So I went back to re-read a few of my previous chapters. I realized I wrote Mike and Brittany together. I didn't mean to. Just to clear up a few things Santana and Brittany are together, and in chapter two replace Brittany with Tina. Essentially I forgot about the entire chapter soooooo we'll say that Rachel had enough of Quinn and Finn's friendship and she moved out of the apartment she shared with Quinn, and into one with Santana. Also Puck and his girlfriend broke up, and Rachel and Puck have been best friends forever. I think that about sums it up for fixes on my mistakes. Sorry I can't believe I did that! I hate it when other people do, so yeah irony. Enjoy and thanks for waiting for the chapter. I've got the one after this almost finished so it'll only be a few days before it is uploaded. I'll try and keep up regular updates until the end, but no guarantee. Thank you all so much for reading.
Sam and I had been going strong for a few weeks, and it was quite nice. He got along with all my friends, especially Santana which was a hard task to accomplish. I was happy.
Currently I was sitting in Noah's garage with his brother Jake and Marley, his brother's girlfriend. Oh yeah Noah was there too. Noah was working on his current dirt bike; he had a race in about a week. I would be attending I was always on Noah's pit crew.
"So Noah going to Kurt's party?" I asked.
"Yeah most likely. You?" He returned.
"Sure am," I smiled.
"Won't this be your first night out with a certain big lipped boyfriend?" Marley pondered smirking.
"It will." I sighed. Like I said I was extremely happy with where I was.
"Any cute couple costumes?" Marley asked.
"Nope we already had our costumes picked out when we started dating." I answered.
"Ahh what's your costume then Ray?" Marley stated.
"I'm going as the best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle out there." I stated.
"Oh so Raphael?" Jake added.
"What?" I blanched. "Umm no clearly you are you hit your head or something. Michelangelo is by far the best Turtle, and he is the one I am going as."
"No way red is always the best, just like the red ranger was the best. He was always the best especially in the original rangers!" Jake countered.
"Umm no. Your opinion, while everyone is entitled to one, is extremely flawed." I started.
"Oh great you got her started Jake." Noah groaned.
"This has happened before?" Marley asked wide eyed.
"Yeah she adores her shows like the Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles and she is very well informed." Noah explained. "She and Sam are perfect for one another. They can argue about shows like that for hours."
"Oh..." Marley said confused.
"Okay first all the green ranger is by far the best. He is an amazing man. He knows all about karate, and he started out evil. He was able to overcome Rita Repulsa in order to become good. After that he became the unofficial leader of the Power Rangers quickly overshadowing the red ranger. The original red ranger ditched them, and was replaced. The green ranger stayed with them throughout it all, even returning to help later generations of rangers. Not to mention he died! The green ranger actually died, but came back to life as the white ranger. And to finish it all off he got the girl. Not just any girl, but the hot gymnast. So do you really wanna argue with me that the red ranger is the best? Not to mention he is a seriously good looking MMA fighter, and is ripped as fuck, and a close family friend." I ranted. Jake just stood there with his mouth dropped. "That's what I thought."
"Sorry Jake you don't argue with Rachel. She would make an excellent lawyer." Noah laughed.
"Wait you know the green power ranger?!" Jake stated his eyes remaining wide.
"Yup my daddies know his dad. I knew him when he was a power ranger. I got to see them filming all the time when I was younger. He was always like a cool older brother to me," I explained.
"That's like every child's dream do you realize how awesome that is Ray?" Jake asked.
"Yeah I do. So Noah what are you going as?" I asked.
"I'm probably just going in my jeans and t-shirt." Noah shrugged.
"Nope that's not happening while I'm around. We're going shopping." I stated grabbing Noah's hand and dragging him to my jeep. "Jake and Marley are you guys coming?"
"Sure why not." Jake answered running after us and jumping into the back if my jeep. I seriously loved my car. It was my present for my 21st birthday from my daddies. It was a 2013 Jeep Wrangler in bright blue. It was an amazing car and honestly it was the car of my dreams. Anyway back to the present. We had spent the past four hours trying to find a good costume for Noah, but nothing was working. None of them suited his personality. We were all losing hope; especially Noah. That's when the idea hit me.
