us

They keep me thinking that we almost had it all

The scars of your love, they leave me breathless

I can't help feeling

[Rachel decided, it was her song after all. So, she joined him. To her surprise, the Audiovisual Club joined in too.]

We could have had it all

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

Rolling in the deep

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside of your hand

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played it to the beat

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

[Jesse sat next to Rachel, so she stood up and kept on singing.]

Baby, I have no story to be told

But I've heard one on you and I'm gonna make your head burn

Think of me in the depths of your despair

Makin' a home down there as mine sure won't be shared

[Jesse picked up the next part.]

The scars of your love remind me of us

They keep me thinking that we almost had it all

The scars of your love, they leave me breathless

I can't help feeling

We could have had it all,

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

Rolling in the deep

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside of your hands

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played it with a beating

[Jesse tried to take Rachel's hand but she took it away and started walking away from him.]

Throw your soul through every open door

Count your blessings to find what you look for

Turn my sorrow into treasured gold

You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown

[Jesse kept on trying to get closer to Rachel but she just kept on walking away from him.]

We could have had it all

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

Rolling in the deep

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside of your hands

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played it to the beat

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You could have had it all

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

Rolling in the deep

(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

You had my heart inside of your hands

(You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played and you played and you played

And you played it to the beat

[A/N: I hate Jesse but I loved that version :)]

"Is good to see you again Rachel" Jesse said when they finished the song.

"Jesse… what are you doing here?" Rachel asked more confused than ever.

"I came back to see you, Rachel" he said smiling innocently. Rachel just looked at him with disgust in her face. "What I did to you… is my one great regret" he told her.

"Yeah, it was kind of weird" she said annoyed. "I mean one day you were telling me that you loved me and then, the next day you were inexplicably throwing eggs at my head" she snapped at him.

"I know" he said looking down. "I traded love for a fourth consecutive National Championship. It was a bum deal" he told her. For a split second, she thought maybe, he had changed, but, "For a first, maybe, but for a fourth, no way" he finished.

"Oh my God" Rachel laughed bitterly. "You are so" she said frustrated. "Ugh forget it!" she said walking downstage.

"Rachel, wait!" Jesse said following her. She turned around.

"What?"

"What are you doing for prom?" he asked her.

"Are you kidding me?" Rachel said laughing. "I'd rather go by myself than go with you. No, wait, I would even go with Finn, before I'd go with you!" she told him.

"Does that mean you don't have a date yet?" he said smirking.

"That's really none of your business" she told him.

"Come on Rachel, look, I just-"

"Well, well, well, look what we have here" Mike said walking in the Auditorium with Puck.

"Gentlemen" Jesse said smirking a little bit.

"St. Jackass" Puck said glaring at him. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Nothing that you would care about" he told him.

"See, if it involves my Hot Jewish American Princess, it is something I would care about" he told him putting his arm around Rachel protectively.

"Your what?"

"You see, if you mess with our little Rachel, then you're messing with us" Mike said stepping in front of Rachel. "So, if I were you, I'd just walk out of here right now" he told him. Jesse glared at them and then turned to look at Rachel.

"See you around Rach" he said winking at her and walking out of the Auditorium.

"Are you ok?" Mike asked her.

"What did he want?" Puck demanded.

"He asked me to prom" she told them.

"WHAT?" they asked at the same time.

"Relax, I said no" she told them rolling her eyes.

"Good" Puck told her.

"Why is he back?" Mike asked confused.

"I have no idea" Rachel told them. "What are you guys doing here?" she asked realizing for the first time, she had no idea how they came.

"We were looking for you" Puck told her.

"Why?"

"Just come with us" Mike said leading her outside.

"Are you planning to kill me?" she asked them.

"Ok, you really have to stop watching scary movies on your own" Puck told her.

"Guys why are we here?"

"You talk a lot, did you know that?" Mike asked her.

"Yeah, you tell me all the time" she told them.

"Well, then shut up and listen" Puck told her.

"Listen to-"

"Shhh!" Mike interrupted her. Out of nowhere Sam came out with his guitar and started singing with his eyes looking at Rachel.

All you have to do is touch my hand

And show me you understand

And that something happens to me

That some kind of wonderful

Everytime our little world seems blue

I just have to look at you

And everything seems to be

Some kind of wonderful

I know I can't express

This feeling of tenderness

There's so much I want to say

But right words don't come my way

[Some students started playing to go along with Sam as he made his way towards Rachel. Even Puck and Mike grabbed their guitars to join him.]

