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ok, sorry it took a while for me to post, but here it is! i changed a few things, that's why it took me so long!

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO MidnightDreamer73 BECAUSE OF HER AWESOME REVIEWS AND BECAUSE SHE ROCKS! :) - moony

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee :( buuuh!


The next day, Rachel woke up shaking again. She ignored it again and got ready for school. When she came down, the three guys were already eating breakfast.

"Pancakes!" she said excited and started to eat.

"Dude she ate like five pancakes more than I did" Puck told Matt.

"I know, pancakes are her favorite food" Matt said smiling.

"So, are you guys ready for the game?" Rachel asked. "Do I have to bring my pom-poms?" she said mockingly.

"That would be hilarious!" Matt said.

"You're gonna cheer for us Rach?" Mike asked.

"If you're losing, I'll say I'm with the other team!" she said.

"Hey! That's mean midget!" Puck told her.

"Then you better win" she said smiling. "Oh my God! You still have those?" she asked Matt pointing at some old roller skates. "I loved these!"

"You skate?" Puck asked her.

"Better than you!" she said.

"Wanna bet?"

"You're on!" Mike and Matt just rolled their eyes.

They went to school, and when they parked the car, Puck started putting on his roller skates. "Ready midget?"

"What? Are you insane? You wanna skate here?"

"What's the matter? Are you scared?" Puck teased her. She put on her roller skates.

"You wish Puckerman" she told him.

"Alright, the first one that gets to the Library first, wins! Deal?"

"Why the Library?"

"'Cause is the farthest place from here! Ok Chang! You count!"

Mike rolled his eyes and said. "3, 2, 1, GO!"

They both started skating their way into school. They passed Finn at the entrance, who stepped aside, scared to be run over. They saw two cheerios holding a sign that said 'Go WMHS' and passed right in the middle of it, ripping it in half. Puck saw Artie eating a chocolate bar, when he passed beside him, he took it from his hand. 'Hey!' he heard him say. Rachel saw a teacher talking to a student, and she passed between them, making the papers they were holding, fly all over the place. "Sorry" she yelled as she kept on skating. When they saw the door of the library, they realized they were going too fast. They weren't gonna be able to stop. Rachel passed the door, instead of crashing into it with Puck behind her, and in the corner, she saw Mr. Shue coming out of the Teacher's Room. She grabbed the doorknob to try to stop, but she turned around really quickly. Puck came behind her and grabbed her by the waist, trying to stop too. But instead he pulled her and she let go of the door. They were skating backwards until Puck's back crashed into a wall, and Rachel crashed into Puck. They fell to the floor and started laughing hysterically. Matt and Mike came running behind them.

"Dude, tell me you got that!" Mike told Matt trying not to laugh harder. Matt was holding his phone, taping the whole thing.

"You are worse than the guys from Jackass" Matt said between laughs. They saw Mr. Shue coming their way.

"What the hell were you guys doing? Are you insane? What do you think this is! Do you even think? You're lucky you didn't get hurt! Or hurt anyone else! What if Principal Figgins saw you? You could get suspended! Or expelled! Seriously guys don't you ever care about the rules of this place?"

"Sorry Mr. Shue" the four said.

"Ok, I will not go to Principal Figgins about this if you guys promise me you won't do it again!"

"We promise" they said again.

"Ok, now go to class" he turned around and walked away.

"Dude, I so beat you!" Puck told Rachel.

"What are you talking about? I was first! I won! I passed the Library first."

"Yeah, but you kept on going!"

"If I wouldn't have I would've crashed into it you idiot!" she said. "Ouch! My back hurts."

"Why does it hurt? You crashed into me, remember? I crashed into the wall"

"That was because you were stupid enough to pull me with you!"

"It's not my fault you're not strong enough to hold on to a door!"

"Whatever Puckerman! I won and you know it!" she said smiling.

"Hi guys!" they turned around to see Brittany standing there.

"Hey Britt" Puck said standing up really fast and pushing Rachel out of his way. "How's it going?"

"Ouch!" he heard Rachel said, but he ignored her. Mike helped her up.

"I'm good Puck! Are you feeling better? Mike and Matt told me you were sick! I made you this card" she said handing him a card that said 'heart attacks are just from loving too much.' [A/N: from 'Grilled Cheesus'! :D]

"Uh, thanks Britt, but I didn't have a heart attack! And I'm a lot better thank you!" he said smiling at her.