"I've got it!" I exclaimed.
"You've got what?" Marley questioned.
"The idea for his costume. You should be the old spice man. I mean sure it's a little outdated, but you can pull it off. I can sew a towel to a pair of shorts that way you are not technically naked. Plus you get to walk around without a shirt all night." I explained.
"Yes Rach I love it!" Puck laughed. We raced back to his house and spent the next hour getting Noah's costume ready. He looked awesome. He was carrying around an Old Spice bottle around to really seal the deal. I had finally finished around six o'clock, and was shocked to see how late it was. I was supposed to be to Kurt's place around 8:30 and it was an hour drive. Not to mention I had to pick up Santana, Britt, and Sam. I finally pulled into my apartment's parking lot about 6:30. Santana ambushed me as soon as I walked into the door.
"Where the hell have you been Berry, we are going to be late! I don't do late!" Santana challenged.
"Yeah since when don't you like to be late?" I questioned eyebrows raised. "In fact Santana you have never been on time in your entire life."
"So what's your point?" Santana asked not going anywhere else with the conversation.
"Did you let Britt know we were going to be a little late?" I asked.
"No actually I just texted her and told her to meet us here." Santana commented.
"Oh good idea," I answered pulling out my phone to text Sam telling him to meet us here. He agreed and I decided to go and get ready. I curled my hair into ringlet curls and wore light eye make-up. I also threw on red lipstick. Next step was to throw on my costume which was on the skimpy side. I was super glad that it was exceptionally warm for October. My final step was to throw on my bright orange boots which matched the outfit perfectly. I walked into the living room when I realized Santana still wasn't ready.
"How am I still ready before you San?" I laughed yelling down the hallway. Santana appeared out of her bathroom. She had the majority of her costume on with the exception of her hat. She was going as the mad hatter and her girlfriend Brittany was going to be Alice.
"Hey it takes time to look this lestastic!" Santana yelled.
"Did you just make up that word?" I asked laughing hysterically.
"Maybe I did. I'm almost ready I just need to finish straightening my hair." Santana added as the downstairs buzzer rang. I answered it.
"Hello?" I asked into the speaker.
"Hey it's Britt and I let us in!" I heard Sam's voice.
"Sure thing see you guys in a few." I answered pressing the buzzer to let them up.
"San they are here let's get moving." I yelled down the hallway.
"I'm ready I'm ready sheesh woman." Santana answer walking into the room at the same time Britt and Sam walked in the door. Brittany looked adorable in her Alice costume, and I was surprised when I saw Sam was dressed up as Leonardo from the ninja turtles.
"Awe babe I thought you already had a Greek warrior costume picked out?" I questioned.
"I did but I wanted to match you, and the ninja turtles are awesome!" He laughed wrapping his arms around me.
"Okay newlyweds let's get in the car." Santana interrupted.
We arrived and were having a great time. I'd been there for about half an hour before I even saw Kurt and his boyfriend Blaine. Blaine had on a peacock costume while Kurt was dressed up as Katy Perry. It was odd but they pulled it off. Blaine had a not so secret obsession with the pop singer, and we all loved to torment him on it. He worked in the warehouse while Kurt worked in Geek Squad. They were an adorable couple.
"Rachel I love it two hot turtles! You look adorable!" Kurt yelled.
"Hi sweetie I love the costume!" I laughed back hugging him. While I was giving him a hug he whispered something in my ear.
"I'm sorry hun I tried to get Finn to leave, but he refused. He is brooding in his room about everything so he may not come down, but just in case I figured I'd warn you."
"Thanks I'll keep an eye out." I smiled. Sam appeared at my side.
"Don't worry I'll keep her safe." Sam said.
"I have no doubt in my mind that you will." Kurt smiled. We continued on in the party and I was having a blast. Noah's costume was a hit as well. The guys were currently in the garage having some kind of contest involving beer I honestly wasn't sure what. I was making my way back into the garage after saying hi to some other coworkers. I saw Finn leaving the house, and I moved towards my destination hoping he wouldn't see me. I had no such luck. Finn cornered me up against the fence.
"Rachel why don't you love me anymore?" Finn slurred.