I only know when I'm in your embrace

Then this world seems a better place

And something happens to me

And it's some kind of wonderful

And it's wonderful, baby

It's wonderful

Whoa, it's so divine

Oh baby

[Rachel felt her eyes watering a little bit. She could not believe Sam was singing to her in front of the whole school. This was the best day of her life.]

And it's wonderful

Baby, baby, baby, baby

I understand

And it's some kind of wonderful

And it's wonderful

Baby, baby, baby, baby please

You know you're some kind of wonderful

Oh baby

So much I want to say

When the song finished, Sam was standing in front of Rachel. Rachel, probably for the first time in her life, was speechless.

"Someone might have told me that your favorite singer sang a song that was called as your favorite movie" he told her smiling and Rachel turned to look at Mike who winked back at her. "And it just so happens that it describes what I wanted to tell you" he said blushing a little. "Rachel" he said holding her hand. "Would you go to prom with me?" he asked her smiling. "I'm going to ask for double shifts so I can give you the night that you deserve and-"

"No" Rachel suddenly said.

"No?"

"Wait, no that's not what I was going to say I mean yes, I would love to go to prom with you, but no, you don't have to take double shifts or anything! Stevie and Stacy already miss you so much! Look, I just… Kurt and Brittany can help me with my dress and we can walk to prom and we can have the $20 all-you-can-eat at BreadStiX. Sam, I don't need all the fancy stuff, I really don't" she said smiling. "I would be just honored to go with you" she said blushing a little.

"The honor's mine babe" he said leaning down to kiss her.

"We're here Evans!" Puck yelled all of the sudden. Rachel pulled away from Sam and glared at him.

"But we were just leaving" Mike said scared at his friend's death glare.

"Oh my God, Rachel! You look gorgeous!" Kurt said when they walked in the gym.

"Thanks Kurt, you guys look very handsome!" she told him and Blaine. As Puck, Sam, Artie and Mike sang 'Friday', Rachel was dancing with Brittany until someone walked over to them.

"Hey Rach" Rachel turned around to see Jesse standing there.

"What do you want?" she asked annoyed.

"You look hot" he told her smirking.

"She's got a date! So get lost" Brittany told him.

"Come on Rachel, isn't there a way we can move past this?"

"You're not serious, are you?" Rachel said sarcastically. "Look, I'm gonna go have fun with my friends, just leave me alone ok?" she said turning around, but Jesse grabbed her wrist.

"Come on Rach-"

"Hey!" Rachel saw Finn coming towards them. "Get away from her!"

"Oh, what? Are you gonna make me?" Jesse asked him really angry.

"Well, maybe I am" Finn said pushing him.

"Finn, just get out of here" Rachel said annoyed.

"What are you doing? You're ruining everything!" Quinn yelled at Finn. Jesse pushed Finn back and Finn punched him. Rachel didn't really know what to do.

"Guys stop it!" she yelled at them but they ignored her. Out of nowhere Coach Sylvester came out.

"Hey! Stop! Stop that" she said getting between them. "Get out of here!" she yelled at Jesse. "You too Sugar Ray come on!" she said dragging Finn and Jesse out of the gym with Quinn following them.

"Rach!" she saw Sam running towards her. "What was that about? Are you ok?" he asked really worried. Before she could answer, Rachel saw Quinn make her way back to Rachel and she slapped her really hard.

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" she yelled at her. The whole gym was looking at them.

"Hey! Back off!" Brittany said stepping in front of Rachel. "It's not Rachel's fault! Your boyfriend was stupid enough to fight a guy when Rachel never asked him too!" Quinn yelled frustrated and ran out of the gym.

"Thanks Brittany" Rachel said smiling softly.

"Anytime Rach" Brittany said smiling back at her.

"Are you ok?" Sam asked Rachel really worried. "Come on" he said leading her to where the drinks were to get some ice.

"Thank you" Rachel said softly putting the ice on her cheek.

"So, would you like to tell me why Finn was fighting that guy?" he asked a little confused. Rachel sighed.

"That was Jesse. He's my ex" she told him. "Everyone in Glee kind of hates him" she said laughing a little.

"Including you?"

"Yeah, having someone cracking an egg on your head kind of makes it for you to hate someone" she said with a sarcastic chuckle.

"What?" Sam asked really pissed. "You mean metaphorically?"

"No, literally" she told him.

"What? I'm going to kill-"

"No, you're not" Rachel said pulling him to sit down again. "He's gone and Finn's gone and I just want to forget about that ok?" she begged him. "I'll tell you the whole story if you'd like but I really want to enjoy my prom with my date right now" she said pouting. "Please?"