"Well that's great! Cause I wanted to invite you and Rachel to the party tonight! It's at my house! I was going to tell you yesterday, but you didn't came" she said excited. "I already told everyone in Glee Club."

"That sounds great Britt! We'll be there! I know Noah can't wait" Rachel said smirking. Puck pushed her a little and she fell flat on her butt again. "Ouch!"

"We'll be there Britt" he told her smirking.

"Great! I'll see you later" she said walking away.


The rest of the day went by really quickly. This has been a good day. Rachel thought. No cheerios, no brainy, no gorilla!

"Hey babe" she saw Karofsky standing in front of her. Of course! He had a few bruises on his face.

"What do you want asshole?"

"To know if you're going out with me tonight."

"Sorry, I have a headache for the weekend."

"Look, sooner or later, I'll get what I want babe" he told her. She heard someone cleared his throat.

"Is there a problem here?" Kurt said. Artie was right beside him.

"No, no problem fag" he told him. "Some other time babe" he said winking at her. Rachel felt her heart stop. She grabbed Kurt's hand so she wouldn't fall.

"Rachel, are you ok?" Artie asked her. "Did he do anything to you? Do you need us to call Matt?"

"No, I'm ok" she said still a little nervous. "I just need some fresh air."

"Come on, let's go outside" Kurt told her. When they were outside, she sat on the floor, trying to breathe. A couple of minutes later, Matt, Mike, Puck, Tina and Mercedes came outside.

"What's wrong?" Puck asked, looking at Rachel.

"Karofsky" Artie said.

"What the fuck did that asshole do now?" Mike said with venom in his voice.

"He was talking to Rachel" Kurt replied. "But then he said something to her that made her really upset."

"What did he say?" Puck asked.

"He said 'Some other time babe'" Artie answered.

Matt felt his blood boil and he clenched his fists. He kneeled down right next to Rachel and spoke to her.

"Rach?" he got no response "Rachel" nothing "Baby I need you to look at me" still nothing. He shook her shoulders a little. "Rachel! Can you hear me?" she looked at him. He got scared. He had never seen her like that. Her look was lost, empty, sad. "Rach, say something, please!"

"Is he gone?" she said, but he barely heard her.

"Yes, baby he's gone! And he's not gonna come near you again ok? I promise!" she just nodded and he hugged her to him. The rest of the guys watched confused. "You're gonna be fine, ok?" she nodded again.

"Rach, I was going to ask you if you and Mercedes wanted to come to my house until the game, since the guys have practice" Tina said. "Artie's dad would pick us up and since Mercedes was gonna go with you…"

"Sure" Rachel said.

"Rach, are you sure you wanna come to the game?" Mike asked her.

"Yeah, Rach, if you don't feel well, you don't have to" Puck told her.

"I'm ok guys, really I can go with Tina" she said.

"Ok, but you call me if you need anything!" Matt told her in a serious tone.

"Promise" she said before he kissed her forehead. She said goodbye to Mike and Puck and they went they're separate ways.

When they were in Tina's house, Mercedes, Tina and Rachel, were in front of the mirror, doing their makeup.

"Rachel, can I ask you something?" Tina said. She got a little nervous; she didn't want her asking about her little panic attack.

"Uh, sure Tina" she said.

"Are you and Matt together?" Tina asked quietly.

Mercedes stopped straightening her hair. Rachel stopped putting lipstick on and stared at her. She started laughing hard. "Why would you think I'm with Matt?" she said between laughs.

"Well, he's really protective of you, he called you 'baby', he got into a fight with Karofsky twice, because of you, and all of the sudden you come out of nowhere to live in his house" Mercedes said in a jealous tone.

"Ok, first, he's protective of me because I'm like his little sister, second, he calls me baby, because he always has! When we started talking, that was one of his first words, because my dad would call me that. Third, he didn't fight Karofsky twice! And the time he did, it was because he slushied you!" she said looking at Mercedes. "And I came out of nowhere, because I ran away from home! I had nowhere to go, and the only family I had left, was Matt."

Both girls were looking at her a little shocked. "So, you're not with him?" Mercedes asked with a little excitement in her voice. Rachel smirked at Tina.

"No, he's single, if you're interested."

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, just saying" she said smiling to herself. They finished getting ready and went downstairs. Artie and Artie's dad were waiting for them.

"You look really good Tina" Artie told her.

