A/N: Thank you all for reading! :D I hope you continue to enjoy the chapters! :D Ideas & suggestions are always welcome :D -moony
Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Glee
The next day, Rachel woke up, and walked downstairs. When she got there, she saw all of the guys already there eating breakfast.
"Good morning sleeping beauty" Matt said placing a kiss on her head.
"Coffee" she said sleepy, with her hair all over the place and yawning.
"Here" Mike said handing her a cup of coffee.
"You're my favorite guy in here" Rachel said smiling. "Thanks"
"Hey! I'm the one that gave you a home remember?" Matt said a little hurt. She gave him a kiss in the cheek. "Thanks" he said smiling.
She watched Puck and Finn arm wrestling for the last waffle in the table. She sat down, grabbed the waffle and started eating it. Both boys stopped fighting and stared at her.
"What?" she asked with her mouth full.
"Let go my Eggo, Berry" Puck said in a serious tone.
"Come and get it" she said opening her mouth and showing him her chewed waffle.
"You're weird" Finn said.
"Thanks" she said smiling. "So what are we doing today?" she asked.
"Well, we were thinking about staying here, playing video games, watching TV, eating" Matt answered.
"Wow, you make it sound so interesting" she said sarcastically.
"I have to go guys I promised Quinn I'd go to church with her today" Finn said.
"Whipped" Puck coughed. Rachel laughed.
"Uuhh, is she your girlfriend?" she asked teasing him.
"Yeah, we've been together since forever, she's a cheerio! She could help you join if you'd like" he said.
Matt spit the juice he was drinking, laughing hysterically. "I would pay to see you in a cheerios uniform" he said between laughs. Rachel glared at him.
"You'd look hot, midget" Puck said.
"Thanks" she said looking at Puck, "but, no thanks" she said turning to Finn "I'm not really cheerios material"
"Well, if you change your mind, let me know" Finn said "Gotta go guys, see you tomorrow" he said walking out the door. "Nice to meet you Rachel" he said from the living room.
"You too!" she yelled. "So, do I have to go to school?" she asked Matt with an innocent look.
"Right, like you could get away with that. My parents already said you're going with us" Matt answered. She pouted at him.
"Come on Rach, it'll be fun" Mike said, "You could join our Glee Club."
"Yeah, I can help you with the song" Matt offered.
"Of course you'll help me with the song! I wouldn't stand in front millions of people I don't know and sing like a loser by myself!" she said.
"Uh, there's only eleven people on our Glee Club" Puck said.
"Oh, well still, Matty would you help me?" she said smiling at him.
"Of course Rach" he said. "I'm gonna go to take a shower guys" he said leaving the kitchen.
"I'm gonna go to the grocery store to buy things we're missing" Mike said.
"Oh, wait can I come?" Rachel asked "I need some things for school"
"Sure, I'll just go grab the keys" Mike said. When he left the room, Puck turned to look at Rachel and said
"Are you going in your pajamas?" he asked
"Unlike you, I could" Rachel answered
"What do you mean?"
"It means you and your 'badassness' wouldn't dare to be seen like that."
"Is that a dare?" he said "I can go wherever I want wearing whatever I want"
"20 bucks says you can't" she told him
"Make 'em 40 midget, let's go"
Mike came down the stairs and said "What's going on?"
"We're going with you" Rachel said
"Dressed like that?" he asked to both of them.
"Yeah" Puck said.
"Then I'm not going. Here's the list, you guys go"
"Fine" Rachel and Puck said together. They put on shoes and left.
Once in the car she turned the radio on, and found one of her favorite songs. They started to sing along.
[Rachel, Puck, Both]
What would you think if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do I do when my love is away
Does it worry you to be alone?
How do I feel by the end of the day
Are you sad because you're on your own?
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love
Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light?
I can't tell you but I know it's mine
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends…
When the song ended they started laughing.
"You have a good voice" Rachel told him.
"Yeah you're not bad yourself, midget" he said smiling.
"I love that song" she said "It's kind of nice to have friends again"
"What do you mean? You didn't have friends at your old school?"
"Well, I kind of did, but they were all fake ass bitches who were full of shit" she said. "I mean 'my-boyfriend-cheats-on-me-with-my-best-friend' kind of friends"
"That sucks" he said "Did that happened to you?"