"Because Finn we've been broken up for almost six months ago, and you've been stalking me ever since." I explained attempting to move past him. He had other ideas though as he put his arms on either side of me effectively blocking my escape.
"I don't believe you. I think you still love me and you being with Sam is just a rebound. You'll be mine again soon." Finn said leaning in towards my lips. "I want you to kiss me to prove that you don't like me."
"I'm not kissing you Finn. I'm with Sam." I grumbled.
"Like hell you aren't if I make you." Finn growled leaning into me even more. I lifted up my leg and kneed him in the groin. He groaned in pain but didn't move his arms. He then got an evil smirk on his face and moved my arms so they were pinned above my head, and moved his leg so it was between mine. He had effectively rendered me immobile. "You'll fucking kiss me whether or not you like it." Finn yelled. His lips crashed to mine and despite mine being immobile he continued to kiss mine. He moved so one hand held both of my hands above my head. His free hand moved to my mouth as he forced it open. His tongue plunged into my mouth, and I thought I would be sick. I just hoped that Sam or someone would realize I wasn't there, and come find me. My wish was answered when I felt Finn being pulled off of me.
"Don't touch her asshole!" Sam yelled.
"Oh yeah what are you going to do about it you emo fuck." Finn slurred/yelled back.
"Dude can't you come up with a more original insult you've used the same one since you decided you disliked me." Sam stated. "And I'll kick your ass if you touch my girl again." I took that chance to run over to Santana and Brittany who were sitting on the sidelines watching. Brittany immediately wrapped her arms around me in a comforting hug.
"You know what I don't fucking like you, you prick!" Finn screamed swinging at Sam. He didn't succeed at all. Sam caught his punch, and returned with one of his own. Then an all-out fight started. The next thing I knew they were on the ground punching each other. I winced when I heard a sickening crack which was most definitely Finn's nose breaking as Sam's fist connected with it. Noah and Blaine finally showed up, and pulled them apart. Blaine ended up dragging Finn into the house with Kurt's help. Sam came over to me immediately after Noah got them separated. Finn was limping, I'm pretty sure he had a broken rib or two, he also had a nasty bloody nose and his eye was already turning black. He was quite a bit worse for the wear. Sam had a cut on his lip but that was it.
"I'm so sorry Rachel," Sam sighed wrapping his arms around me. Brittany and Santana left us, and shooed the crowd away from us.
"Why in the world would you be sorry?" I asked confused.
"For fighting with Finn and not being here to protect you." Sam explained.
"Sam you stopped him from doing anything too serious. That's all I can ask for, and as far as fighting you were defending me. I can't be mad about that." I sighed leaning into his embrace. I then grabbed his hand and led him towards the pool house bathroom to get his lip cleaned up. When we entered into the room I pushed him down so he was sitting on the toilet. I grabbed a wash cloth, wet it, and started to dab his lip. He grimaced as it came in contact but other than that made no motion. "Seriously Sam thank you."
"I wouldn't do anything else. You're my girl I gotta protect you. Hopefully that doesn't sound too arrogant of me." Sam laughed. I just shook my head no, and kissed the spot above the cut on his lip. "Come on let's go see if Santana and Brittany are ready to go."
"Sounds good to me." I sighed as he grabbed my hand. We found Britt and Santana and they wanted to leave as well. After a very quiet ride we pulled up into my parking lot. Santana and Britt left the car and headed upstairs leaving us to say goodbye alone.
"Alright well I'm gonna head home. If you need anything call me okay babe." Sam stated holding me close.
"I don't want you to go Sam, stay with me?" I asked. I genuinely didn't want to be alone. All I wanted was to be held so I felt safe. What happened with Finn really shook me up.
"Of course I will Rach. Let's head up so we can go to bed though." Sam sighed picking me up bridal style, and carrying me in.
"This is a bit extreme don't you think Sam?" I laughed.
"Nope I'm protecting my lady this is the perfect amount of treme." Sam stated.
"What in the world is treme?" I questioned confused.
"A word a just made up to counteract your statement." Sam said casually like it was the most obvious thing in the word.
"Oh okay then, carry on." I laughed.