"Thanks" she said blushing a little "You look really good too."

"Oh, guys, before I forget, we're going to Chicago tomorrow. Would you like to come?" she asked Mercedes, Tina and Artie.

"Sure! Why are we going?" Artie asked.

"We're meeting my friend Blaine" she said smiling.

"Friend?" Artie asked intrigued, with an arched eyebrow.

"Yes, friend!" Rachel said smiling. "I'm setting him up with Kurt!"

"I'm in! I'm staying at your place tonight anyways" Mercedes said.

"We can come too! Right Artie?"

"Sure! It'll be fun!" Artie said smiling. They agreed on the time to leave and they left for the game.


In the Locker Room

"So, you like Rach?" Matt asked Mike. He turned to look at him with a fake confused look.

"Uh, what are you talking about?"

"Come on man, you're my best friend! I know you better than anyone else! I see the way you look at her. And I haven't seen you this happy since… you know! So don't deny it because I wouldn't believe you either" he stopped.

"Ok, look, she's a great girl. And yes, she makes me feel happy, I mean when I see her smile, she makes me believe it will get better you know? She's been through what I've been through. Even harder, she went through life alone. And she just shows me how strong she is and that it's not the end of the world" he said smiling "but I won't do anything if you don't want me to."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I don't know exactly what goes on between you two."

"Dude, she's my little sister! It's not like I'm in love with her or anything. I'm just looking out for her" he told him. "Look, honestly? If I had to pick someone for her it would be you or Puck! I've seen the way you guys take care of her. You've been great with her. But I'm just a little worried about her. Someone hurt her you know? And it kills me that I wasn't there to protect her. I know it won't happen with either of you, but… it's just… I can't fail her again you know?"

"What happened to her?" he asked in a worried tone.

"It's not my story to tell man! I know Rachel, and I know she'll tell you, but she's a little scared right now" he said.

"Did you grow a vagina already?" they heard Puck say from the other side of the lockers.

"How much did you hear?" Matt asked.

"Enough to know you guys are pussies! And that Chang has a thing for Berry, nothing I didn't know" he said walking to them, smirking. "Look dude, that rocks but if you hurt her, it's not just Rutheford who will kick your ass! I care for that midget!" he finished.

"Stop it! It's not like I'm asking her out yet! I don't even know if she likes me" Mike told them before walking away.

"We're gonna do something about that, right?" Puck asked Matt.

"Hell yeah!" Matt said.


Back on the Bleechers

While they were sitting, they waved to Brittany, who waved back smiling.

"Why are you waving to those losers?" Santana asked her.

"They're my friends" Brittany said.

"Please! Do not tell me you invited them tonight!" Quinn told her.

"Yes I did! It's my house! I can invite whoever I want!"

"Britt, don't you realize what they're doing?" Santana told her. "They're trying to make you a loser like them!"

"That's not true! And Mike, Matt and Puck hang out with them" she told them "And they're nice to me too!"

"Honey, you know guys are only nice to girls when they want to get into your pants" Quinn said.

"That's not true! If you guys don't wanna come to the party, because they're gonna be there, that's your decision!" she said walking away.

"We're losing her" Santana told Quinn.

"I know! That bitch is stealing everything from us!" she said. "We're gonna bring her down tonight" she said smiling devilishly to Santana.

"Ok, so remind me again why is Kurt on the football team?" Rachel asked Tina.

"He's dad walked in on him, Brittany and me dancing Single Ladies in his room! Kurt told him it was because he was on the football team. Finn got him to play tonight, and here we are."

"Ok, that is by far, the best story I have ever heard!" Rachel said laughing.

[A/N: Warning: the following scene is an attempt to describe the scene where the football team dances Single Ladies. I have no idea on how to describe a football scene, I tried to describe it by watching the actual scene and this is the best I could come up with! So I tried to do my best! My sincere apologies if I get something wrong. Once again, I do not understand football, there, I said it! Hate me for it! :) thank you and enjoy the show]

The game was in the 4th qtr and MWHS was losing 6-0. All of the sudden, Finn called for time out.

"Ok guys, bring out an 03" he told the team.

"Are you serious?" a guy said. "We're gonna be jokes!"

"We're already jokes!" Finn told him. "Ready? On three! One, two three"

"Break!"