"Sure babe" he said kissing her cheek. They started dancing around to Blaine's performance with Brittany and Tina with the rest of the Glee Club. Sam even met Matt, who gave his brotherly threat, gaining a punch in the arm from Rachel, and then…

"Alright children" Principal Figgins said through the microphone. "It's time to announce this year's Prom King and Queen" he said as everyone cheered. Rachel was standing between Sam and Kurt. "This year's Prom King is" he said opening the envelope. "Dave Karofsky!" everyone cheered as Karofsky went to get his crown. "Ok, and now" he continued. "This year's McKinley Prom Queen is" he said pausing opening the envelope. "Kurt Hummel" he said really confused.

The whole gym went silent. Rachel turned to look at Kurt. Kurt turned around and ran out of the gym crying with Blaine following him. Santana left running too with Brittany following her. Rachel was about to run after Kurt but she felt someone grabbing her wrist. She turned around to see a fuming Quinn.

"You're going to pay for this!" she yelled at Rachel.

"Oh, please Fabray get over yourself!" Lauren said coming towards them.

"Yeah, it's not Rachel's fault! Everyone hates you cause you're a mean person" Mercedes stepped in too.

"If you slap her again, you're going to mess with the three of us" Tina told her.

"Wow, our girls are hot when they're mad" Puck told Mike and Matt who just nodded.

"You can't be serious" Quinn yelled at them. "She's a loser!"

"You know what Quinn? Fine maybe I am! But you know what? Someday, I'll grow out of it! And even if I am a loser, I have real friends, but you? You will always be an empty, cold hard bitch!" Rachel yelled at her. "Now, if you excuse me, I don't have time for your stupid drama because my friend needs me" she said running out of the gym. "Kurt!" she yelled when she saw him talking to Blaine. "Are you ok? I swear I am going to sue this school and-"

"Rach, calm down" Blaine told her.

"I'm ok now" Kurt said smiling a little. "I'm not going to give them the satisfaction of bringing me down. They could never do that! I'm gonna walk in there and claim my crown!" Rachel felt her eyes watering a little.

"I have never been more proud of you" she said hugging him. Kurt walked back in the gym with Rachel and Blaine behind him. Rachel went over to Sam. Kurt walked upstage and received his crown.

"Eat your heart out, Kate Middleton" was everything Kurt said and Rachel and the rest of the Glee Club started cheering for him. When it was time for the Prom King and Prom Queen dance, Santana and Mercedes started singing 'Dancing Queen' but Karofsky ran out of the gym. Kurt stood there and Rachel saw Blaine walking over to him.

"May I have this dance?" he asked him. Kurt smiled brightly at him and they started dancing, shortly being joined by everyone else. Rachel was having so much fun with Sam. When the song ended, she went to hug Kurt and when she turned around, Sam wasn't there anymore. She started looking for him until she heard…

"Um, can I have your attention please?" Rachel turned to look at the stage, and saw Sam standing there. "This is the last song of the night and I would like to dedicate it to my date" he said smiling. "Rachel Berry" he said blushing a little. The whole gym turned to look at Rachel who's cheeks were deep red. Kurt was smiling dreamingly at her. Puck, Mike and Matt were smirking at her and the girls were smiling excited at her. Even Santana. Sam made his way over to Rachel with the microphone in his hand. "Would you like to dance with me?"

"I would love to" she said laughing a little bit and then the music started playing and Sam started singing while he danced with Rachel.

Someday

When I'm awfully low

When the world is cold

I will feel a glow just thinking of you

And the way you look tonight

Yes, you're lovely

With your smile so warm

And your cheek so soft

There is nothing for me but to love you

And the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows

Tearing my fear apart

And that laugh

That wrinkles your nose

Touches my foolish heart

Lovely

Never ever change

Keep that breathless charm

Won't you please arrange it

'Cause I love you

Just the way you look tonight

And that laugh

That wrinkles your nose

It touches my foolish heart

Lovely

Don't you ever change

Keep that breathless charm

Won't you please arrange it

'Cause I love you

Just the way you look tonight

Hmm...

Just the way you look tonight

"You look beautiful tonight babe" he whispered to her. Rachel smiled widely at him.

"Thank you so much" she whispered to him.

"For what?"

"Giving me the best night of my life" she told him.

"The honor's mine babe" he said leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips.

A/N: songs: Second Hand News - Fleetwood Mac (I did my homework :)), Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac, Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder (LOVED THAT PERFORMANCE! one of my favorites Glee covers!), Rolling in the Deep - Adele (love the song, love the Glee version), Some Kind of Wonderful - Michael Bublé (my favorite singer! :D) and The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra (reminds me of my prom) :D

I really hope you liked it and thank you so much again for reading it and reviewing and liking it! :D let me know what you think :)