"No" she answered, "that would've been a lot easier" she said mumbling.
"Why'd you come here Rach?" he asked. She looked at him. "Sorry, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, it's just… well you kind of came out of nowhere" she stayed quiet. "We're here" he said.
When they were inside she said "Everyone was so fake you know?" he turned to look at her. "I mean, not only my supposed 'friends' who talked shit behind my back, but my own so called 'parents' who would be drunk most of the time, and would cheat on each other on a regular basis. I just couldn't live there anymore. The happiest time of my life was here. I mean I loved my grandma, but I hated being away from Matt, and it felt like I was away from my dad too" she said looking down.
He stayed quiet for a few minutes and then spoke up. "My mom left with my sister. She just left me behind with my so called father who likes to drink himself to sleep after beating anything on his way. I couldn't take it anymore; I had nowhere to go… so I ended up living with Matt" he finished. She looked at him a little confused. "You tell me your story, I tell you mine" he simply told her.
"Excuse me," a woman came up to them, "do you realize what you're wearing?" she said looking at them weird.
They looked at each other; they had forgotten they were in their pajamas. They started laughing and Puck said, "Come on baby," putting an arm around Rachel's shoulder " time to go back to bed" he said winking at the woman. Rachel couldn't stop laughing and they went to pay and out of the store.
Back in the car he heard her say "Thanks, Noah."
"What for?" he said looking at her.
"Well I was kind of nervous living with you guys, I mean you're really nice guys but-"
"Someone hurt you, right?"
"Kind of" she said sadly.
"Look Rach, I don't know what happened to you, but everyone in that house, has gone through something bad. I know we met yesterday but I can promise you, we would never let anyone hurt you again. We're kind of a big, twisted, crazy, family. We look out for each other, and you're one of us now. Matt looks at you like his little sister, and we will too. So don't worry midget" he said smiling and messing her hair.
"You know you're kind of sweet for a badass" she said laughing at him.
"Hey! Don't say that to anyone, it'll ruin my rep! I'm your badass brother ok? And you owe me $40!"
"Not really."
"What the fuck?"
"We BOTH came in with pajamas, I don't owe you anything" she said smiling.
"You're mean."
She laughed at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I knew you couldn't resist my guns"
She rolled her eyes and said "You're really full of yourself"
When they got back home they saw Mike and Matt lying on the couch watching Fight Club.
"Hi guys" Rachel said.
"You went dressed like that?" Matt asked her.
"Yeah" she said laughing.
"You're the Rachel I remember" he said smiling
After taking a shower, they played video games, had pizza for lunch and then they watched a bunch of movies.
"Saw marathon next!" Puck said.
"NO!" Rachel yelled. All of the boys turned to look at her and she said "I mean…. um…there are a lot of other movies… and-"
"Ow Rach, don't tell me you're scared" Matt teased her.
"I'm not scared!" she lied.
"Dude, you are!" Puck laughed.
"It's just a movie Rach" Mike tried to comfort her.
"You don't think someone can be that fucked up and actually do those things?" she asked. They stared at her. "What? It could happen!"
Puck rolled his eyes and put the DVD.
"I'll protect you Rach" Mike whispered holding her next to him. She was still a little nervous. She hated scary movies but she liked the feeling of being next to Mike. She hid her face in his chest when a scary part came on.
About thirty minutes into the movie she got up to get something to drink. She was about to go in the kitchen when she heard something coming from the hall. You're imagining this, no one's there. That's why you shouldn't watch scary movies. She turned around and someone jumped in front of her.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" she yelled going back to the living room running to Matt's arms. She heard someone burst into laugh.
"You're so easy, midget" she heard Puck say between laughs from the kitchen. "You're face was priceless."
"You're a jerk Puckerman" she told him. "I'm going to bed! And if I can't sleep because of those movies I'll make sure you don't get to sleep either" she said glaring at them.
"Good night Rach" the three said, still laughing a little.
She was about to go to bed when she heard a knock on the door. "Come in" she saw Mike standing there.
"Hey, I just wanted to know if you were ok" he said sweetly.
"I'm fine Mike, thanks" she said smiling at him.
"You know what fine stands for right?"
"Right, sorry, I meant I'm ok" she answered with a little chuckle.
"Well my room is right next to yours if you need anything" he told her.