Rachel, Mercedes, Artie, Tina and the rest of the crowd were watching confused. They heard Finn yelling 'Hit it' and all of the sudden, Beyonce's Single Ladies started playing.

All the single ladies (all the single ladies)

All the single ladies (all the single ladies)

All the single ladies (all the single ladies)

All the single ladies, now put your hands up

Up in the club (club)

We just broke up (Up)

I'm doing my own lil' thing

You decided to dip (dip)

And now you wanna trip (trip)

Cause another brother noticed me

I'm up on him (him)

He up on me (me)

Don't pay him any attention

'Cause I've cried my tears (tears)

For three good years (years)

You can't be mad at me

Cause if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

The guys start dancing the actual dance from the video. The other team is watching them shocked. Rachel and Mercedes start singing along, and dancing with the rest of the crowd.

"Shake it, single lady" Rachel told Mercedes laughing. Rachel couldn't stop laughing by looking at Matt, Mike and Puck dancing.

"NOW!" Finn yelled. They all got in their positions. Finn grabbed the ball and threw it at Puck.

"TOUCHDOWN!" Everyone starts cheering the boys, and the cheerleaders do a dance. They tied the other team 6-6. After that, they watch Kurt coming into the field. He's going to kick the ball. When he gets position, the whole crowd is quiet. All eyes are on him. No one is even daring to move. Then, the song starts playing again.

Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Wha-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Cause if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Don't be mad once you see that he want it

If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it

Kurt dances a little before kicking the ball, the whole crowd was silent again and…

"THEY SCORE! McKinley High wins 7-6! This is amazing!" the entire football team picks up Kurt, and the crowd is going nuts. They walked down to congratulate the boys.

"You won!" Mercedes said excited and hugged Matt, blushing after realizing what she had done.

"You smell!" Rachel told them smiling.

"Oh, come on midget! We won! Don't we deserve a hug?" Puck told her.

"After you shower" she said.

"I don't think so!" Mike said, and they both went go hug her.

"Get away from me! I can't breathe!" Rachel said between them. Kurt came running down to them after talking to his dad. "Wow, is the man of the hour."

"Thanks tinker bell! Now no time for talking! Locker rooms! We have to get ready for the party!" they went to get ready and, of course, the boys came out first. "Ok, now gentlemen, I would like to present my three pieces of art" Kurt saying coming out of the bathroom. Mercedes came out first. She was wearing a black and grey dress a little above the knee, black heels and a leather jacket.

"Wow, you look great Mercedes" Matt said looking intensely at her. Puck and Mike smirked to each other.

Tina came second. She was wearing a white blouse with a black long vest, black leggings and boots.

"Not that you didn't before, but you look great" Artie told her smiling and kissing her.

And finally Rachel came out. She was wearing a simple turquoise dress and high black heels.

"That dress is too short" Matt said.

"It's not too short!" Rachel told him.

"You're not going dressed like that! There would be jocks there!"

"Then she needs a date, so they would be off her back for the night" Kurt said.

"I can do it" Mike said a little too quickly. "I mean if you don't mind Rach."

"I can't believe you guys are doing this! But since I know I'm not going to win this argument, I would love to Mike, even tough you don't have to."

"I want to" he said putting an arm around her shoulders. "You look beautiful by the way" he whispered to her. She blushed a little and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, you look very handsome" she said smiling.


When they arrived at the party, Brittany came to greet them.

"Hi guys! I'm so glad you came!" she said hugging Rachel, Mercedes and Tina. "Congratulations" she told the boys. "You guys look amazing" she told the girls.

"Thanks Britt you look incredible!" Rachel said. "Doesn't she look lovely Noah?" she said smirking.

"You look really hot Britt" Puck told her.

"Thanks Puck" she said blushing a little.

"Hey, Britt, I think we're out of beer" they heard Santana yell from the kitchen.

"I'll be right back guys" she told them. Rachel elbowed Noah on the stomach.

"I'll help you with that Britt" Puck said, glaring a little at Rachel.

"So, uh, Mercedes" Matt said. "Would you, uh, would you like to dance?"

"I'd love too!" she said grabbing his hand and dragging him to the dance floor. The rest of them went to sit in the living room. After a few minutes, Puck joined them.

"Where's Brittany?" Kurt asked him.

"Oh, she went with Satan and Quinn to do something, I wasn't really paying attention" he said. "Hummel, I need to talk to you."

"What's up, handsome?"

"Ok, don't call me that again! Look I know you know what we know about… you know?"

Kurt looked at him with the most confused look. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Mike and Rachel."

"Oh, of course I know! I always know!"

"Ok, so here's the thing! Mike is not gonna do anything because he thinks Rachel doesn't like him! And I know Chang! He's like to shy or something! So what do we do?"

"Easy, we get him jealous."

"What do you mean?"

"It means you pay attention to Rachel, ask her to dance, offer her a drink and he will crack" he said smiling crazy.

"Why me?"

"Because, he knows Artie is with Tina, Matt is like her brother, and me, well that would be useless."

"Right, ok sounds like a plan" he said as they went back to sit with the others.

"So, you guys dance really well for a single lady" Rachel teased them. They laughed a little embarrassed.

"Yeah, it was Kurt's idea actually" Mike told her.

"Figured"

"Hey, Rach! Would you like to dance?" Puck said all of the sudden. He saw Mike glaring at him.

"Yeah!" she said excited. They went to the dance floor near Matt and Mercedes and started dancing.

You know I know how

To make 'em stop and stare as I zone out

The club can't even handle me right now

Watchin' you watchin' me I go all out

The club can't even handle me right now

(Yeah yeeaaaaah, yeah yeeaaaaah, yeah yeeaaaaah)

The club can't even handle me right now

(Yeah yeeaaaaah, yeah yeeaaaaah, yeah yeeaaaaah)

(Haha! Can't nothin' handle me right now!)

(I see you D. Guetta... Lets get 'em!)

Hey!

I own the light and I don't need no help!

Gotta be the feeling that Scarface felt

Stuntin go wild, can't handle this plan!

Life of the club, arrogant like yeah!

Top like money, so the girls just melt

One too many, all know me like twelve

Look like cash and they all just stare

Bottles, models, standin' on chairs!

Fall out 'cause that's the business

All out, it's so ridic-lous

Zone out, so much attention

Scream out, I'm in the building (hey!)

They watchin', I know this!

I'm rockin', I'm rolling!

I'm holding, I know it!

You know it!

[A/N: I just love that song and was in the mood for it :)]

Kurt saw the look on Mike's face as he watched Puck dancing with Rachel.

"Ok, if looks could kill, Puck would be so done by now" he told Mike.

"What?" he said.

"Oh don't act all innocent on me Michael Chang!" Kurt told him. "You like our little tinker bell."

"Ok, not you too!"

"Yes! Me too!" he said. "Everyone can see you like her! I noticed your look when she came out of the locker room, and the one you gave Puck when he asked her to dance. I saw you dance with her on Glee, I see how you take care of her. You punched Karofsky because of her. Stop lying to yourself!"

"I'm not lying to myself!" he said a little angry. "I really like her Kurt! Ok? She drives me crazy! She's amazing! But there's something about her! I mean she's like, broken or something! And I'm scared to hurt her. And I don't even know how she feels."

"Look, as sweet as that is you will never know if you don't do anything."

"What do I do?"

"GO GET HER YOU NENDERTHAL! Honestly Mike! I thought you where smarter than the others! Although don't tell them I said that" he said walking away. He was right, how would he ever know what happened to Rachel if he doesn't do anything. He walked to where she was dancing with Puck.

"Hey, Puck, Brittany's asking for you! She's in the kitchen!" he told her.

"Thanks man" he said walking away.

"Would you like to dance with me?" he asked Rachel.

"Of course!" she said smiling.

Let's take this outside

Shut down the whole block

Watch the girls drop by like it's a catwalk

We got it easy

We got the whole day

And we can go hot not matter what the cops say

I'm thinking maybe I can't have relationships

'Cause lately they're not making any sense

And baby your the one thing on my mind that I can change anytime

'Cause there's so many fine women that my head is spinning

And I've lost all feeling everybody's singing like

Hey na na na hey hey na na na na

Hey na na na hey hey na na na na

The song changed, and it was something a lot slower. Mike turned to see Kurt as DJ, with Puck right next to him, smirking at Mike. He put his arms around her waist, and she placed her hands around his neck. He pulled her a little closer, and she rested her head in his chest.

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful

Stop me and steal my breath

And emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky

Never revealing their depth

And tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

And I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

"I love this song" he heard her say. And he heard her singing along. He smiled to himself, thinking he wanted her to know that he felt everything that song said.