"Who stays in the room in front of yours?" she asked him "I mean I know Daniel's room, Matt's, Noah's and yours."
"It's my brother's room, Andy. He's in college with Daniel" he answered "Is that you?" he asked looking at a picture of a little Rachel with pigtails in her night stand.
"Yeah, that's me and my dad for my fifth birthday" she said with a sad smile.
"You have chocolate cake all over your face" he said laughing a little.
"Yeah, Matt pushed my head into the cake when I gave it a bite" she said laughing at that memory.
"How did it happened?" he suddenly asked. She looked at him, knowing he was asking about her dad, and he said "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. I just…" he said rubbing the back of his neck.
"It's ok" she said softly "He was in a car accident. He went to visit my grandma. I stayed with the Ruthefords. He was almost here and another car ran a red light and hit him." When she finished a single tear rolled down her face. He sat next to her and wiped her tear with his thumb.
"I'm sorry Rach" he said. He heard her whisper 'it's ok' and he hugged her. "I know how it feels to have everything taken away from you, but it's gonna be ok. I mean everyone says it gets easier with time but-"
"It doesn't" she finished for him. He looked at her with really sad eyes. She knew how he felt. "I'm sorry, it's just… you never really learn how to live in a world where they don't exist anymore" she said really soft, holding his hand.
"We were in a car accident too," he said "with my parents. It was about ten months ago. We went to visit Andy and on the way back, some idiot was going the wrong way. He was drunk. I got out of it with just a couple of bruises and a broken arm… but they…" he stopped.
"Hey," she said turning him to face her "it's ok, I know it's hard, but it'll be ok. We have our own big, twisted, crazy, family." He looked at her with an arched eyebrow "That's what Noah said" she said smiling at him.
"You look a lot like your dad" he said looking at the picture again.
"Thanks" she said with a small smile. "Everyone told me that when I was a kid. It's nice to hear it again."
"Are you excited about tomorrow?" he asked her.
"Well a little nervous but, yeah"
"What song are you performing for Glee?"
"That's a surprise, Matty will help me. We're gonna sing one of our favorite songs when we were kids" she said.
"Well, I'm gonna go to bed, you know where to find me if you need anything right? If you have a bad dream again, we could go see the fireflies again" he told her giving her another hug.
"Ditto, if you can't sleep either I mean" she told him. She kissed him in the cheek and said "Night Mike, thank you."
"For what?"
"I don't really know, but you guys have been really nice to me, so… thanks" she said blushing a little.
"Any time, doll" he said kissing his forehead. "Good Night"
A few hours later she woke up again, she had that nightmare again, like the night before. She looked around again and tried to calm down. After she did, she went out to get a glass of water again, but when she came out of her door, she heard coughing coming from the door in front of her.
"Matty?" she said coming inside his room.
"Rach? What are you doing up? Are you ok?" he asked concerned.
"I'm fine Matty, Noah's snores woke me up" she lied. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, is just my throat feels a little sore, but I'll live" he said joking.
"Do you need anything?" she asked, he shook his head. She sat on his bed.
"How are you?"
"Matty is the middle of the night, I've been here since yesterday, and you're asking how I am until now?"
"You know what I mean" he said. "I mean how do you feel here? If you like the guys? How do you feel about school? Everything Rach."
"Oh, I feel like I'm at home for the first time in a long time. Puck and Mike are great! Really they're really sweet guys. And well you're here, witch makes me like the happiest girl ever!" she said smiling. "I missed you."
"I missed you too smurf" he said with a smile.
"I can't believe you remember that"
"How could I forget you covered in blue paint because we tried to paint my room by ourselves" he said laughing.
"I got soaked because you threw paint at me"
"Hey I wouldn't have if you were paying attention to me instead of staring at my brother."
"Hey! You said that that would never leave that room! The crush I had on Daniel was never meant to be talked about."
"We're in the same room smurf, it hasn't left this room" he said laughing. "Come here" he said opening the bed so she could get in. She placed her head in his chest while he hugged her with his arms.
"I love you Matty" she said falling asleep.
"I love you too baby" he said placing a kiss on the top of her head.
A/N: the song was 'With a Little Help From My Friends' - The Beatles
sorry it wasn't that eventful! but on the next chapter she goes to school and meets some friendly and other not so friendly people! again suggestions are always welcome! hope you liked it! pleas R&R! thanks :D