And rain falls angry on the tin roof

As we lie awake in my bed

You're my survival, you're my living proof

My love is alive and not dead

So tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

And I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

And I've dropped out, I've burned up

I fought my way back from the dead

I've tuned in, I've turned on

Remembered the things that you said

And I'll be your your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your-

I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

The greatest fan of your life

After the song ended they looked at each other. He smiled at her, and she blushed a little, but smiled back. "You look really beautiful" Mike told her. She blushed even deeper.

"Thanks, Mike" she felt he was getting closer, and closer, and then Santana 'accidentally' spilled her drink all over Rachel.

"Oops!" she said "Sorry, loser!"

"Are you ok Rach?" Mike asked, a little shocked.

"Yeah Mike, thanks! I got it! I'll be right back ok?"

"Of course" he said kissing her cheek.


She was trying to clean her dress, when she heard her phone ring. She grabbed it, and didn't even see who it was.

"Hello?"

"Well, well, well, you're finally talking to me babe!"

She froze. "Jesse?"

"Jack pot!" he said. "Where have you been babe?"

"That's none of your business! What the hell do you want?"

"Oh, come on babe, you know I don't like you talking to me like that. I was just calling to see how you were, since I already know where you live! I may stop by and visit you one of these days. And remember, don't kiss and tell babe, you'll regret it!" he said before the line went dead.

Rachel panicked. He knew where she was, and she was going to come and find her. She got out of the bathroom and went looking for Matt but she bumped into someone.

"Rachel? Are you ok?" Finn asked her. She didn't answer she just started crying.

"Rachel?" they heard Mike coming to them. "What the hell happened Hudson?" he said a little angry.

"Dude, I didn't do anything! She bumped into me, and she was like that!" he told her.

"Rachel? Rach? Rach, please talk to me! What happened?" Mike said shaking her a little.

"I… I wanna go home" she said crying holding onto Mike.

"Ok baby, let's go find Matt! Can you stand up?" she nodded and tried to stand up, but when she did, her knees were shaking and she fell again. "Hold on to me ok?" Mike told her and she nodded. They started to walk around the house, looking for Matt. They saw him and Mercedes in the backyard laughing at something.

"Don't" he heard Rachel say.

"Don't what doll?"

"Don't ruin that moment, he looks really happy and she looks happier" she said in a soft voice.

"What do you want me to do baby?"

"Just, stay with me?" she asked still crying a little.

"Do you wanna go home?"

"No, we can stay a while, but don't go, please?" she said blushing a little.

"I'm right here doll" he said kissing her head. They went to sit back with the rest of the guys. She was sitting between Mike and Kurt. After a while, she started to feel better. She knew nothing would happen if Mike was there with her. She saw Puck sitting with Brittany on his lap. She smiled at him and he winked at her. Tina, Artie and Kurt left after a while, telling them that they would meet them tomorrow at their house to leave for Chicago.

"Rach, what happened to your dress?" Brittany asked her.

"Oh, nothing Britt, Santana spilled her drink on me" she said.

"What?" Brittany said a little angry. "Why would she do that?"

"I'm sure it was an accident Britt, really don't worry about it."

"Of course it was an accident" they heard Santana and Quinn coming from behind. Rachel didn't feel like dealing with them. "Oh, did we ruin your only, barely-nice outfit Berry?"

"Just go away Santana" Mike told her.

"What? You're on her side? She's a slut!"

"You would know! Takes one to know one" Rachel snapped.

"Watch it man-hands!" Santana said. People were starting to stare at them. "You think you can come here and just sleep with everyone and be the coolest girl in school?"

"San, stop it!" Brittany said. "Rachel hasn't done anything with anyone and you know it! You just hate her because she's pretty, smart, she has a great voice, and because Mike, Matt and Puck like her, and they don't like you anymore!"

"Britt, I can't believe you're defending her! She's a fraud! She has no family! Where does she even come from, I mean have you even wonder how did she end up in Matt's house? I mean where is her family?"

"Shut up Lopez!" Puck yelled at her.

"Oh, you're no better! You have no family either! You're pathetic! Don't you have a mother Rachel? Puck? Oh, that's right! She didn't want you!" she finished. Rachel knew she meant the last thing for Puck, but it applied to her as well. She got up, and slapped Santana in front of everyone.

"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? You think you're better than anyone else, in here just because you're family is like rich and shit? News Flash whore! You're the most pathetic excuse of a human being I have ever met! You're the kind of person who would never make it out of here, because you don't know to do anything other than shop with your daddy's card and ruin other people's lives! Well, here's an advice for you! Instead of messing with people's lives, GET ONE OF YOUR OWN!"

Santana glared at her, holding her cheek "This isn't over, freak!" she said before walking out of the house.

Rachel went to sit down next to Puck. "Are you ok?" she asked him. He hugged her and gave her a kiss on the head.

"No one had stood up for me before" he whispered to her.

"Well, even a badass needs it once in a while" she told him smiling.

"What happened?" Matt asked coming to them. Brittany told him the whole story, and he went to hug Rachel. "Are you ok?" she nodded.

"Can we just go home?" she asked.

"Of course Rach" Matt told her. Puck told Brittany, he would be back to pick her up in the morning.

When they arrived home, Matt showed Mercedes where she was staying.

"I had a lot of fun tonight" Matt told her.

"Me too! Thanks for everything" she said giving him a kiss on the cheek and going inside her room. When Matt turned around, she saw Puck, Rachel and Mike smirking at him.

"Uh, good night guys" he said going into his room, but they followed him.

"Don't 'good night' us! Spill Rutheford!" Mike told him.

"Spill what?"

"What the hell is going on between you and Mercedes?" Rachel asked him.

"I don't know" he answered.

"You don't know? Don't shit with us man!" Puck said.

"I don't know! I mean she's a great girl, and I really like her."

"And then?" Rachel said. [A/N: haha Dude, Where's My Car? random comment!]

"And then, that's it!"

"Dude, you're so lame!" Mike told him laughing.

"What? I don't know if she likes me!" Matt argued.

"You can't be that blind!" Rachel told him. "You guys disappeared for almost the entire night, she said she had a lot of fun! She hugged you after you won the game! You told her she looked great and she blushed! The only thing more obvious than that, is for her to hit you in the head with a sign that says 'Hey! I like you."

Mike looked at her with a weird look. "She's crazy, but she's right."

"Yeah, even the midget wouldn't give us a hug" Puck told him. Rachel glared at him.

"You guys really think so?" Matt asked them.

"Matty, you looked really happy with her, and so did she" Rachel said.

"Well, I guess we'll see what happens, I mean we're spending the weekend together!" he said. "So, anything else happened while I was with her?"

"No" Rachel said fast. Looking at Mike and hoping he wouldn't say anything.

"Ok, out! I'm tired" Matt said turning around so they would leave.

"Night Matty" Rachel said and they walked out of the room. Puck went to his room. When Rachel reached her door, she stopped.

"What's wrong?" Mike said.

"Could you… stay with me… for a while?" she said looking at the floor. "I don't really wanna be alone" she was going to ask Matt, but since Mercedes was in the other room, it wouldn't be the best idea.

"Of course doll" he said opening the door, so they could get in. "Rach, what happened at the party? You left to the bathroom and then you were really upset."

Rachel sighed. "I got a call from my ex" she said.

"Jesse?" Mike asked. She nodded. "What did he say?"

"Nothing"

"Rachel, it wasn't nothing! You were like gone, it was a little bit scary, I hadn't seen you that upset."

"He just said some stupid things to me! Really, I don't know why I got so upset" she said. He still wasn't convinced but he didn't want to push it. They were lying on her bed silent for a couple of minutes when he said. "Rach, can I ask you something? You don't have to answer if you don't want to" she just nodded. "Why did you snapped when Santana said the thing about Puck's mom?"

She stayed quiet for a while but said. "My mom didn't want me either. She told my dad she didn't want anything to do with us after I was born."

"I'm really sorry Rach" he said hugging her closer to him.

"It's not your fault" she said. "Thank you for everything tonight."

"You don't have to thank me doll."

"Could you… can you stay with me? Until I fall asleep" she said embarrassed.

"Of course, doll I'm not going anywhere" he whispered to her. He hugged her to him and started humming the song they danced at the party.


A/N: songs: Single Ladies - Beyonce, Club Can't Handle Me - Flo Rida feat. David Guetta, Double Vision - 3Oh!3, I'll Be - Edwin McCain

i hope you like this! in the next chapter: ROAD TRIP TO CHICAGO :D and Mike/Rachel, Matt/Mercedes, Puck/Brittany, Artie/Tina AND [drums] Kurt/Blaine! :) let me know what you think!